A/N- WARNING: This note is of epic proportion. Skip if you only came here for the story. xDD

On a personal note:

Wow! It's been a while hasn't it? xDDDD

Well, here's the deal- I was unhappy with my writing, so I read a bunch of books to see if I could improve my literature. Mind you, these are well written novels; I looked for an hour just to get one book. xDDDD

Hopefully, my efforts have been completely worth it and I don't fail miserably. If this works, I will be changing my username. 8DDD

Wish me luck!

Story-wise:

I watched this movie a while back (not going to say which one, because you may have seen it) and was inspired by the plot. So, here I am to tell that story in the form of Kataang, and also a little differently than the movie did. Everything is much better with Kataang; it's a proven fact. 8|

Another thing- I've been doing some studies and I've found the reason why it's so incredibly difficult to keep characters IN character in AU stories; it's the different environment. You get to be the person you are because of the conditions you grow up in right? So it only makes sense for characters to act differently outside their normal universe. Then you think, what's the point of even naming it an Avatar fanfiction if it's different characters with the same name? Well, honestly, I keep it as Avatar fanfiction because there are only minor changes most of the time that one has to make. That and I like their appearances. My point? Excuse slight OOC-ness if there is any. 8)

What I'm asking:

A lot of you who have read my stories know that I can't finish a multi-chapter for my life. It's quite sad really. xDDD What I would really appreciate is support to keep going.

I'm NOT asking for this- "OMG LEIK, I NEED 5OO REVIEWS OR I WON'T WRITE EVER AGAIN!!!!1!!!!1!!one!!" I'm not even really asking for reviews because now that I've discovered the "How many hits" feature, they don't seem so crucial anymore. They really brighten my day though. x33

Bottom line: reviews are appreciated, thanks for putting up with my rant if you're still reading this, on with the flipping story already. xDDDDD

Chapter One- I Trade My Super Hot Freshman Dance Date For A Geek

KATARA

Another pen cap has fallen victim to my fierce chewing and I spit the mangled remains into the trashcan beside me. I'd been doing that a lot lately; chewing pen caps I mean. It's the same thing as when people bite their nails or twirl their hair around their finger or bite their lip, only in my particular case, its pulverizing unsuspecting pen caps with my molars. Bic if you want to get specific.

Anyway, that doesn't matter. The reason I'm sitting on my bed chomping on pen caps is because I'm stressed out; you would be too if your totally hot boyfriend dumped you three months away from the freshman dance. Now, I was dateless, single, and angry.

To think; at some point I actually thought the jerk was The One, but that thought was dashed the minute he walked up to me and broke it off. Earlier, I cried about it, thinking it was I who was to blame, but the more I dwelled on it, the more I noticed how much I didn't deserve him. Not to sound conceited or anything, but it was true. I had A's, I was considering colleges, I was nice, and I was a worthwhile person. That's called self esteem, not conceit, my friends.

Getting back to my current position, I sat on the bed after school on Tuesday, staring at the opposite wall. I'd been staring at it so long now that my eyes began to ache and I discovered the blue paint was beginning to fade a little bit. Guess that goes to show I need more homework to occupy my time.

I whipped out another pen and chomped down on the plastic lid. When my teeth closed on it, making it so the cap would never again fit over the pen, warmth from the friction exploded on the right side of my mouth. For some reason, I always liked that first-time-chewed reaction. I heard the cap crunch as I bit down on it and the edge on the little clip on the side dug into the space between my back teeth. I ended up spitting that one out before I'd completely flattened it though because my cell phone rang.

I snatched it up and checked the caller ID to see Suki was the one interrupting my thoughts. I flipped it open and said, "Hey, Suki," into the mouthpiece.

"Hey, Katara. How are you?" she asked. By the concern in her voice, I knew she was asking about the break-up.

"I'm fine. Jet was a jerk anyway; I don't need him. I just have to make sure I get a new date for freshman dance now."

"That shouldn't be too hard. There are plenty of guys out there who would be more than willing to go with you."

I knew that as well as anyone did being that my locker was constantly plagued with boys trying to win my heart. This time was different though; I wanted someone handsome, but with a decent personality. I voiced this thought. Going through the whole Jet fiasco didn't seem like a desirable thing to experience for a second time.

"Hmm. That really narrows it down then. Are you sure you just don't want a cute idiot?"

I laughed and replied,

"Positive."

"I'll get the girls together then. We'll totally help you find a date. No girl deserves to miss their first high school dance!" she sang, and then added, "I'd talk more, but I only had time to catch up with you. You know how Sokka is."

"You have NO idea." I muttered, and then laughed.

"Well he IS your brother. Anyway, I gotta go. See you tomorrow!"

With that note, she hung up, obviously enthusiastic about this and I snapped my phone shut. I decided I'd let Suki have some fun with her match-making game; besides, maybe she'd find a really neat guy for me. I trusted her judgment enough to excuse her choice of dating my brother. Don't get me wrong; I love Sokka to death and he's the smartest guy I know, but sometimes he could be such a meathead.

My pen cap was lying on my sheets in front of me. Had I still been stressed, I would have picked it up and started chewing again, but instead, comforted that there was still hope I'd get My Night and date, I introduced it to the other dead pan caps, throwing it in the trash.

~****~

It's funny how fast the back up plans spring into action. Before I knew it, I found myself outside the school, searching for my man the next morning. That's the way these break-ups work though; one minute you're moping and the next you're getting on with your life. Suki, Yue, On Ji, and Toph were seated around me, but Toph was the only one not paying attention. I could tell by her face that she'd rather be arm wrestling one of the football players in homeroom, and at the rate the boy-search was going, I was on the same page. Suki made a sound between a groan and a sigh, exasperated by my refusal to choose someone already. (I'd declined every one so far.)

"You've got to pick SOMEONE," she grumbled.

"Sorry! It's just everyone we've seen so far doesn't feel like the right guy."

Suki scowled at me.

"This is going to take forever then! And don't give me that look; I know how you are about choosing Him, or The One."

She had me pinned spot on and it made me frustrated that she was right.

"I'm picking one for you," she stated rolling her eyes and turning to watch the line of students filing inside.

She carefully scanned every boy passing through the front doors of Gaoling High and around the front of it until finally, her lips spread into a wide grin of approval. I knew she had found "him" at that point. I could only hope he gave me the right impression.

"That one, right there in the orange and the arrow hat. You can't miss him." she said. She sounded happy with herself, so I tried to relax.

I looked around for said boy and found him immediately (orange is a very noticeable color), buried in homework and seated on the wall curling around the school garden. His face was hidden by a book, so I couldn't make a full evaluation just yet. So far though, the vibes were good. They may have been suggesting he was a bit on the geeky side, but they were good. And then, he dropped the book to grab his calculator.

I recognized Aang Wiater's face immediately and the red light went off.

"Aang? Aang Wiater?" I hissed, "Suki, you just had to go and pick the guy who was my best friend from preschool to fifth grade, didn't you?"

"I didn't know it was him!" She sounded a little apologetic, but then she smirked. "But now you're stuck with him."

"No I'm not. I refuse to turn Aang Wiater into my date."

At this point, Toph found it appropriate to cut in and completely blackmail me.

"You have to do it. Suki said you're stuck with him," she said, grinning evilly.

"I don't care."

"I guess you'd rather have me tell the whole school what your dad used to call you when you were little and that little kiss you and Haru shared on the playground under the slide in second grade?"

A wave of panic hit me and I frantically looked back at Aang, buried in his book once again.

Let me take a minute to explain something here: Aang Wiater and I used to be like brother and sister when we were younger. We played together, got in and out of trouble together…everything! At least, it was like that until we transitioned from fourth to fifth grade.

I should tell you Aang used to live about three blocks down from me and that's important, because he moved during fifth grade. When the moving truck whisked him away, our connection had been broken. I know what you're probably thinking, so I'll explain.

I could have easily gotten his phone number, right? Wrong.

The move was sudden; it came without warning and I didn't even really see Aang during the whole thing. In fact, I hadn't really seen the Wiater family at all. Only later was I told that Aang's parents had been killed on a mission for the Peace Corps. It was a freak accident; it wasn't supposed to happen.

After that, Aang pulled away from society, took comfort in books where the world couldn't hurt him, but most of all, he pulled away from me. There were a few factors contributing to this besides his parent's death. One, was he was a boy and there is that certain age when hanging around girls is no longer acceptable. Aang was never like any of the other boys, but it didn't mean he didn't do typical guy things. Two, was that after the move, we had no way to communicate (No phone numbers you see, which is kind of odd considering my family lived just a few blocks away and I was constantly hanging around with him.) and school pulled us apart. We met new people and moved on with our lives; simple as that. Now I was being forced to rekindle the old friendship between us.

I guess I was just going to have to forget going to the dance with my dream guy, because there was no way I was going to date Aang Wiater, my old, geeky best friend. (I mean that in the most endearing of ways. There ARE such things as cool geeks.)

"Fine." I finally mumbled and Suki squealed, hugging me tightly.

"Oh, this is SO romantic! Two childhood friends getting back together!" she babbled.

I ignored her.

And so, the adventure unfolded, poor Aang being oblivious to our scheming. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to back out. It wasn't that I didn't like Aang, it was just…well actually, I didn't know what it was. Maybe I felt like I was somehow going to hurt him with this whole plan. It was impossible to tell at this moment in time which turned out to be incredibly irritating as I really did need to be able to think. Despite my feelings on the subject however, I was forced to drop it and go along with all the setups the girls put me up to.

First on the agenda: Eye contact.

They were trying to get me to fall in love with him or something; I was sure of it by the romantic manner in which they were constructing everything. Well, I was sorry to disappoint them, but that wasn't going to happen. There were never any sparks between us and never would be according to MY plans. Aang was nothing more than a friend to me and as of right now, he wasn't even that. I mean, come on I hadn't talked to the guy in four years. They couldn't expect me to suddenly fall head-over-heels for him.

Nonetheless, Suki's plans were quickly put into action. It would all go off in Math class today; I would make eye contact with him for the first time in four years.

A/N- For once in my writing life, I actually like how this came out. (Just wait though. I'll hate it a week from now) xDDDD I can only hope you all liked it too.

BTW- WWaC WILL be updated soon. I haven't given up on that one yet. xDDD I might even FINISH it!