We had ten fights a month. It was too much for me, not enough for Azula. And Chris repented for his sins. He never got used to it and was afraid all the time. Of what, I don't know, because he was never hit once in all that time. The reporters were desperate to find out something about the most mysterious member, but thanks to us he fought back and in extreme cases just ran away.
I can't blame him because I did it myself. I don't like the press. Azula used to be the one to blame, but she's getting tired of it. They're just too pushy. Terrible. And it has to stop.
I turn off the water and put my hands to my face, savoring the sensation. After a few seconds, I grabbed a towel and wiped my body, wrapping it around my waist. Adjusting myself, I sighed and stepped out of the shower.
«How would you like to comment on your victory?» slipping the recorder under my mouth.
«I didn't know there were new air mages», I muttered in surprise.
«What?» he asked incomprehensibly, confused, «What are you talking about?
«Of course!» I exclaimed, feigning surprise, «I live on the top floor of this building, and it's pretty tall, and I'm just thrilled that there's a new Airbender who's not afraid to get thrown out of windows because he can fly!» I exclaimed, throwing my hands up in the air pathetically.
«But I can't fly», the reporter squealed, beginning to realize he was screwed, «I'm not an Airbender.»
«That's okay», I patted him confidentially and gave him a sympathetic nod, «A brave guy like you must have tremendous survival skills, because without them, you wouldn't be chasing after a married couple where the husband is very jealous», I said angrily, grabbing the sickly man by the collar and lifting him up with one hand, «If you don't know how to fly, we'll teach you, if you don't want to, we'll make you.»
When I got back to the room, I finally got dressed. The mood had dropped a bit, but Azula quickly Korrected it. After all, we bought a lot of clothes, so she wears them in the room. Pleasing me with a nice view.
«Would you like to go for a walk?» I asked her, admiring her.
«I had enough last time», she mumbled, remembering the burning neighborhood.
«You know it can't be that bad», I walked over to her and hugged her, «Let's go to the restaurant, it should still be open.»
«I don't want to go there», she shook her head and looked at me with her beautiful eyes, «Can't we just go to the theater?»
«I guess I have no choice», I nodded my head, inwardly glad that we had avoided an uncomfortable subject, «And when are we going?»
«Here are the tickets», she quickly slipped out of the embrace and took two thin sheets from the table and handed them to me «The opera starts tomorrow at seven, shall we go?» she asked with innocent eyes.
«Of course», I nodded and looked at her with a smile, «Have you decided what you're going to wear?» judging by the way her eyes were shining, I was going to enjoy the fashion show for a few more hours.
The fashion show dragged on until noon the next day. It was too much to watch and had to be interrupted several times for sweets. But the choice was made, and it was a bright red and thin floor-length dress, and I wore a very simple three-piece tuxedo. This time our choice wasn't very clear, but I liked it and the rest didn't matter.
«Shall we go?» I asked Azula after she'd checked everything a dozen times to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything.
«Yes, let's go», she finally calmed down and after Korrecting a few imperfections that only she could see, she walked over to me and took me under her arm.
We walked out, closed the doors, went downstairs and got into the limo. It was just an appearance, though; real limousines were still a long way off. But considering the speed of technological development, there will be normal limousines in twenty or thirty years.
I opened the door for Azula and sat down on the other side. The ride wasn't far. A few minutes and we were near the theater. Huh.
«I could understand the limo», I sighed, «But why are there journalists here?
«Didn't you know?» she pretended to be surprised, «It's the opening of a new theater and I managed to get these tickets.»
«You did it on purpose, didn't you?» I looked sadly.
She didn't have time to answer because the doors opened and we walked out. A lot of people knew us, because as soon as we came out, they started taking pictures of us. And each picture was accompanied by a flash. It was scary.
After we walked down the red carpet, we went inside and gave our tickets and went to find our seats. They were in the first third, almost in the middle. There were already enough people here, so we quickly took our seats and started waiting for the show to start. Here Azula's impatience came in handy, so we waited only five minutes and the show started.