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[mykimlasca]

[ Oh hay. It's a bright sunny day outside and near the outskirts of a castle there is a tree.
 Under this tree is a princess. This princess is currently sleeping under said tree,
a large book titled, " Female Rulers in Modern Europe " resting in her lap, it's pretty big.
There is a wreath of flowers messily scattered on top of her head and various

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[angelscried]

[Aww, Natalia. Her friend. ...Or so she desperately wants to believe.

Colette smiles a little and adjusts the flowers on her head, trying not to wake her up. She'll think you're adorable for now - but only because she's never seen you with Lloyd. It's sad how fragile her friendships are now. :( ]

[mykimlasca]

[ N-Natalia still loves you, Colette. ;^;
She sleepily lets out a quiet mumble, might be putting her head on your shoulder right now, Colette. ]

[angelscried]

[A-awwwww. She smiles as she affectionately brushes her bangs. Yes, friends are good, aren't they?]

[mykimlasca]

But my cookies didn't turn out that badly...[slightly pouting in her sleep, she leans in close.]

A princess of Kimlasca should be able to make excellent coo..kies..

[promisedsomeone]

[Against his better judgment, Asch approaches as quietly as he can manage and kneels beside her. He tucks the bookmark in to save her place, then sets the history lesson aside.

He peeks at her face. Nope, still asleep.

She might be able to feel gloved fingertips brushing against her temple as he straightens her crown of flowers, Asch himself wearing a frown of concentration. He hasn't decided whether he wants to stay by the tree or not. He can't run off and abandon her anymore, and besides that, there might be monsters.]

[mykimlasca]

[Natalia sleepily almost subconsciously leans into the touch for a minute, a stray petal falling into her golden curls.

At the absence of her big book in her lap, she mumbles something under her breath. ]

[promisedsomeone]

[He plucks the petal out of her hair and sighs lightly. He's hopeless, isn't he? Asch stands up, hesitates, and decides to lean against the tree with his arms crossed. He'll stand watch -- just like his first night here.]

[mykimlasca]

[Did we mention Natalia is as chatty as she is in her sleep?]

You're horrible...positively horrible...how could you? You shouldn't have thrown them away..

[cakeblocked]

[Being separate from his own body right now in Luceti, Luke appears to be a ghost. Wispy, see-through and floaty. This is certainly different, and he looks down at his hands for a long moment with a disturbed frown before he looks around, and wouldn't you know it, he spots a familiar blondie.

It takes a bit of flipping around and drifting to the side, but he finally manages to hover over to her and successfully not end up upside-down.]

"Hey, Natalia?"

w-wat is dis. :'(

[mykimlasca]

[What on earth little boy. 8( Nataria is sleepily stirring at the sound of her name. It might take more than that my son..r_r ]

oh he's okay |Db

[cakeblocked]

[He's just supposed to be with Asch right now, as they had been after they first visited Yulia City and fought each other. It's a bit of a change, not feeling Asch's presence and being able to actually move, but he'll quickly get used to it. It's just this floaty thing he can't get used to.

And it's a shame that that's pretty much all he can do. 8( Luke reaches out to try and pinch her cheek, but his hand goes right through her. She might feel a tingling sensation there, though!]

"Dammit..."

he's so cute...;u;

[mykimlasca]

[her eyes open slowly after that..her eyes blinking around, before she looks around, and then she notes Luke. Floating. Like a ghost. And let's out a short little shriek, leaning back into the tree.]

[replicatedfonic]

[Luke gives a soft smile at the sight, softly and slowly walking over to straighten the flowers, careful to try not wake her but sitting next to her to keep her company. It could be dangerous with monsters, after all.]

[mykimlasca]

[Natalia sleepily mumbles something, but her breathing softens. One always sleeps better in the company of family and friends.]

[replicatedfonic]

[Shaking his head softly, noticing the book. It did look like something she would read. Ugh. Reading, he remembered her prodding to study after he returned from his 'kidnapping' years ago. But still, he's content to sit next to her like this, enjoying her company as he rests a head on her shoulder, idly picking at a loose thread in the knee of his pants and keeping an eye for anyone approaching.]

[mykimlasca]

[Ironically it was those sorts of days she was dreaming about.
'Annoying Natalia!' Luke always had yelled at her, then she remembered how she happy she had been afterwards, running to Guy and blurting out that Luke said her name for what she later realized was the first time.

Those happy golden days, the three of them. She honestly was so lucky to have seven memories with Luke, and Asch. For the sake of those two she had to do her best to learn to become a great princess..and then a Queen.

But for now she was dreaming about the whole group, all of them, smiling and happy, even Asch was there. She unconsciously rested her head against his shoulder. ]