Hello everyone!~ I'm Rae and this is my new Zutara fanfic. Thank you so much for dropping by!
It's an AU and there are some major changes, such as Toph not being blind, Aang doesn't have his tattoo's, everyone's mom is alive and well, Azula isnt evil, and Zuko doesnt have his scar. Other than that nothing too major has changed. I tried to keep their personalities as close as possible!

I hope you all enjoy!

Warnings: Language, Adult Themes, and smut

Secretaries

Zuko ran a hand through his hair, sighing in exhaustion. Not only did he have to run a business that his father had left to him, but his only secretary just got fired. He didn't want to fire the girl, but when they pushed for a relationship past work he knew it wouldn't be too long before it gave him problems. Zuko pressed the intercom on his desk, "Toph, can you come in here please?"

Toph Bei Fong was his best friend and most valuable asset to his company. They had known each other for years. She had been blind for majority of his life, but his family had paid for a very expensive operation when she turned sixteen. In return she vowed to stick with him through everything. She went to a top college and learned business, majoring in management. That was exactly what she did now, anything he couldn't sort out from his desk or phone was handled by her. She would observe the employee's and their reports. Then if they passed her inspection they came to me for finalizing. Without her he would have quit a long time ago.

"Of course Sparky, give me a minute I'm just finishing inspecting the 9th floors operations."

"Toph, what have I said about the nickname? Honestly people will lose respect if they hear you calling me that so casually…" Toph's snicker echoed through the intercom. Sparky. The nickname she had created in college when he was 20. After being in class for the entire day someone had had the nerve to pick a stupid fight with him about stealing their girlfriend. Which of course he didn't, he couldn't help if they fell for him. Sadly for that said guy Zuko had lost his temper, and from that day on Toph called him Sparky for his temper. Zuko sighed.

"Oh come on Zuko, you know all these people are all loyal to you. Compared to the way your dad was running this company everyone would die before disrespecting you. So I will continue to call you Sparky. Okay?" Zuko smiled leaning back into his leather red office chair.

"Thanks Toph, I'll see you when you're done with your rounds." He heard Toph speak to another employee on the other end, something about filing items in the wrong place.

"Okay, sounds good!"

He turned the intercom off and set it back to its original settings. Zuko would have preferred using a cell phone for him and Toph but she liked her blue tooth that was connected to the intercom. Arguing that it made it easier to just listen to him when he needed her, rather than her than fumbling around looking for her phone. Zuko closed all the tabs to his computer and then opened an email. He had to notify all his business partners about his lack of a Secretary until he could get a new one.

Which needed to be soon.

After a quick message Zuko heard his door open. "Hey, Zuzu!" Azula, of course she would pop in right before he was done for the day. He looked up to the tall 21 year old woman with her black hair tied up into a pony tail. Azula was his younger sister by two years, she was originally supposed to work here as his secretary, but she argued that she wanted to attend college without working.

"Azula, are your classes done for the day?" She took a seat in one of the chairs in front of his desk throwing her bag to the floor and crossing her legs.

"Of course, you know I don't skip! Plus I heard today was hectic so I came to see how you were doing." Azula always gave him shit, but she had her moments of a caring sibling. He smiled before turning his computer off and giving her his undivided attention.

"Hectic doesn't even begin to describe my day." Azula huffed and leaned back into the chair.

"What on earth could have happened today?" Zuko opened his mouth to answer when his best friend opened his door.

"Sparky, I'm done," she was around five foot four and always wore her hair in a bun. Despite her short stature she wasn't a girl to be messed with. She was wearing a green blouse and black pencil skirt with flats. She was a pretty girl but not his tastes. Which worked out well seeing as she didn't see him as attractive either. "Oh Azula, you're here too?" My sister nodded beckoning her to sit in the chair next to hers. Toph's green eyes looked to mine in surprise, but quickly dismissed it.

"Zuzu was just about to tell me how his day was more than just hectic." Toph sighed and looked into my gold eyes.

"You fired her, didn't you?" I laughed, sometimes Toph just knew things. She said it was because of being blind awhile ago. She could feel people's emotions and she was a pretty effective lie detector. "What did I say about firing your secretaries? We don't have time for this!" I clasped my hands under my chin and rested my elbows on my desk.

"I had to Toph, she broke the rules." Toph face palmed herself. "I knew she liked me, but today she came in and blatantly cancelled a meeting to corner me." Azula whistled.

"Wow, Zuzu, you still got it. You lady killer, you." Toph pulled out a folder from her bag and began taking out portfolios.

"Sparky, these are the only people we have available, and even then it might be difficult to call them so late into the season. Most of these people probably already have jobs." I sighed, life just couldn't give me a fucking break. "I liked Courtney too, she was so obedient." I nodded in agreement. Courtney had been a wonderful secretary, however I will never cross that line. I don't date employees.

"I know, for now I will handle my meetings myself. I just wanted to inform you so you could get her leave in order and ready. I don't want to prolong this any longer. She gets a month of paid leave, which should be enough till she gets another." Toph took the pencil from behind her ear and began writing down on a note pad.

"So who are you going to hire, Zuzu?" I leaned back into my chair. There weren't enough capable people these days.

"To be honest, I have no clue." Azula tucked a stay strand of hair behind her ear. She was in deep thought, and then just as quickly as it came Azula smiled deviously.

"I have an idea…she's quite good." I looked at Toph before turning my attention back to her.

"She?" Azula nodded and started texting someone on her phone.

"You can give her an interview and see for yourself. Remember my friend Katara from college?" I shook my head which obviously disappointed the young adult. "Of course you don't. Anyways she's been dying to get an office job and get away from her family business. She would love to have a chance and I promise you she's more than capable." I continued to watch her type furiously at her phone before looking to Toph again.

"What do you think, Toph?" She looked through the portfolios one more time before shrugging her shoulders. "She could be what we are looking for. I'll need to run a background check on her before I arrange an interview. What's her last name?"
Azula snapped her phone shut and dropping it unceremoniously into her bag. "South, Katara South." South? Where had I heard that name before?

"South? Is she the daughter of Hakoda South, the owner of the Shining South restaurant?" Ah that was right. Azula had mentioned befriending the girl when she started college. They had been friends for almost two years already. How could I forget something like that?

"That's her! I wouldn't recommend a friend, but Katara really is capable and she was just talking about getting a better job. I promise she won't disappoint." Toph laughed.

"Her skills might be worth it but she can't fall for Sparkles here or everything will go back to square one." Azula gave me a cocky look.

"Oh she knows about Zuzu here, I mean I am his sister. Don't worry I think I remember her saying that she would, I quote 'Never fall for a man that can't prove himself to be more capable than I am'." I glared at her.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Azula laughed.

"Remember that project Dad had started about a year ago to help with employee benefits? I believe Katara was the one dad had gotten the idea from. You weren't at dinner, but Katara and daddy dearest got into a huge discussion about business plans and organizing. Father said how you were thinking about something similar, but Katara was far more capable at making a plan and executing it. She had the same thought as you and yet with hardly as much instruction and education that you had as a child, she was able to close the deal in a matter of minutes." I felt the pen snap under the pressure of my fist. So, she believed she was better than me? "Katara argued with father though." I glanced at her.

"About what?" Azula picked up her bag.

"He was saying how you weren't ready to run a business, Katara thought differently. She may have had the idea and made it better, but it was yours in the first place. She said if she ever had to work with you on something you would be a great team. She said you had vision, but too much. All you needed was someone to direct you in the right way. Father saw that in you too and here you are. He had offered the secretary position to her on the spot but she wanted to get her Bachelors degree first. Now that she does, I don't think she would say no to the offer." Well now he felt like a dick. Not only had she defended him in front of his father, but she was smart. I threw the broken pen into the trash underneath my desk.

"Well, Toph, what do you think?" Toph grabbed her bags preparing to leave for the day. I looked at the clock. 7:00pm, which was quite earlier than the last couple of days. Then again he had fired his secretary and cancelled all other appointments.

"I think she will be perfect, she sounds like she has a backbone. I will set up the interview as soon as the background search is finished. Azula, could you tell her the rules and offer her the position?" Azula held the door open for Toph, giving her a prize winning smile.

"Sure, I'll talk to her about it tomorrow. And you don't have to worry about anything she will understand. If anything Im worried about Zuzu." I put my jacket on and grabbed my briefcase, following them out the main office and into the elevator. "Me?"

"Sparky?" Azula's phone vibrated in her bag.

"Yes you, Zuzu. You said you don't remember Katara. Which leads me to believe you have obviously never seen her." Toph pressed the button for the ground floor. "Does she leave an impression or something?" Azula started texting again and answered us without looking up.

"Oh yeah. Any guy would remember her after meeting her once." I raised my eyebrow.

"Is she ugly or something." This made Azula laugh so hard she clutched her stomach. After a couple of irritating seconds she regained her composure wiping a tear off of her cheek.

"Oh, Zuzu, no. She's drop dead GORGEOUS." I gapped at my sister. Never had she once claimed a woman to be beautiful, well except for Toph. "If anyone is going to break your little rule of 'I don't date employees'" the elevator stopped and Azula pointed to my chest with a sly grin on her face.

"It will be you."

Toph pushed past us and into the lobby, waving goodbye to our receptionist Tracey. "Well, if that's true things might just get a little interesting in here."

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Katara's POV

Damnit! Why did Professor Harold have to prolong class another thirty minutes on the accounting cycle? I stuffed my stuff into my bag before racing to the door. Not only did I have to sit through a lecture about something I already knew about but I also just happened to be late for my shift at work. I sighed heavily grabbing my cell phone from my back pocket. I had a message from my friend Azula Azulon. She was feisty and competitive but it made it easy to get along with her. We had been friends for two years now and I could tell that we would be even closer in the future. I speed dialed my father, waiting about three seconds before he picked up.

"Katara? Where are you? Are you okay?" I grabbed my keys to my fiat from my bag and quickly climbed inside.

"Hey daddy, I'm on my way. Im so sorry but my professor dragged class out an extra thirty minutes. Im on my way over now." I put the car in reverse and switched the call to my car. I refused to talk on the phone while in the car.

"Oh that's it? Okay just be careful coming over. We have another busy night." I drove out of the college and headed towards our restaurant. The Shining South. My mother and father worked so hard as traveling chefs and had finally settled down here to start a restaurant of their own. My brother and I were trained to cook as well as handle things inside the restaurant.

Everything started off slow, but in a matter of months our business grew like wild fire. Now we were so busy people had to book a week in advanced just to eat here. I loved the restaurant, and my family. But it just wasn't me. I needed an office, I needed to be thrown head first into business. Like Azula's family, but of course my dad was against it. "Will do dad. See you in 10." I hung up the phone as I hit a red light.

Shit. This light took forever. Damn city traffic, I grabbed my phone off of the passenger side seat and looked at Azula's message.

Hey, tomorrow meet me at the Starbucks across the street. I have some good news!

I quickly typed a reply. Okay, how about 10:15? My class will get out at 10am tomorrow.

I hit send and threw my phone back into the seat. Putting my car into first gear I started driving down towards the restaurant. Luckily the traffic cleared up and I threw my car into fourth and fifth gear hauling ass through the streets.

In another six minutes I had finally reached the employee parking and pulled my car next to a midnight Blue 2014 Chevy Silverado. My brother's car. I smiled, maybe today wouldn't be so bad. I quickly turned my car off and raced to the back entrance. Inside I saw Suki getting ready as well.

"Oh Suki you have a shift tonight?" Suki is my brother's girlfriend. They had attended college together and eventually started dating around three years ago. She was 5'7, short brown hair, and emerald green eyes. Anyone would say she was beautiful. I loved Suki, she was always so caring and helpful. After three years with my brother I knew she would eventually become my sister in law. I just had to wait for me idiot of a brother to propose.

"Katara! Hey, yeah I just got in. Your mum called me asking to help out. I guess you guys have some important people coming tonight." I sighed opening my locker, pulling out the blue waitress uniform and changing into it.

"Yeah some food critics are coming in tonight. My parents are hoping to get their fourth star with these guys." I closed my locker and grabbed my phone, Azula had texted me again.

"Then I guess we have to work harder than usual tonight." I nodded following Suki into the kitchen.

Sounds good I'll meet you at 10:15. Bring the homework for Business Calculus 3 as well. I don't feel like finishing it.

I chuckled at her laziness. Do all the evens and I'll do the odds and we can switch. That way you won't be too lost in class. Got to go now, about to start work FML.

I sent the message and turned my phone off. I placed it inside my apron pocket and tied my hair up into a high bun. Suki and I both stopped at my parent's office before knocking. The door opened and I saw my brother with bright smiles. Sokka was 23 years old and was honestly attractive, but not in the whole 'I want to bang my brother' way. He was well built, tall around 5'11 and had a creamy chocolate skin tone like mine. His bright blue eyes looked to me and then to his girlfriend. "SUKI!" He picked his girlfriend in a big hug, kissing her before grinning deviously. I stuck my tongue out and looked at my mum and dad.

"Hey, sorry I took so long. Good to see you too, Sokka." Sokka wrapped an arm across my shoulder.

"Sorry sis, I haven't seen Suki in a week." I punched him lightly in the stomach.

"Katara, Suki! Thank god you're here. The Food Critics will be arriving in thirty minutes. Suki here are the list of your tables. Katara, here are yours." My father handed us little slips of paper, one of the tables marked with a red pen. Probably the Food critics table.

"'Tara, how was college today?" I looked to see my mum in her black slacks and blue blouse, she was probably going to wander around the restaurant today. On the other hand my dad had his white chef's uniform on, so he was cooking. I gave her a hug and slipped the paper into my pocket.

"It was good mum, sorry for being late. You know how Professor Harold is." She nodded and pushed Suki and I out of the door.

"Well I will have to talk to him again," I rolled my eyes, knowing full well she wouldn't do it," But for now let's go open the doors and get the night started!" Suki and I laughed at my mother's eagerness. Suki and I opened the front doors and started greeting people as politely as possible. We left when my mum started assigning people to their tables, the hostess must be late. I walked over to the utensils and menus, grabbing about 25 of each to take to my tables. As I left the station I saw Aang, Hahn, and Ty Lee walk through the back doors with their uniforms on. Aang and Ty Lee noticed me immediately and waved. I waved back and continued to my tables.

Looking around I noticed the table of 20 people fill up. I sighed, tonight was going to be long. Starbucks couldn't come any quicker.

Ahhhhh that was chapter one! I hope you all enjoyed it!

I would be really happy if you guys could review and follow! Tell me what you think so far or if you have any questions! I always reply so I wont leave anyone hanging!
Next chapter: Gorgeous

Also if you havent already started reading my other Zutara fic, Fire and Water: Destined Love go to it now!

Its placed 6 months after the war, chapter 4 will be uploaded today.

Until tomorrow~
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Rae-tan