Next life
Summary: The prophesy said that the avatar would return and end the war. It was right, in a sense. Aang is woken up by fire lady Ursa. Seeing an opportunity, she brings him up in the ways of the fire nation. Modern AU.
Ch 1
The daily supersonic roar was heard from inside the room. Ursa entered the room and cast her eyes upon the young boy sleeping in her bed, undisturbed by the jets flying over the city. She walked towards him and caressed him in a loving manner.
"Do you remember, Aang?" she asked.
While the sonic booms didn't wake him up, Ursa's motherly gesture did. Aang woke up and looked at the fire lady.
"Ursa? What time is it?" Aang asked.
"It's night time. Get some rest." She said, climbing into the bed with Aang.
Her mind went back 4 months to when she first found Aang. He washed up near the fire nation capital inside a large ice ball that had melted thanks to the intense temperature that the fire nation was known for.
The physicians quickly realized Aang had some form of amnesia, most likely as a result from being in the ice, and wouldn't remember anything from his past life. Taking pity on him, Ursa brought him into her house and was now raising him, along with her own children.
'I should be thankful you have amnesia. Now you'll never know who you are. Makes keeping you safe much easier.'
Azula made it clear she didn't like Aang, though he didn't seem to mind it at all. He was friendly with Zuko, and Ty Lee, the acrobat who was Azula's friend. That only irked Azula even more, that one of her friends was friendly with a peasant hanging around the palace.
Morning came, and the two woke up. Ursa shakes Aang awake and heads to take a shower. With time on his hands, he opens his school book and starts his studies. Ursa pulled strings and became his personal tutor.
"Any help?" Zuko asked, as he entered the room.
"Nah. I'm getting it already. Your mother is a good teacher." Aang said.
Zuko looked at the various books Aang was required to study, and knew they were the same books he and Azula were studying.
"You're studying dance?" Zuko asked.
"Sure am. What about you?" Aang asked.
"Fencing and shooting. I have a good teacher, Mr. Piandao." Zuko said.
"By the way, are you a bender?" Zuko asked, as he held a spout of flame in his hand.
"I haven't been able to bend at all." Aang said, turning a page.
"Well, I'll leave you to your studies then. By the way, Ty Lee wants to know if you'll be available later today." Zuko said.
"Available for what?" Ursa asked, exiting the shower.
"Ty Lee. She wants to know if I'm available later today." Aang said.
Ursa lightly grinned. It was good that Aang quickly made some friends.
"She probably wants to practice her acrobatics with you. She's very good at that by the way. Of course, she has a bit of an air head." Zuko said.
"You good at acrobatics, Aang?" Ursa asked.
"I'm good. I practice on my own." Aang said.
"You should practice with Ty Lee." Ursa said, as Zuko left Aang to his school work.
"How did she get to be friends with Azula? No offence, but Azula is the last person you'd want to be friends with." Aang said.
"Azula is complicated. She and Ty Lee used to pull pranks on Zuko and Mai. It was all harmless. Though Zuko would say otherwise." Ursa said.
Ursa sat across from Aang, a playful smile on her face.
"Why would Zuko say that?" Aang asked.
"Many times, the pranks involved acrobatics. Here's something you should know about biology. Male bodies are naturally less flexible than female ones. Though with training and practice, you can be a contortionist like Ty Lee if you start early enough." Ursa said.
"What did they make Zuko do?" Aang asked.
"The usual acrobatics. Splits, backbends, cartwheel, summersaults, etc. He really didn't like those pranks." Ursa said.
"I can do that stuff. Can you?" Aang asked.
"Still can, much to my surprise. Human bodies become less supple as you age. So, how's the math going?" Ursa asked.
Meanwhile, Ty Lee ran into Zuko and asked him a question.
"So, what did he say?" Ty Lee asked.
"He didn't give an answer. He's doing his schoolwork now. It'll be a few hours before he's done." Zuko said.
"Okay. Are you coming with Aang?" Ty Lee asks.
"No, thanks. I have my fencing to work on." Zuko said.