Mai walked with Zuko after the wedding. She felt a small smile creep up to her lips as Zuko took her hand. Zuko her love, Zuko her friend...Zuko her husband. Ty-Lee, Sokka, Suki, Katara and Aang ran up to them.
"We thought we'd find you two alone. I remember how it was with Suki and I after our wedding we couldn't keep away from each other," Sokka smirked and wagged his eyebrows at his wife, who elbowed him in the stomach.
"Congratulations to the happy couple...and the new Firelady," an unwelcome voice said, it's tone laced with a skeptical and manipulative glee. Everyone whirled around.
"How'd you get here?" Zuko asked, outraged.
"Zuko, honestly, calm down," the voice muttered.
"Azula, you need to leave," Mai glared at her former best-friend.
"I need to talk to Zuko. Just talk. Alone," Azula said. Azula's eyes had regained their calculated look, but Zuko could still see some insanity in her eyes. Her bangs had grown out again and she looked like the manipulative princess she used to be.
"No, you cannot talk to him alone!" Mai's eyes narrowed even more.
"Fine, Zuko can pick three friends," Azula rolled her eyes.
"Mai, Katara and Toph," Zuko said with no hesitation. Azula followed the four young adults into a secluded palace room.
"Well, interesting choice, brother. An earth-bender who can detect lies. A water-bender who can heal and who had beaten me. And my former-bestfriend, your wife, the new Firelady and a knife thrower. You seem to be ready fight," Azula noted.
"Just talk. Why are you here? How did you get out of jail?" Zuko demanded. Azula looked away.
"I'm pregnant," she stammered.
