I've been inspired to write again, imagine that? I hope its not too far fetched of a story. Please review I need feedback it keeps me going. The more reviews I get the faster I will update... just saying. This actually turned out pretty long. Cool.
The young man now stood in a forest path, only a short distance from the Earth Kingdom city of Omashu. He would be there by tomorrow if he kept going. It was getting dark already and he knew it would be much harder to travel by dark. He used restraint when firebending these days as he wished not to draw too much attention to himself. Its been almost a month since he left the Fire Nation, after the ship docked at the harbor, he left on foot. He now donned Earth Kingdom attire, however humiliating it was to be seen wearing such rags. He still remembered the night he left.
It was the morning after he spoke with Ozai. The arrangements had been made and the only thing he had left to do was to tell Azula. That would be the hardest thing he had to do. But why? She was just his FRIEND. Nothing else. Why couldn't he believe that? Things have been so much harder after their betrothal. She still refused to speak of it. He couldn't blame her. They had been only friends and now they would one day be married. And they would have to consummate that marriage. The thought of taking his friend made him sick. Was this feeling sick or...? He was always confused since he realized that tid-bit of information. When he reached her bedroom door he stopped and stood there for a few minutes. He knocked, she came to the door and ushered him in.
"Good morning Princess." This was it he thought.
"Good morning Kai" She seemed a bit confused as to why he was here.
"I have some news." He stopped and she seemed even more interested in him now. "I, have asked your father permission to pursue the Avatar."
She seemed hurt by this news. She quickly regained her composure.
"Hmm. Why would you do that?" She still didn't sound exactly like herself.
"Its my new purpose in life, Its what I will be remembered for sweetie." He winced at the last word. He hadn't used that word on purpose. She winced noticeably too. She didn't respond for a moment. When she did it was not what he expected. She walked over to him placed both of her hands on his shoulders and held him tight.
"You do what you have to do, and I will do what I have to do." When she finished she looked him in the eyes with a look he's never seen before. It looked open and weak. She stood on her toes and moved her face only inches from his.
"When do you leave?" Her tone was smooth and low, almost seductive.
"The ship leaves in a couple of hours." The two teenagers foreheads were now touching. They could feel each others breath on their face.
"I love you." The words left her mouth thought they were barely audible. He couldn't think straight after that. The two embraced for the first time ever and it felt right.
"I love you too." They were still locked together. Seconds seemed like hours, and all he could think about was his lifelong friends smooth no, perfect lips pressed against his. It killed him to know that he would have to leave her in a couple of hours.
He had been walking for hours. The thought of seeing Azula again kept him going. The sooner he got back, the sooner he could see his princess again.
Omashu, the once great city now stood totally overrun. Even from the distance he was at, he was able to see the blood red flag of the Fire Nation. Even just knowing that this city had not even presented a fight angered him. This war would be over if the rest of the world was like this. Even as he thought his legs kept moving left right left right. New Ozai. All that remained was Ba Sing Se. What would that become? Great Ozai? He would worry about that later. He was already here, perhaps that was a secondary objective, to take Ba Sing Se to its knees.
A long metal walkway was all that seperated him from the city. As he neared the grand entrance he was confronted by two guards.
"Go away peasent, this city is restricted." The first guard approached him and he was dwarfed by the young man before him.
"I am Kai of the Fire Nation. I am traveling in disguise now let me enter." The Guards began laughing hysterically until the man Kai believed to be the commander came jogging out. He looked genuinely scared.
"Master Kai, please excuse their ignorance, welcome to our fair city the governor has asked you be brought directly to his home." The fat man was panting.
"Thank you sir, now please take me there before I throw one of these two off of this bridge." The two guards were now running to open the gates.
Wonderful, my first ten minutes here and I can tell already this city wont last long if the Avatar arrives.
It did not take long to arrive at the palace. If that's what it could be called. The governor was the first to welcome him to the city. He was nervous, about something but he would not let on what.
"We shall speak over a nice dinner tonight." He paused "And I can inform you of the events that have happened recently.
"Please Governor, I could care less about this dirty earth city." Kai was annoyed that he had to deal with this cities problems now.
"You are wrong boy, you will want..." He couldn't finish before he was abruptly stopped when the young man lunged forward and grabbed the Governors neck with one hand.
"You should watch your insolence around me you washed up old man! I may not be royalty but that does not mean Ozai will be disappointed when I replace you with someone who has more respect for their superiors!" The young man was furious. He absolutely hated being told he was wrong. Especially as if he were a child. The last time someone had talked to him like this it ended with him being scolded by Ozai for burning the face of a servant. He was 11 then, and his temper had not waned.
"I apologize, sir. I meant no disrespect to you." The elderly man was quite shaken by what had just happened.
"I shall show mercy this time, governor, but do not let it happen again." The young man stormed off obviously furious and the governor was going to let him.
When he received the message that the ship was ready to depart he was annoyed. He had just now become romantically involved with Azula, and he had to leave already.
"I hope this is over quickly..."
"So do I." The young princess seemed sad. Of course, he was sad too.
"When I get back, I will take you somewhere very special and we can spend the rest of eternity together." Kai grabbed his princess tightly, why did he have to leave now?
On the deck of the ship he was wearing royal battle armor. It was true, Ozai treated him as his own. Well, not Zuko anyway. The air was warm, spring was abound in the Fire Nation. Too bad he would have to miss it. He knew the Earth Kingdom was cooler than here, but it didn't matter. The ships captain was now barking orders to the crew. They would be leaving soon. Kai glanced down at the harbor and noticed a familiar face.
Ozai and Azula were there.
Ozai seemed proud almost. His secret weapon was on it's way to secure Fire Nation victory.
Azula seemed depressed. Her best friend. Her BOY friend was leaving the country.
Kai gave only a stern emotionless look back to both of them as the ship began it five day long journey to the Earth Kingdom.
It was growing dark outside when the servant approached.
"The Governor asks for your attendance at his dinner." The servant bowed her head and proceeded to go back into the manor.
The young firebender slowly got up and followed the young woman to the dining hall. There he saw the governor and his wife with their young child, only an infant.
"I'm glad you decided to join us Sir Kai." The governor bowed his head in respect with a small smile.
"Yes, your presence is an honor." The woman now lowered her head and clasped her hands together. She was petite in figure and about as old as her husband.
"Thank you. I am grateful for you hospitality." Kai gave a small quick bow.
"Now, I believe we should cut to the chase and discuss what you were talking about early governor." The young man looked very impatient, as if he just wanted to get out of this city and continue his hunt.
"Very well. You see, you are behind schedule." The governor paused but not long enough for Kai to ask the question he wanted to. "You see, the Avatar has been here already. And two young women came to bring with them my eldest daughter to help them catch the banished prince Zuko and his uncle."
"What!?" Kai was furious. The Avatar had been here already! That meant the he had wasted a whole day in this putrid Earth city! He would have to walk all night for the next three day to catch them.
"This dinner is over! I want my bag brought to me immediately with a weeks worth of food! NOW!" The young man was growing even angrier thinking about the idiot governor stalling him for a whole day.
Then he remembered hearing something.
"You say they were looking for Zuko?" He looked incredibly menacing at this particular moment, probably mostly because of the bouts of flames spurting from his nostrils as he breathed.
"Yes, they were..." He was cutoff.
"Why are they hunting the Ex-prince?" His bags had been brought to him and he was now walking out the door as he paused and listened for an answer.
"Ozai has put a bounty on his head. Don't you want to know who the women are?"
It was too late though, he was gone. If he kept going and didn't stop but for a few minutes he could catch the Avatar in a matter of days. With any luck, he could catch the banished prince as a present for the Firelord. These women that the governor had spoken of did not matter to him, he could defeat whoever they were with undoubted ease. The next most logical place for the Avatar to go would be Gaoling. This time though there would be no meeting with the governor. He would tear the city apart until he found the Avatar or not, then he would move on. He only had a set amount of chances. If they entered Ba Sing Se, he would never find them. Or get to them for that matter. He could try and take over the city while he was here in the Earth Kingdom. So now he had three objectives.
1. Kill the Avatar
2. Capture Zuko
3. Conquer Ba Sing Se
Still, the glory he got would be a minimal part of his return. He really only wanted to get back to Azula.
A/N: So here it is! Chapter four, I know it's kind of boring, or maybe not. I promise in the next chapter I will chop out a Fighting scene! I know right its about time. So, Please review, I dont care what it is, Send me a letter and a number. It doesnt matter, just as long as I know people are reading this. If I dont start getting some reviews, I may decide to cancel this story for lack of interest. Please dont make me do it. Until Next Time!