Fighter

by waterrockz

High school is rough, especially when you want to kiss & beat up the same guy. Katara is a 16 year old fighter who is running from a dark past. She thinks she has everything under control until he walks in. Zuko is the guy every girl wants but is that all he is? Zuko gets knocked off his feet. Can these two overcome their pasts and learn to love? Or will they both drown?

2. Chapter 2

Fighter

By: Waterrockz

I do not own any of the characters or Avatar the Last Airbender.

This fanfic is rated M for a reason, there will be language & mild sexual references in this chapter.

If you see any of the following letters, F S J, it means grade level. No one is a senior.

I'm not doing last names, if you haven't guess, yet.

This fanfic is in modern time, but the characters still have their bending abilities and the nations they come from (fire, water, air, & earth). In America there are all types of nations, countries in colder climate (Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, & Canada) have more water tribes, countries in hotter climate (South America, Australia, & Africa) have more fire nations, any land masses (Russia & Asia) have earth kingdoms, and all of Europe is where the air nomads are.

Azula (15yr) is based off this drawing by KitsuK8…

Modern Azula by kitsuK8 on deviantART

Previous:

"Zuko, my office now!" said the principal with a frown on his face. Zuko walked with the principal and disappeared through a door. Jet left quickly not looking at Katara or Sokka.

"You know that you didn't have to scare him that bad," Sokka said with a giggle. Katara and Sokka started laughing.

Now:

Katara and Sokka sat in the office for an hour, bored out of their minds until a teenage girl walked in and sat across from them. Katara could swear that there was something familiar about her. The girl wore black sneakers and dark blue jeans with a red belt. She also wore a white t-shirt with the fire nation symbol on the back and on both sleeves. Her jet-black hair was put back in a ponytail with two pieces of hair on the side of her face. Her golden eyes stood out and look familiar to Katara. Katara glanced at her brother to see his face go pale.

The girl looked Katara over and smirked. "So this is the famous girl who beat up Zuko," snorted the girl. Katara got the feeling that this girl knew Zuko.

"My name is Azula by the way. You must be Sokka's sister…" Azula said as she trailed off waiting for Katara to say her name.

"Katara," said Katara as she watched Azula closely. Azula's eyebrows went up and her eyes widened for a bit. Katara had the feeling that she saw Azula before. Then it hit her, Azula knew her from the underground fighting.

"So how do you feel not being in the ring, Dark Angel?" Azula said with a smirk on her face. Katara was already pissed off and that statement over did it. Katara jumped out of her seat and ran towards Azula. However Sokka saw this and went in front of his sister to stop her.

"She's not worth it, Katara!" Sokka said to his sister hoping to stop her.

"You are lucky that your father is who he is or…" said the principal as he walked out of his office with Zuko. Katara stopped and glared at Zuko, remembering what he had done to her. Katara looked him over and smirked to herself as she saw the wounds she gave him. He had a limp in his right leg, a black eye, bloody mouth, and his nose & 3 ribs were broken. He would also have bruises for a good 3 months on his arms and chest. Katara didn't feel sorry for him, but for the person who had to clean him up.

The principal looked at Katara, Sokka, and Azula. He turned towards Katara and said, "My office now, Miss Katara." Katara glared back at Azula and followed the man to his office. Katara sat down in a chair when she got into his office. She peered over at his desk to see files with pictures on them. There were 23 files with the names Mai, Tylee, Azula, Smellerbee, Jun, Song, Jin, Meng, Toph, Suki, Yue, Aang, Hahn, Haru, Jet, Teo, Zuko, Longshot, Duke, Chan, Pipsqueak, and Kuzan. However the two names that stood out to Katara were her brothers and hers. On his desk was a name plate that read Roku.

The principal sat down in a door across from a table that separated Katara and him. Before he could talk, the phone rang. He picked the phone up and started mumbling words. He hung up the phone and looked right at Katara and said, "Do no leave this room. I will be right back. I won't be longer than 15 minutes."

Katara watched the principal leave the room and she turned her attention towards the files. Her curiosity got the better of her when she saw the files. Katara looked back at the door and ran over to the files. There was a file with no name or picture on it, so Katara decide to look at that one first. She opened the file to see a list of names, dates, places, times, & ratings. The top of the paper read "Top Basketball & Soccer Players". Katara's eyebrows went up after reading this. She laid down the file and picked up a file which had Sokka's name on it.

On the cover of the file was a picture of Sokka from a year ago. Katara opened the file to see stats and notes. The file contained his schedule, game stats for soccer & basketball, dates, places, & times of important games, and ratings from 8 different people. Katara went through all of the files quickly and saw that they all contained the same type of information. There was one thing that Katara's brother doesn't know about her, Katara had photographic memory.

Katara quickly closed the files and sat back down in her chair as the door opened to reveal the principal. "Miss Katara, is it? I was quite surprised to see Zuko's condition and your condition," said the principal as he sat in his chair.

"That jackass got what was coming! He had no right calling me a bitch or tramp. There is no way that I am apologizing for what I did!" Katara said as she stood up with her fist balled up together. Katara was pissed and in no mood to forgive.

"Did I ever say anything about apologizing?" said the principal with a smirk on his face. Katara sat back down slowly and eyed the principal. There was no way that she was getting out of there without getting punished.

"What are you saying?" Katara questioned as she looked right into his eyes. The principal leaned back in his chair and started chuckling. He looked right at Katara's eyes as he threw the files that were on his desk towards Katara. The files landed in front of Katara and she kept looking into his eyes.

"The teachers here aren't very fond of Zuko and neither am I, but that's beside the point. We can't do anything to him or we will lose our jobs. However you can, Katara. I want you to go out for your basketball and soccer teams. That way you can beat Zuko at his own game. I know about your past in underground fighting and that information might leak out to your father if you don't fully cooperate. There will be 12 females and 12 males trying out for both sports. The teams are already picked and are divided by sex. You will be a swing player for the teams. Practice starts today after school at 2:15pm." said Roku as he looked at Katara.

"Zuko and his sister, Azula have been running this school for years now. I want it to come to an end this year. I am going to give you these files, which contain information about very player on both teams. You have until lunch to read them, after that you never see them again. Do I make myself clear?" Roku said as he leaned forward towards Katara. Katara looked into his eyes with anger. She didn't like the idea of being a rat or being close to Zuko. The principal didn't even wait for her response and left the room.

Katara started opening random files, quickly flipping through the pages. She slowed down when she came across Zuko's file (17yr & J). Katara opened his file and frowned when she saw his schedule. Her schedule was 1st-Chemisty, 2nd-Calculus, 3rd- English, 4th-AP Government, 5th-Japanese, and 6th-Bending. Zuko's schedule looked similar, 1st-Chemisty, 2nd-English, 3rd-Calculus, 4th-AP Government, 5th-Japanese, and 6th-Bending. Katara flipped to the next page and read. His father's name is Ozai, who is 36 years old and his sister's name is Azula, who is 15 years old. Apparently, his mother had been killed in a car accident when he was 9 years old. The mother name's was Ursa and she was only 26 years old at the time of her death. Zuko is a master firebender and skilled with swords. His family is rich and his father runs a company by the docks. They lived in 'Rolling Hills' which was only filled by rich people. Zuko is struggling with his math, chemistry, and Japanese grades. She flipped through the next few pages, which contain mostly information about soccer and basketball. During most soccer games, Zuko had a 97 rate of making goals and during basketball games; he had a 96 rate of making hoops. Katara smirked a little because she had a rate of 99 for both sports. She closed his file and picked up the next file, which read Azula.

Katara flipped through Azula's file (15yr & S) quickly because it held the most of same information. Her schedule was 1st-English, 2nd-History, 3rd-Spanish, 4th-Chemistry, 5th-Algebra II, and 6th-Bending. Azula had two friends who would do anything for her, Mai and Tylee. Both Azula and Zuko were from the Fire Nation and had the same golden eyes. Azula was a master firebender and had master the blue flame. Both siblings knew combat and martial arts. Azula and Zuko had mastered the Northern Shaolin, a type of martial art that dealt with firebending. [Northern Shaolin is an external style based on extending the body and long, aggressive techniques that explode and drive through the opponent. Northern Shaolin dates back to the year 527, and is the origin of many martial arts. Many of Shaolin's movements come from nature, utilizing the behaviors of various animals and the five Chinese elements, wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Shaolin teaches students use their energy to penetrate their opponents, sending it forward for thousands of miles. Northern Shaolin fits the art of firebending because, like fire, it is aggressive, expanding, and extravagant. Azula had a 97 rate of making goals and a 96 rate of making hoops. Katara put Azula's file down and picked up another file, which had Jet's name on top.

Jet (17yr & J) apparently had a long record of sleeping with women. He had slept with every girl in the school besides 3 girls, Azula, Katara, and Toph. Jet had sweet talked his way into being an office aid during 1st period. His schedule was 2nd-History, 3rd-Weapons, 4th-Chemistry, 5th-Japanese, and 6th-English. Surprising, Jet had good grades and did great in Weapons. He was a master with swords and many students look up to him. His four pals are Smellerbee, Longshot, Duke, and Pipsqueak was always by his side. Jet was born of the Earth Kingdom and had moved in with Kuzan when he was 10 years old. The file showed that his parents were killed in a train wreck when he was 10. His record showed that he had been in and out of trouble since that day. He also knew hand-to-hand combat and wasn't a bender. Jet had a 96 rate of making goals and a 94 rate of making hoops. Katara got tired of reading his file and picked up Aang's file.

Aang's file (14yr & F) was small compared to the others that she had looked at earlier. Katara flipped through his file slowly as she came across his past history. She already knew that he was from the Air Nomads by his eyes. On the top of a paper read history and the rest of the paper was blank. On the next few pages were stats on his games. Aang had a 90 rate of making goals in soccer and a 92 rate of making hoops in basketball. He was a master air bender and a freshman. Aang's airbendering is a form of Ba Gua Zhang [An internal style like Tai Chi, Ba Gua is based around the eight trigrams of the Yijing. "Ba Gua Zhang" translates into "eight trigram palm." These can refer to the eight animals which Ba Gua movements are based on; Lion, Snake, Bear, Dragon, Phoenix, Rooster, Qulin, and Monkey. Circle walking is used to train stance and movement. This teaches the practitioner how to move and change direction without pausing or losing momentum, as well as staying behind the opponent's back. The tactics used are outflanking and outmaneuvering. The inverse of Tai Chi, Ba Gua surrounds the opponent and delivers energy inward. Katara's face went to surprise as she saw this and his schedule, 1st-Chemistry, 2nd-AP Government, 3rd-English, 4th-Calculus, 5th-Japanese, and 6th-Bending. He was a freshman and his was taking sophomore and junior classes. Aang did volunteer work after school and was always caring to others. Katara smiled and picked up another file.

Katara noticed that is was the blind girl in her chemistry class, Toph (14yr & F). She was a master earth bender and could bend metal. Toph's earthbending is the form of Southern Praying Mantis [Southern Praying Mantis is a close range style that focuses the arms while keeping leg work to a minimum, using low and short range kicks. Like Hung Gar, Southern Praying Mantis originates from southern China. Practitioners strengthen the arms and keep them extended in order to reduce the recoil needed to gather energy for the next strike. This style was inspired by a mantis defeating a bird, and is apparent by the footwork that Southern Praying Mantis utilizes. Southern Praying Mantis is a unique martial art and is the basis for Toph's unique style of earthbending. By looking over what the comments people wrote, Katara and Toph were a lot alike. Apparently the bending teacher, Pakku wrote on the paper that Toph could 'see' with her feet. Her schedule was 1st-Chemistry, 2nd-AP Government, 3rd-English, 4th-Japanese, 5th-Caluclus, and 6th-Bending. Toph had a 97 rate of making goals in soccer and a 96 rate of making hoops in basketball. Toph was just like Aang, she was a freshman also. Katara closed the file and opened another file.

The file was about one of Azula's friends, Mai (15yr & S). Her schedule was the same as Azula's, except for two periods. Mai had weapons 3rd period and Spanish 6th period. She had study the art of many weapons, draggers, knives, and arrows. Mai was an only child and grew up with Azula and Zuko. Even though Mai hadn't admitted that she like Zuko, everyone knew that Mai like Zuko. Mai's house was right next store to Azula's and Zuko's. Several notes stated that she acted Goth and only cared about her two friends, Tylee and Azula. Mai had a 94 rate of making goals and a 93 rate of making hoops. Katara got very bored with her file and picked up another file instead.

This file was about the other friend of Azula's, Tylee (15yr & S). Tylee was always happy and cheerful. She was the opposite of Mai. She had the same schedule as Azula's, except for one period. 6th period for Tylee was in Gym. Tylee was a master gymnast and was knowledgeable in chi points to inhibit bending powers. Extremely upbeat and cheerful, she tries to better herself spiritually through exercises and meditation. Her outlook on life is perpetually rosy and she manages to follow her heart to where her best interests lie with a happy attitude. She had grown up with six other sisters and has a crush on Haru. Tylee had a 94 rate of making goals and a 93 rate of making hoops. Katara put Tylee's file down and picked Haru's file next.

Haru's file (15yr & S) was easy to read. His schedule was 1st-Biology, 2nd-Algebra II, 3rd-English, 4th-History, 5th-Spanish, and 6th-Bending. Haru was a master earth bender and knew a little about hand-to-hand combat. His earthbending is the form of Hung Gar [The Earth Kingdom utilizes the Hung Gar system, a mix of the Tiger and Crane animal styles. This style uses deep, low stances, such as the hose stance, and strong hand techniques. Hung Gar is one of the more external styles, but also practices some internal movement. Emphasis is put on having firm, solid stances. The more connected to the Earth one is, the more power they will have. The Chinese character "Hung" is a family name which means "to stand firm and tall with integrity". His father was in jail for conducting a strike against Ozai's company. Haru has a 90 rate of making goals and a 91 rate of making hoops. Haru has a crush on Tylee, yet both don't know that the other likes them.

Katara picked up another file that read, Smellerbee (14yr & F). Smellerbee hangs out with Jet, Pipsqueak, Duke, and Longshot. She grew up on the street until she was 10 years old, when a couple took her in. Smellerbee is always getting in and out of trouble and has a secret crush on Longshot. Her schedule is 1st-Spanish, 2nd-Biology, 3rd-Weapons, 4th-English, 5th-Algebra I, and 6th-History. Smellerbee has a rate of 89 when making goals and has a rate of 87 when making hoops. She knows hand-to-hand combat and is skilled with blades.

Katara was getting bored fast, but looked over to see a file on Kuzan (17yr & J). Katara went through the file and found interesting facts about him. Kuzan had lost his baby sister, who was 2 years younger to a fire. He use to play baseball, to please his mother, but gave it up to play basketball and soccer. His family wanted him to succeed in school. His schedule was 1st-AP Biology, 2nd-AP Government, 3rd-Japanese, 4th-AP Calculus, 5th-English, and 6th-Bending. Kuzan was a master firebender and was skilled with blades. He had a 97 rate of making goals and a 96 of making hoops. One of his teachers last year put a side note that he had a crush on Mai.

She picked up the next file that read Suki (15yr & S). Katara remember hearing her name when she first saw Zuko and also recognized the name from Sokka's Myspace profile. When her brother wasn't home, Katara would go on the computer. Katara had hid her computer hacking skills from her family, expect for her brother. Apparently, Suki was from the Earth Kingdom and knew the art of fans. Katara's face went confused as she read that note. After going through more pages she learned that certain fans could be used as weapons. Her schedule was almost the same as Sokka's; 1st-English, 2nd-Calculus, 3rd-Weapons, 4th-AP Biology, 5th-History, and 6th- Japanese. Sokka had Spanish 2nd and Calculus 6th period. Suki had a 96 rate of making goals and a 95 rate of making hoops. Katara set the file down and picked up another that read Yue.

After reading the name, Katara knew who Yue was (16yr & J). Yue use to go out with Sokka, but he broke it up a year ago. Yue's aunt, Yugoda taught Japanese. She was from the water tribes and her family was rich. Her schedule was 1st-Chemistry, 2nd-Calculus, 3rd-Poetry, 4th-History, 5th-Japanese, and 6th-Spanish. Katara thought that it was awkward that Yue didn't take a bending or weapons class. Sokka mentioned that she knew waterbending, but why was she not taking the class. Yue had a 93 rate of making goals and a 91 rate of making hoops. It also mentioned that Yue had a super huge crush on Hahn.

The next file Katara looked at was Hahn's (15yr & J). Katara could tell from the picture that Hahn was from the Water Tribes and a waterbender. Apparently like Yue, Hahn had a relative who worked at the school, Pakku. Hahn was not a master yet because his uncle, Pakku didn't push him as hard as the rest of the class. His schedule was the same as Yue's except for 1 period. Hahn had bending 6th period instead of Spanish. He had a 91 rate of making goals and a 92 rate of making hoops.

Katara picked up Longshot's (17yr & J) next and flipped through it. When he was 10 years old, Longshot had his father taken away from him. The case was still open and there had been no leads for 6 years. Katara felt a pain of sympathy deep inside of her, but quickly got rid of it. She vowed never to show any weakness or emotion that was close to sadness. His schedule was the same as Smellerbee's. Longshot was skilled in anchoring and knew hand-to-hand combat. He had an 89 rate of making goals and an 88 rate of making hoops. Katara set the file down and saw 8 files left that she hadn't looked over.

Katara started reading the file about Jun (16yr & J). Jun had lost her entire family to a mob killing when she was 9 years old and has been living with her mother's friend. Since that day, Jun turn Goth and always wore black. On rare occasions you could see red on her. Her schedule was 1st-Chemistry, 2nd-Spanish, 3rd-Weapons, 4th-English, 5th-Calculus, and 6th-AP Government. Jun had a 94 rate of making goals and a 93 rate of making hoops. On one note Katara read mention that Jun and Jet had been dating for a year until she broke it off. Jun was skilled with a whip. Katara's eyebrows went up after reading the last statement.

The file that she just picked up had Pipsqueak's (16yr & J) name on it. He hangs out with Jet, Smellerbee, Longshot, and Duke. Their little gang calls themselves the Freedom Fighters. Katara had to hold back a laugh as she read the name. His schedule was the same as Smellerbee's. He knew hand-to-hand combat and was skilled with swords. Pipsqueak had an 86 rate of making goals and an 83 of making hoops. Pipsqueak had also lost his father to a fire when he has only 9 years old. The police determined that the fire was caused by accident, but rumors were that Ozai had him killed. Katara was surprised that Pipsqueak would even hang-out with Zuko. However Katara knew that it wasn't her place to ask questions or judge.

The next file Katara opened was on Meng (14yr & F). Meng was short and most people wouldn't give her a pasting glance. Katara felt a twig of sadness for the girl, but it quickly disappeared. The girl always wanted to be the center of attention and wanted to be treated like a princess. One of her teachers wrote that she would wear a crown to school sometimes, to show off. Her schedule was 1st-Biology, 2nd-Algebra I, 3rd-Poetry, 4th-History, 5th-Spanish, and 6th-Japanese. Meng had an 86 rate of making goals and a 93 rate of making hoops. Meng knew nothing about weapons, fighting, or bending. Katara set her file down and picked another file.

The file had Chan (15yr & S) on the top, when Katara opened the file. Chan knows firebending, but has yet to master the element. He hates anyone who isn't from the Fire Nation. Chan has been suspended from school four times, for his behavior towards other students. His schedule was 1st-Chemistry, 2nd-English, 3rd-Calculus, 4th-Spanish, 5th-AP Government, and 6th-Bending. Chan had an 87 rate of making goals and an 83 rate of making hoops. Chan is like Jet, sleeps with any woman he can fine. Katara felt anger grow towards Chan, but she remember to keep a cool and level head. Katara slammed the file down and picked up another one.

Katara flipped through the pages of Jin's (15yr & S) file. Jin was born of the Earth Kingdom and loved tea. There were several notes that stated that Jin was always drinking tea and love to cook. Her schedule was 1st-Cooking, 2nd-History, 3rd-Poetry, 4th-Choir, 5th-Algebra II, and 6th-Biology. Jin was like Meng, knows nothing about fighting, weapons, or bending. Jin had an 89 rate for both soccer and basketball. Jin had two younger sisters who fight over her. Katara put her file down and picked up another file.

After going through the first few pages of the file, Katara could tell that she was going to feel sympathy. Duke's (14yr & F) past was short, but detailed. Duke had lost both of his parents to an airplane crash when he was 9 years old. Katara couldn't help but noticed how close in age the kids who lost love ones, were. His schedule is the same as Smellerbee's. Pipsqueak took Duke in with him a few years after the death of Duke's parents. Duke knows hand-to-hand combat and is skilled with draggers. Duke had a 90 rate for both soccer and basketball.

Grabbing another file, Katara started reading. The file was about Teo, (16yr & J) a boy who is not in a wheelchair. Apparently his mother had run-off with another man when Teo was 10 years old. His schedule is 1st-History, 2nd-Biology, 3rd-Weapons, 4th-AP Government, 5th-English, and 6th-Algebra II. Teo had an 86 rate of making goals and an 85 rate of making hoops. Teo knows hand-to-hand combat and is skilled in archery. Katara looked down and saw only 2 files left.

Katara opened a file about a girl, Song (15yr & S). By reading the notes, Song was a great singer and loved the jungle. When reading her past, Katara found nothing painful and sad. Song's schedule was 1st-Environment Study, 2nd-History, 3rd Poetry, 4th-Choir, 5th-Algebra II, and 6th-Spanish. Song had an 87 rate for making goals and an 80 rate of making hoops. She knew nothing about weapons, bending, or fighting. Katara wonder what she would be like if she knew nothing about fighting, bending, or weapons. She tossed the idea out and stared down at the last file, which had Sokka's name on it.

Before Katara could open the file, the door slammed open. Roku walked in and sat down with a frown on his face. He looked right at Katara when he spoke, "It's almost 4th period." Katara peered at the clock and saw that he was right. She stood open and headed towards the door with Sokka's file under her arm.

"Where do you think you are going with that file?" Roku said in a loud voice. Katara turned around and looked confused.

"The file stays here," said Roku as he stood up from the chair. Katara tossed the file at him and walked out of the office. To her surprise, she found Sokka sitting in the same chair. He stood and walked over to her with a frown on his face.

"Why?" Sokka said with a sad face. Katara looked at him as if he were crazy.