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"Renée's Present" by Gifted Monster
🕑 Added 2024-08-26 11:16:58 +0000 UTCWith an awkward blush and a stumbled curtsey, learned just for this moment and to give her gift a bit more gravitas than what the contents would ordinarily inspire, Rika gave her gift to Renée. Hastily wrapped in some traced wrapping paper, Rika delicately handed it to the automoton-turned-woman.
"What...is this?" Renée inquired, looking down at the paper.
Emiya had taken an almost twisted delight in making the paper as bright and gaily coloured as possible, as if seeking to prove that whilst Renée might be able to encroach upon the kitchen, he was still a better creator.
"Well...I know you came from the greatest alchemist to ever live, so I thought some fiction from the greatest alchemist I knew of would be interesting..." Rika stated, trailing off awkwardly at the slight, tiny smile that fluttered into existence on Renée's face. Like mist on a hot day, it vanished in moments.
Opening the gift with hands that on a normal human be trembling from the tumult beating inside her, Renee pulled open the ribbon and let it slink to either side of the gift. Letting the paper fall open, a stack of books was revealed.
"Fullmetal Alchemist," Rika explained. "It's a story about a young alchemist looking to make his way in the world."
Renée could only nod dumbly as she stared at the books. Strange and colourful, different to the books she remembered from Jekyll's apartment but something about the pictures drew her attention. A young boy, blonde of hair and yet fitted with a mechanical arm with a suit of armor to his side that overshadowed him yet by posture...appeared deferential almost.
"They're in English because Ritsuka wanted to make sure I learned it, so you shouldn't have any problems understanding it. If you need any help with the language or idioms, just ask!"
Rika shuffled back, blush igniting even hotter at the proud look Ritsuka was giving her and the approving smile on Senpai's face.
Unseen by the others, Jalter had snuck up on Renée and looped an arm around her shoulder. "Oh, these are good ones," she whispered, ignoring the amused tilt to Taylor's mouth. "If you ever want some company when reading them, let me know. I haven't started these yet."
Levelling an arch look at Jeanne D'arc Alter, Renee out of the view of the others...winked.
Comments
s22132
Very nice. :)
Gifted-Monster
Mwahahaha :D
