`She felt quite out of place here, everyone was either chattering with each other or throwing things it seemed, as she walked around the large-crowed. She knew that Azula would be here soon, and then things would quiet for a few moments, as they watched their princess enter the room, like it was an honor for them to even be here, which it was more of a lucky chance Kiki would think. Azula did get rather picky when inviting people to her parties, correction, celebrations. Kiki's hair had been let the chance to be let down, only two locks of hair were pulled back, and she wore another new out-fit, a gift from her friend. Her gaze shifted from one small group to the other, looking frustrated it seemed, wondering how everyone here could seem so cheerful and full of joy. She wasn't like that.

That's when there was a gentle hand placed on her shoulder, Kiki looked back then smiled as she looked away "Yuki, I was wondering when you were going to get here." Yuki giggled, stepping over so she was beside Kiki now

"I was picking out an out-fit; I didn't know which one Azula would like more."

Kiki looked over at her then, as if in awe or perhaps shock, and then looked away, shrugging. This was Azula's birthday celebration after all. And one did aim to please at times, Kiki certainly did every so often, and she wouldn't deny that. She folded her arms across her chest, sighing softly as her manicured nails slightly dug into her sleeves, but she ignored it. It was so crowded in this room yet it wasn't at the same time, it that made any sense at all. This was normal here, to be crowded into a room like this. Then why did it make her feel so uncomfortable? She looked from the left to the right, then back at Yuki for a moment "When do you think she'll get here?"

Yuki shrugged "Azula's unpredictable at times, Kiki." She whispered then, now playing with a lock of her hair, letting it twirl around her fingers

"Right." Kiki agreed, and then wondered if Azula's dad would be here, fire lord Ozai, would he attend the celebration? It would certainly make her more than just uncomfortable then, but she'd hide it, hold it back, and mask it better than others could. She seemed to strive for the best quite often, but then there was always those moments of just letting things play out.

That's went she heard a loud crashing noise, snapping her gaze forward, she saw the people moving about, shifting side-to-side, making sure to clear the way as a large carrier came, a few men carrying it then set it down, one person reaching over to part the curtains, and out walked Azula. Everyone seemed to bow and Azula seemed to just love that, her wicked grin in place as her cat-like eyes moved from the right to the left then forward, seeing her two friends she walked over to them, her hands behind her back, and the rest seemed to stand back up slowly, the carrier being moved out of the room then. One of the guards ran over to Azula then

"Princess, wouldn't you rather sit?" He suggested, and she snapped her gaze over to him then

"I would rather talk with my friends, alone that is." She told him "Or do you find it just grand to rudely interrupt me?"

He shook his head, then started to back away "No, Princess, of course not. I'm sorry." Then he ran off, and was out of view

Azula looked back at her two friends "Well, that was annoying. But, what are you two up to? Are you enjoying the celebration?" She wouldn't say party, that would mean it was small—and Azula didn't go for just small.

Yuki nodded, a smile set upon her lips "Yeah! It's great, really the best."

She nodded quickly, but then she took a small step back, but Azula didn't seem to notice as she looked at Kiki then, her grin still there, waiting for Kiki's response it seemed. Yuki heard a soft squashing noise then, it made her narrow her eyebrows at first in confusion then looked back over her shoulder, seeing Zason there, frozen in his movements, holding a large mango near his mouth, as his mouth was open, his tongue slightly sticking out as he stared at her.

"Zason?" Yuki asked softly then, as if still confused

Azula was one to get impatient now, at times she could be calm and patient, but now wasn't one of those times

"It truly is the best, Princess Azula." She nodded, but her words seemed to be dripping with sarcasm, as if it were a learned routine, but still Azula nodded, and her grin still set upon her lips

"That's what I want to hear." Azula seemed to approve of this comment "That's good then, well, enjoy the celebration, and I'll be back in a moment." Azula then turned, walking off and was out of view for now. Kiki turned around, about to talk to Yuki but then she saw Zason, who still seemed frozen in his movements, his mouth still open and his tongue sticking out a bit as he held the large mango near his mouth. Then he moved in quick movements and hid the mango behind his back, tossing it back over at the table somehow from behind and it landed in a large bowl, he looked at them with a very calm expression.

"Hello." He said quickly, then it seemed looked off to the side for a moment before looking back at them "What? I was just—Can't I guy eat some mangos without being stared at? Huh? Can he?"

"I—I would think." Yuki answered, looking confused once again

"You didn't get an invitation." Kiki pointed out then, quirking an eyebrow, her hands at her hips "How did you get in here?"

"I had a friend help me." He said, then Zao popped out of no where, pointing at himself

"I'm that friend!" He grinned, wrapping an arm around Zason

"Don't touch me." Zason told him, Zao looked at him for a moment before stepping to the side

"Sure, yeah, be mean to the one that helped you. Smart move."

"You just got me an invite, from flirting. You flirted. You use your manipulative flirty behavior to get another invite. That's all you did." Zason told him then, frowning as he folded his arms across his chest

"You're just jealous." Zao told him with a grin, looking back at Yuki and Kiki

Kiki stared at them both like they were complete idiots, quirking an eyebrow before turning back around, Yuki just giggled as she looked away, standing beside Kiki again. The room had been quite loud before, and it still was, but not exactly like before. As if Azula's mere presence affected them so much, made them—nearly intimidated from the looks of it, worried if they said something she'd go tell her dad. It was a bit odd to her why people would want to please Azula, but then she remembered who exactly her friend was. It was usual for things like this to happened, the way of things one could say. But still, it made her confused for once; she didn't just go out to please Azula like that, did she? She gave a side-way glance to the left, over at Yuki for a moment before looking away, a slight frown on her lips

"So, she's here, right?" Zao leaned over, whispering to Yuki, but then he felt a hand smack the back of his head, and he looked over at Kiki wide eyed "Why did you do that?"

"Because." That's all she responded with calmly and in a slight dull tone, still frowning a bit

He stared at her in utter awe before looking, back over at Yuki, who was blushing now and then she giggled. He gave a small smile as he stared at her then leaned back, standing beside Zason, who was now once again trying to eat a mango and he just stared at him

"What is it with you and mangos?"

"I like them?" He asked "And I'm hungry?"

"Oh." Zao shrugged and looked away then, waiting for the fun to start apparently

Kiki was feeling this awkward feeling then, that made her a bit uneasy and she didn't know why. That's when the doors flung open, slamming back against the wall, the steel making an echoing sound. Everyone seemed to look over at the doors then, as guards walked in, someone was with them and it seemed to get oddly quiet again. Yuki felt Zason place a hand on her shoulder, and then slowly looked back at the guards, Kiki was there just staring, and Zao was standing close to his three friends. It was suddenly cold in the room again, and that's when she saw this man being dragged in, Azula had appeared then, looking absolutely annoyed. Her eyebrows were narrowed, as she walked in front of the guards.

"What is the meaning of this?" She asked, snapping at them in frustration

"We have an earth kingdom member, Princess." They looked back at the man that had secured locks around his wrists, he had his head bent down so his hair was in front of his face, but from his appearance and the way he stood seemed to show his anger, and annoyance. Kiki just stared in utter awe, almost stepping forward to get a better look, until Yuki placed a hand gently on her shoulder…

`A young girl is sitting beside a tree on top of a rock; her hair pulled back into a braided pony-tail, and she has on earth kingdom clothes, she sits alone it seems for the mean time. It looks a bit windy, as the few loose locks of the girl's hair flutters slightly, as a breeze comes through. She looks up for a moment before looking back down at the book in her hands. Then the book is yanked out of her hands and tossed to the ground, landing in the mud.

The girl shivers, looking up then and saw an older earth kingdom boy's face; he had two other friends with him. He looked amused now, a smug look on his face as he laughed, the two other boys laughing with him. Then he looked back at her

"What are you doing in our hut?" He asked her, sounding annoyed, a frown twisting onto his face then

"I—I was just reading." She muttered out, looking nervous now as she slowly got up off the rock, moving to the side, as if trying to get away from these boys

"We don't care." One of the boys behind him said

"Yeah." Then he seemed to stop for a moment, just staring at her then seemed to get amused by something "You're part fire nation too, aren't you?"

"What?" She sounded as if confused, staring at them in worry

"Your eye color is amber."

"So? Lots of earth kingdom people have their eye color as amber." She heard them laugh then

"No, they don't." He shoved her then, and she stumbled back, feeling the tears watering up in her eyes

"Yeah they do, my mommy told me so." She shouted at them, and they just laughed again

"Sure, she did."

"You're a liar." One of the other boys said

"Yeah." The boy in front nodded, a smug look on his face again "She's just an earth kingdom wannabe."

She could feel the tears streaming down her face then, she shivered as they walked towards her but then she felt better as she heard a familiar voice

"And you're not?" An older boy appeared then, walking around Kiki, glaring at these three boys that stood only so far away

They stared at him for a moment before going back to frowning "Who are you?"

"Someone who's gonna show you how to pick on someone your own size." He took a mere step forward, and the boys nearly jumped away, the other two boys shoving their friend forward then. The boy stumbled a bit but then glanced over at Kiki before looking back at the older boy

"We weren't doing anything, we just wanted our hut, but she was there."

Kiki tugged at the older boy's sleeve "They were being mean, Haku. They threw my book into the mud!" She then hid behind him, staring at the boys

"No, we didn't mean to! I—I didn't mean to, we don't even know who she is." He told Haku

Haku looked back at Kiki then slowly looked back at the boy then "She's the Earth King's daughter. That's who she is."

The three boys seemed to have utter awe and shock plastered on their faces for a few moments until they then started to stumble over their own feet as they tried to run, quickly muttering out apologizes as they then ran, and was out of view a few moments later

Haku turned around then, looking at the young girl, who only stared at where the boys were a moment before in utter awe

"Are you okay?"

She quickly looked at him then, nodding with a giggle "Yeah! Because you're here now, and made the mean boys go away." She then looked over slowly at her book that was in the mud. Haku then turned around, walking over and bent down to pick up the book, wiping off the mud then walked back over to Kiki, handing her the book

"And you saved my book!" She squealed in delight "Thanks!" She giggled, taking her book and hugged it close "You're the best, Haku."

Kiki shivered then, her own breathing trembled, as she took a small step forward, even ignoring Yuki's attempts to hold her back, and she shook her head, her gaze only on this man that was in the room, he slowly looked up, glaring at nearly everyone in the room it seemed. She could feel the tears that were swelling up in her eyes, even though she didn't know why she felt like she wanted to cry. The room was still so cold, yet her face felt warm, the tears were slowly dripping down her face as she stared at this man.

"Kiki?" Yuki whispered, but glanced back at Zason, who shook his head once then looked back at Kiki with a worried expression

Kiki didn't seem to notice Azula's gaze on her then, as if confused and annoyed with Kiki's response "Haku?" She whispered softly, her breathing still trembling as the man looked at her then, meeting her gaze