TITLE: Y2K
AUTHOR: Heather G.
RATING: G
CLASSIFICATION:M SR, Post-ep vignette, M&S POV
SPOILER WARNING: Millennium
ARCHIVAL: Yes, just keep my name attached, and lemme know where.
DISCLAIMER: They are not mine, if they were, we�d have a lot of happy Shippers. Don�t sue me, cause you can�t squeeze blood from a stone, Chris!
SUMMARY: What do you say to something like that?
FEEDBACK: Something I crave, so please, send your feedback this instant!!!

When our lips brushed it seemed like all the fireworks and celebration was for us. I felt myself swept up into the moment: January 1, 2000, and I was celebrating in the strong, warm embrace of my partner, our faces drawn close together in a kiss of undying love. My knees felt like jelly, his body my only pillar of support. We pull away slowly, and I look into his hazel eyes. Oh God, those eyes..!
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She looks up at me, her face an expression of happiness seldom seen. Her eyes are soft, probing deep inside my soul. They are asking a question, but she already knows the answer...
�The world didn�t end,� I say, not even sure myself if I meant because we kissed, or because of the millennium. Either - or both.
�No it didn�t,� she says matter-of-factly, as if she knew it wouldn�t all along - which I�m sure she did.
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He slips his good arm around my shoulders, and we walk out of the hospital. The first day of the millennium should be a day to look toward the future, but I can�t help looking to the past. And for the