VI

"It's so fun, isn't it?" Ty Lee smiles so brightly she thinks her face might crack into pieces.

This year, Azula is looking at her in the lamplight. Ty Lee doesn't know what happened. Azula has been so distracted by her dad and all of his crazy training of her. But maybe that is what makes her crave this affection.

They stop to watch the fireworks. The sky lights up so beautifully.

"Ty Lee," Azula says, poking at her. "Kiss me right now."

"What?" Ty Lee asks, her eyes widening.

She promptly panics in the moments before kissing her princess.