This is the newest chapter that I've been looking forward to writing the most since it's the Beach with Izanami added into the mix so it should be interesting to read. I tried my best to add Izanami in the best way possible, so I hope that you guys enjoy it and let me know what you think :).

Day at the Beach

Since her parents had announced her impending arranged marriage with Natsumi, Izanami had barely spoken to them. So when Azula gave her an invitation to go with her, Mai, Ty Lee and Zuko to Ember Island, Izanami was more than willing to go with them. Ember Island had always been a special place to Izanami, since it was where she had some of her fondest childhood memories. It was also the same place where Izanami had first met Azula, so it was good to go back there for old times' sake.

Unlike most of their travels, they weren't guided by the Royal Procession as they were travelling on a small boat that was big enough for the five of them. It was one of the Fire Nation's less advanced ways of travelling, since it was being pulled by a large sea lion instead of being guided by a captain and crew.

It was safe to say that Zuko seemed to be less than pleased with their situation as he sat with a pout on his face, looking even more down than Mai usually did. On the other hand, Azula was leaning against the railing with her arms crossed while Ty Lee was looking out in the ocean with Izanami standing beside them.

"I'm so excited to spend the weekend on Ember Island. It's going to be great to hang out on the beach and do nothing," Ty Lee said as she placed her hands behind her head, imitating a relaxed position.

"Doing nothing is a waste of time," Zuko angrily snapped as he rose from his seat next to Mai and gripped the railing of the boat. "We're being sent away on a forced vacation. I feel like a child."

"Lighten up. So dad wants to meet with his advisers alone, without anyone else around. Don't take it personally," Azula commented.

Izanami narrowed her eyes at Azula, surprised by her statement. Normally Azula was usually furious when she was left out of her fathers plans, so Izanami figured that she either really didn't care or was just masking her frustration better than Zuko.

"Doesn't your family have a house on Ember Island?" Ty Lee asked Azula.

"We used to come every summer when we were kids," Azula replied nostalgically.

"That must have been fun!" Ty Lee exclaimed.

"That was a long time ago," Zuko murmured distantly.

Ty Lee turned to Izanami, "Isn't this where you and Azula first met?"

"Yeah," Izanami nodded, sharing a smile with Azula. "We met here over eight years ago when we were both visiting."

"And you destroyed my sand castle," Azula recalled.

"Yes, I did. After you destroyed mine when you realised that I had built a better one than you," Izanami smirked.

The two girls laughed as they recalled memories of their first meeting, which everyone listened to in interest. It was unusual for them to see Azula in this way, but they could tell that these were pleasant memories for Azula, unlike most of the ones from her childhood.

Their boat eventually arrived at the docks at Ember Island, entering the frame and moving towards the dock. Looking around, Izanami could see the various charming houses on the shore, many elegant-looking. Since Izanami knew that this wasn't where Azula and Zuko's beach house was, it made her wonder where they were staying.

Upon getting off the boat with their luggage, Izanami recognised Lo and Li standing there to greet them. Internally groaning at the thought of spending their vacation with the creepy old ladies, Izanami plastered a fake smile as they greeted them.

"Welcome to Ember Island, kids!" Lo and Li greeted them simultaneously.

They looked up at the house where it seemed they would be staying with disappointment before reluctantly following Lo and Li inside. When they entered their house, Izanami immediately noticed how… old everything seemed to be. It certainly wasn't anything that Izanami was used to.

"It smells like old lady in here," Zuko whispered.

"Gee, I wonder why," Mai sarcastically remarked.

Izanami fought back a laugh, "Wow, Mai. I didn't think that you understood sarcasm."

"Who are these two beautiful women?" Ty lee asked as she inspected a painting of two young women in yellow bikinis posing back to back.

"Can't you tell?" Lo asked, with her and Li standing in front of the painting. "It's Li and me."

"It's Lo and me," Li said at the same time as her twin, with them now imitating the painting.

Everyone looked at the two sisters, disturbed. Zuko covered his mouth with his hand, about to vomit and Izanami grimaced at the sight. Ty Lee then turned her attention to a bed with pink sheets as Ty Lee lied down on it.

"Ooh, I love the seashell bedspread," Ty lee fawned over the pillow as she rubbed it admiringly.

"Are you serious? It looks like the beach threw up all over it," Mai commented.

"I've seen better designs," Izanami muttered.

"We know you're upset that you were forced to come here this weekend," Li started as she and her twin stood in front of the teenagers.

"But Ember Island is a magical place. Keep an open mind," Lo continued.

"Give it a chance," Li added.

"And it can help you understand yourselves and each other," they said simultaneously in a way that never ceased to freak Izanami out.

Lo grabbed a smooth rock nearby, "The beach has a special way…"

"Of smoothing the most ragged edges," Li finished.

Ty Lee joined the foursome as Azula yawned with disinterest.

"Time to hit the beach!" Lo and Li exclaimed as they clapped twice and tore off their robes, revealing their loosely-fitting bathing suits.

Shuddering at the sight in front of her, Izanami glanced the other way to see that Mai had covered Zuko's eyes from the sight, as she rightfully should since it wasn't a pleasant sight be any means.

~*•°•*~

After washing her eyes from the disturbing sight of Lo and Li in their bathing suits, the group of teenagers headed down to a beach on Ember Island. Azula and Izanami each carried their own blanket, Ty Lee carried a bag while Zuko and Mai held an umbrella. As they tried to find a nice place to sit, Azula noticed two kids building a sandcastle and stepped on it, staring down at them intimidatingly which was enough to get them to scurry off and Azula kicked their bucket out of the way.

"Was that really necessary?" Izanami asked, crossing her arms in disapproval.

Azula shrugged, "It was the best spot."

Beside her, Izanami noticed Ty Lee put her bag down as she was approached by a boy, which didn't go unnoticed by Azula either. They watched as he helped Ty Lee finish unpacking up, with him doing most of the work. Izanami smirked as she noticed Azula watching on in annoyance and jealousy as Ty Lee sat on the blanket.

"I'm sure you could get someone to help you if you asked them," Izanami suggested.

"But I'm the princess, I shouldn't have to ask people to do things for me. They should be offering me!" Azula snapped.

"Somebody's jealous," Izanami teased.

"I am not. Jealousy is just a petty emotion that I do not feel. What is there to even be jealous of?" Azula insisted.

"Ty Lee getting so much attention while you're being ignored?" Izanami supplied before noticing the scowl on Azula's face. "Oh, you were being rhetorical."

"Whatever. They're just stupid boys. I could find myself someone better if I wanted to," Azula stated.

"There's the spirit," Izanami said.

"So, how are things going back home?" Azula asked as she tried to take her attention away from the attention that Ty Lee was receiving.

Izanami sighed, "Could be worse. I guess my parents could be forcing me to marry him, instead of making it seem like I have a choice when I so obviously don't. Plus, it's not like Natsumi is a horrible person or anything."

"I wish that there was something I could do to step in. But your parents technically aren't breaking any rules," Azula huffed.

"They've been pushing me to spend more time with Natsumi, which I've reluctantly been doing just to get them to be quiet. I think he knows that we're never going to have a genuine relationship, so he's not pushing me or anything. At least he's being somewhat respectable about it," Izanami admitted.

"We should do something to get your mind off of your parents," Azula suggested.

"Like what?" Izanami asked.

"Like that," Azula replied as she and Izanami looked at some kids playing kuai ball.

"Then we'll have to round up the others," Izanami said.

"Hey, beach bums, we're playing next," Azula called out to the people playing before turning to Ty Lee who was being fanned by two teenagers while a third boy held up a blanket to give her shade. "Ty Lee, get over here now!"

Doing just that except on her hands, Ty lee headed over to them as they prepared to play the next round. Opting to take off his shirt for the game, Zuko threw it down as doves flew above him while a group of girls looked at him dreamily while blushing and giggling. Even Izanami had to admit that his upper body looked pretty good. With their fivesome ready to play, they got together in a team huddle as Azula laid down the plan.

"See that girl with the silly pigtails? When she runs towards the ball, there's just the slightest hesitation of her left foot," Azula began as they glanced at the girl who was juggling the ball with her legs. "I'm willing to bet a childhood injury has weakened her. Keep serving the ball to her left, and we'll destroy her and the rest of the team. Dismissed."

As they got up and readied themselves for the game to begin, Izanami couldn't help but chuckle at how precise Azula's plan was, like they were trying to take down some empire when in reality, all they were doing was playing a game. Leave it to Azula to always look for the upper hand, even in recreational fun.

The game began with Azula leaping up and kicking the ball which went flying past them. When the ball came back on their side, Zuko sprint forward and kicked the ball up and Azula ran forward and hit the ball as it fell, getting it past a teenage girl. Using her agility, Izanami ran towards the ball and jumped into the air, spinning herself around as she kicked the ball back down at the other team. It continued as Ty Lee leaped up and kicked the ball down, landing on the net with precision. Then it was Mai's turn to take charge as she ran forward and kicked the ball.

For their final move, Azula jumped up on Zuko's back for a boost and kicked the ball, causing it to rocket forward and practically explode in the middle of the field, setting the net on fire. Looking down at the opposing team as they were all sprawled out on the ground, it was safe to say who had won that match. While it was just a small game of kuai ball, Azula seemed to take extra joy in watching their defeat.

"Yes! We defeated you for all time! You will never rise from the ashes of your shame and humiliation!" Azula proclaimed evilly before turning to the others and speaking calmly. "Well. That was fun."

Two boys then approached them, seeming to have taken an interest in them. Based on the looks on their faces, Izanami could tell that they were particularly interested in Mai and Ty Lee.

"I'm having a party tonight. You should come by," the stronger boy said to Ty Lee.

"Sure. I love parties," Ty Lee smiled.

"Your friend can come, too," Ruon-Jian offered Mai.

"And the other cute girl," the stronger boy said, referring to Izanami.

"Uh, what about me and my brother? Aren't you going to invite us?" Azula asked, slightly angered. When Azula got no response from either of them, she spoke again. "You don't know who we are, do you?"

"Don't you know who we are? We're Chan and Ruon-Jian," the strong one, Chan, introduced themselves.

"Yeah," Ruon-Jian drawled.

That seemed to tick Zuko off as he started walking towards them aggressively, but was stopped by Azula. For these boys to not know who Azula and Zuko were, Izanami wasn't so sure how Azula wasn't going to handle this situation so she stood by and let her deal with it.

"But fine, you're invited," Chan conceded. "Just so you know, though, some of the most important teenagers in the Fire Nation are gonna be at this party, so try and act normal."

"We'll do our best," Azula smiled sinisterly.

When Chan and Ruon-Jian left them to themselves, the group decided to head back to Lo and Li's beach house to prepare themselves for the party. Although Izanami was wondering why Azula hadn't told the boys who she was, since it wasn't like Azula to not make her identity known. But Izanami figured that Azula would have her own reasons for doing so, and that she'd find out later. Right now, they had a party to get ready for. Even if Izanami didn't really feel like going.

~*•°•*~

Later that day, the group sat down at Lo and Li's beach house as they had their dinner to get them ready for the party that night. They all sat down as they ate their dinner, looking out at the view before them.

"Why didn't you tell those guys who we were?" Zuko asked, voicing Izanami's question that she was yet to receive an answer for.

"I guess I was intrigued. I'm so used to people worshipping us," Azula replied.

"They should," Ty Lee cut in.

"Yes, I know, and I love it," Azula smirked. "But, for once, I just wanted to see how people would treat us if they didn't know who we were."

"Like waves washing away the footprints on the sand, Ember Island gives everyone a clean slate," Li began.

"Ember Island reveals the true you," Lo finished.

Together, the twins stood up, snapped their fingers twice and pointed upwards as they chanted, "To the party!"

"Could they be any weirder?" Izanami muttered, but loud enough for Azula to hear which earned a chuckle from the other girl.

"We should get ready to leave now," Azula suggested.

"Why?" Mai questioned.

"Because, we can't give our party hosts the wrong impression. We should be perfectly on time," Azula answered.

Izanami sighed, "Let's just get going."

If she was being completely honest, Izanami wasn't really looking forward to this party whatsoever. It wasn't like it was any party in the Fire Nation Royal Palace, so Izanami doubted that it would be anything special. Plus, Izanami didn't want to waste her time on Chan and Ruon-Jian, since they seemed to think that they were Agni's gift to the beach when in reality they were just a pair of nobody's who liked to think that they were somebody.

So walking up to Chan's beach house, Izanami trailed behind the others as she glanced down at the sea, wishing that she was anywhere else but here. Based on the looks on things, it seemed like they were a bit too early for this party since it hardly seemed like there was anybody else around. But that didn't seem to concern Azula.

"We're going to look like total losers, showing up like this," Izanami stated.

"Like what?" Zuko glanced at her.

"Early. Nobody is probably even there yet, so why should we have to be here before anyone else?" Izanami argued.

"Because we are the perfect party guests," Azula interjected as she knocked on the door to Chan's beach house, which he soon opened looking somewhat confused.

"Um… You're a little early. No one's here yet," he said.

"Told you so," Izanami smirked.

"I heard you telling someone you'd be partying from dusk 'till dawn. It's dusk, so we're here," Azula stated.

"But that's just an expression," Chan drawled, causing Izanami to giggle.

"We are the perfect party guest. We arrive right on time, because we are very punctual," Azula insisted, making a cutting motion with her hand.

That seemed to be enough for Chan as he shrugged and gestured them to follow him as he turned away. Glancing around, Izanami noticed that it was a fairly spacious room that had already been decked out for the party.

"All right, listen. My dad's an admiral. He has no idea I'm having this party, so don't mess anything up," Chan warned them.

"That's a sharp outfit, Chan. Careful. You could puncture the hull of an empire-class Fire Nation battleship, leaving thousands to drown at sea, because it's so…. Sharp," Azula tried flirting, pointing at Chan's outfit for emphasis.

"Um… Thanks," Chan said awkwardly as he backed away, causing Azula's smile to change to a look of disappointment, which wasn't something that Izanami usually saw from her.

"Wow… That was… really terrible," Izanami joked as Mai, Ty Lee and Zuko walked off.

"What?" Azula asked.

"Your attempt at flirting," Izanami drawled.

"I wasn't flirting. I was just making a conversation starter," Azula said.

"For someone who can talk to an entire army of earthbenders and firebenders with ease, you sure know how to talk to the guys," Izanami smirked.

Azula rolled her eyes, "Okay, that's enough."

Laughing, Izanami followed Azula as they walked throughout Chan's house, waiting for the party to begin while being the only ones there. It seemed as though Azula's stress on punctuality was only making things even more awkward for them.

~*•°•*~

Not long after dusk, the party was in full swing. There were roughly around a hundred people there, all dancing and talking to each other while Azula and Izanami conversed on the side. Most of their conversation was Izanami making jokes at Azula's pathetic attempt at flirting with Chan earlier.

"I'm telling you, that attempt at flirting was probably the worst thing that I've ever seen," Izanami chuckled.

"We get it, Izana. I can't talk to boys," Azula grumbled.

"I mean, it's not so hard to do. It's like talking with girls except you just use smaller words," Izanami said.

"Well, if it's so easy then why don't you go ahead and do it?" Azula snapped.

Izanami shrugged, "Okay."

Doing just that, Izanami looked around the room before noticing one guy who wasn't really talking with anyone else and decided to approach him. Giving Azula one last raise of her eyes, Izanami turned her attention to the guy before addressing him.

"Hey," she greeted him.

"Hello," he returned the greeting.

"My name is Izanami," she introduced herself.

The guy gave her a look, "I'm Raiden."

"So, what brings you here?" Izanami asked.

"A few friends of mine were coming along, so they thought it would be fun to drag me along," the guy – Raiden – replied. "What about you?"

"I was down at the beach today with my friends when Chan and Ruon-Jian invited us. We're just visiting here for a few days so we figured that we might as well go and check it out," Izanami replied.

"I've heard that Chan and Ruon-Jian know how to throw a good party," Raiden said.

"I wouldn't know since I haven't been here in ages," Izanami commented, since it was true. The last time that Izanami had been to Ember Island was when she was ten-years-old, and it certainly wasn't like how she remembered it.

"I thought that you were a fresh face, since I would've remembered seeing someone as beautiful as you before," Raiden smiled.

Izanami blushed, "Just like I'd remember someone like you."

"How long are you going to be at Ember Island?" Raiden asked.

"This is my second day so I've got three more to spend," Izanami replied.

"So you wouldn't be open to meeting up some time?" Raiden stated.

"Yeah, it wouldn't really mean anything if we were to meet up again since we'd probably never see each other again," Izanami said.

"For what it's worth, I hope that I do see you again," Raiden smiled.

"Likewise," Izanami returned the smile before walking back to Azula with a smirk on her face. It was obvious that Azula hadn't liked how Izanami's conversation had gone, purely for the fact that she had been proven wrong.

"Yeah, yeah. Gloat it up," Azula muttered.

"Told you that flirting wasn't so hard," Izanami smirked.

They were soon joined by Ty Lee, who cartwheeled towards them before landing on her feet, "Oh, I'm glad you guys are here. Those boys won't leave me alone. I guess they all like me too much."

"Come on, Ty Lee. You can't be this ignorant," Azula snapped, catching Izanami off guard.

"What are you talking about?" Ty Lee wondered obliviously.

"Those boys only like you because you make it too easy for them. You're not a challenge. You're a tease. It's not like they actually care who you are," Azula stated, causing Ty Lee to start crying.

"Azula," Izanami hissed, surprised that her friend would say that to Ty Lee.

"Okay, okay, calm down," Azula apologised in a softer and gentler tone. I didn't mean what I said. Look, maybe I just said it because I was a little…" Azula trailed off before whispering, "Jealous."

"Now that's something I never thought I'd hear come out of your mouth," Izanami commented, since jealousy had never seemed to be a problem for Azula before.

"What?" Ty Lee asked in surprise. "But you're the most beautiful, smartest, perfect girl in the world."

"Well, you're right about all those things," Azula agreed as she glanced around the room. "But, for some reason, when I meet boys, they act as if I'm going to do something horrible to them."

"But you probably would do something horrible to them," Ty Lee giggled. "I'm sure they're just intimidated by you. Okay, look, if you want a boy like you, just look at him and smile a lot and laugh at everything he says even if it's not funny."

"Well that sounds really shallow and stupid…" Azula trailed off before turning to Ty Lee. "Let's try it."

Izanami watched in amusement as Ty Lee got into a deep voice, as if she was imitating a boy before calling Azula sweet sugar cakes. It seemed as though Azula took Ty Lee's advice too strongly as she gave an awkward laugh in response, causing everyone to stare at her.

"Well," Izanami chuckled. "That was embarrassing."

"Like you could do any better," Azula snapped.

"Try it like this," Izanami suggested before giving a softer, gentler laugh compared to Azula's louder laugh. Azula then followed in suit, imitating the laugh perfectly.

"I think you're ready!" Ty Lee exclaimed excitedly.

Azula grinned, "It's time to put this to good use."

Both Izanami and Ty Lee gave Azula thumbs up as she headed off towards Chan before walking off with the boy. After that, they just sat there and talked with each other before their conversation was interrupted by a large slamming noise. Turning to the source of it, they were surprised to see Zuko getting into a fight with Chan and Ruon-Jian before Mai abruptly broke up with him and he stormed out. They were soon joined by Azula, who hadn't witnessed what had just happened.

"How did it go with Chan?" Izanami asked curiously.

Azula shrugged, "It started off fine. I laughed at his jokes, he kissed me and then I said that we would dominate the earth and then he just left me."

"Yeah, we should've warned you about saying anything to do with world domination," Izanami said.

"Did you see Zuko and Mai break up?" Ty Lee asked.

"What?" Azula snapped her head forward. "How did that happen?"

"Zuko got into a fight with Chan and Ruon-Jian before Mai had enough and broke up with him and then Zuko got kicked out," Izanami explained.

"Hm," Azula thought for a moment. "Let's ditch this place and go find Zuko. This party was getting boring anyways."

Having no problems with Azula's suggestion, Izanami quickly followed Azula out the door with Mai and Ty Lee behind her. This party certainly wasn't anything that Izanami had enjoyed, so she was more than happy to get away from it.

~*•°•*~

When they found a quiet place on the beach to sit, Azula headed off in the direction of their family's beach house to find Zuko, leaving Izanami, Mai and Ty Lee to sit in an awkward silence. It wasn't long until Azula showed up with Zuko who seemed to have a rather distant look on his face.

"Hey," Mai acknowledged him, with some hesitance in her voice.

"Where's your new boyfriend?" Zuko snapped as Mai turned away and Zuko sat beside her as he tried to place a hand on her shoulder. "Are you cold?"

"I'm freezing," Ty Lee stated as Mai slapped Zuko's hand away from her shoulder.

"I'll make a fire," Zuko asserted as he turned to his family's beach house. "There's plenty of stuff to burn in there."

To Izanami's surprised, Zuko returned with an old painting of the Royal Family, which featured a younger Azula and Zuko along with Ozai and their mother, Ursa. Zuko was quick to toss it onto the fire, and the painting slowly began to burn.

"What are you doing?" Ty Lee asked.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" Zuko snapped.

"But, it's a painting of your family…" Ty Lee trailed off.

"You think I care?" Zuko angrily sneered at her.

"I think you do," Ty Lee said softly.

"You don't know me, so why don't you just mind your own business?" Zuko snarled before walking away.

Ty Lee scoffed, "I know you."

"No, you don't," Zuko growled. "You're stuck in your little "Ty Lee world" where everything's great all the time."

"Zuko, leave her alone," Mai warned him.

"I'm so pretty. Look at me. I can walk on my hands. Who!" Zuko exclaimed as he imitated Ty Lee and did a handstand before falling down. "Circus freak."

Azula giggled causing Izanami to glare at her, knowing that Ty Lee was obviously upset and was only adding more to that by laughing at Zuko's statement.

"Yes, I'm a circus freak. Go ahead and laugh all you want," Ty Lee cried. "You want to know why I joined the circus?"

"Here we go," Azula drawled.

"Do you have any idea what my home life was like? Growing up with six sisters who look exactly like me?" Ty Lee stood up. "It was like I didn't even have my own name!" Ty Lee exclaimed as she knelt down, crying. "I joined the circus because I was scared of spending the rest of my life as part of a matched set. At least I'm different now," Ty Lee lifted her head as she spoke angrily, "Circus freak is a compliment!"

"Guess that explains why you need ten boyfriends, too," Mai commented.

"I'm sorry, what?" Ty lee balled her hands into fists as she pointed them on her hips.

"Come on, guys. Let's not argue with each other now," Izanami reasoned, knowing that it was a matter of time before they all got into a high-intensity argument.

"Attention issues. You couldn't get enough attention when you were a kid, so you're trying to make up for it now," Mai explained.

"Well, what's your excuse, Mai?" Ty Lee demanded. "You were an only child for fifteen years, but even with all that attention, your aura is this dingy, pasty, grey…"

"I don't believe in auras," Mai interrupted.

"Yeah, you don't believe in anything," Zuko muttered.

"Oh, well, I'm sorry I can't be as high-strung and crazy as the rest of you," Mai sarcastically apologised.

"I'm sorry, too. I wish you would be high-strung and crazy for once instead of keeping all your feelings bottled up inside. She just called your aura dingy. Are you gonna take that?" Zuko challenged.

"What do you want from me? You want a teary confession about how hard my childhood was?" Mai asked as she leaned back. "Well, it wasn't. I was a rich only child who got anything I wanted… as long as I behaved and sat still, and didn't speak unless spoken to. My mother said I had to keep out of trouble. We had my dad's political career to think about."

"Well, that's it, then. You have a controlling mother who had certain expectations, and if you strayed from them, you were shut down. That's why you're afraid to care about anything, and why you can't express yourself," Azula analysed.

"You want me to express myself?" Mai snapped as she stood up and yelled, "Leave me alone!"

"I like it when you express yourself," Zuko said softly as he approached Mai, attempting to put a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't touch me! I'm still mad at you," Mai snapped as she jerked away.

"Come on, guys. We're all friends here. We should be supporting each other," Izanami reasoned.

Mai scoffed, "We're not friends, Izanami. We just so happen to be Fire Nation nobles who got forced together and now we're stuck with each other for the rest of our lives."

"That's not true," Izanami insisted.

"Please, I wouldn't even be 'friends' with any of you if my parents hadn't jumped out of their skins when they realised that the Fire Lord had a daughter around my age. Neither would Ty Lee. And don't act like it wasn't your parents who pushed you into being friends with Azula," Mai said.

"Stop it," Izanami hissed, not liking to think about her parents.

Zuko scoffed, "There you go, acting like a fool who doesn't like being told the truth when you know it is."

"You guys want to know the truth? Fine! I'll tell you the truth," Izanami snapped, reaching her boiling point. "I'm sick and tired of people always interfering with my life, especially my parents. For once, I just want to have something that's mine. Something that can't be taken away from me or forced upon me be anyone else. Is that too much to ask?"

"Please, that's hardly a struggle," Zuko snorted.

"Zuko, quit being such a jerk," Mai warned him.

"My life hasn't been that easy either, Mai," Zuko stated.

"Whatever. That doesn't excuse the way you've been acting," Mai snapped.

"Calm down, you guys. This much negative energy is bad for your skin. You'll totally break out," Ty Lee said.

"Bad skin? Normal teenagers worry about bad skin. I don't have that luxury," Zuko snarled as he leaned forward and pointed to his scar. "My father decided to teach me a permanent lesson on my face!"

"Sorry, Zuko, I…" Ty Lee trailed off apologetically.

Zuko turned around. "For so long I thought that if my dad accepted me, I'd be happy. I'm back home now, my dad talks to me. Ha! He even thinks I'm a hero. Everything should be perfect, right? I should be happy now, but I'm not," Zuko continued as he turned back to the others. "I'm angrier than ever and I don't know why!"

"There's a simple question you need to answer, then," Azula cut in. "Who are you angry at?"

"No one. I'm just angry," Zuko replied.

"Yeah, who are you angry at, Zuko?" Mai challenged.

"Everyone," Zuko said before changing his mind. "I don't know."

"Is it dad?" Azula suggested.

"No, no," Zuko repeated.

"Your uncle?" Ty Lee wondered.

"Me?" Azula questioned.

"Your mother?" Izanami asked.

"No, no, n-no, no!" Zuko stammered.

"Then who? Who are you angry at?" Mai interrogated him.

"Answer the question, Zuko," Azula insisted.

"Talk to us," Ty Lee pleaded.

"Come on, answer the question," Mai probed.

"We just wanna help," Izanami added.

"I'm angry at myself!" Zuko yelled furiously, slamming his fists down and causing the camp fire to turn into a pillar of fire, causing the girls to recoil from the flames. It eventually died down as Zuko turned away.

"Why?" Azula asked softly.

"Because I'm confused. Because I'm not sure I know the difference between right and wrong anymore," Zuko replied.

"You're pathetic," Azula jeered.

"I know one thing I care about," Mai said as she walked up to Zuko. "I care about you."

Azula clapped softly as Mai and Zuko kissed. "Well, those were wonderful performances, everyone."

"I guess you wouldn't understand, would you, Azula?" Zuko scoffed as he put an arm around Mai. "Because you're just so perfect."

"Well, yes, I guess you're right. I don't have sob stories like all of you. I could sit here and complain how our mom liked Zuko more than me, but I don't really care," Azula mused as she gazed into the fire. "My own mother thought I was a monster," Azula paused for a moment. "She was right, of course, but it still hurt."

"What Lo and Li said came true. The beach did help us learn about ourselves," Ty Lee stated as she picked up a rock and rubbed it, smiling, "I feel all smoothed. I'll always remember this."

"You know what would make this trip really memorable?" Azula suggested as she stood up.

"I know! We could sing songs or tell scary ghost stories!" Ty Lee eagerly exclaimed.

Azula did a small face-palm as she shook her head at Ty Lee, "Absolutely not. We're going to teach Chan a lesson."

"Now that sounds like a good idea," Zuko agreed.

Since Izanami had no problems in teaching the jerk a lesson, she eagerly followed the others as they headed back to Chan's beach house. The whole time, Izanami couldn't help but think back to their conversation at the beach, knowing that she had learned more about her friends than she ever thought she would.

"We've got some bad news, Chan," Azula announced as Chan opened the door to them.

"Party's over," Zuko snarled.

Much to Chan's horror, the five teens stormed into his house as they began to trash the place. Zuko kicked a table in half as Chan looked on in fear while Mai threw a knife out, which sliced through some paintings hanging from the wall. At that, Chan's eyebrows started to twitch as Ty lee flipped off the support beam and flew forward, grabbing on to a chandelier and jumping on to another before it fell. That seemed to be enough to bring Chan to tears and even more came pouring out as Izanami lit any priceless objects on fire. The whole time, Azula was just smirking at Chan looking cool, calm and collected like it was just another day for her.

Once they had finished destroying Chan's beach house, the five teenagers all stood beside one another with their arms linked, satisfied at what they had done. All in all, Izanami had enjoyed their trip to the beach, since it allowed her to see her friends in a new light and destroying Chan's beach house had certainly made it a memorable occasion, one that she wouldn't be forgetting any time soon.

This is probably the longest chapter that I have written for this story so far so I hope you guys enjoyed the content. Based on some of the reviews, a lot of you seem to want Azula/Izanami to become a thing and I'm just gonna say it now that if it does happen, it won't be anytime soon and it won't be because you guys want it to happen. As the writer, I decide what route the story takes and you'll find out eventually if it turns out the way you want it to. Just don't get your hopes up for anything that I'm not confirming or denying.