Hello Fan Fiction Nation I am J1210 hitting you back again with chapter 4 and I love this fic myself so far. I get to just enjoy the reviews and sleep with peace of mind. To bad for the best bender to ever spit fire 'Zula she can't sleep with peace of mind. That's why I'm here to help out are favorite crazy Princess. So sit back chill and enjoy the chapter, I'm J1210 holla, holla, holla!!

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I am J1210 and I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, but I do own my OC's at that. The show is trademarked property of Nickelodeon lucky punks so enjoy the chapter.

A Dragons Rebirth

By J1210

Chapter IV: Confrontation of the Childhood

Fire Nation Capital-Palace Library

"This is gonna be alot harder than I anticipated, she is torn up. The hallucinations were no joke. She has serious paranoia and she looks pretty weak for prison, once a powerful princess and strategist is now a lowly prison rat. What was the Fire Lord thinking putting her in prison? Not to disrespect him, but I can solemnly say she is jail bait. Before I left the penitentary the guard asked if I needed anything. I asked him to remove her from that wall and actually feed her, the Fire Lord must not know what type of conditions their keeping her in. And I guess he gave me command over the guards in Azula's condition. I pressure myself to much with these things, here I am around 3 o'clock in the morning studying her past and contemplating my next move. I have alot of things to worry about plus Rin is an issue also I just can't enroll her in school....she is a waterbender, but a weak one at that."

-November 12, 1305

-Kai Xiang III

Kai sat in the Palace Library pondering on all the issues of his life until he heard something move. "Who's there?!" he demanded. Quickly he turned around and scanned the room.

"Pretty slow aren't you healer?" Kai turned in front of himself and sitting across the table was no other than Haroji Jin. "Xiang? What are you doing up so late? Some guards might think your an assassin, I sure did."

Kai winced a little. "There's something not right about this guy."

"Forgive me Arbiter I stayed awake longer than expected." Kai got up to leave, but was stopped.

"Sit down Xiang. Hmph, I'm not threw with you yet." Kai took his seat back at the table, but was not intimidated by the firebender's grim stare. "So tell me do you really wish to help the crazy Princess or is there something you want out of it?" asked Haroji grinning.

Kai raised his brow and then stood up. "Arbiter you are questioning me out of your power. I was hired by Fire Lord Zuko and it shall remain that way. You now may hold a high power within the Fire Nation, but don't get sick with power and abuse it." Kai started to leave the Library, but was stopped by a blaze of fire racing past him.

Kai's last sentence had angered the Arbiter. "I did not dimiss you healer Xiang. And I believe that you are also abusing your power. No one gave you permission to see the fallen princess last night."

Kai huffed. "You are mistaken Arbiter. Lady Mai gave me full permission to visit the Princess last night."

"That moody wench has no power over the Fire Lord, Council, or myself she is, but a mear noble woman!" spat the Arbiter.

"This conversation ends here." Kai stated flatly leaving the Library. He could not report Haroji for attacking him because he would be in the wrong also. Roaming Palace grounds after curfew. "Haroji Jin is drunken with power in his first day as Arbiter, the Fire Lord must be full aware of his blade. Sigh, I better get to bed before getting caught by a guard."

"Morning already, hey wheres Kai?" Rin woke up dazed one of the guest rooms of the royal palace. Three servants had already had her daily wear prepared and got her up quickly.

"Come Lady Rin, you may not miss your first day at the Fire Nation Academy." one of the servants siad, rushing her out of bed.

"Fire Nation Academy?" Rin asked herself confused as they got her dressed.

"Yes, the Fire Nation Academy. Me and the Fire Lord talked it over with Kai, he believes school here would give you a good oppurtunity." Mai was at the doorway and was unusually smiling. "He's told us that you are a waterbender and we've made preparations for special classes to help your skills essentially."

Rin smiled at the Mai. Making new friends and learning to Waterbend would be perfect. "I won't let you down." she piped.

Meanwhile, at the Fire Nation Penitentiary. Kai was lead the same way he was last time into the gloomy eighth floor that Azula had all to herself. The Waterbenders greeted the healer and let him into the princess's cell. "Good morning Princess!" Kai tried to sound chipper.

She looked at him glumly and then turned away.

He noticed the guards had taken her from the wall and actually fed her. No longer could the grumbling of her belly be heard. He also noticed on the ground that the candle had still been burning it had only been moved further away from the cage and closer to Azula where she would stare deeply into the blue flame. "Slow progress, but hell progress is progress."

"You know the Fire Lord crowned an Arbiter yesterday." Azula would twitch lightly at the mentioning of the Fire Lord.

"Kay, I guess mentioning the Fire Lord is taboo. But regardless this wil bring out her true colors toward him which should help me find the cause of her madness."

"Yeah he crowned Haroji Jin as the Arbiter. Not the perfect person in social skills, but he is intimidating." Kai pressed.

Kai stopped talking and could hear Azula mumbling to herself about the Arbiter. "Haroji Jin, Zuzu has always been quite stupid."

"You know, you kinda remind me of Mai a little she was pretty peeved when Haroji was crowned Arbiter too. The guy just doesn't seem right to me, he's to... well I'll keep that to myself." Kai continued to talk about the ceremony and the banquet until he finally decided to ask that one question. "Princess, you know that your brother is really trying to help you?"

Finally a response came from the Azula as she started to mumble and it became louder soon turning into screams. "Liar!! Zuko would not help me! Not when he has my throne, my power, my country!!! All dear Zuzu wishes is for me to follow him like the rest of this sorry excuse for a nation. The Fire Nation has no more honor nor pride to live for!! They called me insane no one wishes to help me!" Azula gripped the bars a tore Kai's shirt viciously.

The guards had already unlocked and were ready to subdue Azula at the door, but Kai had signaled them to leave. "Princess if I may, Fire Lord Zuko has told me about the attacks on the other healers, but tell me If nobody wishes to help you why am I still here?" Kai asked softly.

Azula dropped the shreds of shirt from her hands and relaesed her grip on the bars. "Your just a hallucination." she muttered, lying back onto the ground.

"Man are you stubborn." said Kai. "You never want to be wrong I believe thats what got you locked up in here."

"If Father saw me like this he would laugh, then punish me greatly." mumbled Azula. It had almost sounded like she was sobbing.

"Father?" Kai mumbled to himself.

He stood up to leave. "I've done all I can for her today, not that much progress. Though I do have a lead in her condition... her Father."

"Princess I will see you tomorrow." Kai bowed in respect. As he left the cell he then stopped to speak to one of the guards. "Excuse me sir do you know who ruled the Fire Nation before Fire Lord Zuko?"

The guard nodded. "Yes I do Noble, it was Fire Lord Ozai."

Kai bowed in respect. "Thank you kind sir." and then left the Penitentiary.

During this time Zuko had finally finished all of his duties for the day and was in his office once again with Mai. "Mai do you know what progress the healer has made with Azula yet?" asked the Fire Lord curiously.

"No I do not Zuko. He hasn't reported any information yet." Mai replied.

Zuko finished his last piece of paperwork and looked back at Mai. "We will find out tonight at supper I suppose."

Mai sighed and shifted her gaze to Zuko."I accompanied Rin to her first day of school today."

This pecked Zuko's interest as he looked up quickly smirking. "Really?"

"Yes she is catching on to Waterbending pretty quickly." said Mai.

"Mai are we going to have this conversation again." asked Zuko grinning.

"Zuko" Mai yelled blushing deeply. She threw a pillow at her lover.

Outside the Fire Lord's room the servants were giggling silently and dispersed returning back to their work.

Later that day the four Nobles sat at the grand table enjoying their supper until Zuko asked the obvious question. "Healer Xiang how is my sisters condition?"

Kai knew the question would come sooner or later. "My Lord I must be honest she thinks I'm a hallucination." the Fire Lord eye's dulled, looking back down at his food in disapointment. "But there are still signs in which I can see she has a chance of holding on to her old self. She actually spoke to me today and remained in calm until I mentioned you actually trying to help her in recovery. I believe she's stuck in the mind set of all her past doing's which lead to her fall. Though she is stubborn she is quite understandable if your patient with her."

Zuko seemed surprised at the comeback the healer had made. "So whats your take on her?"

Kai sighed and sat back. "Her Father, the former Fire Lord? May I have permission to speak with Ozai?"

Zuko's eye brows rose. "Why would you want to speak to him?"

"The princess mentioned he would laugh at her defeat and then punish her. I believe her childhood wasn't so peachy keen." replied Kai.

"You surprise me healer. None of the other healers have been able to bring an analysis like this to me and face to face. Tomorrow you have full permission to see my Father." Zuko wrote down the grant and handed him a piece of paper. "Be careful he's a very manipulative person."

Fire Nation Capital-Fire Nation Penitary

The next day to Kai's surprise the Fire Lord accompanied him on his visit Ozai's cell. It was not underground like Azula's, but was on the very top of the prison. The Fire Lord had made sure the two were well separated. When they reached the cell Zuko wished to remain outside to listen and Kai nodded at his decision. He entered the cell cautiously this was once the man who almost conquered the entire world. "Ozai?" Kai stated flatly as he stare at the man who stared at him back. "Former Lord Ozai I am Kai Xiang III a healer who is currently seeing to your daughter, Azula's, insanity. All my evidence of her past leads to you. I plainly need to know how you treated your daughter during her childhood."

Ozai looked up at the healer and grinned deeply. "So Zuko wishes to help his dear baby sister how amusing."

"Amusing? I don't find that very amusing Ozai. I simply need to know how Azula was treated?" Kai pressed again.

"Your in such a hurry to leave my cell healer, surely you aren't intimidated?" asked Ozai.

"What did you do to her?" Kai demanded coolly staring into the man's eyes.

"I made her a prodigy." Ozai stated grimly staring at him. "Her Mother never cared for her, so I did. My only worthy child is now worthless, she's failed me I longer need her."

"That's what you did. You used her like a tool, shes your daughter how could you ever do something like that?!" Kai spat at the prisoner chuckling at the angering healer.

Before he could say anything else he felt Zuko put his hand on his shoulder. "Xiang we found out what we needed to know lets go." said Zuko trying not to make eye contact with his Father.

As they left the prison Kai pondered on the words Ozai spoke. "Her Mother never cared for her, my wothy child id now worthless. He caused a train wreck that can only be fixed by only one person... her Mother, but how will I be able to convince the Fire Lord to let her out? Then it'll have to go through the council, I'll figure something out... I have to."

Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter of A Dragons Rebirth. I'm working up the storyline, but usually lots of twists and turns happen when the story gets deeper and now its getting deeper. I'm J1210 holla, holla, holla!!!!!!!!