A/N: Hooray, second chapter. Well, its better than the last. Full of happy tyzula...uh...I dont own Avatar, etc. Please review :)
Once Ty Lee had shown Azula a small tent next to hers with much excitement about how they it was just like old times. Azula, on the other hand, doubted it. Last time they did this, they were trying to capture the Avatar, Zuko, and Uncle Iroh. And Azula was the princess, with all the power in the fire nation. This time, Ty Lee was a kyoshi warrior, she had new friends that looked alarmingly like Azula and Mai, Azula wasn't a princess, and they were in the Earth Kingdom. A lot had changed. But to Ty Lee, none of that mattered. She just loved to be with Azula, her best friend since she was little. Sometimes Azula got a little out of hand, and Ty Lee worrired that she would go back to her old self - the evil daughter of the Fire Lord.
Not like that would happen, she reminded herself. She sat next to Azula in her tent, refusing to leave. "I wouldn't leave even if you shot two huge balls of fire at me, Azula. I just want to be with my best friend! Besides, I need to give you tips..." she paused, peering at Azula's face. "You have a zit!"
Azula frowned, brushing Ty Lee's hand away from her face. "I don't need to worry about my skin, Ty Lee," she said frankly.
The warrior felt a little tingle in her finger tips as Azula touched her knuckles. Maybe it was because she was scared that the former princess would hurt her. Maybe it was because Azula had electricty running through her veins at the time? She did tend to get angry over the tiniest things. Or maybe it was because she was excited to be holding her hand.
"Whatever," Ty Lee answered softly, trying to change the subject. "So, did you hear from Chan?"
The firebender looked at her crossed legs, blinking twice in embarrasment. "No. He thinks I'm crazy. Besides, that was a year ago."
"You like him!" Ty Lee giggled, pointing an accusing finger at Azula's face. But somehow, it hurt to say such a thing. Ty lee didn't know why. "Maybe I can tell Zuko and he'll tell Chan. After all, he is the Fire Lord."
Azula blushed, not daring to look the acrobat in the eye. She did like Chan. But it had been so long since she last saw him. And the kiss meant nothing to her, at least it didn't now...and besides, Ty Lee and Mai had meant more than anything to her. No guy could ever replace that.
"I doubt you'll get away with it. Not with me staying with you," she said. "And I don't even like him anymore."
Ty Lee grabbed Azula's wrist and dragged her up from her sitting position. She smiled cheerfully and pulled her into the corner of the tent, barely supressing hysterical giggles underneath her breath. The warrior looked Azula in the eye and inhaled before talking. "Then who do you like, 'Zula? Tell me! Tell me, tell me, tell me! Please!"
Azula rolled her eyes and walked out of Ty Lee's tent before she could do anything. What did she expect from her? A confession of all her childhood crushes? Well, she wasn't going to get it. Azula didn't like anybody. She hated them all, actually, and would rather be the Fire Lord with no husband then be a villager with a husband. The former princess chuckled rather sinisterly, thinking about what power she would have if she was the Fire Lord. But alas, she sighed. That power belonged to Zuko. A teenager who didn't deserve it. Everybody thought he did, well, they were wrong. Azula deserved the throne. After all, Ozai had appointed her before Katara and Zuko showed up. Then she had fought Agni Kai - and lost. She wouldn't have lost if she wasn't thinking about her mother showing up in the mirror. A small tear showed up in the corner of her eye, forming a fragile dome on her cheek, slowly sliding down her face. Azula wiped it away quickly, turning it into flames. Her mother didn't care. She didn't even love h-
"Where are you goin', Azula? Can I come?" Ty Lee's urging interrupted Azula's thoughts. She turned around sharply, throwing the ball of fire in her hands at Ty Lee's face.
Ty Lee let out a quick scream before Azula had realized what she'd done. The acrobat jumped to the side, crying and shaking with fear. Azula never did that to her. Ever. Gasping, Ty Lee watched as the fire burned a small spot where she'd been standing. "What- hic - was that for - hic -?"
Azula narrowed her eyes into little slits while Ty Lee cried and hiccuped. She frowned. "For following me." She lifted a finger and smirked slightly.
The kyoshi warrior started to cry harder, covering her soft hands over her damp face. "W-why would you d-do that?"
The former princess sighed and went over to Ty Lee, feeling bad. "I guess I was just lost in thoughts."
Ty Lee leaned her head into Azula's cozy torso while she whimpered. "Can I still come with you?"
Azula flinched when Ty Lee touched her, but sighed. "I suppose," she mused. "Where are we going?"
Ty Lee and Azula walked slowly, Ty Lee's head snuggled into Azula's chest comfortably. The two walked together for a while, until Azula finally pushed Ty Lee's head away, narrowing her eyebrows.
"What was that for?" Ty Lee asked. She folded her arms across her chest and glared at Azula.
Azula sighed in dismay. "You're not crying anymore, Ty Lee. I don't need to comfort you."
Ty Lee giggled. "Yes you do, Azula."