.::Pocky New Years::.

**Anything like this: “_____” (is your Name)

______ walked through the city of Tokyo wearing a kimono and holding a pink lollipop in her hand. It was 11:30 at night and this happened to be one of her favorite days of the year. The New Year’s festival was currently taking place and every year at the Civic Main Streets. Bright lights would flutter along with decorations between small mini carnivals games that set along the roads. Ignoring that fact, ______ would stock up on as much candy as she could. A smile was plastered on her face each time she took a .

Takeru stood next to her, wearing his own usual optimistic colorful attire outfit with his blondish hair nicely styled with a small long strand of hair colored pink and neon green coming from the left side. (There’s a picture at the bottom of the story to his appearance)

He too loved New Year’s festival as well, but seeing as it is, his small friend paid too much attention at the candy stand, jobbing all the candy she could take, ‘Unbelievable...’ he thought.

“_____-chan!” he called out, looking out all the games and all the fun he was missing. With both hands he grabbed onto her left arm, shaking it lightly. “Let’s go play games! I wanna have as much fun as possible before this year ends!” he whined, his short friend pointed out a finger, signing him to wait a minute.

“Hold on Takeru-kun, we’ll play as much as you want after I get all the candy I want.” She replied. Takeru let out another sigh and hunched his back, putting both hands back into his pockets and waited some more.

"What is it with you and candy ______-chan? There hasn't been a year at the New Year’s festival where I don't see you with some kind of candy. Why is that?"
"Why? Because I like candy, does that answer your question?" She answered.
"I guess," 
"Come on, you can help me find some delicious strawberry pocky since you've got nothing else better to do for the time being."
Before he could even object to her offer, she grabbed his hand, dragging him towards the pocky stall.
Realizing they were holding hands, he blushed bright red; he realized not only was she holding his hand, he had never felt such warm hands, and he definitely loved the feeling, he wrapped his hand into a proper form in holding hands, linking his fingers between hers.

_____ sat on a bench, munching on her pocky happily while Takeru was sitting next to her his arms crossed over his chest, half disappointed that she needed to eat all her candy before going on anymore games.

"Strawberry pocky is my favorite." she chirped, pushing another one in .
"Keep eating junk food like that and you'll get sick." he said with a smirk.
"I don't care. I've waited all year for the New Year’s festival, so I could eat as much candy as I want! I'm gonna eat till I'm sick!" she replied in a stubborn tone.
"Tch, whatever." he snorted
She put a stick of pocky in his face, grinning. "Don't knock it till ya try it Takeru -kun."
He scowled, pushing the pocky away from his face. "I don't want any of that sugary crap." She closed and blew air from her breath making her cheeks bubble out.

“But I thought you liked sweet stuff?” “Well you ruined it.” Takeru replied back

"Suit yourself, more for me." she said sticking out her tongue before putting the pocky stick .
Takeru rolled his eyes at the candy-obsessed girl, he held out his hand looking at his watch for the time then putting it back down breathing out a sigh.

“Its 11:58” he informed her, “Two more minutes till its---It’s…” his eyes wandered over when he spotted some strawberry icing from the pocky. A smirked was suddenly playing at his lips. _____ stopped eating the pocky, eyeing him.

"What, did you want some pocky?"
He scoots closer to her with the hugest grin showing. "Actually, I think I'll help myself."
"T- Takeru I-Mfmm!"
She was cut off when Takeru 's lips were suddenly being pressed up against her own. At that very moment Takeru forgot about all the games he whined for, he didn’t care anymore. His mind was set on _____, he wanted her more than ever. She blinked a couple of times before a blush made its way to her cheeks. His tongue touched her lips, tasting the leftover icing from her upper lip. He soon found his way into , getting a taste of the strawberry flavor. He pulled away, gliding his tongue onto his lips. She touched her lips, her blush deepening.
" Takeru -kun,"
"Don't knock it till you try it. Isn't that what you said?"
She looked away blushing but nodded. “I-I guess that's another way of trying it...”

Takeru lifted his arms once more searching for the time.

“Three…Two… One! MAKE A WISH!” The time switched to 12:00. Finally a brand new year had come.

“Happy New Year’s _____!” he exclaimed.

“Happy New Year Takeru!” he hugged him, Takeru held both her warm hands, “_____” he called her name.

“Yes? Takeru?” she answered,

“I’m not sure if my wish will come true but…” he explained, then taking a huge breath.

“_____, I really really like you! Please go out with me!” he confessed. Without saying anything, _____ planted her lips onto his, with less than a second he responded back with as much passion as she gave him. As she pulled away she answered,

“Yes, I will! Oh and just so you know, this was my wish too, to be with you” She smiled as Takeru did as well. His lips connected to hers once again, “I’m glad.”

The End.