"This place is amazing"Aang said bringing back his heartwarming smile.
"This place...I brought you to this place where I felt the only real emotion of being cared by my mother,only one time being loved by her"Azula said with a sad smile,their eyes locked again.
"Then this place is special too"he said to which they both burst into laughter.
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It's been five months after the Avatar state incident,they recently celebrated Zuko's birthday. It was Aang who convince Azula to be part of this party as she refused at first,it was hard for him but he succeeded.
It was a new day , Aang was waiting for the firebending siblings. Bumi and Kuzon had their project so they were busy,to his surprise he saw only one familiar friend emerging from the busy busy basing se crowd. It was Zuko.
"Hi Aang"Zuko said following with bear hug,their meeting ritual they say.
"Hey Hotman, you're giving very happy vibe rather than the awkward one today!"Aang said releasing their hug to which Zuko made a 'Not again' look at the pet name thing.
" Because of Azula's absence I think"Zuko lied with a shrug.
"Don't tell me Zuko,I can say that of Azula but you care about her,I know!"Aang said.
"Yeah but I think the long running streak of you two is going to end today"
"Ohh I see"
"She is busy with the homework,the father daughter manner sessions,the bending lesson hell she is meeting you today"
Aang just smiled at him,a confident heartwarming smile which made Zuko confused,he rather expected the airbender to go crazy for not seeing his sister for whole day, 'I think they had a fight' he thought.
"Bumi and Kuzon are engaged in their project today leaving us only"Aang said,Zuko answered him with a nod.
"I don't have the mood of mail cart today and unfortunately the theatre are also closed"Aang stated. Zuko laughed at the last theatre part as Aang and Azula never invited any of them to watch movie with them hell he will watch movie 5 days of week,how they do that?
Before Aang ask him anything one guy chimmed in handing them templates of the new fun fair conducted in basing se.
"I think some games are waiting for us"Zuko stated looking at the template then at Aang who was grinning day gonna be fun.
They both reached the place and were greeted with numerous games,rides,street plays, artists waiting for is nothing to regret here.
Both being skilled guys wasted no time competing each other,winning prizes leaving nothing for others.
The scenario was two boys challenging each other and after results celebrating each other wins,other who came to participate were just the watch people,some part of crowd misunderstood Aang and Zuko with street artist,they were treat to watch.
After the store owners were running out of prizes they were stopped. Giving the boys one final applaud by the audience the shopkeepers restricted them to play further,let the others enjoy.
"It's equal,both of us won!"Aang chuckled after counting their prizes while Zuko brought both of them where now sitting on the bench in the fair.
"Yeah I'm tired and they should give us more for the crowd entertainment!"Zuko stated to which both of them burst into was glad to have a friend or small brother like Aang,his friends all of them he felt lucky for meeting,having them.
"Hey is she Song? The one you had 4 days and 13 hour 23min romantic relationship!"Aang pointed out to a girl in the crowd.
"Yeah and it's 24 minutes!"Zuko whispered being completely bored of the topic.
"She is waving at me...Hi!"
"I don't exist"
"Relax Hotman she's gone" Aang said cheering up his friend who was hiding his face with pink unicorn stuff toy,both regret winning that!
"Yeah thanks spirits"Zuko whispered
"Don't worry Zuko we will find someone for you,some one who will last more than 4hr24min"Aang chuckled
"We will think about me later but Aang think about yourself"
"What about me?"
"Don't give me that look AVATAR,Bumi and Kuzon have the same question"
"What complementing girls?"Aang chuckled swirling his fancy sword.
"Aang..."zuko stated eating the fireflakes and passing other packet to the Avatar beside him.
"Yeah Hotman! I'm listening"Aang said crunching the flakes.
"When you will declare your relationship officially"
"What?with whom? but if you know her tell her I'm in love" Aang chuckled.
"What about my sister Aang?"Zuko asked looking straight at him with stern look.
"I know it was coming when you mention kuzon and Bumi earlier"
"You didn't answer it"
"Azula is my best friend Zuko"
"Oh..."
There was long silence between them,both were looking at their prizes until Aang spoke again.
"Even if she is my best friend she means a lot to me"he said looking at the prize in his hand "I care about her Zuko...she means more to me than anything at present and I don't see anyone will fill her space...the last months were best."he was now looking at Zuko eyes locked"My life was obviously happy before her but now it's best thanks to your sister! Wow I must have recorded it, later me and her will laughed at this"he chuckled leaving the firebender beside him smiling,a satisfying smile.
"I don't know she will ever tell you but she feels the same,I guarantee"now it was Zuko's turn to lead the 'what I feel' conversation "I personally believed that someone will never tell such good things about her hell I don't even thought she smile's so sweet until she met you,you prove me wrong and I feel nothing bad about that"he said with a proud smile gently Patting Aang's back.
"Zuko.."Aang said,his tone was something like he wants to ask or he wants to know.
"You want to know why she behaves with me like this or someone expect you?"he said to which Aang nodded in agreement.
"Father! Our father he is bad guy Aang...the world must be respectful to him for his money but his own people will never give a shit about him. Only we know because we fucking live with that demon!"Zuko snarled,only a fool will not notice the anger in it,Aang put a hand on his shoulder reassuring him.
"The day he learned I am not capable of his doing,he straight away neglected me and after Azula came,she was successful where I failed,perfect for father. Then the real bad thing began,he started doing partialitiy between us, he still manipulates her,he taught her his defination of evil and good,he told her I'm loser,he separated her from uncle,from mother,from thinks he's the one who truly love her,I know he is bad man but after meeting you guys,being in a people that really care about me I think he is the worst and I know Azula will rethink about father after meeting you!"Zuko stated breathing heavily as if he wanted to take out this frustration out and he did,he closed his eyes a bit feeling relaxed.
"Your mother,why didn't she tell me about her?"Aang said,feeling little hurt.'She tells me every second of her day but not her mother, I'm her best friend right,am I ?'he thought
"Don't blame her for this,she is jealous of me,she think that mother only loves me not her but she don't know that father keeps her separated from us,he told mother to be away from her for my well being,that bastard!"
"I never know such cruel people exist"
After the whole revelation thing both boys started walking back to their homes with the loaded prize bags.
"Is their any bad memory of you siblings with the word Zula?"Aang said.
"Yeah not bad but why do you ask?"Zuko chuckled.
"When we first met,during the punishment thing I misheard Azula's name and afterward called her Zula to address her"
"Yeah then?"
"She snapped at me,hovering over me like dragon with an intention to kill"
"Mother calls her Zula,I think that's the reason"
"Ohh.."Aang said. 'I'm not watching your favourite movies Physcho for keeping secrets' he thought
"Aang for your well being you better don't call her that again"
"Agreed"
Soon they reached their meeting location, ready to bid good bye for the day until some one called Aang from behind.
"Hey Aang!"Teo said,one of Aang's friends from the school.
"Zuko hold this stuff, I'll back in a min"Aang said handing him his bags and going to meet was now standing alone 'Someone will think I'm selling these' he thought.
"Well Zuzu that's a lot of shopping for a boy" Azula said freaking Zuko out completely.
"What are you doing here?and don't call me that"
"Where's Aang?"
"Now I realized why he smiled when I told him you're not coming today breaking your both meeting streak"
"Is not that easy brother"she said with her signature smirk.
"Yeahh" Zuko said smiling, 'They're not two they're one hell they don't realize it'he thought.
"Why are you smiling?"
Zuko was saved by Aang's interruption,he saw his sister face went from cunning smirk to genuine happy sweet smile. Zuko controled himself from smiling,not to get into fight again.
"Hey Zula,why so early today?"Aang welcomed her with dry sarcasm flicking one of her bang's.
"I thought you will be glad seeing me but here you're complaining about your friend!"she chuckled punching him lightly in his stomach.
Zuko was again smiling hell he never smiled that in a single day.'She allows him to call her Zula' he thought.
"Why are you smiling Zuko?"Aang asked with a confused look.
"Nothing I think it's time to go,here"Zuko said giving Aang his own stuff "You better not make father angry by being late"he said pointing towards his sister.
"Don't tell me things I know,plzz leave"Azula said
After the goodbye between boys it was Aang and Azula noticed one thing about Aang that he was not himself today, something must have happened between her best friend and brother. She ignore the feeling for now.
"So that's lot of prizes,you and my brother had a great day!"Azula said to which Aang didn't answer but he just stared at her. Their eyes locked. In this long run of friendship they both came to an understanding of knowing each other emotion just looking at their was hard for Aang as Azula was one of them who think showing emotion is weakness,but thanks to Aang patience and dedication he broke that wall too. She can easily say he is hurt by someone and probably by her.
"Aang what happened?"Azula asked with her soft tone known only to the Avatar.
"Nothing Physcho"
"We agreed to always be true to each other"
"Zula?"
"Spit it out Aang!"
"Did I do something wrong?Did I fell less somewhere for you?"
"No idiot! Did Zuko said you this? I'm going to kill him!"
"Why don't you tell me about your mother princess Azula?"
Azula gaze moved knew this day gonna come but seeing Aang betrayed by her is don't know what to say so decided to be silent thinking topics will change.
"Hey?"Aang stated touching her chin making her look straight in his eyes.
"I'm sorry if I ask something wrong,I respect your personal space but I told you my biggest secret and here I'm knowing something important about you from someone else,it must be you not Zuko, it is with you I have spent everyday of last more than half a year,I call you my best friend,just tell me am I really your Best.."he was cutoff by slap by Azula. Aang swear he saw tears,he never saw her like that 'Fuck I'm responsible for this'. He moved forward to ruboff the little tears from her eyes but she grabbed that hand.
"Aang you want to know,I will tell you"she said dragging Aang in one direction.
"Princess I'm sorry"
"And where we're going Azula?"
"Physcho I said sorry!"
"Will you please shut up Idiot or should I make you!"she snarled at him making him quite through out the next fifteen minutes. 'The avatar was being dragged with two huge bag in hand by a beautiful girl his best friend along the streets'he long dragging, walking,running they reach their destination. It was above the city,a very beautiful sight to watch, no disturbance of the crowd,it was dream away from the reality,it was amazing.
"Wow this is amazing Zula, why don't y"Aang looked from the scenary towards was looking at the ground her head hung in his direction,fist closed tightly,she was holding back realised it's because of his words, it's fully because of him.
He did the best thing he can do for his lovely best friend,he hugged her,hold her tightly,his hold around her to never loose her but more than that his hold around her to save her from all the bad things he learn was their first hug and it came on the right time,he was surprised to feel the same emotion in return,Azula hold him tight around his waist then her hand moving upwards to his back, they're one!
"Physcho I'm really sorry,I'm bad not bad I'm worst , punish me Kick,punch,burn anything,sorry best friend sorry for hurting you"Aang was rambling and to his surprise she looked at him,failing to hold back tears.
"Aang please never ask that again,never doubt our friendship and ...you make me weak idiot!I hate this!"she said and burried her face in his crook of his shoulder and started crying.
Aang will forever remember this,Azula was crying because of him,he did this to her,he hurt her.
"Stop blaming yourself Idiot"she said rubbing her tears but not leaving the hug. 'Now we read minds too, we're spending a lot time together'he thought.
"Azula I"
"Stop! other than your best friend thing other questions were valid and I will give the simplest understandable answer"
"Ohkk"
"Come here"she said breaking their hug,she can swear on her blue fire that both regretted doing sat on the bench,the whole city shining making the best view.
"This place is amazing"Aang said bringing back his heartwarming smile.
"This place...I brought you to this place where I felt the only real emotion of being cared by my mother,only one time being loved by her"Azula said with a sad smile,their eyes locked again.
"Then this place is special too"he said to which they both burst into laughter.
'I don't know he realised but he is doing the same thing everyday from the vary start of our friendship,he is an Idiot's'she thought.
"You know Azula?"
"What?"
"You look beautiful while smiling like
that!"
"Yeah I miss that compliment today"she said smiling again making him chuckle. ' 'Don't leave me Aang, stay with me forever'she was thinking again.
"Spit it out Zula"
"Nothing"
"Ohk take this,one of the prizes"
"Earings?Blue fire earings"
"Yeah they're beautiful too"
"You won earings? Strange"
"We won pink unicorn stuff toy than what about the earing"he chuckled
"So.."she said wearing the earings.
Aang just stood up clear his throat and sang..
You are beautiful
Like a dream come alive, incredible
A centerfold, miracle, lyrical
You saved my life again
And I want you to know baby
{Song by:Selena Gomez}
Azula never thought Aang could sing,she was laughing there looking at his actions after every worse.
"HOW ...HOW CAN SHE BE THIS BEAUTIFUL"he shouted making her laugh again.
"Thanks for winning Aangy!"she said and with that Aang rested his head in her lap,her one hand on his shoulder other resting on his head,both looking at the view.
"Physcho I will never leave you,I will always comeback to you ...always!"he said looking at her which made her smile.
'Now we read minds too, we're spending a lot time together'she thought.
NEXT CHAPTER IS PRETTY AMAZING, DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW!