I know its been awhile, so i made the chapter pretty long. :) and hey, i have an excuse: i've been on a plane to nigeria (africa) for the past two days. but the updates should be coming about every three or four days, because now i have to share the computer. oh, and, this chappie is dedicated to tylokka-ninja- my first (and onliest sob) reveiwer. but... HERE!

SuperGALS! Avatar Style

by: Stripedpolkadots

Chapter Three

Katara got up slowly and rubbed the back of her head

Katara got up slowly and rubbed the back of her head. She shook her head to see Toph already too far to chase. She turned when she heard running footsteps beside her. She relaxed when she saw it was just Suki. When Suki reached Katara, she drew her fist back and slugged Katara in the arm. Surprised, and still dazed from her encounter with Toph, Katara fell to the ground...again. "TUI and LA, what is this, beat up on Katara day?!"

Suki didn't look contrite. If anything, she looked ready to hit her again. Maybe Katara noticed this, because she bent the water out of her clothes and prepared a water ball.

Suki scoffed. "Oh please." She brought out one of her practice fans from her bag. "If anything, you deserved that hit and more. And I'd be happy to supply you with any more you might need."

Shaking her head, Katara grinned. She pulled all the water from her clothes, and the last drops remaining in her bottle. Suki brought out a second fan. Katara smirked. "If only Sokka could see you now. You know he likes it when you fan..." Using Suki's distraction to her advantage, Katara flicked her whip to knock Suki to the ground. Before Suki hit the floor though, she brought her right foot up and twisted back into an upright position.. She then threw her fan at Katara, who stopped the first one with a water wall, but wasn't quick enough to stop the second one.

The two of them were just getting into their 'battle' when Katara spotted a nearby fountain. Grinning mischievously, she caused it to rise, not minding that most of it was splashing on the floor. Suki's eyes got wide as she saw what Katara was doing, but she only had time to loudly protest, "NO FAIR!" before her mouth was full of water and she was drenched.

Dripping wet, Suki let her last fan fly and laughed smugly as it hit the gloating Katara in the back. They were both laughing and Katara was about to bend the water from Suki's clothes when they heard a loud "AHEM."

Turning around, Katara gasped. Suki hit her forehead with her palm.

Behind where Suki had just been standing were two boys, dripping wet. The taller one, well, the only distinguishing feature he had was a vivid scar on the side of his face. Katara had only seen a few scars in her life, but she could easily recognize it as a firebended scar. And he looked... mad. Scary mad. The other one was bald with airbending tattoos on his arms and head. Katara was surprised. She had heard that for an airbender to get their tattoos, they had to have mastered the art, or at least come very close. Anyway, he didn't look to angry. In fact, some of the shock that had been on his face was now giving way to amusement. He actually looked like he was trying not to laugh.

The other boy... well, he wasn't as pleased as the airbender. In fact, the shock on his face was giving way to anger. Furious, irritated, rage. And Suki saw why. It seemed that there was a file of papers in his hand that were now soaked beyond recognition. And, by the expression on his face when he looked at the papers, Suki figured they were fairly important.

Finally, Katara gained enough control over her laugh box to attempt an apology. "I'm so-so-sorr-BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I'm sorry, it's just, HAHAHAHAHA- sorry-" Apparently, she didn't have as much control as she thought.

Suki could see a muscle twitching in the taller boy's forehead, and she hurried to clamp a fan over Katara's mouth. Katara composed herself and stretched out her hands to clean everything up. But before Katara could bend the water from their clothes, the airbender took it upon himself to clean up. Suki opened her mouth to protest when she saw him lift his arms, but it was too late.

A whirlwind of air came rushing to the four of them, and when was past, Suki and Katara were on the floor and all four of them had dry eyes.

The tall boy glared at the airbender who shrugged sheepishly and said "Sorry," his face red.

Katara put her hand to her hair and groaned. The braid was tangled and she could practically feel the knots already. She had to smile though. She didn't have it as bad as Suki, whose shoulder-length auburn hair was big, poufy, and sticking straight up. When Suki caught her eye, Katara grinned. "Maybe Sokka will go for the poodle-lamb look?" Suki gave a little scream before grabbing her hair.

"I'm really sorry, eh... what's your name?"

Katara leaped up to shake the airbender's hand. "Katara , greatest gal in Ba Sing Se! This is Suki, 2nd greatest gal! And, no harm done, except I would suggest leaving the water removal to the waterbenders next time."

"Yeah, I guess I got a little carried away..."

"Understatement!" Suki retorted from the floor, where she was still trying to salvage her hair. Although Katara didn't have the heart to tell her, Suki's hair wasn't the only thing that was messed up. Suki's love for make-up overuse, plus the heavy waterfall, plus the hairdrying nightmare, had left the remaining makeup on Suki's face looking like a clown job.

"No Aang, you don't have to apologize. It was all the waterbender's fault in the first place."

Katara snapped her finger. That's where she recognized these two from! The magazine! Although Aang hadn't had the tattoos in the magazine picture. And even though she hadn't seen the picture of the second place winner, she had no doubt in her mind that this was Zuko Sozin, he certainly looked mysterious enough to fit Jin's description.

After all this had flitted through her mind, what Zuko had just said registered. BLushing, she stiuck out her hand to shake with Zuko. he looked at it as if ti were contaqminated. slowly, she withrew the offensive appendage, shooting suki a Look.

She scracheed the back of her head. "Yeah... sorry about that."

Zuko frowned. "Sorry isnt enough. What if someone else had been walking along? What would you have done then?"

"I would have waterbended them dry like i was about to. Once again, no harm done."

"Yes, harm done. You can't just be playing with a fountain of water like you're the only one here!"

"I said sorry didn't I?! What's the problem?!"

"The problem is that you wont admit you're wrong in the first place! Why are you acting so childish?!"

Katara glared at Zuko. The water on the floor began to swell. "Childish?! I'm acting CHILDISH?!"

"Yes! Immature, juvenile, and silly!"

"Tui and LA, what is your malfunction?!"

Suki looked closely at Zuko. She was almost positive that the angry boy was steaming. Literally. From the nose and the ears and the mouth. And Suki was pretty sure that Katara was unaware that the boy she was picking a fight with was a bender, let alone a firebender.

"Uh, Katara-"

"Not now Suki!"

Katara turned back to Zuko. "If anyone here is acting juvenile, its YOU! I apologized, and instead of letting it go, you have to start a fight! You need some serious help!"

"What you need is a time out!"

"What did you just say?!"

"You heard me! You need some serious discipline, or at least some lessons in manners!"

"I need lessons in manners?!"

"Yes! You- OOF!"

Katara's wave of water knocked the boy on his back. Aang winced. Katara leaned over the boy, who was, once again, dripping wet, and smirked.

"Looks like you're all -OH!"

Katara went flying into the wall behind her. Suki cringed. Gingerly, Katara got up, and Zuko did the same. Katara glared at him and raised the water above her threateningly once again.

"Did you just kick me?!"

Zuko didn't answer, but instead dropped his bag and lit his hands up in flames. Suki was about to try to mellow things out, when Katara dropped her waterwall. Suki raised a brow. She had never known Katara to show wise judgement when it came to picking fights with other benders. And non-benders as well. But it was explained when Katara dove for the bag Zuko had just dropped, which was now at Aang's feet.

With a yelp, Aang lunged out of the way.

Zuko turned to Suki. "What's with her?" he mumbled, letting his flames flicker, then die.

Suki gazed at Katara, who was at the moment, rubbing the bag on her cheek.

Suki rolled her eyes. "Your bag. She wants your bag. And if you want to get rid of her, you'll let her have it."

"Okay!"

"No way."

"Aang, that's not even your bag."

"I know, but Zuko, she looks so happy!"

"Isn't that what you said about the girl you gave your last bag to?"

"But she did look happy!"

"What about the girl before that?"

"But Zuko, she was crying! What was I supposed to do?"

"And the girl before that?"

"Zuko! She had a knife!"

"You're an airbender."

"Your point? Stick a sharp metal stick in me, and i still bleed red. Or worse, have to get another tetanus shot. Oh, come on, let her have it."

"No."

While all this was going on Katara was showing off her "new bag", lok how cool it was, so ka-ute, and woah! I'ts even in with school uniform!

"Ahem?"

Katara turned around, eyes gleaming and cheeks flushed.

"Yeah?"

"My bag?"

"But- but-"

Suddenly, Katara froze. She pricked her ears.

"But Captain Ozai,. I already made this round an hour ago with-"

"And why would that matter to me?"

"Well- Um… I- There are other-"

"Shut up! Where is all this water from?!"

Grabbing Suki, Katara bolted, shouting a 'bye' over her shoulder. The trouble she knew Sokka would get into if she was found on the scene... well, lets just say it would be a good idea for her to scram.

Aang looked at her retreating back, then turned to Zuko. "Hey Zuko, she took your-"

Zuko grabbed his arm. "Lets go."

Aang frowned. "But… your bag-"

"Let's GO Aang."

Aang went.