Author's note: I made up the calendar system for this. It is solar-based, consisting of four seasons each broken up into 13 weeks, beginning on the solstice/equinox of the season in question, and the first day of the season is always a Sunday. New Year's is not considered a weekday, and falls on the day before the spring equinox.

I deliberately left out Zuko's visit to his father after the coronation. Ostensibly he wouldn't want anyone finding out, and his journal isn't exactly private at the moment.

100 ASC, Summer week 1, Wednesday

Katara gave my journal back today, on the condition that I stay in bed and don't move too much or scratch at my bandages. She's even left me a guard to make sure I follow orders. You'll never guess who my guard is- Mai. Turns out that when Ty Lee saw her taken away it because her uncle had pulled strings to get her released, and she'd been safe in hiding the whole time. She showed up just in time to help me get dressed for my coronation, and to tell me that she didn't hate me for breaking up with her, but that I'd better not do it ever again. No chance of that. She stood up to my sister for me, and that's not the sort of thing you forget. She's been keeping me company, and right now she's peeking over my shoulder.

Yes Mai, I'm writing about you.

So, the coronation. I asked Katara to give me something to keep me from falling over, which turned out to be a nasty gloop that made me feel like I was going to throw up, but once it was down, I felt excellent. Katara warned me that it wasn't a healing potion, it was a "keep going until you're someplace you can safely fall down" potion, and if I did anything more strenuous than getting crowned, she'd have Mai tie me down until I was fully healed. In her own way, Katara's almost as scary as Azula. I hope Aang knows what he's doing.

I saw Sokka at the coronation. He was hobbling around on crutches and looking incredibly pleased with himself, but he rushed off before I could ask him about the airships. Afterward I managed to get back to my room just as the gloop wore off, and I slept for a good twelve hours. That's what the gloop does, apparently. You feel great for a few hours and then you crash, hard.

I woke up hungry, which is a good sign, and itchy, which is another good sign, except it means I have to scratch when Katara and Mai aren't looking or I get yelled at. There was some sort of commotion outside my door earlier today, that sounded suspiciously like one of my father's ministers (mine now, I guess) trying to gain an audience for some reason. Katara was somewhere else (probably harassing her brother about his leg), but Mai told him that the Fire Lord was not to be disturbed and to come back on Friday. I appreciate the thought, but I should probably start granting audiences fairly soon if I want to be taken seriously. Most of the ministers still remember me as my father's failure. If I keep hiding in my room, they'll keep right on thinking it, which isn't a great way to start my reign.

I'll have to ask Katara if she'll give me more of that gloop. I'd rather not conduct affairs of state from my bedroom.

Same day, later

No more gloop, says Katara. Not unless the palace is on fire and I need to evacuate. When I asked her how I was supposed to run the country, she told me that the country could run itself for another week. I'm not sure whether I believe that or not. Toph has been added to my guard contingent. She can tell when I'm scratching even when she's outside the door.