The New Year's festival was in full swing now, seeing as the fireworks were only an hour away. Sora even saw people grabbing good seats so that they didn't have to deal with it later. All of the people looked pretty bored, though. Sora decided that he would get in lines for stuff now, since lots of people would be occupied with beating each other to that particularly cushy spot of grass. Blue eyes swept the area, looking for something to do.

Unfortunately, people were still clogging up the lines for rides. Even more unfortunate was the fact that Sora wasn't good at any of the games, so that wasn't an option. Oh, he wished Roxas and Axel were here! They always won games, probably because they were both so competitive.

Sora chose to sit at a table close to a shooting game. After watching for a few minutes, he figured out that the goal was to knock down three bottles to win a small prize, or five bottles to win a big prize. The brunette let his eyes rove the collection of stuffed animals and giant inflatable's, his eyes settling on a fuzzy, silver stuffed cat. A shaky breath was drawn in. It looked so soft and nice, and it was a small prize too. If Sora could knock down just three bottles…

The teenager shook his head. No, that was how they got you to spend all of your money! And Sora only had five dollars in his pocket from babysitting his cousin. He would just go away disappointed and moody. Roxas always told him that his aim was terrible, and that he couldn't hit anything even if it was right in front of his face.

Sora watched with jealousy as boy after boy won prize after prize for their girlfriends. How come he couldn't do that? It wasn't like he was worth any less than them. The plush cat sat enticingly on the shelf, smiling with a contented face.

Heaving a sigh, the boy watched as the man at the stand took the cat down quickly, rushing to get to the next players. Well, that was that. He stood up and tugged a square map from the pocket of worn, faded jeans, and began to search for the best places to watch fireworks from; the spots were conveniently marked on the diagram. He ran a distracted hand through his hair.

Suddenly a weight pushed down the chocolate spikes, and Sora quickly jerked his gaze upward to meet a pale green-eyed stare. Reaching up to feel what this stranger had set on the top of his head, the pads of Sora's fingertips grazed the unmistakable feel of plushie fuzz. He gaped and yanked a silver-furred cat prize off of his head. Its color matched that of the hair of the stranger, almost exactly.

"You wanted it, right?" The boy sounded amused as he took in Sora's flabbergasted, wide-eyed gawk.

Sora hugged the cat to his chest protectively, lovingly. "Yes, thank you! But…" His eyes narrowed, confused. "How did you know?"

The silverette chuckled, and then extended an arm to ruffle Sora's coffee-colored tresses. "You were straring at it for half an hour."

The brunette began to gape openly again, then recovered and grinned sheepishly. "Oh…I didn't notice at all."

Another one of those low, velvety chuckles. "I didn't think so." He stuck his hands into the pockets of the clean black pants he wore. "In case you were wondering, my name's Riku."

"Um…my name's Sora, and it's really nice to meet you, Riku!"

Riku smirked, and then gestured at the plushie. "So, what's its name?"

"Huh?"

"Aren't you going to name it?" Riku pressed the petit brunette.

"I think…" Sora crossed his arms and looked at the ground thoughtfull, trapping the plushie under his arm. His eyes lit up at a realization that there was the perfect name for this stuffed animal that required no thought process at all. He flashed a shy, bashful smile at the expectant boy in front of him.

"I think I'll name it Riku!"

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Haha, they're so cute. X3 I love Soriku so much. Anyways, I had to post it early because I probably won't get any time to write later in the week. Shocking, I know. I always have time to write, and that's the glory of being in middle school. Not as much homework. :P Including the fact that it's winter break now.

I would also like to say that if, and only if, I do get time to write, then there will be a sequel, in which Sora and Riku get to watch fireworks. Yay!~

Also, thank you to all of my reviewers and favoriteers(I don't know if that's a real word, I just made it up XD)! You guys are epic win and awesomeness!

And so, everyone, make sure to make your New Year's resolutions good, and have a happy New Year! :D