Characters/Pairings: America, OC!New York

Genre: ... General? Angst? I don't even know.

Rating: K, but contains some ideologically sensitive material

Warnings: OC!New York, authoress expressing her opinions, 20 minute writing crap. 9-11.

DISCLAIMER: Do I *really* have to include this? Really?

LIV: Tower

Nine Years.

Nine years since the World Trade Center had fallen, leaving New York with two gaping holes in its skyline; Anthony with twin scars on his right leg, and Alfred with the same over his heart.

Almost nine years since the "war on Terrorism" began.

And now they wanted to build an Islamic community center, not three blocks from Ground Zero.

Alfred rubbed at his scars, always a little sore on the anniversary. He didn't really know about anyone else - well, he did, but that wasn't the point – but building a "community center", especially one for Muslims, just a few blocks from the only attack on American soil in –what was then – almost 60 years seemed a little… disrespectful.

It wasn't up to him, though. It was up to the city, the people – Tony's people, whether or not the thing was built.

It was nine years today.

A/N: Unless you're living under a rock (or somewhere that's not the US) you've heard about the Islamic Community Center (commonly being called a mosque) that is possibly being built 3 blocks from Ground Zero. Most of the nation has come back with some pretty harsh feedback - basically saying that it would be like building a monument to the KKK down in Alabama, or something (This is not a overly-harsh comparison, by the way - Islamic Extremists are to Islam as the KKK is to Christianity. Don't even try to convince me otherwise). I'm not saying that all Muslims are terrorists, but that is almost what automatically jumps to mind, at least as a Minnesotan.

Personally, I feel like that building it that close to Ground Zero is a little disrespectful, and a whole lot stupid. The thing is going to be made of glass and steel - are they trying to get it destroyed? Really?
Now, I'm not saying that Muslims have no right to build there - they do have a right, by the First Amendment, to build there... it just seems like a waste of money, because that thing is going to be destroyed by somebody who doesn't want them there.

Okay, I'm done covering my ass, at least for this piece. Just remember, kids: Everyone's a Little Bit Racist.

60 Years since the last attack on American Soil - refers to the Attack on Pearl Harbor, which took place on December 7th, 1942.

Anthony/Tony (Anthony O'Malley) is New York. NOT Tony the Alien.
New York is what I personally consider to be Alfred's heart - not DC, even though it's a pretty common headcanon.

That's all. Review, please! Just... no flames or personal attacks, please.