Hey so here is a nwe chapter again, this one took me a lot more time to write than the other chapers. Not just because it was longer but because it had the greatest amount of real interaction so far. Enjoy and review

Azula sat in her room and meditated in front of a dozen candles. Everytime she inhaled the fire of the candles would decrease even to the point of extinction and everytime she exhaled the candles lit and the fire increased. It was a very basic form of firebending but nonetheless it gave Azula the comfort and peace of mind she needed. After all this trip was still a nightmare to her, the new room had improved the situation a bit but unless that water peasant was about to tell her that her banishment had been abolished she still hated everything about her current situation.

She didn´t know exactly how many days had passed since she left the fire nation but she was sure that it would take another two weaks at any rate until they would finally pass the border. And although she did not want that day to come she was horrified by the thought to endure this another two weeks. Never before did she know that being bored can be so terrible and finally she understood Mai and her sometimes weird behavior. That was also why she did not object when the water peasant started to visit her once a day since she had that new room. When he visited her the first the time she rather unfriendly asked him what he wanted from her but when she thought how nice it was of him to give her his room she moderated herself from despising to uninterested.

So he told her that he too was bored because he did not know anyone on this ship personally and since he was their superior no real conversation came up. And while Azula wore a mask of disinterest she found him rather entertainig. At least hearing his stupid stories and ironic comments was better than sitting in her room all day.

So soon it became an everyday routine that he visited her and they talked. It was more of a monologue really as Azula seldom had something to say and tried to keep her image of being uninterested which was not easy as somehow this water tribe peasant was kind of funny.

But maybe that was a peasant thing, being funny as she couldn´t remember anyone in her family to be funny. But although he was funny and she liked their arrangement of him talking all the time and her pretending to be uninterested it distracted her that she couldn´t concentrate on her meditation because he hadn´t shown up this day. It distracted her because there was absolutely no reason why it should bother her that she would not see him this day. They weren´t friends or something he was just some random peasant whom she would allow to narrate some funny stories.

So why in Agni´s name was she so angry at him for not showing up? That was why she was meditating in the first place to calm herself but she couldn´t because the mere thought of him prompting feelings in her annoyed her. It was a vicious circle she wanted to meditate because she was angry but she couldn´t concentrate because it made her even angrier that by meditating she somehow admitted the feeling of being angry. So finally she gave into her feelings for once and became furious. She opted to firebend that place into ashes but she knew she couldn´t do that so she just threw her class against the door.

But it never came to touching the door because it that same moment Azula had thrown the glass Sokka had opened the door.

The glass didn´t hit him hard but unfortunatly there was still water in it. And all that water emptied at his trousers making him look as if he had some „accident".

Never before had Azula felt so embarrassed she was so ashamed in fact that she couldn´t look him in the eyes. So she just stared at his wet trousers which was even more embarassing she realized too late. Why didn´t he just leave, why didn´t he just say something?

Normally she just killed anyone who made her feel uncomfortable or at least screamed at the person until he or she was deaf. But she couldn´t ,everything she could do was to continue to stare at his lap, her mouth wide open. She was searching for an excuse something at least she could say to end this situation but her mind was empty. Finally she said the one thing that had been leaping her mind the last hours. „Where have you been?"

Sokka gave her a sheepish look he didn´t know what to make out of that comment.

The spirits knew he didn´t know what to make out of that whole situation. He had just entered her room to have their usual conversation and the first thing he saw was Azula throwing a glass of water at him and then she had stared at his, well lower body for about five minutes without saying anything and now that. She was really confusing at times a trait most women possesed he figured.

„What do you mean were have I been?" his answer made Azula realize what she had just said.

She could not let him know that she had gone crazy because he showed up late to their usual conversation. Especially since it would make it very difficult to maintain her mask of disinterest.

„I asked you were you have been because you did not show up at the usual time and although it is really just me being so polite to listen to your boring stories, I don´t like to be stood up." she hoped her words would sound believable and like her usual self.

Sokka grinned widely „So you think of this as a date?". „Whaa, what? I don´t think of this as a date, what do you think water peasant? Just because I am so nice to let you talk to me because you are so bored you think you actually date me?" „No I don´t think that but you just said yourself you don´t like to be stoot up. And that usually only happens when people have a date."

Azula blushed and felt embarrassed again, this was a nightmare. She had completly lost control of her emotions and they were leading her to her demise. So she fled to the only emotion that was at least a bit useful, anger.

„What do you think of yourself, that you are the greatest womanizer? Do you really think that a princess like me has a big crush on you and imagines every meeting with you is a date? I justed wanted to be nice because you gave me that room but now I see that this is getting to your ego too much so maybe it is about time that I become a bit unfriendly again."

„Calm down I am leaving already. I just wanted to bring you some news but it seems you don´t want them." and with these words he banged the door behind himself.

Azula couldn´t believe what had just happened. She had not only embarrassed herself several times she had although made the only source of slight entertainment leave and with him left some dubious news that made her curious nonetheless.

And the only way she could fix this was by apologising to him and that was something she would not do. What was wrong with her anyway? Why did she lose control, why was she speachless in a crucial moment and why the heck wasn´t he?

She had to change that she had to restore the natural order, she had to rule and he had to obey.

Well being able to look into his eyes again would be good a start.

So she made herself ready to go out of her room something she had rarely done since she had the new one. But before she finally left the room she took a quick glance in the mirror. She wanted to look good only of course it would be helpful. What other reasons were there anyway...

Sokka was in his room and cursed at the world he had no dry trousers. And of course he had just dismissed all his soldiers for shore leave. And the only other person on this ship had to be a crazy princess. The universe loved him he just knew it.

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard a soft knocking. „Who is it?"

„It is me." Azula said in a calm and hopefully nice tune.

„What do you want my trousers are already wet." she felt the urge to leave immediatly but ignored it. „Well you know I am just a bit confused because of this whole banishmet-thing. I didn´t meant to get you soakked." she pressed the words out of her lips It wasn´t a real apology but it was difficult for her nonetheless to admit having problems with being banished. Still she was suprised that she managed to sound as if she really meant it.

„Oh err, okay I understand that. I didn´t mean to be so harsh with you. I´m sorry." at least it was a little victory that he felt sorry when clearly it should be the other way round.

„Well actually I wanted to tell you that I managed to get the permission for a short shore leave for you. But there is a little problem." So that was what he was doing earlier Azula felt the urge to smack herself for being so impatient. „Well what is the problem?" „I have no dry trousers."

She couldn´t believe it did this nightmare never end. She never knew that one mistake could have so many consequences. Well maybe that was because she had never made any mistakes before she thought to herself. „Give me your trousers." „What??" Sokka couldn´t believe what he had just heard. She wanted his trousers, what was wrong with her? „I can dry them, I am a firebender you know." „Ohh okay I didn´t knew you could do such things with your fire." He opened the door a little bit and handed his trousers out. „Yeah it comes really handy sometimes even if you are not in a fight." she pressed her palms on the wet side of the trousers and heated them slowly and while doing so moved them along the fabric.

„So this banishemt is really hard for you, isn´t it?" Sokka asked unsure of what to do until his trousers were ready. „I can imagine funnier thinks than to be removed of your birthright and to be banished from your home country. But I will make these council cowards realize it was a mistake to let me live." „You don´t have to act strong all the time, you know?" „I am not acting strong!" and with that she threw his trousers back into his room. „Can we go now?"

Sokka shook his head, this girl was crazy indeed.

So another chapter´s end I hope you liked it. If give me some reviews if you don´t tell me why not;)