Authors note: I'm going to move this story pretty slow so no Zutara in this chapter but please read on. I'm sure it won't disappoint. And as always, I do not own Avatar: the Last Airbender.

Chapter One

Life

"Ring-ring-ring-ring-ri-"

"Uh…" was moaned as the alarm clock was pushed to the floor.

The person who had now broken her alarm clock jumped out of bed. That person was Katara Soku. With her long, brown hair pushed back into a ponytail she skipped downstairs to breakfast.

"Hey dad, what's for breakfast?"

"Cereal, until I can fix this stove."

Katara sighed as she grabbed her favorite cereal box, chocolate o' fun. She ate it eagerly as she looked out the window to the neighbor's house.

"Dad?" she said.

"Yeah Katara?" her father answered under the broken sink.

"I thought I might go visit our neighbor, Mr. Iroh, again. He's been kind of lonely and I told him on my last visit that I'd come back today. So don't worry if-"

The girl was interrupted by the sound of her front door being slammed. But she shot out of her seat when she saw who it was.

"Ah! Ty!"

"Ah! Kat!"

The best friends hugged with excitement.

"Hello Ty Lee," Mr. Soku said, "It's nice to see you again. But I have to ask, why all the drama? You two saw each other yesterday."

"Daaaad," Katara said, dragging his name out, "It's a girl thing. Come on, Ty Lee, we'll be late for school."

The girls rushed out of the house and got on their way to school.

"So Kat, Where is your brother?"

"Ty, do you still have a crush on him?"

"No…maybe….I don't know. He's two years older than me but I'll live…I mean I am Ty Lee."

Katara giggled wit her friends as they slowly made it to school.

"I'll talk to you alter, Katara. I've got Homeroom."

"Alright then, later…"

Katara' words trailed off as she stared across the hallway. It was Jet who had drawn her attention. Every single day of her high school life she would hope he would talk her but that was just a fantasy. He hadn't even spared her a word.

"If only he wasn't so cute," she muttered while entering math.

"Hello Mrs. Yang Shai, I'm so excited to be here today," Katara said with a smile.

"Katara Soku, I've put up with your happiness for last three months and I have had it. Stop being a kiss up."

She looked from both the student to the desk and smiled.

"Take a seat."

Katara slumped the entire way to her desk and opened her math book gradually.

"Why is this always happening to-?"

Katara stopped when she saw none only than Jet enter the room. Her mind went wild wondering if he had come to talk to her.

"Um excuse me," he said in his rebel like attitude, "I'm looking for someone."

Katara's heart began to beat faster as he turned to her.

"I'm looking for…Song."

As the name piled out Katara's heart went back to her same composure as Song came from the back of the classroom. The two smiled as they left the room, leaving Katara, the unnoticed.

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"Did you see Haru in gym? Ohmygosh he couldn't be any hotter!" exclaimed Ty Lee

"Yeah, I guess he's okay," responded Katara bluntly.

"Okay, No Kat, you've got it all wrong."

"I'm sorry but Jet is so much cuter."

"Yeah right, Haru is on an entirely different level."

"Oh no he…hey, Ty Lee?" she said suddenly.

"What?"

"Have you noticed we only talk about guys?"

"Yeah, so?"

"I don't know it just seems kinda shallow."

"Kat, I am not shallow. Shallow is that girl Song. I swear, if she isn't-"

"Great! Ty, I have to go, I'm late."

"Late for what?"

"My neighbor, Mr. Iroh, I told him I'd come over today."

"What about girl night?"

I'll be back."

"Sure you will….well Haru is still better."

Yeah right, Ty, yeah right."

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Authors note: A little slow for a beginning but in due time Zutara will come. Please review. I don't mind anonymous ones at all; I just enjoy reading what you have to say.