Chapter 28
Katara waited nervously in the bedroom with the other tributes. No one really knew what was going on. There were rumors that Ty Lee had been involved in some sort of assassination attempt on Zuko, and that she was in trouble.
She couldn't imagine that that was the case. Ty Lee was far too upbeat to hurt anyone. Katara sincerely hoped that it was just rumors.
Whatever was the case, something big was going on. Messengers ran past the doors every few minutes, seemingly in a hurry. Maybe she was pregnant?
Katara relaxed as her mother started stroking her hair. She had been tense as a rod worrying about Zuko. Her fists were clenched hard enough to almost make her bleed. She leaned back into her mother's lap.
They waited for hours. June eventually started to pace anxiously, while Suki just stared out the window. Finally, Mai returned and filled them in on the basics of what just happened. Ty Lee was banished for cheating with Lu Ten. Iroh was removed as Fire Lord. Zuko would ascend to the throne in three weeks.
After her explanation, questions began flooding in. "Ty Lee is gone?" "Wasn't the punishment supposed to be death?" "So who's ruling now?" "She really cheated?" "Why was Iroh taken out?" "Why Zuko?" "So who's going to be queen?"
Mai shook her head. "Look, I don't really know, no one does. The counsel gets power right now. Since it's Lu Ten's son, she can't be killed. As for everything else, I don't know." She sighed. "Zuko's in a really bad place right now."
They all silenced at that. A messenger arrived unnoticed, offering Mai a letter. She accepted it.
She rolled her eyes. "My father has requested to meet with me."
She sat down at the desk and began writing out her rejection, before Kya put an arm on her shoulder. "You should go. We can handle this."
Mai stared at her flatly. "You haven't seen how he is."
Kya winced. She could only imagine. "I think it will be better if we don't overwhelm him. Just go."
June had received a letter too, from Ursa. "Looks like times are changing," she stated dryly. She bolted for the door at Kya's nod.
She turned her attention to Katara, who was fuming. "She had no right." If Katara was scared before, now she was furious. A cup clattered to the floor, water spilling out. Kya's eyes widened.
"Katara." She sat down next to her. "I think you should go to the rice fields." Katara snapped to glare at her.
"No! I have to be here for Zuko!" She jumped to her feet, eyes blazing. "Do you know how he must be feeling right now? His wife just cheated on him! And If one of us could-" Her jaw snapped shut. "But you don't seem to care! Not you or anyone else of his cursed wives! You just care about yourself!"
Kya sighed. "Katara, you feel for him in a way that I cannot. You empathize, but I don't think that's what Zuko needs right now." Katara's chest was still heaving from rage. "Work out some of your anger. That's an order."
Katara's face flushed red and she gritted her teeth. "Fine." She stormed out of the room.
Finally, Kya turned to Suki. She opened her mouth, but Suki raised her hand to stop her. "I know you're going to try to get rid of me, but you can't. I'm staying with you."
Kya hesitated, nearly protesting. Suki seemed pretty level-headed. "Very well."
Zuko arrived at the tributes' sleeping quarters feeling miserable. His bed had nearly been completely destroyed before the messenger arrived with Kya's simple invitation. Come to the bedroom. If nothing else, he could at least obey when his wives asked something.
He knocked gently, wincing at the pain in his hand. Kya opened the door immediately, and their eyes met.
Kya tried not to wince. His eyes were bloodshot and tired, despairing. She resisted the impulse to hug him. After all, that's exactly what Ty Lee had done. She gestured for him to follow inside. He drooped and obeyed.
Suki patted the bed next to her and Zuko sat down, Kya setting herself at his other side.
He swallowed before speaking. "I'm sorry. For everything. You didn't ask for this, and I haven't been doing much to make it better."
Kya listened in silence to his apology, resisting the urge to hit him over the head. He needed to get this out.
"I've been busy with stupid politics and with the other tributes, that I never bothered to ask how you were taking it. I've played with your emotions. I've been disloyal to every one of you, and then some. I can't offer you anything, not even my heart or my time. After all," he chuckled darkly, "Better for none of you to have it then one, right?"
Kya and Suki shared a look. "Wrong."
Zuko started in surprise to look at Suki. She cupped his face with her hands. "I don't need to have your heart, but I couldn't bear the thought of you never giving it away." She kissed his temple. "Second, we aren't tributes anymore. At least," she said, glancing at Kya, "Neither of us are. We are your wives."
Suki held up three fingers. "Third, you have given us all what you have. All the time you can spend, and all that your heart has to give. Look at you," she said, smiling. "You care. That's all we ask."
Zuko turned to look at Kya. "And you?"
She stared at him silently. For a few terrifying moments, the silence was anything but peaceful. But then it clicked, and she gazed into his eyes, trying to convey everything that she couldn't say in words.
His shoulders lightened a bit. His face was rife with worry and stress, with heartbreak and self-loathing. His face still bore the marks from his fight a few days ago, his scar reflecting his painful childhood. He was anything but a spoiled prince.
She leaned up to kiss him gently. He hesitated a moment, before relaxing. She kissed harder, the sweetness ripening.
Kya could always do this to him. His body relaxed as he felt her give herself to him all over again. His bitterness began to wash away, returning full force as the thought hit him.
What if she cheated? After all, she had a husband before him. Her love wasn't exclusive. Who knows how many other men may have enjoyed that love? Especially after he was gone. How many years would it take for her to find a new husband? Weeks? Days?
He pulled away, paranoia clouding his thoughts.
Kya was confused and anxious. It had helped for a time, but something rose up again, something she couldn't identify.
Suki grabbed his hand, reading his thoughts. "Zuko, we aren't like Ty Lee." His eyes looked to her, filled with doubt and fear. "I had ten years to cheat, and I didn't so much as look at another man."
He blinked and she took her chance. She kissed him, hoping that Kya was right about Zuko's love language.
Zuko's mind reeled. Suki was right. Unlike the rest of them, she had demonstrated her loyalty for years, more than a decade. No matter what, he would at least have her.
His body finished relaxing at that point, but he pulled away again. He sighed. "I don't deserve this. Any of this. Certainly neither of you."
Kya laughed. "And who would? I can't think of another man that might deserve something like this more than you." She leaned into his shoulder. "You are loyal, sincere, loving… Even with those traits alone, you beat out any other man I've ever met."
Zuko gazed at her sadly. "Even Hakoda?"
Kya winced. "Spirits only know why I never fell for him. But I assure you, Prince Zuko," she looked him in the eyes. "I've only ever loved you."
Zuko hesitated. "Do you think it's possible to love more than one person?"
Kya thought for a moment. "I don't know. I certainly never could." She looked to Suki. "What do you think?"
Suki pursed her lips. "I wouldn't know either. I've only been in love once." She gave Zuko's hand a squeeze. "But I did talk to your Uncle about it."
Zuko looked at her in surprise. "When?"
She smiled. "My second day here. I told him everything, and he gave some cryptic answers."
Zuko chuckled. "That is his specialty."
Suki continued. "He said I wouldn't have to worry about you loving me. Apparently his wife wanted him to get a Tribute."
Zuko's eyes widened as she went on. "He refused to consider it, saying he loved her and nothing could change that. She agreed. According to her, some men," she elbowed him, "Good men are capable of loving more than one woman."
Zuko blinked. "I don't know what to think about that." He looked between his wives. "Maybe I do love both of you."
Kya raised her eyebrows. "Is that a confession?" Her tone was flirty, and it sent shivers up Zuko's spine. He felt himself stiffen.
Suki noticed. "You know, my friend Ila always said there was something that could always cheer a man up," she said mischievously. She got off the bed to kneel between Zuko's legs.
She pulled down his pants with some effort, then his shorts. Zuko started in surprise, but Kya silenced him with a kiss. This hadn't been part of the plan, but Kya thought Suki knew what she was doing.
In truth, she had no idea. She felt resolved with the whole thing now. Somehow his confession to both of them at the same time really settled her about the whole thing. She was feeling elated, bubbly. Zuko deserved this.
She had only seen it in passing once or twice, but the idea was quite clear. She gently rubbed his manhood up and down, gripping it loosely in her fist. It quickly excited to it's full length. Suki briefly paused to admire it, before taking the tip in her mouth.
Zuko grunted in surprise. Kya had skipped the hesitant and gentle kissing, opting for a full on liplock. He eagerly responded, and nearly jumped in surprise as Suki wrapped around him. It was a full second before he realized that it was her mouth, not her folds.
Suki bobbed up and down. She didn't know what was average for a man, but she was not disappointed. She had a strong gag reflex, and she couldn't get all the way down. She pulled, sucking her lips tight, earning another groan.
At the sound, Kya pressed in more firmly against him. He was extremely pleasured, which only intensified the kiss. None of his concentration was focused on thrusting or pushing the other woman. It was all going into the kiss, and she struggled to keep up with his passion.
Suki pulled off. "Hey Kya, want to give it a go? It's actually kind of fun." She was grinning, the sight of the two of them kissing only arousing her further.
Kya grunted uncommittedly as Zuko deepened the kiss, opening their mouths. For the life of her, she couldn't pull away.
Suki sighed and straddled Zuko's lap, kissing his cheek eagerly. "Zuko…" she whispered. "I need some love too."
That pulled him out of it. He tugged himself away from Kya's swollen lips onto Suki, who shifted to sit beside him.
Kya remembered what Suki had been asking, and she hesitated. Suki's saliva was still covering Zuko's manhood. She shrugged. They were already sharing spit through Zuko anyway.
She knelt down as Suki had, experimentally touching the tip with her tongue. The shaft flinched in pleasure, causing Zuko to moan again. She carefully wrapped her mouth around him.
In the meantime, Zuko's arms wrapped firmly around his other wife, almost crushing her with his embrace. He had a lot of emotions worked up, and they were manifesting themselves in his passion.
Suki relished the sensation. Her tongue rubbed against his, and they both moaned in pleasure. This lasted only a few minutes before something caught Kya's eye.
"Zuko! What happened to your hand?!"
Suki broke the kiss as Kya tenderly took Zuko's right hand. The knuckles were covered in dry blood and small wooden splinters. She looked up at him in disbelief.
He looked somewhat sheepish. "I lost control. Let's just say I'm getting a new bed in a few days."
Kya tsked and got some water. She began cleaning his hand, kissing it after every wipe. Suki snuggled against his side. How did he get so lucky? Every instinct he had told him that he should do something for them, kiss them, pleasure them, but they shut him down whenever he tried, insisting that tonight was for him.
Soon, his hand was bandaged to Kya's satisfaction. "Now, where were we?" She knelt down again, but Zuko stopped her.
"Enough." He sighed. "If you really want to do this, let's actually get to it."
Suki giggled. "Impatient, are we?" Her smile widened. "You remember that night with June? What if we did that?"
Zuko hesitated. "Alright." After all, it was the most effective way to deal with two women at once.
Suki explained the procedure to Kya, who winced. "In the Water Tribe, the woman is never above the man during sex. It's not natural."
Zuko raised an eyebrow. He had never heard of that. "Well, if you're uncomfortable with it…" He looked at Suki. "Is there something else we could do?"
Suki thought for a moment. "I can think of something, but I don't know how good it will be." She explained the idea to Kya.
Kya thought about it for a moment. "It sounds a bit close, but if you're comfortable…"
Suki nodded, and began stripping impatiently. Kya took her time a bit more.
Their bodies were very different, much like their personalities. He grabbed one of their breasts in each hand. Kya's were soft and squishy, almost melon-like in proportion. Suki was much smaller, with firm round breasts that stiffened as he handled them. He truly could never decide.
Kya laid down on the bed, and Suki climbed on top of her, facing down. Awkwardly, Suki laid down, bracing her arms on either side of Kya as their breasts pressed together. Suki placed her head next to Kya's on the bed. They could feel each of the others' breaths and heartbeats.
"Is this okay?" Suki asked. Kya nodded.
Zuko climbed up behind them and braced himself over Suki's back, his arms on either side. He kissed Suki's neck as he pushed into her.
She groaned as his shaft impaled her. Without hesitation, he picked up the pace, slamming into her harder and faster. Kya captured his lips with hers, their kiss nearly touching Suki's neck. Soon, the trio was bouncing forward and back with Zuko's rhythm.
After a minute or so, he pulled out, switching to Kya. He pulled away from the kiss, now targeting Suki's neck as he slammed forward into Kya, who gasped in surprise and pleasure. He started up his rhythm again.
He was going to blow way too soon. This whole switching thing was not the best idea for their pleasure. He stopped and pulled out, much to Kya's annoyance. Suki braced herself for the sensation of his fulness, but it didn't come.
"I need to pleasure you both, somehow," Zuko stated emphatically. "Any ideas?"
Kya's eyes brightened. "Well, conveniently, our clits our somewhat sandwiched together. You could always-" She was cut off as Zuko pushed between them, both of them screaming as his shaft pushed against their sensitive nub.
Encouraged, he began thrusting into the newfound sheath, drawing cries at every push. Within a minute, they both had climaxed together, the female duet music to his ears.
He didn't stop, his thrusts growing frantic by the minute. Suki screamed as her second orgasm hit her, and Kya's whines signalled she wasn't far behind.
Zuko felt his climax approaching and pushed into Kya, fulling sheathing himself in her in one swift motion. That broke them both, her walls quivering around him as her fired his load.
But he wasn't done. Before they had finished, he quickly pulled out and pushed into Suki, earning a tasty moan as his second wave hit. They rode out their orgasms, collectively trying to catch their breath.
Zuko collapsed to the side on Suki's bed, panting. Suki slid off of Kya, biting her lip as their sensitive clits brushed one last time. She climbed on top of Zuko, burying his face in her chest.
Kya giggled. "Oh no, you don't." She pushed Suki to the side a few inches, climbing onto Zuko's other side of his chest, also pressing her breasts against his cheek.
Sadly, Zuko didn't notice. He was already blissfully sleeping.
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So, this was long. I loooooooved the dynamic though.