A/N: So I've been so busy with new acting, singing, and dancing gigs (FINALLY!) that I have forgotten to write. I love my stories a lot and I am disappointed that I forgot about them so I'm going to post a new chapter for ALL of my stories. This may take all night, but you guys deserve it. And for this particular story, to the reader who said that they were tired of trauma causing a character to be crazy, I really do apologize that I ruined the story for you. Personally, I just feel like people don't go crazy and hurt people without a reason. Thank you for understanding and at least giving the story a try. Thank you for all READERS that read my story and gave it a try and a special shout out to all that reviewed. Love you guys! Enjoy!
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Pixie
Chapter 3:
"The man behind the counter looks like he's got a half a dozen places he'd rather be. And furthermore it looks like he's prepared to take it all out on me."
Three Months Later
"Azula, we need to talk to you." Mai said as she stepped into Azula's chamber.
Azula didn't move but instead continued to lie on her back, her liquid golden eyes trained on the palace ceiling above her bed. "Who gave you the power to come in here and order me around? I am the Fire Lady, not you. As if Zuko would have married you anyway." Azula snorted.
Mai chose to ignore that comment, even though she could not ignore the tight and painful squeeze that she felt in her chest.
"Azula, get your ass out of bed. If you don't follow me right now, you won't be Fire Lady for long." Mai urged in her monotone voice. The next thing the girl knew, Azula was out of bed, fully clothed, and stood almost nose to nose with her.
"What did you just say?" Azula hissed through clenched teeth.
"Azula, we don't have time for another one of your power trips-."
"WE? WHO IS THIS WE?" Azula interrupted, her usually controlled voice a much higher pitch than normal.
"We are the palace guards! I got hired a month ago, Azula. They consulted you about it! Agni, you're losing it!" Mai exclaimed, her tone actually turning into a tone for once.
Azula clenched her small hands into fists and suddenly swung out and punched Mai in the nose.
"I AM NOT LOSING IT! YOU JUST HATE ME BECAUSE THAT WATERBENDING SLUT SNATCHED ZUKO OUT OF YOUR BONY HANDS AND I WAS THE ONE TO TAKE HER DOWN!" Azula screeched, her cheeks flushed and her hair falling in her face in an unkempt manner.
Mai's face was one of shock and then it took on the blank stare like it almost always had. The tall girl stood up slowly, her dark eyes narrowed into slits. "You know, Azula, you said once that you were my best friend. But the only person you care about is yourself. I had orders to tell you, if you don't go to the meeting in the throne room, you'd get dethroned. Everyone hates you. Rebels are just DYING to be the one to sneak into the palace and rip off your head." Mai stopped talking for a second, but Azula continued to pant as she tried to restrain herself from her primal need to attack again.
"But now I need to tell you that someday soon, if you keep acting that way towards people who care about you, you'll be killed or maybe you'll just kill yourself. Either way, I won't care." Mai stated calmly and then she turned and walked out of Azula's room and out of the palace doors and into the hot Firenation sun.
Azula inhaled a shuddering breath and then sank to her knees as she watched Mai go. She suddenly had the feeling she would never see Mai again.
"You're a monster!" An eerie familiar voice suddenly shouted and Azula looked around to see her mother, who stood directly in front of her mirror.
"Mother? Mother? I'm not a monster, why do you ke-?" Azula started to question as she stood to her feet, but she was interrupted.
"Do not call me mother! I do not know how I raised such an amazing boy but then such a monstrous girl. You are a monster! You do not deserve to even have a mother!" Azula's mother shouted, and Azula's eyes filled with tears.
"Stop saying that! You're my mother. YOU'RE MY MOTHER!" Azula yelled and lunged at her mother.
A pair of tan arms wrapped around Azula's pale waist and then threw her into the wall.
Azula let out a grunt as her body connected to the hard surface and as she fell to the ground Azula glared up at her attacker.
"Waterbender?" Azula asked as she glanced up at the spirit of her enemy.
"Azula, you're losing it." Katara stated smugly.
"I. Am. Not." Azula blurted unconvincingly through pearly clenched teeth.
"Mai was right, about everything, and so is your mother. You're pure evil. It's as if you were created instead of born… And I didn't steal Zuko, he came to me. You hate that yourself don't you, Azula? He chose first Mai over you, and then me, and we both aren't as good as you are we? You hate imagining your brother's strong hands wandering up and down my body, his lips lightly pressing against mine until his tongue begged for entrance. I bet you're getting off on this aren't you? You're in love with your own brother, you sick bitch!" Katara taunted, her usual blue eyes turning obsidian black the longer she talked.
"STOP IT!" Azula screeched, squeezed her eyes shut, and covered her ears with her hands. She did not want to hear anymore, she couldn't take it!
"Stop what Ms. Azula?" A voice questioned from the doorway,
Azula opened her eyes and pulled her hands away from her ears and quickly looked around. Her mother and the waterbender were gone.
She realized she was panting and her eyes were darting around crazily and she inhaled and exhaled to quickly calm herself down before speaking.
Azula turned to face the doorway and saw a guard standing there.
"Stop walking in the room. You smell like you've been living on the street and bathing in onions and garlic." Azula quickly covered for herself and knew that her comment had had the desired effect when the guy stammered and blushed.
"Come with me please." The guard stuttered, and Azula stood up and followed him, turning around only once to glance back at her now empty room.
She saw her mother, standing right beside the waterbender, before they both let out ear piercing screams and collapsed into a pile of bones on her bedroom floor.
"No, I will not be married to some random peasant who just wants to take over MY throne!" Azula exclaimed to her advisors. The man who was supposedly "betrothed" to Azula sat across the table from her, and he did not look happy.
His eyes held no kindness, and his muscular arms were crossed over his lean but strong chest. A piece of straw hung out of his full lips and he never smiled, but smirked, and Azula did not fail to notice how his eyes lingered on her body when she first entered the room and she did not fail to notice how he glared at her when she begun to speak her mind.
"The name is Jet. I am not some peasant. You got the throne by killing people, you do not deserve it. And I refuse to sit here and get yelled out by some crazy bitch." The man who called himself Jet said before he stood and stomped towards the door.
Azula stared at him open mouthed.
"Watch who you're talking to!" She hissed after him, before he slammed the door to the throne room.
"Azula, you have to marry him. He comes from a family of government officials and they are very powerful. Also, it has been 6 months, and you are breaking the rules of the Firenation! Before the year is out, you must be wed! You only have 2 months!" An advisor stated matter-of-factly, his beady eyes gauging the Fire Lady's reaction. Everyone in the room seemed to inhale, waiting for the destructive reaction that was bound to erupt from the Fire Lady.
What was not expected was the suspicious smirk that suddenly slid across the lovely pale woman's pink lips.
"He's actually not my only choice. You know who else is royalty?" She asked and focused her golden eyes on her perfect nails, as if suddenly bored.
The government officials timidly shook their heads.
"Zuko."
A/N: cliff hanger! I'm sorry, I had to! I know this chapter is short but I hope it had the desired effect. Azula's mom and Katara are not really tormenting Azula by the way, they are merely her subconscious. And she thinks Zuko is her key to getting rid of them. I figured I had to inform the readers of this or else the story would not make sense. And I also shared that to keep your interest so hopefully you'll keep reading. I hope I haven't ruined the story. I hope you all enjoyed it! I really enjoyed writing it. I hate Mai, but I made her as realistic as I could, but good Lord I LOATHE her! Please keep reading! New chapter to come soon! Review politely! I love you all! Mwah! *blows kisses*