Eternal Love

A/N: Thank you Dragon for your review here is the next chapter to the story.

Chapter 16

The gem on the pendent turned from red to a deep purple color. Azula used her fire bending catching boxes on fire. She began to walk right through the flames towards Sokka. Sokka looked on in horror as she walked through without the slightest bit of a burn on her.

"Seems I am protected from this element thanks to the pendent." She said as she looked over at Sokka.

Sokka tried his best to hide how utterly terrified he was, not knowing what she'd do to him. "I can feel the whole power of the sun course through my body."

Sokka leaned towards his fallen boomerang in the hopes that he'd be able to set himself free. "Oh, you'll love this the note I had the servant give to my brother…once he opens the letter the contents will spill out."

"You see inside is a virus it will get into his system and he'll become drastically ill. The virus will spread through his body causing him great pain then kill him."

"You're mad!"

"Thank you, I've been working on it for well over a year or more."

"Why would you kill your own brother?"

"He put it on himself. Now what to do with you? Killing you would be pointless and no fun at all. I know I could make an example out of you."

Zuko paced back and forth in the throne room.

"Hey, any news on Sokka?" Mai asked.

"No…"

"Don't worry Sokka will be back Aang and the others will find him." Mai said trying her best to reassure him. He better be alright my plan will be all for not if he isn't. Mai thought to herself.

"I am actually looking forward to the wedding." Mai said.

"What?" Zuko asked not believing what he was hearing.

Mai only smiled. "You got yourself a plan?"

"I might…"

"Are you going to let me in on it?"

"Nope, sorry we're going to be stuck getting married I tried everything I could think of." Mai said with an exasperating sigh.

"Damn!"

Mai let him be for now. Perhaps, she should have told him her plan, no she couldn't it would ruin things she had to make sure everything was perfect. Which was hard considering the most important thing she need was not here.

"Sire, I just received this urgent letter while I was in town." The servant said handing over the letter.

"Who is it from?" Zuko asked.

"I don't know sir, perhaps it's a letter from your general telling you that they found your sister and have her in custody." The servant said.

"Well that would be some good news I could use some good news."

The servant bowed before heading to do his chores. Zuko went to get his letter opener he was about to open when he let out a sigh. "I don't care if it is good news I got more important matters at hand." Zuko said to himself as he set the letter down on the table and headed for his room.

Once in his room he changed out of his royal robes and into something more comfortable. It was probably not wise for him to leave his throne, but damn it he had to find Sokka.

Azula had Sokka screaming in pain as she whipped him with her fire bending power. Each time the fire hit his skin it left a severe burn Azula just laughed at his pain. "This is the type of punishment you'll get if you defy me."

"Please stop!"

"I suppose you have learned your lesson." Azula loosened his chains letting him fall helplessly to the floor.

Sokka lay on the floor he could barely move from the pain he received. He reached for his boomerang. "This place is a mess I need to get rid of it." Azula said as started up her fire bending again. The building was being engulfed in flames Sokka threw his trusty boomerang the necklace fell from Azula's neck.

"Shit! Shit! Shit! You stupid peasant! Where is it?" Azula asked as she looked frantically for the necklace.

"All be back the necklace will be safe even after the building burns to the ground. But you wont." Azula said with a laugh as she headed off.

Sokka spotted the necklace in the flames. He reached out and grabbed it and placed it back on his neck before collapsing. "Zu…ko." was the last thing he said before his eyes closed for the last time.

Zuko moved through the city at a fast pace he could have sworn he heard Sokka call out to him. He spotted a building on fire "Sokka hold on I'm coming." Zuko said as he ran as fast as he could towards the burning building.

Aang, Katara, and Toph spotted the burning building. Well Aang and Katara did Toph could smell it.

They hurried in that direction to help put the fire out before it engulfed the whole city.

Zuko ran into the burning building looking for Sokka. "Sokka! Sokka! Where are you?!"

Katara and Aang used there water bending to put the fire out. Zuko spotted something in the debris he moved as quickly as he could knocking away the debris to find a body. Sokka's body.

Sokka's clothes were completely gone except for a few tatters here and there. Zuko got Sokka out of the building and started doing mouth to mouth to get him to breath. However nothing seemed to work no matter how many times he breathed air into Sokka and pounded on his chest. Nothing seemed to work.

"Please…please don't leave me. Please Sokka come back to me." Zuko said tears falling down his face hitting the gem on the necklace.

A/N: Yes I know I'm evil leaving you hanging like this.