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For the Throne	By : LunarEclipse Category: Avatar - The Last Airbender > Het - Male/Female > Azula/Zuko Views: 16700 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender, and I do not make any money from these writings.

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Author Note: This has been a really stressful period of time for me. I am sorry for the delay in posting this new chapter, but I have been taking more hours at work so that I have more money for college. I’m hardly ever home anymore. I managed to make a good sized chapter, but obviously it took awhile. In the future, I may have to sacrifice chapter length in order to get the chapters out sooner. And now that I have had my whiny rant, I’ll actually get around to talking about the story. I was very pleased with the amount of reviews last time. Sorry about being annoying, but I’m really negative about my writing. I like to write, but I always end up hating what I wrote so hearing that it is worth posting is a mega mood lifter for me. Also, when you get to the strange names, I had planned out the names so that they matched the characters that I wanted them to fit.
Meihui is Chinese for beautiful wisdom.
Huian is Chinese for wise peace.
Asami is Japanese for morning beauty.
Akihiko is Japanese for bright prince.
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~With Azula two hours later~
After riding the rhinos for two hours straight, they found a nearby town. Azula had not cared enough to ask for the name. It was obviously a small town, though not so small as to not have their own healer. That healer was an elderly woman by the name of Meihui. As soon as she saw the unconscious Zuko being carried in, she immediately rushed over and led the girls inside. Once there, she indicated that they should lay him on a pallet by the hearth. When Zuko was situated to the old woman’s liking, she shoed the girls out and told them she would send for them when she was done. That was an hour ago and Azula’s patience was wearing thin.
‘One more minute,’ She thought while pacing, ‘One more minute and I’m going to barge in there and demand some answers. This is ridiculous! How dare that peasant (Notice a family resemblance here?) think she can just push me out of the house? I am a Fire Nation princess, a descendant of Sozin, and an heir to the throne of the fire nation, not some unruly child!’
“If she paces much longer, I think there’s going to be a rut in the dirt. I mean you’d think she actually cared if he was alright.” Azula heard Ty Lee whisper to Mai. The two were sitting against the wall of the healers hut. Mai just grunted at the other girl and closed her eyes. Azula glowered at Ty Lee in contempt. What did she know? ‘Peasants! We should just sew their mouths shut.’
“Miss?” A young boy asked Azula.
Azula put a fake smile on her face and said sweetly, “Yes?”
“Meihui wanted me to tell you that it’s okay for you to come in now.” The boy said, blushing.
Azula almost scowled but held her composure. ‘Oh, great! Peasant boy’s got a crush on me.’
“Thank you.” She said walking past him.
When she entered the hut the woman immediately asked “How did he come across such a deep gash?”
Azula acted demure and said in a delicate and lady like voice “I’m not sure mam. My friends and I found him not too far down the road.”
Suspicion filled the woman’s eyes, and she said, “I see. And why were young ladies, like yourselves, traveling alone at night.”
“Well, our father hired a guard, but made the mistake of paying the man up front. He abandoned us, but not before he made sure we were lost. We just happened to stumble upon the road not too soon before we found the boy.” Azula replied bowing her head in mock despair. “Will he be alright? I’ve... I’ve never seen so much blood before.” The touch of fake innocence Azula injected into her voice in that statement wiped the suspicion completely off the face of the older woman.
“He’ll be fine. He just needs some rest.” The healer said compassionately. “Come and sit down with me. We’ll have tea. What’s your name dear.”
“Thank you. My name is Huian.” Azula answered as she seated herself before the woman. “Do you know when he’ll wake up?”
“I would say he’ll wake up possibly tonight if he’s strong enough, afternoon tomorrow at the latest. The wound was fairly deep, and he had a mild concussion from the blow, but it was the blood loss that affected him the most.” The healer said as she poured the tea into two wooden cups.
“Drink it before it cools off dear.” The woman said handing one of the cups to Azula.
“Yes, mam.” Azula forced herself to say.
For the next few hours, Azula was forced to play the role of the demure and well mannered lady. It made her sick. When she thought she could take no more she plead out by yawning and saying “I’m sorry. I did not sleep last night. What did you say?”
“Oh, dear.” The woman exclaimed. “I should have asked. That was very inconsiderate of me. Never mind what I said, let’s just get you and your friends somewhere to sleep.”
“Thank you, mam” Azula said smirking inwardly.
Azula slept lightly for a few hours, but most of the time she was just listening for changes in Zuko’s breathing. If he awoke before she did and spoke to Meihui it could be troublesome. It would not stop her, but it would cause complications. Complications that would entail forcibly removing Zuko from the village even if it meant that the village had to be burned to the ground in the process. Luckily, the woman had left the hut to allow the four of them to sleep undisturbed. While Azula would have no reservations in harming these people, it would waste valuable time and she did not want to go through the effort.
At the first sign of Zuko’s awakening, Azula crawled silently to him. When he groaned and opened his eyes, she immediately covered his mouth with her hand and whispered into his ear. “We are in an Earth Kingdom village. If you say anything to any one of these people about how we kidnaped you or if you try to leave, I will burn this village and it’s inhabitants to the ground. Do you understand?”
Zuko’s eyes turned cold, but he nodded. Azula removed her hand, but stayed near him. “If we can not slip out of here unnoticed. Mai, Ty Lee, and I are just travelers who found you not far from here on the road to Ba Sing Se. You don’t know our names or anything about us. You are a traveler from Ba Sing Se named Akihiko and you did not see the people who attacked you, but they stole the engagement ring you were going to give to your fiancé Asami. Be angry about that. You will tell them that you are going to travel back to Ba Sing Se with us. That it would be safer in a group and you feel that you owe the young girls who saved your life. Oh, and Zuko, if you value their lives, you won’t screw this up.”
Azula pulled away and went back to her sleeping mat. Crawling under the covers, she feigned sleep. She would wait until Ty Lee and Mai woke before informing them that they would be fake sleeping until nightfall.
~With Zuko~
When Zuko awoke, the smell of spices was heavy around him. Every part of him ached, but his head was the worst by far.
‘Where am I?’ He thought groggily. ‘What happened?’
He groaned and a hand suddenly covered his mouth and a body pressed him forcefully down. Ignoring the pain, his eyes shot open to see a head of black hair to his right. A female voice suddenly spoke to him, “We are in an Earth Kingdom village.” It took him a moment before realization set in. Azula was the person laying halfway on top of him and whispering in his ear.
“If you say anything to any one of these people about how we kidnaped you or if you try to leave, I will burn this village and it’s inhabitants to the ground. Do you understand?”
‘People dying bad.’ Zuko thought bitterly. ‘Yep, I get it.’ Zuko nodded his head, sending a shock of pain through his skull.
It was hard for him to concentrate on Azula’s words with the pain in his head and the buzzing in his ears, but he managed to get the gist of it. Her warning at the end sent ice into his blood. Mainly, because he knew she meant it, but also because, if it happened, it would be his fault.
Once she got her point across, Azula pulled away from him and crawled under her covers. As she was leaving, Zuko couldn’t stop the passing thought that mourned her missing heat pressing up against him or the stray thought that mentioned how green was a good color on her, but red was better. Zuko just sighed and struggled to find a sleep that would not come.
~At dusk~
An old woman entered the tent and woke “Huian”. ‘Yeah, right. Wise peace my ass.’ Zuko thought bitterly. He was shocked when Azula’s voice came out soft and gentle, almost like their mothers, but then he remembered that it was all an act and Azula was not capable of any form of gentleness.
“Has the boy woken yet?” The woman asked.
“No, mam.” Azula said bowing her head. “I wish he would. He’s scaring me.”
“It’s alright child. It’s too soon to be worrying.” The woman said gently. Zuko heard the soft sound of foot steps approaching him so he evened his breathing and every once in a while fluttered his eyelashes softly.
“Well, he’s dreaming.” The woman said. She was so close, Zuko could feel her breath puffing on his forehead. ‘Too close.’ Zuko thought nervously.
“That’s a good sign dear.” The woman said stepping back. “I’m going to stay with some of my neighbors tonight. If he does anything strange or wakes up, please come and fetch me.”
“Of coarse, mam.” Azula said respectfully.
“Goodnight, dear.” The woman said.
“Goodnight, mam.” Azula responded.
When the woman was gone, Azula turned to him and said quietly “Nice acting, Zuzu.”
Zuko only glared at the girl before attempting to turn over and almost vomiting in the process.
“You better get over that soon.” Azula said observantly. “We’re leaving once I’m sure everyone’s asleep and then you’ll have to ride one of the rhinos.”
“Oh, great.” Zuko said sarcastically.
“Sarcasm will do you no good, Zuzu” Azula said seemingly happy.
“Go fuck off.” Zuko growled.
“What vulgar language you learned from those peasants.” Azula replied. “And when I do fuck something brother, it’s going to be a little closer to home than you think.” Zuko looked at Azula curiously before he decided he didn’t want to know.
“Whatever.” He muttered closing his eyes. Surprisingly, no retort came from the fire princess, only the sound of her soft breathing. Somehow comforted by the sound he had not heard since he was a child, Zuko drifted into a deep slumber.
~With Azula two hours later~
Once she had let Zuko and the girls sleep as long as she thought possible, Azula rose from her makeshift bedding and woke Ty Lee and Mai. It took a while to pry them from their beds, but once they were up they made good time readying things for their departure. After everything was ready, Azula sent Mai and Ty Lee off to the rhinos with the things. She wanted Zuko to try walking a little himself and she hoped the sleep might have helped rid him of his nausea.
When she shook his shoulder, Zuko gave a half moan half growl and merely batted her hand away. Azula raised an eyebrow in amusement and shook him again. When she received the same results, a giggle escaped her lips. Caught off guard, she slapped a hand to her mouth to hide the sound she had omitted seconds before. She had not giggled or laughed since she was a child. Azula’s eyes shifted from side to side to find anyone who might have witnessed the embarrassing transaction.
Finding no one, Azula sighed in relief. ‘Never again.’ She thought mortified. ‘That will never happen again.’
This time, Azula punched the drowsy prince in the arm. Zuko groaned as the punch caused his head to shake. Fighting back the resulting guilt, Azula stared down at him.
Zuko glared at her and asked, “What?”
“Time to wake up.” She said grasping his shoulders.
Somehow, Azula and Zuko managed to get out of the hut and onto the forest path without too much pain on Zuko’s part. Azula even surprised herself with how gentle she was with him. Her left arm was around his waist, while his right was around her shoulders. It seemed that sleeping had managed to improve Zuko’s condition. He seemed to be able to hold most of his weight, but he had a problem with walking in a straight line. Several times, he stumbled over his own feet and Azula had to catch him.
“You can’t even walk.” Azula pointed out in disgust.
“Yes, well, I didn’t have any problems walking until a crazy bitch hit me in the back of the head.” Zuko growled at her.
“Are you sure about that?” Azula asked sweetly. “You seem to have problems doing everything else.”
“You think you’re so damned perfect don’t you.” Zuko spat.
“I’m am perfect, brother.” Azula responded seriously. “One day, you’ll realize that.”
“Cocky bitch.” Zuko muttered.
“I don’t have a cock, Zuko. Can’t be cocky if you don’t have one.” Azula purred. A smirk appeared on her face when Zuko said nothing.
“What? Nothing to say?” Azula asked. “Do I win again, Zuzu?”
Gritting his teeth against the urge to get even with the girl, Zuko remained silent. He knew arguing would do no good. Azula just kept on going and Zuko was not in the mood to deal with a continued argument. Sensing his defeat, Azula smirked at the familiar and comforting feeling of besting her brother.
~With Zuko~
By the time they got to the girls, Zuko could barely stand. With the way his vision was spinning, it was lucky he had gotten this far. ‘Why won’t the world stop spinning?’ Zuko thought when he was jostled by stumbling. ‘Oh, yeah. That’s why.’ Every step seemed disrupt his balance even more than the last.
The girls “helped” (drug) him onto one of the three rhinos, who snorted and shifted anxiously. After a few minutes, Zuko felt a body climb onto the rhino behind him.
“Time to go.” Azula drawled queuing the rhino to go. They kept up a steady pace throughout the day, stopping only to eat and care for the rhinos. Not long before sundown, Azula stopped them for the night. She helped Zuko down and supported him as he hobbled to a tree. Zuko slid down the rough bark, sighing in relief. As the girls set about making camp, Zuko was lost in thought.
Zuko wasn’t sure why Azula had kidnaped him, but he wasn’t sure he wanted to find out either. He knew his only chance to escape would be now, while Azula underestimated him because of his head injury. After making sure that the girls were distracted, Zuko forced himself to stand. He was dizzy from his injury and tired from traveling all day, but if he could only get out of the area he could hide until he had recovered. Zuko silently stepped further back into the forest.
~With Azula~
Azula was nervous. Action was her forte, not talking, and, while capturing Zuko was the easy part, confronting him would be difficult. After all, Azula was a princess. When she wanted something it was instantly given to her, she had never had to convince someone to see her way before.
‘Is there an easy way to tell your brother that you want to marry him so that you can share the throne because your father thinks that both of you are failures?’ Azula wondered. ‘Probably not.’ She decided.
Caring for the rhinos and setting up camp gave Azula a much needed distraction. Focusing on the work allowed her to concentrate on something other than sibling problems. It was soothing for her nerves. She knew she would have to face him soon, more than likely tonight, but for now she really didn’t want to think about it.
“Um...A..Azula?” TyLee stuttered.
“What is it?” Azula asked as she rolled out a bed mat.
“Didn’t we leave Zuko over there?” TyLee asked nervously.
Azula’s gaze flew up to the empty area where her brother had been. ‘What?’ She thought in shock. ‘How was he in good enough of a condition to move?’ After shock, anger set in. ‘He was supposed to stay there dammit!’ she thought. ‘How can I marry him when he doesn’t take orders?’
“Find him!” Azula growled. The girls each set out in different directions. Azula had to admit the chances of finding Zuko were slim. This was a big forest and Zuko was smart enough to lie low. He wouldn’t make stupid mistakes.
“Zuko!” Azula called out as she trudged through bushes. “Zuko, if I have to burn this entire forest to the ground to find you, I will.”
~With Zuko~
Zuko managed to trudge about a mile before he finally collapsed. He didn’t feel that he was far enough away from Azula, but he could go no further. His legs felt like jelly and he was still panting with the effort of moving.
Zuko really had no idea why Azula would go to such trouble to capture him, but he knew it couldn’t be good. Azula was a viscous person and she would do anything to get what she wanted, but, as far as he knew, Azula was still after the Avatar. Zuko could not imagine why Azula would give up her chase for the Avatar in order to capture him. It was true that Zuko had a bounty on head his by the fire nation, but there was no reason for Azula to collect on it. Others would be sent to capture the prince since he wouldn’t be considered strong enough to be worth Azula’s effort. It was to these thoughts that Zuko allowed himself to drift off, surrendering himself to the haze of unconsciousness.
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Yay!! My first chapter finished in weeks! I feel so much better now. I kept wanting to come back and write on my stories, but the few times that I was home I was too tired to even go near my computer (for me that is bad). Also, thank you again for everyone who gave a review. I have the next chapter started, but with classes I’m not sure when I can finish it.
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