Hearts
"Do you think you can feel its heartbeat?" Ty Lee asked as she sat near Azula and tried to work herself up to touching the princess.
They didn't have the best relationship at the time, even after Ty Lee dedicated herself wholeheartedly to motherhood. Every day it seemed Azula loved her less and Ty Lee loved her more. How was Ty Lee supposed to cope with that? How was Azula managing to deter every single advance.
"I don't know. It feels like little insects inside of me," Azula said and Ty Lee smiled through her disgust. "You still want to touch it, don't you?"
"Just scientifically. To find out if there's a heartbeat or not," Ty Lee pleaded.
"I pity you, so I will allow you to touch me once," Azula said and Ty Lee shrieked happily. Then she covered her mouth and just nodded at Azula.
Ty Lee leaned forward and wondered why this was so weird. She had friends who had babies and she had done this. It felt odd. Maybe because Azula was staring at her like that.
She could not feel a heartbeat, but she was not sure how this honestly worked.
Then she realized she did not truly know how to get up from this position.
Then she realized that the poor servant who entered the room had just squeaked, "I'm so sorry to interrupt."
Ty Lee pulled away and nearly smashed her head into Azula's.
She didn't feel anything, sure. But it was a pretty powerful feeling.
It felt like a beginning. She didn't get to start over in life, just like everybody else. But maybe she could start over with her lost love.
Right?
Even if Azula was a walking heartache.
