Chapter One

Azula moaned softly as she sat on her bed, a scroll in her hands as Ty Lee knelt before her. To a casual observer it would seem the girl was simply sleeping, her head resting on the princess's lap, in reality however Ty Lee's eyes were closed so she could savor what she was doing. Ty Lee's tongue explored Azula's folds slowly exploring every fold thoroughly. She moved up from Azula's folds and reintroduced herself to Azula's most sensitive spot; she slowly began to circle it with her tongue, humming all the while. Azula moaned louder and put the scroll down so she could run her hand through Ty Lee's hair.

All her stress was slowly melting away with every moment of this. Biting her bottom lip, Azula's right hand found Ty Lee's braid and pulled gently as she'd been requested to. Ty Lee moaned into Azula's groin and the vibrations made Azula moan as well.

"I'm so close," whispered Azula throatly.

Ty Lee, knowing what Azula needed, moved one hand to Azula's rear and the other to her entrance. Slowly circling Azula's rear entrance with one finger, her other hand caressed her entrance, while she continued to stimulate Azula's clitorous. Finally deciding it was time, Ty Lee slid two delicate fingers into Azula's vagina and pressed on Azula's clit with her tongue. Azula lost it letting out a small scream as her climax flooded Ty Lee's now waiting mouth. Ty Lee slurped and licked for a moment before pulling away. A mixture of saliva, and Azula covered her chin. Ty Lee climbed up onto the bed then straddled Azula's belly. Leaning down she began to kiss Azula passionately. Azula allowed this moment of dominance from her friend as a reward. Ty Lee's tongue explored Azula's mouth hungrily and she pulled away smiling.

"You're much better than you were before," Azula panted, " It was worth all the bites and time to properly train you it seems."

Ty Lee replied, but Azula couldn't hear the reply for some reason.

"Azula you're absolutely delicious," she said to Ty Lee in Azula's ear as she gently nibbled.

Azula Shuddered in pleasure, her ears were a weak point for her.

"Of course I am, I am a princess after all," said Azula panting in with pleasure.

After the first time Azula had shown her friend the carnal joys Ty Lee had become quite exuberant to continue to explore them. In the palace closet, behind bushes, and once in a shared bath. Ty Lee's sex drive was quite… developed for her age, but so was Azula's. Ty Lee had begged to be spanked, pinched and several times choked. She'd beg to be called Azula's only love. The princess, the gracious ruler she was, did these things for her friend of course despite the depravity of them. There was no shame in saying that she enjoyed her partner's proclivity towards being hurt though, after all, she needed to get her stress out in some healthy way.

Ty Lee undoing Azula's top brought her back to the present as her friend revealed Azula's budding chest and leaned in to claim one of her nipples in her mouth.

"See it's much better to be eaten out than to force me to…," Ty Lee began before Azula was jolted awake as someone knocked on her carriage's door.

Annoyed at being woken from her dream, Azula replied sharply.

"It had better be important," her voice heavy with venom and with unsaid threats.

"Your majesty, we have arrived," said the female guard.

"Good, This carriage is sub-par," said Azula, opening the door and stepping out.

"See that whoever prepared it is rightly punished," said Azula as she breezed past the guards standing at attention. Stopping several steps away she looked down at the camp of tents and animals below. The camp's back was to a sheer cliff and from its front a large clearing of trees had been cleared away giving the camp a clear vision for a distance. A common practice for the militaristic fire nation.

If one didn't know better they'd think this place a circus or a traveling group of performers. This wasn't the case however, Azula knew where those were at all times. She had of course kept a very leash on Ty Lee after she left, but still a Leash. It was why Ty Lee's troupe had become so popular in recent years, all her subtle work.

"Captain, who are these fools again?" she asked absentmindedly as she began to walk down the hill.

"The Stone Claw Clan my princess," she said.

" And they are here to attempt to kill the royal family corect?" she asked, her tone suggesting she was bored.

"Yes princess," she said as she and the 5 other fire benders under her command followed.
"Then they while on Fire Nation Soil have committed high treason, captain what is the punishment for treason again?" she asked as she moved her hands to her sides.

"Death," said the Captain immediately.

As if on que Azula's blue flames burst from her hands and rocketed her down the fill a trail of blue flames following her. Azula heard a gong and some sort of tin being hit in alarm in the distance, but she didn't care, there was no being in the world that could challenge her. Besides, the sooner she finished here the sooner she could go spend a night at the circus. Azula rocketed through the forest in front of the camp her entourage far behind. Her blue flames catching all in her wake on fire. Bursting front the tree line Azula crouched then sprang into the air using her flames to properly her jump to new heights. Azula brought her knees to her chest then kicked out with both legs in a modified Dragon's Tail. Flames rocketed from her feet in a gout that consumed a line of tents and caught several of the camps defended on fire. Screams and cries rang out of the camp as Azula landed in a roll then came up with her hands ready. Infront of her a young earth bender met her stomping the ground and breaking the earth he stepped forward several more times with the ground shaking force the debris from his steps hovering in his wake. Winding back he punched toward her sending a rain of now sharpened earth at her. Azula spun fire in casing her. The power and speed at which she produced the flame redirecting the rocks into another earth bender.

"Wang no!" yelled the earth bender.

Azula jumped from her spin leg raised and brought it down in a textbook perfect phoenix talon strike. The crescent of flame shooting out from her bisecting the earth bender. Azula smirked, was there no challenge for her here? She swayed minutely to the left as a small rock rocketed past her head. She turned and saw her attacker, a man in the guard tower, a basket of prefabricated rocks ready. Once again jumping into the air with a burst of flame Azula punched forward at a rapid pace every punch producing a small fireball that hit the tower or the guard burning him alive. Landing on top of the now burning tower Azula smirked as red flames and more screams filled the air from another side as her entourage finally entered the fray. Boosting off of the tower, Azula made the rickety tower collapse, the debris catching several people below and crushing them.

Azula took in the camp from above as she kept aloft with twin flames bursting out of her hands. Most of the camp was burning quite nicely, however she could see a concerted effort to stamp out the flames and rally at the large tent in the centre of the camp. Stopping her flames she dropped face head first towards the tent. Several men and women scrambled around bending the earth to smother the flames. None saw her descending from above, she smirked, the amateurs never saw her coming. Flipping so her feet were forward she sent flames spewing down from her hands and feet. The flames hitting the ground then flaring out to catch the fire benders in the immediate area. They screamed as the blue flames ate at them, several dropped to the ground and rolled in the grass trying to put out the flames. They only succeeded in catching the grass on fire and worsening their situation.

Azula put her arms behind her back and approached the tent at a leisurely pace. The enemies in the immediate area were ablaze or had already died to her flames. Ducking under neath the ratty fabric that servered as the entrance Azula was met with the astonished face of several women and children. Surveying the room she didn't see the enemy commander. Had he used this tent as a bluff? Perhaps…

"Which of you cowards is the Leader?" she asked casually.

None of them replied a woman at the front turned her back to Azula clutching a child to her. Azula's brow twitched for the briefest instant as well repressed emotions tried to boil up.

"Very well I suppose I'll just have to kill you all to make sure I kill the right one," she said, raising a hand before them blue flames lighting her malicious smile as she looked at the mother holding her child.

"YOU MONSTER!" screamed a male voice from below her.

If not for the yell Azula had to admit she'd have been caught unaware for a moment. However the emotional fool screamed before attacking. Jumping with a slight boost, Azula Spun in the air and channeled her energy to a singular point. Landing a ways away from the man who'd burst from beneath the ground, Azula pointed two fingers at the man. Already reacting to Azula's expected move, the man's wall of earth blocked him and the others. The thunder from her strike filled the tent as the man fell back dead. His wall shattered by the lightning she had summoned. All around him rocks clattered to the ground. Azula smirked, "What a fool."

Azula left the camp in flames. The women and children, at her captain's insistence left outside of the burning camp bound and gagged for the troops that'd fallen half a day behind to take to the palace. Sitting in the carriage Azula watched as the forest went by at a rapid pace, but still too slow for her. She was finally going to see Ty Lee after all this time. She wasn't worried… well not much. The girl had adored her after all. It was her father who hadn't liked the girl however. But her father had to be obeyed, even if she didn't agree.

Fire Nation Palace Several Years Prior

"What do you mean father?" asked Azula her mouth dry.

"I said, I can't allow you to see your friend Ty Lee again," said the Fire lord sitting above her on the throne, all around them retainers and nobles sat watching the fire nation's princess.

"Why is that father?" she asked, trying to keep all emotion from her face.

"It has come to my attention that you have entered a carnal relationship with the girl, several of your hand maids have testified that they've seen you engage in acts unbecoming of royalty in private with her," said the Fire Lord disdain and anger in his voice.

"But I thought the Fire Nation allowed…," she began before flames erupted from the torches and lake of fire around her father.

"The fire nation allows for people to love whomever they please, but you are better than a normal citizen of the Fire Nation. You are royalty, what you do, whom you love, it all impacts the nation as a whole. Imagine if every girl in the Nations hears of your depravity. They'll think it trendy to be with a woman. They'll stop marrying men and the Fire Nation will fall due to a lack of soldiers in the future generations. All because of YOU. You're lucky I caught it so early. The damage could have been irreversible."

"I understand father," said Azula through gritted teeth.

"As additional punishment I will be naming Zuko heir apparent officially," he said in a cold voice.

Azula's face, still looking down at the ground as she knelt twisted into abject anger.

ZUKO?! HE'D NAME ZUKO HEIR APPARENT AFTER HE'D PROMISED HER THE THRONE?! AFTER SHE'D TAKEN HIM INTO HER MOUTH?! AFTER THE YEAR OF.. OF…

"Perhaps in the future we can correct your errant behavior and revisit the line of succession, but for now you have only you and that Ty Lee girl to blame for this. Now leave this court, before your depravity corrupts this court any further," said her father's disgust , flavoring the cold words.

Azula left quietly in a daze. How could this have happened? She'd done everything her father asked and more… She'd excelled in everything yet one mistake and she'd been thrown away? Not only that he had done it in front of the whole court. He'd completely shamed her and ruined any support she might have had for the throne. Azula brushed past her hand maids with no acknowledgement. She bit her thumb as she thought. Why? Why?! She kept thinking as she reached her room and entered.

Then the scent filled her nose with the soft scent of flowers. Azula calmed. It was Ty Lee's scent. She used a softer scent than her sisters, one of the few ways to tell her apart from the girls that were her sisters. Azula inhaled again savoring the smell; then her fathers words filled her head.

"You have no one but yourself and Ty Lee to blame," she muttered.

Ty Lee needed to be addressed; it was that simple. If she did that then perhaps her father would forgive her. Azula grabbed a cloak from her wardrobe and a knife intended for beauty care. Putting on the hood she cursed the lack of windows in her room that'd make this much harder. Climbing onto her bed she scaled using the engraved wood of the wall for a handhold and burning the wood to make hand holds where she couldn't get a grip. Finding the hole in her wall that vented the smoke from the torches she crawled through and held her breath. Crawling for barely Azula's eyes watered and she wanted to inhale but she resisted. Crawling for another minute she finally came to the sunlight. Crawling to it she inhaled hungrily as she exited. Pausing for only a moment, Azula began to climb down. a minute later she made her way along the small tunnel and exited the palace. Using a combination of the knife and flame Azula managed to climb down.

"Now to get past two walls and I'm home free," she muttered.

In retrospect, unless her father had decreed she wasn't to leave the palace it shouldn't have been as hard as it was to leave the palace. She could have just walked out the gates and claimed she had business in town. Of Course she did, but sometimes the truth was more effective than the truth. As she jumped the last wall and fell into the town she took a second to brush herself off. Looking around she saw several people looking at her. Quickly she ran into a nearby alley. Navigating the town was easy but to get to her friend's house it would be a long trek.

It was late when Azula forced open the window into Ty Lee's room. Ty Lee sat at her make up table and watched Azula enter a bit flustered. It wasn't the first time Azula had snuck into her home late at night, but the first time she'd worn a cloak like that.

"You know we have a door," she joked.

"I didn't want to be seen," said Azula briskly, pulling back her hood.

Ty Lee smiled and got up to hug the fire nation princess.

"I'm starting to think you're ashamed of us," whispered Ty Lee as she wrapped her arms around her.

"You know we're free to love whomever we want in the Fire Nation. It was one of your grandfather's eternal decrees," said Ty Lee, burying her face into Azula's chest happily.

Azula paused, unsure how to continue, she reached for her belt and didn't find the knife. Had it fallen off in her escape?

"Azula?" asked Ty Lee after her partner's failure to reply.

"As a royal I have to uphold a higher standard. If I openly love a woman than others will.."

"They'll be happy. Not everyone would copy you… there'd be a few sure, but they wouldn't be happy. But you'd be happy and that's what I care about," whisper Ty Lee.

Ty Lee was making sense. Had her father… lied to her? NO father was the strongest he had no need for lies especially to her since he trusted her. She did things for him she hadn't even done for Ty Lee. She shook off Ty Lee's words, she couldn't figure out how but she knew they were wrong.

Azula patted Ty Lee on the back of her head, then her hand trailed down to the back of her neck.

"I'm sorry."

"Its okay, why don't we go on a date to…," began Ty Lee as she let out a soft moan as Azula's hand rested on her neck. Azula's other hand came up and wrapped around Ty Lee's neck.

"Remember gently," said Ty Lee, stepping back and meeting Azula's eyes; a combination of emotions filling her eyes. Lust, Love, care, excitement. Azula bit her lip hard, drawing blood. Azula paused. This was the moment where she could turn back. No, the fact that she was having these thoughts meant that this had to be done. Azula squeezed and began to choke the love of her life.

"You cost me the throne," she whispered as she met Ty Lee's eyes, "He found out, he took me out of the line of succession. He said we were poisonous to the kingdom together."

Ty Lee's eyes grew wide in shock as she started to squirm against Azula's grip. Ty Lee kicked and kept trying to escape. Azula struggled with the girl, she was stronger than Azula… no she was weaker right? Azula forced Ty Lee against the wall and pushed her whole body weight onto the girl, her grip tightening.

"I… I love you, but I have to do this. If it's any comfort I won't love another after you. I'll never be with another. I've never been loved or loved someone so thoroughly," she whispered.

"If I do this maybe my father will put me back as heir and I can make the Fire Nation even more prosperous! I'm not doing this because I'm mad, but because I have to. If I do this maybe I'll be put back in line and maybe he'll stop making me spend nights with him," every thought and hesitation flowed out of her mouth as she choked Ty Lee.

"If I don't lead the Fire Nation then Zuko will…," she said, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. "Ty Lee, you understand right? I've sullied myself and been a bad girl to make sure I can do what's right. You love me right? So you'll die for me right? That you'll be loyal unto death right? That's what father says is right," continued Azula, a whimper escaping her mouth as she talked.

Ty Lee stopped squirming and for a moment Azula thought she'd done it. She'd killed the love of her life for her father. Loosening her grip slightly she was surprised when Ty Lee's soft hand caressed her cheek, looking her in the eyes Ty Lee managed to get out one word.

"Sorry."

The single word broke Azula. Azula released Ty Lee and fell to the ground sobbing. What had she been thinking? She couldn't kill this girl. She couldn't do it. She was a failure.

Ty Lee fell beside her and gasped for air. She began to cough and wheeze while Azula cried silently next to her. Azula curled up and buried her face into her knees. She didn't want Ty Lee to see this. She didn't want the last sight Ty Lee saw to be one of her crying and wailing as the guards dragged her back to the palace and she was forced to endure more shame.

That was why when Azula felt her head being pulled away from her knees she resisted at first before she gave up and let Ty Lee do as she pleased. Azula felt the soft skin of Ty Lee's thighs against her cheek and her soft hand against her cheek gently stroking her.

"I didn't know," she whispered as she gently wiped tears from Azula's face.

"It's not your fault, I know that now," she whispered. "It's his."

Ty Lee kissed Azula's cheek and continued to caress her cheek.

"Can… Can you forgive me?" Azula whispered.

"I forgive you… I will always love you… we should go far away from him," said Ty Lee.

"Who is he?"

"Your father," she whispered.

"You're mine… not his, we can run away and leave it behind. We can be happy together," she whispered, "be far away where he can't ever rape you again."

Azula buried her face into Ty Lee's legs and didn't reply. Ty Lee just stroked her hair gently. She knew Azula couldn't reply. That man had broken her precious flower… he'd pay for it.

"Azula, we'll be together, don't worry," she whispered.

In the morning Azula was alone in Ty Lee's empty room with a note and a package left on the ground. Hesitantly Azula picked up the note and began to read.

Dear Azula,

I love you Azula. I'll make sure we're together some day don't worry.

Love,

Ty Lee

P.S.

I got you something for your birthday. It may be a bit early but… I hope you like it.

Azula looked at the note for a moment taking it in and the emotions it elicited then pushed them away. Opening the package she was surprised to find a silk see through robe. Blushing at first Azula then began to laugh and cry. She'd once told Ty Lee she wished Ty Lee could see through her clothes so she could worship her at all times… then she started to cry again.

Azula was awoken by a knock on the carriage door again. Annoyed, she stretched. Then exited the carriage and took in the sight before her. A big white tent surrounded by tents and cages. All Around her she could see freaks and vagrants. Azula began to walk down the path intended for visitors and stopped as her guards surrounded her. A frown filled Azula's face as she smelt the air.

"Was the circus always such a pig sty?" she asked aloud.