Author's Note: I know it's really short. I think I'm going to write more. Feedback, plz.
"They call her the Blind Bandit, I think," Mai said slowly, examining her nails. The three Fire Nation girls sat around their camp fire, having tried and failed again to catch the Avatar.
"Did you see how dirty her hands and feet were?" Ty Lee shuddered, obviously disgusted at Toph's lack of hygiene.
Azula stared into the fire, not deigning to join the conversation. Her thoughts were, however, also stuck on the young earth bender. Flashes of those dirty hands on her face, those feet entangled with her own, those pale green eyes closed as that sarcastic mouth opened in a moan, did not surprise her. Being queer was not uncommon in noble families or even the royal family, but Azula knew her tastes were unacceptable.
To be attracted to women was one thing, and to be attracted to other girls her own age or near it was understandable, but to be drawn to a filthy earth bender was disgraceful. Still, as the flames leapt in front of the princess's feet, she wondered what Toph Bei Fong was like when she wasn't fighting for her life and freedom.
"Azula?"
"Yes Ty."
"What are you thinking about?" Ty Lee fiddled with her braid, taking in Azula's intense concentration and silence.
"Catching that earth bender and teaching her a lesson." It was true enough, even if the type of 'lesson' she was thinking of had nothing to do with loyalty to the Fire Nation or winning the war. Azula wondered if the Blind Bandit could ever see things her way.
