The 50 Themes Challenge
. By Moofy .
Aloli xx Kozue

A/N: And this 3rd one shall finish up this first deadline :U. Then I can relax until its another day right before the next deadline for the next 3 drabbles so I can hurry my ass up again because as I've found out, I work best under pressure xDD. No comedy in this one really. Just pure fluff. I need to get my funny bone working here, 'cause having so much works without any laughs is a bit frightening for me ;. Ah well. Enjoy!

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03 : Holding Hands

The setting sun lit the whole town in warm pastels, making the ocean look like liquid pinks and purples, while the sand appeared more orange than yellow. Amongst the grains of sand, still warm from the day's sun beating on them, Aloli layed with her arms behind her head, watching the world's source of heat sink below the watery horizon. Letting her toes curl into the sand, her own softly-illuminated face smiled. She loved watching sunsets on the beach.

Not too long later, she felt the presence of her partner higher up on the shore. It was like this almost every day. Aloli came to the beach to watch and sunset, and Kozue would always end up finding her there, because finding her one day not being there would be just plain odd. And like every other day, he would keep his distance slightly, waiting for a signal as to whether she wanted him there, or to be alone. And so, he waited.

Aloli raised her hand up, motioning him to come over. He complied. Laying next to her on the sand, there was silence for a while. Just by looking at her, Kozue could already tell she was thinking deeply on something. If she wasn't going to spit it out soon, he would have to prod her at least a little; she had a problem with keeping her problems in.

"Kozue," she started, sounding unsure of herself at first, eyes refusing to leave the sinking ball that was the sun. "What happens if one of us dies?"

He was taken aback by the question, to say the least. Vaguely wondering what got her mind on that track, Kozue joined his gaze with Aloli's. "Well, if one of us did die, the other will just have to live on and be as happy as they can with what they still have."

Aloli frowned and looked over at him. "But--"

"Don't worry," Kozue chuckled, tone softer as closed his own eyes. Taking one arm from underneath his head, he felt around the sand blindly for a moment before finding Aloli's hand and entwining his with hers. "We'll always be together."

Aloli instantly brightened up, taking one last look at the beautiful sight (and she wasn't talking about the sunset) before shutting her own green orbs, smiling as they both dozed off, holding hands.