Mmkay, I've decided to post this chapter extra early because I'm so pimp. lol
I don't own Avatar the Last Airbender. If I did, Zutara would have happened in the first episode.
I don't own Family Guy or SSBB either...
"Hey Haru, when is that History report due?" Zuko yelled from his locker to Haru who was rummaging through his own locker.
"Thursday!" Haru hollered back.
Zuko slammed his locker as he carried his books. "Damn. I gotta start working on it after school…" he mumbled to himself.
He walked down the hallway on his way to his Physical Science class. He looked at a familiar girl talking with Suki and Toph. A smile grew on Zuko's face as he ran towards them. "Hey Katara!" he gleamed.
"Hey!" she grinned back. "Oh, and this is Suki," she said as she pointed towards her friend.
"So this is the Zuko you were talking about," Suki teased.
"Yeah…" Katara blushed, trying to avoid making eye contact with Zuko. "So…about those video games…Do you want to come over today after school?"
"Sure. Oh wait, I have to do a history report…"
"Well, then maybe I can go to your house instead. I can help you, and afterwards we can play."
The bell vibrated a loud irritating ring. "Well, hope you two have fun playing at Zuko's house today," Toph said hinting something Katara didn't want to think about.
It seemed that the next period lasted for 30 seconds. Katara had Jet to distract her in Pre-Algebra and Zuko did a lab on osmosis. At lunch, the Freedom Fighters sat at their usual table with Smellerbee and Longshot joining in again. Katara walked over there, looking at the two unfamiliar faces and greeted to them.
"I hate Ms. Smith. Why did she have to give us a freakin' lunch detention?" Longshot complained. "We just wanted to see if her car would float in the pool."
"And it didn't," Smellerbee added and laughed.
"So, Katara. You got plans after school today?" Jet asked.
She looked at Zuko and back at Jet. "Actually, I do. I'm going to Zuko's house."
"Oh really?" Jet said as he glared at Zuko.
"Yup," Zuko answered as he gazed at Jet triumphantly, their bet scalding both their minds.
After school
Zuko waited outside the door until Katara ran to him. "Hey! So are you ready to get your butt kicked at some video games?"
"Only if I get to beat you!" Zuko teased as they started walking towards his house.
"So what kind of games do you have?"
"Umm...the killing and shooting game. You know, stuff like that. But I'm saving up money for that Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I heard it's actually released in a couple of months."
"Cool! I want to play Brawl so bad! But I only have a Game Cube console..." Katara hung her head low.
"You can play it at my house when I buy it!" Zuko reassured her kindly.
Katara's frown curled upward. "Really? Oh thank you! That's so generous of you!"
"Yeah...well. No prob." Zuko blushed at the unusual praise.
They sauntered in an awkward silence as Zuko lead Katara to a totally new neighborhood.
"Okay, here we are," Zuko said as he pointed to a mansion-like house.
"Wow! Your place is awesome!" Katara exclaimed as she stared at it in awe.
"Thanks, but please don't go around telling everyone about me being rich and all. I like to keep a low profile," Zuko whispered as he opened the front door.
"Wait, but if you're rich, can't you just preorder Brawl right now?"
Zuko shrugged casually. "Well, you know parents. They always want you to earn your own money. It sucks."
"Zuko! Who's there with you?" A loud voice reverberated throughout the house.
"It's just a new friend, Dad!" Zuko hollered. "I hate how overprotective he is," he whispered to Katara.
"So how many rooms do you have?"
"Me? Just one…But in the whole house...7...By the way, this isn't a mansion!"
"Yeah, but this is the biggest house in the neighborhood!"
"God delivered it, we sign for it…That's what my mom said...before.." Zuko's voice trailed off as he slowed to a stop in the hallway.
Katara looked at him, concerned. "Zuko..."
Zuko inhaled deeply and finished his sentence. "...before she divorced my dad...It was 6 years ago..."
Katara stared at him with compassionate eyes, as if she were comforting him without even trying.
"Don't worry about it. So...lemme show you my room."
They proceded to walk through a hallway into a master bedroom sized room. There was a king sized bed, a small T.V. and no mess to be seen.
"Wow."
"What?"
"I just never expected a teenage boy's room to be so…organized."
"Thank my dad. If he wasn't here, you wouldn't be able to see the floor. There would be MCR posters everywhere!"
Katara laughed. "So which game do you want to play? I don't mind whichever you chose."
"Well, I've been playing that Family Guy game a lot and I think it's pretty good."
"There! Go get the machine! Hurry! Now hit him! To the right! No, no the other way!" Zuko coached as he watched Katara play as Stewie.
"Man, you're more annoying than T.V. commercials," Katara stated.
"Okay, if you don't want me to coach you, I'll just go get some snacks and stuff. I'll be right back," Zuko said as he walked out the door.
After playing for a few minutes, Katara paused the game. Why do I always have to go to the bathroom at the most important part of the game?
She opened the door to the hallway and rammed into Zuko who just got back from the fridge. Doritos and Crunch bars scattered around the hall and Zuko's room. But the most important thing happening at that moment was the fact that Katara landed on top of Zuko. At first, her head rested on his chest due to the collapse. Then she quickly rose up, embarrassed, and stared at him with stained cheeks and a shocked face. His face was the same, except the blush quickly disappeared and he spoke, "Sorry, about that, I should've told you I was coming in."
"No, really, it's my fault. Here, let me help you pick the snacks up," Katara said quickly, bending down and picking up the junk food.
After the two silently picked up everything, there was a long, awkward silence. "Umm…I…I don't feel like playing any more video games…So I'm just going to go home…I probably have to eat dinner anyways…" Katara said.
"Oh, um...well…Okay…So see you tomorrow?" Zuko asked as he led Katara to the front door.
"Yeah," she replied, hesitently waving back at him as she walked down the driveway.
"Oh. Wait!" Zuko hollered as he ran up to her. "You probably don't know the way back to your house from here, huh?"
Katara slammed her forehead with her palm. "Are you kidding? I can barely remember how to get to my house from school."
They laughed.
"It's getting pretty dark and chilly," Zuko said as he rubbed his hands together. "I'll walk you home."
"Thank you. But your dad...he won't mind?" Katara asked even though they already started walking.
"Naw. It's okay."
"Oh really?" An evil voice called out from the front doorway.
Zuko and Katara jumped and snapped their necks to face the source of the voice: Azula.
"Dammit, Azula! Why do you always have to ruin everything for me?" Zuko grumbled and sighed.
"Because it's fun." Azula leaned against the door frame and smirked. "Well you two can go take that walk or whatever. I'll tell dad you'll be back in 30 minutes."
Zuko beamed at her statement. "Really? Oh thanks Azula!"
Uh-oh! What the hell has Azula got planned in her mind? When will Zuko stop being so gullible? Will Katara get a kiss, and Zuko get a PSP[previous chapter
All will be answered next time on Avatard the Last Drama-bender!
lol okay.
btw, I have been spazzing out about SSBB so obviously it would've appeared in my writing sooner or later. lol
And I have no clue how Smellerbee and Longshot got a car into the pool without getting caught beforehand.
