Time: 3:13 PM.

Oi, I am feeling a bit better, but my voice is basically toast for the next few days. Oh well, thank you to Mithendel for wishing me a fast recovery.

Well…. Funny story that almost gave me a heart attack, one of the people who reviewed, told me that they worked there.

I basically almost peed myself. Okay, sorry that is rude and disgusting. Lol. Anyways, that is the only way to describe my reaction. I was praying quickly and hopelessly, that this person didn't know who the guy I based it on was. I will tell you the truth, I was completely embarrassed, I didn't want anyone to actually find out! :D But thankfully, they didn't know him. You can imagine me wiping my forehead from relief. Haha. Now, I look back at it and laugh so incredibly hard. It is so freakin funny that something like this happens to me! Gotta love you GreenGal! Thanks for the scare.

Hope you guys like this chapter. I kind of rushed it, but who cares anyways. Not me! hahahahah (Oh yeah, I would love reviews if possible!) Thanks!

Disclaimer: Still don't own Avatar: the last Airbender.


As we walked up the stairs again, I was grumbling to myself and Toph was staring at me strangely. I saw Sokka up ahead of us, and he slowed down waiting for us to climb the stairs.

He saw my angry expression and turned to Toph, "What's eating her?"

Toph shrugged her shoulders, then eyeballed me mischievously. "I don't know, but it might have something to do with a very attractive looking lifeguard up there."

I glared at her, my face betraying me with a deep blush. "I have no idea what you are talking about," I growled at her.

She waved her hand at me and continued walking, and lugging the double tube up the stairs. Sokka rolled his eyes and groaned. "Even on vacation, she has to find some hot guy to google her eyes at. Come on Katara, get real and stop thinking about boys."

I felt my anger flare up, as we reached the slide area. My eyes went directly to his seat, where he was sitting there, chatting with some girls, probably a year or so younger than me. Clothed in skimpy suits, that barely covered them. Well, it wasn't too bad. If only they had something to show. Ooooo… Ouch. Good one Katara. I mentally smacked myself in the head for being a complete idiot.

I looked down at my body self consciously. Well, I wasn't wearing something as thin as them, just a sports bra and swimming pants. I looked back up at them, their stomachs were flat, and no hips, no thighs, no butt.

I felt my face grow red again, and I looked down at myself. I wasn't completely flat, there was a little bit on my stomach area, but I had learned in health class that it as actually better for a girl to have some there, and completely normal. I had listened to my health teacher, but now being here in a life like situation, I wasn't so sure. I felt fat compared to these two girls. And they had skinny little thighs to match. I did water sports in my school, and because of that, I was cursed with the muscles of the legs. I sighed heavily, looking at the floor.

The girls were laughing high pitched and annoyingly. I ground my teeth and held my tongue. People have told me over and over that I speak without thinking; letting my temper control me. While it was still true, I really didn't want people to point it out.

He told them to go, and they went down, having to push themselves. Sokka went to the blue line, and Toph and I followed with the double tube.

The lifeguard was silent now, I looked behind us, there were just a bunch of kids. Sokka went down the tube and Toph put our tube in the water, getting in herself, and I after her, completely silent.

The lifeguard was resting his chin in his hand. He looked over at us, after he told the last group to go down the red tube.

"So…," he started, and paused, looking at us. I wouldn't know whom he was talking too, because I refused to make eye contact with him. "Are you guys from around here?"

There was a silent pause. I guess Toph wanted me to answer for him, since I was the older one. I kept my jaw shut.

Toph pinched my leg. I kicked her. I could feel the lifeguards eyes on me.

Toph looked at him, "No, we are from ________. It's spring break over there, and we came over here for vacation."

I snuck a glance at the guy now, his expression still hard to read. He was looking at Toph and raised his eyebrows. "Really? We still have a week over here." That's the first time I heard him laugh softly, errr… chuckle.

"Out of all the places to go, why come to "Hicksville" here? I mean this town is so small! I would never come here if I was on vacation!"

He leaned back in his chair looking at us amusingly.

I could see Toph smile sweetly at him, "Well, we wanted to go to a water park….and frankly, there aren't too many around her. Plus, it's not that small. The city Katara lives in is much smaller that this!"

I gave her the stink eye. She turned around and grinned at me.

He was silent, and I looked at him angrily. There was a playful smile on his lips, but he didn't let it come out. "What town are you from?"

I stared at him blankly. Why was I being such a butt head?

Toph spoke up for me, "She lives in __________, you probably have never heard of it."

He looked at the ceiling, as if remembering.

"Nope never heard of it." He put his arms behind his neck and I looked away from his well defined chest. "But this town sure is small from where I come from. I'm from Phoenix, Arizona."

Well whoop-dee-doo Mr. Gorgeous. Why are you telling us this?

I looked back at the monitor. He caught my eyes looking at it and he realized it was our turn.

He got into the water and pushed on the inner tube near my butt. I stifled back a giggle. Right before he pushed us over the edge, his fingers lightly touched the back of my shoulder. I turned and looked at him right as we entered the tube, the darkness engulfing us. I watched as his grey eyes stared at me…. softly. As our tube whipped around a sharp corner, I lost contact with those portals of stormy grey, and listened to the laugh of Toph bring me back to reality.


We stopped for lunch and ate sandwiches or something. I couldn't remember since my mind was muddled.

Sokka had had enough of messing around with water for the day. So it was Toph and I on our own for a while. She grinned at me. I had a feeling of what she was going to say. He had to be on lunch break by now, so we were clear to have fun again.

I grinned back, finally feeling better.

We each got our own inner tube and started going down. We switched off and on between double and single. We then discovered that we could go down on a double by our selves! This was also a bonus! The number of kids was slowing down now too, because it was the actual lunch hour, (we had taken ours earlier). Now we could go twice as much! This day was already becoming better and better.

Both Toph and I were lugging our own double tubes up, she in front and I in back. As we came up once more I stopped directly in my path and my mouth fell open. No way!

He was pushing some younger kid down, and then turned to us, the two other people in the small room. His face was blank and when he saw me his eyebrows furrowed.

"You know, it's rude to stare and gape."

Toph turned around and I shut my mouth just in time. Crap! Why was he back up here! So much for a better day!

I nodded to her, "Go ahead Toph."

She raised an eyebrow at me and turned around, putting her tube in the water. She waited for a few minutes, before he told her she could go down. Once he pushed her down, I immediately put my tube in the water and sat down in a huff. I made it perfectly clear I did not want to talk to this guy whose only goal in this day was to make my life awful.

He sat on the edge of the water tank area, and looked at me. I glanced up at his face, his eyes intent on looking at me. I quickly turned away.

"So," he said, "I am guessing that you and she aren't sisters. Because sisters live in the same city."

I sighed and looked back up at him, "Yeah, we're cousins."

He titled his head.

"You're in high school," he stated.

I furrowed my eyebrows. What kind of question was that? It was kind of creepy in a flattering sort of way, if he wasn't actually a creeper. I looked at him carefully before answering.

"I'm a sophomore," I said slowly, trying to figure out what he was getting at.

I saw him smile a little, and my heart fluttered. I quickly averted my eyes before my face became crimson. When could I go down the slide? It should be time now!

"Ahhh, high school," he murmured, "I am glad this is my last year as a senior."

Then I he added. "Do you skip a lot?"

I looked up at him in horror. "No! I don't do that! I am actually very serious about my school work thank you very much."

His grin grew a little, "Good, that's good." He leaned back a little, his feet now swirling the water. "I just assumed, you being a Meanie and all, that you might have some rebellion in you. Anyways, don't skip. Because skipping is bad. That's what I did, and I have gotten into a lot of trouble." He mused to himself, like it was a funny thing that he was a rebel-like. I rolled my eyes, but couldn't keep my heart from beating a million miles an hour.

He was quiet for a little while longer. I was growing uncomfortable now, and glanced back at the monitor. I looked at him, and he was looking at the monitor as well, then his eyes met mine.

Was he going to let me go? "So…," I started out like he usually did, "What's the art on your back? Rebellion as well?"

He smirked, his hey glinting with laughter. "Something like that."

We both heard voices and running footsteps of little children coming up the stairs. He sighed. Wait? Did he just sigh?

He stood up and walked behind me, and put his hand on my shoulders. I stifled a little, but his hands were warm and calming. I was too nervous to be angry at his actions right now. Now, I wasn't even sure how I was feeling. My emotions were in a complete muddle!

He pushed me down into the dark abyss.