The End to a Good Day

[bentflame]

All things considered, Azula's day had been quite satisfying- both in business and otherwise. All advancements of the troops were going as planned, and no unexpected setbacks had arisen- quite an unusual occurrence for the past few weeks. War matters aside, the (strictly rationed) leisure time that she had allowed herself had gone well, too. Ty Lee asking permission to come for a visit was... well, "the icing on the cake", so to speak.

When Princess Azula was in a good mood, it was usually easy to tell- she might not have shown it on her face or in her words, but the number of traumatized-looking servants tended to decrease dramatically. Today, she had only managed to completely petrify one- a new girl, who hadn't been around long enough to realize that idle threats of scorched hands for not heating the bathwater enough were par for the course in Azula's wing of the palace.

It was peculiar, really- that another person could affect Azula's mood this much. Ordinarily she might have frowned upon it, but tonight... it didn't really matter.

OOC: HEY LOOK I ACTUALLY WROTE SOMETHING RELATIVELY SHORT FOR ONCE. :O Sorry it took so long to get this up, TL-mun.

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[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Hmph."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

She lightly kissed Azula's cheek.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula sighed, then pulled away. "Come on. I want to sit down." She walked towards the bed.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Alright," she said and followed.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula pulled back the covers, gracefully slipping in between the sheets. It was the slightest bit chilly in the room, though not enough, she thought, to bother lighting a fire.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee slipped in right beside her, though not as half as gracefully as the other girl. Laying on her side, she stretched.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Still sitting up, Azula moved over, pulling Ty Lee closer.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

She let Azula draw her close. Like a cat, Ty Lee was still stretched out with a quiet pleased sort of air.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula tucked Ty Lee against her, sliding down slightly to make them more level to each other. "Is this what you meant, when you said you wanted to come over to...?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

She tucked her head underneath Azula's arm. "Yes." Ty Lee's voice was quiet, content, and sleepy.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula pressed her cheek against Ty Lee's forehead, keeping her arms curled around the other girl. "All right."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee nuzzled the other girl slightly. "Mmmhmmyou'rewinning."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee's comment had been a bit hard to decipher. "I'm... winning?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Yeah."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Hm." Her nose rubbed against Ty Lee's cheek as she moved her head slightly.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

That tickled slightly, and she stifled a giggle.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Hm?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Oh, nothing."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Hm." She exhaled heavily.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee felt it, but did nothing more. Her breath was steady and slow.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"... You're staying here, I presume?" She remembered the last time she had asked that. Ty Lee had said yes, but when Azula had woken...

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

SHe looked puzzled for a moment and yawned sleepily. "Huh? Oh, yeah. 'Course."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula tightened her grip, just slightly. "Are you sure? No suicide missions that you have to go sneaking out to?" Her tone was only half-joking.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee yawned again, shaking her head. "Azula..." She drew the word out slightly, partly with sleepiness and partly with annoyance. "I'm staying here." As if to assure here honesty, she pressed closer and tried laying her head on Azula's shoulder. However, she missed it.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Wordlessly, Azula shifted, sliding her shoulder under Ty Lee's head and, once again, resting her cheek against the other girl's forehead.