Azula and Xin sat in a local restaurant and they ordered their food and drinks.

"So can you tell me why you were wandering in the wilds."

"I am finding answers. I'm lost… and… I really don't know where to go."

"Hmm… you really should not be alone like that Azula, your parents could be worried about you."

"I don't know if what you are saying is true…"

"Why is that?" Asked Xin in concerned.

"It's really complicated." Azula said looking down.

"It's alright Azula, let's talk about other things! Ask me anything!"

"Um… Okay… So what exactly is a date?"

Azula asked in a really curious manner but Xin thought it was a creative conversation starter.

"Hahaha! Good question! Well a date… is… a meeting between a boy and a girl where they both engage in friendly activities to know each other better."

"So why you want to get to know me better?" Azula asked curiously.

"Well… I think you are nice girl. And I'm interested…"

Azula was unfazed when she said:

"Don't get your hopes up boy, you won't like me that much if you get to know me better."

Xin was stunned at such a retort, he was speechless for a moment. Suddenly 2 teenage girls came towards the table Azula and Xin were seated.

"Oh! Xin! Is this your girlfriend? She looks cute! Right Yuki?" One of them said.

"Stop teasing him! Mei! It's rare to see Xin dating…" Yuki replied.

Yuki lowered her head to whisper into Azula's ear:

"Many girls asked him out but he rejects them all! You have no idea how lucky you are!"

"Please girls, can you stop making this more awkward than it is?" said Xin.

"Okay, okay, we will leave you two lovebirds alone… for now… later! Hehehe!"

Xin made sure they left before saying to Azula:

"Sorry about that, they are just playing around."

"I can see that, quite some friends you have there. But enough about me, can you tell me more about yourself?"

"Well me? I'm just an ordinary kid. There is nothing special about me…"

"But you said we were supposed to know each other better, isn't that how you define a date?"

Xin just smiled as he said:

"Alright what would you like to know about me?"

Azula thought about it for a while before asking:

"Where are your parents?"

"My father was a soldier, he died in the war. My mother disappeared soon after she received the bad news."

'Should I say something?' Azula wondered.

"I'm sorry to hear that…" Azula said.

'Wait a minute… why did I say that? Why do people say that anyways? When somebody encounters bad fate but it's not their fault… why apologize?"

"Its okay I know they loved me, and I loved them. I still have granny to keep me company at least."

Azula kept quiet because she thought can't really relate to what Xin was saying.

"Does your family love you Azula?" Xin asked out of the blue.

Azula thought about it for some time, was it love or was it sympathy that her brother felt for her? She realized that her mother truly loved her but her father? Did Ozai ever love his daughter? Sure he favours Azula over Zuko, but was it because of another reason? The former fire lord asked her daughter to uncover the false letter about Zuko's birth and also kill his own wife to ensure nobody else knows about it. He is also the same person that killed his own father for the throne in the first place. How could such a person be capable of love? It was all so clear now, her father never loved her. He was just favouring her because she served him better than Zuko.

"My father is in prison for a horrendous crime, I doubt he loves me anyway. My brother? I don't know, maybe he is just a fruitcake. But I know my mother always loved me, but I was a horrible daughter to her."

Upon saying this Azula thought about how she treats the only person that ever loved her in the past and starts to feel something for the first time; Remorse. She shed a single tear but quickly wipes it and tried to remain cool again. Xin sympathizes for her and tries to comfort her by saying:

"It's okay Azula… we all do mistakes! What is important is we learn from them."

"What use is it I learn from my faults? I can undo the damages I've done."

"If you mother loves you and you feel the same way for her it is still not too late to make it up to her."

"Perhaps you are right… but only time will tell."

Suddenly Azula and Xin were out of things to say. They stare at each other awkwardly for quite some time before Xin said:

"Hey do you know what makes the best milkshake?"

What a strange question Azula thought.

"Erm… No… I don't…"

"A nervous cow!" He said in the classic comedian manner.

Azula could not help it, she chuckles softly. The only people that sometimes told her jokes was Ty-lee. Because she rarely hears jokes, she finds almost any joke funny. Xin saw Azula smiled for the first time, and she was beautiful he thought.

"You really should smile more, you look really pretty with your teeth."

Azula blushed, she was at a loss for words. With almost no experience with boys she doesn't know what to say. Finally the food arrived and Azula continue chuckles at Xin's awful jokes.