"Since you've given me permission to give you your special gift..." With a magical poof, and small floating text that even said poof beside it, a small box dropped into Alice's hand and opened itself to reveal a two piece rose gold ring. The simpler band had five diamond studs while the larger band had two leafy vine bands that each had a diamond of their own. They stopped at the top and bottom of the setting that housed a large kite cut Moss Agate.
"I made it myself! If you kiss the Moss Agate I'll be teleported directly to you. I should warn you though, it only works once every twenty-four hours. So you won't be able to teleport me around thirty times a day."
Did she need to even state the implications to Nicole? Probably not. The Angel was a smart cookie, and even then the two had known each other for centuries at this point. Oh, but no pomp and ceremony was really bothering her.
"My hope with this ring was that you might guide me toward more- no, no. That word is taboo for this! We'll both be around for centuries if not millennia more and my heart would absolutely soar if you'd accept spending all that time with me in a more romantic capacity!"
@rubiedhex
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā šššššššššššĀ ššššššĀ šššššššĀ ššĀ šššĀ ššššššš ššššĀ šššš šššĀ ššššĀ ššš šššĀ ššš-šššššššššĀ šššĀ šššššššĀ šššššĀ šššššššššĀ ššš šššĀ šššššššššĀ šššĀ šš Ā ššššš.Ā SheĀ carefullyĀ takesĀ theĀ smallĀ boxĀ currentlyĀ holdingĀ theĀ beautifulĀ ring,Ā lightlyĀ turningĀ itĀ aroundĀ eachĀ wayĀ asĀ sheĀ studiesĀ it.Ā TheĀ beautifulĀ mossĀ agate,Ā cutĀ inĀ aĀ kiteĀ shapeĀ reallyĀ gaveĀ aĀ moreĀ magicalĀ andĀ elegantĀ feelĀ toĀ theĀ beautifulĀ roseĀ goldĀ ring.Ā NicoleĀ isn'tĀ surprisedĀ sheĀ madeĀ itĀ herselfā¦ifĀ anything,Ā sheĀ expectedĀ nothingĀ lessĀ fromĀ theĀ fellowĀ mage.Ā Still,Ā itĀ didn'tĀ changeĀ theĀ factĀ that--whileĀ sheĀ expectedĀ soĀ muchĀ fromĀ Alice,Ā thisĀ wasn'tĀ oneĀ ofĀ themĀ atĀ all.Ā SheĀ wasĀ wellĀ awareĀ ofĀ howĀ herĀ andĀ KleinerĀ were--theĀ amountĀ ofĀ timesĀ AliceĀ hadĀ rambledĀ onĀ andĀ onĀ aboutĀ herĀ littleĀ familyĀ andĀ howĀ lovingĀ andĀ caringĀ KleinerĀ was--andĀ accepting,Ā too.Ā SoĀ sheĀ knewĀ theirĀ relationshipĀ wasĀ polyamorous-andĀ sheĀ wasĀ fineĀ withĀ that,Ā herself.Ā SheĀ tooĀ feltĀ herĀ heartĀ hadĀ roomĀ forĀ manyā¦
Notā¦thatĀ sheĀ wouldĀ openlyĀ admitĀ such.Ā EspeciallyĀ notĀ withĀ PhanesĀ stillā¦watching.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Still,Ā theĀ angelā¦hadĀ aĀ feelingĀ theĀ mageĀ wouldĀ notĀ takeĀ ānoāĀ forĀ anĀ answerĀ unlessĀ sheĀ genuinelyĀ didn'tĀ feelĀ thatĀ wayĀ forĀ her.Ā Thus,Ā aquamarinesĀ lookĀ toĀ her--albietĀ shiningĀ withĀ aĀ gentleĀ wetnessĀ toĀ themĀ fromĀ tearsĀ unshed.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Aliceā¦Ā āĀ SheĀ startsĀ off,Ā noticingĀ atĀ firstĀ sheĀ hadĀ usedĀ aĀ veryĀ specificĀ phrasing--onlyĀ toĀ haltĀ onĀ that.Ā AĀ silentĀ laughĀ shakesĀ herĀ shoulders,Ā oneĀ handĀ inĀ frontĀ ofĀ herĀ lips.Ā SheĀ wasĀ right--theyĀ wouldĀ beĀ aroundĀ forĀ aĀ millenniaĀ orĀ moreā¦
UnlessĀ PhanesĀ decidedĀ theyĀ hadĀ grownĀ tiredĀ ofĀ theĀ silentĀ angel.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ ā¦YourĀ giftĀ isĀ acceptedā¦andĀ yourĀ answerĀ isĀ yes.Ā But,Ā youĀ potentiallyĀ knewĀ itĀ wouldĀ be,Ā didn'tĀ you?Ā āĀ Maybeā¦maybeĀ inĀ thisĀ instance,Ā justĀ likeĀ allĀ thoseĀ yearsĀ agoā¦thereĀ wasĀ aĀ bitĀ ofĀ hopeĀ brewingĀ inĀ theĀ backĀ ofĀ herĀ mind.
MaybeĀ sheĀ couldĀ lookĀ forwardĀ toĀ theĀ futureĀ ofĀ things.Ā JustĀ aĀ littleĀ more.
