Thunderstorm

[bentflame]

Azula loved thunderstorms. They reminded her of herself- powerful, awe-inspiring and very often fear-inducing (she, of course, had never been afraid of them herself). When she was younger- much, much younger- she would lie in bed and look at the lightning out the window, pretending that she was the one generating and controlling it. She'd tell herself that someday, she would be powerful enough to do it for real- and that she'd be better than everyone. Even her father; even her uncle. Everyone.

Now, as a fifteen-year-old accomplished lightningbender, she pulled the curtains wide open before going to bed, so she could see the sky clearly. She mentally traced the bolts of lightning as they appeared in the sky, and eagerly anticipated each gigantic boom of thunder (the storm was centered right above the capital city, just the way she liked it).

Azula inwardly scoffed at everyone who accused her of being boring, or not knowing how to have fun. This was fun.

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[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula rolled her eyes. "Obviously. You went crazy with it."

Now that more of her attention was focused on Ty Lee as opposed to the storm outside, Azula seemed a bit distracted. She was still looking out the window, but she was frowning slightly, her brow creased in thought.

"... I saw what you wrote in response to that secret. The one about keeping someone's voice."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee blinked, surprised at the sudden change of conversational topic. "Well...it surprised me, I guess."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

She cleared her throat, clearly uncomfortable. "... Well. Yes."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"So, what about my response?"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"What about it?" She paused for a loud roll of thunder.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee waited for the thunder to pass. Wasn't it obvious what Ty Lee was talking about or was Azula just being difficult? "Well, you said you saw it. That means you meant to say something about it."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Hmmm." Her frown deepened. "Well. You didn't seem to think it was creepy."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"If it was about what I thought it was, it wouldn't be creepy. Just surprising."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Hmmm." Azula fell silent.

About half a minute later she spoke again. "I made it." Her tone was slightly defensive. "And it was true." Granted, this was probably all incredibly obvious, but she figured she might as well say it anyway.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee looked at Azula for about a minute, before smiling slightly and giving Azula a quick hug.

"I had a feeling it was you."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

THAT definitely gets a raised eyebrow- the hug, that is. "... I see."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"...You don't want a hug?"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"... You can hug me if you want, Ty Lee."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"...Well, I did want to hug you."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Then you can."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

She curled up closer to Azula. "Well, I am."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"All right." Azula lightly rested her chin on top of Ty Lee's head.

"... You aren't scared of thunderstorms anymore, are you?" She was remembering her flinching earlier.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"I'm not, it just startled me a bit."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Mmmm. All right." Azula lightly ran her fingers down Ty Lee's back, just once.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee simply curled up closer. Well, she wasn't scared. That much was true. She just liked...well, touching people. Perhaps that's why she was drawn to hand-to-hand fighting so much.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula put a hand on her head, then turned her attention back out the window.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee closed her eyes. "I'm here, you know. Not over by the window," she murmured.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I know; I'm watching the storm."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Well, okay, then."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"You could always come onto this side of me." Azula gestured to the space between her and the window.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee scooted over Azula, pressing down slightly on her as she moved, to the other side. There she curled up into a position that only a contortionist can go into,

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula loosely draped an arm around Ty Lee, her gaze still focused out the window.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee closed her eyes again, laying her head against Azula's shoulder.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

She moved a hand back up to Ty Lee's head, anchoring it there. "... Hm. Good night, I suppose."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"'Night, 'Zula." She paused, before lightly kissing Azula's neck.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula curled her fingers around the end of Ty Lee's braid- not pulling it, just holding on to it.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Mm, glad you saved it," Ty Lee murmured softly.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Saved what? The thing on the tape recorder?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Yeah."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula hooked her chin over Ty Lee's head. "... Well. I'm glad I did, too."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Mm." She yawned. "I love you."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula considered. "... I know."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee yawned again. "Good."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

A few minutes passed before Azula said anything more.

"... I do, too."