AN:

Two chapters in 2 days? I HATE YOU NEW YEARS.

...and I don't lol. But too much work ffff-

It might be short. And hurrah for filler chapters. /brick'd/

OMG 20K WORDS. ;V;

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Fireworks exploding in the sky.

Blossoming into thousands of colours.

Just like our love.

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"I kind of like New Years, it's almost like resetting the year and starting fresh without remainders of the other year... with exceptions anyways," grinned Resu, handing Toshiro his morning coffee. He slightly yawned and took the coffee from her, the cup warming up his hands as he sat on the living room couch.

"Thank you Resu... and that is kind of true for some people."

"Yep! Do you have any resolutions for 2012?"

"Not really."

"Why not?" Resu pouted, crossing her arms across her chest. "I made a resolution to not eat as many sweets."

"Why that specific resolution?"

"You know I love sweets, so loosening up on them might allow me to not do so much training to lose fat!" laughed Resu. Toshiro chuckled at her and took a sip of his coffee, his turquoise eyes thoughtful.

"I guess mine would be... hmn. I'm not sure really."

"There must be something...!"

"I'll think over it through the day Resu." He heard her sigh.

"We should have a small party and invite Ran-chan, Ichigo and Rukia over for New Years." Toshiro nodded and sighed.

"What should we do today?"

"I dunno." Resu shrugged and Toshiro's iPhone rang. He placed his coffee on the table and answered the cellphone.

"Abarai...? Why are you calling?" Resu sat down next to Toshiro and just listened in on their conversation. It didn't last long and Toshiro closed his phone shortly after. "Abarai and Hisagi are coming over... you remember the man you shot?"

"Yeah."

"That's Renji Abarai."

"H-he's coming over? How am I going to apologize for shooting him?"

"Just say sorry?"

"How do I just say sorry?" Resu sighed, an exasperated tone in her voice.

"You just do." Resu rolled her eyes at Toshiro and lightly punched him in his uninjured shoulder. He just chuckled at her before she snuggled up close to him. Toshiro gently ran his fingers through her hair and he noticed a sweet scent coming from her. "Lemme guess, you just washed your hair?"

"Yeah... watermelon honey shampoo!"

"No wonder there's a sweet scent coming from you... it makes me hungry enough to eat you up." He playfully growled and pinned her to the couch. Resu heavily blushed under him and tried to push him off.

"D-don't say those things...! Are you trying to embarrass me before guests come?"

"No... of course not. I'm merely stating the truth," Toshiro smirked. Resu huffed and turned her head and gaze away from him, exposing her neck. He hungrily left kisses down the side of her neck and bit into the junction between her shoulder and neck. Resu slightly gasped and Toshiro lightly sucked on the spot, leaving a light mark on the area.

"T-Toshiro..."Resu murmured. "What if someone rings at the doorbell?"

"Let them ring," he growled, his tongue running over the spot where he marked her. Resu gently shivered under him and loosely hanged her arms over his shoulders. Toshiro pulled back to gently bite Resu's bottom lip before he got off her. "Shouldn't we prepare some food?" he smiled. Resu blushed slightly deeper and nodded.

"Y-yeah... when are Abarai and Hisagi coming?"

"Later tonight."

"I guess I'll call up Ran-chan, Ichigo and Rukia then... but when exactly is later?"

"7:00..."

"Ah, ok! We've got... 8 hours to prepare. That's a lot. I'll go call them then we can come up with ideas for food."

~Many... many hours later~

Resu giggled as she noticed a bit of mayonnaise left on the tip of Toshiro's nose. He looked to her, oblivious to that fact. Resu walked up to him and kissed him on the tip of his nose, the tip of her tongue licking up the mayonnaise. He slightly blushed at her actions.

"What was that for...?"

"Silly, you had mayonnaise on your nose!" He blinked a few times at her before grinning.

Toshiro then lightly tapped her nose and said, "Well you have chocolate on yours."

"H-hey, you cheated!" She stuck out her tongue and tried to reach the chocolate, but then she grabbed a paper towel and wiped it off. Toshiro let out a fake sigh of sadness and went back to preparing the food. Resu rolled her eyes and hugged him from behind, pressing her cheek up against his back. A smile tugged at his lips.

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"You guys make the best food I've ever eaten at anyone's house!" exclaimed Rangiku as she shoved another small pastry in her mouth. Rukia raised her eyebrows at Rangiku and Toshiro rolled his eyes. Ichigo was over talking to Renji and Shuhei Hisagi. Resu walked over and slightly smiled at Renji.

"Ah... I just came over to say sorry for shooting you in the shoulder..."

"It's fine Resu." Renji grinned. Resu let out a sigh of relief.

"Well, welcome to the party then!"

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Resu slightly leaned back against Toshiro as they stood outside on the balcony of the apartment, her green eyes looking at the starry sky.

Just 3 more minutes... Resu thought as she took a sip of the wine she was holding. Toshiro wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and she lightly smiled.

"Soon..." he gently murmured. Time quickly passed and soon both of them could hear everyone inside counting down inside. Resu lightly pulled herself out of Toshiro's grip, placing the glass on a nearby glass table. She returned back to him and rested her hands on his chest.

"Five! Four! Three! Two! One!"

The fireworks went off and the shout of Happy New Years rang in their ears. At that very moment the two assassins pulled each other into a deep, soulful kiss. They broke apart as the cheering began to die down.

"To a new year..." Resu whispered against his lips.

"To a new year," Toshiro agreed, kissing her again.