Azula's secret friend

A Tiger For Azula

A/N : sorry for grammaticals errors not edited.

Nobody's POV
A year later

Azula runs into her room tears running down her cheeks. Her father got mad at her because she wasn't able to make the form he showed her. Once again screamed at her and said that she is a disgrace and was the same as Zuko. She collapsed in bed and her door slam shut. Aritho had always told her that if something happened. Whatever that was, she could always go to her for reassurance or simply comfort. So she got up and ran out of her room and dash in the room of her now best friend. On the way she sees her mother and brother on the side of a pond laughing her heart squeezed because he could laugh and play while she was almost locked up in the training room. Arrived at the door of the older she didn't even bother to knock and burst inside to find Aritho laying in the covers snoring slightly. So she ran in the arms of the girl in the bed. As quietly as possible to prevent waking the sleeping women. Oyan laid by the end of the bed unbothered by the sudden intrusion.

Aritho POV

I begin to stir awake to a tiny body press on mine sniffing a little.

Azula.

My hand went to automaticly in her hair scratching her scalp in small circles. I beginning to hum this song I wrote in the last time I was in my cabin on my navy ship by a full moon. The melody always makes me feel better. Sensing that she calm down I kiss the forehead of the little one. Not sensing that I have to ask of who got upset with her. 'cause it is clear as crystal that it was Ozai. I ear her sigh and her breathing pattern slows down. she's asleep for ten minutes or so. My thought running about how protecting her and her brother without looking like one is my favourite. It is very tricky cause if i spend time with one and leave the other one out they might feel too left out. I shouldn't think about this right now. I must focus on the moment. Azula slowly grew tired from her emotions and fell asleep by my side.

Time skip to a meeting of the war council

As the meeting begins, Ozai proposes a plan to take down the walls if Ba Sing See. The imprenable city. This plan involves a huge amount of preparation and persons to apply. That and the fact that if we want to penetrate the city, we have to take down not one but at least three walls to get to the palace. Which is pretty much impossible with the resources that we have right now. we would need to take the divisions posted around the earth kingdom all at the same place and leave their posts. That could leave the opportunity to the habitants of the earth kingdom to pull a revolt. And this would end up in a big blood bath from every where. Plus no one would win this fight since we would loose a lot if our effective and they would loose a lot of workers and population.

"Aritho what do you think of this plan?" Azulon's voice brings me back to reality. In the beginning he didn't want me here, But looks like he want my opinion. Humming in contemplation I begin to think about all the fails in the plan and after a minute i say.

" well Fire lord I think this plan will not be able to pass trough the wall, and taking the fact that we will face the earth king elit i think that we will need more than a prematured and inavenced technologie to pass trough. But ... considering that if we take them by suprise we could maybe win." Knowing that it was all it would take to make this stupid plan work would be that we send Iroh over there. Or well at least general with a flexible mind and manner of thinking cause the earth bender wont budge on the fact that they will not let the earth kingdom be destroyed and conquered.

"Ok then we will send a elite group to get trough. This reunion is over." Azulon decision wasn't the best but it would probably work and if not then they will only try again. Let's just hope that they won't be too stubborn about the expedition. While I stood up to leave the council Ozai intercepted me.

"Could you make that the next time my daughter escapes the lesson to get her back there. I don't have the time for this behavior and if it's happening again it will be on you. Do i make myself clear?" His arrogance is really beginning to make me want to kill him. I can't do that. Sadly. So to escape this conversation I just replie with my usual level of sarcasm.

"yeah! Of course, what else in life do i have to do then sending a little girl to her horrible father?" I smile innocently before leaving him there, looking like an idiot. I of course did not want to be in trouble, but he is just so annoying. Leaving this stupid room behind i walk down the hallway to go to the eastern courtyard.

Time skip to the night

I enter in the secrets paths with Oyan to get out of this hell just for one hour. This path goes in the volcano a place I founded by losing myself in these path not to long ago. As we arrived in the open area Oyan roared at the other opening of the cave. Not to long after three little tiger came in. As I was about to get to them a gasp echoes in the cave. The energy of this person is friendly and a little scared. The first tiger's energy change automatically to a new one. It walks closer to get a look at the tiny human behind us. Seeing that the princess was getting a little scared, i grabbed gently the fur of the small tiger to keep it from coming to close to her. Pushing it back to it's siblings.

"You should know that spying on someone is rude." Of course I knew that the princess would not fallow the rules, but respect has been taught to her. Even thouhg Sometimes curiosity is a thing that is hardly subsided. Oyan turn to the small tiger and explained what was appenning to them. My plan was to train the little one more before giving her a tiger but looks like it's gonna be today 'cause the tiger were already grumbling amoug them. "Azula, I would like to show you a anciant rituel that was a long time ago practice amoung the sun warriors. This rituel was to give a tiger to a young fire bender to help them control there bending abilyties. And to teach them the ways of the dragons. It will grow with you and will eventually become your best friend." I wasn't going to tell her that it was in fact dragons 'cause Ozai and others seeker of power would try to kill them. Stupid Sozin. "The only thing is that you can't choose they will do the choice and you will have to go with it. Understand?" The reponse was exacly the one I expected. A dicided "Yes" had left the princess lips. So like i've been taught I kneeled in front of the tigers letting Oyan at my side and commended Azula to do the same. As she kneels the only girl of the three tiger began to move like to evaluate if the princess is enough.

Azula POV

This tiger is going all around me like a predator that waiting the order to eat me. the other tiger just look at me with weird eyes. After Agni knows how  long the tiger finaly moving in front of me and the world fades away when i looked in these embers eyes. it looked like it is on fire. The beast bent towards me and then spoke!

"Hello little human my name is Nalian, And I can see great power in you but it not well used... yet. I can teach you my methods and protect you but if you need I can be your best friend and confident." The voice of this Nalian is suprisingly calming and smooth for a creature of this size. I expected to be like father's voice. Imposant and sceary but not at all. It sweet like sugar and it make me feel comfortable and relaxed.

some time after this strange talk Aritho decided that we should head back and as Nalian said she fallowed me in that dack tunel to get back to the palace. when we arrive at my room Nalian got to my bed and laid in front of it and fell asleep. Fallowing the exemle I colaps in bed falling asllep right after. Feeling more at ease now that i knew someone would be there to protect me if i failed to do so. And the fact that an imposing beast in front of me would discourage many before attacking us.

A/N Well hello there humm I guess next chapiter how are we feeling. and what will be the reaction of Ozai to this beast? Anyways love you. hope you like this chapiter. Take care of yourself.