A/N: Azula's flirtation courtesy of an article compilation of "Worst Porno Lines Ever"
(Theme Sixty-Six) Cherry Blossoms
(As Prompted By) Koka Kola Veins
There are so few things more beautiful than cherry blossoms in the late springtime.
And Azula has never been more infatuated with anything floral but them, and the ability she has had since she was a child to burn them from flawless pink petals to nothing but grey, cold ashes. She has one in the palm of her smooth, ivory hand and she is debating what its fate will be. But she is broken out of her reverie when she looks up and sees the girl emerging into the gardens, thinking she is alone.
As a child she would burn the ugly flowers, but these ones, they never seem to be out of place or unappealing. And Azula's tastes and standards are quite high. Therefore, she practices beneath the cherry blossoms during the time of year that they bloom brightest.
She rubs her lips together briefly as she gazes at Ty Lee for a little too long. They cannot be caught looking at each other for too long; father suspects, and Azula knows that he suspects. And the idea of him uncovering that his daughter is having an affair in his own home is not a pleasant one to dwell on. Particularly when said affair is with someone Ozai does not particularly like or approve of.
Why Ty Lee is in the courtyard is most of what Azula wants to know. And why Ty Lee is walking so openly over to Azula, having noticed the princess, is making Azula's mouth dry and her pulse race with blood forged from cold flame and hot ice water, or maybe hot flame and cold ice water... Azula cannot think clearly at this moment, and that makes the fact that she is both hot and cold relatively unimportant.
"Good morning, princess," Ty Lee says with a bow that is deep enough to alleviate any suspicions of how they might as well be peers by night. However, Azula does note how she is very intentionally doing so in a suggestive manner, the slight display of cleavage enough to make the princess forget to breathe for a split second.
"Yes," is Azula's oh so clever response. She sincerely wishes that her silver tongue applied not only to enemies, underlings, relatives and middle-aged men, but also attractive women.
(But of course not. Despite Zuko's insane ravings and her own assertions about perfection, not everything is easy for Azula.)
(Just most things.)
"The trees are so pretty," Ty Lee remarks blithely and Azula can see her smile is so... artificial. There is a crack in her tone and Azula struggles to analyze it, a rare weakness that she only suffers from upon occasion. With this moron of all people.
(Azula does kind of care if something is wrong. A little. It may distract her from the upcoming infiltration of Ba Sing Se.)
(But she has no idea how to ask Ty Lee if something is wrong.)
(Being seen as weak is not an option.)
And Ty Lee continues, "I like how they just come up out of nowhere, right?"
"They come up at the same time every year," Azula replies coldly and Ty Lee's smile is genuinely gone.
(And Azula could throttle herself.)
(How could Zuko score with a woman and Azula can't even discuss the changing seasons?)
"I guess I just don't pay that much attention," Ty Lee admits softly, shrugging off Azula's callous nature. It doesn't bother her much anymore.
"Evidently so."
(Excellent work, princess. This could not be more pitiful if you tried.)
"Uh..." Ty Lee begins and Azula swallows. "I really only pay attention to incredibly pretty things. Given that I'm just so pretty, you know?"
"Well, that explains your pathetic attention span. These petals are beautiful," Azula says and Ty Lee inhales and exhales slowly. It is troublesome to Azula.
"I pay a lot of attention to you," Ty Lee says with a small smile. "I did notice you way before the trees."
"You're..." Azula hesitates. Flirtatious, flirtatious, flirtatious. "You're very hot. A very hot woman. Like made of sex."
(Just murder her. Go ahead and murder her.)
Ty Lee reaches towards Azula and she thinks perhaps the giggling acrobat is going to put her out of her misery, but she just brushes blossoms and shredded petals out of Azula's dark hair and kisses her fiercely.
Mostly to save her from saying anything more embarrassing.
