Unexpected Occurrances
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender or its characters.
I own only the plots/ideas/situations that I have placed them in.
TBM is the band: The Birthday Massacre. I do not know if the
contraction?-TBM is copy writted or not.
so I am going to disclaim any kind of ownership of it. I do not own this.
Things you may need to know about this fic:
1. It will have yuri pairings in it and should this not be to your liking,
No one is forcing you to read this fanfic.
2. The term Dove Chaser is my term for women who are attracted to other women.
This term can be used in the negative or positive aspect.
3. This is my Valentines day modern ATLA AU one shot.
Pairings:
Toph X Azula
(This is my favorite pairing next to TyZula)
Mai X Ty Lee
(This one reminds me of pairing Beastboy and Raven together)
Katara X Aang
(Kataangers rejoice but never fear Zutarians these guys get
no screen time because this fic wasn't written to focus on them)
Sokka X Yue
(No Comment)
Suki X Zuko
(Unfortunately everyone has their Crack pairings and
this just so happens to be mine)
"Um…Katara may I speak with you in private? " The question was asked by none other then Toph Briar-Fielding, one of the newest additions to the strange group of friends. Normally the blind girl was more on the quiet side of things as lunch time came around and just recently started zoning out on her friends.
Now she was damn near impossible to speak to with having to shout, what with the way she always had her headphones stuck on her head. For Katara Tidesdale this was rather unusual behavior at least with how much she knew the blind girl.
Giving her blind friend a quizzical look she said, sounding a bit reluctant "Sure."
As the two walked away a hushed conversation was taking place between the rest of the group.
"I wonder what she wanted to talk to my sister about, that she couldn't talked about in front of us?"
"Yeah, same here, Toph and Katara don't exactly get along. Plus their both…you know…benders. The both of them are still on probation for the camping incident." was the hushed response from Aang Acheron, who was the only one of the group who had tattoos much to the bewilderment of the entire student body. A 12 year old with tattoos isn't normal.
"Do you think that we should, maybe, follow them?" asked Sokka who had surprisingly stopped shoving food in his mouth with gusto.
"Whatever it is, its obviously not any of our business and I don't think they'll fight each other again at least not at school." was the sharp interjection into the conversation by Suki Fennstier.
"Yeah, seriously. Leave them be guys. It's none of our business." at the sound of his voice both Aang and Sokka jumped. They still hadn't gotten use to Suki's new boyfriend quite yet. He was one of the newer students; Zuko Obsidian. He was also the older brother of Azula Obsidian. As the rumors went she was apparently insane and she was only fourteen.
While she followed Toph, Katara's mind was trying to unscramble its self. Does she want a rematch? What does she want? This is so strange. Why does she want to talk to me? So caught up in her thoughts, she nearly ran into Toph, when the blind girl suddenly stopped.
"You okay there Sugar Queen?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just trying to figure out when the boulders are going to start flying." she said with utmost seriousness in her tone
"I wouldn't drag you away from everyone if I had wanted to kick your ass. I like to entertain people." was the response from the blind girl with a very unnerving smirk on her face. Taking a calming deep breath she continued before she could chicken out "I want you to sculpt someone's face for me."
Shock and utter confusion were the two emotions that gripped the waterbender as she took in her blind earth bending friend. From the ragged dark green hoodie to her black shorts. She then noticed that yet again she wasn't wearing any shoes.
As she was about to ask Toph to explain, she really looked at her friend. Her hair was covering her face and she was tapping one of her feet against the ground. Which wouldn't have drawn her attention normally because Toph always did that. But this was nervous foot tapping, not the normal get a sense of my surroundings foot tapping, the blind bandit didn't do nervous.
"Before I agree to do this, you have to tell me who and why you want me to sculpt them. Does that sound reasonable?" she asked of her friend. "Yeah, it sounds more then reasonable." pausing Toph took a few deep breaths "I want you to sculpt…" another deep breath "Azula Obsidian's face for me before valentine's day."
"What?" Katara's tone caused Toph to flinch as if the waterbender had hit her.
"You heard me." that took everything in the small earthbender to keep her voice from trembling. I will not give her the satisfaction of seeing me cry.
"Why?" her tone was still ice berg frosty and Toph could feel the cold seep into her bones.
"Because, it's the only way that I can find out what she looks l-like" Toph's voice trembled and she clenched her fists. I will NOT cry in front of Katara. I knew this was a bad idea. Why can't I ever listen to my gut?
Hearing the tale tell sign that one was about to start crying Katara sighed and asked in a softer tone "Why, do you want to know what she looks like?"
"I want to put a face to the voice that sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. I want to put a face to the most enchanting voice that drives me insane every time I hear it. More importantly I want to put a face to the voice of the girl that I like." Toph's tone got softer and softer as she spoke, betraying nothing to her friend that she was crying.
"How is a sculpture suppose to help you?" asked Katara kind of seeing where Toph was going with this. But needed to be sure.
"It's not like I can go up and ask her if I can run my hands all over her face. A sculpture that's sculpted by you is the next best thing." here she turned and pointed to the back of the art room that she had led Katara to, Katara's eyes followed the direction in which her friend had pointed,
"I almost knocked one over, a few months back but I caught it before it smashed into the floor. I ran my fingers across it and later after school asked the art teacher who had done the sculpture. Once she had answered, I asked her who it was of. She said it was one of Aang, tattoos and all."
Eyes wide in shock, Katara finally fit the pieces together. Spirits am I stupid. No, not stupid, self absorbed.
"Is this why you have been spacing out on us recently? Because you like Azula?"
"Yeah, I've been going through some stuff lately…no I've been going through it for the past three years. I had finally reached the surface of the pool that I've been drowning in since I was nine and thought I was on firm ground. Then Azula Obsidian shows up and messes with my already scrambled brain. So, are you going to sculpt her face for me or not?" her words came out sounding a bit melancholic and desperate.
"Alright I'll do it. But after its finished you and I are going to talk about things more in depth. It will take about two weeks to finish and not a moment sooner. If you try and rush me, it won't turn out like Aang's did. Understand?" The next thing that Katara knew was that she was on the floor and her head hurt.
Blinking away the white spots in her vision she faintly heard Toph's really quiet thank you as the earthbender walked out the door, just as the bell rang signaling the end of lunch. Did she just glomp me?
Two Weeks later...
"So, Azula, do you have any plans for today?" the question struck a nerve with the 'supposedly insane' Ice queen.
"No, Ty, I don't. After all nobody in their right mind wants to date the closest thing that one can come too, when trying to find, a living breathing Harlequin. Not even the Joker wants a damn thing to do with this." her words caused the cheerleading captain to flinch slightly letting out a tiny squeak.
Sighing Azula turned to her friend and said "That was uncalled for, I'm sorry. I shouldn't be taking my frustrations out on you, just because some stupid non-bender thought it would be funny, to spray paint the words insane asylum onto my locker, every desk I sit at in all of my different classes, and the front door on our house."
Seconds later and everyone in the hallway froze as the captain of the cheerleading squad hugged the insane ice queen. Once the two had rounded the corner, it took several minutes for the shock to wear off. Before the hushed whispers could start in earnest the bell for 8th period rang. Scattering the hundreds of now late to class students, who witnessed that horrifying occurrence.
Damn her, damn Sugar Queen and her perfect attendance record. I wish they could get it through their damn skulls, that I don't see like they do or the fact that there are something's that I just can't do by myself.
Toph cursed Katara to eternal torture at the hands of Koh the face stealer for having to be a model student every single day. How in the hell am I going to find her locker now? WHAM!
"Son of a... Hey why don't you watc-" the stoic Mai Satomi's exclamation was cut off when she saw who it was that had crashed into her.
"Sorry about that. I was lost in thought and didn't sense you coming." Toph had quickly gotten up and immediately apologized to the girl she had knocked down.
"Its alright, I'm the one who should really watch what I'm doing and should really keep a better eye out for random blind people walking around, when their suppose to be in class." she said in a slightly joking/admonishing tone. After quickly making sure that none of her concealed weapons had shifted or moved, the ruthless hall monitor picked her self up off the ground.
Shit its…this is not good.
"Miss Briar-Fielding is it?" her tone was even and sent a chill down Toph's spine.
"Yes."
"Skipping class and getting caught earns you a week of detention. But seeing as how I don't bust you very often I will make it one day instead. How's that sound?" to Toph it sounded reasonable but Toph had other ideas.
"How about no detention and you help me find something that I dropped?" she said while running her hands over the cd case trying in vain to find the note that was suppose to be taped onto it.
"You really want that week of detention don't you." instead of the deadpan emotionless tone, that Toph was expecting, she detected a hint of mirth in the legendary hall monitor's voice.
Smirking slightly Toph continued "Should you let this little incident stay off the record and help me out. I won't…" Toph motioned for the eagle eyed H.M./B.M.(Hall monitor/Bender monitor) to come closer. Rolling her eyes Mai stepped closer to the blind girl and tilted her head slightly as the girl continued "tell the principal that you have about three hundred weapons concealed on you for the sole purpose of stopping a bender, in the event that they start acting up."
With eyes as wide as saucers Mai hissed back "You wouldn't dare." How did she know that I have weapons on me?
Toph didn't say anything she simply did that eerie look you straight in the eyes even though I am blind thing that she did. Which gave Mai a glimpse of the blind bandit's devilish grin and pearly green eyes.
Seeing the grin on her face instinctively caused the unshakable and sharp edged Mai to take two or three steps away from the earthbender in front of her. This is the…metal bending devil.
"Okay, since you asked nicely, I will help you and this little incident will be our little secret. Can you tell me what I'm looking for?" her tone of voice may not have betrayed anything to Toph about how unsettled she was, her body however, was what betrayed everything.
"It's actually really annoying but it's a note that I had taped to this." here Toph held up a plastic cd case, with what looked like a burned cd in it, the cd had a strange looking design on it, which was black and green. "If I had lost the cd case, I could find it no problem, but paper huge problem. I think the paper that I printed the note out on is white but I don't know because I had to switch the paper in my printer recently." Mai could hear the urgency in the earthbender's tone.
Sweeping her eyes around the immediate area Mai didn't see any kind of paper laying around. Taking a second to go over literally running into Toph, she looked down at her self and there was a folded up piece of white paper stuck to her black and purple TBM band t-shirt. While carefully removing it, Mai saw the name on the front of it. What the…hell is this? I don't care if she is the metal bending devil. Why Azula?
"I found it. But why is Azula Obsidian's name on it?" this time it was Toph who stepped back hurriedly. Why does this always happen when Azula's name is mentioned or said? How come everyone has to get defensive? So they can either tell me that she's crazy and dangerous or they that want to keep me from associating with her.
"I was trying to find her locker before the end of 8th period. So I could put the note and this cd in there…its for valentines day." Never before had Mai ever heard someone mention Azula and valentines day in the same sentence. Who wasn't either shaking with fear or trying not to suppress a laugh. The seriousness and conviction that she heard in Toph's voice was what made her speak "I'll tell you what, If you let me take the cd I will personally see to it that Azula gets both the note and it. I'll even make sure that she finds them in her locker."
"Fine, I can't exactly say no to that. It's not like I can do it myself and I wouldn't want to look a gift horse in the mouth." with that said, she held the cd out for the older girl to take, once she had, Toph turned to walk away. Before she had gotten very far from Mai she said, making it sound as though it was an after thought, "Oh and Sunshine, if she doesn't get her valentine, I will show you what happens when someone crosses the metallic devil."
Smiling slightly at the retreating girl's back, Mai turned on her heel and headed straight for her friend's locker. Hmm…she could very well be a perfect match for Azula, with those nerves of steel that she possesses. But I have to read what's in it. After all I promised Ursa and Zuko that I would watch out for her. Sorry kid but a promise is a promise.
Once she had reached her destination Mai very expertly unfolded the note and started reading:
Before you rip this to shreds and snap the cd in half, please read this all the way through first.
Then you can do what ever you want with them. I made the cd for you and I think you might like it.
If you listen to it and want to know who the artist is well that would be me.
I can't really sing all that much, so all the songs are instrumental.
Now, I'm sure that your wondering, why some random stranger would make a cd for you and give it to you today.
I made it for the most beautiful girl in the entire school, the girl who brings the warmth of the sun with her everywhere she go's.
The girl who's voice raises goose bumps(in a good way) on my arms every time I hear her speak.
The girl who drive's me crazy and who may or may not be crazy herself. But I don't believe the rumors.
Should they actually turn out to be true it won't make a damn bit of difference nor will it change how I feel about you.
The fact will always remain that I'm crazy about you.
Happy Valentines day, Firefly.
For the first time in a few years; about five to be exact, Mai was crying. Not your usual loud and not to mention 'messy' crying. But Mai's style of crying which was silent and wasn't of the messy variety. I can't believe that I actually want to be Azula right now. If I wasn't involved with Ty Lee, I would try my luck at catching Toph Briar-Fielding's attention.
"So, Ty, what are you and Mai planning to do tonight?" she said in that very disturbing way that made you want to run for the hills.
With the faintest of blushes on her face Ty Lee Echo manage to stutter "W-W-What are y-you talking a-a-about? Me and Mai are not going to do anything tonight."
"Cut the crap, Ty." casting a quick look around, Azula leaned into her friend and whispered into her ear "I know the two of you have been dating for about a year now." her voice didn't sound cold or menacing to the cheerleader who insisted on wearing nauseating amounts of the color pink. It sounded like she was happy about the two being together.
Ty Lee glanced at her friend and saw a fleeting smile on her face. Before she could speak Azula beat her too it.
"After she and my brother broke up and she was getting depressed again, I was immensely relieved when she started taking a keen interest in you. Finally after me threatening to shoot lightning at her she told me about how much she liked you. I told her to tell you that but she wouldn't listen and she then forced me to get creative. Which is how that 'incident' occurred and the two of you finally got together." Azula had kept her voice low, while the two were headed for their lockers, they had been forced to move apart because they were getting strange looks from everyone.
"You mean…you don't…think that that's strange?" her voice was a whisper that was almost missed by her friend, had she not been focusing all her attention on her friend, waiting for her response.
"It's not like being a Dove Chaser is something that I consider to be wrong on every possible level. Besides, you two are just absolutely adorable together." her tone while cold was the norm for the Ice queen and Ty Lee could tell that her friend was happy for her especially with her statement at the end.
With happy tears running down her face Ty Lee glomped her friend and said "Thanks Azula."
"What's this then?" was the deadpan as the two were joined by their gothic friend who had already retrieved her things from her locker, that was half way across the school from Azula's and Ty Lee's.
Without a warning a blur of pink had slammed into the darkly dressed girl giving her a bone crushing hug.
"What did she do now?" she said while casting a hard glare Azula's way.