Disclaimer: I own nothing...except this plot.
Note: Wow, my first chapter for ANYTHING in over about half a year. Damn. That's a long time! Well, anyway, this is my newest story, and I don't really have much to say about this except that this chapter is pretty much like an introduction, or a prologue and I hope you guys like it! Also, I would like to thank all my friends who helped me get out of my writers' blocks and help me write this chapter. Luv ya!
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"Wooow Jet, did you really teach yourself Tae Kwon Do? That's amazing!" a very distant and girly voice asked.
"That's right." Jet smirked and winked at the girl.
Jet, the infamous and notorious player of the school. Ever since he was in the 4th grade, he was known to be hitting on any girl that caught his eye. However, he was also known to have broken the most hearts of girls.
"WOW! That's so cool!" yet another one of those shrill shallow girls swarming around Jet squealed as they walked in through the front door of Ba Sing Se High.
"Yeah, yeah, you bitches better remember that Jet's MY boyfriend. So shoo!" Ty Lee, otherwise known as head cheerleader and most popular girl in school, warned.
Ty Lee and Jet have been a thing ever since the 9th grade, and no one ever dared to come in between them. In fact, no one had even dared to think about coming in between them. But then again, what with Ty Lee's oh so incredible jealousy and Jet's seductive ways, it was almost too much for anyone to NOT come in between, as it would have been way too tempting.
"Hey, hey Ty Lee, relax. It's no big deal." Jet said, smirking. "Right girls?"
All the girls burst out in exaggerated high-pitched giggles.
"God, can you believe them? They're always like 'hee-hee-hee-hee'! How annoying." Katara scoffed from down the hallway.
"Huh, yeah, I know." Zuko, who stood right next to her, replied.
"Those air-head girls are so unbelievable. It's almost like they think their soul purpose in life is to try feeling up to Jet." Katara scoffed even more. Only this time, with more frustration.
As Katara turned to leave, she caught a glimpse of Jet looking her way from the corner of her eye. Surprised, and even shocked, that he was looking at her, she tripped over her own two feet and almost fell to the ground. Halfway though, Zuko was luckily able to see her falling and quickly caught her before she touched the floor.
"Whoa. Are you okay?" Zuko asked, with widened eyes.
"Wha? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." Katara said and stood up properly, her face red with embarrassment. As Zuko helped her up, Katara paid her attention to Jet once more. Zuko caught her looking and just sighed.
Huh, well what'd you know? That Katara girl is kinda cute. Maybe... Jet thought and sent Katara a flirtatious look, along with a wink.
Oh my god! He's looking this way! Katara thought and blushed to herself with a small grin splattered upon her face.
Tch, why's she blushing? There's nothing to be blushing about. Zuko thought in disbelief and lightly scoffed at the sight of her blushing.
RIIINNGG!
"Alright, come on. Let's go." Zuko sighed tiredly and dragged the flustered Katara off to class with him.
"Oh. Okay." A flushed Katara replied and walked over to homeroom with Zuko.
"Good morning class! How are you all doing today?" Professor Jeong Jeong said. "Today, we're gonna be doing..."
"So, why were you all red just now?" Zuko whispered over to Katara.
"What? Noo, I wasn't red. Of course not! Why would I be red? I mean, it's not like I was blushing or whatever..." Katara quickly replied, realizing that Zuko had seen her blushing at Jet out in the hall.
"Uh huh. Is it because of that Jet kid that was staring at you?"
"N-No! Of course not! Why would you think that?" Katara stuttered with a fatuous and nervous grin on her face.
Zuko just stared at her.
"…Is it that obvious?" Katara sighed.
"Yeah. Pretty much." he replied.
"It's really a pity that he's dating Ty Lee though. Always thinking she's all that."
"What? Are you like jealo--"
"Zuko! Katara!" Professor Jeong Jeong yelled across the room. "Will you two kids stop flirting and get back to your books?"
Almost immediately, every student turned to face Zuko and Katara, who's faces were red as tomatoes in embarrassment. Then, just as quickly, all the kids turned back around and broke out in small whispers.
"Great. Just what we need. Even more fake rumors about us." Katara exasperated.
"Y-yeah. I know." Zuko whispered back.
"So what were you guys flirting about?" Jun turned around to face them and asked curiously.
"We weren't flirting!" they whispered back in unison.
"… Whatever you say."
RIINNG!
All the students quickly raced to the door and stormed outside as the bell for first period rang.
As Katara and Zuko strolled down the hallway to their next class, they spotted Jet. Of course he was with his girlfriend, Ty Lee. And once again, they were freely showing off their public display of affection.
"Ugh. Look at those two. Always making out in the hallway for the whole world to see." a voice behind Katara remarked.
"Hey Sokka. Hi Suki." Katara exclaimed turning around to see her brother and his girlfriend.
"Hey." Zuko waved to the both of them.
"Yo." Sokka replied. "Anyway, about that Jet kid."
"Yeah. I getting a weird vibe from him and I don't like him." Suki announced. "I like funny guys, like you, baby." and she gave Sokka a little kiss on the cheek.
"Alright, alright, you guys." Katara interrupted. "Besides, I don't think he's that bad. It's just his stupid girlfriend I hate.
"If we hate them so much, why are we talking about them?" Zuko questioned curiously.
"--Alright you kids, enough gossiping." Professor Jeong Jeong interrupted. "Go to your classes."
"Yes sir!" they all replied in unison.
"So, you think you can help me at the Ba Sing Se Kid's Center afterschool?" Katara asked Zuko. Katara worked at the Ba Sing Se Kid's Center where middle school kids went to afterschool to stay out of trouble and have a good time.
"Um. Yeah, sure, why not." Zuko shrugged.
"Oh, good. Thanks! Some of those kids over there are such trouble makers."
Katara's POV
(many classes later)
It's sixth period. Ugh. At least I have my phone with me to text some people. Katara thought and furtively started texting Suki.
"..These microscopic organisms were first discovered by Professor Zei from Ba Sing Se University..." Mr. Tyro, our insanely boring teacher, lectured on.
Neh. I wish this class would end already.
RIINNG!
"Yes!" I yelled. I quickly grabbed my bag and shot up from my seat and ran straight for the door, shoving through everyone in my way.
"You're all dismissed! Except Jet and Ty Lee. Can you two stay for a second. I need to speak with the both of you." Mr. Tyro announced.
"Hey! Katara! Over here!" Zuko yelled from his car. I've always liked his car. So much better than mine. He has a shiny black Porsche while I just have a tiny blue Jaguar.
"Hi Zuko. Let's go!" I yelled and ran over to him, and got in the car.
"Alright. So which way was the Kid Center place again?" he asked, starting the car and driving out of the parking lot of Ba Sing Se High.
"It's like, right around the corner from the Bei Fong Estate." I replied. The Bei Front Estate was this HUGE block of houses and every one of them belonged to Toph's parents. Toph's this girl in the Kid's Center. She tries to act all tough and stuff, but she's so adorable!
"...and we're here." Zuko said after much driving. We pulled into the parking lot and the car stopped.
"Alright. Cool. Let's go in." I couldn't even believe how excited I was to be going back, even though I've already been here before.
"Okay, okay. Calm down." Zuko chuckled as we walked into the building
"Hello Katara...and Katara's friend." Ms. Joo Dee greeted. As weird as Ms. Joo Dee was, she's the one who founded the Kid's Center to help the young unfortunate souls and keep them out of trouble.
"Hi Joo Dee. This is my friend Zuko. Is it alright if he stays and helps me on my shift today?" I asked.
"Oh, of course! The more the merrier!" She finished and headed toward the homework room.
"Okay, so let's start in the playroom. The kids over there are so cute!" I said.
"Heh heh. Okay. Let's actually go in now." Zuko muttered. We walked into the playroom, and literally immediately little Aang and Toph ran up to me.
"Hi Katara!" Aang exclaimed in excitement with a big goofy smile.
"Hey Aang. It's nice to see you again." I replied and squished his little cheeks.
Third POV
As soon as Katara let go of Aang's pale cheeks, a tint of red rose up on his cheeks and he quietly scratched the back of his buzzcut head.
Noticing Aang's obvious liking toward Katara, Toph plainly scoffed and punched Aang's arm. Hard.
"Hey hey, no violence." Zuko chuckled.
"Who's that?" Aang whispered to Katara.
"You guys remember my friend Zuko right?" Katara started. "Didn't you guys meet him when I first started working here?"
"Oh yeah. Hi." Aang greeted plainly.
"Yeah, Zuko, this is Toph here. Toph, Zuko." Katara introduced.
"Yo." Toph muttered and popped her bubble gum.
"Huh, she's just like Sokka" Zuko mumbled under his breath. "Hi."
"Alright well, I'll be right back. I gotta sign in and get my name tag." Katara said and left the room to fetch her things.
"So...what do you guys do here?" Zuko asked, trying to penetrate through the awkward silence between the three of them.
"We just, you know, come here afterschool, do some homework, have fun, stupid stuff like that..." Toph mumbled.
"I see." Zuko replied awkwardly when Katara finally came back.
"Okay! Come on Zuko, I've got something for you to do." Katara said and she and Zuko left.
"Wow. Isn't she pretty?" Aang asked Toph dreamily. "Do you think I might have a chance with her?"
"You? And Katara?" Toph questioned with a shocked look on her face.
Aang anxiously nodded.
"...Nope! Not a chance! Not a sliver of a chance. Not a pimple on the ass of the slive of a chance. Not a freckle on the pimple on the ass of a sliver of a chance--" Toph babbled.
"Okay, Okay! I got it." Aang yelled, or actually, whined.
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Zuko followed Katara out to the parking lot. "So, what are we doing here?"
"Here's where you can help me out. We have to drive this truck all around the neighborhood middle schools and pick up the other kids. Normally I'm just supposed to go to the schools, park, and go find the kids, and do all that, but it takes such a long time to do it by myself. So today, you'll be driving and when we get to the schools, I can just hop off, get the kids, and we can go." Katara explained.
"Hmm, alright. Sounds easy enough." Zuko agreed and started the truck as Katara got in the passenger seat.
"So which one's the first school?" Zuko asked with his eyes glued to the road.
"Uh...let's see here...Oh, it's The Tree House Middle School. You know, the one near the park." Katara exclaimed.
"Okay..." Zuko replied and took a left turn.
"...So, what were you talking about with Aang and Toph while I was gone?" Katara questioned curiously.
"Nothing. I just asked them what they do there."
"Oh. So what'd they say?"
"Well, Toph said they just do like homework and stuff. And that Aang kid didn't say anything." Zuko explained and drove into the parking lot of Tree House Middle School. "Here we are."
"Alright, so I'm gonna go get the kids, you just stay right here. I'll be right back."
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"God, can you believe Mr. Tyro?! He's so annoying! I mean, how can he just give us a week's worth of detention?! It's not like we did anything bad..." Ty Lee yelled and threw her arms in the air in frustration.
"Well, we were making out in front of everyone all week." Jet smirked. "And we all know how much Mr. Tyro enforces the rule of 'NO PDA' around campus."
"...true." Ty Lee sighed. "Well, speaking of PDA, who were you staring at this morning?"
"What? What are you talking about? I wasn't staring at anyone...besides you." Jet smirked again and leaned in to Ty Lee for a kiss.
Ty Lee quickly stepped back. "No. You were definitely staring at someone. You were winking at them too."
"What? No I wasn't." Jet complained once more.
"...You were staring at that Katara girl again, weren't you?!" Ty Lee gasped, and her face soon cringed with anger.
"Are you kidding me? Why would I be looking at Katara...when I have you..." Jet said seductively and backed Ty Lee into the classroom. Giving in to her boyfriend, Ty Lee just scoffed and they both leaned in for a kiss. Another kiss.
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"I'm back!" Katara yelled, sliding open the truck door. Then all of a sudden, two middle schoolers climbed into the truck.
With a confused look on his face, Zuko asked, "It took you that long to pick up only two students?"
"Well, they kept running away from me." Katara said and gave the two kids a glare. "Well anyway, Zuko, this kid here is named Ducas."
"It's THE DUKE!" The Duke yelled.
"Okay, okay The Duke. And this here is Pipsqueek." Katara introduced and pointed at the much...larger kid sitting next to The Duke.
"Hi." Pipsqueek greeted. Zuko just gave an awkward wave.
"So Katara, is Toph here today?" The Duke quickly chirped, curiousity dripping from his voice.
"Hmm...why do you wanna know, Dukey?" Katara asked back, picking up a vibe. Everyday, whenever Katara went to pick up The Duke, he would always ask her if Toph was going to be at the Kid's Center.
"...N-no reason!...And it's The Duke!" he chirped again. Katara just laughed openly.
"Alright Zuko, drive us back to the Kid's Center please!" Katara exclaimed happily.
"Okay okay. Sit still." Zuko chuckled and drove out of the parking lot. He turned the corner and back up the street and they finally arrived at the Ba Sing Se Kid's Center once more.
"Alright kiddos, go on in there." Katara instructed.
"Hey Katara, do you know what time it is? I left my watch and my phone in my backpack." Zuko asked.
"Yeah sure, I have my phone right...here...Huh, that's weird, I thought I had my phone with me just now." Katara searched her pockets in her jacket and jeans, but no such phone was found.
"Are you sure you didn't leave it somewhere?" Zuko asked. "Try remembering where you left it."
"Huh, well let's see. I had my phone in sixth period. Then the bell rang and I ran...outside...OH MY GOD!" Katara gasped.
"What what?!"
"I think I left my phone in class!" Katara yelled in panic.
"Oh. Well. Then you better go get it now! You know how strict Mr. Tyro is about having phones in class!" Zuko warned. "Need a drive?"
"Nah. Too much traffic. I can run from here. Thanks! You can leave now too since my only job today was to pick up the kids." Katara quickly said and started running toward Ba Sing Se High.
"Bye Katara!"
"Bye! See you later!"
God, how could I be so stupid to have left my phone at school?! And of all classes, in Mr. Tyro's class! Stupid! Katara thought, getting angry with herself.
Katara ran around the corner and down the street. And there it was. Ba Sing Se High. She quietly but quickly slided open the front doors and quickly ran to Mr. Tyro's classroom. Luckily, the door was slightly open.
"Yes! There's my phone!" Katara whispered to herself. The phone was on the shelf next to the door. Yes! Now I won't even have to sneak in to get my phone back! I can just get it! Grinning to herself, Katara opened up the door a bit further in and walked in furtively to retrieve her phone when...
"Ah!" Katara gasped a bit too loudly. Right when she stepped inside the classroom, there they were. Jet and Ty Lee. Only this time, they were making out. Again.
Katara just stared, too shocked, too embarrassed to move, or to even look away.
Jet pulled away from his kiss and saw Katara there, just standing, as if nothing else to do. Ty Lee, once again noticing Jet looking at Katara again scoffed and stuck her tongue out at Katara. Shocker.
"What do you want?" Ty Lee asked with an attitude.
"..."
"Hello?!"
"Huh? O-oh...S-Sorry...I-I just f-forgot my p-phone." Katara stuttered and quickly snatched her phone from the shelf next to her and ran out the door as fast as she could, with Jet's pitiful eyes lingering on her leaving.
"Ugh. God. Hate her." Ty Lee complained and leaned in to kiss Jet again.
"I'm tired. I'm gonna go home now." Jet yawned and grabbed his backpack and headed for the door too.
"What? Are you kidding me?!" Ty Lee exclaimed.
"You should go home too." Jet suggested and closed the door.
"Psh, some boyfriend you are..." Ty Lee whined and got her bag and trailed toward the door.
To Be Continued...
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Well, there you go guys! The first chapter!! :D
(P.S. That one line that Toph says about Aang not having a chance was from Samurai Girl. I heard that line in the movie, and it was just so hilarious and i just had to use it! I don't own Samurai Girl)
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