Herro! Chapter 3 is up! (: Now to solve the unanswered cliffie from last chapter…

And MEGA-thanks to the people who commented it makes me more motivated to write this story. (:

ENJOY~! :D

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12:20 P.M

"Put the eye shadow at the bottom of her lid…"

"…What about the facial cream?"

"Oh, wipe that off, her face will be as smooth a pearl afterwards."

Katara slowly opened her eyes and saw three blurry figures above her. She squinted at the sudden gleam of light that shone in her eyes.

Am I dead…?

Katara tried to move her legs and arms, but she felt as if a heavy weight was placed over her body.

"Nngh…" Katara grunted.

"She's awake."

"Don't worry she won't be any trouble, she's too drowsy to move."

Feeling sleepy again, Katara vaguely closed her eyes.

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12:52 P.M

"Ah!" Katara awoke with a soft whisper.

Katara opened her eyes and saw that she was lying on top of a gigantic bed that was completely red. Bed sheets that were different shades of red were under Katara. Surrounding the bed, there was a red, translucent canopy that shielded Katara from the sunlight.

Where am I…?

Was I kidnapped?

Katara sat up on top of the bed and realized she was in completely different clothing. Her worn out work uniform was replaced with something that was affluent and formal. She wore a bright red tank top that covered half her collarbone and showed her belly. Two golden bracelets were placed on her wrists, covering them. From her waist, she wore a red dress accompanied with a darker red belt that went up to her waist. Katara touched her neck and felt a thin, golden necklace that held a golden amulet.

"What the-"

Why would my kidnapper want to put me in clothes like these and then leave me alone in a bedroom?

Katara's eyes widened.

Wait a minute…!

When Katara was about to make a run for it, she saw an old man that looked in his 60's come in through the door. He was near balding and had grey hair with a short, stubby figure.

"Ah, you're awake, Katara." The man said.

"H-how do you know my name?" Katara asked, "And where am I? What happened?"

"Someone here is waiting for you."

"What…?" Katara whispered.

When Katara was about to jump out of the window before this man could do any sick, revolting things to her, she was stopped.

"Come, this way, someone important is waiting for you." The man said again, leading Katara towards the door of the bedroom.

"Wait!" Katara shouted.

The man turned around to face Katara.

"…Am I still in Ba Sing Se?" Katara nervously whispered.

"Of course you are."

"Then, where am I?" Katara asked.

"You'll know soon enough, this way."

What's that supposed to mean?

The man motioned Katara to come outside the door, Katara apprehensively followed, making sure to run for it if anything suspicious happened.

Katara's eyes widened when she saw the giant hallway that was outside of the room. On the sides of the hallway, there were different full scale portraits of people in fancy fire nation like robes, each looking almost the same. The hallway seemed to go on forever.

"Oh, those are previous Fire Lords, they ruled the fire nation with great control and power." The man replied, "This way."

The man turned left to another long hallway; Katara followed.

"Um…who are you?" Katara asked.

"I am General Iroh." The man replied.

Iroh…why did that name seem so familiar?

"Why did you ask?" Iroh questioned.

"I really don't know." Katara scratched the back of her head, "So whose waiting for me, exactly?"

"You'll see." Iroh replied.

Why doesn't he ever tell me straight-forward answers?

Katara felt her hair and realized it felt unusually smooth. She ran her fingers through her usual thick and unmanageable hair and they went through without any struggle.

"Okay, here we are."

Iroh stopped at a large entrance, with two doors twice as tall as the both of them. Iroh opened both of the doors.

"He awaits you." Iroh smiled, leading Katara in.

When Katara went in, the doors closed separating her from Iroh.

"Hey-!" Katara yelled.

Katara's eyes widened when she saw what might be the most beautiful living room she's ever seen in her life. Red sofas were around the room, neatly arrayed. In the middle, there was a gigantic table which looked as if it were made from pure glass. Opened windows surrounded the room letting the glare of sunlight brighten the whole area.

Whoever lives here must be spoiled rich of gold coins.

Katara saw a portrait of a woman with long, black hair, wearing a fire nation styled cloak. On the top of her hair, there was a golden, fire-shaped amulet. Her golden colored eyes complemented her flawless face and high cheekbones.

"She's so pretty…" Katara whispered to herself, totally entranced in the picture.

Katara lightly slapped her head realizing that she spaced out.

Okay, Katara, stop being fascinated by these pictures! I need to find out where the hell I am…!

Katara turned around and saw a tall figure looking out at the one of the windows, the sunlight nearly encasing the person's body. Katara squint her eyes to get a better look at the person.

wait a minute.

"…Jet?" Katara called out.

The person turned around and walked out of the sunlight so Katara could get a better look at them.

Katara's eyes widened when she saw that the person had a noticeable scar on the left side of his face and dark brown, shaggy hair.

Zuko?

"Hey, K-tara."

Katara clenched her fists.

"What are you doing here?" Katara said, angrily.

"What am I doing here? Funny you asked." Zuko repeated, "This is my house."

Katara's mouth opened in an O expression in complete astonishment.

"Y-You live here…?" Katara whispered.

"I'm the son of Ozai, of course I live here." Zuko said in a smug voice.

Katara gritted her teeth.

"Why did you bring me here?"

"Katara I know you and your family is struggling with money, so I decided to share the wealth." Zuko replied, motioning Katara to come over to a nearby mirror.

Katara saw her own reflection; she looked like a completely different person. Her thick, scraggly hair was entirely straightened, making it appear longer and stylish. Katara's face was caked in make-up with foundation and lipstick to enhance her features.

"Your necklace, 850 gold coins." Zuko said.

Katara's eyes widened when she touched the same golden necklace that was around her neck.

"Your bracelets, 750 gold coins."

Katara saw the thick, golden bracelets that were around her wrists.

"And your full outfit was a total of 6500 gold coins." Zuko smiled, "All imported from the fire nation."

Katara looked at her bright red tank top and her dress that completed her outfit. She eyed it with complete shock, not moving one single bit. Katara had never seen a piece of clothing this expensive in her life. The outfit alone was worth more than all the clothing her family owned.

"All of this is yours if you just agree to one little thing." Zuko said.

Katara saw Zuko come up behind her at the reflection of the mirror. Zuko placed his hands on Katara's shoulders, making her nearly jump.

"You must agree to stop going against the L4." Zuko said, "Also, you have to follow every single thing that I tell you to do."

"…Which means going out with me."

Katara paused for a split second and jutted her mouth open.

"WHAT?" She shouted, shoving Zuko's hands off her shoulders.

"K-tara, since you're not going to confess your true feelings towards me, we might as well get this over with." Zuko smirked, "Besides wouldn't you like a chance to date the lead L4? I never accepted a confession from anyone, so you're lucky."

"You think I'm stupid?" Katara said, "What kind of practical joke is this?"

"It's no joke, K-tara." Zuko replied, "Just look, we could be a perfect match."

Zuko went closer to Katara and showed her their reflection on the mirror. Zuko was right behind Katara, making them look like a portrait perfect couple because of their similar fire nation clothes.

"You'll have anything you want, free clothes, food, money." Zuko said, "If you just accept."

Katara turned around to face Zuko.

"I don't want your pity money!" Katara yelled.

"I. Don't. Care. I-If this was worth a m-million gold coins!" She said while struggling to take the golden necklace off. Instead, she forcefully ripped it off her neck and threw it onto the ground.

Zuko clenched his fists, but took a deep breath to calm down.

"You were stunned earlier when I told you how much your outfit was." Zuko countered, "Of course you care."

Katara paused for a moment and narrowed her azure eyes.

"No, I don't because it came from you." Katara said, "You can't buy peoples' love with your pathetic money."

"Yes you can, it works every time." Zuko replied, "When you give money to a person, they light up with excitement, its how money works. It gets rid of problems, like that."

Katara pursed her lips in anger and clenched her fists.

How can someone be so narrow-minded?

"Get me out of here!" Katara yelled, "I want my uniform back!"

"Why can't you just be like everyone else and accept my generous offer?" Zuko said, his temper starting to rise.

"I'm leaving." Katara said, and just like that, she left the room.

Zuko gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the wall, letting out his anger.

`Stupid water tribe peasant, she thinks she can treat me like crap and get away with it.'

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When Katara left the large living room, she entered the same long, winding hallway she came from.

Okay…All I gotta do is find my uniform and get out of here.

Katara walked straight down the hallway and went into the same room she awoke in earlier. She saw a thick, green sweater neatly folded next the bed along with a green, plaid skirt. Her jasmine dragon apron sat on top of her uniform.

"My uniform!" Katara said.

Katara closed the door and quickly changed back into her school uniform, making sure nobody would see her undress. After changing, Katara realized her regular shoes were gone.

"Damn." Katara cursed under her breath.

Without any more hesitation, Katara left the room, afraid that someone would find her.

How am I supposed to find my way out of this maze now?

Katara went into each door of the hallways looking for an entrance or an exit. Each of the rooms she went into was uniquely decorated and different. She peeked into what would be the thousandth door she went through and saw what looked like an entire hall which was probably larger than the entire southern water tribe itself.

"How big is this place?" Katara said to herself.

Katara entered the hall, confident that she would find the exit to Zuko's "palace."

Katara heard footsteps. She nervously stood there, afraid of what would happen next.

Uh oh…

Katara's eyes widened when she saw a tall man, in his middle ages. He also had lengthy, black hair that went to his back along with a long, thin beard that went down his chin. He wore a red robe similar to the portrait of the woman she saw earlier. Four men dressed in fire nation armor accompanied the robed man by following him.

"E-Excuse me-" Katara called, raising her arm to get their attention.

When the man with the robe heard Katara, he gave her a cold, plain stare. The robed man, along with the four others dressed in armor walked right passed Katara, completely ignoring her presence.

Katara raised her eyebrows, surprised at what just happened.

okay?

Katara turned around and saw two other men in fire nation armor clothes. They immediately grabbed her by her arms.

"Hey! Let me go!" Katara shouted, struggling to wring free of the guards' grasps.

When the guards reached the front doors, one of the men opened the doors which led outside.

"Nonononono!" Katara yelled, "Stop! Stop!"

The guards immediately threw Katara outside, making her land at the bottom of the entrance steps. When Katara was about to show those guards a piece of her mind, the doors slammed shut on her.

Katara stood there, surprised at the treatment she just got.

"Why do the impressively rich people have to be so rude?" Katara hissed under her breath.

The azure eyed teen looked up at Zuko's house and saw how remarkably tall it was. The building looked as if it came from the fire nation; tall, red, and pointy structures towering over the other buildings.

"You must agree to stop going against the L4; also, you have to follow every single thing that I tell you to do."

"…Which means going out with me."

Why would Zuko want to go out with me…? He can't possibly have feelings-

No! Katara that's not true, that can't be true! He just wants to play with my mind! Stupid asshole! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

Katara shook her head, not wanting to think about that self-righteous asshole any longer.

Now how am I going to get back home?

Katara looked around and scrutinized her surroundings, trying to figure out where the hell she was.

If this is the upper ring in Ba Sing Se, then I have to go south…

When Katara left the giant courtyard of Zuko's incredibly large estate, walking was becoming more of a pain especially since she was wearing heels.

Instead of taking anymore cruelsome steps, Katara took the heels off her feet and threw the expensive shoes over a row of nearby bushes.

Take that Zuko! I don't want your fancy crap!

Katara smiled to herself.

Being Barefoot, Katara felt the sharp agony of rocks point at her skin. But it was much better than having to walk on four inch heels that would slow her down.

Katara saw somebody riding a bicycle on the road come her way. When the person saw Katara, they immediately stopped. Katara stared at the bicycle bound person, who had a hoodie over their head making their appearance anonymous.

The person slid their hoodie off revealing their face.

Katara's stare changed into an astounded look.

"Jet?" Katara gasped, recognizing the familiar spiky, brown hair and green eyes.

"Hey, Katara." Jet replied, then looked down at Katara's feet which were completely bare, "…What happened to your shoes?"

"Ah, that's a long story." Katara blushed while rubbing the back of her head.

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Zuko watched Katara from the outside of one of his windows upstairs and saw her walk out of his courtyard. He narrowed his eyes, glaring at Katara who didn't even look back as she left the courtyard.

"Young master, would you like me to prepare you some lunch, you haven't ate all day."

Zuko turned around and saw a young woman, dressed in a typical fire nation maid outfit, a red frilly dress with a white apron surrounding the top of it. Two other maids were at the back of her bowed fire nation style to Zuko, one hand rolled in a ball next to the other hand that was upright to resemble a flame.

"How many times do I have to tell you? I'm not hungry!" Zuko yelled, his hot-headed temper getting the better of him, "Now get out of here or I'll fire all of you pathetic excuses for maids."

"Yes, Prince Zuko." The maids said, giving Zuko respectful bows.

The three maids left, leaving Zuko alone.

Zuko sunk his head into his chest and gritted his teeth.

"You think I like you? I'd never like a haughty scumbag like you let alone have feelings for, so why don't you get it through your thick skull that this world doesn't revolve around your arrogant ass!"

The scared teen kicked a nearby lamp, sending it to the ground which shattered it into pieces.

"Prince Zuko."

Zuko turned around and saw his uncle, Iroh.

"Why is that peasant girl so difficult?" Zuko said, "I tried everything, I offered her clothing which is worth thousands of gold coins and she still acts like an insensitive bitch towards me."

"Zuko, you have to learn that money isn't the answer to everything." Iroh replied.

Zuko frowned at his uncle.

"Uncle, you know well that everyone at my school appreciates me because I have the richest family in Ba Sing Se." Zuko replied, "So why can't that peasant girl get it through her head that she should respect me?"

"Everyone isn't going to like you just because you're filled with riches."

Zuko glowered at his uncle and slammed his fists onto the table, cracking the glass a bit.

"I'm going to make sure she respects every single ounce of me." Zuko said bluntly, "Because if it worked for everyone then it'll work for her."

Iroh sighed, wondering if it was Zuko's father who made his nephew like this.

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Jet motioned Katara to come sit next to him on a nearby bench. Jet set his bike on the edge of the bench.

"So what brings you here, in the middle of the road?" Jet asked Katara.

"Long story, again." Katara repeated, giving Jet an innocent smile, "So what brings you here?"

"I just came here to give Zuko a friendly visit." Jet replied.

"Oh..." Katara said, her voice sounding depressed, "I really don't get how you're friends with him."

"Katara, Zuko's been having hard times with family and such." Jet replied, shifting in his current position.

"Well, t-that doesn't explain why he acts like such a jerk all the time." Katara defended.

To Katara's dismay, Jet didn't say anything for a while, leaving an extensive silence, making her feel guilty for what she just said.

"Sorry…" Katara said, "I just don't like him-"

"No, It's not that." Jet interrupted, "You're just really independent and strong, and it's nice to see change for once."

"You think so?" Katara blushed, fidgeting with her hands, "Be-Because I thought that with you being in the L4 a-and all, you wouldn't approve of what I was doing and that you would think of me as a big nuisance because you're probably really close to Zuko like you are with the rest of the L4 and if someone like me would treat a person like Zuko like crap, you-you wouldn't accept that and you would think lowly of me, more than you probably would and-"

"Katara, calm down, you talk too much." Jet interrupting, tossing her one of his killer smiles.

Gosh! I'm so stupid!

"Sorry." Katara apologized, giving Jet a quick bow, "I-I gotta go home, my parents must be worried sick."

"Wait." Jet said, "You'll need these."

Jet tossed Katara a pair of white sneakers.

"They're my extra pair."

"But, you'll need these, won't you?" Katara replied, holding onto his white sneakers, "I mean t-these are your shoes."

"It's ok, I have tons back home." Jet reassured.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure, Katara." Jet replied.

Katara put on both of the sneakers, embracing the newfound comfort the shoes gave her.

"Thanks, Jet." Katara said, bowing to him again.

When Katara was about to raise her head to cease from her bowing position, Jet ruffled the top of her head, smiling down the Water tribe teen. Katara's face flushed red.

"See you later." Jet said.

"B-Bye!" Katara said, bowing for what seemed like the millionth time.

Stop bowing so much! You're making a fool of yourself, Katara!

When Jet left, Katara touched the top of her head where Jet tousled. Katara squealed to herself, smiling as she found her way back home.

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11:23 A.M; Ba Sing Se High – Locker Hall

After having a long talk about what happened to her with her parents and her unusually worrisome brother, Katara left for school. Instead of telling the truth, Katara lied to her parents that she decided to stay overnight at Toph's house, not wanting to stir up any trouble.

Katara neatly wiped Jet's shoes clean after taking them from her locker; if she was going to return the shoes back to Jet, she would have to make them sparkly clean. Katara quietly hummed to herself as she wiped down the excess dirt off the shoes.

Katara closed her locker and made her way to the L4 lounge room where she would meet Jet.

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11:30 A.M; L4 Lounge Room

After arriving to the Lounge room, Katara was surprised when there was only two of the L4, Haru and Teo. The two were sitting across at a table, noticeably surprised at the sudden entrance, especially since it was the "Water Tribe Peasant."

"Oh…Jet isn't here…" Katara said quietly, "Can you return these to him?"

Katara walked over to both of the boys and handed them the clean pair of sneakers.

When Katara was about to leave, Haru cleared his throat.

"Wait a second, you're the girl who kicked Zuko's ass." Haru grinned.

Katara tensed, then relaxed, not expecting him to talk.

"Yeah…" Katara replied, "What about it?"

"Have tea with us before you leave, it wouldn't be nice for us to let our guests leave without anything."

Katara raised an eyebrow, suspicious of their relaxed attitudes.

"Come on, we have to get to know you a bit, I mean you're the first student to physically stand up to Zuko." Teo urged.

"Fine." Katara said in monotonous voice.

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After Haru brewed a pot of Ginseng tea, he motioned Katara to come sit across from Teo and him. Teo eagerly handed Katara a cup and customarily poured the Ginseng tea into her teacup.

"So your name's Katara?" Teo asked.

"Yes." Katara nodded, sipping the tea.

The tea had a spicy, robust flavor to it which Katara surprisingly enjoyed. It was far better than the tea they served at Jasmine Dragon.

"You know, I hate to say this but school's been a lot more fun for us." Haru said.

"How?" Katara questioned, drinking the rest of the tea that sat in her cup.

"School has been the same, Zuko always being in charge, nobody doing anything to stop him because they admired him too much or were intimidated by him." Haru responded, "But everything changed since you enrolled. You stood up to Zuko, which nobody's never done before."

"Yeah, and Zuko's always plotting these crazy plans, trying to make you stop going against him, which is actually kinda funny cause you always refuse." Teo added, refilling Katara's cup with the tea.

"Funny?" Katara pressed her eyebrows together, wondering why she and Zuko were so funny.

"We haven't had this much fun in a long time actually; watching you and Zuko fight is sort of entertaining." Haru chuckled.

Katara's eyes widened.

"You people are so weird…"

"You're calling us weird?" Teo smiled, "I've heard you've been talking with Zuko's best friend, Jet, and asking us to return his shoes, which is pretty odd yourself."

"S-so?" Katara stuttered, "Why does that matter?"

"I never knew a person who disliked the L4 so much would get so friendly with one of them." Haru cooed.

Katara's face turned beat red.

"It's cause he's nicer than any of you guys combined!" Katara countered, trying to hide her blush.

"Okay, calm down lady, we'll return the shoes to Jet." Haru said.

"Fine." Katara said, biting her bottom lip.

Katara stood up and headed for the exit.

"It was nice having tea with you." Teo called out.

Katara nodded her head, not knowing what to say, and left the lounge room.

"We haven't had this much fun in long time actually; watching you and Zuko fight is sort of entertaining." Haru chuckled.

Did they really mean that…?

That they were having fun cause of me?

Katara shook her head dismissing those thoughts.

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1:45 P.M; P.E Class

Katara changed into her P.E uniform which was quite large for her cause of her thin frame. Katara tied her unruly hair into a pigtail, getting the curly locks of hair out of her face. She quickly glanced at herself at a nearby mirror, making sure her uniform was neatly worn.

Katara went outside to the school running track to meet the rest of the students in her class including Song.

"Hey, Katara." Song greeted.

"Hey." Katara said in blank voice.

"Everything alright?" Song asked, noticing Katara's dull tone of voice.

"Yeah, it's just that…" Katara wanted to tell Song about Zuko kidnapping her and taking her to his mansion just to force her to go out with him, but that would just complicate things if she did.

Why would Zuko stoop so low?

Katara noticed Jet and the L4 playing a game of basketball at a nearby basketball court, completely forgetting her conversation with Song. Katara's heart beat rapidly as she saw Jet throw the basketball towards the hoop, getting a perfect shot.

Why is it that whenever he's near, my heart feels like it's going to explode out of my chest?

Wait a minute…I can't possibly be crushing on hi-!

"Earth to Katara." Song said waving her hand in front of Katara's face, trying to get the girl's attention back.

"Sorry…I spaced out." Katara sighed.

"Come on let's sit down." Song said, motioning Katara towards the track bleachers.

"Watch out!" Someone yelled.

Katara turned back and saw a familiar face, before she could make out who it was; she got hit in the face with a ball.

"Ow!" Katara whispered.

Katara saw the thrower of the ball and realized it was Azula and her cronies.

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Azula said, obviously showing fake sympathy, "That was an accident."

Ty Lee and Mai shared a short laugh.

"Your nose is bleeding." Ty Lee said, trying to hide her laugh.

Katara touched her nose and felt warm liquid seep through it. She looked at her fingers and saw blood on the tip of them. Katara looked up and saw Zuko and Jet both staring at her from the nearby basketball court, which didn't make things any better.

Katara gritted her teeth and ran past the three girls who burst into laughter, not wasting any time to look back.

"Katara!" Song called out, only to be ignored.

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When Katara reached a nearby bathroom, she turned on the faucet and ran her hands through the cold water. She occasionally wiped her nose with the cold water to get rid of the blood from Azula's throw.

Katara sighed.

Those girls will never give up until I'm dead…literally.

The cool water felt good when it made contact with her skin, getting her to relax and forgetting about what happened a few moments ago. When Katara turned off the faucet, she looked at her reflection and saw that the area above her upper lip was still red.

Katara wished she could stay inside this bathroom for the rest of the day, so she could ignore all of the terrible people in this wretched school.

"K-tara."

Katara turned around and saw Zuko, who was holding a towelette.

Katara icily glared at Zuko, hoping that he would get the hint and go away.

"What do you want?" Katara frowned, "Are you here to see me make a bigger fool out of myself so you can get a good laugh?"

"Tilt your head up."

Katara raised her eyebrows and looked at Zuko, wondering where he was going at. She didn't want to know, so she ignored him, looking back at her reflection.

Zuko sighed and walked closer to her, until they were about an inch apart from each other. He quickly tilted her head and attempted to dab the towel onto her bleeding nose. Katara instantly pushed Zuko's arm away from her.

"What are you doing?" Katara cried.

"I'm trying to get rid of the blood!" Zuko replied, once again trying to dab at Katara's nose.

"No! Don't touch me!"

"What's with you?" Zuko shouted, throwing the towelette at Katara, "Why won't you let anyone help you?"

"It's because I don't want to be helped by ignorant idiots like you!" Katara shouted, throwing the towelette back at Zuko.

"This is because of Jet, isn't it?" Zuko said, in a quieter tone.

"What are you talking about?" Katara said.

"You and Jet have been talking, haven't you?" Zuko said.

"What does it matter to you?" Katara countered.

Zuko paused for a moment, trying to think of a worthy enough answer.

"Exactly, you have nothing to say." Katara continued, "Since when did my life become your business?"

"You like him, don't you?" Zuko said narrowing his eyes.

"What?" Katara screeched

"Why would you be crushing on Jet?" Zuko grinned, "I mean, I'm taller, better looking, and I have more credentials."

Katara couldn't believe what came out of this guy's mouth. She knew he was an arrogant scumbag, but she didn't know he could go that far.

"Well for starters, Jet is ten-No-100 times the man you are! Second, He actually knows how to be nice! Third, he doesn't think he's the best son of a bitch in the world, unlike you!" Katara screamed, "On the other hand, you're a conceited ass bastard that will never ever get true respect because you don't know how to show any! I hate everything about you, your attitude, your school, your voice, your face, your walk, your scar, and your stupid hair!"

Katara stormed out of the bathroom, leaving Zuko with his injured pride.

Katara never cussed this much in her entire life, but she had to do it to teach this guy a life lesson. Her face was probably as red Zuko's scar itself, but she didn't care. Katara went back to the P.E track and saw Song sitting alone.

"Come on Song, let's get out of here." Katara said, completely ignoring what happened earlier.

"Katara, is everything alright?" Song asked, "Your nose-"

"It's okay; let's just get out of here." Katara interrupted, "I'm sure the "teachers" here won't mind us skipping especially since they don't give two shits about us misbehaving."

Katara ignored Song, who gave her an inquiring look. Song wasn't used to Katara cursing at all. In fact, she probably never saw her curse before.

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5:54 P.M; Middle Ring of Ba Sing Se – Town Center

"Ember Island plays are the worst!" Song exclaimed, holding onto a small ice cream cone, "I mean, they never get the characters right and the acting is just plain horrible!"

"Really?" Katara responded, "My mom always said people from the fire nation loved seeing Ember Island plays."

"They have no taste." Song laughed, then looked at Katara's hand which was nearly covered in melted cream, "Your ice cream is melting!"

"Monkey feathers!"

Katara realized the white liquid dripping throughout her ice cream cone was on her hand too.

"You're such a slob Katara." Song giggled.

"I didn't notice!" Katara laughed.

Song flicked Katara's melted cone onto the ground.

"Hey!" Katara said.

Song burst into laughter and ran, Katara chased after her.

"It was bad anyways!" Song yelled, running ahead of Katara.

Song stopped causing Katara to bump right into her.

"Ouwch!" Katara yelped.

"Look." Song said pointing to a figure.

Katara squint her eyes and saw the figure who appeared to be Jet. He was leaning against a large poster.

"Jet." Katara whispered, than looked back at Song, "Hold on, I'll be right back."

Katara ran towards where Jet was.

"Jet?" Katara called, examining Jet, who was facing directly at the poster, leaning against it.

"Hey, Katara." Jet greeted, facing her, "What happened earlier, at school?"

"Uhh…It was just Azula messing with me." Katara replied, realizing that Jet saw her get hit in the nose, "I'm alright now."

The poster appeared to have a large picture of a woman who looked to be older than Katara. She had large blue eyes and a beautiful facial frame. But what made the picture stand out so much was her completely white hair which enhanced the woman's features. Her slightly tanned skin and eyes gave away her nationality which was water tribe. Katara immediately recognized who that woman was.

"Is that Princess Yue of the northern water tribe?" Katara exclaimed, awe stricken, eyes widening in surprise.

"Yeah, you know her?" Jet asked.

"Of course, almost everyone at my home land looked up to her." Katara replied, "Including me."

"She's a close personal friend of mines and the L4." Jet said.

"Really?" Katara gasped, "That must be so cool knowing her and stuff, I've always wanted to meet her in person since I was younger."

"I sort of look up to her, you know?" Katara continued, staring at the poster, "Because she knows what it means to be a real monarch, unlike Fire lord Ozai. She once came to the southern water tribe to give us a speech about what it was like for her being princess and the struggles it came with, it was inspiring, plus she's really beautiful."

"You're in luck then." Jet said.

"Huh?"

"Yue is coming to Ba Sing Se for a friendly visit, for the first time in 11 years." Jet replied, "I might be able to set you up with her."

"Really? Are you serious?" Katara exclaimed.

"Yeah, Two days from now after school, me and the L4 will pick her up from the Ba Sing Se Monerail station, you can come with us if you want, since it means so much for you to meet her in person." Jet smiled.

Katara's mouth jutted open.

"I'm serious; just meet us at the Ba Sing Se station, at the front." Jet laughed, "You know where that is, right?"

Katara nodded her head, recognizing that part of Ba Sing Se.

"Hmm…" Katara thought for a moment, pressing her thumb and index finger on her chin; going to the airport would mean having to see Zuko, but she didn't want to let him stop her from meeting Princess Yue for the first time, "I could skip work for a day…"

"Great, I'll see you later." Jet grinned.

"Thank You, Jet!" Katara beamed, as she ran back to Song who was waiting for her.

Katara's heart pounded against her chest as she was walking towards Song. Meeting Princess Yue face to face, she couldn't believe it. She was actually going to talk to her, the person she esteemed for years, thanks to Jet.

Yet, Katara was curious why a guy like Jet would actually bother inviting a girl like herself to meet somebody. Jet didn't really know her as a friend which surprised Katara even more.

"What happened back there?" Song questioned, "Jet seemed really sincere when he was talking to you-"

"It's because he is, he's different from the rest of the L4." Katara smiled, a rosy pink tinted her cheeks, than added, "He's actually really nice and sweet."

"You like him, don't you!" Song grinned.

"What?"

"Why would you be crushing on Jet?"

"I-why would you think that?" Katara shouted, face flushing red.

"Your cheeks explain it all." Song smiled, "That's so sweet, I didn't know you out of all people would crush on him."

"I'm not! I-I hardly know him!" Katara cried.

"You've known him for four weeks, since you started school, that's enough time to have feelings for him." Song giggled, staring at Katara's beat red face.

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12:45 P.M; Ba Sing Se High - Lunch Break

Katara was sitting across from Song at a lunch table. Both girls were busy eating away at their food.

"Did you hear Princess Yue is visiting Ba Sing Se?" Katara heard a student say.

"I know! Ba Sing Se's Monerail is going to be so crowded once she comes." Another student replied.

"I can't wait, I might actually get to meet Yue." A girl said, "She's so gorgeous and talented."

"Not to mention, hot and sexy!" A guy added.

A few of the people in the lunchroom broke into laughter.

"You see, Princess Yue has excellent morals, unlike some people here." Azula said, staring right at Katara.

"Katara's too poor to have any." Mai added, causing Ty Lee to giggle.

"I bet Katara only bathes once a week since water is too scarce for her." Azula smirked, causing the three girls to burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Katara gritted her teeth.

"Just ignore them." Song quietly said.

"It's the L4!" Someone shouted.

Oh, not this again…!

Katara saw Zuko, Jet, Teo, and Haru enter the lunchroom from the top balcony with Zuko in front of the other three boys. Zuko motioned for the other three L4 to stop and walked towards Katara's table. Everyone immediately quieted down, curious about what Zuko was going to say to her.

As Zuko walked to Katara's table, the azure eyed teen gave him a strong glower, as if she was trying to send daggers through his stomach. Katara saw Zuko's smug look; she wanted to wipe that nasty smirk off his face. Zuko ignored her intense glare and stopped when he reached her table.

"K-tara I heard your coming with us to the Monorail station to pick up Yue." Zuko said, trying to brush off his anger that was slowly rising up.

Murmurs and voices of people could be heard throughout the lunchroom, wondering why Katara would be going anywhere with the L4.

"It's Katara, not "K-tara," get it right." Katara said, not bothering to look Zuko in the eye.

Zuko gave Katara a vain smile.

"I'm okay with it, you can come with us." Zuko said.

Katara immediately stood up.

"Since when do I get your approval for anything I do?" Katara snapped.

Zuko glared at Katara and narrowed his golden eyes. When he was about to say something, Jet cut him off.

"Zuko, please, stop." Jet said, grabbing onto his friend's arm.

Zuko raised his eyebrows at Jet and sighed in defeat.

"Let's just go." Zuko said in a frustrated manner.

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4:45 P.M; The Jasmine Dragon

"You're really going to meet THE Princess Yue?" Aang gasped, wiping down a tea pot with a towel.

"For the millionth time, YES, she is, Twinkles." Toph sighed, not acknowledging Aang's slowness.

"I know, but how are you going to meet her, someone as high status as Yue, means crowds and crowds of people around." Aang said.

"You know the guy I told you about…?" Katara said.

"The one you supposedly have a crush on?" Toph questioned, placing her legs onto one of the tables.

"I don't have a crush on him!" Katara said, crossing her arms over her chest.

"You're not a good liar, you know." Toph sighed, "If you want to lie, you should at least put more effort into it."

"Yeah, you already told us you liked him." Aang said.

Katara slapped her head, forgetting she told them about her "little" crush.

"Well that guy is Jet from the L4." Katara confessed.

"WHAT?" Aang and Toph shouted at the same time, although Toph looked pretty happy.

"You're friends with one of those insensitive L4 brats?" Aang yelled.

"Whoa, possessive much?" Toph said, "Are you jealous, Twinkle toes?"

"No, it's just that—I-I thought you hated the L4." Aang said.

"Jet's actually different from the rest of them." Katara smiled, "I like that about him."

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Woot! Finished! Sorry I've been only updating once a month; I hope I can update more frequently. ( SATS, SATS, SATS D: )

Next chapter is when it all gets INTERESTING and I promise it'll be longer than this one!

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