Disclaimer: I wished that I owned Avatar; I also wished that Hugh Jackman would marry me; I didn't get that wish either. Also I don't own the song, but I didn't wish for that.
Sokka and Aang were hiding in the bushes doing their favorite activity, spying on Katara. Only this time there was someone with Katara. In fact this wasn't the first time that these two had gone off together. Aang and Sokka were whispering furiously back and forth to each other.
"I can't see. What's going on?"
"They're walking off into the woods, again!" Aang replied.
"Curses, why can't they hate each other? I have no difficulty hating Zuko, so why does Katara? If this keeps up I'm going to have a fire bender for a brother-in-law."
'I can see what's happ'ning
What?
And they don't have a clue
Who?
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two
Oh.
The sweet caress of twilight there's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air'
With Katara and Zuko
"You know, Zuko it's really pretty here. I thought that the Fire Nation would be all desert. I had no idea there would be so many trees and this little spring is totally unexpected."
"Yeah there are forests here and there throughout the entire country, and in between there are fields of grass. When I was little the palace had some beautiful gardens." Zuko paused wondering how much he should tell her about his past the last thing he wanted was to look into her eyes and see pity.
'Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
So many things to tell her
But how to make here see
The truth about my past, Impossible!
She'd turn away from me'
Zuko hesitated a moment too long, and Katara peered into his face trying to figure out what was wrong. The emotion she saw on his face was one of confusion and sorrow.
'He's holding back, he's hiding
But what I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is?
The king I see inside'
"You know Zuko that you can tell me anything. Part of the reason I enjoy spending so much time with you is because you accept me for who I am. My brother sees me as his little sister the one he has to protect and Aang is just as bad. When I'm with you I can be myself." Katara leaned in and kissed Zuko on the cheek and whispered, "What would I do without you?"
Zuko reached out and grabbed Katara's wrist, and pulled her back close to him. He bent down and kissed her on the lips. When they broke apart, Zuko spoke,
"Katara, you do the same for me; you don't judge me by what my father's done."
Katara reached up and put one hand on Zuko's scar, "That's because you've formed your own path. One can't be judged by the sins of his father."
Zuko took a deep a breath and looked into Katara's eyes and said, "Katara I've never told this to another girl, besides my mother, but Katara I think, I mean, I know that I love you."
"Zuko, I should hope that you've never said that to another girl, but I have something to tell you too, I love you too."
'Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
Love is where they are
And if she falls in love tonight
It can be assumed
Her carefree days with us are history
In short our pal is doomed.'
From where they were hiding Sokka and Aang could see Zuko and Katara, and when they kissed, Sokka almost blew their cover. But then Aang whispered,
"Let's head back to camp before you get hurt, by Katara and Zuko, when they find out we've been spying."
Sokka although unhappy, merely nodded his head in agreement. About twenty minutes after Sokka and Aang got back to camp, Katara and Zuko walked through the bushes holding hands.
