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Kai so this is an AU where the air nation wasn't killed off and stuff.

Bending Academy. Where everyone with bending abilities go to learn the skills they need to become masters. Students spend five years at this boarding school and then are ready to face the world as powerful benders. The school is broken up into four tribes, each one representing one of the four elements: Fire, Air, Water, and Earth.

"Tell me more about it, Sokka!" Katara yelled to her brother.

Sokka, who was packing his bag, responded without looking at her. "I've told you about my first year at Bending Academy during the entire summer, Katara! Why can't you just be patient and see what it's like for yourself? We are going tomorrow, y'know."

Katara sighed happily and threw herself on the bed. "I know, but I'm just so excited! I wanna hear all about it! The school, the teachers, the bending techniques! I can't believe I actually get to go! My very first year..." She lost herself in her thoughts as her brother shook his head.

"Yeah well, you'd better stop daydreaming and start packing. A school year is a long time, you'd better make sure you get everything you need."

She rolled off the bed slowly. "Yeah, I guess you're right." She opened up her bag and started rummaging through her drawers. "I wonder what kind of friends I'll make?"

Sokka sighed. "You're hopeless."

"I wonder if I'll be part of the Water Tribe like you are, Sokka."

"I'm sure you will be. You've been able to manipulate water on your own since you were little. I wasn't able to do it at all until I got to school." Katara nodded, her eyes dancing. Sokka continued. "Anyway, they make all the first years take a test to see which Tribe they'll belong in. And since you can already work with water, you'll get in Water Tribe for sure."

"I just cannot wait!" She shrieked.

Sokka covered his ears and sighed. "Me either. Then you'll shut up."

Katara's night was sleepless. It felt like it would never end, but eventually the sun did rise. She squealed excitedly, eating her breakfast as quickly as she could.

"Katara, dear, slow down! You're going to choke!" Her mother said tenderly.

"Can't help it, Mom!" She said in mid-gulp.

Sokka shook his head as his father walked through the door. "Well, all of the suitcases have been loaded into the boat. We'll take you in the boat until we hit the main land, where you'll board a train to go the rest of the way." Her father said.

"Yay!" Katara, now done with breakfast, jumped up from the table and out the front door. "I'll be in the boat!"

Her family collectively shook their heads.

The boat ride was long. Too long. All Katara could do was jump up and down in her seat. "Are we there yet? What about now? Now?"

Just as her family was at their breaking point, the boat reached the main land. They loaded up their stuff into the train, and the kids said goodbye to their parents. Their parents waved to them as the train pulled away, until they were out of sight.

"We're finally on our way! This is it!" Katara said excitedly to her brother, but was surprised to find him walking away from her. "Hey, where are you going?" She asked after him.

He turned his head over his shoulder to look at her. "I'm going to go find my friends from last year. I haven't seen them all summer."

"But what about me? I don't have anyone to sit with!"

"There are tons of people here. Go find someone who is a first year too." He said as he walked away.

Katara sighed. "Stupid Sokka." She mumbled as she walked into the first train car that had an empty seat. Inside sat a beautiful young girl, with brown hair in a bun sitting on top of her head. She sneered at Katara as she sat down."Uh...hello." Katara said, as friendly as she could manage.

"Nice clothes." The girl sneered again. Katara looked down at her outfit. It was her regular outfit. She'd worn it forever. Her family weren't poor, but they weren't rich either. They didn't have a lot of money to spend on amazing clothes that the girl sitting next to her was wearing. Katara's cheeks grew hot and her eyes fell to the floor. The girl laughed. "I'd cry too if I were caught in clothes like that."

"Azula!" A tall, pale girl scolded at her as she walked into the car. She was dressed in amazing and expensive clothes too, Katara noticed. "Picking on people already?"

The mean girl, Azula, sneered again. "What of it, Mai? It's my first year, and I was hoping I'd find people like me around here. But all I've seen is her."

Katara had enough. She stood up and walked right out of the car. She shut the door behind her and sighed, tears in her eyes. She hadn't even gotten to the school yet, and she was already humiliated. What if all the kids were like this? Her heart sank, and she wished she were back at home.