focusas:

If there was one day that Azula didn’t like it was today. A love day. National holiday in Fire nation that was invented by fire lord Sozin. The peasant had something similar to it since times immemorial, but it was Sozin’s idea to make it into national holiday when peasant and regular people didn’t need to go to work and could spent time with their family and love ones. Also at this day prices for alcoholic drinks, flowers and chocolate were halved under same fire lord’s order. When you start to think about it from different perspective it was brilliant plan to boost Fire nation’s military power. People would buy flowers, chocolate or drinks and spend time with their love ones and almost all times this day would end with lots of activity in bed and after nine months there will be lost of babies who will grew and end up serving in military. This strategy helped Fire nation to maintain her ability to occupy vast territories in Earth kingdom and maintain their control. The trader were also happy about this day, because even with prices halved, the sales were so big that they could make huge profit.

Everyone would send cards and greetings to their lovers and this was the biggest most saddest thing for Azula for she would receive none. Yes, she had received several such cards celebrating her with love day, but she knew the truth behind them: they were fake. Lo and Li liked to make fool of everyone during this day and would send lots of fake love cards to everyone. They would even send then to fire lord and royal family, just to mess with them. So for that reason Azula knew that those cards were just a joke. But after she banished those two old crones, cards from secret lovers ended. It all was because Lo and Li decided to stay in their tiny house and only mess with Ember island residents. Zuko had no wish to reinstate them. He made sure to get rid of anything that would remind him of his fathers staff. So now Azula spent that day every year. alone and with no greetings from anyone and had to see how happy those foolish peasant were, while at same time dreaming how good it would be to have someone who could love and understand her. Each love day she would try to excuse that she is strong and independent woman that don’t need anyone, but whats from all that strength and independence if you couldn’t share it with someone.

This year was different, because this year for the first time she got a card that greeted her with love day. At first she thought that Lo and Li decided to prank them once again, but then remembered that those crones never left their island anyone. So it looked like someone decided to play games with her. Well, Azula wasn’t in the mood for games today and decided to find out the fool that thought that it will be good idea to prank her today. No one loved her. No one loved her!

 Azula read card with great interest and decided to find out who was the one that send her it. She didn’t need to look far, because card told where to find that someone if she is interested to do and activity together. So without any delay she moved to meet this secret person.The meeting was supposed to take place in the farthest part of royal garden near huge oak tree. Azula will burn this tree if this was just some prank to get her move out of her bed where she could be sad and miserable all day. Thats how she had spent all those love days each year after Zuko became fire lord.

Azula was walking around the tree when she felt how someone kissed her on cheek.

“Happy L…“ The male voice reached Azula’s ear and acting on instinct she attacker that person with well placed elbow to his body. That was followed with flame kick.

“Uhhhh…“ someone started to moan from pain. Azula finally had time to see who was that someone who dared to sneak behind her. To her surprise it was the brother of that cursed waterbender. Sokka was his name if she remembered it correctly.

“What are you doing here peasant?“ Azula asked and looked at him. Sokka was lying on his back with half burned bouquet.

“Uhhh, that was stupid idea.“ Sokka mumbled and looked at his attacker. Why he thought he could sneak behind her? “Hmmm. Happy lovers day, Azula.“ Sokka stood up and presented bouquet to Azula, but now it wasn’t as beautiful as before with half of flowers missing or squashed. “You looked so sad and i thought it will be good idea to cheer you up. I also have some chocolate put nearby.“ Sokka moved to toward tree and took chocolate box that he had hidden there and gave it to Azula.“Now … I just wanted to tell you that, because i gave you flowers and chocolate  it doesn’t mean that we should be couple or anything serious. It’s just that today is lovers day and people like to gave those things to cheer others. Nothing else.

““But we could…“ Azula silently mumbled after accepting flowers and chocolate.

“We could?“ Sokka replied in same silent tone and noted how smirk appeared on Azula’s lips.

“We could!“ Azula exclaimed loudly and looked at Sokka like predator looks at his prey.

“I know that you like princess, Sokka. Lets be couple. The best perfect and ultimate couple that could dominate the world together and no one would stop us.“ Azula took one step forward toward Sokka and Sokka at same time took one step back.

“Do you know what happens when you gift flowers and chocolate to Fire nation princess? They own you after that. You are now my Sokka. Hey stop running you fool! You can’t escape your fate and should have thought before you went with this stupid plan of yours.“Azula started to run to catch her “secret admirer”. He wouldn’t get away for what he just did!

“Lets do an activity together!“ Azula told to Sokka when she caught him and had him lying on the ground with her sitting on top of him.

focusas:

It was several years after the war has ended and Sokka was visiting Fire nation capital as diplomatic envoy to help improve relations between Water tribes and Fire nation. So naturally Sokka started his job by improving relationships with royal kitchen which in Zuko’s mind was huge net drain for palace, but he tolerated it because Sokka was his best friend.

It just so happened that the ball was organized at same time at palace and lots of important people: nobles, generals, wealthy traders and foreign guests were attending it. Sokka have drunk a bit too much fire wine and started to shoot sarcastic and humor replies left and right. He was basically calling people names, but everyone just laughed at it. Then he said something stupid about  Zuko, something about honor and it became biggest laugh of Ball.

Several days have past and people became sober again but everyone still laughed at Zuko what Sokka told about him. Zuko felt insulted that this had big prestige hit for him and now everyone was laughing from him, even lowly peasant servants. This couldn’t be tolerated so Zuko decided to punish Sokka for his big mouth and what is the best way to punish him that separate him from his favorite. So Zuko ordered to lock Sokka in the highest tower that has no windows without any food. He also forbidden anyone to go to that part of palace so that no one would bring Sokka food. So Sokka was locked in huge room with only bucket of water so that he wouldn’t became thirsty.

It should have been perfect punishment for Sokka and several days without food should help for Sokka to rethink his actions, if not one small detail: that place was already occupied by someone else Zuko put there; someone meaner, someone crueler, and someone smarter than them both.

Sokka stood up and looked around dark room. Darkness was everywhere. He checked the doors and found them locked, then he started to move deeper into the room and look for other exit when two eye appeared out of nowhere.

“May, oh may! I must have been very good lately if Zuzu sends toys for me to play!“ The female voice echoed in the room and Sokka didn’t need to think long to know who she was.

“Azula!” Sokka felt the words leave his mouth and he could see how said girl appeared nearby. The small blue fires in both of her hands illuminated her figure in scary way and if the doors weren’t locked, Sokka would have dashed through them this instant, but since they were locked, he had to face the princess.

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Three days have past since Zuko left Sokka locked in that room when Zuko decided to check on Sokka and maybe let him out. Zuko slowly unlocked and opened the doors at same time expecting that Sokka would rush out of this room like a tornado and move straight toward kitchen so that he could pump as much food as possible to his stomach and was greatly surprised when that didn’t happened. Maybe Sokka was sleeping?

“Sokka come out, i am letting you out.“ Zuko shouted, but got no reply so he decided to move in. Zuko took several steps forward when he heard how the doors closed behind him. Zuko turned around and tried to move out but found that the doors were locked with him still being inside. Zuko ignited flame in his hand to examine the doors for any reason why they could have closed and noticed that something was stuck to the door. It was small note. He raised his hand with flame to illuminate it so that he could read it.

“Got hungry! Gone to look for meat. P.S. Azula says hi.“ Zuko read the note loudly. Then he start to hit the door as hard as he could while shouting for anyone to open them, but all was in vain, because doors didn’t move and no one answered his calls for help.

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One week later Toph arrived to palace to make business as Beifong industries representative or maybe because she wanted to see his friend. She didn’t find him in throne room and decided to look for him. Her seismic sense ignored the walls so it should be easy to find him. She “saw” that Sokka was in dinning room and went to great him.

“Hello Snoozles. Good to see you here.“ Toph greeted her friend. “I thought you were here to improve relations, but not to cause famine.“

“Hi Toph. It’s good to see you too. I can assure you i do my job and have greatly improved my relations with kitchen staff. The cook is my friend and provide me with most delicious food. Do you want some?“ Sokka greeted his friend.

“No. I am here to see Sparky. He wanted to import some of stuff Satoru is creating, but can’t find him. Maybe you know where i could find him?“ She asked in hope Sokka may know where to find Zuko.

“I don’t know!“ Sokka answered and put huge lump of meat into his mouth.

“You know i can tell that you lie.“ Toph replied.

“No i am not! Zuko is busy man and don’t want that people would interrupt him. He most likely have locked himself in one of many rooms this palace has. It shouldn’t be problem for the greatest earthbender in the world to find him.“ Sokka smiled and dashed out of dinning room. Toph didn’t want to stop him, but she had suspicions that Sokka was hiding something. After hour, because she didn’t want to ruin the palace, Toph reached the spot where she sensed Zuko and was a bit amazed how he “looked”. Zuko was stinky and unkempt. He looked more like lowly peasant than ruler of country. Toph could only wonder why Zuko was here or what has happened, but before that she had to take care of metal doors. An easy task for metalbender.

“Wake up Sparky! Time to rise and shine!“ Toph shouted and at same time bent the tiles under Zuko to shoot him in the air. Zuko landed on the floor and grunted.

“Toph? Toph!“ Zuko stood up and run to hug his savior. “Oh i how i love to see you!“

“I knew that you were in younger girls.” Toph giggled and punched him in the shoulder. Zuko grunted again.

“Oh, You are welcome sight for my sore eyes. Have you seen Sokka or my sister? I have to kill them for what they did to me!“

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Sokka stopped near door and knocked on them. A minute later girl opened them and let him in.

“We have a big problem! Toph is here and is looking for Zuko.“ Sokka told to the girl.

“That’s the perfect clue that we should leave this place.“ Azula replied.

“Leave? US?“ Sokka was unsure of what to say.

“Yes. Zuko will be huge ball of anger after he recovers. We shouldn’t be here when he is out, but if you want to stay here, there is way. Although i am unsure if you would want to do that.“ Azula looked at Sokka, then came closer and kissed him. “Fuck me!“

“What?!“ Sokka shouted in disbelief.

“Zuko should be weakened enough that sight of you and me making love on his throne could cause him too much stress that he fall unconscious. It’s a dirty dirty job, but it would only give us several days or a month at best.“ Azula looked at Sokka with her calculating look.

“NO! I better help you pack stuff that give Zuko hearth attack. We shouldn’t do this just so we could stay in palace more. It’s still too fast and you deserve proper place and time. Some random fuck just so you could anger your brother isn’t worth your virginity.“ Sokka reasoned with Azula.

“I thought as much. You are good boy Sokka. Too good for such horrible thing like me… There is no need for you to help me, because i have already had all my stuff packed and ready to leave at any time. That is if you want to leave we me?“ Azula looked at Sokka for any sign of doubt.

“Give me several minutes to take my stuff and we are ready to go anywhere we want.“ Sokka answered. “I heard old colonies look good this time around.“