This is my first attempt at an Avatar: The Last Airbender story. It's in Azula's POV and it starts with her 4 and Zuko a solid 7. I own nothing.

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Hello my name is Azula and I'm the Princess of the Fire Nation. My father's name is Prince Ozai and my mother's name is Princess Urse. I have one big brother, Prince Zuko or as I call him Zuzu. My grandfather is the Firelord, Azulon, a purely ruthless man that my father wishes to be like but he is just the second child like I am. His older brother, Iroh is next in line but he is off fighting to enter Ba Sing Se with his son Prince Lu Ten.

My father has been talking a lot about how Uncle Iroh killed the last dragon and that he would have to kill a phoenix to get grandfather to look at him. So he did the next best this and started training my brother in the ways of firebending. Like most kids in the fire nation we are able to use our inner fire to bend at the age of seven. Mother watches over the training to make sure Zuzu don't get hurt. I couldn't go out with them usually because grandpa is teaching me the history and war strategies of the fire nation.

He used to tell me that I had a fire inside of me so hot that he could feel it when he held me as a baby. My days with my family were peaceful until Fire Lord Azulon made his decree on my brother's life….

Azula's POV

I walked into the Fire Lord's chambers to finish my strategy lessens with grandfather. Bright orange flames decreased and increased with his study breath. As I drew closer I could tell something was wrong so I hide quickly. Father stormed the room with determination and a scroll. Looking like a younger twin to grandfather with the royal fire nation robes of blood red and jet black.

My father kneeled down on one knee, hands flat on the ground, and his head bowed low before he stated to say "Father I have news from Iroh saying that he is coming home and that his only son, the late Prince Lu Ten, has died. Father this will make Iroh weak, make me firelord and I will be much greater then the great dragon of the west!" my father exclaimed at the end.

Grandfather looked upset as the flames rose higher than normal. His harsh golden eyes looked down at my father as he stood up from his flame covered throne. His robes was the brightest crimson trimmed in gold that matched his Fire Lord crown.

"Watch what you say and how you say it to me Prince Ozai. Your brother is the next in line and you are nothing but a shadow that should not have been given breath by your mother. If you ever speck out of term again to your betters, I will end you. As for your brother, Crown Prince Iroh, he has felt the pains of losing an heir unlike you Prince Ozai. If you think that you can rule while your heir is dead then I order you to kill your son" My grandfather ordered my father from his flaming perch.

My father's face was emotionless as my grandfather made his decree. I ran as fast and silently as I could to my mother's room to tell her this decree. But the closer I got to my mother's room more I started to think; if Zuko was killed them I could have her all by myself. Yet again if I saved my brother from my grandfather than she would love me more. As I neared the door my mind was clear on what I would do to get her to love me.

Her door was like all the others except it was red with golden dragons on it. The handles was made with thick gold encrusted with jade colored diamonds. I knocked on the door and waited for my mother to open it for me seeing as I was too small to do it myself. The door opened silently and low rays of candle light escaped into the hallway only to be blocked by deep red robes.

"Azula? What are you doing over here, aren't you supposed to be with your grandfather Fire Lord Azulon?" she asked me as she ushered me into her room. The walls was covered in blood red paint with the black Fire Nation crust. My mother looked at me with her soft golden eyes then at the red canopy bed silently telling me to sit down. We sat down at the same time as her arms encircled me.

"Mother, Zuko is in grave danger of losing his life. Father wanted to became Fire Lord because uncle has lost the well to fight with Lu Ten dead so grandfather told father that to become Fire Lord he would have to kill his son. But do not worry mother I will keep zuzu safe from father's ambition" I told her as her grip on me tighten.

She looked down at me with tearful eyes "Azula whatever you're planning to do don't please. If you plan to hurt or kill him and some one finds out you will be killed for treason. So please let me deal with your father and grandfather, just don't tell your brother about this okay?" she asked me but little to her knowledge I have already had a plan ready for tonight.