Hello friends of sappy Kataang fluff and welcome to the chapter that you all have been waiting for (Well that sounded arrogant, you probably didn't care one way or the other). From what i am planing this is the second to last chapter. After that I will turn back to my medieval adventure that will be a bit longer than that story because it will be heavily based on the actual show (i think at least, maybe i'll be creative enough to come up with my own story). That would be Swords and Kingdoms by the way, which is always free to be read. It would be nice of course, if you could review this chapter.
I opened the huge door and placed my first foot inside the school. 'This is it' I thought and sighed. The hallway was already filled to the brim with students. Everyone and their mother (quite literally, because some of the freshmen came with their moms) was talking, laughing and telling stories about their holydays.
I was not really sure where to go, the masses of students weren't exactly making it easier to find my destination, so I decided, that if I wanted to get my schedule, I had to ask someone for direction.
I nervously approached a guy with shoulder length black hair who was currently talking to a girl with auburn hair. "Hey … uhm … I'm new and I don't know were to go exactly" I started nervously after gaining the pair attention by tapping on the guys shoulder "Would you be so nice to tell me where the principal's office is?"
"Sure" the guy answered and smile. He seemed to be nice enough. "You just have go down the hall, then the first left and then the second room on the right side" he explained.
"Thanks" I smiled gratefully and walked in the direction I was just told to go. And sure enough, a minute later I found myself in front of a door that said PRINCIPAL in big black letters on it. I knocked and was told to enter.
"Good morning, I am principal Pathik" the old man behind the desk introduced himself. "Now, what can I do for you"
I closed the door behind me and took the seat he offered me "My name is Aang and I just wanted to get my schedule" I explained.
"Ah, so you the young man who moved here on Friday." Pathik realized. "Very well than." He opened the drawer of his desk and took a few sheets of paper out of it "Here are your schedule and a few forms for your parents or your legal guardian to sign" he explained while laying down the sheets in front of me. "Luckily for you I have a student with the exact same schedule as you have and I am sure she would be willing to show you around. If you want to I could call her in" Pathik offered me with a kind smile.
"I guess that wouldn't be a too bad idea" I agreed sheepishly. The fact that I had someone watching over me was lifting some of my nervousness about screwing up completely.
"All right then" Pathik took a microphone that was on the desk and switched it on. It must have been connected to all the loudspeakers that I noticed earlier. "Katara Vann, would you come into my office please?"
My eyes widened as I recognized the name. Could it be her? The question repeated itself over and over in my head, but in this moment my usually rare pessimism sat in. This school is huge and there had to be more than one Katara in that school. How high is the chance that it would actually be her?
I sat there and waited for what felt like an hour until the door slowly opened "You wanted something from me sir" a shy and sweet voice came from behind me. It sounded almost angelic so sweet and gentle but I could tell that she was very nervous about being called to the principal's office. It wasn't usually something good after all. Not that being told to look after me was some sort of great honor. "Did I do something wrong?"
It was funny how familiar the voice sounded. It was almost like a magic spell was casted over me, drawing me deeper into that voice. It was a strange and frightening, yet oddly pleasant and exhilarating experience.
"Oh, no of course not, I just wanted to tell you to look after our new student since you have every class together" Pathik smiled "And from your record, I know I can count on you that you the perfect girl for the job."
He motioned for me to stand up so I did. But when I laid locked my eyes with hers for the first time in so long everything around me seemed to be frozen in time.
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Katara POV:
"Hey guys, you took a little longer today?" I heard the familiar voice of my friend Suki as my brother and I entered the school building.
"Yeah sorry Suki, my stupid brother over her decided to lock his door so I couldn't beat him awake" I excused pointing and glaring at my brother with his shit eating grin. "So where is Zuko, its strange not to see you two together all the time"
"He had to deal with his sister. Its so really a mystery to my how such a sweet guy like him could be related to such a bitch like Azula" Suki explained. "Oh and before I forget" Suki turned her attention to Sokka Toph's waiting for you at her locker."
"Well if that's the case" Sokka said happily to see his girlfriend again after she had been outside of the country for the last week of the summer holiday "would you please excuse me ladies, I have somewhere more important to be right now" After that he took off, almost running.
I giggled lightly at his silliness. "So how are you and Zuko?" I asked my friend after we started walking to our first class.
"We're cute. Actually no ... we are perfect." Suki beamed "Just last Friday he took me out to dinner in this fancy restaurant and he was just the perfect gentleman. It's hard to belief that he used to be a bully once. The only downside about him now is his stupid sister. She is just so annoying." Suki told me getting a little angry as she thought about Azula "What about you, have you finally accepted Jets invitation to go out with him?"
"What?!" her question took me by surprise "Why would I do that?" I knew it was kind of stupid to ask Suki that since she didn't know Jet as the ass I did. Everything she knew about him were his advances on me but I knew that he was a Jerk, a bully and a criminal. He and his gang, the freedom-fighters have often gotten into trouble with the police for theft and selling alcohol to other kids.
"Because he is tall, handsome and mysterious" Suki explained "Seriously Katara, you need someone and I don't even find one reason why you should turn him down. Or Haru for that matter, what about him?"
"Ok, for the record. You have no idea about Jet. He is a jerk and a bully and he sells alcohol to kids" I explained myself "And Haru, he is just not my type, and haven't you seen that strange mustache he has now. It looks so bad"
"Ok maybe your right." Suki said defeated. "Maybe that new guy would be something for you" she said more to herself as to me.
"What new guy?" I asked.
"About 10 minutes this new guy asked Zuko and me for direction to the principal's office. He was kind of shy but he was really cute. And he had those gray eyes you told me you like so much. First time I have actually seen someone have it though" Suki explained.
Gray eyes? I asked myself in my thought obviously my mind instantly jumped to the only gray eyes I have ever seen in my eyes. No, it can't be him. He moved 11 years ago, why should he suddenly be here. And there is bound to be more than one person with gray eyes. I frowned a little at my pessimist thoughts.
"Katara Vann, would you come into my office please" Principal Pathik's voice coming through the speaker took me by surprise. My eyes went wide.
"Have you gotten yourself into any trouble Kat?" Suki asked curiously.
"I have no idea. If I did, I can't remember it" I responded nervously. "See you in class" I just received a nod and I made my way to Pathik's office.
I knocked hesitantly at the wooden door and poked my head through the door "You wanted something from me, sir?" I asked nervously, worried I was in trouble. "Did I do something wrong?"
"Oh, no of course not, I just wanted to tell you to look after our new student since you have every class together" Pathik reassured me with a smile "And from your record, I know I can count on you that you the perfect girl for the job."
I saw a boy my age stand up from his seat in front of the principal's desk and he turned around. As our gaze locked though everything around me went silent. My whole body was only focused on the boy in front of me. The boy that was stuck in my memory for over a month now, the boy that kept me wide awake at night and that left me unconcentrated when I wanted to write in my diary. It was just so unreal. After 11 long years, I saw him the first time and boy had he become handsome. He was tall, much taller than me, and probably even taller than Zuko and Jet. His dark brown, almost black, hair was cut short and he had a manly chiseled face. But what impacted me by far the most, was the one thing that had me remembering him. The beautiful stormy gray orbs.
It felt like a dream. It took me what felt like hours to stop staring at him but eventually I started to blink rapidly, causing me to jump out of my trance. "Y-yeah, I think I can do that" was the only sentence I could form.
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Aangs POV:
This must be a dream was my first thought upon seeing the cause of my restless nights standing before me This can't be real. Those two sentenced repeated themselves over and over again in my head. I was so surprised that I thought my heart had stopped for a couple of seconds before picking up its pace again pumping oxygen into my body. Then again it could just be her herself who caused this in me because now that my heart was beating again I began to blush madly.
She was something out of this world. All this times I had imagined how she would look like now, after all these years. Somehow I had always imagined her to be beautiful, more even, in my imagination she was always the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. But those imaginations weren't even close to what was standing before me. In other word, she was simply gorgeous. Her perfect caramel skin, her beautiful dark chocolate hair that framed her face, her cute little nose, her lips that made me want to kiss her and the best of all, her deep sapphire blue eyes, shining in the sunlight pouring through the window.
"Do you know each other?" Principal Pathik said confused braking the silence.
"You could say something like that" I replied still not really aware of everything else but her.
"Ok then, that's even better" Pathik concluded "You can go now, your lesson has already started."
We both nodded, regaining our composure again, well at least partially.
"Sooooo, you're back again" Katara said shyly "It's nice to see you again"
"You too" I replied. A few seconds of silence fell between us. It was a strange kind of silence, partially content and pleasant but partially tense and awkward.
"We should probably go to class now" I broke the silence and she just nodded.
I hope you enjoied this one (even though i understand if not) and it would be cool of you if you'd review this. Stay tuned if you wanna find out how it ends.