The Future Fire Lord (Who Never Gets Scared)

[bentflame]

Azula was not coming out. She was just going to stay here, possibly forever. She was a princess. She could do that.

She had been under the bed ever since that stupid waterbender had brought her to Ty Lee's other house (which looked exactly the same as the one that had been burned, which was kind of weird), only coming out to do the things that she had to do- things that not even a peasant would be stupid enough to do under a bed. Except for that, though, she hadn't moved- because it was nice and dark and warm and safe and quiet and she liked it that way.

Azula never really got bored easily. She watched things, and listened to things (especially if they were things that she wasn't supposed to watch and listen to; those were always the most interesting), and when there wasn't anything to watch and listen to, she thought about things. Right now she was thinking about how maybe Ty Lee thought she was a kidnapper because she didn't like her anymore, and maybe she didn't like her anymore because she knew that she had hid, and hadn't been quite brave and perfect enough back at the burning palace. She thought about how Mai probably still liked her, but Mai wasn't stupid and annoying and never tried to hug her even when Azula didn't want her to. Plus, Mai was going to want to go be a servant with Zuko when she was Fire Lord. Dumb Mai. If she could just realize how worthless Zuzu was, Azula would probably let her be her Fire Lady (just not her best Fire Lady), too.

... Except not "too", because Ty Lee wasn't going to be her Fire Lady anymore. Fire Ladies were friends, not mean people who called you kidnappers and would probably try to get you to stop hiding under their beds. And if Ty Lee went to join the circus someday like she wanted, Azula would never come visit her. Ha! That would be funny. Ty Lee would wait and wait for her- the Fire Lord- to come and see her, and she never would. She wouldn't visit her even if she wanted to, because she'd be Fire Lord and Fire Lords were even better than princesses because they never missed people, and didn't care if their friends thought they were kidnappers and bad people (princesses weren't supposed to do those things, either, but sometimes it didn't work).

Another thing Azula thought about was her dad, and how he wasn't dead, and how that guy had probably thought he was clever by playing a trick on her and dropping that body that looked like her dad in front of her- except he hadn't known that she was Princess Azula, the cleverest and smartest prodigy in the world, who couldn't be fooled by such things. He had probably thought that he could scare her, which was stupid, because she never got scared- not even by burning buildings and huge walls of water and sick-looking dead people (some of whom hadn't been all the way dead, and had moaned and grabbed at her ankles and pleaded with her to help them). No, not even that scared her.

... But she still wasn't coming out.

OOC: B-because every virus needs a third-person entry! And I enjoy getting inside her head way too much. *runs*

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[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

She had to come back to her room eventually. It was after all, Ty Lee's room and not Azula's hiding place. She didn't get what the princess had been talking about...it just didn't make any sense. Though, for once, it didn't sound like a lie...Ty Lee did what she always did in situations like that, ignored it.

Needless to say, whether it was true or not, the fact was that Azula was hiding under Ty Lee's bed. And wouldn't come out. That wouldn't do, so that night when she went to bed, she painstakingly made an effort to ignore the princess.

Though, it was doubtful she'd get much sleep anyways.



((...because Ty Lee wants her bed back. >> ...And I'm sorry for barging in on your third person entries so much.))

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula frowned when she heard Ty Lee come in, and scooted further under the bed, closer to the wall.

"I'm not coming out, so don't even try!"

OOC: You can barge in on my third-person entries any time you want. <3

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee had already gotten ready to go to bed before entering, due to the fact that it was possible the princess would look, so she went to the bed and quickly slipped under the blankets.

"Fine, stay there."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula hugged her knees, glaring off into the darkness.

"... You're mean."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"I just wanted to go to sleep."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Fine." She sulked.

"... But I'm your friend, and you've been ignoring me all day."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee sighed.

"You wouldn't come out!"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah. I can't right now, because...

"... You still shouldn't have stayed away all day. It was boring." 'Boring' was a much more acceptable term than 'lonely', or 'sort of scary'.

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"I didn't mean to...besides, I don't want to stay under a bed all day."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Not all day..." Azula shifted uncomfortably. "I bet it's because you're scared of me. You said you weren't, but then you said you were- so you lied. You're not supposed to lie to me. I'm the princess."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Not my fault you can get me so confused. And I can't see why you stayed there."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Confused and scared are different. You're supposed to like me. Especially if you're going to be my Fire Lady." Azula paused.

"I'm staying here... because."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"I do like you and I'll be the best Fire Lady you can find!"

"I thought only babies hid under beds."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"You said you're scared of me. You can't like people you're scared of..."

"Shut up!" Azula exclaimed angrily. "I'm not a baby, and I have my reasons- you're just too dumb to understand them!"

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"You're my bestest best friend!"

"I'm not dumb! And I didn't call you a baby!" Ty Lee had by this time grabbed a pillow and covered her ears.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"... You're probably lying.

"Yes, you did! You said only babies hid under beds."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee didn't reply, but pressed the pillow closer to her ears. "I'm not mean or dumb.."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"You are mean. You're supposed to be nice. I'm your friend and I had a..." She wracked her brain for the right word. "I had an ordeal."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"A what?"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"An ordeal. Something bad."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Oh...do you need a hug?"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I'm not a wimp."

There was a long pause.

"... Okay, maybe."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"Do I have to go under the bed, too?"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Azula shrugged, not that Ty Lee could see her. "I don't know."

[hotpinkaura.livejournal.com]

"...I don't know how I'd hug you down there."