Chapter 2: Return of the Dragon
Mai woke up early the next morning feeling weary, she looked to her right and saw Ty Lee sleeping peacefully.
She drew the sleeping acrobat into her arms and kissed her head. "I love you, my little acrobat." she whispered, laying her back down on the bed.
Mai was just going back to sleep when Ty Lee started to scream in her sleep. She sat bolt upright and took the screaming acrobat into her arms. "Ty Lee, relax!" Mai yelled, shaking her slightly.
Ty Lee began to calm down upon her girlfriend's voice. She began to cry into Mai's shoulder. The assassin stroked the hurt acrobat's hair gently.
"You were just having a nightmare, Ty." Mai said gently.
"Azula raped me, you weren't there to save me in time." Ty Lee cried.
Mai rocked the acrobat in her arms, calming her with kisses and cooing.
"Azula can't hurt you, sweetie. She's locked away in the Boiling Rock." Mai soothed.
Ty Lee slowly began to fall asleep in her arms. "I hope she stays there, Mai." she said darkly.
"Me, too. Let's go back to sleep. It's still early." Mai croaked tiredly.
Ty Lee protested and began to cry harder than ever. "I don't want to go back to sleep, Mai. Everytime I close my eyes, I see her!" Ty Lee whimpered.
Mai gathered the younger woman in her arms and stroked the back of her head. The little acrobat still didn't calm down. Mai tried all sorts of things, including singing her a lullaby. That didn't work, either.
"What do you want me to do, baby? I've done practically everything!" Mai said, frustrated. Ty Lee looked up at her with tear-stained eyes.
"Give me a bath, please?" she asked sweetly.
Mai sighed and threw on a black robe, then padded towards the bathroom to prepare Ty Lee's bath. She returned and carried her to the tub bridal style. Mai gently set the hurt acrobat inside the water, then took her robe off and got in behind her.
"Feeling any better, tigerdillo?" Mai asked gently. She wrapped her arms around Ty Lee and brought her head to her breasts. She stroked the back of the acrobat's head gently.
"Yeah, a little bit." Ty Lee replied, starting to doze off. Mai stroked her hair until she fell asleep.
Suddenly, she heard footsteps in the hall. Zuko was getting up to open the shop. He passed by the bathroom where Mai & Ty Lee were. Zuko looked in and saw Ty Lee asleep on top of Mai. Shaking his head, he wordlessly continued towards the kitchen.
Mai smirked at her ex-boyfriend's stupidity. Gently, she woke Ty Lee. She kissed her fervently & then got out and drained the tub. Mai put her robe back on and gave Ty Lee her red robe to sleep in.
"Want to try to sleep again?" Mai asked. Ty Lee shook her head. The bath had helped, but now she didn't feel like going back to sleep.
"No thanks, Mai. I wanna start the day. Let's go bother Zuko." she said. And the two went off to start their day and pester Zuko.
(Meanwhile at the Boiling Rock)
It was lockdown at the Boiling Rock, every guard was looking for an escaped prisoner.
"FAN OUT! SHE CAN'T HAVE GOTTEN FAR!" bellowed a guard.
The prisoner in question was none other than Ex-Princess Azula, out for revenge.
She would go and find Mai and Ty Lee, then kill them. Wherever they were. She would have to find them first.