As soon as she had the opportunity to leave the house again, Azula went to her brother's apartment. She chose some comfortable, but still pretty clothes, put on some make up, and let her hair down, just the way Zuko liked it best. She grabbed the bags she had prepared the night before and left. Sneaking out was getting easier and easier since Ursa seemed to be getting tired of delaying the inevitable and Ikem seemed to be incapable of even considering doing anything that could disrupt his boring, quiet life, but she was pretty sure she was going to get scolded once she finally came back home.

She would be staying with her brother that night.

Now Azula just had to let him know about it. Her brother would likely not appreciate being caught off guard like that, especially when he was trying to avoid more trouble with their family... at least for a little while. Zuko would never say no to a romantic night with her.

But quality time with her fiancé wasn't the only thing on her mind. She was tired of his denial that something was bothering him, and she needed to fix whatever it was that had gone wrong.

When he opened the door, visibly surprised to see her, Azula didn't even give him the time to say hello, immediately going for a kiss and walking into what would soon be their apartment. Just four weeks and they'd finally be living together, getting to be as sweet, insatiable, clingy and stupidly in love as they wanted, not having to worry about getting caught, and both falling asleep and waking up next to each other every single day.

She couldn't wait for it, and she made sure Zuko knew it.

"You tidied up the place well enough, but it still needs a bit of feminine touch" she said, giving him a little wink before looking around the living room again, taking mental notes on what could be arranged better. The colors were perfect, and most of the furniture seemed okay, but at least half of it wasn't at the best spot, and she had noticed the painting on the wall was crooked the second she walked through the door. Zuko's habit of leaving his keys, books, clothes, chargers, pens, and practically everything else he owned at the most random places because he didn't feel like getting up or stopping whatever he was doing to put it all on it's proper place didn't help.

Zuko laughed "Needs a bit of your OCD, you mean?"

"I don't have OCD"

"Sure you don't" he mocked, hugging her from behind and kissing her cheek "Why the bags?"

She turned around and handed him the smallest one "These are some of the things you still had not brought to our new place. You're really taking way too long, dum-dum. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you want an excuse to see me"

He chuckled and kissed her forehead "And the others?"

Azula smirked, and it did not escape her attention that that simple action seemed to have made her brother a little worried "These are some of my things. I'm supposed to move in with you, remember?" her tone was playful, but she could tell the question had bothered him, just as she had intended it to.

"That soon?"

"The sooner, the better, right?" without waiting for his answer, she went to the bathroom and started trying to find room for her stuff alongside his. Zuko was quiet the entire time, and grew visibly tense when he saw her heading for the bedroom so she could put the few clothes she had brought on the drawers.

"That's it?" he asked when she was done.

"For today? Yes" she faked a small yawn and threw herself on the bed, giving him a half innocent, half malicious look "Now come here, will you?"

Zuko didn't move.

"Come on, dum-dum, what are you waiting for?"

"Why are you really here?"

She sat up, crossed her arms and raised an eye-brow at him "Why do you think?"

"I think you're marking your territory"

"And what if I am?" she asked as she stood up "This is what you wanted, right? For us to be together and not care what anyone else said? Isn't that why there's a ring on my finger right now?"

"Why did you have to put on a show then?"

"Because there's something going on with you and you won't tell me what it is no matter how many times I ask you"

He looked down, avoiding meeting her gaze "It's nothing important"

"It is important, Zuko" she walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder "I'm your sister and I'm going to be your wife. Anything that is a problem for you is a problem for me too. Just tell me what it is and I'll help you fix it"

"It's not that simple, Zula"

"How can you be so sure if you didn't even try to fix it yet?" she cupped his face gently and made him look at her "What is it? Are you scared that mom and uncle Iroh will turn their backs on you? They love you too much to ever do that"

"I know. I'm not worried about them"

"Are you scared about how someone else could react? Did someone already react badly to the news? Did someone threaten you or bother you?"

"No, no, nothing like that" he was still trying to look away, clearly wanting the conversation to end.

Azula hesitated before asking the question that was starting to keep her up at night "Are you having second thoughts about being with me?" when he didn't deny it, she felt like the ground had crumbled underneath her feet "Did I do something wrong?" her voice was barely above a whisper.

"No!" wrapped his arms around her body, holding her tightly against himself "Azula, you're the love of my life. All you've ever done since we got together was make me happy"

"What is it then?"

"I'm afraid for you" he admitted at last, pulling away to look at her "I'm afraid that everything you just said could happen to you. That I'd make things get even worse between you, our mom, and our uncle. That people are going to be giving you a hard time over our relationship, that they'd turn away from you, that someone could try hurting you. And that you'd end up regretting ever being with me" he looked like he was about to cry "I want to be with you and I want us to be happy, but I keep worrying that I'm being selfish, that all this is going to do is ruin your life."

Azula let out a sigh of relief and embraced him "That will never happen, Zuko"

"You don't know that"

"Yes, I do. You're the only one I can truly be myself with. You're the only one who loves every little thing about me, and there's nothing about you that I don't adore. I could never love or trust anyone else this much. I would never be happy with someone, which is why I chose you. I'm with you because this is what I want. I want you, no matter the consequences, because nothing means as much to me. You're not being selfish, you're not forcing me to do something I could regret. You're the only one for me. You always have been" she held onto him tighter before speaking up again "Just please promise you won't leave me. I couldn't stand it if you did"

With that, he gave her a long, passionate kiss that shook her to her very core. Azula wasn't sure she had ever felt him that desperate for her, like he would die if he couldn't have her all to himself.

"I'll show you how much I love you" he said in a husky voice right at her ear before picking her up and gently laying her on the bed, getting on top of her and kissing her slowly, sweetly, like he didn't want it to ever end.

His hands firmly grabbed onto her waist, slowly moving upwards, gently caressing her sides, her stomach, and then groping her breasts over her bra. Azula wrapped her arms and legs around her brother as he begun kissing and sucking on her neck, covering it in hickeys. Each time she wasn't able to fight a back a small gasp or moan, Zuko would reward her with a slight bite on neck, just to tease her and make her do it again. She knew how much he liked hearing her react to the things he did, but she found it much more enjoyable to make him work for it and almost force these sounds out of her.

She surely had a habit of not being able to hold them back once Zuko managed to break her.

"Tell me you love me" she pleaded, immediately getting what she wanted.

"I love you. So much. I'm sorry I made you worry"

"Tell me you're mine"

"I'm yours" he pressed a quick kiss to her lips "I've always been yours" another kiss "I'll always be yours. No one can take me away from you. Ever"

The two continued to make out for a little longer, until Zuko pressed his body against hers just the right way, that even with all the layers of clothing between them Azula couldn't help let a loud moan escape. Her brother smirked and took off his shirt, then pulling down her pants. Once he started removing her panties, he kissed and caressed her thighs, only making her more desperate for him.

As he finally pressed his mouth against her cunt, Azula sighed in relief, simply closing her eyes and enjoying herself as Zuko ate her out just the way she liked it, starting off slow and tender, easily letting his tongue trace every little spot that only made the desire coursing through her veins burn hotter. When he begun to speed up, mercilessly teasing her clit while pushing two of his fingers inside of her, with his left arm holding her down, her moans turned into screams and sobs of pleasure.

As he often did when he got carried away, Zuko didn't stop after her first orgasm, or the second. Azula had to use all of her strength to push him off of her after her third climax, and even then her brother stayed in between her legs, kissing her thighs as she tried to catch her breath - and rubbing her clit fingering her slowly every now and again, just to make her squirm for him.

By the time she was ready for more, her brother had already shoved his hand in his pants, stroking himself as he continued to enjoy seeing the pathetic mess he had reduced her to.

"Come here now" she practically snarled, earning a smirk from him.

Zuko undressed fully and climbed back into bed, wasting no time and just burying all of his cock inside of her, making them both cry out. It didn't last long, but he moved impossibly fast, bringing tears to her eyes, to the point the was almost relieved when he pulled out.

But she wasn't quite done with him just yet.

Azula took off her shirt and bra like a good girl and let her brother kiss, lick, suck and bite on the exposed flesh, leaving marks all over it. The second he got hard again he pushed his cock back inside her, and she shuddered in delight.

"I could never live without this. Without you, Zuzu"

He groaned and continued giving it to her rough, making her feel like she was losing her mind due to the intense pleasure and pain. He didn't let himself fall until he made her come one last time.

Too tired to even keep her eyes open, Azula just snuggled up with her brother and smiled without even realizing it as he spoke up before drifting off with her.

"I love you, Lala"