Hero's Note: This is my first Avatar fanfiction and so... it kind of sucks :) I'm sorry if you despise Avatar high school fiction. Honestly, I do too. Then why am I writing? Hm... I don't rightly know... Nonetheless, I hope you will still read and enjoy!

I'm able to publish this thanks to my two LOVELY friends :) Thank you so much everything! Especially for being my grammar police/agents/editors/cheerleaders! It must have been such a pain haha :)

From the music box of Hero: This was mostly written while listening to You by Britt Nicole. No joke. You don't know how many times I've listened to it over and over again... still, awesome song ;)

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender or anything related to it.


Kyoshi Senior High

"Home of valiant warriors"

Dear KSH student(s),

Starting this week, a new student, Min Bei Fong, will be attending Kyoshi Senior High. Please conduct yourselves according to the Kyoshi Code of Principles as we set an example for our new student. We also ask that all will welcome her and make her first day here at Kyoshi warm and memorable.

Sincerely,

Principal Bumi

Assistant Principal Zhao


Welcome to KSH's Computer System!

11StudentJet logged on

11StudentZuko logged on

11StudentHaru logged on

11StudentSokka logged on

11StudentJet: Hey, you guys hear about that new girl coming this week?

11StudentSokka: Not surprised you haven't Mr. Wow-I-Have-So-Many-Girlfriends-I-Can't-Keep-Count. The letter was posted on all the bulletin boards today.

11StudentZuko: What are we talking about?

11StudentHaru: New girl.

Sokka: And Jet's polygamy.

Jet: Hey!

Zuko: Why, you need another girl to add to your 'on hold' list?

Haru: Ha. That's what he says.

Jet: Hey, I'm not the only one here. You guys are all qualified. Shall I list some names… or a few girls?

Sokka: Shut up Jet.

Zuko: I second that.

Haru: And I third.

Jet: Back to our original topic: Min Bei Fong.

Sokka: Toph's cousin, taking our math level; you don't even know what she looks like yet. So what?

Haru: He doesn't care cos he's holding out for Toph.

Sokka: Shut up Haru.

Haru: I'll pay you five bucks if you ask Toph out this week. Ten bucks if you ask out her cousin.

Zuko: Ha. I'll pay bigger money if Jet doesn't touch her.

Sokka: Now there's a good game.

Haru: I agree.

Jet: Wait, Hold on -

Zuko: That's right. I'll pay money if you don't ask her out.

Jet: What???

Zuko: How about it Jet? You can't ask her out. If she happens to fall for your charms, she'll ask you out. But you can't ask her out. Clear?

Jet: Lame!

Zuko: Breathe easy Jet.

Haru: Zuko? Do you realize what you're doing? No girl at KHS has not not been in love with Jet after a week. It's been scientifically proven.

Zuko: Okay. So I'll give him a week.

Sokka: Are you crazy?

Zuko: So are you up for it Jet?

Jet: Fine. But you guys are so going down.

Sokka: We are.

Haru: Right. Like this makes a whole lot of sense. I think I'll just pay Jet now.

Zuko: Guys, don't give in so fast; I just have this feeling.

Sokka: Like that feeling you had about acing that Chemistry test?

Jet: What did he get on that?

Haru: A D+. You didn't hear that from me.

Jet: Looks like I'm already winning.

Zuko: You don't know that yet.

Jet: Fine; the rule is no interference with the victim.

Zuko: Works for me. Settle the prize.

Jet: Just in case you guys win, by a miracle, the next time we go out, dinner's on me. But if I win, you guys pay for dinner.

Zuko: Sure. C'mon guys, think about it: if we win, we get dinner, and we get to cheer up Jet in his rejected state -

Haru: Which is highly unlikely.

Zuko: Even if we lose, we can split our pay.

Sokka: Why do I feel as though we have no say in this?

Haru: You know, funny thing - I feel the same way…

Zuko: Guys…

Haru: Count me in.

Sokka: Eh… me too. Any night away from Katara's cooking is worth it, even if I have to pay.

Jet: You guys are on.

Haru: Hey -

02AdministratorZhao logged on

02AdministratorZhao: Ahem. I'm terribly sorry to break up this little 'chat', but must I continually remind you that 'instant messaging' while school is in session goes against school policy. Gentlemen, please log off the computer immediately or each of you will serve a detention after school today. Thank you.

02AdministratorZhao logged off

11StudentSokka: Sheesh. You'd think he's Caligula.

11StudentSokka logged off

11StudentJet: This is tyranny!

11StudentJet logged off

11StudentZuko: How does he always know?

11StudentZuko signed off

11StudentHaru: Do you guys have Chem. notes for Zen's class?

11StudentHaru logged off


"So Toph, your cousin's really coming to stay with your family?" Katara asked as Sokka and Aang sat down under their usual oak tree for lunch.

She brushed a strand of chocolate brown hair from her pretty sapphire eyes and kicked off her shoes. She sat down next to Aang as he offered her a piece of papaya from his lunch tray.

"I guess so," answered Toph, who was already sitting down and leaning her head against the tree. She took a large bite out of her sandwich and chewed thoughtfully. "I haven't seen her since I was nine, and… I just can't place this feeling…" She hesitated and then kept chewing.

"Were you guys close?" Aang asked, wiggling the same papaya under Katara's nose as she started gagging and laughing at the same time.

Toph paused mid chew and shuffled her feet a bit. "Yeah, I guess we were," she said finally, setting her sandwich down.

"Then why have you been apart for all these years?" Katara asked more seriously as Aang set the papaya back on his tray.

"Well…" Toph scratched her neck. "Her parents died when she was twelve. For some reason her files were all messed up and it took the government a few years to get it sorted out. Ever since then, my parents have been trying to file custody on her so she can stay with us. But she's been tossed around everywhere from what I hear."

"Hey Katara, can I have some of that cake you packed today?" Sokka asked, reaching for her lunchbox.

"Toph, that's terrible," Katara said frowning as she waved Sokka's hand away.

"Do you still remember her after all these years?" Aang asked, digging into his pasta.

Toph chuckled. "Min is a person you can't forget easily." More quietly she added, "You can't really describe her either. You try to put her in a box with everyone else and… she'll get out somehow."

"So it's been what? Almost seven years?" Katara asked, counting the years in her head.

"Yeah. Seven years," Toph scowled and then sighed. "It's been too long." Her thoughts went back to their last days together.

"Hey Toph." Min leaned her head down from the top bunk and tapped the young earthbender. "Are you awake?"

"Now I am." Toph replied groggily as she rubbed her eyes.

"Sorry," Min said apologetically. She giggled. "But you know, I was just thinking; remember when we played 'princesses' when we were five?"

"Yeah," Toph replied smirking. "We'd wear those dumb plastic tiaras that were too big for our heads and have capes that were just blankets."

Min giggled.

"And we'd run around telling each other we were fantastic princesses. We didn't have to worry about anything, right?" She was silent. "Toph, can we make a promise?" she said suddenly.

"About what?" Toph asked, yawning and stretching out her arms.

"Can we promise that our princess days aren't over? That we're always princesses even if we don't wear those tiaras and run around in capes?"

"Sure Min," Toph replied though she was still perplexed about their pledge.

"Hey Toph -"

Toph couldn't help grinning. It was hard to imagine she was the same girl who used to love to play 'princesses'. 'How dumb,' she thought chidingly to herself.

'Toph-"

Nevertheless, the whole conversation still puzzled her. She didn't understand why Min had asked her to promise such a thing. Then again, Min was always unpredictable.

"Toph!"

"What?" she answered softly, still drifting in her memory.

"TOPH!" Sokka yelled in her ear.

"WHADDYA WANT SOKKA?" Toph yelled back, clearly irritated.

"Yeesh Toph," Sokka complained as he rubbed his ear. "You could make a person deaf; I've been trying to get your attention for the past hour! I was going to ask why you were being so quiet today."

"Sokka," Katara said, gritting her teeth, "would you quit bothering her?"

"I didn't do anything! She's the one that was zoning out!"

"Maybe it was because you kept complaining about the cake!"

Aang rolled his eyes and shook his head. Toph just smirked and listened to them argue.

"Well Katara, you never told me YOU made the cake. I thought it was from Gran Gran."

"Gran Gran's having a hard time remembering us Sokka; like she's going to bake us cake in her spare time," Katara said bitterly. "And what was wrong with my cake?" she asked defensively, crossing her arms.

"No, your cake was perfectly fine; I just broke my tooth because it was so hard."

"Enough!" Aang said finally as he stood up and waved his hands between the two siblings. "Let's just calm down and hear about Toph's cousin."

"Yeah," Katara said, taking a deep breath. "Tell us more about your cousin."

"Does she come with Toph's terrible manners?" Sokka cut in.

"Tell us more about your cousin, Toph," Katara repeated loudly, "Even if Sokka doesn't want to listen."

"Hey, I'm just saying, as long as she doesn't have Toph's sour attitude, I just might like her," Sokka retorted, putting his hands behind his head and leaning against the tree.

"Ha," Toph said snorting.