#50 – Night.
"Wake up, Sora. Look!" Riku jostled the brunette awake for the show that was about to begin. "Jeez, you could sleep through anything couldn't you?"
Sora smiled embarrassedly. "Sorry. But, you should know why I'm sleepy." He shot Riku a perverse glance. "You were the one who kept me up till three in the morning last night."
Riku scoffed indignantly. "I didn't hear you complaining when you were screaming 'Yes, yes, Riku! More!' Mmph!" Riku giggled loudly under Sora's hand as the brunette looked around quickly to see if anyone had heard the comment. Sitting back down, he leered at Riku.
"You are such an asshole." Riku shrugged and grabbed the cooler they had brought down to the beach. Riku offered Sora a root beer in apology. Sora simply made a loud "humph" and grabbed the can from his elder's grasp, a smile cracking through. Riku opened his arms, and Sora moved over to him, gently nestling himself in his elder's arms, watching as the first firework lit up the night sky. Sora grabbed Riku's hand slightly when the sound finally caught up to them. Riku simply chuckled and held on a little tighter, as if the boy would slip away like the fireworks, gently drifting away into the night sky.
Sora held a look of wonder on his face, completely absorbed by the lights show. As a child, he had never truly been able to enjoy fireworks, as the climate was such that it only got dark long after his bedtime. But now, here with Riku holding him, it almost made Sora glad to have waited. Everything was perfect. The lights lit up the brisk November night sky, quickly illuminating everything before sinking back into the dark from whence they came. Sora gripped Riku's arm a little more tenderly, confirming that, no, he wouldn't disappear. Not just for Riku's sake, but because the wonder of the night would be that much scarier without him.
"Here comes the finale." Riku whispered into his ear lightly, arousing Sora from his contemplations. And then they came, illuminating the night in wondrous patterns and shapes, patches of flowers covering the canvas of sky before them. It was perfect; a perfect show, and a perfect lover to share it with. Sora listened to Riku's heartbeat as he closed his eyes, and then the applause of people as the show ended, slipping gently into the sleep of night.
Owari.