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]

Azula pulled Ty Lee closer, still frowning. "... Are you all right?"

OOC: *cue fire* "NO U miscalculatedyoushouldhavefearedmemore >:("

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"...Fruit pie."

((Ahh, u waz so prity, Zula. How come u so stoopid?))

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Tsk. Right, Ty Lee." With a sigh, she buried her face against the other girl's hair. "Just... stay, all right? Just stay."

OOC: *cue flaming hairbrush* "I AM PRETTY. >>>>>:("

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee didn't respond, she had fallen deeper asleep. It was doubtful she even heard Azula.

((OH NOES! DDDDD:))

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I love you," she whispered, her voice almost inaudible.

OOC: "THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'D BETTER RUN. >:)"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

She sighed but didn't do anything else.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula just sat. Staring. Thinking. Perhaps...

She shook Ty Lee's shoulder. "Ty Lee?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

That woke her up. Sleepily, she looked at Azula. "Mmmwhat? I was having such a good dream, too..."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"You certainly didn't sound like you were."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"It was about fruit pies!"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"And before that? It sounded as if you were having a nightmare. I touched your forehead, and you flinched away."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee paused. "Oh...that one. I have it a lot..."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"What is it about?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"A circus act going wrong."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"... Are you talking about the time that I came to take you to New Ozai?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"... Yeah."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"You have recurring nightmares about that? Why?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Do you think I know?"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula shrugged, but just slightly, so as not to jostle Ty Lee's head. "I don't know. It just seems.. bizarre to me, that's all."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"I have no idea, so I'm just blaming the universe."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula's eyebrow shot up. "Is that why you aren't sure whether you want to go back to the circus after the war's been won?"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee shifted uncomfortably. "Maybe...can I go back to sleep now?"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I suppose." Azula would have to think about this.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Alright."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula sighed, turning her gaze away. "... I'm glad you came here tonight, regardless."