Azula and everyone crashed the party. You knew it was coming, but as you stood outside on the porch, watching it all from a distance, you couldn't help but smile. It was quite comical. Back where you came from, teenagers had huge parties. They never really had any importance, except people gained social skills and made friends, found dates. This reminded you of where you came from, just a tad bit different.

Your eyes wandered to the floor. Your world…were you ever going to return?

You also didn't know why you chose the name "Kuzon". The name just blurted out of you, as if on instinct. You vaguely remembered Aang mentioning his fire nation friend named Kuzon, but that was it. The kid even used the name when he went to school in the fire nation.

But who exactly was Kuzon?

"Let's go." Azula's voice was close. Startled, you took off running down the porch—but not on time. "Kuzon?"

Damn. She saw me.

Despite what had happened earlier, you remembered just who Azula was. Earlier, she looked like a teenage girl. Pretty even. But you knew fully well what she was capable was. She was sadistic and cruel. You could not associate with her. In fact, it would be wise to avoid her at all costs.

Literally.

"I'm getting out of here." You said casually, keeping your back on here. "This party is pretty much lame as it is. Nothing else to do here."

"Would you like to come with us?" Ty Lee's friendly voice came, and you instantly turned around and saw her smile down at you. Gosh. She was prettier in person.

Azula noticed your dumbfounded look and stepped in. "Yes, Kuzon. We were going to have a bonfire and…"

"Hang out." Ty Lee finished for her. Azula obviously didn't know the "terms" teenagers used when she herself was a teenager. Oh the irony.

"Yes." Azula sounded more sure. "Hang out."

"I really should be going—"

"—just for a little while." Azula's voice turned from nice to firm. You recognized that tone. She would press you until you gave in.

"Fine. Sure." You agreed reluctantly. They walked past you, Zuko giving you a brief glance with his arm draped around Mai's waist, and you followed behind. You made a point not to stare at Mai, knowing that Zuko was in one of those "moods" even though you knew they had their little bonfire where they let out their emotions.

"Where are you from, Kuzon?" Ty Lee asked you, slowing down to walk beside you. You couldn't help but feel your heart beat increase.

"The Fire Nation."

"Which part?"

"Uh, the capital."

"Oh! I used to be in a traveling circus until I joined Azula's team to hunt the avatar." You mentally cringed at Ty Lee's enthusiasm, even when she was talking about hunting a 12 year-old kid.

You all arrived at the campsite in seconds. Mai and Zuko sat together on one boulder, Azula and Ty Lee sat on the other one, and you sat by yourself on the third one. The fire was still going, though it was much weaker. Azula effortlessly added some fire to it, feeding the hungry flames. In seconds, it was big and alive again.

"How long are you staying in Ember Island?" Zuko spoke to you for the first time. You felt like you had a huge spot light set on you underneath the prince's heavy gaze. You weren't normally this afraid of people; but knowing how terribly strong these people were made it very intimidating to you. Heck, you didn't even know if you could defend yourself against them. Even if you could, you'd lose to Azula, all bets off.

"When I want to leave." You replied under your breath.

"We have to stay for three more days." Mai said emotionlessly, staring at her nails. She was pretty, in a strange way. She was a girl meant for a guy like Zuko.

"So have you guys ever heard the legend of Kuzon?" Ty Lee asked in excitement. Mai rolled her eyes and Azula sighed.

"You're not talking about me, are you?" You slipped a joke, causing Ty Lee to smile at you.

"No. Long ago, in Avatar Aang's time, Kuzon was his friend. Kuzon's ancestors were very close to the royal people, since his father was an admiral or something. Anyway, when his parents heard that their son was friends with the avatar, they forbade him from ever seeing the avatar. Kuzon was crushed, since the avatar was his best friend."

She stopped for a few seconds until Mai asked out of impatience, "And? What happens in the end?"

"Oh! I think the legend says something about Kuzon talking to some dragons and he disappears. His family was crushed and they even built a little moral in their home for him. Something along those lines."

"You have extraordinary story-telling skills." Mai said sarcastically. Ty Lee's face dropped and you felt bad for her.

"I thought it was pretty good." You said with a shrug. Something was wrong. Your stomach suddenly hurt. The story…it had some kind of effect on you. You didn't know how—it just did.

Almost…like it was familiar…

It might have been since it was the Kuzon Aang knew. It was the name you chose. That was all. Nothing more.

You stayed with Azula and her friends until you physically felt tired. Repressing a yawn, you told them it was your time to leave, and you walked off. Since you had nowhere else to go, you decided to head back to Chan's place.

Ruon Jian was asleep on the couch, drooling. Chan was freaking out over his wrecked house, and at the moment was trying to pick up the pieces of a broken vase.

"Kuzon!" He noticed you, his face hysterical. "I'm going to be killed! My father's going to hit the roof when he sees this place."

"Calm down." You said calmly, yawning. "When is he getting here"

"In four days."

"Okay—so no problem. All we have to do is clean this place up and find someone to fix the vases."

Chan shot you a look. "You can't just fix vases. They're glass."

You shrugged. "Then buy new ones."

Chan considered that and then perked up. "Hey! That's a great idea! I'll just buy him new ones and he'll be too grateful that he won't notice them."

You had no idea how or why you were so calm in a situation like this, it just came to you. But all you knew was that you were tired.

"Hey can I stay the night here?" You asked Chan, glancing at Ruon Jian, who was snoring loudly. Who knew pretty boy was a snorer?

"Sure thing. You could stay here with us as long as you want." Chan told you earnestly. "You saved my butt, man."

"It's no problem." You went up the stairs to one of the guest bedrooms and peered inside. The first room was perfect. However, you opened the window to let the fresh air in. Satisfied, you laid on the bed, staring out the window. The moon was overlooking the ocean water. The fresh air felt so good breezing in.

Yawning, you turned onto your stomach and fell asleep.

"Hey Aang! Let's ride a dragon."

"What? We can't just ride a dragon." Aang was surprised and astonished.

"Sure we can. I got us some cool maps—check 'em out!" Kuzon thrusted them out at Aang proudly. Aang looked over the map, his eyes wide.

"Are you sure about this, Kuzon?"

"I'm positive! Besides, what could happen?"

The two boys searched three mountaintops until they came upon a nest. They knew they were near the nest when they saw a green dragon soar in the sky above them. They made sure to crouch down so the dragon could not see them. Kuzon looked over his shoulder to see a man running from the dragon. They continued climbing up the fourth mountain, their hopes high.

Aang looked as excited as Kuzon. Aang knew his fire nation friend was full of ideas and adventures—but searching for a dragon could be both dangerous and stupid. Kuzon reminded Aang of his other friend, Bumi, but Kuzon wasn't as "crazy". Kuzon was just very audacious.

However, they soon learned that the man was a decoy for the poacher's at the net. Aang was furious at the pasters, and Kuzon felt the fury, too. Even he would never steal eggs from a mother dragon. It was cruel and foolish.

But even they knew that they were no match for the poachers. So, taking a slower approach, Kuzon and Aang developed a plan.

"Let's use our bending," Kuzon told Aang, "in another way."

"I have an idea!" Aang said, glancing at the poacher's. Time was ticking. "Let's make it seem like the mother came back."

"Oh! I get you!" Kuzon's features fell though when he realized something. "But my fire bending isn't great enough to make it believable to the men."

He wasn't arrogant. He knew he was still learning. But Aang laid a hand on his friend's shoulder and told him, "I have an idea."

The two ended up using Aang's airbending to make Kuzon's flame enormous, making the poacher's run for their lives. They left behind the eggs, left and forgotten as they ran down the mountain, their screams echoing throughout the area.

Aang went to take down an egg from the poacher's mount just in time as the mother dragon returned.

Kuzon gasped, catching Aang's attention. His eyes turned fearful, taking in the huge, green mother dragon who was obviously furious.

Kuzon was quick to act.

"Hey you big chicken lizard!" Kuzon shouted, letting out a fire flame. The mother dragon turned her attention to the young fire nation boy who was shouting and fire bending. She had began to come after Kuzon, but accidentally knocked Aang down with her tail. Aang momentarily dropped the egg, but he barely caught it before it smashed to the ground.

The mother dragon instantly turned friendly. She realized that the two young boys were not there to harm her eggs; they had chased off the poacher's. She even let Aang and Kuzon touch her skin. It was very rare—practically a once in a lifetime chance for a dragon to allow a human to touch them.

"Hey," Kuzon got a sudden idea, "so uh maybe as a reward, could you give us a ride? You know…just a couple of laps around the mountain?" Aang shot Kuzon a look but Kuzon ignored him and went on, "That would be hot! Flamin' hot!"

Of course, the mother dragon responded with a ferocious growl as a "no".

You woke up, Aang's laugh from your dream echoing in your head. The dream was so real, like some kind of memory. That scene was never showed in the shows—you've never even seen it before.

You felt warm air coming into the room. Throwing off the blankets, you trudged into the hallway. Chan was already back to cleaning the house, and was currently sweeping the floor. You paused to look at the shocking image before you: Chan, the popular guy on the beach, cleaning.

How degrading.

That's what he gets for trying to seem better than everyone, you thought to yourself, but knew Chan let you stay the night. He wasn't all that bad, just stuck up a bit. He was raised that way. Like Azula.

You shivered when you thought of the fire nation princess. She still terrified you.

"Hey," You greeted Chan briefly, "I'm going for a walk."

"Cool." Chan replied stiffly, probably embarrassed you were witnessing this.

The sky was cloudless and there were already people out enjoying the beach. You walked along the water, letting the water rush through your toes. The water itself wasn't cold; it was nice and cool. Of course, you dodged an incoming beach ball. Some children went racing into the water.

This place is full of fire nation, you realized, looking around. The color red was everywhere—literally. These were the bad people. Those little kids that were like any other ones had parents that wanted to take over.

Needless to say, those thoughts dampened your mood.

"Chan, what a surprise to see you here." Azula's voice broke through the sound of the waves. You stopped dead in your tracks, seeing Azula lying out next to your foot. She looked at perfect ease, though she had a cool composed face.

"Hey," You greeted her simply. Your face had drained from all color at the sight of the princess. I need to get away before—

"You do realize you're wearing the same clothes as yesterday?" Azula asked, gazing over you. Her eyes seemed to notice every little detail.

"I…just woke up." You explained, turning towards the water. "Actually—I was going to go for a swim." Without thinking, you took off your shirt, tossing it onto the sand. Now shirtless, you walked into the water, glad to get away from the princess.

You had no idea she would follow you.

"I had the same idea." She said right behind you. You turned around, wide-eyed, to see her golden eyes right in front of you. You couldn't help it, she startled you. Who knew she was so quiet?

Gasping, you flailed your arms and fell into the water on your butt. To heighten your dismay, Azula began laughing. It wasn't her sadistic, evil laugh; it was that laugh Ty Lee tried teaching her about.

It made you relax. She thought you were a normal citizen—like her. You were on her good side.

Right?

"How's the water?" Azula asked, her hands on her hips as she stared down at you.

You shrugged. "It's nice."

"I don't swim often."

"Why not?" Because you're the fire lord's daughter?

"I have a busy schedule." Azula mumbled. She began walking further into the water as you stood up, your body now dripping wet. You noticed that Azula glanced at you in a shy manner. Her eyes were on your chest. Confused, you looked down to see that you were toned.

Whoa.

Azula thought you were…good-looking?

That's not something you see often.

"So Kuzon," She said, "what do you do for…fun?"

You didn't know what to say. The things you did in your world didn't exactly retain to this one. Think Kuzon—think!

"Nothing special really." You finally answered her, sounding casual. "You?"

"Same here." Azula replied fervently.

You dove into the water, getting your head under, and surfaced right in front of Azula. Of course it was on accident, but you got a little thrill when you saw the look of true surprise in her eyes. She didn't flinch away, but you caught the surprise in her eyes. Normally she was so good at composing herself. You saw it in person.

"Well are you swimming," You asked, once again without thinking, "or are you just gonna stand there?" You stopped yourself, looking away. Why in the world would you speak to her like that? She could burn you!

You heard a few splashes and when you turned around, Azula had her body in the water. Her hair was still in a high ponytail, with her bangs handing to the sides. She looked smug.

"Do you have a partnership, Kuzon?"

"A…partnership?"

Azula's cheeks reddened and she looked away. "Um…you know…a relationship?"

You stared at her. Yeah, she probably didn't even know what to call that.

"No." You told her. "I'm not dating anyone."

"Dating…" She murmured in deep thought. Maybe it was time she realized how much she was missing out on—the usual teenage stuff. It was all part of growing up, and she was obviously growing up too fast.

"I say we both try out this "dating" thing." Azula suggested lightly, turning to observe your reaction.

You kept your face composed and said gently, "I don't know." How would you turn her down?

Her eyes narrowed. "Are you about to say no?"

You replied quickly, "No. I was thinking of a way to say yes." You smiled sheepishly, your entire body shaking under the water. Idiot! You were stupid to about to turn Azula down!

You were trapped.

"Good." Azula sounded smug again. "Let's meet here around dusk." She stood out of the water, tossing her hair over her shoulder to smile down at you. "Of course, if that's alright with you?"

"Sure. It's fine." Right when she walked away, you stared down at the water and grimaced.

You were going on a date with Azula.

Azula.

Azula.

It's official. I'm dead.

A/N: Okay so I am super sorry about taking so long to update. I've been so preoccupied with other stories and life to realize how long it's been since this story has been updated. I'm still loving this story, but I have other ones too. However, I shall spend much more time with this.

I want to thank kiDLatZ for reminding me of my long delay. Thank you, girl! You guys should thank her, too. Without her, I would've taken longer to update x)

Anyway, I shall update ASAP from now on. Thank you all for the wonderful reviews :3