Tyranifex: Hi there, some of you may recognise me, most will not. I've been out of the game for a while, but I'm back to try my hand once again at this fun hobby. Please Read/Review.

Chapter 1

It was high noon at the Fire Nation capital of Ozai. This was the part of the day which best represented the power and majesty of the Fire Nation. The Princess of that nation, and current second in line to the throne, Azula, had just finished her studies. She performed these under the Imperial scholars, the most learned men of the Empire, and just like every other day she had mastered their teachings. 'She truly was the most intelligent and gifted girl in the Empire!' they'd praise her.

"Tell me something new" she thought to herself not even giving her tutors a second consideration. It had been drilled into her since she was a child: the fact that she truly was a prodigy like no other.

After her studies she would usually come here, to the Imperial Gardens. This was a place where the most exotic and rare flowers from around the world bloomed. Or more accurately she would pass through here on her way to the sparring ground. She had little time for flowers or, in her opinion, the myriad of trivial things other court girls usually cared about. She was determined to hone her fighting skills and perfect the beautiful art of Fire Bending. As in her studies, her perfection in this art proved to be a problem for her: she had surpassed her Fire Bending 'Masters' long ago. No fire bender alive could hope to match her! Well none save perhaps her Lord Father and her disgrace of an Uncle.

Maybe that was the reason she spent more time than ever in the gardens now - she was bored. She had heard tales of other geniuses having their skills dulled by boredom and that was unacceptable. She walked carefully down the raised wooden path between two beds of flowering plants recovered from the far eastern Earth Kingdom. As she did so she remembered the advice her father had suggested to help relieve her tedium: a husband or at least a boy friend.

Initially she had turned her nose up at the idea. She would not marry some ponce of a noble from the homeland! They were all the same, she thought contemptuously, either monumental brats or old men. She had entertained the thought of using some commoner for her amusement, or maybe one of the court girls who reminded her of Ty Lee. Neither was out of the question. Though she was certain her Father would not approve, 'Mother probably would...'

While pondering her current conundrum, she almost failed to notice the pale white glow that had appeared in the sky above the palace. Her curiosity peeked, she turned her head to give it her undivided attention. She half closed her eyes to squint against the brightness of the sun.

As she observed, the phenomenon changed and it seemed as though a flame appeared to emerge from the light: a flame far more intense than anything she'd ever seen. The white light disappeared as it was overwhelmed by the intensity of the flame which became larger and larger.

"No… it's getting closer!" Her eyes widened as she realised where it would fall. Quickly, she reacted to protect herself. She ran as fast as she could to evade the falling fire. Her swiftness and agility, gained through countless hours of combat training proved to be her salvation, as she remained totally unharmed by the blaze. The impact was loud and destructive, flattening the gardens and tearing out a section of the palace roof.

Within seconds a large number of the palace guard flocked to the scene: some attending their Princess and others looking to investigate the collision.

"Princess Azula! Are you hurt my lady?"

"I'm fine now let me through." she ordered as she forced her way past the guards looking to discover the position of impact. Eventually she found what she was looking for, but what she found surprised her.

At the centre of the crater, lying unconscious and naked, save for some burned rags and a white scaled scarf was a pink haired boy. While his clothes were in tatters, his skin seemed to be untouched by the flames.

"Hmm!… this boy could be quite interesting" she mused. "Guards, have this boy brought to my chambers – then clean up this mess." This was the final command she would give today, after all this had to be interesting right?

Note: If at any point in this story you find a difference from the canon series, consider that creative liberty (though I will try to keep that on the down low). Bye.