Spirit child

The search

"Tell me again how exactly is boring lecture guy supposed to help us figure out what to do with Yu Dao?" Sokka asked whispering to Aang as they listened to an older man talk "you two should keep it down" Cordelia whispered from beside Aang "but I'm bored~" Sokka whined "blah blah family blah blah" the old man said surprising Zuko "!" "What wrong?" Cordelia asked placing her hand over his "?, I'm fine thanks for asking" he reassured before asking the man a question.

"Heard you went to go meet Azula" Cordelia said resting against a pillar as Zuko walked to his room "I'm sorry, I should have told you earlier but I didn't want to get you involved with my family" Zuko apologized before she kissed him "why are you apologising? Come my room is closer how about we talk and solve our problems together" she said dragging his hand to her room.

"So your looking for your mom" Cordelia said after Zuko explained his situation "yea, I tried going to my father but there's nothing, Azula hasn't spoken either" he sighed resting his head on her lap "I'm proud of you Zuko, don't you feel better? You can't solve your problems alone, remember I'm right here if you need to talk" she said clapping her hands together "thanks, go to bed I'm gonna go on a walk with Azula" Zuko said kissing her forehead "okay, be careful and have fun" she waved him off.

Few days later

"Iroh, we didn't expect to see you here" Katara said walking up to Iroh "I was surprised too at first" Cordelia said stepping out to meet them "your here too? I thought you went back home?" Katara asked "I haven't gone home yet, I'm too scared to see my father again" Cordelia said laughing awkwardly as Zuko walked out "thank you for inviting us to your home, you fireiness. We've been out of touch for much too long" Aang created bowing his head.

"Where's toph?" Cordelia asked "she had to stay at the academy" Sokka explained "we came as soon as we got the message. What's this about? Is Cordelia pregnant?" Katara asked embarrassing the two "please don't joke like that" Cordelia said her face flushed red "not yet at least, I recently obtained some news about Ursa, my mother" Zuko explained "isn't that wonderful? Zuko is finally gonna see his mother after so long" Cordelia said hugging unto his arm.

"Uncle Iroh agreed to watch over things here while I'm gone" Zuko said turning to his uncle "may you find who and what you are searching for, my nephew" Iroh said "that's great Zuko, but I seems like you've got everything covered" Aang said "so why do you need us?" Katara asked "the information about my mother came at a cost, you see" Zuko said as Azula stepped out from behind the curtains alarming Sokka, Katara and Aang.

"Zuko watch out!" Aang called out as katara bended water "how did you escape Azula?" Katara asked "Katara Wait!" Zuko said as katara used the water and made sharp ice shards "this did not go the way you planned" Cordelia said letting out a sigh "stay back! We don't want to hurt you" Aang warned "speak for yourself Aang" Sokka said "haha, ignorant peasant! You really think you can take me down with a boomerang!" Azula laughed angering Sokka only for Suki to step out and stop him.

"Azula was the one who got the information from Ozai, because she helped me out, we made a deal. She's going to come with me to look for our mother, and she's going to travel unbound with dignity" Zuko informed "isn't that nice? There could be a re-spark of a dead sibling relationship" Cordelia said excitedly "who came up with that nonsense?" Zuko asked before Cordelia cried "I was just trying to liven the mood~" she whined "ah, please don't cry, I'm sorry" Zuko said nervously "I can't believe your broke up with Mai to get with this crybaby, your stupid Zuzu" Azula said.

Next morning

"I still don't like it Zuko" katara said watching as Aang placed Azula things on appa "we'll need to take turns keeping an eye on her. Every moment of everyday, at least one of us has to be totally focused on Azula" Zuko said "well, if worst comes to worst there are five of us against one of her" Katara said "I'll take first watch!" Sokka butted in "are you sure?" Cordelia asked "yea, I appreciate the offer Sokka, but maybe you should leave this to the benders" Zuko said.

"No, I got it covered mr boomerang and I didn't appreciate her 'ignorant peasant' comment yesterday, we're gonna show her what we're made of!" Sokka said pointing his boomerang at his face only for his hand to get zapped by Azula "in a way he kinda deserved it, come on Sokka" Cordelia said pulling him towards Appa "yea, one of you take first watch" he said laughing nervously.

"Ahh! The open sky above us and friends all around, just like old times, isn't it" Sokka said as they took to the sky "even better than the old times, before I always wanted to kiss katara and now I actually get to do it" Aang said kissing katara "I agree with you but it's with Cordelia" Zuko said rubbing Cordelia shoulder as she rested her head on his lap "I for one can do without that part" Sokka said disgusted.

"Too bad Toph couldn't be here" Cordelia said "well, instead of toph we have..." Aang said drawing his attention to Azula "so tell me kids, I've been dying to know. Which one of you miscreants did she get to first?" Azula asked glaring at the group "what are you talking about?" Katara asked as Azula sat up right "excuse me" Zuko said taking Cordelia head off his lap as Azula yelled "that's enough Azula!" Zuko warned his fist heating up "put that away Zuzu, it's just small talk" Azula said with a grin "I miss toph" Sokka sighed as Aang agreed with him.

To be continued