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So this is going to be switching between Tiana and Zuko pretty much this whole chapter so yeah :P
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Previously
"Is the invasion off then?..' Sai asked hoping it wasn't "No...its not off but you and Zuko are going in, Toph and Katara can take care of Azula and the rest of us will take care of the army" the two nodded both calling a truce, now feeling ridiculous for fighting over her. "So I was in town getting medical supplies and guess what?" Sokka said trying to change the subject a bit "What?" Sai asked "The ember island players Avatar player has been revised and they are holding auditions to play the part of Tiana proclaimed hero of the firenation. There's going to be a celebration in her honor tomorrow and I was sort of thinking we should crash it " Katara looked up wiping her eyes "Lets do it...Send word the invasion takes place tomorrow" Katara said obviously looking for revenge "I already have, and they're are on the way as we speak" Katara nodded and immediately went to practice her bending "I will kill you Tiana"
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Zuko stormed off back into the house after he was done practicing his bending "What the hell was she thinking?! Joining Azula because she 'didn't want to be on the losing side' What does that even mean?!" He thought angrily. He stopped when he was in front of her room thinking about whether or not he should go in.
He eventually caved in , hoping maybe she left him a hint as to why she left with Azula. And not only did she help Azula beat the ava- Aang. She's the one who killed him. He went over, taking a seat on the bed "Why?" he asked while putting his face in his hands . Why? such a simple question but that 'simple' question was one of the most difficult ones to answer.
"I can't stop loving you.." he said out loud, making his confession all the more real "You know I can't blame you" Zuko looked up to see Sokka standing in the door way "I know I probably don't know exactly how you feel but ...I might know" Zuko didn't know what to say to him...He didn't even know how he felt "I just...I just thought that she loved me ..." Zuko said if not for feeling so hurt he'd probably mentally hit himself for seeming like a sap, confessing his feelings to Sokka. "I think she still does" Zuko let out a dry laugh "Yeah sure. Because when you love someone you leave and betray them" Sokka shrugged "Love makes you do crazy things, whatever the reason. I'm sure she thought of you" Sokka said while walking out the door. Zuko watched him walk away , his words lingering in his mind "Love makes you do crazy things? There's a difference though..." Zuko just then remembered the necklace that hung loosely around his wrist.
" Hold onto this... until after the invasion, okay?"he nodded and hung it around his wrist "It'll never leave my wrist, I promise"
"Why would she ask that if she knew that Azula was coming and... why would she give me her sisters necklace?" A million thoughts ran through his head at once. "Zuko?" Zuko looked to see Katara her eyes red and puffy but also filled with determination "I need to ask you a question" she said, her voice sounding a bit shaky, he nodded for her to continue "I want to know if I can kill Tiana without you being mad " Zuko was taken aback by the sudden statement.
"I know you two were...Together, but thats different now and no matter what your answer is it won't change my mind I just wanted to see if you'd be mad at me for doing so" Zuko thought about it for a moment "Since as you said I can't stop you then I have no other option...she's our enemy now. But...Just remember what Aang said before...Just like with the man who killed your mother.... Revenge solves nothing.." Zuko knew he must've struck a nerve when he heard her walk out of the room quickly. He laid back on Tiana's bed , her scent still on the pillows he swore she smelled like fresh jasmine.
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Tiana awoke the next day, almost forgetting the previous events. She put a hand through her hair before sliding out of the room she was to now call her own. After she'd killed the ava-...Aang she said reminding herself, she'd been invited to live in the royal palace basically she was now Fire nation royalty. She put on a red silk robe before opening the huge french doors and walking onto the balcony. She stared out at the fire nation city, leaning against the stone railing on the balcony, she could only think of one name and one face "Zuko" she whispered "Tiana" Tiana's head whipped up hoping whoever was there didn't hear her say his name. "I must admit I am quite surprised that you killed the avatar and broke my brothers heart all in one day, I can't help but to be slightly jealous that you're the one that killed him. And you did much more damage to Zuko than I could ever have done, but I'll make the final blow and put him out of his misery when they do that pathetic invasion" Tiana shuddered a bit at how non-chalant Azula was acting about the whole thing.
"Although I think Mai would be quite upset if I killed him, would you believe she's still in love with him?" Azula said in disgust "Well anyways, the festival is to begin at sundown so you and I are going out today. We're going to go out to find you something suitable to wear tonight" Tiana nodded "We replaced your old clothes seeing as how the Avatar's blood was on them, in fact they were sent to the festival to be hung in a show of proof to his death" Azula said in a somewhat victorious tone "Well anyway, there are a few choices, so pick anything. I'll be waiting downstairs, don't take too long" She said before leaving Tiana's room.
After a few minutes Tiana walked back inside, opening the closet, she scanned through the clothes before deciding on a pair of silk black pants and a sleeveless traditional black shirt with red trimming. She put her hair into a simple braid before going down to meet with Azula.
"Ooh Tiana! I'm so excited to get to know you!" Ty-lee squealed as she suddenly appeared at Tiana's side, Tiana gave a weak smile "Umm...I'm excited to get to know you better too" she said slightly lying, slightly being honest Mai extended her arm out quickly and Tiana flinched a bit thinking she was going to hit her or something that involved inflicting pain upon her "Don't worry, I won't hurt you.." Mai said dully "I'm just calling a truce " she said her hand still held out waiting for Tiana to shake it, Tiana nodded finally shaking hands.
"How absolutely grand, you two are getting along" Azula said sarcastically "Now since we're past this emotion fest, can we leave" She asked in the same tone, Mai rolled her eyes and Ty-lee grabbed Tiana's and Mai's arms pretty much dragging them out the door, babbling about some sort of new store that opened "But then we're going to get our hair done! and then we can help eachother get dressed and ready for the festival tonight!" Ty-lee continued.
After the ten minute carriage ride into town all four girls stepped out and saw a huge spa.
"Ah! Princess Azula, we've been waiting" a kind looking old woman said while making a slight bow "And I expect you have called all the clothing merchants already?" Azula asked as they followed the woman in "Of course princess, they have all of their newest items, and are waiting inside the hot springs, so you four may both relax and choose" Azula actually smiled...and it sort of creeped Tiana out.... Not the actual smile just the fact that Azula was actually capable of smiling in a happy way and not a 'I totally just killed you' smile like it wasn't....menacing.
"?" Tiana blinked a few times after zoning out thinking about Azula actually having the ability to smile "Hm?" she asked "You need to go and change into the robe so you may join the other girls in the hot spring" the old woman said "Oh...Alright, Thanks" Tiana said while walking into the changing room.
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"So the festival will begin at sundown and then after the festivities have started we should make our way into the palace and begin our attack. But I just received today that they won't be here until night time, and we should have attacked by then and they'll just join in pretty much, so we have to try and be as stealthy as possible" Sokka said as he drew up the battle plans the remaining teens nodded in agreement "Alright so we take out the main enemies (Azula,Ozai,Mai, Ty-lee, Tiana, etc..) then leave the army to everyone else when they get there?" Suki asked ,trying to verify
"Thats right, so we'll have Toph,Katara,Zuko and Sai take on Azula,Tiana,Mai and Ty-lee. But remember, Tiana seems to be more experienced than Mai and Ty-lee and probably all four of you. So be defensive when she attacks, and offensive to the rest. You'll want to pick off weakest to the strongest so that would probably leave Azula and Tiana standing. So after that if things go as i'm planning, then after we take out them we move onto Ozai. Katara and Toph will fight whoever tries to help Ozai, so they'll be close. Also just in case the battle doesn't look so great for Sai and Zuko they'll join in. Suki and I will be taking care of leading our army into the battle" He said, Zuko and Sai nodded " If we leave soon we can be in the capital in about an hour which would leave us five hours till sundown " Zuko said, the group nodded "Alright so lets go and win this war" Sai said trying to seem optimistic "For twinkle-toes" Toph added sadly "And many other fallen warriors" Zuko said , while putting a hand on her shoulder, Katara wiped away a few stray tears "Lets get packed up and go, the longer we wait the less time we have to prepare" Katara said in a low voice.
Zuko's ears perked up "Did you guys hear that?" He asked as he stared out the window "Hear what?" Sokka asked while also looking out for whatever Zuko heard "I could have sworn I heard..." Zuko shook his head "Never mind...Lets get ready and go" he said changing the subject. The teens nodded , going off to gather whatever supplies they'd need for the quickly-approaching battle.
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Tiana lay in the hot spring not really paying attention to Ty-lee's mindless chatter about how a cute boy was working in the palace, how one of the nobles daughters was caught with a commoner boy in an alley or how a family of nobles all were caught stealing from a well known store in the city, to be honest she wasn't sure if any of them were.
"Princess Azula, when should I send the shopkeepers in?" the old woman, Pai was her name asked "Now would be perfect" Azula said. Pai motioned for the first batch of shopkeepers to come in. Shopkeeper after shopkeeper walked in and out of the hotspring. By the time they were done Tiana had seen exactly 283 Kimono's 584 pairs of shoes and 958 hair accessories not to mention Ty-lee's constantly saying 'Wait, let me see that last one again' . But they all did eventually choose what they were going to wear.
Azula chose a red silk kimono which had a gold trimming and gold flowers running up the whole left side of the dress, with a gold hair pin and gold flats to match. Ty-lee to none of their surprise chose a light pink kimono with small white flowers on the side and slightly darker pink bigger flowers lining bottom of the kimono, with light blue trimming and a blue hair ribbon to match, also a pair of white flats with pink lacy ankle-socks.
Mai's choice was simple. Just a black silk kimono with red trimming and black flats, she would've worn her hair as she normally did but after Ty-lee's whining she caved in and chose a red flower to hold a bun in place. Tiana chose a white kimono that had silver flowers running up the right side of the dress and gold birds on various places on the dress, with red fire-lillies on the bottom of the dress and silver trimming with silver flats, she chose to not buy a hair accessory and just pick a fire-lily on her way out of the palace.
It was almost time for the festival when the girls finished getting ready, Ty-lee had her hair in a side pony tail, Mai had hers in a neat bun, Azula left hers long and so did Tiana. The girls all really did look beautiful, everyone had to at least admit that, whether they were 'evil' or not.
The girls sat in the formal living room while they waited to go to the festival "So...Can I ask you girls a question?" Azula sat up obviously interested in whatever Tiana was going to ask "Yes you may" she said "Why did You and Ty-lee go back to Azula? I mean I was told you two turned...And since you three know why I turned on them I think its fair to know yours...That is if its okay" Azula laughed "No need to be afraid, you're right. You do deserve to know I suppose" she motioned for Mai to speak "In the long-run Azula made us realize that we did a stupid thing,and we ended up joining forces again" Mai said in her normal dull voice "I see.."
"Princess Azula, its time for the festival" A guard said while bowing "Well girls, its time for some fun " Ty-lee said with a wink.
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