Hey guys, hope you enjoy this chapter. Theres a lot of Sokka and Ty Lee moments finally.
Sokka raised his head, hearing yet another person enter his cell.
"Sokka!" Ty Lee gasped in horror at the sight of him. She hadn't known that Azula had beaten him this badly. She ran up to him with urgency, and examined his face, running her fingers over his skin, and cupping his cheek with her hand. There was dried blood everywhere.
Sokka briefly lifted his eyes to meet hers.
"What did she do to you?" She asked him.
He looked away.
"I'm fine," he told her rather convincingly, however it was clear that he wasn't.
"Why do you do it?" He demanded.
She looked perplexed. "Do what?" She asked.
"Why do you help Azula. Why are you even friends with someone as cold-hearted as she is? She is a monster!" He exclaimed in bitter protest.
Ty Lee did not expect such a question, and she grew rather nervous. She let out a long sigh and then began. "I never wanted to join Azula. You see, I grew up in a household with nine sisters who looked exactly like me, and I didn't want to be just another pretty face. It was like I didn't even have a name of my own. It was like we were all the same person! That's when I decided to join the circus. For once in my life I was happy! It was like I finally had my own identity. All of that changed when Azula showed up. She asked me to join her on her mission to capture Iroh and Zuko, and then later the avatar himself. I agreed because…" Ty Lee clenched her fists in anger. She couldn't help but feel ashamed of herself. "…Because I was…scared. Azula is a force not to be reckoned with. Going against her would mean I was going against the Fire Nation and the Fire Lords orders. I had no other choice. I tried to convince myself that I was her friend, and that deep down she has the potential to be nice, but now I'm just losing sight what I once thought of her…."
Sokka did not expect such a lengthy and personal response to his question. He felt sort of, well awkward, but also sympathetic towards her. He wanted to try to comfort and console her but wasn't sure how to exactly go about that.
Before he knew it, Ty Lee had wrapped herself around him, clinging to his body. Sokka's cheeks grew bright red as he blushed. Now flesh to flesh, Sokka felt her warm body against his own. "This feels…nice," He thought to himself. He slowly extended his arms, and wrapped them around her, returning the tight embrace.
He was so close that she could feel his hot breath on her neck. His touch was gentile, yet firm and strong.
Sokka temporarily forgot he was a prisoner, and as nice as this moment was, he knew that he couldn't just sit around all day. It was time to take action. "Uhm… Ty Lee," he asked softly.
"Yes?" She giggled.
"I'm still kinda in chains here. " He answered back.
"Oh right." Her cheeks became flushed with embarrassment. "Did I really just hug the war prisoner and tell him my life story?" she thought.
"Look, you need to help me escape from here. I know your scared of what Azula might do to you, but you need to help me. Please Ty Lee, we can both get out of here, and you came become one of the good guys!" Sokka pleaded.
"I just can't. I'm sorry. I never should have told you that before." She said regretfully.
"We can help each other!" He begged, "Please Ty Lee, I need you to trust me. Don't you trust me?"
Those last few words sparked her interest. The thing was that she was battling so many different emotions right now, she didn't know what to do, or who to trust. But she did trust him. He was genuine; you could tell by his soft blue aura.
"Ok." She said. "I will unchain you and open your cell. Then, I'm going to create a distraction, and you are going to slip away unnoticed and undetected."
He grabbed her by the shoulders with a firm grip, and she stiffened. "I won't let you sacrifice yourself for me. You know that once Azula finds out what you've done she will imprison you, maybe even kill you!" His eyes filled with emotion as he searched up and down in her eyes trying to understand her logic. " I'm not leaving here without you."
Ty Lee stared at him in amazement. She couldn't believe how brave he was, and that he actually seemed to care about her. It was almost kind of-well, romantic.
She gave him an unsure look, but hesitantly nodded her head in agreement.
"So when's this all going to happen?" She asked him.
A look of determination came over his face as his eyebrows furrowed and his eyes narrowed. "Right now."
!intense. I hope you liked this chapter, I will most likely post the next chapter on friday. Don't forget to review and tell me what you think. I am really open to ideas and suggestions, so leave a comment! Thanks!
