"You can't revamp greatness!" heard Aang followed by the slam of metal against stone flooring.
That can't be good. He thought, setting down his razor after finishing the last sliver of hair atop his arrow.
Against his wishes, the fire temple's servants greeted him with bows and offerings to wash his feet and feed him grapes as he passed from the guest room towards the noise. Of course he recognized the voice of pure silk in its usual ire whenever they visited his lover's homeland.
Any time Azula left the serenity of their home on Air Temple Island, she was on edge until they departed, but the fire palace brought new and old agitation to the princess. Aang knew to make haste whenever she expressed her outrage, normally in the presence of the current fire lord.
Fire Lord Zuko was equally as edgy whenever his sister visited, despite being fire lord for over ten years, secured by a two year old heir.
Izumi, however, was drawn to her predecessor like a moth to a flame. The new princess likewise heard the woman's voice seemingly shake the entire temple, at which she squeaked happily, wiggling from her grandmother's arms onto wobbling legs when Azula entered the throne room. In haste, she marched towards Azula at full speed for a toddler, collapsing into giggles when Azula swooped her off her feet and planted a motherly kiss upon her cheek.
"Pretty!" Exclaimed the little princess, delighted as Azula squeezed her tightly to her neck.
Aang caught up to her by this time, thankful that Izumi had deterred Azula for a moment. The moment did not last long, as Azula hoisted the toddler on her hip and lashed out at her father.
"Why am I just hearing about this? And from servants of all people," hissed the princess.
The fire lord breathed in deeply along with his mother who decided to speak for him.
"Live action remakes are a thing now, Sweetheart. It is really an honor that our story is still being told".
Ursa's comment was met by a wince from Aang and a scowl from Azula. It was unsurprising that the matriarch's voice, alone, made matters worse.
"I wasn't talking to you, Mother!" Lashed Azula in an even higher pitch, before turning back to the fire lord. "I will not allow my legacy to be tainted like the last time this was tried".
Zuko pinched his nose with a heavy sigh. "Fine, why don't you be the assistant director".
The room froze at this, except Izumi's coos of course.
Aang looked toward Azula with caution. After several uncomfortable moments she broke into a smile.
"Hmm...well that may suffice," she answered, giving Izumi another kiss. "I'll need to discuss this with the avatar first".
Of course, Aang was not going to deny anything, but Azula hastily sat Izumi down and ushered him back to the guest room before he could speak. Though it was not needed, but more than welcomed, Aang slouched against the leather sofa, mouth hanging and dry after Azula finished convincing him with those ruby red lips.
"So?" She asked simply looking up to him with sparkling eyes, from her position on her knees.
Aang could barely keep his eyes open. He hadn't expected the news of the live action remake to go down so...smoothly.
"You should...take it," he managed to gasp out.
Azula smirked at him with her usual, unintended charm. How she managed to be so seductive without trying was beyond him.
"Are you sure? This may cut into our time," she pointed out, moving an index finger in circles on his kneecap. "Can you handle a few days without me?"
The question made Aang pause. Selfishness was a trait that he struggled with often. It was what drove him from Katara in the first place into her rival's arms. He had wanted both women, yet being complete opposites, neither Katara nor Azula had wanted to share. With the time Azula would need to director the new remake, Aang knew he would miss her in his bed, but...maybe Katara...
"Well?" Azula demanded now shooting angry eyes, as if she knew what he was thinking.
Aang cursed his selfish side. He couldn't risk losing Azula by returning to Katara and putting Zuko at risk of getting his sister's wrath.
"Maybe I could use a bit more convincing," he finally said, biting his lip when Azula complied readily.
He thrust hard as he thought on how to convince Katara to join them in the fire nation. Maybe she could be assistant director too.
Besides, live action remakes were difficult to pull off, all hands would be needed for this.
A bit of drabble for the new live action remake! Hope you enjoyed. QTZ
