Chapter 22: Need You Now
"Bye Everybody!" Jendayi waved to the group slowly drifting away, Akaineya felt her heart clench as the ship slowly move out of view. She was so stupid why didn't she confess her feelings before, "Guess it was never meant to be..." she whispered. She turned and walked back to the Villa. Jendayi watched her leave then turned back to the ship, she waved one last time and ran to catch up with Akaineya.
"Zuko are you OK?" Ursa came up to him, he nodded and looked at the nearly gone Island. If only if he had said something she would be on the ship with him, but maybe they weren't suppose to be together.
Two Months Later...
Zuko massaged his temples and exhaled deeply, the council were discussion arrangements of the ball in a few days, the ball was for him to choose a bride. The people are waiting for an heir and they think it's time for him to look for the perfect woman to help produce the next ruler of the Fire Nation.
He wondered if Akaineya was going through the same thing, was she pitching a fit right now. He frowned the thought of her being with another man, she belonged to him and he belonged to her.
"The women must be from the most wealthiest families and they most be beautiful" one of the elderly councilmen said.
"The four nations are filled with them, how would we narrow it down?" another asked.
"By age, 14-30"
"14 is too young" Zuko said, the image of Jendayi appeared in his mind, even though in her culture fourteen is the age of womanhood, a young girl would be terrified marrying a twenty one year old man Fire Lord or not.
After the meeting Zuko went to his study to finish up a few documents before he went to bed. He sat down and his eyes traveled to a letter sitting on the edge of his desk, 'Dear Akaineya' was written on the top of the paper. He started the letter a few days ago and never finished.
He sat it down and went to work on the documents.
A/N: Chapter inspired by the song Need You Now by Lady Antebellum