Chapter 5: Before the bell.

SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG I HAD WRITERS BLOCK. i CHANGED SOME THINGS AROUND. NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE ABOUT BENDING!

It took Katara and Toph fifteen minutes to walk to school. They talked about Aang and how they were going to talk to him about how he's been acting. When they got to school Katara looked for Aang,but instead found Zuko. He was leaning against his car, in the student parking lot, with Sokka at his side. Sokka was holding his girlfriend, Yue. A few girls were crowded around Zuko. Katara could tell from their posture and body language that they thought he was cute. She grew very jealous and dragged Toph over to where Zuko and the others were.

"Hey Zuko." Katara said shoving a pretty blonde girl out of his sight. The blonde girl "humphed" and twitched away taking the other girls with her. Katara smiled at her victory. Zuko just stood there, confused.

Katara smiled up at Zuko. "I see you're making friends already." she said.

"Hardly. They saw me drive up and ran over. I hate girls like that. Always trying to flirt with the guy with the cool car." he said with venom in his voice.

Katara was shocked to see him with so much hate in his tone. She had only seen the pleasant side of him. She wondered what else Zuko was hiding from them.

Zuko looked at the tiny girl that Katara was holding on to." Who's your friend Katara?" He asked.

"Who?"She asked not paying attention. She looked and saw he was pointing to Toph. "Oh! Zuko this is Toph Bei Fong. She's the Avatar's earthbending teacher and my best friend." she said feeling embarrassed.

Zuko smiled and held out his hand. "Nice to meet you Toph." he said.

Toph smiled and punched Zuko in the shoulder."Nice to meet you too Sparky!" she exclaimed.

"Sparky?" He asked Katara confused. Katara only shrugged.

"I give everyone a nickname."Toph answered. "Katara's is Sugar Queen because she is waaaaay too sweet. Sokka's is Snoozles because he sleeps far too much. Aang's is Twinkle Toes because he's light on his feet. Yours is Sparky because your a firebender." she explained.

Just then the bell rang for first period to begin. Katara's heart sank. She wanted to spend more time with him.. Katara looked at Zuko. His eyes were full of sadness.

"Well I guess I'll be seeing you around." He said to her.

Katara smiled "Not if I see you first."she said and giggled.

Zuko had to smile at that. He then gave Katara a hug. Katara blushed.

"See you at bending training." he said as he released her and walked off towards his first class.

Katara just stared at him as he walked away. Toph had to earthbend a rock at her to get her out of her daze.

"OW!" Katara yelled.

"Come on Sugar Queen I don't wanna be late." Toph said smirking.

Katara mumbled something under her breath, that Toph couldn't understand, as they walked to their first class. She was bummed that she didn't get to see Zuko till this afternoon. Then she realized that she could show off her waterbending skills to Zuko.

"Today is going to be a good day."She thought to herself.

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