Chapter 15: Ladies

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Ty Lee's passion for the circus wasn't so much cast in stone. More so she did it to escape her past and her family. Although most noble families were more on the formal side, in Ty Lee's opinion her's was the worst. Growing up with nine sister who were an exact copy of yourself, couldn't been an easy one. But for Ty Lee, being a set of nine, where one could be easily replaced, was a no-brainer for her. Once she was old enough, Ty Lee left to forge her own path and be her own person.

"Ty Lee, could that possibly be you?" asked a familiar voice, breaking her daydreaming.

"Azula!" replied Tylee ecstatically, fliping from her upside-down stance and bowing before her, before giving her a huge hug. "It is so good to see you!"

To Ty Lee suprise Azula returned the hug.

"Please, don't let me interrupt your...whatever it is you were doing," says Azula, to back flips and lies on her chest in the grass. "Tell me, what is the daughter of a nobleman doing here? Certainly our parents didn't send us to the Royal Fire Academy for Girls to end up in...places like this."

'Seriously...why would Ty Lee come here? Attention is one thing...' thinks Azula, then sees a rather disturbing scene: containing a platypus-bear, three men and an egg. "I have a favor to ask you. I'm hunting a traitor. You remember my old fuddy-duddy uncle, don't you?"

"Oh yeah, he was funny," replies Ty Lee, her feet tangling.

"I would be honored if you would...help a friend out...I know you're not the first person I'd pick out, but desperate times. I know you're quite skillful...what do you say?"

"Oh... I... uh..." blutters out Ty Lee, getting her thoughts scattered. 'Did Azula ask for my help...nicely? Well sorta. What's with Azula suddenly? Well she looks the same: eyes, stance, hair...althought she looks a bit stronger...'

Ty Lee was beyond curious about Azula's change in attitude, she seemed less...bossy and more...talkable? She couldn't quite figure out what it was...until she looked at her aura.

"Ty Lee?...hello...?" asked Azula, seeing Ty Lee's mouth suddenly wide-opened.

'Oh my...!' exclaimed Ty lee. Azula had changed, her crimson aura that had tiny black cracks in them before, was completely gone. Instead she radiated a bright red aura, free of any cracks...and a yellow ribbony-thing circling around her aura. 'Yellowy...yellowy...what did that symbolize again?"

'It couldn't be!' Ty Lee mentally squealed...the yellow ribbon still there. 'Azula...is...in...lo...ve? Azula is in love. AZULA IS IN LOVE!'

"Okay Ty Lee, you're starting to freak me out," said Azula, her friend going from confused to having the cheekiest smile she had ever seen.

"Well...I suppose I could help...the circus has been getting a bit...gray," lied Ty Lee, but she couldn't just sit this out. Ty Lee's girl-motions told her to grab this chance, by the ears...and maybe meet this cutey aswell. "I'll help!"

"You will?" asked Azula a bit confused. Seemed that Zhan's idea of a friendly approached worked well...too well. She could even tell Ty Lee was lying to come with her. Ty Lee! What a mystery. "Great then...now we need just one more person...and I know just the one - Mai."

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In the city of Omashu, a dark-haired girl was inwardly pleased, too see her...friends. The dullness of the live in Omashu was getting on her nerves, added to the fact his dad's political career here.

"Please tell me you're here to kill me," said Mai, bowing slightly at Azula. Her emotionless face having a slight smile on it, before both girls start to laugh.

"It's great to see you, Mai," exclaimed Azula, before Ty Lee rushes forward and gave Mai a big hug.

"I thought you ran off and joined the circus. You said it was your calling," said Mai, confused about Ty Lee's appearance with Azula.

"Well, Azula called a little louder," replied Ty Lee, still being her cheery self.

"I have a mission and I need you both," exclaimed Azula, placing a hand on both her friends's shoulders.

"Count me in. Anything to get me out of this place," said Mai, annoyed but also grateful to get out of here.

"Boring here?" asked Azula.

"Dull-town more like it," replied Mai.

"You think this is dull? Do the same things over and over for the past seven years without change and see how you end up," said Azula, laughing afterwards and leaving Mai speechless.

"What did just happen?" asks Mai from Ty Lee, after Azula started to leave, them following behind her.

"Promise not to tell Azula?" asked Ty Lee, whispering close to her ear.

"I...promise," replied Mai.

"Promise-promise, no say, twirled shut, burned away, locked down, never promise?" asked Ty Lee, sounding serious.

"Yes-yes!" replied Mai, with a hint of eagerness in her tone.

"Well here is the thing..." muttered Ty Lee.

"Yes?" said Mai.

"Azulaisinlove!" whispered Ty lee rapidly.

"Pardon?" asked Mai, confused even more.

"Azula is in love!" whispered Ty Lee.

"Are you serious?!" asked Mai, shocked and confused.

"Positive! You know I can read auras, and Azula's showed she was in love," replied Ty Lee.

"Are you sure, I mean it could've been something else," said Mai, not really believing the idea.

"No. It is this," said Ty Lee. "Doesn't Azula seem different?"

Mai pondered for a minute on the subject. Indeed, Azula seemed a bit different, but more on the physical side. Yet on the emotional side...

'Hmmm...she seemed less aggressive, barely but still to a point. Her voice seemed to have hint of respect aswell,' thought Mai.

"You two coming or what?" asked Azula, a good feet ahead of them, arms crossed over chest.

"Coming!" said Ty Lee, cartwheeling ahead.

'Azula in love?' pondered Mai, then mentally chuckled at the idea to herself. 'I REALLY got to meet this person, who managed to stand face-to-face with Azula.

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