YELLOW

Azula is wearing yellow today as she slips through the palace as quickly and quietly as she can. The sun slowly rises, pouring golden light through the windows. It reflects on her dress, making her look even more ridiculous than she already does.

She is almost to her room when she runs into someone.

Her eyes widen, giving her the appearance of a prey animal rather than her usual visage of a predator.

Mai stifles laughter successfully when she sees the bedraggled and shamefully dressed princess.

"Rough night?" asks Mai dryly to no response but a vicious scowl. "You should wear yellow more often. It really brings out your eyes."

Azula buffs and glowers. "I was in a hurry to leave without waking her and I couldn't find my clothes, okay? I had to take something from her closet."

"Ty Lee?" asks Mai, mildly intrigued but mainly unsurprised.

"Yes. We finally hooked up. Are you happy now?" hisses Azula, both fists clenched in rage, eyes molten gold.

She could not, however, look very threatening while wearing Ty Lee's clothes.

"I'm never happy." Mai waves a hand.

Azula grits her teeth and rolls her eyes. "Right. I almost forgot."

"So, you're the lay them and leave them type?"

"Apparently," snaps Azula. "If you tell anyone what I was up to last night I will tie you to a tree and slowly burn you alive."

"There's no need to threaten me. I keep your secrets all the time." It is true. Mai grew up in nobility and best friends with a girl who cared deeply about reputation; she knows how to keep her mouth shut and never cared for gossip anyway.

But Azula does not care about that at the moment. "There is indeed a need to threaten you. If this got out, I could lose everything in my father's eyes. Now go mind your own business while I change out of this ridiculous outfit and try to make myself look presentable for my meeting with him."

Mai rises to her feet and shrugs. "You don't have to tell me twice."

She exits the living quarters of the palace and Azula resumes her hushed but hasty journey to her bedroom.

Damned yellow dress.