Zuko jogs up the stairs to where 1A is sitting seeing the battlefield being cleared of burnt vines.

"I have just been informed that Azula has withdrawn from the sports festival. His eyes widen as he comes to a stop next to 1A.

"What happened?"

"Azula burned Ibara and started to freak out." Zuko sighs closing his eyes.

"Agni dam it." he sighs turning and walking back down the stairs pausing as his brother waits in the hall.

"Going to see our father illegitimate child?" Zuko freezes up feeling the headache Miriko gave him returning.

"What?"

"Azula, you two look more alike than even us, I know father had all of us D.N.A tested so you can't be someone else's meaning Azula must be fathers bastard with his sidekick Sunshine."

"That's a sound argument Shoto, But have you considered that father wouldn't have risked his image by stepping out on Rei?" Zuko fires back

"Good point, ill go back to the whiteboard when I win this festival," Shoto says turning to walk down the hall.

"Youre not going to win the festival, unless you use your fire." Shoto freezes ice forming in the hall.

"I don't need him."

"No one needs him, but denying a part of yourself is going to have ramifications on you. Don't let him take a part of you away."

"If only you were this invested before." Shoto says before walking down the hallway. Zuko sighs wishing he had bonded with his siblings more, that he hadn't pulled away after Touya

He watches his Brother step walk around the corner towards the arena, Zuko reaches into his pocket pulling out his phone, and texting Mina asking where the two of them are receiving a text saying that Azula was gone Zuko sighing and taking off towards the front gate seeing no one he pulls out his phone calling Azula quickly being hung up on.

"I tracked a monk across the world, I can find you in Japan," he says aloud leaving the gate and moving on the path he knows she takes to her train station.

Zuko runs up the stairs to the train station, glad to find Azula sitting on a lone bench waiting for her train, he walks over to her and she looks up at him.

"Of course, you would find me stalker."

"Katara called me worse, are you ok?" he asks and she sighs.

"I could lie and say yes, you would probably believe me too, but no I'm not ok."

"Ibara is the girl with the vines? That's a bad match but with recovery girl, I'm sure she's already healed."

"Her screams were so familiar, I hear them in my dreams every night, along with yours. I'm afraid Zu-zu that I'm turning back into the monster I once way

"I've done awful things too, but I know you and I can see how much you've changed. Azula always lies is something I've always had to tell myself but I believe that you have changed little sister and I know you don't want to be what Ozai made us anymore." she moves forward wrapping her arms around him sobbing into his shoulder.

"I don't want to be a monster," she says through her tears and Zuko wraps her in a hug.

"You don't have to, we've been given a second chance and we can make our own choices, and be who we want to be, I don't know if I've ever told you Azula but I love you and I forgive you." He hears her break, ugly sobs coming from her as he holds her close holding her as she lets it all out.

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Zuko walks Azula home after she cries all the tears she can, pushing the door open finding Mina and Sunshine sitting on the couch

"Zula!" she yells rushing over but stopping in front of her eyes wide.

"Were you crying?!" she pulls the black-haired girl into a hug fussing over to her Sunshine coming to Zukos side.

"Thanks for finding her."

"It's no trouble," he assures her seeing Mina lead Azula over to the couch and Zuko feels like he's intruding.

"I should go, please take care of her." he turns and leaves the building as Sunshine reaches out to stop him as he leaves Azula to enjoy her new life. He walks through the city to the building he stashed his clothing changing into his blue spirit attire putting his swords on his back and running jumping from the side of the building landing on the next one, running through the city and finding the pale-haired man he had been looking for talking to a blond schoolgirl that gives Zuko a bad feeling, he watches until he runs off until he jumps down landing behind Giren, sword at his neck and a note shoved into his hand.

"The blue spirit knew you'd be sniffing around." he opens the note to find the word Shiguraki written in blood.

"Blood's a nice touch, but you should just go and slit my throat, I'm not stupid enough to turn on my client." ' he didn't say shiguraki' Zuko thinks to himself before he drags the sword cutting deep enough to bleed but not to cause permanent damage dropping another note as the vanishes. Giren grabs it and pockets it as he pulls out his phone to call in a favor Kirogiri teleporting him away as Zuko watches from the roof knowing the note would find its way into Shigurakis hand and make him mad enough to misstep, and when he does Zuko would protect his classmates. Zuko senses something before throwing himself to the side a knife clipping his side he spins finding the blonde girl grinning at him.

"OOh what a pretty mask, who are you Mr oni?" she looks down at the knife enamored by the red on the knife sheathing it and drawing another from who knows where charging at Zuko fast, he knocks her knife away dodging another one as she tries to take a bit from him Zuko bringing his knee up into her face earning a yelp as she flips backward away blood pouring down her face as she licks at it.

"Ew gross, my blood tastes totes gross. Do you like blood too mr oni?" Zuko watches as she grins.

"This was fun, but i have plans, i just wanted to see who i smelt watching me." she flips over the side of the building and Zuko rushes forward to find her lost in the crowd.

"Shit," he murmurs hissing as he presses a hand to his side, deciding to head home to stitch himself up.

Down on the streets toga walks until she's sure she wasn't followed ducking into a public bathroom and locking the door behind her as clay sloughs off of her form, she draws the bloody knife licking the blood her body shifting until she stares into Golden eyes

"Beautiful, i want to see this face covered in blood!" she says grinning to herself.