Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar: the Last Airbender

Summary: Azula must decide her path. Alas is this the path with Ty lee?

Warnings: Shoujo-ai, swearing

Dying to Live: Chapter 6

This day, Azula thought would never come. Packing up her items to go onto a long journey. Probably never coming back. Venture the world. She couldn't stay. For all her planning for all her hard work she never got what she wanted. Believing the lie had to make it true. She must leave to get what she truly wanted.

She steps out of her room and down the open hallways of the Palace. Her steps were slow her mind blank. She turned and started to walk down the stairs to the gate. Noticing how bright it was out this late at night. Damn the moon being high in the sky, looking at her. With it's annoying face that just spoke disapproval.

"You care for me don't you Azula?" Ty lee squeaks out with un-insurance, stepping out behind a pillar. Her arms around her self. The moon heightening her disbelieving eyes. She closed the space between them pulling Azula against her.

"No." the princess stated pulling her self away for the other woman. "Don't you get it Ty lee? You're nothing. Just another naive girl. Grow up." Freed she continued her way to the gates. But of course she turned to the other woman.

Azula could see the world going to pieces in Ty lee's eyes. The realization that maybe…just maybe Azula was just using her. Well she could continue thinking that because it was true. Believe the lie…

Azula has made up her mind. She had to leave. She could never…

"Damn't Azula! Can't you just except that you love me!" Ty lee cried out, squeezing her eyes. The great princess of the fire nation was running away. Running away and not coming back. Ty lee pulled against Azula's arm forcing her to look at her. "Don't do this. Stay here."

Tears came down the pink clad girl. She released the other woman's arm to forcefully wipe the tears away. Determination was on her face as she forced her eyes to stop leaking. This is the great princess of the Fire Nation. She was better then this. Ty lee would not surrender. Never.

"Go away that's an order." Azula growled to her making fire dance in her palm.

"Never. An' if you're leaving you're no damn princess." Ty lee swore. For the first time in her life she swore. She felt courageous for standing up for what she believed in. And she believed in Azula. She would never give up on her.

Azula speechless. Did the other woman really feel as strongly for her?

"Fine if I leave and I'm not a princess…will you come with me?" Azula turned her eyes into Ty lee's. She was trying to rationalize her motives. She could leave and have Ty lee come with her. They'd leave this place and never return.

"No. Because I belong here." Azula turned away defeat, until Ty lee reached out and pulled her hand. "With you."

Those simple words echoed threw her mind. With you… Did Ty lee really mean it? Of course she did. Stop thinking and kiss her.

Azula planned on to do just that until Ty lee moved to the side.

"Are you going to stay here?" Azula nodded dumbly trying for another kiss. "An' not cause trouble?" Azula puffed some air. "Promise me." Ty lee sternly spoke.

"If I say yes can I kiss you?" Azula crossed her arms. Ty lee nodded. "Fine. I love you."

Azula pulled the other into a kiss. That was not what Ty lee wanted to hear but she actually spoke the words Ty lee has always wanted to hear. So she let the princess get away with it this time as she put her own energy into the kiss.

And everything was right in the world… She could always take over the world on some other day, right? There's always time for that…

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A/N: ok I didn't know how to end this…it tormented me for weeks…then months…for some reason I really wanted to finish but which way…I mean the title suggest tragedy but in the middle it felt like a love story? Maybe… any way I think I should end it like this. (I really hate when I write a story and I have so many ways to finish it) think I did ok or not?