AN//: Review to chapter 4. Sorry it has taken AGES to update, it's just that my internet has been playing up so it's delayed me a lot.

Disclaimer: All the characters from avatar aren't mine. Neither is the script from the most amazing writer in the world Shakespeare. God I wish it was though.

Katara sat down at a vacant desk in her drama class. She peered around the room to see if there were any people from her grade that she could sit with. Groaning, Katara realised that she was going to be the loner of the class in advanced Drama. Advanced drama was class that was open to grade 10, 11 and 12 which provided an extended curriculum to main-stream drama and you had to be offered a place in the class. Katara was given a place because she performed a scene from Shakespeare's play Othello extremely well with Suki and then she got an A+ for her explication on the scene. Suki was not offered a place in the class. Katara thought it was a complete fluke that she got in and not Suki as well. Drama was the only class Katara could get A's in the rest she got C's.

The drama teacher walked in front of the class to start the days lesson. "Welcome to Advanced Drama and congratulations to all of you for receiving exemplar results in the subject of the drama. Since there are such a few amount of you in this class, you can see just how well your results had to be to stand out from the many other students in grades 10, 11 and 12 in order to make this class." Mrs Kay stopped talking when a knock at the door sounded. She strode excitedly over to the door and let in the late student.

Katara's heart skipped a beat. It was Zuko. Oh my God Zuko was in advanced drama! Katara couldn't believe her eyes. "Ah Zuko, a bit late I see." Mrs Kay said happily. The great thing about her as a teacher was that she didn't care if people were late unlike fat Ogre lady.

"Yes ma'am I got a bit lost, This school is so much bigger than my school in Chicago, it takes a bit of getting used to." Zuko said. Just then the world was a blur to Katara. Zuko's voice was so damn sexy.

"Oh don't worry about it, do take a seat and welcome to advanced drama." Zuko took a seat in the desk closest to the door. Obviously he didn't have any friends in this class either. "Everyone, this is Zuko Grensil and he is new to St Patricia's so please make him feel welcome. Zuko has received a scholarship in drama to attend here at St. Patricia's. Such talent will not go astray in a school such as ours" Mrs Kay said to the class, unaware of Zuko's embarrassed blush at her kind welcome.

"This unit will be based around Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I know in grade 10 it is part of the set curriculum to study this play so you should all be familiar with the character traits of everyone in the play. Also everyone taking this class will be eligible to try out for a role in any theatrical plays that he or she wishes to apply for. Anyway I was thinking we can start the unit off with a bit of the Romeo and Juliet play. Any volunteers?" Mrs Kay said enthusiastically to an unenthusiastic class. Since this was the first time they had to perform no one volunteered.

"No volunteers well I guess I will have to pick. Katara you can play the part of Juliet and Zuko can you please do us the honours of playing Romeo?" Mrs Kay said, handing both Katara and Zuko a script. They quickly read over their parts. "Now, you to will be doing the scene on the balcony after Romeo and Juliet had just met.

Katara faced the class nervously, it had been a whole holiday since she had had to perform in front of the class. To top it all the nervousness off she was doing a love scene with Zuko. All to suddently, the play started:

JULIET (Katara):

How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?
The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,
And place death, considering who thou art, If any of my kinsmen find thee here.

ROMEO (Zuko):
With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls;
For stony limits cannot hold love out,
And what love can do, that dares love attempt.
Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop for me.

Oh My god Zuko's voice is so sexy when he is performing Shakespeare. And he is such a brilliant actor! Katara thought.

JULIET:

If they do see thee, they will murder thee.

ROMEO:
Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye
Than twenty of their swords! Look thou but sweet,
And I am proof against their enmity.

JULIET:
I would not for the world they saw thee here.

ROMEO:

have night's cloak to hide me from their eyes;
And but thou love me, let them find me here.
My life were better ended by their hate
Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.

JULIET:
By whose direction found'st thou out this place?

ROMEO:
By Love, that first did prompt me to inquire.
He lent me council, and I lent him eyes.
I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far
As that vast shore washed with the farthest sea,
I should adventure for such merchandise.

JULIET:
Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say "Ay;"
And I will take thy word. Yet, if thou swear'st,
Thou mayst prove false At Lovers Purjuries they saw Jove laugh

O gentle Romeo,
If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully.
Or if thou thinkest I am too quickly won,
I'll frown and be perverse and say thee nay

So thou wilt woo, but else, not for the world
In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond
And therefore thou mayst think my havior light;
But trust me, gentleman, I'll prove more true
Than those that have more cunning to be strange
I should have been more strange, I must confess,
but that thou overheard'st, ere I was ware
My true love passion. Therefore pardon me,
And not impute this yielding to light love,
Which the dark night hath so discovered

ROMEO:
Lady, by yonder blessed moon I vow,
That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops--

JULIET:
O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon,
That monthly changes in her circle orb,
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

ROMEO:
What shall I swear by?

JULIET:
Do not swear at all;
Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,
Which is the god of my idolatry,
And I'll believe thee.

ROMEO:
If my heart's dear love--

JULIET:
Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee,
I have no joy of this contract tonight.
It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;
Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be
Ere one can say it lightens. Sweet, good night!
This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath,
May prove a beauteous flow'r when next we meet.
Good night, good night! As sweet repose and rest
Come to thy heart as that within my breast!

ROMEO:
O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?

JULIET:
What satisfaction canst thou have to-night?

ROMEO:
The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine.

JULIET:
I gave thee mine before thou didst request it:
and yet I would it were to give again.

ROMEO:
Would'st thou withdraw it? for what purpose, love?

JULIET:
But to be frank and give it thee again.
And yet I wish but for the thing I have.
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.
I hear some noise within. Dear love, adieu!

They finished their scene and the class burst into applause. Zuko bowed politely to Katara and then gave her a congratulatory hug. "Wow you were amazing." Zuko's all to sexy voice said to Katara.

"Yea you were also really good. Where did you learn to act like that." Katara replied, forgetting all about the need to flirt with Zuko. That could come later.

"Acting lessons. I Have been doing them since I was young." Zuko said, smiling at Katara making Katara's heart melt.

"Oh well you can totally see you've had experience your acting skills are extraordinary" Katara said, completely unaware that they were still standing in front of the room and the whole class was listening to their conversation

"Do take a seat." Mrs Kay chirped, still in her happy and optimistic voice. "Now wasn't that amazing?" Mrs Kay said excitedly, listening to the class murmur their yesses. "Now that was the scene just after Romeo met Juliet at the Capulets party. Romeo had just found Juliet's house and he saw her on the balcony. That is when the scene began. Now can anyone tell me, from listening to that scene you can see that Romeo is obsessed with the romance side of love, where as Juliet is far more practical bout their all-too-sudden love affair. Oh, there's the bell class dismissed." Mrs Kay said after the bell sounded. Katara saw Zuko approcahing her and her brain was set into a frame of panic. This was going to be the first time she could speak to him. I better not mess it up Katara though.

"So I never caught your name?" He asked

"Oh it's Katara. What's your name again?" Katara replied, she already knew his name, But Zuko didn't know that.

"Zuko. Nice to meet you Katara." He said, politely.

"Yea, nice to meet you too. How long have you been doing acting lessons? talent like that surely doesn't come naturally." Katara asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Since I was nine. So Eight years. I don't particularly like acting but my father forced me to do it." Zuko said, opening up too much to a girl he had just met. Zuko didn't know why he did, but it was too late to take back his words. He blushed at his sudden confession.

"Must have been tough. Being forced to do something you don't enjoy." Katara said, a sympathetic tone taking her voice.

"Yea, but you get used to having dictator parents after a while." Zuko said, trying to divert Katara's sympathy off him. Guys don't like it when girls feel sorry for them. Katara didn't know why, must hurt their ego or something.

Zuko looked over his shoulder and he saw Mai standing in the doorway smiling at him. "I'm sorry I gotta go." Zuko apologised. He walked towards Mai. Mai wrapped her arms around him, giving him a hug. Zuko pecked her on the cheek and they walked off holding hands intimately. "You shouldn't talk to that girl, she's like the slut of the school." Katara heard Mai whisper to Zuko, when Mai thought Katara was out of earshot. Zuko just shrugged.

Katara felt her blood boil. Mai had already got her claws into Zuko. Now she was spreading untrue rumours about her. Mai was a sneaky bitch. She was also extremely cunning. It looked like Mai and Zuko were already a couple, Katara had to break them up or lose the bet.

AN//: Please review and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.