It has been a very long time since I have posted anything on fanfiction! Though I've been reading nonstop, and gone through about 5 fandoms since my Newsies days, alas here I am again. This is my first published Avatar fic but far from my first story (Well, okay it is my first Avatar story) :D (I totally blame my boyfriend for getting me hooked, it is most def his fault I'm a crazy fangirl now). I don't mind flames, if you really hate my story let me know why and I will try my best to fix it. This story is Zutara and I refuse to allow a shipping war on my review board. If you don't like my ship, don't read it. I don't read Kataang stories because I don't like them. Soooo I ask people to do the same. :] I did a search to see if many people had done this (because I think it fits kind of perfectly) and I see people did and gave some of the same casting I did. I did notice they used the songs and I am not going to. So I hope this is a little different at least!
Notes on the story: It is AU. It takes place in Ba Sing Se, yes, there is bending, yes, but I had to remove some family ties to make the characters match with the crossover characters. I don't like doing that but things might not always be as they seem ;] I also had to make up a character for Toph, just cause she is too badass not to have in a story.
Summery: Young orphan Zuko has nothing to his name except the clothes on his back. Princess Katara is trapped in a world she doesn't want, a world where she is not free to marry as she pleases. In this Aladdin crossover, the roles are reversed but the story is the same. The story of two people, with the help of the friends they meet on the way, who must fight for a love that is forbidden.
Disclaimer: I own nothinggg. If I owned Avatar, the end would have looked a littttle different ;] I don't even own the plot, that is owned by Disney and therefore is lovvve.
Chapter 1: The Ruins
Once upon a time, in the Earth Nation land of Ba Sing Se, lived a fire bender very out of place. After being banished from his own land, he hid among the large buildings and crowded streets of the city. He stole what he could and tolerated the empty void where his family should be inside of him. His only friend was a small winged lemur who was just as out of place as he was.
The kingdom at the time was being ruled by a Fire Nation General in the wake of the king's mysterious and sudden disappearance. General Iroh was more than a capable ruler who was also generous and thoughtful of the people of Ba Sing Se. Yet, the higher powers in the Fire Nation thought he needed some guidance and sent along with him a consultant by the name of Ozai. With him came his daughter to help her learn more about politics and how to rule the people.
Joining the General was a princess from the Southern Water Tribe. Her father sent her and her brother, to keep an eye on the princess, to his friend Iroh so that the princess would be able to find an acceptable suitor and to strengthen the ties between the different nations. Unfortunately, the princess did not want to marry any stuck up snobs and gave her brother quite grief and frustration. For if the princess married, she would take the place of Iroh to rule the city until another king was found.
Ozai has his own ideas though. He has found the entrance to an old and abandoned Air Temple a short distance from the city. Rumors have filled his mind of the treasures that lie deep in the belly of the temple. He and Azula were determined to find the entrance, without alerting Iroh to their hidden motives.
The moon was high above the land, and a dim ringing from inside the city walls signaled the early hours of the night. Far away from the large city gates, across a plain, and into a thick forest, stood two people impatiently outside the ruins of a once beautiful temple.
"Where is he, Father? I thought you said you could trust this man," the girl growled from her spot leaning against an old temple wall.
"Patience, Azula," her father snapped back at her. "He is a thief, and a greedy one at that. He will come to be paid."
Azula rolled her eyes but didn't say another word. Ozai stood tall, his long black hair flowing down his back, and his hand perched upon a decorative staff. His face, like his daughter's, was proud and smug. Greed was etched in his own eyes as he saw a man walking slowly through the forest towards them.
"Did you find it!" Ozai called to the man harshly, trying to contain himself from attacking the man and just taking the parcel himself.
"Of course, I did," the shorter and thin as a rail man answered back. He looked just as smug as the two companions he was meeting. "I'm the best thief in Ba Sing Se. You came to the right person," he winked at Azula who grimaced in disgust.
"Just give me the piece," Ozai stepped forward and the thief stepped back. "I will pay you in full; just give me the damn piece." Ozai's eyes were fierce and flames were beginning to spark from his hands.
The thief reached into his pocket and pulled out what looked like a ying sign. It sat in the palm of his hand as he slowly walked over to Ozai. Azula reached into her own pocket and took out the yang half her father had given her for safe keeping.
Before the thief could hand over his piece to Azula, both pieces flew out of their hands and connected together in the air. Glowing light seemed to shine as the piece flew to a ruined wall and settled into a small hole. Azula, Ozai, and the thief watched anxiously as the entire ruins began to glow. A woman, no older than fifteen years old, stepped right out of the wall. Her eyes were glowing white and her blonde hair flowed in nonexistent wind. The moon seemed to shine brighter when this girl was near.
"I am the guardian of this place," her voice was clear and cutting. "Give me the diamond in the rough and I will let you enter."
Ozai and Azula quickly looked at each other. Azula raised her hands and sent blue fire behind the thief, pushing him into the woman's sight. The thief shuttered and shook under the stare of this unearthly being. The girl raised a delicate hand to his face, but never once touched him.
"You are not who I am looking for," her voice was chilled as frost. In a flash, an explosion rocked the earth. Azula and Ozai were knocked back, and the world slowly got dimmer, like it had been before. Coughing, Azula got to her feet. The thief was gone, the woman was gone, and the ying-yang piece lay at her feet.
"Well, that worked wonderfully," Azula deadpanned as she picked up the complete piece and put it back in her pocket.
"Come," Ozai was already to his feet. "We must find this "Diamond in the Rough'." He straightened his robes and began to walk away. Azula followed behind him, and smiled to herself. Pleased with the action she had seen.
Soo. Please let me know if this totally sucked. Of course my first chapter which just be the super lovable Ozai and Azula. I promise the next chapter will be More happy characters :D I hope no one is mad I made Yue the semi-malicious guardian. I needed an unearthly being and she was the first one who came to mind. I know it is OOC for her but this is AU so forgive me. Lol. Please review! I'd really like to know if anyone wants me to continue this story. ^^
Lyssa :D