Hey everyone.
I am back with another chapter. This one is mostly more team bonding. The story will pick up again in around chapter seventy-one.
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A New Mission – Chapter Sixty-Seven
The royal sloop was swiftly sailing through the oceans waters when the Sun began to rise over the blue horizon.
Azula opened her amber golden eyes before yawning noisily only to glance down when she heard a soft snore from below in her lap.
Her callous amber golden eyes softened ever so slightly as she to find herself gazing down at Elle curled up with her head on her thigh.
Her regal lips remained in a thin line as she reached down to plant her hand in her servant girl's hair while the smaller girl slept with her face burrowed against her belly.
Only for her amber golden eyes to widen when she heard the sound of Ty Lee giggling behind her.
"Ty Lee." Azula stated with an edge to her voice as she turned to scowl over her shoulder to find both noblewomen smirking back at her.
"Aww! That is so cute Azula!" Ty Lee gushed with a hand over her giggling mouth as she still sat on the sofa in her pajamas.
To which the robed woman could only grit her teeth together as she released an authoritative growl while her young girlfriend continued to snore in her lap.
"Good morning Azula." Mai greeted with a small smirk on her lips from where she lounged on the couch while Azula glared at her through the corner of her eye.
"You two have some nerve stealing my pet for the night." Azula growled in a spoiled voice as she sat back with her hand in Elle's hair while the girl mumbled against her belly.
"We didn't steal her. She fell asleep with us while you were busy with that Song clan bitch." Mai commented in an impassive voice while the princess scowled back at her.
"Yeah! Besides you should have seen it Azula. She was all tucked up in a cuddle with us when she woke up to notice that you were asleep on the other side of the couch. As soon as Elle saw you, she went over to snuggle up in your lap!" Ty Lee exclaimed in a cheery voice with a bright grin on her beautiful lips while Azula rose an inquisitive brow as she gazed down at the girl in her lap.
"Of course, she did. Two noblewomen couldn't even begin to compare to a princess." Azula huffed in a pompous voice with a prideful flip of her hair while her two childhood friends observed her in amusement.
"Right Azula! How could we?" Ty Lee agreed with another giggle while she smiled over in the direction of her little sister's adorable face.
It was in that very moment that the young girl began to stir while all three of her highborn friends turned to peer down at her yawning face.
All while she drowsily opened her amber eyes to find herself peering up at Azula's strictly scowling visage.
"Wake up peasant! It's time for you to get up and serve me!" Azula barked in a spoiled voice with her gorgeous lips pursing into a proud scowl while she glared down at her yawning serving girl rolling about on her thigh.
"Azula…" Ty Lee sighed with a shake of her head while Mai snorted over the demanding woman's behavior.
"Ohayō gozaimasu minasan…" Elle spoke with another yawn as she rubbed at her sleepy eyes while Ty Lee grinned down at her.
"Ohayō gozaimasu baby sister!" Ty Lee cooed with a wave of her hand while the young handmaid smiled shyly in her direction.
"Ohayō gozaimasu…little sister." Mai stated with a measure of fondness permeating through her usually monotone voice while she glanced down at the adorable serving girl's beaming face.
"Oneesans! I really enjoyed our snuggle!" Elle chirped with her head propped up against her girlfriend's belly.
She smiled bashfully with her mistress's strong hand still planted in her soft golden hair as she lovably pushed her face into the older girl's robed belly.
Both noblewomen gazed affectionately in the younger girl's direction while the princess released a heavy sigh.
"Ohayō gozaimasu…Tiger Monkey." Azula sighed with the barest hint of a blush on her regal cheeks while she dominantly held the mumbling girl against her stomach.
"A-Azula-sama…" Elle stuttered in a puppylike voice as she hid with her face in Azula's womanly thighs while she savored how her girlfriend patted her head.
"Come now Elle. It's far past time that we got up." Azula grumbled in a cold voice with her palm in her pouting girlfriend's hair while Elle continued to yawn in her lap.
"Yes Princess." Elle yawned as she slowly sat up with a timid smile on her lips while the sighing woman gently pushed her out of her lap.
"I enjoyed it just as much as you Elle! We'll have to do it again sometime. Right Mai?" Ty Lee commented in a chipper voice as Azula glared at her through the corner of her eye when Elle's eyes sparkled in delight.
"I-I want to have another snuggle with my oneesans!" Elle cheered with a fist in the air while Mai sighed in her seat.
"I'm not much for snuggles. But…I suppose we could. If it will make you happy kid." Mai spoke in a deadpan voice as she gazed fondly at the smiling girl through the corner of her eye.
Only for a foot to stomp down on the flooring which prompted all three girls to turn their heads towards Azula's deeply scowling face.
"Absolutely not! There will not be a repeat of this incident. If there is…I will destroy you!" Azula bellowed as she stood up with her arms folded over her robed breasts while she fixed her sulking serving girl in a terrifying glare.
All while both noblewomen rolled their eyes at their leader outside of her line of vision.
"N-no snuggles with my oneesans?" Elle protested in an adorable voice while the older girl narrowed her eyes down at her.
"I see. You're developing an interest in Mai and Ty Lee now. Is that it?" Azula demanded in a domineering voice as both of her childhood friends gazed at her as if she had grown a second head while Elle tilted her innocent head.
"Of course, I'm interested in them! Mai and Ty Lee are my big sisters!" Elle cried out with a sweet smile on her lips while her big sisters sighed fondly in unison.
"It's Ty Lee isn't it? You want to date Ty Lee, don't you?" Azula growled with her arms folded over her breasts while all but her handmaid nearly fell over in disbelief.
"W-what? Azula that's ridiculous! Elle's my adorable little sister! I don't want to date her!" Ty Lee exclaimed with her hands in the air while her fellow noblewoman rolled her eyes.
"Why even both Ty Lee." Mai muttered as she yawned before straightening up as she pushed herself to her feet.
"N-no! I don't want to date anyone but you Azula-sama…" Elle stuttered in with an adamant shake of her head while the robed woman scowled as she fixed a glare down at her.
"When we are traveling you sleep in my chamber alone. You are my sleep mate! Is that understood!" Azula commanded in a haughty voice with a foot tapping on the floor while the smaller girl adorably flushed under her glare.
"Y-yes Azula-sama…" Elle gushed with a hand on her cheek as she averted her eyes from Azula's dominant gaze while the older woman released a proud huff over her.
Ty Lee giggled with a hand over her mouth as she stood up beside the bored Mai.
In all the years she has known Azula this was the first time she has ever heard her refer to anyone as her sleep mate!
The two noblewomen shared a knowing look before they gazed back to strange couple.
"Humph. You better servant. Don't make me punish you." Azula grumbled in a pompous voice as she set a hand on her shapely hip while she felt her pet tug on her robes.
"O-oh my Fire Queen…" Elle mumbled in a still sleepy voice as she yawned with her much taller mistress towering over her.
"My peasant." Azula muttered in a stern voice as she began to move towards the door with her serving girl following after her footfalls.
"Now that's pink." Ty Lee stated in an approving voice with a giant grin on her lips while Mai just sighed beside her.
"Did you take your medicine before you went to bed?" Azula pondered in a strangely attentive voice with a hand on her curvaceous hip only for her eyes to narrow when her handmaid shrunk under her stare.
It was also just as astonishing to the two noblewomen to see the ruthless princess take time from her day to make sure their young friend took her medicine.
"I…may have forgotten…" Elle trailed off as she squirmed under Azula's disciplinary stare while listened to the mighty woman release a low growl.
"Naive girl. How can you expect to breath properly if you don't take your medicine?" Azula asked in a voice akin to a mother lecturing her child while she exhaled a puff of flames through her nostrils.
"Azula…don't be so hard on her. It was just one night." Ty Lee spoke in a sisterly as she stepped up behind the pouting girl.
"Sumimasen Azula-sama…" Elle answered in a bashful voice as she chewed on her lip while she kicked at an imaginary pebble while the princess scowled down at her.
"Servant." Azula growled with her foot tapping upon the floor while her young girlfriend blushed under her stare.
The two nobles gazed between their two friends with an unhidden fondness for the younger girl in their eyes.
"Who could be mad at a face this cute?" Ty Lee questioned with a warm grin on her kind lips as she patted Elle's shoulder while her adopted sister turned red over their combined attentions.
And even Mai cracked a hint of a smile as she gazed down at the petite girl's lovable face.
"Whatever am I to do with you Elle? Must I do everything for you?" Azula remarked as she shook her head with one elbow propped up on her other arm while she tried to squash her affections for her innocent companion.
"I won't forget tonight Azula-sama! I promise!" Elle assured with a joyful nod of her head as she wiped at her sleepy eyes once more while Azula released another snort over her.
"No. No you won't. But I must say I am very disappointed with your guidance Ty Lee." Azula commented in a sharp voice while she turned to fix a cold stare in the flinching Ty Lee's direction.
"Sorry Azula! I'll make sure she takes it next time!" Ty Lee cheered with her hand on the smaller girl's back while her little sister smiled shyly up at her.
"I appointed you as Elle's jail warden Ty Lee. It is your job to dictate her life when I am not present." Azula ordered as she waved a hand before her face while her two childhood friends stared on in humor.
"Uh right Azula. Her jail warden…" Ty Lee sighed as she began to walk with her friends while putting the bulk of her weight on her good foot.
"Like I told you before Elle. If you ever decide that you want to have a little more freedom in your life…" Mai trailed off in a deadpan voice while Elle still smiled as brightly as can be.
"I don't know what you're talking about oneesan! I'm as free as a bird!" Elle cried out as she strode between her big sister's while Mai gazed down at her with her brows furrowing comically.
"As free as a bird in our cage." Azula taunted in a smug voice as she gazed back at her serving girl's cheery face while Ty Lee cast her a disapproving stare.
"Ty Lee?" Elle queried in a lovable voice as she peered up at Ty Lee with sweet amber eyes while the noblewoman immediately turned to glance down at her.
"Yes, little sister?" Ty Lee responded in a doting voice as she grinned down at the handmaid's adorably thoughtful face.
"Since you're my jail warden…what happens if I'm bad?" Elle inquired in a curious voice as she held a finger under her lip while Ty Lee patted her shoulder.
The mere mention of Elle being 'bad' was outright laughable to all of Team Azula.
"Hm. I don't know little sister. I would probably have to take you to snuggle jail." Ty Lee declared with a finger rubbing the underside of her chin while her fellow noblewoman gazed on in humor as Elle beamed up at her in excitement.
"Ty Lee." Azula warned in a glacial voice as she rolled her eyes over her friend's almost maternal behavior while Elle cried out in delight.
"I want to go to snuggle jail Ty Lee!" Elle shouted as she peeked up at Ty Lee's grinning face with endless adoration in her innocent eyes.
"Well…I can't just take you there if you haven't committed a crime." Ty Lee said with a thoughtful smile on her warm lips while the princess glared back at her.
"I guess you're going to have to commit a crime to get there Elle." Mai remarked as she folded her arms over her breasts.
She wisely avoided mentioning that she would be sent away after the mission's end.
Even though she was getting a light punishment.
She knew well enough that it would deeply sadden her gentle friend.
And that thought left an unpleasant taste in her mouth.
"Oh! So, I need to be bad to get endless snuggles?" Elle replied in a contemplative voice as all three of her friends humorously paused in their tracks.
"You will receive no reward for disobedience. Now enough of this nonsense! I demand that you come with me to attend to my morning needs. And then after that you will cook us breakfast." Azula demanded with her hand waving in the air as the noblewomen gazed at her in a deadpan silence while the young serving girl still smiled brightly.
"I can't do that Azula-sama. For the next hour I won't take any orders. Because I'm a bad criminal." Elle stated as she puffed out her chest in a show of innocent pride as Ty Lee giggled beside her while Mai arched a brow in amusement.
"Really? So, does that mean that you've finally decided to let go of your foolish pacifism and join me in killing all who stand in the way of my conquest?" Azula snorted with her arms crossed over her breasts only to roll her eyes when Elle shook her head.
"Oh no! I'm still a pacifist. It's what my mother taught me. And it's what I'll always be." Elle chirped in a carefree voice while her princess released a mocking snort over her.
"That's the most naïve thing I ever…" Azula trailed off with a prideful scowl on her lips as Ty Lee lightly slapped her shoulder.
"You don't say little sister? What sort of criminal are you?" Ty Lee conversed in an amicable voice as she turned to grin back at Elle's adorably thoughtful face.
"The naughty kind who might miss a pit in a cherry!" Elle responded in a mischievous voice with a hand over her mouth.
Her big sisters watched in amusement when Azula's eyes suddenly took on a dangerous glow.
"If I should find a single pit in my cherries…" Azula growled with her full lips pursed into a regal scowl while she glared back at Elle's playful face.
"Ooh cherry pits. That's naughty Elle." Ty Lee giggled as she patted the younger girl's shoulder while the serving girl beamed up at her.
"Don't tell Azula-sama. But I might forget to put that second dash of sugar in her tea." Elle whispered between both of her amused big sisters.
Only for all three of them to jump in fright when a wall of blue fire abrupt flared to life behind the now glowering princess.
"You will do no such thing! You will make my tea to perfection or you will be sleeping alone in the servant's quarters!" Azula bellowed in a tyrannical voice while she watched in satisfaction when her serving girl quivered under her glare.
"N-no! I don't want to sleep alone! Please don't do that to me Azula-sama!" Elle whined with a pout on her lips while she gulped when Azula began to stalk towards her.
"Azula…" Ty Lee sighed with a shake of her head while Mai did the same when Azula snapped her fingers before the poor girl's face.
"Bow to me. Now!" Azula commanded in a sadistic voice with smugness in her dominant amber golden eyes when she observed her young girlfriend speedily bow at the hip.
"If Her Highness says bow! I bow!" Elle piped while the princess strode to a stop before her with a confident smirk on her crimson lips.
"Like I have said many times Elle. If you ever want to date someone that isn't a control freak…" Mai commented in a dry voice while Ty Lee listened in amusement beside her.
Yet they were not surprised when the kind hearted girl's smile did not waver in the slightest.
"Hm. Why don't you come with me and put on my stockings for me? You'll do that for your princess won't you?" Azula purred in an irresistible voice as she traced a fingernail on her serving girl's overwhelmed cheek.
"Why don't you put on your stockings yourself Azula?" Mai snorted in a monotone voice as she gazed at the quivering girl with mild amusement in her bored eyes.
But Ty Lee still smiled at the two as she giggled once more.
"O-of course I'll put on your stockings for you Azula-sama." Elle agreed in a mousy voice as she with her timid eyes at level with Azula's sizable bosom.
The older woman brushed her fingertip along her cheek.
Only for her adorable amber eyes to blink in a trance when the smirking woman patted her cheek with her warm hand.
And just like that she stood in a love-struck daze as she watched the princess turn away with a graceful smile on her full lips.
"Come along now dear. Follow your goddess!" Azula ordered as she wagged her finger in a come-hither motion while she sauntered away with her round posterior swaying seductively behind her.
All the while as the two noblewomen turned to watch their young friend gaze hypnotically after the princess's swaying ass.
"O-oh my." Elle stuttered in a love-struck voice with her innocent eyes following her older girlfriend's robed ass.
Just before she stumbled past her sighing big sister's while she quickly padded after her commanding girlfriend.
"And when you're finished with cooking our breakfast you can get started on polishing my footwear collection." Azula sighed in a spoiled voice with a hand on her hip while her serving girl struggled to keep up with her.
"Y-yes Princess." Elle mumbled with a lovable blush on her features while Azula's smirk grew even larger.
"Such an obedient pet." Azula cooed with a refined smile on her lips while she tauntingly bounced her hips before Elle's widened amber eyes.
And then she turned around the bend with her young handmaid naively following after her heels like a love-struck puppy.
All while the princess's smug smirk never once lessened as she took great delight in how her innocent girlfriend was so easily hypnotized by her swaying posterior.
"She's such an unbearable control freak." Mai stated with a roll of her eyes just after the peculiar couple vanished in the direction of the princess's large personal chambers.
"Yeah! Azula certainly is. But I still think that they make for a pink couple!" Ty Lee exclaimed with a giant grin on her lips while her lifelong friend just shrugged beside her.
And soon enough they resumed their walk to the royal sloop's kitchens.
About a half hour later in the princess's vast royal quarters in the command tower of her royal sloop…
Azula now sat on her large plush throne with a spoiled grin on her beautiful lips now fully clothed in her royal armor.
All except for her knee-high stockings that was.
She gazed down with domineering amber golden eyes at her prostrated serving girl while her trembling pet held her bare left foot in her open hands.
The kneeling girl swallowed the lump that was in her throat while her awestruck amber eyes gazed down at her mistress's flawless foot.
Her timid gaze swept over the much taller woman's beautiful bare calves that hung in her line of vision.
It was only when her girlfriend gently nudged her cheek with her right foot that she was jolted out of her reverie.
"Go on dear. Slide on my knee-highs for me." Azula purred with a fist against her amused cheek while she smirked down at her adorably naïve serving girl's reddened face.
"Y-yes Azula-sama. As you…say." Elle squeaked as she knelt with one hand under her princess's foot while the mighty woman smiled down at her.
"Of course. Feel free to stay there for as long as you like. I have no doubt that there is much for you to admire down there." Azula commented in a conceited voice with a finger pressing against her cheek while she watched her young girlfriend bashfully push her face into her knee.
And without even giving any thought she planted her other hand in Elle's hair while she began to pet the girl's soft blonde hair beneath her warm palm.
"Ooh my princess charming…" Elle trailed off in a whine with her forehead against Azula's smooth knee while she subconsciously massaged the underside of her girlfriend's foot.
"A foot massage? I don't recall giving you an order to rub my feet. My…you are a good girl." Azula spoke in a regal voice with a charming smirk on her lips while her hand rested in the blushing girl's hair.
"I-I am so happy that you think so Your Highness." Elle admitted in a sweet voice as she carefully rubbed the sole of her princess's foot while the princess's long fingers fiddled with her hair.
"You like being at the foot of my throne don't you Elle?" Azula questioned in a dignified voice with her face resting against her fist while she savored the younger girl's skilled hands as they kneaded her foot.
"I do Azula-sama. Because I know that when I am with you that you will keep me safe from all harm." Elle answered in a soft voice as she peeked up at Azula's stony face while she started slipping the stocking up the sole of her foot.
"I suppose that is correct. I am your home after all. You don't have anything to worry about little lady. Just…serve me. And I will take care of the rest." Azula sighed as she reclined upon her throne with a rare content expression in her callous amber golden eyes while her little handmaid pulled her stocking up over her foot.
"T-that's so…. y-you…you are my home Azula-sama." Elle stammered in a lovable voice with a misty look in her innocent eyes while the princess's cold eyes narrowed over the tears.
"Don't cry Elle. No tears!" Azula ordered with a thrust of her fingertip while her beautiful lips pursed into a protective scowl just as the emotional girl drew the stocking up her calf.
"I-I know it's just that I'm so happy in your service Azula-sama." Elle answered with a sniffle while her girlfriend's now socked foot fell from her hands.
Only to find herself gazing upward into Azula's stern amber golden gaze when the princess pushed up chin up with her fingertip.
"I said no crying! What part of that don't you understand!" Azula barked with a disapproving scowl on her lovely lips before she pulled her quivering handmaid up from the floor.
"O-okay. I won't." Elle mumbled with a shy smile just as she was pulled forward into the dominant woman's lap.
Only for a pleasurable shiver to travel down her spine as she listened to the powerful woman lean forward to growl against her ear.
"Is something bothering you?" Azula growled as she drew her gasping girlfriend in before she pressed her nostrils up against Elle's timid forehead.
"I'm just a little worried Azula-sama…" Elle confessed in a meek voice only to blush when she a light puff of air brushed against her forehead.
"About what? Is this about those stupid boys?" Azula demanded as she released a dominant snort against her serving girl's shaking forehead while her pet trembled in her arms.
"N-no. Well maybe a little bit." Elle replied in a mousy voice before giggling once more when the older woman snorted against her skin.
Oh, how she loved being Princess Azula's favorite handmaid…
"Pay those worthless boys no mind. You belong to me." Azula spoke in a possessive voice with her lips bared in a snarl while Elle shook in her arms.
"I-I belong to you Azula-sama. I am yours." Elle mumbled in a serene voice with a bashful look in her amber eyes while Azula's beautiful lips growled against her skin.
"Mine. My submissive. My girl." Azula declared in a voice of absolute domination as she clutched the back of her small girlfriend's soft head while her serving girl hid in her cheek.
"Y-yours Azula-sama. My dominant…my mistress…my love." Elle swooned with a peaceful sigh escaping her lips as she pushed her face against her girlfriend while the princess's full lips curled up into a pleased smile.
"That's my girl. My Elle." Azula stated as she held Elle in her muscular arms while her handmaid adorably nuzzled her cheek.
Only for a thunderous rumbling sound to suddenly penetrate into the air that prompted both girls to gaze down at the princess's now growling belly.
And the princess's crimson lips twitched into a giant smirk when the young girl jumped to her feet in a panic.
"Sumimasen Azula-sama! I will go make your breakfast straight away!" Elle cried out in a devoted voice while Azula smiled back at her in approval.
"Yes, I suppose you should. Shouldn't you? But first…finish up with my other foot would you dear?" Azula purred as she lazily thrusted her bare right foot in her handmaid's blushing face once more.
"Sure. I can do that!" Elle chirped before she dropped down into a bow with her princess's foot in hand while the firebender's toes wiggled before her awestruck eyes.
"Hm. And do be certain to hurry up. I am absolutely famished. As much as I enjoy this. You can always fawn over my feet more later." Azula sighed with a finger against her regal cheek as she lounged back on her posterior while she savored the sensation of her young girlfriend's hands on her foot.
"Yes Azula-sama. As you say. Always as you say." Elle quipped with a joyful smile adorning her face once more while she happily pulled the stocking up over Azula's warm foot.
"Such a good girl indeed." Azula remarked with another content sigh escaping her lips as she closed her eyes while her kneeling serving girl concluded pulling her stocking her calf.
And soon enough Azula was relaxing with her hands folded in her lap while she smiled down the prostrated girl that was now sliding her boots onto her socked feet.
And it wasn't long before the young handmaid had concluded in that task as well.
And with that accomplished Elle soon dashed off to fetch her princess a hot cup of tea.
About ten more minutes after that…
Elle now stood in her maid uniform with a tray in hand while Azula reached out to grasp her tea cup.
"I made it just how you like it Azula-sama!" Elle piped in a sweet voice while her princess took her tea while she turned to gaze at her in approval.
"Good. I would have punished you if you would have done otherwise. You may go begin making breakfast. Tell Mai and Ty Lee that I will meet them in the dining area. Understood?" Azula commanded as she her backside sunk into her plush throne with her cup in hand while she gazed at her bowing servant girl.
"Wakarimashita Azula-sama!" Elle exclaimed in a jubilant voice as she gracefully bowed before her mistress while Azula callous amber golden eyes glanced over her in a pleased fashion.
"That will be all servant. You are dismissed." Azula commented as she took a sip of her tea with a sigh leaving her lips while Elle bounced to her feet on command.
"I-I'll see you soon Mistress…" Elle trailed off in a doting voice as she smiled shyly before she began to pad her way towards the door.
Only to immediately stop when she heard her mistress's authoritative voice call out to her.
"You are a good servant Elle. And I know that I can always count on your service. And I just…want you to know that I will take good care of you." Azula spoke with a tiny measure of fondness permeating her cold voice while her loyal handmaid trembled in gratitude.
"I know Azula-sama. I know." Elle whispered in an appreciative voice with a hand over her chest while Azula turned to scowl at the nearest wall.
"Go on girl. Scurry off now! Go cook my food." Azula grumbled with a spoiled wave of her hand while Elle beamed at the back of her head.
She glared at the wall in hopes that the girl didn't see the affection that was brewing in her cold amber golden eyes.
"Her Highness's belly must be nourished and I shall see it done!" Elle called out in a pure hearted voice before she hurried away once more.
But not before she turned to peek back at the proud woman one final time before she quietly closed the door behind her.
And the princess turned to stare off after the closed door as she sighed under her breath.
She was really going soft on this little peasant girl…
Soon enough Azula was striding through the long halls of the royal sloop with her tea cup in hand.
As her callous amber golden eyes scanned the servants going about their morning duties.
In a way that was almost akin to a very strict mother that was making sure that her children were not misbehaving.
Ever since she has gotten to know her innocent servant girl.
She has begun to go a little easier on her royal servants.
It was an annoying compulsion to be certain.
But realized that Ty Lee and Zoi both had a point.
In order to ensure that her reign was long and plentiful it was essential to be a princess that her people looked up to.
Yes. She still wanted them to fear her.
But also…
Now she felt a curious desire for them to idolize her as well.
"You there…servant. Where is Captain Zoi?" Azula questioned in a voice devoid of emotion as she gazed down at a random servant scrubbing the floor while the girl swiftly dropped down into a low bow.
"In her chambers Your Highness." The servant replied with rag in hand as she her nose almost kissed the floor while the tall woman still loomed over her.
"Go fetch her. Tell her that I wish to have a word with her. You may resume your current…task when you return." Azula commanded with a wave of her hand while she gazed hard down at the servant when the girl hesitated to move.
"F-forgive me for saying so Princess, but the captain said that she would kill anyone who disturbed her before eight." The servant stated with a nervous swallow while the princess scowled down at her in annoyance.
"Tell me girl. Who commands this ship?" Azula queried in a voice of absolute authority as she shifted on her booted feet with her tea in hand while the servant sunk into the floor.
"Y-you Princess. You command this ship." The servant answered in a submissive voice while the woman towered over her.
"Good. It pleases me that you understand. Now go get her." Azula spoke in a stricter voice that had the girl springing to her feet in a panic.
"S-she isn't going to kill me, is she?" The servant inquired with her eyes gazing down at the floor as bent her hip in reverence while the woman rolled her eyes down at her.
"No. You aren't going to get killed. Now go!" Azula snapped with a hand on her hip while she watched the girl rush the opposite way.
"Y-yes Princess! I'll get her!" The servant cried out as she ran down the hall while the princess still glared after her.
'Curse that little peasant…she's making me go soft on these servants.' Azula thought as she snorted out a puff of flame through her nostrils before she took another drink of her tea.
Only to sigh under her breath as she resumed a lazy walk in the direction of her captain's chambers.
She gulped down her sip of tea in a content manner.
Although she has to admit.
That girl…
She makes the best cup of tea.
And just like that the moody princess found herself almost smiling in approval as she drank another satisfied swallow of her morning beverage.
She truly was her finest servant.
However, as fate would have it Azula's good mood was not to last.
She came to a stop at the end of the hallway with her amber golden eyes now twitching in aggravation as the servant girl flinched when the noblewoman shouted back at her.
"You have got to be fucking kidding me…she picks now of all times to summon me." Zoi complained on the other end of the door as she made her way over while Azula now glared icily in the direction of her door.
Only for the door to open not a moment later just as the servant girl released an embarrassed cry when she found herself gazing at the half naked woman's muscular body.
"O-oh my…sorry!" The servant squeaked as she turned and bolted the other way while Zoi glared after her just as the princess sighed as she walked forward.
Only to freeze in her tracks when she too found herself gazing at the other woman's near naked form.
"Princess…what do you want?" Zoi asked in a ruder voice than usual while the princess quirked an inquisitive brow as she glanced down at her naked breasts.
"Are you…" Azula trailed off after hearing a second voice inside the chamber before turning back to her captain with a flicker of sadistic amusement in her eyes.
"Fucking someone? I was. Before you interrupted." Zoi responded with poorly hid anger in her voice that seemed to inspire Azula to linger longer.
"How…unfortunate. But even so…I need to have a word with you…in private. My second in command." Azula spoke in a cruel voice as she took another smug sip of her tea while Zoi now glared a hole through her skull.
"Jiao. Get out." Zoi ordered with annoyance lacing her voice while she listened to the other woman grumble as she hastily slipped on her clothes.
"Jiao? You brought a girl with you?" Azula pondered with a brow arched in curiosity while she gazed questioningly at her soldier's unusually irate face.
And if nothing else mildly irritated that Zoi hadn't bothered to tell her that she was bringing someone without her prior input.
"Our first sex in fifteen months and you kick me out of the room." Jiao grumbled as she speedily slipped on her pants with her dark hair falling over her back.
Her blue eyes narrowed in annoyance just as she threw her shirt over her head.
And Azula never ceased staring at Zoi with her brows raised in a questioning manner while the other woman still glared back at her.
"There will be many more." Zoi grunted as the younger woman released a dismissive snort as she made her way out.
"That was some of the worst sex that I've ever had!" Jiao exclaimed as she pushed her way out while Zoi gritted her teeth as she glared back at her cruelly amused princess.
"Don't you dare try to accuse me of poor performance!" Zoi hissed with her teeth clenched together in her fury as she watched her occasional lover storm out.
Azula turned her head lazily as she watched a woman around her age stumble out.
She knew from the moment that she laid eyes on her that she wasn't highborn.
And she couldn't help but scrunch up her nose in distaste as she watched the girl prostrate herself on the floor before her in a rushed manner.
"Pardon my disheveled appearance Your Highness." Jiao greeted in a casual voice in her bow while Azula stared down at her with sneering golden eyes.
"If you are going to speak to me peasant then I expect you to at least prostrate yourself before me properly. Is that understood girl?" Azula snorted with evident disgust in her cold voice while the woman arose back to her feet with a bow of her head.
"My apologies...Your Highness." Jiao answered before she moved down the hall after Zoi pushed her away before the princess could punish her.
"Eloquent choice of companion Zoi." Azula commented with another snort as she icily stared after the other woman's retreat while Zoi still glared back at her.
"I could say the same thing about you. And your companion." Zoi retorted with sass in her voice while Azula spun around to narrow her eyes in anger.
"I strongly advise you to watch what you say about my servant girl." Azula stated in a cold voice with her cup in hand only for her scowl to deepen when Zoi released a laugh.
"You come here to my chamber door. Interrupt my orgasm. Just to threaten me? Don't you have anything better to do this morning Princess?" Zoi taunted as she leaned on her door with a small smirk on her lips while the princess's amber golden eyes shook in aggravation.
"Please. I had no idea that you were engaged in…whatever it was that you were doing with that…peasant of yours." Azula snorted with a pompous shrug of her shoulders while Zoi's golden eyes pierced her skull once more.
"Her name is Jiao." Zoi replied with a margin of snap that had Azula staring at her more coldly as she strode in her chamber to get dressed.
"Like I care what her name is. Anyhow. I thought that I would let you know that our next destination after we make one last stop to send the rest of the servants back to the Capital is the Forgetful Valley." Azula remarked in a stony voice as she gazed in at the older woman as she started to slip a bra over her chest.
"That's it? That's what you came to bother me for?" Zoi asked in a still annoyed voice as she stood with her back turned to her still scowling princess.
"I don't quite think I care for your tone Zoi." Azula spoke with an edge to her voice her back against the door while Zoi turned to cast her an impassive glance.
"Too bad. You should know by now that I don't hold my tongue. If you don't like it Your Highness. Then replace me." Zoi answered with her lips curling into the barest hints of a smirk while Azula's callous eyes cast a murderous glare her way.
Although as much as Azula was loathed to admit it.
Once more.
Zoi had a point.
She knew well enough by now that the woman was irreplaceable.
"Lucky for you I am in a good mood. So, I'll just ignore that. But to answer your question. No, that is not all. In four hours…I want you to meet me in the training room." Azula commanded as she took a calming drink of her tea while Zoi tilted her head curiously.
"Fine. I'll be there." Zoi agreed as she slid her arms in a long-sleeved shirt while her princess still gazed at her scarred back.
"See to it that you are. Oh, and one more thing. Do be certain that you teach that…peasant of yours how to properly address her betters." Azula complained in a strict voice with her frigid eyes staring at Zoi's rigid face while the older firebender turned to meet her gaze.
"You really should try to stop looking down on your own. It isn't going to help you win the support of your people. You know, that right?" Zoi quipped in a blunt voice while Azula clenched her jaw together as she turned to glare back at her.
"It isn't your place to give me orders Zoi." Azula snapped with a spark of anger in her voice while Zoi sighed.
"I'm not giving you an order. I am giving you advice. And if you're the intellectual that I take you to be you'll take it. You need to respect your own if you want them to respect you. There are over a hundred hundred million people in the Fire Nation. They're not going to hail the name of a princess that looks upon them as if they are worms. They will only cheer for a woman who treats them with dignity." Zoi explained in a casual voice as she pulled her shirt down to her waist while the princess looked as if she were about to murder her.
"I suggest you tread carefully Zoi." Azula growled with her fist clenching her cup while Zoi began to walk forward.
"Why else do you think the people cheer for me with such adoration? Did you think I was bluffing when I told you that I was the most popular noble?" Zoi questioned with a proud gleam in her eyes while Azula's amber golden eyes still penetrated her soul.
"I get the point Zoi. Now shut your mouth before I shut you up for good." Azula barked with fire escaping her nostrils while she stared coldly at her soldier's grating countenance.
Only to find herself stiffening when the other woman placed her hand on her shoulder.
"I'm not telling you this to berate you. I'm telling you this to help you. You're off to a good start. Ever since you led us off that island…the people on this ship look upon you with newfound admiration. They see a princess worth serving!" Zoi assured in a strangely supportive voice while princess relaxed her posture ever so slightly.
"As if I needed you to tell me that." Azula grumbled in a prideful voice as she glared back into Zoi's passionate golden eyes.
"Stick with it. Be the leader that these people…that I see in you. And I know that you will eclipse each and everyone one of your ancestors in your shadow." Zoi concluded in a resolute voice just as Azula slapped her hand off with another snort escaping her nostrils.
"Your counsel has been heard soldier." Azula admitted in a grudging voice as she shifted on her booted feet while Zoi glanced out of her chamber window.
"And as for as Jiao goes. I have a fondness for the improper ones." Zoi confessed in a nonchalant voice as she turned to smirk back at the princess's incredulous countenance.
"Why does that not surprise me. Although I am displeased with you for neglecting to mention that you were bringing along this peasant girl." Azula sighed with a hand on her womanly hip while Zoi just shrugged her shoulders.
"She's an old flame of mine. We fuck from time to time." Zoi responded in a dismissive voice as she wiped her face off with a wet rag while Azula gazed at her in a taken aback manner.
"An old flame?" Azula asked in a flat undertone with puzzlement in her callous eyes while the other woman nodded.
"Yeah. I'm not too good with commitment. At least not when it comes to relationships. So, I find her to my liking." Zoi muttered as she gazed out the window with an indifferent expression in her golden eyes.
"I have to say Zoi. I hadn't pegged a woman of your stature to engage in such casual sex. Least of all not with a lowborn woman." Azula snorted with an arrogant smile on her lips while Zoi turned to cast a boastful look her way.
"What can I say Princess? She has a talented tongue on her." Zoi boasted with a smirk on her lips while Azula rose a brow as she folded her arms over her breasts.
"Is that right?" Azula purred with a small trace of perversion in her voice as she held a finger under her chin.
All the sudden finding herself longing to plant her ass on her lovely little handmaid's face…
Only to sigh in a spoiled manner as she shook her head with a regal smile on her lips.
Alas, she promised the little dear that she would wait until she comes of age.
"She does. Which reminds. Don't ever cuntblock me again." Zoi remarked in a foul tempered voice while the princess scrunched up her nose in uncharacteristic puzzlement.
"You truly are without class." Azula stated dryly as she rolled her amber golden eyes back at Zoi while the older woman once more shrugged off her taunts as she resumed cleaning herself up.
And with that the two concluded their odd talk.
Before they once more went about their own business.
Forty-five minutes later in Team Azula's royal dining area.
Azula sat back with a hand over her full belly while a content sigh escaped her crimson lips.
Mai and Ty Lee looked just as satisfied as they pushed their empty plates away.
The three highborn women gazed at their young friend as the serving girl sat beside the mighty princess still happily nibbling on her hotcakes.
"Thank you, Elle. That was very good." Mai commented as she wiped her mouth off while she gazed at the bashful handmaid with a spark of fondness in her stern tawny eyes.
"I-I'm glad that you liked it Mai." Elle replied in a sheepish voice while Ty Lee grinned over in her direction.
"It was great little sister! We really appreciated it!" Ty Lee exclaimed in a sisterly voice as she leaned forward with her chin in her hands while Elle adorably blushed under her gaze.
"I-I am always happy to serve my family." Elle admitted in a timid voice as she smiled between all three of her highborn friends while her big sisters smiled back at her.
"Aww. She's such a sweet little helper. Isn't she Azula?" Ty Lee conversed in a cheerful voice while the princess rolled her eyes back at her.
"The tiger monkey is a fine servant. I would have no other." Azula snorted in a pompous voice as she gracefully wiped her lips while her pet peered up at her with a grudgingly lovable puppy dog face.
Only to lazily gaze down at the girl when her handmaid suddenly tugged on her sleeve.
"Did…did I please you with the breakfast Azula-sama?" Elle asked in a worshipful voice as she peeked up at Azula's regal face while her mistress finished wiping her mouth clean.
Azula grunted as she proudly gazed ahead while the girl continued peering up at her with loyal amber eyes.
Both noblewomen stared at her with imploring gazes while she turned to glare down at her devoted pet.
"It…was good servant." Azula grumbled at long last only to stiffen when the smaller girl lounged over the arm of her throne to hug her side.
"Knowing that I pleased my princess is all that I need to start my day with a smile." Elle mumbled in a bashful voice as she pushed her face into the older woman's muscular arm while the princess glanced down at her with approval in her cold eyes.
"Like I said Azula…" Ty Lee trailed off with a warm smile on her lips while Azula lounged on her throne with Elle hanging onto her arm.
"Your enthusiasm to serve pleases me greatly. Now finish your meal." Azula stated in a strict voice while her young companion sunk into a pout alongside her.
"B-but I wanted to hug." Elle protested in a lovable voice as Ty Lee grinned over her way only to straighten in a panic when Azula's voice cut through the air.
"Are you defying me peasant!" Azula growled as she glared down at her adorable handmaid while she delighted in how the younger girl shrunk under her domineering gaze.
"Azula…" Ty Lee sighed while her fellow noblewoman rolled her eyes over the princess's overbearing behavior.
"N-no! Azula-sama I'm not!" Elle whimpered as she sunk into her plate when the princess thrust a finger in her reddened face.
"Then eat your food! Now." Azula barked with a puff of flames spewing from her nostrils while Elle began to meekly resume picking at her meal.
"Y-yes Azula-sama." Elle mumbled in a sweet voice while Azula released a haughty scoff over her.
"Such a troublesome pet. You would be lost without my dominance." Azula commented with a fond smile on her lips as she took a drink of her tea while her childhood friends exchanged an exasperated glance.
"That's so Azula-sama." Elle replied in a mousy voice as she smiled shyly up at the princess's beautiful face.
"Oh, very well. I suppose I will just have to continue dictating your little life." Azula commented with a hand on her cheek while Elle smiled as widely as can be.
"Please do! I find your authority to my liking!" Elle chirped in a cheerful voice as she nibbled on her hotcakes while Azula's lips curved into a smug smirk.
"So how long is going to take for us to get there?" Mai pondered in a bored voice as she gazed at her leader while her young friend peered back at her curiously.
"Where are we going now Azula-sama?" Elle asked in an inquisitive voice while she turned to her girlfriend's ever brilliant visage.
"We are going to the Forgetful Valley to speak to a sage about managing that power of yours." Azula responded in a calm voice as she took a drink of her beverage while her serving girl tilted her head in puzzlement.
"What? We're going to a valley to forget about my powers?" Elle repeated in an adorably naïve voice with a finger under her chin only for her three highborn friends to listen in humor over her query.
Ty Lee still smiled as she gazed fondly back at her adoptive sister.
While the princess's amber golden eyes twitched in comical anger before she released a loud groan as she glared down at the chipper girl beside her.
"No! We aren't going there to forget! We're going there so we can find out how I can control your power!" Azula snapped in a snort as she massaged the bridge of her nose while Elle still chewed on her lip in confusion.
The two noblewomen stared at her in a deadpan silence before Mai finally spoke.
"You control her power Azula? It's Elle's power. Not yours." Mai stated in a pointed voice with her arms folded over her breasts while the young girl nibbled on her hotcakes.
"Mai has a point Azula." Ty Lee agreed only to sigh when she noticed that her words fell on uncaring ears.
"Wrong! I own her. She's my pet. Therefore, her power belongs to me." Azula retorted in a spoiled voice as she reclined on her posterior while her lifelong friends sighed in defeat.
"Yep! Azula-sama owns me! I'm her servant girl and it's my job to serve her. If this is what she wants then it's probably for the best!" Elle cried out with a sweet smile while her princess smirked in approval as her big sisters sighed once more.
"And there you have it. You heard it from the girl herself. Her power is mine. And to answer your previous question Mai. At most, it should only take us a few days to get there." Azula spoke in a smooth voice with an arm over the side of her large throne while Elle gazed up at her in boundless admiration.
"Yay! This is such exciting news! We're going on another family road trip!" Elle shouted in a cheery voice with a small fist pumping in the air while Azula's turned to glare down at her once more just as Ty Lee grinned back at her.
"Foolish peasant! It isn't a road trip! It's a mission!" Azula scoffed in a pompous undertone as she rolled her lovely eyes while her handmaid continued shouting in joy.
"It's the same thing and you know it Azula! It's a road trip!" Ty Lee agreed in a sisterly voice with a warm smile on her features while her little sister beamed in excitement.
"We're not even on a road! We're sailing on the ocean!" Azula bellowed in an arrogant voice as she tried to squash the fondness in her callous eyes while she scowled down at her pet's lovable face.
"The ocean is our road and there's no limit to where we can go!" Elle cheered in a jubilant voice while her princess rolled her amber golden eyes over her once more.
Both noblewomen found themselves unable to resist cracking a smile over their young friend's infectious cheer.
"Soft hearted Tiger Monkey." Azula snorted in a cold voice with her cup in hand while she frowned down at her young girlfriend's innocent face.
"I guess it's a road trip then." Mai taunted with a sliver of smugness in her voice while the princess glared at her through the corner of her eye.
Only for all three highborn women to turn their heads not a moment later when they noticed their young handmaid was now rifling through her backpack.
"What are you doing now girl?" Azula questioned in an ever-attentive voice while she watched her smiling handmaid withdraw a small notepad.
"I'm recording a reminder so that we don't forget when we get to the Forgetful Valley." Elle declared with a never fading smile as she wrote in her notebook while the three women now stared on in amusement.
"What? A reminder? Ugh! You know what. Forget it! I don't even care!" Azula exclaimed with a deadpan countenance before sighing under her breath.
As Ty Lee began to giggle once more as she smiled over at the young girl as she wrote in her notebook.
"You're so resourceful little sister!" Ty Lee praised in a mutually cheerful voice while Elle flushed under her gaze.
"There! Now we won't forget!" Elle chirped as she closed her notebook while the princess rolled her eyes over her.
"How reassuring." Azula stated flatly as she massaged the bridge of her nose while the younger girl peeked up at her.
"Azula-sama?" Elle pondered in a gentle voice while Azula turned to gaze down at her with another sigh leaving her lips.
"What is it now servant?" Azula inquired in a composed voice only to turn her head curiously when Elle sprang to her feet before scampering over to her side.
Only to blink in surprise not a moment later when Elle quickly planted a bashful kiss on her cheek.
An action which incurred another gush from Ty Lee while Mai watched with softened tawny eyes.
"I-I just wanted to give you a kiss Princess…" Elle admitted in a sheepish voice as she averted her eyes while the princess's amused amber golden gaze.
"That's so pink!" Ty Lee giggled with a hand over her mouth while Mai sighed beside her.
"Such a lovely little thing…" Azula purred with a sliver of a blush on her regal cheeks as she leaned forward on the arm of her throne.
"I-I am so overjoyed to know that you think so Azula-sama." Elle stuttered in a timid voice just as she felt Azula's warm hand take a hold of her shivering cheek.
"And you are all mine." Azula spoke in a possessive voice with her breath tickling against her serving girl's blushing cheek.
"That's so Azula-sama. Y-yours forevermore." Elle murmured in a shy voice as she felt the older woman's breath wash against her cheek.
"Hm. That's right…my girl." Azula declared with her fingers now lingering on her young girlfriend's skin while Elle smiled back at her.
This one will always be hers she mused while she stroked her adorable girlfriend's cheek.
Her amber golden eyes flashed with a possessive gleam as she gazed dominantly back into the younger girl's innocent amber eyes.
Hers and only hers.
And she always will be.
Because this one belongs to Azula.
AN:
Firstly, I am glad that you enjoyed the one shot Agent Banana. There will be more to come in the future. I have a few ideas for more one shots that I think people might enjoy.
We'll get to see a little more of Jiao in the coming chapters. Thus far, I have found her to be an amusing addition to add in to the mix.
Next chapter we'll learn a little bit more about Elle's world.
I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter.
Stay tuned for next time.
For chapter sixty-eight! Photographs and Peace!