Chapter 2: Four Points High School
Update 8/27/11-ok, I'm gonna try to make this readable and hopefully I can start another chapter…after 6 years…yeeaaa
"So where do we go?" Asked Aang as the two story concrete high school came into view. Sokka was busy talking to Haru about their last tae kwon do class and Katara was busy stealing glances at her brother's friend. Lucky for the slightly dejected Aang Haru heard his question.
"When we get in, there are papers on the wall with everyone's name on it and the class room you're suppose to go to. You'll get all the stuff you need there." Said Haru smiling.
"Really, you're so smart! I would have never guessed that!" Said Katara, her face instantly coloring regretting the ridiculous statement the second it left her mouth. Aang bit his lips trying to suppress the fit of giggles that threatened to erupt from his throat, Haru simply smiled wanly.
"Yea, he's a genius alright." Sokka scoffed sarcastically as they began to cross the street towards their school. Just as Aang, Katara and Haru hopped onto the sidewalk a black mustang zoomed past, almost running Sokka over in the process. Aang yanked him back just in time, but he still managed to fall on his behind after being flung to the ground.
"Watch where you're going you maniac!" He shouted jumping up from his embarrassing position. As he did a tall dark haired figure emerged on the driver's side. The group grew silent as they saw the boy. He wore a black button down shirt and blue jeans, with long black hair tied back, and a large scar going across his left eye. He noticed their unabashed staring right away, Zuko clenched his teeth is aggravation.
"What are you staring at?" He demanded glaring menacingly at the group, who was at a loss for words, or at least intelligent words.
"I'm staring at the idiot who almost ran me over!" Growled Sokka, forgetting the initial shock of Zuko's appearance and recalling his bruised ego.
"This won't end well." Mumbled Katara following her brother with a heavy sigh. Sokka never seems to know when to keep his mouth shut.
"Well, maybe if you weren't in the middle of the street then you wouldn't have to worry about getting his by a car." Zuko hissed, advancing slightly on his blue clad classmate.
"Oh…Oh yea?" Sokka retorted clenching his fists. Rolling her eyes Katara walked forward and took her brother by his arm and started dragging him away not even sparing a second glance to Zuko, who's eyes were still locked on Sokka.
"Lets got, Sokka before you get your face broken…again." She said half dragging her brother forward, with Aang close behind. The young boy looked back and noted Zuko's stiff defensive stance even as they walked away, coupled with Zuko's disfigurement he reminded Aang of a severely wounded animal. He couldn't help but feel sorry for the older boy.
"Sorry about him. He's a good guy, just a little slow." Haru explained forcing a smile.
"I could care less about some ignorant kid." Zuko responded pushing past Haru roughly and making his way to the school doors. Just as he had expected, the first day of pubic school was going to be full of people he wouldn't be able to stand. Zuko clenched his fists as he incurred more unwelcome stares as he began trying to find a less populated entrance into the school. Back on the sidewalk Haru sighed and made his way back to his friends, hoping to avoid Katara's adoring gaze. He sighed heavily as he spotted Katara letting go of her moody brother as Haru came into her sights, smiling broadly. Katara was a sweet kid, not too much of a nuisance when he hung out with Sokka, but she was just too much of a kid, he liked girls closer to his own age. He offered her his usual small smile and began talking down his best friend, entering the school and getting instantly accosted by two giggling cheerleaders.
"Welcome to Four Point High fellow Bisons!" Hollered a chestnut haired girl with a wide grin and wide excited eyes. Aang and Katara backed away from her and shared twin looks of confusion, they were not expected to be bombarded the second they stepped into the building. The girl began to advance again when she stopped and took a hard look at Aang.
"Wait, you're that kid with the zillion IQ right?" there was a pause on Aang's part before he responded; the whole hallway seemed to become quite. Katara started to warn him but she was too late.
"Sure, I guess that's me." He answered. As he said this, the girl let out a piercing scream and shouted for her friends.
"Oh my God its him!" someone cried.
"Do you have anyone to show you around sweetie? I'm Ty Lee and ready to help!" The girl cooed pushing her friends behind her.
"Actually, yea I have, uh…" Aang then grabbed Katara and held tightly to her arm.
"Katara, yea, she's going to show me the ropes, so I'll be ok!" He said walking away briskly. Katara sincerely wished she could be somewhere else as she smiled nervously at the older girls glaring at her.
"Come on Sokka!" Called Katara to her brother who was staring at the Ty Lee.
"We're fine, freshmen section is that way, and we're over here!" He called back waving as he and Haru made their way to another wall.
Ty Lee watched as Aang and Katara retreated into the young crowd, her lips pursed in annoyance and cheeks putted out, just containing whines of indignity.
"Ok, well it looks like your classroom is down the hall, and I'm here" said Katara looking up at the large numbers 208 on the wooden door. Aang frowned at the idea of being alone in this place, but gave his new friend a smile nonetheless.
"I'll see you later, hopefully we don't run into Ty Lee again." He said walking away, at the mention of the cheerleader's name her smile faltered a little bit. Katara entered the ice-cold classroom, wishing that she had brought her jacket. There was an older man standing near the door with an absent smile and far off eyes.
"Please find the desk with your name on it and sit there." He said in a heavy German accent. She nodded in compliance. As she sat she watched as other people filled into the room, people that she would be seeing through out the whole year. Watching these kids she feel a pang of loneliness. While she did like Haru and even Aang seemed like he would make a good future friend, her heart still lived in Alaska. She had lived her whole life there, icy winters were all she ever knew and anything over 70 degrees was foreign, she had life long friends that she'd probably not be able to see again. Katara tried not to feel sorry for herself, she knew it was childish to dwell on something she couldn't change, but she was only human. She turned to look out the window but to her surprise a girl was sitting right next to her and she nearly jumped out of her skin.
I didn't even hear her sit down.
"Oh, I'm sorry, did I scare you?" Asked the girl in a soft voice.
"No, its ok." Responded Katara. The girl then smiled and faced forward once again. Katara looked over at her nametag, it read 'Yue'. This girl was very interesting looking, with her soft blue eyes that looked almost like hers. She also had the full face of an Alaskan Native, but what threw Katara off was the long white hair. Yue then noticed Katara's eyes on her.
"Um… I could move if you wish." She said nervously, twirling her hair out of habit.
"NO! That's ok! I'm sorry it's just…where are you from?" Katara blurted it out before she could stop herself, blushing immediately afterwards. She had to stop blurting things out; she was beginning to sound like her brother. Yue then laughed a little.
"That's ok, I actually get that a lot. My family is from Juno, Alaska; we came down here a few years back, but don't ask me where the hair came from, no one knows." Yue said with small laugh in her voice. Katara smiled in response.
"Really? That's where I'm from! We moved here in June because my dad went to Iraq. We're living with my Gran-Gran, she's the first one in our family that moved out of Alaska."
"That's cool, my name is Yue. How do you like it here in Four Points?"
"I'm Katara, and it's a beautiful place, but there's not much to do." Yue smiled at Katara's response.
"When I call your name please come up and get you schedule and ID." Said the teacher stepping to the head of the class and reading off the list. A few moments later everyone had their stuff and were on their way. When out of the classroom Yue looked over onto Katara's Schedule.
"We're supposed to go to our first period next, what do you have?"
"I'm on the swim team so, I have to go to the gym, how about you?" she asked handing over her little blue schedule. She had history, the only classes they had together was English, algebra and the same Lunch period.
"Well, here's my stop, I'll see you at lunch, Katara." Said Yue, waving as she got into her classroom happily. Katara waved and ran down the stairs, carefully avoiding the people who chose to stand in the middle. She took her time since tarrdies didn't start until next week, which wasn't helping much since she didn't know where she was going anyway. Hopefully she'd find the class before the end of the period.
TBC