Prologue
As Zuko pulled into port he thought of her, Aiya. It had been 2 years since he saw her.
"So you see sir, the attack is the perfect chance!", A fire nation general chuckled.
Azula sat happily next to her father, Firelord Ozai. On his right was Aiya. A strong fire bender he took in when her parents were mysteriously murdered by earth benders.
"Very well, everyone may be dismissed.", Ozai stated as he stood up from his thrown.
"Finally.", Aiya said as she jumped out of her seat and ran out of the door.
She closed her huge chamber door as she pulled off her crown. She held it and looked at it with hate in her ember eyes. She threw it to the ground and walked over to her window. She glanced out at the ocean.
"Set me free…", she whispered to no one.
She heard yelling in the hallway outside her chamber door. She walked over to it and placed her ear against it to listen in.
"The Avatar! He's alive!", a soldier yelled.
She gasped and ran back over to her window and yelled, "Thank you!"
She glanced down and saw a very familiar ship.
***
"Zuko!", Aiya sobbed as she ran after her childhood friend.
"Aiya, I'm happy that my father cares and loves you.", Zuko said as he continued walking with a bag slung over his shoulder.
"I don't want it! Take me!", She sobbed as she hugged him from behind.
He turned his head slightly, "Aiya, you need to let me leave."
She released him and ran in front of him. She was going to get mad, but saw his new scar. She reached her hand out towards it but he grabbed her arm.
"Aiya, I have to go.", he said as he dropped her arm and brushed past her.
"Come back for me!", She cried as he continued to leave her.
"I promise!", he exclaimed as he turned and smiled at her before getting on his ship and taking off into the sunset.
***
Aiya grabbed a red cloth and tied one end around her neck and the other around the lower part of her ribcage. She grabbed a skirt that was short on her right but as it went to the left got longer. She stepped into her red sandals and let her hair down. She packed a small bag and escaped out of her window…