A Kiss in Ba Sing Se

[A/N: Lives now, lives past. We are all seeing as through a veil. What is truth and what is reality.

Can the past really come back and haunt us in a material way?

Can we ignore those signs that we would rather forget?

Disclaimer: I do not own the Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Chapter 62

Veiled

It was like waking from a dream. A wonderful, breathtaking dream as her mind began to return to this plane with dizzying speed for the petite blind princess. As she tried to regain her equilibrium, she leaned fully upon the waterbender's breast, a hand still clutching the tan fleshy mound.

"Um, what just happened?" Toph asked in a quivering voice. "Did you just lay a big wet one on me Sweetness?"

"She most certainly did!" Mei Mei replied with a devilish chuckle. "And from the looks of it, you really liked it!"

The rambunctious lady had expected a reaction from her comment but instead the couple stood motionless.

Katara began to stroke the petite earthbender's full, long hair. "Ah, did you like it my... I mean Toph? I've wanted to do that for so long."

Toph's hand slipped away from the waterbender's breast and with it the bliss that once clouded her senses. With her face turned into Katara's shoulder, the bitter grimace was not apparent as she spoke. "Yes... Sweetness... of course I liked it. You're a wonderful kisser. Didn't I tell you that during the game last night?"

The vise like hug made it hard for Toph to breath. "Yes... I remember," the waterbender replied kissing her earlobe gently. "Always so full of compliments, no wonder I love you so... eh, Toph."

As Katara attempted a second kiss, Toph instead stepped out of her embrace. "Please... Sweetness... not in front of the help. Dignity and decorum above all, right?" the princess said in a regal tone as she gently patted her would be lover's shoulder.

"Get out peasant," Katara suddenly snapped without even glancing back at the lady-in-waiting.

Mei Mei jolted in shock and offense as her head cocked back. "I'll have you know, I am not..." Her words ended quickly as she saw the stern expression on her cousin's face and a hand gesture indicating danger. "Eh... I'll have you know, I am... uh, extremely sorry for the intrusion and for not judging the atmosphere correctly... milady, my liege," Mei Mei apologized as she bowed fully, placing her head to the floor.

This time the waterbender turned to look down upon her with a smirk. "There may be hope for this peasant yet. Shall we make sport of her? See just how many lovely noises we can make come out of that wicked mouth of hers? She does bear a slight favor to you... though it be vague," Katara laughed pushing at Mei Mei's back with her foot. "But I think we can break that arrogant spirit of hers in... perhaps, an hour or maybe three. What do you say my Queen?"

Mei Mei winced sharply as everywhere the water witch placed her foot, a biting, numbing cold ensued even through her clothes. She also felt as though there was a force, something gripping her from the inside out that made it hard to breath or move. A powerful blow from beneath her sent her sprawling unto her back as she gasped for air. Mei Mei realized that the floor below her had risen up in a powerful, fist shaped spike. She knew who did it, just not why it was done.

The Vice Regent's eyes opened to a sight he'd never thought he would see... unless he was peeking. Full ivory white breast with dark square shaped nipples, rising into the air like twin hills, as the sunlight created a deepening shadow across the ravine of her modest cleavage. After their brief early morning tryst, they had both fallen back to sleep but now he was spying her in a most vulnerable way as Mai laid upon her back beside him.

He smacked his anxious lips together in lustful want as he slowly turned upon them. A slight moaning sigh from his apparent sleeping prey momentarily halted his advance but she soon quickly settled back down.

He had never felt as naughty as now. Not even when he was a boy peeking in on his cute little sister taking her evening bath. Sokka once more perused his two savory delicacies with their miniscule blue veins that ran through her translucent skin like lines deep within fine marble. His eyes moved from light to dark as the contrast between breast and areola was startling, Almost too perfect he thought. "It looks as though the spirits painted this part of you... so exquisite," he thought longing to touch her but restraining himself for the moment.

Sokka continued his visual observation, burning every detail into his keen memory. He let his eyes capture the slope of her breast leading up to the steep sides of her nipple that was the same color as the small round spot they arose from. He was awed at how square they appeared from the side but how rounded from the top they actually were. He had to wipe the drool from his mouth as he recalled how they perfectly fit and how his tongue seemed to instinctively wrap about those wondrous nubs of joy.

The Water tribesman finally succumbed to his temptation as he slowly glided his tongue down between the shadowy valley between breast. The salty, slightly sour, taste of their late night exertions was still present as he repeated the action. Sokka could hear her breathing change and the catches of her gasps, but still her sunflower colored eyes remained sealed as if in a deep sleep. "So this is how we play it?" he mused now running kisses along the soft path at her side and pressing his erection into her thigh. "I'm always up for a hunt."

He moved his mouth to the right, tracing her ribs just underneath the bosom. He smiled as he felt the slight wiggle and saw her eyelids flutter. Sokka started slowly pecking up the breast, tracing up under and around the silky outer edges as he patiently made concentric circles until he got to the base of her wonderful dark nipple, standing more prominent than before. He paused to take in the distinctive change in shape. It had become a tower, perched atop the hand-filling mound of ivory bliss. He pressed his tongue to one side of the soft mound, letting it expand fully upon it before gently tracing around the base.

Mai could no longer control her shivering or the rise of her hips as his fingers were lightly tracing the soft line of her labia, threatening to part them and then retreating to tease once more. She could tell he liked what he was doing to her from his affirmative comments of how beautiful and special she was. All this together with her heart pounding so loud in her chest she could barely think, caused the dark lady to lose control and produce wanton sounds involuntarily every time this playful lover brazenly coaxed her.

As expected, her tolerance levels for such tomfoolery was not very high. Sokka started tracing another loop and then started to moves across her chest to the other teat, enjoying hearing her deep groaning along the way This time however, her hands grabbed either side of his head, filling with handfuls of his loose chestnut hair, as she pushed his mouth hard down upon her breast, as he opened from the pain.

She seethed in deeply in satisfaction. "Enough teasing, get to sucking and I do mean hard if you don't want to be bald!" Mai threatened arching her back for fuller contact. "You sly bastard, you've have gotten me so… so... what's the word?" she asked out loud searching her mind. "I'm melting here... that's what I think I want to say. You did this to me and you better take responsibility!" she moaned as his fingers were now properly at work, stroking her clitoris and bringing on her climax. "D-don't th-think... you're... uh, I'm cumming... gonna... going to... get off... that easy... that's it... don't stop... my-my... beast!" she cried out as the first orgasm swept through her. She grabbed him by his hair once more and force him to look her in the eye. His heavy breathing and hungry blue eyes assured her sh would be fulfilled. "Don't... think... one... is... near enough," she panted heavily longing for his full lips. "You're gonna have to work extra hard to quench this fire that burns in my belly... boy" she snarled, her word dripping with longing.

Sokka pushed the upturned chaise aside as if it were feather light. He bent over and hugged her to himself as she locked her strong legs and arms about him. He effortlessly stood to his feet and carried her as they kissed fervently over to the bed. They appeared as though they were attempting to devour one another.

He laid back on the bed as she made sure her legs and arms were free from beneath him. Once more they kissed passionately as she reached between them and positioned his massive member before slowly sinking down upon it with a gurgling moan into his mouth. Mai paused for a moment as her body adjusted and then she pressed down again. All the while they kissed and stared into each others eyes. She once again flexed down drawing more of him in until she new she was filled to the brink.

Sokka rose up slowly as she pushed down. See her seethed in sharply and shudder, he relaxed. "Am I hurting you?" he asked gently, stroking her soft black hair.

"No... you're fine. I was just a bit afraid.. you know after the last time," Mai admitted, her cheeks pomegranate red as she began to move more freely and the wetness grow. "In fact, this is awesome... utterly... fucking awesome!" she began to cry out as her second orgasm over took her.

Suki, Captain of the Kyoshi Warriors, Master of Stealth, didn't bother to disguise her exit from the Fire Lord's suite as she swiftly departed. Her hands were trembling as she was fumbling with the latch to the Vice Regent's apartment.

"Let me help you milady," Soo Ming offered as she easily pushed the Fan master aside and opened the door.

"Uh, thank you... I've forgotten your name," Suki admitted avoiding eye contact as she just wanted to retreat into the sanctuary of the room.

The small, unusually young woman bowed at the waist. "Forgive my impropriety Lady Capt. Suki. I should have told you my name once again, but with your state of dress being as it may, I decided discretion over decorum was a better rule," she stated guiding Suki into the room and closing the door behind them. "Wouldn't you agree?'

Suki glanced down. She was still only wearing Zuko's undershirt. In her haste to leave, she had left her clothes there. She froze now as she looked towards the bedroom door. Her heart started to beat like a hammer at the thought of Sokka emerging from the room and seeing her in this state.

"Oh, don't worry about him. He isn't here," Soo Ming stated as she lead Suki to a chair. "I was waiting for him all night and he never showed once. I figured that's why you ran over to his majesty... King Fire Dick. You got tired of waiting too, am I right?"

"Suki shook her rapidly feeling her short hair whip about. "What? You saw me go over to Zuko's room last night? Have you been here all night waiting for Sokka?" she asked refusing to sit down.

The long haired woman sat anyways. "Yep, I sure was. Not often you see a man blessed like that and I was going to make the most of his troubles!" she candidly laughed slapping her leg. "But alas, I think some other vixen has taken advantage and we both... sorry to say... were a day late and a coin short, if you know what I mean," Soo Ming sighed. "Would you care for something to drink? I can make us some tea... or in your case, something stronger."

Suki put her hands on her hips. "You do realize... little girl, that you just told me you were planning on fucking my boyfriend regardless if I knew it or not!" she stated bending over to gaze into Soo Ming's darkest of brown eyes.

She simply smiled and sat back in her seat. "Why yes, I am telling you just that. I am trying to be upfront and honest with you my dear Lady Capt. Suki. I think that is more than your 'friends' have been with you in this affair," she charged shaking her finger. "I was just trying to be of service... to save his life and all."

Suki ran a hand through her hair as she scowled deeply. "Whoa, save his life? He just had a hard on! I wouldn't call that too life threatening or every boy going through puberty is at risk," she chortled sardonically.

Soo Ming sat forward in her seat. "Oh my, my. How naive can one be? He was poisoned by a succubus. It's like a spider injecting venom into a fly. Even if the fly gets out of the web... the fly will eventually die. The hard on, as you call it is just a sign that he will eventually go made and if the poison is not extracted, he will die, I can assure you that," she promised seriously.

"But... but they said he could..." Suki stuttered.

"Stroke it out himself?" the small woman filled in. "Nope, a succubus' chi venom can only be neutralized by a woman. Even if he like men, only a women can draw out the poison and that not even orally. Some divine universal joke in my opinion. They have to fuck, as you are fond of saying, and do it until the poison has been passed."

Suki shook her head. "I-I don't believe you! Something so small can't kill him. I know Sokka, he can get through this!" she insisted shaking her fist.

The seated lady nodded in agreement. "Some men do survive, that is a certainty, but you can hardly call them... men, afterward," she warned with a twisted smirk.

Suki flopped down in her seat following the logic. "You mean... he looses...his..."

"Shrivels up like an old branch and a couple of dried prunes," Soo Ming exclaimed shaking her head. "Be ashamed to see that much man meat go to waste. I know one of those bitches from last night latched on to him. My thinking it was his skanky sister. It has been my experience, you can never trust a waterbender. Who do you think it was?" she asked playfully.

Suki's head dropped. "It should have been me. I'm his girlfriend, but I was playing Miss high and mighty and being all jealous. Now I understand why Toph... oh, by the spirits. Toph, you sacrificed everything for him, to save him! I just pray now Sokka's okay... and whole," she said as she folded her hands and started to cry. "I swear, I wont ask him a single question... not a one, just please, let him be okay!" she promised beating at her chest.

Soo Ming stood, "I'll make you some of my special tea, dear Lady Capt. Suki. Part oolong, part bandy. Refreshes the spirit and soothes the mind. I think you'll really enjoy it my dear."

Katara was laughing hysterically. "Look at that big tit hippo-cow flipping about! (Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!) She's all red and blue in the face!," she continued to laugh as she blew out her cheeks mocking the struggling woman. "Let me see if I can make her scream on top of it! Breathless screams are the best!"

The princess stepped between her cousin and the waterbender. "No... enough fun with her. Remember, she is my precious cousin. If I harm her too much, how then will I trust her freely give of her... talents? I do so love these tits... and her awesome tongue service. I hope you won't deny these to me?" she asked with a smirk.

Katara blew out a long sigh as her face dropped and she looked down. "No, your majesty. I understand," she replied as she shook her head.

Toph smiled brightly. "Good, I knew you would! And as a present, you go and draw us a bath. I will retrieve a more suitable plaything. One that if we break... so be it," she explained as she knelt down beside Mei Mei and gently started to massage her sternum. The ailing earthbender was finally able to take in a full, be it painful breath as she looked over at her cousin's poised demeanor. "Besides, when was the last time we drank the 'Water's of Breath'?"

Mei Mei was surprised as Katara dropped to her knees with her forehead to the floor.

"Your benevolence, your forgiveness..." Katara started in a broken voice as she was clearly weeping. "Is beyond any measure my Queen. I swear to you... I did not intend to harm you. I only meant to..."

"Hush my Right Hand. We will talk about all after our bath, and our reunion libation. In your kiss, I felt your feelings and heard your voice. Worry not, we have much time to reacquaint ourselves," the princess expressed lovingly. "Now hurry and prepare, you know how I hate to wait... especially when it comes to your taste."

The waterbender rose, her face blushing red. "This is more than I had hoped for! I hope... I pray you find this body's taste pleasing as well. I think it is very nice. My sampling says it is good... maybe even sweeter," she said anxiously as she demurely glanced away. "It is particularly responsive to touch... easily pleased and aroused."

"Enough Wu, let me discover these treasures for myself," Toph said feeling her stomach churn even as she spoke the words. "I have to still revive my cousin here and send for our special... toy. Time, we don't want to waste a moment, do we? It's been so long. Hurry and go!" she urged as as helped Mei Mei to her feet.

"Count yourself blessed," Katara remarked in a low voice towards Mei Mei as they locked eyes. "I wasn't going to forgive you for looking like my Queen and tempting me so," she said in a voice that caused the weakened earthbender to shudder throughout her whole body. Even if she could reply, the water witch had bounded from the room.

"I'm so sorry for having to do that to you Mei Mei," Toph apologized in a heavy tone as she allowed her to slump against her. They we almost mirror images as they were face to face. "She would have killed you if I hadn't... please believe me."

"I-I get that," Mei Mei gasped, her eyes glazed with tears from the effort of breathing. 'That... that wasn't our Katara... was it?"

Toph frowned bitterly. "Nope, that was a past life... one we shared. I'm surprised the memories are so complete and her personality has not diminished after all these thousands of years either. That's why she kissed me," the princess exclaimed shaking her head.

Mei Mei arched her back as she rubbed her sore breast bone. "I don't get it," she replied beginning to breath easier and stretch more.

"That kiss you saw, it was filled with Rakshasi poison," Toph explained as she wiped at her lips with the back of her hand. "It acts like an aphrodisiac between women. A little known fact in this day and age, but one well known from her time. If you hadn't come in, no telling what she would have done to me. Well, I know exactly what she would have done," she exclaimed with a visible tremor. "I was completely suckered in. Thank you Mei Mei, you saved my chastity... well my female side at least."

Mei Mei was now able to produce a small smirk. "Any time cousin. Just next time, take it easy on the surprise attack there. I could have pretended..."

Even with her sightless eyes, Toph seemed to be looking deeply into hers. "No you couldn't. This is not Katara. She can feel whether you are awake or asleep by the flow of water in your body. Every droplet she can command. An army is nothing t for her to drain dry in a heart beat. She can reverse the flow of blood in your heart with a snap of her fingers... no full moon needed, cousin. She commands all of Sweetness' bending and knows how to use it and more to the nth degree. Spirits trembled before her and even that odious, face stealing beast, Koh called her mistress. She would have known if I had tried to hold back my punch. I did try and place it in a way that would not break any ribs. Did I succeed?" she asked touching her cousin's face.

Mei Mei nodded into her hand. "Hurt like hell, but I've had worse. Remember, Great great whatever uncle Bumi was my teacher and he pulled no punches. I've had more than a few breaks," she lightly chuckled.

Toph tapped the floor feeling for where the waterbender was. "Well right now, she's more dangerous than a hundred Bumi's. Also that Rakshasi is going to be very hungry. Our waterbender in there did a real number on it and it will be looking to feed. Most likely will try to take the path of least resistance," the princess stated her brow furled in thought. "She'll be weak, and probably wounded knowing how vicious Wu is. We need to send guards to cover Aang and Zuko."

"What about the Vice Regent, I think he would be in the most danger right now," Mei Mei surmised as she too exercised her bending in locating the dangerous waterbender. "She's already... in a way tasted him, like a tigerdillo after it's prey escapes. It will track it until it finishes the job," she declared.

Toph shook her head. "No, that Rakshasi is terrified of Katara, and the one person it will most assuredly steer clear of is her brother. I tasted his essence in that kiss, which means she forcibly extracted that. It's a painful and humiliating process for the creature. It will leave him alone but that puts Aang in the most danger since she came here hunting him." Toph thought for a moment as if agonizing over a decision. "Mei Mei, tell Fong to guard him with all her strength. Send Lei to watch over Zuko,...but dark and gloomy will probably be with him today as well, making him even less of a target. Explain the situation to the others and get Lili at once. I will need the special box out of my desk, she will know how to retrieve it. Remember, silver edged weapons only," she instructed. "Go now... I'll wait here for Lili."

"But what if she returns before Lili does cousin," the Toph look-a-like asked with grave concern. "How can you defend yourself from such a fearsome opponent?"

Toph smiled tightly. "No need to worry about me. Wu will be trying to fine tune her body to be the most desirable and also trying to keep Katara's consciousness asleep. That will take time and a lot of focus. You just hurry and get the show on the road. Besides... who is the most fearsome being you know Mei Mei?"

The lady-in-waiting smiled broadly with confidence. "You, your Majesty. I know of none greater," she replied.

Toph nodded with a weak smile. "Good answer cousin!, But my real concern here Mei Mei is who brought Katara's ancient personage to the present? This would take some powerful spell casting and a knowledge of who she was back then. I think we have a bigger enemy than a hungry Rakshasi on our hands," she stated even as she opened the door for the bedroom using her metal bending on the latch.