Here's part two of Visiting Hours. Like I said at the end of the last chapter, this one's for Azula. Obviously, it takes place during the time that Azula was in the asylum. Italics are Azula's own thoughts/hallucinations. Also, it's told from Azula's perspective but not her POV so expect things to be a bit exaggerated.

Same as always, Bryke owns the show, I own my ideas.

Visiting Hours: Azula

It had been almost three months since the day of Sozin's Comet. Three months since Zuko had been crowned Fire Lord. Three months since Azula's crushing defeat at the hands of her brother and that water tribe peasant. Three months since the once Princess of the Fire Nation was thrown into the Capital City Asylum, the place for the mentally insane which was a pretty accurate description of Azula's current mental state. Azula once had it all, she was one of the most powerful firebenders in the world and was this close to being crowned the Fire Lord. Of course, she was still one of the most powerful firebenders in the world but what good was that title when she could hardly use her bending as she was constantly watched and chi-blocked because she was a 'danger to society.' What more could she expect? If Azula had it her way, the entire world would've been burned to the ground.

Although Azula hated being in the asylum for several reasons, the one reason that stood out amongst them all was that being there meant that she was alone. Alone with her.

Ouch, Azula. That hurts.

"Shut it, mother," Azula hissed quietly.

While Azula knew that her mother was long gone from the Fire Nation, that still didn't stop her from haunting her own thoughts. Azula blamed her mother for her being in this current situation. First, her mother had somehow turned her closest friends Mai and Ty Lee against her and now she had turned her own mind against her which made living in this Agni forsaken asylum even worse. Azula wanted nothing more than to be free from her wretched mother, but that nagging woman never ceased to leave her thoughts.

I just want what's best for you, Azula.

"If that's what you wanted then you would've left me alone by now," Azula seethed.

Just then, the door to her cell opened and she heard footsteps come inside and an extra voice that wasn't her annoying mothers. "Here she is, my Lord. She was recently chi-blocked several minutes ago so depending on how long your visit is, she shouldn't be a problem."

"Thank you," she heard her brothers voice.

Azula scoffed at her brother's reappearance. She had known that her brother was responsible for her being in this wretched place but despite that, he was yet to visit her in the past three months. Was Azula bitter towards her brother? Of course, she was. It was his fault that she was in this situation. It was always Zuzu's fault. She heard the door shut behind her and waited for her brother to speak.

"Hello, Azula. It is good to see you," he greeted her.

Azula laughed. "Good to see me? You mean with my hands bound together and me wrapped in this ridiculous jacket?"

Zuko sighed. "It didn't have to be this way, Azula."

"Of course, it did. We might've been born as siblings, but we were born to be enemies. Like I said, Zuzu, the showdown that was always meant to be," Azula hissed.

"You could've seen the light, Azula just like I did. Our father lead us both down the same destructive path that doomed you to end up like this. I only wish that I had managed to get fathers grasp off of you so that things didn't end up like this," Zuko said.

"Do you even hear yourself, Zuzu? It was my choice to stay with father and I would do everything again in a heartbeat! If it weren't for him I would be nowhere near the bender I was today, unlike you who broke away from father and have your bending to show for it. So, tell me Zuzu. How has the life of Fire Lording treated you? Have you enjoyed the title that you so traitorously stole from me?" Azula droned on.

"I will admit, it has been difficult having to deal with this responsibility. There world is still healing from the aftermath of the war but along with Aang, we're working on bringing the world together in a new era of love and peace," Zuko admitted.

Azula scoffed. "You were always a goody-two-shoes, weren't you Zuzu? I remember that you used to go tattling to mother when we were younger. You always played by the rules."

While you followed Ozai's orders like the loyal daughter that you were.

"Shut up!" Azula hissed.

"I didn't say anything," Zuko said, confused.

Azula glared at him. "I wasn't talking to you, Zuzu! But like always, you think that everything is always about you! You stole my friends from me! You stole my throne from me! Everything that was mine, you stole!"

"I never said that anything was about me!" Zuko exclaimed.

"Of course, you would say that," Azula muttered.

An eerie silence overcame the estranged siblings as they stood there in silence. Zuko stood there, trying to think of the right thing to say to his sister that wouldn't result in a screaming match while Azula was analysing her brothers every move, not wanting to give him the upper hand.

"You know, she visits sometimes," Azula suddenly said, catching even herself and Zuko off guard.

"Who?" Zuko asked carefully.

"Mother," Azula simply answered.

"She's been here?" Zuko asked with a twinge of hope and excitement in his voice.

Azula nodded. "She's always here! Constantly nagging me and telling me what she thinks! I don't need her opinion! I never needed her, and I certainly don't need her now despite what she may think."

You do need me, Azula. No matter how much you may deny it, you do need me.

"I do not need you, mother and I never will!" Azula screeched.

Zuko sighed as the realisation of what Azula had said hit him. "How often do you have these hallucinations?"

"Every day. Every Agni forsaken day and the woman can't seem to take the hint that I don't want her around now just like I never did before!" Azula exclaimed.

"I'm sure that mother does love you, Azula," Zuko said reassuringly.

"She does not! Otherwise she would've left me alone by now!" she yelled.

"Azula, you're not thinking clearly. You don't know what you're saying or what you're thinking," Zuko reasoned with her.

"I think I know my own thoughts and feelings better than what you do, Zuzu," Azula spat.

"You're my sister Azula, and I know you. I know that deep down, there is good inside of you and that there is hope for you. It didn't have to be this way but at the same time, it doesn't. You have the power to change your path and re-write your own destiny," Zuko told her.

Azula scoffed. "I'm sure that you got that from our good old, fuddy-duddy uncle."

"I did learn a lot from Uncle, Azula. He taught me a lot and helped me see the world in a way that I never saw it before. I can do the same for you, Azula if you just let me in," Zuko pleaded.

"Why would I let you in, Zuzu after everything that you've done for me? After everything you took from me!" Azula exclaimed.

"Azula, please. I mean it when I say that it doesn't have to be this way. Both of us had the power to change our future. I chose to take a different path. It's not too late for you, Azula," Zuko said.

"Yes, it is. I'm beyond redemption, Zuzu. Just like mother always thought, I am a monster. Monsters don't deserve redemption," Azula argued, whispering that last bit but Zuko still managed to hear her.

Zuko sighed. "Azula, you are my sister, and nothing will ever change that. Despite what you may think, I do love you and I'm sure that mother does too."

"Sure, because you just know everything, Zuzu," Azula spat.

"It's time for me to go now, Azula. I will try to visit you again sometime later but please at least think about what I've said today. I want to help you, if you'll just let me in," Zuko said.

"Oh, so you're leaving now? Be my guest then, Zuzu," Azula hissed.

Zuko knew that his attempts in talking to Azula would be futile, so he did just that and left Azula in her cell. Alone, once again.

"Just leave me. Just like everyone else always does," Azula muttered to herself.

So that turned out a bit shorter than I expected it to but oh well. Up next will be the final part for Ozai and I'll try to get that up around the same time tomorrow. I'm still open to requests as long as their short and simple and I'd highly recommend that you check out my other stories since I'm gonna start adding in some companion pieces later.

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Inuchara2511: Like I said, I got the idea for it from another one shot, so I decided to put my own twist on it and I'm glad that you enjoyed it. And like I said above, feel free to check out my other stories and leave me some reviews there as well ;).