Time For Chapter Two, a lighthearted episode to introduce the rest of our main characters. Hope you enjoy it and don't forget to review.
The Jasmine Dragon Cafe has always been Azula's favorite place to be, especially after she knew the place used to belong to her Uncle Iroh.
She was sitting at a table reserved for her friends everyday after school, she was sitting at the table waiting for them while putting on her earbuds and listening to Ed Sheeran, she had just greeted The Owner of this Cafe who is a very dear friend of hers, Master Fung.
He was the very first person to welcome them to the new city, he had just bought the place from their uncle two weeks before his arrest and so when Zuko and Azula arrived at Ba Sing Se, they headed directly towards The Jasmine Dragon, it was the first time they meet him, and he was more than generous to them, he reserved a room in the place just for them, Food and drinks were on the house as well, the man even offered to pay for Azula and Zuko's education, an offer Azula was about to happily take, but Stupid Zuzu's pride couldn't be kept at bay and he refused the old man's generosity, he insisted on dropping out of college and on working so he could be worthy of being called the man of the house.
The thing Azula found confusing though was that Fung offered Zuko a job at his Cafe and Pouty Zuzu refused, reasoning that the salary is too low and that he hopes for something more. Yeah, Something more like working at June's bar. That Lady managed to even scare Azula, something no one could ever say about himself, Her lifestyle is just too strange for Azula's type, The Lady has tattoos almost everywhere around her body, she has piercings all over her face, she's almost wearing her leather outfit that makes her look like a Dominatrix, not to mention that she has this very large grey Hound that can track scents a thousand miles away.
Azula always wondered why Zuko would work for such a Lady, She only hoped it was for nothing bad. She missed the days when she was rich, when her and Zuko would just sit at their big house doing nothing at all and still find the finest food presented to them at their table, when they always had the latest version of all devices and accessories, such as Phones and Diamond rings.
and even though her new friends are cool, she missed her Caldera City friends, Mai and Ty Lee, they were quite the inseparable bunch. Ozai's Angels, their friends used to call them, such a cool name for such a cool group. Now, it's all gone, a mistake made by her father and uncle that ruined their life, Those A-holes. Azula thought as she removed the earbuds from her ears and pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance.
"Sup, Princess." She heard a familiar voice say as the owner of the voice grabbed a chair around Azula's table and sat on it.
"I've been here for some time, Toph." Azula said impatiently to her best friend as soon as she took a seat.
"Sorry, Mr. Bumi's class was just too much fun, i didn't notice the time." Toph said as she opened the menu and started reading.
"Yeah, but that's no excuse-" Azula was about to argue but she noticed Toph reading the menu, "What're you doing? You know the prices of everything on here." Azula questioned.
"I know.. I just started like, reading a lot ever since i got my new Lenses." Toph said with a smile that made Azula's heart flutter but of course she wouldn't show any of it.
"That's so pathetic." She said half-heartedly.
Toph glared at her, but before she had a chance to react, two more presences made themselves felt, Sokka and Suki, Looking sweaty as usual.
"I told you cheerleading shouldn't just be a woman's job, some girls love watching boys with provocative underwater too- Hey, Guys." Suki said as soon a she noticed them, They took the two seats across the table from Toph and Azula, so that leaves one empty seat on Azula's right for one of the two remaining members of the team, and Azula was really glad that person wasn't going to be Katara.
"Male cheerleaders? Sounds just as pathetic as Female Football players." Sokka said and winked at Toph who smirked in return and Azula knew exactly what was going on, Sokka was just trying to provoke Suki is all.. And it worked.
"EXCUSE ME!" Suki yelled angrily, and Sokka and Toph started laughing, even Azula had a amused smile on her face, Suki immediately realized her mistake and her face fell, "Oh, you did it again, you son of a bitch."
"You always fall for it. Triggered girls are the best." Sokka said as the laughter subsided.
"I'm afraid he's right, Suki. you make it too easy." Toph concurred still chuckling a bit. By now, Suki was really fuming, almost as if she was thinking of a revenge plan, which amused Azula even more, but they were going to wait for a couple more minutes as the most important presence made itself felt.
Aang arrived. The way he opened the door to The Cafe, the way he walked to them while holding his phone and playing with his hair, he arrived to their table grabbing Azula's attention completely and making her heart rate skyrocket. What the hell is wrong with you, Girl?! Compose yourself immediately!
"Hey, Guys." Aang greeted smoothly as he grabbed the seat on Azula's right and sat beside her.
"Hey, Aang." They all greeted back, all except Azula who was too speechless to speak, but Aang didn't seem to notice as his full attention was still focused on his phone.
Azula finally found her voice and started talking to the handsome boy, "So, how was rehearsal today?" Azula asked.
Oh, i didn't tell you that Aang was a musician, right? Yeah, he totally is, one of the best guitarists she's ever seen, Brian May doesn't hold a candle to him, he also makes great Mixes and is basically one of the best DJs as well, but that could be an exaggeration due to Azula's heavily biased girly hormones.. Hormones or not, he is better than Calvin Harris. The Point is, he is just so awesome. I feel like i said that too many times. Why am i being so mushy all of a sudden? I know all of this is inside my head, but still..
Aang responded to Azula's question ten seconds later as he finished typing on his phone, "Yeah, it was great.." He responded nonchalantly to Azula, afterwards turned his attention to the only other boy in the group, "Sokka, Kat and I are going to the mall this evening, are you coming?" He asked.
"Why? So i would follow my sister around the mall for several hours fruitlessly? No, Thank you. I'm sure Katara will be just fine with you." Sokka said, and Aang nodded and returned his attention to the phone.
and it was Azula's turn to start fuming, of course they were talking about Katara, she's always been the center of attention even when she's not here, That Mushy Sugar Queen, Who Does She Think She Is?! So this is why Aang is so focused on his phone, he's texting her, Azula noticed Aang staring at Katara more than once when she wasn't looking, and it always made her angry of Katara.
"Why isn't she here anyways?" Toph asked.
"She went home early to finish her chores so she could go to the mall this evening." Suki answered.
That Bitch just wants to spend time with Aang. Azula thought bitterly, she knew Aang doesn't owe her anything and she knew it was selfish of her to think of Aang as her property, but in this case she didn't mind being selfish.
Azula was glad that someone changed the subject to keep her mind off of it, "Hey, Did Teo forget about us? Hey, Teo! C'mere you nasty waiter." Sokka called.
And as if on cue, Teo appeared in front of them as he just delivered the orders of another table, "Hey, Guys. May i take your orders?"
Toph made a Tsk sound and shook her head, "Doesn't rhyme." She said.
"And it doesn't make sense. why would you call us 'Guys' if you are going to follow it with a polite question?" Suki chimed in.
"That's what every waiter in existence say." Teo retorted.
"You should have been the exception, Teo. I'm disappointed." Sokka said shaking his head and feigning hurt.
"Ok, i think i have had enough hilarious jokes for today, four Cups of regular tea for us and one green tea for Aang, Teo." Azula said with a smile, Teo chuckled and put the order on paper.
"You are no fun." Toph said with as she huffed and so did Suki and Sokka, Azula kinda felt bad for ruining their joke, but she truly had no mind for jokes for today, and all thanks to the boy too focused on his phone beside her.
"So, what did Zuko say about the party?" Toph asked, oblivious to Azula's inner struggles, but that question grabbed everyone's attention, even Aang's.
"He said he's coming."
Toph's face lit up in joy but she immediately composed herself, "I'm happy to hear that." She acted nonchalant but Azula knew that she felt ecstatic.
"So, Zuko said he's coming. Cool." Aang said with a smile as he finally started talking to her.
"Yeah, you know. the only guys that he hangs out with on his day off are going to be at this party so.. it's not like he had another choice." Azula responded referring to Aang and Sokka of course.
"I'm happy he's coming. and don't worry if he's looking for more friends, i would be glad to provide him with that. I'm playing at the party so it's guaranteed i'm making tons of friends by the end of the night." Aang said with a smile that Azula returned excitedly, But before she could express her happiness that Aang is playing at the party, Suki beat her to it.
"You're really playing?" Suki asked, and Aang turned his attention to her with the same smile and nodded. "Cool. You just made this stupid party more appealing to me. can't wait for it." She continued and the team laughed except for Azula and Toph.
But of course for different reasons. "Hey, Don't call my party stupid. it's gonna be the best teenage party in town, Baby." Toph said confidently.
"I've already attended the best Teenage party in town last year at Aang's when he and his band played One Direction's 'What makes you beautiful'. Oh My God, i still remember that one girl who jumped on stage and kissed Aang on the lips. it was so awkward." Suki said and the rest of the team laughed. except for Azula who wasn't there but the mere mention of the story nauseated her. meanwhile, Aang scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Yeah, i remember everyone being happy that night, except for Katara for some reason." Sokka teased with a smirk while looking in Aang's direction.
"Yeah.. For Some Reason." Toph joined the teasing with a smirk of her own.
Aang kept playing with his shaggy long hair in embarrassment, "Guys, Stop." Aang said looking away, and Azula noticed a light blush forming on his cheeks.
Thankfully for Azula, Teo arrived with their tea and put the tray on the table.
"Thank you, Poor Waiter. Here is a tip so you could afford your daily meals." Sokka said assuming a formal tone.
"You realize I am richer than any of you minus Toph, right?" Teo retorted deadpanly.
"Objection. Your father is richer than us. Not you, you Spineless Waiter. Get the hell out of my sight, You Worthless Cockroach." Sokka said still assuming his formal tone, and the rest of the group laughed as he took his cup and started sipping at his tea in a formal way as if he was truly a rich nobleman.
Teo just chuckled and left them to attend to other customers, at this point he was so used to Sokka's antics that it doesn't bother him in the slightest, Sokka wasn't wrong though, Teo's father is a very successful mechanist in the city, the man is a crazy inventor whose contributions to the machinery business made him a fortune. but Teo chose to work at the jasmine dragon to earn his own fortune, he didn't like being dependent on anybody even his own father, which is ironic since that's exactly how Azula used to think before her family got arrested, now she would do anything to bring them back.
"So, Aang. What are you going to play at Toph's party? Oh, How about One Direction's 'One Thing'? I Love That Song." Suki said clapping with her hands excitedly.
Aang charmingly played with his hair again as he started talking, "No, i don't think we have any One Direction songs planned for the party. But it's gonna be a surprise." Aang said with a smile.
Suki's face lit up excitedly, "I Love Surprises! But don't you dare disappoint me, or i'm gonna make you eat the grass of the football field." Suki said pointing a finger at him.
Aang gulped nervously, "No need. You're gonna love it, Sukes." Aang replied smoothly which calmed Suki down.
The rest of the time at The Cafe was spent making small talk, mostly about the party though, such as preparations, who is attending, what outfit they are wearing, stuff like that.
They paid their check, said goodbye to each other and headed home in high spirits, all except for Azula who knew that Aang was leaving The Cafe to go meet with Katara at the mall, Azula never felt jealous of anyone but Katara.. and Ty Lee at a party when they were younger but that's beside the point.
The Point is, she likes Aang too much to let someone like Katara take him from her, she's going to fight for him, starting with the party.
Let's see which of us has more fight in her, Sugar Queen. Azula thought as she put her earbuds back on and played Rihanna's song "This is what you came for" on her way home.
So that was it. See you later, Folks. and Please, don't forget to review.