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Summary: What will Azula do now?

Warnings: shoujo-ai

Dying to live: Chapter 4

Azula scoured the Palace looking for her all day. It was like the little acrobat was avoiding her. Azula had a guess as to why. Even if it was just a soft kiss on the lips, it was universal understanding that usually when some one kisses another for the first time they are embarrassed over it. Though it was the second kiss…

"Ty lee." Azula stated. "I have been looking for you."

Ty lee softy turned away from the princess. She went to lean against the balcony, refusing to look at Azula. Midnight shined down on the woman and the air was full of depressing humidity. The princess was unsure how to proceed. How come Ty lee kissed her the way she did? Did her long time ally hold affection for her princess?

"Can we…" Ty lee's words wavered, "Can we just forget it." Her voice so soft that it would shatter at any moment. Azula sighed. Ty lee was never a soul to forget. Usually Ty lee would be against forgetting about something. No matter how embarrassing or painful it would be. So why this?

"Don't worry Princess. I'll be gone soon."

Azula smiled and started to giggle. At first she was surprised that she giggled then that subsided as her giggling turned into a full out laughing. Ty lee swiftly turned to Azula, her eyes redden, with disbelief Azula would be laughing at her. Laughing at her pain. Laughing at her love.

"No you won't" Azula seized laughing. "You'll always be here." She patted the other woman on the back cheery.

"Don't." Ty lee demanded looking at the ground. Azula just smiled. Here was Ty lee trying to be all hard and distant when the princess knows she couldn't keep this face for long. Azula lend into Ty lee tilting her head so she was in view of her eyesight. She put on a smiling face. Ty lee scuffed turning away.

Azula followed her again bring a smiling face to her. Ty lee raised her head high closing her eyes. Azula softly growled at her. If that's the way she would play. Azula had to take drastic measures. Tickling was always her soft point. Ty lee tried to brush Azula away. Azula again brought her arms up to tickle the acrobats sides.

"Stop that." Ha Azula saw a smile. She continued her merciless attack. This time pulling her into a hug as she pressed her fingers harder. "Please!" Ty lee cried while laughing. "No more!"

"Ok." Azula stopped and steeped away. Now with out any support Ty lee fell onto the ground. Glaring at her princess. "You told me to stop." She shrugged her shoulders.

"I said that with sarcasm." Ty lee spoke the words that Azula used earlier. So their roles where reversing.

"Oh well then good night." Azula turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Azula turned back to receive a kiss. Just like before.

"Are we good now?" Azula questioned. Ty lee nodded. "Good. Because it is hard to find good help these days." She turned again walking way from the confused woman.

"Help? I'm the help!?" her voice squeaked. Azula nodded still walking down the hall with a smile on her face. "I'm not the help!"

Ty lee ran after her as Azula broke into a run. Smiling as she was being chased. Ty lee was yelling at the princess all through out the halls in the middle of the night. Neither one care if they woke any one up. That was Azula's plan anyway, as she took a right and pounded on ZuZu's door as she rushed pass.

Fire Lord Zuko poked his head out and quickly brought it back as pink fuzz flew by his door yelling. A question came onto his face as he saw two figures turn left towards the other rooms. He turned to Mai who came to see what the commotion was. She smiled to him brushing his hair to the side, pulling him back in. She'd explain it to him in the morning.

A/N: it didn't go as planned…