.11. Hearts
Ty Lee is staring and should not be.
Staring at the princess is so stupid, but she does not notice that she is doing it. Her heart beats fast for no real reason. It might give them away. She pries her eyes from the girl practicing across the room from her and narrowly dodges a punch from her trainer.
"I'm sorry! I was distracted!" Ty Lee complains, batting away his hand.
He stares her down. "Will you be distracted in a real battle? You're going to war, girl."
"I know that," Ty Lee says.
He groans.
"You're looking at her again."
"No, I'm not," Ty Lee snaps with her arms crossed over her newfound chest. There are other newfound things in her life.
No. Not sex. That's nothing either of them can handle. Just a lot of things that are kind of very close to that but less naked and beautiful. Thinking about sex with her is another matter.
"You're going to get killed over a pretty girl."
Ty Lee turns up her palms. "That's not the worst way to die."
He sighs with his palm covering his face.
Ty Lee feels an awful lot like she can't be killed. Your heart cannot stop if it is already in the hands of someone else. Oh, that's romantic. Ty Lee needs to remember to write that down.
She dodges another punch.
The next one lands on her neck, and any thoughts of a princess naked are very gone.