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Chapter 7

School Preparations

"C'mon Zuko! Try it on please. It won't kill you." Amy pushed Zuko into the dressing room at PacSun. Zuko protested loudly, "No! Why should I? I don't want to." He gave the Elements hoodie back to Amy. But she did not take it, "Try it on please." She said, but it was not a request, but a demand.

"Make me!" Zuko snapped. Amy smiled evilly, " If you don't try it on, then you're walking home!"

Zuko did not even know how to get out of the mall! More or less find his own way home! He sighed, glared at Amy, and stomped into the dressing room in high bad temper. He came out a minute later wearing the hoodie, and still glared at Amy, "Happy!"

Amy nodded and told him to take it off so she could pay for it. They walked out of the store with the hoodie in the bag, Amy looked at the mall map, plotting their next course, " You'll need some pants, shirts…. socks and a backpack for school. We can get all those things here. Lets go, I'll get us some lunch later."

Zuko followed her through the crowded mall and marveling at everything he saw. A group of teenage girls passed by, glancing at him and whispering among themselves then giggling, throwing flirtatious glances back at him. Zuko ignored their pathetic attempts, they reminded him of the officer's daughters back at the palace. Women that try to 'woo' the man with the highest status.

Zuko and Amy passed by a shop displaying…WHAT! Zuko looked again. There were statues…wearing women's underwear? (I know they're called mannequins but try seeing them through Zuko's Pov.) Cloth that went right up the hind end and lacey stuff that barely covered anything.

"Amy…is that allowed?" He asked, pointing up at the mannequins displaying the odd type of clothing. Amy looked, and could barely control the laughter that threatened to bubble out of her. She nodded, "Yes Zuko. That is allowed. It's called Victoria Secret. They sell women's underwear and bras, called lingerie. Don't stare or people will think you're a perv."

"Perv?"

" A person who likes to see sexual things and women items, and stuff like that…. Stop staring."

Zuko looked away and walked away from the store quickly. Amy laughed and followed him.

A few hours and many dressing room arguments later, they decided to get some lunch. Amy and Zuko sat down at the food court and ate Tokiwa's Japanese food. Zuko was grateful for some food he was familiar with, and use chop sticks again instead of spoons and forks. Zuko had the chicken stir-fry and Amy had her favorite beef stir-fry.

Amy looked down at their shopping bags, most of them containing Zuko's stuff.

"Well I think I maxed out daddy's credit card, but he owes me money anyway." She looked at the long receipts, " Six pairs of pants, and fifteen shirts. Three pairs of shoes, socks and other stuff. The hoodie is for when it gets cold." Amy took a bite of her rice.

Zuko decided to ask the question that had been bugging him since last night: " When I was in your parents bedroom, I saw a picture of your family. Who is the girl with the brown hair? I guessed she is your sister." Zuko immediately regretted asking the question.

Amy looked down at her plate, she wiped away a tear that fell on the table and nodded, "Yes, she was my sister." She replied softly.

"Was?"

"I rather not talk about it." She said, wiping her eyes on her napkin. Zuko shut his mouth and did not question her further. He could see that it was unsteady ground; it obviously made Amy upset. 'What happened?' Zuko wondered silently. Was the sister exiled like he was? Or was she dead?

Zuko and Amy finished their meal and left the mall. But they did not head home.

"Where are we going?" Zuko asked when he saw that they were heading in the opposite direction from the house.

"We're going crazy!" Amy laughed.

Zuko looked at her, puzzled, "What?"

"We're going- Ahh never mind! It's lost on you. Modern humor Zuko. You'll soon see where were headin'."

Fifteen minuets later, they arrived at a group of unusual buildings. There was a fifty-foot flagpole in the front and a statue of a large cat in front of a piece of rock.

"Where are we?" Zuko asked, looking around him in puzzled amazement. Amy turned off the ignition and got out of the car.

"This." She said, gesturing around her at the buildings, "This is the biggest Soap Opera in the world. It is called High School. This is my school Zuko. C'mon, follow me. We have to get you checked in at The Administration building."

Zuko followed her to the building that had a giant (1) on it.

Inside was huge! There were glass doors and a huge staircase that led down into a pit where mechanical classes were held. Amy brought him up to a window where an African American lady was stationed.

"Hey Mrs. T! How are you?" Amy said. The woman looked up and a grin lit up her face.

"Amy! I'm doing fine thank you girl. What brings you ta school on a Sunday? Not school work I'm sure."

Amy smiled, "I'm here for one of my friends to get enrolled. He just moved here. Do you have any paperwork that we need to fill out?"

Mrs. T nodded. She vanished behind a filing cabinet and reappeared with a small stack of papers.

"Here ya go. Sit down over there and fill these things out. Give them back ta me when you're done." She gave the papers to Zuko.

Amy took Zuko to a small table located in the pit. She bought him a Sprite while they filled out the paperwork. Zuko did not know what to write on the alien papers. Amy helped him out.

"First name….Zuko. Last name…?" She looked at him. He shrugged, "I don't have a last name."

Amy thought for a moment, then put, "Fyrena." (Fire-na) not (Fi-rena)

"Fyrena?" Zuko asked. Amy shrugged, "Best I can come up with. Do you have a different one in mind?"

Zuko shook his head, "No, I like it."

Amy went on with filling out information, " Age…you are sixteen?" Zuko nodded. They filled out the rest of the paper work, but they had to make up a few stuff. But they finished the tedious task. Zuko handed in the papers back to Mrs. T.

"K' hun, I'll print you out a schedule…do you know what you want?" Mrs. T asked him. Zuko had already thought of it before hand.

"The same schedule as Amy's please."

Mrs. T nodded. She hit a few keys on the key board and Zuko's schedule printed out. She gave it to him, "There ya go. Same lunch and everything. See you two tomorrow!"

"Bye. Thank you." Amy waved as they left the building. They had permission to tour the grounds.

"Here's the Gym, and that's the Cafeteria. They sell Pizza Hut Pizza and Chick-fil-a. (I am not lying. They do! We are also getting a Quizno's Subs next!)

Amy pointed out everything to Zuko. She took him to building 5, the Vet Med class room.

"C'mon." She beckoned, " I bet Ginger and Tubbs are lonely."

"Ginger and Tubbs?" Zuko went in after her.

"Mweowr?" Zuko looked down at the fattest cat he had ever seen. It was a big gray cat with seal points (type of markings) and big blue eyes.

"This is Tubbs I presume?" Zuko said.

Amy nodded, "Yep. And this Drama Queen is Ginger." Zuko saw a beautiful white and brown longhaired cat in Amy's arms.

"I love her eyes." Amy commented. Zuko looked closely at Gingers eyes; they were a bright green.

"They are the same color as yours." Zuko noticed. Amy nodded. She handed the cat to him. Ginger moved around in his arms and suddenly, he felt a weird sensation coming from his bicep.

"She-is-sucking-on-my-arm." Zuko stated, looking down with a freaked out expression.

Amy laughed, "She tasting you, wondering if you're good enough to eat-"

"AMY!"

"I'm kidding. Chillax! She likes you. We don't know why she does that anyway."

Zuko put the cat down, but Ginger clung onto him and would not let him drop her. "Amy…" Zuko said, "Get her off."

Amy sighed, "Baby…Here, give her to me."

"She won't let go."

Amy grabbed Ginger by the scruff and took her off of Zuko. The cat jumped out of Amy's arms and wrestled with Tubbs on the floor. Amy turned to Zuko, "That's how you deal with clingy cats. But make sure you grab them the right way, if not, then they get pissed and you end up with a couple more scars. Here is where I sit." She showed him the desks.
"You can sit right here." Amy indicated the desk across from hers.

"Liz sits beside me…wait! I have to make a call." Amy whipped out her cell phone and punched in a few numbers.

"Liz? Hey! Listen, get Sydnee, Brianna, Sarah, Courtney, and Stephanie to meet at my house at four o'clock today……….Yes it is urgent. This will be the most exciting news of your life……..Yes it does involve Prince Zuko." Zuko looked up sharply, "Huh?"

Amy smiled, "Yeah okay….don't take no for an answer. It's urgentay. Bring snacks too. Okay….see you then….Buh Bye!" Amy snapped the phone shut. She looked at Zuko.

"I'm going to introduce you to my friends. They all watch Avatar too."

"Oh."

Amy fed the fish. It was a huge white fish. Not a Koi fish as Zuko was use to. But a lot uglier.

"This is an Oscar fish. No relation to the dog. Since he's white, we call him Eminem. We had a black one named Dr. Drae. They are both named after rappers, " Amy explained to him, "I'll turn on the radio on our way home, you'll hear one of Eminem's songs on there."

Zuko looked around the room. There were jars of dead animals and organs in the lab. Zuko stared at a kitten in a jar, "This is a baby cat." He tapped on the glass.

"Yes. It died during birth."

Zuko felt sorry for the little thing.

They left the room and continued the tour of the grounds. Zuko had a pretty good idea where every thing was. During the tour, he and Amy made up his lineage, where he's from, where he lives, everything, what his parents do and other stuff.

They left the school and went home, Zuko heard the song, "Shake that Ass for me" By Eminem. Amy laughed at his expression: One of startled amazement.

"It's a good song in my opinion." She said. It was two o'clock by the time they reached the house. Zuko took the new clothes in the parent's room while Amy took her new clothes into her room and unpacked.

Hoped you liked. I tried my best. I tried to get it in as soon as I could. I like that song, "Shake that Ass for me…" I am listening to the InuYasha soundtrack. Its awesome in my opinion! Yeay, check out my profile, and you will see a picture of Ryan and Bear when he was a puppy. And a Picture of my beach at sunset low tide, two pictures of me and a picture of Hailey and Oscar at Ryan's house. I'll get some better pictures of Ryan up soon. And some pictures of my friends at school that are in the story. They all remind me of animals and I put down what animal they remind me of. Don't ask, I'm bored. Please read all.


Sydnee –Psycho on computers, knows everything there is to know about Final Fantasy VII. She likes Cloud, whoever that is. Wolverine.

Liz- Person who runs away barefooted and gets attacked by three raccoons. I am not lying. My best Friend. Raccoon. A Pyro Raccoon!

Brianna- Purple haired all around great friend. It's her niece, Saige, that I got the name from for my Story Run Away. Raven.

Me, Amy. My friend Andrew said Lion, but Sydnee says Mouse. My sister says Wolf. I'll go with Wolf.

Sarah- Vertically Challenges Native American Little Red Riding Hood. She reminds me of a Dolphin. Calm and Gentle….yet will bite.

Courtney- Coo Coo bird. Crazy! Kidding Courtney, you remind me of a Jaguar. Go Jags!

Matt- Ex boyfriend. Hate. Rat, Skunk, Vulture, Dingo, smelly pigeon, Dung Beetle. Take your pick. He's all of them to me.

Garret- Courtney's boyfriend, Tiger.

Stephanie- Great friend who has a never-ending supply of strawberry Pocky. I love Pocky! She reminds me of an Owl. A dangerous owl.

My boyfriend is not making an appearance in this story, I wrote this before we got together, but he reminds me of a Bear. That's my pet name for him. I have a dog named Bear, and a boyfriend named Bear. Crazy.

Tell me what animal your friends think you remind them of. I'd love to hear your answers. Bye bye! Don't forget to review!