+Love is a Battlefield+

Mai wakes up riddled with some odd form of confusion, maybe a dash of regret for good measure. She then feels the familiar sensation of yet another one-night stand, because Mai has absolutely no ability to commit to anyone.

She sits up and moves to escape without being seen, and then she looks at the girl beside her. Ugh. Oh, double ugh.

The girl with the tattoos and the assertiveness is already awake, and seems to be getting ready to quietly escape as well.

Now, this would be a moment when they acknowledge each other's mutual flakiness but desire for sex, but instead, it turns into them escaping together.

Because Mai decides to ask, "How would you like to be my date to a wedding?"

And her tattoo girl one-night stand shrugs.

"Will there be free drinks?"

"I certainly hope so," Mai says, looking the quite hot girl up and down. She really hasn't thought much of girls beyond maybe sleeping with them or making out with them once or twice, because she can't understand not wanting to sleep with women.

Dating one never appealed to her. She wants someone who can hold her in big arms and push her on swings – not that she's actually done any of those things – and that's guys only.

But flaunting this chick in front of Zuko and all of the other assholes Mai calls her friends is well worth it.

"I'll do it. Probably."

It is a level of commitment Mai wouldn't expect from a random hook-up.

A day later, Ty Lee and Azula sit in the palace. Ty Lee is gossiping, because it is her favorite thing to do.

"So, did Zuko go talking to you about Mai's new girlfriend?" Ty Lee asks, giggling about it. Oh, she does love the gossip. "Mai's taking her to the First Ring as a date!"

Azula seems displeased by the entire ordeal. "I misunderstand why she can't just admit that she is doing this to make my brother jealous. It's not like she even would have to try. He only dates girls whose names start with M, you know?"

"What?" Ty Lee blurts out, laughing herself nearly to death.

"No, think about it. Meng, Mitsuko, Mao..."

"Oh wow," Ty Lee says, suddenly realizing it.

"Yeah."

"And they all stand for Mai."

"Well, I was under the impression that they all stood for Mommy, but..." Azula shrugs.

Ty Lee laughs at that despite it not being very funny.

"Oh... that's true though..." Ty Lee tries to frown but is smiling. "They do all stand for Mommy."

"In other actually new news, Mai sometimes likes women, apparently, but not me. Well, Mai... hmph." Azula just stares. "You wouldn't leave me for a man, would you?"

Ty Lee laughs, until she realizes Azula was not joking. "No. I wouldn't leave you for anybody."

"But what if you get bored and change your mind like Mai. Mai, who was so in love with Zuko that she would die for him or something, and then a hot woman comes along and, well..."

Well, Ty Lee is still trying not to laugh. "I'm marrying you, stupid. Marriage is one forever person. You're my forever girl."

"You've had boyfriends."

"Why does even..." Ty Lee sighs. "Here's all I'm ever saying on this topic."

"Mhm?" Azula waits impatiently.

Ty Lee pounces. No, literally pounces, and Azula is certain that this is some kind of classic misdirection. A very sexy misdirection.

"When I'm with you, I'm trisexual."

"... what?"

"I'm gonna try to have sex with you."

"That was awful. Oh Ty Lee that's just pathetic. That's the worst joke I have ever heard in my entire life." Azula is definitely misdirected, and Ty Lee holds quite true to her newfound sexuality as she attacks her fiancée's clothes.

Ty Lee is too sweet. But her sweetness seems to have a blade somewhere within it because, while she wants to be a poised, perfect princess to be, she also has this monster that rips out of her whenever they are doing wedding related preparations.

They have one day before the First Ring, when it all begins. Azula thinks this must be how soldiers feel when they go to war.

Azula would rather fight the entire Earth Kingdom army than take Ty Lee to another wedding shop or discuss any other plans.

But she understands why. Ty Lee used to want to be a princess most of all. Which probably should have been a red flag or ten when it came to her achieving her adolescent dream, but when looking at the world through a rose tint, red flags just look like regular flags.

"I have no idea what the difference is between the venues. They are exactly the same."

"One has more trees and one has water by it!" Ty Lee exclaims, about to tear out her hair in frustration. "How can you have no plans for your wedding?"

Azula shrugs. "I never had a reason to think about it."

"Well, I have! And I'm going to have my royal wedding and my dress with pink diamonds and the absolutely perfect venue so help me Azula unless you want me to divorce you and marry Zuko but cheat on him with you!" screeches Ty Lee and Azula is smiling. "What? Stop smirking! What is funny about this to you?"

"You would cheat with me if you were married to Zuko?" Azula does not think she can lose the smirk even if she had all of the self-control in the world. "Let's do it."

"What?"

"You think I've never fantasized about fucking whatever poor, unsatisfied girl my brother married?" Azula shrugs and Ty Lee just sighs.

"Oh, Azula..." Ty Lee throws her arms around her perfect princess.

The First Ring is a Charity Ball for something Zuko picked out. He decided it was a good political opportunity; Azula decided it was less involvement for her. If he fucks it up he can suffer Ty Lee's wrath.

"Just one night. Well, then tomorrow night… and the next night. But in three days, we'll be having sex on a beach," Ty Lee says brightly. She kisses Azula.

"Those three days sound like three decades," Azula says softly as she eyes the large crowd.

She has been prepared all day for this appearance. Ty Lee decided to direct the servants and Azula feels ridiculous.

Azula cannot wait to be the dominant one in this relationship again.