"Limerence": (English/n.) the state of being infatuated with another person.
The moment their eyes locked they knew - the flames within him twisted while the water within her turned. It was a connection, a connection that would lead to love, adventu...
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~ Ying Yue Jiang ~
"And what do you expect me to do with-with this!" hissed Lia as she stared at my chest. My cheeks flushed as I opened and closed my mouth like a fish out of water. I knew the love bites were bad, but not this bad.
They were light in colour, small, and I dare say it; cute - yesterday. But how was I supposed to know that overnight that was going to change? That the sweet kisses of affection were going to be enormous, bleeding into each other, and pulsing angrily along my skin. Lia slapped her cheeks together as she tried her hardest to think of something, anything, at this point. "You do know the party is in four days, your party, Imperial Consort Ying Yue." She said, with a frown, and with a great emphasis on the 'your party' part. But not even her scowl hid the hint of amusement in her voice.
I pouted - she was right. At the end of this week, I was set to make my official 'debut' as Imperial Consort to the public, before the arrival of the Earth King. Afterward, a small party with some nobles and council members was set to take place in the gardens. Hell, I was also expected to get another 'official' seal; as if the large marble brick Zuko gave me wasn't enough.
"He better have been good – although based on these marks and rumours, it appears so..." Lia said with a grin as she sheepishly poked at my chest. The blush that was just starting to disappear quickly found its way back, rumours?
"W-what do you mean by rumours?" I asked. Lia clicked her tongue at my naiveness, "The servants here gossip honey, and the guards said that based on the sounds you were making, seems like Fire Lord Zuko knows exactly what he is doing." The devilish smile on Lia only grew as I whinnied out in embarrassment. The Guards outside his room...They heard everything!
"Excuse me while I go drown myself!" I said with a huff, but Lia snickered.
"Can a Waterbender even drown?"
"Give me a few minutes, and I'll give you an answer."
Lia snorted in laughter while I threw my hands in the air, "This isn't funny! Is there anything I can do to-to, I don't know, make them go away?"
"Just for Fire Lord Zuko to do it all over again?" Lia said tauntingly. And the worst part, she was right. I bit lip to push away the creeping desires that were starting to bubble up again and made my skin feel all tingly. Memories of my restless night were sneaking back. I didn't sleep a wink, and whenever I did manage to drift off the slightest, the dreams I was having were not for the innocent. I took two baths during the night – TWO, anything to cool down my hormones. What was I, sixteen again?
