A Kiss in Ba Sing Se: Secrets and Promises

[A/N: This is an A/U story. Sokka is the center of attention, but the hapless young man is often the author of his own misfortunes.

Disclaimer: I do not own any rights or titles to the characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender.]

Chapter 74

Treaties

"Stop this Ty Lee," Sokka shouted down at her as the Kyoshi warrior stood to her feet and began to disrobe.

"Why?" she simply replied continuing to undress, shedding her tunic and revealing her bright pink breast band, the impression of her nipples visible. "It wouldn't be fair if you're the only one to get off."

The color almost derailed Sokka's train of thought. "Well, eh, because, uh, do you really want our first time joining to be like this, do you? I can barely move here. I mean, this is virtually rape Ty-Ty," he exclaimed still feeling his strength absent.

Ty Lee stopped and smiled cynically at him. "No fair using my love name, Cutie. You're just trying to stop me again with your goodie-goodie rhino shit again. Well mister, it won't work this time! You put a fire in my belly that talk isn't going to fix! Being an acrobat, I don't have a maidenhead anymore so I don't think this will hurt. I ripped that years ago."

"Wow, really? Girls can do that?" Sokka interrupted with genuine interest. "I wonder why more girls don't do it, you know to avoid the pain and general yuckiness."

The former acrobat looked at him in astonishment. "It wasn't intentional, you stupid hunk," Ty Lee replied as her cheeks flushed deeply. "It just happens, sometimes, but the point I was trying to make is that I have never had a man enter me!" she declared boldly with a trembling voice. "Please believe me Sokka!"

Sokka smiled sweetly at her. "Of course, I believe you Ty-Ty. Why wouldn't I? I don't think you would have that maidenly blush on your face if you did. Plus, I think if you were already experienced, I can think of a half-dozen occasions we would have already joined by now."

Her face brightened into a broad smile. "Really?" You really believe me cutie?"

He nodded with a small chuckle. "Ty-Ty, you can be quite the shy girl, can't you?"

Ty Lee suddenly regained her composure as well as her determination. "There you go again, Cutie. Changing the subject on me and hoping that I'll forget what I was doing in the first place!"

"No, I wasn't," he lied, cursing inwardly that his scheme didn't work.

"Well, Cutie, this time my body reminded me. It seems to have a mind of its own right now. I'm so moist; my thighs are totally drenched," she informed him as she dropped her skirt. "Speaking of rape, I do recall you telling me that the next woman after Suki would surely be me, did you not?"

Sokka's face frowned up in confusion. "Uh, how are those two subjects even remotely related, Ty Lee? He asked not making the connection.

The Kyoshi warrior sighed deeply. "Men, so dense. Just answer the question," she demanded.

Even though Sokka felt like a shrew-mouse in a maze, he answered her question. "Yes, I did, but…"

Ty Lee held up a hand to silence any further explanation. "I know about the extenuating circumstances, this time," she sighed, "and I'm half inclined to believe you, but what about a certain princess that we mutually know?" Ty Lee asked with a telltale smile.

Sokka's blue eyes widened. "Do you mean Toph? I've never touched Toph in that manner!" he declared vehemently. "You have to talk to Aang about that. The two of them have been going at it for most of the week, and I mean the real deal, big time! Talk about ripping…" The Water Triber suddenly put a hand over his gabby mouth. "Maybe I shouldn't have told you that?"

Ty Lee's ordinarily huge eyes looked like that were occupying most of her face at the juicy gossip. "Wow, I thought for sure your sister would be the first to break in that funny bald kid, her or Zuko. I really couldn't tell which way he was pitching," she stated, using her hand as a scale.

"Yeah, I know what you mean," Sokka agreed with a nod. "I don't know if it's an airbender thing, being raised and cooped up with a bunch of guys, or is it, you know, a bent. Sometimes I think he and Zuko are a bit too close, for just friends."

Ty Lee also nodded thoughtfully. "You mean like the bent you have for your sister? You know, because you two were all by yourselves on that block of ice for years and years," she stated rhetorically. "I guess you would naturally come to think of her kind of like your wife more than a sister," she summed up with a shrug.

Sokka's eyes narrowed. "We were not by ourselves like some lost little ice-wolf puppies. There were lots of kids around, and older people too," he added turning his red face away. "I have never thought of Katara as…" Sokka suddenly halted and swallowed hard. "Just shut it Ty Lee, this subject is off-limits!"

The mischievous woman smiled deviously. "Oh, looks like I hit a nerve," she teased. "So, your cute little sister is off-limits now, that's so big brotherly of you. I just wonder if you two hadn't found the Avatar…"

Ty Lee felt as though her heart had moved up into her throat at Sokka's cold glare. Her smile disappeared instantly. "Sorry, please forget I ever said anything so crude, Sokka," she begged with a bow and her eyes tightly closed.

"Consider it forgotten," he responded after a few tense moments. "But I will tell you; Katara means the world to me. She was and is more precious to me than my own life. I can forgive you this time, but please don't ever speak about her like that again," Sokka stated flatly.

Ty Lee stood straight up, and as she opened her eyes, tears ran down her reddened cheeks. "So, you don't hate me?"

Sokka shook his head. "No, Ty-Ty, I don't hate you. But your teasing did go a bit too far. Who told you all that stuff about us?"

"Suki," Ty Lee replied simply.

Sokka nodded. "Makes sense. For a woman, she does leave out a lot of details."

Ty Lee started laughing. "I thought guys liked it short and sweet. My dad would always complain that mom just whined on about every little thing!"

Sokka was chuckling himself. "That's probably better than having someone tell you that there was a fight and left it at that. They don't say who or over what or even what happened! That just drives me crazy about her," he declared pinching the bridge of his nose. "Did Suki tell you that Toph and I…"

Ty Lee shook her head. "No, no, I wasn't talking about Toph. I just heard rumors that you and a certain fugitive Fire Nation princess crossed paths and it lead to a fight of a different sort; or do I have incomplete information again, Cutie? Are they just rumors?"

Sokka pursed his lips. "No. I don't know how you found out though; I didn't tell anybody. But a kiss, or twenty, couldn't be categorized as a, a fight, really Ty," he mumbled softly with a grin.

Ty Lee stared at the twitching man for a few moments. "You do realize that she tried to kill your precious sister and the Avatar, or did you forget those facts while you two were sucking face?" she yelled at him. "I'm surprised she didn't barbecue that sausage you're so proud of right off!"

"She preferred it raw," he commented softly, but not quietly enough as Ty Lee stepped forward and slapped him hard across his bare chest. "OW! Why did you hit me? I'm a severely wounded man," he shouted, rubbing the red handprint.

Ty Lee glowered back at him. "You lied to me. You said you two didn't fuck! You said that you only kissed her!" she replied in a loud voice pointing in his face.

Sokka's blue eyes shift away. "Well, technically we didn't engage in intercourse. We didn't play lock and key, if you know what I mean," he began to explain.

Ty Lee let out a long exhale as she steadied her nerves. "So, what kind of game did you two play that she tastes you?" the former acrobat asked as her eyes narrowed.

The Vice Regent smiled widely. "As I said, we just kissed. But, those kisses weren't reserved only for the mouth area only," Sokka admitted, unable to resist a grin at the memory.

Again, she struck him across the chest. "Do you really think eating her fuzzy furnace is any different than fucking her Sokka? By Agni's beard, to me, that's worse! That's a lot more intimate!" she cried as her tears fell in huge dollops.

Sokka rubbed his forehead. "I, uh, you know, know that there is not that much of an, eh, emotional difference, I guess. Just like anal…"

Her expressive eyes doubled once more. "OH, BY AGNI! Don't tail me you fucked her up the ass! Just because she's your enemy didn't mean you had to ruin her! Sokka, how could you?" she screamed once more.

Sokka waved his hands in the air. "No, no, I didn't. I swear Ty. She just rubbed him on him, nothing went in, unless you count fingers and tongue. One look and she thought I would split her in half if I stuck it in any hole she had," he explained pointing to his penis. "She was surprisingly gentle and timid through everything."

"But she did suck you off?" Ty Lee asked as she frowned deeply. "That's not like the Azula I know. She likes to be serviced; not much of a giver that one."

Sokka nodded. "You just did the same to me just now, and I wouldn't have thought you would do something like that, either," he reminded her.

"I only did it because you broke our vow and I wanted to remind you I'm a woman!" she scolded him. "Are you trying to defend her? You're one to speak! You let the most dangerous woman in the world go for a blowjob? I know the war is over, but she's still dangerous! Why didn't you just take her into custody and turn her over to the local authorities?"

"I wasn't trying to defend anyone," Sokka declared. "I only got mixed up with her when I saw her sitting at the inn. My initial plan was to take her down, but I knew the locals wouldn't be able to handle her, honestly," he said laying his head back into his pillow.

Ty Lee stepped closer so that she could see his face as he spoke.

"I mean, I thought about how easy it would be just to open her throat like I do when I'm hunting porcu-boars piglets. I couldn't believe I totally had the drop on her! There Azula was, a cup of tea in one hand, and the other holding her saucer so daintily like a perfect lady. She seemed to be lost in thought, and that's when I pressed my dagger right on her jugular," he stated victoriously.

Ty Lee put her hands on her full hips. "Oh dear, she was in quite a predicament, wasn't she, the way you tell it. Was it then she just dropped to her knees and you pulled out your... grandstanding demand," she blurted out sardonically.

Sokka rolled his eyes. "It didn't happen like that. She glanced over at me and said, 'Oh, it's just you peasant,' and continued drinking like I wasn't even there. I told her I was taking her back to Zuko. She actually laughed in my face, so I flicked her in the tit."

Ty Lee was even more stunned than before. "WHAT? Why did you do that?"

Sokka shrugged his shoulders. "I asked myself that question all the time. I think I wanted an honest reaction from her and to let her know I was serious," he said as his brow furrowed in thought.

"So what did Azula do, after you flicked her tit?"

Sokka frowned. "She looked me in the eye and smiled. She asked me if I planned on raping her as well. She must have seen the look on my face because she told me don't worry about it if I do, it wouldn't be her first time and that she wouldn't tell Suki," he sadly expressed. "She said it so matter-of-factly that I felt guilty for interrupting her."

Even Ty Lee swallowed hard at hearing the disconcerting comment from her former friend.

Sokka continued, "In reality, we were in the middle of nowhere, and it was late. We weren't too far away from this freaky forest with all the weird faces, and I didn't want to go through that again. The inn had too many people around if she decided to struggle. If a fight broke out, they could be hurt. So, I decided that I should take the princess out of the inn so that she wouldn't cause any issues. But, Azula wasn't having any of it, at first. She's fearless. Even with a blade at her throat, she refused to move. Just sat there smugly sipping her tea even after I drew a bit of blood to show I meant business. She gave me that shit-eating grin of hers as if to tell me she had won. That's when I threatened to tell the people around us that she was really the Princess Azula. Then she saw things my way and came along quietly."

"And why didn't you bring her back to Zuko? Did she overpower you with her masterful cunnilingus skills?" Ty Lee chided him.

"I wish it were that easy," he said out of the side of his mouth.

"You what?" Ty Lee confronted him.

"Nothing, I didn't say anything," Sokka countered with a sheepish smile. "As soon as we got outside, I tied her hands and led her off into a natural forest. She seemed like her usual self again, all threatening and telling me how many ways she was going to flay me alive, you know, the normal Azula stuff. Then, uh, she found my bottles of Water Tribe shine I had in my kit when I was setting up camp," Sokka relayed as he decided to shorten the story.

"Now it's all starting to make sense," Ty Lee muttered as she ran a hand through her hair. "Let me guess, Azula probably downed your hooch like it was spring water."

"Pretty much, after the first swig, and she saying how vile it tasted, she was on it like a baby on it momma's tit!" Sokka said. "I've never seen anyone suck it down like that. She took almost half the bottle in a flash."

Ty Lee looked at him curiously. "Hey, Sokka, you've been using that word tit an awful lot. Is that all you can think about?"

"Well, Ty-Ty, your standing there with yours in full view," he replied pointing at her breast. "What else would I be thinking about?"

Ty Lee looked down at her own body and saw she was standing there almost naked with a shy smile. "Never mind then, what happened next?"

"She did pretty much like you just did, she stripped all the way down to her underwear. She claimed she was hot. I admit, in that moonlight, she was a sight to behold," he added smiling even more. "Azula was like a totally different person."

Ty Lee looked over at him with concern. "You're lucky to be alive, and in one piece Sokka. Don't you know she was playing you?"

"I thought that too Ty Lee, so I had my guard up. When she smiled at me and told me I was kind of pretty, in a common way, that's when I knew she was sloshed," he laughed. "She even offered to make me her bitch."

Ty Lee started to laugh in relief now. "Some people are nice, but a mean drunk. Azula is the complete opposite when she drinks. When she does, she drinks to get wasted. She's the sweetest girl you ever want to meet when she's snockered, but she loses her inhibitions too," Ty Lee stated out loud. "Hey, didn't you say you tied her hands, how did she go through your stuff?"

Sokka blushed. "I used a piece of hemp rope. She burned through it like it was rice paper when I wasn't looking. That was some really good rope too," he sighed. "I made a mental note only to use the fireproof rope or metal shackles, neither of which I had at the time. I just hoped that she didn't want to fight and that she would come along quietly. Dumb right?"

Ty Lee nodded.

Sokka smiled. "Yeah, I figured I'd most likely get a burn or two before it was all over. When she eventually passed out, I went back to the inn and bought several bottles of their most potent stuff.

"So you planned to keep her drunk? Was it also to get another notch on your belt as well? Some bragging rights to the other guys?" she yelled.

Sokka grimaced ruefully. "I don't brag about such things," he declared. "She was the one who got herself drunk first, not me. But what options did I have? She was nice when she was tipsy. My only problem then was keeping her clothes on. I didn't know she was such booze-hound! I mean, it was her idea that she would exchange a favor or two for her life," he insisted. "But we didn't talk sex at all, so I didn't know what she meant. Probably all that winking she was doing was probably a clue," he thought out loud.

"I guess... totally clueless," Ty Lee thought as she pinched the bridge of her button nose. "I bet she did. You should know by now that Azula would do anything to stay out of jail and try and overthrow her brother, you moron! She knew if she got drunk, she would be able to do whatever was necessary to handle you and that includes flashing some skin. I guess she didn't want to fight either. But she also realized that all you men are bull-pigs, filthy horny beast," Ty Lee declared pointing at him. "You probably got blasted too, and when you woke up, she was gone, wasn't she?"

Sokka shook his head. "I did have a bit before turning in. I thought if she ran, at least we both live to fight another day. When I woke up the next morning, she was still there holding her head. That Water Tribe moonshine leaves a nasty hangover if you've never had it before. She was groaning and cussing like a common sailor," he laughed. "I didn't even mention anything about what she did that night or the offer she made me. I thought she was going to offer me like a gajillion gold coins to let her go, that was before I learned she was pretty much broke. That's when she... well you know, latched onto me. In hindsight, I could have been stronger," he concluded.

Ty Lee bit her lower lip. "Ya think? Wait, are you tellin' me, she did you in the morning, and with a hangover?"

He nodded. "Yep, pretty much. I had just gotten back from my morning pee and bath when she jumped me."

Ty Lee appeared confused. "Did she rip off your pants? I mean, how could she...uh, bath, you took a bath with her on the loose?"

Sokka rolled his eyes. "Who takes a bath with his pants on Ty? But I did have my loincloth on, just in case she planned to attack."

This time Ty Lee rolled her eyes. "Yeah, great defense. Standing wet and naked in front of a lightning bender. Are you insane Sokka?"

He tapped his chin. "Alright, I'll give you that one. Not my best strategy."

Ty Lee was near to tears once more. "Don't you realize, she could have killed you! Please, take this seriously Sokka. I could have lost you," she screamed.

"I don't think I was in any real danger Ty," Sokka told her calmly. "Azula couldn't focus to save her life, and when she glomped me, she was staggering so badly, she could hardly walk. I think she was actually trying to use me to steady herself, but we both lost our balance. Trust me; I didn't know at first what she was doing until she had him in her mouth. I think it was an afterthought for her too."

"So, did you reciprocate?" Ty Lee asked wiping at her glistening eyes.

Sokka's eyes shift once more. "You can say, we made each other... breakfast."

Ty Lee looked down as her tears dropped to the floor. "So, do you admit you had relations with that woman?"

"Yes, I did… uh, break our vow," Sokka confessed. "I'm sorry Ty-Ty, I didn't mean to hurt you. Can you please stop crying now? I'm weak to a woman's tears."

Ty Lee snickered loudly. "I thought with that weepy sister of yours; you'd be immune. I thought the Ember Island players had her dead-to-right in their play. She's either preaching or crying or both!" she laughed as she wiped away her tears and smiled tightly.

Sokka laughed with her, happy to see the mood lighten.

"So, is that how Azula got to you, Cutie?" Ty Lee inquired jokingly. "Did she get all weak and womanly and start to cry on your big broad shoulders, loverboy?"

"How did you know?" Sokka asked in surprise. "Is that part of her act when she's drunk? She started crying and blubbering about how her dad treated her like a weapon, and her mom called her a monster. She even brought up about how you and Mai betrayed her at Boiling Rock," he informed Ty Lee sincerely. "I would be lying if I said it didn't move me. She fell into my arms, all weepy and snotty asking me to hold her. I think that was when my resolve against her vanished."

"For being so smart, you really are stupid Sokka," she told him. "She played on your emotions and then set you so that you were her puppet. Exactly what I was thinking of doing! That bitch beat me to the punch! Is she why you're resisting my plan?"

"Hey, I can't speak to what's going in that pretty little sick head of yours, Ty-Ty," Sokka retorted now staring at her matching pink lace panty that appeared to be totally soaked in the front making them very transparent. "But, I'll make a deal with you, and I swear by all that I hold holy, I'll keep it!"

Ty Lee lifted an eyebrow. "Would you swear on the life of your sister?" she asked as the breast band fell to the floor releasing her amble pale breast. Ty Lee stared at him as Sokka's gaze shifted away. "I didn't think so. I wonder who you'll be thinking about as we're joining? Me, or perhaps Suki, maybe Mai, or most likely my guess will be your precious little sister, you pervert," she proclaimed as her panty slipped around her ankles and she stepped out of them. "Tada! Already for my performance, Mr. Cutie!"

Sokka swallowed hard when he saw that she was completely shaven. "Alright! I swear on the life of my sister, I'll do whatever we agree, and I'll do it with my full heart, Ty Lee," he swore, meeting her eyes in the hope his sincerity was evident.

She looked his body over and saw that his erection had indeed waned considerably. "You promise now. If you don't do what I say, then I'm going to make your cute sister my woman, got that?" Ty Lee declared brashly. "And don't think I can't! I have lots of girls sniffing after me!"

Sokka held up his hands. "Hey, I believe you okay. I got the picture. But I thought it was what we were going to agree too, not just what you say," he attempted to clarify.

Ty Lee walked over and took hold of his hand and wedged it into her damp crotch. "I don't see the difference since you're not in any position to negotiate, now are you, Cutie?"

Sokka smiled as his fingers quickly found their target and Ty Lee's knees slightly buckled at the tense feeling. "Let's just say, my sweet Ty-Ty, I think I've gained the upper-hand, so to speak," he exclaimed in a heated voice, working his talented fingers like a maestro. "I think we should also discuss this lovely hot-pot you're cooking up. It would be ashamed to waste all this yummy smelling broth," Sokka exclaimed as he slowly stuck out his tongue until the tip reached the top of his chin and he flicked it several times. "Perhaps, a good tongue lashing is in order since you've been so terribly… naughty, Ty-Ty?"

Ty Lee's felt her mind going numb as the heat built up in her core. She was hard-pressed to even think at the moment. All Ty Lee could focus on were his words and his probing, strumming fingers. "O-okay," she quietly answered in a higher pitched voice than usual as her first climax gained momentum and her gray eyes rolled up into her head.

Suki put her finger on the tip of Mai's dagger. "Do you really think you need that now? I mean, don't you think to fight now would be pointless?" she asked as Mai lowered her hand. "We're friends, comrades-in-arms even."

The saffron-eyed woman's lips shifted into a half-grin. "Perhaps that would be the more prudent course, Suki. But why don't we lay our weapons on the table over there? This way a heated discussion will be less, eh, volatile, shall we say?"

"Good idea," Suki answered. "You first Mai."

The taller woman's jaw tensed. "No, why don't you go first. I insist, Captain."