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In the Palace Gardens

Azula knew from experience that when Ty Lee said "I'm coming anyway", she meant it- and for once, she wasn't in the mood to argue, or to threaten, or to fight.

She hated viruses.

The gardens were deserted, as she knew they would be- it was a couple of hours after midnight, after all. She didn't carry a candle, or anything that might alert someone to her presence. The full moon was bright enough to see by- and, having grown up here, she knew the grounds well.

She wasn't staying in her room, of course. Servants were working on fixing the bed, and the curtains, and the armoire- all of which had been burned during the... incident with that despicable woman. For the time being, Azula had relocated to one of the palace's many guest rooms, and while it was certainly spacious and comfortable, and and had all the amenities she desired, it wasn't her room.

It wasn't as though she couldn't handle anything less than the highest luxuries, of course- after all, how much time had she spent in the wilderness, searching for the Avatar?

At the moment, however, Azula wanted something familiar.

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Azula's breathing was uneven and hitched. She wasn't resisting so much anymore, but she still didn't turn around.

"I'm going to miss you..." she breathed, almost inaudibly. It was all right; she could say this sort of thing now. Maybe Ty Lee wouldn't even remember afterwards... her own memories of the alignment virus were a bit hazy.

"I'm...not going anywhere."

Azula sighed. She wished Ty Lee could understand.

"Just... try to consider this, all right? You're under the influence of a virus. It's effecting the way you think; the way you... feel. You're going to snap out of it eventually.

"You said yourself you've felt a bit different lately. That's the effects of the virus."

"I...guess it could be a virus, Azula. That doesn't mean we can't enjoy it while it lasts, does it?

Azula turned her head away. I'm not the one who's going to change her mind- you are.

Ty Lee tightened her arms again, sighing as she did so. "I take that as a no."

"What would the point be?"

"It'd feel nice, be fun...and even if I'm affected by a virus, you're not. You'd remember it and that's a good thing."

"It doesn't work that way.

"If I could, I'd forget... all of this. Starting with that first night."

Ty Lee didn't say anything. Azula seemed...less happy than she should have been. It confused her.

This was pointless. Azula was going to go back inside and go to bed, leaving Ty Lee standing out here like an idiot. Alone.

Instead, she ended up turning around and hugging her. Funny how that sort of thing happens.

OOC: Sorry, because I'm a total dork, I've forgotten- did the whole "last night" thing with these two stem from the virus? (I iz st00pid question person today :P).

Finally...progress. Azula was finally reacting. Ty Lee smiled to herself and pressed against her again/

((No, it was a "I've gotten you into some trouble lately and I wanted to make it up" thing. XD Azula's just paranoid.))

Almost reluctantly, Azula reached up and rested her hand on Ty Lee's head, anchoring it against her shoulder.

OOC: Aha... so it was a one-time type of deal?

Ty Lee reacted well to that, relaxing her grip slightly.

((Kinda, yeah. Probably might have happened again without the virus but...yeah. XD))

"You don't know what you're doing," she whispered, as much to herself as to Ty Lee.

OOC: Heh, Azula's going to be all DDDDDD: once this is over, because she's kind of secretly hoping things will stay the way they are now, virus or not... XD

"I do," she replied offhandedly, before lightly giving Azula's neck what could have been considered a kiss.

((Dammit, Azula. Just admit it. >> She just likes her Ty Lee, I guess...and it seems the virus wants to push their relationship. >>))

Azula started slightly, then pulled away a little, looking down at Ty Lee with a puzzled, indignant expression.

"Ty Lee, what are you doing?"

OOC: XD Well, you could probably consider her doing this sort of thing a lot admitting it... XD

Ty Lee looked up, puzzled by Azula's movement away, and pouted slightly.

"What do you think I was doing? ...Can you move back, now?"

((True. XD That's Azula's way of admitting it...))

Reluctantly, she rested Ty Lee's head back against her shoulder, stroking the hair back from her forehead.

"You don't want to do that. This is bad enough."

OOC: XD Yes, that and "Oh, just stay away from me, you idiot. I hate you."

"Yes, I want to. And I don't know why you're complaining."

Ty Lee gave a sigh before trying it again, a bit more roughly.

((That's her pick up line. Remember, kiddies, Azula always lies.))

"You won't later."

Azula pulled away entirely, and stalked several feet away.

OOC: XD

Ty Lee followed, discontented and very confused. "Does that matter now?"

"Of course it does!" she snapped, spinning around to glare at Ty Lee. "I thought everything was fine, but then you started calling me a molester and saying that you wanted me to stay away from you. Then you said you had changed your mind, but it turned out that was just because of a virus." She spat out the last word, narrowing her eyes (and not really bothering to hide the hurt).

Ty Lee was hurt, no mistake about that. She turned her head, pouting, and ready to retreat if things got nasty. "Who said I'm affected at all? I'm not running off with some random person. It's just like before. Really."

"You said yourself you feel different." Azula paused.

"I don't believe you."

OOC: Only she kind of slightly does, which is just going to make her more DDDDDDDDD: when the virus is over and Ty Lee's all, "Um... yeah. Virus. Srz." Heh.

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