.16. Toys
"I want you to dive off of that cliff," Azula says, crossing her arms. Ty Lee screws up her face, concerned. "What? You said you would entertain me, and I want to be entertained."
It is a game that has gone awry. Well, Ty Lee has been doing extremely stupid things all day while not quite understanding the rules, but she thinks this might be the worst one yet.
Ty Lee turns her fearful expression into a smile. It heals all things.
She turns to the cliff and swallows. Ty Lee is strong, and well trained, and she knows that she will survive, and she knows she has to obey Azula, but she does not like the idea. But Ty Lee is her toy and she will do what Azula wants, as usual.
Ty Lee steps back so she can start to run. She changes her mind, but then squeezes her eyes shut. She takes off running and plunges off of the side.
Her stomach flies into her throat and she can barely breathe. She forgets to take a breath before she hits the water, and any air in her lungs is knocked out of her. Ty Lee can see the bubbles bursting from her lips.
She will drown. The thought invades her mind. She will drown.
Then those thoughts become fuzzier and fuzzier, before she manages to push herself to the surface. Ty Lee gasps in after she claws at the waves above her. She falls under again, but she kicks herself back up and wildly spins around looking for the shore.
Ty Lee swims, the waves propelling her, across the water and to the beach. She shivers. This must be what hypothermia feels like.
She waits for a few moments before Azula is there, standing in front of her.
"Why did I do that?" Ty Lee's teeth will not stop chattering.
"Because I asked you to," Azula says, kissing Ty Lee on the lips. "I love that."
"I love it too," Ty Lee says, although she is not sure what she loves.
"Let's find you clothes so you don't die," Azula says, taking Ty Lee by the wrist.
Azula lights a raging fire and Ty Lee stands as close to it as she can get without burning to death. She waits for the princess to find an outfit, and Azula reaches out to help Ty Lee with her clothes.
It feels awkward, but it is something Ty Lee would never stop.
The clothes have to be peeled off, which is not the sexiest thing in history, but Azula still thinks it is incredibly beautiful. She stares at Ty Lee for a moment before looking away and grabbing the warm robe.
Ty Lee takes it and begins to put it on before changing her mind.
"Maybe you should change clothes too. I mean, it's almost bedtime," Ty Lee whispers.
Azula smirks. "I think you might be breaking the rules of the game."
"Is it not over?" Ty Lee closes the robe.
"I'll allow it," Azula says, and she reaches for her own garments.
They end up undressing, walking towards each other, the fire illuminating their skin.
Azula touches Ty Lee's shoulder, and caresses her neck. Ty Lee thinks about her breaking it for a moment, but instead of snapping her neck, she kisses it.
Ty Lee finishes the embrace, towards the fire and their bare breasts press against each other. They no longer can see each other in the firelight as they madly tear at each other and their lips do not part for so long that Ty Lee thinks she might drown again.
They lie by the fire and Ty Lee kisses her way down from Azula's neck. Those nails in her back feel better than anything, and erase the pain from the cold water.
Maybe being her toy has its perks.
