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.

41. Solace in Her Will

This chapter is mostly a lot of fluff to balance out the sadness in the last one!

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Solace in Her Will – Chapter Forty-One

"You…like Elle a great deal. Don't you?" Mai stated with her tawny eyes still watching in wonder while the princess rolled her eyes in response.

"Do you think she would be sleeping on my leg if I didn't?" Azula snapped in a controlled volume while she sat back with her hand in her mumbling handmaid's hair.

"Obviously not." Mai sighed with a nod while she still gazed at the younger girl in fear for her wellbeing.

She couldn't help but begin to worry that the girl was scarred for life.

And that she will remain that way. No matter how much attention they shower her with.

"I may as well start drafting up those new laws now." Azula spoke with a finger under her chin while she finally cracked a refined smile down at her lovely pet curled up upon her thigh.

The two noblewomen turned to their leader with returning wariness in their eyes.

"Uh…Azula you haven't told us what these laws are." Ty Lee began in a concerned voice after noticing that Azula was gazing down at Elle with a frightening gleam in her eyes.

"You see Ty Lee…it has come to my attention that I have been…too lenient with this one." Azula began with a heavy sigh while her two subordinates stared at her incredulously.

"T-too lenient Azula?' Ty Lee repeated only to watch the princess reach for the sheet of paper and brush with a scheming smile on her lips.

"Indeed. Much too lenient." Azula answered with a shake of her head while she brushed her fingers against Elle's cheek only for her little girlfriend to lean into her petting fingertip.

Mai and Ty Lee just watched the scene in a stunned silence while their selfish leader continued to tenderly pet their sleeping friend.

And despite Ty Lee's concerns she couldn't help but feel her smile begin to return after she finished drying the tears from her eyes.

"The Crown Princess of the Fire Nation is your girlfriend…and yet you are still afraid. This is…unacceptable." Azula commented in a softened voice while her fingers wiped the tears from her handmaid's sleeping cheeks.

The two women shared another amazed look with one another before gazing back at their adopted little sister's sleeping face.

It was completely unlike Azula to show concern for another person like this!

There was no doubt in their minds that their spoiled friend was indeed going through a great change.

Whether it would lead Azula to become a better person and a kinder ruler was yet to be seen.

But she truly was changing, ever so slowly with every moment that she spent with Elle.

"The solution is clear." Azula purred with her other hand grasping the paper and brush while a fond smirk began to creep onto her red lips.

"It is?" Mai pondered in confusion while she blinked at her deranged leader's smiling face.

"I must dominate you more than before!" Azula declared to the horror of her subordinates with a proud smile on her regal lips.

"B-but you already dominate her Azula." Ty Lee protested in a wary voice while a shiver traveled down her spine in newfound worry for the poor girl's sleeping in her friend's lap.

"Clearly not enough Ty Lee. It's obvious that my dominance in this relationship…has been sorely lacking. But worry not I will mend this." Azula insisted just as she began to write on the paper with a possessive smile on her elegant lips that terrified her childhood friends.

"Azula…you are already more dominant than anyone in any couple that I have ever met." Mai advised while she too shuddered in pity for the poor girl while Azula continued to write with a proud smile on her lips.

"It is not enough. I must be stricter with this one. Hm. Yes that sounds suitable…" Azula hummed with an approving nod while her brush glided across the paper with Elle's snoring face still dozing on her armored thigh.

"What…are you writing Azula?" Ty Lee asked with a nervous countenance while her controlling friend glanced back at her with a tyrannical smirk on her lips.

"Laws that Elle must follow or she will be punished." Azula replied in a casual voice with a finger under her chin before she wrote down yet another rule.

The two girls just stared at their seemingly insane friend with horrified eyes while the princess wrote swiftly and without interruption.

"L-laws? You're writing laws for Elle?" Ty Lee stammered with a finger scratching her cheek over how serious Azula was taking this.

She wasn't sure if she should find this adorable or terrifying.

She decided that she would settle for a mix of both.

"Ugh. There goes what's left of the poor girl's freedom." Mai groaned with a hand over her injured face while the princess smirked down at her paper.

How Elle put up with Azula's madness was beyond her!

"I expect you to pay close attention to these laws Ty Lee. If she breaks any of them. You will be punished for each offense. Is that clear?" Azula explained in a sadistic voice while she watched Ty Lee sink back into her seat with a fearful look in her eyes.

"Y-you are really starting to scare me Azula. I think that you are really taking this dominance thing way too seriously." Ty Lee pleaded with a flinching countenance only for the other noblewoman to shake her head.

"Waste of breath." Mai scoffed in her usual deadpan voice while the other woman cringed in understanding.

"You will enforce each and every one of these laws and commit them to memory. Should you fail to do so Ty Lee…you will find yourself spending long hours in the palace gardens. Picking me only the finest cherries for my meals. Understand? Good." Azula commanded in a supremely smug voice while Ty Lee shivered in terror.

"…P-please…don't do that to me Azula. I'll oversee your…list of laws. Poor girl." Ty Lee muttered under her breath while she watched Elle tug at Azula's robes in her sleep.

"It pleases me to hear that we are in agreement. Hm. I like the sound of that one. That will make a great law." Azula commented in a devious voice while she smiled down at her snoring girlfriend's face burrowing into her thigh.

"Azula…I have something that I want to ask you." Ty Lee began nervously while she stared at the princess's stoic face only for amber golden eyes to gaze back at her.

"Then ask." Azula responded in a dismissive voice while her focus remained on the small paper in her hand.

"I…couldn't help but notice that you didn't mention Mai. When you task one of us with a duty…you always give it to the both of us." Ty Lee stated with a worried look in her eyes while she turned to gaze at Mai's composed face.

That was when Azula raised her gaze to Mai with her amber golden eyes hardening as soon as she made eye contact with the other woman.

Mai gazed away with a look of resignation in her tawny eyes.

She knew well enough that it was no mistake that Azula glossed over her name.

"I suppose now is a convenient time to say it…given that the tiger monkey is asleep. Mai won't be around. She's going to Boiling Rock as soon as we return." Azula announced in a tone devoid of mercy while Ty Lee stared back with all of her usual cheer vanishing from her face.

"You're…sending Mai…to Boiling Rock" Ty Lee questioned in a barely perceivable voice while her fellow noblewoman hung her head in acceptance.

"It's fine Ty Lee." Mai assured with a hand on Ty Lee's shoulder only for her friend to gaze at her in a horrified silence.

"If she wasn't sleeping in my lap. I would walk over there and leave some marks on your face that would make Zoi's bruises seem like love bites." Azula hissed in a furious voice while Ty Lee stared back at her in disbelief.

It was truly horrifying to witness Azula speak to Mai with such disdain and loathing.

"P-please Azula. I beg you to reconsider." Ty Lee spoke in a distraught voice while she gazed imploringly at Azula's merciless glare.

"And in turn I tell you to shut your mouth before I make it worse. You should be thankful that I am being so merciful." Azula retorted in a cruel voice while she suppressed the sliver of remorse that she felt when hurt flashed in Ty Lee's eyes.

"M-merciful?" Ty Lee breathed in a shaken voice while the princess glared at the two of them.

And even still Mai sat in silence with her hands folded in her lap.

"I am within my rights to take your head Mai. Your lack of loyalty to your own nation disgusts me. But take heart. The next time Zuko impedes me you will not be around to sabotage my mission." Azula declared with her teeth ground together in her quieted anger while the two noblewomen listened in an unnerved silence.

What horrified Ty Lee more than anything else was listening to Azula say such hateful words about their friend.

Mai stared down at her lap with her eyes flashing in worry for her once lover's safety.

The meaning of Azula's words was quite clear.

She was letting her know that Zuko might be killed for his treason.

And there will be nothing she can do to stop it.

"I want you to know that your actions were not only treason. But completely pointless. Your clan will be grievously punished. I will be sure to let your father know…I am sure that he will be happy to hear about your treason." Azula taunted in a ruthless voice while Mai still gazed down at her feet with guilt flashing in her tawny gaze.

Ty Lee's shoulders slumped with every word her tyrannical friend spoke.

Somehow, she had been hoping that Elle's presence would influence Azula to pardon Mai.

Now she couldn't help but ponder how she could have ever been so foolish.

"A-Azula. Mai's our friend." Ty Lee begged in a near silent voice while Azula's amber golden eyes never left Mai's paling face.

"Yours perhaps. She betrayed me. I do not trust you anymore Mai. Which is why you will remain in prison until the wars end on Sozin's Comet." Azula spoke with a fist in her handmaid's golden hair while the other woman gazed up in astonishment.

As did her fellow noblewoman.

"The wars end?" Mai queried with surprise in her voice while Azula's lips pursed into an angered scowl.

"Yes. Sadly, if I were to leave you in prison, I have no doubt that this one would cry to no end. And I can't have that. I prefer her smiling." Azula answered with a cold scoff to the relief of her two-childhood friends.

At long last Ty Lee breathed a sigh of relief while Mai still sat blinking in shock alongside her.

All things considered…since this was Azula they were talking about.

A few months in prison was quite generous.

Especially when you factor into consideration that Mai's uncle was the warden of Boiling Rock.

The simple fact that Azula was going to allow Mai to stay in the prison where her uncle was the warden was a great mercy in of itself.

Mai relaxed ever so slightly while her tawny eyes now drifted down to the younger girl's snoring face.

Her eyes softened when she gazed upon Elle's still wet cheeks.

She couldn't help but feel a stabbing sense of remorse that the innocent girl was likely still going to cry her eyes out many times even if Azula tells her that she will release her after Sozin's Comet.

'Thanks kid. You saved my life…and you don't even know it.' Mai thought with the barest hints of a small on her lips.

She would have never thought she would see the day when Azula factored in a handmaid's tears as a reason to show mercy.

Perhaps…she really was changing.

Somewhat.

"So, I suggest you consider yourself fortunate Mai. Be grateful to Elle. She is the only reason why I am giving you such a light sentence. And you would do well to watch your mouth from this moment forward. Give me cause for anger…and this mercy will vanish like a dying flame." Azula advised in a beyond stern voice while Mai rapidly nodded her head.

"I…understand Azula. Even so. Thank you." Mai replied with a calming countenance while Ty Lee patted her shoulder in returning cheer.

"Yes. Thank you Azula." Ty Lee agreed with a speedy nod while she finally began to smile once more.

Elle truly was something amazing she mused while gazing over at the petite blonde's sleeping face.

"Oh, don't thank me just yet Mai. This is merely a deflection of punishment. I can't be too cruel to you or it will make Elle cry. Your father…now that is a different matter entirely." Azula purred with her hand still swiftly writing all sorts of little rules that would add a new dynamic to their relationship.

And that was all it took for the two noblewomen's relief to give way to returning worry.

Mai ran a hand through her hair while she silently scoffed under her breath.

She shouldn't have spoken so quickly.

"What…are you going to do to my father?" Mai asked in what she hoped was a voice devoid of aggression while the spoiled woman continued smirking down at the paper in her hand.

She still can't help but wonder if Azula will ever realize that there's more to a relationship than giving the other person orders…

"Worry not. I won't kill him. That too…would make her cry. I'll just punish your family in a more political way. Elle understands death and imprisonment. But the girl has little understanding of politics. If I tax the Saolin clan to death. She'll still smile because her big sister will be unharmed." Azula replied with a flicker of cruelty in her amber golden eyes that had the other two women shivering once more.

'Leave it to Azula to spend time thinking of ways to be cruel that Elle won't notice.' Ty Lee thought with a sigh but even then, she knew that heavy taxes were better than life in prison or a brutal death.

But there was no doubt in her mind that Azula was right.

Elle would cry her eyes out if Mai was harmed or if she heard that Azula killed Mai's father.

But her little sister won't be sad if she hears that the Saolin clan was being punished politically.

Because she was too innocent to understand the implications of Azula punishing the Saolin clan internally.

"Above all I have to appease the Song clan. To that end. Let it be known that I expect your clan to make a public apology to the Song clan." Azula concluded in a victorious voice while she watched Mai's relief give way to a disgusted grimace.

"Joy." Mai muttered under her breath with her arms folded over her breasts.

It truly was a deflection of punishment.

On the surface to Elle's eyes all will seem well.

But Azula's subtle punishments will cause her family to fracture.

Her lips creased into a shameful frown once more while she clenched her fist in her ire.

But even so.

At least no one from her family will suffer death or imprisonment.

"Lastly, we are going to keep this from the tiger monkey until we return. I trust this won't be an issue?" Azula inquired with her eyes narrowing into an intimidating stare while the two women nodded in agreement.

"No problem Azula. We won't say a word." Ty Lee agreed while she massaged her face with her right hand.

Even then it was still a more favorable outcome than she had been expecting.

The only thing that worried her is she knew well enough that Elle would be devastated when she learned that Mai was going to prison.

Even if it was only for six or so weeks.

She couldn't help but grasp at her arms with a frown on her lips while she surveyed the younger girl's dozing face.

Elle was going to cry her eyes out all the same.

And that saddened her.

"But enough about that. Hm. It's a modest start but it will do nicely…" Azula stated in a satisfied voice while the other two women shuddered in renewed pity for her girlfriend.

"What…sort of laws did you write down Azula?" Ty Lee queried in an apprehensive voice while she stared at her snoring little sister with sympathetic brown-gray eyes.

"In order to protect my girlfriend from assassins I must restrict her freedom of movement. She is forbidden to walk anywhere without one of us giving her an escort." Azula announced with a finger rubbing against her lip while she smirked in the direction of her stunned subordinates.

"A-Azula. She's a sweet girl! Please go easy on her." Ty Lee cried out with her eyes widening in pity for her young friend while Azula's lips curved into an even larger smirk.

"I swear that girl is going to grow up and wish she had never given Azula that flower." Mai scoffed with mutual pity in her tawny eyes.

"Law two. She is likewise forbidden to walk past the palace gates." Azula commented in a smug voice while the two gazed back in increased disbelief.

"Azula…this is really, really restrictive!" Ty Lee exclaimed in a worried voice only to find herself groaning when her friend paid her words no mind.

"I know. I have come to the conclusion that she will only feel secure in a strict environment where my will reigns supreme. It's for her own good anyhow." Azula assured with a controlling nod while Ty Lee listened in bafflement.

"Eh…Azula…" Ty Lee trailed off with a hand scratching her cheek in concern for her little sister's fading free will.

"Waste of breath." Mai stated with a shake of her head.

"From this moment forward Ty Lee, it is now your responsibility to police Elle and make certain that she is following the law. And I full well expect you to crack down on any violations of my rules. Is that understood?" Azula commented with the brush pointing in the direction of Ty Lee's comically guilt-ridden face.

"Police…Elle? But…but she's such a sweetie. She…calls me oneesan and she adores me! I don't want to police her. What if I make her cry?" Ty Lee protested in a horrified voice while she swallowed the lump that was in her throat.

"You must police her Ty Lee. But you will do so gently." Azula added with a domineering nod while Ty Lee sunk back in her seat.

"Whatever…meanie." Ty Lee grumbled while Mai gazed on dryly alongside her.

"Now. I have devised the following punishment system. Pay attention. Because it affects you just as much as it does her. You as well Mai. You may well also be enforcing these laws in the future." Azula continued in a merciless voice while both noblewomen stared at her in disapproval.

"I have got to hand it to you Azula. You're making it so that if the girl ever grows up to hate you, she'll hate me and Ty Lee as well. I wouldn't blame her if she did." Mai muttered with a look of distaste in her eyes.

"Azula…I don't want to make her hate us." Ty Lee attempted to reason once more with a spark of sadness briefly flashing in her eyes.

"She isn't going to hate us. She herself admits to delighting in my dominance. I expect that these new rules will make her very happy. She may well have been fantasizing about me taking a sterner role in this relationship." Azula retorted with a proud smile while her childhood friends gazed at her in disbelief.

"A-Azula. The poor girl already calls you mistress! What more do you want from her?" Ty Lee asked with a frustrated huff while Elle curled up against Azula's lower belly.

"The punishment system is as follows. The first offense will result in no snuggles…for a period of one month. The second offense…two months and the third offense…three months." Azula informed with an arrogant smirk adorning her lips while the two women now gazed at her in utter horror.

"N-no…snuggles. That's cruel…just too cruel. She loves snuggles more than anything in the world. Just look at that adorable face Azula. You…wouldn't really deprive her of snuggles, would you?" Ty Lee answered with a panicked countenance while she pointed at the snoring girl so cutely yawning against her friend's belly.

"That would be unfortunate. Which is why you will police her little life and make sure that she is following my rules." Azula demanded with a finger pointing at the scowling Ty Lee.

"Snuggle tyrant." Ty Lee growled with her arms over her breasts only for Azula to roll her amber golden eyes at her.

"Well Ty Lee, by the time I am released after Sozin's Comet. The girl will probably be so terrified of you that she will run into my arms as soon as she sees me." Mai spoke in her usual voice while Ty Lee sulked with an angered countenance.

"This is not pink. Not pink at all. She's going to be scared of me." Ty Lee complained with sisterly worry in her kind eyes.

"And your punishment will be as follows. The first offense thirty days on cherry duty, the second offense sixty days, and the third…ninety days." Azula revealed with a sadistic look in her amber golden eyes while Ty Lee now paled in terror.

"T-that sounds worse than Boiling Rock. Please no. Please Azula!" Ty Lee began begging while Mai glanced at her with a small smirk on her lips.

Before Azula could get a chance to reply they were all distracted by the sound of Elle yawning on Azula's thigh.

And then the sleepy girl opened her amber eyes to find herself peering up at Azula's possessively softened face.

"There you are. Did you enjoy your little pet nap on my leg?" Azula purred with a domineering smile on her regal lips while she brushed blonde hair from her handmaid's drowsy eyes.

"O-oh. I fell asleep?" Elle murmured with another yawn while the back of her head pressed in-between her girlfriend's legs.

"Hm. Such a troublesome thing you are." Azula sighed with a shake of her head while Elle's head still lay propped up over her womanhood.

The two noblewomen averted their eyes with a blush on their cheeks while the innocent girl continued to lay there unaware of how it looked to others.

"S-sumimasen Mistress." Elle stammered in a still downcast voice only to find herself gulping when she gazed up at Azula's now terrifying glare.

"No more tears. Not even one. Is that understood Elle?" Azula questioned in a beyond strict voice while the tiny girl melted beneath her petty palm.

"Yes…Azula-sama!" Elle exclaimed with returning cheer while the much taller woman sat above her.

"Good. Very good. I prefer you smiling." Azula admitted with just a sliver of affection in her glacial voice while Elle peered up with a bashful smile spreading across her lips.

Ty Lee finally managed to crack a smile while she briefly observed the adorable scene through the corner of her eye.

"I-I know…" Elle trailed off in a shy voice while the strong hand patted her golden hair.

"Come. Sit up. I have something that I wish to say to you." Azula ordered in a strict voice while she watched her young admirer speedily sit up beside her.

"What's on your mind Azula-sama?" Elle pondered in a dutiful voice while she now sat beside the princess's hip.

"I…understand if you need to take these…anti-depressants. But I just wanted to ask…" Azula trailed off with a scowl on her lips while Elle now patiently smiled up at her.

"Yes?" Elle queried in a devoted voice while Azula turned her armored body away from her while she glared off into the distant trees.

"Is there anything I can do for you when the memory hits you to make you…feel better!" Azula snapped with her arms folded over her armored chest.

While the two noblewomen gazed at their leader in amusement over her poor delivery.

But they also knew that it was a huge step for Azula to even ask such a question to begin with.

Yet even so.

A heartfelt smile had appeared on Elle's lips as soon as she heard her companion say those words.

Azula's lips remained pursed into a thin line while she glared down at Elle's now cheery face through the corner of her amber golden eye.

"Well…I understand that you must maintain appearances in the palace. The way we've interacted throughout this trip…on the warship…and here. It's…not going to same when we return to the palace. Will it?" Elle requested in a quiet voice while she gazed up at the princess's stony visage.

"No. It will not. My girlfriend you may be…but you are still a servant. Until I take the throne, I cannot allow the court to see us interacting with you as a friend. If my father were to find out before I inherit the throne…he would punish you severely." Azula explained with a cold frown on her lips while Elle's shoulders slumped in understanding.

"Oh…I see." Elle mumbled with her hands in her lap while Ty Lee turned gaze at Azula imploringly.

"It's alright Elle. We aren't going to let that happen to you. Will we Azula?" Ty Lee assured in a protective voice while Azula's stern eyes stared down at the gentle hearted girl.

"Most certainly not. Which is why it is of the upmost importance that you are seen as nothing more than our servant in the eyes of the court. And that is how it will remain. Until I become Fire Lord." Azula declared in a rigid voice with her strict eyes peering down at her timid handmaid's gazing down at her feet.

"Okay. I understand." Elle answered softly while the princess released a sigh above her.

"Azula. You may not trust me anymore. But you have already been seen by almost one hundred people treating Elle as anything but a servant. No matter how much you threaten people…someone is bound to talk. Both about your relations with Elle…and her new power. Your father will find out shortly…it's…just the truth." Mai commented with concern in her voice while Ty Lee frowned in mutual worry beside her.

"No. He won't. Before we leave, I am going to collect the names…and addresses of everyone that survived. Anyone that refuses to cooperate…will not leave this island alive. And those that do…will take comfort in knowing that I know where they live." Azula spoke with her red lips curling into a cruel smile that sent a shiver down the spines of her subordinates.

"Well! It looks like Azula has it taken care of Elle!" Ty Lee exclaimed with a nervous grin while the younger girl blushed under her warm gaze.

"He's…still going to find out eventually. And he isn't going to fade away into obscurity just because you take the throne." Mai insisted with her lips curving into a frown while her friends listened in shared concern.

"I am well aware Mai. I will handle the matter when the time comes. But anyhow…finish what you were saying Elle." Azula stated with her hardened eyes falling back on her little girlfriend's bashful face.

The two noblewomen exchanged a brief glance before wisely letting the matter drop for the time being.

They knew well enough that Azula just didn't want to talk about the subject in great deal in front of Elle.

Likely to avoid terrifying the girl with excessive details.

Not that the spoiled woman would ever say as much aloud.

"T-there…are times when I get scared and I would like to…seek comfort in your presence. Even…even if we have to share separate beds. C-can…can I come to you when I am afraid? Even…if it is just to sit at the foot of your throne in silence?" Elle pondered with her self-conscious amber eyes avoiding Azula's strict gaze while she grasped at the sleeves of her robes.

"You are asking me if you can come see me…at any time…and anywhere in the palace as my personal servant? Is that right?" Azula purred with a hand beneath her chin while she found herself delighting in how Elle blushed so adorable under her dominant gaze.

"T-that's so…Princess." Elle stuttered only for her eyes to widen when her hair was suddenly being ruffled by the powerful woman beside her.

Mai and Ty Lee just watched in silence while Azula patted Elle's head with tenderness that she would never show anyone else.

"As long as I am not with my father. If I am unavailable. I will make sure that Ty Lee is around to tend to your needs." Azula announced with a flicker of fondness within her cold eyes while she watched in approval when her little handmaid began to giggle underneath her petting hand.

"O-ooh A-Azula-sama…" Elle whined in a lovable voice with sweet laughter lacing her voice when she was compressed beneath Azula's stern palm.

"Aww. I would be happy to be there for Elle when you're not around Azula. I'll even take care of her at my villa when she's lonely." Ty Lee offered with a loving grin on her lips while even Mai stared at the younger girl fondly.

"You pretty little thing you. You're mine." Azula cooed with a dominant smile while she forcibly pushed down upon her pet's head only for Elle to swoon up at her.

"I-I am yours Princess." Elle agreed in a submissive voice while the much taller woman smirked down at her.

Oh, how she adored it when Azula loomed over her.

"Damn right you are. I just knew that this was what you were waiting for. It couldn't have been more obvious." Azula remarked with the flames of war burning in her eyes while the petite girl beamed up at her.

"Uh…you are starting to scare me again Azula." Ty Lee spoke from the sidelines only for her words to fall on deaf ears.

"Just look at you. I was right all along! You crave my control so terribly that you long to spend your entire day bowing at the foot of my throne!" Azula shouted with a maddened smile on her lips while Elle blinked up at her from beneath her palm.

The two noblewomen now sat in an awkward silence so great that they could have sworn that they heard crickets chirping.

Considering that they were currently seated in a forest they may well have.

"Say what now?" Elle asked in an innocent voice that had her big sisters listening in humor while the power-hungry princess smirked down at her.

"My dominance has been lacking in our relationship hasn't it? I have been much too lenient with you. Haven't I?" Azula inquired with a growing smile on her red lips while she grasped ahold of her handmaid's confused shoulders.

"Think very carefully before you respond to that question little sis!" Ty Lee exclaimed with a shudder while Elle gazed at all three of them with the most adorably puzzled look.

"I love you with all of my heart and soul. You are perfect. You are everything that I need." Elle answered while she reached up to hold onto her princess's hand while the regal woman smiled down at her in approval.

"Of course, I am! But still…I can't help but feel that you have been longing for me to take absolute control over your life. The signals you have been giving me are unmistakable. You wish for me to take a stricter role in this relationship, don't you?" Azula sighed with a sophisticated aura about her while she clutched ahold of Elle's hands only for the girl to blush under her gaze.

Mai and Ty Lee just balked at Azula as if they had just watched the princess grow a second head.

It was beyond them why the princess felt that she needed to become even stricter when she was already the sternest girlfriend on the entire planet!

"Tell her no Elle. Just tell her no!" Mai advised in a frustrated voice only to find herself slapping a hand over her face when Elle eagerly nodded her little head.

"If that's what you want Azula-sama then I won't protest it! Anything to be your g-girl." Elle assured with a shy twinge of red to her cheeks while Azula's lips curved into a captivating smirk that sent shivers down her spine.

"Elle…" Ty Lee groaned with a fond shake of her head.

"Excellent! I knew that was what you wanted. It has long since come to my attention that 'snuggle me' actually means dominate me. Your appetite for dominance is truly insatiable. But fear not little lady. I am more than capable of fulfilling your heart's desire." Azula boasted with a haughty flip of her hair while she smiled confidently when her little girlfriend's eyes sparkled in delight.

The two noblewomen nearly fell over in disbelief while they now gaped at their leader in exasperation.

"Azula…I really think that you might be misreading Elle. 'Snuggle me' might very well just mean snuggle me!" Ty Lee advised called out in an insistent voice while Mai sighed alongside her.

"Waste of breath. She's insane." Mai grunted with a shake of her head.

"D-did you say something about snuggles?" Elle squeaked in a love-struck voice that had her big sisters listened humorously while her older girlfriend smiled down at her.

"Hm. I see…I deduced correctly. Your little mind doesn't know of any other way to plead for my dominance other than to beg to be crushed in my arms. You want me to use more physical force on you! So be it!" Azula scoffed with a prideful smirk on her crimson lips while Elle trembled in excitement under her overpowering gaze.

"F-force Azula? W-what do you mean by force?" Ty Lee protested with a frightened gulp.

"Please snuggle me tonight Azula-sama! Please! Please!" Elle cried out with a radiant countenance while Azula smiled down at her when she tugged on the older girl's hands.

Ty Lee could only sigh with a hand in her hair while she shook her head at the strange couple.

Odd, but adorable all the same.

How Azula came to the conclusion that 'snuggle me' means 'dominate me' was beyond her.

Yet she couldn't help but muster a smile even so over how criminally cute Elle was.

The girl was such a little sweetheart.

All she heard was that her precious princess wanted to snuggle her!

"Oh, very well my pet. I suppose I could oblige. This document should satisfy your need for dominance once and for all!" Azula declared with a sadistic smile just before thrusting the rolled-up list in her now puzzled girlfriend's face.

"Huh? Document?" Elle repeated with a confused smile while her big sisters gazed at her in pity as she unraveled the paper.

Only to find herself peering down in astonishment at an impressively written list in English hand writing.

'Azula-sama is picking up English writing faster than I thought she would!' Elle thought with her amber eyes reflecting her great surprise before she peered back down at the list.

There was still much about the language that the princess has to learn.

But just the fact that she was able to put together coherent sentences was more than most people would be able to do.

Just as she chewed on her lip in confusion while she began to read her girlfriend's document.

"I trust you should find everything to your liking. I realized that it's a humble start but worry not. We'll make it bigger." Azula commented with her arms folded over her breasts while she smirked when Elle's eyes widened when she read the paper in her hand.

"What…did you put on that list Azula?" Ty Lee questioned with a heavy sigh while she stared at the scene with wary brown-gray eyes.

"What's this Azula-sama? Ten rules?" Elle mumbled while her big sisters stared between her back and Azula's grinning face.

"Ten…" Mai trailed off with a groan while she stared at her adopted sister in newfound sympathy.

What a lunatic.

"By Agni Azula!" Ty Lee growled with a scowl while she glared at the princess's victorious face.

"I don't understand these rules oneesan…." Elle replied with a finger under her lip while she turned to the now sighing Ty Lee.

"Just bring it over here Elle. Mai and I will…go over it with you." Ty Lee called out with a softened countenance while she watched the young girl pad over with the paper in hand.

"The following ten rules that Princess's Azula's girlfriend must live by…Her Highness wrote that I am her girlfriend!" Elle squealed in a happy voice after coming to a stop by her amused big sisters.

"Girlfriends don't usually have to abide by a list of rules Elle." Ty Lee sighed fondly while she pulled the smaller girl down beside her.

The two noblewomen sat on opposite sides of their adopted little sister while they gazed over the girl's shoulder with their eyes widening in disbelief.

Over the last two weeks the two of them have dedicated a portion of their time to learning how to read their young friend's writing.

And although they weren't picking up on it as fast as the princess.

They were at least getting the hang of reading some of it.

And from what they were able to make out they could already tell that it was beyond restrictive!

"W-what is wrong with you Azula? You actually expect me to make sure that Elle is following so many complicated rules?" Ty Lee protested while she leaned over Elle gazing down at the monstrous list in shock.

"Please! It's just a small list. For the time being. I'll add to it as we go along…" Azula scoffed with her smug amber golden eyes scanning her flawless fingernails while she smirked at her stunned friends.

"Is Elle your girlfriend or your slave?" Mai asked in a deadpan voice while Azula smiled as widely as can be.

"A mix of the two." Azula purred with a finger curling up beneath her chin while she savored her handmaid's adorable face when the girl continued to read her list.

"Princess Azula's girlfriend must clean all of her chambers every day…without flaw…" Elle muttered in a lovable voice while Ty Lee glared back at the smiling princess.

"That's preposterous Azula! T-the poor girl can't clean it all by herself!" Ty Lee argued with a protective growl only for her spoiled friend to smirk back at her.

"Okay! It sounds reasonable!" Elle exclaimed only for Ty Lee to nearly fall over in surprise.

"You weren't supposed to agree to that Shorty." Mai commented with a shake of her head while she continued glaring at their sadistic leader.

"Good girl. I just knew you would enjoy it." Azula remarked in a satisfied voice while she sat gazing back at her happy handmaid with greedy amber golden eyes.

"Princess Azula's girlfriend must shine and polish her collection of footwear every third day…." Elle trailed off while her big sisters stared down at her with their eyes twitching in aggravation.

"Elle…you remember what we told you earlier about how it's okay to tell Azula no?" Ty Lee spoke in a gentle voice with her words earning her a penetrating glare from Azula.

"What? Care to repeat that Ty Lee." Azula demanded in a terrifying voice with her words causing the other woman to flinch in fear.

"Sure! I can do that for you Azula-sama." Elle agreed once more with an unwavering smile while Azula's anger gave way to another pleased smile.

"Elle!" Ty Lee scolded with a hand over her forehead while the girl continued to read the demanding list of rules.

"Such a good pet. When you're finished reading dear just sign your name in agreement at the bottom and then you can get started cleaning my boots." Azula announced with her arms folded over her breasts while her subordinates still glared at her.

"Princess Azula's girlfriend must make her three meals a day…okay. Princess Azula's girlfriend is forbidden to speak to strangers of any kind…alright. Princess Azula's girlfriend must wash her laundry each day without any assistance from her fellow royal servants…sure! She's my girlfriend so I should wash them." Elle read with a never fading smile on her lips while her big sisters shook their heads only for her princess to continue smiling over in her direction.

"She can't do all of this Azula. It's not humanly possible. It's almost like you're searching for an excuse to punish her in some twisted game…wait. You are aren't you." Ty Lee attempted to reason only to fold her arms while she gazed reproachingly at Azula's smugly smirking face.

"Well now that you mention it…I did create a punishment chamber just for her." Azula admitted in an irresistible voice while she gazed off to the side in a beyond confident manner.

Ty Lee blushed while her fellow noblewoman just sighed under her breath.

Only for the princess's attentions to be regained when her loyal handmaid peered back at her with a spark of uncertainty in her eyes that briefly snapped her out of her selfish musings.

"W-what happens in the punishment chamber Azula-sama…I thought I was your good girl…" Elle trailed off in a pout while Azula turned to her with her regal lips curling into a frown.

"You are my good girl. But sometimes…there may be times when I will punish you just for the fun of it. Do you understand Elle?" Azula explained with a wave of her hand while she eyed her naïve pet with a possessive gaze.

"Oh…okay. I still don't understand…but I trust you Azula-sama." Elle murmured while her princess tapped her fingers against her bicep in mild offense.

"What did you think I meant? That I was going to hit you?" Azula almost snapped in a moody voice while she glared off into the distant trees.

And despite her friends terrifying overbearing nature Ty Lee couldn't help fight the smile climbing onto her lips.

Both she and Mai knew well enough that Azula would never hit Elle.

Under any circumstance.

"No…of course not…n-no! I-if I disobey, I don't get snuggles for a whole month!" Elle cried out in a horrified voice while Azula smiled once more in sadistic amusement.

"It's okay Elle. We're just going to tear this paper up and ignore it." Ty Lee assured with her hand patting the innocent girl's back while she fixed the princess a scolding stare.

"No. No you will not. These are the rules that Elle must live by. As her girlfriend I decree it so!" Azula hissed with a cold smirk on her lips while she eyed her glaring subordinates.

"If you ever change your mind about that date…let us know Elle." Mai advised in a dry voice while she stared down at her little sister shaking her head fondly all the while.

Only to find themselves gazing down at the young girl in mild amusement when she gazed back at Azula with a frown on her lips.

"Azula-sama?" Elle pondered while the princess turned to her with a smirk still on her lips.

"Yes Elle? Are…you glaring at me?" Azula snorted with her hands on her shapely hips while she quirked a brow when her little attempted to 'glare' at her.

But it naturally came off as a childish pout all the same.

"Where are the snuggles? You said that this document had snuggles. There are no snuggles…only the absence of snuggles." Elle declared with the paper in hand while Ty Lee smiled down at her in approval.

"You tell that snuggle tyrant little sister! Stand up to her and tell her that you're not going to do this list!" Ty Lee encouraged while the princess's amber golden eyes burned a hole through her skull.

"There are no snuggles on that list. But there is ample domination. I was under the impression that was what you wanted." Azula stated in a strict voice with her playful eyes never leaving her young girlfriend's comically angered face.

"Just tell her no Elle. Make her do what you want for a change." Mai advised with a sisterly nod while she smirked at Azula's glowering face.

"I protest this list!" Elle huffed with a nod while her big sisters patted her back in approval while her girlfriend gaped at her in disbelief.

"Protest? That's a laugh. There is no protest. You are going to sign it and abide by my will!" Azula barked with her domineering finger pointing at Elle's pouting face.

"You tell her little sis!" Ty Lee shouted while she patted Elle's back.

"I gotta say. I am surprised you had it in you to tell Azula no." Mai commented in amusement while she observed the girl stand up with her hand holding the document.

"It's time we talked about my employee rights!" Elle argued in a serious voice while Azula snickered beneath her fist.

"Employee rights? You're a commoner. Commoners don't have rights. My will is absolute and I say…sign it." Azula spoke in a supremely dominant voice before pushing herself to her feet while she began to walk forward.

All the while her amber golden eyes peered down at her tiny handmaid while the innocent girl gulped under her intimidating gaze.

"Defeat her Elle! Azula doesn't stand a chance!" Ty Lee cheered with a broad grin on her lips while her leader glared in her direction.

"T-that's because your country is regressive. And archaic in design!" Elle complained with her words earning her a truly frightening death glare.

"I am not certain that I heard you correctly. But it sounded like you just called the Fire Nation archaic. Perhaps…if I stood closer, I will be able to hear you better." Azula taunted with her fists on her hips as she came to a stop completely towering over her trembling pet.

She couldn't help but smile once more while she watched the pitifully short girl attempt to look tough even though her head barely reached her chest.

"I-in some respects it is. Because your small folk don't have any rights. T-there are many countries in my homeland where commoners have rights…" Elle stammered with her meek eyes peering up at Azula's amused visage while she smirked down at her.

"How cute. But you aren't in those countries right now. You're in the Fire Nation…and I say…sign it pet." Azula purred before bending over with her domineering amber golden eyes staring down at her blushing handmaid's trembling face.

"Have you ever considered just listening to the girl for a change?" Mai inquired flatly while Azula glared at her through the corner of her eye.

"R-royalty and nobility would have nothing if not for their commoners and peasants. And that's the truth! If you didn't have commoners and peasants who would plow your fields? Who would operate the food market? Royalty and nobility are nothing without their small folk!" Elle retorted to the surprise of her big sister's while the princess loomed over her with a spark of anger in her eyes.

If anyone else had dared to say those words to her they would have been sent soaring to the ground with a burn mark adorning their face.

But…not this one.

Although she had to admit that she didn't expect that she would ever hear this from the only commoner that she has ever befriended.

"You dare to imply that we are nothing without commoners? I should punish you severely just for saying those words." Azula declared in a beyond imposing voice with her eyes narrowing down at Elle's intimidated face.

"She has a point Azula. You do have a tendency to treat commoners horribly. You should show them more appreciation. They're people too! Who would staff the palace if the servants decided that they were fed up with your cruelty?" Ty Lee agreed with a frown while Azula rounded around to stare at her in anger.

"H-how many nobles are in the Fire Nation? Somewhere in the thousands? How many commoners are there? Millions upon millions? Perhaps more? Maybe you should show them more appreciation Azula-sama. Throughout history there is only one result to a monarch neglecting their people and that is a violent overthrow when the commoners get sick of being walked on." Elle lectured with her finger jabbing Azula's belly while her mistress glared down at her with her eyes narrowing into furious slits.

Suffice to say both Mai and Ty Lee could only stare at Elle in newfound amazement.

It truly shocked them that Elle had the bravery to stand up to Azula.

Even if it was all over snuggles…

"Consider yourself fortunate that I am fond of you. I wouldn't listen to this from anyone else." Azula snorted with a roll of her regal eyes only to look mildly concerned when her pet's lip began to quiver.

No! Not again!

Not three times in under two hours!

"Y-you're my best friend…and friends are supposed to listen to one another. Aren't they?" Elle mumbled while her princess scoffed before folding her arms over her plated breasts.

"Isn't that what I am doing right now? And quit quivering your lip! If you cry! I will punish you!" Azula bellowed with a finger pointing down at her girlfriend once more while she watched in delight when the girl's lip ceased its trembling.

"T-throughout the history of my homeland many countries have created bills of rights. Things that all humans are entitled to. And I think that you should treat your commoners better. A country can't be strong if the leaders dine on gourmet food while its people grow hungry." Elle insisted with a frown on her lips while Azula furrowed her brows in bewilderment.

"A curious complaint considering that you have ate nothing but lavish food since I took you in from a damp alleyway." Azula snarled with another roll of her eyes when her pet continued to prod her belly with an angry finger.

She wasn't sure if she should be angered or amused that her pet has a long-hidden spark buried within her.

She decided to settle on amusement.

"T-that's not the point Azula-sama! The point is that you have a lower class of people that are the backbone of your entire nation." Elle exclaimed in an emotional voice while the princess sighed in annoyance as if she were just a foolish child.

"What is your point again? Snuggles right?" Azula scoffed with a hand waving in the air only for her belly to rumble once more while she briefly glared down at it in aggravation.

"This…this is why I never liked rich people before we got to know each other. They…just take from the poor and don't give care when those below them suffer. I…thought you would listen to me…I guess I was wrong." Elle muttered before turning away with a disappointed countenance while Azula stared at her back in a frustrated silence.

"More curious words. Coming from a peasant that's been nothing but pampered by three rich women who felt sorry for her." Azula almost snapped with a trace of anger in her voice only for the two noblewomen to stare at her in disbelief.

"Azula! That's mean! And I don't mean that in a joking way. That's crossing a line!" Ty Lee scolded with her brown-gray eyes staring ahead in anger while Azula pridefully glared down at Elle's back.

"I-it's the truth." Elle murmured while she weakly held the paper in her hand.

"How is it that we can talk to her on equal terms but you can't?" Mai asked with a hint of anger in her voice while Azula's body stiffened in fury once more.

"Shut up Mai. I have been talking to the tiger monkey just fine from the first moment I met her!" Azula retorted before stomping forward while she followed after Elle when the girl padded away.

The princess found her foul temper only soaring to even higher heights when the tiny girl refused to turn to meet her gaze.

"Elle! I demand that you turn around and face me now!" Azula ordered with her hand grasping at her handmaid's shirt while the girl turned around on command.

Her amber golden eyes only shook with further ire when her servant silently averted her eyes from her stare.

"Well! Out with it! You wanted to speak! So, speak!" Azula commanded with a spoiled huff while her palm remained on the much shorter girl's shoulder.

"W-will you listen to me this time…without insulting me?" Elle requested in a quiet voice while Azula's callous eyes flashed with a brief flicker of something akin to guilt.

"Yes…servant. I will listen to you. Just…quit your moping." Azula sighed in a softer voice while she shook her head before gently stroking her palm against her pet's cheek to mend her error.

"O-okay…because I want to be able to talk to you Azula-sama…" Elle trailed off timidly with her shoe tracing an invisible line in the grass only to find herself gulping when she began to melt under the woman's petting hand.

"Such a troublesome peasant. But I like you…very much. I thought you wanted me to dominate you. I was under the impression that you enjoyed submission. Was I wrong?" Azula cooed with her fingernails brushing against the tiny girl's cheek while she smiled down at Elle's bashful face.

Mai and Ty Lee could only sigh while they began to realize that any protest Elle gave Azula was likely to crumble away under the princess's possessive charms.

"N-no…I-I enjoy submitting to you Azula-sama. I…like it when you d-dominate me." Elle confessed in an adorable voice with her words causing her big sister's to facepalm in defeat.

The poor girl was going to regret saying that.

The princess's lips curled into a pleased smile while she continued to stroke her quivering girlfriend's cheek before sliding a finger below the girl's chin.

"Hm. Have a seat dear. Let's 'talk'." Azula commanded in a beyond stern voice with her strong hand pressing her meek pet to the ground below.

"Y-yes Princess." Elle answered in a timid voice once more before plopping to the ground while the much taller princess plopped her butt down alongside her.

As she gulped when an arm slid around her shoulders while she was pulled into the princess's royal armor.

"Then what seems to be the problem? Out of the kindness of my heart I decided to dominate you even further. I thought…that it would make you feel more secure. Do you have a problem cleaning my chambers?" Azula purred after stooping over with her breath brushing against Elle's cowering cheek while her submissive girl's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates.

"Azula…that's playing dirty! I realize you don't care…but this is a whole new low." Ty Lee growled with a shoe tapping on the grass while her friend continued to play her charms on the poor girl.

"N-no Mistress I don't mind c-cleaning your chambers." Elle stuttered as she twiddled her thumbs before swallowing a lump in her throat when Azula exhaled hot air across her brow.

"I see. Do you have an issue polishing my footwear then? I was under the impression that you liked my feet…and that you liked bowing before them. I thought you would enjoy cleaning my boots." Azula sighed in a lazy voice with her palm grasping at the back of the girl's head.

Just before she purposefully propped a boot up seductively in her handmaid's line of vision.

Ty Lee just scoffed under her breath while she huffed at Azula's armored back.

Azula has to be the most shameless person that she has ever met!

"That girl's doomed." Mai commented with a shake of her head while Ty Lee sulked alongside her.

"I-I like your feet Azula-sama. They are…b-beautiful." Elle stammered with her eyes lingering on the princess's flawless leg stretching out before her while the elegant boot pointed into the air.

"You aren't listening to her Azula. You're seducing her." Ty Lee grumbled while the poor girl continued to tremble in fear of the princess's lethal wiles.

"I know they are…but it is sweet of you to say so. So…what's wrong? Don't you want to do it? If you do a good job, I'll even let you massage my feet afterward…every time." Azula spoke in an irresistible purr with her hand cupping Elle's chin while the girl's amber eyes closed shut in apprehension.

"O-okay. Azula-sama…I'll d-do it." Elle agreed in a mousy voice while she felt Azula's fingers sweep across her cheek.

"I see I was right after all. The more dominant I become the happier you are. Now…do you have any problems washing my laundry?" Azula questioned with a supremely pompous smirk adorning her red lips while her warm breath swept across her little girlfriend's adorably panicked cheek.

"How can Elle seriously enjoy this?" Mai asked her friend who shook her head in mutual bafflement.

"It beats me Mai. It's probably because the poor girl has been tortured so horribly. I think she feels comforted by Azula's domineering personality. I…think it's Azula's confidence that makes her feel so at ease. Whatever the case Azula's being an ass!" Ty Lee explained with an angered look in her eyes while she glared at Azula's back.

Mai nodded before turning back to the strange couple only to sigh under her breath.

It looks like that brief spark of defiance was already gone.

"I-I uh um…w-wakarimashita Azula-sama." Elle muttered in a jumbled stutter once more while she gulped with her amber eyes gazing back into captivating amber golden eyes that demanded her eternal submission.

"Hm. Very good. Now let's continue shall we. It goes without saying that the restrictions regarding your walking area are not negotiable. Sadly…this means that you are not allowed to go beyond the palace gates without an escort. An assassin could get you if you walked any further." Azula remarked with a possessive snarl while Elle smiled sweetly up at her.

"That sounds an awful lot like prison Azula." Mai commented with annoyance in her voice while Ty Lee scowled in agreement.

"A-arigatou gozaimasu Azula-sama! You're such a caring girlfriend." Elle cried out with a sniffle only to smile widely when Azula ruffled her hair once more.

And once more her big sisters gazed on comically over how the restrictions were seen as caring.

"That's right my peasant. In order to protect you I must take away your freedom. You understand, don't you?" Azula answered with a lazy wave of her hand while she smirked when her lovely servant hugged on her toned bicep.

"Of course, I do Princess!" Elle cheered with returning joy while she pressed her face into the princess's arm.

"There could be assassins watching us even as we speak! So, do as I say at all times! And if anyone so much as even tries to touch a single hair on your head rest assured Elle that I will incinerate them!" Azula hissed with her eyes becoming callous once more while Elle eagerly nodded her little head.

"Y-yes Princess. T-thank you…" Elle murmured with her finger tracing Azula's name in her robes while Azula's controlling fist grasped ahold of the collar of her shirt.

"Elle! You're protesting the list remember?" Ty Lee advised with a sigh while the princess smirked smugly when their young friend blushed in embarrassment.

"O-oh. Right. I…I am sorry Azula-sama but we need to finish discussing my employee rights before we proceed any further." Elle announced in a lovably innocent voice while the princess rolled her eyes above her.

"You don't have any rights. I own you. Now then dear…ass massages." Azula replied in a tantalizing purr when her red-faced girlfriend began shaking like a leaf while her childhood friends fell over in shock.

"A-Azula…a-ass massages? She's thirteen." Ty Lee protested while she sat back up with her eyes still agape in shock.

"I-I…um…u-uh m-my r-rights I-I need to t-talk about m-my r-rights." Elle stuttered in a confuddled voice just when her big sisters watched in pity when she broke free of her girlfriend's greedy hold.

"Get back here peasant! Don't make me leash you!" Azula bellowed with her lips pursing into a terrifying glower while Elle frantically crawled through the grass in fright.

"Poor girl's already trying to run away." Mai spoke in a cringing voice while Ty Lee shuddered alongside her.

"Y-you really scaring us Azula!" Ty Lee exclaimed as she gazed on in sympathy for her unfortunate little sister when the princess stood up to chase after her.

"M-mercy Azula-sama! I-I don't know how to h-handle all of this!" Elle whined just as she took off rushing for the trees.

"Too bad! You wanted control! So that's what you're going to get!" Azula snarled with a violent smile on her lips while she jumped down in front of her intimidated girlfriend.

Ty Lee and Mai flinched in ever rising pity when Elle fell down on her backside while they watched Azula tower over her cowering form.

"C-can w-we p-please t-talk about m-my side of this r-relationship? N-no! S-save me Ty Lee! M-Mai!" Elle yelped with a gulp while her heart began to pound under the weight of Azula's penetrating amber golden gaze.

The two noblewomen sighed while they glanced at the scene finding it hard to ignore the girl's adorable pleas for help.

"Save you from what kid? Your beautiful princess charming just wants to give you a kiss." Mai snickered only to receive a scolding glare from Ty Lee.

"Azula…can you please…please just listen to the girl? She's such a sweetie! Just hear her out! Please!" Ty Lee pleaded with a polite smile while Azula placed her hands on her hips.

As they have witnessed with Elle a courteous tone goes far with the sadistic princess.

"Oh…very well. I suppose I could allow it. Let's talk about your…peasant rights." Azula declared wryly with her lips curving into an enormous smirk while she stared down at her pet's grudgingly lovable face.

"That's my best buddy! She listens to me!" Elle cheered with a bright smile while she sat up near her girlfriend's pointed boots.

"Of course, I do…best buddy." Azula purred with her fists balling up on her shapely thighs while she smiled down at her naïve handmaid.

"M-my oneesans told me that you wouldn't mind if asserted myself a little bit. S-so I just wanted to take a moment to tell you about a few…few more things from my homeland." Elle explained with a nervous gulp when Azula's eyes narrowed into a truly monstrous glare.

"Assert yourself? No servant I most certainly do mind. In the future you would do well to remember that." Azula scoffed with her regal lips still smirking down at her intimidated admirer while Elle rapidly nodded her little head.

Ty Lee slapped a hand over her face once more while she sighed under her breath.

Sometimes Azula was just impossible!

But even though it didn't seem like much. Azula did stop to listen to what Elle had to say.

She knew well enough that the princess would not do that for anyone but Elle.

"W-well like I said Azula-sama. Although there are many terrible things about my…homeland. Most places have rights for all people…not just royalty and nobility." Elle attempted to reason with a finger scratching her nervous cheek while she blushed when the beautiful woman snorted above her.

Oh, how she enjoys every arrogant sound her divine princess makes.

"Really? It didn't sound like it from what you told me earlier." Azula stated with a trace of anger in her voice while she glared down at her innocent little handmaid.

She has already long since made up her mind that she was going to kill the girl's enemies before they can kill her.

The girl was right about one thing.

It was foolish to presume that she would not one day randomly vanish into thin air.

The thought of her now cherished servant vanishing forever from her arms brought about an unpleasant sensation in her belly.

And it wasn't the growling of her stomach.

So, it only made sense to find her way through and kill the people that seek to harm her girlfriend before they get a chance to lay a hand on her.

"T-that's…a different matter entirely. It's because there are…people with reach that can find you wherever you go…some governments are fair…and some are…not. There are some things I haven't told you about where I come from yet…things that I would rather not discuss. But…it really isn't much different than that man in the Capital that sought me abduct me." Elle insisted with a nod only for Azula's lips to purse into a cold scowl while she stared down at her.

The girl's words provoked a stare of anger from the two noblewomen while Ty Lee gazed at Azula with imploring eyes that pled her to take action against the man.

"I intend to find this man and make an example of him. I can assure that." Azula growled with her fist clenching at her hip while Elle smiled in appreciation.

"And…I thank you. I am just saying that…he…could have taken me away and no one would have ever known. And…had we never met…you probably wouldn't have cared even if you heard about a young girl being abducted in your own streets. But that's alright! That doesn't bother me. I am just saying that you seemed surprised when I first mentioned it…and I bet…that they have taken other girls." Elle muttered with her still upbeat amber eyes gazing up at the princess's now scowling face.

Mai and Ty Lee continued to stare at Azula while the proud woman turn to scowl off into the forest.

It truly unnerved all three of them that Elle could have been kidnapped and they never would have met her.

And even if Azula had received word of the abduction.

She wouldn't have even given it any thought to some foreign girl being abducted if she had never met Elle.

"Azula…please look into this." Ty Lee requested with a disgusted look in her eyes while the powerful woman offered a slight nod in response.

And then Azula turned her strict eyes back down to her loyal companion's lovely face while she vividly recalled the shiner that the man left on her handmaid's cheek.

Her eyes widened in protective instinct while she snorted out a tiny puff of blue flames from her nostrils.

All the while growling under her breath like a wrathful dragon.

'No one touches my Elle and lives to tell about it…wait. Why…did I just call her 'my Elle'?" Azula thought with a look of furious frustration on her hardened face while she glared down at her pet once more.

"All I am trying to say is. When bad people want something…they can find a way…to get it without the larger public taking notice. It's…the same back home when the bad people there take away gifted people. But enough about the bad stuff! Let's talk about the good stuff!" Elle chatted with an innocent smile while Azula peered down at her in genuine puzzlement.

"Yes, let's discuss the good stuff. Like rule seven. Starting today we will be slowly incorporating ass massages into our routine. We'll start off small and work our way onward from there." Azula commented with a supremely smug smile while she held up the paper for emphasis while she delighted in how Elle's face turned as red as a cherry.

"B-by Agni Azula. H-have you always been this perverted?" Ty Lee blurted with a deep blush on her cheeks while Mai groaned alongside her.

"B-back h-home historically we have had something called w-workers strikes. W-workers were allowed to protest unfair working conditions and n-negotiate for a living wage, h-healthcare, and a safe working environment. A-all the while safe from retaliation from their employer even if said employer is a powerful fire princess." Elle stammered in a hurried voice while she meekly quivered in her princess's imposing shadow.

Mai and Ty Lee glanced at each other before they shuddered simultaneously.

It was more than fair.

But they could only shiver uncomfortably at the thought of all of the palace servants gathering together to beseech Azula and her father to treat them better.

The outcome to such a strike was quite obvious.

"Is that so? A peasant strike? Please! One flick of blue fire and they will all happily get back to work." Azula chuckled with her proud fists on her shapely hips while the girl adamantly shook her head much to her amusement.

"N-no! You can't do that Azula-sama. Y-you're supposed to hear their grievance out of respect for your fellow human. T-that's what Reiko and many other leaders back home do…treating your people fairly ensures loyalty!" Elle exclaimed with a sunny smile while Azula quirked a brow with a mocking smirk still on her crimson lips.

Only to squash her curious thoughts regarding her handmaid's world while she began to stoop down over her adorable admirer.

"It is not for you to tell me what I can and cannot do Elle. I am your mistress…remember? Now then…where we? Ah that's right. Ass massages." Azula taunted with her hands clasping behind her back while she smiled down at Elle's overwhelmed face.

By now the other two women sat in a nervous silence with Ty Lee blushing the most out of the two.

"W-with that in m-mind I am g-going on strike until I g-get what I want!" Elle announced with a momentary burst of bravery while the princess still smirked down at her in the way a predator eyes her prey.

The two noblewomen blinked in surprise to hear their adopted sister announce that she was going on 'strike'.

"That's it Elle! Mai and I will support you for as long as you feel a strike is necessary!" Ty Lee called out with a grin returning to her lips.

"Hate to say it but her strike isn't likely to last more than five minutes." Mai stated with mild amusement in her tawny eyes.

"Well then! I will just have to stomp out your strike! I own you peasant! You don't get to strike! Now my pet. I do believe that I would like that massage now!" Azula barked with a sadistic smile on her lips while she leaned over her sputtering pet falling down onto her back.

"No! I-I won't massage you! And I won't pick any cherries! And I won't polish your armor! Nor will I bath you! And I definitely won't be cooking you dinner until you agree to give me what I want!" Elle yelled out in defiance as she slid backwards while Azula's lips curled into a domineering smile.

"You tell her Elle!" Ty Lee cheered while she clenched a fist before her excited face.

The bashful girl briefly met Ty Lee's gaze before peering back up into amber golden eyes while her taller girlfriend leaned in even closer.

All the while she swallowed the nervous jump that was in her throat when the princess crouched down until she was looming directly before her blushing face.

"I thought you liked my ass Elle. Weren't you the one that said its well-formed shape was simply divine? And did you not also dub me a divine warrior goddess?" Azula purred in a captivating voice while she grasped ahold of Elle's trembling chin with her fingers gently grasping at the girl's skin.

"I-I d-do Princess but I w-won't let you tempt me. I-I'm on strike until I-I get my request." Elle stuttered with another gulp while her turned even redder when her older girlfriend lowered in to exhale across her cheek.

Mai could only groan in further annoyance.

Azula's ego has gotten way too big for her shoulders!

"Rule ten is as follows. You must worship me as a goddess. I require daily tributes from you Elle. Should you fall behind in tributes…I will punish you. Now…I demand that you sign that paper pet!" Azula hissed with her ruthless gaze casting a terrifying glare into her shaking handmaid's amber eyes.

"A goddess Azula?" Ty Lee sighed with a shake of her head yet even still she managed to smile at the oddly lovable couple.

"Y-you are my goddess Azula-sama. Y-you are my mistress and I w-worship you. B-but you aren't giving me the one thing that I want above all else." Elle spoke in an adorably love-struck voice only to find herself being drawn forward by a strong hand.

All the while Azula stared back at Elle's reddened face with a gigantic smirk on her red lip just before she pulled her gasping girlfriend up along with her.

The other two members of Team Azula just shook their heads fondly once more after they heard their young friend's cute declaration.

Not a moment later the abnormally short girl found herself craning her neck to peer up at her smirking mistress while the domineering woman returned her gaze with a pleased amber golden gaze.

"What could you possibly have to strike for Elle? You already have the best healthcare that gold can buy, your pay is exceedingly generous, you have absolutely no danger in your work environment, you reside in a fine chamber, and you even have the protection of the Crown Princess of the Fire Nation and two powerful noblewomen." Azula snorted with amusement dripping from her refined voice while she gently held onto her little girlfriend's dainty hands.

Elle stood with a lovely blush on her youthful cheeks before she shyly pressed her face into her powerful girlfriend's armored belly.

"That's so…Azula-sama. I-I do have all of those wonderful things. But…there is still something that I want…it's the one thing that I long for…" Elle admitted in an abashed voice while she gazed up at her confused girlfriend with her palms clutching back at her princess's own.

"Very well then. Speak it and you shall have it my little peasant. What is it that you request from your goddess?" Azula queried with a prideful smile while she purposefully towered over her little handmaid as much as she could only for her young pet to avert her timid eyes from her stern gaze.

"Ugh. Azula is way too arrogant. Even more so than before." Mai complained with a shake of her head while Ty Lee giggled in agreement.

"She certain is! But it's adorable watching Azula try to impress Elle by showing her how strong she is." Ty Lee commented with a warm grin while she watched the duo closely.

It was really cute that Azula's whole idea of dating revolved around dominating her date.

And just as cute that Elle enjoyed it.

"A-after you become Fire Lord…I-I want to spend each and every night of my life in your arms…in your bed against your chest. F-from the day of your coronation…to my very last day. T-that…is my greatest desire…Azula-sama." Elle confessed in a barely perceivable voice with her face leaning into the princess's belly while strong hands steadied her just when she listened to Azula snort above her.

For the briefest of moments, she feared that her mighty princess would laugh at her followed shortly by a resounding no.

Only to find herself surprised when a stern finger forced her to gaze up at her much taller girlfriend.

"Aww…." Ty Lee trailed off with a moved look in her brown-gray eyes while she smiled at the strange couple.

"You are such a childish little thing…but I like you all the same Elle. So be it. Consider it done." Azula declared with an approving smirk on her red lips while Elle peered up at her in an adorable speechless shock.

"R-really Azula-sama? Y-you will snuggle me in your arms every night?" Elle pondered with her heart racing all the while only for her domineering princess to tenderly cup her cheek.

"Of course! You will submit to my rule within my arms each and every night. I shall crush you so brutally that the shame from your defeat will linger with you all night long." Azula remarked with a beyond haughty smile on her graceful lips while she held onto her pretty handmaid's swooning cheek.

As the two noblewomen watched the strange but adorable couple hold hands in a display of affection that was truly touching to see from Azula.

"O-ooh Azula-sama…you make my heart race so wonderfully when you talk like that." Elle swooned with her face pressing into Azula's belly while her girlfriend's fingers brushed against her shivering cheek.

"You belong to me Elle. I'll take care of you. You can count on my rule to keep you safe." Azula assured in a smooth voice with a sanguine nod while she smiled down at the lovely girl in her arms.

"I…know. I may be young…I may be naïve but…but I know that I love you Princess Azula." Elle spoke in a warm voice with her amber eyes shimmering in admiration while she gazed up into her princess's now softening amber golden eyes.

"That's…that's so sweet Azula." Ty Lee commented with a cheerful grin on her lips while Azula held onto Elle's nervous hands.

"And…I like you Elle…so very much…. more than anyone I have ever met." Azula admitted in an uncharacteristically subdued voice while she stared down at her little girlfriend's lovably overjoyed amber eyes.

"I-It is my life's greatest honor to know that I have your approval Princess. I-it truly is." Elle answered with a love-struck look in her eyes while she blushed when her mistress's elegant fingers wrapped around her chin once more.

"I will be truthful servant and this is something that I am only going to say once. In all my life I have never met anyone like you. You are…unique. You fascinate me." Azula spoke with a sophisticated smile on her red lips while she clutched her young handmaid's now gasping face.

"T-those words mean the world to me Azula-sama." Elle murmured in an adorably meek voice while she blushed under the much taller woman's sanguine gaze.

"There is no need to rush what we have Elle. I am not going to cast you aside…nor will I take you before you come of age. Let's take it nice and slow. This…is not something that needs to happen in one day…we have over two years to figure this out together." Azula explained with a charming smirk on her lips while her young companion eagerly nodded her little head in agreement.

The two noblewomen could only gaze on in amazement once more to hear their ruthless friend saying such…gentle words.

"W-wakarimashita Azula-sama! Wakarimashita!" Elle stuttered with a lovable smile while a joyous tear streamed down her cheek only for Azula's finger to wipe it away as soon it appeared.

"It goes against my will for you to cry." Azula sighed with a shake of her head while she peered down at Elle's beautiful face pressing into her upper belly.

"If my princess says not to cry. I don't cry!" Elle agreed in a jubilant voice while her powerful princess smirked in approval over those words.

"Now then…let's finish up, shall we?" Azula purred in a beyond confident voice before she reached for her brush while the others watched when she began to write a swift notation at the end of the sheet.

And then to the disbelief of the now groaning noblewomen they watched the smiling Azula shove the paper and brush back into Elle's trembling hands.

"Sign it Elle." Azula commanded in an unfathomably dominant voice while her amber golden eyes took on a truly imposing stare that had young Elle quivering under her ruthless gaze.

"You're seriously going to make the girl sign that? I was hoping that you were joking." Mai stated with a roll of her tawny eyes while Ty Lee sighed heavily alongside her.

Elle grasped at the paper and brush while her amber eyes read down the length page once more only for her gaze to widen in delight when it settled near the bottom of the list.

"S-snuggles! T-there's a snuggle rule oneesan!" Elle cried out in excitement just as she rounded around to beam at Ty Lee's grinning face.

"Well I for one am glad to hear it little sister. It's the least she can do." Ty Lee replied in a grumble.

"You really shouldn't sign that kid." Mai advised in an imploring voice while the princess continued to smirk victoriously.

"I… hereby surrender my free will to my girlfriend and my mistress…Princess Azula. By signing my name upon this line…I unequivocally submit to her absolute will for all time. Sign…your name below to complete the contract of submission. Huh." Elle read with an innocent blink of her eyes while her big sister's paled in horror before turning to gaze at her girlfriend smugly smirking face.

"Do not sign that. Under any circumstance!" Mai snapped with a frustrated growl while Azula turned to smile in her direction.

"Y-yeah Elle. You can get snuggles from Azula without signing that!" Ty Lee called out with an urgent voice while Elle still stood gazing down at the paper with an adorably innocent countenance.

For the briefest of moments, the young handmaid blinked down at the paper only for her amber eyes to take on a joyful shimmer.

"Sure! It's probably for the better anyhow! You know best Azula-sama and if you think that signing this is in my best interest then it must be!" Elle chirped with a sunny smile before she happily signed her name while her princess smiled down at her.

Her two big sisters' nearly fell over in surprise when they saw their adopted sister joyfully sign her life away.

They unanimously face palmed over their beloved baby sister's endearing but naïve decision.

"Good girl. Now you no longer have any free will. I own everything now…even the very air you breath. How does that sound dear?" Azula purred with her palm grasping underneath her little companion's chin while the pretty handmaid peered up at her.

"I hope you enjoy slavery Elle." Mai scoffed while Ty Lee shook her head fondly beside her.

"O-oh Azula-sama it sounds so dreamy." Elle swooned with a hand on her cheek while Azula's lips curled into a deeply gratified smirk.

"If dreamy is what you want…dreamy is what you'll get." Azula cooed with her palms clutching at Elle's dainty hands while Elle began to fall into her armored body.

"Why…did you do that little sister?" Ty Lee pondered in a sisterly voice while the young blonde beamed up at her leader's arrogant smile.

"It's not so bad oneesan! Look at it as a victory! I get daily snuggles from a princess for life! That sounds like a good deal if you ask me!" Elle cheered with a fist pumping in the air while her big sisters listened in amusement.

"Wrong peasant. I am the one who is victorious. I purposefully withheld your childish snuggles from the document because I knew that if I did that you would beg me to add it. Once that was done. Your signature was guaranteed." Azula explained with a boastful smirk while she stared down at her little girlfriend's deflating face.

"So…it was all a manipulation. Figures." Mai snorted with her arms folded over her breasts.

"O-oh. S-so I didn't win?" Elle stammered with her shoulders slumping in defeat while she listened to Azula sigh fondly above her.

"No, my pet. You did not. But this is what you wanted isn't it? You wanted me…isn't that so?" Azula questioned in a supremely stern voice with her brows quirking curiously only for her pretty handmaid to grasp back at her hands.

"T-that's so Azula-sama. You are all that I need. Please k-keep me." Elle whined with her face pressing into her mistress's plated body while she heard the divine woman growl over her.

"You belong to me…little lady. Come. Let us make camp." Azula hissed with a conceited smirk while her lovely handmaid grasped at her robes.

"Yes Princess. As soon as we do…know that I am ready to serve you whenever you wish Azula-sama." Elle informed in a soft voice with a devoted expression in her eyes while Azula nodded in approval.

"Azula. You're not really going to make Elle do all of that work are you? We're stuck on this island with limited food. Should you really be overworking her at a time like this?" Ty Lee advised with her arms cross over her bust while she cast her sadistic friend a pointed stare.

"I suppose you do have a point Ty Lee. Oh, very well…bath and dinner only." Azula sighed with an exaggerated shake of her head only to gaze down at Elle in surprise when the girl tugged on her hands.

"I don't mind Azula-sama. Really, I don't. I would be happy to do all of that for you." Elle assured in a gentle hearted voice with her words causing her big sisters to nearly fall over in shock while Azula's amber golden eyes flashed with a rare appreciation.

Only for her words to cause her two big sisters' to nearly fall over once more in disbelief.

"What is wrong with you Elle? Ty Lee shortened it for you and you go and ask for more." Mai protested with a prolonged shake of her head.

"Really? You desire to do it all?" Azula asked in a beyond pleased voice with a gigantic smile adorning her lips while an innocent smile appeared on her young girlfriend's lips.

"I…do Azula-sama. Because anything that makes you happy…makes me happy. Because I love you. All that I ask is that you please s-sit with me while I serve you." Elle murmured in a lovably timid voice while she blushed when her face was pushed into her girlfriend's belly.

"Those words please me Elle. Very well. I shall supervise the quality of your work." Azula sighed with a fond smile on her red lips while she held Elle's emotional face into her body.

Ty Lee couldn't help but smile while she watched the duo embrace each other.

"A-arigatou gozaimasu…Azula-sama." Elle spoke in a moved voice with her eyes buried in plated armor while Azula fingers continued to caress her cheek.

Her princess created the contact solely to offer her comfort and relief from the memories of the past.

She smiled brightly with her face pressing into royal armor while she listened to the much taller woman release another sigh above her.

"I said that I was going to take care of you peasant…and I meant it. I am going to watch over you…very closely." Azula announced in a charming voice with her honeyed words soothing the younger girl in her arms.

"My…my princess right. My…Azula-sama." Elle whispered with a shy smile while she hid in her mighty princess's upper belly.

"That's my girl." Azula concluded with her lips curving into a captivating smile while she sighed with Elle's face pushing into her stomach.

This urge to protect her young admirer was a curious compulsion.

Yet it felt so right.

And that was enough for her.

AN:

First off I want to reply to Agent Banana about Felix.

Felix isn't a character that is meant for redemption. He is a monster that is a result of other monsters that goes with the flow of cruelty instead of opposing it. He is one of the few people that you would hate to encounter because he doesn't have any sort of rules that he lives by.

There is no such thing as 'too far' for Felix. But even so. It is a ways off before we meet him. We'll get there eventually!

So, aside from the small detail about Mai going to Boiling Rock this chapter was mostly fluff.

As you might have gathered, without Elle's presence Mai would have been killed by Zoe. And Azula likely wouldn't have batted an eye over it in anger towards Mai's treason. In return Ty Lee would have betrayed Azula in an attempt to save Mai and Azula would have lost her closest friends.

Elle is acting as a buffer for Mai, Ty Lee, Azula and eventually Zoe as well.

However, that doesn't mean that Mai gets off unpunished. Mai is undoubtedly getting off easy. But House Song will see Mai and her family punished regardless.

I also want to take a moment to state that I have significantly expanded the Avatar world.

There are ten noble houses, and they each rule over a large state in the expanded Fire Nation.

Zoe's mother Yoko, rules over Fire Mountain. Which is a seaside city shielded by large mountains that serve as a near impenetrable wall against invasion. It is accessible only by a seaside gate and it is the seat of the strongest noble house that being House Song.

I would say that House Lin, Mai's house is the second strongest house. Or at least below House Song. In my story, House Lin rules Ash City. Mai's father, Ukano both lives in and governors Ash City.

I am well aware that Mai has a house adjacent from the Fire Nation Palace. However, in the story Mai's house is more of a vacation home for House Lin. It is a luxury home for Mai to stay in while she is serving Azula. The rest of House Lin resides in Ash City, Mai resides in her Capital City home.

When this arc is over, we'll be going to Fire Mountain to meet Zoe's mother. But we still have a good number of chapters before we get there.

And I think it is perfectly in character of Azula to try to cheer up Elle in the way she did.

In Azula's mind, Elle flourishes under her rule. Azula was upset and concerned to see just how much these people haunt Elle.

So...she tried to overwhelm Elle with a list of orders.

It isn't essential to Azula for Elle to do those things.

Azula's main purpose is to assure Elle (in a very strange way) that she has nothing to worry about. So Azula was trying to posture and act more forceful with Elle in an attempt to sooth her fears.

And it worked. It cheered Elle up!

Anyhow, next chapter is mostly more team bonding.

Stay tuned for more!