A bit late for New Year, but I'm celebrating Tweede Nuwejaar (Translation: 2nd New Year) so it's fine for me.

Happy New Year!

"Midnight in 5 minutes!" Oliver shouted. Everyone on the beach cheered and started to get into groups to wait for the countdown.

Lilly sat on the beach, away from everyone else. She didn't really want to be part of this; she was tired and irritated. Miley had dragged her down here to the party because she wanted to celebrate this with all her friends.

Lilly watched as Miley and Oliver joined a group that had Becca, Sarah and Jake, who had brought along Mikayla.

"3 minutes to go!" Someone else shouted. Everyone cheered and Lilly smiled a bit.

"Hey, aren't you going to join your friends?" She heard someone ask her. Lilly looked up and saw Jackson's face looking down at her.

"I'm not in the partying mood, I just want to go home and sleep." Lilly said and then looked back at the crowd of people. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jackson sit down next to her.

"Neither am I. My friends ditched me for their girls." Jackson said, looking at a group of junior, soon to be senior, boys and girls. "It was weird to hang with them seeing as I'm the only single guy there."

"So is that gonna be your New Years resolution, get a girlfriend?" Lilly asked. Jackson smiled at her.

"Maybe. So what's yours?"

"For 2008 to be better then 2007." Lilly said and looked away from him. Lilly's year had been rough, the mess with Lucas, all the fights she and Miley got in and the divorce of her parents.

"It will be and you should start it off with your friends." Jackson said and got up. He held his hand out to Lilly. She looked at it and then looked up at Jackson. He smiled; Lilly smiled slightly and took his hand.

The two of them walked towards Miley's group. "1 minute!" Oliver shouted.

"Hey Lilly, joining us now?" Miley asked and then looked down at Lilly and Jackson's hands. The others didn't seem to notice as they joined in.

"Yeah." Lilly said. She looked down at hers and Jackson's hands and then looked up at Jackson. He was looking at her now.

"Want to make this a New Year to remember?" He asked. Lilly nodded.

"Time for the countdown! 10…"

Jackson let go of Lilly's hand.

"9…"

He slowly leaned in. Lilly realised what he was doing and slowly closed her eyes.

"8…"

Lilly felt Jackson's arms around her waist pulling her closer.

"7…"

Lilly opened her eyes again to see that her face was only inches away from Jackson's.

"6…"

"Happy New Year." Jackson said.

"5…"

"Same to you."

"4…"

And then their lips met. They didn't hear the rest of the countdown. Now it was just the two of them.

Lilly put her arms around Jackson's neck, bring him closer to her. She felt his tongue on her lips and opened her mouth a bit to let him in.

"They're…" Miley started.

"Kissing." Oliver finished.

"That's so sweet." Mikayla said.

"Should… we leave them?" Jake asked. Everyone nodded and ran off towards Rico's where the music was playing.

Lilly and Jackson broke away from the kiss and noticed the others had left them. "Do you want to join the others?" Jackson asked. Lilly shook her head.

"No, I like it here, with you." She said. Jackson smiled and kissed her again.

"Good luck with 2008, it should be better now that you have me." He said to her. And the two of them sat down on the beach and watched the fireworks.

I am so tired, so I'm taking a short break from Lackson, for now. And by short, I mean a day, just so I can write a couple of more kisses so that I'm prepared. And I need to catch up on some sleep, I woke up at 7 this morning!!! That's just not right. So I'll be back on Friday, no worries.