.20. Heartsick
"I hate boys." Ty Lee sighs and closes her eyes.
Azula stares at her, thinking for a few moments. She decides she will tolerate this extremely frustrating outburst. At least Ty Lee is visiting Azula in her dreadful prison. Well, it is a quite beautiful home by the shore where it rains only twice a year and she has a staff.
But that staff is trained to deal with mental illness and so she considers it a slight upgrade from an asylum.
"The feeling is mutual," Azula says with a roll of her eyes. "I'm not exactly the best person to hear about your girl talk, seeing as you have plenty of other friends who aren't imprisoned."
"…and bitter about it," whispers Ty Lee. She flinches without Azula even speaking. "I am sorry, princess. But I really hate boys. They're so terrible and mean and I really thought I loved this one and he was so hot."
"Like the last ten? You really thought you loved them too," Azula comments, only to see it have no effect on Ty Lee's melancholy. Maybe she should be locked up for the sake of her broken mind. At least Azula learns from her mistakes.
"I did. I'm so bad at making decisions romantically. I just really loved him. So much, and he broke my heart." Ty Lee sobs. Azula gags.
"Okay, I will entertain this because I am bored to tears. What did you do to make him break up with you?" Azula inquires, walking across the room to sit beside Ty Lee.
"I wouldn't have sex with him."
"Why not? I thought he was so hot," Azula says, taking a certain pleasure in Ty Lee's second choked sob. This is the most fun visit she has had in some time.
"He was, but I-I just couldn't do it." Ty Lee throws her hands up. She then shrinks. "I feel like I'm not good enough in that way."
"This is a breakthrough, Ty Lee," Azula says mockingly. "Why don't you feel good enough?"
"I don't know. I just got rejected over and over…" Ty Lee looks very lovingly at her best friend and says, "by the one person I wanted most."
Which is me, Azula thinks.
She decides to see how much more fun she can make this visit. It already is on such a streak.
"As your best friend in this entire world, as you have called me repeatedly, I could give you a truly honest opinion on that and save your heart from being broken again." Azula sets her hand on Ty Lee's and waits for that spark.
"You could?" Ty Lee asks excitedly.
"Well, yes," Azula replies, "but I have nothing to go on. I need evidence to make a proper verdict."
Ty Lee looks puzzled. "What kind of evidence?"
Azula sighs. "I am not spelling this out for you. You aren't fun enough for that frustration."
Ty Lee grabs Azula's hand and exclaims, "I'm fun! I'm so fun!"
Azula looks Ty Lee deeply in the eyes and says, "I know you are. If only those terrible boys could see that the way I can."
They sit in silence and Azula counts to three in her head. As expected, Ty Lee hesitantly leans in and kisses her on the lips.
"I could move on," Ty Lee whispers.
"You always do," Azula replies, letting Ty Lee kiss her again.
This really is the best visit Azula has ever had.
"Why are you letting me fall in love with you again?"
"Because I can," Azula says, and that is some pure honesty. Maybe she harbors some feelings, but that feels unimportant as Ty Lee kisses her again, soft and deep, and lets her weight fall on top of her princess.
Ty Lee feathers her fingers over her chest and manages to remove her clothes. Azula starts doing the same, but she might be a bit out of practice, because Ty Lee hastily takes over for her.
Ty Lee starts again with her touch, just barely brushing against her thighs, the creases at her hips, the ribs that are slightly ticklish. Azula lies down because this is fairly perfect. Ty Lee kisses her neck, leaving a trace of lipstick. She kisses her, soft, slow, moving against her, on top of her now.
Azula's lips are chapped and her breath is a little fast but her kiss is fierce. Ty Lee thinks they might be doing this right.
"Am I good at this?" Ty Lee asks, entirely breaking the moment.
"I don't know yet. Keep going."
