Chapter 5

The Skirtless glared daggers at The Populars the lighting bursting from their eyes. Mai was practically gripping the desk trying not to pounce at Miya, who had a smug grin on her face. Iroh sighed deeply as he looked at the six girls.

"Listen ladies we have to..."

The door opened and Yue came in, "Sorry I'm late. Mr. Yu was giving me a hard time."

Iroh nodded and the pale haired girl sat besides her friends, "Now as I was saying, it's time for this entire rivalry to end. We need to get to the route of why you hate each other."

Miya looked at Iroh, "Well Professor Iroh, I can tell you why exactly I hate Mai."

"Really, then please let us know Miss Miya."

"Alright, she is a poser."

"WHAT!" Mai yelled and Azula pulled her down to her seat again.

Miya glared, "You heard me. You are a poser and it's not just me all the real goth kids in school agree with me. Wearing converse and black makeup do not make you a 'goth chick' okay, you will never be goth to me because you don't listen to Marylin Manson."

Iroh looked at Miya, "Marylin Manson?"

Miya pulled out a binder from her bag and next to a picture of Anne Rice was Marylin Manson, "If there was a god of goth it would be this man. And this one thinks his music is 'stupid and pointless.' GOTH BLASTPHAMEY!"

Mai glared at Miya and spoke up, "And I don't like Miya because she is a slut."

Miya's eyes got cold as she looked at Mai and both Katara and Toph held her shoulder. Mai smirked because she knew she struck a cord.

"Its true, she walks around her in her ripped up clothes and tight black outfits, trying to show off what she think she got. All the tattoos she has and how she colored her hair and lets not forget the tongue ring, shall we Miya," Mai smirked.

"Well Mai," Miya said with a sweet smile, "Zuko doesn't seem to have a problem with the tongue ring."

Mai's face paled five shades less than normal and in a flash she was on top of Miya, "YOU SLUT!"

Miya kicked Mai in the knee and pushed her off. Mai tried to get back when Toph head butt her in the back. Azula punched Toph in the back and Katara came and starts to pull her hair.

"THATS ENOUGH!" yelled Iroh. Everyone stopped mid-punch and/or kick and quietly suck back into their respective seats. "Sorry Professor." They all said in unison. Iroh took a deep breath and sat down in his chair, which he rose out of to yell.

"You young ladies where not sent here to bash each other, your supposed to get over your problems."

Toph snorted, "Sorry Prof. But our problems are not gonna be settled in one session of conflict management."

Ty Lee nodded in agreement, "The twerp is right and, like, it not like we are hurting anyone."

Toph seemed to let the twerp comment slide. Katara shook her head and turned to Toph, "But Toph if we can try and fix this situation, it would be easier for us all."

Azula, who had been unusually quiet spoke up, "Well Katara frankly I don't know what you have to do with this problem. Toph, Miya and Yue no exactly how all this started, but you are just a third party in this situation."

Katara stood up with her hands balled into fist, "What do you mean Third Party?"

Yue placed a calming hand on Katara's shoulder. "She is only trying to upset you," Yue directed a glare towards Azula, "she only wants to continue age-old conflict."

Toph nodded,"And besides we don't need conflict management. We need Fight Club."

Miya laughed, "No, you need Fight Club. I need Brad Pitt, because in that movie he was looking so good!"

"High-five to that!" Ty Lee said raising her hand. Miya was about to clap when they both realized who they were talking to and looked away from each other.

Iroh placed his hands on his stomach and laughed, "You see, this proves you can get along."

Yue raised her hand, "That doesn't count because 98 of woman wanna be in bed with Brad Pitt."

All the girls nodded their heads in agreement.

"The real question is who do you like better Johnny Deep or Orlando Bloom," Azula said with a smirk.

"JOHNNY!" said the Skirtless.

"Pfft! ORLANDO!" the Populars shouted.

"JOHNNY!"

"ORLANDO!"

"KIERA!"

The heads turned to look at Iroh with wide eyes. The old man cleared his throat and looked down, "In any case there is no point in keeping you all here if your not willing to cooperate..."

He looked up and saw that all seven girls where missing from their respective seats. The aged-man sighed, "Teenage girls...the worse thing since Teenage boys."

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"Thank goodness we got out of there," Yue said with a sigh.

"Yeah, this school is whacked. Taking us out of class for that," Toph said with a snort.

"Well look on the bright side," Katara responded, "we in the front of the lunch line."

Miya laughed, "Yeah, after the first fifty people the food starts to taste staler and nastier."

"The beauty of the cafeteria."

The four girls got their trays and got on line for a beef patty with cheese and a small carton on milk. Toph looked at the food with a face of disgust, "For the love of all that is evil..."

Katara ripped a piece of the beef patty off and saw only a small serving of patty inside, "Where's the beef?"

"This is cafeteria food, its not supposed to be good," Miya said as she threw her food in the garbage. "Thank God I carried my own lunch today."

As they sat down at their usual table Miya opened her bag and pulled out a container filled with fruits. She opened it and popped a cherry in her mouth. The other three girls sent her look that said 'You had better give up some.' Miya laughed and pushed the container to the center, "Here, sharing is caring."

"And its fun for us," Toph said taking a hand full of cherries.

"HEY! Sharing is caring not gluttony!"

Toph just munched on her cherries. The official lunch bell rung and the entire school came flooding down, lunch was a survival of the fittest. Yue eyed Sokka, Zuko and the guy that Sokka told him about, Aang.

""Don't look know Katara, but that guy from this morning is here," she said with a smile.

Katara looked around the cafeteria her head moving at light speed, "WHAT? WHERE?"

Toph grabbed her head and turned it in Aang's direction. Katara saw the bald teen and blushed; shrinking down into her seat she tried to hid under the table.

"Oh no you don't. Toph grab her."

Toph grabbed Katara's braid and gave it a tug, "Hey, up sugar-queen. He already saw you its pointless to hide."

Katara sat up slowly and looked at the other girls around her, "If any of you embarrass me, I'm going to kill you.

"Yeah right," Yue said, "this from the girl who wanted to hide under the table."

Miya fixed her clothes and hushed the girls, "They're coming."

Aang, Zuko and Sokka appeared at the girls' table. Sokka slid past his sister and sat next to Yue holding her close to him, Zuko sat next to Miya and the began to kiss each other and Aang blushed as he spoke to Katara, "Um...is it okay if I sit here?"

"Sure," she moved over giving him room to sit next to here. "I'm Katara."

"I'm Aang, its a pleasure to meet you," Aang said with a smile. Katara couldn't help but blush, he had a nice smile.

Toph looked at all the happy couples and groaned. She sat up and banged her hands on the table, "Hello! Single people eat here too you know," she eyed Sokka who was making out with Yue at that moment. "Yo! Could you get off Yue's face for five seconds, you don't need to swap spit right now!"

All three love-sick couples ignored her until two fresh faces came in, "Song, Suki! Thank God!"

Miya and Yue automatically looked up and saw the two sisters smiling at them.

"Hey guys hows everything going?" Suki asked with a smile.

Yue sent a look in Suki's direction, "It went just fine Suki."

"Um, Toph, Katara could we have a word with you?" asked Miya.

Katara and Aang where so into there conversation that it took a nudge from Toph for Katara to realize what was going on.

"Oh sure," she replied as they left the table and went into the girl's bathroom. Miya looked around for anyone before she started to speak.

"Okay what are those two doing at our table?" she asked tapping her foot on the floor.

Toph crossed her arms, "What are you talking about Miya?"

Yue snorted, "As if you don't know."

Toph turned to her blue-eyed friend, "What are they talking about?"

Katara sighed and shook her head, "They are talking about a rumor that Song and Suki are after Zuko and Sokka."

Toph looked at her two friends, "Please tell me you aren't really tripping over some dumb rumor?"

"You think we would if it was just some dumb rumor!" Miya snapped back. "I saw that little hussy Song all over Zuko, trying to check out the scar he has on his chest and back."

"Well how do you know she wasn't just interested in the scar?" Katara asked.

"Because, when you ask someone about a body wound you don't ask to 'discuss it in greater detail during dinner.'"

Toph looked at Katara, "She has a point Kat."

Katara frowned then looked at Yue, "Well what about Suki?"

"I saw her trying to kiss Sokka under the bleachers. Sokka ran away of course claiming he saw meat, but the point is that those two sisters are not welcome in the Skirtless," Yue said firmly.

Katara felt upset. Suki was her friend just as much as Yue, she got what her two b.f's were saying, but still it was kinda stupid to her.

"I just don't see what the bid deal is about this whole thing. Zuko and Sokka are loyal to you."

Toph understood and decided to explain, "If you saw, say Ming Stone, trying to make a move on baldy over there, would you want her around you or him?"

Katara was silent for a second then nodded, "No, I wouldn't."

"Thats all we are saying Kat. You can be friends with her but she can't sit with us. I rather sit with The Riders then those sisters," Miya told her friend.

"Alright now that that's settled, lets go eat!" Toph announced with a grin. All four girls left the bathroom and started to approach the boys, plus Suki and Song.

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The four boys watched as the girls walked to the bathroom in a group.

"Why do girls go everywhere in a pack?" Aang asked.

"Who knows I think they are like a pride of lionesses who hunt together for the kill," Sokka said with a tone that made it sound as though his words are true.

Suki giggled, "Oh, Sokka your so funny. Girls just have a lot to say to one another thats all."

Song nodded, "Yes, this is true." She then turned her attention to the amber eyed boy, "So, Zuko how are you and Miya doing?"

Zuko swallowed the piece of beef that was in his mouth, "You know, I'm very happy. I think this is the happiest I've ever been in a relationship."

Song smile turned into a frown for a moment, "Oh, is that so. Everything is working out well?"

"Yeah, pretty much."

"I see...well then I hope someone like her can stay faithful to you. She is that type," Song said with closed eyes as she collected her tray.

Zuko's eyes narrowed defensively at Song, "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing at all, lets go Suki. Ty Lee said we can sit with them today if we want."

Suki nodded and got her stuff, "Later guys." She waved at Sokka before going off with her sister.

Aang, who had been sitting there watching whistled, "Well, that was interesting."

Sokka, "Yeah, but those sister's are weird anyways. Never trust people who hang out with rival cliques. Most of the time they turn out two-faced."

Aang nodded, "I'll keep a note of that."

Zuko sighed and took another bite of his food, "So Aang, whats your next move with Katara?"

Aang looked at his friend, "Next..move? You mean like third base?"

Aang found himself being held by the collar, by Sokka, "Listen. Your my friend and all, but if you ever think about doing that with my baby sister remember this. ...It's 25 dollars up front and then a 10 dollar fee afterwards."

Sokka suddenly found himself being hit in his head by a tray, which came from Zuko.

"You perverted creep, thats your sister!"

Sokka rubbed his head, "I know that. We have to keep business in the family."

Zuko just shook his head and looked at Aang, "No, I mean you gotta ask her out."

"How do I do that? I've never asked a girl out before."

"Just ask, 'Katara, would you like to go out with me on Saturday?' The rest will come together."

Aang blushed a little bit, "But, she's so pretty..."

Sokka snorted, "Yeah, just wait till you see her when she's upset."

Zuko patted Aang's shoulder, "Well here she comes, so don't blow it."

Aang slowly turned around to see Katara coming slowly towards him. His heart was beating like mad. Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! He closed his eyes and took a deep breathe, once he was calm he opened his eyes to see Meng smiling at him.

Aang eyes widened, "Oh Meng it's you."

She blushed and nodded, "Yeah, um I was just wondering if your doing anything on Friday?"

Aang apparently didn't notices Zuko and Sokka waving at him to stop talking since was Katara was now at listening distance, "No, I'm not doing anything?"

"Oh, then, um, would you like to go out with me on Friday?"

Aang was shocked, "Um..I ah...um..ehh." Those where the only sound he made until he saw Katara's hurt expression ad she grabbed Yue and walked off.

"Ah, shit! Katara wait," he jumped out of his seat and chased after the girl. Great look what I did! Messed it up and I didn't even ask her out yet!

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A/N: Hey that is the end of Chapter 5 of Avatar High School. Hoped you liked it

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