Time to get into the backstory! Enjoy! oh and I changed the rating to M just to be safe because I mean everyone keeps getting hurt and stuff,

-chapter-

Azula was about to begin her story when Sokka stopped her and asked another question that had been bothering him "Why isn't Makan in jail." "My story will explain….everything" azula said before she began to explain her past.

-Around the time after Makan attacked her-

Azula ran towards the turtle-duck pond and sat down under the tree. She winced as she sat down and noticed her neck was burned. She curled her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them, Azula quickly buried her face in her knees and began to cry. She was crying from both physical and mental pain that Makan had caused her.

"Azula, AZULA" Zuko called out as he walked across the palace looking for his little sister, he noticed Azula by the pond and ran over "We have to tell the guards about Makan." Azula shook her head and spoke but kept her face hidden "No, its fine" Zuko spoke again "its not ok, he betrayed you and hurt you, thats not acceptable I won't allow him to get away" Zuko began to leave and Azula stuck her hand out and grabbed the end of his sleeve.

"No please let him leave, he..he won't try to come near me again...I know he won't besides i'm tough enough to keep him from hurting me" Azula said as she held on to her brothers sleeve. Zuko sighed and sat down next to Azula "what's wrong" he said noticing his sisters off behavior. "nothing, just I would like to be left alone" replied Azula. Zuko nodded and began to walk off but Azula's grip on his sleeve did not loosen. He picked up his sister and ran with her in his arms to his room and shut the door after setting her on the bed.

"what's wrong" Zuko asked again, Azula looked up and tears were rolling down her eyes "I'm truly pathetic" she muttered. Zuko walked over to his sister and wiped the tears from her eyes "i'm sorry Azula I should of kept a closer eye on Makan, if I had, you wouldn't be hurt" Zuko touched her neck on accident and Azula winced.

"Azula you need to get your neck looked at" Zuko stated "No no it doesn't matter...I deserve pain..just like you said no one is that nice" Azula said quietly. She began to cry a little louder and Zuko hugged her and spoke "You don't deserve pain...no one does." Azula began to fall asleep and then she awoke the next morning in her bed and noticed her neck was wrapped up and Zuko was standing over her holding her arm "You were trying to cut yourself in your sleep" he said. She remembered the dream she had.. Makan was trying to kill her. Zuko spoke shakely "Mothers gone" he ran out of the room and Azula was left by herself..confused. Azula stood there, she had overheard father talking a few weeks ago and told mother about it….Zuko was in danger...she had forgot.

Azula stood up and she fell down on her hands and knees and stared at the ground "Mother...you left for Zuko..you loved Zuko much more than me..and yet I don't want you to be gone,"

She walked out to the turtle-duck pond with food and fed it to the turtle-ducks. Azula felt awful, Makan betrayed her and her mother left her, she was all alone now. Was she not good enough? Did she have some terrible flaw that everyone hated about her? She didn't know, but all she had to do was get rid of her weaknesses and everyone would stay with her.

12 hours later it was dark outside and Azula realised she had fallen asleep under the tree by the turtle-ducks. She yawned and got up and began walking to her room and all she could think about was her mother. Azula hopped on her bed and tried to fall asleep but she couldn't an hour later there was a knock on her door and Zuko came in.

"I'm sorry I left you alone without explaining more" he finished, Azula couldn't say anything she felt it was her fault that their mother was gone. "I'm sorry….i'm so so sorry" Azula said trying not to cry again..no more weaknesses. "Its my fault all of it" Azula said "No its not" Zuko said firmly as he closed his eyes shut and tried to keep from tearing up at the loss of his mother.

Zuko walked over to Azula and hugged her "I'm right here...I won't leave you..we are all we have left" he wouldn't let himself cry he had to be strong for Azula who was silently crying. "I'm sorry if I was ever mean to you" Azula said...someone cared about her and she wouldn't let anything happen.

He spoke to his little sister again "Please forgive me for leaving you alone for all this time...I won't leave you..ever again" Azula threw her arms around him and smiled a sincere smile "Thank you."

-Zuko's banishment-

As Zuko walked to the boat where he would spend his years in banishment, Azula stood in shock staring. She ran to him but made sure no one could see her, then she began talking quickly "There must be another way Zuko, we can figure something out together" Zuko turned to her and said harshly "Trying to find a way out of this would just bring me more dishonor" he pushed his sister away. Tears began to fill Azula's eyes "you promised...you promised you wouldn't leave me"

Zuko turned away and boarded the boat and Iroh followed, Azula stood staring at Zuko. "No, he isn't like normal people he wouldn't betray me" Azula didn't stay to watch the boat leave but turned away and walked down to the beach. "I….I don't know anymore" she said to herself. He had been in such an awful agni kai that she couldn't be mad at him or was it she didn't want to be.

-2 years later at the beach-

"Hey Azula" said a voice Azula knew, she froze afraid to turn around "What do you want" is all Azula could manage to utter out of her mouth. "I want you, my beautiful princess" Makan spoke "You disgust me" Azula retorted "you have nothing else to do, how about you come with me, to my house" he said "why are you so obsessed with becoming royalty" Azula questioned.

"well you see my father died serving your father in the war and and my mother left me after his death I just want to return the favor by making you suffer like I did" Makan snickered. "I don't need you to make me suffer, I have suffered enough" Azula answered firmly.

He kicked Azula down, she fell over "I can beat you and you know that" she said "Oh I know but you wont try and beat me, you are too upset about Zuko" Makan answered "you are truly as thick as I thought, you are right I am upset about Zuko but I will not let you beat me up" Azula said.

Makan sighed and walked over to Azula and ripped her sleeve off and went to kiss her but she punched him in the gut "You disgusting little…" she said "oh trust me if you could read my mind you would kill me" he answered. He kissed her quickly and used the technique that Ty Lee did, Azula had not yet been taught it.

She fell to the ground and he kicked her head and she blacked out. Azula woke up and she was on the ground of a house and the sleeves of her shirt were ripped off and so was the bottom of her shirt. "Hey princess" he said as he kissed her hand, he began to kick her and scratch Azula as she was unable to move.

"feel the pain, I would burn you but thats just too good for you" Makan laughed. "Don't touch me, disgusting" Azula said before flinging herself in a circle and blasting fire out of her legs and jumping up. She took off and ran out of the building she was in and ran towards the castle, she hurt but it didn't matter.

She entered the castle and cleaned up her wounds and looked out the window and sighed she needed Zuko back.

-back to current time-

"There you go" Azula said and Sokka spoke "You never told him about Makan attacking you?" Azula sighed and answered "no I didn't and he did much worse things to me than I told you."

Sokka shivered at the thought and spoke again "How come you were able to forgive Zuko so easily I mean it seems like.." Azula interrupted him "I know what you are thinking, I don't seem like the forgiving type but you don't get it, I have known Zuko my whole life I can…. well I use to be able to read his feelings and thoughts...I know for a fact I can trust him."

"Listen" Azula said sternly "i was never going to stay here with Makan, I just figured if you thought I was with him you would never be able to find me...truthfully I was..going..to find my mother" Sokka looked at Azula stunned. "I know she doesn't love me but she loves Zuko and I wanted to find her for him to make it up to him for everything..i have done."

Sokka spoke "you can't just leave him, you can find your mother together after the war when He is firelord and if you wouldn't mind I would like to help you both...to find her," Azula looked at Sokka and spoke "I suppose...no, you can defeat my father without me, I will find my mother for Zuko."

He sighed and spoke again "We need you and Zuko to help us win this war" Azula shook her head "No before you met me, your plan were to defeat my father with Zuko and the others...you don't need me."

"We need you now, Zuko kept mentioning someone who could help us but he never said who and I think he was talking about you" Sokka said, Azula stared at Sokka and spoke "Tell me what he said specifically."

"Well I would hear him get up in the middle of the night and you would have to ask Katara she is the only one who really talked to him" Sokka answered "We need to get out of here now I want to ask her" Azula insisted.

"Or you could stay awhile" said Makan who had just entered the room, he walked over to Azula and looked at Sokka "She is all mine" he stuck his tongue out at Sokka and went closer to Azula "my darling beauty." "You are such a child" said Azula with disgust in her voice, he kissed Azula and kissed her hand and continued doing this and looking at Sokka "DON'T YOU TOUCH HER" yelled Sokka as he rattled his chains trying to get free.

Azula kicked him off, he flew back and clutched his stomach "You shouldn't of done that" Makan sneered and walked over to Azula who spoke "and you shouldn't of done that" and Makan slapped her and kicked her and began stepping hard on her leg wound. Makan stopped and began walking out of the room when a flame blasted from the doorway.

"Zuko" Azula said and then Katara and Zuko entered with guards who arrested Makan and walked out. Katara unlocked their chains and Azula ran over and hugged her brother, he winced "Oh my apologizes brother" Azula said and bowed and grabbed her brothers hand and ran out of the building and towards the castle.

"have your wounds healed" Azula questioned, Zuko nodded and Azula smiled "Good" Zuko spoke "You seem very happy" Azula nodded "I am, you are alright." Zuko noticed that Azula was limping and that her legs was bleeding again "AZULA..you should have told me that your were hurt" Azula smiled "I'm fine."

Zuko tightened his grip on her and spoke "We should have Katara heal you" Azula looked down and nodded and Zuko began to walk over to Katara with Azula but Azula didn't move and spoke again "I was going to find mother." Zuko froze and slowly turned back to Azula and tried to think what to say.

Sokka ran towards them both and waved before realising that Azula and Zuko were staring hard at each other and Zuko looked shock.

Hope you enjoyed! I posted this earlier because the last one was soooo short.