Azula takes a bath.

Azula lay back in the hot springs, breathing deeply, enjoying the steam billowing all around her. The resort was bustling with people, but she had the women's bath all to herself. The manager hadn't dared to argue with her, not after she'd threatened to burn the whole place to the ground. All those other ladies would just have to wait their turn.

She stretched her legs, wiggling her toes under the water. It felt good to relax. She'd been working hard the last few weeks, trying to find that blasted Avatar before anyone else could. That little prank she'd played on the girls was practically the only fun she'd had.

She smiled to herself, thinking about it. It had been a lot of fun, after all. Stealing their clothes, making them run all the way back to town in the nude, forcing them to dance naked in the market square for everyone to see... a hilarious diversion. And taking them shopping the next day had been a stroke of genius. Mai and Ty Lee were never going to forget that little bit of amusement, she thought. She'd never seen Mai blush like that, and never heard Ty Lee squeal. Yes, it had been splendid. And after all, they deserved it. If people didn't do what she told them to do, they had to be punished. It was pretty simple.

She had to wonder what it had been like. If there was one secret Azula had, one teeny tiny little insecurity, it was that the idea of losing her clothes in front of people made her just a little bit... nervous. Of course she knew she was a beautiful woman, but that didn't mean she wanted to share everything with the world. She didn't even like sharing baths with other women, really, That was why she'd insisted on having this one all to herself. She knew it was silly to worry about, but after all, you had to be naked in baths. That was the rule. And even though all the other women were naked as well, it still made her a bit uncomfortable. Knowing they were looking at her. That they could see all her secrets. It was the only time she ever felt... powerless.

Of course, it would never happen to her. She was far too smart to be caught out like that. Anyway, it was time to get back to work. She hauled herself out of the bath and began to walk, stark naked, dripping wet, her taut toned buttocks and small high dark-nippled breasts gleaming in the torchlight, towards the rack where she'd left her clothes. Yes, there was no way she'd ever be dumb enough to let some prankster steal her...

She looked at the empty rack.

And said to herself, quietly, "I am going to kill them."