Tyzula Shorts

The First First Kiss

Ty Lee recounts how her and Azula started dating. Serious teenage angst ensues.

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Katara, Suki, Mai, and Ty Lee were relaxing at Azula's house on a casual Sunday afternoon. It wasn't uncommon for Mai and Ty Lee to have their friends over to the house even when their partners were busy - ever since Ozai had been arrested they had practically moved in, anyway.

The four girls were spread out across the sofas in the spacious sitting room, giggling and chatting in between episodes of reality TV. As two of the on-screen contestants leant in for a kiss, Suki sat up and posed a question to the room.

'Hey, do you guys remember when you had your first kiss?'

'Obviously. I was there', Mai deadpanned.

'No, I mean like do you remember the exact day? I don't think I could tell you mine off the top of my head.'

Mai thought for a moment, spinning a stiletto with one hand.

'I can't remember the exact day, but I could give you a good guess.'

'Really?', Katara chimed, sitting up excitedly. 'I remember the day I had my first kiss with Aang so well!'

'Of course you do', Mai smirked.

'What's that supposed to mean?', Katara asked, dropping her hands on her hips. Suki quickly turned to Ty Lee to de-escalate the tension.

'What about you, Ty?', she asked. 'Do you remember the exact date?'

Ty Lee thought for a moment, her lips in a slight pout.

'No the exact date...;, she admitted. 'I bet Azula would know, though. She's great at remembering stuff.'

At that moment, Azula passed through from the kitchen on her way to the home office. She was carrying a large cup of coffee in one hand and an even larger stack of files in the other. As she crossed the room, Ty Lee visibly perked up.

'Hey Zula,' she called, excitedly. 'Do you remember what day we had our first kiss?'

'Which one?', Azula drawled, not even glancing up from the paperwork she was skimming.

'Which one?', Suki asked incredulously. Ty Lee just rolled her eyes.

'The first first one', Ty Lee replied.

Azula glanced up from her files momentarily and narrowed her eyes.

'July Tenth, 2017.'

'I told you guys! Thanks, Zula!', Ty Lee beamed. Azula just nodded and headed into the home office, closing the door behind her with her foot.

'How can you have had more than one first kiss?', Katara chuckled.

'Oh, when Zula and I first started seeing each other she had to get super drunk so we could fool around', Ty Lee replied casually, 'She used to claim that she couldn't remember anything we did the next day, so we ended up repeating a lot of our firsts.'

'Wait, what?', Suki cried, sitting upright and turning to Ty Lee with a shocked expression.

'Yeah, well you know how she was back then. She was so uptight and worried about being perfect, plus her dad was super homophobic. Now that I think about it she was pretty homophobic, too...'

'Ty, that's awful', Katara said sympathetically. On the sofa besides her, Mai stopped twirling her knife.

'Yeah, I know', Ty Lee exhaled. 'But it all worked out in the end! Azula doesn't have to get wasted to admit how she feels anymore and... actually, now that I think about it she can still be pretty homophobic.'