After The Ending

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

   Sokka got back up from the fall and ran over to Azula and I made my way over to Zuko who was now unconscious in the corner of the room.
   Sokka managed to distract Azula and helped Noren and Kiyi so they would be safe.

   "Zuko, get up." I pulled him up and he slowly to come back to consciousness.

   "It all ends right now!" Azula shoved Noriko into the wall threatening her with fire.

   "I don't know..what you're..talking about..." Noriko replied.

   "Oh really, mother!? So I've imagined all this?! You haven't been trying to take me down from the moment I was born?!" Azula yelled.

   "Azula, let her go!" Zuko warned running to their side and I followed collecting as much water as I could.

   "Stay back, Zuzu!" Azula growled. "I'm warning you."

   "Azula, she had no clue!" I tried.

   "If what you say is true..." Noriko touched her daughter's face both had tears welling up in their eyes. "If I really am your mother... then I'm sorry I didn't love you enough."

   Zuko ran in breaking the two. "No!" Azula yelled.

   "Get away from her!" He ordered and the two started fighting with fire.

   "Let's go." I pulled on Noriko and used the ice as a shield, we could still hear the zaps of Azula's lightning and things breaking.

   "Kaida, I'm sorry." Noriko said.

   "It's not me you have to apologize too." I shrugged and weakly smiled at her. "You have to very powerful children."

   "Oh for crying out loud!" Azula yelled. "Stop moving!"

   "Don't do it. I already told you, I know how to deal with your lightning." Zuko spoke. "I can redirect it anywhere."

   I stopped and I looked over to see Azula shoot lightning at him again. This was the second time today and I didn't think it was good for his body but he was taking it and redirected it back at his sister.
   Noriko ran over so I followed her.

   "Don't you get it Zuzu?!" Azula asked. "You and I will finally be free! You of a throne you never really wanted and me of this incessant nagging in my head!"

   "No. You're wrong." Zuko told his sister.

   "Oh, stop kidding yourself!" She yelled. "The other morning when you had me over that cliff, why didn't you just left go? You could've gotten rid of me and this letter."

   When did she get that back?

   "It would have been so easy!" Azula told him. "Admit it! You need me to help you be free!"

   I glanced over at Zuko as he pulled out his hair piece. "In my heart I know...I've always known..that the throne is my destiny." He put in the hair piece.
   "That morning on the cliff... Azula, our relationship is so messed up. It's been like that as long as I can remember. And maybe it'll be like that for the rest of our lives, but one fact never changes. No matter what, you're still my sister."