the ♔ tower

[The man who has those golden lights, shining on a pair of dark sea. Reflecting the world, that only he can see …]Based on ♬ Happy Birthday bookworm!

His cheekbones became dusted with a light pink hue as he looked to his gift, eyes going over the words of the note that he was soon to tuck away into his inner coat pocket for safe keeping. He picked up the book, caressing the cover of it as he looked over both the title and author, before paying a similar care to the coat in the box. "A reminder ...?" echoed Leo as his dark eyes shifted over to Amiee. Again, he smiled. "You're important to me too ... you always have been."

"I hardly see why you think it to be so significant ... it's nothing to celebrate." But then again, he did not think that Aimee would just let it go. She was always stubborn about matters like this but he couldn't deny that it brought a smile to his face. This was their first reunion in some time so ... he could handle one day of celebration.~ Surprised, however, at the box he was given Leo looked to her in amazement. "Y ... you really didn't have to--- Amiee -- ..." he ended up stammering in an unintelligible reply. "Hm ... you're what gives today significance ..." Leo smiled to Amiee as he looked down to the box he was handed. He opened it up carefully, eyes widening by what he saw inside. Taking notice to a note inside of the book, almost mistaking it for a bookmark, he took this out first to read the sentiment that was inside. "Is this your way of confessing to me?~" he chirped in a tease.

"Amiee ...!" Leo first uttered in surprise to be seeing his friend after so long though he was soon to get a little flustered in hearing this wish. "Ah ... thank you. It's nothing of importance, really ..." Though he wasn't going to deny that this put a smile on his face.