Hola, everybody...me again :D I've been adding more to this story over these past few weeks...and came up with this. I hope you all enjoy this, and happy early st. patrick's day! (I dunno if it's on the 15th or the 17th--sorry!)

Disclaimer: I don't own avatar. :(

Anyways, on with the story!

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CRASH

The gates of the courtyard was once again thrown open. The metallic ridges engraved carefully on the door knob, was dented into a nearby unfortunate tree.

Azula jumped up and she ran towards the entrance, expecting to see some sort of fight or something.

Azula slowed to a mild floating like walk and shuffled through the broken gate. On the other side, was a girl, who was just standing there, her gaze focused on the general direction of Azula. She was a bit small in the height, but still seemed like your normal fire nation citizen. Judging by the fiery spark hidden beneath those golden eyes, she seemed to be really young...yet she had the look of someone who had experienced things at too young of an age. Her hair was a deep shade of brown, almost black, just almost. It fell past her shoulders, near her stomache, and half of her hair was in a bun that was held up by the old yet traditional hair pin that took the shape of a circular metal ring.

Moments passed, and Azula was starting to get uncomfortable under her intense stare.

"Who the hell are you?...And will you quit staring at me that way!", she blurted out of habit, but then realized that the girl could not hear her. She sighed, and turned back to the turtleduck pond, but an unexpectely strong voice stopped her. Azula turned around once more, surprised that the girl could see a spirit. Normal people didn't see her...yet this girl could. The only ones that were known to see spirits, in the spirit world and the normal world as well, was the avatar. So did this mean that this girl was a past avatar?

"I am A Li, one of the earlier avatar spirits. I have come to deliver a task to Princess Azula of the fire nation. Would you happen to be her?", A Li said, her golden eyes glinting bright white for a second.

Azula smirked, mostly out of happiness that she was seen and from a slight moment of curiosity. She walked back to the girl, and sat down, unexpectantly listening to the spirit.

"Yes... What task exactly are you planing on delivering?", Azula answered, just a slight bit of curiosity and annoyance in her voice.

"That is what you have to choose", A Li continued. "You are a roaming spirit, are you not? You are here since the avatar council hasn't decide what to do with you yet... The underworld demons don't really seem to kind as to accepting you into their worlds...since most of the population their were fire nation soldiers, criminals, your prisoners...and various others.

The avatar council spirits do however, offer you a...how should I put this...a loop hole. They give you a choice; either you can gain force access to hell, with the help of the avatar council spirits, or you can undo your wronged actions by helping the avatar. If you choose the second option, and complete this, then you may take this as a passport to the spirit world. Choose wisely, Princess Azula...", A Li finished, and then standing quietly, a waiting Azula's answer.

Azula, however, stared at A Li with a raised eyebrow that added to her stunned and annoyed look. Her features formed a scowl to the last few sentences of A Li's words.

"You want me to help the avatar?! Do you not know who I am?!", Azula said, her scowl deepening. She would rather go to hell. To her, this was a disgrace to her didgnity.

"What am I suppose to say to them? 'Hi, avatar! I have come to help you with the war and defeating my beloved father, just like my doped and in-need-of-a-therapist brother'?", Azula added, sarcasm dripping off her voice.

A Li ignored Azula's last comment and proceeded to answer her first question.

"Well, if you are asking me this, would this be a sign that you would join the avatar?"

Azula bit her pale almost white lips softly, mulling over her answer in her mind. She glanced at the avatar spirit out of the corner of her eyes, but was caught by A Li.

"Princes Azula, do you have your answer? You must choose now."