"So let me get this straight." Azula massaged her temples, eye brow furrowed. "You…you're gay." She placed her hands back on the mattress and leaned forward over her crossed legs. "You're seventeen, and you've only just noticed that you're not attracted to women."

Her brother just looked at her from his swivel chair, apparently bored. "That's just what I said Azula."

She sighed. Such a put upon sister she was. Of course she couldn't really blame him, not really. Not since she'd been having the strangest impulses and thoughts about Ty Lee lately. "You haven't told father right?"

He scoffed; because really that was a no brainer, "There is no way in hell I've told him about my sexuality." It would result in a beating, or something worse. "I haven't even told Uncle." Zuko ran his hair though his hair distractedly.

"So who is it?" she was honestly curious who had caught her older brother's eye. "Please tell me it's not that mindless goof ball...Sokka was it?" Zuko actually laughed at her question. "Thank god. I don't know what I'd do if you had such horrendous taste in men." His laughing quieted to chuckles.

"No, it's not Sokka. It's probably worse."

Azula fell backward on to the bed frustrated, "Well? Don't keep me in anticipation. Tell me who it is."

Zuko worried his lip before getting up and plopping down gracelessly right next to her. Turning his head to catch her eye, "Aang."

Her eyes closed momentarily. Like pressure had suddenly been applied to the inside of her forehead and she had to hold it back. She sighed, heavy and resigned. "At least we have the same taste even it's different genders." She muttered. And smiled slightly at her brother's amused grunt of agreement.

"Yeah. At least."

"So," she was looking at him again. "What are you going to do about it?"

Still lying together on his bed, he threw her an exasperated look. "Dunno."

"You don't know?" she sounded incredulous.

"Well, I don't see you doing anything about your crush on Ty Lee, so you have no room to talk."

She punched him in the shoulder. "I do not have a crush on Ty Lee." But he had a point. She really shouldn't be lecturing him on relationships when she hadn't even made a move on her own bubble head. "Okay fine you win. I won't lecture you, seeing as I have no right. But is still think you should try. There's no way he can be that flamboyant and still be straight."

He laughed again. Amused at her quick wit as he always was. It was part of their closeness. He always found her amusing, and so he was fun to be around. No one else could find her insults as funny as he did. Not even Ty Lee. Though that might have something more to do with her naivety than anything else.

"Tell you what. If one of us makes a move, then the other has to too."

Azula gave his a startled look, not sure whether she should agree to this devil's deal. Finally she nodded. They were in this together. "Together then." She whispered as they breathed together. "I can get on board with that."

Zuko grabbed her hand and interlaced their fingers. "Promise."

"A promise. It's a promise." They stayed like that until they heard the car in the drive way, which was the signal to become combative again. "Good luck Zuzu." Zuko smiled at her minutely, and his eyes conveyed his good wishes for her as well.

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