This is an AU fic and it’s ships are: Tokka, Kataang, Maiko, Jetzula, Haru-lee, and maybe a bit of Zutara… It is modern day and it is all about a high school seen from different points of view but mainly Toph and Sokka’s.

Disclaimer: yeah well actually I DO own avatar… just kidding. Getting it for x-mas though!!

Chapter 1: the blind Bandit

“Wake up, lady Toph! You’re going to the new school today!”

“Five more minutes, Maya.”

“I’m putting the shower on now! Madame Bei-fong would not be pleased if you were late on you first day of high school!”

Toph groaned. High school. Of coarse it had been her choice to go, actually she had spent years trying to persuade her parents to stop having her home-schooled. But now she actually had to go… It was a little daunting. She slowly sat up from her comfortable bed and stretched luxuriously.

“Lady T-“

“Yeah, I’m coming, I’m coming!”

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“Katara get out of the bathroom I REALLY need in!!!”

“Yeah, whatever since when did you get up at this time? You actually might get to school on time, heaven forbid!”

“I want to get there on time. I’m gonna meet Yue outside the café.”

“You mean Suki.”

“Huh?”

“You broke up with Yue, remember? Last year? She caught you making out with Suki in the corridor at the dance.”

“Oh yeah…”

“Then she set Meng and Jin on you…”

“Whatever, look Katara, just GET OUT OF THE BATHROOM!!!”

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“GET OUT OF THE BATHROOM!!!”

Aang sighed. He would never get used to living in a semi-detached house. Katara and Sokka were obviously having their usual bathroom war. Didn’t mean they had to wake him up though. The walls between the houses were thin and he’d been having a really good dream…

Ironic actually to be having a dream about Katara, then be woken up so unceremoniously by Sokka shouting at her.

He got up half-heartedly and trudged over to his own bathroom.

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Waiting for Maya to get there, Toph sat hunched in the back of the Mercedes, embarrassed at being taken to school by her maid. She was wearing an extremely itchy green skirt and white shirt with the school tie.

Of coarse she couldn’t actually see what she looked like but she was sure she looked awful. The school blazer was folded neatly over her arm as it was a hot day but she was still boiling hot. Frowning she opened the car door and walked towards her house going to find Maya.

Suddenly there was a very loud thump and then someone cursed and there were sounds of ruffling books. She could tell this person was a boy, just by the sound of his footsteps.

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Sokka grabbed a waffle from the plate on the kitchen table and then ran back upstairs to collect his bag.

He snatched his bag from his bed then decided it would be faster to jump from his window to the garden than run down the steps and out of the door.

He jumped. Unfortunately he didn’t realize his bag was stuck to his bedpost and it ended up tearing the handle right off.

He cursed as all his books fell to the ground and so did he. When he straightened up he realized there was someone there.

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Katara finished straightening her hair and checking her lip-gloss once more in the mirror she walked out of her room stepping out of the way just in time as Sokka came hurtling up the stairs.

She picked up her bag and grabbed her keys, pausing to smile at the photo of her mum which had permanent residence on the wall next to the door.

As she slammed the door she glanced at the boy sitting, perfectly balanced on the fence of their drive.

“Hey Aang.”

“Good morning Katara!!”

“So what have you been up to?”

“Since I last saw you? That was last night. Since then I have been sleeping. Where’s Sokka?”

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Aang smiled at his reflection. Today was the day he would tell Katara his true feelings. Or not. He slumped down. How was it possible to be so scared to say three tiny little words?

He glanced at his watch. “Oh man, I gotta go now Momo, look after the house! Time to go pick up Katara, oh Katara…”

Once outside he went and sat on her fence waiting for her arrival.

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“Oh sorry, did I scare you there?”

“No. Of coarse not!”

“Okay, you just jumped out of your skin back there.”

“I just wasn’t expecting you to fall out of the sky.”

“I jumped down from the window.”

“Well I couldn’t see that could I? I’m blind!”

“Oh, sorry. I guess you don’t really act blind.”

“Don’t apologize just don’t forget again, Meathead.”

“Right. My name’s Sokka. Do you live near here?”

“No, I just decided to take a stroll up some random’s drive-way for fun.”

“I thought you might have been lost…”

“Well I’m not. I don’t need eyes to see.”

“I’m sorry, what do you mean?”

“I’m an earthbender. I can sense where things are around me.”

“Oh, that’s cool then. You know my sister and my friend and me are gonna ride to school in my friends car. You want a ride?”

“Uh…

Toph thought about how worried Maya would be when she found Toph gone. Then she thought about how she might make some new friends before school even started.

Ok, Sure.”

“Cool. What’s your name?”

“Toph.”

Sokka smiled to himself.