This chapter takes place a few years after the last one, so Izanami is now 11 and Azula is 10. Nothing much to say so read away!
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Throughout the Years
When Izanami left Ember Island, she honestly didn't think that she would ever see Princess Azula again, given the fact that they lived in different parts of the Fire Nation. That would change when her father got transferred to the Royal Plaza near the Fire Nation Capital several years later. Truthfully, Izanami had almost forgotten about that time she spent with Princess Azula but when she and her family set foot in their new house in Caldera City, Izanami immediately remembered the Fire Nation Princess who she played with those years ago on Ember Island.
Izanami wondered if the other girl remembered her, probably not since it had been almost four years when they first met, and she probably had more important people to remember. Izanami was less than pleased when her mother told her that she would be attending the Royal Fire Academy for Girls because she would've much rather been home-schooled than go to a new school.
It was no surprise to Izanami that when she first went got to her new school that people avoided her and stuck to their own friends. It made her miss things back in North Chung-Ling, since this was entirely different than what she once knew. For the most part, Izanami stayed clear from the other girls, since she could tell that they didn't like her. Two weeks had passed since Izanami had arrived at the Royal Fire Academy for Girls and she was yet to find any friends, until some girl with a plat hair approached her.
"Hi!" she exclaimed cheerfully.
"Hello," Izanami shyly greeted the other girl.
"My name is Ty Lee. What's yours?" the girl asked.
"Izanami," she replied.
"That's so pretty! I saw you by yourself and I thought that join you! It's no fun being lonely!" the girl, Ty Lee exclaimed.
"Ty Lee, who are you talking to?" a familiar voice asked.
At that voice, Izanami's head snapped up as she looked in the direction of the voice. Her eyes widened as she caught the sight of a familiar face standing opposite to her.
"Azula, this is Izanami! Izanami, this is my bestest friend, Princess Azula!" Ty Lee re-introduced them.
Azula narrowed her eyes, "Izana?"
"You remember me?" Izanami asked in surprise.
"Of course. How could I forget the girl who knocked over my glorious sandcastle?" Azula said.
"You knocked mine over first," Izanami remembered.
Ty Lee looked confused, "You two know each other?"
"We met once on Ember Island a few years ago. It's nice to see that you're finally here with the rest of us," Azula said, smirking.
"My dad got transferred to the Royal Plaza, so our family moved here to be closer to him," Izanami explained.
"And that brother of yours?" Azula asked.
Izanami looked down, saddened at the mention of her brother, "I still haven't seen him since he left. I don't even know if he's still alive."
"That's so sad," Ty Lee murmured.
"What about your brother? Is he still annoying?" Izanami asked.
Azula scoffed, "He's even more pathetic, especially now that mother is gone. It's sad."
"That must be hard, not having your mommy around. I don't know what I'd ever do without mine," Izanami said.
"Are you kidding me? I'm glad that she's gone. Especially now that father is Fire Lord and now I can officially be the Crown Princess. It's what I deserve," Azula boasted.
The three girls were soon joined by another girl who Izanami did not know. She was mostly clad in black clothes and she looked less than happy to be there.
"What are you two doing here?" she asked.
"Mai, this is our new friend, Izana! Izana, this is our other friend, Mai," Ty Lee introduced them.
"It's nice to meet you," Izanami greeted the other girl.
"I don't see what's so nice about it," the girl, Mai muttered.
"Don't mind Mai. She's always like this," Azula whispered to Izanami.
"Now that we have Izana, the four of us can be best friends! The awesome foursome!" Ty Lee exclaimed. Mai seemed less than pleased with that name while Azula rolled her eyes, causing Izanami to giggle.
"Whatever you want, Ty Lee," Azula muttered.
"Yay! We're going to be best friends for ever!" Ty Lee exclaimed, enveloping them all into a hug.
In all honesty, the last thing that Izanami expected was to be reunited with Azula and for her to actually remember her, since she was only seven when they met. Izanami could certainly see a difference in Azula now compared to the first time they met. For instance, Azula seemed a lot more mean than the first time they met. Back then, Izanami just found it funny, but she later realised that the Princess was in fact being mean, even if it still was funny.
Izanami was quick to realise how being friends with the Crown Princess of the Fire Nation had it's perks. Firstly, she was always invited to the Royal Palace to play with Azula at least once a week. Sometimes, she'd get to watch the other girl train and Izanami was always amazed by how well Azula could perform her firebending. The younger girl displayed such power and ferocity that even she didn't have. Azula would sometimes even ask Izanami to join her in training, but Izanami preferred watching her train, since there was just something about the way Azula firebended that fascinated her.
Being friends with Azula certainly gave Izanami privileges that most people could ever dream of. Azula would always get her invited to special occasions where she could wear all sorts of fancy clothes. It also gave her a bigger name in the Fire Nation, even if most people knew her because she was friends with the Fire Lords daughter. Izanami was still friends with Mai and Ty Lee to some degree, but she and Azula were always the closest out of the four, despite how Ty Lee would always try to get in on their activities, only to be pushed aside by Azula.
Eventually, the foursome was split up when Mai's family became an integral part of the war, while Ty Lee ran off to join the circus. That just left Azula and Izanami, who were as thick as thieves and would do anything for each other. Izanami helped Azula with the pressure she felt from her father, especially after her brother Zuko was banished from the Fire Nation. Just like how Azula would help Izanami improve in her bending and stand up for her if she needed it. Their friendship went from strength to strength and although they sometimes disagreed, there wasn't anything that Azula or Izanami wouldn't do for each other.
If only the two knew just how much their friendship would be tested.
In case you haven't noticed, I'm kind of a fan of leaving chapters off on one sentence hehehe. I debated on whether or not I should throw in Zuko's Agni Kai with Ozai in there, but I decided against it since this story focuses on Azula, not Zuko. If you like this story so far, please leave a review and favourite/follow. You can also check out my other works too since I put more focus in those. Until next time.