I know it's been a very long wait, but if there was no wait, there would be no story ya get it? :) Anyway, this is the sequel to "How Long is Forever?" so in case you are new, you might want to read that story before you read this one. Not that it'll make that much of a difference, but you still might wanna read it. And it's only four chapters long. Anyway! Without further delay, I present to you SAVING FOREVER!!
Dinnnnng! Dinnnng! Dinnnng!
Katara sat up abruptly, dazed and slightly confused. "Wasgoingon?" She asked no one in particular. She blinked and yawned then noticed everyone packing their backpacks.
"You fell asleep again," someone said behind her. Katara turned and saw Patty looking at her amusedly as she closed her binder.
"Oh." She turned back around and standing in front of her desk was Mr. Be Fong. His arms were folded across his chest and he looked at her disappointedly. Katara grinned toothily. "Mr. Be Fong! Hehe... um, is that a new... tie?" His expression didn't change and Katara's smile faded. "Am I in trouble?"
"Katara this is the second time this week you've fallen asleep in my class," Actually the second time you caught me. "If you fall asleep again you get detention to make up for all the lessons you've slept through."
"Sorry," she mumbled putting her binder into her backpack.
"I'm serious Katara," Mr. Be Fong said fixing his glasses on his nose. "This is not a class you can just sleep through. This is AP Physics. If you're looking to get into a good college you don't want to fail this class."
"I know I know." Katara said standing up and fixing her backpack onto her shoulder. "I won't fall asleep again I promise. I want to get an A."
"Good. I'll hold you to your word." And he turned around and went and sat down at his desk.
Katara sighed and rolled her eyes then looked back at Patty. She shrugged and the two girls left the classroom into the hallway.
...
"Patty why do I have a feeling the rest of this year is going to suck?" Katara asked when they reached her locker.
"Maybe cuz it's our senior year, our most important year of highschool and we've got college applications and AP classes and teachers breathing down our necks-,"
"Thank you Patty!" Katara cut her off opening her locker and stuffing her books inside. Patty grinned toothily then turned as a brown haired freckled boy walked by.
"Hey Jay wait up!" she called to him then she turned back to Katara. "Hey won't you be mad if-,"
"Of course not! You need a distraction from the most important year of your highschool career who am to stop you?" Patty laughed then went and joined the boy.
Katara shook her head and smiled as she closed her locker. It was the beginning of the second quarter of her senior year and she's work hard for the last three, but this quarter she'd been slacking off and it's shown in her grades.
She didn't know why, but she had a feeling as if something was coming. As if her life was about to take a turn down a dark tunnel and she didn't know if the light at the end was the other side or if it was a train coming at her full speed ahead. There was an air of restlessness and anticipation constantly hanging heavily around her and it suffocated her.
She shook her head. It wasn't something she wanted to think about. She shouldered her backpack and made her way to the front of the school.
...
Honk Honk!
Katara looked up and smiled. Zuko smiled back at her from his car then he got out caught her when she ran into his arms. He kissed her lips then hugged her close to him and she buried her face in his arm.
When they finally pulled away she smiled up at him. "Zuko what are you doing here? You graduated already remember?"
Zuko's smile disappeared instantly. "What kind of greeting is that from my girlfriend? You don't want me to be here?" he asked in a hurt voice.
"No Zuko I just meant-,"
"Oh I know what you meant," he said pushing her away. "You met someone else. You're leaving me for a younger sexier man huh?"
"Zuko-,"
"Goodbye Katara." He turned around to get back in his car but she caught his arm and turned him around. She smiled seductively then pulled him to her and kissed him. When they pulled away they both laughed.
"Seriously Zuko," Katara said pushing his dark hair out of his golden eyes. "I thought you wouldn't be here until Christmas break."
"Well maybe I just wanted to see you," he said smiling back at her. His hair fell back over his eyes.
Katara raised an eyebrow. "You flew all the way back from Annica University on the east coast just cuz you wanted to see me?"
Zuko chuckled. "I think it's a good reason."
"Zuko!" Katara wined. Zuko laughed then pecked her lips.
"So you wanna know what I'm doing here?" he said.
"Yes!"
"I transferred to Annica's west coast campus not thirty miles from here." he grinned when her mouth dropped open.
"Really? You're not just messing with my head?" she said bouncing up and down excitedly.
"No I'm messing with you."
"Zuko!"
"Okay I'm not! Jee wez, you asked!"
Katara squealed then hugged him. "We'll get to see each other every weekend and when you don't have classes and-," she stopped mid-sentence then slapped him.
"Ow! What was that for?" Zuko asked rubbing his stinging cheek.
"You stupid dork why didn't you just go to the west coast campus in the first place?" she demanded stepping back out of his arms.
"I'd just graduated I wanted to get out of here and go somewhere that wasn't here!"
"Oh shut up I know that's just code for 'I was sick of you Katara why else?'!" she said crossing her arms and looking at him suspiciously.
"Katara-"
"Well Zuko it was all wonderful while it lasted but now I know I'm not the one for you and it only took all my life for me to figure that out." She took his hand and shook it firmly. "It was nice knowing you."
She turned around to leave but Zuko hadn't let go of her hand and he pulled her back into his arms. "You are not going anywhere," he said smiling throwing all his charm into it.
Katara's expression remained blank but then she smiled slowly and she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Then where am I going Zuko?" she asked.
Zuko opened the passenger door to his black car. "You are going wherever I feel like taking you," he paused and thought for a second then looked at her again. "How does ice cream sound?"
Katara grinned and kissed him. "Only if you're paying."
How's that for a beginning? I promise the plot will unfold soon but not yet. REVIEW PRETTY PLEASE!
