Korra is the new exchange student at Fire Ferret High. She is staying in the dorms with her dorm mate Asami, but who is that cute guy down the hall…?
"Whoa…" Korra exclaimed. Whoa was right. Korra gazed at the enormous High School that she was attending. Korra was an exchange student from the South Water Tribe, after all, she received a scholarship to go here.
Korra was holding one cardboard box filled with her belongings. Her clothes, school materials, and most importantly, pictures of her family. Korra clutched the box to her chest tightly and took a deep breath. She walked towards the school entrance. The school was painted birch with red letters embroidering the high school's name. A little fire ferret was painted as their mascot. The parking lot was filled with Sato mobiles. Ever since Korra moved here, she had been seeing more and more cars. People sure were living it up here in Republic City.
She felt a lick on her foot. Korra's pet polar-bear dog, Naga, wagged her tail. Korra had found Naga to be her companion in the southern water tribe. Naga was about a leg high, with white fur and a protective personality. Korra gave her a pat on the head.
"Let's go, Naga," Korra sighed and rested her hand lightly on the doorknob. She pushed it open.
Korra was unprepared. She thought it was just going to be a hallway with 2-3 people. Wrong. Teens from everywhere crowded the aisle. Girls were giggling and applying make-up beside each other's lockers. Guys were busy rustling their folders and homework trying not to miss their next class. Korra noticed that all the students were wearing the same uniforms. They were wearing white blouses and t-shirts. Boys wore white shirts with red ties and cherry-red jeans. Girls had the same tops, but had red, plaid skirts.
Korra looked at her clothes. She was wearing traditional water tribe clothes. A blue blouse, fur skirt, and fur boots. She felt like an outsider. Korra tried acting natural walking down the halls. Constant glares were shot at her. It's not easy trying to ignore a girl with a completely different outfit and a wagging dog. Korra walked uneasily down the hall looking for the dorms.
She finally gave up and slumped down on a bench. Naga rested her head on Korra's lap and panted. Korra scratched her ears and closed her eyes. She felt so…so lost. Every where she looked, came another turn.
Meanwhile, a boy nearby was glancing over at Korra. He was maybe Korra's age, at least a year younger. He had dark, messy hair with a string of hair falling on his forehead. His emerald eyes caught Korra's cerulean eyes and twinkled. He quickly took a seat next to her. Naga sniffed him, and when the boy gave her a pat, Naga licked his fingers. The guy went back to focusing on Korra, who was staring at him in a strange look.
"You're Korra right?" The boy asked. Korra blinked. How did he know her? "You're the exchange student from the Southern Water Tribe?"
"Um, yeah," Korra muttered. "How did you-?"
"Well, let me just say that there have been rumors," The boy smiled. Korra hoped he was joking. She just got here and yet, people were talking about her already.
"Nice dog," The boy laughed and rubbed Naga's neck. "I'm Bolin, by the way. Are you staying in the dorms? I can show you there if you'd like."
"I'm Korra," Korra stood up, carrying her box on one hand and stretched her hand out with the other. "I'd love for you to show me, there." Bolin cracked a grin and took her handshake. His grip was firm, but relaxing. Korra had a companion. And it wasn't Naga this time.
It wasn't much of a long walk. Naga was happily following Korra who was listening to Bolin talk about the rules in Fire Ferret High.
"It's all about building your rep," Bolin explained. "Many girls here talk about fashion, beauty and what-not. It's all about fitting in and being friends." Korra nodded like she understood. Fashion? Beauty? What-nots? Korra never cared about her appearance. She had two small clipped pony-tails in the front and one in the back. Wasn't that good enough?
When they finally reached the dorms, Bolin told her to pick any dorm she wanted. Korra randomly chose dorm room 19.
Bolin smiled. "Good choice. Asami stays in there. She's pretty cool." Korra nodded. She hoped Asami likes polar bear-dogs. Bolin motioned for her to go on.
"Well I'll see you, around," Bolin said, giving her a small salute. "If you need anything, I'll be right down the hall in dorm room 22." Bolin pointed to a door nearby, which was open. Korra spied a another guy in the room. She didn't see much, but it was worth it. She couldn't describe this feeling. He was...All Korra caught was a tall guy with spiky dark hair. Bolin caught her glance.
"You can visit my dorm sometime. Me and my brother, Mako, are staying in there for the year," Bolin stated. "Maybe you can meet him sometime."
"Yeah…" Korra said wistfully. She whispered the next words to herself so Bolin won't hear her. "Absolutely."
Korra grabbed her box close to her and knocked on the door. Hopefully, this Asami will be nice. Naga wagged her tail happily and barked. The door creaked open, showing a beautiful girl of 17. Korra inferred that she was Asami. Asami was wearing her usual school uniform, with matching cinnamon lip gloss and lavender eyes shadow. Her teal-green eyes shone brightly.
"Um…hello," Korra stammered. She cleared her throat. "I-I'm Korra. An exchange student from the s-South Pole. I was wondering if I possibly could uh, share a dorm with you?" Asami smiled.
"Sure, and your pup is welcome, too," Asami chuckled. She opened the door wider, helping Korra with her stuff. Asami was pretty nice. They spent the rest of the day helping Korra unpack her stuff and getting her comfortable, and of course, feeding Naga. Asami luckily found a spare uniform for Korra to wear. Korra spent the night talking to Asami about the high school.
It was finally half past 10. Asami was sleeping cozily on her bed, and Korra was lying on her own. Naga curled beside her, causing the mattress springs to creak.
Today, she made 2 companions. It was actually a good day. School, drama, looks, and relationships. Korra could take them on. She was ready. Ready for anything.
Of course, there was still that boy, Mako, Bolin's brother.
Korra wasn't sure if she was ready for that.
Her eyes fluttered. She finally began to rest, those words replaying in her head.
Dorm Room 22.
So…it sucked, huh? It was late at night, and I wanted to write some fanfiction, mkay? So yeah, Korra meets Bolin and Asami (I didn't talk about her much, huh?). Some things I changed a bit: Naga is smaller, Asami isn't Hiroshi's daughter, and blehhh.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the ride! Mako will appear in the next chapter ;) Please fave and review! One review can make my day! The more reviews, the faster I work (: And to those who have reviewed my past stories, I want to hug every one of you and give you all a brownie 3 You guys are AWESOME!
P.S. I will update Ch. 4 of The News (one of my other stories) as soon as I get 25 reviews! (:
