*Chapter 4 is set, so without further ado and hopefully no more TV.com glitches for a while
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Chapter 4-What To Do
(After gathering information from the event, I decided to return home and lay at my bed to rest a while. With my mind wandering about, I stare up at the ceiling for quite a while. For once in my life, I can not foreshadow how difficult this may be for myself. It is not the fact that my life in the army is difficult, but to help a female whom I engaged to get out of the medical institution she is currently in. Not to mention getting this humiliation image off of my back. The longer Princess Azula is stuck in that institution, the more I have to deal with this shameful image. I'm certain most individuals in this nation are aware about the complex situation I'm in.)
(*sigh* It seems like Fire Lord Zuko had a good point on his doubts about Princess Azula. After basking all this information earlier today, I'm starting to lose a lot of hope on solving this situation. The only thing that I can see this situation being solvable without violence is that Princess Azula may need to change her ways of approach. Sadly, not many firebenders including myself seem to enjoy these thoughts. I have to give credit to Fire Lord Zuko in taking over as leader, because he is not investing the power to bring destruction but to bring prosperity even though there are individuals that have their disagreements. Even at this time, I'm sure most firebenders are still basking in by the prideful ego of stating that this nation is greater than other nations. For some reason, I'm stressing out a bit so I decided to clean my face from a water bucket in order to calm myself down. From that point on, it is pretty much the question 'What to do?' in this situation.)
(The next day, I return to the correction center knowing I have to fall upon this outcome. No matter how difficult this is going to be, I have to take upon this long and neverending struggle in order to hope Princess Azula can get out on good terms. The important thing is to follow my approaches carefully in conversating with Princess Azula. The routine is the same as my last visit as I enter Azula's cell with only ten minutes to spare. From what it looks like, Princess Azula manage to take notice of my presense once again.)
Azula: So, you return here once again to annoy me? Even though you said your burden of humiliation is similar to mine, don't get the idea I'm bother to be convinced.
(From what it looks like, I took a different approach. Instead of keeping my sympathy to royalty I decided to be more casual in conversating. It just doesn't seem Princess Azula has gotten many visitors nor made much conversation.
Tatsu: As I said before Princess, you don't have to take to heart on what I said in the story.
Azula: Well since you are here in my presense, what are you planning to do this time? Tell me another one of your boring stories.
(I stood silent for about a few seconds.)
Tatsu: To be honest, I don't particular have anything to say.
(Wow, did I sound like a idiot today or what? But to be honest, I'm pretty much push back in a corner with Princess Azula. The truth is, I wanted her to talk about her troubles and it is possible I may have to be an annoyance to her many times until she feels up to talking. With how Azula's personality is, I'm trying to see if she can open a back door of herself to me. For some reason, Azula looks like she is giving me an analysis look such as digging in my head of thought.)
Azula: Well from what you said on not saying anything, are you an idiot?
(*sigh* She had to say 'idiot' after I did it in my thoughts. Although I admit, I have gotten used to Princess Azula as a person since she is gradually less boring than her brother Fire Lord Zuko it seems.)
Azula: You, say nothing more to me? (gives me a smirk) Well, if you are bringing me this image of defeat for yourself, then I'll bother telling you a little of the event on what brought me here. Don't take that as a reward though.
(Somehow, I wasn't thinking straight on what to do but for some reason that feeling of defeat somehow open that back door. Letting someone like Princess Azula take her pride back on gaining confidence over another seems to be a fit of character for a firebender. For life in the Fire Nation, it is what firebenders always like to do as a habit. Bragging about the greatness of their life and making it a honor; even I had my share of doing that habit. If there was no such as an existence of bragging greatness, then what is the purpose in accomplishing our goals. I guess even if you are locked up from society, some of your old habits would end up staying with you. Princess Azula pretty much fit as an example.)
Azula: Now pay attention, because I'm not going to say this twice. Before I was locked up in this place, I was eventually going to crown as Fire Lord. Sadly before that day have happen, two comrades that have known me for a long time became great fools in stabbing me in the back.
(Mai and Ty Lee then it seems.)
Azula: Also, my father who went to become the Phoenix King left me in the Fire Nation to be Fire Lord. Before he told me about my important role, I was taken off guard on him leaving to do his own invasion. Now I ask you this.....Tatsu, if you were in my shoes would you do the same thing in wanting to leave with my father?
Tatsu: If it is for the greater good and to take the pride of doing what is right for my own nation, then it will be an option I can't refuse.
Azula: That is what I thought about the time. To be honest, I never had that feeling of victory ever since the Ba Sing Se takeover that I had manage to accomplish. The comrades I have lost, known to be Mai and Ty Lee, pretty much made me believe that if they double-crossed me then anyone could double-cross me just like my own brother. THE VERY TRAITOR WHO BETRAY THE ROYAL FAMILY!!!
(It has been a long time since I heard someone yell that loud, but yet this was a wakeup call for me. It felt like wind gusted strongly to me and sweat just magically appear in my head.
Azula: *sigh* Well, I bother saying some things on what happen so I will leave it at then. Don't even think it is a gain for you though. This is the pride I was willing to say out loud.
(Azula, I could take it as pride from you but to me it was weakness, wasn't it? Did the comparisons of humilation I told her the other day actually worked after all? I just couldn't tell to be honest. The guard arrived to tell me my visit time was up so I had to be escorted out. When I went outside I took a look back at the correction center for a moment. In the twenty minutes I spent on visiting that place, it seems to myself that I have step on something that Azula is dealing with. The difficulty of insecurity towards another is what it turns to be. As I return home, the only thing I can worry about now is how this continues between the two of us.)
End Chapter 4
*Grant it, this chapter was short but it had to be put up somewhere in this story.
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