{RL WITH ZUKO AND LILITH} forward-dated to the Timewarp Virus

[bentflame]

[Azula's walking quickly and purposefully through the Vatican, not stopping for anything or anyone-- she knows exactly where she's going, and she isn't going to let anyone keep her from getting there, no matter what]

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[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

[Lilith used the time to clean off her face. Thankfully she had to foresight not to wear makeup today.]

I'm fine. You may come in now. [She still was holding that rosary in her hands. She still couldn't bring herself to put it back on.]

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

[Azula wasted no time in throwing open the door, rushing over to Lilith, and throwing her arms around her]

[flammatory]

[He follows behind more sedately, shutting the door behind him and brimming with frustration over everything.]

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

[Lilith put one arm around her, the other hand still stubbornly hanging onto that rosary. She knew what she was here for. They all knew he was dead. How could they not?]

Hello Azula, Zuko. ... It's rare to see you together.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

[her grip tightens]

... Lilith.

[you don't have to preteeeeeeeeeeeend]

[flammatory]

[Walks up to them until he's nearly within reaching distance, calming into a serious expression.]

We're here for you. So you aren't alone.

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

[She sighs softly.] I appreciate what you are trying to do but, it will be alright.

[Though she hardly sounded convinced herself. It was only her and Seth left to oppose 01 now. Things would get even darker putting her own feelings aside.]

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

... You don't have to hide being upset from me.

You don't have to hide anything from me.

[flammatory]

She's right. Why do things have to be alright? [he demands.] He... you should be upset.

[Zuko can't quite bring himself to say it.]

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

What good would it do? [She looked at both of them carefully.] Abel has... [She can't say it either] there are worse things to come.

Mourning isn't a luxury I can indulge in.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

It is if you want it to be. If anyone tries to stop you I won't let them.

[flammatory]

[He can understand practical matters, obligations, being more important than an emotional reaction.]

Maybe it's true that there's things you need to do, that mourning can't interfere with. But right now, while we're here, you can.

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

[She can't deny that. If she keeps this up eventually something will start to crack. She couldn't afford to let that happen now when 04 knew she was at her weakest.]

... My soulmate has gone ahead of me. I can understand now more than ever why Abel acted as he did back then.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

[Azula runs a hand down her arm, saying nothing]

[flammatory]

[Zuko feels like there's something caught in his throat. He can't know exactly how she feels, but he's lost enough people in his life to know how impossible the situation is.]

I'm sorry, [he says, voice low.]

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

It isn't anyone's fault but, my own. [She sounds remorseful.] If I hadn't been so greedy, 01 and Cain would be long dead by now.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

You're not greedy. There's nothing wrong with you. I understand how you feel, and you're allowed to be upset, and--

[she pauses for a moment; the last thing she wants to do is start crying herself]

You don't have to hide.

[flammatory]

We all make mistakes, Lilith. All we can do is go forward.

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

That is true. Seth and I must both move forward despite how we feel. We're the only ones left to protect this world.

I cannot hide even if I wished to do so. Not until... [She sighs deeply; Seth would surely be the next target. She can no longer let her feelings for Cain stop her.] I kill him.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Don't think about that right now. When the times comes I'll help you, but right now...

... Don't think about it.

[flammatory]

[Although they hadn't actually killed his father, Zuko had been anticipating it for so long that having him locked away, and pretending that he was dead, made it feel like they had killed him. Again, he had a sense of how terrible it felt to know you had to destroy your own family. He barely heard what Azula said.]

...You can't escape what you have to do. [His hands have curled into fists by his side, white-knuckled, without him noticing.] But you can still feel what you feel about it. It doesn't make you weak, and it won't stop you. [He'd come to believe that strongly.]

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

I cannot ignore this Azula. Each of us have already lived for far longer than we should have.

[For once she truly regrets it. If they had led normal lives none of this would have happened.]

The world has become dependent on Seth's existence. Should he kill her next there's a great possibility that will be the end of what's left of our world. Only Abel, Cain, and I are free to die without causing incident.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Lilith, please.

[flammatory]

She has to do this, Azula, [he says more sharply.] I know you understand duty.

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

It's as Zuko says. I say this now because there is a great chance that I may join Abel.

You both need to prepare for that possibility.