Hey people! Here's chapter two I apologize for the mistakes in the first chap, I rushed in uploading it and I'm not a native english speaker, so have mercy :) A lot of people alerted this and I'm glad you enjoy it but be kind and leave a review, will you? We all know reviews are love.

The next morning Ty Lee woke alone. She didn't have to wonder where Azula had gone so early.

She found her in the training hall, performing the same Kata from yesterday. The salves must have been produced by the water tribes for the angry bruises of yesterday already faded.

Azula caught her sight eventually and paused for a brief moment. Then she continued and Ty Lee stood there watching until the princess left, her heated skin brushing her arm ghost likely as she passed her.

Ty Lee skipped classes the next day to go to the royal library. She had never been to place and was amazed by the masses of books filling the shelves but didn't let it discourage her. It was noon when she found the book she sought, titled The cold blooded fire.

Soon was emerged into the old handwritten piece, her young brow furrowed in concentration.

To bend lightening means to master fire bending at it's purest form. To do so the bender must leave behind all he learned about fire bending in it's essence and open himself. To cool and sharp his mind.

The book went on that it only could be mastered if you controlled your emotions and were of peace of mind.

Ty Lee frowned at this. It didn't make any sense. Fire bending was emotion and aggression, from all she knew. And how could you separate feelings and mind?

As a loud warm laugh sounded she realized she must have said it aloud. When she looked up she found herself face to face with Azula's uncle, general Iroh.

She was relieved. The old man wasn't like his brother. He was always kind to them even though Azula didn't seem to like him and he obviously preferred his nephew.

"Why hello little Ty Lee!"

Ty Lee bowed her head.

"Hello General Iroh. I'm sorry I didn't notice you."

The man smiled.

"I can see why. Would you care to tell me, why a young girl who isn't even a bender would spend such a beautiful day in a library to read about such a rare form of bending rather than enjoying the sun outside?"

Ty Lee's lip quivered.

"Azula wants to learn it", she finally blurted out.

A shadow lay over Iroh's face.

"Is that so? Well, my niece is one of the most talented fire benders I have ever seen... I am sure she will learn it one day. But she is yet too young."

Ty Lee wanted to tell him right then. She wanted to shake him and scream at him to protect his niece like he did with his nephew.

But she knew what Azula would do to her, if she said so much of a word.

So she thought carefully.

"I know, but - but I think her father - his royal majesty, I mean - pressures her about it. So I wanted to help her."

Iroh looked at her sceptically.

"But I don't understand this. I always thought Fire bending is fed by emotion. But here it says you only can bend lightning by controlling your emotions, blending them out. But don't we always think about our emotions?"

Iroh was quiet for a time and stroked his beard. He answered slowly.

"It is difficult... to explain the most difficult form of fire bending to someone who never received any fire bending training at all. But you must know it is possible only for the most determined and powerful fire benders. Benders who can direct all of their will into their bending and free their mind of every feeling that might cloud it. This is easier for those who are of peace at mind, a condition which is seldom for fire benders as you can imagine. Some have mastered it by finding something they could focus all their emotion on, someone they really loved or hated. But this not the right way to achieve this. Most who master it usually look back at a long life and have overcome their griefs and angers. Like me. It isn't a technique for you young people. Your minds and hearts are at constant race right now and it is good this way. My nephew constantly begs me to teach it to him, but I won't live to see the age he needs to do so."

Ty Lee was quiet for a long time after this.

"Maybe you could repeat this to Azula?", she finally said.

This seemed to take the old man aback.

"I'm afraid my niece isn't too fond of my teachings."

"Have you ever tried?"

He hesitated. "My brother insists he and these old women are the only ones to train Azula. He wouldn't want me to."

Ty Lee frowned.

"But you must know what a terrible teacher your brother is!"

Iroh sighed. "I know my brother isn't a patient man. But it is in his best intention to turn Azula into a great fire bender."

"So you don't even care?"

"I do -"

"No! You don't even try to help her! I know from Azula that the fire lord didn't want you to train Zuko first, too, but you convinced him!"

Iroh's face hardened.

"If I would offer to teach my niece she would laugh at me. She doesn't respect me and doesn't want my help and she doesn't need it."

Ty Lee stared at him in disbelief and anger.

"I don't believe you. I think you know you could help her. You just don't want to. You're afraid of your own brother. An you don't even care about her as long as you have Zuko!"

With tears in her eyes she turned an ran out of the library.

That evening she returned to the hall were Azula was, training again.

The princess didn't acknowledge her presence but Ty Lee told her everything about what she had read and about what Iroh had said. She tried to convince her to bring him to training her and to talk with her father. Azula didn't respond until she finished her training. Then she dried herself with a towel and looked at her intensely. Ty Lee felt her heart beat quicken up at being so closely examined by these beautiful eyes.

Finally Azula gave a short laugh.

"Really, Ty Lee. How amusing that you, a non bender, want to educate the princess of the fire nation about the most advanced fire bending technique there is."

Ty Lee broke out into sweat.

"But I didn't mean to -"

"It was fun to listen to first but now it starts to annoy me. What do you know about anything? Really Ty Lee, if you don't continue to do this I will let it pass. But do it again and I will be seriously displeased."

The threat in the end of the sentence made Ty Lee's blood freeze. It didn't seem like Azula speaking. It was her father's word.

She didn't know what to say. She just stood there, tears in her eyes. Then she rushed forward and threw her arms around the princess.

Azula stood motionless but made no move to free herself either. When Ty Lee finally let go she just left.