Kuvira heard a loud yelp, followed by a giant splash, and looked up at the same time as Asami. Moments later, Korra's head bobbed above the waves and she angrily slapped at the water as Nayuh swam around her, still seated atop her own elephant koi, and laughing her head off.
"Tonight's going to be super fun, if she doesn't manage to ride that thing at least once today," Asami muttered.
"Yeah, you have fun with that," Kuvira said, chuckling. "I know how she can get when she gets frustrated. Glad I'm not the one that has to deal with it."
Asami shot her an annoyed look, to which Kuvira only replied with a smirk and a shrug. They'd arrived on Kyoshi Island yesterday evening, and Korra had been pestering Nayuh ever since they woke up this morning about riding an elephant koi.
Nayuh had finally taken her out after a late breakfast, but so far it had been one epic fail after another. As amusing as it was for Kuvira to watch the Avatar fail at something over and over again, she did kind of feel bad for Asami. Korra was a sulker of epic proportions sometimes, and Kuvira had meant every word when she said she was glad she didn't have to deal with her bad mood later.
But if anyone could teach Korra to ride an elephant koi, Nayuh could. She'd been doing it since she was a kid, and from what Kuvira could tell, Korra was close to getting it. Of course, it probably didn't help the Avatar's confidence that Nayuh consistently laughed at her every single time she wound up in the ocean.
And speaking of Nayuh, Kuvira was seeing a side of her she never knew existed. She wasn't exactly a different person, but being on the island brought something out of her that was hard to explain, yet it made Kuvira insanely happy to see it. She wasn't sure she could love Nayuh any more than she already did, but seeing this side of her made Kuvira wonder if it was possible.
Kuvira watched Nayuh and Korra for a few more minutes, before turning her eyes back to the drawings in the sand. There was absolutely no way she was getting near the water and Asami had been kind enough to keep her company on the beach, although she would wade in every now and then to cool off.
Kuvira had raised some earth around them to partially block out the scorching sun, and for most of the morning, they'd been lounging on their towels, alternating between watching Korra and Nayuh and dozing off. Although, in the last thirty minutes or so Kuvira had worked up the courage to bring up one of the ideas she'd had for the factory assembly line.
That's what was currently sketched in the sand, and after making sure Korra was okay, Asami also turned her attention back to the impromptu and very rough blueprint Kuvira had drawn out, using a small piece of driftwood and some bending. She might be a damn good earthbender, but bending sand to the fine-tuned degree that Toph Beifong could had always eluded her.
"So, you want to use the mecha-tech to increase production on the assembly line?" Asami said, frowning slightly. "How exactly?"
"By replacing the manual labor that's currently done now," Kuvira replied. "Think about it: humans get tired, overworked. Machines don't. A machine could do twice the work of a human in the same amount of time and never get tired. And with a machine doing all the work, you wouldn't have to worry about the long-term cost of injuries either.
"I did some research," Kuvira went on, "Future Industries lost over a million yuan in the last few years to workers compensation costs alone. That's a lot of money that could be saved just by taking the human factor out of it."
Asami stared at the drawing in the sand for a few minutes, thinking. "That would put a lot of people out of work, though," she finally said. "And there are a lot of people who rely on those jobs to put food on the table. I can't ask them to give that up, just for a few more yuan a year."
"And you wouldn't have to," Kuvira replied. "Unless there's some way to completely automate the mecha-tech—which I really don't think is a good idea, by the way—you'd still need workers to run the machines. Just like a mecha-suit can't run on its own. It needs a human inside it to power it, to use it."
Asami didn't reply and continued to stare down at the sand. Kuvira kept quiet, not wanting to interrupt her train of thought as Asami mulled over what she was proposing. It was extremely ambitious, Kuvira knew, but she also knew that if anyone could pull off a major new leap forward with technology, Asami could.
"You realize that this has never been done before, right?" Asami finally said, turning to look at her.
"I do," Kuvira replied with a slight smile, "but that doesn't mean it can't be done."
Asami's lips twitched up into a hint of a smile and Kuvira knew her interest was officially piqued.
"Very true," Asami said. She motioned to the crude drawing in the sand. "Tell you what: why don't you put this into an actual proposal so I can sit down and look at it. That way, I can figure out if this will even be feasible. But, I really like the idea of using the tech for something other than war and destruction."
She gave Kuvira a genuine smile. "Of all the things you've done to try and redeem yourself, this might be the best thing you've come up with so far. And if it works, it could completely revolutionize the way Future Industries does business."
"Let's wait and see if it's even doable, first," Kuvira said, returning her smile, "but I appreciate the vote of confidence."
Just then, they heard someone ecstatically whooping from the water and Kuvira looked up to see that Korra was now, finally, astride an elephant koi.
"It's about damn time," Asami said, returning Korra's excited wave with one of her own. "Please thank Nayuh for me later, for helping Korra to get that out of her system."
"Oh," Kuvira replied with a smirk, "I will definitely make sure I thank her later."
Asami groaned and rolled her eyes and Kuvira laughed. "Oh don't act like you two won't be up to the exact same thing while we're here," Kuvira teasingly said. She swept her hand out in front of her. "I mean, come on. Look at all the romantic potential this place has."
"It is pretty beautiful," Asami agreed. "I can see why Nayuh's family kept their property here. I just have to make sure Korra doesn't turn this into an entirely Avatar-centered visit. It's supposed to be a vacation, not a work trip."
"Says the CEO who just listened to my impromptu proposal for the factory," Kuvira retorted with a chuckle. Asami gave her an amused look and shrugged.
"Better get rid of the evidence, before they realize we were talking business and not actually paying any attention to what they were doing," Kuvira said, waving her hand over the drawings in the sand and bending them away into nothing. "It is a vacation, after all."
And she got rid of them just in time, too. A few minutes later, Korra and Nayuh ditched their elephant koi and surfed their way back onto the shore. Kuvira and Asami exchanged slightly worried looks as Korra and Nayuh casually walked up to them. Their hands were behind their backs and both had goofy grins on their faces.
It took Kuvira far longer than it should've to realize what was going on, but luckily, she pieced it together just in time to raise an earthen tent around her and Asami. The water that the two waterbenders had been attempting to dump on them splashed harmlessly off the sides of the walls a split second later.
Kuvira flashed Asami an evil smile, then quickly shifted her feet in the sand. Korra and Nayuh let out surprised yelps and hit the ground with a hard thud each, neither having expected the sand beneath them to shift so violently.
"Well played, Kuvira," Korra said, her voice muffled through the earthen walls, "well played."
"I don't know how we didn't see that coming," Nayuh put in with a light laugh.
Kuvira lowered the walls around her and Asami and grinned. "I don't know either. Especially since you two made it plainly clear what you were planning."
Korra flopped down in between Kuvira and Asami and laid her head in Asami's lap. "It was Nayuh's idea. She said you two looked hot."
"Don't say it," Nayuh teasingly warned as she sat down next to Kuvira. Kuvira gave her an innocent look and Nayuh shook her head. "I know exactly what you were going to say."
Kuvira grinned then kissed her, knowing she'd been caught. She had been on the verge of making a terrible joke about the fact that of course she and Asami were hot...that was why Nayuh and Korra were with them.
"Did you see me, babe?" Korra asked Asami, looking up at her. "I finally managed to ride that stupid thing. One more item to cross off the Avatar bucket list."
"I did," Asami said, flashing Kuvira a very quick but amused glance before looking down at Korra. "You did great. But what's this about an Avatar bucket list? You've never said anything about that before."
"Oh, it's just a list of some things that Tenzin thinks might be beneficial for me," Korra replied, somewhat dismissively. "It's loosely based on some of the things his father did, as well as the other previous Avatars. All that studying I've been doing? It's been for that."
"I see," Asami replied. "Well, this is Avatar Kyoshi Island...is there anything else on your bucket list you want to do while we're here?"
"Nayuh said she'd take me to the shrine that's dedicated to her at some point," Korra said. "I want to try and meditate there, see if I can connect with her spirit somehow. I know that technically, I don't have a connection to my past lives anymore, but Tenzin thinks they're still in there somewhere...I just have to figure out how to bring them out again."
"Well if anyone can figure it out, you and Tenzin can," Asami said, lightly stroking Korra's forehead. Korra beamed up at her then closed her eyes, clearly enjoying what Asami was doing.
"And, if you're up for it," Nayuh said, her voice low as she leaned closer to Kuvira's ear, "I'd like to take you to the shrine as well...for your official Kyoshi history lesson."
"Any chance I can talk you out of that?" Kuvira asked, already knowing the answer.
"Nope," Nayuh answered with a smug smile. "Your fear of Kyoshi is a gross injustice to the amazing Avatar that she was and it needs to be corrected."
"It was worth a try," Kuvira said, sighing in defeat.
Nayuh leaned in the short distance and gave her a kiss. "And I applaud your effort."
"Ugh, it's hot," Korra complained as she sat up. She looked over at Kuvira and Nayuh. "Asami and I are going to go get in the water...you two want to join us?"
Kuvira was getting ready to answer, but Nayuh beat her to it. "No, that's okay, we're good." Kuvira gave her a grateful look, but she could tell Nayuh wanted to go. Korra shrugged then got to her feet and took Asami's hand as they walked to the water.
"You don't have to stay here with me," Kuvira said. "I know how much you enjoy being in the water and I'm not going to get mad if you want to go in with them."
"I know," Nayuh said, "but I want to stay here with you." She climbed over Kuvira's legs and situated herself in between them, leaning back against Kuvira's chest. Kuvira kissed the top of her head then looked up, watching Korra and Asami as they waded out until the water was up to their chest.
It was relaxing and comfortable and should've been about as stress-free as anything, but Kuvira's mind was currently waging war on itself. On one hand, she desperately wanted to get in the water. It looked so nice and cool and inviting and spirits was it hot out.
On the other, her fear of the water—any kind of water—was still very much there, and even though she knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that nothing was going to happen to her, she couldn't bring herself to get in.
Eventually, she just gave up. If it would make Nayuh happy, she'd do it. And she knew Nayuh wouldn't let anything happen to her.
"Let's go in," Kuvira said, kissing the top of Nayuh's head again.
Nayuh shifted around so she could look at Kuvira and her face pulled into a frown. "I wasn't lying when I said I wanted to stay here with you...I just got out of the water, I don't need to go back in right away."
Kuvira smiled at her. "I know, but Korra's right: it's hot out. So we should go in, to cool off."
"Are you sure?" Nayuh asked, still frowning.
"No," Kuvira replied, still smiling, "but I trust you."
Nayuh tilted her head up and softly kissed Kuvira. "I swear I won't let anything happen to you. And you'd better tell me the second you want to get out or if it's too overwhelming."
"I will," Kuvira promised. She gave Nayuh one more kiss, then they stood up and walked to the water.
Nayuh didn't seem to mind that Kuvira had her hand in a death-grip as they very slowly waded into the water. All of the terrible memories and images and feelings came rushing back, as they always did, as soon as the water started lapping against her legs, but she forced herself to focus on putting one foot in front of the other. Nayuh didn't force her to go any faster than she wanted to, and ever so slowly, they made their way out towards Korra and Asami.
She had to stop, once the water got to her waist. Korra and Asami were still a little farther out, but Kuvira wasn't sure she could go to where they were and have the water be so close to her face. She hated herself during times like this—hated how weak and helpless and vulnerable she felt, and hated that she couldn't do a damn thing about it. She knew her anger was misplaced, but Sying and Rao and Yaisu were dead, so it seemed pointless to direct her anger at them. Even though she knew they absolutely deserved every ounce of it.
Her distress must have been written all over her face because both Korra and Asami were curiously watching her. Korra knew of Kuvira's fear of the water, but she had no idea of the reason behind it; Asami knew nothing. Only Nayuh knew the full story. Try as she might, she couldn't quite hide the sheer terror she was currently feeling.
"You okay?" Nayuh gently asked, snapping her out of her downward spiral. "We can turn back, if you want."
"No," Kuvira said, her voice somewhat shaky, "I'm okay. I just...need a minute."
"Take as long as you need," Nayuh said. "We can stay right here if you want, too."
"Come on Vira, you'll be fine!" Korra yelled. "We won't let anything happen to you!"
Kuvira knew Korra was only trying to be encouraging, not patronizing, but she scowled at her anyway.
"Shut up and give us a minute, Korra!" Nayuh snapped back, in a harsh tone Kuvira had never heard her use before. Clearly, Kia had passed on her protective instincts to her daughter, and for once Kuvira was supremely grateful for that family trait.
Nayuh waded around from Kuvira's side to stand in front of her, keeping her back to Korra and Asami. The look on her face was a mixture of sheer annoyance, love, and concern, making for a very odd combination. She took Kuvira's hands in hers and twined their fingers together.
"Ignore her," Nayuh said. "If you don't want to go any farther you don't have to. We can stay right here, or we can go back."
As terrified as Kuvira was of going any farther, Korra's comment had also hit a sore spot on her ego. Showing her fear in front of Nayuh was one thing, but having it on full display in front of Korra and Asami was another. Her pride wouldn't allow her to see Korra's comment as anything but a challenge.
She pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes, staring over Nayuh's shoulder at the Avatar and her girlfriend. Then she took a deep breath and blew it out, before looking at Nayuh again.
"I'm okay," Kuvira said. "We can keep going."
It was Nayuh's turn to narrow her eyes. "Vee, you don't have to do something you're uncomfortable with, just because Korra doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut."
Try as she might, Kuvira couldn't quite keep the faint smile off of her face as Nayuh immediately and correctly guessed the exact reason why she wanted to keep going.
"I know I don't," Kuvira said, "but I'm also being a little ridiculous. I have you with me and the Avatar. As annoying as she is, I know Korra wouldn't let anything happen to me any more than you would. And how else am I supposed to try and get over this fear if I don't at least attempt to confront it."
Nayuh studied her face for a few moments, then her expression softened and she nodded. "Alright, I'll admit you make a good point. But I'm still mad at Korra."
Kuvira chuckled then leaned in to kiss her. "Don't be. She was just trying to be helpful, in her own annoying way. But I do enjoy seeing the super protective side of you come out every once in a while."
Nayuh suddenly looked a little embarrassed. "I can't help it...you were my patient first, and that combined with how much I love you…" She gave Kuvira a small smile. "I guess I'm more like my mother than I thought."
"I love you, too," Kuvira said. "And, for the sake of the rest of our vacation, I'm going to leave the mother comment alone."
"Wise choice," Nayuh replied, laughing. She squeezed Kuvira's hands. "Ready?"
Kuvira nodded and they started slowly walking forward again. Nayuh let Kuvira take all the time she needed and eventually, they waded up to where Korra and Asami were. It was unnerving, being submerged in the water up to her chest, but just as she had the very first time Kuvira was fully submerged in the healing pool, Nayuh held onto her hand and didn't let go. Kuvira used the contact to ground herself, trying to stay focused on the fact that Nayuh was there and nothing bad was going to happen.
"Sorry," Korra apologetically said, once they reached them. "I guess I never realized how afraid of the water you really are."
"It's fine," Kuvira told her. "I purposefully hid it from you when we were at the Avatar compound. Only got in the healing pool when I absolutely needed to."
"We all have our own phobias," Asami said. "Is it something you've had since you were a kid? I know my fear of spiders has been a thing for as long as I can remember."
"Yeah, she makes me kill all of them," Korra added, giving Asami an amused look, "even the little, harmless ones!"
Asami shuddered slightly. "They're so gross, the way they crawl around on all those legs...blech."
"For me, it's heights," Nayuh said. She shot a glance at Kuvira and Kuvira knew she was remembering the same thing she was: the night they'd gone on the ferris wheel, where everything had gone so right, before it went so wrong. Kuvira smiled at her and squeezed her hand, letting her know she hadn't forgotten about it.
"That ferris wheel ride we went on at the Glacier Spirits Festival was awful," Nayuh continued, still looking at Kuvira. "But having you hold me the entire time made it absolutely worth it."
Kuvira beamed at her. "I think everyone saw how close you two finally got that night," Korra said, a hint of teasing in her tone. Then she sighed.
"Guess it's my turn." The look on Korra's face was reminiscent of the night she had talked to Kuvira on the terrace, after they both couldn't sleep from their nightmares, and she shifted uncomfortably in the water.
"Mine's pretty specific..." Korra continued, her eyes flicking from the water to Asami and back again. It was clear this wasn't something she wanted to be talking about, but everyone else had shared and she must have felt obligated. Kuvira almost told her she didn't have to say if she didn't want to, but curiosity kept her mouth shut. That and the fact that Korra had decided to call attention to how scared Kuvira was just minutes ago.
"Suffocation," Korra finally finished, shuddering slightly. "And only because I know exactly how it feels and I never, ever want to go through that again."
"Zaheer?" Kuvira quietly asked.
Korra nodded. "I still have nightmares about it, where I can feel it happening again, except this time, he succeeds." She shuddered again then tried to force a smile onto her face. "Told you it was pretty specific."
"And rightfully so," Kuvira said. She looked at Asami. "To answer your question, no, my fear of the water hasn't been around since I was a little kid. I've never been a huge fan of it, but I used to enjoy going swimming whenever Su would take us to the lake. Like Korra, it comes from the fact that I know what it feels like to drown."
She shifted her gaze to Korra. "Your nightmares are about Zaheer finally succeeding in suffocating you. In mine, Sying finally succeeds in drowning me."
Korra looked taken aback. "I knew she'd beaten you nearly to death—"
"Yeah, kind of hard to hide those scars," Kuvira sardonically interrupted.
"—but I had no idea she tried to drown you, too," Korra finished, ignoring the interruption.
"No one did," Kuvira replied, shrugging slightly. She looked at Nayuh, who shifted protectively closer to her. "No one except for Nayuh, and even then, it took me a long time to tell her.
"Every single time I get into any kind of water, besides the shower, my mind instantly goes back to all those times they shoved me under the water and held me there," Kuvira said, returning her attention to Korra and Asami, "refusing to let me up, to let me breathe, over and over and over again. The beatings, I could take. But the near-drowning…" Kuvira trailed off and shuddered, trying to force the images and feelings from her mind again.
"Damn," Korra said, sucking in a deep breath. "I am such an asshole for what I said earlier and I'm so sorry. If I'd had any idea, I never would've said anything."
"It's fine," Kuvira said. "I'm out here now, aren't I? But yes, you're still an asshole," she finished with a faint smirk.
"Honestly, I'm shocked you're out here," Asami said. "I know if I had gone through that, I wouldn't be."
Kuvira shrugged again, trying to be nonchalant even though she could feel her pride swelling at Asami's compliment. "I refuse to let what happened dictate how I live my life. Someone once told me I had a lot of life left to live, and I plan on making the most of it."
Korra smiled in recognition of the words she'd said to Kuvira almost a year ago, when Kuvira hadn't been sure her life was worth living anymore, and Kuvira inclined her head slightly in silent thanks.
"Words we can all live by, I think," Asami said.
Everyone nodded in agreement and Nayuh leaned in close to Kuvira's ear. "Proud of you," she whispered, before kissing her on the cheek. Kuvira blushed slightly then turned her head to give her a proper kiss.
"Hey, get your hands off my sister!"
Nayuh and Kuvira immediately broke off their kiss and laughed, knowing Tulok was joking. Kuvira turned to see him and Nayuh's youngest brother, Panuk, swimming over to join them.
"How's it going, ladies…?" Tulok said as he swam up, his voice oozing with fake charm. "Care to join me and Panuk in a surfing contest?"
"Korra?" Nayuh said, looking over at her and raising a questioning eyebrow.
"You're on," Korra replied, grinning at Tulok.
"Guess that's our cue," Asami said, looking at Kuvira, who nodded.
"Good luck," Kuvira told Nayuh, giving her another quick kiss before joining Asami and wading back to shore, not sad in the slightest that she was getting out of the water. It had been sort of fun while it lasted, but she wasn't about to spend all day in it. Maybe she'd go back in later, though. Maybe.
The next few hours were spent lounging on the beach, watching Nayuh and Korra and the boys surf, and chatting with Asami about everything under the sun. She could tell something with Asami had changed, in regards to how she treated Kuvira. She seemed more open and less guarded and Kuvira got the sense she was finally seeing who Asami really was for the first time. Whether it had anything to do with all of their confessions in the water, she didn't know, but she wasn't upset about it.
Kuvira couldn't have known it at the time, but Korra had been right: she still had so much more of her life left to live. A life she was now excited for. One that felt like it finally fit her. And while she couldn't change her past, she could certainly control her future. And from where she sat—gazing out at the ocean, watching the love of her life having a blast with her friend and brothers—the future looked pretty damn bright.
The sound of the waves crashing in the distance and the salty smell of the air washed over Kuvira as she leaned on the balcony railing. Nayuh had ensured their room was prime real estate in the house, with a balcony that overlooked the ocean and the setting sun in the distance. Between the sounds of the surf and the birds in the trees, combined with the colors the sky was painted with, it was as beautiful a view as Kuvira had ever seen, and she took a deep breath, drinking it all in.
Being back on Earth Kingdom land felt good, but she was ready to go home. The last two weeks had been some of the most amazing and relaxing days she'd ever had, but she was missing Harbor City and the life she and Nayuh had there. Although, they had agreed (along with Korra and Asami) that this trip needed to become an annual tradition.
Everyone was headed back to the South Pole tomorrow, but Asami and Korra would only stay for a few days before heading back to Republic City. Business doesn't stop just because the CEO is on vacation and Asami had been on a few calls during their time here, unable to completely delegate some of her tasks while she was away.
Kuvira, for her part, tried to refrain from even thinking about work for the last two weeks, but Nayuh had caught her twice, working on her proposal for Asami when she couldn't sleep. She'd been just as understanding as Korra was with Asami, but Kuvira knew it mildly annoyed her.
Still, the vacation had been exactly what Kuvira had needed.
"Okay, I'm finally ready," Nayuh said from behind Kuvira, her voice slightly flustered.
Everyone was meeting to head into the village for their final dinner on the island together, and while Nayuh and Kuvira had left the beach with plenty of time to get showered and changed, they'd ended up getting very distracted while in the shower.
Kuvira turned around, smiling, and immediately realized there was something more beautiful than the view she'd just been looking at. Nayuh was in loose, summer trousers and a tank top, both of which clung to her strong frame in all the right places. Her skin was a few shades darker than normal, a byproduct of all the time they'd spent in the sun, and was a sharp, but gorgeous contrast against the light blue and white of her outfit.
She chuckled and rolled her eyes when she noticed Kuvira staring at her. "We do not have time for that...my mother is going to kill us both if we're late again."
Kuvira smiled sheepishly, knowing she'd been caught. "I can't help it, when you look like that."
Nayuh walked up to her and slid her arms around Kuvira's waist. "You're not helping matters either, you know." She tilted her head up and kissed Kuvira, and Kuvira could taste that the fire from their time in the shower hadn't quite died yet.
Nayuh was also correct: Kuvira had purposefully worn one of the few summer outfits she still had from Zaofu, knowing full well that Nayuh loved how the green and white tones of it looked against her own tanned skin, and how it brought out the vivid green of her eyes.
Kuvira slid her hands around Nayuh's waist and deepened the kiss. Despite just saying that they needed to go, Nayuh welcomed the escalation and pressed her body firmly against Kuvira's, her hands rubbing up and down Kuvira's back. They were playing with fire, risking Kia's wrath if they were late, but at the moment, all Kuvira could think about was getting Nayuh out of the clothes she'd just put on and onto the bed.
Her hands found their way underneath Nayuh's tank top, caressing the soft skin in a way that made Nayuh shiver in her arms.
"We need to go…" Nayuh mumbled into her mouth, but Kuvira could tell her resolve was crumbling just as rapidly as hers was.
"Mmhmm…" Kuvira murmured back as she let one of her hands drift down Nayuh's stomach.
She was just getting ready to slide her hand under the waistband of Nayuh's trousers so she could go even lower, when someone knocked very loudly on their door, startling them both.
"Are you two ready, yet?!" Korra's voice came through the door. "Let's go! We're going to be late and I'm hungry!"
Kuvira and Nayuh had both frozen in place as soon as they heard the knock, but now Kuvira slowly withdrew her hand as she half-groaned, half-chuckled at the well, but also ill-timed interruption.
Nayuh was also chuckling, her face buried in Kuvira's neck, and when she pulled her head back, her face was red.
"We're coming!" Kuvira called back, chuckling again at the double entendre of her choice of words. She looked at Nayuh. "Later, then?"
"Later," Nayuh agreed with a smile. She kissed Kuvira softly one more time before pulling back to give her a mischievous look. "And maybe on the beach?"
Kuvira gave her a goofy grin and nodded. "Definitely on the beach." She slid her hand into Nayuh's and they began walking towards the door, but Kuvira pulled her to a stop before she opened it.
"I love you," she told Nayuh.
"I love you, too," Nayuh replied.
She kissed Kuvira again, and then they left the room to go and join their friends and family for one last, amazing night on the island.