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The sun rose, and the sky lightened swiftly. The flecks of gold faded with the new light. Zuko laid spread out on the bed, tangled in the blood colored bed coverings. The snores echoed throughout the dorm room, none distinguishing between whether it be Zuko, Sokka or Jet. The alarm clock cawed angrily, Furious that they hadn't awoken yet. And school was soon to start. Breakfast had already been eaten, and nothing remained. Students were sitting in there commons chatting, studying, finishing homework, or watching TV.

Zuko slowly opened his eyes, slowly moving to look at the alarm clock. His eyes widened suddenly, he leapt from the ruby sheets and started to yank off his boxers, clamoring to pull on jeans, rushing to brush his teeth and hair, for about fifteen seconds he was brushing his hair with his toothbrush, running out the door while tugging on his shirt, a bagel in one hand and a book bag in the other. Racing down the dorm hall he tugged his jacket on. Charging down the steps he finished off the bagel. Sliding into his math class the bell rang. The teacher gave the normally good student a glare, and told him to get to his seat.

Katara was giggling at him, mind you trying to hide it, but still giggling behind her dark hand. Mr. Daken, the teacher, started lecturing about how things worked in the school and running in last minute was not a sign of respect.

"So Zuko, alarm clock not go off?" Katara asked. Her large blue eyes were watching him. His eyes skimmed over her outfit. Black boots, black cargos, low cut ice colored shirt, regular braid. He smirked lightly.

He growled in response, his hand flying across the paper in attempt to complete his unfinished homework. He looked at her again, this time she was watching the board. He managed to finish as the teacher requested the homework to be turned in.

"Are you going to the party?" He heard the waterbender ask. She was staring up at him with those sapphire eyes.

"Maybe…I don't really know, are you?" And now he is forced to say, to choose. Haplessly he nodded. Somewhere deep in his mind he wanted her to go, he wanted to dance with her in an 'a heat of the moment' dance. And yet the logical side told him no. Told him that she was completely off limits, gods he alright had Jin dammit!

"Actually know that I think about it that night is the play auditions, Sorry I can't go." Her sweet voice usually echoed in his dreams, but now is simply crushed his hopes. He growled under his breath, only then noticing Jin was watching him, a folded sheet of paper in her hand. Within the next seconds that paper was on his desk. Slowly he unfolded the lined paper. It read little.

You and I are going to that party together right Lee? And by the way, I can see you flirting with that girl. Stop.

-Love you

Jin

He sighed, he wasn't flirting. Right?

Course we are Jin. And I'm not flirting, she's Sokka's sis. I would not be flirting with her.

-Zuko

The note sailed back to her. Not once did he realize that Katara beside him had read the entire note.

"What? Am I simply not pretty enough?" She barely glanced at him. She knew the trap she was leading the poor boy into, but he didn't see the trap, no matter how gaping and ugly it may be.

"I never said that." He responded fluently. He copied that night's homework into the planner provided, His gold hued eyes dancing from the white board to his desk.

"Then why would you not flirt with me. It's not like I am Sokka." She raised her voice in a fairly flirtatious way. A smile was dancing across her face. He didn't look at her. That may not have resulted well, the last time a smile like that was shot in his general direction he discovered his pants were just a bit too tight.

"Because I have a girlfriend and you are my best friends little sister. That wouldn't work." He growled out lightly, mentally a small chibi Zuko was begging the class to end. He started packing all his gear into a black bag, his back turned to Katara. And then the bell cawed to them to leave. He scrambled to his next class. And when the next class ended he nearly crawled to his next class. And then he had gym. With Sokka. And he wasn't looking forward to it.

"Hey there buddy! What's up?" Sokka called to him. He was currently half finished changing.

And Zuko characteristically did not respond but reentered the three year long battle with the lock. And he eventually gave up and cut the lock, with a minor lash of flames, he would simply meld the steel back later. Yes Zuko had a deformed lock.


Sokka and Zuko soon found themselves battling for victory. Sokka's arm slammed into the bender's belly. Zuko threw his weight against the warrior, but Sokka withstood the blow. Sokka attempted to push Zuko over, but he ducked. Swish. Sokka managed to win, the orange ball ended up gliding through the once white net.

"I Won!" Sokka announced to the entireness of the gym. "In your face Smokey!" Zuko twitched at the derogatory nickname.

"I'll beat you next time, I let you win." A wisp of smoke floated in his sweaty palms. The teacher called them in after he beat another student, Sokka lost his next 'battle' mind you.


Meditation. The only constant in the teen's life, nothing changed when it came to meditation. And that was what the flame bender was doing now. He tried to clear his mind of any thoughts, tried to focus on a single flame. A candle burning brightly in his minds eye often helped with his issues. And then the door slid open, Katara entered the Dojo with him. He could tell simply but the cool aura that would surround the area. His mind was able to ignore her, but not all of him could.

"Oh. Hi Zuko! Do you mind sharing the dojo?" Her voice was controlling in a peaceful way. He opened his scared eye and peered at her through his topaz eyes. He shook his head slowly.

"Good, I haven't practiced in days." Opening both eyes he watched her sift and move with an unheard music, water following her moves. The grace in the bending was so different from his own type of bending, which was harsh and controlled. Water bending appeared to all just flow with no end to the movements. Nearly an hour passed, he watching her, she moving and almost dancing with the water, the dinner bell then screamed at them to come to the dining hall, And to leave the tranquil sanctuary that sheltered them from the other students.

"Come on water girl. Dinners soon." Zuko called to the darker skinned girl. She nodded but otherwise ignored him. She kept with her dancing-bending. He left the building dashing for the dining hall. He found his usual seat, Sokka already camping out there with Jin and Suki, Sokka's on and off girl friend of three years, apparently they were dating at the moment, Zuko had a running bet with Jin that they would break up by the months, she thought they would last two months.

"Lee! Come here, I have a seat saved for you." Her voice was jumpy and gleeful in ways nearly sickening. Sokka and Suki were currently…kissing would be the edited way of putting it. He came slowly over and sat next to her. The chibi Zuko was curled up rocking to and fro, not wanting to sit near her as now he had to endure the chattering.

"…and then I had to take that…isn't it nasty that Sokka…I think that Katara is a really…and then he snapped…and my teacher was being a real royal son of a…and then she didn't…" And that went on for the entire dinner period. He tuned it out and just ate his food, spicy spicier and burning, Fire Nation style.

"…And you better be paying attention Lee." The severe tone knocked him back into reality like nothing else could. Yes he was the Crown Prince of the Fire Nation, yah he could be anyone in a battle, yes he feared nothing, nothing except when his girlfriend got that tone in her voice.

"I am." Were the only words needed to launch her back into a chattering frenzy. He tuned everything out. Hoping for anything to distract this girl from her talking, he was starting to wonder what he was smoking when he asked her out.

"Hey! Earth to Zuko, Earth calling Zuko, Zuko not picking up…" Sokka tried to knock the bender from his daze.

"Zuzu. It's me, Azula." And that was all it took for the warrior to be fully awake and at full attention. "Good, you're awake. Where's Katy." She used her nickname for the waterbender. He shrugged, he couldn't tell them that she was in the Dojo, they would be wondering why he knew.

"Azula, I don't know and don't care." His golden ember eyes glanced at his sister's two lackeys, Ty Lee and Mei. Mei was staring off into space, not really caring what happened, though even Sokka knew (yes Sokka knew a few things) the depressed girl had a crush on Zuko. Ty Lee was eagerly watching the situation, a smile burning on her face, as it always seemed to do.

"Of course you don't care…" Azula muttered while walking off, Ty Lee waved. Mei glared at the wall a bit more. Zuko sighed, his sister could read him to well, they didn't get along, by gods they didn't, but that didn't stop the fact that she knew everything about him. And if anyone ever asked her response would be 'Keep your friends close but stalk your brother and know every detail about his life.' And it confused everyone as they tried to figure out what the heck was wrong with the black haired girl.

"I don't" He called to her retreating body.


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