Avatar High School: Chapter 12
"NO! NO! NO!" yelled Katara as the bus left the bus stop leaving her and Miya on the sidewalk. "Damn it! By the time another one comes Toph could do some serious damage!"
Miya growled and kicked the bus pole ignoring the pain in her foot. This was the time when they really needed a ride.
"Miya Takahashi!" cried out a voice.
Miya looked up to see two girls in a car. One had long flame-red hair and the other pitch black hair with a tan complexion, much like Katara's own.
"Amaterasu? Avani? What are you guys doing her?" she yelled as she ran to the car and leaned in to hug them both.
"We are here for the Battle of the Bands. We are judges along with your sister," Avani, the brunette, said.
Ama looked up from the diver's seat and saw Katara standing there looking a little confused. "Who's the pretty girl?" she asked.
Miya looked back at Katara and smiled. "Her, that's Katara, she's out of your league Ama straight as an arrow."
"Pity," Ama said with a pout.
"So what are you guys doing?" Avani asked smiling at them.
"We need to go to Kyoshi cemetery! Our friend is heading there and her powers are whacked right now and we are scared of he hurting herself and others," Katara said the urgency clear in her voice.
Avani stood up and narrowed her eyes. "What kind of power does she have?"
"Earth," Miya said.
Ama opened the car door and drive off. "Ok girls hop. We will take you there."
"Thanks girls," Katara said as she and Miya got into the car.
Ama drove off and looked at Avani, they both nodded and Avani looked back at Miya and Katara. "So why exactly is…"
"Toph."
"…Toph going to the cemetery?"
"Well her boyfriend has been playing with her mind and now she is…" Katara started.
"Of course it's a damn man!" Ama yelled. "Men always screw with your mind, make you cry and then kick you to the curb."
Miya and Katara both exchanged looks. Ama saw that through the mirror and laughed.
"Look I am not a bitter girl okay. I just know the way a man's mind works."
"Yeah, that's be cause you think just like a man Ama," Miya said rolling her eyes at her friend.
"Shut up! Or I kick you out of the ride!" the red head yelled flipping them both off in the mirror.
The three girls laughed and Miya leaned up to be closer to her friend. "So what are you guys doing in the Ba Sing Se the Bougie City?"
"We are gonna be judges with your sister," Avani explained. "We arrived here before her because we didn't have anything better to do."
Katara sat up and looked at Miya. "Really? Then we might have a chance at the win."
"Pfft, girl you guys have as much of a chance to win as my grandmother does," Ama said laughing.
Avani frowned. "You shouldn't speak so ill of the dead."
"Listen Avani, I'm Fire Nation. We burn our dead, you wanna know why? Because we don't ever wanna see you again and burying them isn't good enough, burning means you're never coming back."
Miya laughed. "Damn right. When my dad died in my mind I was singing 'we don't need no water let the mother f--- burn!'"
The Fire Nation girls laughed while Avani and Katara looked slightly disturbed by the lack of respect for the dead.
"Guys your ancestors are to be respected and looked upon for guidance," Katara said.
Miya and Ama looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Some people could never understand that some are better off dead and off the minds of the living.
"Whatever you say Kat," Miya said with a sigh.
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Ty Lee head was spinning back and forth in the classroom, she hadn't stopped doing it for two periods and Mai felt like pinning her ponytail to the desk.
"Ty Lee, you're making me nauseous," the pale girl groaned. This plus algebra was not good for one so early in the morning.
"Oh, sorry Mai but, like, The Skirtless are M.I.A."
"Why do you care?"
"Well…Azula always, like, says to keep an eye on your enemy at all times. Right Azula?" she asked turning to said girl.
Azula had her eyes on Song and Suki, but at the sound of her name her attention went back to Ty Lee. "You are right on that Ty Lee, but tell me have you noticed the Arai sisters acting odd?"
"What do you mean?" Mai asked playing with a pencil.
Tapping her nails on the desk Azula scowled a bit. She wasn't exactly sure what was going on with those two sisters, but they were up to something.
"I'm not exactly sure girls, but keep your eyes on them. Our enemies may soon share a common foe with us."
Mai and Ty Lee exchanged glances. "What do you mean Azula?"
The leader didn't answer, but her eyes narrowed at Suki and Song.
What are you two up to?
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The free period bell rang and the students disbursed into the cafeteria. Song and Suki huddled together at their table quickly joined by Meng.
"I'm sure you noticed the Fire Nation Bitches watching us in class today," Suki said taking a bite out of the bread.
Song nodded and took a quick glance at the Populars; soon they would have to go down. "Azula is not stupid, she can tell something's up. We are going to have to make a move and break them down."
Meng looked at Song. "Break down Azula? She's like the evil Supergirl."
"Yes, that means she has one great weakness her kryptonite is her pride," Suki told Meng with a grin. "What's the plan sis?"
"Alright, we already started by breaking Toph for the Skirtless, but its not enough. Yue is here and this means we have an opportunity to really mess up her and Sokka. Do that we will need you Suki," Song said patting her sister on the back.
"Happy to help pull Sokka away from the albino haired floozy, just tell me when you want me to go."
"But when are we gonna use the tape we have of Sokka and Zuko?" Meng asked.
Song tapped her chin for a moment. "That we save, Miya isn't here so it's no good to play it now. That is the breaking point and I plan to use it well."
Song darted her eyes and saw Yue walking away from Sokka. She probably had some student council meeting. Song pulled out a Tootsie Pop.
"Here take this and go over to Sokka," Song said putting it in Suki's hand.
"But…but what do you want me do to with it?"
Song rolled her eyes. "Seduce him stupid!"
"With a stupid Tootsie Pop?"
Meng laughed. "You know the old saying; a way to a man's heart is through his stomach. That quote was made for Sokka."
"But…" Suki started only to have Song pull her up.
"No buts sister. You want Sokka then you're going to have to give him a taste of why he should want you and not Yue."
Suki sighed and nodded, she started walking towards Sokka's table. He was alone, Zuko didn't have free period. The brunette slid into the seat next to him and smiled.
"Hey Sokka," she said beaming.
"Oh…hey Suki," Sokka said nervously. "Why are you here?"
Suki pouted a little and looked down. "I saw you were sitting along so I wanted to make sure you weren't lonely," she stood up, "but I'll go since…"
"No," Sokka said holding her hand. "I'm sorry I just didn't expect you that's all. Please sit down."
Suki smiled and turned her head and gave her table a wink before sitting down again. "Here Sokka I got you a Tootsie Pop," she handed the blue-eyed boy the stick.
"Yes score!" Sokka said grabbing the sucker and popped it in his mouth. "You always carry around lollipops?"
"Mostly, I like to have something to suck on at all time."
Sokka felt his eyes bulge at the statement; he turned and saw Suki smiling innocently as if that had just meant nothing.
That's because it didn't mean anything. Relax Sokka; Suki knows you have a girlfriend! She knows you have a girlfriend! Just make sure we remember that.
"Ahem…is that so what's your favorite kind?" he asked.
"Well personally I like Tootsie Pops, but more for the slogan."
"The slogan?"
Suki smirked and took the lollipop out of his mouth. "You know…'How many licks does it take to get to the center?'" she took a playful little lick of the lollipop and then stuck it into Sokka's mouth, which was hanging open. "It's a funny slogan isn't it?"
"Ye-ye-yeah funny stuff those Tootsie people," Sokka chuckled inching away from Suki.
Suki smiled and gave Sokka a pat on the head. "Well I'll leave you to yourself, later pony-tail guy."
With a smile she walked back to her table and sat down with the rest of her crew. "Well sis, you said leave him with a taste…I think I managed that."
The three girls laughed and high-fived each other, but they forgot that people were watching.
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"That that, like, bitch!" Ty Lee yelled. "What was she doing? Sokka is the exclusive property of, like, me and Yue!"
Mai's frown deepened and she looked at Azula. "What do we do about these reformists?"
Azula closed her eyes and blew a bit of smoke from her nostrils. Her nails dug into the wooden table.
"Girls, its time to squash these losers. We are not gonna let any of them ruin our order!"
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The car had gotten quiet as they reached closer to the cemetery. Katara had been thinking most of the ride. She just didn't understand why Toph so, distraught about Haru. It didn't make much sense to her.
"Miya, you've been friends with Toph on a deeper level than I have. Why is she so upset?"
Miya blinked slowly and then crossed her arms. "Why is she so upset? Are you serious Kat? Haru and Toph have been dating for two years! When Jet left you after six weeks you were in your room, crying! It rained for weeks!"
Katara got red with embarrassment and anger. "Yes, I cried but I didn't run off to a cemetery!"
"Katara…uhh," Miya pinched her nose and sighed deeply. "You know how you're really religious about certain things and Toph and I crack on you for it?"
"Yea you did it a little while ago."
"Yeah well we also don't tell you things that are spicy because of that factor as well."
Katara raised an eyebrow and leaned in closer to her friend. "What do you mean by spicy?"
Miya blushed and was quiet for a few moments before speaking. "Remember that night we all went on dates with our boyfriends…?"
"Ahuh…"
"…and Toph said that she and Haru were gonna go shot some balls before going home and we could go ahead…?"
"Ahuh…"
"Katara…she was playing whole different set of balls."
o.o Was the look on Katara's face. "You mean…Toph and Haru…they…"
"Yea…they had sex."
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
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To Be Continued…