A Kiss in Ba Sing Se
[A/N: This is an A/U story. It is said, one person's chaos is another's opportuity.
Disclaimer: I do not own any rights or titles to the characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender. ]
Chapter 72
Suki vs. Mai, Fight?
"It's not that I want to fight you, Mai, though I'm not opposed to it either. I just want you to stay away from Sokka, you tramp." Suki countered, gripping the hilt of her short sword.
An almost predatory grin curled the blade wielder's lips. "Oh, now that's a surprise. Most of the time, when someone comes bearing arms, they're actually instigating a fight, wouldn't you think so Suki?" Mai asked sardonically.
"So says the walking arsenal," Suki retorted, carefully observing the tall lady's every movement. She knew from experience, Mai could throw a dart or shuriken with either hand. "Following that logic, then are you always out to start a fight, Mai?" Suki asked as she kept her fan ready to block.
Mai lifted an impeccably trimmed eyebrow as she shifted her dagger to the other hand. "You see Capt. Suki, I follow an old idiom," she replied continuing the banter.
The fan master got a puzzled look on her face. "Uh, what is this... uh, idi-mom?" Suki asked honestly.
A small vein in the middle of Mai's forehead began to throb. "Idiom, I said idiom, you idiot! You know, like a common phrase or quote, idiom," she angrily defined as she took in a deep breath and slowly shook her head, trying to ignore the ever increasing migraine. "So annoying having to deal with these hicks," she mumbled to herself as she exhaled briskly.
Suki's eyes widened as she tapped the fan on her chin. "Oh, idiom! Sokka likes that word too, but I don't think he 'really' understands what it means like you do," she whispered to the aggravated woman as if he was in the room. "He'll hear a word he likes and uses it in just about every conversation for a month straight. He won't have a clue as to what he's truly saying, mind you. He's so cute trying to be grown up and smart," Suki rambled on. "He can be such a child."
Some how the Fan Master's comment about the Vice Regent felt like a personal affront to her. Mai's face went utterly expressionless. "I suppose, if he likes moronic simpletons, that dress up like a dead avatar and play soldier while acting all butch, then I guess, he can at times appear childish, Suki," Mai stated flatly.
Suki's face darkened. "Even for an idiot of a hick, like myself, that was plainly understood, Mai," she said in a cold voice tone, again placing her steel fan at the ready. "I don't know why you're getting all uppity. You've said worse about him!" Suki reminded her with a sneer and side glance.
This time it was Mai who turned her weapon point away. A bead of sweat dripped down her face. "I know, and I am truly sorry that I said such cruel and slanderous things about my Lord. The Vice Regent is a genius. I've known that for awhile, even when we were chasing you all those years back. Why do you think I never hit him with one of my blades?" she asked with a sigh.
Suki shrugged her shoulder's, relaxing her stance as well. "Fast? Maybe just lucky or both, I presume," she simply answered.
Mai chortled under her breath. "Suki you've seen me take down a falcon-kite in full flight, while in a gallop. What makes you think I would ever miss a head that big," she asked, flicking at the point of her dagger.
The fan master smiled curtly at the blade wielder. "I suspected you had a thing for him even back then. It didn't make sense that you could pin all those soldiers to a wall and still miss Sokka at less than half the distance. Either he was lightning fast, or you were missing on purpose. I know my Sokka, and he may be quick, but he's no Avatar," she professed with a knowing grin.
Mai's cheeks were bright red now. "Suki, if anyone knew the truth, I thought it would be you," she stated with a terse smile.
Suki sighed as she saw the tall woman's eyes glisten. "You've got it bad for him don't you? Why didn't you make a move before?"
Mai looked down at the floor as she chewed on her lower lip. "It was because of Ty, I guess. Tylee regularly called him Cutie, and I knew that she liked him, a lot. I couldn't tell her that I wanted him too. It would have broken her heart, just like it did today," Mai loudly sighed as she looked up towards the ceiling. "I never wanted to hurt her like that. She has always been my best friend, even though she's a bit goofy... and clingy."
The Kyoshi captain gazed deeply at the distressed woman. "Tylee will be okay Mai. She's accustomed to seeing him in a relationship now. I thought it was admirable the way you preferred your friend and hid your true feelings, until now. So, what was Zuko in all his?" Suki inquired, calming herself inside.
Mai smiled warmly. "Zuko was my childhood friend, and my lover, long back before I even knew of my Lord. When I first saw Sokka, there in Omashu, I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest. I couldn't believe anybody would have that effect on me," she professed, a soft smile appearing.
Suki giggled inwardly at Mai's girlish expression. "But when Sokka told me the story, he said you were out for blood because you thought they took your brother or something like that," she retorted with an inquisitive tilt of her head.
Mai nodded. "At first we had believed Tom-Tom was taken by the city resistance leaders, the same ones who tricked my father. Azula, Ty, and I went to get my little brother back, but then this beautiful man was standing there holding him," she sighed placing a hand to her heated cheek at the memory. "He was supposedly this kidnapper, but he was cradling Tom-Tom with such care, I knew my brother wasn't in any danger. Azula must have seen the same thing, so we decided to attack. Truthfully, I just wanted Sokka," she confessed in a squeaky little voice.
The Kyoshi captain was staring in amazement at the transformed lady. Mai usually appeared emotionless and cold. Now she looked warm and approachable. "But Mai, Sokka told me you were gonna end Katara if he hadn't knocked that blade from your hand," Suki reminded her with a telltale smirk.
Mai took in a deep breath. "Oh, yeah, I was trying to kill her for sure. I thought she was his girlfriend since they were dressed alike," she stated matter-of-factly. "I did stop trying to end her, once learning they were siblings instead. I didn't want him hating me," Mai disclosed, growing more feminine.
Suki's feelings of jealousy were becoming displaced by another mood as she scanned the demure appearing Fire Lady. She smiled almost cordially now. "So, Mai, what is this... uh, idiom, that you follow," she asked, remembering she was in the middle of a very precarious situation, but feeling strangely safe.
It took Mai a few moments to put her thoughts back in order. She was still fixated on her remembrances of Sokka. Finally, her poker face returned as her eyes met Suki's. "Oh, that little thing? You know, always be prepared, walk softly, speak only when necessary, and shank a bitch if you have too," she replied stoically, as her dagger pointed back at the warrior.
Suki swallowed hard as she rubbed the back of her neck. "Uh, oh, that's quite a... idi-mom," she stuttered.
Tylee now reached the Vice Regent's suite. She was breathing hard, but it was not from the run. She imagined all the different outcomes of an all out fight between Suki and Mai. She also knew that the usually formidable blade wielder was in a weakened, if not enviable, state. There was also a conflict of loyalty brewing within the Kyoshi second. She was once again at a crossroads as to whom would she back.
Suki always pointed out that she betrayed her former commander for friendship's sake. Tylee never disputed it, but she knew deep down what she did was to save both of her friends. Azula would have surely died that day at the prison, even if she had managed to wound Mai. The blade wielding lady had sent many master benders to the spirit world before that day. Tylee also knew that the Mai would have never broken ranks to save just Zuko. The only other possible reason would be another person that she cared about more than Azula in that gondola. Her suspicions were now confirmed.
Tylee knocked loudly on the outer door, but there was no response. Twice more she banged and even called out, but only silence followed. "Maybe Cutie is asleep," she thought, considering her next course of action. "But what if the captain ended him in a fit of jealous rage before going after Mai?" she speculated as she gazed at the wooden door.
Tylee pushed open the unlocked door and was relieved to hear the heavy, guttural snores coming from the bedroom. She slowly opens that door, and in the sunlight that filtered through the curtains, she saw the form of the naked young man sprawled face down on the bed.
Ty stopped and admired his caramel color and the even tone of his skin. His shoulders were broad, and the outline of his muscles, from top to bottom, were pronounced and well defined. The former acrobat let out a low whistle at his well-toned derrière. In her opinion, it looked more like a work of art than belonging to a human being.
The snoozing man moaned loudly, as he stretched slightly and then rolled onto his back, scratching obliviously under his scrotum.
Tylee's mind went blank as she stared at the feast before her gray eyes. His face was peaceful, and she thought he was handsome, even with his mouth partially open. The chi blocker's gaze surveyed down to his chest. Like his back, there were a few bloodied bandages, but that didn't detract from his cut pecks.
She had seen him with his shirt off before and always marveled at the four pairs of muscles that covered his abdomen. One of Tylee's favorite fantasies was to trace them, slowly, with her tongue, she recalled as she wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth.
Now she contemplated the main course. Being from the Southern Water Tribe, Sokka had been circumcised, ritually, in infancy. There was no foreskin to hide his shiny, smooth glans penis that tipped the enormous, flaccid member that laid across his densely muscled thigh. If his buttocks looked like it was carved from stone, his penis looked almost supernatural to the aroused painted woman.
Tylee moistened her lips as she approached the bed, removing her gloves and tucking them into her belt. The closer she got, the larger his shaft seemed. The Kyoshi warrior abandoned any thought of Mai and Suki, locked in a life and death struggle. Her only concern was this gift before her as she sat down on the edge of the bed, midway up.
Tylee looked up into his sleep-filled face as she saw his eyelids flickering. "I'm about to make those dreams so much better, Cutie," she exclaimed, letting her hands slowly begin to stroke his thick stock. Her heart was picking up speed even as her hands kneaded the huge meat roll. She looked on in wonder as it increased in volume.
Sokka's breathing began to become more labored as Tylee worked her way across the corona and down to the tip. She smiled as she spied the light drippings that emitted from the slit at the center of the crest. "Yum," she moaned as she began to lap at the secretions.
Sokka groaned loudly, not wanting to open his eyes. "Suki, love, later, please. I'm still exhausted. I promise I'll make it up to you, okay? Let's do this when we can both enjoy it. I don't deserve..." He stopped mid sentence as her mouth completely surrounded his swelling gland. "Wow, that's awesome, and, and it feels really, really, good, girl, and you're not gagging," he moaned in a ragged voice. "If you're not careful, sweet buns, I'm going to lose it," Sokka hollered as his thighs began to press together and toes curl. Sokka opened his eyes enough to see the telltale uniform as he felt her hands fondling the shaft and his testicles. Oddly, he felt relaxed and very comfortable. "It's okay Sokka to let her take care of you," he told himself. He closed his eyes tightly this time while her lips pulled back on the sensitive head, stirring him closer to his climax. Suddenly, his testis was rolling gently in her mouth as she moved between them.
Tylee shifted her position to get a better look at his contorting face. As she laid atop his twitching legs, she consumed more than half his length, something Sokka had never experienced, and he was sure Suki could not do. He was also aware of the extra cushion, specifically in the chest area, of the woman that laid upon him. Instantly, Sokka knew who it was as he opened his eyes to stare into her steely, gray eyes.
Tylee was only a finger away from her lips touching his lightly haired root when his hips violently rocked up. Her eyes glazed over as his emissions exploded in the depths of her throat. She made it a point to swallow at each pulse, allowing the thick ejaculate to ease down. As her eyes focused back on him, she saw his flushed cheeks blowing out with each release. His expression was a mix of confusion and guilt. Tears seemed to run down his face now.
As his eruptions subsided and she felt his member begin to soften, Tylee began to pull the monstrous staff from her throat and mouth.
If Sokka weren't so upset, he would have been in wonder of her extraordinary accomplishment.
"Why Ty? Why did you do this to me, to us?" Sokka asked in a stifled cry. "Isn't Suki, your friend as well as your leader," he emphasized. "Didn't we decide not to let it go this..."
"Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Tylee screamed into his face even as she wiped the remnant from her lips. "You, you were the one who broke faith! You know how much I love you and yet you let Mai steal a march!" she shouted as she stood to her feet. "And don't give me that hippo-cow shit about you needing not to have your dick explode or something like that! It seemed to work just fine now," Tylee blared giving the head a light twist.
Sokka gave a pained wince at the touch, still being very sensitive. "Please Ty, you better than anybody should know what happened between Mai and me was purely out of necessity, not lust. I mean that time you impersonated Suki, and we almost did it, who stopped us? It was me, right? So. why wouldn't I do the same with Mai?" he tried to explain as she started to stroke his penis once more. "Huh, Ty, what are you doing?" he asked, feeling himself steadily become more rigid.
The painted lady looked at him crossly. "What do you think I'm about to do? I'm gonna ride you like a Mongoose Dragon," she announced, "that is after I pump you up again. You owe me this Sokka," she stated emphatically. "You stopped me, but you didn't stop her. Even your aura tells me that you are for her. I've waited a long time and now only to have Mai step in front of me, it's, it's dishonorable!" Tylee declared as she added the other hand to her efforts. "I need to restore my honor!"
Sokka tried to sit up and take hold of the chi blocker's hands only to have his strength give out as he laid back down on the bed. "Are you doing this to me Tylee?" he asked in a demanding tone.
The warrior smiled at the accusation. "Nope, this is all from Mai. You two beat each other up pretty badly," she asserted with a wicked grin. "I even had to open your chakra to get a rise out of you just a moment ago," Tylee informed him. "Just like I'm doing now, and you're coming along nicely. I am a virgin, so please be gentle, Sokka," she exclaimed in a teasing voice.