Sokka observed Hahn and Azula converse with each other, and he found himself in wonder. What were they doing talking? Did they know each other?
There had been a time when Sokka thought Azula and Hahn were made for each other, that they deserved each other---but he knew, no woman no matter how "evil" they were deserved to be with Hahn. He was awful. So what were they doing being so close like that?
His nostril flared, and he glared at Hahn with such intensity that if looks could kill, Hahn would be dead. He walked over and asked, "Hey what's going on here?"
"Soh-ka...?" Hahn stared in confusion.
"Sah-ka," Sokka corrected with a frown.
"You two know each other?" Azula asked as she grabbed a drink from one of the servants passing by with a full tray of them.
"Yeah, we met during the invasion at the North Pole, years ago." Sokka looked at Azula, his eyes asking the same thing with her.
"Azula for old times sake, let's dance," Hahn asked the princess, holding out his hand for her to accept.
"Princess Azula?" a servant bowed. "The Prince wishes to see you, Your Highness."
"Very well," she replied. "I'm afraid I have to go gentlemen."
Sokka watched her walk off, and then turned to the man who had once been engaged to the Water Princess. "You know her?"
"Yes I know her. I know her very very well," Hahn chuckled and Sokka felt sick, suddenly. "So who's the husband?"
"Husband?" Sokka looked at him.
"Yeah her husband, you know? The father of that boy?"
"Azula's not married, never has been," he explained, though Sokka didn't know why he was doing so to him of all people.
"Oh? Where's the father then?"
"How would I know? From what I heard he's not around, and the woman's so secretive," Sokka answered. "So when did you meet Azula?"
"Eh several years ago, at the Northern Tribe. She was the representative for the Fire Nation for the whole treaty ordeal. So no one knows who's the father?"
"I doubt it. Why are you so interested?"
"I'm not."
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"What is it Zuko?" Azula questioned her brother as she approached him. What could he possibly want of her now?
"What does Hahn want?" Zuko demanded of his sister.
Azula rolled her eyes, "You need to leave me alone dear brother."
"I would if it weren't for Tai Shan," he replied.
"Azula, Zuko enough. This isn't the place for this," Ursa intervened. "Besides Zuko you should be polite to Hahn, he is your guest. He needs to feel welcomed in the Fire Nation."
"But he's not, Mother," Zuko replied with a frown. Mai joined her husband, and handed him a drink.
"Zuko," Ursa chided. Azula just rolled her eyes, she couldn't put up with them anymore. She didn't need to be looked after, she didn't need them to protect her. She wasn't some damsel in distress that needed saving from anyone.
Hahn. Sokka. She could take care of them on her own.
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Hahn didn't answer, and Sokka grabbed him out of the room, not caring if anyone was giving them strange looks. "What's going on here?"
"None of your business," Hahn snorted. "This is between me and her."
"You had a relationship with Azula, didn't you?"
"I wouldn't call one night a relationship," Hahn laughed. Sokka's eyes darkened, and he clenched his jaw. This bastard had touched Azula?!
"You mean that boy is yours?!" he hissed harshly. His eyes were blazing with contempt and disgust.
"I don't know. Maybe, I mean the child could be mine."
"Do you not even care?!" Sokka felt like steam was coming out of his ears and nose, and his teeth scraped against one another. The man had to bite on his own lip, drawing blood, to keep himself from screaming; he clenched his fists trying so hard to resist at the temptation to punch him.
"Not really. The woman's rich. She's well-provided for and surely, she has enough money for the both of them."
"That's not the point."
"Hey, she ain't my wife--I don't have to do anything. But if we were married--arranged or not--maybe I'd do something about it."
Sokka lost control and found himself pouncing on the jackass, "You're still the same jerk, Hahn!"
They tackled and pulled, fighting with one another. They brought attention to themselves, gathering a crowd toward them.
"...What's going on here?"
"I don't know..."
"Isn't that Sokka?"
"And Hahn...?"
"What's going on here?!" Zuko walked over to see the two Water Tribe men attempting to kill each other. He called over the guards to separate the two, and Hahn found himself shamed for representing the Northern Water Tribe badly.
The men bowed and apologized for the disruption, before being escorted away to their own rooms.
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"Sokka what did you do?" Azula asked as she entered his chamber. "Couldn't you two leave old rivalries for one night?"
"Old rivalries?" he growled.
"Well wasn't it?" she demanded.
"You slept with him!!"
She looked at him with eyes that just realized something, and then she became impassive.
"He told me! When you went to the Northern Water Tribe years ago, for the treaty. You slept with him!" Sokka yelled. "What's wrong Azula? You're finally caught." He looked at her with sad eyes and continued, "Were you so angry at me...were you so angry at me for leaving you, that you slept with him? How could you?!"
Azula looked at him with cold eyes, "What's the matter Sokka? Hit too close to something special? Does it bug you that two of the princess you loved, Hahn was able to have?"
"You're low."
"You'd know," Azula replied turning away from him, walking out the door.
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Despair clung to him.
Hahn was the father.
Damn it, Hahn was the father!
How could she? She knew how he felt about the jerk. She knew the story--so how could she? Why?
Because you left her.
Was that why? Had she wanted revenge?
You abandoned her. Why wouldn't she?
That wasn't fair. She had betrayed him. How could she think that by him leaving her, she had a right to vengeance?
She doesn't.
He knew he had no right to confront her, especially the way he did.
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"Is Sokka gonna be all right?" Aang asked the group.
"I don't know..." Katara answered, sadly. "I can't help but wonder if there's more to this fight with Hahn than Princess Yue."
"Maybe it's Princess Azula," Toph suggested as she fed Momo berries on Appa.
"Should we ask?" Aang wondered.
"Who?" Toph questioned.
"Hey Ty Lee!" Katara waved to the acrobat. It was true that they didn't really get along before, but Haru was Katara's friend--they had to be civil to each other, at the least. Besides the "circus freak" wasn't too bad, when she's not the enemy. "Do you know where Azula is?"
"I think she's with Hahn," she replied with a smile.
"...What?"
"Why?" Toph arched her eyebrow, in bewilderment.
"...I have to go," she waved goodbye and walked over to where Haru was. Little did she knew, Toph heard what she told him. "Thanks for saving me."
Haru kissed her, "What do you mean?"
Toph faced the group, "Something's definitely goin' on here."
A/N: I must be doing something wrong here. I get a lot of email saying they put this on their fav list. So...how come my reviews are lacking? I want to know how I can improve or what, so please send some feedback!