Chapter 2- Calm Before The Storm

"Just don't forget to looked down at all times, and never speak out of terms. I know how much you want to tell him off, but for the sake of your safety (Y/N), please don't be sassy and-"

"Zuzu, leave the poor love alone. She's terrified already, don't make it worse," Azula raised an eyebrow at her brother as he placed both hands on your shoulders.
"It's fine Princey, I won't do anything irrational. I can't really do anything unless it means death in result," You shrugged and hugged your arms.

"Aww, how adorable," Azula cooed as she placed her hands on your cheeks.
"Your beauty is so great that even the strongest soldiers would crumble before you and empires would topple underneath the crushing weight of your absolute grace," She smirked at you, in which you gave her a dopey look.

"You're pretty cute too," You mumbled with a shy smile, which made Azula pause for a moment.
"Let get this," Zuko sighed, but amused that his sister hesitated because of you. You took a deep breath, and pushed the doors open, walking inside a dark room where a throne was surrounded with fire.

Who sat there, was none other than Fire Lord Ozai.

'Maybe this was a bad idea,' You thought, jumping at the doors slamming behind you, making you walk forward and get on your knees.
"Greetings, Fire Lord Ozai," As much as you hated treated royalty with respect because screw them, you wanted to be alive in order to see Twig again.

"So you are the one who caught my children's eye," The deep voice of Ozai kept you froze on the ground, but you nodded anyways.
"Apparently so, my Fire Lord Ozai," You spoke out, voice barely being stable.

"Azula has been talking up quite a storm about marriage, and I admit, a little young to ever think about such thing, though I just believed it to be a phase girls went through," Ozai got up from his throne and walked around you.

"However, I never knew it was about the fiendish criminal, The Delusional Bender, that she wanted to marry," You gulped silently as he hummed and walked in front of you.
"The one who rumored to defeated many of my soldiers, stopped many armies, and killed Commander Zhao," He continued.

"All of those rumored, true. And all caused, by a small child," Your eyes were glued to the ground as you took in a shaky breath.
"To be fair, Zhao was a little Hog Monkey," You muttered, but then froze.
"I-uhh, I mean- apologies, my Fire Lord Ozai," You stammered, bowing so you wouldn't face him. But to your surprise, he chuckled.

Fire Lord Ozai.

Chuckled.

I'm afraid.

"Such confidence in your tone, and such hatred for Commander Zhao. What exactly did he do to you?" Ozai questioned, and you coughed slightly, shivering at those words.
"Um... these burns?" You trailed off, pushing your sleeves up to reveal the scars that covered your arms. It wasn't the truth, you knew exactly who caused those scars, but it was believable enough.

"I see... nevertheless, by my words, you, (Y/N) (L/N), The Delusional Bender," You finally looked up to meet his eyes, and now you felt even more nervous on what he was going to say.

"I welcome you with open arms to the Royal family,"

"Really?" You asked, confused and in shock.
"You may not be a Firebender, however you were born into the Fire Nation. The (L/N) family were always pure blood Firebenders," Ozai told you, making you nod.
"Your bending and existence caused by Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom clashing together, a mutt in result," You winced at that word.

"But I suppose, with our blood line being of pure Firebenders, what difference does a mutt bring in? When becoming of age, your children will be nothing but Firebenders, nothing else. You are dismissed," And with that, you quickly scrambled up to your feet and bowed one more time, turning to leave.

"Wait," You suddenly said, and Ozai paused, staying still as you turned around gave a determined look.
"You talk about the (L/N) family like you know us well," You paused for a second before clearing your throat.
"My brother mentioned he was a bodyguard, and had a deal with Azula. He was here wasn't he?" You asked him.

"Yes, he has. Since the events in Ba Sing Se, he has been permitted by me to leave the Fire Nation, and go on his own. I do believe the two of us are aware what he enjoys doing," The Fire Lord simply said, and you nodded, before opening the door.

Closing the door, you saw that Azula and Zuko were standing on the side, Azula having a unimpressed look while Zuko had a worried look.
"What happened? Did our father hurt you?" Zuko asked while looking at am your arms for any more bruises.

"Zuzu, never knew you'll be known as a worried person," Azula rolled her eyes, but stole glances to see if you were hurt.
"Some insults that I heard too many times," You shrugged and hugged your arms.
"He at least gave me closure on where my brother is," You muttered.

"Yes, (B/N) was such an interesting person to be around. Yet he reeks of arrogance," Azula stuck her tongue out as the three of you started to walk down the hallway.

"Yeah... I don't know where he got it in the family,"

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"(Y/N)!!" Ty Lee squealed as she cartwheeled all the way to you, and tackled you into a hug.
"Hi Ty Lee, I'm glad to finally talk to y-OU!!" You squeaked as you felt her lips on yours, hands running through your hair.
"Even with those scars, you're adorable!!" She giggled and hugged you again tightly.

"I see you survived the in-laws," Mai mumbled as she leaned against the tree to the garden you once played as a kid.
"Yeah, but at least he tolerated me. He didn't chew me out like some in-laws I know," You shivered at the memories of when you dated Suki, and Oyaji gave you a scary lecture.

"Though you looked cute in everything you wear, the green was really making me nauseous," Mai smirked as she placed a hand on your head, before kissing you on the lips.
"It's called aesthetic," You muttered, crossing your arms as she gave a small chuckle.

"Since we're all here, what shall we do first?" Ty Lee asked with her hands clasped together.
"Oo! Oo!" You raised your hand while Zuko and Azula walked outside.
"We should play that little game we made up all those years ago! Right, Princey?" Zuko knew exactly what you meant, and he blushed slightly.

"Oh? What's this game I never heard about?" Azula smirked, as the other girls watched in amusement.

"Well, it involves biting Zuko on the ankles-"

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"Never really thought I'll like this... but I do," Mai mumbled as she curled up to you, holding your hand and softly rubbing her thumb slowly on it.
"I love cuddle parties!" Ty Lee smiled and landed on Azula, who scowled at the impact, but wrapped a arm around your waist.

"This feels... kinda nice," Zuko confessed as he and Mai where on one side, and Azula and Ty Lee we're on the other. You, of course, in the middle because you are amazing.
"Let's stay like this for a while," You whispered as the sun went down, and you all saw the stars coming out.
"Yeah, forever!" Ty Lee smiled as the five of you watched on the stars.

Although feeling happy, a small pit in your stomach was still there. Like you weren't meant to be here just yet.

'As much as I love them with all my heart, I can't get married at this age, and be locked up here all my life. I need to find the Gaang,'
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Hhhhhhhh, I don't know if any of them are ooc, but if they are, let me know.

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