flowerofmtsilver: (flower)
flowerofmtsilver ([personal profile] flowerofmtsilver) wrote2012-04-20 11:49 pm

But you say that’s exactly how this grace thing works

Who: Celebi and Vinnie
What: an exchange of gifts
Where: Celebi's dorm
When: Evening of April 22nd
Warnings: Fainting and crying?

Remembering to knock on doors was not one of Vinnie's strengths.

This door was different.

This one, he stood outside for a good minute, turning the luminous sphere in the palm of his hand. The bauble wasn't even all that spectacular, really - it was really his first experiment in growing a stone, and there were plenty of them out there in larger sizes. Certainly didn't go for a lot of money outside a very specific market. But the sentiment he poured into this gesture was beyond that of any other present he gave this day.

Birthday gifts were only for family - gratitude to the people around him that he would honour beyond reason.

He cupped the stone in his hands and slowly closed his fingers around it, letting its glow seep through the space between each digit. This, he reminded himself as he stared down into its gentle light, would be the very first present he gave to the one he considered his mother. Sure, it was really just a childhood delusion, but... there was no one else he could possibly place in that role. Celebi was mother to all forests, just as he was born of one. She sung him lullabies and smelled of home.

All right. No more stalling. The Venusaur palmed the sphere in his fist and knocked on her door. Then immediately turned the knob and opened it. No, that's still not how it works...
truffulatree: (Hmmm Yes~)

[personal profile] truffulatree 2012-04-24 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
"You let me in," she told him simply, "and you reminded me of some things."

How to honestly care, for one. That was a big one. Probably the most important one. She often forgot how, so a reminder here and there was very strangely appreciated at times. This was one of them. It didn't happen as nicely all the time either. It wasn't unheard of to want to care for someone and find that there was no degree of mutual affection.

Celebi pulled back and smiled playfully down at him. "Before I get it, you need to make a promise, ok?"

Look, there was a pinky.

"Don't freak out?" They always freaked out.