Sorry for my last sucky chapter it didn't have a point besides introducing bending. Hopefully this chapter will be better. I don't own Avatar bla, bla, bla witty comment yada, yada. On with the show!!
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The minute Mr. Pakku broke out sobbing everything froze. Most kids looked a bit scared to see Mr. Pakku like this others appeared to be choking from holding back their laughter. When he had calmed himself down he turned to me, "See me after class."
As if on cue the bell rang and students began to pack up their instruments. As I was putting my bass away I felt someone grab my arm. I turned to see Zuko with a foreboding look on his face, "Stay away from my sister."
"What?"
"She hates anybody who can play as well as her. You don't want to be on her bad side."
"Oh well um thanks for the warning Zuko."
"Your welcome, you might want to tell Sokka, she isn't beyond hurting the people you care about. Trust me." A shadow came over his face and I had the feeling he was talking from experience. Then he walked away and I in turn walked over to Mr. Pakku.
"Ah Katara," I always hated it when teachers opened up a conversation like they were surprised to see you. "You play beautifully, very powerfully."
"Thank you." Where was he going with this?
"How long have you played?"
"Since fourth grade sir. Why?" I hoped that didn't come out as suspicious as I thought it did.
"Just wondering, where did you move from?" I felt the numb feeling creeping in and immediately looked at my shoes.
"I would rather not talk about it." I made my voice as polite as possible. Other students were beginning to creep in now.
"Your Kana's granddaughter." His voice sounded soft and understanding, "Well don't worry I won't pry any deeper. Here I'll write you a pass."
My next class was math. I hate math its so bleck. It's not that I can't do it or anything I just hate it. When I walked in a man was sitting on the desk, I handed him the pass and looked around for someplace to sit. "Katara, welcome to my math class my name is Mr. Kui." Oh yeah, teachers like to introduce themselves.
"Nice to meet you." I turned my gaze back to the room.
"Why don't you tell the class about yourself?" I always hated that question even though I've only been asked it once before and that was at summer camp.
"Ok well I live with my Gran-gran and brother Sokka, um I like white and blue, I hate talking about myself… do I really have to do this?" I turned to Mr. Kui to see he had a small amused smile on his face.
"Ok then how about a game of twenty questions? Who has a question for miss Katara, yes Aang?" I saw the bald freshman from symphony and now took the time to notice his tattoos.
"Where you from?"
"Um I was born in Alaska." The drum player who was sitting next to Aang raised her hand and was called on.
"Is your brother that funky smelling conductor dude?"
"Yeah that's Sokka"
"Why don't you live with your parents?" I froze and turned to see Zuko's sister.
"Why do you want to know?" This came from the drummer. I liked her immediately.
"Will you join the soup kitchen?" I was surprised really and turned to see a soft faced girl with a little smile.
"Um, sure if it's ok with my Gran-gran." The questions continued on until we reached the twentieth. Pets? No. Relatives? Not really. Date? NO!
Finally Mr. Kui sat me down on the other side of Aang with the soup kitchen girl on my left.
I learned that the soup kitchen girl was Song and the drummer Toph. My next class was History with Mrs. Wu in which I also had Toph a girl named Ty Lee and an extremely cute if not creepy boy named Jet. After that came Ag/Biology taught by a teacher that the students had named the cabbage man. In this class I found Zuko who was the only one in class without a lab partner. Everybody stared when I sat next to him and I briefly wondered why. Then came lunch.
"Hey Katara! Katara come sit with us." Aang waved me over from his spot next to Toph. I was surprised to see my brother already over there with a girl I had in Bio. I also spotted Song and two other boys I didn't recognize. I went over there and set my food down. I was about to sit down when I noticed Zuko sitting all alone in the back of the cafeteria. Sokka must have caught my thought because he grabbed my arm and pulled me on to the bench.
"Don't bother Katara if he wants to sit alone let him." I rolled my eyes at Sokka.
"Yeah, besides he scares us," Aang added eyes wide.
"Oh please don't be such a big wuss. Go ahead and invite him over here, Katara" Toph argued when the other boys that I didn't recognize began to argue she added, "Besides who are you more afraid of him or me."
When no more protest came I got up and walked over to Zuko.
"Come sit with us."
"I don't need your charity," He said bluntly.
"It's not charity," I said a bit annoyed.
"Then why would you want me to sit with you?" I didn't know why he was so angry about this.
"Well for one I owe you for the ride and the warning and two call me crazy but I actually enjoy sitting with my friends even if they are easily pissed off," I crossed my arms and gave him the look. Sokka called it my mother look.
Zuko looked surprised, "You, you see me as a friend?"
Doesn't anyone ask normal questions anymore, "Um, yeah." That seemed to convince him because he stood up and followed me to the table and sat down at the edge. He didn't say anything for the rest of lunch but it was a start.
I learned that the girl from my Bio class was named Suki and the other two boys I didn't recognize were Haru and Teo. After lunch I had English with Mr. Zhao in which Haru and Teo invited me to sit with them. Then came P.E. taught by Mr. Boulder who absolutely loved Toph and welcomed anyone of her friends with open arms. Finally came my elective ballroom dancing I nearly broke out laughing when Zuko told me his Uncle had forced him to take it. Also in that class was Toph who had the same excuse as Zuko and Aang who had been forced into it by Toph on the grounds of if I got to take it so do you. As it turns out Zuko yet again was the only one without a partner though there was a pale goth who glared at me when I awkwardly stepped up to Zuko.
Me and Zuko avoided talking during the ride home.
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Well there you go a set up for future Zutara and a full class schedule. Don't forget to vote.
