A/N: Certainly took me long enough to post another drabble, didn't it? Written for a prompt at he LJ community Femslash100. Short and sweet. :D
Her mind was reeling, trying to piece together what had just happened and, more importantly, why. Why had Ty Lee interfered? Ty Lee, who loved and feared Azula more than anyone else did. Ty Lee, who had just saved her life. She couldn't understand it.
A frantic tugging at her sleeve, a desperate plea for her to run did little to pull her from her thoughts. Why? No one cared for her that much. Not Zuko who had broken her heart. Not Azula, not her parents. She was alone.
But Ty Lee cared. Cared enough to save her from certain death.
She closed her eyes as the pink-clad warrior pressed against her, body shaking slightly in the fear of an unknown future. The guards circled around them; Azula barked out orders.
She pulled Ty Lee closer to her.
"I'll get us out of here, I promise." Mai didn't break promises.