"Can you see anything?" Sora stood on his tiptoes, attempting to make himself taller. Curse his shortness!

"There's a spot way over there, but people will take it before we even get halfway across the field." Riku could see over people's heads, the lucky duck.

No, it probably wasn't a good idea to wait until five minutes before the fireworks started to look for a seat. But he and Riku, who Sora had only met half an hour ago, got up to talking and didn't notice that all of a sudden it was like a ghost town in the area where they sat. Now people covered the field, with nowhere to sit. The two boys must have been the only people to still be looking for a spot. People threw them dirty looks, as they had to move out of the way to account for their movements. Why weren't people sitting down? Why where all of these people standing when it would be both comfortable to sit, and easier for them to see the fireworks?

"It's too crowded here!" Sora turned his head to look at a girl standing next to a blonde guy, presumably her boyfriend. "Why don't we go home and watch some on TV?"

"Alright, alright." The boy sighed, and began to pick up their stuff. She smiled, obviously satisfied that her boyfriend would leave just for her. Sora tugged on Riku's arm to signal that there was a spot open, and right next to them.

Unbelievably, people around them began to shuffle closer. Riku grabbed Sora's hand and pulled him over the couple, who glanced at them with wary eyes.

"You and your boyfriend want our spot?" The girl sneered. Sora gulped nervously and fixed his gaze on the ground.

"Yes, please, if you're moving." Riku didn't seem to react to her scathing tone, but Sora felt the silverette squeeze his hand harder. The girl's boyfriend placed his palm on her shoulder.

"Liz, just let them have it. We're going home anyways." Her nostrils flared angrily, but she let her boyfriend lead her away. He flashed Sora and Riku an apologetic smile.

Sora frowned miserably. "I hate homophobes. What's wrong with being gay?"

Riku towed him forward gently."Absolutely nothing. You're great the way you are."

A hush fell over the crowd as a loud whistle pierced the air. Sora drew in a breath sharply as a burst of color lit up the sky, the first fireworks of the New Year. The brunette wriggled happily, still clutching Riku's hand.

"Reeku! It's 2010!" Sora exclaimed joyfully, then smiled, blissful.

He heard a faint chuckle beside him, and knew it was Riku. "Yep, it is, Sora."

"What's your resolution for the New Year?" Sora asked, eyes taking in every aspect of the blooming colors in the sky, but wanting to share his joy.

Riku lifted their joined hands and released Sora's fingers. The smaller boy drew his stare from the sky, curious as to what Riku was doing. Riku pressed a small piece of paper into Sora's palm, the light from the fireworks illuminating the action.

"Just this."

Sora unfolded it to read what it said. He could just barely make out the series of numbers on the slip of paper. A phone number…

"You're welcome to call anytime, if you want." Riku suddenly seemed unsure of whether that was the right thing to do or not.

Punching his arm playfully, Sora grinned as if he had received the best present in the world. He tore off part of the paper and dug in his pocket for a moment. Now Riku watched to see what Sora was going to do as he produced his phone and punched in a few numbers. Sora sure hoped that he could read the numbers right, because if not…

Riku's phone vibrated in his pants pocket, and he quickly took it out. The screen glowed brightly.

Sora waited expectantly as Riku read the text message, biting his lip.

"And there's mine." He stood up on his tiptoes and pressed a quick kiss to Riku's cheek. The taller boy's eyes widened slightly, and Sora giggled at his surprised expression.

The message had said, "Of course, silly!" Sora would definitely call, and he really hoped that Riku might even want to hang out with him.

At the end of the fireworks display, Sora and Riku counted down with the crowd.

"Three…"

"Two…"

"One…"

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

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Grrr, I hate having to bring in homophobes. Seriously.

Yay, I finished! Me and my family where going to go somewhere today, but my sister got a babysitting job, so I got to write! :D Part two isn't as purely adorable, because of the stupid HOMOPHOBE. Ah, well, it can't be helped.

So, this is XIIIAnonymous, over and out! See you in 2010! :D

(I got Lady Gaga's CD's on my ipod, so I've been listening to them over and over. :3 Soon I will know all of the words to every song! :P So that's what I was listening to when I wrote this. XD Has nothing to do with fluff, at all.)