I´m so sorry it took me so long to update but I started studying now and it really takes more time than I thought plus my grand parents were visiting my family this weekend so I really had no time. Thats why this chapter is so short but at least it ends the shore leave and hopefully I can get to the main story soon

After a few moments Azula regained her consciousness and realized the situation she was in.

She felt the urge to break free of Sokka´s hug and to blast fire at him and at the same moment she couldn´t force herself to do it. She did not want to admit it but she actually liked being so close to him and feeling his warmth near her.

Some minutes later however she broke free of his hug but not as violently as she should have done and without fire. At least she could convince herself that she didn´t just throw a fireball at his ass because she wasn´t allowed too.

„Would you please stop touching me. Or are you gaining any pleasure out of this?" She yelled at him with a harsh tone. Sokka realized the intimacy of the moment and released her blushing.

„Urr I am sorry I did not mean to, I mean I don´t want to, I...I..." Azula smiled at him no matter how uncomfortable that situation was for herself seeing that water tribe peasant stumbleing and blushing made her feel more confident. „What didn´t you mean , what is it that you didn´t want? Touching me? Is that so horrible to you, am I so horrible?" Azula said in a voice that sounded hurt and sad once again proving her mastery in lying. „No, no of course not. I mean you were before but you aren´t any longer. I like you bu-u-t-t not in that way. I like you as a friend you know... uhh... you propably don´t know but..." Azula put a finger to her lips and gestured him to be silent. „I understand don´t choke on your words." and after a little pause she added „And be sure to never do that again. Besides we should return to the ship now.". All Sokka could do was nodding and following her back to the ship not speaking a word during the whole walk.

He was still confused because of what he just said or rather admitted. He had of course by now realized that Azula wasn´t hurt before and that she just acted like she always did. But he knew that wasn´t important, what was important was what he had said because he knew it was the truth. He liked her, he truly saw her as a friend now. He confided her about his problems with Suki something which he he had yet to tell Kataara. And that hug before yes he did it because he felt sorry for her but when he had embraced her fully there was something more to it.

He trusted her, that same Azula who had been after him and is friends for so long was now his dearest friends, the one person whom he could confide everything. „Could that really be true?" he asked himself. And more important how had that happened?

He didn´t knew the answer and because they finally arrived back on the ship he started focusing on the present again. „So a good night then." Azula smiled at him, a real smile something Sokka was not used seeing from her. „It was really fun tonight, thank you Sokka." He smiled back at her „Yeah I had fun too. I´ll see you tomorrow okay?" They were in front of Azulas room and she opened the door and entered it then turned and faced Sokka. „Don´t be late commander Chan." and with that she closed the door. Sokka grinned inwardly, tonight he had learned the fiery princess of the fire nation Azula was actually quite funny. It did not matter how their relationship changed Sokka was just glad that having her around was much better than he initially thought when he had heard that he had to bring her out of the fire nation. And there was evidence Azula thought the same way. He smiled or maybe he was just irresistible to women.

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