Azula stared down at the water bender lying unconscious on the bed in front of her; both their faces glowed due to the light from the sun that streamed in through the cracks and crevices of the large metal door. The light that flooded in from the sun warmed the entire room, it made Katara's cheek slightly red, due to the heat her skin was subject to and the blood that rushed up to the flesh. Azula laid her hand over the other woman's cheek and used her newfound power to siphon some of the heat from her face. The redness faded from the water bender's cheek and a smile played about Azula's lips as she cocked her head slightly to the side for a better look at her captive. The fire bender knelt down on her knees to adjust the pail of water she'd set next to the bed, before standing back to her full height as she examined Katara. The woman that lay in her bed was beautiful to say the least, she was certainly well endowed, her breasts looked firm and ample while her ass looked full and her long legs were packed to the brim with tight muscle. Azula's mouth watered at the thought of kissing the woman lying in front of her, she put an index finger to her lips to feel the soft flesh. There had always been something about this woman that attracted her, a certain beauty emanated from her, it was like the air she breathed was better as it exited her mouth than it was when it went in. What had that silly girl, Ti Lee, called it? Aura? Yes, that was it; it was as though this woman's aura was something she had to possess. She wanted Katara, she started leaning towards the other woman's face when the light that shone on both their faces faded and eventually went out, as if the sun had been extinguished by the moon and the night sky. The disgraced fire nation princess sighed and her brows furrowed as she turned around and walked to stand in the center of the room; she looked to her left and back to her right to see the torches she'd had servants set up all around the room. Each torch was about 5 feet from its predecessor, and drooling with burning oil, the smell of the black liquid filled Azula's nose, calling to her, practically begging her to be lit. Her arms hung loosely at her sides, but they grew hot as she directed some of her energy into them; her fists clenched and she raised them to either side of her head as they simultaneously caught fire. A sadistic smile slowly crept onto her face, after she threw her right arm in the direction of the first torch. The smell of the fire and the crackling sound the cloth and oil made as they burned was almost intoxicating, it reminded her of home, the days before her brother had been scarred, the days before her mother felt and treated her as though she were a monster. The fire bender reveled in the power she commanded, she loved watching things burn and even more than that, she loved being the one to burn them. She crouched down into a kneeling position and again pushed power through her body to warm up until a whip of fire appeared in her right hand, she twirled the whip around lightly to get acquitted then raised it above her head. Working her wrist to spin it, the whip gained speed going faster and faster through the air, the fiery whip leaving an orange tail in its wake. She stood with the whip spinning furiously above her, when she was content with the speed and length, she flicked it in the direction of each and every torch; each one was instantly lit and started burning the fluid they were soaked in. The room grew hot, as if the air was primed to set itself ablaze if she asked it; it felt like Azula commanded everything. Azula's smile never left her face and as she was consumed by the rich smell of burning cloth, she let the whip burn into a thin smoke cloud, being cautious so she could keep from suffocating Katara. "We don't want to do that do we, Katara?" She whispered. 'Katara' it felt odd saying her name, she often felt like the water bender was completely foreign, like she was simply 'girl' or 'avatar groupie'; she was beginning to like the feel of her actual name, it was….delicate, beautiful. She put her arms behind her back and clasped her hands together; sighing with a slight moan as she turned back to the woman who had been lying quietly on her bed, expecting her to be asleep, but when Azula turned around, Katara was awake, with fresh tears in her eyes.
The water bender knew she was fully conscious without needing to open her eyes or the desire to stretch; she'd been captive enough times to know that sometimes, it is best to stay quiet. She was alert and completely aware when the light shining through her eyelid and on her cheeks, was extinguished too suddenly for her to remain asleep. She did her best to keep her breathing level, and went so far as to keep her pulse from rising, even when the room felt like it was hot enough for the floor to be on fire. Katara wanted to open her eyes; she wanted to see who had taken her from Toph- Toph! Her memory came back in a flash, the Di Lee agents, Toph defending the two of them, and then Azula had an ace up her sleeve. Azula had always been a problem, no matter what Katara did, no matter the number of chances she had given her, that fire bender was, and would always be, a selfish…bitch! "What happened to Toph? She's coming to get me right? Maybe she beat Azula and the other agent and that's where I am. Maybe I'm safe with Toph." She thought. Katara finally mustered the courage to take a deep, quiet, breath and opened her eyes. She was greeted with the all-too-familiar metal walls and ceiling, even decoration, of the quarters of a high-ranking fire nation officer; immediately her mind came up with a million different reasons for her being there: That Zuko had pulled her out just in time, that Iroh had saved her, that maybe Bumi was still hunting down the remaining fire benders loyal to Ozai. It didn't matter, none of the scenarios her mind came up with matched the situation she was in now. As her eyes fell upon the fire bender that was standing with her back to Katara she realized that she was trapped, being held captive by Azula. The mere idea that Toph may be dead made her eyes well with tears.
The fire bender almost felt ashamed, looking into the sapphire pools that were Katara's eyes, they were so clear, seeing them filled with tears made her heart clench…slightly. For a moment Azula didn't know what to say, she was almost dumbstruck, she wanted to apologize to the woman in front of her for…for what? For years of torment, or trying to kill the ones she held dear, or even for kidnapping her and most likely killing her earth bending pet? She wanted to treat this situation delicately, wait…No she didn't; she didn't care what the water witch thought of her, she would do as she pleased no matter the consequences. Azula's face contorted into a smirk with her amber eyes closed as she pulled off the top layer of her armor. She watched Katara through half-slit eyes as she put the heavy chest piece in the metal chair that belonged to her writing desk; the water bender's jaw was clenched and in her fists were the red linins of the bed. Azula let her hands linger on the silk of her shirt, almost sad that her armor covered the crimson shining fabric nearly all hours of the day. She sighed quietly and turned to face Katara, she shocked herself with the words that left her lips, "How are you feeling?"
"What the hell was THAT?" Her mind screamed.
The water bender didn't know what to do when Azula asked her how she was feeling, for years she'd known this woman to be cruel and sadistic and manipulative and, and…beautiful. "NO! Shut the hell up!" She thought to herself, "Think of the atrocities this, BEAST has committed! All the things she's done! Think of what she just did to Toph!" Fresh tears began swimming up to the brim of her eyes, she willed them away with her bending, unsuccessful for the most part because she couldn't keep the image of Toph's bloody face from her mind.
Azula bent down in front of Katara, their glowing eyes met and their gazes locked, Katara couldn't look away; she saw everything this woman had done to her throughout all those long years, all the agony she'd caused her and her companions…all the things she'd destroyed and the people she'd killed. The golden abysses that were set into the fire bender's blemish-less face seemed to engulf Katara's vast seas of sapphire, the woman didn't blink, her face didn't move a single muscle, Katara was the first to look away; she turned her head down to look at the crimson shirt that had been hidden by Azula's black armor a moment ago, until a warm hand grasped her chin and forced her face gently upward. Katara's lips parted in surprise and in protest, but before she could breathe in to form her sentence, Azula's lips glided down to Katara's! She felt warmth radiate all the way down her body, she felt it grasp her chest and tug at her stomach with desire, and she'd never been kissed like this. She reveled in the kiss…until she remembered that Toph was the one she wanted to kiss like this she wanted her tongue to dance with Toph's, never in her entire life had she had even the slightest desire to kiss Azula. A strangled sound escaped her throat and she attempted a scream when Azula's hand tightened on her throat and her tongue snaked out for passage into Katara's mouth. Azula was shocked into releasing the other woman, removing her hand and her lips at the same moment; her right index finger lingering on her lower lip. Katara was so angered that the other woman had the audacity to kiss her after what happened, she wiped the tear from her face and used her bending to pluck the water from the bowl on the ground near the bed and combine it with her tears. In an instant all the water she could grasp with her power was flung at the disgraced princess.
Azula's face twisted into a sadistic smile as she thought to herself, "Good, my new pet has some fight left in her, even after I got rid of her little air bender." She leapt backwards, landing on her hands and catapulting herself back to the other end of the room. The fire bender's smile grew exponentially as a newfound power coursed through her veins; not wanting to damage her favorite crimson silk shirt, she unbuttoned the thing and abandoned it on her desk. Turning to the other woman, she lit her hands aflame, and dropped her arms to her sides so the fire would lick its way up her arms, stopping at her neck like a large pair of flaming gloves. She smiled again as she saw the surprise flash across Katara's features; she could tell that the water bender was getting a pretty good idea of what exactly was about to happen to her. Azula's pulse rose as she prepared to charge; as she exhaled, her body temperature rose with her pulse, swords of fire grew in her hands and she leapt forward, thrusting outward.
As the water Katara projected got farther away from her, it turned into ice sharper than a Moose Lion's teeth, and she made sure that they were all aimed at Azula's face. While seconds crawled before her she filled herself with rage and power, infusing her very blood with all the memories of pain and suffering caused by the woman in front of her. She was going to finally be rid of her.