Chapter 6: Lunchroom Drama.

Sorry i lied to you. The bending will begin nest chapter.

Katara's day dragged on miserably. She couldn't focus in any of her classes. She was too anxious to see Zuko at bending training. Then lunch time came around and Katara couldn't stop smiling.

"Just one more hour and I can see Zuko." She thought to herself.

Katara and Toph got their lunches and went to sit at their usual table with her brother, Yue and Aang, and the rest of their friends.. Sokka and Yue were already there, being all lovey dovey. Katara noticed someone she hadn't seen all week. It was Aang sitting in his spot. Katara rushed over and pulled Toph along with her. She sat down and started yelling at Aang.

"Where have you been all week?" she yelled. "I have been worried sick. You've been skipping training and I was about to tell your grandfather."

Aang was scared. He had never seen Katara this mad before. Well mad at anyone besides Sokka."I know I haven't been here, but I've just been depressed about something and I didn't want to drag you guys into it." he said,trying reason with her.

"That's no excuse. To day Toph and I are going to give you the workout of your life as punishment." she said, still mad.

Toph smiled,"Sweet!" she said as a response to Katara.

Aang looked at them and sighed "OK I guess that's fair."

"Your damn right that's fair. And I'm going easy on you. Just be glad you..." Katara stopped mid-sentence. She began to blush and stammer her words.

Zuko came over and sat with them. "Hey guys." he said and smiled at Katara, who smiled back.

Everyone greeted Zuko, everyone except Aang. He just glared at him. Zuko noticed him glaring and felt uncomfortable. "Is there a problem?" he asked Aang.

Katara looked at Aang,"Aang be nice. He's new." she said in a pissed off tone. Aang just stood up and walked off.

Zuko looked confused. "What's his problem?" he asked.

Everyone shrugged. They didn't know. Well almost everyone didn't know. Katara knew Aang was still mad that Zuko replaced him in Sokka's band. Katara could see it in Aang's eyes. There was also hurt in them, but Katara didn't know why. Katara was going to nip the Zuko problem in the bud. At training today she would talk to Aang. For now,however, she was going to pay attention to Zuko. The rest of their friends came over to the table. Katara started talking to Zuko

"So how's your first day going, Zuko?" she asked

Zuko looked up from his food. "Fine. I already have homework though. It sucks." he said groaning.

Katara giggled. He was so cute when he was frustrated. "Who would give you homework on your first day?" she asked curious.

"Mr. Zhao. He is such a dick." Zuko said sourly.

"I know. All he ever does in taunt and humiliate students." Yue said looking away from Sokka.

"Yeah, like me" Sokka said.

Katara felt out of the loop. She was a year younger then them so she didn't have the same teachers. Katara just stared at her lunch wile the older teens talked about how much the hated Mr. Zhao. She moves some hair behind her ears and Zuko noticed something he hadn't before.

"Whoa." he said to Katara. "How many piercings do you have on your ear?"

"All together?" she asked. Zuko nodded.

"I have 16. Eight on each ear. Toph and I got bored one day and we had money so we got our ears covered in piercings." she said, delighted that Zuko noticed something so little about her.

He smiled. "I used to have my lip pierced but I took it out when I moved in with my Uncle. The whole hasn't closed up though. I was thinking of putting it back in." he explained.

"I think you should." Katara responded.

Just then the bell rang for bending training. Katara was so happy. Now she could show Zuko how powerful she really was.

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