RL with Azula - So you thought you were safe?

[chimeranomore]

Zel was in a very good mood. Quite apart from feeling as if he was drunk out of his mind, he was almost certain he'd actually managed to win an argument with Azula for the first time in... ever. He managed to force himself to stop being smug, being aware, if only through a haze of alcohol he hadn't actually consumed, that this would not be useful in helping Azula.

He was still having trouble with the concept of her not wanting his help - surely if the virus was that bad she should welcome someone willing to help her relieve it? Eventually he dismissed it as Azula being her normal difficult self and decided that she'd surely warm up to the idea eventually. He couldn't help giggling a little at the unintentional pun in his own internal monologue, either.

He hummed happily to himself as he he gave a slightly arrhythmic knock at the door to her room. "Hello, Fire Lord?" he called out.

Comments

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Don't care."

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"Fine. You're nicer when you're asleep anyway."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I'm not nice." ... Her words were sort of negated by the fact that she was snuggling at the moment.

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"You're awful coherent for someone asleep." Not that he was complaining about the snuggling.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Mmm. Really?"

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"You're also awful cuddly for someone who isn't nice. Not that that's a bad thing."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"'M not cuddly."

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"Whatever you say." After all, if he pursued that particular argument she might actually stop.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"More people here should say that."

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"You said that before, I think." He kissed her cheek gently, wondering if it would be kinder not to wake her up. After all, he'd probably have to leave eventually, and it might be better if she was still asleep when he did.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"It's right." Her fingers curled around the edge of one of the pillows.

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"So you've been sleeping a lot?" he asked quietly.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Mmmhmm." She flexed her fingers.

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

He raised an eyebrow. "What're you doing, 'zula?"

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Her brow furrowed slightly. "I don't know. What're you doing?"

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"Your hands are all tense..."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"... I don't know."

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"Mm..." He trailed a hand down her back. "Don't worry, I'm right here. Nothin's gonna happen to you.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I'm not scared."

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"Okay, okay." He smiled. "Y'know, 'zula, you're actually kind of sweet when you're like this."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"'m not sweet, either."

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"You aren't a lot of things, according to you." He tapped her nose gently, grinning.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Like sweet." She wrinkled her nose just the tiniest bit at that tap.

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

"Of course. Whatever you say, great Fire Lord 'zula."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Don't get scared, either."