Author's Note: I own nothing other then Tilin, Lamin and my other OC characters. God I wish I owned Avatar. And I'm leaving for a week. I'm headed to Fort Myers Florida

to visit my grandparents. So no updates for about a week.

Hated Desire

Chapter Seven: An Unexpected Visit

A heavy breeze blew Lamin's hair back as she ran towards the dinning hall.

"What happened?" She asked when she'd caught up with Tilin at the dinning hall door.

"I'm not sure. All I heard was a large explosion and then smoke started coming out of the door." He said. Nodding, Lamin opened the door to only be greeted by a large ball of thick black smoke.

"Come on Tilin." She yelled as she ran through the open door. Inside it looked like a tornado had gone through the room twice. Paintings that were once on the wall, now lay on the floor burned or cut into shreds. The four fountains were spraying water in all directions. Black shadows were moving swiftly as she looked for someone familiar in all the dismay. Suddenly a figure popped out of the smoke, swinging a heavy sword right towards Lamin's head. Stepping to the left, Lamin looked like a blur as she advanced towards the figured. Pulling her out her dagger, she kicked the sword out of the person's hand. For a second, it stood confused. She took that opportunity and front kicked the person in the chest right into the wall. Again, she moved like a blurry shadow as she held her dagger to its throat. "What's going on?" She demanded as she held the knife steady at the persons neck.

"General Lamin! Please! Don't kill me, I have a son!" The figure, now exposed to be a man, begged as the cold steel hit his warm skin. Lamin scowled as she pressed the dagger into his neck harder.

"State your name and division." She demanded again. "And make it quick, don't want to have to kill you."

"I'm Ghet of the Seventh division! Please, I'm begging you!" He yelled. Letting go of him and pulling her dagger back, Lamin smiled.

"So sorry Ghet. Now what happened?" She said pulling him up off the ground. By now most of the smoke had cleared so Lamin could see hundreds of moving figures fighting each other.

"Princess Azula sent in troops. They just blew through the left wall and started attacking."

"Where is the Avatar?"

"I don't know." He said panting slightly. "He disappeared into the smoke." Lamin sighed as she patted his back.

"Be careful Ghet." She said softly before disappearing like a shadow into the thick smoke. As she moved swords, arrows, spears, fire, and any thing you could think, cut through the fog. Lamin saw tons of Fire Eyes members but the Avatar was still unseen. She hoped he was okay and with Akia. Akia would protect him. Then Tilin ran into her thoughts. What had happened to him? She'd told him to come with her into the mess but she didn't notice him following her. In fact, she hadn't seen him at all.

"Look out!" Some one yelled at her. Turning around to see who had yelled, she felt a heavy weight at her waist. It was pulling her straight into the wall and onto the ground. They both hit the ground a little ways away and few seconds later from a very large piece of falling roof. Looking up at her savior, Lamin smiled as she looked into familiar florescent amber eyes. "You okay?" He asked with a worried look.

"I'm fine." She answered smiling stupidly. She wasn't quite sure why she was smiling. Sitting up, Lamin felt his weight come off her. He hadn't realized who she was yet.

"You sure? We fell pretty hard." He said sitting down on his knees by her legs.

"Tilin, I'm fine." She said again. A sharp pain surged through her right wrist but it wasn't any thing couldn't ignore.

"Lamin! Your alive!" Tilin cried before hugging her tightly. "When you ran in, I thought for sure you'd be a goner!"

"I'm fine. Now please, I need to get control of this. Let me go." Lamin said softly. Letting her go, Tilin helped her stand up. By now the smoke was almost all clear. Most of the troops Azula had brought in, were gone. Only half a dozen were still swinging their weapons. Standing up on what was now a rumble filled platform, Lamin could see a single sedan chair surrounded by ten guards. A single feminine figure hidden by the curtains of it. Moving with great agility and speed, Lamin sliced right through the curtains and landed a foot away from it, her head bowed and on one knee.

"What is the meaning of this!" The Royal princess asked rudely. "I demand to know who did that!" Grinning, Lamin looked up and stood. Her gray eyes dancing as she looked at Princess Azula.

"Hello Azula, your a bit late for dinner, don't you think?" Lamin said in a calm, cruel voice. Smiling back cruelly, Azula laughed.

"Don't worry Lamin, I'm not here for dinner." She said waving her hand, standing up and stepping out gracefully of her chair.

"Dear Princess, I suggest you leave." Lamin said flashing the silver metal of her blade. "Unless you want to fight me for the right to stay."

"That's all right." The princess said in a bored tone. "I must be going anyway. Before I go though." She said grinning. Throwing a ball of blue fire, Azula attacked swiftly. Lamin was just lucky enough to dodge her first attack. Grabbing Azula's wrist, Lamin through her to the ground and placed her foot on her chest.

"I win Azula, now leave." She said loudly. Removing her foot, Lamin let her get up. Getting back in her chair Azula waved her hand.

"Lets leave." She said softly. "By the way, Lamin. I'd expect to see me again sometime soon." Turning around she left through the gapping whole that she'd created. Lamin stood there for a second or two. Her silver blade sparkling in the sun light and a light breeze blowing her long hair which had fallen out of its normal state. After Azula and her troops were out of sight, she turned to find the Avatar and Tilin. What had happened to them?