This is another really long chapter, but It had to be. I had to get to a point where I could stop, and not leave you hanging. And NO this is NOT the last chapter, so follow this story if you're craving more (:

**Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender or the characters- But this story is written by me and original**

Toph has ceased her screaming but what now shaking harshly as the pain overwhelmed her small body. Katara had rushed to her side and attempted to stop the bleeding from her eyes. The water bender had tried to get Toph to lie back down, but Toph had sat up, now hunched over in pain. Aang stood behind Katara and let several tears slip down his cheeks. He couldn't stand to see his best friend in pain like this- it was too much.

"I can't." Aang whispered as he turned around and started walking off.

"What's happening?" Sokka nearly shouted as his sister. He watched wide eyes as Toph's eyes continued bleeding, she was now shaking severely. Sokka was sure she was going to shake right out of her pale, porcelain skin. Katara didn't answer but continued to tend to the young girl.

"Help me Katara" Toph said in-between sobs she then passed out once more, from the amount of blood she was losing.

"Why aren't you healing her?" Sokka said angrily as he cried. He stared at Toph and held her small hand tightly.

"I can't!" Katara sat back in shock. Katara stood up slowly. She laid a hand on Toph's arm before walking away. Sokka picked up Toph's small frame and held her closely to him.

"Be strong." Sokka whispered into Toph's ear. He kissed her softly on the forehead.

He sat there with Toph for what seemed like hours. Not once had she moved, or said anything. Sokka let the hot tears pour from his eyes.

*Brief time pass*

Katara walked back to find Sokka had fallen asleep with Toph cradled in his arms. She let a small grin cross her face. She sniffed, and tried to wipe the dry tears of her face. She had managed to bring Aang back to the inn. Katara woke her brother. Once he was awake, he lie the unconscious girl back down on the bed. Katara managed to clean the encrusted blood off of her face. Katara asked Aang and Sokka to run to the market and get some fruit, so once Toph awoke, she would have something to put into her empty stomach.

When the boys reentered the room they found Katara sitting closely next to Toph. The water bender had her head hanging low, and tears streaming down her tan face. Sokka rushed over to the two, and kneeled next to Toph.

"What?" Sokka asked has he let tears stream down his face, "What happened?"

"I don't know!" Katara shouted, "I can't heal her! That's never happened before!"

"Maybe it's not something to heal" Aang chimed in quietly still watching from afar.

"What do you mean?" Katara asked looking back at the bald airbender.

"Maybe- it's something in her brain. Something you can't get to."

Sokka held Toph's delicate hand.

"Is she going to be okay?" Sokka cried.

"I don't know…" Katara said feeling useless. There was nothing they could do. They couldn't do anything for their dear friend.

Katara unfolded a sheet of paper Dr. Yi had given her as the left, hoping to find some sort of answer.

"Dearest Master Katara,

By now you're most likely wondering what is happening to your friend. But, I cannot explain that to you. If nothing is happening, count your lucky spirits. Your dear friend is only the second person I have performed this treatment on. I am not to say what happened to my last patient- But please, spend every valuable moment with your friend. Help her. If she recovers, I wish you all the best. I am dearly sorry I did not tell you these things before the procedure- If I would have, you would not have come.

Best wishes,

Dr. Yi"

Just then the letter seamed to dissolve into thin air. 'What is this?' Katara asked herself. She left the Aang, Sokka, and Toph in the inn as she quickly headed to where the office was. When she reached where the once bright and happy building was, she was shocked to find it a crumbled mess of stone. She stumbled back and tried to regain her breath.

"What?" She asked running her fingers through her hair, "This isn't happening!" Katara ran into a shop nearby and asked about "Dr. Yi" in the office across the way. The shop keeper stared at the young girl.

"Dr. Yi hasn't been alive for year's darling." He said as he looked at her as if she was crazy.

"No no no no." Katara said shaking her head, "We JUST had her perform a procedure on my friend yesterday!" The man gave Katara a sympathetic look, and continued working keeping a close eye on the strange girl. Katara left the store with a heap of confusion. This isn't possible- Unless…

*Time pass (Sorry, sorry .-.)*

Katara busted in threw the hotel room door. Aang and Sokka turned quickly to face Katara. She was breathing heavily, and trying to regain her breath.

"Dr. Yi is a spirit." Katara said sitting down at the end of the bed Toph was still unconsciously lying on. Aang shot her a confused look. "I went to "Dr. Yi's" office today, and it wasn't there. The shop keeper next door said she's been dead for years."

"Why would a spirit do this to Toph?" Aang asked turning back towards Toph whose eyes started bleeding a little. Sokka picked up the red stained rag and tried to clean up her cheeks.

"That's just it." Katara said quietly. "A spirit wouldn't do this- what has Toph ever done?"

"But what about the scroll in the library back at Ba Sing Sei?"

"What if she's stronger than a spirit?" Katara said looking down "And more sinister?"

"WHAT WOULD SHE WANT WITH TOPH?" Sokka stood up and threw something off the bed side dresser. Katara watched her brother become hysterical with tears.

"Sok-"Katara began to say lovingly.

"I DON'T WANT GUESSES, I WANT ANSWERS!" Sokka shouted again as he sat back down next to Toph. He touched her arm. Her pale arm was cold. He picked her up once again and cradled her in his arms. If she was awake, she would surely beat him. But he didn't care. He couldn't lose someone else he loved.

*Yet another small time pass*

Sokka, Aang, and Katara were sitting on the floor trying to make some logical explanation for all this. They were pulled out of there deep thought as Toph started to move around in the pile of blanket they had laid over her cold body. Sokka stood quickly and kneeled next to her. Katara and Aang watched from where they were. She had been moving a little bit for about an hour, but every time she did, Sokka would rush over to her side.

TOPH'S POV:

Where am I? Why the hell are there so many blankets on me? GOOD SPIRITS WHY DO MY EYES HURT? I reached up and held my throbbing head. I could feel Sokka's warm breathing right next to me.

"Toph?" Sokka said. It sounded like he was yelling through a tunnel. Why is he talking so loud. Oh spirits, I'm going to be sick!

END OF TOPH'S BRIEF POV-

Sokka was watching the earth bender's moves and jumped back quickly as she slung over the side of the bed and vomited over the stone floor. She heaved as nothing but stomach acid and a small amount of water came up. It burned the back of her throat. Her eyes began to bleed a small amount again, not nearly as much as before. Before she was even done vomiting the small amount of contents in her stomach, Aang and Katara had joined Sokka.

"Can you hear us Toph?" Aang said as he reached forward to grab Toph's hand. Toph didn't replied but began sobbing in between gasps of air. She reached forward for someone just to hold. Sokka looked away- She was like a small child, so helpless, in so much pain. Katara took Toph's hand and then sat on the bed with her. Aang reluctantly cleaned the mess of water on the floor with a towel.

Toph leaned on Katara and shivered as the sudden coldness invaded her frail body.

"Mom!" Toph cried out as she sobbed, "I want my mom!" She said as she covered her eyes with her hands.

"Shh," Katara cooed lovingly as she rubbed Toph's back. "It's me." As Toph pulled her hands away from her eyes, Katara looked down to see they were not only covered with blood, but with a strange gray liquid. Katara jerked her head up to look at Toph's eyes. A gray liquid was streaming from the corners of the earth bender's eyes.

"Guys!" Katara said in shock as she tried to wipe Toph's hands clean. Aang and Sokka rushed over to Toph to see that her once gray and foggy eyes were now a beautiful emerald green. Toph slammed her eyes lids shut quickly.

"What was that?" Toph said finally calming herself down and not letting her eyes open again.

"What?" Sokka said taking hold of Toph's other hand "What is what?"

"I don't know!" Toph said squeezing her eyes shut.

Katara looked towards Aang who must have thought the same things as her.

"Is it bright?" Aang asked studying Toph.

"I don't know!" Toph snapped back, "But it's not dark!"

"Open your eyes." Sokka said squeezing her hand harder.

"No." Toph said still shaking.

"Open them." Sokka whispered in her ear, "Trust me"

Toph slowly opened her eyes. Her once dark world was now bright. Filled with new things. What was this? Who were these people?

"Can you see me?" Katara asked letting one tear run down her cheek.

"I-I-I can…" Toph said as she widened her eyes.

Her once dark and never-ending world was filled with color. She closed her eyes once again, and then peaked out of her one of her eyes.

Peaking from the darkness.

Oooooh- I know ;) Juicy right- haha. Next chapter will have some Tokka and Kataang(I think that's what it is, lol) in it! Soo, tune in :) Hope you liked it, Sorry it was sooooooooooo long! :) Hope you enjoyed! R&R!