#first gift

Ash: "hm... a gift from.. Stella?"

Ash: "lets see what she got me... oh-"

Ash: ".... 😦"

Ash: *plays with it*

First ✨ Gift = Paper

Narrated by Lilith.

Ashley: The street is empty tonight. There’s only the two of us.

Narrator: Ashley stood quietly on the snow-covered ground for a long time.

Narrator: Finally, before more snow would fall, she knelt and held the squirrel in her arms.

Ashley: Come on. Let’s go home.

Narrator: Ashley secretly took the squirrel back and placed it in her shabby room.

Ashley: Why did I bring you back? Both of us are going to be in big trouble if you’re found.

Narrator: Suddenly, the squirrel leapt out of her arms and ran onto the windowsill.

Narrator: Ashley watched the squirrel, and it found a beautiful pine cone.

Narrator: Squeaking as it moved, the squirrel ran toward Ashley with the pine cone in its tiny paws.

Narrator: Ashley reached out her hand, and the pine cone fell right into her palm.

Narrator: It was an ordinary pine cone, if anything. It was just a bit smaller and less dirty than other pine cones.

Ashley: It looks so beautiful. It’s the best pine cone I’ve ever seen.

Ashley: ...Is this your gift to me?

Ashley: Do you... like me?

Narrator: The squirrel certainly couldn’t understand Ashley’s words. It just kept squeaking and leaping happily around Ashley.

Ashley: ...Thank you.

Narrator: The bells rang at midnight. It was now Starsnow.

Narrator: It was the first time Ashley ever received a gift. She listened to the bells and gently held the pine cone.

Narrator: Unlike Ashley, I was waiting for attendants to deliver the gifts to my throne.

Narrator: Pearls, gems, silk, antiques... The long line of gift-bringers was endless.

Lilith: There are so many gifts this year. They will all be accepted.

Narrator: An attended opened a box for me, showing me a set of jadeite ornaments from Cloud.

Lilith: Smooth and shiny, they are indeed beautiful.

Narrator: Although I could tell its value at a glance, I had no use for things like this.

Lilith: I remember a maid of mine is going to get married soon. Send this set to her as my gift.

Narrator: The attendant brought me a drink from Pigeon.

Narrator: The ruby-colored juice in the glass was indeed a tempting sight, but that was all it had.

Narrator: I took a sip and put it aside.

Choose either “Don’t you like it?” or “Won’t you pick some of them?”

If “don’t,” ...

You: Why? Don’t you like these gifts?

Narrator: No, I like them.

You: But you don’t seem to care about gifts...

If “won’t,” ...

You: Won’t you pick some to keep for yourself?

Narrator: These represent my people’s love for me. How can I refuse any of them?

You: But you don’t seem to care about the gifts...

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Narrator: You’re wrong. I care about them more than anything.

Narrator: They carved statues for me, wrote music for me, devoted everything to me...

Narrator: These gifts show their love for me.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

THE FIRST GIFT!!

Sanka gives Fira her FIRST GIFT as a couple: The Album "WATERLOO", by the group ABBA, one of Fira's favorites; she is so HAPPY and EXCITED that she doesn't know what to say... She's totally SHOCKED!!

*GAPPSSSSSS*