The Princess and the Peasant - (An Azula Epic)

by grither55

Princess Azula believes that she was born with a divine right to rule, and she rules through fear alone. Until, a commoner girl enters her life by giving her a fire lily. Through this act, Azula finds herself undertaking a life-changing journey with her new companion to ascend the throne, save the world from an otherworldly threat, and find her humanity. Femslash.

20. Games and Self Defense

Another chapter that's a bit longer than the others!

Games and Self Defense – Chapter Twenty

Azula pushed her now empty plate away with a content countenance while she wiped her lips with a cloth.

Once more Elle sat beside her.

The girl was glancing up at her with her usual sunny smile after having barely eaten half of her meal.

The two noblewomen sat at the table just having finished eating each of their own snack of choice.

"Is there anything else we have to do to prepare for our mission?" Ty Lee inquired curiously while she fiddled with her braided hair.

"No. I already have all of the preparations taken care of. But all the same Ty Lee. I am very glad you asked. I have another lesson on the schedule for this tiger monkey." Azula commented with a sigh while her two friends listened in amusement.

"What are you going to teach me now Azula-sama? I very much enjoyed my currency lesson this morning!" Elle chirped just as she locked eyes with the smiling Ty Lee while Azula rolled her eyes ever so slightly.

"Yes well, you will be receiving a second lesson on that particular matter. But we'll leave that for another day. For the remainder of today…we'll focus on self-defense." Azula announced with a twinge of sadism in her voice while she watched her young companion begin to gulp in terror.

And Mai and Ty Lee were now gazing at her with a shared fear for their adopted sister.

"S-self defense Azula?" Ty Lee asked in a frightened voice while she shivered over the familiar gleam in her leader's eyes.

"Indeed. I will not allow it to be said that Princess Azula failed to teach her most loyal follower the basics of self-defense. Which is why we're going to simulate bullying." Azula explained just as she placed a hand on Elle's small shoulder.

The announcement was a truly unsettling one to both noblewomen.

Strangely as it may be for once they knew that Azula had good intentions.

But even so.

Azula was Azula, and Azula was known for taking even the most minor of issues to the extreme.

"Simulate bullying Azula-sama?" Elle questioned in a trusting voice while she peered up at the nodding woman.

"That is correct. Now. Elle, Ty Lee. I command the both of you to stand. Disobey me and I will be certain that the two of you will spend the rest of your lives catering to my every whim." Azula ordered in a supremely haughty voice while smirked when Ty Lee leaped to her feet in alarm.

"Please don't do that to me Azula…as much as I love you, I do need a break from you every now and then." Ty Lee stated with a sigh while she turned to peer down at the young girl's adorably bewildered face.

"But Azula-sama. I'm already going to spend my entire life serving your every desire." Elle spoke with a finger on her lip while her big sisters gazed at her comically upon hearing that.

"Oh of course. Well in your case I will give you all the gold that you'll need to be set for life, I'll buy you the finest estate and even elevate you to nobility. You'll never have to serve me again." Azula declared just as she stared down into the girl's now distraught amber eyes.

"Ugh. Just take it Shorty. You can still see us as much as you want." Mai advised in a marginally softer voice than usual while she eyed Elle's innocent face.

"Um…yeah it might be a good idea." Ty Lee coughed only to fall silent when the princess glared at her through the corner of her eye.

"N-never serve you again?" Elle stuttered in a voice verging on despair while Azula smiled even wider than before.

"Never. Some other handmaid will be toiling after my every desire." Azula replied with a smirk only to sigh when her companion grew overemotional.

"A-another handmaid? I thought it was my job as your girl to serve you." Elle mumbled in a concerned voice while she twiddled her thumbs.

Mai and Ty Lee knew that there was no point in telling Elle that girlfriend and servant weren't usually the same thing.

As they both knew well enough that Azula enjoyed the girl's lovable eagerness to please her.

"Ugh. Quit your whimpering! I was just toying with you. I wouldn't set you go free even if you wanted me to. Now stand!" Azula barked with a snap of her fingers while stared in gratification when Elle speedily hopped to her feet.

"Yes Azula-sama!" Elle cheered in a jovial voice before scurrying over beside the grinning Ty Lee.

"So, how's this bully simulation going to work?" Mai asked with a bored sigh while she turned to observe the two.

"It's quite simple really. I am going to teach her how to respond if she is bullied when we aren't around. In this particular scenario. Ty Lee is the bully." Azula answered with a wave of her hand while Ty Lee's shoulders dropped in apparent discomfort.

"Azula! I'm not going to bully Elle! She's my little sister." Ty Lee protested with a shake of her head while Azula rolled her eyes once more.

"It's not for real Ty Lee! Now play along or I'll be the bully!" Azula snapped with her eyes narrowing in a glare only for Ty Lee to stare down at their young companion in concern.

Both Mai and Ty Lee knew well enough that even if it was all just a game. That Azula would make for a far more terrifying bully.

"R-right. I'm the bully." Ty Lee agreed with her hand still on the smaller girl's shoulder.

Then the princess swiftly threw an object to her that she caught with ease.

She scrunched up her brows in a questioning manner when she promptly noticed that it was Elle's backpack.

"I'm confused Azula-sama. What do we do now?" Elle pondered innocently while she gazed between her caretaker and her big sister beside her.

"Ty Lee just stole your backpack. What are you going to do to get it back?" Azula remarked in a silken voice while she met her little admirer's gaze.

The three women observed their young companion in an amused manner when the small blonde held a finger to her chin as if she was deep in thought.

"Hm. I'll ask her very nicely to please give it back! Oneesan? May I please have my backpack back?" Elle requested kindly while she turned to peer up at the grinning Ty Lee.

"Of course, you can have it back little sister!" Ty Lee exclaimed while she began to hand the bag over only to jump when a ball of blue flame exploded against the wall behind her.

"No! No, no! You will not give it back! You're a bully Ty Lee! And you! Peace will not get you very far in this world! You need to toughen up if you want to survive!" Azula bellowed from her throne while she now glared at the two with frigid amber golden eyes.

Mai just leaned into the palm of her hand while she began to sigh in a disinterested manner.

At times like this it was really hard to deal with Azula's insanity.

"Oh no that's not true at all Azula-sama. Peace has been working out very well for me so far." Elle insisted with a joyful smile while Ty Lee still patted her shoulder.

"Really? How did your peace work out for you when two commoner girls were laughing while you rasped for air?" Azula demanded with a sneer while she scanned her fingernails in a regal manner.

"Quite well! A mighty princess and two noblewomen came to my aid. I'd say it's working out marvelously." Elle stated with a sure nod while Azula began to scowl back at her with annoyance in her cold stare.

All the while Ty Lee giggled in the background before falling silent under the princess's glare.

"She's got you there Azula." Mai commented with a slight smirk while her leader just glared at her through the corner of her eye.

"Just look at my situation Azula-sama. I went from living with an abusive brother to starving on the streets in a foreign land. And now I am living under the roof of an extravagant palace and I'm even best friends with the Crown Princess. I don't make trouble. I just go with the flow. And here I have flowed. I'd say I'm doing pretty good!" Elle chirped with a beaming expression while all but the princess stared at her in amusement.

"Are you getting cocky with me Tiger Monkey?" Azula snorted with a puff of blue fire escaping her nostrils while her girl still smiled softly back at her.

"No, Your Highness. I am getting factual!" Elle piped with a radiant countenance while Azula still eyed her with a callous amber golden stare.

"Good! Because I suggest you remember that I can destroy you at any time of my choosing! You are a fool if you think that you are exempt from my wrath." Azula spoke with her eyes narrowing into an absolutely imposing stare.

Both Mai and even Ty Lee rolled their eyes knowing full well that Azula was just spouting hot air.

"That's just silly Azula-sama. There is no servant more loyal than me. Destroying me would be against your own interests." Elle chirped while she puffed out her chest in a display of childish pride.

"I suppose it would be unpleasant to go back to having pits in my cherries. Oh, very well! For the time being you are once more spared from obliteration." Azula announced in a spoiled voice while she waved her hand in an entitled manner.

"Thank you for sparing me Mistress! I promise you that I will never let you down!" Elle cried out before she performed a speedy bow while Azula began to smile in approval once more.

"See to it that you don't. Now, back to the lesson at hand. How do you plan to retrieve your backpack from the merciless bully?" Azula queried while she observed Ty Lee's grinning face with a composed gaze.

"I know! I'll politely ask if there is something that I did to offend her and what I can do to make it up to her. Oneesan? How can I remedy this situation?" Elle spoke cheerily before turning to peer up at the smiling woman.

"Well I don't know little sister! Maybe a long snuggle in my bed would do the trick?" Ty Lee replied with a thoughtful hum while she glanced down at the adorable girl's excited little face.

"I would really love to snuggle with you o-oneesan!" Elle stammered with a slight blush before she was smashed underneath Ty Lee's arm in a bear hug.

"Aww! You're just so cute that I want to hug you all day long!" Ty Lee cooed while she held the blushing girl face first into her chest.

Mai just snorted in amusement while Azula angrily shook her head with a possessive gleam in her callous eyes.

"No. No. No! You cannot talk down bullies with a cuddle. Only violence and brutality will get your belongings back." Azula snapped with a groan while she now glared at the two once more.

"But Azula-sama, Ty Lee is super tough. And I have a breathing condition. I really don't think it would end well if I attacked her." Elle explained from where she stood beneath Ty Lee's toned bicep.

Once more the two noblewomen stared on in humor when the girl pointed out that it was poor advice.

"I suppose that is a problem isn't it. Ty Lee! You are too strong for this lesson. So, I am going to recreate you into a more fitting opponent for someone of Elle's stature." Azula announced in a tyrannical voice while Ty Lee just blinked in puzzlement.

"Uh…sure. If you say so Azula." Ty Lee said while she still stood with her palm on the girl's shoulder.

"Hm. Ty Lee is now a dirty, uncultured peasant. She doesn't have a ban to her name, and she spends the bulk of her time begging the highborn for a single copper. She is an out of shape drunk, most definitely unfit for the circus." Azula declared with a wicked smile while Ty Lee's face began to turn red in embarrassment.

"A-Azula! Why did you have to make me out to be a slob!" Ty Lee complained with a huff before folding her arms over her breasts.

"Of course, you are just as poor as she is. You have only one coin to your name. Likely you intend to spend it on a praline or something equally petty. But before you can get your praline Ty Lee knocks you over and steals your few meager belongings." Azula continued to narrate with a smug smirk while she paid Ty Lee's glare little mind.

"So…what I am supposed to do to resolve it?" Elle pondered with a curious blink of her amber eyes.

"Try to push her down. Perhaps upon a slab of stone. Use the environment to your advantage." Azula instructed with a nod while the others listened in amusement.

"B-but I am small…what if she's bigger than me?" Elle queried while Ty Lee placed her palm in her hair.

"You kick her in the genitals." Azula replied while the two noblewomen nearly fell over in surprise.

"Hey! I don't like where this is going Azula." Ty Lee growled with a displeased shake of her head.

"But I thought that only worked on boys. Does that really work on girls Azula-sama?" Elle spoke with a curious tilt of her head while she gazed at the princess for further guidance.

"On the untrained woman. Anyone foolish enough to try as such on me would regret it in their death throes." Azula answered with a cruel smile while she folded her hands over her resting belly.

"What do we have to do to conclude this 'lesson' Azula?" Ty Lee sighed with her hand still resting in Elle's soft blonde hair.

"Elle! I want you to push Ty Lee over and demand your belongings back." Azula commanded in an icy voice while the young girl peered up at Ty Lee with horrified eyes.

"B-but she's my oneesan. I don't want to hurt her." Elle protested cutely while Ty Lee ruffled her hair in response.

"Ugh. Just give her a small push. For show." Azula grunted with yet another wave of her hand.

Azula and Mai observed in quiet amusement when Elle turned to stare up at the jovial Ty Lee with hesitant amber eyes.

Elle began to chew on her lip once more while Ty Lee just gazed down at her with a reassuring gaze.

"It's okay little sister. I'm not going to be mad at you. Go on!" Ty Lee assured in a warm voice while she smiled down at the nervous girl.

Then after seemingly mustering up a tremendous amount of nerve Elle closed her eyes just as she shakily pushed on the taller girl's midsection.

One moment later Ty Lee still stood over Elle while she peered down at the girl still standing with her eyes closed in apparent fright.

"M-may I please have my backpack oneesan?" Elle stuttered in a mousy voice just when her pack was lowered before her.

"Yep! You clearly defeated me. I surrender!" Ty Lee called out with a jovial voice while Elle opened her eyes just as she patted the girl's head once more.

The sound of a palm hitting flesh resonated throughout the air while they turned to see Azula groaning beneath her right hand.

"I don't know what was more pathetic Ty Lee! Your bullying skills or the tiger monkey's laughable attempt at 'pushing'." Azula snarled with her arms folding beneath her breasts while she fixed the two with a cold glare.

"Sorry I let you down Azula. But she's just too cute to bully." Ty Lee responded with smile while she glanced down at her little sister's blushing face.

"Just go back to your seat. Clearly, I need a more ruthless bully. Mai! Go stand by Elle!" Azula ordered in a spoiled voice while Mai gazed up from her finger nails with a heavy sigh.

And Ty Lee couldn't help but flinch.

Mai certainly made for a more fearsome bully.

But still vastly preferable over Azula.

"Must I?" Mai complained in her usual apathetic voice while she turned to peer at Elle.

"Unless you want me to do it." Azula sneered with a satisfied smirk when she watched Mai visibly wince.

"No. I'll do it." Mai agreed dully before rising to her feet while she made her way over to the petite girl's side.

"Don't be too hard on her Mai." Ty Lee advised in a sisterly voice while Mai gazed at them in a deadpan manner before stepping up beside Elle.

Ty Lee stepped back while she watched the teenage girl glance up at her friend with even more nervousness than before.

"I-it seems like my situation just got hopeless. Clearly I should plead for mercy." Elle mumbled just as she held a nervous finger to her lip while her big sisters gazed at her humorously.

"She's got a valid point Azula." Ty Lee sighed while she turned to her merciless leader.

"I am pleased that you are keen enough to notice the disparity in your situation. Mai! I order you to bully Elle." Azula demanded with a twinge of sadism in her voice while Mai shifted on her booted feet.

"Whatever. Just give me your backpack and let's get this over with." Mai remarked before swiftly snatching the girl's bag from her open arms.

"Now I command you to attack Mai." Azula spoke without delay while the young girl audibly gulped in fright.

"I…don't know Azula-sama. I don't stand a chance against Mai. So, isn't it wiser to sue for peace?" Elle pondered with a frown while she gazed up at Mai's aloof countenance.

Once more, the two older women were amused that the girl seemed to be catching onto the fact that Azula's order was not in her best interests.

"Ordinarily yes. But today Mai is an overweight, ill-coordinated peasant with missing teeth and rags for wear." Azula instructed with a raised finger while the other two women stared at her incredulously.

They were almost beginning to ponder if the princess had gone mad.

"What? The girl needs an opponent closer to her level." Azula snapped with a roll of her eyes while her childhood friends just sighed in growing impatience.

"To her level Azula? That's rather rude." Ty Lee chided with a slight frown only for her friend to ignore her completely.

"Ha. Ha. I am now bullying you. Whatever are you going to do to stop me?" Mai commented dryly while she gazed down at the girl she now regarded as her baby sister.

And Ty Lee couldn't help but manage a giggle while she witnessed Mai's lazy attempt at bullying.

"I don't know oneesan. What should I do?" Elle replied with another tilt of her head while Mai sighed once more.

"Now strike Mai down into a defeat so great that she will never rise from the ashes of her shame and humiliation!" Azula shouted just as blue flames flared to life behind her while a violent grin now graced her red lips.

An awkward silence reigned in the room while the two noblewomen stood staring at their leader in a comical manner.

"Just push me so we can be done with it." Mai commented flatly while she stared down at Elle with her usual deadpan gaze.

Yet once more Elle stood hesitant while she continued to gaze up at the noblewoman with conflicted amber eyes.

"There will come a time when you'll discover that the only way forward is to fight!" Azula instructed in a rigid voice with her lips pursed into her usual scowl.

Elle swallowed down her nervousness before springing forward rapidly just as she impacted with the older girl's belly.

She slipped forward while she glanced up at her big sister now stumbling backwards in a feigned display of defeat.

Before she purposefully fell upon her backside.

All the while glancing up at the girl with a twinge of surprise in her tawny gaze.

It was a soft shove, most definitely not enough to knock her down.

Yet even still…

It was a harder shove than the girl gave Ty Lee.

"Looks like I've been beaten. Here take it back. This is beginning to bore me anyhow." Mai replied with a mild twinge of fondness to her voice while she held out the bag for her little sister to take it back.

"S-sumimasen oneesan." Elle muttered in a fretful voice while she accepted the bag before extending her hand to her taken aback big sister.

"Don't worry about Shorty. It was just a light shove." Mai reassured while she allowed Elle to help pull her to her feet.

"You both make for pitiful bullies. Stand aside! I'll bully the girl myself." Azula announced just as she stood up with her fists hanging at her sides.

The two noblewomen turned to gaze at her with unconcealed fright in their eyes before reluctantly obeying the order.

As they did so the Princes strode towards the now terrified handmaid before coming to a stop before the trembling girl.

"P-please go easy on her Azula." Ty Lee pleaded in a mutually unnerved voice while the princess now glared down at the shivering girl.

"A-and now I feel as if an overwhelming doom has arisen over me." Elle admitted with a gulp while she shrunk under her caretaker's imposing stare.

The other two highborn women just gazed on comically over how the girl had accurately gauged all three of them in order of how ruthless they were in combat.

Ty Lee the least so, if only because her heart was kind.

Mai more so than Ty Lee, but still less so than the princess.

And Azula…by far the most dangerous of all.

"As you should servant! I am now your bully! What are you going to do about it!" Azula barked before stooping over the intimidated girl with her eyes narrowing in a truly intimidating glare.

All the while the poor handmaid paled while Azula loomed over her with her breath lightly brushing against her forehead.

"W-what sort of question is that! I-I yield!" Elle cried out while Azula towered above her just as she ruthlessly swiped her backpack from her hands.

"You surrender do you! What if I told you to push me!?" Azula demanded in a glacial voice while she delighted in how her lovely girl quivered under her unyielding glare.

"I-I say I won't do it. I…don't want to damage our friendship by making you angry Azula-sama." Elle stuttered with a nod while the princess continued to advance upon her.

"You can't really blame the girl Azula. It would be suicide to do otherwise." Mai stated dryly while she observed the girl with a sympathetic gaze.

"In this moment I am not your friend. None of us are. We don't even know your name. We saw you walking in the street and decided that it would be fun to set your hair on fire. What are you going to do about it?" Azula hissed in a glacial voice while she stalked forward with her admirer backing away with every step that she took.

It went without saying that the two noblewomen were growing rather disturbed over how far the princess was taking this bullying 'lesson'.

"A-Azula that's enough! You're scaring Elle." Ty Lee protested with a concerned countenance when she gazed at her leader's back.

"If surrender isn't an option then I run away!" Elle exclaimed just when she felt her back hit the wall while Azula stood looming over her once more.

"You can't run! If you run Mai and Ty Lee will intercept you. And now we are going to start brutalizing you. What will you do about it?" Azula questioned with a scowl while she glanced down at her admirer's naïve little face.

"I-I…don't know! I just don't know Azula-sama." Elle blurted out just as she chewed on her lip while she peered up into the princess's entrancing amber golden eyes.

Ty Lee began to rush forward out of fear that her friend was going too far only to pause when the princess took her by surprise.

With speed that Elle could not react to Azula swiftly but gently grasped ahold of her right hand.

All the while standing over the inexperienced girl with an almost concerned frown gracing her elegant lips.

"That is not an acceptable answer. So be it Elle. I will show you what to do." Azula spoke just while she guided the smaller girl's hand forward.

"Y-yes! Please show me Princess!" Elle cried out with a returning smile while she stood unmoving when Azula moved her arm as if she were her puppet.

"A strike to the genitals will down most inexperienced attackers but when that fails. Provided your opponent is not wearing armor you do this." Azula lectured with a frown before bringing the girl's flat palm to her cheek.

Mai and Ty Lee now just stood in a flabbergasted silence to actually see the sadistic Princess Azula making a genuine effort to teach a young girl self-defense.

It was…just nothing short of astounding!

"I…don't understand Mistress. You want me to slap people?" Elle queried with an innocent blink of her eyes while the princess stared down into her inquisitive eyes.

"Not a slap! It is a strike with your flat palm to your attacker's cheekbone. If done correctly. It is possible for even the weakest of individuals to break a portion of the jaw bone." Azula explained with a slight smile while she peered down into her favored handmaid's widening eyes.

"A palm strike Princess?" Elle repeated in a voice of great reverence while Azula guided her flat palm forward once more.

"A palm strike." Azula purred with her fist carefully grasping at Elle's hand while the petite girl stared up at her in an appreciative manner.

"A palm strike…when my princess and my oneesans are not around." Elle stated with an emotive smile while the princess stared down at her with stern amber golden eyes.

"That is correct Elle. Do you understand the basic concept behind the attack?" Azula inquired with her brows furrowing in a contemplative manner.

"I…think so." Elle answered while Azula lowered her hand once more while they gazed down into each other's eyes.

"Good. From this moment forward I will begin instructing you on self-defense for thirty minutes of every day. Is that understood?" Azula concluded with Elle's hand in hers while she loomed over her dainty handmaid.

"Wakarimashita…Azula-sama!" Elle exclaimed with warm laughter lacing her voice while the princess's crimson lips began to curl into a smirk once more.

"That's my girl." Azula commented with approval lacing her frigid voice while she allowed her dainty handmaid to clutch onto her palm.

"Ooh Princess I am so honored to have a place beside you." Elle gushed with a hand on her timid cheek while she shifted under Azula's domineering stare.

"Aww! You know Azula you can be a real gentlewoman when you put your mind to it!" Ty Lee exclaimed just when the princess stiffened with a moody scowl now gracing her features.

"What are you doing just standing around holding my hand! This is a self-defense lesson! Not a cuddle session! Straighten yourself at once girl!" Azula roared with her thunderous voice causing Elle to leap up in a panic.

The two noblewomen shared a quiet sigh knowing that any kindness Azula showed the girl would be very brief.

"Y-yes Mistress! If you say straighten! I straighten!" Elle called out before saluting the amused woman while she stood much like a soldier reporting for duty.

"There's something ironic about the biggest bully I know teaching a handmaid self-defense." Mai stated with her arms folded beneath her bosom while she glanced over the young girl with a softened tawny gaze.

"Yes, well I can't let anything happen to this one. Otherwise, I will be forced to hire a new cherry picker. And I simply will not stand such an insufferable fate." Azula snorted with her hands on her hips her two friends just stared at her in deadpan.

"Azula! Elle's life amounts to much more than picking cherries!" Ty Lee protested with a shake of her head that her longtime friend chose to ignore.

"That's not all I do oneesan! I also make Her Highness's coffee! And I help cook her breakfast. And I wash her feet every day! And some mornings I give her a wake-up foot massage!" Elle cheered with a sunny nod while Azula just smirked down at her.

"Well…if serving Azula makes you happy little sister. Then I am happy for you too." Ty Lee offered in a gentle voice while she smiled down at her young friend.

"Before we conclude this lesson. I have one final question for you. What would if I was your bully for real? What would you do if we met on the street and I thought that it would be amusing to torment you?" Azula pondered with a tilt of her head while she loomed over the girl's now adorably thoughtful face.

Meanwhile her big sisters just stared incredulously at their leader's back over her rather obvious query.

"That's an easy one! I would just surrender!" Elle exclaimed before slamming her little fists together as she had just been hit with a brilliant idea.

"Oh? Just surrender? What if I was going to destroy you even if you surrender!" Azula growled before taking another step forward while the handmaid stood meekly in her shadow.

"I know Azula-sama! How about I answer you in role play? You can be the princess and I'll be the peasant! It will be like a fun game!" Elle responded with far too much enthusiasm in her voice while she beamed up at the now sadistically smirking woman.

The other two members of Team Azula were staring at the girl with flinching expressions while they observed their leader's delight in the naïve suggestion.

"Why would you ever suggest such a thing to someone as demented as Azula? You're one weird kid." Mai asked with bored sigh while the girl continued to smile even so.

"Quiet Mai. I for one think it's a wonderful idea. Very well let's play, the princess and the peasant." Azula remarked with a palm beneath her chin while she turned to peer down at her small pet.

"That's a great name for our game Princess! I've always wanted to play games with you. I'm ready when you are." Elle answered with her hands at her sides while she beamed even when the princess's stare became as cold as ice.

"B-be gentle with her Azula. Don't get too carried away with this…role play." Ty Lee advised with a nervous cough while Azula now glare down at Elle as if she were any other commoner.

It was almost scary really.

In these days that they have all been getting to know Elle the princess never once graced the girl with such a merciless stare.

Azula's glares were always marginally subdued and yet now the scene looked no different than when she had watched her friend terrorize handmaid after handmaid all her life.

If she didn't know that it was all a game she would truly be worried for Elle's safety.

"Uncultured peasant! Didn't anyone every teach you to watch where you're going!" Azula bellowed with her lips curling in a disgusted expression while the servant girl began to quiver under her stare.

"S-sumimasen Your Highness! Sumimasen! S-some girls were chasing me! I meant no personal offense!" Elle cried out before she bowed politely at the waist.

"Do I look like I care about your excuses peasant! Perhaps some time in the black cells will teach you some manners." Azula sneered with a smug smile musing that this was indeed an amusing game.

"I humbly beg your forgiveness Princess! Please! Allow me to make it up to you." Elle stated with a compassionate smile while she gazed up into her mistress's icy eyes.

"What makes you think that I want anything from you girl? I don't care what you offer! It's straight to the dungeons with you." Azula scoffed before grasping ahold of the girl's shirt while her companions eyed her oddly.

"B-but there's so much that I can offer you Princess! Perhaps I could make you a hot cup of coffee? I make a mean batch of pancakes! Or maybe a foot massage? If you give me a try, I promise you won't regret it!" Elle offered with a joyful grin while Azula managed to quirk a curious brow.

And Ty Lee couldn't help but release a soft giggle upon noticing that Azula seemed to be having a hard time behaving as if she hated Elle.

In all honesty this was a pretty accurate representation of just one of the many ways that their first meeting could have went down.

"Please. I have no shortage of servants!" Azula exclaimed with her handmaid's bag in hand while her right began to drag the girl alongside her.

"Oh, but I am not like the other girls. I really a-admire you Princess. And if you give me a chance, I think I could be a handy personal servant." Elle explained with a jubilant nod while her feet dragged along the flooring.

"Are you offering to surrender your free will to me peasant?" Azula queried in an inquisitive tone while she halted to fix her handmaid with a stern stare.

"Yep! I surrender completely!" Elle cheered in a lovable voice while Azula now staring gazing down at her with a thoughtful eye.

"You surrender huh? You aren't going to make a run for it?" Azula spoke in a silken voice while she playfully restrained the girl by her wrist.

"Oh no! I am not the type to cause trouble with authority and I wouldn't want to offend such a pretty princess." Elle answered with a hum while she met her caretaker's hardened gaze.

"So be it peasant. I will give you one chance to make it up to me. You had better not let me down." Azula sighed with a wave of her hand while released her handmaid's hand from her grip.

"I won't let you down Azula-sama. I am your most loyal servant after all." Elle spoke with her chest puffing out in a show of innocent pride while she peered upward to see Azula grinning in approval.

"Oh, very well. I will spare you from annihilation. In return for this mercy you shall spend the rest of your life proving your sincerity to me." Azula concluded with a sage nod while she held a curled-up fist beneath her chin.

"As you command Mistress. May I please have my backpack now?" Elle requested just as she bent over to bow to her princess with a serene smile on her cheeks.

"Is that all you were worried about? Simple little peasant." Azula snorted before dropping the bag into her little admirer's arms while the girl beamed up at her in gratitude.

"Arigatou gozaimasu Azula-sama." Elle stated while she threw her backpack over her shoulders while she stared up at Azula with an expression of warmth in her amber eyes.

Mere seconds later Azula heard amused chortles emanating from behind her while she turned to glare at her two subordinates'.

All the while the two women continued to laugh in an entertained manner.

"You just got played Azula. And I have got to say it made my day." Mai stated with a subtle smirk while Azula now scowled back at her in a questioning manner.

"What? How dare you imply that I was deceived!" Azula snapped before she turned to watch her pet scurry back to her seat.

"Peace worked three times in a row! That was a fun game Princess!" Elle shouted while the woman stared after her with narrowing amber golden eyes.

"Get back over here girl and we'll see how your peace works when I use my bending!" Azula snarled in a haughty voice while stood with her arms over her breasts.

"Didn't you notice Azula? In each instance Elle disarmed all of us with a smile. Even you. We've been defeated and she got what she wanted every time." Ty Lee announced with a giggle while Azula simmered in anger over the word 'defeat'.

"Defeated? I have not been defeated by you! Perhaps I should bully you for real this time? So be it! I shall defeat you girl." Azula barked just as she began to stalk forward with blue fire sparking to life all throughout the vast room.

The two noblewomen promptly ceased their chuckling in favor of shivering when the princess advanced on the girl with her palms now alight in blue fire.

"H-hey Azula! You're taking this way too seriously!" Ty Lee called out yet once again her crazy friend paid her no mind.

"Silence Ty Lee. This is a direct challenge to my reign. And I will squash this rebellion underfoot. How dare you laugh at me! Just what do you find so comical peasant?" Azula demanded as she now towered over her handmaid's chair while the small blonde now giggled up at her.

"Oh Azula-sama. You are so adorable when you are furious. Did you know that the more wrathful you are? The more beautiful you become?" Elle spoke with a flush grasping at her robes while Azula glared down at her with a twinge of redness to her own cheeks.

"What! Adorable!" Azula hissed with lightning beginning to crackle on her fingertips yet to her aggravation her handmaid didn't even flinch.

As she glared over her shoulder when she heard her friends snickering at her open back.

"T-that's so Mistress. You look angry. Do you need a hug?" Elle pondered while she chewed on her lip with the scowling princess making a point to loom over her to make her feel smaller.

But it didn't bother her any!

She didn't mind gazing up at her powerful princess.

"No! I don't need a hug! I am the dominant one in this relationship. Don't you dare forget that." Azula growled in a voice of absolute dominance before stooping down to stare directly into her blushing girl's amber eyes.

Both Mai and Ty Lee exchanged a stunned glance to hear Azula officially refer to it as a 'relationship'.

That was all the proof in the world that Azula had truly grown to care for Elle more than they had realized!

"You're so silly Azula-sama. I wouldn't call you mistress if you weren't in charge of me." Elle retorted innocently while she turned red when Azula leaned in eye to eye.

Anyone else in Elle's position would be utterly terrified to have Azula invade their personal space in such a frightening manner.

But not her. She trusted her princess with all of her heart and soul.

"And yet you presume that you defeated me. Is that right girl?" Azula purred in an all-encompassing voice while Elle began to sink back into her seat more intimidated than before.

This pleased her greatly.

Fond of Elle she may be but her love interest must understand that her will was absolute.

"Azula? Please don't generate lightning near Elle's person." Ty Lee spoke with sisterly worry in her voice as she gazed at Azula bending over the poor girl.

It was times like this that she was just astounded that this girl had the patience to put up with Azula's insane behavior!

"Expecting me to be able to defeat you and my oneesans is just unreasonable. But with courtesy and a cordial demeanor, I got my backpack back by complying with your orders until you were satisfied. I don't start trouble! I make it a point to be as likable as I can be. And it works wonders! Peace wins again." Elle explained with a sweet smile while the princess stared back at her with annoyed amber golden eyes.

"The girl's got the right idea. Elle wouldn't be standing with us if she was any different. And you know that." Mai said just as she sighed while her leader still stood with her lips pursed in a tight scowl.

"Really? How's this for peace…" Azula trailed off with a smirk before tearing the girl's treasured bag from her shoulders.

And just like that Elle's expression began to turn into a childish pout while she peered up at her in horror.

"I…don't understand what you want from me Azula-sama. I am not a warrior." Elle muttered with a concerned frown while Azula smiled mockingly down at her.

"In other words. If I decided to burn your belongings…you couldn't stop me. Your words only matter if I deem it so." Azula stated with the faintest sparks of flame beginning to burn at her fingertips while she met her now distraught handmaid's fretful little eyes.

All the while the other two women who had already returned to their seats could only stare at their leader in disbelief.

"Azula! You can't burn Elle's belongings!" Ty Lee protested angrily with a scowl while her sadistic friend once more ignored her pleas.

"N-no. But you're my best friend Azula-sama. You wouldn't burn my only memories of my mother? Would you?" Elle pondered in soft voice while the princess now gazed down at her with a flicker of concealed surprise in her eyes.

Not a single one of them knew what happened to Elle's parents.

The girl had only vaguely mentioned in passing that they died long ago.

"Azula." Mai warned while she noted Elle's emotive eyes growing close to tears.

"Oh, quit your sniveling would you! I was just toying with you." Azula grunted before dropping the girl's silly bag back into her lap.

She observed her young companion catch it with haste while she cradled it against her chest.

Azula found herself scoffing with another snide roll of her eyes while suppressing something akin to remorse over very nearly making her admirer cry.

And with that the princess plopped down onto her backside in her plush throne while she continued to eye the girl with a stern gaze.

"T-this is all I have left of her. Everything I treasure…is in this bag. That's why I always carry it with me. So, it will always be close to heart." Elle confessed with an emotional smile upon her face while she turned to her three taken aback friend's.

Even the kind-hearted Ty Lee couldn't help but feel a sudden sense of horribleness for having taken a part in teasing Elle with her bag.

It was obvious to her that it was dear to her little sister.

Yet hearing that everything that Elle loved was in that bag…

She couldn't help but sniffle herself when Azula turned to glare her way in disgust.

"Cease the infernal waterworks Ty Lee. I was only trying to toughen the girl up. It's for her own good anyhow." Azula sighed before sinking back into her seat while she ignored their two stares of disagreement.

"C-can't you try to be a little more sensitive Azula? Elle's our friend. Isn't she?" Ty Lee replied with her fingers wiping at her eyes while Azula glared between her and their young companion.

Sitting with her little bag hidden away in her arms as if it was her last lifeline.

"She wouldn't be sitting at my throne room table if she wasn't." Azula snorted with a haughty roll of her cold eyes all the while eying her timid little handmaid's annoyingly sensitive face.

"It's alright oneesan. I'm not upset at any of you. And I know that Azula-sama has my best interests at heart. I trust my princess with all of my heart and soul. I know that she would never hurt me. Because we're best buddies. Isn't that right Azula-sama?" Elle commented with a hopeful smile while she turned to peer up at the ruthless woman's glaring face.

Once more Ty Lee found herself almost quirking a smile despite her sadness.

That's the first time she has ever heard anyone refer to Azula as their 'best buddy'.

"Hm? Oh sure. Of course, we are. Now pour me a drink! Can't you see my cup is empty! Well! Hurry up with it 'best buddy'!" Azula ordered just as she slammed her cup on the tabletop smirking all the while when Elle frantically scrambled forward upon command.

The remaining members of Team Azula just sighed heavily under their breath.

It was apparent that Azula's idea of a best friend was someone that was completely submissive to her will.

"Y-yes Mistress! I'll be a good girl. T-thank you for looking out for me…" Elle trailed off with another sniffle before she carefully began to pour Azula a tall cup of wine.

"You foolish little thing... you wouldn't survive without me. Now no more crying or I will punish you! Is that understood girl!" Azula barked in a tyrannical voice with a haughty snap of her fingers in her admirer's gulping face.

"As you say Your Highness! I am so glad that we have each other." Elle answered before a great smile broke out across her innocent face when a strong palm lowered into her hair.

And then she found herself compressed beneath Azula's strict petting hand all the while she peered up at the captivating woman with a bashful blush now adorning her cheeks.

"Just…be a good girl for me Elle. Try not to worry so much. If anyone tries to burn your bag. I will mercilessly slaughter them." Azula assured with a sanguine smile while she leaned forward just as she fondly trailed her fingers through her submissive girl's hair.

"Yes! My princess will protect me!" Elle exclaimed with a giggle while Azula snidely snorted out a puff of blue fire in response.

"I swear you're a strange one Elle. If you had any sense you'd run away as fast as your feet could carry you." Mai muttered in a deadpan voice while she observed the bizarre scene that was the younger girl leaning into the princess's patting hand.

"If I ever catch this one trying to run away, I will find her, capture her and leash her for the rest of her days." Azula declared in a terrifyingly possessive voice while she reclined in her throne with her hand now gripping her little handmaid's head.

The announcement sent shivers down the spines of both Mai and Ty Lee.

All while they watched Elle smile happily with upmost joy in her eyes while Azula allowed the girl to lay down over the arm of her throne.

"Why would I ever want to run away Azula-sama? I find your rule quite comforting." Elle stated with a serene smile while she relaxed beneath the princess's petting hand.

Just feeling her princess's long fingernails curl into her hair was enough to send a blissful shudder down her spine.

"Well. At least she's happy." Ty Lee quipped while her fellow noblewoman just cast her a deadpan glance.

"Mhm. And well trained. Wouldn't you agree?" Azula purred with her fist grasping at Elle's hair while the teenage girl began to rest on the arm of her throne.

And then the princess lazily placed the entirety of her arm over the young girl's body with her elbow now pressing into the petite girl's back.

While she continued to dance her fingers through her young handmaid's hair all the while Elle was never once bother over being used as an arm rest.

"Y-yeah. She certainly is Azula." Ty Lee agreed with a nervous sigh yet even so she managed to smile over how strangely adorable the two were together.

No matter how much Azula tried to pretend that she didn't care for Elle…a teeny bit of affection would always shine through.

Even when the princess was trying her hardest to behave cruelly to the girl.

"And peace wins yet again." Elle spoke in a serene sigh just when Azula glanced down at her with narrowing amber golden eyes.

"Do you think that you've defeated me Tiger Monkey?" Azula demanded with the flames of war ablaze in her callous eyes once more.

And the two noblewomen could only watch in amusement to see a woman as ruthless as Azula bickering with a young girl.

"Not in combat but I have defeated you with kindness twice today." Elle chirped with a joyous countenance even when the domineering palm held her blushing face in the arm of the throne.

"Wrong. My rule has won yet again." Azula growled with her lips pursing into a tight scowl while she glared down at the girl's little face beneath her controlling grip.

"No. Love and peace wins again." Elle retorted sweetly while she curled up underneath Azula's muscular bicep.

"You couldn't defeat me even if I was asleep!" Azula exclaimed haughtily while she stared down at her petite companion with icy amber golden eyes.

"I don't know Azula-sama. I think that there are a few areas where I could defeat you." Elle chirped before craning her neck to beam up at the princess's rigid face.

"Name them! And I will subjugate you beneath my boot each time without fail!" Azula scoffed just as she flicked her hair from her eyes in an arrogantly seductive manner.

"Painting Princess! I can paint your likeness better than you." Elle answered sweetly while she peered up at Azula's beautiful face curving into a slight scowl.

"Please! I am a prodigy by divine right. I am confident that I can just as easily outdo you with a paint brush as I do in strength!" Azula announced with a conceited wave of her hand before turning her head angrily when she heard Ty Lee laughing in disagreement.

"I don't know about that Azula. I think that you are setting yourself up for embarrassment here." Ty Lee chuckled while the princess huffed in her usual smug manner.

"I love you very much Azula-sama. I don't want to embarrass you…" Elle trailed off with a gentle smile while the princess growled above her.

"Really? Well I can breathe better than you. The skill of a firebender is determined by their lungs. This means that I am vastly more talented at breathing than you." Azula spoke with a hubristic smirk while she pointed a controlling finger in Elle's now pouting face.

"T-that's not very fair Azula-sama. I have a lung condition." Elle muttered pitifully with a twinge of hurt in her voice before averting her eyes shamefully.

The princess could only scowl while she tried her hardest to conceal something akin to remorse after noticing that her words had hurt her handmaid's feelings.

"Seriously Azula? That's low. Even for you." Mai stated with a disapproving shake of her head while Azula rolled her eyes in an overly proud manner.

"Well. I suppose I could let the subject slide. I would hate to embarrass you after all." Azula remarked as she scanned her finger nails in a beyond entitled manner while she peered down at her petite companion.

"You're so amazing Azula-sama. There is very little I can do better than you other than painting." Elle commented with admiration in her voice while the princess swelled in confidence high above her.

"It pleases me that you admit that I am superior. But take heart my pet. I am still fond of you." Azula boasted with a broad smile before once more patting her servant's little head.

"But I bet that I am better at video games that you." Elle boasted with her chest puffing out in a display of innocent pride while all three of her friends blinked in confusion.

With good reason of course.

Not even Azula had heard her servant mention any 'video games'.

"Video games little sister?" Ty Lee asked with curiosity in her voice while she grinned over in the direction of the younger girl's suddenly excited face.

"Oh! Video games are so cool! That's the only thing I miss about my homeland. The Fire Nation has no video games." Elle exclaimed with a trace of disappointment in her voice that annoyed her mistress.

"So, you miss trivial commoner games. Why does that not surprise me?" Azula snorted with another haughty roll of her elegant eyes.

"Pardon me for saying so Azula-sama but you don't even know what video games are. You are clearly misinformed on the subject. But don't worry! I'll educate you! Because you're my best buddy." Elle cheered before she happily embraced the older girl's arm while the princess began to scowl once more.

And she turned to glare in the direction of her two friends' when they began to chuckle in amusement.

"Are you backtalking me girl?" Azula questioned with a flicker of playfulness in her voice before glaring down at her handmaid's jubilant face.

"Oh no. I am getting factual." Elle quipped with a sunny smile just as she reached for her backpack while Azula took a graceful sip of her wine.

"Is that so? Well I can only imagine that the knowledge you are about to share with us will shake the world as we know it." Azula scoffed yet even so she found herself staring down at her handmaid with an attentive gaze.

"Don't be like that Azula! We should be eager to listen to Elle tell us about her homeland." Ty Lee spoke with a kind-hearted nod while they watched the girl begin to open her bag.

"Yes. Elle. Why don't you school Azula on the subject?" Mai snickered while Azula glared between them with a foul tempered stare.

"Video games aren't just for commoners Azula-sama. They are games that have been made for people of all ages and social classes. Traditionally they come in the form of handheld systems and game consoles." Elle explained while her three older girls began to listen curiously.

"Game consoles?" Ty Lee pondered while their young companion nodded before proudly holding up a small handheld box that fit in the palm of her hands.

"This is a portable game system. You see after it is powered on this screen here lights up. And then you can play an interactive game of your choosing. Think of it like this… a simulation that appears on the screen. And then you control your game character through a serious of obstacles and challenges." Elle stated with rising enthusiasm in her voice while Azula tried to hide the faint fascination that was developing in her eyes.

Once more the trio was realizing that Elle's homeland had some truly fascinating inventions.

Much like the girl's little music player all three of them were finding themselves inquisitive over the device.

Though Azula found herself growing undeniably curious.

She was much more interested in her admirer's music player than any sort of game device.

"Wow. That's really something isn't it Azula?" Ty Lee commented with a smile while Azula continued to act as if she was above anything that didn't involve warfare.

"I suppose I could see how such ridiculous games would be appealing to you and Elle. But I am more interested in the finer things in life." Azula answered in a snobbish voice while Mai rolled her eyes from the corner of her vison.

"But Azula-sama! Video games are one of the best things in life! Maybe someday we'll find a way to visit my homeland together? And you can play all sorts of games with me!" Elle called out with delight lacing her voice while she tugged on the spoiled woman's sleeve.

"While I won't deny that you've piqued my interest in visiting your homeland. The only purpose of such a visit would be to conquer it in the name of the Fire Nation." Azula declared with a violent smile before returning her gaze back down to her chipper handmaid.

"That is just too cruel. Even for you Azula. Going to her homeland for the sole purpose of conquering it. If you ever did that, I will quit your team and no amount of force will convince me to return." Ty Lee informed with a fading smile while the princess stared back at her in disbelief.

Azula was so taken aback by the statement that she had yet to form a rebuttal.

And even Mai was surprised to hear Ty Lee openly warn Azula against such an action.

What angered the princess the most was that she had just been making a comment in passing.

It was mostly just mild teasing.

"Um. I mean no disrespect Your Highness but that would be a very bad idea. I advise against plunging straight into warfare with a land you know very little about." Elle stated just as she chewed on her lip while Azula spun around to glare down at her with narrowed eyes.

"Are you trying to tell me that I would lose? Please! You have already told me that you don't even know if you have any benders at all in your homeland! You have what? One token woman who may or may not be a bender? The Fire Nation has hundreds of thousands of benders." Azula sneered just as she gazed down at the girl with piercing amber golden eyes.

"I-I never stated that you would lose or succeed. But while they don't have thousands of benders, they make up for it in advanced war machines and weapons that easily make up for a lack of bending." Elle replied while Azula's eyed flickered in sudden interest over the mention of weapons and war machines.

"Why would you even want to plunge the Fire Nation into yet another war when we haven't even finished the one, we've been fighting for the last hundred years?" Mai queried with disbelief lacing her voice while her leader just scowled.

They all knew that Azula knew she was right.

She was just too proud to say it.

"Besides Azula-sama. If you were to invade my homeland, you would find yourself invading far more than four nations. And even worse, you would eventually find yourself pushing into Reiko's empire. There's a saying in my homeland. Don't cross Reiko. She's a very vengeful person. She would not hesitate to begin butchering your people in retaliation. It…would be a fruitless endeavor. Hundreds of thousands of people could die on both sides and it's likely you two would kill each other. And…I would be very sad to see so many people die over something so pointless." Elle spoke softly with a frown adorning her lips while Azula's scowl continued to deepen.

"You think that I would die? Are you doubting my strength already?" Azula snapped with her lips pursed into a thin line before leaning down to glare into her pet's now quivering eyes.

Although it went without saying that her interest in this woman had grown even further.

And though she wouldn't vocalize it she knew that the girl had a point.

It would be foolish to invade a foreign land without performing the proper research beforehand.

"N-no Princess. I…just don't want to see anyone die…why does everything have to always be about war. It…depresses me." Elle mumbled in a sullen voice while the other two gazed at the sadistic woman in a reproachful manner.

"It's okay little sister. Pay Azula no mind. She's just a war-obsessed meanie. Tell us more about your games!" Ty Lee chirped while Azula turned her head to stare at her with an irate gaze.

"Ty Lee! She's my pet not yours! I dictate her life. Not you. Go get your own pet peasant." Azula snapped rudely with a possessiveness to her voice while the other woman just sighed once more.

"Pet peasant? That's a crude insult." Mai remarked with a frown while Azula continued to loom over Elle in an overbearing manner.

"It's alright! I don't mind being Her Highness's pet peasant." Elle assured with a returning smile just when she felt a palm lower into her hair once more.

"And there you have it. The girl agrees with me." Azula purred with satisfaction lining her voice while she patted Elle's blushing head.

"A-anyway. Video games come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. We have larger screens that you can play them on. About the size of that painting over there. But those ones aren't for portable use." Elle spoke with reviving excitement while she pointed at a painting on the wall.

The trio turned to the painting with growing surprise in their eyes that the games in this foreign land were seemingly so detailed.

"Servant. The size of a 'game screen' is of little interest to me. Such things are for lesser minds." Azula scoffed while her friends barring her handmaid rolled their eyes at her.

"Oh, but Princess I just know that we have games that would be of interest to you. You would probably love the violent video games." Elle piped while Azula glance down at her as soon as she heard the word 'violence'.

"Violent games?" Azula asked with a hand on her chin while her two-childhood friends shook their heads.

"Mhm! You see video games are called as such because they offer an immersive experience. You get to play a character in a world that is completely fiction. It's like a drawing that comes to life before your very eyes." Elle answered with clear delight in her tone while the older girl's listened in amazement.

"That's amazing Elle! Your homeland has some truly astounding inventions. It sounds fun!" Ty Lee exclaimed while she grinned over at her little sister's adorably smiling face.

"My favorite games are platformers. They are more light-hearted in design. The name comes from how your character has to jump about to avoid obstacles of varying difficulty." Elle responded in a clearly elated voice while Azula drank another drink of her beverage.

"Enough about these childish…'platformers'. I command you to tell me more about the gruesome games." Azula demanded in a sadistic voice while she peered down at her pretty little pet.

"Of course. Leave it to Azula to only care about death and destruction." Mai muttered while she folded her arms over her bust.

"W-well they've even created games where you can kill people in simulations." Elle announced with a slight flinch while the three women stared at her with surprised eyes.

Even Azula was astonished by such a concept.

"Really? I can butcher people and wage war in a game?" Azula questioned with evident interest in her voice while her childhood friends shuddered in their seats.

"Yeah. Like I told you Azula-sama. There are all kinds of games. Horror survival games, war games, fantasy games and even crime games. I just know that you would love Grand Theft Auto." Elle answered while Azula blinked down at her in now unconcealed surprise over how complex video games were proving to be.

"Grand Theft Auto?" Azula repeated with a curious hum to her voice while the girl nodded speedily.

"I…liked the sound of the platforming games better!" Ty Lee spoke while Azula rolled her arrogant eyes at her.

"Of course, you would find a circus-like game endearing. But the more sophisticated minds present are more curious about the murderous games." Azula remarked with a wave of her hand while Ty Lee just sighed yet again.

"Most parents traditionally haven't let their kid's play the mature games unless you're seventeen. So…I've only played a few. My mother never approved of such violence. She taught me to be peaceful and courteous. And even though she's gone…I continue to do so. To honor her memory." Elle stated with a reminiscent countenance while all three women sensed her inner sorrow.

"Believe me. I can tell." Azula sighed while any remarks about her admirer's mother swiftly died in her throat.

If only to avoid more waterworks.

"Any mother that can raise their daughter to be able to tolerate Azula of all people must be nothing short of astounding. Most servants make it a point to spend as little time around her as possible." Ty Lee commented while the princess's narrowed eyes swept over her.

"Ty Lee." Azula snarled with a twinge of offense in her callous voice while the other woman winced under her icy stare.

"Yeah. Talk about survival skills." Mai teased in a deadpan voice while the princess glared at her as well.

"But anyhow. About Grand Auto." Elle continued with clear avoidance in her voice that they took careful note of.

"I can't say it sounds very friendly. Not with theft in the title." Ty Lee sighed while she began to play with her braided hair.

Only to flinch when Elle laughed nervously as if to imply that it was much worse than she thought.

"Oh no oneesan it's not friendly at all. You play as a criminal that performs various sorts of illegal tasks. Frequently the in-game bosses will send you out to rob stores, or kill another character. You start off small and eventually gain control of the entire city." Elle explained with a raised finger while the trio stared at her in amazement.

Even Azula couldn't deny that these games were proving to be much more intricate than she had taken them to be.

"Hm. So you start off as an underling and eventually conquer an entire city?" Azula purred in a disturbingly piqued voice while her friends shivered once more.

"Yep! I just knew that it would be your cup of tea Azula-sama. You can even run over civilians. Rob the elderly. And kill the innocent in mass." Elle chirped while the three older girls sat stunned to hear a pacifistic girl explaining such a malicious game.

"That's not very pink at all!" Ty Lee protested while she cringed over her leader's now cruelly smiling face.

"I think it sounds quite pink Ty Lee." Azula replied while she still peered down at her pet with amused amber golden eyes.

"But there are some rules Mistress. If you kill too many innocent people the in-game police will hunt you down and punish you." Elle chirped while the sadistic woman listened in grudging fascination.

The fact that some killing was permitted but 'not too many' was just mind-boggling to even the likes of Mai.

"Punish me, would they? I would like to see fictional police try to stop me." Azula boasted with a haughty smile while her friends listened in humor in their seats.

Leave it to Azula to take it upon herself to wage war on people that don't even exist.

"Oh, they would do more than try Azula-sama. They made it so the police are invincible. You can't defeat them. They have infinite ammo, and even when you blow up a police car more follow soon after. They corner you and kill you every time! They did this so you are forced to adhere to the rules of the game. The idea is to rise up through the storyline. Because if you want to conquer the city you have to abide by the rules. This way there is no short cut to conquest." Elle informed with a nod while Azula stared down at her with a cold smile gracing her crimson lips.

"I suppose that makes sense. You can't really conquer a city by burning the elderly and running down the civilians." Azula remarked with a lazy wave of her hand while Elle nodded in agreement.

"I have to ask. What's the point to such a malicious game? It's actually very disturbing. Even if it is all pretend." Ty Lee mumbled with a frown while she gazed over at their strange companion.

"I don't really know oneesan. But if I had to answer I would say it's because there's always a market for everything. And even though I've never really been into games like that. I think some people find it a good way to vent out their anger at the world. I mean…it's better to wage a fictional war than to kill thousands in a real war." Elle answered in a thoughtful manner while her big sister nodded in nervous understanding.

"Oh, I disagree. Even as fascinating as that sounds. There is no point in investing my time in a fictious conquest when I can dominate this world in the flesh!" Azula called out with flames flaring to life behind her while she gazed on in a clearly bloodthirsty manner.

While the other three girls could have sworn that they heard crickets chirping in the corner of the room.

"Um…well I guess so. But someday we'll play video games together won't we Azula-sama?" Elle asked with childlike hope in her voice while she peered up at Azula seated upon her large throne.

"How many times do I have to tell you that I have no time for such childish things! I have a kingdom to run. I don't have time for games." Azula snapped with her words causing her little handmaid's shoulders to slump.

"Don't you worry little sister! Azula would be happy to set aside time to play games with you." Ty Lee assured while she snickered at her leader's glaring face when Elle's face lit up once more.

"D-do you think that you can find a way to power my handheld game system too Azula-sama?" Elle requested with an innocent countenance while the princess glanced down at her in clear annoyance.

"As it stands, I must duplicate your breather, and cure your little chest pains. Not to mention the repair of your music box. And now you want me to power your commoner game device?" Azula queried with her callous eyes now staring down at her dainty handmaid's once more fading smile.

"S-sumimasen Mistress." Elle stuttered with her amber eyes gazing away only for her princess to groan while she massaged the bridge of her nose.

"You are a needy little thing. But I wouldn't have any other. Very well then Elle. I shall dominate even the repair of your toys! You will submit to me for all time! Even your toys will bow before me!" Azula bellowed with a controlling snap of her fingers while her handmaid stared up at her with worshipful little eyes.

"Y-yes Princess! I submit to you!" Elle cried out as she gazed up at her princess's smirking face.

"Good girl. So well behaved…" Azula cooed in a possessive voice before planting her hand in the young girl's hair once more.

"I-I…try my best Azula-sama. You know I'll always be your faithful girl." Elle stammered with a reddened tint to her cheeks while she sank back into her seat beneath the princess's strong palm.

All the while savoring how the charming woman began to curl her fingers in her hair.

"It has long since become apparent that I am the ideal woman for you. No other woman can offer the control and commanding rule that you so desperately crave. Isn't that right?" Azula purred before stooping down to peer into her pet's blushing face while she purposefully exhaled in the young girl's eyes.

"P-please take control of me Azula-sama. I would be scared to face the world if you weren't here to guide me." Elle admitted in a meek voice while she trembled when Azula grasped ahold of her cheeks with a charismatic smile on her alluring lips.

The two noblewomen had long since given up on advising their adopted sister against saying as such.

By now it was clear that the innocent girl actually enjoyed it when Azula exerted control over her.

Not that it made any sense to them though.

"You are a submissive little thing…and I like that." Azula cooed in a honeyed voice while she leaned over the arm of her throne with her palms cupping her little pet's face.

"I-I am so very happy that I am to your liking Princess…I-I want to be your little lady." Elle confessed in a love-struck voice while she turned red.

"Naïve girl. You are my little lady." Azula scoffed with a fond roll of her eyes before taking the others by surprise when she pulled the girl into a chaste kiss.

Elle found herself falling forward with her amber eyes agape in wonder to find her princess crush her into a gentle kiss.

Her heart was racing a thousand miles a minute while Azula tenderly held onto her cheek with her lips pressing into her forehead.

It completely stunned Mai and Ty Lee into a speechless silence to see Azula kissing Elle in such an astonishingly affectionate manner.

Elle sat paralyzed in awe while she gazed up at the entrancing princess now glancing down at her with a sanguine smirk that sent a pleasurable shiver down her spine.

Azula slowly removed her lips in a deliberately slow fashion before leaning down to peer into her little girlfriend's astonished eyes.

"Mhm. Tell me…who owns you?" Azula pondered with her fingernails gently brushing the girl's blonde locks from her widened eyes.

Elle audibly gulped down her nervousness all the while staring up at the princess with reverence in her eyes.

"Y-you Azula-sama. I-I am your little lady." Elle answered with an adorable stutter lacing her innocent voice while the princess's amused chuckles began to flow into her ears.

"My little lady…" Azula spoke in a silken voice with her hands grasping at Elle's cheeks while she smiled confidently when the girl wrapped her arms around her neck.

And just like that Elle fell face first into Azula's shoulder while she embraced the older girl's neck as if her life depended on it.

"Aww! That's so…ouch!" Ty Lee blurted out loudly only to yelp when Mai slapped her upside the head.

"Don't say another word." Mai whispered in a warning voice while she fixed the now abashed woman with a stern stare.

Ty Lee nodded with a twinge of redness to her cheeks while they discreetly observed the cruel princess allow the young girl to fall into her arms.

"I…love you so much Azula-sama." Elle mumbled with redness adorning her cheeks before blushing even deeper when the older girl's growls emanated in her ears once more.

"I know you do. Now come here." Azula hissed into the trembling girl's ear before swiftly pulling her handmaid over the arm of her golden throne and into her lap.

"I-if my princess says come. I come." Elle agreed in a spellbound voice before she fell into Azula's lap while two strong arms clutched her in a possessive manner.

And not a moment later the young girl found herself with her face resting on her princess's shoulder while well-manicured fingernails continued to gently stroke her cheek.

"Hm. You are a pleasing little dear. Just be good…I'll take care of you." Azula remarked with her hand holding onto the back of her handmaid's head while the girl lay in a dreamy trance.

"Yes. My princess will take care of me." Elle replied in a love-struck voice while she felt the princess's fingernails continue to drum along her cheekbone.

"That's right girl. I am your princess…you have been conquered. And don't you ever forget it." Azula growled with her breath now brushing against her trembling girl's cheeks.

"Oh Azula-sama. How could I? This is a dream come true." Elle stated softly in a blissful fashion before she sighed serenely in the princess's hold.

The other two members of Team Azula could have sighed while they watched Azula's smug lips curve into the biggest smirk she could muster.

It was obvious that the princess's ego had just soared to even further heights.

"Humph. I am a true prodigy. Even at dating. I mean just look at this. Young girls beg and plead for the right to be in my arms. Their young minds are helpless against my charms." Azula announced in a supremely haughty voice with Elle burrowing into her breasts while she snaked her arms around the girl's back.

"Uh…I don't know about all of that Azula but you two are cute together." Ty Lee giggled with a wide grin while Azula now held Elle in her well-toned arms.

"One girl Azula. One girl." Mai taunted with a slight smirk while Azula huffed with her fingers still fiddling with Elle's golden hair.

"One is more than either one of you have." Azula boasted with a proud smile while she peered down at her lovely handmaid with her little face propped up against her bosom.

The two noblewomen just sighed while never even bothering to muster a retort to the other woman's arrogant brag.

"Azula-sama?" Elle began to a gentle voice while the princess stared down at her with fondness reserved for her and her alone.

"Yes Elle?" Azula answered with a twinge of attentiveness in her voice while Elle shyly traced a finger down her toned bicep.

"Since I'm your little lady does that mean you'll play games with me?" Elle requested with a trusting smile while Azula rolled her amber golden eyes above her.

"Is that your only concern? Commoner games?" Azula snorted in a spoiled voice while Elle continued to gaze up at her with hopeful amber eyes.

"You know Azula. I've noticed whenever you tell Elle no you always find yourself back at square one ten minutes later." Ty Lee informed in a helpful voice while the other woman began to glare down at the girl in her arms.

No doubt well aware that she wasn't wrong.

"If you're worried about not knowing how to play. Don't be. I'll teach you." Elle chirped in a cheerful voice while the princess narrowed her amber golden eyes from her position above her.

The sound of amused snickering filled the room while Azula raised her eyes to cast her friends an icy stare.

"You? Teach me?" Azula repeated with mockery unhidden in her arrogant voice while she watched the girl rapidly nod her little head.

"That's so Azula-sama. I'll even go easy on you while you're learning how to play." Elle assured in a lovable voice while Azula stiffened with her eyes widening in anger.

"What did you just say to me girl!" Azula snapped with her amber golden eyes narrowing dangerously while her compatriots continued to laugh at her expense.

"I said I'll hold back on you because you'll be at a disadvantage." Elle answered sweetly while the princess now glared down at her with the flames of war burning in her amber golden gaze.

"You think you can defeat me even at a commoner game? I have no time for such childish things…but if I did. I would surely crush you." Azula declared in a sanguine voice with her cold eyes examining her fingernails before turning to stare down at the giggling girl.

"Oh no Azula-sama. I am an expert at video games. I have been playing them since I was a little girl. I would decimate you." Elle retorted with a joyful grin while she craned her neck to peer up at her now angered mistress.

"Are you challenging me Tiger Monkey?" Azula demanded with her lips pursing into a regal frown while her young companion's head rested against her chest.

"Mhm! My love for you is so great that I will even let you win a few rounds." Elle assured with a finger on her lip only for a long fingertip to raise her chin upward.

Her heart began to race once more when she found herself gazing up into sanguine amber golden eyes that sent blissful shivers down her spine.

"You are beginning to grow rebellious. I can see that a further display of my authority is in order. You will bow beneath my boot for all time. Is that understood Elle?" Azula hissed just as she thrust her fingertip in her little girlfriend's speedily nodding face.

"I-if you say bow Azula-sama, I-I bow." Elle agreed with a spellbound stutter before embracing Azula around her belly while the princess grunted above her.

"I am your master…you had best remember that little lady." Azula grumbled with a trace of underlying fondness in her voice while she peered down at the girl hiding in her belly.

"This little lady remembers Princess." Elle mumbled in an adorably meek voice while she felt the princess's hand slide down her back.

"Now that is what I like to hear." Azula sighed with her arm wrapped around the girl's back while the smaller girl hid face first in her breasts.

"B-but I am quite skilled at Mario Kart Princess." Elle commented while Azula scrunched her nose up in puzzlement over the bizarre name.

As did the other two noblewomen who were now mutually curious over their young companion's video games.

"Elle. Just shut up." Azula ordered with another pompous roll of her eyes while Elle clung to her toned bicep.

"Yes Azula-sama. I'll be good." Elle spoke in a peaceful voice while she lay against the woman's soft chest with a relaxed smile upon her lips.

"Good. That's my girl." Azula purred with her fingernails brushing through the girl's hair once more while she held her handmaid into her chest.

Elle just blushed with a contented countenance when the princess patted her head once more.

By now they both knew that their bond was deeper than words could convey.

And Azula likewise knew that she wouldn't be letting this one go.

Of that she was certain.

AN:

We are only being given small glimpses of Elle's world because there is a lot that she is running away from, and her world is not quite like modern day Earth. It's similar in technology but very different. My reason for doing this is because I want to do a book two and Elle's world would be boring if it was a carbon copy of our modern day world.

So please be patient, all of the details will come to the surface eventually. I ask everyone try to keep in mind that we're reading from the perspective of an abused 13 year-old-girl who is living out a romantic fantasy of 'heroic' fire princess's and a mystical world as a means of escaping her life before she arrived.

The details come slowly because Elle does not want to talk about anything but the good stuff, like her favorite foods, mp3 players, video games, and things like that.

The character Rieko, who has been mentioned vaguely here and there will be a huge part of book two. She, and the events surrounding her are what set apart Elle's Earth, from our Earth.

Thanks again for reading and please review after you read!