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Prince Zuko, heir to the Fire Nation, stared out the window of his room in the old Earth Kingdom palace.
I'm staring out into the night
Trying to hide the pain
Why was he so sad? In a few days, he would be going back to the Fire Nation.
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't cost a thing
He loved everything about the Fire Nation. He had always been, and would always be, loyal. Of course, Azula still counted him a failure from the days of his banishment, but those days were long gone.
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain
His father was going to accept him, even without the Avatar
I'm going home
Back to the place where I belong
And where your love has always been enough for me
Of course his father would accept him. Why wouldn't he? His banishment didn't matter anymore. His father loved him.
I don't regret this life I chose for me
Regret was for the weak.
But these place and these faces are getting old
It had been so exhausting being on the run.
So I'm going home
Well I'm going home
He was going home. Of course he was. The Fire Nation was his true home, his only home. Where he belonged. Where everything had happened to him. Except for his years in banishment with his Uncle.
The miles are getting longer, it seems,
The closer I get to you
His uncle had come with him during his banishment, three long years. They'd had plenty of time to get to know each other and their mannerisms. Zuko had a sudden craving for a cup of jasmine tea.
I've not always been the best man or friend for you
Zuko thought about when he abandoned his uncle after they were named fugititives.
But your love remains true,
And I don't know why.
You always seem to give me another try
But as soon as Zuko needed him, Iroh was right there, even though he didn't deserve him.
So I'm going home
Was he?
Back to the place where I belong
Did he?
And where your love has always been enough for me
Whose love?
His father's?
I don't regret this life I chose for me
"Yes I do," thought Zuko. What had he done in old Ba Sing Se?
Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you might just get it all
Zuko had wanted his honor for so long. Now he had it. But was he still Zuko?
You just might get it all
With the restoration of his honor, he had put the one man who actually cared for him in jail.
And then some you don't want
He didn't want that.
Be careful what you wish for
'Cause you might just get it all.
You might just get it all, yeah.
Zuko had gotten it all, and he didn't want it.
Oh, well I'm going home
He got up and started home.
Back to the place where I belong
Where he truly belonged, floors below.
And where your love has always been enough for me
To the one man who could take him home.
I'm not running from
No, I think you've got me all wrong
Zuko opened the prison door, tears running down his face, and stared at the man inside.
"I'm sorry, Uncle."
Iroh got up and embraced his nephew, joining him in his tears. He coughed and said, "I was wondering when you were going to break me out, or if I was going to have to do it myself."
I don't regret this life I chose for me
Now he knew what it meant to live without shame; to live with honor.
So I'm going home
Because home wasn't at the Fire Nation.
Because home wasn't necessarily in one place.
Because home wasn't with necessarily with your father.
Because his home was wherever his Uncle was.
I'm going home
Did you like it? Kinda cheezy, I know, but hopefully other than that it was good. I was reading the lyrics to this song, and it really stood out to me as a perfect Avatar songfic. I love Iroh and Zuko, even more than Aang and his posse.
Even though I'm proud of this story, I don't think it would ever really happen in the show. I believe that Iroh is perfectly capable of getting himself out of jail himself and that Zuko apparently sided with Azula for reasons known only to himself (not for his honor). If you agree with me or are curious about that idea, then maybe you should read my other Avatar fanfic, Misguided Disappointments. Yeah, yeah, so I'm advertising one of my fanfics on another one of my fanfics, so sue me :)