Another story I liked from Drabble Me.
Tea sipped at her drink and stood gazing out the window. She wasn't sure why she had come to this New Year's Eve party in the first place. She was no good at parties anyhow. They always made her feel awkward and she ended up like she was now, hiding and hoping nobody noticed how flushed her face got when she was nervous.
Well, truth be told, Tea knew very well why she was at the party: to see Shiro.
Ah, Shiro. Just the thought of him, the chance of a glimpse of his handsome stature made Tea's heart beat rapidly.
But tonight everyone was masked. Tea peered shyly through the crowd, trying to guess which guest was Shiro. There, she thought, the man over by the biggest crowd of people, the tall, muscular one with the dog mask. It had to be Shiro. No one else could look so handsome, even in a dog mask.
He began to walk Tea's way and Tea started to panic. What if he actually talked to Tea?
Shiro came right up to Tea and Tea thought that he was going to faint.
"Hello," Shiro said smoothly. "What are you doing over here all alone?"
"Oh, just looking at the view," Tea said and immediately wanted to die because that sounded so dumb.
Just then, a loud voice began to count down. "Ten ... nine ... eight ... seven ..."
Tea's heart leapt. If they were together at midnight, that meant that Shiro might ...
"Happy New Year!"
Shiro swept Tea into his arms, bent over to her lips, and kissed Tea softly, slipping her the tongue and tenderly holding her waist.
Tea could hardly believe it. How wonderful! And now that it was after midnight, it was time to take their masks off. He reached out almost shyly and pulled Tea's mask off her face. "I knew it was you," Shiro said softly and took his own mask off.
Tea blushed and pushed her hair behind her ear. "I knew it was you also..." she quitely muttered, embarrassed at her remark and looked down. He grabbed her chin and pulled her face up and kissed her again. And that was the start of it all.
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