The tenth singer walked out on stage and introduced herself. Celeste stood backstage with Zula, waiting for her turn. She peered out of the side of the curtain to see all the people. There was a full house, and butterflies kicked up in her stomach. She didn't want to go out there. Not without Zuko there to see her. But Zula was counting on her. The singer on stage began to sing, and Celeste gulped. Yet another brilliant singer. She felt like she was going to lose, but that would mean that all of her dreams would go down the drain. She heard commotion from behind her and turned to see what was going on.

Her cousin Bucky was standing at the door, begging the security guard to let him in. He was in his racing outfit. He looked like something was wrong. Celeste walked over to the spot of ruckus and asked the security guard to let him in, saying it was okay and that they were related. "Bucky? What're you doing here?" Celeste asked. Bucky was out of breath still and leaned over onto his knees to catch his breath. "What is it?"

"Zuko…ice patch…accident." Was all that came out.

"What?" Zula and Celeste asked at the same time.

"Zuko was racing and he hit an ice patch and went spinning! He hit a tree!" Bucky managed to get it all out. Celeste went into shock!

"No." she said to herself and grabbed her face. She shook her head. "Where is he?" she asked. Bucky just looked at her and didn't say anything. "BUCKY, WHERE IS HE?" she yelled as she grabbed onto his jacket and shook him! "WHERE'S ZUKO?" Bucky still didn't answer. "Is he okay? TELL ME HE'S OKAY!" she shook him again. Bucky gulped.

"He's in the hospital." He answered.

"Oh My God." Celeste let go of him and hugged herself, feeling like she was about to get sick. "No. NO!" Here it was the night of her big chance, and the boy she cared about more than anything had to get into a car accident. What should she do? "Take me to him." She said and she grabbed her coat.

"WHAT?" Zula barked and grabbed Celeste's elbow. "You can't leave!"

"I have to." Celeste replied and put her coat on. She ran out with Bucky but stopped when Zula yelled out to her again.

"Celeste if you leave, I'll never forgive you!" Zula yelled as she pointed a finger. Celeste turned to her and spoke with her arms out and tears in her eyes.

"Your brother is in the hospital and all you can think about it money?" and Celeste grew angry, "You're even worse than I thought! Don't you care?"

"Why should you? Scar Face brought it on himself!" Zula replied. Celeste snapped.

"YOU MIGHT NOT BUT I DO!"

"You're just setting yourself up to get your heart broken again!" Zula yelled. Celeste just exasperated and ran off with Bucky. Her heart was already broken, but it didn't mean that she couldn't love.

Bucky pulled up to hospital with Celeste in the passenger seat. Celeste ran out the car with her cousin and up to the doors. She burst through and ran up to the desk. The secretary looked surprised at her. "Please, we're looking for Zuko." Celeste said. The lady just looked at her puzzled and then realized who she meant.

"Oh! He's down this hall and in the third room on the right." She said.

"Thank you!" and Celeste and Bucky ran down the hallway. Celeste almost tripped over her dress and picked it up over her ankles and continued to run. She turned into the room and saw Zuko.

Zuko was lying in the bed, covered in white sheets. His face had cuts and blue bruises on it. He looked like he was asleep. Celeste stepped in with Bucky quietly. Celeste laced her fingers in a praying gesture and approached the bed as a tear fell from her face. Bucky placed a hand on her shoulder. She pulled up the next to his bed and sat in it. She touched Zuko's hand gently, seeing that his wrist was in a soft cast. "Zuko," she spoke softly, "It's your friends." And with that his eyes fluttered open. Celeste smiled of joy when she saw him turn and look at her.

"Celeste? Bucky?" he spoke slowly. Celeste let tears of happiness fall down her face.

"Zuko!" she was elated. And she took his hand in her smaller ones.

"How are you doing buddy?" Bucky asked. Zuko winced and looked down at his leg.

"I broke my wrist and my knee cap." He informed them.

"Look at your face." Celeste touched a cut on his cheek. "How did this happen?"

"I wasn't paying attention to the road." Zuko admitted. He saw more tears drop down Celeste's face. "Bucky…you mind?" he asked. Bucky looked a bit astonished and smiled.

"Alright man." He said, and he left the room. Celeste and Zuko looked at each other.

"I knew this racing thing was a bad idea." Celeste said, and Zuko chuckled a bit. "You could have been killed!"

"Part of the thrill."

"That's not funny." Celeste said blankly. "What if you were paralyzed?"

"Easy, easy. I'm okay."

"Okay? Look at you!" Celeste was flipping out. Zuko gripped one of her hands and smile.

"I'm fine. But what're you doing here?"

"I came to see you. I wanted to make sure you were alright." Celeste answered.

"No, what I mean is that you were mad at me." Celeste looked sorrowfully at him.

"I was. But when I heard you were hurt I put it behind me. Nobody should have to spend Christmas Eve night alone." She said with a smile. "Especially in the hospital."

"But the Jingle Jam…" Zuko started.

"I left."

"You realize Zula will never forgive you for it."

"She'll get over it." Celeste said with a shrug. Zuko's smile dropped to a frown.

"Does she know?" and Celeste nodded. Zuko scoffed. "Figures she doesn't care. She's just like my father."

"But I do." Celeste reminded him with hopeful eyes. Zuko just looked at her.

"You gave up your big chance at fame to make sure I was okay?"

"Of course I did." Zuko squeezed her hand more.

"That's the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me." He told her. Celeste leaned in and hugged him, resting her cheek on his shoulder. He hugged her back.

"Promise me you won't race anymore." She said, "And I want you to mean it."

"I promise." He said with meaning.

"I almost lost you." She hugged him tighter. And he rubbed her back.

"Hey," and she backed away and looked him in the face, "I'm still here, right? I'm alive?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Because I thought I saw an angel walk into my room." He said with a smile. Celeste blushed and still held onto his hand, now lacing fingers with him. Zuko reached forward and touched her cheek.

"Are you two love birds done?" Bucky asked as he poked his head back in. Zuko smiled at his friend.

"Why?" Zuko asked.

"Because the doctors said you're fine. You can go. And there's just enough time to make it back to the competition."