Chapter 3:
The sun had risen, finally, and with its return brought back Azula's sanity. She was lying on her bed staring at the ceiling, blankly. Her thoughts were spiraling downwards and she was as usual, rescued by the waterbender knocking on her door. Azula looked over the girl, and her thoughts ground to a halt. Had Katara always been so beautiful? The shine of the sun was bouncing off her dark skin and well the girl looked like her personal exotic heroine. I've got a crush on the water bender. I really am crazy…but I'd be even crazier not to test the waters here…
"Azula?" Katara asked worried. Azula blinked; shocked that Katara was right in front of her. Not the best start for today. "Azula can you hear me?" Katara placed one hand on Azula's cheek and gorgeous blue eyes looked deep into her own. Maybe it was a good start. If she could just be her usual charming self….
"Did I say you could enter?" Azula said with a raised brow. Dammit brain, I said charming! Not snarky!
Katara sighed and dropped her hand. "No, but you weren't saying much of anything. Forgive me for being concerned."
Dammit. This really was not going how she planned. She waved the woman away, unable to give up the aloof front. "Don't be so dramatic, water bender. I'm fine, what do you want?"
Katara rolled her eyes as she stood and gestured to the bowl of water on the table near them.
Azula hummed and stretched as she too stood, "Let's not do that today."
Katara startled, "What? What do you mean? That's like the whole reason I'm here."
Azula moved to her closet to find clothes. "Not exactly, water bender. You're here for my therapy and I want go for a walk, I believe that would help"
Katara looked away as Azula changed, but not before Azula saw a blush begin to form.
"Well, I guess I call a few guards to – "
"Don't bother." Azula said quickly. No way was she going to let guards destroy the slightly romantic ambience she was thus far failing at setting. "I don't bite, anymore more that is" Azula said and shucked her dignity for the sake of convincing Katara to come along. "Besides…I've seen enough guards for one lifetime." Katara sighed and folded, just as Azula had hoped, "Very well, Azula. But if you do try something..."
Azula waltzed in front of her, "Are you threatening me, water bender?"
Katara raised her chin, "I am. I took you down when you were capable of bending. I can easily take you down now considering you're no longer a bender."
"My my, I do like it when you get feisty. Let's go." Azula said as she gestured to the door with a sultry smirk that did things to Katara's stomach. Katara started towards the door and when Azula was behind her, she took a deep breath for strength and bit her lip. She began a mantra she had been reciting far too often in her opinion.
I do not have feelings for Azula. I do not have feelings for Azula.
Meanwhile, deep in the bowels of the palace lies a maximum security prison that had been reopened for one prisoner. A solider, one of the few assigned to guard the cell, walked up with a woman following behind him. He opened the cell and spotted Ozai sitting in a chair with his chin on his knuckles.
"Sir." He said with a salute. Ozai looked at him. "We strike tomorrow." The soldier said and Ozai smirked.
"Very good. Did you bring what I asked for?"
The soldier nodded and offered him a bag. Ozai looked inside and nodded. "You have done well."
"And I figured you might enjoy a little company." The soldier said with a knowing wink.
Ozai stared at him, and spoke quickly in a panic. "Whoa! Listen I don't know how you found out, but it was just one time and I was drunk. In my defense he looked like a girl but that- "
The soldier's eyes widened, "Sir! The girl." He said quickly and the woman stepped away from behind the soldier, smiling coyly.
"Oh." Ozai said and cleared his throat. "Right. As you were soldier."
Meanwhile Azula led Katara on a walk in a maze like garden. After several minutes of ignoring the girl's nervousness, Azula noticed Katara take a deep breath and finally relax. She smirked and Katara rolled her eyes, "Shut up."
"I haven't said anything."
Katara glared, "You're smirking smugly."
Azula laughed and walked backwards as she led Katara down one of the many paths in the garden. "I'm merely smiling. Am I not allowed to be happy, waterbender?"
Katara said nothing and instead choice to breathe in the nearest flower. She plucked it and continued walking.
Azula rose a brow and Katara frowned, "What? There aren't many roses in the water tribe." Azula made a face as if to say 'I said nothing' and Katara huffed, "Shut up."
Azula laughed once more and Katara found herself enjoying the sound. "You're quite happy today."
Azula shrugged, "I've been locked up for three weeks. It doesn't take much." She risked a glance at Katara and continued, "Good company and sunshine is more than enough."
Katara frowned, "Are you hitting on me?"
Azula gave a charming smile and Katara was enamored by the look of the woman with sunshine in her hair. "Is it working?"
Hell yes.
"I have a boyfriend, Azula. One that didn't spend most of our time together trying to kill me." Katara answered, barely hiding the flush from her earlier thought.
Azula gave her a look of disbelief (and noted that the woman didn't say no), "You mean that kid Avatar? Come now, Katara." She said, singing her name. "He's a bit young isn't he?"
Katara glared, "He's only two years younger, Azula." She responded singing her name in the same tune.
Azula nodded, "Perhaps, but you…you are much more mature than he by far more than two measly years. And I'm sure the kid isn't fulfilling more than a few of your needs. Needs I could easily take care of...in my bedroom, perhaps?"
Katara felt her hormones react before she could shake the thought. She remembered Aang rejecting her, and the real reason she tried to push the boy – her boyfriend – for sex. After washing Azula's hair for so long, and hearing her m***, Katara had begun to wonder how the woman would m*** in bed. When her thoughts began to run away, she shook them away and dismissed the thought. All of this happened in a matter of seconds, but it was more than enough time for Azula to notice the flash of heat on Katara's face.
So I do have a chance. She thought to herself. When Katara refused, Azula chose not to push…for the moment.
However, the two women were so wrapped up in each other; they failed to notice Ty Lee watching them from afar. She fumed and ran to the fire lady's chambers, as her jealous churned in the pit of her stomach. She burst into Mai's room and saw the woman sitting on her bed, staring blankly (as always) out the window.
"What is it now, Ty Lee?" Mai asked without turning her head.
"Oh I knew it!" she fumed. "She's been planning this all along! That – that – that…water bender is trying to steal Azula from me!"
Mai looked over at her blankly, "I'm pretty sure Azula hasn't been yours for a long time."
Ty lee ignored her, choosing to block out anything that didn't go along with her thoughts. "Mai what should I do?"
Mai sighed, "Well I think you should see a psychiatrist about your obsession with Azula."
Ty lee rolled her eyes, "It's not an obsession! It's called – Wait! I've got it!"
"You've got that it's an obsession?"
Ty lee shushed her. "Two can play at this game of hers. I'll take her pretty little Avatar."
Mai shook her head and returned to staring out of the window. "No. He's more obsessed with her than you are with Azula."
"I've gotta go! Thanks for the chat!" Ty lee said and walked towards the door.
"Oh no." Mai said. "Don't credit me for your insanity. Let the records show I was never in support of this plan." Ty lee rolled her eyes and left the room intent on setting her plan in motion.
Azula and Katara both were lying on Azula's bed, eyes on the ceiling. Katara was wondering how on earth she allowed herself to get to this point when Azula suddenly called her name.
But the way she said it...her low, husky voice was in Katara's ear, her breath on her cheek. Katara knew the woman expected her to face her, and Katara knew what would happen if she did.
"Katara…" Azula called again, and Katara felt the air leave her lungs. "Don't keep me waiting."
"F***." Katara said and turned her head.
Just as Katara predicted, their lips met in a kiss. She pulled away quickly and turned her head back to the ceiling as she tried to catch her breath. That really just happened.
"Yes it did." Azula said and Katara realized she had spoken aloud. "And I can tell how much you enjoyed it." Azula said seductively as this time she used her hand to turn Katara's head towards her. Katara allowed it, and her eyes locked on Azula's lips as she spoke again. "And I can tell how much you want it to happen again." She whispered and slowly, their lips came together once more.
Azula's eyes closed as she felt cool lips on hers and she realized just how much she had missed the feel of another woman since Ty Lee had betrayed her. Azula slowly straddled Katara, hoping not to scare the girl. She mentally cursed as Katara pulled away from the kiss.
"Azula I don't think we should…" she whispered.
Azula leaned down and said simply, "I disagree."
This time Katara surged up into the kiss and after a few minutes rolled them over. She sat up and Azula sighed, "Why are we – Oh."
Katara smirked as Azula halted mid-sentence when she noticed Katara removing their clothes. To Azula's surprise, the water bender continued taking the lead and began kissing down her throat.
"My my aren't we bold?" Azula asked and groaned when Katara ran her tongue over her chest. "Not that I mind." She added.
Katara smiled, "I've had a lot of time to think of what a woman would like since my brother was the only guy my age in the tribe and well…a girl has needs, big brother can't take care of."
Azula chuckled, "Well so far, so good. Don't let me stop you." With that, she pulled Katara closer.
Katara woke up next to Azula and found their legs intertwined. Lazily, she looked up at the firebender, surprised to find golden orbs staring intensly at her. "No nightmares last night huh?"
Azula's lips lifted at the corners. "Only that this would end." Katara blushed and Azula smirked, "Told you that this was good for my therapy." Katara rolled her eyes and laughed, "Way to ruin the moment."
Meanwhile…
"Aang I'm telling you!" Ty Lee exclaimed as she stood with Aang in the corridor.
He shook his head, "Katara would never – "
Ty Lee interrupted him, "Look, I'll show you." She said and dragged him down the hall to Azula's room before he could protest.
Mai watched them go by blankly, "Oh boy. She's going to regret that. They all are." With that, she continued down the hall to resume her duties as Fire lady.
Back in the room, Katara was truly in bliss as Azula allowed her to play with her hair in a moment of intimacy that she had dreamed about for several weeks.
Suddenly, the door opened without warning and in walked Ty Lee dragging Aang. "See? I – " Even Ty Lee was brought up short by the image of the two n*** women together. "WHAT? You had sex with her? I thought you just slept together!"
Aang said nothing and simply ran out of the room.
"Aang! Aang let me explain!" Katara shouted. But she received no answer and was unable to chase him, due to her state of undress.
"Are you satisfied, Ty Lee?" Azula hissed as Katara quickly began to dress. "Katara? Katara, wait!" she shouted as the woman left the room. And much like Katara, she too received no answer.
