[All the teasing vanishes into a hopeful smile. Somehow, she still has to ask it directly.]
Do you like it?
[Or maybe she just wants to hear it. She can see that smile, the way Serenity examines every tiny nuance of the gift. It's a symbol of their closeness, as more than princesses, more than princess and guardian; as themselves.]
THIS GIRL WOULD HAVE CRIED. CRIED!!
Do you like it?
[Or maybe she just wants to hear it. She can see that smile, the way Serenity examines every tiny nuance of the gift. It's a symbol of their closeness, as more than princesses, more than princess and guardian; as themselves.]