Six Flags: Ba-Sing-Se
Chapter Two
Seating Arrangements
By: Kohroxmysox
A/N: Because I forgot this last chapter, I'd like to give a big thanks to the person who inspired me to write this AU, renagrrl! Her story, College Daze, is awesome! Read it if you get the chance!
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender or Six Flags. If I did, then why would you be reading this disclaimer?
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Jet crossed his arms and leaned against the fence nonchalantly and checked his cellphone. 6:20. Where was Katara? They'd be leaving in ten minutes. He looked around, trying to figure out who still had to show up.
Pipsqueak and Smellerbee were standing a few feet away from him, talking about something or another. Then Hahn stood with his arm around Suki as they talked with Jin and Haru. Aang was reading Toph some of the information he had found on-line, while Ty-Lee and Mai sat listening to one of the two's i-pods.
Let's see, that left Katara, Longshot, Azula, Zuko, and Sokka.
He glanced over at master Pakku, professor Bumi, and Aang's guardian, Mr. Gyatso, who were helping to load all the bags into the bus.
Again, Jet pulled his cellphone out of the pocket of his black Volcom jacked. 6:23. Damn! Where was she!
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Pipsqueak sighed in frustration, he had had this talk with Smellerbee a couple dozen times already.
"Look, Smellerbee," he said in his deep voice, "If you like Longshot, just tell him if it's driving you this insane."
"But, what if he doesn't say anything." Smellerbee said looking down at her feet. "What if he doesn't like me back? It would make our friendship all awkward."
Pipsqueak tried his hardest not to groan. He was having a serious case of deja vu. He would never understand girls. He told her the same thing over and over and it always ended up being the same conversation, only with a different interruption each time. And how could things get more awkward between the two? He doesn't even talk in the first place! Well, unless it's something he cares about.
"Hey Longshot." Jet said coolly as the teen rounded the corner.
"Hey." Pipsqueak and Smellerbee responded.
Longshot nodded and walked up to them after setting his bag down by the bus.
"Made it with five minutes to spare." Jet said looking at his Nokia cellphone.
"Jet, you've been looking at your cellphone every thirty seconds." Pipsqueak said, "what's up?"
Jet angled his face toward the street so that they could see his profile, "It's not like Katara to be this late..." he said taking the twig out of his mouth.
"And you miss making out with her before school starts." Smellerbee finished for him with an eye roll while crossing her arms over her white and gray Old Navy T-shirt.
Jet smirked and put the twig back in his mouth. "Ya, sort of."
Pipsqueak frowned, there was more too it than that, wasn't there?
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Zuko scowled as he looked at the clock. Not that he wanted to spend the next two days with his immature classmates, but it was three minutes before they were supposed to leave for Six Flags and he, Uncle Iroh, and Azula were still driving to the school.
Not the best morning of his life. First there was Iroh's singing, then his uncle burned breakfast because he became too relaxed meditating, so they had toast for breakfast. They set out, but had to turn back a minute later because Zuko had left his i-pod. Then there was a ton of traffic because of a huge car crash. About three cars and a produce delivery truck were involved and there was some wacko shouting, "My cabbages!" Now Zuko was late.
Zuko let out a sigh of relief as he saw the landscape of Omashu United Middle/High School. He looked at the clock. Two minutes. Just in time. He thought as they pulled into the school parking lot.
He and Azula raced to get their bags from the trunk and saw that there was an extra bag. They just stared for a moment as realization flooded over them.
"He didn't." Zuko said eyes widening.
"He wouldn't." his sister replied as they both turned to face their uncle.
"He did." Iroh said as he walked up to get his bag out as well.
"Aw shit!" Zuko heard his sister whisper under her breath.
Zuko shook his head in disbelief. How could his uncle do this? "Oh, whatever!" Zuko said waving it off. "We don't have time, let's just go."
And so they walked off, Zuko leading the way. 'Great, woke up to uncle's singing, listened to some moron obsessed with cabbages for a few minutes till we got through traffic, showed up late, and now Uncle's chaperoning. Definitely not my day.'
"Nice of you to join us Mr. and Ms. Sozin." Master Pakku said to Zuko and Azula as Iroh walked up to the other chaperons. "Just put your bags down here, we'll take care of them."
The Sozin siblings nodded and walked over to see their classmates. Azula walked over to Mai and Ty Lee and Hahn came up to Zuko.
"Hey man. What took you so long?" Hahn greeted.
"Traffic and an insane cabbage merchant." Zuko replied honestly.
"Cabbage?" Hahn snickered, "Dude, are you cereal?"
Zuko raised an eyebrow and smiled letting out a small choke of laughter, "Uh, cereal?"
"Jin goofed and..." he was interrupted by a punch on the shoulder. "Ow!"
"Hahn! You're not telling him too!" Jin whined coming out from behind him.
"Now that I know it bugs you he's not the only one I'll tell." Hahn said smirking.
Jin crossed her arms across her green hoodie jacket and frowned. She then turned to leave, but not without punching Hahn again with an eyeroll.
He rubbed the spot where he'd been punched and said, "You know she's stronger than she looks." Zuko smiled. "So anyway, Jin said cereal instead of serious."
Zuko nodded, "You really gonna tell everyone?"
"You bet!"
"Alright, I'm gonna go see Jet. See if I can slip cereal in."
"Okay, cool," Hahn said with a smirk as he turned around, "Later man."
Zuko had no sooner turned around when he felt a body shove against his violently. Zuko stumbled back a few steps, but quickly regained his balance. He looked to see who ran into him. Blue Wave Vans, jean, knee length shorts, white Hollister jacket, navy and gold South Pole T-shirt, and her signature braid.
"Watch it!" he yelled at her.
"You watch it jerk!" Katara yelled back.
"Hey, you ran into me!"
"So don't get in the way of people who're running!"
"Don't run into people who are walking!"
They stared at each other for a moment before Katara stormed off in a huff and gave her bag to master Pakku.
"Students!" Principle Bumi cried out to the teens. None turned their heads. He cleared his throat and then yelled into his blow horn, "STUDENTS!" If anyone was still half asleep, they weren't anymore.
"Thank you." Bumi said taking the blow horn away from his mouth and motioning for them to gather around. "Now, we are about to depart for Six Flags." With this sentence a small cheer rang through the students.
"However, on our last trip, there was much raucous on the drive and therefore we are initiating seating arrangements." With this, the students groaned.
"We chaperons have made a chart depicting where you will each sit. Now if you will all, please come and see the chart..." With this everyone rushed to see who they were seated by.
Zuko pushed through the crowd to look at the chart:
Katara, Zuko Ty Lee, Hahn
Longshot, Jin Pipsqueak
Toph, Mai Sokka, Suki
Jet, Haru Smellerbee, Azula
Iroh, Gyatso Pakku, Aang
Bumi
What the heck? There had to be some mistake! There was no way he could survive a three hour trip to Six Flags sitting next to her! She hated him! He didn't know why, so he basically ignored her since every time they were around each other things got ugly. What just happened was an example.
Zuko stormed over to his uncle. "What's the meaning of this!" He shouted at Iroh. "You know I can't survive sitting next to her! What were you old gasbags thinking!" Iroh simply smiled and motioned for him to turn around.
Everyone was in the crowd discussing the arrangement. Well, more like shouting at the unfairness of the situation. Bumi, Pakku, Iroh, and Gyatso were just watching with smiles on their faces. They let it continue for a few more minutes before Bumi pulled out the blow horn again.
"Attention!" All eyes turned to Bumi who was setting down the horn.
"Now, you may be upset about the seating arrangements but we have an explanation." At this, master Pakku took over.
"Things at this school have gotten too cliquey. The whole school lives as if divided except for on rare occasions! We hope being forced to sit next to people you know nothing about will bring a sense of unity back to this school!"
Aang nervously raised his hand. "Master Pakku, sir."
"Yes Aang?"
"Um, well, no offense, but, why am I sitting by you?"
"Because of what happened last trip. You may recall your pet lemur jumping out of your backpack and attempting to rip the hair off the face of our guide."
The whole class laughed remembering their trip to the military base and Momo pulling Zhou's sideburns.
Aang laughed nervously, "Heh, heh, right."
"So I watching you to make sure no shenanigans take place this trip. Now this will be the arrangement for the trip to Six Flags and then to the beach. On the way back you may sit where you wish." he finished.
A murmur of reluctant acceptance spread through the students.
Principle Bumi smiled, "Excellent, now lets move! We have a long drive ahead of us!"
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A/N: Those shoes Katara has. The Blue Wave Vans. Ya, They are so awesome! Their real name is Blue Wave Total Eclipse Vans. I can't find them in a size 6. :( Oh, and the list, harder to make than it may seem. It took forever to make sure no one was by anyone they normally talk to. It's hard making people's lives miserable. I don't know how teachers... I mean. Look! A monkey! Give a review and pet the monkey... MONKEY! XD
