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A/N: i have the next few chapters ready so once you review a little i'll post it!
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There was a flaw in my plan from the start, even though I was just really going with whatever happened to happen. I didn't know it at first because one of my best friends never told me she liked one very big person in part of said plan. Zuko. He and I were both having trouble with relationships. He liked my cousin who liked my other cousin [opposite sides of family. My other cousin liked her back. So Mai dumped him for Jet. My problem was I liked one of his best friends. Haru. Haru liked a girl who I was fairly good friends with. She and Mai were really close too. Ty Lee rejected him twice but by the third time did like him.

Zuko and I only really started talking to each other after our problems started. Even though I had known him my whole life, I had never really known him. Our conversations usually consisted of the latest news about each other's love life and how it sucked. That was in November. We started calling each other and hanging out together at the end January, before the winter dance. Ty Lee and Haru had started going out just the week before, but were still in each others arms during the slow songs. It was the same with Mai and Jet, except they had been going out for about a month.

All of our friends danced and had a good time. We mostly just sat on the side at one of the tables and talked about how annoying it was during the slow dances. There were about 5 until we finally got sick of them [even though there were plenty of fast ones in between and left.

We were walking around the courtyard when there was another fast song right after a slow one. Haru and Ty Lee had been really close together and I was on the verge of tears. Then Mai and Jet decided to go outside too. I noticed them walking through the windows. Unfortunately Zuko did too. We thought it was weird, especially since it was only 30 degrees out. We then noticed that they had decided that for privacy. To kiss.

I had no desire to see my two cousins making out and I was one hundred percent sure that Zuko didn't either. So we went back in through the other entrance.

He looked like he was about to cry. We were both miserable. I didn't want to let anyone know that though. So I told him "Okay, let's go, we're going to go inside right on the next slow song, and we're going to dance together, got it?" He almost laughed. "Sure Katara." I smiled at him. The first time all night I had. Then he got an idea. "Hey…...Katara…...want to go out?" At first I couldn't believe what he had said. "Wha-"He cut me off with the biggest smile I had ever seen and then he kissed me. I was completely confused. He pulled away and said "What do you think? This could be fun!" I suddenly realized what he meant. "Ohhhhh! Yea Zuko, I'd love to!"

We went back into the dance pretending to be completely absorbed with each other. We continued to sit until the next slow song. At that point I was a little put down by Haru and Ty Lee's dancing, but I dealt.

During the slow song the DJ said "Okay, now only couples on the floor." Zuko stood up, and said, "Would you care to dance?" I smiled and took his hand. The song was really slow. At first we just walked over to the middle of the floor. Then he put his hands around my waist. I proceeded to wrap my arms around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder. I could feel him breathing and his sharp intake of breath when I figured he saw Mai and Jet. I kept my eyes half closed for the most part and didn't see the one thing I knew would ruin the moment.

For the first time all night I was having fun. Not because I was with Zuko, but because I was doing something wild and risky.
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short yes, the next one i think is longer, review and ill post the next one after i get back from vacation!