Katara dialed her boyfriends number from memory.
"What am I going to wear?"
"Katara?"
"Who else would it be? Mae Whitman?"
"Wait-is she the one in one of those western love movies?"
"Yes, Zuko. But thats not the point."
"Right, you called about what to wear."
"Yup." Katara affirmed.
"You know I'm not a girl-I don't think about this stuff."
"Yes," She smirked. "I know you are a guy."
"Why don't you ask Suki.? After all wouldn't she have already gone though this?"
"Yes. I remember what she wore, very Suki-ish."
"But not you." Zuko read his girlfriend's mind.
"Exactly."
"I mean, this is big!" Katara pulled a dress up to her and then switched the phone to her other ear. "Its the signifying moment that i'm celebrating today. You should know about it. I mean wasn't it a huge deal to you?"
"Zuko thought for a minute. "Uh, No." He said simply.
"Not, don't lie. I was there. You were excited!" Katara corrected him.
"Yeah, a little. But i wasn't excited about not seeing you every day. And I wasn't overtly worried about what I was going to wear. Actually I think I just wore jeans and some random shirt.
While Zuko was talking Katara picked up three different skirts and blouses and chosen against them. "Ok, You know i love you Zuko. But you're just not being any help."
"But Like I said. Im a guy, I don't think about fashion."
"Yeah, see you at 3:00."
"Good luck babe." Zuko said and hung up.
Katara stod in the long line of her fellow students. There were only a handful that she knew.
But mostly when she looked into the crowd of families and friends she saw people she knew. Everyone was there for her. Just like she would and was there for them.
Katara walked onto the stage and received her diploma.
"WHOOOOO GO KATARA!!" Her friends cheered her on.
Katara walked down the stairs as some other student received their diploma. Locking eyes with Zuko, Katara semi lifted her graduation gown to reveal a plain looking pair of denim jeans.
Zuko smiled.
Katara smiled back and mouthed 'thanks'.
bAN:
I don't own anything.
Also, kinda a tribute to Gilmore girls, when Rory graduates and makes a stupid face to her mom. :D/b
