I am sorry I know that I should be working on my other story but I am not… I have been inspired by Zutara. Anyway, here is my MODERN remake where the Gaang is in high school together! Be warned, they drink a lot.

Toph and Aang: Freshmen

Suki and Katara and Azula: Sophomore

Sokka and Mai and Zuko: Junior

Jet: Senior

I do not own these characters, blah blah blah…

The reason he loved her was because of his mother. She reminded him so much of his mother, they were both so kind and generous and caring. He couldn't ignore her when they first met and so they became friends immediately. That had been years ago, now they were much older.

They had hated each other when they were younger though. Zuko used to bully Aang, but once he stopped living with his parents, Zuko's uncle made him 'see the light' and he became a better person. That was during his freshman year, and during Junior year Katara and the GAang started to like him and now they were all friends. Now Zuko and Katara were practically best friends who did everything together.

"Zuko! Lighten up it's a fucking party!" A drunken Ty Lee yelled at him. Usually Zuko was more of a drinker, but he just didn't want to as he watched Katara from across the room.

But when he saw her start making out with her ex, Haru, he downed a shot of Vodka. Then another. And two more. And soon he was piss drunk and making out with his ex, Mai. After a while, both of them got bored and Mai said something about hooking up with Chan or Ron Jon.

"This isn't a bad party huh?" Katara asked him.

"Oh shit, hey," he said startled.

"So I saw you and Haru…"

"I saw you and Mai."

He said back, "Have you ever maybe thought of I don't know…NOT being defiant?"

She knew he was teasing so she said, "No baby, it's just for you!"

But the BFF mood was broken when Haru arrived. "Hey, hey Katara, so I was thinking, we should like, hang out baby!"

"Um I don't know I mean when we were kissing an hour ago I wasn't really-"

"Oh," his sadness turned to anger, "so you like this jerk?"

"Dude, fuck off," Zuko said.

"Oh, come on Katara, Kit-Kat?" his words slurred badly though.

Zuko took Haru's drink and through it across the room, "Fetch."

Katara giggled and told him, "Brilliant Blue!"

Even though Zuko's (snooty) family crest was red and wore red every day, his nickname was the Blue Spirit, nobody could really remember how he got it, except for Katara and Zuko himself; also, nobody knew how Katara got HER nickname, the Painted Lady. It was because in Junior High, when Azula bullied everyone, Katara used to put a mask on and fight back and stand up to her. So, now whenever there is trouble, people call the Painted Lady, she doesn't wear the mask any more though. Now, no one but Sokka, Aang, Zuko , and Katara even remembered her being called that.

Katara is a people person, she has perfect grades and she is still one of the most fun people in school. Like tonight, she is only a little bit drunk and she was acting so crazy.

"Zuko! Zu-koooohh! Zuuuuu-ko! Let's go onto the roof," since they were both drunk, they went to the roof of Ty Lee's huge apartment where the party was being held and sat down. It took them ten minutes to even find how to get up there.

But once Zuko and Katara were seated, cuddled very close together because of the cold, Katara sobered and said, "Zuko, I can't believe we only have one more year together, I mean, next year you will be a senior and then you'll be gone, and so will Sokka…"

"I'll miss you."

"You didn't say us, what about Toph and Aang and…"

"What about them?" this was his moment, he leaned in. And she did too, and…

And they kissed.

Katara had dreamed about this moment so many times, she wasn't like the typical teenage girl who was shallow and stupid, but still, she had crushes. And among the female and a few male students at Omashu High School, Zuko was a popular crush.