"Harmony, my dear." I glanced up from my book to see my mother looking at me with such worry. "Yes, mother." I knew that there was a meeting today about the whereabouts of the Avatar and of the war that never seem to go away. "The Fire Lord wants to speak with you." My eyes widen, I had heard from Princess Azula that Prince Zuko had gotten in trouble for speaking out during the meeting. I heard that Zuko had asked for an Agni Kai and was now in the infirmary. "About what, mother?"
"I do not know, my dear." She turned her head and left the room with not another word. I stood up and made sure my braid was still neat. I took a deep breath and walked out of the door. The Fire Lord knew my father. My father was killed during battle and the Fire Lord asked us to move into the capital out of respect. I knew the only reason he asked my mother to come is because my mother was a very beautiful woman. Her black hair was thick and shined when if she had not washed it that day. Her eyes were a beautiful gold. I looked very much like her with my father's featured mixed in.
I stood in front of the guards and they simply stepped aside for me to enter. I took a deep breath and walked into the room with all the confidence I could muster in my small frame. I saw the flames that were between me and the Fire Lord. I got down on my knees and pressed my forehead into the cold tile floor. My hand gripped the ground praying silently that I had not done anything to anger him.
"Harmony, I assume you have heard what happened to my son?" I lifted my head but still remained on my knees. "Yes, my Lord." I kept my eyes on the flames in front of me. I refused to meet his eyes. "I have decided on a punishment for him. I shall banish him from the Capital until he finds the Avatar." I did not speak. Prince Zuko would never find the Avatar and he knew that. He disowned his own son! I felt disgusted, but I didn't dare let that show on my face.
"General Iroh tells me of how great your skills are on firebending." He was making small talk. "Almost as great as my daughter." I could just feel that smirk that graced his face. "Princess Azula is pure greatness, my Lord." I hated her. She was always so mean and cruel. She never left me alone.
"I will need you to go with Prince Zuko, Harmony." My eyes shot up to look at his dead ones. Why? What had I done? Then I realized, I was a threat. With me around, he could not get close to my mother and I was outshining his own daughter. He simply wanted me out of the picture. He stared at me. He was looking to see if I would argue with him. He wanted me dead.
"As you wish, my Lord. When will I be leaving?" I asked trying to keep my voice as calm as I could. As much as I wanted to jump up and scream that I would not leave, I knew I wanted my life. "As soon as Prince Zuko is healed. You may go." I bowed once again and got up walking quickly away from the Fire Lord. The second I stepped out I was grabbed and shoved up against a wall. I grunted and was about to firebend, when I saw Princess Azula smirking down at me.
"It's sad that the only person when close to being as good as me is being banished." I pushed her off of me easily and glared at her. "You had something to do with this, didn't you?" I hissed. She smirked and leaned against the wall. "Of course, I did. We do not want you to be able to overpower me." Overpower her? What is she talking about? I wasn't in line to the throne. I had no royal blood in me, why did she think I would overpower her? Prince Zuko would get the throne before her.
"If only you were as smart as you were beautiful." I growled and formed daggers of fire from my hands. "Lady Harmony!" I let go of my anger and turned around to face General Iroh. I bowed my head out of respect and backed away from Princess Azula. Azula was standing there with a giant smirk on her face. She knew she won.
"Princess Azula, continue on your way." Azula bowed her head and walked away. "Harmony, go pack. We will be leaving in the morning." I sighed and walked away. I walked back into our house and my mother was holding a picture frame with her tears falling freely from her face. I noticed that all of my belongings were packed and ready to leave. She did know. She lied to me. She looked up at me and I stared back at her.
"You knew." I whispered. "The Fire Lord says you are too much to handle." She cast her eyes away from me and I felt my anger weld up in my chest. I knew I needed to learn how to control my anger, but that wasn't the reason he was sending me away.
"You know that is not true." I snapped glaring at her. Did she even fight for her daughter to stay? "He is in love with you and he is afraid that he will not be able to get his daughter on throne if I'm around." She didn't answer me. I gathered up my belongings and reached the door. "Goodbye Mother." I whispered opening the door. I heard her choke out a sob before I left. I walked to the infirmary and saw in a chair next to Prince Zuko's bed. I watched him sleep.
He had a bandage over his left eye. I could never understand how a father could do this to his son. The Fire Lord was a cruel man; Azula was her father's daughter for sure. This war should have ended long ago, but the Fire Lord was not going to stop till he had complete control over each nation.
I still remembered when we moved into the Capital when I was six. I had locked eyes with Prince Zuko and fell in love from the moment I saw him. He was a very handsome boy. Now we were both thirteen and about to be send off from home.
"I really don't enjoy you staring at me." His voice was still thick with sleep. "Sorry, Prince Zuko." I bowed my head and looked away from him. "Harmony, why are you not with your mother?" General Iroh asked stepping into the room.
"She doesn't seem to want me around." I muttered not meeting either of their eyes. I was about to exiled with these two. The stubborn Prince and most popular General in all of the Fire Nation, what was I to them? Just a peasant. My father was the only reason they knew my name. They also knew me because of my anger. This was going to be horrible.