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CHAPTER 2: The Pranksters

A/N: Quick note: Everyone can still bend. The Fire Nation never made a war (since Iroh is the Fire Lord) and Aang isn't the last air bender/avatar.

The lights went off.

Fear had captured me, and I held my knees close to my chest. Even if I was known to be the girl-who-can-always-stand-up-for-her-rights at school, I am completely scared of the dark. Stupid no window first floor! I wish Dad had told me the first floor had no windows.

To worsen my fear, my Dad wasn't going to be home till 7 and this power out is probably going to last long.

I hate it when I brought down so easily. It makes me feel weak.

I couldn't take this anymore! If those little brats who are doing this are found out, I will personally freeze them foot-first to the ceiling.

I stood from the sofa and said in a loud voice I thought any one from inside this threshold would hear, "Come out wherever you are!"

I heard laughs and a deep voice, "Why should I?" And more laughs after that.

I looked around in focus, and my eyes were becoming adjusted to the dark. Since my eyes were already adjusted to the darkness of the room, I saw someone's form on the stairs. Luckily, I carried my water pouch and I bended an icicle right at the figure. But he must have known what I was going to do for he easily dodged it. And I knew only one person who can do that.

My friend, "Toph, I know it's you!" I said as my voice rose.

The lights turned back on, and the short figure of a girl appeared before me.

I put my hands on my hips and she said, "Hey there Sugar Queen, never saw you anymore." Actually, I wasn't surprised that here in a Southern Water Tribe threshold she wouldn't complain about being completely blind. That is because I told Dad she might be visiting, so we need a house made of rock. And my friend in the Earth Kingdom, Haru, made a rock-made mansion but I covered it with snow. "Come in to our household, dear Toph Bei Fong," I said sarcastically. She glared at me. But that's because she ran away from home and ended up in the Southern Water Tribe, and we became good friends. But she didn't want to be reminded of her parents.

"You are the prankster?" I asked her. She looked at me like how an evil genius would. "Not really," she said smiling slyly. I knew that look. I let my arms loose and asked, "Who else?"

She then called, "Hey guys, come out! She's on to us."

Out came four figures. Three boys and a girl, one of the boys had a hideous scar, and I recognized one person and one person only. "Sokka, is that you? But, you're supposed to be in boarding school!" I exclaimed shockingly. His arm that was around the girl loosened and he said, "Actually, there is no boarding school. I made that up to help with pranking you and Dad."

But I wasn't paying attention to him. A boy caught my attention, and a boy rarely gets my attention.

He was bald, arrow-shaped tattoos traced his body, a goofy and crooked smile was plastered on his face, and he had stormy-grey eyes which seemed to sparkle.

But I was pushed back to reality when I heard my brother say his words, "To help with pranking you and dad," That statement put me in what people call, 'the mode' which means I was way beyond pissed off. "You WHAT!" I screamed. Though, it seemed as more of a statement than a question.

Everyone backed off, well, everyone except the stormy-grey eyed boy.

I was about to freeze them on the spot when the grey-eyed boy took hold of my hands. "Calm down, they just did it for fun," he said calmly.

"Fun? Fun! You think being pranked for three days and two nights is fun?" I said angrily. I stormed off stomping into my room. I jumped on my bed and sighed. Air Nomads! They don't always believe in violence and revenge, I thought. I think I have a crush on him. But I should just wait until I know more about him.

I then heard a soft knock outside my door. It was too soft to be a girl's knock, too soft to be a knock coming from Toph and Sokka, and probably too low to be coming from the boy who had a scar on his eye. Only one person was left suspected, the arrow-head.

"Come in," I said to the pillow. I heard the door creak open and soft footsteps coming closer. I felt a hand on my shoulder. "What do you want?" I snapped, still facing the pillow.

"To say that I am sorry about everything," I heard a voice say coolly. I looked at him. His eyes seemed to cast a shadow of regret. "By the way, my name is Aang. The boy with the scar is Zuko, yes, Zuko the nephew of Fire Lord Iroh. The girl is Suki, Sokka's girlfriend, but she played no part in this, she just wanted to watch us fail. And there was a really big fight between them," he said.

"And my name is Katara, if you would like to know. And it is not Sugar Queen. I don't really love too much sweet."

He snickered. "Well, if it's so funny, tell me yours," I said.

He looked away. "Come on," I coaxed him. "Twinkletoes, she calls me Twinkletoes," he said hesitantly.

I burst out laughing. Twinkletoes? Is Toph serious? "Not funny," he snapped. "OK," I said, slowly trying to hold back my laughter. I jumped out of bed to comb my hair, when I tripped on a jewelry box. It must've been the one I was searching in for my mother's betrothal necklace, which was now framed on the wall of my room. And I probably left it on the floor.

I would've hit my head hard on the leg of my bed, but Aang's arm was faster. He caught me easily.

I blushed as I shifted to a standing position. I still felt the heat on my cheeks, when I realized my hands were on his chest and his on my waist. When I looked at him his face was flushed in deep crimson.

Our faces were so close, and I saw myself moving closer.

Our lips were so close…

That was the end. Stay tuned for the next chapter, and I am so sorry for any grammatical error. I hope you enjoyed it!

You know you can make thy dreams come true!

The Diamond Dreamer 99