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In 2day's chapter: the school year progresses, the biggest dance of the year shows up, and Kellie's feeling super sour about it…

Chapter 17: Homecoming Surprises

The days crawled by, and one night, Kellie made a quiet announcement while she and Zuko did their Biology homework.

"Congratulations," Kellie said with a smirk. Zuko looked up.

"About what?" Kellie looked up too.

"4 months."

"4 months what?" Kellie rolled her eyes.

"Today marks the fourth month since you got here." Zuko smiled.

Time flies.

There were rumors, there were small signs, but the news soon got too big to go unnoticed. The bug Homecoming dance was only a few weeks away.

Zuko asked Kellie what Homecoming was. She sighed, and explained.

"Homecoming is sorta like a ball. Only there isn't really anything to celebrate. Boys ask girls to go with them to the dance, people get dressed up, go, dance, and do all that other crap you do at a dance." Zuko sighed as Kellie finished.

Apparently, Kellie didn't plan on going, if she said that sorta stuff about it.

But Zuko began to go on edge, for Kellie was beginning to have temper problems. There had been four thunderstorms in the past month. Which was odd. (Remember! This is Novmeber!) And Kellie had nearly burned down the house with her firebending. Something was up.

Zuko knew for sure, one day.

It was two weeks before Homecoming, and all Kellie's friends had dates. Except Kellie.

One day, they had gathered outside Kellie's locker, talking about their dates, when Kellie slammed her locker closed, and whirled around to face them.

"Yes! Good for you! Good for all of you! Go! Go with your dates to Homecoming! Dance to suckish music! Enjoy crappy punch! See if I care!" And Kellie stormed out the front door of the school. Along the way, she passed Zuko. He looked up at her friends, and asked.

"What's wrong with Kellie?" They all looked at each other, and one girl, Jamie came forward.

"Well, you see, Zuko, Kellie's never been good with the boys. She always been mean, trying to think they don't even exist. Only ones she acknowledges are the principal, teachers, and her family. So, it's not hard to believe Kellie doesn't has a date to the dance. And, we've all been talking about our dates for the past few weeks. She cut off her emotions, but we don't think completely. So we have a feeling Kellie's got a serious case of jealousy." Zuko nodded in agreement.

After all, makes perfect sense…

Don't get me started with the whole 'guilt', trip. I've already suffered.

Not enough.

"So, what do you propose?" Kellie's friends all looked at each other, and grinned.

Celia moved up and whispered something into Zuko's ear. His eyes got wide.

"There's NO WAY we could pull that off." Cheyenne smirked.

"Either you help us, or Kellie's gonna bite your head off. And if her temper keeps up, it WILL be literally." Zuko gulped, he wanted to keep his head!Well, if Kellie would just bite off the scar, I'll be fine…

"Fine." And the plan began to unfold.

Kellie growled angrily as she opened her locker. It was Friday, day before Homecoming, and she needed to hurt something, just to let her anger, frustration, and, sadness? All out. Otherwise, she'd turn on herself.

Kellie's anger turned to curiosity as she opened her locker, and a note appeared. She picked up the note, and unfolded it. She didn't notice shadows flow past her, watching her read the note. Kellie gasped at the contents. She dropped the note, and hurried to class.

Kellie-

Tomorrow night, be ready for Homecoming. Cause I'm taking you.

Until tomorrow,

-Anonymous

Kellie had a painful conscious, so if she didn't get ready for her blind date, it would haunt her for the rest of her days.

Kellie stepped into a dress shop, and looked around for anything nice. She finally decided on a crimson dress, with no sleeves, or straps.

Kellie rented the dress, and took it home. It looked nice. Zuko was busy getting ready, for he said he had a date.

"Who ya going with, Zuko?" Kellie asked as he slipped into a dark red, almost black, suit. He looked up.

"I'm going with one hell of a pretty girl." Kellie smiled, and walked away.

Kellie pulled her hair into a tight bun, with only the strands of her hair with purple, hanging down, to frame her face. She put on blush, to hide the few freckles dotting her face, to give her the pale complexion she had held, two years ago, in the Avatar world.

I wonder how Aang's doing?

Kellie felt guilty. He had been love-sick. First Katara, then her. He had even kissed her cheek, then tried to kiss her again!

Well, better him then Zuko. Zuko drinks.

Kellie walked down to the couch, and sat down in it, the crimson dress spreading out a little as she sat.

Kellie couldn't believe she actually had a date for Homecoming. What boy would pick her? She was at the end of a long line of girls to be picked by guys to be dated.

Well, in all except one line.

Kellie's thoughts returned to her date. Thing of it was, it was a blind date. She didn't know who it was. She had received a mysterious note saying for her to be ready on the night of Homecoming, and here she was, wearing a dress and wondering two things:

Who was Zuko going with? He said he had a date.

And WHO was taking her?

Just then, the doorbell rang. Kellie got up to answer it. It was no doubt her date. She opened the door, and could not believe her eyes.

Zuko was her date.

Yay! A stupid, slightly romantic cliffie! Go me!

LONG LIVE HIPPIES!
INSANITY AT ITS FINEST

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