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This chapter is in Katara's POV.

And Suki simply hops into the clearing like a rabbit on a spring evening's day, merrily skipping as if there is nothing to do and have all day to do it. And yes, I did just paraphrase To Kill a Mockingbird. I know; I am just that cool and incredibly modest as well.

Suki looks so completely different. She looks nothing like the girl I despise and the girl who used to be my best friend. Truthfully, she looks a lot more like my best friend than the girl I am supposed to hate because it is like a rule that every girl is supposed to hate their childhood best friends. And when I say childhood best friends, I mean childhood best friends. I am talking about the kind of friends whom meet on the first day of kindergarten and play in the sandpit together. And then they inevitably go their separate ways. But I am being cynical. Not all childhood friendships are doomed to last longer than the cut-off date.

In my dimension, Suki had altered her appearance drastically. Her brown hair was lovely; all long and flowing. But then she felt that wasn't enough, so she joined in on the ombre wagon and never looked back. But in this dimension, Suki's hair is short; very short, much shorter than I could ever imagine. And she is wearing some kind of war paint on her face. Interesting, very interesting. Another thing that I find rather strange is that Suki looks ecstatic. She is being herself and she doesn't seem the least bit concerned with other people's perceptions. I mean if she were concerned about other people's perceptions would she be skipping merrily around a clearing like a child who has had a bit too much sugar? She appears so supremely confident in herself.

I smile a secret smile. I wasn't sure that I would like this Suki, but now that I have seen her and bear in mind that I still haven't spoken to her. I think that I am going to like this Suki a lot. I think that everyone will like this Suki. My first impression of this other worldly Suki is far greater than the Suki of the Bitchy Princesses clan, whom spend their daddies money like it is going out of fashion as quickly as clogs and whom think it is comical to cheat on their loyal boyfriends.

"Sokka! Where have you been? I have been looking for you everywhere! You should see what is going on! It is insane! I can't believe it! They are having a serious water fight, I haven't had so much fun in ages," Suki says in a very excitable tone.

Well, Suki sounds very pleasant. She doesn't have that snide undertone to her voice, the one I detest with every fibre of my being. She sounds genuine and fun. All in all, she sounds like she could be my friend. She is my type of person. She doesn't appear to notice us, and she is speaking in a very vague fashion. I really like that style of speech. It reminds me of the fairy tales my mom told me when I was young. It was like an essential that the princesses or fairies or whatever had to be all completely chilled out; like they had no problems whatsoever, they probably didn't either and they seemed so cool to my child self. I was very much influenced by such stories when I was younger. And now I think wistfully of the many fairy tales. Suki to me seems like the perfect example of chilled out chick. And she still doesn't appear to have noticed us; according to her body language, she is completely unaware that she is in the presence of strangers. Well, I wouldn't call myself a stranger to her but hey beggars can't be choosers.

Zuko chooses this very moment to clear his throat and abruptly Suki turns her head so fast I could have sworn that I heard a crack. Ouch. I hate that. In my opinion, there is nothing worse than a crick in the neck. And her expression changes just as quickly; if not, even quicker than previously. Her eyes widen considerably and her mouth seems to be gaping. Watch out, you could fit a barracuda in there. Alright, serious time again. I can't scare the girl away before I even had a chance to re-introduce myself. That won't be the best strategy.

"Oh, hello. How rude of me. This is strange. I already know the both of you, but I don't know this version of you. For a moment there, I simply mistook you as our Katara and Zuko. And I don't know why I am speaking in such a formal manner. Sorry, I become really awkward when I am nervous and I don't know why I am nervous either, so I am at a bit of a loose end here."

She is so nice. I am really going to like befriending her. It will be like sending her a friend request on Facebook, except of course there are no computers in this dimension.

"Hey Suki. I am Zuko, but I guess you already knew that..."

As he begins speaking, his voice has that raspy quality that I am sure will be the cause of many casualties involving fainting at the very sound but I will try to maintain all composure for the sake of my dignity. After that, Zuko breaks off awkwardly and scratches his head in an endearing manner. How adorable he looked in that moment, I can't even begin to tell you how unaware that boy is of his many charms. Anyway, now I am beginning to feel awkward. I have never been one to speak hours on end about boys and I am not going to begin today, I can assure you.

"Oh, it is alright. I know how awkward this is. I wasn't even aware about the many dimensions until a couple of days ago and mostly because unless it is necessary, the Avatar and Oracle can't speak about this to anyone. Otherwise, I guess Aang and Toph would have been carted off to a mental institute a long time ago and I can't believe that they haven't. They are wild ones. Maniacs if you will."

I can't help but laugh uproariously at this statement. Never has a truer statement been uttered. I mean, they were skipping around the meadow like they were high on crystal meth, which I can assure you they weren't because I bore witness to that horrendous sight. Okay, maybe I am exaggerating a little but bear in mind you didn't see what I saw and you are lucky to have escaped the dreaded horror of whatever that was. But regardless, Suki's sense of humour reflects my own. Suki and I laugh for a few minutes more before the giggles gently subside to a pleasant silence. And then I realised I hadn't met the social protocol upon greeting a stranger.

"Oh, sorry. I am Katara and I love your sense of humour."

Suki smiles at me. How strange it is to see her smile at me instead of her usual up herself expression which even if I devoted my life to, I would never be truly able to replicate and I am glad for that small gift. That look makes me want to claw my eyes out with a potato masher. Not the most glamorous way to go you say. Well, I can't argue with you there.

"Oh thanks, it is difficult to break out of the cocoon when you are surrounded by comedy geniuses."

And with that, she points to Sokka who seems to be investigating a conch shell. Wonders will never cease when he begins to shake the shell violently. What is his aim?

"Yeah, I guess too much comedic geniuses definitely ruin the broth. Now let's run away before he begins to realise that there is nothing special about that conch shell. I don't want to be here when he throws a tantrum. Not the most pleasant sight in the world, I can assure you."

Suki sneaks a quick glance at her boyfriend and quickly realises that the inevitable will soon occur.

"Yeah, we pretty leave now before he spontaneously combusts."

All of a sudden, the clearing is filled with the screams of anguish and frustration.

"Suffering succotash! You blibbering idiot! Yabba yabba doo!"

Casting a sidewards glance at Suki; I shrug my shoulders in bewilderment.

"I can't believe that we mistimed the whole scenario. We really are slacking up We should really be ashamed of ourselves. Now we are stuck with the task of calming him down and buying him a cajolement gift of meat."

And with that, we are suddenly surrounded. The other members of the Gaang have arrived.

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