Iva glared out the window. Today was being a very long day. The time was not even noon yet, and already Iva had a huge headache.
'Why did I ever let Flannie talk me into believing this might be a good idea?'
Rain was falling outside, as if the weather had picked up on her bad mood. Iva almost felt sorry for the kids running the obstacle course. Almost.
A knock sounded against her door, and before she could tell them to enter, the person let theirself in anyway.
"I want Mai and Ty Lee back. Now.
Without even turning around, Iva replied, "You'll get them back in a few hours, before sunset. Not later, not before."
"I need them to capture the Avatar-"
"-who also happens to be working here at the moment, under my protection. I'm really sorry Azula, but you'll just have to wait 'til sundown. I'm sure by then Ty Lee and Mai will have found out where he is sleeping or something."
Ignoring the angry growl and sudden smell of smoke, Iva continued to stare out the window as Azula stormed out. Yes, today was going to be a very long day.
"Guess what Azula! We found out where the Avatar is going to go after he goes back to our world!"
"Really?"
"Yep!"
"We'd best get a head start then. Come on girls, let's go..."
"I can't believe I let you do this!"
"Then you're living in a false world."
Iva glared at her for a moment before sitting down and putting her head in her hands.
"I have a headache. Get me some aspirin, will you?"
"Sorry, I gave the last one to Sokka a week ago."
Iva moaned slightly, letting her head drop to the cool surface of her desk. She heard Flannie stand up and leave. A few minutes later, the door opened again and someone tapped her on the head.
"Here. The herbalist lady says this should make you headache go away."
Flannie handed her something that look like a cross between a frog and a small tree.
"I think I'll live with the headache, actually..." She glanced at the clock. "Time for our meeting anyway."
"Alright. Everybody hand your clipboards into Flannie. Flannie, you add them together." Everybody shoved their clipboard in Flannie's direction, and she started adding the points together.
"So, did everyone have an alright day?"
Flannie spoke up first. "Yep. These kids have more courage than I thought, at least in the virtual world. They actually did pretty well."
Katara went next. "Maybe a little too much courage. The pairing battles in my room were pretty bad."
Sokka replied, "Yeah, those crazy girls were practically pulling each other's hair out over whom I should be with. Can't a guy choose his own wife?"
"Some of those fangirls were following me all day asking whether I'd be with Song, Jin, Mai, Katara, Sokka, or Aang," said Zuko grumpily.
"I'm done!" exclaimed Flannie, holding up the final scores.
Next day, Breakfast
"Alright! The final score has been tallied!" Flannie called. The noise in the room cut off almost instantly. "For the Katara ships... we have a tie! Katang and Zutara both win first place, Jetara comes second, and Karu third! For the Sokka shipping teams, Sosuki wins. Soyu come second, Sokula third, and Tykka last. Good work to all of you!"
Cheers erupted from the Sosukis, while groans erupted from the losing teams. Katangs and Zutaras glared at each other while protesting the tie and demanding a recount.
"I counted these scores up three times! Zutara and Katang are at a tie, deal with it, you both get the prize anyway. And no, we're not going to tell you what it is, you'll find out later. Ugh, why can't more of you be multishippers? Now everybody! Off to classes!"
Amanda wondered all morning what the prize was going to be. After lunch, the winners were gathered in a group and led into a part of the school Amanda had never seen before.
After many turns and twisting hallways, they finally stopped at a blue door. Everybody was crowded into the dark room, and then the light was turned on.
The room was painted a deep blue with a carpet the same color. In the center was a raised stage, with a pool of water in the middle. The only lights in the room shined specifically on it. There were raised seats surrounding the stage.
"Everybody take a seat!" ordered Flannie. Slightly bewildered, everyone followed her order.
Several minutes later, a few of Master Pakku's more advanced students came out a side door and climbed up onto the stage. Beaty music started to play, and the students began their waterbending display. It was amazing, with water flowing gracefully through the air and around peoples' heads. At the end, everybody stood up and clapped.
"Everybody have an okay day?" Iva asked, as she handed each member of the cast a cup of tea. There was a quiet murmuring that sounded like 'yes'. Everyone looked very tired, especially Sokka and Katara.
"Thank goodness tomorrow's Saturday. I don't think we could handle another day of these idiots." Flannie rested her head on her arms.
"You're not even teaching them," pointed out Aang.
"Yeah, but a pack of them followed me around all day demanding a recount."
After a few minutes of silence, Iva mentioned that Aang should get Appa and start transporting students home. He left to do so. A moment later, everybody else also stood up and went off to their rooms, intent on getting a good night's sleep.
