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Heroes
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"See, aren't walks super fun? Nature and each other and other stuff," Ty Lee says excitedly. Her eyes glitter and Azula feels sickened by it.
She did not want to go on this walk; she was coerced by Ty Lee. Azula can't believe this. She was persuaded into something this awful by Ty Lee. Well, she's pretty and a good kisser. Azula will give her that. And her methods of persuasion are ones Azula has never used before. They are somewhat impressive.
"If you say so," Azula replies, and she does not know why. Lying about kindness towards people makes her stomach burn and her jaw hurt.
As she walks across stones above a smoothly flowing brook, she stumbles and catches herself, but Ty Lee's hand flies out and grabs Azula by the arm. The princess pretends that Ty Lee has rescued her and she thinks someone should punch her in the face for it.
"I know you hate this walk," Ty Lee says and Azula silently keeps maneuvering over the rocks. "It is the nicest thing ever that you came with me. See, you have a total heart of gold underneath your really terrible exterior. I mean, not your looks, I mean, you're the most beautiful person in all of history – and I'm not exaggerating about that."
"I don't know what you're talking about. I kindly sacrifice myself for the good of others constantly," Azula says, setting a hand over where her heart should be.
Ty Lee can only giggle about it with her eyes squeezed shut.
"Yes, you're the most selfless person in the whole world."
"I am a princess and you should not mock me. I am certain there is a law that will allow me to execute you for sarcasm."
"Actually, yeah, there probably are. But you wouldn't do it." Ty Lee steps onto shore as the brook widens. Azula follows. "You love me and I know you do."
"If that is what you want to tell yourself," Azula says and Ty Lee slowly shakes her head. "What? Any love story is just your overactive imagination, and obsession with me, of course."
"My obsession with you?" Ty Lee grins. Then it fades. "Yeah, that's actually probably true too."
Ty Lee stops walking and Azula freezes. She moves as if they are about to be attacked by an animal, and Azula moves her feet to fight.
"What?" Azula whispers.
"Look. It's a little animal and it's stuck," Ty Lee replies. She does not approach the fluffy creature, however, for fear of being bitten and infected with a disease.
"It's in a hunter's snare, and we should not disturb it," Azula says, and then she realizes the opportunity. She is far better at manipulating Ty Lee than Ty Lee is at manipulating her.
Azula jumps down onto the bank and goes to undo the snare. She avoids the animal's maw, because she is not getting attacked by a wild animal trying to trick a girl into thinking she is heroic.
The animal remains there, sitting. Azula thinks it is going to die, and she wonders if she should distract Ty Lee and escape.
But it starts to walk, and then scampers away. Azula looks at the snare and sees that there is not a drop of blood.
This hunter clearly is terrible and deserves to have an animal released.
Azula stands back up and accepts the thrilled kiss.
This is far too easy.
This isn't M rated anymore because I feel that it's PG-13 and I don't anticipate any lemons or strong violence in the future. This still will have adult themes (there already are some) but nothing that I think deserves that high of a rating.
And to finish it off: thank you for reading!