Title: Mama

Summary: Ursa and Azula spend time together.

A/N: Azula's very young here. Avatar's not mine. I had originally planned this to be posted on Mother's Day because not all mother/daughter relationships are ideal, no matter what Hallmark says, but I found it hard to do so. This was inspired by a quote in helium lost's fanfiction, Wildfire. The quote is under "ice" and it's:

"...Her daddy is busy ruling the nation and overseeing important matters, and her mother is always busy fawning over Zuko, leaving no time at all for poor, little Azula."

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"Mama would you like to have sum tea wid me?" A young Azula asked with a smile, and her hands behind her back. The senior princess looked in her daughter's room to see a table already set up.

Ursa smiled, "Of course my dear." She playfully bowed toward her daughter, and Azula did the same. Ursa walked over and took her daughter's hand in hers, walking over to table. There were a few servants standing nearby, awaiting orders from either one of them. The young woman gazed at the table as she and the junior princess sat down. "My did you do all of this?" Ursa asked worriedly to her daughter, while eyeing the maids.

Azula smiled and nodded, "Mm-hm."

One of the servants spoke up, seeing as Ozai's wife did not seemed pleased that her youngest child was handling hot water. "She insisted Your Highness."

Ursa took her child's hand and examined her fingers, palms, and arms to make sure there were no marks. She was relieved to find none. Azula giggled, "Don't worry Mama, I din't burn mysef! And dey helped a lil' bit."

"Oh?"

"They got da tings for me wen I couldn't reach! But I set up da table." the young girl said proudly, reassuring her mother the maids kept her safe. Ursa smiled and nodded, then looked up at the servants and mouthed her thank you. Mother and daughter began to drink tea and eat some pastries. They enjoyed each other's company in peace.

"Mama I can't wait for tomorwoe," she giggled as she bit into her pastry.

"Your lessons right?"

"Ya," she smiled. "But wat will you do since Zuzu's goin' to lessons too?"

Ursa smiled at her daughter wistfully. What was she going to do now that both her children were going to lessons? Azula had been showing that she had talent for someone young as her. "I'm sure I'll find something."

They conversed and laughed, until their joyful occassion was cut short when a man servant came.

"Begging your pardon, Princesses," he bowed.

"Yes?" Ursa set her tea down.

"Princess Ursa, Prince Zuko requests to see you immediately," he told Ursa.

"Immediately?" she repeated, wondering how urgent it was. "All right." She stood up and kissed Azula on the forehead, "I am sorry darling. I have to go."

"So soon?" she asked sadly.

"Yes. However I enjoyed our tea party."

Azula looked at the man who interrupted them, "Will it be long?"

"I believe so Princess Azula."

"Ning?" Ursa looked at one of the maids, who's main job was to care for Azula, when Ursa could not.

"Yes Princess?" she asked quietly.

"Please have tea with Azula, in my place."

"As you wish," the elderly woman bowed. "Your Highness." She took her place near the child and smiled warmly. Azula looked at her mother longingly.

"Mama? You won't be back will you?"

"I'll try sweetie," she kissed her daughter on the forehead and swiftly left to go to Zuko.

Ursa was not able to come back to finish that tea with her daughter because Zuko had been sick all week.

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A/N: I had planned for this to be sadder, but then again, I think it's sad enough.