Beautifully Wicked Part 6 (End)
Whew. Finally done. Hope people have enjoyed this.
Beautifully Wicked Part 6
Avatar: The Last Airbender is the creation of Michael Dante DeMartino and Bryan Konietzko and is used without permission.
After lying still for a while the lovers arranged themselves more comfortably. Zuko found himself between the two women, heads pillowed on his shoulders, their arms thrown across his chest, holding each others hand. Ty Lee let out a satisfied sigh and pecked him on his cheek, just below his scar. “Mmmm... I feel good. Care for another round?”
Zuko chuckled. “No, I'm spent. I don't think I could go again even if I drank that entire cup of tonic.” Mai nodded in agreement.
“Wimps,” laughed Ty Lee.
“Not so,” said Mai. “You just have an overdeveloped sex drive.”
“This from the woman who complains if we don't make love at least four times a week,” said Zuko, smirking at her. She poked him in the ribs. “Not that I mind,” he added hastily. Ty Lee laughed again and leaned over Zuko to give Mai a kiss on the forehead. “I could use a quick bath, though, before we sleep,” he said. His two lovers agreed with that, so they rose and made for the bathroom. Zuko filled the large, marble tub recessed into the floor and then heated the water with his bending.
Ty Lee dipped in a testing toe before plunging in. “One of the things I miss about not living in the Fire Nation - efficient plumbing. It's nice not having to draw buckets from a well when you want a bath.”
“I'm all for convenience,” agreed Mai.
They soaked quietly, enjoying the warmth and the pleasant afterglow of their loveplay, Zuko and Mai at one end of the tub, Ty Lee at the other. Ty Lee watched her two friends through half-closed eyes - Zuko with his arm around Mai, Mai resting her head on his shoulder. Both of them had their eyes shut, drowsing blissfully, totally at ease with one another. Ty Lee looked away, pursing her lips, a powerful surge of melancholy and jealousy suddenly spiking her heart. “I should be getting back to my room,” she said.
Zuko and Mai's eyes snapped opened. “You're leaving?” Zuko asked.
Ty Lee nodded, not looking at either of them. “Yeah. It's getting late and you two must want your privacy now. I'll see you in the morning.”
“Ty Lee, what's wrong?” said Mai.
“Nothing.” She finally looked at them. “I'm just tired, is all - and with good reason!” She smiled, but it did not quite reach her eyes.
Mai gave her a flat, searching look. “You lie worse than Zuko,” she said bluntly. “We spent the last hour making love to each other - there's really nothing you can say that's going to offend us. Please, what's bothering you?”
Ty Lee looked down, wrapping her arms around herself; despite the bath's heat she felt cold and ill at ease. “I dunno... I had a lot of fun, but right now I... I feel like I'm intruding on something I don't have a right to. You two love each other so much - I really shouldn't be here.”
Mai and Zuko looked at each other, concerned for their friend. Mai bit her lower lip, recalling Zuko's warning of the perils they were courting in doing this. Zuko looked thoughtful, mulling through his mind for the right things to say. “Ty Lee,” he began, “go only if you want to go, not because you think you have to. We'd like you to stay the night. You're not a toy to us - something to be played with and then put away without a thought. You're our friend and we love you; we're sorry that we made you feel excluded. We didn't mean it.”
“Please stay,” said Mai. Ty Lee gazed at them closely, then gave them a small smile, slightly shaky, but honest. “Okay, I'll stay.” She swam over and hugged both of them, feeling relieved. “I guess this is going to take some time getting use to.”
“Yeah,” said Zuko. “But I think we'll be all right, as long as were careful. All of us trusting each other helps.”
Mai murmured in agreement, then suddenly smirked mischievously. “Since you're going to be sleeping with us in our ridiculously huge bed, I think it's only fair to warn you that Zuko snores.”
Zuko scowled. “I do not!”
“Do to. You're louder than the transport unit I traveled through two-thirds of the Earth Kingdom in.”
Ty Lee threw her head back and laughed, feeling happy, content and well-loved.
*****
Their moods at the breakfast table the next morning were interesting, to say the least. Ty Lee kept giggling almost non-stop and kept shooting smoldering glances at both Mai and Zuko. Mai seemed to glow, radiating a demure but very obvious satisfaction, while Zuko looked in turn either extremely smug or blankly amazed.
A few of their friends noticed, and had their curiosity piqued. After breakfast Suki managed to corner Ty Lee alone. “All right, what's going on?”
“What do you mean?”
“You're extremely perky this morning, even for you. And it's hard not to miss the way you kept looking at Zuko. What are you up to?”
Ty Lee gave her fellow Kyoshi Warrior an innocent look. “I don't see how it's any of your business, Suki, but if you must know... let's just say I confirmed the things I've told you about Zuko first hand.” Suki's eyes went wide. “I also learned a few things about Mai, as well.” Suki's jaw dropped.
“Kyoshi,” she swore, looking at Ty Lee in disbelief. “Both of them? At the same time?”
Ty Lee grinned and casually shrugged her shoulders. “What can I say? We're Fire Nation nobility - we have a reputation for decadence.” She started to turn to leave but Suki grabbed her by the arm.
“Oh no you don't. You're not going to just drop that on me then walk away. Come on, dish!” She dragged Ty Lee away to a small, obscure study for an hour of very enlightening conversation.
Around the same time Toph was talking to Mai alone in one of the palace gardens. “Uh, Mai, could I talk to you about something?”
“Of course.” Toph shuffled her feet a bit, not certain how to approach this. Mai waiting patiently, having an idea of what was coming and remembering what Zuko said about Toph's nervousness concerning intimate matters.
“Look, I care about Zuko a lot, but I care about you too. If he's my big brother then you're my big sister, and I don't want you to getting hurt.”
Mai smiled at the younger girl and put an arm around her shoulders. “I appreciate that, Toph.”
Toph ducked her head. “Yeah, well, I just... I caught some weird feelings coming from Zuko and Ty Lee at breakfast. It was like they had been, uh, together, you know? But the really weird thing is that I got the same feeling from you as well. It's confusing. I mean, it seems to me that Zuko cheated on you, yet...” she raised her hands helplessly, not quite sure how to explain herself. Mai patted her arm the arm.
“Don't worry about it. Everything is all right.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. Nothing is going on that I'm not aware of.”
“Okay.” Toph chewed her inner cheek thoughtfully. “So, what is going on?”
“Do you truly want to know?”
“Better to know than not to know,” Toph grumbled.
“I wonder about that... all right. I'm not going into detail, though. All I'll say is I had a very interesting time with Zuko and Ty Lee last night.”
Toph pondered Mai's statement for a few moments. Suddenly her brows shot up and she blushed deeply. “Whoa! No way! All three of you? At the same time?”
“Yes, all three of us,” said Mai.
“You can... I mean, with more than just two people? Thousand Gods!” Mai laughed loudly at her friend's stunned expression. Ty Lee had been right; Toph's head looked like it was about to explode.
Iroh said nothing. He knew Zuko would not appreciate any comments, and besides, it was none of his business - his nephew, Mai and Ty Lee were all consenting adults, and Agni knew that Iroh himself had gotten into some interesting escapades when he had been their age. When Aang asked him why he was chuckling so much, he simply stated that he found the games the young played to be quite amusing.
Beautifully Wicked Part 6
Avatar: The Last Airbender is the creation of Michael Dante DeMartino and Bryan Konietzko and is used without permission.
After lying still for a while the lovers arranged themselves more comfortably. Zuko found himself between the two women, heads pillowed on his shoulders, their arms thrown across his chest, holding each others hand. Ty Lee let out a satisfied sigh and pecked him on his cheek, just below his scar. “Mmmm... I feel good. Care for another round?”
Zuko chuckled. “No, I'm spent. I don't think I could go again even if I drank that entire cup of tonic.” Mai nodded in agreement.
“Wimps,” laughed Ty Lee.
“Not so,” said Mai. “You just have an overdeveloped sex drive.”
“This from the woman who complains if we don't make love at least four times a week,” said Zuko, smirking at her. She poked him in the ribs. “Not that I mind,” he added hastily. Ty Lee laughed again and leaned over Zuko to give Mai a kiss on the forehead. “I could use a quick bath, though, before we sleep,” he said. His two lovers agreed with that, so they rose and made for the bathroom. Zuko filled the large, marble tub recessed into the floor and then heated the water with his bending.
Ty Lee dipped in a testing toe before plunging in. “One of the things I miss about not living in the Fire Nation - efficient plumbing. It's nice not having to draw buckets from a well when you want a bath.”
“I'm all for convenience,” agreed Mai.
They soaked quietly, enjoying the warmth and the pleasant afterglow of their loveplay, Zuko and Mai at one end of the tub, Ty Lee at the other. Ty Lee watched her two friends through half-closed eyes - Zuko with his arm around Mai, Mai resting her head on his shoulder. Both of them had their eyes shut, drowsing blissfully, totally at ease with one another. Ty Lee looked away, pursing her lips, a powerful surge of melancholy and jealousy suddenly spiking her heart. “I should be getting back to my room,” she said.
Zuko and Mai's eyes snapped opened. “You're leaving?” Zuko asked.
Ty Lee nodded, not looking at either of them. “Yeah. It's getting late and you two must want your privacy now. I'll see you in the morning.”
“Ty Lee, what's wrong?” said Mai.
“Nothing.” She finally looked at them. “I'm just tired, is all - and with good reason!” She smiled, but it did not quite reach her eyes.
Mai gave her a flat, searching look. “You lie worse than Zuko,” she said bluntly. “We spent the last hour making love to each other - there's really nothing you can say that's going to offend us. Please, what's bothering you?”
Ty Lee looked down, wrapping her arms around herself; despite the bath's heat she felt cold and ill at ease. “I dunno... I had a lot of fun, but right now I... I feel like I'm intruding on something I don't have a right to. You two love each other so much - I really shouldn't be here.”
Mai and Zuko looked at each other, concerned for their friend. Mai bit her lower lip, recalling Zuko's warning of the perils they were courting in doing this. Zuko looked thoughtful, mulling through his mind for the right things to say. “Ty Lee,” he began, “go only if you want to go, not because you think you have to. We'd like you to stay the night. You're not a toy to us - something to be played with and then put away without a thought. You're our friend and we love you; we're sorry that we made you feel excluded. We didn't mean it.”
“Please stay,” said Mai. Ty Lee gazed at them closely, then gave them a small smile, slightly shaky, but honest. “Okay, I'll stay.” She swam over and hugged both of them, feeling relieved. “I guess this is going to take some time getting use to.”
“Yeah,” said Zuko. “But I think we'll be all right, as long as were careful. All of us trusting each other helps.”
Mai murmured in agreement, then suddenly smirked mischievously. “Since you're going to be sleeping with us in our ridiculously huge bed, I think it's only fair to warn you that Zuko snores.”
Zuko scowled. “I do not!”
“Do to. You're louder than the transport unit I traveled through two-thirds of the Earth Kingdom in.”
Ty Lee threw her head back and laughed, feeling happy, content and well-loved.
*****
Their moods at the breakfast table the next morning were interesting, to say the least. Ty Lee kept giggling almost non-stop and kept shooting smoldering glances at both Mai and Zuko. Mai seemed to glow, radiating a demure but very obvious satisfaction, while Zuko looked in turn either extremely smug or blankly amazed.
A few of their friends noticed, and had their curiosity piqued. After breakfast Suki managed to corner Ty Lee alone. “All right, what's going on?”
“What do you mean?”
“You're extremely perky this morning, even for you. And it's hard not to miss the way you kept looking at Zuko. What are you up to?”
Ty Lee gave her fellow Kyoshi Warrior an innocent look. “I don't see how it's any of your business, Suki, but if you must know... let's just say I confirmed the things I've told you about Zuko first hand.” Suki's eyes went wide. “I also learned a few things about Mai, as well.” Suki's jaw dropped.
“Kyoshi,” she swore, looking at Ty Lee in disbelief. “Both of them? At the same time?”
Ty Lee grinned and casually shrugged her shoulders. “What can I say? We're Fire Nation nobility - we have a reputation for decadence.” She started to turn to leave but Suki grabbed her by the arm.
“Oh no you don't. You're not going to just drop that on me then walk away. Come on, dish!” She dragged Ty Lee away to a small, obscure study for an hour of very enlightening conversation.
Around the same time Toph was talking to Mai alone in one of the palace gardens. “Uh, Mai, could I talk to you about something?”
“Of course.” Toph shuffled her feet a bit, not certain how to approach this. Mai waiting patiently, having an idea of what was coming and remembering what Zuko said about Toph's nervousness concerning intimate matters.
“Look, I care about Zuko a lot, but I care about you too. If he's my big brother then you're my big sister, and I don't want you to getting hurt.”
Mai smiled at the younger girl and put an arm around her shoulders. “I appreciate that, Toph.”
Toph ducked her head. “Yeah, well, I just... I caught some weird feelings coming from Zuko and Ty Lee at breakfast. It was like they had been, uh, together, you know? But the really weird thing is that I got the same feeling from you as well. It's confusing. I mean, it seems to me that Zuko cheated on you, yet...” she raised her hands helplessly, not quite sure how to explain herself. Mai patted her arm the arm.
“Don't worry about it. Everything is all right.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. Nothing is going on that I'm not aware of.”
“Okay.” Toph chewed her inner cheek thoughtfully. “So, what is going on?”
“Do you truly want to know?”
“Better to know than not to know,” Toph grumbled.
“I wonder about that... all right. I'm not going into detail, though. All I'll say is I had a very interesting time with Zuko and Ty Lee last night.”
Toph pondered Mai's statement for a few moments. Suddenly her brows shot up and she blushed deeply. “Whoa! No way! All three of you? At the same time?”
“Yes, all three of us,” said Mai.
“You can... I mean, with more than just two people? Thousand Gods!” Mai laughed loudly at her friend's stunned expression. Ty Lee had been right; Toph's head looked like it was about to explode.
Iroh said nothing. He knew Zuko would not appreciate any comments, and besides, it was none of his business - his nephew, Mai and Ty Lee were all consenting adults, and Agni knew that Iroh himself had gotten into some interesting escapades when he had been their age. When Aang asked him why he was chuckling so much, he simply stated that he found the games the young played to be quite amusing.