Hey guys! Again I'm so sorry this took longer than I thought. I'm no longer going to say when I think I will update. It will be here when it is :)

I hope you all like it!

Btw at the end a mystery character comes into play...

As Aang and I walked out the door of Chouinard, I turned around to look at him. He stopped and gave me a confused look.

"Hey Aang, since we've wasted so much time, how about I bring my books back later after tennis?" I suggested. He smiled and shook his head.

"It's fine. I actually wanna see your room. Who cares if we are a little late. We are technically grown-ups now!" he said proudly and struck a pose. I laughed and started walking again.

"Well okay then. To Aguafer!" I exclaimed. Aang realised I was walking again and ran to catch back up to me.

"Have you noticed that these are very stupid names for college dorms?" Aang asked me.

"I know, but the author of this story wanted weird and different names that people would struggle to pronounce them."

"The who?"

"Um, uh... Wanna play twenty questions to pass the time?" I asked hurriedly.

"Sure! I love this game. Um, favorite color?" he asked lamely while scratching the back of his head.

"You would think blue because I'm a waterbender, but I see enough of it as it is," I shuddered, "but recently it's actually been charcoal grey."

He doesn't have to know that reccently meant the first time I met him and his stormy grey eyes.

"Orange, but not like traffic sign orange, more of a sunset."

"Lucky number?" I asked.

"11."

"Why?" I asked.

"Uh-huh," he said while wagging his index finger back and forth, "Only one question at a time." He smirked at me. I sighed.

"Fine, what?" I basically growled.

"Ooh someone's getting grumpy," he said while jabbing at my sides. I slammed my elbow into his stomach.

"I'm hungry," I told him. He was rubbing his stomach, wincing at the pain.

"You sure have an arm on you," he grunted.

"Well?" I asked, impatient.

"Well what?" he asked, adorably confused.

"You're question!"

"Oh ya! What's your lucky number?" By now we were half way to Aguafer. It was starting to get a little dark out.

"13."

"Why's that?" he asked.

"Uh-huh uh," I smirked as I reprimanded him. He stared at me then groaned when he remembered.

"Sorry," he mumbled.

"Hey don't be sad. It's what you said. Anyways, why is 11 your lucky number?"

"I was born on November 11th, and on that day when I turned 11 that's when I first realized I was the Avatar. Also, at the southern airtemple I was always the 11th in line for food," he said while rubbing his slim belly. I giggled. He looked too cute.

Wow Katara, do you have a crush on your best friend?

I ignored the voice in my head and asked, "How did you find out you were the Avatar?"

"It's a long and funny story," he started, "So, it was my birthday. On every airbender's birthday we would hold a big celebration about cherishing life. There would always be a huge cake. The birthday person would choose what flavor. Anyways, when it was my birthday, I wanted an egg custard cake. Monk Gyatso and some of the others had it out and ready, but Gyatso told me I couldn't have any yet. I guess I kind of went into a mini rage and... sort of, maybe, slightly waterbended him into a tree," he said while looking exteremely guilty.

"Aww that's okay!" I said. I was grabbing my mouth trying to keep the laughs from spilling out.

"No it wasn't! Do you know how long they had me on time-out?!" he pouted. He paused and looked up.

"So this is your dorm?" he asked me. I nodded and walked through the doors. Aang followed me like a lost puppy. I turned to look at him and saw him appreciating the pool. When he saw the staircase he scoffed.

"What, no waterfall or pool to help you guys up?"

"Well, not all of us feel the urge to bend ourselves places Mr. Avatar!" I screamed. He gave me wide eyes and made a shushing motion with his mouth.

"Katara, be quiet about that! Do you want someone to here you?!" he exclaimed. I immediately covered my mouth with my hand.

"Sorry," I squeaked. He slumped his shoulders.

"It's fine," he smiled, "Just be careful." I nodded. He walked closer to me so our noses were almost touching.

"And don't act like you didn't love being airbended all the way to the top floor," he smirked. I looked up at him and blushed. I gave a small laugh and moved to the staircase.

"What are you waiting for then?" I said giving him a come hither look. He laughed and walked over to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and paused before he jumped.

"What floor?"

"Oh duh, fourth please," I said, smiling. He nodded and easily lifted us to the fourth floor.

"I'm so glad they let people bend whenever they want here, as long as it doesn't cause trouble."

"I agree with you," I said as a walked down the hallway to my room. When we came across 406, I took my key out of my purse and opened the door.

"Ta-da." I said in a manner Aang had just done not too long ago. When we walked in I was looking at Aang to see what he thought. He was walking all around the room checking everything like a bill collector. I laughed at that.

He turned and gave me a weird look then continued.

"I'd say this is a pretty nice dorm room!"

"Thanks," I said as I unloaded my books on my desk.

"Hey! I never got to know why your favorite number is 13! I'm sorry, you can tell me now if you want."

I smiled at his goofiness.

"I guess it's not really lucky, it's just my favorite," I started, "I'm the 13th girl in my family line on my mother's side to start with a 'K'. I witnessed one of our sled dogs give birth to 13 puppies. And I was 13 when my mom passes away..." I said that last part quietly. I didn't look up at Aang. He was silent for a while and I felt tears prick the corners of my eyes. The next thing I knew I was being enveloped by a huge, warm hug.

"I'm so sorry that happened to you," he whispered. I gave a shaky breath.

"It's okay. It's been a long time, but I still miss her. We lost her to cancer." I choked up and started to cry. Aang just held me closer.

"It's okay Katara," he comforted. I nodded and pulled back. I started to wipe my eyes with my sleeve.

I know this sounds weird, but Aang made me feel better about Mom than I've felt in a long time. He didn't dwell on it or bombard me with questions. He was gentle and understanding.

"Thanks," I sniffled and smiled at him. He smiled back. Then I heard a strange noise. He looked at me with his wide eyes.

"Sorry, I guess I'm getting kinda hungry," he said, looking sheepish. I just shook my head, smiled, and walked to the door.

"Lets go then!"

He jogged out the door and almost left me in the dust as I struggled to lock my door.

"Hey wait for me! You're my ride downstairs!"

"You can walk!" he shouted back. I grunted and ran after him after I finally and successfully locked my door. As I bound around the corner, I bumped into something rather hard. I almost hit the ground, but felt arms around me. I looked up and Aang was smirking down at me.

Why does he smirk all the damn time!?

"We have to stop meeting like this," he said seductively. I laughed and twisted out of his grasp.

"Lets hurry to the staircase! I'm hungry." In a matter of minutes we were outside practically running to the cafe.

"Geez you run fast," I told him, barely keeping up.

"Magic airbender abilities, remember?"

"Shut up," I sulked at him. He laughed and started to run faster.

"Hey!" I yelled. There were barely any people out now, but the ones we past gave us weird looks. When we reached the cafe, I looked at their clock.

"Holy shit, it's 6:00!" I said while gasping for air. I looked up and Aang was already in line. I grunted and walked after him.

"That was very mean of you," I told him after we sat down with our food.

"What do you mean?" he said with a mouth full of vegetables. I gave him a look of disgust.

"You can't just leave a girl behind like that! Something terrible could've happened!"

He swallowed, "With an arm like yours, I doubt that."

For the next ten minutes we got to know each other a little more. I learned that he was closer to Monk Gyatso than any other Monk and heard some of his funny little adventures with his friends when he was a kid. I told him about me being the only waterbender in the South Pole and he thought that was really weird. I had told him that I don't really know why that is.

"We should figure out this study buddy thing soon. How about we figure it out after a week when we get used to everything and actually start having things to go off of?" I suggested.

"Sounds like a plan," he said. When we got done with our food, we went to put our dishes on the conveyer belt and walked out. It was 6:15.

"Do you think they're still there?" Aang asked me.

"Let me call Sokka and see." I reached into my purse and pulled out my phone. I dialed his number and held the phone to my ear as Aang and I were standing outside the cafe.

After a couple rings he finally picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Sokka, are you guys still playing tennis?"

"Yes! Oh my gosh On Ji and Suki are really good and have been going at it for 20 minutes now without anyone scoring! I don't think we plan on leaving any time soon."

"Wait, who's On Ji?"

"Oh, uh... Get her Suki!... um Yue's friend.. oh no... I think. Soryy Katara, I have to go. Talk to ya when you get here! Bye." I heard the click and lowered my phone.

"That was weird," Aang said. I didn't realise how close he was. He was breathing down my neck for a while before I turned and gave him a look. He looked startled and then backed off.

"Haha, sorry Katara. I didn't know I was that close."

"It's fine," I chuckled nervously.

Why does him being near me making me feel this way. Maybe it's because I've never had a boyfriend before and all this closeness to him is new. Not that he wants to become my boyfriend... I'm afraid that it might ruin our friendship.

"Do you know where the tennis court is?" I asked him.

"Ya, I think it's left of the soccer field. We'll figure it out when we get closer," he told me. We started walking in the direction of the fields.

The confortable silence gave me time to think about somethings.

I can't believe that I'm finally in college. I guess it won't feel real until we start having classes. I'm glad I will have some with Aang at least. Hopefully I will make new friends too.

I can't believe how quickly Aang and I became friends. I mean, sure it was a little rocky at first, but that's because he didn't want anyone knowing his secret. I love how he trusts me enough to keep his secret.

As we continued walking, I look over to see Aang looking down at me out of the corner of his eye. Once he saw I caught him looking, his eyes went back to infront of him. I swear I could've seen the slightest blush on his cheeks.

What was that all about?

A little while after that we arrived at the fields. From where we were, I could see the tennis court.

"They're over there," I told Aang as I dragged him by his arm. He chuckled and let me lead him all the way down to the court where the others were. Currently, it was Yue against On Ji, while Sokka was by Suki applying ice to her forehead.

When we got there, I released Aang's arm when I realised how it might've looked to others. I began to feel my face warm up. I ignored the feeling in my stomach and ran over to Suki and Sokka with Aang trailing behind me.

"Oh my gosh Suki! What happened to you?!" I exclaimed. Suki gave me a weak laugh.

"On Ji is really good at tennis. Nailed me right in the face when I could'nt block it. I'm gonna be fine though, just a bruise," she then moaned loud, "Why such an ugly, dissgusting bump on my head the first day of college?!"

"It's ok babe. I think you look adorable!" Sokka leaned over to kiss her cheek. "You can tell people that you did worse to me." We all laughed at that. The image of Suki beating up Sokka seemed more of a reality than imaginary.

By now, Yue and On Ji were walking back over to where we were at, gasping for air and all sweaty. They had towels around their necks. Yue was wearing a light blue tank and black shorts while On Ji was in her pink sprots bra and red shorts, not caring who saw.

"So who wants to go next?" On Ji asked as she was drying her hair with her towel. When she brought her head back up, she gasped. I turned to where she was looking. She was looking at Aang for some reason with this stupid grin on her face.

Are you jealous? She's just looking like everyone else. It's not like he's repsonding to her.

On Ji walked up to Aang, completely ignoring me, and stuck out her hand. "I'm On Ji. And you are?"

Aang grabbed her hand and replied, "I'm Aang," he smiled politely. On Ji smiled widely back at him and released her hold on him.

"So who wants to play tennis next," On Ji repeated.

"I will," said a mystery voice behind our group.

Finally I got this chapter done! Katara's getting a little jealous, isn't she? And who is this mystery character?

I bet some of you are wondering whether or not Toph will be brought into this. Don't worry she will, but not until later. Heck we aren't even through the first day! Cut me some slack I'm just trying to get a foundation set so I can begin to build everyone's character. Right now the only for sure pairings are Kataang and Sukka. Not sure how everyone else will be hooked up. Maybe you guys should give me some suggestions! Thanks again for being so patient everyone! Sorry if there are typos...