When Azula brought Aang and Zuko back home, it was almost seven in the morning. They had driven all through the night.

Aang and Zuko's parents were both worried sick while they were gone. They were all at Aang's house waiting for them to come home. They had no idea what was going on, and they wanted to get to the bottom of it. Both boys had no idea how to explain what had happened, and there was hardly even a way to put it lightly.

Fortunately, when they got to Aang's house, Iroh was there, and he had actually picked up on what was going on all the way back when Zuko and Aang were talking with him in his tea shop a few days earlier. Somehow he realized that they were in love. This proved that he was truly a very intelligent man, and he deserved a lot more respect than he had always received.

Zuko's and Aang's parents looked at them crossly.

"What's the matter with you two?" Zuko's dad asked bluntly.

"Zuko... how could you do something like this?" His mom added.

"Mother, he didn't do anything!" Azula stated. "He's clearly proven that his feelings are completely true. You have no idea what he and Aang have just been through."

Zuko's parents were both silent.

"Aang, what happened?" His mom asked blindly.

"I don't know exactly what you two have been up to, but I'm very disappointed in you," Aang's dad said in a strict tone.

Clearly, both sets of parents seemed to dissaprove of the relationship. Aang and Zuko were beginning to lose hope for their parents ever accepting them now.

Then, Azula stepped in and told everyone that Katara, Mai, Sokka, and Toph were all responsible for kidnapping the two boys.

"First of all, you shouldn't be so hung up on what you believe is right and what is wrong! It shouldn't matter to you! You're their parents! There are more important matters at hand that have to be dealt with also. Mai and Katara were up to no good, and they were out for blood, I'll have you know. Aang and Zuko are lucky they made it out physically unharmed, never mind what kind of mental trauma this must've been for them."

No one believed that they would do such a thing. It was quite a shock that such close friends could turn on each other so quickly. After all, Aang and Katara were the best of friends. They were practically inseparable. Obviously, Katara wasn't a true friend, even though she seemed to be. She was just as heartless as Mai.

"How could that be?" Aang's dad asked.

"I guess they feel the same way that we do about this kind of relationship," said Zuko's mom. "I guess what matters the most is that they're both home and they're safe now, but I won't have my son dating another boy. That will not do at all. We'll just have to deal with that later." She was still clearly against Zuko and Aang's relationship, but at least she was willing to put it aside for the moment.

"What are we going to do about Katara and the others?" Aang's mom asked, changing the subject.

"We're going to hunt them down and make them pay!" Azula declared.

Aang and Zuko were present while everyone was talking, but they really didn't have anything to say. They were just trying to keep their composure.

After remaining silent for a while, Iroh decided to say something.

"I don't think that Aang and Zuko are in the right environment that's going to help them. What they need is people like Azula who accept them for who they are. You may think you're right, but let me tell you, you're only hurting them. If you want Aang and Zuko to be comfortable with themselves, I suggest that you think some more, and then maybe you'll realize." Iroh was testing the waters by saying this, but he felt it was necessary.

After hearing that, Zuko looked over at Azula with a pleading look on his face.

"Until you've decided to give your children the support that they need, they're coming with me, if they want to, of course," declared Azula.

Zuko and Aang nodded in response.

"You have no right to do this!" Her dad said angrily.

"It isn't my decision; its up to Aang and Zuko. Its what they want. I'm only doing this in their best interest, and you should be the one doing this, since you're a parent for God's sake," Azula said, proving her case.

No one responded to this. They clearly couldn't think of anything rational that would make their argument even seem to make sense.

"C'mon guys, let's go," Azula muttered to her brother and his boyfriend.

Aang and Zuko left with Azula right then, and hoped that their parents would realize how much they were hurting their children.

(To be continued...)

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