Hey so here is the newest chapter and again it is longer as the one before I like to thank all the reviewers so far and it really encouraged me to continue. And thanks to everyone who said my english is fine.

Azula hated this ship, she would have hated it anway due to the fact that she wasn´t on it because she had decided so. But if that wasn´t enough this ship was uncomfortable and her room was very much like her former prison cell. That´s why she spend most of her time on deck which was uncomfortable too because there she was not alone.

Luckily no one dared to talk to here so it was okay but okay wasn´t something she was used to.

She was a princess and as such she was accostumed to royal treatment since her childhood.

She trembled at the thought of having the rest of her life to live as a peasant. It was more than having problems of adjusting, it was against her destiny. The divine right to rule was hers from her birth, it was in her blood, it flowed through her veins. She simply couldn´t be anything lower than a princess, a conquerer, a ruler. She couldn´t even imagine being on a same level as that water tribe peasant and he seemed to have some power at least. Of course she moaned to herself, he was a friend of the Avatar , he had helped him to defeat her father. Naturally when you are on the winning side of a war you have the power. You are a war hero but when you are on the losing side you are a nothing more than a criminal. This was more than unfair, didn´t these people understand? Didn´t they see that she was capable of leading soldiers, people, a nation while this fool from the water tribe wasn´t? And still he had a whole ship under his command and would be celebrated once he arrived home while she would be banished. She hated him for that, he just did not deserve his, she did not deserve hers.

„So what´s up princess? Do you like the trip so far?" it was the annoying voice of that exact peasant that right now she hated more than anything. „That is none of your business." she replied in a cold tone. „I was just asking, just trying to start a conversation." „I do not want to have a conversation with you. So shut up and leave me alone." and even if she wanted one, she clearly would not want to talk to him. Besides he was just mocking her, why should he want to know what she thinks about this trips. If he would care he wouldn´t do this to her, he wouldn´t detache her from her beloved homeland, he wouldn´t...

Azula could feel how the emotions rised in her and she opted to go in her room to shut them away... forever. She would not let grief and anger get the better of her. She still was a princess royal in demeanor and that was something this peasant would never be.

„Well if this is the case your spoiledness I can leave in the instant." Sokkas turned and was about to go he just wanted to be nice to that fire nation brat one but surely it hadn´t worked but he didn´t care. „It is a bit uncomfortable." finally she spoke. „What? What did you say." he was so surprised to hear her speak that he had not understood a word. „I said that this ship is a bit uncomfortable. My room reminds me of my prison cell. So that is spoiling the trip a bit. I thought you wanted to know." she told him with a sardonic grin enjoying the confusion she was creating.

She was the princess and she would not ler herself be scared by a simple conversation.

Clearly it had to be the just the other way round anybody had to be scared of talking to her!

„Well err that is sad to hear, erhhmm." Azula smiled she could continue this easily, apparently he wasn´t prepared for her. „So won´t you do anything against that? I mean you clearly want me to enjoy this trip, don´t you?" She had to suppress laughter when he rushed away mumbling something along the lines of „I´ll see what I can do for you."

She would not have to deal with him again, that was for sure. But now that he was away she felt a bit bored. She had not enjoyed talking to him but when she got the better of him it was at least a slight pleasure. And now she had nothing to do, she felt bored and detested it. She could not train her bending not on this ship and meditation was impossible in her room. It smelled so bad and was just so plain uncomfortable that she couldn´t concentrate herself.

So she was totally bored had nothing to do in addition she had no anger or grief to distract her.

„I have gotten like Mai." she shook her head at that thought and stared at the sea.

„You look bored." Azula woke up from her trance and looked at Sokka who was approaching.

She was too tired to argue with him so she just admitted the obvious. „ I am bored." when she said that Sokka began to laugh, „What is so funny about that peasant?" „Well you remind me of that one friend of yours. You know that one with the black hair. She would always go like this." he tried to make an impression of Mai looking as bored as he could and repeatetly saying „I´m bored."

„What was her name again?" Azula couldn´t help but giggle, „Mai.". „Ah yes and what was that name of your other friend. You know that pink one." Suddenly Azula was severe again „I don´t want to talk about her.". Sokka didn´t understand why she was so grave about this topic but just changed the subject. „I have a new room for you." Azula looked at him puzzled.

„Yeah you said you hate your room so I have a better one for you. Follow me." he gestured her and she followed him silently not knowing what to say anyway.

She completley lost her speech when they finally arrived at her new room. It was much bigger than her old one and it was neatly decorated reminding her of a real room instead of a prison cell.

She was really surprised that they had such rooms on this ship. Normally the only room that is different to the others is the commander´s room. Suddenly it dawned to her, „ This is your room isn´t it?" „Now it is yours." he smiled at her. Azula wanted to thank him but in the last moment she stopped. „Well it is much more suitable than the room before." was the only thing she said to him. When he realized that she wasn´t going to thank him he left her slightly disappointed and surely angry.

He was already on the deck again when he decided to not let her get away with this. So he turned around and walked back at her room to make her say „Thanky you." and he wouldn´t leave without her saying that. But when he was at the door something stopped him from knocking at her door.

He knew he wouldn´t change anything by forcing it out of here so he was about to leave again when he heard something through the door.

„This room is so much better." Azula smiled when she inspected every detail of her new room. It wasn´t just only the size it was more comfortable in every way possible. Instead of a hard wooden banquette it had a real bed and instead of metal walls all around her there were windows.

She couldn´t help but think that it was a very nice gesture of that water peasant to give her his room.

And so unlike her normal self she found herself saying „That was really sweet of him.".

She didn´t said that loud but loud enough to raise a smile from a certain water tribe peasant.

Uhh the story is developing slower than I thought but I don´t mind because I liked this chapter a lot. But still there is a lot more to come and the real story hasn´t even started yet;)

By the way I have changed the ending of the last chapter a bit. I said it before but I didn´t actually got the new version up until now. So finally it makes more sense

As always reviews are more than welcome

til next time Zeiramsy