Light slipped between the curtains as the sun rose over Republic City. Azula woke up hot and groggy. She looked down and realized Katara had rolled onto her sometime in the night. Her arms were wrapped around Azula's waist, her head resting on her chest.

Azula softened as Katara breathed against her still sound asleep. She reached out hesitantly and moved a stray piece of hair out of the way. The morning light cast a warm glow onto Katara's face, framing her long eyelashes and soft lips. Azula was careful not to move, she didn't know why, but she wanted to stay in this moment for just a little while longer.

Azula's thoughts started to wander. She frowned as she tried to define what last night meant. This was clearly more than sex...but did this mean they were dating? She tried to imagine Katara with another girl and she scowled in jealousy. Was Katara her girlfriend now? Agni...what happened to relationships were distractions?

Azula sighed, she would figure it out later. Uncharacteristic of her to push things off, but the grumble of her stomach encouraged breakfast first. She gently slid out of Katara's embrace and replaced herself with a pillow.

Katara yawned, her eyes blinking open as Azula tried to stealthily roll out of bed. A smile drifted over Katara's face as she saw Azula still next to her.

"Good Morning."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you." Azula settled back into bed next to her.

"No, I'm glad you did." Katara rolled back on top of Azula, plopping herself between her legs.

Azula smirked at their position, "Did you wake up to finish what you started."

Katara responded by shifting down and slowly kissing Azula's inner thighs. She grazed her fingers over Azula's sex and hooked her thumbs to remove her underwear.

"Oh…" Azula bit her lip and ran a hand through Katara's hair. She felt a tongue slip into her and lips swirling around her clit. A familiar feeling of pleasure grew and soon Azula could feel her body going into climax.

"Katara...I'm.." Her body jerked as she felt Katara nip at her clit, "I'm going to come."

Katara slid her hand up to massage her left breast. She paused and looked up smugly, "That was quick."

Azula opened her mouth to snap a retort but Katara's tongue prevented her from doing so. She gasped as she felt her body shiver into orgasm. "Mmm...Katara."

Her grip tightened in Katara's hair as she grinded into her inviting mouth. Euphoria only subsided when Katara settled into gentle kisses. Azula fell back into bed while Katara licked her lips and moved back up to lay on her chest.

"Did you like that," Katara's blue eyes gazed up at her.

Azula rolled her eyes, "Do you really need validation that I enjoyed that?"

Katara just stared back at her.

Azula recognized the seriousness in her eyes and she softened into a small smile, "Yes I did. That was amazing."

Katara smiled, "Good."

They had grown from their original awkward silences, Azula now content with Katara silently laying on her. Her earlier thoughts came back to her, and Azula's chest tightened at the fact that maybe Katara didn't want anything serious. This was why Azula didn't do modern dating, in between open relationships and different labels, the rules were too confusing.

An emotion was building in her that somehow amounted to Azula suddenly saying, "Do you want to sleep with other people?"

She felt Katara stiffen in her arms. She sat up and looked at Azula, a flash of slight anger in her eyes, "What are you trying to say?"

Azula swallowed. She was now trying to track back to her previous thoughts. "I didn't mean it like that..I-"

Katara must have seen her discomfort because she relaxed and gave a small smile, "Azula, are you trying to ask if we're dating?"

Azula grimaced, "No."

An amusing look twinkled in Katara's eyes, "Mhmmm." She slipped her hand into Azula's, "Well I don't want to sleep with other people, do you?"

"No." Azula said a little too quickly.

"What about Ty Lee?" Katara teased.

"I already apologized for that!" Azula huffed. She was about to launch into a further rant when she caught the smug look on Katara's face.

"Oh, you were joking." Azula crossed her arms.

Katara laughed and cuddled closer to her, "Hey, I don't blame you, she's very pretty."

"She's fine."

Katara rolled her eyes. "Anyways, if we don't want to see other people," Katara kissed Azula's neck, "I think this means we're dating."

Azula stayed silent but relaxed into Katara's touch. A warm feeling spread through her as she contemplated dating. She was surprised at her own lack of hesitation.

Deterred by her silence, Katara stopped kissing her and looked up, "Unless you don't want to…"

"No I do," Azula shifted and met Katara's gaze. She leaned in and pressed her lips to Katara's, "I'm definitely not opposed to dating."

Katara laughed and rolled back on top of Azula, pinning her down to the bed, "You're such a nerd."

Azula just smiled as she accepted Katara's affection. Sometimes distractions weren't all bad.