Azula

A couple of days before the cereomnies -

"Soldiers of The Fire Nation, as you know all too well, this is one of the most important occasions of the year, as shameful as it is for our people, but it's not our job to care about such things, it's not our job to brood over our ancestors's failures, our job is to defend the world leaders and important figures that'll visit the fire nation in a couple of days, We're the police of this city, and i'm your chief, so i'm gonna be the first one to be questioned if any error occured, so let me get this through your thick skulls, during such occasions, let's just say leniency gets as far away as possible from me, So in simple words, Any mistake, Any hesitation, Any misstep.. I'll roast you alive, That is all."

Said the chief of police and the princess of the fire nation, Azula, dismissing her soldiers who were more than grateful to just get out of her line of sight because right now the princess was so far away from happy as possible..

I'm gonna have to stand guard during the ceremony, The Ceremony that Aang will attend. She thought groaning inwardly, Azula has never felt so weak, Yes, that thing they feel when someone thinks dearly of someone else, it makes people weak, and now, it's making her weak, Why him of all people ? She could never understand.

Had someone told her that'd happen before it happened, she'd have probably roasted him alive, But now, Now she wasn't so sure, She felt so embarrassed to even think about it, That Night, she meant, she felt something tingling in her stomach, What do they call these feelings ?

She couldn't care for the moment, as she remembered his smooth skin against her own, his incredible shiny bald head, his dazzling silver eyes that were filled with lust, the way he teared her gown off of her..

Ugh, Stop it, I hate you, Mind ! She thought bitterly, yet still that tingling feeling in her stomach still there, she stood abruply not even remembering when she sat down on her chair, she went out of the room to meet with her companions, The two people in her life that don't make her sick to her stomach, Though the other people have different ways of making her sick to her stomach, one with his charm, and the other with his existence..

Yes, she hated her brother, She hated him so much, He was the one that stole her mother's love from her, he was the one that was promised to be the next fire lord, though their father preferred Azula, that wasn't Enough for her.

She had to clear her mind from such thoughts at the moment though, she had a job to do, and you can't do your job while thinking about the brother you loathe, and the man who fucked you and then told you that you're just friends..

Minds Are Evil. She thought as she finally arrived at her companions's location..

"Why do you always feel so obliged to tangle your braid ?" she heard the distant emotionless voice of Mai.

"In case you haven't noticed, i'm an acrobat, i tend to do moves that cause my braid to tangle, it's not my fault." She heard the cheerful voice that of course belonged to Ty Lee, as she came to the place where they were seated on a hill Mai was, as usual, untangling Ty Lee's braid, These girls are stupid sometimes, to be fair though, in Ty Lee's case, she's stupid all the time.

"Having a nice time, Girls ?" Azula decided to interfere, the girls were startled by the sudden emerging of the princess, but then relaxed again immediately.

"Hello, Azula, We were waiting on you." said the cheerful voice of Ty Lee.

"Waiting on me for what ?" Azula said clearly confused by Ty Lee's statement.

"We're so bored." came Mai's dull voice.. "Zuko doesn't wanna go out today, and Ty Lee doesn't have work, so we were waiting on you to maybe suggest something exciting."

Azula sat beside the girls chuckling a bit. "You know exciting for me, doesn't have to mean exciting for you, i mean, i get so excited whenever i see people quivering in fear before questioning them, i get so excited when Father says that i'm better than poor Zuzu at everything, i get so excited when i see..."

The Princess stopped Abruptly, looking behind her as if someone had just called her name, but she was just trying to hide the faint red color that appeared on her cheeks.

"When you see what ?" Came the confused voice of Ty Lee.

"Umm, when i see... uhm, Enemies fall to the ground after i strike them with lightening." She said looking the girls in the eyes, she was too smart to fall for such a mistake, Maybe Toph figured her out in the past, but She's Toph, and we all know Toph is always an exception.

The girls looked convinced by her answer, they just nodded their heads, though Mai looked a little more interested than her usual dull, emotionless self, I think she's getting skeptical, i better not fall for such mistakes again, talk about irony, i was just talking to my soldiers about mistakes..

Fuck You, Aang. She thought bitterly, before Ty Lee finally spoke.

"Well, what do you suggest we do now, Azula ?" She asked with hopeful eyes, Azula thought for a moment before she finally had an idea.

"Do you like Scamming ?" Azula asked in a somewhat excited tone.

"Of Course, i like it, This is gonna be so Fun." Ty Lee said squealing and clapping her hands together.

"Yeah, the princess of the fire nation will roam the capital on foot scamming and having fun with two of the most famous girls in the whole fire nation, Smart, Azula." Mai said in a very dry tone.

"Oh, Come on, Mai, you thought that'd slip my mind ? we're gonna roam the capital in disguise." Azula said with a smirk on her face, finally Mai nodded and they started packing their things to begin their journey in the capital.

After hours of roaming the capital in disguise, scamming and making a lot of money, thanks to Azula's great skills in such things, they felt like teenage girls again, having fun during their off day, Azula felt like she was free as a bird.

She came home happy that night, but still her thoughts were around Aang, and that didn't get any better the day he arrived with Toph and Uncle Iroh at the capital.

Present Day -

Azula was in her office in the police station, she had finished work ages ago, but she decided to stay at the office, how could she return to the palace when He was there ?

Yes, Aang has returned to the capital in the company of Toph and Uncle Iroh, She thought this was the universe's way to torment her, The mighty Azula who was feared by many, is afraid of going back home to meet with the avatar like children are afraid of first day of school.

This is gut wrenching, this is Outrageous, this is so wrong on so many levels, Why am i feel so bad about that feeling i feel for Aang ? Her head was spinning, she felt like she couldn't breath, she stood abruptly and decided to go for a walk..

As she was walking, she thought of that night again, what started it ? she had to remembered everything again..

Flashback

She saw him walking by the wall of the portraits of the fire lords, they looked so very small in comparison to Aang, he was heading to the exit stumbling on his feet, he looked so drunk, which she wasn't surprised of, after all he was spending a night with Stupid Zuzu..

"Hey, Aang, do you need a hand ?" She found herself saying after she couldn't take it any longer, Aang looked startled at first, but then relaxed again.

"Oh, Don't worry, Beautiful, I can make it out on my own just fine." She heard him say drunkenly, she came to his side anyway as he looked like he was about to fall, not showing any sign that his compliment warmed her heart.

"Don't be silly, Aang, you're wasted and it's raining outside, you have to stay here, would you like to stay with Zuzu or me, or should i tell the servants to prepare a room for you ?" Azula offered not sure where that generosity came from, but it just felt so right for her at the moment.

"I TOLD YOU I AM FINE !" Aang yelled at her making her flinch and step back a few paces.. "I'm sorry, Azula, i shouldn't have done that.." He got closer to her putting his hands on her arms sending shivers down her spine. "Will you forgive me, Please ?" he pleaded with that drunken voice of his.

Azula couldn't believe how close they were at the moment, though she was 17 years old, she has never been with another man before, or even been in a platonic relationship, she's always been strict and cruel towards everyone, But when it came to Aang, she just couldn't help herself.

And she couldn't help herself right now either, When she realized how close they were, she inched closer to him, and smashed his lips with hers, his lips felt so soft and tasted of berries and... before she could identify it, Aang pulled back sharply looking Azula in the eyes with a shocked look on his face,
Azula looked on the ground and cowered back saying.

"I... I shouldn't have done that, that was irrational and stupid, I..." She didn't get to complete her sentence as she felt lips crash to hers again, and this time it had more urgency, more lust, more ... sweetness, She kissed him back with the same urgency He pulled her up from the ground and she wrapped her legs behind his back, her arms wrapped together behind his neck, still kissing with urgency and lust, Aang now regaining some control over his feet but not enough consciousness to know what was going on, led them to her bedroom, he threw her on the bed, and they kept kissing like long lost lovers who had just found each other, Only that was the case for Azula only, Finally Aang decided to be more practical, he tore the gown off of her making Azula gasp in shock and excitement..

"Aang, What're you doin ?" She said in a weak whispering voice that only helped in making Aang more wild.. "We can't do that... Aaaah." She gasped yet again as Aang decided to take things to the next level, as he took off her underwear and decided it was time to pull his tongue out to do some work in that area, Azula didn't know the feeling, but she loved it.. loved it So Very Much.

After half an hour of So much hard work and so much effort, they both fell asleep on the bed, needless to say when Azula woke up, Aang was no where to be found, and there was tiny drops of blood on her bed sheets, indicating that the princess is no longer a Virgin.

End Of Flashback

She sighed bitterly, Aang and her never talked about that night ever again, mostly because on Aang's part he must've forgotten about it, and on Azula's part, she couldn't even believe it happened, She wished Aang loved her as well as she did, but that was probably the same case as her mother, an unrequited love, and that was definitely the case but she realized she still wanted Aang, something she was so angry at herself for.

Since when is she a sorry excuse of a woman ? She's the princess of the fire nation, one of the strongest, cleverest most cunning people of their time, she groaned inwardly, but kept walking, she had no time for that today, she has to meet with a General from her father's court, so she was walking straight to his place in the capital, his large Palace with all his guards, and it wasn't looking so well, as she was gonna ask something from The General on her father's orders, something the general would probably refuse.

"Tell your master, Princess Azula is here to meet with him." The Princess told one of the guards who became so frightened as she revealed her name to him, and ran inside the house almost stumbling to tell his masters about the arrival of his uninvited guest, soon after the guard returned to tell the princess to follow him inside the house.

General Shinu's house was absurdly large, probably as large as the fire nation royal house, why'd someone have a house that large if he isn't a Firelord, and has a family consisted of 2 people, his wife and his son, who she heard might be roaming the world right now, and not even living with his father anymore, she pushed the thoughts aside as the general came to her line of sight.

"Princess Azula, What an unexpected pleasure, It's good to see you." The General greeted her, and Azula was so smart to discover that it was a fake greeting, but then again that's the thing with all the fire nation officials, We're all Liars here.

"The Pleasure is mine, General, I'm sorry for coming without sending a messenger hawk, but we can't risk revealing the matter we're about to discuss to anyone." She said her eyes hinting that if he revealed their plans to anyone, she'd do unspeakable things to him.

"I swear not to reveal the plans to anyone, Princess, but what plans are those ?" The General asked curiously, so the princess started talking..

"As you may know all too well, there's still a rebellion going on against my father and the avatar for keeping the peace with the other nations, We want you to support the rebellion." The Princess said with a steady face, unlike the general whose face turned to a complete one of shock.

"What ?... But.. that's... This is treason... We can't.." The General kept stuttering that the princess had to snort at him.

"Keep your cool, General, My Father isn't planning to overthrow himself, thank you, Very Much." The Princess said grabbing the general's attention once again, she kept on..

"We want you to lead the rebellion, get inside their base, offer your support to them, support them with anything, Soldiers, Weapons, Supplies, anything they want, as soon as you're in control of the rebellion, we can form them to whatever we want, we could make them our dirty-work soldiers." The princess said considering the possibilites in her mind.

Maybe order them to kill a few waterbenders, I love killing waterbenders. The princess mused happily, She turned her focus on the general once more, to find him still not convinced with the proposition.

"But, why don't you support them yourself, Why me ?" The General asked confusedly.

"Oh, Come on, General, go to the people who loathe us and offer our support ? wouldn't that make them a little more than suspicious, i thought you were smarter than this."The Princess said teasingly making the general pout and feel offended for a while but then brushed it off and finally decided..

"I can't do that, Azula, it's too risky, if anyone found out i'm inside the base of the rebels, your father wouldn't hesitate to take my head to avoid the avatar and the other nations' rage." At the mention of the avatar, the princess felt an uneasy feeling pass her stomach, but she brushed it off and kept her focus on the general.

"We assure you, you won't fail, we have all the information you need, we have all the money and supplies you need, and even if you fail there're certain assurances, Surely my father would imprison you and order your execution, But.. Prisons can be escaped from, right ?" The Princess said keeping the glint in her eyes.

"You know it's not your father, nor the prison that make me refuse, Unlike you, Princess, i hate to be an oathbreaker." The General said uncaring of the consequences of his words.

"Oathbreaker ?" The Princess said with a laugh. "Such an ancient word that hasn't been used since my grandfather." She said teasingly again, The General's pout returning to his face, he was about to comment but the princess cut him off.. "We're not breaking any oath, General, we're ending the rebellion.." The princess told him keeping her steady gaze.

But then her face turned to one of anger and threat, she continued.. "But, if you refuse my father's orders, Now that's 'oathbreaking'.." She said motioning with her fingers.. "My father has enough power to put you down, and then no one will ever pull you back up." The Princess said with malice and threat to her voice, but the general never flinched.

"Power ? You know i've thought about that word a lot.." The General started, making Azula sigh as she thought she was in for another one of her uncle's boring lectures, but the General continued.. "What makes real power ? Is it Force ? No, Lu Ten had that, yet he couldn't even save himself, No, Is it Money ? No, Lord Beifong is the richest man on earth, do you call that a powerful man ? Then, Do you know what makes true power ?" The General asked the now interested Princess.

"What, General ?" She asked with a steady face not showing any curiosity.

"I know about you and the avatar." The General said with a wicked smile on his face, The Princess's face lost its facade, her face drained from any color and she was so shocked to even speak, but her face showed everything, The General saw it and kept smiling, Azula finally had the breath to speak..

"What ? What're you talking about, Old Man ?" The Princess asked trying as hard as she could to steady her voice, but she couldn't.

"I'm talking about something that can give me power over you." The General said still the wicked smirk on his face.

"And what's that ?" The Princess asked slowly regaining her control of herself.

"Knowledge, Princess, that's what true power is." The General said keeping his steady face, The Princess looked at him, finally deciding that wicked smile had to be removed from his face immediately,Sudddenly and in a sharp move, She extended her hand as far as she could, tilting her head up, she unleashed a mighty roar of blue fire, that went almost as the far as the eyes can see..

The General cowered back and ducked on the ground and so did his guards, keeping their hand on their faces for protection and curling into a ball on the ground, They were in the palace garden that didn't have a roof, and that was something the general thanked the spirits for later, becasue had there been a roof, it'd have been destroyed from Azula's mighty roar, but the walls were damaged nonetheless..

Finally Azula finished her roar and looked around her, wreckage everywhere, she looked at the general with a wicked smile of her own, Finally showing her point..

"This is what true power is." she said pressing on the word "This" and pointing on the wreckage around her, to emphasize her point, she saw the fear in the general's face as she kept on.. "See some time away from your busy schedule, locate the rebels and persuade them to join you, we'd really appreciate it." The Princess finished throwing the information papers at the general, the general finally nodded with a frightened face from his place on the ground, and The Princess decided it was time to leave.

She left the palace, so satisfied with her work, she had many ways of persuading people to do her dirty work, had one way failed, she could use another, had the other failed, she could use another, and so on, and so forth, that was the essence of it, Never have limits, keep on, find another way, and everything will be yours eventually, she had a smile on her face, but that smile slowly disappeared as she was walking back to the palace to finally meet her life's one failure, the man she didn't know any way of persuading or finding another way with, Aang.


Yes, you probably guessed it right, that last scene between Azula and The General, was a tribute to the master scene from Game Of Thrones between Cersei and Little Finger. "Power Is Power." with some modifications of course.