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[vitalistic]

When; 11/27
Rating; PG at most
Characters; vitalistic and srslynotguy
Summary; Estelle dreams of a " memory" involving killing a dear friend.
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[srslynotguy]

Flynn had just finished having his breakfast and was on his way out for another day of helping around the city when Estelle launched herself at him and hugged him tightly. It was a surprise, though Flynn didn't think much of at first. So early in the morning as it was, the reasons behind Estelle's impromptu embrace being something truly worrisome hadn't occurred to Flynn yet.

"Lady Estellise?" he asked in a slightly confused tone as he placed a hand on the princess' shoulder.

"Is something the matter?" He asked after a moment, and this time he began to worry.

[srslynotguy]

Though it really wasn't his thing, Flynn looked around the shop as well. It wasn't completely out of politeness, however. He had an idea, though it was one that needed some looking around to carry out.

Passing through the rack filled with ribbons and hats, Flynn eventually came to a table lined with ornate barrettes. Most of them had elaborate designs, the kinds Flynn saw on the noble ladies of Zaphias, and thought none of them really fit the princess.

He was about to move onto the next display then, when he spotted something at the edge of his eye. He turned then, giving that something a closer look, and found himself looking at a barrette with an elaborate, yet not overstated, floral design. A longer look made Flynn realize the design reminded him of the blossoms of Halure.

After a quick glance at Estelle, who was looking at another table of trinkets and whatnot, Flynn spoke to the nearby salesgirl about purchasing the barrette.

[vitalistic]

While she really had no intent to purchase anything, Estelle was quite content simply trying on rings and necklaces. Some were over the top in design, and she tried them on to entertain herself and nothing more. She could be heard over in that part of the store laughing away, enjoying herself with these little things. It reminded her when she used to play dress up, with all the oversized pearls and pretending to go to tea parties. Of course, she always went to them, but she had to act differently at the ‘real deal’ to impress the other royalty and noble. Her make believe parties were always so much more fun, the ones that only involved her and her imagination

[srslynotguy]

Flynn seemed to think for a moment then: He hadn't really meant to be caught in the act, but now that Estelle had seen he'd purchased something...

He smiled then. In the end, the gift was for Lady Estellise. What did it matter then if she was to receive it now? He held the gift-wrapped package to the princess. "This is for you, Lady Estellise," he said then and waited until the gift was in the princess' arms before speaking again.

"I hope it is to your liking."

[vitalistic]

Seeing the gift being handed to her, she gently took it from him as she held it to her own chest, blushing ever so slightly. “You needn’t have gotten me anything, however thank you for your gift!” Even though she hadn’t seen what he had bought for her, she was more than grateful enough he thought to get her something.

Looking down at the bag in her arms, she carefully opened it and pulled out the barrette. Staring at it in her hand, she wore an expression of admiration as she carefully examined it, taking in all the simple, yet beautiful details.

“It’s gorgeous.”

Though she may have found it to be a lot nicer than what it was if only because it was a gift from Flynn. Just that simple fact made it almost more lovely than any of the hair ornaments she had back in the castle.

[srslynotguy]

It was a relief to know Estelle liked his gift, however small it was. He was well aware that, as a Princess, Estelle owned a wealth of more impressive ornaments than this. Come to think of it, it wasn't simply a relief, but an honor to know Estelle clearly liked his gift.

"It reminded me of the flower blossoms of Halure," Flynn explained. "Would you like to try it on?"

[vitalistic]

“Yes, I would.” She stared at it for a little bit longer before she held it out to him. “Would you do the honor of putting it on me?”

In a way, this almost seemed like out of one of the many fairy tales she had read. And something about it made her happy. Never really has anyone simply gotten her a gift just because and being reminded of Halure only made her ever happier. Something about that place, she absolutely adored. Maybe it was for what she had done for them, or maybe she simply loved the beauty of that city when the tree was in full bloom.

[srslynotguy]

"Gladly, your highness," Flynn said a with a slight nod of his head as he carefully picked the barrette out the princess' hands

[vitalistic]

As Flynn approached her, Estelle couldn’t help but take a deep breath and hold her breath. Oh, she hoped she wasn’t blushing too badly or her heart pounding so hard Flynn could hear it. And she could appreciate how careful he was being in putting the barrette on her. Holding completely still, she did her best to not move at all until she heard the click of the accessory securing itself in her hair. Once it did, she let out the breath she was holding, then went to grab the mirror the shopkeeper had handed her.

With a more than delighted smile, Estelle studied herself in the mirror, focusing on the hair accessory that had been carefully placed in her hair.

“It’s very lovely,” she finally said. Putting the mirror against her chest, she turned to Flynn, giving him a bright smile, then bowing towards him.

“Thank you so much for your gift, Flynn. I will treasure it always.”

Her thanks was sincere, and it could be heard in her tone of voice just how much she appreciated his gift.