It was December 31st. Typically he didn't pay too much attention to holidays when he was traveling, however, it was New Years Eve and he wanted to at least treat the turn of the year with respect. That's how he found himself in Hearthome City for the New Years Eve Festival there. A big chunk of the city was closed off to anything except foot traffic, and the streets were lined with various booths and stations. They ranged from games and food to souvenirs and crafts.

The main event was of course a fireworks display at midnight to celebrate the coming of the new year. He had arrived in the city around 8:30 that night and he walked around observing the festivities that were already underway, just enjoying it privately on the inside. He wasn't sure how he was to spend the time until midnight and even just considered bailing to go to sleep in the Pokemon Center.

However, his plans changed as he did a double take at the brunette struggling with the ring toss. His heart began to pound in excitement. As he walked closer, he realized his first take had been right, it was May. She had an adorable slight pout on her face as she focused on the game. He was smiling at the sight of her before he even realized it.

They had been rivals for years, but at the same time, they had been really good friends for almost as long. Lately though, he had been thinking about her more often than he should and when he was around her, he got all nervous and excited. He watched as she threw her last ring which unfortunately missed. He just got to the booth when the man running the booth thanked her for playing.

"Have your eye on something?" He said as he leaned against the counter of the booth. She was startled by him and whipped around to see who had spoken to her. When she faced him, he smirked at her.

"Drew!" She said in surprise. "I didn't expect to see you here!" She said happily as she grinned at him. He felt his smirk soften into a genuine smile at her expression.

"Neither did I," he said as he turned around to face the booth. He observed the prizes that were available to win when his eyes stopped on a small plush Torchic keychain.

"I'm guessing you were after that?" He asked as he pointed at keychain.

"Yeah, but I'm no good at ring tossing," she sighed but laughed it off.

"I'll try," he said as he forked over the amount of money to play. The man gave him the 5 rings. The first ring that he threw almost didn't make it. It just barely caught before falling down on the peg. By some miracle, he managed to land all 5 of them.

"You can pick any prize you'd like," the man smiled at him.

"I'll take that keychain then," he said. The man nodded and handed one to him.

"Here," Drew said as he held it out to May. She had a look of wonder on her face as she tentatively took it from him.

"You won this for me?" She asked as she clipped it on to her backpack.

"Well yeah, you wanted it right?" He said, confused as to what her point was. So what? He won it for her. What's the big deal? They fell into step together as they walked away from the booth and continued down the street.

"Yeah, thank you," she said softly. She tilted her head towards the ground.

"You're welcome," he said. She still kept her head towards the ground.

"What?" He asked finally.

"Sorry, it's just, that was really sweet of you and I was kind of surprised," she said as she lifted her head to look at him. Her cheeks were slightly rosy, but he wasn't sure if that was just the cold or not. He averted his gaze from her face.

"It's not a big deal or anything," he huffed.

"Well, it is to me," she said seriously. He stopped in his tracks and after a few paces she noticed and turned around.

"Sorry," he said as he walked towards her to catch up. "Why do you say that?" He asked.

"You would have never done something like that when we were younger. I don't know, just kinda made me realize how nice you are now," she smiled. He felt his cheeks burn slightly.

"I'm just nice to my friends, that's all," he said. It was silent for a moment before she spoke again.

"I know I've kinda already invited myself along with you, but do you want to hang out and watch the fireworks with me?" She asked.

"Sure," he said calmly, trying to hide his excitement from her. With that, the two spent the evening together, catching up since the last time they had seen each other. They talked about their Pokémon and who to watch out for in contests. They filled each other in on all the things that had happened in between meeting. Pretty soon, 11:45 had rolled around.

"We should find a place without a whole lot of people to watch the fireworks," May recommend.

"Oh, I see, wanting to be alone with me?" He teased.

"That's not it!" She exclaimed, her face reddening. "I just want to be able to see the fireworks without bumping into people left and right!"

"I know, I know," he laughed. They ended up finding an elevated spot that wasn't too crowded as it was a bit far away from the festivities. It was about 11:57ish when they got there and as they were standing, waiting for the fireworks to appear, he remembered something. It was good luck in love to kiss somebody at midnight on New Years. Not only that, but if you kiss somebody you love and they love you back, it's some sort of eternal love blessing.

Drew began to panic. He did like May, a lot, but at the same time, who believed those superstitions anyways? Besides, if he decided to kiss May, it could ruin their friendship, and that was something he wouldn't be able to take. May kept babbling on about something that he stopped paying attention to due to the chaos in his head.

"Drew! The countdown's starting!" May exclaimed, snapping him out of his thoughts. Once it got down to 20 seconds, time seemed to slow down. He was still contemplating whether he should kiss her or not, if he should confess, or if he should just do nothing at all.

The countdown was at 10.

9

8

7

6

5

She looked at him, meeting her eyes with his. He wanted to kiss her so bad, but he didn't want to ruin anything.

4

3

She gave him a funny look, almost expectant in a way. It looked like she was saying are you going to kiss me or what?

2

He figured, screw it

1

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The sound of fireworks and cheers exploded around them but all Drew saw was darkness behind his eyelids as he pressed his lips against hers. His hand reached up to cup her cheek as her fingers bunched the cloth of his shirt on his chest. Her lips were dry and chapped from the cold, but so were his. The kiss only lasted a few seconds, but it was done and there was no going back. To his surprise, when he tried to pull back, she leaned into him before he broke the contact.

"I like you," he blurted out. She blushed at his brashness.

"I like you too, you big dummy," she giggled before wrapping her arms around him in a hug.

"I know we're rivals and all and it's not going to be easy, but I'd like to be with you. If not right now, then someday?"

"I get it, but I don't want to wait. We'll figure it out as we go okay? We'll be fine," she smiled reassuringly.

"Right,"

"Are you headed for the Pastoria City contest?" She asked.

"Yeah, I am. I'm guessing you are too?"

"Let's travel there together then, okay?" She said as she let go of him but slipped her hand into his.

"Okay,"

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-A/N-

Happy late New Years guys XD I just finished so finals today because my school started late and it's just a mess so we had to do finals after Christmas break and all that lovely good stuff so thanks rona. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this. Also I don't think I said anything about it in the last one shot, but I have a new one shot idea that is not holiday related XD. I think you guys will like it (hopefully) so anyways, until next time!

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