A Beautiful Flame: ~Rules Are Rules~

Chapter 3 (Pt. 1)

The following morning was another boring day for Zuko: Boring meals, Boring teachers, boring lessons, Still trying to master his fire bending, he couldn't understand why he just can't be like Azula, Who snickered all the time when he failed. In the afternoon, he sat alone with his ragged doll by himself, bored to death because Omi's Mother was sent to run some errands at the market, and she took her daughter along with her. He sighed to himself, He walked out of garden and roamed around the halls, all the same; Red, red, red, gold, red, red, red, black, red, red, red, etc. He finally leaned against the wall, looking at his doll. He sat it next to him as he started talking to it.

"I'm bored," He sighed,

"Are you bored?" He made the doll nod.

"I like you, we have a lot in common," He said as he smiled to the doll,

"If only Omi was here, we could have loads of fun," He said as he hid his head between his knees.

"What do we have here?" Azula came, swooping the doll into her hands,

"A new toy?" She asked, faking her amazement,

"Hey! give that back!" Zuko said as he frantically reached for the doll, Azula dodge him,

"What happens if I don't give it to you?" Azula sneered

"I'm telling mom!" Zuko shouted,

"Why is this doll so important to you, huh?" Azula dared to ask,

"It doesn't matter, it's mine!" He said,

"Aren't girls suppose to be the ones playing with dolls?" Azula said as she threw the doll in midair towards Ty Lee who caught it,

"You're right Azula!" She exclaimed,

"Let's play!" She said as she threw it, Zuko ran after it, Azula caught it once again,

"Who gave it to you?" She said as she threw it,

"It better not be your girlfriend!" Ty lee said as she caught it and threw it again,

"Shut up!" Zuko shouted,

Azula laughed as she threw the doll again, this time it landed onto Mei's hands, who, wasn't part of this game at all. She frozed and stared at the ragged doll in her hands,

"Throw it Mei!" Ty lee giggled. Zuko quickly went to her,

"Please Mei, hand it over to ME!" He begged,

Mei glanced at his face; she saw that he really wanted his doll back, maybe it does mean that much to him, and seeing it's condition, it's giver must've been important to him as well. She gave in and handed it to him, he grabbed it and ran off immediately.

"Why did you do that?" Ty lee asked,

"We were playing a game!"

"I...I..." Mei said slowly,

"You're no fun, Mei," Azula said.

"Spoiler," She added,

"Come on, Let's go outside" Azula sighed,

~Meanwhile~

~maybe I should've stayed back at the palace,~ Omi thought, she wonder if Zuko must be bored with himself, she understood that, she used to get bored in the afternoon before she met Zuko.