I... don't know. I probably fail at writing stories that involve school, 'cuz I've never been to one, but whatever! And this is pretty much extremely poorly written, but it would get out of my head, and then when I wrote it simply refused to sit quietly on my desktop, haunting my dreams: Possst me... Possst meee... So, uh, yeah. I own nothing. I might actually write more to this, because I have some ideas, but...
Mark Tanaka: Mako
Bill Tanaka: Bolin
Cora Andersen: Korra
Ashleigh Sato: Asami
Jenny Adams: Jinora
Katie Adams: Katara
Tobias Bentley: Toza
Irving Gutierrez: Iroh
Laurence Ganley: Lau Gan-Lan
Amos Barleti: Amon
Republic City High was populated with some of the strangest characters you were likely to meet in a lifetime, much less one day of walking down the halls.
For one, there was Mark Tanaka, the amber-eyed, blackhaired, drop-dead-gorgeous grandson of Japanese immigrants. He was tall and pale and slim and amazingly handsome, and always followed by the rumor that he was gay, because how else could he possibly ignore the half-dozen fangirls that followed him around everywhere? Of course there was a whole fanclub, but these six were the most devoted, and surely one day he would choose one lucky girl! But for now, he stalked the hallways with a perpetual (but strikingly handsome) frown on his face, ignored authority in the classroom but always got his homework in on time, and only seemed to come alive on the soccer field, or when he was absently doodling the initials "C.A." on a piece of notebook paper or his hand, a stupid half-smile on his face.
In case you're curious, "C.A." are the initials of one Cora Andersen, an exchange student from Canada whom all the guys were crazy about until they discovered she could beat almost any of them at any sport imaginable. She always had her brunette hair up in three ponytails and never wore sunglasses even in the middle of summer. She said this was because, coming from "way, way up north" there was snow on the ground almost all year, so she was used to the glare; however, it was a popular theory that she did it for the sake of people who wanted to examine her insanely blue eyes.
People like Bill Tanaka, the younger brother of the famous Mark. He, too, was a soccer jock (and a sculptor, strangely enough, but he was forgiven this abnormality because of his perfect green eyes), and he, too, had a healthy following of fangirls. One could always find two or three young women arguing over who was "Team Mark" and who was "Team Bill." Bill, unlike his brother, relished the attention and was out with a different girl (or sometimes more) every weekend, much to the exasperation of his older brother. Bill laughed loud, talked loud, and generally drew attention to himself wherever he went, simply because that was the way he was. The only time he could ever be seen more or less quiet was on the soccerfield, where he would be silent and determined, working in tandem with his brother to get the ball to the goal; they were almost never put in defensive positions, and if one was offense then so was the other. Mark made sure of it, as he was team captain, and he knew that there wasn't a better soccer duo in the city.
Almost the entire school would show up for the matches, partially to watch the game and partially because they knew Ashleigh Sato would be in the front row watching. Ashleigh was, arguably, the prettiest girl in the school. Tall and willowy, with waves of dark hair, green eyes, and impeccable makeup, she would seat herself primly on the bottom-most bleacher, only to jump to her feet, screaming with delight, as someone (usually Mark or Bill) made a goal. Ashleigh, though the daughter of one of the richest men in the city and determinedly gorgeous, was hardcore, and people would occasionally spend more time watching her reaction to the game than the game itself.
Except, of course, young Jenny Adams, but no one knew why she came to the games anyways. The girl was only ten, but with an IQ almost off the charts, she was in ninth grade already. At most soccer games she would sit quietly next to Cora, who was staying with the Adams family for an indefinite amount of time, and read a Jane Austen novel until it was time to go home. However, Cora would, without fail, insist on going to speak to Mark and Bill to congratulate them, and Jenny would trail along behind her quietly and awkwardly, which was her usual approach to life. She didn't have the many friends, as most children her own age found her odd or even scary, and most of the highschoolers found her immature and childish for no reason other than that she was a child. In all honesty she was probably more mature than half of them - being a social outcast left her with no one but teachers and Cora to talk to at school, and Cora was odd and a little terrifying, so she spent more time talking to the adults. Jinny had her brown hair cut in a short bob that almost reached her chin, and she was almost never seen without a book in her hand, pushing her glasses up her nose in surprise whenever someone spoke to her.
And these were only the students! There was the school nurse, Katie Adams (Jenny's grandmother), who was absolutely adored by the entire school; the soccer coach, Tobias Bentley (affectionately nicknamed "Old Toe" by the team), who was old and "gnarly" and tough and let the Tanaka brothers crash at his place most nights, though few people knew this; Mr. Irving Gutiérrez, the history teacher who was most of the girls' teacher crush, but who seemed so wrapped up in his love of the past that he completely missed their dreamy sighs; the cook, Laurence Ganley, who had a strange love of cabbages and put them in every meal possible; and Principal Amos Barleti, who was held in awe by most people in the school and, really, the entire city, for the way he could do pretty much whatever he wanted and still be so mind-numbingly popular. For a principal, at least.
Yes, Republic City High was quite an interesting place, with jocks, artists, child geniuses, and foreign exchange students. All the weirdos seemed to flock to it like birds to a marsh, which resulted in quite an interesting school.