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Chapter 15: Freedom Boarding

"You know Peasant, you're not too bad," Azula said coyly, snuggling closer to Sokka.

It had been amazing. Her body was still humming from the pleasure Sokka had given her. There had been a moment of pain and some discomfort, but Sokka had gone slowly making her forget those moments quickly. Then he had driven them both to that delirious peak and beyond.

Once the discomfort had subsided, he had turned from a sweet kind lover into a passion filled savage, all within a blink of an eye. And she had loved it.

Such a powerful savage, Azula thought lovingly.

Now as they lay together, basking in the after-glow, Azula couldn't help but feel her body stirring once more.

Is it normal to want someone so soon after? Does he feel this same need for me?

She ran her hands down his naked chest and abs, marveling at the hard muscles under her hand. Lower she traveled, finding evidence that Sokka was stirring once more as well.

That answered that question.

"Can't you remember my name for once? You were just shouting it a few minutes ago," Azula didn't miss the teasing note under his exasperated statement. She also didn't miss the hitch in his breathing.

She shrugged continuing to explore his shaft, excited that he was actually letting her do so. Slowly she circled her finger around his shaft, gripping it lightly, and stroking him up and down.

"I don't know. I just can't seem to remember it. It's what...Sukko...Shorkko...Lee? There's a million Lee's you know." Azula smirked. She let out a laugh as Sokka rolled her on her back, pinning her to the ground.

He entered her slowly; stretching her deliciously. She couldn't believe how big he was, she felt so full. When she had first seen his size, she was frightened. How could anything that big, fit inside… her. But he said it would, and boy did it fill her wonderfully.

"Remember it now?"

She placed her hand gently on his face, faking a look of concentration while he moved in and out of her slowly.

"Hmm...I think it's coming back to me..." She wrapped her arms around his neck while wrapping her legs around his waist, feeling him push deeper within her. His thrust became a little faster, a little harder. Azula felt herself rising towards that glorious peak.

She looked in his eyes and moaned, "Sokka...your name is Sokka."

With that she felt Sokka increase his thrusting speed. She arched her back, meeting him thrust for thrust. Moments later she hit her peak, her scream of pleasure captured by Sokka's mouth. His release followed shortly after. She loved the feel of him pulsing within her.

He fell to his side and pulled her close once more. She snuggled into his chest.

"I guess I just needed a little reminder is all," she stated sleepily, closing her eyes.

"Anytime you need a reminder, just let me know. I have no issues in reminding you what my name is," Sokka said breathlessly. Azula chuckled softly then fell asleep to the soft beating of Sokka's heart.

Azula woke up the next morning totally imprisoned by Sokka's body. Her arms were pressed against his chest while her legs tangled with his below. She couldn't move if she wanted to...well she could, but it would involve hurting him and that she did not want to do. While she did enjoy his embrace, she wasn't a big fan of not being able to move at all.

To wake him gently, she started kissing his chest and neck while rubbing her self against him with what little room she did have to move.

When he didn't stir in the way she needed him to, she decided to take another tactic.

"Peasant, wake up!" she said loudly. She gasped as he only tightened his grip around her waist and pulled her closer.

Think Azula think...how do I wake up…then it hit her.

"WAKE UP! FIRE NATION SOLDIERS! WE HAVE TO GET MOVING!" she shouted. In one movement he released her, jumped to his feet and grabbed his sword from its sheath.

Azula couldn't help but appreciate the movement, or the view. He was gloriously nude and open to her gaze. And gaze she did. He was male perfection. Tight abs, a built chest, arms muscled without being overly bulky…and his groin…Azula's eyes were focused there for a few more minutes than probably proper. With a slight blush she looked back to Sokka's face, trying not to laugh at the glare he was directing her way.

She tried to contain her laughter, but lost. A small laugh came out, then another and before she knew it she was grabbing her stomach laughing.

"Well that worked out nicely," she said between laughs.

"Ha ha ha," Sokka replied slowly, replacing his sword in its sheath. "You know that's the second morning you've woken me up in a mean way."

Azula stood up from the sleeping bags, and walked towards Sokka, just as naked. She placed her hands on his pecs and slowly slid them around his neck.

"Well I tried to wake you nicely, but the only park that woke up is the part currently pressing against my stomach," she said sweetly. "And I couldn't do anything with that since you had me all squished up next to you." She smiled up at him, loving the feel of his hands as he placed them on her waist, slowly pulling her closer.

"Hmmm...how horrible of me to squish you. I should make up for that shouldn't I?" His deep voice sent shivers through Azula.

"Yes yes I think you should."

Then it was all about the passion. Sokka kissing her, gaining access into her mouth with his tongue, Azula moaned.

Spirits does this man know how to kiss!

She felt his hands lower from her waist to the space between her legs. As he touched her, Azula couldn't help but flinch. That area had been a little sore this morning, his attention only added to the soreness.

"We shouldn't do this. You must be sore. I wasn't exactly...gentle last night," Azula could hear the guilt in Sokka's voice.

She took his face in her hands and looked into his eyes. What she saw confirmed her suspicion.

"You have nothing to be sorry for Sokka. I'm just as guilty as you for last night. I guess I'm just not a slow gentle loving woman. I like my men hard and fast," she gave him a coy smile. He returned her statement with a small smile.

"Yeah but we still should hold off for a day or two. I don't...want to hurt you."

Azula had to agree with him, as much as it annoyed her, but she was sore. And if just a slight touch of his hand made her flinch, she could only imagine the feeling of having his whole shaft in her.

"Alright, but I'm sure I'll be fine in a few hours. I'm a fast healer," she gave him a big smile.

He smiled back, "We'll give it a couple days. But now we need to get moving. We have a ship to catch."

We'll just see about that…There was no way she was waiting two days to have another round with him. But she kept quiet, no need to argue...yet.

Azula started picking up her clothes and putting them on. An evil little thought came into her mind.

If we can't have sex…then I'm going to go do something else I find pleasurable.

"Well I'm going to go take a quick dip in the creek. I feel all...sticky." She was rewarded with a sigh and a glare from Sokka.

"We don't have time for bathing! The ship will be here soon and we can't risk missing it!" He declared stepping into his pants and pulling them up.

By then Azula was already clothed, she moved slowly towards the tent flaps.

"And I'm not getting on that boat all smelly and sticky so I'm going for a swim. I'll be back before you know it!" With that she ran out of the tent ignoring Sokka's muttered curses.

Several minutes later she returned to the camp to find the tent and the rest of the stuff already packed on the ostrich horses. Sokka stood next to one with his arms crossed, his sword strapped to his back.

"Did you have a nice bath?" Azula couldn't help but lightly laugh at the annoyance in his voice.

"Yes, yes I did." She pulled herself up on the ostrich horse, hiding her wince as she straddled the saddle.

Easy woman, we're still a little delicate down there.

"Oh I'll only be a few moments," Sokka mimicked her voice, throwing his hands up in the air. "Thirty minutes later! Now we're really behind schedule."

She adjusted herself and looked down at Sokka. He looked at her, a face of annoyance and…was that worry on his face?

"Well come on master scheduler. Who's waiting on who now?"

She heard him muttering curses as he got on his ostrich horse and started moving towards the port city.

"How do you have a black sword? I've never seen one like that," Azula asked after a few minutes of riding in silence.

"I made it…well with the help of the master swordsman Piando. He was the master that showed me the way of the sword."

"Master Piando?" Azula said surprisingly. "He rarely takes anyone in as his pupil. You must have been pretty amazing for him to teach you."

Sokka laughed. "Actually I wasn't amazing at all. I was almost positive he was going to turn me away. So here we were…"

Sokka told her the story behind the sword. Everything from the meteor shower, to how he had felt useless as a none bender and then meeting Piando. Azula smiled as Sokka told his tale of his 'artistic' ability with the master, and finally how the sword had been made.

"That's incredible! Who thought a meteor could make something so powerful. And to have it made by one of the greatest swordsman, that is a true gift," Azula said in wonderment. Sokka turned towards her a smile on his face.

"Yeah, I thought it was lost to me forever after the war. I was hanging from a platform on an air ship and had thrown it at a guard who was trying to kill me and Toph. It cut through the plank he was standing on and fell to the ground. I thought I'd never see it again. But a few months later, Toph and I went searching for it. Figured out the trajectory of where it may have landed and together we found it." He paused, thinking.

"Probably would have stayed lost if Toph wasn't able to 'see' it with her feet. She punched me pretty hard once I let her go." Azula cocked her eyebrow up and gave him a questioning look.

Sokka smiled and explained," I was hugging her too hard, so she had claimed. But I know she liked it." Azula returned the giant smile Sokka sent her, with one of her own.

"You have some really good friends, Peasant, you know that?" Azula said wishfully. She had had great friends too, but she had ruined that friendship by 'ruling' it versus trusting it. Her thoughts became sad as she thought of what she'd lost.

"They can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. But they aren't bad. However, my newest friend, well she's just like amazing. She has these killer martial arts skills, and I mean killer, a glare that can make the toughest of men squirm and is a master fire bender. Only issue I have with her is her constant need to wake me up in mean ways and pull my hair," Sokka said jokingly. Azula laughed, he was always making her laugh.

"Well it is pretty hair. You know, I think if you braided it, you could hide a dagger in there," Azula commented inspecting Sokka's long locks of hair. The face of horror her comment enacted made her laugh again.

"Men do not 'braid' their hair," Sokka all but spat out. "Hair braids are for little girls and women. Not male soldiers. We wear it in half or full wolf tails but no braids. Ever."

Azula shrugged, "Hey it's just a thought. Could end up saving your life you know."

Sokka snorted in disagreement. Azula looked ahead, they were nearing the city.

"Well so much for planning how to find my mother," Azula said casually as they passed the town entrance.

"We were a little busy last night if you didn't notice," Sokka gave her a wink. Azula couldn't stop her eyes from rolling.

"Plus half the time that I make a plan, it doesn't work. So I figure if we don't have a plan, then we can't ruin the plan."

This worried Azula. She was a person of organization and planning. Everything was planned. The idea of going into something as serious as this without a plan, made her nervous.

As they entered the heart of the city, Sokka and Azula dismounted from their ostrich horses and walked towards the ticket seller cabin.

The port was a small city, just a few markets and houses dotted the area. It was a town based on shipping. It shipped people, animals and products to and from the Fire Nation. The ship they were to be taking was an older but a nicer looking ship. It was built specifically for moving people from the main lands to the earth kingdom.

Azula knew it contained several private rooms for travelers and stables in the lower decks for animals. At first it had been built for the royal family and their guest, but as the times changed and the boat aged, it had been turned into a traveling boat for commoners. She looked at Sokka, thinking about all the fun they could have on the ride to the colonies in one of those private rooms.

Impulsively, Azula took Sokka's hand in her own. He gave her a curious look then smiled and gripped her hand in return. They may not be in a 'hand holding' type relationship, but it didn't hurt to give the impression that they were.

What kind of relationship do we have?

They've had sex, and would continue having sex if she had anything to say about it, but was that all there was?

I do feel something for him. She told herself. It may not be love, but I do care for him. That's a start…right?

She had never been in a 'normal' relationship. And truthfully she wasn't sure what to look for to determine if she was in one now. She looked at their clasped hands, this had to count for something at least.

They walked up to the ticket booth.

"Two tickets to the old colonies please with one room. And two stalls for the animals," Sokka said to the attendant. He handed the reigns of his animal to Azula so he could grab his money bag. She put them both in one hand.

"Passports," the attendant said in an annoyed voice.

Shit I don't have a passport….okay think of a lie…

"Well you see..." Azula began.

"They're right here," Sokka interrupted pulling out two pamphlets and handing them to the ticket seller. Azula looked up at him in confusion.

Where did he...

"Don't worry, Princess. You're brother gave them to me before we headed out. He was worried we'd forget about them, what with all the family drama taking place and having to rush out of there," Sokka said with a cocky smile.

"That's very nice of him to remember," Azula replied overly sweetly.

"It's not a surprise he remembered them. He informed me that he had to have them ordered a few weeks ago. I think little Korda ripped them up and he felt guilty, so he had them replaced. That niece of yours can really be a rascal." Sokka smile grew bigger, his eyes shimmering with laughter.

Azula returned the smile and chuckled softly.

"Azula...Azula as in princess Azula?" the ticket sellers voice had raised an octave.

Getting into the game Azula said in the same overly sweet voice, "Oh no no no. I was named after the princess and served her many years ago."

"But...but he just called you Princess."

Great job, Peasant

"It's a little love game we play. I'm his princess and he's my peasant. Sometimes I order him around when we really get in the mood and he just does whatever I need him to do. Right, sweetie?" She gave him what she hoped was a flirtatious look with an oversize smile. Flirting was something she had never been good at.

From the look on Sokka's face, it had missed its mark, once again. But he recovered quickly, and gave her a wane smile.

"Of course, Princess," he replied.

Azula looked towards the stunned ticket seller once more, her oversized smile still in place.

"Plus, if I was the real princess wouldn't I be choosing a less…public mode of transportation? It would be very…unroyal like of me." The smile stayed in place.

The ticket seller looked at her closely once more, than stamped her ticket.

"Yeah I guess. Although I had heard she's been locked up for quite a while. Who would think to release her after her…well after she went…crazy," the attendant whispered. Azula stayed quite but kept the smile on her face.

Keep talking and you'll see how crazy I can get.

Sokka reached over and took her empty hand, squeezing it in warning.

"If that'll be all, we'll take our tickets and be going." He said calmly, although Azula caught the strain in his voice. The attendant took a quick glance at Sokka's passport, and stamped his ticket.

"Oh right right, here you are. Have a safe trip." The attendant handed Sokka the tickets and a room key and they walked away.

"I thought you were going to burn him to ashes when he called you crazy. Especially with that weird ass smile you had plastered on your face."

Azula rolled her eyes. "It was supposed to be a flirtatious smile. And if we would have stood there for any longer I would have."

"Flirtatious? That was flirtatious?" Azula gave him a glare. "We'll have to work on that."

With another eye roll, Azula handed the reigns over to one of the ports man in charge of stabling the animals on the ship. She grabbed her stuff and started walking across the bridge to the ship.

"It can't be all that bad. It didn't stop you from enjoying yourself last night," she said over her shoulder, giving Sokka a smirk.

"You were seductive last night, not flirtatious. Your seductive techniques are brilliant, you flirt horribly. But I'm here, and I'm a master at flirting. Don't worry my pupil, I'll teach you the ways."

"Oh good, I'll need them for the next man I'll find after I'm done using you," Azula laughed out loud as Sokka crushed her against him on the ship deck.

"In that case, I'm not teaching you a damn thing. You can flirt as hideously as you want, because the only man you're going to use is standing right here." He kissed her gently.

He does feel something for me, isn't that wonderful. Azula thought happily.

Azula gave Sokka an oversized smile once more and laughed as Sokka smacked his forehead with his hand. She took his other hand and started walking towards their room on board, still chuckling the whole way.

Ending Author Note: I hope you liked it (as I always do ) Next chapter up in a few days…hopefully

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