Sorry if I don't update in a while. I'm going to be really busy from now on.

Chapter 9 is up!


Days have passed since Aang and Chen's escape from prison. Aang's birthday was just four days away and was nowhere to be found.

When Ozai heard of the news of the escape, he almost fainted. He had started panicking, but kept reminding himself that the Avatar's birthday was still days away. He had already found out how to airbend by sneezing ten feet in the air.

He had already formed his plan. First, he would get control of the Avatar State. Then, he would attend his birthday celebration. At some point afterwards, he would rescue Hama. Together, they will take over Ba Sing Se. After that, there would be world domination all over again.

Ozai grinned at the plan. He knows no one suspects a thing…at least…he thinks he knows….Zuko has been acting a little strange around him, lately. He had been avoiding him a lot, almost as if he would say something that would cost him his life. Ozai shrugged at the fact and continued shaving his hair in the bathroom. He hated shaving off hair, but he knew the avatar did it, so he had to.

When Ozai was done, he walked out of the bathroom. Everyone had finished breakfast and Sokka and Suki had already left for their "plans". Mai and Zuko had also left for a meeting with the Council about the escape of "Ozai." Ozai had decided not to go to the meeting because he knew he would freak out.

So now it was just Katara, Ozai, and Toph in the house alone. Toph was sleeping and Katara was bored. Ozai caught her eye.

"Hey, Aang. Do you want to go for a walk?" She asked, blushing.

Ozai scratched his head. "Uh…sure…" he said, not knowing what is going to happen between the two of them, alone.

Katara put on her green Earth kingdom dress and took his hand. They started walking on a peaceful walkway under the trees outside.

Ozai was beet red. He never really had a girlfriend. His marriage with Ursa was arranged, so he never actually loved a girl. He never loved anyone for that matter. Now, he was stuck walking hand-in-hand with a strange girl that defeated his daughter. Katara noticed his sweaty palms and giggled.

"Nervous?" was all she said. Ozai looked at her.

"Uh…yeah…" He managed to say. She giggled again.

"Well, don't be. You know it's just me, Aang." Katara pointed out. Ozai nodded and looked ahead.

"The world is finally at peace." Katara said, sighing. Ozai narrowed his eyes.

"Not for long." He thought.

"Hey, Aang?"

"Yeah?"

"Have you ever liked a girl? You know…besides me?" Katara asked, blushing. Ozai was at a loss for words.

"Um…no…" He said, guessing.

"Well…did any girl like you?" She asked, twirling her brown hair that was cascading down her shoulders. Ozai grunted in annoyance.

"What is with all of this gushy mushy stuff? Why doesn't she talk about something else-like power?" He thought.

"I'm…not…sure…" He said. Katara squeezed his hand.

"What about that girl we saw when we visited the fortuneteller? Meng? She seemed to have a thing for you," Katara said.

"What is this peasant babbling on about?"

"Um…yeah…I don't really know about that…" was all he could say. He was praying this walk would end soon.

"But did you think she was pretty?" She asked. Ozai tried to think of what a regular boyfriend would say, even though he never was one.

"Um…not as…pretty as you?" He said. Katara blushed, but stopped when she caught some girls eyeing Ozai.

"Hi Avatar!" They said, blushing, giggling and waving. He just waved back and grinned.

"What a nightmare!" He thought.

"Maybe we should walk back." Katara said, giving the fan-girls the evil-eye.

The walk back was mostly silent, but it was filled with Katara's personal relationship questions from time to time. Ozai tried to answer them as best as he could. When they reached the house, he almost jumped in happiness. Then, Katara turned towards him.

"Thanks for the walk, Aang. I know I am difficult to manage." She said, wrapping his arms around his neck. Ozai felt his face burning.

"Um…that's okay…" He laughed nervously. She giggled, getting closer to his face.

"Still nervous?" She asked, getting closer. His face was about four inches apart from hers.

"Uh…yeah…" Two inches apart now.

"No! This CANNOT happen!" He thought. Then he took her hands off his shoulders and smiled, backing away.

"You're welcome for the walk, Katara. Now, if you don't mind, I have to…feed Appa!" Ozai said, running off, leaving a confused Katara.

It took a miracle to remember her name and the bison's name.

He ran into the house, thinking that it wasn't worth being the Avatar after all.


"Chen! Over here! Quickly!" Aang called out. Chen ran and they ducked behind a wall. The peeked over it and saw the Ba Sing Se police officers running past them.

Both heaved a sigh of relief. "That was close," Chen said. Aang nodded.

Aang and Chen would have made it to the house sooner if it weren't for avoiding all of Ba Sing Se's police after them. They had also gotten lost on the way.

"We've been going around in circles for the last three days!" Chen complained as they started walking again. Aang sighed.

"I know. It's just that Ba Sing Se is so big…and I didn't even realize how far away our prison was from my house," Aang explained.

"So…how many more days until we reach your friends and get help?" Chen asked.

"I'd day about three or four," Aang said. Chen sighed.

"We have to make it there before your birthday!"

"Yeah…I know…" Both men walked in silence. They had managed to smuggle food from time to time, but not too often. Aang knew it was wrong, but let it slip, considering the situation. They were still wearing the same black cloaks over their body.

There was a long moment of silence before Chen spoke up.

"So…how did you beat Firelord Ozai?" Chen asked. Aang was startled at the random question, but answered it anyway.

"I energybended his firebending away. That is why I can't bend right now," Aang explained.

"Oh…" Chen said. Aang laughed at his reply. He knew Chen didn't understand a single word.

The men walked in silence again until they heard some people talking.

"Excuse me ma'am? Have you seen these two men-Ozai and Chen? They escaped from a prison days ago." They heard a police officer say.

"Oh…that's terrible!" An old woman's voice called out.

They ducked into the shadows between two buildings until the men went away.


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