Chapter 1- Just Breath

Aang looked down at the mountains of the Earth Kingdom. He gulped as he tried to find the school that would be his home for the next four years. He was soaring through the air on Appa. His lone suitcase resting on the saddle, and the chattering Momo residing in his shirt. He bit his lip. He remembered saying good bye to Gyatso at home. Aang's parents had abandoned him when he was a baby, and left their neighbors door, before they moved away, never to return.

Aang was the avatar. The last air bender as well. Gyatso could never bend, but he taught Aang all he could about bending air. He had read about the fighting style in books and saw pictures. Eventually, Aang had become an air bending master. But he still hadn't mastered the other three elements.

Aang continued looking down at the mountains. He had read that the boarding high school and college was in the high slopes of the Si Wong Mountain Range. Aang was nervous. What if he couldn't find it? And when he did, what would he do? He didn't know anyone at the school. He didn't really want people to know that he was the avatar either.

There ,he thought. Looking down from the sky he saw the school. High up in the mountains, he saw a massive building made from wood. There was a giant rock garden on one side, a good sized lake on the other, and in the back was a cleared area, mildly fenced off from the foliage. Earth, water, and fire training areas.

He lowered his bison in the front of the school. His eyes widened. The campus was gorgeous…. and huge. Aang took a deep breath and took his suitcase off of Appa's saddle. He walked towards the front door, which he guessed was the main building. As he began to enter the door, he though to himself, Just Breath.

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Katara had just pulled up into the driveway of the school. It was beautiful. A log cabin type building with a fire bending court, earth bending garden, and a water bending area! Katara looked at it delightfully. Water was her element and passion. It drove her being.

She took her sparkly blue suitcase out of the trunk, and slung her midnight blue side pouch over her shoulder. She looked around the campus for someone she knew. Sokka, of course, was her brother, but she was looking for one of her friends. Where's Toph, she thought. She looked over at Sokka, stepping out of the vehicle. He had spotted Suki. They had all gone to school together. Katara, Sokka, Suki, Mai, Zuko, Toph, Azula, and Ty Lee. Azula. She disgusted Katara. She was popular, but probably because she was controlling and had a lot of money. He dad was a principle here. Her brother Zuko was a normal, nice teenager, who Katara and the rest of her friends, hung out with. They had all gone to Badger Mole Middle School in Ba Sing Se.

As she started walking up to the school, she saw Toph. And Toph "saw" Katara. Toph was born blind, but she sees with earth bending.

"Hey Toph!"

"Katara! I haven't seen you in forever. What's up? Do anything fun over the summer?"

"Not really. I'm just really excited for high school though! You do anything fun?"

"No. But, I am so excited. Come on, let's go see what classes we're in. I hope we have the same dorm!"

Katara and Toph walked up to the main office. As the front door came into view, Katara saw a boy walk in. She only saw him for a second, but he had stormy grey eyes, stunning dark brown and shaggy hair, and had a pet lemur residing on his shoulder. He's so cute….. Katara thought as her heart skipped a beat. Toph felt this and smirked. She had to admit, he was well built, just not the type for her. More of the type for Katara. And as he walked in through the door, Katara thought to herself, Just Breath.

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Sokka stepped out of his car and immediately saw Suki. He had had a crush on her since third grade. He was afraid to tell her his though, because he wasn't sure if she like him back. He grabbed his blue duffel bag and backpack, and headed towards Suki. He put a hand on her shoulder and she spun around.

"Hey, Sokka! Long time no see, eh?"

"Yah, that's for sure. So, uh, how you doing?"

"I'm great! How was your summer."

"Uneventful and boring. I wish I saw you and my other friends more often. I kind of just stayed at home like a snail sloth all day."

She giggled, "That's okay, I didn't do much either. I missed hanging out with you guys, though."

"Sorry, Sokka, I'd love to stay and talk with you more, but I promised Jade that I would meet her at the courtyard. We should meet up again though!"

Jade was another cheerleader. They were on the Kyoshi Cheerleading Squad together in middle school. None of the cheerleaders were benders, but they had some great self defense moves, so everyone just called their group the Kyoshi Warriors.

"Oh, okay," Sokka said somewhat solemnly, "I'll see you around."

Suki smiled and waved as she started walking towards the courtyard. Sokka looked down at his shoes once she had left, and kicked a small rock. He looked up to see where the rock had gone and saw Zuko. Thank the spirits. Someone I know.

Sokka went over to Zuko. He had his arm wrapped around Mai's waist. They were laughing at something Zuko had said. They saw Sokka coming and Mai formed a modest, yet meaningful smile. Mai had a "dingy aura", so a smile, even of the slightest, was a very kind gesture.

"Hey Sokka. What's up?"

"Not much. Hi, Mai. How are you guys doing?"

"I'm pretty good," Zuko said yawning, "But, I didn't get much sleep last night."

"He said his room was too hot. I think it's just because he's a fire bender," Mai added snickering.

Sokka laughed, "Wow Zuko. Even your girlfriend thinks you're a little hot headed."

The couple blushed at the word "girlfriend".

"Well, I'll see guys later," Sokka said, "I need to get my schedule and dorm key."

"See you later Sokka!" Zuko called back, as Mai silently waved.

Sokka began heading the main office. As he opened the door, he saw Suki and Jade coming his way. He kept the door open for them.

"Thanks," Jade said as she walked in.

Suki just smiled as she walked in and then turned around and blew Sokka a kiss. Sokka's mouth opened as Suki just smirked and kept walking. Sokka just stood in front of the door holding it open as many people walked in, and he thought to himself, Just Breath.