Title: Shining
Genre: Romance
Number: Two out of twenty
Summary: But that wasn't why they were laying on the ground in the middle of the night.
Notes: I forgot to say in the first ficlet! Hey, thanks for the reviews and welcome to my story! Or rather, stories. They aren't in a special order, and they have nothing to do with one another... so just read! This one too is a little long... they're getting shorter, I promise!
Disclaimer: Never have, never will own digimon

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"It's beautiful, Matt."

It was beautiful.

For their first date Matt had brought Sora to a very special place he'd never shown, and would never show, to anyone else.

They were laying on their backs on a small hill hidden deep in the local park. Or as deep as a park could be. Matt had brought a blanket only, and had promised himself that he would take Sora out for dinner some other time.

But not tonight.

It was very late, and Matt doubted that there were anyone else in the park at this hour, except him and his girlfriend.

The hill was completely empty for trees, bushes or anything else, so it was very open, and the couple had a good view from their position facing the sky. Sora's head was next to Matt's on his left side, and they were laying in opposite directions though still close.

If Matt turned just slightly he would be able to burry his face in her short hair.

But that wasn't why they were laying on the ground in the middle of the night. They were laying there so they could watch the stars.

He had taken her there because he always went there himself when he needed to relax and get away from the world. And because she was the only person in the world he would like to share it with.

"You know," he whispered softly, "I was laying on this exact spot when I first realised I want to travel to the stars."

And Sora was also the only one he wanted to share his dream with.

He could hear her shift slightly, and he knew she'd turned to look at him. "You mean you want to become an astronaut?"

He turned his face to the left, now facing Sora close to him, and said simply "yeah."

That's all he had to say. Sora didn't need to hear his many reasons to know that he really wanted it, and she didn't need to try telling him how small the chances were that he'd succeed, because she believed in him. And she believed in his dream.

For a moment they just stared at each other quietly. Even though she was up side down to him, Matt thought she looked truly wonderful, laying there in the light of the stars, far away from everyone else, eyes glowing and a small smile on her face.

Then he turned back to the stars again, smiling up at them, and he knew Sora did as well.

"It's beautiful," she repeated, "thanks for bringing me here."

And there they laid into the night, just content in the present of the other. And the stars shone brightly that night on the dark, clear sky. They were shining down at the two who watched them.