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Night Terrors – Chapter Twenty-Five
Nearly one week later into the hunt for the Avatar.
It was late at night and Azula was sleeping comfortably in her emperor sized canopy bed.
Her personal chambers aboard the airship had been fit to her liking.
Meaning that it was decorated almost as lavishly as back home within the palace.
At least as luxuriously as possible given that it was a smaller model of airship.
The princess was sleeping quietly with a content smile upon her lips.
Only to be torn from her sleep by a hesitant knock on her chamber door.
And just like that Azula's eyes snapped open with her amber golden eyes agape in simply murderous wrath.
"Who is it!? You had better have a damn good reason for waking me up! If this doesn't involve the Avatar I will…" Azula bellowed with a venomous bite to her voice only to trail off when she heard a soft cry behind her door.
The princess slapped a hand over her forehead while she groaned under her breath.
She knew well enough that there was only one person who would ever so much as consider coming to cry to her door.
And try as she might she felt a sliver of grudging concern to hear the girl making such miserable sobs.
Ever since she had first begun to express a romantic interest in the girl, she had known that it would only be a matter of time before she started trying to worm her way into her bed.
"A-Azula-sama? C-can I come in?" Elle stammered with tears in her eyes while she shifted on the other side of the door.
Before Azula knew it, she was sitting up with her lips pursing into a moody scowl while her bare feet touched upon her floor.
All the while grumbling under her breathe about how her girlfriend was a cry baby.
'I can't just leave her to cry at my door! If anyone sees her…people will start to think that Princess Azula coddles her handmaids!' Azula thought before she began stomping across her chamber floor.
Elle stood in her night robes twiddling her thumbs with a saddened countenance.
Then the young girl almost jumped when the large door was thrown open.
And she found herself peering up at her mistress's beautifully angered visage.
For reasons that Azula couldn't explain she felt her anger begin to ebb the moment that she gazed down into Elle's almost traumatized amber eyes.
She couldn't help but wonder what got the girl so shaken up.
"Ugh! Just come in before someone sees you!" Azula hissed while she grasped the collar of the sniffling girl's shirt before pulling her in like a puppy that she was about to punish.
And then Elle noticeably flinched when the door slammed behind her caretaker all the while finding herself being pulled across the floor of the older girl's quarters.
"S-sumimasen…" Elle murmured while she listened to the tired woman grunt in annoyance above her.
"Would you quit your blubbering?" Azula spoke with an irate frown while she turned to glare down at her girlfriend's annoyingly depressed face.
Whereas she was usually able to halt the girl's crying with but one order.
Much to her increased aggravation her girlfriend only began to cry even more!
"I-I am trying Azula-sama." Elle stuttered while Azula rolled her lovely amber golden eyes above her.
"You are not trying hard enough! Just get in the bed!" Azula grumbled with her arms folded over her breasts while the girl pitifully wiped at her wet eyes.
"Y-you are really going to let me lay in your bed?" Elle questioned in an awestruck voice while she gulped under her princess's utterly imposing death glare.
"I said get in the bed now!" Azula shouted with a foul tempered scowl on her features just when blue flames sparked from her palms while the tiny girl quivered under her stare.
"Yes Azula-sama! A-as you command!" Elle cried out before scurrying over the side of the massive bed while Azula observed her scampering with a pleased smirk.
"Now sit still! Don't you move another muscle until I get in the bed. You must always wait for me before you lay down. You will yield the entirety of the bed to me and only lay where I say you can lay." Azula ordered in a domineering voice while she stood looming over her fearfully seated pet.
"Y-yes Mistress. I will never lay down without your permission!" Elle exclaimed with another sniffle while her mistress scrunched up her nose in distaste over her tears.
"Good girl." Azula sighed before seating herself beside the girl while she turned to peer down at her little girlfriend's saddened face.
"Will you hold me Azula-sama?" Elle requested in a shy voice while Azula sat above her with her lips curving downward in disapproval.
"If it will make you stop your bawling..." Azula grumbled before she reached out to pull the smaller girl into her arms just while Elle fell face first into her cleavage.
The princess peered down at the girl seeking haven in her breasts before falling back onto her pillow in the center of her bed.
Only this time she had a young girl crying in her arms.
She glanced down at her petite girlfriend before sighing once again while she leaned over before placing a hand on the little blonde's side.
"How did you find your way to my chamber?" Azula asked in an aloof voice while she stared down at the girl as if she was a bother.
Never wanting to admit that the girl's tears struck a chord within her.
"I-I was wandering around looking for you and I bumped into Ty Lee. She…walked me here and ran off before you opened the door." Elle admitted in a quiet voice while the princess glanced down at her with her amber golden eyes narrowing in aggravation.
'How kind of you Ty Lee!' The princess thought with a growl before turning her gaze back down to her saddened pet.
"Did she now? So, what's your newest reason for crying like a baby?" Azula questioned in a haughty voice while she managed a scowl over her girlfriend's tears.
Instead of getting a reply she just sighed when the girl released another torn-up cry.
"Did someone do something to you?" Azula demanded in a snarl while she brushed her well manicured fingernails against her little girlfriend's cheek.
Curious as it was. She intended to keep her promise to protect the girl.
She belonged to her after all…
"N-no." Elle murmured with her face burrowing into the opened chest of Azula's robes while the princess continued to hover over her in a way that comforted her.
"Then why are you crying my pet?" Azula purred in a silken voice before bending her neck to press her chin upon the top of her pretty pet's blonde head.
"I-I had a bad dream." Elle admitted timidly with another sniffle while the mighty princess stroked her cheek in a gentle manner that soothed her fears.
"About what little pet?" Azula cooed in a patient voice reserved for her little girlfriend alone while she leaned down lower to peer into the girl's misty eyes.
"W-will you assert control over me again Azula-sama?" Elle requested with wetness on her fair cheeks while Azula managed to quirk a charming smile down at her.
To a woman like Azula who craved absolute control, those were very pleasing words to hear.
"I suppose I could. You crave my dominance. Don't you?" Azula spoke in an alluring voice while she pulled the smaller girl closer to her face.
"I…do." Elle answered in a mousy little voice while she began to cheer up when the princess pressed her nose above her brows before she snorted like a possessive dragon.
"What did you dream about?" Azula questioned with her nostrils releasing a puff of air while she glared down at her quivering girlfriend in a domineering fashion.
"My…m-mother's death." Elle confessed with a stutter while Azula glanced into her eyes with surprised amber golden eyes.
And then the princess recovered from her momentary shock before growling above her little girlfriend's shivering brows.
"I see. But even so. The past cannot harm you now." Azula snarled with her palms cupping Elle's crying cheeks while she peered down at the girl's sorrowful face.
"She…died protecting me when I was five years old." Elle revealed in a far-off voice while the princess stared down at her with shocked eyes.
Even as cruel of a woman as Azula was. She knew better than utter any words of mockery about her girlfriend's long-gone mother.
Especially now that she knows that she gave her life for the girl under unknown circumstances.
"This is the first time that you've told me this." Azula remarked in a strangely genuine attempt at being gentler while she continued to peer into her handmaid's sad eyes.
"That's…because I don't like to talk about it…or even think about it." Elle mumbled before retreating into Azula's neck while she managed a small smile when the princess pulled her closer.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Azula inquired in an awkward voice while she trailed her fingers through her little girlfriend's hair.
"Do you remember how I told you…that while I don't know if there are any benders back in my homeland…that I have met a woman who has been gifted with powers?" Elle spoke softly much to the older girl's curiosity.
"I do. You've told me about this…Reiko several times now." Azula commented before she slid lower to exhale in her petite pet's eyes.
"Oh, there's more people with unique abilities than just Reiko. I have met some besides her." Elle answered in a timid voice while she delighted in how Azula's warm breath swept over her face.
She released a soft giggle when her blonde hair was blown from her eyes by a light puff of air from the princess's exhaling nostrils.
As bizarre as it was…she really enjoyed it when her princess behaved dominantly with her!
She really did!
"Some? Such a high number." Azula taunted with a mocking snort before she released a dominant growl in Elle's meek little face.
"W-well in all fairness Azula-sama. It doesn't matter if it is a lower number. Not if their quality trumps quantity." Elle insisted before quivering pleasantly when the princess pressed her forehead against hers.
"Foolish peasant. If and when I should ever lay my own eyes on any of these people, I will be the judge of their quality." Azula stated with a domineering snarl while she purposefully exhaled in her little girlfriend's intimidated face.
How she adored it when her little girlfriend trembled as if she was a fire goddess come to life.
"Y-yes Azula-sama." Elle muttered with a slight blush while Azula clutched her cheeks in a stern fashion before she growled above her nose once again.
"Continue your story little girlfriend." Azula sighed with her crimson lips still blowing warm air in Elle's eyes while she smiled down at her petite girlfriend.
"O-oh Princess…I am so happy to be yours." Elle spoke in a bashful voice while her heart raced when the princess released a deep growl with hot air tickling against her cheek.
All the while Azula lay with her controlling amber golden eyes literally pressing into her own pleasantly widened amber eyes.
"And I am pleased to have you all too myself." Azula replied with a charming smirk while she continued to stroke her handmaid's soft golden locks.
Elle peered up at the princess with a calmer countenance before chewing on her lip while she mulled over how to word what she went through.
"When I was smaller. There was…a child hunt for anyone thought to be gifted with powers." Elle admitted in a return to a more somber voice while Azula listened with taken aback amber golden eyes.
That…was not what she had been expecting the girl to say.
"My family got caught up in the midst of it all. They tried to take me away…and my m-mother was wounded protecting me. I…tried to carry her on my shoulder but I was too weak. She…told me to run and find my father. And so, I ran…and my mother was killed. Soon after that…I found my father's dead body…they killed him as well." Elle explained in a solemn voice with a tear streaming down her cheek while the princess listened in as speechless silence.
Once more Azula found herself mulling over how there was more to Elle than meets the eye.
The girl carries herself as simple.
But now she was beginning to think that Elle did so as a façade to run away from the past.
"M-my mother died for me and I couldn't make it in time to help my father. I-I am just a dud. There's nothing special about me." Elle concluded in a broken voice while tried to avoid meeting Azula's displeased amber golden gaze.
Azula's lips creased into a scowl before leaning in stare into Elle's wettened eyes with her breath sweeping over her young companion's fair skin.
"Are you calling your princess a dud?" Azula demanded in a frigid voice while she glared directly into Elle's surprised little eyes.
"What? No Azula-sama!" Elle cried out in a still fretful voice before sinking into the princess's protective hold while warm air continued to tickle her cheek.
"I think you are! Because you dare to imply that I, Princess Azula would be interested in a dud! And I will not tolerate such an insult!" Azula barked in her little girlfriend's intimidated face before pulling the girl deeper into her pillow.
"S-sumimasen Azula-sama! Sumimasen!" Elle exclaimed with a revived smile reappearing back on her lips while Azula stroked the back of her head.
"You had better be girl! Because if you're a dud than so am I! And I am most certainly not a dud." Azula scoffed in a haughty voice before leaning in to bump foreheads with her emotional companion.
"Arigatou gozaimasu…" Elle mumbled timidly while she turned red when their foreheads connected in a gentle embrace.
All the while she felt the princess's fingertip brush her tears from her eyes while she smiled back up into the older girl's stern eyes.
"That's my girl. Now worry no more about duds…" Azula trailed off with a charming smile before patting her pet atop her golden head.
"Yes Azula-sama." Elle whined with a calmed smile while she lay peering back into Azula's controlling amber golden eyes.
"You are a needy little thing…but you are my needy little thing." Azula remarked with a sigh while she tenderly held the girl's forehead to her own.
"That's so! I am Her Highness's girl!" Elle chirped with a blush while strong hands pulled her closer.
Just when her face was sternly smashed even deeper into the princess's own while she shivered in delight when the woman released another imposing growl.
"How many times must I show you that you belong to me?" Azula commented with her eyes narrowing into a terrifying stare while her little handmaid trembled in the palms of her hands.
"A-as many times as you see fit Azula-sama. I-I don't mind!" Elle stuttered with a sunny smile while she blushed when Azula leaned in to snarl against her cheek.
"I like that answer…such a good submissive." Azula spoke with another dominant exhale that blew Elle's blonde tresses from her little amber eyes.
"O-oh Azula-sama…" Elle swooned in a love-struck voice while she began to smile brightly when the princess rubbed her forehead against her own.
"I own you." Azula hissed with her amber golden eyes agape in a display of absolute dominance while her little girlfriend lay submissively in her embrace.
"You own me. You are my mistress…my dominant." Elle agreed with a bashful smile while strong arms wrapped around her small back.
"I have laid claim to you. You are now mine now girl." Azula snarled without warning in Elle's shaking face before she snorted possessively against her pet's lovely cheek.
"I-I am yours Azula-sama!" Elle cried out before blushing adorably when the princess tenderly kissed her upon her forehead.
She sunk into the plush pillow with her heart racing as fast as can be while the princess continued to gently brush her fingers through her hair.
"Humph. Damn right you are." Azula grumbled with her lips still gently pressing into her little handmaid's forehead while the young girl smiled serenely in her arms.
"M-my princess right." Elle mumbled in a love-struck fashion before laughing sweetly when Azula kissed her upon the nose.
"Now I trust that you are through crying for the night?" Azula sighed with her lips softly brushing against the fair skin that was her little handmaid's nose.
"Yes Azula-sama. I won't cry anymore…because I know that you will protect me." Elle assured in a timidly spoken voice while the princess's muscular arms continued to crush her in a mighty embrace.
"That I will my pet. That I will." Azula cooed in a honeyed voice before patting her blushing pet atop her little head.
"My mistress…" Elle whined in a puppylike voice before scooting to cuddle in her princess's bosom only to squeak in surprise when Azula sternly shoved her face first into her soft breasts.
"You seek my breasts is that right? So be it." Azula remarked with her hands clamping down on the back of Elle's head while she shoved her little girlfriend's face in between her breasts.
"A-Azula-sama." Elle mewled with her face pressing into her princess's plush bosom.
"Mine." Azula growled out in a possessive voice while she crushed her little girlfriend into her open cleavage.
"I…belong to you Princess." Elle spoke with a gentle smile before laying her head upon a comfortable breast.
And so, the young girl lay in the powerful princess's arms while long fingertips danced through her golden hair.
While she began to yawn in a sleepy manner while the older woman continued to stare down at her with a softened stare.
And with that Azula managed a content sigh all the while brushing her fingers through the girl's hair.
Such a lovely little dear…
And she had her all to herself.
"Azula-sama?" Elle requested in a muffled voice only to yawn in mid speech.
"What is it now Elle?" Azula questioned in stern voice with her palms still holding Elle into her warm chest.
"I am overjoyed that you find me snuggable." Elle answered with another noisy yawn while she listened to Azula scoff above her.
"Only marginally." Azula snorted in her usual pompous voice while she began to close her eyes at long last.
"That's enough for me. This is all I need." Elle murmured in a sleepy voice while she felt the princess's strong arms pull her in.
"Go to sleep now. Or I will punish you." Azula declared with a smile on her lips while she stroked her little girlfriend's blonde locks.
"Oyasumi nasai Azula-sama." Elle whispered before closing her eyes while Azula never released her grip on the back of her head.
"Oyasumi nasai Elle." Azula responded with her lips curving into a fond grin while the sound of the girl breathing serenely flowed into her ears.
With her arms tightly wrapped around her favorite handmaid she began to drift off once more into a peaceful sleep.
Very soon Azula was sleeping with a content smile while she protectively held Elle into her chest.
And all throughout the night the princess never once released the girl from her possessive grip.
And whenever Elle began to fearfully murmur in her sleep Azula would subconsciously press down upon the back of her little head.
And with that Elle's cries were effectively silenced by her princess's strong embrace.
The princess and the peasant had become closer than they could have ever predicted.
Their bond was already an unbreakable one.
One that was strong enough to overcome space and time itself.
And whatever else may come.
AN:
I just wanted to mention a few things in this note. First of all, to reply to Agent Banana. Zuko only joined the Gang a few weeks ago, the Gang has spent much of the last six years on the run in the Earth Kingdom.
So Zuko hasn't been on the run for six years. But that doesn't mean that he isn't torn up by the pain he inadvertently caused them.
Zuko had come to accept that the Avatar was dead, and he had even become engaged with Mai. After spending the last six years brooding over his honor, when the Day of the Black Sun finally came along. he left to join the Avatar after he received word of Aang's survival.
This means that he will have a harder time finding a place with the Gang. The more easy going people like Toph and Aang will accept him. But Katara will be even more skeptical than she was in canon.
And to reply to the other guest review from gg. To be honest I haven't thought much about that, since I have so many plot points to consider. But here is my answer anyhow.
I understand that it would be expected of Azula to have an heir. But not all people ultimately decide to have kids. It pretty much comes down to what is most important to Azula.
Her happiness when she is alive, or if there is anyone to carry on her name after she dies. In the many TyZula stories out there, most don't involve Azula having an heir. If they do, it is usually an adopted child.
If it really came down to Azula needing to have an heir, if Zuko stays on good terms with her, she would most likely consider one of his children as her heir.
Ultimately, Elle makes Azula happy in ways that no one else ever has. And Azula is going through a stage of development as she begins to understand the meaning of her feelings for Elle.
As the story goes on, Azula will be forced to choose between Elle, and people at court who will disapprove of her taking Elle as her intended. Later on in the story Azula may even receive a suitor. This will put Azula's budding love for Elle to the test.
But none of that is written in stone, this is a very long story. And there will be other books. Like I said, I haven't thought too much about how Azula will handle an heir.
Mostly because I really enjoy writing Elle and Azula's developing bond.
So for the time being my default answer would be that Azula would consider one of Zuko's children. But we have a very, very long story ahead of us. And the subject of an heir is a little too early to be a plot point right now.
And lastly, I want to state to all of my guest reviewers. That if you are curious, and want to pm me, if you make an account, I do answer questions in pm as well.
I just wanted to put that out there.
And lastly, in this chapter, we received a small but important hint that separates Elle's Earth from ours. Elle's town was burned down by people hunting children with any sort of special ability. As for what this means, more details will unravel as the story goes on.
As always, thank you for reading and please review after you read.