A Kiss in Ba Sing Se: Secrets and Promises

[A/N: The victors write history it said. Truth and facts, tainted and marginalized because of that fact.

What we try to hide and what we dare not say can sometimes be revealed.

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

Enjoy.

Comment if you wish. This story is like my playground, perverted and twisted as it may be. All feedback extremely welcomed.]

Chapter 87

Discovered

A chill fills the air as Toph tucks in closer to her self-warming lover. The comfort of sleep warns her not to move, but her tiny bladder prompts her otherwise.

Always in the middle of a good dream. Wait, that wasn't a dream. He's right here with me — my Twinkle Toes.

The feel of Aang's arm over her shoulders, as well as the sound of his short breaths, adds to her angst. Toph abhors leaving this all too comfortable position.

Get up, or wet the bed? Hmmm, life is so full of choices.

Toph resigns herself to her fate as she slowly tries to back away without disturbing him.

"Just about there," she mutters to herself only to have his hold tighten and her diminutive body recaptured.

Damn, I really got to pee, and this guy just won't let go, plus whatever is poking me is hard as a rock. I know what it is, but if he tries to put that in me, I'm going to end up making a mess. I'm going to be so embarrassed if I piss myself. Guess I don't really have a choice. "Twinkle Toes, Twinkle Toes," Toph softly whispers.

"Hmmm… when... will you... stop calling... me that, my love?"

Toph starts to try and pull away, but his hold seems superhuman. "Let me go."

"No," Aang replies, shaking his head with his eyes closed. "Let's make love, again," he adds, pushing his erection into her side.

"Listen, I have to pee. If you don't let me go, we're both going to be floating."

"Go ahead. Remember, I'm a waterbender too. I'll just…"

Before he finishes his proposal, Toph twists his nipple. Aang instantly recoils, releasing her. "Sorry, but I'll just go like a normal person, Twinkle Toes," she exclaims, springing off the bed, only to slip and fall on the floor. "What the-"

Aang opens his eyes when he hears the thud, looking at two small feet waving in the air.

"Ow, I hurt my butt bone, Twinkle Toes. Why did you freeze the floor like this?" Toph yells back at him, trying to hold her leaking bladder. "I could have seriously broken something, you moron."

The Avatar doesn't answer.

"Didn't you hear me you, idiot? Why did you ice the floor? Okay, the titty-twister may have been a little much but, c' mon, I told you I had to go pee. Undo this right now, or you'll be in big trouble mister," Toph groans, attempting to stand to her feet on the slick floor gingerly. "Are you listening to me?"

"T-Toph… uh, I didn't freeze the floor," Aang stammers as he looks around the room in shock.

Small icicles hang from half of the high ceiling, and a line of frost continues down the walls in the same measure. The effect stopped right at the edge of the bed. The floor appears frozen in a layer of thick, clear ice that ran totally across the entire surface. Aang looks back at the door that leads to the front of the suite. The slightly open door appears to be frozen solid in its position. The source of this unexpected icing is traceable to the opposite side.

Toph finally manages to stand. "What did you say, Twinkle Toes? I thought I heard you say that you weren't pulling some stupid prank here. There's no other waterbender here."

"I swear, I didn't do this Toph. I'm just as surprised as you are," he reiterates, fear filling his voice. "Only a really powerful bender could have done something like this and not affected us. How many strong waterbenders do you know?"

"If you didn't do this Twinkle Toes, then… oh damn!" The petite princess' big sightless eyes double as her jaw drops open. The dawning realization sends a warm torrent rushing down her legs, puddling around her feet as she slips once more.

Katara strode down the hallway back to the little princess' suite, that has become a makeshift hospital ward. She's mumbling and swearing to herself all the while. People about to pass her crossed to the opposite side. They choose to avoid the ire that emanates from her maniac expression.

So, you thieving panther-cat, what excuse are you going to make this time for screwing him? If I hadn't gone back in to get another kiss, I would have missed the fact that you were hiding in his bed, no less. Why were you naked in his bed, Toph? Why were you touching him, kissing him? He's my boyfriend. You were only supposed to be pretending.

She forces back the tears that blur her ocean-blue eyes. No, I will not cry. I'm not going to give you the satisfaction, little Miss Princess. I will get him back, wait and see- well, you can't see, but that's not the point now is it?

Katara rears her shoulders back in determination. I can't believe you would betray me like this Toph, and I was going to make it three days. You won't get another second when I see you again. Saying that you were so sc...scared? But what if you were? Was this all about that fight we had earlier and you not wanting to go? No, what am I think? I saw how cozy-"

Katara glares at a passerby. The woman notices that the waterbender is leaving frosty footprints on the stones. She quickly turns her face away and quickens her steps.

That's right, get the hells out of my sight. All you Earther's are whoring scum. I can't trust any of you.

The agitated Southern Water Tribe woman stops just before reaching her destination, turning into a small alcove. I should go back and beat the living shit out of that traitorous floozy. I could freeze her hands and feet off, and then she would be completely blind. I wonder if Aang would even give her a second look then.

A menacing chortle follows. The idea brings a vicious smile to Katara's face as she envisions the small earthbender as a cute fuzzy chubby rabbit-squirrel that Sokka had caught. She skinned and cleaned it for their dinner back when they were on the road. She recalls how easily the hand like appendages came off. The cold, cruel, murderous grin serves not only drives people away, but it sends them scampering in the opposite direction.

She couldn't jack him off then, with no, huh, wait a minute. The scene the waterbender is harping on flashes through her mind.

Oh, the by seas, they weren't making love. She was just milking him like maidens do when they don't want to give in but still likes the guy. Come to think of it, didn't she mention if he got excited, he might not be able to stop himself? Maybe Toph was trying to tell me something? What if he stripped her bare and threw her into that bed? Toph simply went to tell him about the date, poor thing.

Katara started to rub her head, putting what she knew together. According to Mai and Suki, it seems that the poison has a lingering effect on bot the guy and the girl that helps drain it away. Mai said that even though she was injured, she kept going until he was sated. She also noted that Sokka tried to hold back, but in the end, the urge was too strong.

Katara snapped her fingers as if solving some great mystery. He did have an encounter with that vile creature this morning. Was Fong a victim too? She shakes her head, violently at the thought. No, he was still himself this morning when they got back.

The waterbender thinks about what she heard just a short time ago. I think I heard Aang ask her for sex, and she… turned him down. It was hard to understand, they were speaking so softly, and Toph was crying like crazy. What did you do to my baby girl to make her cry like that, you beast?

Her imagination starts to run wild as she envisions the spellbound, lust-driven Avatar ripping away the helpless earthbender's clothes, like an ice wolf setting upon an otter-penguin. Aang begins to grope and lick all over her petite, firm, white body while she pleads for him to stop, eventually succumbing to the inevitable. He forces Toph to fondle his down-unders, placing a collar around her thin neck. Katara suddenly clears her mind when she hears herself breathing heavily and feels the drool running down her chin from the corner of her upturned mouth. She looks around to make sure no one was watching her. Katara also double-checks, the wetness she feels has not escaped.

Once more composed, Katara returns to her thoughts. I heard my name, and I think he wanted me… huh, he wanted both of us for some strange, sick reason I bet. He probably wanted to watch while we-

She interrupts her illicit ideations again. Katara's face feels like it's on fire as her innards start to boil. She sighs aloud in exasperation. What were you doing to my Baby Girl? You bastard, you were holding her captive under that sweaty hot blanket, probably gagging her with your loins. That's why she was asking about you getting so hard, and it was choking her.

A mental image of Toph, red-faced, and trying to breathe with her salivating mouth filled with Aang's ever-expanding manhood develops. The demure princess is tied hand and foot by a soft, red velvet rope that sinks deeply into her crotch to lace up her back and wraps gently about her thin neck. An occurrence not based anywhere near reality, but still Katara's depiction is delighted to add. The waterbender stands for a few moments in awe of her reverie.

When I was offering myself to him, why were you hiding? Hmmm, could it be you knew I was already in danger of losing my cherished chastity? Did you know that the fever had already taken him? Toph, oh, you were saving me from being violated like you were. For sure, when he ignored me and even turned my… uh, secret place down, that wasn't my Aang. He would never turn me down if he were in his right mind. You could tell he was crazy, calling her a, a goddess.

Katara is acutely aware of the heavy, viscous excretions slowly running down her tan legs. This is why it makes no sense to run around without undies. She quickly bends it away from her body and what gathers on the floor, into a spinning, cloudy tangerine size ball. She looks about for a planter or someplace to discard the orb. Finding none near or absent of people, Katara decides to target a nearby open window. She bends it safely out, to her relief, but then- "Hey, what is this.. this… ugh, gunk? Who threw this? Oh, it smells!" a masculine voice cries out.

The waterbender hastily runs the short distance and ducks into the safety of the suite. As she enters the front room, she can hear heated voices. Katara steps into the room, spying Zuko seated in a chair opposite someone sitting in another chair with their back to her. He waves her over as he stands. They hug briefly, exchanging pecks on one another's cheeks.

The person in the opposite seat also stands as Katara looks over. "Mai, what are you doing out of bed? You're in no condition to be up."

Mai lightly sighs. "He insisted he needed to talk to me. There are a few things I have to tell him as well. I figured it would be best to just get everything out in the open."

"But shouldn't you wait until you're stronger, more composed?" the healer insists.

"She won't listen Katara," a familiar voice says from the corner of the room.

"Ty Lee, you're her friend. Talk some sense into her," Katara requests, leading Mai to sit back down.

"She did try, and I've been telling Zuko whatever he had to say could wait," Suki now chimes in crossing her arms. "They're both as stubborn as emu-mules when they get something in their heads."

The Fire Lord looks around at the four women. "It's fortunate that the four of you are here. I just wish Toph was present as well. I promise this won't take long."

"She's a little... preoccupied right now," Katara spoke up in an uncertain voice, her cheeks blushing slightly.

"So, Zuko, what is it you have to tell me? Do you have another piece on the side?" Mai asks in her customarily flat tone with a side glance looking through her loose black hair.

The gaze of the other three women swiftly hit the Fire Lord like physical punches.

Mai adjusts the heavy dark blue robe's collar that she is wearing. She crosses her long legs, sitting deeper in the high-back mahogany leather chair. "I thought for sure Katara and Suki were the only ones I had to worry about."

The waterbender folds her arms over her breast with a cynical smirk. "Me and him, this guy? Not in a thousand lifetimes."

Suki's shoulders drop. "Since we're putting our cards on the table, I won't deny that I have feelings, strong feelings for you Zuko. But, we've never acted on them- unless you count kisses."

"I-I do count kisses," Ty Lee blusters, glowering at her captain. "You… you're cheating on Cutey!"

"So Suki is more than just your bodyguard, is she?" The knife-wielder states, looking unphased.

"It's not like that Mai. We - " he pauses and runs his hand through his hair. "It is like that. Oh by Agni, I love you, Suki," he exclaims, staring into her face.

The fan master feels compelled to run into the Fire Lord's arms, but Ty Lee takes hold of her sleeve. "Our Fire Lord has just confessed to you, Captain. What is your response," she asks in a venomous voice.

Suki jerks her arm away from her subordinate's grasp. "I love you too, Zuko," she replies, exchanging cold stares with Ty Lee.

"Since we're all telling the truth, I had sex with Cutey, and I don't mean just kisses. He tastes just as good a he looks, doesn't he Katara?" the ex-acrobat exclaims, vigorously nodding her head.

"How should I know, I'm his sister," Katara yells back, redfaced. "If you want to compare notes, ask these two!"

Mai's normal expressionless appearance rapidly deteriorates into one of panic. "Ka-Katara, I think, I think I'm not feeling so well again. Can you please help me back to bed?"

"Wait a minute," Zuko growls, leering the knife-wielder's direction. "Everyone, raise your hand if you've had sex with Sokka."

Four of the five person's have their hands raised.

Katara's mouth fell open. "Zuko, you too," she gasps in shock.

The Fire Lord blushes sharply. "Uh, well, since we're being totally honest. We were drunk, and it was a cool night, after that battle for the high plains. At that moment, he looked so handsome, so heroic in that full moonlight. I don't know how it all started, but one thing led to another."

"So who was tossing?" Suki asks mischievously. "If it was the one with the bigger club, then you must have been pretty sore afterward. I sure was."

Zuko grimaces, glancing towards the floor. "I can't completely recall the details. As I said, we had been drinking that cactus nectar quite heavily before passing out."

"Catcher," Ty Lee and Suki declare in unison, high-fiving each other.

Zuko face is as red as his tunic. "It only happened that one time, and we agreed it was because we were… drunk. Just a single - mishap."

"Mishap? Mishap my ass," Katara grumbles angrily.

"No, it was his ass," Ty Lee laughs, bending over slapping her thigh.

It was apparent that Zuko didn't appreciate the teasing by his deep, troubled scowl.

"Hey, only four hands went up. One of us is lying, aren't we sister?" Suki smirks. "I thought we were laying our cards all out, being honest."

Katara lets out a loud huff and reluctantly raises her hand for a second. "Fine, but we were kids, and by ourselves. I think anyone would have sought comfort from each other, under those circumstances. To me, it just doesn't count," the waterbender declares pumping a fist.

"Sure, it doesn't. Siblings, humping like shrew-mice in a wool sock. Hmm, I think you're right Katara, I don't see how that could possibly be called- sex. Incest is a better word, I believe." Mai comments as she rolls her amber eyes, soliciting a death glare from Katara.

"What happened to you, Mai?" Zuko asks poignantly. "I thought you hated the guy. You acted like you couldn't stand him."

Mai leans her head back against the chair. Zuko and the others had never seen this amount of emotion on her face before. "Hate, I've never hated him; in fact, it was completely the opposite. I think I fell for him the first time I saw him holding my little brother Tom-Tom. I knew he wasn't going to let anything happen to him, so I went along with Azula and attacked you guys," she states, looking at the still flustered waterbender.

"Look at her; look at her face... she, she's smiling," Ty Lee gasps in shock.

"This isn't the first time you've seen me smile Ty."

"Yeah, but it is the first time I've seen you look so natural doing it. Most of the time you look like you're forcing yourself, and you just look, uncomfortable doing it."

Zuko is surprised as well. "Ty Lee is right Mai. Even with me, you've never looked so, happy. Do you love the guy?"

The knife-wielder grins happily. "I do love him, Zuko. I'm even jealous of the fact that you two shared that, mishap and that Ty Lee has gone as far as she has. I wanted to kill Suki that time we caught her and her freak show on that island, but Azula said it would make a good pet," she professes with an evil giggle.

"Mai doesn't laugh. When did Mai start giggling?" Zuko's gaze turns to one of fear and concern.

She turns towards the Fire Lord. "He makes me laugh. His jokes are so funny I nearly wet myself. Do you know how hard it is not to spit your soup or tea out of your nose?" she asks, looking manically at the group. "I see all of you are after what's mine. It makes me want to slaughter you all," she says with a grin that sends shivers down their collective spines.

"Mai, sweetie, I think you do need to go lay back down," Katara suggests as she steps cautiously closer to the giddy woman. "You've been through a lot, and I don't think you've gotten over draining that poison from him. I heard it can linger for a while."

"Nonsense. You all just want Sokka for yourselves, that's why you want me to leave. You can't have him; he's mine, do you hear me? I won't let any of you bitches have him, not even his sister, so disgusting."

Zuko frowns. "Mai that was a mean thing to say to Katara."

"I meant you too Zuko, but you would defend her. I know all about your romps with Azula too, Fire Lord. No wonder she was trying to kill you. She just knew you were screwing the blue-eyed bimbo here. She said that you were just sniffing after peasant pussy."

"Hey, I would have you know I'm the daughter of a chieftain, Hakoda of the United Water Tribes. I'm no peasant!"

"So you're a princess. That makes sense. Every princess I've ever known has been rotten to the core," Mai shoots back.

Zuko moves between the two women, facing his girlfriend. "That's enough, Mai. Whatever Azula told you was all in her head. Yeah, we did play doctor… once or twice, back when we were kids before she turned into a monster. I never touched her after that, I swear."

"That's not how she tells it," Ty Lee comments, turning her eyes towards the ceiling. "But speaking of Azula, we have another complication."

Zuko snaps the chi-blocker's way. "What about Azula and what complication?"

Ty Lee takes in a prolonged whistling breath. "Cutey let it slip that he and - uh, Azula has kind of - well, hooked up."

The room grew so silent that one could hear a pin drop.

"What… do you mean by- hooked up, Ty Lee," Katara pensively ask after the shock subsides.

"Hooked up, you know, like all of us have. It seems Azula has joined Sokka the Cutey Fan Club too," Ty Lee declares as Katara collapses to the floor.

Aang and Toph sit in the warm bath. He is still amazed by how the thick oak door had shattered like glass as he went to investigate the extent of the damage to the room. What chairs or tables he did have were now just shards upon the ground. He could see by the deep gashes in the wall the waterbender probably made using her patented ice scythe. It is a weapon that could puncture a Fire Nation tank with ease. He shivers.

"What's wrong, Twinkle Toes?"

"Katara was pretty mad. Sorry, but she's totally trashed the place, Toph. I'm surprised you didn't hear her."

"I think I did kind of heard it, in my sleep. I had this dream about all these dishes breaking, but then I got really cold, and you were really warm," Toph details, leaning her head on his chest. "I'm just glad she didn't attack up."

Aang nods in agreement. "That would have sucked. I would hate to be frozen. But next to you, that might have been okay."

"Only if we were making love. I don't think it would bother me as much if we joined first. Being frozen would be so bad, Twinkle Toes," she says with an alluring look.

The young Avatar twists down to kiss his bath mate. It progresses into a heated tongue-twisting romp as he massages her plump breast. "I think these have gotten bigger, my love."

A moan escapes her lips as he presses in a nipple. "Could-could be. They, they say they do get bigger- if played with."

Aang's shifts, closing his eyes, placing the tip of Toph's tit in his mouth, sucking in hard. His erection jumps at the long, seething groan that she releases. But there is something different about her voice. It seems to echo and reverberate as he does in the Avatar state.

Slowly he opens his eyes. The princess' pale skin is glowing under a soft golden aura. Aang looks up to her face. As Toph's cloudy jade eyes glow, it seems he is peering into eternity. Her normally thick raven hair seems instead to be flowing and moving in the windless room as if it had a life of its own. Her hair looks to be adorned with glittering points of lights, like stars. The princess' beauty is truly breathtaking.

The Avatar's eyes and tattoos being to glow. Suddenly, all the water in the tub lifts into the air, creating a vivid blue canopy over the couple.

Toph lays back as she guides her lover over her, lifting her legs against in hips. He moves between her thighs as they wordlessly copulate.

Aang feels as if her soft pink velvet folds have taken hold of his trembling member. With each rise of her hips, control is slipping away into heated, pulsing, ecstasy.

Toph seethes as he enters ever deeper and his thrust become more forceful, driving her inner walls to convulse about Aang's slick invading instrument. Her hips clash against his as they clap and writhe in a dance of passion.

The two seemed to be merging as thoughts and images meld into one another's minds. Their bodies move in synch as the feelings of floating, soaring, spinning and twisting overlap in a cacophony of orgasmic throes.

The supernatural couple is suspended in mid-air as they flip and turn, never parting or losing rhythm.

Over and over he releases as she bucks and arches, clawing into his back and biting his shoulder as the ultimate crescendo resounds.

The water above passes over their steaming bodies as it falls back into the tub. Toph and Aang's glows fade as they descend back into the bath with a resounding splash.

"WOW, what a rush," Toph shouts, panting sharply.

Aang just nods, not having a voice at the moment as her small hand pats his heaving chest.