Chapter 32: Calmness Ch 32
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"Why must he act so stubbornly?" spoke Sokka to himself, pacing around the courtyard after trying to convince Aang out of his sudden reluctance to kill the Fire Lord.
"Still troubles?" asked Zhan, arriving at the courtyard.
"What? Oh yeah, Aang..." said Sokka annoyed. "He got his stupid Airbender morality to not to hurt or kill anyone. I know I can understand that per usual everyday life but, this is someone who deserves it. He has messed with Zuko's life and Azula's, he plans to light to the entire world to a crisp, but Aang still won't listen."
"Maybe I can try?" asked Zhan.
"No use I tried, as well as: Zuko, Katara, Suki, me, even Azula..." spoke Sokka. "...but he won't listen to anyone."
"Is this going to be a problem?" he asked.
"I don't know. Possibly likely," said Sokka. "How good is the Fire Lord, per se as a firebender?"
"All royal families are highly-skilled firebenders, evident by Azula and Zuko. So imagine the Fire Lord' skill," he said. "Add the fact of Sozin' Comet, which multiplies his power."
"Oh man...this isn't good," replied Sokka.
"Let's give him some time," he said. "Hopefully, he'll reconsider."
"Hopefully," added Sokka.
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As the night slowly enveloped the Island and everybody was getting ready, to sleep Zhan was the only one who was still awake. He had decided to talk to Aang, in hopes of shaking some sense into him, instead, he bumped into Zuko.
"Zuko? What are you doing here?" asked Zhan, getting back up.
"I was going to talk to Aang," said Zuko.
"So was I," replied Zhan.
"But he was asleep, so we have to speak in the morning," added Zuko suddenly.
"Oh, okay," said Zhan. "I'll guess head to bed then."
"Wait."
"Yes?" asked Zhan, turning around.
"I wanted to talk to you personally for some time now," said Zuko. "Regarding Azula."
"Okay," said Zhan as they walked. "What do you want to know? I've told you what I have known."
"Yes, but I want to know about Azula," replied Zuko. "How is she?"
"She has...opened up," he replied. "Calmer, happier, and generally pleased with herself. When I first saw, she what I saw was a princess yet also a girl who was hurt deeply on the inside."
"You didn't fear her?" asked Zuko.
"What I fear?" he asked. "A strong firebender? I was in a lowly state as it was, a high ancestor and several disabilities to add to a militant Fire Nation. Put, I had nothing to lose, only gain."
"You seem close to her now, more than Mai or Ty Lee," said Zuko.
"Well...yeah..." he replied, arms crossed at the obvious statement. "I might seem like a blind follower, but I'm not stupid."
"Yet, you're always there for her."
"Shouldn't I be?" He asked. "As much as anything missing from her life, it had been love."
"Love?" asked Zuko confused.
"Yes, believe it or not as I've heard you had, your mother's, affection, and Azula had Ozai's, and we know how that was," he spoke.
"My mother wasn't cold!" said Zuko, a bit too loud.
"I'm not saying she was, yet she may have unknowingly done it," he said. "Azula's attitude wasn't much to change on..."
"...but?" asked Zuko.
"She lacked a place to fall back on when you failed, you had your mother to catch you and after, that your uncle. Azula had none when she failed, and had to pick herself up alone, and that can hurt somebody badly."
"I...never thought about it," said Zuko.
"When I earned Azula's trust, I was greeted by a tidal wave of emotions," voice Zhan to Zuko.
"...all that showed, that the so-called mighty prodigy, was in all sense a person with feeling and secrets like everybody else. Strength of one is earned-amidst the weakness of the other, Zuko."
"Okay...and how do you feel about her? Asked Zuko as they reached Azula's room, "I had a crush on her then, love on her now," he replied, eyeing her sleeping form. "No matter the rumors or what people said whenever I looked at her, I always saw the willful and beautiful girl inside her."
"Ugh...okay," said Zuko, "you like her, I get it."
"So do we two, might have a problem?" he asked, regarding their position as brother and sister' fianceé.
"I don't see any if anything you managed to get Azula to change something me, my uncle or my mother could never do," spoke Zuko, as they shook hands. "Although the marriage, might've been hasty..."
"Speak for yourself," chuckled Zhan. "After this war and everything, you'll need to get a marriage done immediately..."
'Oh...right..' remembered Zuko. "Alright...good comeback..."
"Alright, see you later," he replied, deciding to stay in Azula's room tonight. "Also, if I might make a suggestion you need to be bolder with Mai, she has loosened up a bit. Worse, you'll only end up with some arrows in your behind.
'Bolder?' thought Zuko at his suggestion, as Zhan closed the door.
Pondering on what to decide, Zuko decided to test his luck as he made his way to Mai's room, counting the lucky stars that Mai wouldn't mess him up too much when she found him next to her the next morning.
Zhan joins Azula in her cozy bed Azula immediately curling up, next to him adding a peck on her cheek. If somebody unwanted, attempted to come here tonight, then they'd be sorry.
Unfortunately, in the cover of night and darkness, nobody noticed a specific Airbender leave and head towards a mysterious island, only a couple feet offshore and soon starting to disappear into the night.
====================================================Omake: Tiny Cat On A Box====================================================Zuko decided to take some time and go exercise, and he found a cute tiny cat with a bell chocker.
'Why would someone toss her out!?' It looks like Mai with fluffy cat ears flapping with excitement.
"What's going, on Mai!? What on earth happened to you!?
"Meow"
'What the hell...? She's so cute, way too cute...' he was sweating as his heart kept beating faster and faster.
'I wonder if she'll get mad if I touch...' as he stretches his hand to try to pet her.
She lovingly rubs her cheeks on his hand as she purrs.
'Whoa Whoa Whoa! What's going on!? Did I die!? Am I dead!? Is she trying to kill me with cuteness!?' he was freaking out on the inside.
Zuko shifts his arm to her chin-scratching, sending shivers to the Mai cat version as her ears flop while she enjoys the care she was receiving.
*Pshaaaa*
Like rays of sunshine shine at the body od Zuko, while cat-Mai pokes at Zuko, 'death by cuteness.'
'I can't do it...If I take her home when she's so cute, my heart won't.' he was thinking this while he nose-bleed as he lay over a pool of his blood.
"Meow?" she looks at him confusedly.
She slowly grabs his head as she starts to lick him on his cheeks.
Zuko started to panicking as he slowly backs away while he profusely blushes, "M-M-Mai!?" While Mai slowly seductively crawls toward Zuko.
"N-no matter how you slice it, this isn't right! She slowly presses her chest against his as her cattail waves from side to side. "I know you're a cat, but there are boundaries..."
Mai slowly approaches, for the kill to press her lips against Zuko, "Mai!!"
*Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.*
Zuko looks at his clock it was 7:30 his heart was beating faster and faster, "It was a dream..."====================================================
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
DriedSnug
DriedSnug On a shady alley dark at night, we find two-man.
"You got the stuff?" said one man with a trench coat.
"Yes now did, you bring the product? Said the other man while lighting a cigarette.
"Here it is as promised," he reaches, inside his trench coat handing a folder to the other guy, "now will you give me my payment?"
"Here, take this briefcase inside you will find the stones you ask for," passing it over.
The man on the trench coat slowly opens the briefcase to find it empty inside, "What is the meaning of this?" To been greeted by a gun.
"Is easy I will just add to my collection, use no stones and not even leave a comment, or I will put a bullet in your head," he said while smirking.
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PS: Thanks for everything and don't be like that guy give me all your stones.
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