The smell of Vanilla
Jeez how long has it been since I had someone over? A year? TWO YEARS? Azula stands in her shower washing off the school day hastily. It's only 4:10 she still has so much time until Ty Lee rings her doorbell. Azula realizes that she never gave the girl her address.
I'll text her when i hop out of the shower... I don't have her number...I'LL DM HER
Azula catches herself, she wonders why she is so flustered so concerned about a simple girl coming over. Aggravated because she can't find the answer to her question, she throws her towel onto her bed and digs through her closet.
Black sweatshirt, red shorts? no god I need to not look disheveled I have a reputation to keep up...
Black skirt.. but what to wear as a top? All she can find is a bunch of long sleeved shirts then she finds a black lacy tank top she hadn't work since summer.
Azula pulls on the clothes and examines herself in the mirror. Her outfit looks similar to the outfit Ty Lee was wearing today at school. She thinks about the tiny pink top and the swishy white skirt, heat rises to her cheeks again. What the-why am i blushing again!?
She realizes the neckline on her top dips awfully low and she thanks the spirits that her father is away on a work trip for if Ozai saw his daughter dressed this way she would be in so much trouble. She sits down at her vanity and drags a brush through her dark silky black hair and she apply a darker shade of red to her lips.
Almost like i'm getting ready for a date... which i'm not, this is simply for schoolwork
She almost leaves her hair down but resorts to putting it up, just like always. With her hair down she looked sultry and she wasn't going on date. Azula dashes the mascara wand across her lashes and smiles at her reflection. She looks beautiful
Like i always do of course, I have to look good tonight because when Ty Lee goes back to all forty thousand of her friends and talks about this. They won't think i slouch around my house like i sloth.
Ozai's voice plays through her mind, "your image is everything never let them see you weak"
Azula gathers her History Textbooks and she heads down the stairs towards the gigantic living room. She likes living in a mansion, it's peaceful and gives her all the quiet she needs. Laying her books out she notices her brother enter through the front door.
"zuzu your home, how was the movie with your merry gang of idiots?" Azula asks trying to supress a smirk. Zuko looks at her outfit and makeup and wrinkles his nose
"ew why are you dressed like that, are you going on a DATE?!" he yells throwing his ratted backpack down. Azula crosses her arms over her chest
"NO OF COURSE NOT THE MEN AT OUR SCHOOL ARE DISGUSTING ZUKO!" she hisses. Zuko grins and mimics her by crossing his own arms.
"It could be a girl Azula, come on we both know you have never been interested in boys" he says scooping his bag up again and heading up the fancy stairs. Azula turns dark red and runs after him
"SHUT IT ZUKO" She screeches as her brother laughs and mumbles something about her not making too much noise with whoever she's bringing over. Azula looks down at her outfit and immediately decides she should change, she doesn't want the peppy pink girl to get the wrong idea. She turns towards the stairs-
*DING DONG*
Azula freezes and steps slowly towards the door the gold handle seems so menacing. She shakes her head Stop being stupid and get this over with.
Behind the door Ty Lee is standing in a pink dress and a white puffer jacket. Holding her notebooks and laptop tightly Ty Lee shifts from foot to foot waiting for Azula to swing the door open. She's awfully proud of herself for standing up to Azula today in the parking lot. The side of her mouth almost twitches into a smile just thinking about the look in Azula's eyes when she yanked the car door open.
Opening the door Azula shivers when the cold air hits her. Ty Lee begins to say something but Azula quickly tells her to come inside.
"Ah it's so chilly out, how are you Azula?" Ty Lee smiles and let's her eyes run over Azula all the way down from the lace tank top to the skirt. Ty Lee tilts her head to the side, "I really like your outfit you look so pretty"
Azula prays her face isn't red again she notices the puffer jacket Ty Lee is wearing. "do you want that off?" Azula says to the wide eyed girl. Ty Lee looks confused and then breaks into laughter.
"Yeah duh where should i put it?" she cooes
Azula's brow furrows Why is she talking like that gosh I hate it
She snatches the jacket from Ty Lee and heads into the coat closet. The jacket smells strongly like vanilla. This all feels weird for Azula, having someone over. And of all people the very girl she despises she hangs the jacket up. Eager to get away from the overwhelming scent of vanilla.
She walks back into the living room where Ty Lee is looking at a family portrait. She's wearing a pretty pink dress that looks like it would be perfect for the summer time. Azula doesn't say anything any watches Ty Lee trace her hand over the frame on the portrait. Her grey eyes staring at Azula's mother in the portrait.
Azula clears her throat causing the cheerleader to jump in fright. After apologizing for touching the painting ten times Ty Lee takes a seat next to Azula on the couch. But Azula has some questions for Ty Lee.
"so...how did you find where I lived? i never told you my address" Azula mutters to Ty Lee. Ty Lee hides her face in her hands, but her ears clearly turned pink. Azula doesn't flinch or smile.
"I asked Zuko haha i know I should've asked you-" Ty Lee says softly as if she's afraid of making Azula angry. Azula feels her stomach turn So she's afraid of me totally afraid of me Usually relishing in others fear of her Azula didn't care when people were afraid of her. So why does it hurt this time?
Dispelling all these thoughts from her mind Azula digs in her skirt pocket for her puff bar. Raising it to her lips she feel a hand grip her wrist. Ty Lee is holding it tightly and is staring at her with worry filled grey eyes.
"I'll ask you kindly to let go of me" Azula sneers. Ty Lee yanks the puff bar out of Azula's hand and pockets it, shaking her head. Azula feels rage fill her
"Your being rude for someone who is a guest in my home" she says calmly even though she wants to tell the other girl to leave. Ty Lee frowns, "Azula do you even know how bad that is for you can you not do that? also not while i'm here" Ty Lee begs. Azula gets even more angry who the hell does she think she is? I can do whatever I want in my house
Azula's eyes harden "give it back Ty Lee" she says sharply the tone of her voice dark and threatening. Ty Lee shakes her head again and cracks open a textbook. Azula reaches over to fish it out of Ty Lee's pocket. "I SAID GIVE IT BACK-" she yells. Ty Lee lurches back falling back on the couch and taking Azula down with her.
vanilla I smell vanilla
Azula groans wrenching her hand out of Ty Lees pocket. She couldn't catch her fall so now her head is resting right next to Ty Lee's neck. She suddenly realizes she is on top of the girl and she brings her head up and finds herself nose to nose with an angry Ty Lee. Heat flushes to Azula's face so quickly she knows she's probably the color of a tomato. For some odd reason her golden eyes flit down to Ty Lee's pink lips. WHATS WRONG WITH ME FOR AGNIS SAKE
Ty Lee speaks first seeming unalarmed and unbothered by the fact that Azula is literally straddling her.
"See the way you just behaved is because you have a nicotine addiction thats why you were so angry when i took your puff bar away. It's because your body needs nicotine you really should get some patches or something-"
"i understand" Azula spits and sits up she can't think straight for some reason, she feels hot and dizzy. Maybe i've fallen ill do i have a fever? then why do I keep looking at her lips, hows she get them to glisten like that- STOP IT
Ty Lee was still laying there calmly not saying a word. Azula narrows her eyes searching for the ulterior motive. I see now, she's trying to help me quit vaping so i'll feel closer to her and i'll do all the work for the midterm project she chuckles. Ty Lee looks confused as to whats funny. She stares up at Azula blinking. Now that I know her plan, i'm not falling for it this silly girl won't get close to me.
Azula swings her leg back over and off of Ty Lee and sits back on her former spot in the couch. Ty Lee sits up laughing, "finally Azula I thought you were never gonna get off of me" she says her grey eyes glimmering with every giggle that escapes her perfectly glossy lips. Azula cracks open the textbook and the two girls decide on doing their project on some boring war. Azula sighs thinking she's gonna end up doing the most of the work. But her mind begins to wander again back to the warmth of Ty Lees body under her, the scent of vanilla, feeling Ty Lee's breath when the two were nose to nose.
Afraid the cheerleader can read her mind Azula quickly turns her head to the girl. Ty Lee is focused on the old textbook scribbling notes down quickly. Azula sighs and decides to try and say something to the girl. She probably expects me to be silent, let me throw her off balance. This is what she gets for trying to fool me
"so you and Zuko are super close?" Azula asks trying to hold back a smirk I'm going to beat her at her own game, convince her we are friends and then i'll still make her do her fair share of the project. How foolish of her to assume that i'd do all of it if she was nice to me
"Mm not super close" Ty Lee chirps
"really? you texted him for the address didn't you" Azula rests her chin on her hand and stares at the nervous girl.
"I don't have a crush on Zuko" Ty lee says gripping her pencil tightly
"mhmm sure you don't" Azula says laughing dryly
"Can you stop, I don't have a crush on your brother Azula"
"so you're telling me you don't find him attractive at all?"
"i'm not saying he isn't attractive, he is but I don't feel that way towards him" Ty Lee shrugs and turns the page in the book.
"I'd expect you to ya know, don't you have a crush on everybody" Azula says cruelly, she knows what she said has hurt Ty Lee but for now she doesn't care.
"Is that what you think of me? listen if you don't wanna work on this project together you don't have to talk to me. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CRUEL" Ty Lee slams the book shut and leans back on the couch huffing in anger. Azula can't believe that Ty Lee has stood up to her again. She lets ten minutes go by and continues working.
Ty Lee reaches out and curls her hand across Azula's shoulder, Azula jerks her shoulder away as if Ty Lee had hurt her. She can't stand Ty Lee touching her because it makes whatever illness Azula has come down with, much worse. Do i really hate her touching me though? why'd it take me so long to move off of her on the couch? SHUT UP
"Azula can we at least try to get along, i don't hate you and i have no clue why you despise me so can we try to get along a little?" Ty Lee speaks softly to Azula. Azula shrugs, "alright fine"
Ty Lee's face lights up. She squeals in joy and starts chattering about their project. Azula nods along knowing that Ty Lee is is simply acting. If it's a game Azula will play along.
"okay so i need to get home now because my mom will worry if i come home super late at night. And since i can't sleep over here-"
"sleepover?" azula questions. Really she wants to sleepover like we are gal pals? Azula imagines what the sleepover would be like
Ty Lee asleep in Azula's bed so close to her as if they had known each other ages? Ty Lee sleeping in Azula's bed, in Azula's bed
Shaking her head Azula looks at Ty Lee, "well then you should get going because you can't sleep here"
Ty Lee nods and scoops up her notebooks. When they get to the door Ty Lee gushes about how much she enjoyed spending time with Azula until she remembers her jacket, "OOP do you think you could get me my jacket?"
Azula goes back in the coat closet and hands the jacket to a beaming Ty Lee. Whys she always so happy for no reason
Ty Lee pulls on her jacket and lunges at Azula who freezes in shock. Pulling her into a tight hug Ty Lee chuckles next to Azula's ear
"I'm just hugging you, thank you soooo much for letting me come over. You look really good by the way you should dress like this more"
Azula pushes the girl off gently and nods her head opening the door. She feels faint and sick, counting the seconds until Ty Lee has driven off Azula let's out a shaky sigh and slams the door.
"ZUZU I FEEL SICK" she howls. Zuko comes down the stairs quickly when she explains her feeling of queasiness and dizziness and flushed face, Zuko assumes that she has a fever.
Then Azula explains that Ty Lee touching her made it worse. Zuko starts to laugh
"your clueless Azula! YOU HAVE A CRUSH THATS WHY YOUR GETTING BUTTERFLIES" he grips his sides from laughing and heads back up the stairs.
"i have a W H A T ?!??!?" Azula yells