Disclaimer: I do NOT own Avatar. Or the Jasmine Dragon. Iroh does. Well, he owns the Jasmine Dragon, not Avatar. No, I don't mean THE Avatar, I mean the show Avatar. Which I don't own. Well, I don't own THE Avatar either, but that's not what I'm referring to here. So don't sue me. No, not Mary Sue me, I mean sue me. Get it? Got it? Good.

Whaaah~ it's been for-effing-ever! I ish sooo sorry!

Well, here you go...enjoy^^;

And for those of you who don't know: This story is a SEQUEL. Please go read the first one .

"Tell me, where is your mother?" Jet stared at Azula determinedly, ignoring Zuko's shocked look from next to him.

Azula's expression darkened, her lips curving up in a vicious snarl, "When people are banished from the Fire Nation, they recieve a different punishment from those who have committed crimes or treason. Instead of being locked away, they are sent to a camp."

"Camp?" Zuko echoed in a whisper.

Azula broke out in a fit of laughter, stopped to cough, wiped blood from her lips, "A facility, a camp. Located way off the grid, my dear brother," the word was a sneer, "Outside of the Fire Nation, yet controlled by the Fire Nation. Those sent there are trapped, forced into labor and whatnot. Working everyday of their lives, for the rest of the nation. Farming, metalwork, you name it. Torturous labor, murderous hours. It may sound like nothing more then an unpaid job, but they are treated in the ways that they deserve to be treated; like utter shit."

There was a roar from Zuko, and suddenly his arm was between the bars, his hand once again gripping Azula by the collar, "My mother does not deserve to be treated that way!"

Azula smiled tauntingly, "Our mother."

Zuko's brow narrowed and he jerked his arm back, sliding Azula face-first into the metal bars. Leaning in, he stared directly into her crazed eyes and spoke, enunciating every word, "She is not your mother. Don't you ever claim her as such again."

"Zuko," Jet placed an arm on his shoulder, "just ignore her comments. It's the information we need. Nothing else matters."

Reluctantly, Zuko released her; she fell back, clutching at her throat. Her eyes seemed to be locked on something far behind either of the men standing before her. "He is coming," she smiled, gazing into the distance, "he is coming!" Giggles escaped from her mouth, her eyes rolling around as if uncontrollable.

"What is she talking about?" Zuko asked.

Jet frowned, "I don't know," he kneeled down across from Azula, "What camp do you speak of?"

She silenced herself, staring at Jet with her head bent over one shoulder, "There is only one camp. She is there. She is still there."

"It doesn't make sense," Zuko was looking at his shoes, "if she was locked away in some labor camp, as soon as the Fire Nation was defeated, they should have all been released."

Azula jumped to her feet, "You'd think so, wouldn't you, my darling Zuzu!" her head fell back as she screamed in fury, "but that's not the fucking case, is it!" she clawed at the bars, "No, no it's not! That's not the case at all! Zuzu and Jetty don't understand, but Azula knows! Oh, Azula knows!" she shook the bars, "He's here! I see him! He's here, behind you!"

Jet and Zuko whirled around in fear, assumed a fighting stance, and stared down the dark hallway. There was no one.

Azula burst out in laughter behind them, "So easy! The two of you! So easy! Azula fooled you though! You thought someone was there! You may not understand, but I do! I know! Azula knows all about the camp! Azula and Daddy know! Why does no one else understand? No one else can ever understand! Because no one else knows! No one else has found it! How could they all be released if no one will come to rescue them?"

"I don't understand!" Zuko slammed his fist against the bars, "What are you talking about?"

"No one can know. It's a secret. But I know and Daddy knows. Those who are there know. Sometimes people are sent to deliver messages or bring the next victim," her smile widened, "but they aren't allowed to leave. Once you go there, you cannot leave. The victims cannot leave. The banished cannot leave. The guards in charge cannot leave. Sometimes a year would go by before they saw another outsider. They will not chance leaving. If no one tells them they can leave, they will not chance leaving. Some have tried, oh how some have tried," she licked her lips, "Azula knows what has happened to those who have tried! Daddy punishes them! Sometimes Azula gets to help! Oh how I love to help! Some have tried to leave! Azula knows how they have been punished! Oh, how they have been punished! They will not leave! They cannot leave!" she laughed, "And how should they know to leave if no one tells them they can? They will never chance leaving. They will stay. They will stay and wait because it is better then the punishment if they try to leave. But no one will tell them to leave. Because no one knows. Only Azula and Daddy know! No one else knows! And so they will never leave! And so they will wait and the camp will continue to be run and no one will try to leave and no one will chance to be punished and so no one will leave and no one will tell them to leave and so they will continue to wait and to wait and they will continue to wait as long as they live!"

She fell to the floor in a fit of laughter, as though she had just told the funniest joke ever.

"Where is the camp, Azula?" Zuko's voice was serious, pissed yet calm, and forceful. Jet could see the pain and anxiety laced around his eyes. He was so close to finding the location of his mother, but by the sounds of things, it would take a while to retrieve her.

She regained her composure and sat up, crossing her legs and positioning herself as thought it was time to meditate, "There is a land which is owned by no Earth Kingdom, no Water Tribe, no Air Nomad, and no Fire Nation. A land where not many know it exists, and those who do know of it, have all been killed or kept there. Father made sure it remained secret. A point west of the Fire Nation, east of the Earth Kindom. Unmapped, unchartered. Bordered with rock cliffs so that if you do pass it by, there seems no way to climb to the top, without superb earthbending skills. Father made pathways around the island, of course, all hidden," she cocked her head, "I can give you directions there, if you'd like."

"Just like that? No strings attached?" Zuko eyed her suspiciously.

"You are my brother after all. Why wouldn't I tell you? Of course, who knows how reliable my information is..."

Zuko sighed in frustration, "What do you want, Azula?"

She licked her lips, "Your blood."

Jet raised a brow, "You're not getting that. Name something else."

She shrugged, "Unfortunatly, that's all I want. Unless you'd rather kill him, set me free, or give me my crown."

"This is ridiculous," Jet stepped forward, "Zuko is not going to bottle his blood for you."

"How much of my blood?"

Jet looked at Zuko in surprise. The Fire Lord's face was set in determination; Jet had gotten him this far, and he was going to see it through.

"Oh, not much," she pushed to her feet, "I just want to make you bleed." She stretched her pointed fingertips towards him, waggling them in anticipation.

"Fine," Zuko approached the bars, pulling his shirt over his head as he did so, "make it quick."

"Zuko," Jet reached out to stop him, but Zuko shook him off and grasped the bars.

"She can cut me if she wishes. It's worth it to find her."

Jet watched as Azula stepped towards Zuko, stretching her hands past the bars, resting the tips of her nails on his collarbone. His face was hidden from Jet's view, but Jet could see Zuko's back muscles tense as Azula pressed her nails into his flesh, drawing blood.

Her fingers slid down Zuko's chest, to his abs, leaving thin red trails behind. She looked up into his eyes, smiled darkly, reared her hand back, then slashed it across Zuko's face. Zuko cried out, the force of her attack causing him to step back a few feet, bumping into Jet who had immediatly rushed to his side.

"Are you okay?"

Azula's manic laughter erupted once again, this time as she licked the blood off her fingertips.

"I'm fine." He started to shove Jet away, but stopped when he saw the concern for him shining in the tanner man's eyes. His heart quickened for a second, and he allowed Jet to pry his hand away from his cheek.

"She got you deep," Jet lightly touched the scratches along Zuko's face and torso, judging the damage.

Zuko tried his best not to blush at Jet's touch; even though they had both agreed to be only friends, that didn't stop Zuko from feeling the way he did.

Taking a deep breath, Zuko slowed his heartrate and gently pushed Jet away, "It's not important right now," he stepped toward the cell once again, making eye contact with Azula as she continued to laugh and clean her hands, "you got your blood. Now tell me where the island is."

She paused, one bloody finger still resting inside her mouth, and smiled, "Very well, brother. But I shall only say it once, so do try to pay attention, won't you?"

Zuko craned his neck back, squinting up at the sky.

"So what's next?" asked Jet from his side.

They had walked from the asylum in silence, wandering around the streets of Ba Sing Se until Zuko decided to settle himself on a parkbench in an extravagent garden. Unfortunatly, Zuko's shirt was back on, the faint red of blood staining the spots where it seeped through. The scratches across Zuko's unburned cheeck were a raw red color, and did nothing more then make Jet itch to kiss them better.

"We need to find a boat."

"You're the Fire Lord. I don't think that'll be too hard."

Zuko nodded, "It would be easy. But sending word back home will take a long time in itself, not to mention waiting for my ride to pick me up here."

Jet frowned, "I'm going to ignore the fact that you didn't include me in that until we figure out this boat thing."

Zuko glanced at him, "I'm going to see if the Earth King will lend me a crew. Unfortunatly, it'll be hard to convince him; for one thing, I'm still not all that loved. And for another, it's always dangerous sailing through unchartered waters. I don't know if he'll consider the possibility of finding my mother worth that risk."

"You should talk to Iroh. The Earth King likes him," Jet pointed out.

Zuko shook his head, "No, he would never let me go. He'd say we should send others to do that job. Besides, he'll lecture me on how I must return to the Fire Nation and help my people. I can't stay away for too long, I understand that, and the journey to rescue my mother can take anywhere from weeks to a few months. I really should be getting back soon, I have a Nation that needs me, but I can't just ignore what we've learned. Not to mention that Mai will be expecting soon."

Jet swallowed the jealousy that had risen to his throat, "So you're going to go to the Earth King yourself?"

"I think it's my only option. No one will help me unless it's by the King's word, and I won't sit back and wait as others attempt to rescue her. I need to see her as soon as possible. I need to know that she's still..." he furrowed his brow, "that she isn't..."

Jet placed an arm around Zuko, leaning the firebender into his embrace, "She's alive, Zuko. You will find her, and you will save her. And I don't care how much you bitch that I'm not going with you, I am. It was my idea, my gift to you. I'm going."

Zuko laughed, "I think I would actually like that, Jet."

Jet's brow raised in happy surprise.

"Jet?"

"Mm?"

"I thought we agreed to just be friends."

"We did. I'm going to be going with you, as your friend."

Zuko laughed again, his body shaking with each breath, "That's not what I'm talking about."

Jet frowned, "Then...?"

"Your arm," Zuko sat up, "don't you think it's a bit odd if two guys are cuddling like that?"

Jet rolled his eyes, his mouth curved into a half-smile, "I was comforting you, asshole."

"You were groping me," Zuko pointed out playfully.

Jet laughed, shaking his head, "Friends can comfort each other like that."

"Yeah," Zuko smiled cockily, but lovingly, "gay friends."

Jet rolled his eyes, and smiled back.

heh, so wats better, the first story where jet and zuko always acted like they hated each other, or this one where theyre all friendly and stuff :3

Coming up Next~
To the Earth King! Zuko and Jet need to find a crew to take them to the island...BEFORE Iroh finds out what they're up to and sends Zuko back home. (bad Fire Lord, neglecting his country like that. naughty naughty zuzu. Jet shall punish you now... xD)

Note thing: (well...zuko and jet DO travel with each other to find Ursa. Which means they spend a lot of time together. i have the basic outline of the events that happen and stuff, but as for the details, they occur as i go XD oh, and if Mai's suddenly due for birth when she shouldnt be, thats my fault. I didn't plan ahead when I said how pregnant she was, but I'll go back and edit the chapter that says it so it makes sense...lol. but yeah, just ignore that detail otherwise. know shes pregged. yeah. XD)