Phoenix Fire (Avatar: The Last Airbender) #Wattys2016

||Chapter 32 - Visit||

Thank you MagLoopy for the awesome Fan Art of Lea in her Coronation Outfit! LOOK AT THE FREAKEN CROWN IT LOOKS SO COOL GAHHHHHH!!! I may and may not have fangirled like I was an 8 years old girl who saw Zuko in his Coronation Outfit when the episode on Nickelodeon first came out XD. Enjoy the chapter!

Lea's POV

It was about an hour into the official start of the coronation, the smell of many different types of foods being displayed on buffet tables, along with a variety of drinks, waiters walking around holding snacks and alcohol for the older men and women. Cheerful music filling the air, dancing, chatting with officials and friends. I sat down on one of the chairs, my legs crossed and hands folded on my lap as I watched everyone from different nations come together happily, no feuds or battles occurring, just continuous joy. I sighed in content, leaning back in my semi-comfortable seat, watching my brother converse himself with Mai's Father who once was the Governor of Omashu for a small period of time during the war before King Bumi took it back. Speak of the Crazy King and he shall appear

"It's a lovely night out ain't it, Princess Lea?" King Bumi asked me, sitting himself in a chair next to me. I nodded before smiling over at the king

"Yes it is, I'm even quite surprised that everyone is getting along so well, sober or not." I informed him truthfully, sending a small smile towards the jennamite loving King (I actually had to look up to see how to correctly spell the rock candy Bumi loves so dang much XD). King Bumi cackled , throwing his head back while his shoulders shook in laughter

"Very true, Princess. But I have noticed something about you, you don't seem as joyful as the rest of us are." I sighed in defeat, knowing that my glum mood was basically radiating off of me, noticeable enough that even a crazy king would notice

"Yeah, I mean I am happy that the war is over but then again, I kinda miss the war. I think it's because of the lifestyle I have grown accustom to in Ba Sing Se, steal from the rich to feed the poor, save people from going on the front lines on the battlefield against their will, that has been my lifestyle for so long, it made feel like I was actually being useful, that I was making a purpose. Have you ever felt that way before King Bumi?" I asked him, revealing my feelings to someone I just met easily. King Bumi thought for a moment, before nodding, staring at Aang from a far

"When I heard the news of the Air Temples being wiped out, finding out that my best friend was dead, no longer on this earth, I felt the same way but in a different scenario than yours. I felt angry at the Fire Nation, at the Fire Lord, the soldiers, and it's people. I drove myself to the point of when I became so powerful I was appointed the role as King of Omashu, defending my city for years and years to point of when that became my own lifestyles, but after I was asked to become part of The White Lotus by your Uncle Iroh, slowly my lifestyles of vengeance became distant, the only thing that became on my mind was the happiness of my people, what I could do and become to help end this war once and for all. When your first lifestyles, or second lifestyle is over, you start anew, it just takes a while to find it. Only you can find your true purpose in life Princess Lea." I stared at the crazy but wise King in shock, unable to muster up the correct words to reply to his story. King Bumi chuckled at the expression plastered on my face, finding my shocked features amusing

"Pretty wise huh? Well that's what old age does to you, even when you have been through so much that you learn from your mistakes and others mistakes." I nodded, closing my mouth, knowing exactly what he was talking about

"Like Aang and my brother, they have been through alot in their lifetime, made many mistakes, and declared to never repeat them. Then again, I think everyone in this generation has been through alot, so when new generations come rolling in, we can teach them to not make the same mistakes that we did, guide through the darkness into the light." King Bumi nodded in agreement, standing up once a official called him over