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Bath, Dinner and Goodnights – Chapter Sixteen
Elle lay curled up in strong arms snoring quietly when water abruptly splashed onto her face swiftly jolting her awake.
She found herself still laying in the princess's naked arms while the woman now glared down at her with icy amber golden eyes that made her shiver so wonderfully.
"Wake up! I have been generous enough to hold you…but I am not sitting in this tub for five hours." Azula snorted with her cold eyes gazing down at Elle's reddened face while the girl sat up yawning once more.
"How long was I asleep Mistress?" Elle pondered innocently with the back of her head pushing into the woman's pillowy bust.
Azula had long since decided that she savored the way the girl called her mistress as if it was her name.
Not once, has her pet addressed her without a title.
She was well behaved…that she knew for certain.
"An hour and a half." Azula grunted in an aloof voice while staring down at her handmaid's adorable little face.
"A-an hour and a half? I-I must be snuggable after all!" Elle cried out with childish delight in her voice that had the princess rolling her eyes down at her.
"Is that your only concern? Being snuggable?" Azula questioned with another roll of her eyes while Elle still sat between her womanhood beaming so sweetly.
The girl was truly an innocent little thing…she didn't even pay any mind to the fact that her backside was pressing against her nether region.
"I am snuggable!" Elle cheered with a joyful laugh while pumping a fist above her head while Azula glanced down at her with a deadpan stare.
"That answers my question." Azula stated wryly as she gazed down at her companion all the while finding her pet's victorious demeanor amusing.
"Azula-sama finds me…snuggable. I…must record this as soon as I dry off." Elle muttered with a thoughtful countenance while holding a finger to her lip.
"Hm. For your sake…you had best keep such weak notions to your diary." Azula announced in a rigid voice while staring down at her carefree pet with an imposing gaze.
"O-of course I will! I would be upset if I had to compete with the other servants for a snuggle with Her Highness!" Elle exclaimed with a smile while Azula now glanced down at her with narrowing eyes.
"Just what do you think this palace is girl? This isn't a pet shelter! And your fellow commoner girls will never find themselves in the same bed as me." Azula snapped with a margin of ire in her hardened voice while Elle peered up at her with confusion in her eyes.
"Isn't it Princess? You're our matriarch and you give each girl here a roof over their heads. That sounds like a shelter if you ask me." Elle chimed while her princess glanced down at her with her brows furrowing curiously.
If there was one trait that she adored about Elle it was the fact that the girl always held her in the highest esteem.
"I am indeed the Fire Nation matriarch…though even if this is a 'pet shelter'. The other pets will stay where they belong…in the servant's quarters." Azula remarked while adjusting her bottom with Elle still laying against her breasts.
"I am so glad that I am your favorite pet. I love you so much Azula-sama…" Elle admitted sweetly while averting her eyes from the princess just when a palm landed in her hair.
"Mhm. You are a good girl Elle. I am…quite fond of you. There is no need to rush the proceedings…we have until you are sixteen to get to know each other better." Azula announced with her hand petting her submissive girl's head while the petite girl adorably leaned into her palm.
"Until I am sixteen!" Elle yelled out with a giggle while blushing under Azula's patting hand.
"That is correct. Now I have another job for you. As my royal servant…it falls upon you to not only wash my feet…but my entire body." Azula purred with a twinge of sadistic delight in her voice while glancing down at Elle's now reddening cheeks.
"Y-your e-entire body Mistress?" Elle stuttered much to Azula's delight while staring up at the divine woman with a returning nervousness.
"Do you…have an issue with that?" Azula pondered lazily with her entitled gaze peering down at her pet's pink countenance.
"E-even Your Highness's…b-bottom…and your…" Elle trailed of meekly while gesturing between the amused woman's legs.
"Hm? Are you so innocent that you can't even speak about my womanhood?" Azula cooed with amusement lacing her voice while Elle gazed up at her as red as a tomato.
"Her Highness's no-no zone." Elle mumbled bashfully while Azula now glanced down at her in a rare break from her stoic nature.
"My what?" Azula snorted with her brows furrowing while making little effort to stifle her chortling.
It was a feat to be proud of to make her laugh about something that didn't involve the suffering of others.
Her little pet truly was a naive one.
"Your no-no zone, the no touch region." Elle explained while peering up at the princess laughing with her hand over her forehead.
As Azula's belly began to shake underneath her while she lay against the princess's breasts with an awkward blush adorning her cheeks.
"My…you certainly are an innocent little thing." Azula stated while shaking her head just when her laughter finally began to die down.
"S-sumimasen Azula-sama…" Elle muttered lamely while her shoulders began to slump fearing that she looked idiotic in the eyes of her brilliant mistress.
"Oh, would you quit with your sulking? I like you as you are…pure…mine." Azula cooed with her fingers once more trailing through her pet's soft hair.
"Y-yours Azula-sama." Elle agreed while hiding in the princess's perfect breasts once more.
"Though I must ask…where did you ever hear such ridiculous terminology?" Azula inquired with an entertained smirk while patting the girl's head with a possessive hand.
"F-from a few girls in school." Elle admitted pitifully while Azula once more rolled her lovely eyes.
"Well that figures that such nonsense would be peasant babble. To answer your question. No. I will not make you wash my…'no-no zone'." Azula declared with yet another snort while Elle blushed under her domineering gaze.
"A-as Her Highness commands!" Elle piped up while saluting her amused mistress just when a bottle of shampoo was deposited into her hands.
"Your job begins now. You will…wash all of me…save for my nether regions. Oh…and if you don't start now. I will punish you!" Azula spoke in a tyrannical voice smirking all the while when Elle sprang upward upon command.
"Y-yes! If Azula-sama says now! It means now!" Elle exclaimed while squirting shampoo onto her hands just when Azula turned in her seat to grace her with her divine back.
"That's right my pet. Now start with my hair!" Azula commanded with her eyes narrowing into a dominant stare while gazing over her shoulder at her submissive girl.
"It will be done Princess." Elle chirped as she began to happily wash the princess's hair while she hummed cheerfully all the while.
All while Azula sat in a regal manner with her hands upon her knees while she sighed in contentment with her loyal pet gleefully washing her hair.
It was gratifying having such a dutiful servant.
As the minutes passed by with Elle's happy hum being the only sound in the royal spa bath.
She began to realize that she enjoyed chatting with her pet.
With that in mind she began to mull over what she should talk about with the girl.
Then Azula smiled as she rubbed the underside of her chin.
As she nodded in approval of her brilliance before she turned to gaze over her shoulder to speak to her handmaid.
"So, pet…." Azula began while the young girl peered up at her still smiling.
"What is on your mind Mistress?" Elle pondered with a tone of adulation that Azula just adored.
"What other…vegetarian foods do you like besides pralines?" Azula asked with her hand curled under her chin while gazing down at the girl's brightened countenance.
"Um…let's see, I like white fudge!" Elle piped with a broad smile while the princess squinted down at her in disapproval.
"Besides candy. You can't eat candy all day. I will not allow it to be said that Princess Azula managed your health poorly." Azula stated in an almost maternal manner while staring down at her pet's now pouting face.
"But I like candy…" Elle whined before gulping under Azula's now narrowed glare that made her feel like she had misbehaved.
"My word is final and my authority is absolute! I suggest you remember that I make your decisions for you!" Azula barked with a domineering voice while reeling around to point a finger down at Elle's quivering face.
"Y-yes Mistress. Please don't be mad at me…" Elle mumbled like a saddened puppy while the princess rolled her eyes before turning away once more.
"I am not angry. Now return to washing my hair. And answer my previous query." Azula grumbled with her arms folded over her bare breasts.
All the while scowling over her bizarre urge to assure Elle that she was not angry with her.
"I-I liked that curry…" Elle admitted shyly while obediently running her hands through long dark hair while the princess clicked her tongue in seeming approval.
"Hm? You liked fire vegetable curry? That is a good dish. I approve of it." Azula remarked while waving her hand in the air never considering that it was oppressive to dictate the girl's diet.
"I-I did. It was a lot like a curry I had back in my homeland. Thai curry." Elle explained with a smile while her mistress nodded in understanding.
"I see. I have decided to permit this dish in your diet. What else do you like?" Azula questioned with a stern countenance while she folded her hands over her naked belly.
"I like lots of fruits! Um…whatever fruits you have!" Elle answered jubilantly with her fingers once more at work rinsing her princess's hair.
"A vegetarian likes fruits…I wouldn't have guessed that. But very well. I shall permit you to eat that as well." Azula spoke with a spoiled demeanor about her while Elle continued rinsing her hair.
"I also like tofu...hmm you smell good Azula-sama!" Elle exclaimed while sniffing the princess's hair which earned her a questioning glance from Azula.
"Do be certain that you refrain from sniffing me in the eyes of others." Azula grunted with her strict eyes peering down at her pet happily sniffing her hair.
"Mhm. I make no promises. My princess has such a lovely fragrance…" Elle sighed before embracing the princess's naked back while burying her face in her mane of hair.
And she was likewise paying no mind to how her leg was now brushing up against Azula's well-formed backside.
"You are a peculiar girl. But I favor you all the same." Azula confessed with her palm brushing her wet hair from her eyes all the while enjoying how her pet nuzzled her nude back.
"Um…what else do I like? Ooh! I like onions! And…I like peppers! I also like noodles! And pie! I like pie! I like coconut! Lots of coconut…I love sweet potatoes! And hotcakes! I also love hotcakes! Can I have hot cakes Azula-sama!" Elle rambled in a hyper manner while the princess's eyes glared ahead in mild annoyance.
"Ugh. You are a bouncy little tiger monkey. I can already see that you'll be testing my last nerves." Azula complained while glaring over her shoulder when her pet continued to tug on her back.
"May I please have hot cakes Mistress? Please!" Elle whined while the princess began to growl with the azure flames flickering as proof of her ire.
"Yes! You can have hot cakes!" Azula snapped with blue flames briefly bursting into small infernos above her while she listened to Elle cry out in joy.
"I love hot cakes! You're the best Azula-sama!" Elle squealed while tenderly hugging the princess's long back once more.
"I am well aware on both counts. Now wash my back pet." Azula ordered with her stern visage gazing ahead while small hands began to dutifully scrub the slope of her back.
"Her Highness says scrub! So, I scrub with joy." Elle chirped with enthusiasm while humming once more as she chewed on her lip while soaping up the woman's looming bare back.
"Good girl. We need to finish up with this bath…I am growing hungry." Azula complained with a scowl while glancing down at her belly when it rumbled thunderously.
To her delight, just as soon as her belly began to growl her faithful pet began to labor with increased urgency.
"Azula-sama's belly must be nourished! The cherries were not enough to appease Her Highness! You can count on me Mistress! I'll be done in a flash!" Elle assured in a chipper tone while scrubbing diligently with the growling of her mistress's belly still resonating into her ears.
"Hm. Such a fine pet…" Azula muttered with her hand on her chin as she leaned back in the royal spa bath while she sighed pleasantly.
"I-I am overjoyed that you think so Azula-sama." Elle confided with a blush adorning her cheeks while running the cloth down the slope of her mistress's back.
Azula just sat with her crimson lips now forming a pleased smile while she savored the sensation of her young admirer cleaning her body.
Eventually it was Elle's turn to bath and the princess was even feeling generous enough to assist her.
Time began to pass by until the two were long finished with their bath in the royal spa.
They got dressed and dried off.
And Elle had been ordered by the princess to go fetch her dinner.
The young girl strode in a hastened manner through the near endless halls of the palace before a voice yelled out to her.
"Girl! What are you doing scampering about like this is a playground?" Bujing demanded in a voice so rigid that Elle froze up in her tracks.
Unlike her princess's cold demeanor, the older man's voice lacked the slightest hint of fondness that prevented her from cowering in terror.
"I-I am f-fetching dinner for my mistress. P-Princess Azula." Elle stuttered with her hands at her sides while shifting fearfully under the military man's scrutinizing stare.
"Is that right? I can't help but wonder if the princess is aware of your improper conduct. That is…if you are even speaking truthfully." Bujing stated in a cold voice while stepping forward to loom over the girl's now worried countenance.
"I-I speak truthfully. I-I am Her Highness's most favorite servant…let go of me!" Elle yelped when the military man seized her wrist.
"Now I find that even more doubtful. I have never seen a servant behave in such an unacceptable manner." Bujing sneered while the young girl continued to cry out.
"Y-you're hurting my hand!" Elle whimpered while Bujing gazed down at her with sadistic eyes even going so far as to tighten his grip.
Just before he got any further his hand was furiously slapped away.
General Bujing now gazed on in puzzlement to find himself staring at an uncharacteristically wrathful Mai.
The noblewoman stood tall with Elle peering up at her with relieved amber eyes.
"Oneesan!" Elle cried out with a grateful smile while the gloomy woman held her under her arm.
"Touch her again and you'll regret it. The girl speaks the truth and last I checked…annoying though it may be. It isn't a crime to be happy." Mai retorted in an icy voice while Bujing now stared back at her with his eyes narrowing in anger.
He clear did not enjoy being back-talked.
"Lady Mai. I suggest you watch how you speak to a general…especially over something as trivial as a misbehaving servant." Bujing hissed with his hands now folded behind his back.
"Would you prefer to talk to Azula instead?" Mai answered while staring at the now sweating man with Ty Lee approaching angrily from down the hall.
"No…there is no need. Though I am certain that the princess would be interested to learn that her servant was behaving in such an erroneous manner." Bujing argued with his glare never leaving the petite girl's side even when Ty Lee stopped beside her.
"You leave her alone. She is Azula's new favorite servant, and when Azula is not around. She is under our direct supervision. And I can tell you that Azula will not be pleased to hear that her dinner is growing cold because of you. I'll be certain to relay it." Ty Lee remarked with her hand on her hip while standing beside Elle's small frame.
Needless to say, the elderly man was now staring back at them warily uncertain if the duo were telling the truth.
But the risk of angering Princess Azula was far too great.
"Then I suggest you watch her more closely! This unrefined girl could clearly use further training!" Bujing exclaimed while turning away with the young girl's shoulders slumping in concern.
"And I suggest you mind your own business General Bujing." Mai spoke while staring sternly at the marching man's back with her words prompting him to pause in his step.
Bujing turned to gaze back at them angrily with the two noblewomen never backing down.
"The girl spoke the truth. She is indeed Azula's favorite servant. From now on you'll be seeing her cheerfully scurrying about the palace on a regular basis. I advise you to think twice before you harass her next time. Delay her and you delay Azula. And we all know how Azula gets about punctuality…don't we?" Mai explained while turning to walk away with her hand gently pulling her adopted sister behind her.
Ty Lee followed them all the while casting the general a nasty glance with her arms folded over her chest.
General Bujing made no further comment as he watched with sweat dripping down his now worried eyes when the two noblewomen led the strange servant girl away.
He never failed to notice how the two women tucked the girl under their wing in an absurdly protective manner.
As if the pitiful girl was their turtle duckling!
Does Princess Azula truly value such a whiny little girl?
Just a minute later after the three were out of earshot of Bujing the two peered down at their younger companion in concern.
"What an ass. Are you okay little sister?" Ty Lee asked while placing her hand on Elle's shoulder while the young girl smiled up at them.
"I am fine thanks to my oneesans!" Elle exclaimed while Ty Lee grinned before mussing her hair.
And just like that the kindhearted Ty Lee was already resuming gushing over her.
"You really need to watch how you behave around here Shorty. I suppose it is best that we escort you. Let's get Azula her dinner before Her Highness gets too bitchy." Mai stated in her usual deadpan voice while still pulling Elle under her arm.
"Good point Mai! Azula's been happier lately. Let's keep her that way." Ty Lee spoke while smiling warmly down at their young friend.
To think that this innocent girl won over Azula…
She wouldn't have believed it if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.
That was when Elle gazed at a small watch that she was carrying before gasping in horror as if she just had an arm cut off.
"Oh no! I am running behind schedule! I-I am going to be late for Her Highness's dinner! I-I am going to be tardy! Azula-sama despises the tardy!" Elle shouted in fright while both noblewomen gazed down at her in humor when she began to scurry ahead with Mai still holding onto her wrist.
They weren't sure if they should be impressed or frightened by how well Azula had trained the girl in mere days.
"It's okay Elle! We'll vouch for you. Besides! Azula likes you. She won't be mad." Ty Lee assured gently while speeding up after the rushing teenager.
"Y-you really think so?" Elle murmured while peering up at Mai still guiding her down the hall.
"Yes Elle, we know so." Mai replied in a faintly softened voice while sighing down when the girl began to chew on her lip.
"So, Elle…evidently, you're feeling better?" Ty Lee conversed while the other woman glanced over with her brows furrowing.
"She got sick after all huh?" Mai muttered while Ty Lee nodded with a strangely worried gleam that also sparked her concern.
"I am. It would seem that the herbal medicine worked wonders. I'm back on my feet and serving Azula-sama!" Elle chirped while puffing out her chest in a childish show of pride that amused her big sisters.
"Is Azula running you ragged again?" Ty Lee pondered in a tone of disapproval that flew over the girl's chipper head.
"Oh no oneesan. Not at all." Elle insisted while shaking her head with Mai peering down at her in a questioning manner.
"Really? You look a bit worn out." Mai snorted as they continued down the palace halls.
"I've just done a few humble chores here and there. First, I began pedicuring Azula-sama's feet twenty minutes earlier than scheduled. After an hour and half Her Highness, herself congratulated me on my efforts!" Elle announced in a cheerful voice while both women gazed down at her with pity in their eyes.
"Elle…you spent an hour and a half just washing Azula's feet?" Ty Lee questioned with disbelief in her eyes.
Even when Azula had two or three handmaids' washing her feet they were done in under twenty minutes!
Azula was clearly making Elle work harder because she enjoyed Elle's eagerness to please.
"Mhm and after that I spent another hour and a half massaging her feet. Forty-five minutes for each foot! Azula-sama says that is the recommended length of time that it takes for the lotion to absorb into her skin." Elle responded with gusto while both noblewomen stared at her incredulously once more.
"It sounds like hippo cow shit." Mai sighed while holding a palm to her forehead.
She was just astounded by how easy this girl was to manipulate.
"Azula-sama also said she was tired and she needed a footrest. She was even kind enough to ask me if it was okay…so I agreed." Elle spoke with a joyful voice while both of her big sister's now glanced down at her just bewildered that she said yes.
And there was even a spark of anger in both noblewomen's eyes, most especially Mai's.
"Elle! You don't have to do everything Azula says. She shouldn't be using you as a footrest! You matter…to all of us." Ty Lee complained with a frown while gazing down at Elle's naïve face.
"It's alright oneesan. It really is. I made Azula-sama happy and that was all worth it. We even b-bathed together." Elle confessed while twiddling her thumbs with both women gazing on nervously.
"Azula…bathed with you?" Mai asked with the edge in her voice soaring over the innocent girl's head.
"Yep. I washed her entire body save for her…um bottom and her no-no zone." Elle boasted with her chest puffing out while the two women exchanged a brief comical glance.
"Her no-no zone?" Mai repeated with a trace of amusement in her eyes while Ty Lee chortled beside her.
"Her no-no zone." Elle repeated while pointing to her own lower region while the two older girls blinked in comedic amusement.
"No-no zone little sister?" Ty Lee giggled while staring at the other noblewoman who was face palming once more.
"That is the most absurd way of describing-" Mai trailed off when Ty Lee covered her mouth.
"That's what I heard a few girls call it back in school. They also called it a kitty. Is that a more proper term?" Elle inquired while holding a finger to her lip while both women gazed away now turning red.
They both knew that if they told Elle that it was acceptable to call Azula's womanhood a 'kitty' that only great agony was certain to follow.
"Hm. Not really no. But don't worry! Me and Mai will educate you on the subject later." Ty Lee informed with a cheery smile while ignoring the other woman's display of discomfort.
"Ooh…I have a secret to tell you both. But you have to promise to not tell anyone." Elle began mysteriously with both women staring down at her curiously.
"We won't tell a soul…you can trust us. We're your big sisters after all." Ty Lee stated fondly while snaking an arm around the blushing girl's side.
"Yeah. Big sisters." Mai sighed while scratching her cheek while Elle tugged on her sleeve.
"Will you two please bend over…I am…rather…um…" Elle trailed off nervously as she turned red under their combined amused stares.
"Short?" Mai finished while Ty Lee's warm laughter resonated into the air.
"Y-yes." Elle stammered with Ty Lee already leaning over her shoulder grinning all the while.
"Aww! It's okay to be short. We like you small!" Ty Lee cooed while patting Elle's adorable head just as Mai stooped over on the girl's other side.
"So, what's the secret little sister?" Mai questioned in a calm but slightly inquisitive voice while Elle glanced about as if making certain that no one was listening.
Before she stood on her toes with her head in-between both of their ears.
"Azula-sama thinks that I am snuggable!" Elle exclaimed in as quiet a voice as she could muster while the two now leaned on her shoulder with their eyes widening in surprise.
Both noblewomen exchanged a quiet glance while inwardly knowing if they broadcasted such a rumor that Azula would not only have Elle thrown out…
But their lives would suddenly become…very miserable.
"Keep your voice down…" Mai urged quietly while standing up to her full height with her hand on the smaller girl's shoulder.
"Aww! That's so cute! We won't tell anyone. Our lips are sealed." Ty Lee stated with a grin while patting the younger girl's shoulder.
"Come on. Let's get that food. We can talk more afterward." Mai sighed while taking the lead with Elle still latched onto her sleeve.
All the while Elle followed in between them while the two continued to watch over her in a genuine big sisterly fashion.
And most adorable was the fact that the girl's smile never once lessened after revealing that the princess deemed her 'snuggable'.
About twenty minutes later…
Azula sat at her table holding a cup of wine in in the palace room that she used for private gatherings with her friends.
As she gazed at her clock in mild annoyance to see that the girl was oddly late.
Her brows furrowed in aggravation until she glanced up when she heard a cart being pushed down the hall.
Then the door opened while she peered on curiously to see her two subordinates following Elle in.
Just before Mai discreetly shutting the door behind them.
"You are late…" Azula trailed off in a judgmental voice with her lips pursed in a scowl as the girl paled in fright while she bowed rapidly.
"S-sumimasen Azula-sama! I-I-" Elle began in stammer while the princess eyed her sternly.
Only for Mai to place her hand on her shoulder.
"It's not her fault Azula. Besides I should think after three hours of tending to your feet you should be able to let one-minute slide." Mai spoke in her usual voice while Azula peered at Elle with her brows rising in curiosity.
"I'll ignore your tone and ask. Why was she late?" Azula pondered while gazing at her pet still fretfully offering her one bow after another.
It almost made up for the girl's unusual tardiness.
"General Bujing stopped her in the hallway. He began to harass her…and he even grabbed her wrist. I intervened. But I still thought you should know about it." Mai explained in a calm voice while the princess now gazed on with a spark of an inferno in her callous eyes.
"Really? General Bujing thinks it is his business to meddle in my affairs?" Azula asked with a noticeable frown while turning to watch her handmaid scamper over to her side.
"Don't be mad at her Azula. Elle didn't do anything wrong." Ty Lee pleaded while sighing as she observed Elle bow low on the floor.
"S-sumimasen Azula-sama! Sumimasen!" Elle cried out while she bowed over and over while Azula now peered down at her with pleased amber golden eyes.
"I suggest you give her some sort of official seal as proof that she answers directly to you to prevent future disruptions to her work." Mai advised as she pulled out a seat on the furthest side of the table.
Azula's stern gaze briefly flickered up at Mai clearly considering her words before glancing back down at Elle kneeling before her boots.
"I will let it slide…just this once only because it was beyond your control. You perform the highest quality of work. Make certain that you continue to do so." Azula commented with her palms folded in her lap.
"Y-yes Azula-sama. A-as you say, always as you say. I-I am sorry. A-are you mad at me?" Elle stuttered in a sullen voice while the princess sighed as she shook her head.
"Azula! The poor girl's been working to please you all night. Just tell her that everything is okay." Ty Lee exclaimed after seating herself while frowning back at the controlling woman's hardened visage.
"Hm. I am not mad at you Elle. You are a good girl. My good girl. Now calm yourself…" Azula purred just as she bent over to pat Elle's head with the young girl now peering up at her with a revived smile.
"I am so relieved! Oh Azula-sama…" Elle trailed off before assaulting Azula in a sudden hug around her waist with the princess now staring down at her in slight annoyance.
"Elle! No hugs! Not right now! I…want to eat my dinner!" Azula complained with her belly growling in protest while her two-childhood friends snickered at her expense.
"I don't want to be a bad girl…I want to be the best girlfriend that I can be for you…" Elle murmured with her face pressed in the woman's rumbling belly while the princess awkwardly began patting her head.
All the while Mai was now gazing at the two with a questioning countenance before turning to the nervously smiling Ty Lee.
It was obvious that she missed something.
Elle…a girl that was just under fourteen was now Azula's girlfriend?
"What…did I miss?" Mai questioned in a slightly uneasy voice while gazing at Ty Lee's clearly reddening face.
"So well behaved. That's my girl. Now go bring me my dinner." Azula commanded with her palm in Elle's hair while the girl beamed up at her with happy amber eyes.
"You haven't heard oneesan? Azula-sama is going to consider marrying me after I turn sixteen!" Elle announced with a sunny smile while Mai now glanced at them with her eyes widening in disbelief.
"Really little sister? No, I hadn't heard. Why don't you fill me in?" Mai pondered with her hands folding over the tabletop while Elle happily stood up with a blush on her young cheeks.
"We are going to date in secrecy until she turns sixteen. And if she proves to be to my liking…then I may take her in marriage." Azula remarked while reaching out to pat the flushing girl's cheek.
"I-I am Princess Azula's girl now. And when I am old enough…she is going to take me as hers." Elle declared with her chest puffing out pridefully while the princess gazed at her with a charming smile while she stroked her cheek gently.
"You already…belong to me." Azula purred with her hand clutching at Elle's reddening face with a possessive aura about her.
"I…think they'll make a cute couple…" Ty Lee trailed off with a wary smile while Mai still eyed the two with a less than convinced gaze.
"O-oh Azula-sama…I am yours." Elle agreed while holding a hand to her swooning cheek with her princess's lips curving into a pleased smirk.
"Mhm. You are. Now…be a good girl…and set the table for us." Azula commanded with her belly growling once more before giving her pet one final pat on the cheek.
"Yes Princess! Straight away!" Elle cheered before turning to set the table for all three noblewomen.
"You don't have to set the table alone! I'll help you Elle." Ty Lee offered before standing up as she made her way over to the girl's side with a cheerful smile.
"B-but oneesan it's my job as the group servant." Elle protested only for Ty Lee to frown while gently pushing her aside with her hip.
"You aren't the group servant…I only said that to get that mean old man to back off. You're one of us now." Ty Lee explained just before poking Elle's nose with a grin while the girl turned an adorable shade of red.
"Ty Lee, I hereby decree that Elle must set my plate. Set yours and Mai's if you wish, but she will set mine. Come Elle. Bring my plate and silverware." Azula commented lazily while clapping her hands with her words jarring the eager girl into action.
"As you command Azula-sama! Your royal servant is here to serve you!" Elle chirped before scurrying past her sighing big sister while grasping her mistress's plate.
"If Azula makes you happy Elle…then I am happy for you. Though one can only hope that she finds more dignified tasks for you…other than…being a human footrest." Mai commented while watching the petite girl set down a plate before the princess.
The princess now silently glared over in her direction once more while Ty Lee continued to set the many platters upon the table.
"It was light play…nothing more. The girl even admitted that she likes my feet." Azula stated with a smug smirk while her words caused both of her friends to cringe in unison.
The two noblewomen once more gazed at the blushing girl all the while pondering why she would ever say that to a woman like Azula.
"But Azula…she's got such a cute face. How…could you ever step on her sweet face…someone this cute shouldn't be used for such a degrading task." Ty Lee scolded with a frown while pinching Elle's cheek as she strode past the blushing girl.
"Azula-sama says that the other handmaids don't service her feet properly. So…I volunteered to do it every day for her." Elle piped with glee just before setting silverware before Azula who gazed at her with a wolfish grin on her lovely lips.
Even Ty Lee visibly blanched while peering at the young girl's innocent face before sighing loudly deciding not to comment on the matter any further.
"She likes assertive girls Ty Lee. I am assertive. What more is there to understand? It was all in good fun. We even bathed together afterward…" Azula trailed off with a gratified smile while turning to Elle standing faithfully beside her.
"Well…that's great Azula. It looks like all of the platters are set up…and everyone has a plate!" Ty Lee commented with her hands on her hips smiling all the while.
"Sit Elle. Beside me…" Azula ordered while pointing her finger at a chair placed beside her throne.
"Yes Azula-sama. H-have I pleased you today?" Elle asked shyly before sitting down beside her princess with the older woman eying her fondly.
"I confess that you have. You have been such a good girl." Azula cooed before reaching out to pat Elle's head with a controlling palm.
"I-I have? But…I-I was tardy." Elle stammered with a timid smile while she sank into her seat enjoying the soft domination that Azula exerted with ease.
"That's not your fault…and you can rest assured…that I will have a word with General Bujing." Azula stated with an edge to her voice while reaching across the table to raise the lid off the main course.
The two noblewomen blinked in amazement to find themselves gazing at a strictly vegetarian dish.
A simply delectable vegetable stir fry complete with a broth and white rice.
There was also a course of fire noodles, and many other food items that it seemed that Azula wanted Elle to try.
And finally, Azula's personal favorite treat, mochi.
"You didn't have to order the entire meal vegetarian Azula-sama!" Elle exclaimed with awe in her innocent eyes while peering about the table in excitement.
"Consider it a reward for being so faithful. I doubt Mai and Ty Lee will mind." Azula remarked while gazing at Mai's apathetic face and then Ty Lee's usual cheerful visage.
"It's totally super Azula! She deserves it." Ty Lee replied while nodding as she reached across the table to serve herself.
"I don't mind…and I hardly have a right to complain since I only ended up here by chance. I am just surprised…it isn't like Azula to consider anyone but herself." Mai answered while also reaching to scoop food onto her plate.
Elle was a nice girl, liked by all three of them in some manner.
Even Azula.
In a strange way she was quickly becoming the young girl of their group that they all wanted to protect.
"A-arigatou gozaimasu Azula-sama…" Elle trailed off sweetly just as she leaned over to embrace the woman's toned bicep.
"You…are welcome. But there will be no hugging while I eat my meal. I don't need you pushing on my stomach while I am eating!" Azula exclaimed while gazing at the pouting girl slinking back into her own seat.
"Yes Princess." Elle whined with a noticeable sigh while she began to scoop smaller portions than the older girls.
"So Azula…" Mai began with a slight smirk that had the woman in question gazing up at her already annoyed.
"What?" Azula answered while scooping food onto her plate with her eyes narrowing in a warning manner.
"No-no zone…" Mai stated with a victorious countenance that had the princess glaring at her with a twinge of redness on her cheeks.
All the while Ty Lee giggled despite her own blush while Elle continued to gaze around in a lovably puzzled manner.
"Shut up…Mai." Azula growled before peering at her timid pet with a sigh.
There was no way that she could let her new girlfriend remain this…ignorant.
Even if it was adorable.
"So, you and Azula bathed together?" Ty Lee questioned with her giggles dying down while the young girl peered down at her plate still blushing.
"W-we did. It was a bit overwhelming at first…b-but after I pleaded for mercy, she w-went easy on me." Elle replied with a stammer while Azula smiled in a prideful manner.
"Mercy Azula? Why do I get the feeling that I don't want to hear this?" Mai inquired with a sigh while sitting back with a full plate.
"Oh, I simply forgot that she was kneeling on the floor…and I accidently brushed my ass against her little face. You should have seen her adorable face…quivering and begging me to show her leniency. But at heart I am a merciful woman…so I made certain that it didn't happen again." Azula announced casually over the dinner table with her words stunning her two-childhood friends into a blushing silence.
The two noblewomen gazed back at their unabashed leader before turning to their young companion's reddened face.
"A-Azula! Please wait until she's older before you start s-shoving your ass in her face!" Ty Lee cried out while Azula just smiled with a wine goblet in hand.
"It was an accident, Ty Lee." Azula insisted with feigned innocence that had all but the young blonde rolling their eyes.
"I am sure it was. Well congratulations Elle. You had both Azula's feet and ass in your face all in one day." Mai declared in her usual tone while Elle turned even redder upon hearing her words.
"I-I had a good day. I-I really did! Azula-sama held me in the bath. She let me nap with my face in her bosom." Elle chirped with the two women staring back in even further shock.
"Hm. So, I did." Azula agreed while stirring her meal with a pleased demeanor about her.
It was just stunning the two how Azula was already getting naked with Elle, even if they weren't having sex.
"I spoke too soon. You had her breasts in your face as well. Well…at least you got something out of it. Likely more pleasurable to have a woman's boobs in your face…than her feet." Mai commented factually while Ty Lee began to choke on her drink.
"M-Mai!" Ty Lee protested while her friend calmly began to eat her meal.
"I got the most precious thing of all! I got to snuggle with Azula-sama!" Elle shouted while puffing up her chest in a childish show of pride that had the three noblewomen gazing at her humorously.
All of that talk about Azula seemingly testing the waters with the girl sexually and the young girl only wanted to cuddle.
"Keep your voice down girl! You can't just shout that to the world!" Azula snapped with her icy eyes glaring about clearly worried about her reputation.
"So…tell us Elle. What makes for comfier pillows. Azula's thighs…or her breasts?" Mai teased with her words earning her a glare from the woman in question.
"Both! Her thighs are so well formed I could just sleep there all day! And her bosom is very warm and soft as well!" Elle explained with a pure hearted voice while Ty Lee coughed on her drink.
"W-wow Azula. I didn't know you were that comfy." Ty Lee stated while eying her stoic friend now staring back at her icily.
"Azula-sama?" Elle pondered sweetly while Azula turned to her with surprisingly patient eyes.
"Yes?" Azula answered while swallowing a mouthful all the while surveying her lovely handmaid with possessive eyes.
"Are we officially adding lapnaps to our morning schedule?" Elle with a sunny smile while the princess now glared at her through the corner of her annoyed eye.
All the while she listened to Ty Lee's oohs and awws, and Mai's snort of amusement.
"No. We are not. But we are adding a two-hour foot worship session every day. At one, on the dot. Be certain that you record it." Azula commanded while swallowing her food with her words causing the poor girl's shoulders to slump.
And both of her friend's amusement died down.
While Mai and Ty Lee now gazed at Azula rather taken aback by how selfish she could be.
Even to a girl she professed to like.
"But…you said that I am your girl." Elle protested meekly while Azula still gazed at her with cold eyes."I did. And you are. You belong to me. I own you now." Azula stated as she opened her mouth to chew on another bite with regality.
"E-even if we share separate beds…surely, we will hug sometime…maybe an hour every morning…" Elle trailed off while the princess sighed under her breath.
"This morning it was five hours. Not one." Azula reminded sternly while the young girl turned red while she sulked in her seat.
"Aww…if Azula's too much of an icebox I'll snuggle with you every day little sister." Ty Lee announced with a warm smile that had Azula staring at her from the corner of her eye in faint jealousy.
Just as she expected it would…
"Really! Lapnaps with my oneesan!" Elle cried out while Ty Lee smiled despite the girl's fondness for sleeping in a woman's lap.
"If you want…sure! But you don't have to kneel on the floor. We'll go snuggle in my bed." Ty Lee explained while turning to the princess's now irate face.
"Absolutely not. I forbid it. You are not permitted to put your face in another woman's lap. You will use my lap only. And only…when I give you permission." Azula declared in a voice of authority while gazing at Elle's now jubilant face.
"You speak as if Ty Lee was going to do something obscene to her." Mai scoffed while swallowing a sip of wine.
"So, we are keeping lapnaps! Every morning at eight on the dot!" Elle cheered while the princess eyed her once more.
"No. Not every day…only when I…" Azula sighed while observing the girl withdraw her silly little diary.
"Lapnap…with Azula-sama from eight…to nine." Elle commented with an adorable smile while the three highborn women stared at her comically once more.
"What a clingy little tiger monkey you are." Azula snorted snidely before returning to her meal.
"I suppose so!" Elle cried out while taking a bite of her food smiling brightly as she did so.
"Tell me Elle…why are you vegetarian? I don't believe that I have asked yet." Azula pondered with a thoughtful countenance while peering at her young admirer's happy face.
"Oh, that's because I can't stand the thought of anything dying for me." Elle responded with her smile wavering just a bit while Azula rolled her amber golden eyes at her.
Her innocent answer caused Ty Lee to glance up from her plate before turning to Mai's sighing face.
It was as if the two silently agreed that they would have to watch out for her.
"Well coming from a little pacifist that doesn't surprise me. What would you do…if I were to order you to abandon your…diet?" Azula inquired with a contemplative smirk while turning to Elle's now worried expression.
"Azula, you can't just make changes to someone's personality. You either like them for who they are…or you don't. It's…that simple." Mai spoke while gazing at the princess with a pointed stare.
"She is how she is Azula. And I like her just the way she is." Ty Lee stated with a smile while gazing at Elle looking so shy over all of the attention.
"I would just disregard the order. I absolutely will not eat meat. Not even for my princess." Elle declared in a proud manner with her words incurring three taken aback looks for her answer.
It had stunned even Azula that the girl had actually stated that there was an order she would ignore.
"Disobedience? Silly girl. I am in control of everything that goes onto your plate. With but one word you won't be able to find a vegetarian bite in the entire palace." Azula remarked with merciless delight lining her now cold voice.
The statement now had both noblewomen gazing at Azula in disapproval.
"I would just go on a hunger strike." Elle boasted with her chest puffing out while Azula's controlling smile widened in amusement.
"Azula!" Ty Lee scolded with a frown all the while shaking her head.
"A hunger strike? Is that a challenge to my authority?" Azula purred with her palms now folded on the table before her.
"No Azula-sama. It is just the truth. I would rather starve than eat meat." Elle insisted a resolute nod while the princess still eyed her with predatory eyes seeming to take it as a challenge.
"After ten days of hunger pains. I am quite certain that I could change your little mind…" Azula trailed off with a taunting smile while the other two women glanced at her warily.
"Azula! Why do you have to keep going from nice to mean with Elle?" Ty Lee protested with a concerned shake of her head.
"Oh no. Not only do I know that my princess would never do that to me. I also know that before I start to starve my oneesans will feed me." Elle declared with a jubilant smile that had Azula now staring at her two-childhood friends with imposing amber golden eyes.
What irked Azula the most was that all three of them knew that Elle had her beat in that regard.
"Yep! I would just steal you for a few weeks until Azula decides to stop being a meanie. You can be my snuggle servant…your only job will be snuggling with me for days on end!" Ty Lee announced with a cheerful grin that had their young companion gazing over at her with her eyes almost sparkling in excitement.
"No. You will not." Azula retorted with a frown while Mai gazed humorously at Elle's overjoyed face.
"I want to be your snuggle servant oneesan! It sounds fun." Elle chirped in a return to her chipper voice while staring at Ty Lee in rising admiration.
"Aww! Hear that Azula? She wants to be my snuggle servant." Ty Lee commented with a bright smile while leaning over to pat her little sister's hand.
"How touching Ty Lee…but she isn't for rent. Humor me Elle. Let's say I would never do that to you. I am curious…how would you survive if you were trapped on a deserted island?" Azula pondered with her fingers resting beneath her chin all the while surveying her handmaid in amusement.
"I really doubt that the girl is going to be trapped on any isolated islands anytime soon…unless you drop her off yourself." Mai stated while gazing at Azula with a monotone stare.
"Hm…I would look for berries!" Elle answered naively while Azula now gazed at her with her nose scrunching up comically.
"That's it? You would just hope that you find an adequate number of berries to survive day by day?" Azula scoffed in a deadpan voice while peering at her pet with a chiding stare.
Once more…the girl was just too naïve.
"I suppose so. I would never want any living creature to die just for my sake. I am just one girl. There are millions, upon millions of humans out there. There's nothing special about me that makes my life worth more than a rabbit or a butterfly soaring in the breeze. So, I just try to live as peacefully as I can…and hope for the best." Elle explained in a relaxed voice that took all three women aback.
Even Ty Lee.
There were just astonished by how little worth Elle placed on her own life.
It was also shockingly mature to hear this from a thirteen-year-old girl.
And yet…sad at the same time.
All three were now staring at Elle with varying arrays of emotion in their gazes with Azula's being complete bewilderment.
That was one of the most intriguing aspects about Elle that continued to draw her in.
The girl was an enigma to her.
She just didn't understand Elle…and it annoyed her to admit that.
"You just trot along and hope for the best?" Azula snorted with her wine cup in hand while staring at her little admirer with a twinge of frustration in her gaze.
"That's right. I am a simple soul Azula-sama. I don't need much…and I just want to be happy. I just go with the flow! I try not to worry about what may or may not come. What will flow will flow!" Elle responded with a carefree shrug while the three women gazed at her as if she had just spouted a third arm.
"What will flow will flow? You are a strange kid." Mai remarked with her tawny eyes agape in bafflement.
"Maybe so. But I am content. Whether I die old or young…that doesn't matter to me. As long as I was happy…that's all that matters. It's just the way it goes. No sense in worrying about what may come." Elle spoke before taking a bite of her meal with a content countenance.
Azula sat staring back at Elle with her brows furrowing in disbelief over what she was hearing.
And try as she might she couldn't help but feel a sliver of concern.
Her lips pursed into a scowl all the while glaring at the young girl's lighthearted face.
'Curse this peasant…for making me feel such weakness.' Azula thought bitterly all the while snorting in contempt.
"Hm. How lucky for you that I am here to make your decisions for you. It's clearly for your own good." Azula stated with her stern gaze suppressing the faintest slivers of concern that she felt for her young companion.
Up until now Ty Lee and Mai wouldn't have agreed to Azula saying such a thing.
But now they couldn't help but wonder if Azula was right.
"I do not protest your governance Azula-sama…in truth I find it to my liking. I just look at life differently than most people. I try not to carry a grudge…I am weightless! If all ended in an instant…I would have no regrets." Elle answered after swallowing her bite with a gentle smile that had even Azula staring at her agape in shock.
All three of the women exchanged a glance with Ty Lee's being the most emotional of them all.
Those were strange words to hear from a thirteen-year-old girl.
Words that roused a sense of concern in all of them.
Even if they didn't show it.
"Elle…you are young. You shouldn't be talking about dying so casually. Please don't do that. It…worries me." Ty Lee spoke softly with a trace of sadness in her usually cheerful eyes while peering at Elle's speedily fading smile.
"I-I am sorry oneesan. I…am not trying to worry you! I am happy here! That's all that I am trying to say. Please don't be sad." Elle cried out while staring at her big sister's frowning countenance.
"Just…please don't talk like that. We'd miss you if you left us." Ty Lee assured while wiping at her eye trying not to shed a tear.
"Y-you would?" Elle stammered with her rising smile causing all of them to gaze at her oddly.
"Of course, we would! Isn't that right Azula?" Ty Lee urged with a pleading look in her eyes while she turned to the princess's callous face all the while rolling her eyes over her concern.
"The girl's not dying Ty Lee. Cease the waterworks." Azula grumbled before she turned to glare at Elle's innocent face.
"It's nice to have a new face around. I can see that we'll have to be keeping a close watch on you." Mai agreed while Elle turned to her smiling even wider than before.
"A-arigatou gozaimasu oneesan." Elle muttered before jumping up in a startled manner when the princess loudly snapped her fingers in her face.
"Eat your food Tiger Monkey! It's growing cold. Let it flow into your mouth! I don't need you starving on me." Azula barked with her imposing stare causing Elle to gulp meekly before saluting her much to her delight.
"Y-yes Azula-sama!" Elle exclaimed as she began picking at her food like a tiny bird.
"Good. It would be a shame to lose you. You give such a splendid foot massage." Azula remarked with her two-childhood friend's now staring at her in disapproval.
"Azula!" Ty Lee scolded while folding her arms over her bust all the while huffing angrily over how insensitive her friend was.
"I-I would be saddened if I lost you too Azula-sama. You bring such joy into the world. I-it wouldn't be the same without you…" Elle trailed off with her amber eyes peering at her mistress while the woman's lips curved into a refined smile.
"Yeah. I am just going to say that I disagree with you kid." Mai sighed with the princess swallowing a sip of wine clearly pleased by the girl's worshipful nature.
"Yeah! Azula…makes the world a pink place." Ty Lee stated while smiling at Elle with a warm countenance.
"I know I do. But you don't have to worry your little heart about ever being without me. It's too late for you to run away now. I am going to dictate your every action…right down to what you eat…for as long as you live." Azula announced in a glacial voice while narrowing her eyes at her pet's reddening little face.
The two noblewomen visibly shuddered after hearing that terrifying statement.
Anyone else would be in tears after hearing that.
But Elle…
"Please do! I find your rule quite soothing Azula-sama!" Elle cheered just before laughing happily while Azula now gazed at her with her lips adorning a pleased smirk.
"Y-you really should stop encouraging Azula to tell you what to do Elle." Ty Lee blurted out nervously while watched as the princess leaned over the side of her throne.
"Well…when you beg so sweetly how can I ever say no? Very well Elle. You no longer have a will of your own. That too…belongs to me now." Azula informed with a domineering smile that had the other women shivering.
"Yay! You're the best friend that I could ever ask for Princess!" Elle yelled out with a grin while her big sister's gazed at her comically.
"Mhm. And you are the best pet I could ask for." Azula purred before reaching out to pat Elle's head with the young girl blushing beneath her palm.
"I can't still believe you enjoy Azula dictating your life. But…whatever." Mai snorted in a dismissive voice while concealing her inner concerns.
"O-oh Azula-sama. I-I am so glad that you think so." Elle stuttered while swooning with a dreamy look in her young eyes all while the woman petted her head.
"You are fortunate that it is so. You would clearly starve without me. There is no woman or man out there that can provide such a prime selection of foods as me. This is just even further proof that I am the optimal dating candidate." Azula boasted with an arrogant smile before removing her palm from her young admirer's blonde hair.
"Sure. Whatever you say Azula." Ty Lee coughed while shaking her head in amusement over her conceited friends' absurd idea of dating.
"What other princess can offer what I offer Ty Lee? If she exists simply give me her name and I will slaughter her before our young companion's own eyes! Never for her nation to ever rise above their shame and ruination!" Azula called out with a violent grin now adorning her crimson lips while blue flames sparked to life above her.
The two noblewomen gazed at her awkwardly in a tense silence over the princess's megalomania.
Then the sound of joyful clapping filled the air.
As they turned their gazes to Elle cheerfully stroking the princess's gargantuan ego.
"You go Azula-sama! I don't know who this princess is but she can't defeat my princess charming! Her Highness's victory is imminent!" Elle cheered with gusto while Azula glanced at her from the corner of her eye in clear approval.
"Elle…this princess doesn't exist. There is no victory for Azula to win." Mai informed in a deadpan manner while shook her head over the young girl's continued clapping.
She supposed that she could see why Azula liked Elle so much.
The girl's love for Azula was seemingly limitless.
"Hm. My little admirer speaks wisely." Azula spoke with a wolfish grin while only to grunt when a blonde blur leaped into her lap.
Azula now peered down at Elle now happily hanging onto her neck while peering up at her callous face with a sweet smile.
All the while Mai and Ty Lee snickered at her glaring face while making very little effort to stifle their laughter.
"My princess is the greatest there is. And that's all there is to it." Elle sighed with a blissful smile before snuggling into the irate woman's chest.
"Your enthusiasm pleases me Elle. Now go back to your own chair!" Azula snapped while glaring down at Elle's beaming face with narrowed amber golden eyes.
"B-but Azula-sama…I want to sit in your lap." Elle whined only to pout like a sulking puppy when the princess raised her into the air by the back of her shirt.
"Azula! Don't hold Elle like a rag doll!" Ty Lee protested while she gazed on amusedly at the sight of Azula holding Elle above her throne while the girl pouted adorably.
"Not while I am eating." Azula snorted while peering up at the petite blonde's pitiful attempt at puppy dog eyes.
"I-I just wanted to snuggle." Elle mumbled lamely before being dropped onto her backside in her chair.
It did not escape the notice of the others that Azula did not drop Elle carelessly, she had set the girl down with a margin of care for her fragile nature.
"Too bad. Now eat your food…and stay in your seat!" Azula bellowed out dominantly while staring at Elle with narrowing amber golden eyes when the girl moved to hop over again.
"Aww…that's so cute Azula." Ty Lee gushed while observing Elle sulking with a lovable pout on her cheeks.
"W- wakarimashita Azula-sama." Elle stammered while slumping in her seat with her hand now grasping at her utensils once more.
"Quit your pouting Tiger Monkey." Azula scoffed while rolling her elegant eyes over her pet's childish behavior.
"Y-yes Mistress." Elle agreed without delay while Azula peered at her with her frown quickly transforming into a smile once more.
"Just do as I say Elle. Be a good girl and I will indulge your silly desires." Azula commented with a refined smirk while scooping up another mouthful.
"So, Elle…earlier I heard Azula state that she moved you into another chamber?" Ty Lee pondered in a strategic effort to change the subject.
"Mhm! I have a bigger room now!" Elle chimed while peering at her mistress eating in an ever-graceful manner.
"Azula moved you into a larger room?" Mai asked with curiosity in her voice all the while Elle rapidly nodded her head exuberantly.
"I did." Azula stated casually while gulping down her bite with her callous eyes all the while peering at her joyful pet.
"Azula-sama removed my cot and put in a really nice bed! I have a desk now with a chair! Now I can write poetry for Her highness at my desk!" Elle cried out with jubilance while Azula's lips curled into a pleased smile.
Not only were the two noblewomen rather taken aback by the princess's strange act of generosity.
They couldn't help but be amused over how even now Elle only thought of how the new arrangement would benefit Azula.
They had no doubt that played a factor in Azula's strange habit of pampering Elle.
"I suppose you could. Perhaps you can also find a non-Azula related hobby." Mai commented while her leader eyed her in a spoiled sense of disapproval.
"And now I have a lounge chair! And a huge closet full of nice clothes! A-and even an art station! There is even a painting stand! Now I can paint Azula-sama from the comfort of a chair!" Elle squealed while her two big sisters shook their heads in a fond manner.
"Or not." Mai concluded dryly with a sigh while Ty Lee smiled cheerfully.
"Aww, that was really nice of Azula." Ty Lee cooed while gazing between Elle's radiant little face and Azula's slight scowl.
"I am simply humoring her in order to continue to receive the highest quality of service." Azula spoke in an offhand manner while waving her hand before her face.
Neither Mai nor Ty Lee believed the princess's obvious lie.
"I-I'll have my first two Azula-sama paintings finished even faster now that I have an art station." Elle admitted bashfully while peering over at Azula with a blush on her cheeks.
The joyful announcement incurred several more oohs and awws from Ty Lee and a slightly inquisitive glanced from her other big sister.
And Azula's red lips curled into a gratified smile as she drank a sip of her wine.
"When they are finished…I demand that you show me my paintings." Azula purred in a hubristic voice while resting her chin in the palm of her hand.
"Yes Princess!" Elle agreed in a cheerful manner that earned her an approving glance from her mistress.
"You're going to hang them up…where we can see them…aren't you?" Mai inquired while the princess gazed ahead with her usual entitled smirk.
"Elle, tell your big sisters about my decorating plans." Azula commanded in a supremely haughty voice while Elle turned to face her sisters with an enthusiastic grin.
"Azula-sama told me that when she becomes Fire Lord, I must line the entire palace with artwork in Her Highness's royal likeness!" Elle announced in a lively voice while both noblewomen gazed at her in renewed pity before turning to the princess's pleased smile.
"T-the entire palace Azula? Do you have any idea how much work she must be putting into each painting? Elle just might work herself to death!" Ty Lee protested with disbelief in her sisterly voice that had Azula rolling her eyes.
"I never said that I would make her do it all in one day. Far and wide I will ensure that she is known as the painter of the flawless Fire Lord Azula. No doubt she will sell a great many prints." Azula remarked in a content voice before pushing her empty plate aside.
"It seems a waste of her talent to only paint your face a hundred times over." Mai sighed with a shake of her head while gazing at the sunny faced girl.
"We'll just have to agree to disagree. I can think of no finer subject." Azula replied with an arrogant smile while turning to nod over in her little admirer's direction.
"Azula-sama?" Elle began once more while the princess eyed her with a trace of noticeable fondness still smiling.
"What is going through that little mind of yours?" Azula pondered with a less sadistic smirk than her usual.
"W-will you make sure that old man doesn't try to twist my arm again?" Elle requested in a timid voice while Azula peered at her with her smiling now fading fast.
The two noblewomen winced in unison while exchanging a knowing glance with one another.
Though they had no pity for the old general, they knew that he was bound to regret impeding Azula's dinner.
"I will. Show me your wrist." Azula ordered with her lips pursed into a frown while Elle leaned over sliding down the sleeve of her shirt.
It was barely noticeable, but there was a faint, very faint mark on the girl's skin from where Bujing had seized her arm.
"He…bruised her." Ty Lee growled out in a protective voice while Mai also frowned in mutual disapproval.
"This will be corrected. You can be assured of that. First thing tomorrow morning…I will give you a seal to where on your arm. After that…I doubt very much that you'll ever be harassed again." Azula informed with her eyes forming a terrifying stare before releasing her handmaid's arm.
"A-arigatou gozaimasu Azula-sama…" Elle murmured meekly while smiling up at the princess's stern countenance.
"You belong to me. Only I may berate you." Azula stated in a domineering voice that had young Elle blushing once more.
"How romantic." Mai scoffed in a monotone while shoving her plate aside.
"O-oh Azula-sama, you're the best there is. I-I just know you'll defeat this other princess." Elle gushed while swooning with a hand on her cheek with her two big sister's gazing on in humor.
"That's right my little admirer. I'll crush her underfoot." Azula boasted with a visible swell of pride while gazing at the young girl with a violent grin.
"Can I ask you another question Mistress?" Elle pondered with a shy smile while the princess still peered at her smiling in a graceful manner.
"Of course, I have boundless brilliance to share with your developing mind." Azula responded in a voice of ever rising arrogance that had Mai groaning in annoyance.
"H-how do I determine the value of the coin that you gave me?" Elle asked bashfully while peering at her feet clearly afraid that she would be viewed as an idiot.
"Finally paid her huh?" Mai questioned in her usual tone while the princess rolled her eyes in response.
"I was always going to pay her. Now…you wish for me to educate you on Fire Nation currency…is that correct?" Azula purred with her fingers brushing her bangs from her eyes all while staring over in Elle's direction.
"T-that's so Azula-sama. I don't know how to spend it." Elle admitted with an adorable stutter all while finding herself captivated by the woman's natural charms.
"That simply will not do. Will it? Hm. I shall school your little mind on the subject during tomorrow mornings breakfast. How does that sound?" Azula remarked with her amber golden eyes peering over at Elle's innocent face with a hunger for dominance emanating from deep within.
"It sounds wonderful Azula-sama!" Elle cheered with warm laughter that had all three women gazing at her fondly when she reached out to grasp the woman's hand.
"Aww…she's so pink Azula." Ty Lee cooed with a giggle while Azula glanced at the girl holding her hand sighing all the while.
"Yes Ty Lee. Elle is…very pink." Azula stated while reclining in her throne with her pet leaning over to hug her bicep.
"Has there been any word on the Avatar?" Mai questioned in a bored voice while Azula's smile returned to that of her usual cold nature.
"I am glad you asked Mai. As of matter of fact there has. We will be leaving in two days on a mission." Azula announced with a callous smirk while the two noblewomen gazed back in surprise.
All while Elle now peered at Azula with her innocent eyes on the verge of panic.
"D-do I get to come Azula-sama?" Elle requested as she tugged on the princess's sleeve while the princess gazed down at her with a sophisticated smile.
"Of course, you're coming with me, silly girl. I can't leave you here to make your own decisions…now, can I?" Azula declared with a charming curve of her lips while staring down at the now overjoyed girl with amused amber golden eyes.
The two noblewomen could only stare on comically when their adopted sister's cheerful shout rang into the air.
"This is joyous news! I get to travel with Azula-sama!" Elle squealed in delight just before leaping over the arm of the throne and plopping right into the now grunting woman's lap.
Ty Lee giggled once more while watching the princess attempt to intimidate their young companion into vacating her lap.
"Go back to your chair peasant. Or I will punish you." Azula spoke while pointing a finger in Elle's beaming face when the girl began to hug her belly.
"But Azula-sama…I am your pet am I not?" Elle pondered with her face pressing into the princess's upper belly while the woman's brows furrowed in slight curiosity.
"Yes, you are my pet. But you still have your own chair." Azula growled just as she snapped her fingers in the petite girl's cheerful face.
"Azula…please… stop turning Elle into a pet." Ty Lee sighed yet still she smiled over Elle's adorable personality.
"But pets sit in their mistress's lap. So that means that this is my spot." Elle retorted with a sunny smile while Azula rolled her lovely eyes in returning amusement.
"Only if the mistress deems it so. I do not recall ever stating that you were a lap pet." Azula snorted before lazily reclining with Elle propped up upon her belly.
"B-but Azula-sama! If I am your girlfriend and your pet…then that means I belong in your lap." Elle insisted while sighing happily with her head resting against the princess's belly.
"Elle…girlfriend and pet are not usually one and the same…" Mai stated in deadpan yet even so it did not deter the chipper teenager.
"In our case they are one and the same. Very well Elle. I will permit this for thirty minutes. Then you must go to bed." Azula announced in a near maternal manner while gazing down at her pet with her face resting against her fist.
"O-only thirty minutes of snuggle time?" Elle protested comically while Azula's eyes now narrowed into a truly terrifying stare.
"Would you prefer no…snuggle time?" Azula asked in a tyrannical voice all the while delighting in how Elle's shoulders slumped in defeat.
"N-no Azula-sama…" Elle stuttered pitifully like a sullen puppy while the princess once more rolled her eyes.
"You are a whiny little tiger monkey…" Azula sighed before lowering her palm into the pouty girl's hair just as she began to pet her soft blonde tresses.
"I am Princess Azula's tiger monkey!" Elle cheered in a childishly prideful voice all the while blushing as she pushed her head into the princess's bosom.
The other two women gazed on in humor while watching Azula peer down at Elle with an amused smirk about her sophisticated lips.
"Mhm. I suppose you are." Azula agreed lazily with her hand patting Elle's soft head in a possessive manner.
Over the next thirty minutes Elle continued to snuggle up in the princess's lap all the while slowly but surely beginning to yawn.
Such actions incurred glares from Azula and more oohs and awws from Ty Lee.
Until finally the allotted thirty minutes had expired and the yawning girl was forcibly evicted from her mistress's lap.
"Go to bed now Elle. I will see you…tomorrow morning at seven." Azula ordered with her palms resting in her lap while she back at the exhausted girl with stern amber golden eyes.
"Yes…Azula-sama…" Elle trailed off in mid-yawn yet even so bent over in a courteous bow that earned her a stare of approval from the seated woman.
"Such a reverent girl…" Azula trailed off before leaning forward to pat Elle's head while the girl remained bent over at the waist with her hands at her sides.
Elle simply smiled warmly with the hand petting her head before releasing a few sleepy laughs all the while savoring the princess's attentions.
"I can't believe General Bujing called Elle's behavior improper and erroneous. What an ass." Ty Lee snorted with her arms folded under her breasts.
The statement caused the princess's eyes narrowing in a strange combination of anger and amusement.
"This one? Improper?" Azula scoffed with her controlling eyes peering down at her handmaid's timid little face.
"I-I'm not improper am I Azula-sama?" Elle mumbled with her eyes peering down at the princess's boots while the elegant woman sat with her legs crossed in a regal manner.
"No, most certainly not. I approve of you." Azula cooed in a curiously subdued voice while glancing down at Elle being compressed beneath her palm.
"Good. I want to be your good girl…always." Elle answered with a sweet smile just when her head was patted once more.
"Go to your chambers now servant…" Azula trailed off with her palm withdrawing while she surveyed her pet with a flicker of fondness in her callous eyes.
"Oyasumi nasai Azula-sama!" Elle exclaimed with a gentle voice while she bowed once more all while Azula stared down at her clearly pleased by her obedience.
Both noblewomen found the scene to be strangely touching, even Mai herself.
Their new companion was a real sweetheart, of that they had no doubt.
"Oyasumi nasai…to you too Elle." Azula spoke with a stern nod only for Elle to leap into her lap once more while she sighed deciding to allow the hug.
"T-thank you Azula-sama…for the new chamber." Elle murmured graciously while the princess glanced down at her before patting her head.
"Consider it a reward for being a good girl. Now…run along now…before you pass out in my lap." Azula commanded before pushing the young girl out of her lap just as Elle stood up with a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Yes Princess!" Elle responded with cheer as she bowed to Azula yet again before elegantly arising from her bow.
Azula never failed to take note of Elle's exceedingly courteous disposition, one of the girl's traits that she deeply favored.
Then she tilted her head curiously when her handmaid turned to scurry over to the smiling Ty Lee before she hugged the woman around her waist.
"Aww! Goodnight to you too little sister!" Ty Lee gushed with a kind smile while patting Elle's head.
"Oyasumi nasai…oneesan." Elle replied with a bashful smile while the woman mussed her hair.
"You go get your sleep now." Ty Lee stated softly before patting the girl's head once more while Elle stood up before adorably dashing over to Mai's seat.
The gloomy woman sighed when she turned to greet the girl approaching her with a twinge of fondness in her tawny eyes.
"You know…I am not really much for…" Mai trailed off in a deadpan voice just as Elle latched around her belly.
"Too bad. If I have to endure it so do you." Azula commented smugly while sipping her wine as she silently enjoyed watching Mai tense up.
"Oyasumi nasai oneesan!" Elle cried out cheerfully while Mai gazed down at her with softening eyes.
"Yeah. Same to you Elle." Mai spoke before gingerly patting the girl's grinning head.
And just like that the small blonde stood up almost turning to walk out of the room.
But she halted to peer back at the princess's stoic face all the while chewing her lip.
Then Elle speedily scurried back towards Azula's throne with the other two women smirking in entertainment.
The princess's wry expression was priceless while she watched Elle scamper back over with aggravation finally beginning to show in her hardened eyes.
"Servant…you already said goodnight to me." Azula sighed only for Elle to halt before her throne with her needy little eyes peering down at her boots.
"B-but Azula-sama…I love you so much that I wanted to do it all over again…" Elle whined while kicking at an imaginary pebble with her cheeks heating up under the princess's scrunched up stare.
Ty Lee could be heard giggling in the background while the princess sat peering down at the young girl's bashful face.
"Really? How fortunate for me." Azula remarked dryly just when Elle embraced her around the neck with even more emotion than before.
"Azula…that is so cute! She's a total snugglebug." Ty Lee cooed only for the woman in question to glare at her from the corner of her eye with the small blonde latched around her neck.
"O-oyasumi n-nasai…" Elle stammered in a voice of endless affection with Azula glancing down at her while she patted her on the back.
"Goodnight to you too…once again. Now no more hugging!" Azula stated strictly before pushing the pouting blonde back to her feet.
"J-just one more?" Elle murmured with puppy dog eyes while the princess stared down at her with imposing amber golden eyes.
"We've hugged enough for one day. Now go to bed girl!" Azula barked with narrowed countenance now making Elle gulp under her glare much to her satisfaction.
"Y-yes Azula-sama…um…I hope you sleep well…" Elle trailed off with a shy smile while scratching her cheek nervously.
"You as well servant…now get going! Or I will punish you!" Azula exclaimed before pointing a domineering finger in the blushing girl's face.
"Wakarimashita!" Elle chirped before she performed a final bow while she peered up at her mistress's sighing face.
"Yes Elle… wakarimashita." Azula spoke with forced patience before watching Elle smile up at her and then turning to sprint away.
All three women observed Elle dashing to the door and vanishing for the briefest of instances.
Only for two of three women to stare on comically when the young girl peaked back in to peer at the princess's now exasperated face.
"Go." Azula snapped with her irate eyes staring at the naïve girl's smiling face all the while listening to Ty Lee's hearty laughter.
"Oyasumi nasai minasan!" Elle yelled out while waving happily at all three with Ty Lee being the only one to cheerily wave back at her.
"You too baby sister! Maybe I'll pay you a snuggle visit one of these nights!" Ty Lee shouted with a joyful giggle while Azula glared at her from the corner of her eye.
"Go to sleep girl or I will put you to work all night long scrubbing the floors of the palace halls." Azula announced with a scarily callous stare now being aimed at the carefree young girl who was now making a hasty retreat.
"I love you Azula-sama!" Elle called out from down the hallway with the princess's lips now curving upwards ever so slightly over the adorable declaration.
"Is she actually gone now?" Mai asked while gazing at the open door with amused tawny eyes.
"It would seem so. Though I was beginning to wonder if that girl would ever finish saying goodnight." Azula snorted while reclining with her face now resting in the palm of her left hand.
"But she's so cute Azula!" Ty Lee squealed while gazing at the princess who simply rolled her eyes in response.
Though Azula did not say it aloud.
She did not disagree with her friend.
Elle was most certainly a lovely little thing.
And she was hers and hers alone.