AN: Second songish fic.

Last one was "Puppet" by Thousand Foot Krutch.

Bad One: I'll put that song into consideration.

Beautiful Lie

One Shots

2

Azula

"Lie awake in bed at night

And think about your life

Do you want to be different? (Different...)"

Staring up at the ceiling, my mind wandered. I thought of when I was younger, just training to sometimes hanging out with my friends.

How I wish for those earlier days now.

For now I was on a mission. But me and my two friends were staying at a inn for the night. It was just after all of our defeat to beat the Avatar and his friends, with Ty Lee and Mai soaking wet. I had better luck then them, having shot Uncle before making a getaway.

I glanced across the room.

Mai had taken the other bed, leaving Ty Lee with the floor. We both had offered the acrobat our beds, but she had just calmly and cheerfully refused. Saying something about preferring the floor anyways. At least we had given her a sleeping bag, which she was laying in between both of the beds.

Her gentle breathing seemed to echo through the room. I could tell that she wasn't fully asleep yet, but was trying to.

"Ty?" I whispered.

A dull thump sounded. "Yes 'Zula?" Her voice whispered back drowsily.

"Did you ever think about how we were and how we would end up?" I asked after a moment to pause.

"Plenty of times," Ty Lee answered.

"But did you ever....." I paused in between my sentence, afraid to finish it.

"Ever what?" Ty Lee gently probed.

Looking down, I met Ty Lees soft grey gaze. I watched as she slipped out of the sleeping bag and quietly sat down on my bed, tilting her body closer to mine. She gazed inquiringly at me, just silently begging me to finish.

"Ever wanted to be different?" I finished in a low whisper.

I heard her muffled giggles.

"No, I don't," she finally answered.

Just as she was about to get off the bed, I grabbed her arm. "Don't go back down there," I whispered. "You just seem so uncomfortable."

"Kay then, 'Zula," Ty Lee answered.

I felt her slip in next to me, her back softly pressing against me. I wrapped my arms around her body, pulling her even closer. Her hair was already out of its usual braid, and felt so nice as we just laid there. She snuggled in, her breathing starting to even out and deepening.

We just slept like that, knowing that Mai wouldn't say a word about it.

Azula

"Try to let go of the truth

The battles of your youth

'Cause this is just a game"

I tried to forget.

I tried to let go of those feelings for my friend.

But nothing worked. The only times that I could just let go and forget was in the heat of battle, not some spar but a real battle. And just watching her battle, I could forget. But always, I remember.

I have to remember that the way I treat her isn't real.

That I actually love her, and when I had finally confessed, she just smiled and said that she did too. That she had waiting for me to realize it, that showing aggression was my way of affection. At least for her.

Nobody had even suspected of what went on between us.

Not my father, Zuzu, Mai, and our enemies. The only other person was my mother, who still watched over me and had said that she approved of my affection.

I stopped talking to her after that. I didn't want to believe it back then, but now I am convicing myself that I am in love.

In love with Ty Lee.

Azula

"It's time to forget about the past

To wash away what happened last (happened last)"

I just had to forget.

I sot out for Ty Lee, searching through the palace. She wasn't anywhere, until I walked into the garden with the pond of turtle-ducks.

She was just standing there, watching the water. She sighed once I got closer to her, allowing me to wrap my arms around her lithe body. It looked like Ty Lee needed some cheering up. Her sudden turn actually surprised me as she forcefully kissed me.

Breaking apart after awhile, I asked, "So I take it that you missed me?"

"Don't ever do anything like that again," Was Ty Lees reply as hugged me.

We both sat down by the water.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, trying to break the silence.

"Trying to forget about the past," Ty Lee whispered as she hugged her legs close to herself.

"We both know that the only way for both of us to forget is," I said as I stood up.

The acrobat leapt to her feet and practically dragged me back inside the palace. They went into an empty room and.....

Yeah, you know the rest.

AN: No Ty Lee Pov for this one. It's kind of hard for this song cause it relates more to Azulas mind than Ty Lees. This time the song was "A Beautiful Lie" by 30 Seconds to Mars. I suggest that while you read these that you listen to the songs, you know, to get the full effect. ^^

Coming up in later chapters:

Break Me Down

Be My Escape

There She Goes

+Ty Zula Shipper+

++Darkie++