[rl with Azula]

[bluespring]

Karen had no idea why she was so nervous about Azula coming over.

Well, that was a lie. Karen knew exactly why she was so nervous. She knew what her feelings towards Azula were. She also knew that the idea that Azula returned those feelings was unrealistic (even if Azula had come up with the idea of staying for the night on her own). If she

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[peoplesprincess]

Azula showed up at exactly eight o'clock (she had always found the idea of being "fashionably late" to be a waste of time), carrying an overnight bag. On the ride over it had suddenly occurred to her that she hadn't been to a "sleepover" in years- not since she was ten or so, at the very oldest. The realization gave her a small twinge of uncertainty. Were fifteen-year-olds too old for sleepovers? Had her suggesting it seemed odd? When Karen had asked her to come over so late in the evening Azula had assumed that was what she had in mind, but perhaps she had been wrong.

As she walked up to the front door, Azula banished any such thoughts. Even if it had been an odd suggestion, Karen had still agreed- and therefore couldn't blame her for any awkwardness that came of it. Not that there would be any awkwardness, of course.

Azula rang the doorbell.

[bluespring]

It was Jiiya who answered the door, as was typical. Karen was waiting nearby, though, and said "Hello!"

[peoplesprincess]

And, as was typical, Azula largely ignored him, going straight over to Karen instead. "Hello. Where should I put my things?"

[bluespring]

"Oh, ah, probably bring them up to my room."

There was nothing wrong with that, right?