The Talk That Started It All

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I really like this chapter. I don't know why, but I feel like it represents a back and forth relationship between an estranged mother and daughter, just how I imagined what it was truly like between Azula and Ursa. I hope you like it.


"Azula, sweetheart, what did grandfather say to your father in the throne room?" Ursa questioned her daughter. Azula could practically smell the fear radiating off of her mother in waves.

"Something about killing Zuko as punishment," Azula replied coolly, a sadistic smile forming on her young face. Ursa frowned automatically, her eyes began to form visible tears.

Azula felt a hard slap on her face.

"What is the matter with you? Why are you like this?" Ursa nearly screamed this at Azula. Ursa stepped back, putting her face in her hands, and fell on her knees. Sobs started echoing off of the chamber walls, they were deafening to Azula, who began to feel tears of her own well up in her big, honey eyes.

Ursa pulled Azula into a tight embrace, whispering to her about how sorry she was that she lost control. Azula put her head in the crook of her mother's neck, finally feeling the comfort and warmth that she desperately needed in this time of her life.

As soon as Ursa was there, however, she was gone. Off to save her firstborn son. Azula sat on the cold, marble floor alone for the rest of the night.


BlueLion: Thank you for pointing this out! The third to last sentence may be a bit confusing, however, I meant the first part of "as soon as Ursa was there [for Azula], she was gone." Hope I cleared it up for you :)

RJCA27: Thank you for reviewing! I do have to agree with you to some extents about Ursa's parenting. Although you have to remember that Azula did push away her mother to some extents. Now I am not saying this is an excuse for how Ursa acted, but Azula was a hard child to be there for as she was not exactly like normal children her age.