A/N: so here's the next chapter. Sorry I couldn't get it in sooner, I was busy last week and didn't have anytime to write this, so I wrote it tonight. There are probably spelling errors- if you could point those out to me that would be great.

Chapter 4: The Date

Suki lied in bed awake on Thursday night. She couldn't wait until the next day. In about 9 hours, she was going to go on a date with Sokka. Suki thought about what she was going to wear. She went through her mind thinking of different outfits but couldn't think of one thing she wanted to wear. She definitely had to go shopping tomorrow.

The next morning, Suki got up early. She wanted to see if she could catch her mom so that she would take her shopping. She first went downstairs to see if her mother was awake. Her mother was down in the kitchen making coffee.

"Hey mom, can you take me shopping today?" Suki asked.

Her mother looked at her. "What for?"

"I need an outfit for tonight."

"What's going on tonight?"

Suki blushed and lowered her voice. "I'm going on a date."

"With whom?"

"His name's Sokka. Haru is mentoring him."

Her mother paused. "Isn't there a specific reason why Haru would be mentoring him?"

Suki scoffed. "He was probably not doing well in school or something."

"What does Haru say about this?"

"I don't know. I don't ask him if he gives me permission to date someone." Suki snapped. She knew Haru had said something a couple of days ago about not getting involved, but she wasn't going to let that stop her from going on her first date. "Can you please take me shopping?" Suki pleaded.

Suki's mom sighed. "I guess I could. You should be glad that I don't have to go to work today."

"Thanks!" Suki smiled and hugged her mom. She then went upstairs to get ready.

At the mall, Suki went into her favorite store first. The clothes were separated into different colors and Suki immediately went over to the green section. She pulled out a green dress with white polka dots and held it close to her.

"Does this look nice?"

Suki's mom grimaced. "I know green is your favorite color, but you should wear a dress that's another color."

Suki frowned. "Like what?"

"You look good in red," her mother said and pointed to a red dress on a mannequin. "Or purple."

Suki walked over to the red section and looked through the dresses. Then she went over to where the purple clothes were. She looked through the clothes when she gasped. She pulled out a purple, green and white striped dress.

"This is perfect!" Suki exclaimed and rushed into the dressing rooms to try it on. When Suki came out, she was wearing the dress. It was a halter dress that ended above the knee. Her mother nodded.

"Can I get it?" Suki asked and her mother nodded.

"Yes!" Suki yelled, "I have the perfect shoes to match."

5 o'clock rolled around pretty quickly for Suki. Around then, she took a shower, put some perfume on, and put on her dress. She had green shoes that were just the right shade of green, and a white necklace. She put on light green eye shadow, mascara and lip-gloss on. She also put a headband on, to keep her short chestnut brown hair into place. At 6 o'clock on the dot, the doorbell rang. Suki raced down the stairs to get it before any one else. When she opened the door, Sokka was standing there dressed in dark blue jeans and a tight black jacket. He smiled at her and complimented on her outfit. Suki blushed and let him in. She had Sokka sit on the couch while she rushed to get a purse and a jacket. When she came back into the living room, Iva was sitting next to Sokka, talking to him.

"You know, Suki dressed up a lot to go on this date. I think she really really lik-"

"Okay, I'm ready." Suki interrupted Iva just in time. "Let's go."

Suki quickly walked to the door, while Sokka got up and said goodbye to Iva. When they were outside, Sokka started to speak.

"Since I don't have a car, I was thinking we could just walk over to the theater."

Suki nodded. They had a little shopping area near where she lived. It had shops, a couple of restaurants, and a movie theater. They walked briskly towards the theater as Suki started up conversation.

"So, why did you come to school in the middle of eight grade?"

"I lived in Maine for most of my life. My father left to serve in the navy the beginning of eight grade, and instead of pulling me out of school then, they were going to wait until school ended to move me and my sister here to live with my grandmother."

"What about your mom?"

Sokka paused. "She died two years ago. She was a journalist doing a story about the Iraq war, and was there to get first hand information. A car bomb went off and she was killed along with some soldiers."

Suki looked shocked. "Oh my gosh, I am so sorry."

Sokka looked at her and grimly smiled. "It's okay, it happened a while back."

They both continued to walk to the theater. When they got there, Sokka got two tickets to see Dan in Real Life. Then they went over to the snack counter. Sokka got popcorn, while Suki got some candy. When they got to their seats, they had just missed the previews and the movie was beginning.

To Suki, the movie was funny. She laughed at the appropriate spots, and was enjoying the movie. During one of the boring part, Suki saw Sokka shift in his seat. He then put his arm casually around her shoulders. Suki smiled a little and didn't see Sokka turn red. This date is going really well, Suki thought.

When the movie had ended, the couple left the movie theater and headed back to Suki's house. They walked a little more until Sokka turned slightly and headed to another direction. They kept walking until they got to field. They walked through it, and stopped near a lake.

"This is my favorite place to go to. It's really peaceful at night." Sokka explained.

Suki nodded and glanced at the pond. "It is really nice."

They talked for a little while, asking each other their favorite colors, music; things like that. After a while, they left the park, and went to Suki's house. They both stood on her porch facing each other.

"I-I really had a good time tonight Suki," Sokka stuttered nervously. "I hope we can do thi-"

Before he could finish the sentence, Suki leaned over and pecked Sokka on the lips. Sokka froze. "I had a good time too Sokka. Maybe we could do this again sometime soon."

"O-OK, umm, I guess I'll call you." Sokka looked flustered. Their eyes locked. "Good night, Suki."

"Good night." Suki replied back, and watched Sokka walk down the sidewalk. As soon as he was out of sight, Suki smiled widely and went into the house and went to her room.

The next morning, Suki woke up groggily. She looked at her ceiling and thought back to last night's events. She had kissed him. She didn't think of herself as being that assertive. Her mother sticking her head into Suki's room interrupted her thoughts.

"Sorry, but someone is here to see you." Suki's mom said with mystery in her voice.

Suki got up and got dressed. She went down stairs to see who it was. Suki gasped and ran to hug the person. It was her best friend Ty Lee.

Ty Lee had been in Bermuda for the last two weeks. She usually had fairer skin, but now it was darker because of the sun she got from vacation. She had long brown hair, and brown eyes. She hugged Suki back, and quickly went upstairs to Suki's room. When they got their, Suki laid on her bed while, Ty Lee sat on her floor.

"So, what's been new since I've been gone?" Ty Lee asked.

"Well," Suki said softly. "I went on a date last night…"

"You WHAT?!?!" Ty Lee questioned. She jumped up and sat on her bed. "Tell me everything, tell me everything."

"We went to the movies and then went to this pond that was his favorite spot and-" Suki was interrupted by Ty Lee, "Did you guys make out?" she questioned.

Suki pinched her nose. "No, we just stood there for a while until he walked me back to my house."

"Did he give you a good night kiss?"

"Actually I gave him one."

Ty Lee squealed. "Wow Suki, I didn't know you were that assertive."

Suki blushed as Ty Lee continued. "From a scale from 1 to 10, how cute is he?"

"I guess he's an 8." Suki replied thoughtfully.

"So where did you meet him?"

"Haru's mentoring him. He comes over to my house every day at 2."

"Why's Haru mentoring him?"

"I don't know, something about trouble in his past. Haru won't tell me what it is."

Ty Lee paused thoughtfully. "Maybe he murdered someone."

"Don't you think he would have gone to jail for that?" Suki questioned.

"Oh yeah. Maybe he stole a car."

"He doesn't look like the kind of person who would steal something." Suki explained.

"Well I don't know what he looks like." Ty Lee replied. Just then the doorbell rang and both Ty Lee and Suki checked their watches. It was just about 2.

"Ooo, is that him?" Ty Lee asked as she walked quickly out of Suki's room.

"Ty Lee! Don't you dare." Suki gasped as she rushed out after her. Iva had just answered the door, and Sokka was standing in the living room. Ty Lee had just come down the stairs and was about to introduce herself. Suki ran down to where she was.

"Hi, what's your name?" Ty Lee asked Sokka. Sokka looked confused. Suki started to explain.

"Sorry Sokka, this is my friend Ty Lee. Ty Lee this is Sokka, Sokka this is Ty Lee. Haru's mentoring him."

"Oh, so you're the guy Suki went out on a date with last night." Ty Lee stated. "I'd give you a 9."

"What?" Sokka questioned. Just then Haru walked down the stairs.

"Hey Sokka, ready to get started?" Haru asked before glancing at Suki and Ty Lee.

"We were just about leaving." Suki explained to Haru and walked upstairs and practically dragged Ty Lee up with her. When they were back in Suki's room. Ty Lee looked satisfied.

"Well I approve, Sokka is definitely cute."

"Great. I'm glad I have your approval." Suki said sarcastically.

"You know, he doesn't look like the kind of guy that would steal a car. Maybe he was drunk and raped someone." Ty Lee voiced.

Suki groaned. "Honestly Ty Lee, I don't know what he did, but I don't think it was any of that stuff. Besides, why would Haru mentor someone who raped someone? I would be in the same room sometimes with him."

"Oh yeah, you're right."

So that's it. Please review this chapter. I'll try to get the next chapter this week sometime if I can.