5 Years Ago

It was after dinner. The sun had almost completely set. Sokka was sitting up in his room playing video games. He was grateful his parents finally let him have a TV in his room, trying to share the living room with Katara was a nightmare. Especially when Azula would come over. They would always end up in fights over what to watch. Now they can just hang out in his room, alone, no annoying siblings. Sokka could feel his face burn up at the thought. Although his parents would probably make sure to constantly check on them, make things super awkward.

Sokka sighed, falling back onto his bed. She might not even want to hang out in his room with him. Plus Zuko would probably kill him if he found out Azula was alone in his room with him. Regardless, It still felt nice to think about it. Butterflies were swarming around his stomach when he suddenly heard a loud crash coming from the house next door. Sokka was quick to sit up on his bed. He could hear Ozai and Ursa starting to yell at each other. It wasn't odd for them to fight, he tried to ask Azula about it once but she dodged the question,

"My decision is final! Were not going to some stupid funeral for someone who probably just ran away!" He could hear Ozai yell,

"Stupid? He was your brother's only son! It's the least we can do to help Iroh!" Ursa yelled back,

"My brother has gone insane looking for his son. I see no point in indulging his craziness when Lu Ten is very likely alive." Ozai stated firmly,

"He's been missing for six years Ozai!" Ursa contered,

"And is probably very happy to be away from that old kook." Ozai assured. Sokka couldn't hear what Ursa said next, he didn't really want to know. Hearing them fight was beyond unpleasant, and he didn't even have to live with them. Sokka sighed as he picked up his controller. He hoped Azula and Zuko were okay. He tried to go back to his game and ignore the yelling when suddenly his window rattled open. Sokka quickly turned to see a young raven haired girl climbing through his window, landing inside his room,

"Az-zula!" He said, scrambling to his feet, "What the hell, How did you get-?"

"Jumped from my window to your roof, it's not rocket science," Azula sighed as she looked around his room, "How do you live like this?"

"What do you mean?!" Sokka said, looking with her. His face was clearly flustered, "My room is perfectly clean!"

"And perfectly disorganized," She said, walking towards his desk. It was scattered with papers. Azula was quick to start picking stuff up and put everything into its down neat pile,

"I have a system," He assured her, walking over to her. She wouldn't look up to him, and he could see her biting the inside of her cheek as she continued to organize his desk, "You okay?"

"Why wouldn't I be?" She asked, a sigh escaping her lips as she stopped what she was doing to look down at the floor,

"Ya'know," He said, gesturing to her house where her parents were still yelling at each other, "Also you don't usually just climb through my window-"

"So you don't want me here?" Azula said, clenching her fists,

"W-what! No! Of course I do," He said, his face growing red, "You can come over whenever you want,"

Sokka could see a small smile appear on her lips, it almost looked like she was blushing. Sokka walked back over to his TV. She looked at him as he grabbed his spare controller and brought it over to her, "Here,"

Azula stared at it for a second before taking it in her hands. She followed him as he sat on the floor. Azula made herself comfortable next to him, leaning her back against the side of his bed. His face grew more flustered when he realized how close they were,

"S-so uh, what should we pl-" He started to ask,

"Thanks," Azula interrupted with a mumble. She was staring down on the controller in her hands. Her bangs were covering her face but he could tell there were tears on her cheeks,

"Anytime Zula."

Present

It was dark in her room. The boxes filled with her things were scattered all over the floor. Azula was hugging her knees, sitting against her door, tears streaming down her cheeks. It had been hours since they got home from school but she could still feel herself shaking.

The principal had her wait in his office until both Ursa and Chan's father showed up. She sat in front of him, trying to look as put together as she could. He had yet to say anything to her, instead he was typing away on his computer. She could feel her pulse still racing. Her mind went fuzzy as she looked down to her hands. They were still covered in Chan's blood. The cuts and bruises on her skin had now became more visible,

"How disappointing," The dark voice behind her trailed off. She knew no one was there, but she still turned around, hoping to see anything. Nothing was there. The principal gave her an odd look when she looked back over to him, but he still didn't say a word,

"Right in here," She could hear an older lady say as the door opened. Her mother frantically rushed into the office, Chan's father following slowly behind,

"Please sit," The principal said, gesturing to the chairs in front of his desk. Ursa sat next to Azula, while Chan's father sat in the chair furthest from them. Ursa looked at her daughter. Azula could tell she was not happy,

"What is this about?" Chan's father sighed. He was clearly trying to get this over with as fast as possible,

"Is everything okay?" Ursa asked, finally turning towards the principal,

"No, everything is not okay. After classes today Azula beat up Chan and his friends. When we found them they were covered in blood passed out in the parking lot," The principal stated, his eyes glaring down at Azula,

"W-what!" Ursa said standing up from her chair. She was a little more shocked than Azula thought she should be, "Is he okay? Azula how could you do something so horrible!"

"The nurse is with Chan now, he might need stitches," The principal responded, "This behavior is obviously unacceptable. I have heard rumors of your daughter engaging in violent behavior before but this is beyond what I would have expected!"

Azula just crossed her arms, rolling her eyes. She could've done much worse, they didn't need to be so dramatic,

"I am so sorry. Azula- she usually doesn't act this way I swear," Ursa pleaded, bowing her head to the principal as well as Chan's father. Azula couldn't help but scoff, it was so obvious her mother was lying, "Azula apologized this instant!"

"No," Azula stated as she looked down at her nails,

"Azula this isn't a joke! You could've killed Chan, don't you understand that?" Ursa said, her voice slowly getting louder,

"I will not apologize," Azula restated as she stood up, turning toward the principal as well as Chan's father, "Chan deserved what he got. He did horrible things to Ty Lee. He is the reason she's not at school today-"

"Regardless. Your mother is correct. Chan and his friends are seriously injured," The principal said, interrupting her, "and I can't have dangerous students like that walking around. I'm afraid Azula will be facing explosion-"

"Now now- There's no need for that," Chan's father finally said as he stood up. She could tell he was visibly annoyed, but not with her. Azula had seen Chan and his father's relationship first hand. Chan's father would most likely be reprimanding Chan the second they got home for him losing to Ozai's daughter again,

"I've known Ozai and Azula a long time. She's not dangerous, and she's never beat up Chan unless he deserved it." He stated as he walking over to Azula, putting his hand on her left shoulder,

"You've done this before?!" Ursa whisper yelled at her daughter, only to find herself ignored,

"I'm sure she won't do something like this again," He assured, tightening his grip on her. His eyes moved down from the principal to her, "Besides messing with people can have grave consequences in itself, yes?"

"But sir, your son hes-" The principal started. A shocked expression stretched along his face,

"He will be fine," Chan's father assured, "I promise he will be back in working order before football season."

"W-well still, Azula you still need to be punished," The principal said, rubbing his temples, "You will be suspended for one week. But if I ever find out about you hurting someone else, consider yourself expelled."

"Thank you! I will make sure she doesn't do this ever again!" Ursa insisted before Azula could say anything else. Chan's father gripped her shoulder even harder,

"Consider my payment to your father owed. Ever do this again and you will pay. He's not here to protect you anymore Azula. Consider this is your first and final warning," He whispered in her ear before walking up to the principal, "Could someone please take me to my son now? I have to get back to work."

"Of course sir, come with me," The principal nodded, "I will see you on your best behavior next week Azula."

"I wil-" Azula started before her mother yanked on her arm, interrupting her,

"She will be, don't worry!" Ursa insisted, pulling Azula into the hallway which was now empty. Azula pulled out of her grasp the second they were out of site and walked past her mother to the parking lot,

"Azula get back here!" Ursa yelled, running after her, "You can walk away all you want but we will be talking about this!"

"We? Don't you mean you will go on and on while I don't listen to you?" Azula sighed,

"I've had enough of you and this attitude! I know you didn't want to move back here, and I'm sorry Ozai left you, but that doesn't mean you get to go around beating up whoever you want!" Ursa yelled as they approached her car,

"I do not go around beating up whoever I want!" Azula yelled back, throwing her hands into the air. She glared up to her mother, "If I did Zuzu would've been hurt too,"

"Get. In. The. Car," Ursa said, glaring back at her. Azula sighed as they both climbed into Ursa's car. There was no way she was going to be able to get out of this conversation, she knew it. Unless the car suddenly crashed, but that might be a bit too extreme to pull off,

"I just don't understand what you were thinking!" Ursa said as she started the car and pulled out of the parking lot,

"It's not that difficult. He hurt Ty Lee, I hurt him," Azula sighed, "I thought even you would be able to figure that out Ursa."

"Cut the attitude Azula! Stop treating this as a joke, what's wrong with you?!" Ursa yelled, "You almost got expelled. If it wasn't for Chan's father you might even have been taken from my custody!"

"Tragic," Azula said as she looked out the window, her bruised fists tightened into little balls. She had been trying to look calm; to stay perfect. Father wouldn't want her to crack just because her mother didn't like her. That was old news, nothing to cry about,

"I know you understand how serious this is Azula! If you were taken out of my custody you wouldn't have anywhere to go, you do know that right?!" Ursa yelled as she continued to drive, but Azula didn't respond. She could hear Ursa tap her nails on the steering wheel as she drove. Waiting for her daughter to respond. It wasn't until they finally got home Ursa had enough of it, "Azula!"

"What!" Azula finally yelled back, "What do you want me to say? That I'm so sorry! I'll be good I promise, please don't yell at me! Because I'm not sorry, and I don't give two fucks if you're disappointed in me!"

"I just want you to show some type of remorse Azula!" Ursa said,

"Why?! To prove I'm not a monster!?" Azula yelled, glaring at her mother who now sat in silence. Ursa's eyes had gone wide as she looked at her daughter. Azula started to chuckle as Ursa didn't give her a response, "Of course."

"Azula wait!" Ursa said, chasing after her daughter after she got out of the car,

"What!" Azula screamed, stunning her mother, "Am I wrong?"

"I never said you were a monster Azula! I just-" Ursa pleaded,

"You didn't have too!" Azula responded, growing more and more angry, "You know what? I'm glad I fucked up Chan's face! He deserves it for hurting Ty Lee!"

"What did he do to deserve almost dying Azula!" Ursa questioned, making Azula pause. Maybe her mother would forgive her if she found out what actually happened. Maybe she could've gotten out of trouble all together, but it was clear it would probably hurt Ty Lee more if everyone found out about it. Especially if Ty Lee didn't tell them herself,

"It's none of your business," Azula stated, taking a deep breath. That only made her mother more upset. They kept arguing for what felt like hours, until Zuko finally came home. He was quick to try and calm both his sister and his mother down. He even pulled Ursa aside to talk to her, giving the opportunity to escape to her room.

Her heart was racing as she ran into her room. The sun was setting, sending her room into darkness. Azula's thoughts span around in her head rapidly. Angry still coursed through her veins. Maybe she had gone overboard but what else was she supposed to do? Let him get away with it? She gritted her teeth slamming her fist into her neatly stacked pile of moving boxes. One of the stacks toppled over onto the floor, flooding her room with her crap.

She chuckled looking at the mess before her, picking up another box and throwing it onto the floor. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she ripped the bedding off of her bed, sending pillows flying all over the room.

Azula laughed while she slid against her door, landing herself on the floor. Tears stained on her cheeks as she wrapped her arms around her legs, pulling them close to her chest. There was still blood covering her hands. She hadn't taken the time to properly treat her wounds. Ursa hadn't even asked about it. Not that she wanted her too. Just thinking of her mother pretending to care about her was sickening enough as it was.

Zuko and Ursa remained talking downstairs, most likely figuring out some way to get rid of her. Maybe they would just throw her out. Get rid of her forever. That's what they've always wanted,

"You look pathetic Azula," She could hear a voice whisper next to her, making her quiver. Azula could feel the darkness of her room close in on her. It slowly became harder and harder to see her hands in front of her face. She bit down on her lip, burying her face in her knees. She wished she would stop crying. She wished she didn't look like a pathetic mess.

The sudden sound of something hitting her window brought her back to reality. She climbed onto her feet only to see Sokka hanging out of his own window. He quickly waved to her when he saw that she had noticed him, guestering her to open the window,

"What do you want loser," She growled as she pushed her window open, making sure to wipe the tears from her face,

"No need to be so rude," He pouted,

"You're the last person I want to talk to so spit it out!" She demanded,

"Fine fine! Calm down," He sighed, "I just wanted to make sure you were ok- Wait! Don't close the window!"

"I'm fine," She stated, glaring at him as she pushed the window back up, "If that's it then this conversation is over,"

"Wait! I- uh need your help!" He said, forcing a smile to his face,

"My help?" Azula questioned,

"Yeah! You said you would tutor me- and I'm just soo confused on this homework," He said with an exaggerated sigh,

"Uhuh,"

"Please," He smiled, teeth and all. She stood there for a few minutes, pondering. He was worried she was going to tell him to fuck off and slam the window shut,

"Fine- I'll help you," She finally spit out,

"Really?" He said surprised. Azula raised her eyebrow up at him, "I mean thank you!"

"Don't sound too excited. I'll come over to help you later," Azula sighed, "The usual way of course,"

"Of course," He smirked, "See you then."

Sokka closed his window, backing up into his room. Thank god his plan worked. He knew she couldn't say no to making him feel stupid.

Sokka had found Azula sitting against her door. Alone in the mess that used to be her room. She looked miserable, and after everything that happened today, he didn't want her to be all alone. Even if she said she was "fine". Even if he was still pissed at her. He couldn't just leave her like that.

Thank you so much to all the nice comments! I'm not super good at responding to comments because I don't really know what to say half the time, but I am reading all of them I swear! :D