Spin the Bottle
That night Azula could not fall asleep despite being exhausted from the day. For Ozai was home from a business trip that he had decided to cut short. He and Azula shared a conversation in the living room when she came down to discover his return.
"I have decided that you need to make sure that the track team keeps you as captain even when you join the volleyball team" he informed her as she helped carry his suitcase to his room. She had nodded quickly and stood up straight, she had complimented his great work on the business trip and asked him if he'd like anything to eat. I did everything perfectly, just like I always do.
Eventually Ozai had informed Azula that it was time for her to leave him alone and go to bed. Which was not a problem for Azula at all, she turned to retreat to the staircase but Ozai called her name. His tone was stern, meaning whatever he was going to tell her was important.
"Azula I have eyes here that tell me what you and your brother are up to, so don't think that since i'm away on trips the majority of the time I can't see whats happening" he says this coldly and clearly, making sure Azula can absorb every single word. Her mind failed her in that moment and couldn't come with a verbal response immediately so she resorts to nodding.
Towards the top of the stairs the realization kicks in for her which is much later than she'd want it to. He knows everywhere that I have been and who I have been with at those places. Shaking it off she reminds herself that if he disapproved of her newfound "friendship" with Ty Lee he would order her to cut off Ty Lee.
Zuko stood in his doorway awaiting Azula approaching the top of the stairs. He lets his nervous emotions display on his face, this is something Azula never does. She meets his eye and crosses her arms waiting to see what he has to say.
"wait how long is he going to be back for?" Zuko sighs. Azula shrugs and reaches for the handle to her own room.
"goodnight Zuko, it'll be cold tonight so bundle up" she says suppressing a yawn.
Zuko smiles weakly and gives his little sister a thumbs up before disappearing back into his room.
Pulling her comforter to her chin Azula feels her eyelids go heavy even though her brain is still full with thoughts. Her phone however buzzed on the nightstand loud enough to make her forget all about sleep. Who is calling at this hour i will not be happy about this. The number is random and one she has never seen before. She frowns and answers the call, hoping it's not some sort of spam.
"Who is this!" she says sternly waiting for a reply
"HI AZULA ITS ME!" a high pitched voice sounds from the other end of the phone making Azula wince and turn down her phone volume. Sighing she presses the phone back up to her ear "what do you want Ty Lee?" she plays with the stitching on her comforter, suddenly nervous about the context of the call.
"Okay so don't be upset but I need a ride tomorrow to Suki's house because we are having a small get together and you should totally come too!" Ty Lee chirps into the phone. Azula sits up quickly in bed at the offer What is this?is this all a set up? Oh gosh I need time to think this through, where is my whiteboard?
"Azula?" the voice on the other end of the phone asks sounding concerned at Azula's sudden silence. Azula uses her shoulder to keep her phone pressed up to her ear and wrenches her whiteboard out of her closet as quietly as she can but the whiteboard makes a loud thunk when it hits the closet door as Azula drags it out. Cursing under her breath Azula manages to spit out some words "Tell me more about this hangout Ty Lee" she demands.
"Okay...so we are all gonna go there at six and probably get kinda drunk and leave around twelve" Ty Lee explains. Azula tries to open a dry erase marker and the cap won't come off, resorting to biting it off with her teeth Azula spits the cap onto the floor.
"what are you doing?" Ty Lee asks slowly
"nothing, and i can't come because midnight is too late" Azula snaps back
"We can leave earlier if you want, do you wanna pick me up at five thirty?" Ty Lee continues
Azula scribbles on the board, planning out whether it could be a set up where they all make a fool of her, but that seems extreme. Instead she thinks about Ty Lee sitting her room holding the sparkly pink phone up to her ear and call Azula. Is she back from cheer practice?
"Azula whats wrong with you right now, why are you going silent are you doing okay?" Ty Lee sounds concerned and Azula can't help but smirk at that. However she has to answer because she knows Ty Lee won't stop nagging her until she does. Clearing her throat she speaks into the phone
"five thirty right?"
"Mhm I'm excited i'll see you tomorrow Ok-" Ty Lee exclaims happily but she's cut off by Azula hanging up the phone very quickly. Laying back down on the bed Azula slips off her hoodie and pulls the blanket up higher to her chin. For some reason she can't understand Azula thinks about what Ty Lee is doing right now.
Ty Lee wore a lot of pink so of course her room would have a lot of pink things in it. Probably smaller than Azula's room given Azula being one of the richer teenagers at their school. Azula thinks of Ty Lee calling her holding her pink phone and dialing Azula's number. Heat rises to Azula's face again she turns onto her stomach and groans into her pillow from frustration.
I hate thinking about her, I wish I had been paired up with someone else for the project and what am i doing now?! HANGING OUT WITH HER TOMORROW
Done screaming her frustration to her pillow Azula turns back onto her back, and lays back down to finally sleep. Ty Lee is probably awake, dancing around her room or something. Probably twirling around and talking to some boy on the phone. Her braid twirling along with her No stop I need to go to sleep. Azula remembers the feeling of Ty Lee's lips on her cheek when she found out Azula was quitting nicotine.
Thank goodness I didn't turn my head when Ty Lee went to kiss my cheek because then...Azula feels like she's overheating. Pushing the comforter off she turns onto her side and forces herself to go to sleep. After all she has to go to a "hangout" tomorrow.
Sitting in the back of Azula's car Ty Lee kisses her again, Azula smiles into the kiss and moves her head back breaking the kiss. Upset that it has stopped Ty Lee leans forward to kiss Azula again. Azula chuckles and dodges it again leaving the cheerleader frustrated.
"Azula why are you doing this" Ty Lee says pouting and trying to lean in again. Pulling Ty Lee onto her lap which makes the pout on the cheerleader's face turn into a tiny smile. Azula kisses her neck causing a gasp and Ty Lee's hand running through Azula's hair pulling the girl closer to her neck.
Feeling her face being pulled back up to Ty Lee Azula can't help but smile. Ty Lee kisses Azula quickly not giving her the chance to pull away. Azula twirls Ty Lee's braid around her hand and lets Ty Lee kiss her again and again.
Sunshine beaming through the window tears Azula away from the dream and her hands fly to her lips. The sensation of Ty Lee's mouth felt so real. But it wasn't and somehow she has polluted my mind Azula sighs and drags herself out of bed, she has to do some homework before she goes to pick up Ty Lee.
How am i going to pick her up with the dream still fresh in my mind? Leaving the tab where she was writing her essay for english class Azula googled "what does it mean when I have a dream about making out with someone?"
Scanning the results that popped up Azula grew more and more annoyed. All of them stated that she had deep feelings for the person and the dream was a real life desire she had visiting her in her sleep. Closing out of the tabs Azula decided to ignore the dream and pretend she never had it, just like she ignored the last dream. Back to my homework
The clocks hits five and Azula has showered and put together an outfit for the hangout. A black silk slip dress that is a little too short but it'll do. And an oversized black zip up hoodie plus platform docs. Putting it all on Azula tries to find something that isn't making the outfit look right. At first she thinks it's the lack of makeup, so she swipes on some winged eyeliner. But it isn't that either, it's her topknot.
She takes the top knot down and let's her hair cascade down her shoulders. It matches the color of her dress. Painting on some blood red lip stick Azula feels her stomach turn when she realizes that now she actually has to leave and pick up Ty Lee.
Zuko comes into her room smiling, she rolls her eyes and turns away from him so she can lace up her docs. "So you going to pick up Ty Lee?" he says slowly. Azula whirls around "ZUKO WHERED YOU HEAR THAT FROM?" she says stepping towards her brother.
"well I occasionally speak with her and she does have the hots for you so when I heard that you two were going out on a Saturday, i assumed you had finally caved and decided to take her out" he shrugs.
"Zuko please theres no need to lie to me, you know that she doesn't care about me like that" she says reaching for the car keys.
"She does Azula, you just refuse to believe anyone can care about" he says sighing. Azula walks out of the room and down the stairs.
"that dress makes you look like a stripper by the way" he yells down the stairs. Azula flips him off and hears him laugh as he goes into his room. Pausing at the bottom of the stairs Azula looks to see if Ozai is in the living room. Because she may not look like a stripper but Ozai would never let any of his children leave the house in such clothing.
He's not home meaning he probably is at work and he will probably not be home until around three am. Exhaling she opens the door and heads to her car. She's never late always punctual.
The drive to Ty Lee's is short and although she is nervous Azula finds herself skipping stoplights so she can get to Ty Lee's house even sooner. She looks different than she usually does at school and she can't help but wonder if Ty Lee will notice.
The peach house comes into view and Azula slows the car. Ty Lee's head peeks through an upstairs window waving then quickly turns away. A few moments later she comes out the front door. Azula quickly clicks the button that unlocks the car door.
Ty Lee skips up to the car and pauses by Azula's side as if she was waiting for Azula to roll her window down. Azula didn't though so Ty Lee went over to the passenger seat. Ty Lee hops in the car and Azula turns to look at her ready to hear whatever greeting Ty Lee is going to yell out. But Ty Lee doesn't instead she let's her eyes wander down Azula's body examining her dress.
"I like your dress, it's pretty" Ty Lee says touching the silk dress. Azula draws in a breath and mumbles a thank you. Feeling obligated to return the compliment Azula looks over at Ty Lee's outfit a pink tube top and a pink skirt to match.
"Very pink, you look nice" Azula says dryly, Ty Lee's face lights up and she buckles her seatbelt. Putting the car in drive Azula watches Ty Lee take the aux cord and plug her phone in. Azula waits for music but frowns when none comes out of the car speakers. Ty Lee notices this expression change and giggles
"Azula your aux code also works as a charger I'm charging my phone, but you seem to want me to play music"
"I seem to what?" Azula asks not catching every word Ty Lee had said. Ty Lee smiles and pauses before replying
"You seem to want me..." Ty Lee repeats. Azula almost stops the car but she turns her head to look at Ty Lee
"To play MUSIC" Ty Lee finishes. Azula can see the way her eyes sparkle though she knows that what Ty Lee said was on purpose. SHE KNOWS ABOUT MY DREAM SHE KNOWS SOMEHOW ABOUT MY DREAM
"Okay turn right up here" Ty Lee says leaning her arm across Azula to point down another street. Azula turns the wheel gently but Ty Lee stays leaning on the armrest console of the car putting her extremely close to Azula.
"okay, now go down this street and make a left" Ty Lee says softly next to Azula's ear. Azula feels heat grow in her chest This jacket is making me too warm where is Suki's house anyway?
"WE'RE HERE!" Ty Lee says hopping out of the car and running towards the orange haired girl standing in an overgrown yard. Azula gets out of the car and walks slowly to the house. Ty Lee kisses Suki's cheek and Azula grips her car keys so tightly she felt the metal press deep into her skin.
Of course i'm not special, why'd I think for a second that it meant anything. Waiting until Ty Lee let's go of Suki so she can step forward and extent her arm to the girl with the orange hair. Suki stiffens up when she sees Azula's hand. Afraid of me well I'm not surprised Suki takes her hand and gives it a firm shake.
"Hey Azula, good to see you out of school" she says with a smile that seems a little more forced than genuine. Azula wants to go home. Every bit of excitement she had for the get together was completely snuffed out by the sight of Ty Lee kissing Suki's cheek. But Azula can't help but wonder why she cares so much.
It's not like we're dating, so why is it bothering me? Azula knows exactly why it's bothering her, she has feelings for Ty Lee. There is no use in pretending that she doesn't not after two very detailed dreams about the girl. Zuko may say that Ty Lee has the "hots" for Azula and despite not believing what Zuko said a part of Azula wishes it was true
But that same part knows that even if it was Azula would drive Ty Lee away, after all thats what she did to her mother. Her mother always thought Azula was cold and cruel, and frankly her mother was right. Ozai was the main reason her mom left but Azula feels that she certainly played a part in her mother's decision to abandon her own children.
Suki leads them down to a basement that has bright LED lights. Immediately hit by the smell of booze Azula finds herself wrinkling her nose. Sokka sits on an old sofa and Suki immediately sits down next to her. Katara and Toph seem to be playing some sort of card game.
Ty Lee's entrance must be some sort of phenomenon because Katara yelps in joy and hugs Ty Lee. Azula feels herself drawing back from the group of children like always, kind of fading away into the background.
Toph turns to Azula and holds out a green puff bar, "wanna hit it?" Toph says loudly. Azula pauses and shakes her head feeling Ty Lee's eyes on her. Ty Lee tries to pull the doll out of Toph's hand but the shorter girls grip is tight and the puff bar stays put.
Azula sits down on an armchair as the two bicker over the vape device. Sokka then starts to speak to her, he holds up a crate of Cactus Claws, some sort of alcoholic seltzer. Azula looks at the crate and comes to the conclusion that none of them were poisoned and she reaches in for a Black Cherry can.
Two hours go by and Azula hasn't spoken more than a few words she's watched everyone around her drink multiple Cactus Claw's and take a few shots of what seems like vodka. Azula won't drink any more than the one can she had earlier, knowing she's the one who will have to be the designated driver to get Ty Lee home. She
The cheerleader obviously can't handle her alcohol because she's rolling on the ground laughing hysterically. Her grey eyes fixate on Azula and she crawls up to her on the arm chair. Azula bends down so she can be face to face with the girl sitting on the ground.
Ty Lee smiles up at her and the smell of vodka overtakes her completely, ridding her of her usual vanilla scent. Azula and Ty Lee stare at each other for a while before Azula decides to break the silence, "you're drunk Ty Lee" she says. Ty Lee reaches up and grabs Azula's face making Azula breath heavier.
"of course I am, it's because I drank stuff" she giggles upwards towards Azula's face. Azula gags at the smell of Ty Lee's breath
"i figured" she replies which sends Ty Lee into another fit of laughter. Sokka interrupts the conversation
"where the heck is Zuko?!!?!" he asks Azula. She leans back in her chair which makes Ty Lee's hand call off her face. Ty Lee whines and Azula blushes pink why is she upset that she can't touch me anymore
"He's probably in his room with Mai, making me a niece or a nephew" she says rolling her eyes. This makes Sokka and Toph laugh harder than Azula thought they would. Suki chuckles and looks at Azula.
"thats exactly what we figured he was doing, those two really never stop doing THAT" Suki says laughing. Ty Lee points accusingly at Suki and Sokka "yOU TWO CAN'T TALK REMEMBER THAT ONE TIME I CAUGHT YALL IN THE CAR" Ty Lee yells.
Suki slaps her forehead with her hands "THAT WAS ONLY ONE TIME-" she shrieks. Azula can't help but laugh. Ty Lee grabs the bottle of vodka and takes a swig. Azula winces knowing the headache Ty Lee is going to have in the morning.
A few more kids come in, some random teens from school that Suki knows. Haru and Yue are the only ones Azula has ever spoken too. Another half hour goes by of them all drinking and Azula observing all of their behavior. Ty Lee has finished the bottle of Vodka and she holds it up happily her eyes sparkling as she waves the bottle to get everyone's attention.
Azula can't help but feel entranced, Ty Lee's braid is still perfect but her face is flushed and her eyes are wide, she laughs carefree. Snapping herself out of it Azula nudges Sokka and he's the only person not paying any attention to Ty Lee.
When the whole room's eyes are on her Ty Lee clears her throat and suggest an idea. "I THINK WE SHOULD PLAY A GAME" she says slowly. Azula shifts to the edge of her seat Now this I can find interest in, I love games.
" SPIN THE BOTTLEEEE" Ty Lee says. Yue, Haru, Sokka, Toph, Katara, Chan, Ron Jian, and Ming all sit on the ground around the empty bottle of vodka and Azula soon realizes that she is the only one not in the circle. Everyone turns to look at her including Chan who is eyeing her legs.
"AZULA PLEASEEEE AZULAAAA ILL CRY IF YOU DONTTT PLAYYY" Ty Lee whines tugging at Azula's boot. Rolling her eyes Azula gets off the chair and takes a seat in between Yue and Ming. The first to spin the bottle is Chan, he wiggles his eyebrows at Azula who flips him off immediately. She holds her breath as the glass bottle spins on the ground Agni please don't let it be me
The bottle stops spinning and lands on Ming. Chan lunges in Ming giggles and kisses him. Azula turns away in disgust suppressing laughter at how bad of a kisser Chan looks to be. Ty Lee claps her hands in delight as she laughs. Yue spins the bottle and kisses Haru. Suki spins and pecks Katara.
"Now i've kissed both siblings" Suki announces laughing. Ty Lee is now eating some sour patch and apologizing to every individual sour patch kid for biting off their heads. Toph spins but it lands on Sokka who she refuses to kiss swearing that she'd rather be killed.
Sokka spins and it also lands on Yue, who blushes profusely and kisses Sokka for longer than needed. Suki tilts her head to the side obviously confused. It's been so obvious that Yue has a crush on Sokka all year Suki must not be as observant as I expected her to be.
When Ty Lee spins Azula finds herself feeling faint. Her hands ball into fists which she slips into her pocket. Ty Lee fumbles with the bottle and manages to fail to spin it. This is hysterical to Ty Lee so she cackles and bites a blue sour patch head off.
"can you just spin it please" Ron Jian pleads. He wants to kiss her no wonder he's so desperate for her to spin it. The image of Ty Lee kissing Ron Jian sends her into a rage. Ty Lee wrapping her arms around Ron Jian's neck and pressing her pink lips to his. The bottle finally spins
Don't let it be Ron Jian
Don't let it be him
Don't let it be
Don't let it
Let it be me
The bottle stops and Azula's heart stops. The bottle is pointing right at her, she hears Sokka say "OOOOOOO". She turns her head up to look at a gawking Ty Lee. Swallowing her sour patch Ty Lee crawls forward and Azula does the same.
Is she even going to kiss me?
Ty Lee puts a finger under Azula's chin tilting her head up a little and presses her lips onto Azula's. The kiss is gentle yet firm. Azula kisses her back, feeling heat swell in her stomach. She feels warm all over and feels lighter, as if a giant weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
But the two are not alone and they can't keep kissing because someone else is there. Actually a lot of their classmates are watching. Azula breaks the kiss first, pulling back so quickly that Ty Lee is left with her eyes closed and lips slightly parted.
Blushing madly the two return to their spots in the circle. Sokka whips out his phone and starts to text someone quickly. Azula guesses it's Zuko. Snapping out of her trance she notices that she only has half an hour to make it home.
"Ty Lee we have to leave now" she says getting up quickly. A few complaints arise from people in the circle but Ty Lee stumbles to her feet. Suki gets up and wraps an arm around Ty Lee. "Okay but she can't be taken home she's too drunk to go in front of her parents" Suki informs Azula.
"Oh i suppose she can stay with me tonight" Azula adds. Suki looks at Sokka who muffles his laughter. Azula picks up Ty Lee's mini backpack
"she can sleepover?" Suki questions, Azula nods and open the basement door.
Oh my Agni Ty Lee is going to sleep over
Azula and Suki help a very giggly and very uncoordinated Ty Lee up the stairs from the basement. Ty Lee wraps her arm around Azula's shoulder and whines about how warm Suki's house is.
Suki runs to the kitchen leaving Azula to bear Ty Lee's weight. She fixes her arms around Ty Lee's waist so she doesn't fall. Ty Lee laughs
"KISSY KISSY" she cries out poking Azula's nose. Oh she is sooo drunk Azula doesn't make eye contact with Ty Lee afraid of what will happen. Suki comes back holding a jacket and a large plastic bag.
Seeing Azula's confused face "It's for if Ty Lee barfs" Suki explains shaking the back. Azula feels faint at the thought of her car getting messed up. She grimaces and takes the bag folding it into her jacket pocket. No longer supported by Azula's arm Ty Lee slumps down to the floor laughing.
"Oh no, okay grab her legs I'll grab her arms we have to carry her now" Suki says putting her green jacket on Ty Lee. It's not even THAT cold out she really didn't need to give Ty Lee her whole jacket Suki looks up at Azula with her arms hooked under Ty Lee's shoulders. "Right" Azula says grabbing Ty Lee's legs, the two transport Ty Lee out the door and into the backseat of Azula's car.
Ty Lee seems to be having the time of her life snuggling into Suki's jacket and stretching out across the backseat. Azula unfolds the bag from her pocket and hands it to Ty Lee.
"Okay If you have to vomit then you do so iN THIS BAG, not in MY car" she warns Ty Lee who simply responds by saying "KISSY KISSY" again. Suki buckles Ty Lee in and kisses her cheek "Okay text me in the morning alright Ty?" she says softly brushing Ty Lee's light brown hair away from her eyes. They can't be serious, are these two in love or something?
Shutting the car door Suki approaches Azula who is twirling her car keys on her finger from boredom. Suki narrows her eyes "you are going to take her to your house, make sure she stays hydrated. If that's too much for you to handle let me know" Suki says clearly. Azula feels like she's not just talking about this specific night.
"I can take care of her don't worry" Azula says getting into her car. Suki nods and heads back into her house, Azula watches her go and starts the car. Ty Lee sings a song about some sort of rainbow fish in the backseat. Azula reaches into the glove compartment and hands a bottle of water to Ty Lee. She immediately starts to chug the water down sighing in relief when the bottle is empty. The barf bag is still clutched in Ty Lee's hand and Azula can't help but eye it warily.
The closer they get to Azula's home the more sober Ty Lee becomes. Even though she still can't stop laughing at thoughts of rainbow fishes. Azula doesn't talk and focuses on the road, the last thing she needs is to get into a car accident right now.
"OH MY GOSH AZULA?!?!" Ty Lee shrieks from the backseat. In alarm Azula almost slams on the breaks "WHAT IS IT?WHATS GOING ON?" she yells searching for any sights of danger around her car. Ty Lee smirks and continues
"the emergency is..i kissed a very pretty girl tonight" Ty Lee says slurring her words and flopping back down on the seat. Did she just pass out?!?!?!?
When they get to the house Azula calls Zuko three times to let him know that she is outside the house and she needs him to help her get Ty Lee inside. He doesn't answer a single call leaving Azula to bring Ty Lee on her own. Opening the backdoor Azula gingerly picks up the sleeping Ty Lee. This is so stupid I never should have gone to that hangout now i'm stuck taking care of Ty Lee Ty Lee grumbles something unintelligible and wraps her arms around Azula's neck. Taking care of Ty Lee, who i kissed.
Having to fumble to open the door Azula grasps on to Ty Lee tighter with one hand. The door eases open and Azula pushes through and starts shaking Ty Lee so she can wake up. Ty Lee grumbles and buries her face in the curve between Azula's neck and shoulder.
This causes Azula to panic and drop Ty Lee onto the arm chair by the door. Ty Lee whines and clutches a pillow before drifting back to sleep. Azula hurries up the grand staircase and pounds on Zuko's door. He opens it and listens to the situation and then comes down to help.
He easily takes Ty Lee up to Azula's room and puts her down on the bed. Before he leaves he grabs Azula's arm and whispers in her ear "So much for being project partners, Sokka told me about the kiss" Azula turns and punches Zuko in his arm "get OUT" she hisses. He laughs and closes the door to her room. Ty Lee sits up and takes off Suki's jacket and throws it to the floor, then she tries to take off her top. Azula rushes forward and stops her.
"No Ty Lee that's not what we are doing right now please stop" she begs trying not to turn red. Ty Lee frowns "Azula then how am i supposed to get into pajamas?" she asks scratching her head.
"OHHH" I can't believe I didn't think of that...Azula turns towards her dresser and pulls out her track shirt and a pair of cotton shorts. She throws them to Ty Lee who looks at the grey shirt and black shorts. "this is very plain" she says to an exhausted Azula.
"Deal with It" Azula says getting into the bathroom so she can change in privacy. Her own pajamas are just a red matching set, button down red shirt and red shorts. She puts her hair into a low ponytail and goes back into her bedroom. Please let her be asleep again...
Instead Ty Lee launches herself into Azula's arms and smiles "Hey Azula, do you want to know something?" she chirps batting her eyelashes. Azula sighs "sure what is it?" she says pushing Ty Lee's hips a little farther away from herself. Ty Lee steps back and points at Azula
"i realllyyyy liked kissing you" Ty Lee states smiling
"thanks" Azula murmured back shocked at her own ability to get any words out.
"I want to kiss you..again" Ty Lee says quietly her eyes still gazing into Azula's
for once I have no idea what to do