I always over-think when it come to writing, so I figure it'd help my writing skills to just write whenever some idea comes to me. This is an example of that, I guess! The plot will really get going in a chapter or two, this one is just to help things get going!

Warnings: This is an AU, and let's say that Sokka is 17, so just adjust everyone else's ages to meet that! I ship canon, so this has, or will have Sukka, Maiko, Kataang, etc.

Lyrics from the summery are from The Adventure by Angels and Airwaves.

I totally own Avatar, that's why I'm writing fan fiction. /sarcasm

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It's always bad when you sleep through your alarm and your sister ends up banging on your door five minutes before you're supposed to leave for school. What's worse is when your girlfriend also sleeps through it and your sister ignores decorum and simply barges in, only to freeze in place, momentarily forgetting what she came in to say. It was in the awkward moments of trying to cover themselves that said sister finally found her, albeit weak, voice.

"I, um.. Uh, s-sorry. I'll, um, just go, then." Face flushed, she turned quickly, her long braid whirled after her. "We're, uh, leaving in ten minutes."

Once the door was closed, Sokka released the death grip he had on holding his bed sheets to his chest and glanced to his right to see Suki doing the same.

"Oh man." He said with a sigh, laughing lightly. Suki simply covered her face with her hands.

"This is horrible! I can't believe this happened, now what am I going to do?" She sat herself at the edge of the bed and let her feet touch the ground. "I don't have any spare clothes, Katara knows what's going on, and I'm willing to bet anything that my personal hygiene isn't as good as it could be." She lifted her arm and sniffed, quickly scrunching her nose in disgust.

Sokka was already up and half way dressed when she turned to look at him. His hair was still down and messy and she couldn't help but wonder if he'd ever let it grow longer. She shook her head and glanced around the room looking for her clothes.

"Look, we'll deal with Katara later, right now we have to get ready for school." Sokka told her as he sifted through a pile of clothes looking for a shirt. When he found one, he lifted it to his nose to check if it was clean. When he found no odd odor he hurriedly pulled it over his head.

"What about my issue? As much as I know you'd enjoy it, I can't go to school nude." She shot at him in a sarcastic tone. She spotted her shirt on the opposite side of the room on top of Sokka's desk. Walking over, she picked it up. Her pants, she'd be able to wear again, but there was no way she could do the same with yesterday's shirt or underwear. She grimaced.

"You know I wouldn't like that. I don't want any of those jerks at school staring at you." He said as he himself stared unabashed. When she turned to see him ogling, she threw her dirty shirt at him and smirked when it hit. He took the shirt from his head and threw it back at her. "We still have about…" He looked at his clock, "Eight minutes. You can get in the shower and I can get some spare clothes from Katara for you, and no one besides the three of us will know what happened, okay?"

Suki nodded and smiled. "You always have a plan, don't you?" And she closed his bathroom door promptly.

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School went by as fast as any other Monday, meaning very very slow. So when lunch hour rolled around Sokka suggested they take lunch off campus to the nearest fast-food restaurant to relax. It took Zuko a while to drag Aang away from staring at Katara while she ate with her friends, but their efforts were successful.

The almost empty diner proved useful, as they got their food within minutes. Aang sat next to Zuko drumming his fingers on the table, having not ordered anything due to there being nothing not made of meat. In the end, Suki gave him her french fries and put an end to his annoying twitch.

"Hey, Suki, would it be awkward to ask why you're wearing Katara's clothes?" Aang asked, innocently curious.

"Uh…" She was at loss for words. "I gotta get some napkins." With that, she left to the front counters.

"Hey, Aang? Would it be awkward for me to ask why you know my sister's clothing by memory?" Sokka asked back.

The younger boy turned red in the face and sunk in his seat beside Zuko, who laughed.

"So, I take it your date went well, then?" Zuko whispered across the table.

"Okay, here are the napkins!" Suki announced as she sat back down beside Sokka.

He looked between Zuko and his girlfriend, then turned back toward his friend with a huge grin on his face, and two thumbs up. Aang's eyes widened at Sokka's response and his mouth made an "O" shape when he got it. Suki merely hit Sokka's shoulder and crossed her arms over her chest when he yelped.

The group turned silent when two girls entered and walked past their table. Seconds later, one of the girls turned around and went back to the table, looking at Sokka.

"Hi!" She said cheerily and sat down beside him, her long braid hitting his face. Zuko and Aang began to laugh, but stopped when Suki sent a glare at the two of them. "What's up, cutie?" She was practically in his lap, now. "You still with that Suka girl?"

"My name is Suki." She said hotly.

"I'll take that as a yes, then." Ty Lee said with disappointment in her voice. She got up quickly and rushed to her friend, turning back with a silent "Call Me" directed at the blue eyed boy.

When Sokka directed his interest back to eating his lunch, he was vaguely aware of the tension now in the air. Determined to get the group's attention off of him, he swallowed his food and said the first thing that came to his mind.

"Hey, Zuko, isn't that Mai that just came in?" His plan seemed to have worked, because now everyone's expressions were lighter. Well, besides Zuko's.

"Uh… yeah. Yeah." He said quickly, tilting his head down towards his half eaten meal.

"Why don't you go and say something? She seems like the type to need someone to brighten her day. Am I right?" He said jokingly. Suki and Zuko looked at each other from across the table and groaned. Aang laughed.

"Good one, Sokka!"

In the end, Zuko didn't talk to Mai. Instead, he just stared at her until she'd look at him, make eye contact, and he would turn away when he'd see the blush on her face, only to do the same things a minute later. She obviously didn't feel offended, Zuko told himself, if she had, he'd have been pinned to the wall by now with only her intense glare.

No, she knew he was looking at her, and in some small way, he knew she enjoyed it.

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Not good enough to be posted on my official account, but good enough to be posted.

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