[fanfic100] [092 Christmas] A Perfect Gift
Characters: Van Fanel and Hitomi Kanzaki
Prompt: 092 - Christmas
Rating: G
Notes: Sainnseal is Gaelic for New Year's gift, as taken from this site. And yes, I make up my own holidays. :P Also, post-series fic.
Gifts, reflected Merle, were much harder to give now that she'd grown up. When she was a kitten, there had been no qualms about giving Lord Van a cherished toy, a fresh piece of fruit, or a hug for the major occasions, whether it was his birthday, or for Sainnseal, the most important day of Winter in Fanelia.
But Lord Van was 18 now, and she'd - they all were, really - been so busy, that she hadn't even had TIME to think about what kind of Sainnseal gift was appropriate!
Not to mention that while Lord Van presented a generally happy front to his people, Merle was one of the few people who knew just how unhappy he was. Much as she'd tried to deny it, with Hitomi gone, Lord Van just did not seem happy at all.
And suddenly, Merle had a wonderful idea. It absolutely had to work! And it would be the perfect gift for Lord Van, and he would always love her for it (not that he wouldn't anyway, she reminded herself).
And so it came about, that the night before Sainnseal, Merle snuck (rather stealthily, she felt, as he hadn't even stirred) into Lord Van's room and stole the pendant from around his neck.
And wished, and wished, and wished.
The next morning, while Lord Van was been sitting in the dining room eating breakfast, Merle, disappointed, had decided that if Hitomi was not going to show up even though she'd wished so hard, that she would just have to pretend to be immature and hug Lord Van for his Sainnseal present.
Sneaking into the dining room, Merle stopped in shock as she glimpsed the person beside her Lord Van, who had honey-brown hair (it was longer, she noted later) and bright green eyes, who was smiling at him.
Hitomi was here - On Gaea! Her wish had worked!
She hugged Lord Van anyway, and excitedly explained that this was her gift, and handed back the pendant without a hint of sheepishness.
As Merle exuberantly cheered them, Van and Hitomi shared a smile.
After all, Merle didn't have to know they'd been planning for this, right?
Comments are adored. ^^
Prompt: 092 - Christmas
Rating: G
Notes: Sainnseal is Gaelic for New Year's gift, as taken from this site. And yes, I make up my own holidays. :P Also, post-series fic.
Gifts, reflected Merle, were much harder to give now that she'd grown up. When she was a kitten, there had been no qualms about giving Lord Van a cherished toy, a fresh piece of fruit, or a hug for the major occasions, whether it was his birthday, or for Sainnseal, the most important day of Winter in Fanelia.
But Lord Van was 18 now, and she'd - they all were, really - been so busy, that she hadn't even had TIME to think about what kind of Sainnseal gift was appropriate!
Not to mention that while Lord Van presented a generally happy front to his people, Merle was one of the few people who knew just how unhappy he was. Much as she'd tried to deny it, with Hitomi gone, Lord Van just did not seem happy at all.
And suddenly, Merle had a wonderful idea. It absolutely had to work! And it would be the perfect gift for Lord Van, and he would always love her for it (not that he wouldn't anyway, she reminded herself).
And so it came about, that the night before Sainnseal, Merle snuck (rather stealthily, she felt, as he hadn't even stirred) into Lord Van's room and stole the pendant from around his neck.
And wished, and wished, and wished.
The next morning, while Lord Van was been sitting in the dining room eating breakfast, Merle, disappointed, had decided that if Hitomi was not going to show up even though she'd wished so hard, that she would just have to pretend to be immature and hug Lord Van for his Sainnseal present.
Sneaking into the dining room, Merle stopped in shock as she glimpsed the person beside her Lord Van, who had honey-brown hair (it was longer, she noted later) and bright green eyes, who was smiling at him.
Hitomi was here - On Gaea! Her wish had worked!
She hugged Lord Van anyway, and excitedly explained that this was her gift, and handed back the pendant without a hint of sheepishness.
As Merle exuberantly cheered them, Van and Hitomi shared a smile.
After all, Merle didn't have to know they'd been planning for this, right?
Comments are adored. ^^