Zuko paddled the small boat until he reached about the middle of the big blue ocean. The sun had gone down by now and the moon had taken its place high in the sky, bringing along the dark blue blanket covered by the many white crystals shining bright in the night.

He looked at Katara, who was looking around, touching a strand of her extremely long brown hair, now caught in a beautiful braid filled with flowers of many types. She was nervous; he could tell that…those past days he had spent with her had been enough to make him understand how she is feeling without the need of words. But he couldn't blame her for being nervous, she had spent eighteen years locked in a tall tower, watching from afar the floating blue crystals every year and secretly wishing to watch them fly high in the sky closer to the scenario.

And now here she was! He had fulfilled his promise, to bring her to the kingdom of the Water Tribe and let her see the crystals. According to her own promise, after all of this had ended, she would give him back his precious crown. His crown…it wasn't his crown, not at all, a few days ago it sounded just right while leaving his tongue but now? Not really…the crown wasn't his…it belonged to the missing princess, the one for whom the whole kingdom prayed every year with the floating crystals that would return safe and sound to them.

Snapping out of his thoughts, Zuko grabbed a small bag he had brought along with him and reaching inside of it, he held out towards Katara a couple of flowers. She looked at him in silence and began picking them one by one before putting them on the calm water of the ocean.

While putting another flower in the water, the dark skinned girl could see the reflection of the huge castle but then she saw it…the first blue light leaving one of the windows. Looking up she realized that it was the first floating crystal

All those days, watching from the windows

All those years, outside looking in

Gaping at the tiny bright light far away from her, Katara quickly stood up, shaking the boat and Zuko in the process, to read the other end of it. Holding tight the pole, her curious, happy blue eyes never left the spot of the floating crystal

All that time, never ever knowing

Just how blind I've been

Katara saw that after the first crystal, many others, lots and lots of them soon followed. They were just beautiful! She could feel her eyes stinging, she wanted to cry from happiness…she was really here, she was really watching them…and not from the tower's window this time…

Now I'm here blinking in the starlight

Now I'm here suddenly I see

The floating crystals weren't just floating outside the village but from the many boats and ships anchored not too far away from them.

Standing here it's all so clear

I'm where I'm meant to be

And at last I see the light

And it's like the fog has lifted

And at last I see the light

And it's like the sky is new

Katara sighed happily, smiling as she kept watching the crystals float, some close, others far from her. She closed her eyes for a moment before leaning her cheek against the top of the pole

And it's warm and real and bright

And the world has somehow shifted

She blinked and widened her eyes when she felt something warm close to her back, turning around she faced Zuko, who she had completely forgotten since she saw the first crystal, who was smiling at her while holding two blue crystals, one on each hand.

All at once everything looks different

Now that I see you

Smiling, Katara held her blue dress and quickly sat back down on the seat of the boat. She looked at Zuko's golden eyes, the smile never leaving her lips –I have something for you too.- she reached to under the seat and held out Zuko's bag, that she had taken hostage since the beginning of this adventure –I should have given it to you before but…I was just scared- Zuko was silently looking at her, a surprised look on his face as he lifted his good eyebrow, she looked down –And the thing is…I'm not scared anymore…- she looked again at him –You know what I mean…?-

Holding now both crystals in his left hand, Zuko reached his other hand towards the bag, not to grab it…but to put it away. He smiled at her –I'm starting to. - He passed one of the crystals to her hands and they lifted them in the sky at the same time.

All those days chasing down a daydream

All those years living in a blur

All that time never truly seeing

Things, the way they were

Zuko watched amazed how most of the crystals were now surrounding them and the sea. Then set his eyes back on Katara, who had gone back to appreciate the blue lights.

Now she's here shining in the starlight

He saw that beautiful girl pointing to the sea and then reaching towards a crystal that was approaching them, this one had a different shape from the others he had seen in the village. He saw Katara catch the crystal in her hand before lifting it back into the sky.

Now she's here suddenly I know

If she's here it's crystal clear

I'm where I'm meant to go

He couldn't take his eyes off her, he had been so blind through his whole life…and now he had been struck by this amazing girl! He didn't doubt a second more and grabbed her small tanned hand in his own.

She looked at him, blushing slightly before smiling at him and taking his other hand on her own

And at last I see the light

And it's like the fog has lifted

And at last I see the light

And it's like the sky is new

And it's warm and real and bright

And the world has somehow shifted

All at once everything is different

Now that I see you

The young boy and girl slowly leaned towards each other, his hands moving from hers to her tangled dark brown hair, brushing it delicately…his face moving closer and closer to her lips.

Now that I see you…