The little fire family was beginning to pack their belongings to move to the upper part of the city. The dragon of the west had decided that it was time to expand its business.
And what better than forming one of your own?
The Jade Dragon?
Is it from destiny?
I still had to think about what name to give him, but it was a big step.
"Looks like someone had a good night," Iroh smiled when he saw the smile on his niece's face, who had not stopped looking at that curious bracelet all morning.
"It was fun," he said without ever losing that happy, peaceful, and pure smile.
"You didn't tell us yet, because you came back wet and covered in mud," Zuko asked as he left a box on the table.
"And why did you come back with lipstick on your lips?" She returned the question, with a bigger one, she remembered having seen her brother go to sleep very happy, with marks on his lips.
Looks like she wasn't the only one who had fun last night.
"Ehhhh," that was the smartest response Zuko could give now. He wisely decided to continue moving everything to the cart, avoiding Iroh's proud look.
"That boy fills me with pride."
Giving a snort of amusement at her uncle's smile, Azula already had her backpack ready with her few belongings. She didn't have much to carry, but it wasn't like she cared. After all, in these months, luxuries and belongings, already they were not relevant to her.
Now... a new life awaited him.
Work in a new tea house with your family.
Enjoying the new relationship I had formed last night, I couldn't help but remember that kiss and think.
Were they dating now?
What did she have to do as his girlfriend?
Kill the bitches who dare to try to steal it? After all, he was her boyfriend.
Zuko shivered under his younger sister's gaze and glanced at his uncle, who just shrugged.
They both knew that Azula was a complicated girl.
Perhaps the Orange pillar would give her that stability and empathy that she still needed to work on.
"I'm going to go ahead and open the store, take everything when you're ready," saying that, the old dragon of the west bid goodbye to his nephews.
The two stayed for a while organizing everything, and they couldn't help but look lovingly at the small room. These two months of living like this gave them a perspective they never dreamed of having.
Looking into each other's eyes, the two brothers nodded and took their respective backpacks, carrying them and heading towards the door.
*Knock Knock*
The two banished princes looked at the door in confusion, they were not expecting visitors, and before any of them could approach to open it, it happened.
The door to the small apartment burst into pieces, revealing a silhouette that entered, and made tentacles of water shoot in all directions.
Zuko was unable to react when he was hit by one of those tentacles, which transformed into ice and left him trapped against the wall.
He wasn't the target.
Azula turned to form a dome of fire that protected her from the water, but she didn't realize that, between the wooden boards under her feet, water seeped, which enveloped her feet and she froze, trapped on the ground. She tried to shoot with her hands, but jets of water hit her stomach and left her breathless, it was as if a sandbag had been thrown at her.
Falling to his knees, he growled in fury at the water that now froze around his hands.
The princess had been completely immobilized.
And the gaze of both teenagers turned to the person who had attacked them.
With heavy and slow steps, Katara entered the small apartment with water swirling around her hands, her gaze as cold as ice, capturing both brothers.
"You..." Azula spat a flame that melted the ice in her hands, attempting to attack.
However, the entire apartment shook as every drop of water from the pipes, vases, and other items containing moisture exploded before the power of the waterbender. With just a movement of her hands, she had the princess pressed against the wall, encased in a thick layer of ice, immobilizing her completely.
Katara walked until she was face to face with Azula, the mutual hatred palpable in the air.
"Don't go near him again..."
With another gesture, all the ice immobilizing the two brothers melted, turning into water and returning to their original places.
Stunned, the banished princess fell to her knees, meeting Katara's cold, dark eyes when she looked up.
"Consider yourself fortunate..." Katara murmured under her breath as she turned to leave.
Leaving behind an incredulous Azula, who couldn't believe what had just happened, what that "dirty peasant girl" had done.
She had invaded her home, attacked, and threatened her, only to leave like that?
"Who do you think you are?" Azula's fury burned as intensely as the fire enveloping her hands.
"I am someone who cares about someone precious to me..." Katara paused to glance over her shoulder, locking eyes with the firebender.
Zuko decided to keep his distance; this was not a conversation that involved him.
Returning to the two girls, they continued to exchange looks of pure hatred and rage.
The mere presence of each other ignited the worst in them.
"The mere idea that Naruto... is with someone like you... makes me sick," the waterbender spat venomously, turning to face the firebender.
"What do you know about me?!" Azula screamed in anger at the accusation.
"I know you are a monster... you and all of you, the fire nation, have already done too much damage, and I will not let you hurt Naruto. He is a wonderful child, too good for someone who would surely stab him in the back."
Katara held nothing back; her gaze was poisonous, her words cold as ice.
"How dare you say that, you damn witch?!" Azula retaliated fiercely.
And she wouldn't stay silent.
Who did this peasant girl think she was?
A monster?
To stab someone in the back?
Was that how she saw her?
That she wasn't worthy of Naruto's love?
"He came to me!" Azula shouted loudly, taking heavy steps to approach the waterbender, coming face to face with her, just a few centimeters away from their faces touching, "Because he wants to be with me!"
Katara did not back down, standing firm before Azula, who almost collided her forehead with hers, gritting her teeth as she answered.
"You're not going near Naruto!"
"You won't tell me what to do!"
Azula wouldn't let her, no, not when she had everything she needed, everything she wanted. She wouldn't allow anyone to destroy what had formed last night.
"..." Katara clenched her fists until her knuckles were white, facing Azula's defiant look.
"He loves me!"
He loved her, he felt it, he wanted it, and he loved her.
With her fists lit in flames, Azula was going to attack, going to destroy her and reduce her to ashes for threatening everything that was hers.
"He is mine!"
*Blow*
As soon as she spoke those words, Azula felt her brain shake inside her skull as Katara's right fist collided with her face.
The force behind the blow sent her against the wall of the small apartment, leaving her dazed and in pain.
"Damn witch!"
Katara cradled her right hand, her fingers almost broken from the impact, but she would do it as many times as necessary.
She felt sick just hearing those words.
"..." Azula staggered on the floor, leaning against the wall. Slowly, she stood up, bringing her hands to her mouth to touch the blood dripping between her lips.
Was she bleeding?
In disbelief, Azula raised her head to meet Katara's gaze for the last time, as Katara turned around and headed towards the door.
Not before uttering a few final words.
"Just... stay away from him... or... I swear, I'm going to kill you."
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