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Son's Of the Agni

Chapter 1

Zuko lay on his bed with eyes stared at the ceiling. He had been like that since last two hour. Lost his thought back to what happened in the green stone cave under Ba sing se. It had been days past, but zuko couldn't let go for everything happened in that cave. His memories would back when he had fought the avatar. When he had stroke him and his friend down with his improved power bending which was surprised him as well. He felt so released and strong back there. Guess his uncle was right, he is not who he was, he is stronger now. Stronger than he ever been.

Uncle

He sighs. Regret and pain surrounded him. He had betrayed his uncle. The only person who had stayed with him even in the worst part of his life. He saved his life uncountable. He gave him everything which he would never get from his own father. And one of them was called……love. Zuko shut his eyes. His sigh heavily and opened his eyes, then sat. He shook his head to get rid off all that thought. "It's not true. Father loves me. I am his only son. The hire of fire nation...or….am I?" He struggled with his own thought. Deny and asking him self what should he believe. He really wanted to believe that his father wanted him, loved him but the fact that ozai had scared him and banished him, it had keep zuko from believing his own thought. But still, all these three years, those were what he had believe. No matter how he seen all the fact against it, but he just choose to ignore them. All he believed that his father love him, wanted him or at least, that was what he wanted to believe. And yes, he had been banished and scared by his own father, but it was because his own fault for insult fire lord, even if he didn't mean to. But lately, he started to doubt it. For some unknown reason, he just doubt it.

Zuko held his hand against his face, rubbed it. Depressed and insane with his own thought. Suddenly he heard the door crack. He looked up and saw azula standing at the door with smirk on her face, staring at him. She just stood, both hands crossed in front of her chest. Even Zuko felt uncomfortable with that look, his face showed nothing. He just sat there and turned his eyes from her. With all of this thought in his mind right now, azula face's was the last one he wanted to see.

"Oh, look at you brother. You look so frown these couple days. Are you okay…?" She said, but sounded more like mocking him.

Zuko didn't react. He just stood and walked to the window, his back against her. His face looked calm but still blank. Evil smirk in azula face get widen. "What's wrong, zuzu? You are a step close to home, but I don't see you happy about this." Azula put another mocking word to his brother. Expecting him to explode and yelled at her, like he always did. But what happened next was surprised her a bit. Zuko still calm, stood in front of the window. He still didn't face azula. Not because he was too intimidated by her but because he suddenly felt tired, mentally and physically. He just there, looking through the opened air outside the window.

"What do you want azula," he said calmly. No emotion from his words.

"Ow, that sounds rude, bother. Don't you happy to see me? and asking how you've been?" Azula answered. But she and him knew that wasn't true. Azula never care of him, not even a single day in her life.

"That's very touchy, azula. I don't know you can become so careness," he decided to be a part in azula's mind game. Now, I am completely different person, he thought to him self. No way, azula would intimidate me anymore. I was…, and then he stopped. Suddenly he realized that it was all bullshit. He was under azula's control, was and now. She did have intimidated him.

Azula smirked. Step forward and stopped a few steps behind zuko's back. Looked at him with all hated in her eyes and then sent him an evil smile. But too bad, zuko still didn't bother to look at her., and it upset her. But she tried to calm. She wouldn't explode, not when zuko was so controlled.

"Well…okay. You're right, zuzu. You know me too well, so I think better to stop this stupid conversation. If, this you called conversation." She pressed word 'this' when she was talking.

"Good bye, then.-" Zuko said shortly, still without looking at her.

Azula raised her eye brows. A little surprised by zuko's acted. He was just too calm and controlled. His voice sounded 'strong' and emotionless. He wasn't even look upset or yelled at her when she called him zuzu. It was just not him. Not zuko she knew, and it scarred her a while. But only just for a while.

"Oh, that's another rude, zuko. I believe mom won't be glad if she hear you said that, to your own little sister." Zuko turned to her as fast as word of 'mom' came out from azula's mouth. She knew this would always work. And she was right. Zuko's eyes widen and angry when she mentioned his mom, who actually her mom also. But it just never seemed right when azula saying that word to him.

"Never to bring mom's name in our conversation," He commanded, angrily. He was always like this, every time someone brought up this issue. The fact, he was too sad, but covered it with anger, like he always did.

"Hahaha…oh, zuzu. You never changed. Still sensitive as ever. Mom's gone zuzu, just get over it."

"It's always easy for you azula, since you are never care about her."

"Ouw, and why is that zuko, why would I less care for our mother?-" Azula's face looked seriously when she said that. Zuko seemed a little bit surprised. "Well, maybe she is not that evil. She is her mother also, no matter what," he thought. But it lost as fast as it came, when he heard azula burst into a big laugh. "Look at you zuzu, you're so naïve. Do you really think I care? Mother never be a matter for me zuzu, because she didn't own the throne. Because she was weak just like you!. Father is the one who really important, zuko. Father who I really need to be satisfied. You know why?-" Azula stopped. Looking at zuko who staring at her with disbelieve, like he didn't want to hear the next words she would say. But, she continued "It because I will be the next fire lord, zuzu. Oh, no…it's fire queen. Well, how is it sound, zuzu?" azula said laughing.

Zuko closed his eyes. Held his breathe, tried his best not to explode. But she insulted him too much. She was talking like he was not there. Like he was not the prince, the one who have birthright of the throne. But it was not why he felt so angry. It was those words about their mother which hurt him, and at the same time made him very angry. Zuko almost lost his control and just that close to loose his temper, but then he realized no use of it. It took all his strengths to keep his temper. To get back his calm. He sighed, and breathed slowly and started to calm down. He opened his eyes and look at azula's face who staring at him with satisfactions in her face.

"Just tell me what do you want, azula." Zuko said tried his best to sound calm. Another smirk from azula face's, and said "I have a task for you brother."

Zuko raised his eye brows. Couldn't figure out what task could that be? Brought the avatar back? Yes, I think that it would be. But zuko keept silent, waited for her next words came. "Oh, no zuko. I will not command you to catch the avatar. You've done this a hundred times and still you failed. I won't give you such a big task," Zuko flinched his fist while azula was talking. She was too much…too much insult. And seeing smirk in azula's face, that made him angrier. But he keept silent and calm. That what he keept telling to him self.

"Instead, I will give you an easy task.-" Azula continued.

"And what would that be?" Zuko grimed his teeth while he asked that.

"Something you will like," Azula said. Stepped forward and closed her face against him. "I want you to escort uncle Iroh to the fire nation." She continued while pulling back her face away from zuko but her evil eyes stayed with him. In the other hand, zuko's eyes widen. Azula wanted him to escort his uncle to the fire nation, and that meant his uncle would be on trial soon. An unfair trial….fake trial. Something which scared him.

"Why zuko? is that too hard for you?-" Zuko kept silence. "Well, fine then. I will ask mai and thy lee to do that then. But, too bad...Even father him self had ordered you to escort uncle. He wanted you back zuko…to his side…soon." She said. Waiting for zuko to react, but zuko still froze. He didn't even move. Those were all words he had been waiting for all these three years. His father wanted him and eager to see him. But, once again, for some unknown reasons, those were feel not right.

"Well,-?" Azula asked him again. But zuko didn't answer. She became more impatient, and then turned around and about to walk outside when zuko finally said something.

"Let me do it. I'll escort uncle to the fire nation." He said hardly.

Azula turned back and faced zuko. Smiled at him. "Good. But this time, Pls do not fail." She said and made her way out from zuko's room with some laugh, leaving frozen zuko with all his thought.

"I am going home, finally. And this time, father asked me." Zuko thought. Something which really pleased him but at the same time scared him. And then he remembered, these were exactly the same words azula said when she trapped him few months ago. Traitor! Yes, you can go home with your uncle chained! That's very honorable!. Voices inside him kept screamed and made him frustated, made him unsure about what he was doing now, and made him questioning him self wether he really wanted this.

Author's Note :

This is my first fanfic. I know, the grammar are suck! But i am doing my best here :) And plz...review!!!!!!!!