Fixing the past

Chapter V: Grief

"So, if I am starting from the beginning... I guess I should start with this." Azula said as she pulled off her shirt. Ty Lee turned away quickly, "Azula! What are you doing?!" Ty Lee shouted, "I am showing you something, come on Ty Lee. If you can't handle this, you definitely can't handle the rest." Azula said, still with a lump of sadness in her throat. But also a little of her sarcasm seeping through. Ty Lee slowly turned back, relieved that her friend still had a bra on. Until Azula turned around and took that off too. "Oh my god, Azula!" Ty Lee shouted turning away again. "Oh, come on. We used to change in front of each other back when we were kids. Like at school, so what's the problem?" Azula asked, getting annoyed now. "Yeah, when we were kids! The problem is that now, we have boobs! Idiot!" Ty Lee yells angrily, "I can't believe you sometimes Ty Lee. Just turn around!" Azula shouts and reluctantly, Ty Lee turns around. Azula has her back turned to the girl. As Ty Lee scans along her back, she sees something. A scar, just under her shoulder blade. It looked like some sort of burn mark. "W-What is that?" Ty Lee asks hesitantly, Azula stretched her arm around slightly and grazed her scar with her fingertips. "You said you wanted me to start at the beginning. This is the beginning of the.. more extreme stuff." Azula said, hesitating slightly. "Y-You.. you can touch it if you want." She squeaked out slightly, "A-Are you sure, Zula?" The acrobat asks softly, in a quiet voice that was barely above a whisper. Azula nods, and Ty Lee slowly moves her hands to touch the scar. Once Ty Lee's hands are on the scar Azula's mind starts racing. She instinctively flinches away. "I'm sorry! Did I hurt you?" Ty Lee asked quickly. "N-No... I just... I don't know, I'm sorry." Azula said quickly, putting her shirt back on, forgetting her bra. "Where.. where is that from? How did you get it?" Ty Lee asked, still feeling bad. "It's from my father." She said sadly. "H-He did that to you?" Ty Lee asked in horror, Azula nodded. "He... I.." Azula couldn't quite get the words out. Ty Lee crawled up to her and hugged her. Ty Lee immediately blushed as soon as she realized Azula wasn't wearing a bra. And she had a very thin shirt on, but she didn't pull away. "It's ok, calm down. You can tell me when you're ready." Ty Lee cooed and Azula started to calm down a bit at her words. Azula also had a blush on her face, when she realized how thin her shirt was. Azula knew that Ty Lee must be able to feel it. But she didn't seem to notice, so maybe it wasn't as noticeable as Azula thought. Once Ty Lee pulled away Azula began. "There was this one time.. when I was training, I messed up some forms and he got really angry. He took me to some private room. Only me, him, and some random guy. He told me to kill the random man, he didn't tell me why. Just to do it. I asked a lot of questions and refused to do it when he didn't tell me. And then... then he burned me.." Azula began to tear up, Ty Lee hugged her again. Making them both blush, however, neither could see the others blush. Azula started to say something, then stopped. Should I.. no... I can't tell her, but what if she feels the same? She wouldn't, no one could love me. Azula's mind raced, and then, "Azula." "Ty Lee." They both said the other name in unison. They both blushed and looked away. "Um.. you can go first." Ty Lee said Azula's heart raced. Should I tell her? No, I shouldn't... But I will. Azula finally made up her mind and began. "Ty Lee, I-" Azula was interrupted by a loud knock on the door. Azula sighed, "Come in." She called and Suki and Katara walked in. Followed by Mai, "Azula, this is urgent." Suki said worriedly. "What is it?" She asked, "A letter came for you. It's from the person who killed your f- Ozai." Katara said, Azula stood up and went to follow them. When she turned back to Ty Lee. "You go, I-I'm gonna stay here a little longer." She said, with a hint of disappointment in her voice. Azula nodded slowly, and then followed Suki, Mai, and Katara.
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Azula got into a large hall with the rest of them. Katara handed her a letter and she read.

Dear, Azula,

I am writing to tell you that; as you read this letter, I will have captured what you love the most, Ty Lee. And I-

Azula didn't even finish the letter, she dashed from the hall. She tore through the castle in a rampage, running to her room. Once she got there, however, Ty Lee was gone. The room was trashed and there were burn marks everywhere. Azula fell to her knees, she started crying. She cried even after she heard people coming into her room. Even after Mai's arms wrapped around hers. Even after she was placed in a large hug, by Mai, Suki, and even Katara. She cried for hours and hours on end
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Hey, I know this is a bit of a rushed chapter. Sorry about that, I am gonna try and get the next one out soon. Also, I wanted to say sorry about the "grieving" part of the chapter. I wasn't sure how far to go with it, so I didn't do much. I thought it was better to leave it up to your mind.

Anyhow, bye!