Zuko was reborn As one of the pro hero endeavors middle children, but unlike his siblings he had dark black hair and golden eyes. But endeavor knew no matter how much she hated him rei wouldnt cheat on him, so he took his newest son home, hoping that he would inherit reis and his quirks but he was disappointed once again when young zuko showed no signs of a quirk manifesting.
Zuko was 3 years old when his memories returned to him, fighting among the avatar butt his memories just stop a few years after the war and for that he was glad. Thankful for Not being an 80 year old man trapped in a child's body. He sat down right their and reached for his innerflame grinning as he finds it, burning as hot as ever. He reaches out and forms a small flame in his hand smiling softly.
'I don't deserve this." he thinks sadly 'why was i gifted a second life?'
Azula was born to a quirkless father and a mother with a small flame quirk and showered with more love than she ever even knew existed in her previous life. Her memories returned when she was five and by than she loved them so much she couldn't think of them as anything else but her parents.
She had cried when her memories returned. Cried for her poor brother who she had seen torn down over and over again, helped tear down, traumatize and tried to kill.
"Agni i threw lightning at him." she says softly staring at herself in the mirror. She needed to redeem herself even if she would never see him again, she would become a hero, atone for the mistakes of her past by saving people. And honor her elder brothers memory.
Azula spent years training her new body, and zuko had spent his new life just living. Not chasing his presumed lost honor, or chasing down his destiny. Barely using his quirk. But he had considered burning his new mother to ash when she threw boiling water on his young brothers face.
He had left for hours and when he came back his brother had been to the hospital and his mother was gone, and that had brought back some memories. Endeavor was a distant man, but nothing like ozai. He put all of his time into shoto for years and had not hit anyone since reis loss. His eldest daughter had taken care of them since the loss of their mother, fed them and made sure they were happy.
Zuko sits at the table eating with his family, endeavor had actually joined them today.
"Dad, did anything interesting happen at work." His brother asks.
"I'm looking at a young up and comer to be my newest sidekick since your brother is still being stubborn,"
"What's his name dad?"
"Its a girl actually, she's able to create blue flames effortlessly." Zuko looks up "She asked her name, what is it." Zuko cuts in his voice full of emotion.
"Her hero name is azula…" he pushes his chair back standing up
"Azula A-z-u-l-a?" he spells out
"Yes why." His father asks
"Amber eyes, jet black hair?"
"yes! Do you know her?" he asks impatient.
"No, i'm done now." He says pushing in his chair and nearly running to his room pulling out his computer and typing in her name and gasping as a picture of his sister pops up above a news article
"Shes here, i'd never thought…." he sits crosleged on the bed setting the laptop on his lap and pulling up her hero page.
"Still in school? Shotos class, he's in trouble he mutters reading on.
Zuko runs out the front door the next morning catching up with shoto
"mind if i walk with you?"
"you never walk with me, you don't like hero school." he deadpans.
"No its hero ranking I don't like, hero's are a necessity in our society but the rankings create people like endeavour." zuko says as they near the train station.
"You should use your flames." zuko says suddenly and shoto stops suddenly turning to him his eyes narrowed.
"Your on his side." He says sounding hurt.
"No, but you're crippling yourself by only fighting at half power."
"And what would you know you quirkless loser!" he turns and walks away zuko sighing and following after him staying back, best not to push yet.
Zuko arrives at the gate of the academy to see azula surrounded by reporters
"Why is your fire blue." "What's your real name." "where are you from."
"Please go away." She says voice tight.
"Her answers won't be trustworth anyways, azula always lies." She turns around quickly eyes widening when she sees him.
"ZUZU?" shoto turns back towards the gate confused at whats occuring "It's been so long since i heard that." He says sounding far older than he should be. "I..I never thought i would see you again." she says rushing forward and wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug.
"Agni i missed you" *Click.* and she pulls away from zuko glaring at the cameras
"Don't you have anything better to do she snarls fire forming in her hands moving forward zuko grabbing the back of her shirt.
"Just like old times." She sighs
"Let's talk somewhere else. "
"Fine." She grabs his hand pulling him past the gate.
"They cant pass the wall." she says as the alarm blares and the metal gate snaps shut.
"And neither can i." he says exasperated
"Great now i'm going to jail, this is what i get for letting you lead me anywhere."
"Shush, i'll talk our way out of this."
"sure you will, like always." he sighs looking towards the school to see the pro hero teacher rushing towards them.
"Do you still have your bending?" "Yes but no one knows about it."
"Knows about what." Shoto asks walking over.
"Nothing that concerns you!" azula snaps at him.
"Id beg to differ. You are talking to my elder brother." she blinks looking between the two of them and laughing harder than she'd ever laugh before.
"He's like a younger you!" She says wheezing
"So moody and angry, burned face, hates his father!' she laughs so hard her eyes start to water and she doubles over.
"Don't move." A booming voice yells
"Azula dragged me in." he says avoiding looking at All might.
"Young shoto is this true?"
"Yes, she led my brother through the gate."
"Ah one of endeavors, do you share his quirk."
"Yes," "No" azula and shoto answer at the same time
"Interesting, do you have a quirk boy."
"Im not in the hero course so it doesn't matter."
"With your heroic streak i'm surprised you're not a pro hero by now zuzu."
"Zuzu? " shoto asks.
"Ignore her, she likes to make drama."
The bell rings and Azula grins grabbing Shotos arm. "Let's get to class." she says
"What are you planing?" "Nothing" she says starting to walk off zuko turns towards all; might.
"I've done nothing wron…" he pauses as he feels a charge in the air turning just in time to see azula fire a lightning bolt towards All mights back his eyes widen, he knew All might was strong but he wasn't sure how strong. And the world moves in slow motion as he moves past all might catching the lightning bolt and redirecting it back into the sky.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" he yells as Azula as he feels All might's hand rest on his shoulder. As Azula grins turning and running up the front steps of the school.
"Im sorry but you need to come with us for questioning." he says and Zuko groans as he feels strange material wrap around him. "You don't have a choice."