Hana galloped over to Momo's shop. "Momo, can I see the flowers now?" She asked, smiling widely at the…short for his age boy.
He raised his head, lifting a basket filled with chrysanthemums. "Right here. I'd give them to you for free, but my sister would kill me if I did that. Try to pick fast, looks like another customer's here already." He said, pointing to a woman admiring the other flowers in the shop's window.
Hana nodded, delicately picking up a rosy pink flower. "This one! This one! Hana likes this one." She said, pressing the petals to her nose, the smile still plastered.
"Oi, don't buy expensive flowers like that," Vivi said, coming up from behind, annoyed by, none other than the fact that Hana was once again around the brat. "Hurry up and pick one already, you're holding up the line and it's bright out here." He said, rubbing his head, squinting from the sun. It was particularly bright today, bloody sun.
The woman admiring the flowers raised her head, "You mustn't worry, I was just looking around. I'm awful at taking care plants." She said, smiling a bit, her features were hidden by a dark blue umbrella, her face a dark silhouette.
Vivi shrugged, "See? The brat can't even manage to get paying customers, every time we're here at least." He said, glaring at the human child.
Momo scowled at him, "That's because you're dreary and evil presence scares them away. It ain't my fault."
Hana, unaware of the argument the two were having, turned back to the woman. "You like flowers? You should buy one! It doesn't matter if you can't take care of it." She said, slightly making a point, like her usual, odd self.
Faintly smiling, the woman laughed, "I see, that means that I'd wasting my money on flowers that would die. I can't bare that. I'm only visiting this town for a brief time." She explained, "I must say, it's an impressive town though. Earlier I saw a grand mansion in the forest, it looked somewhat pitiful, all cut off from the outside like that."
Hana's smile faltered a bit, "It's not! It's real nice place." She protested.
"Yes, I'm sure it is, I plan on visiting the residents of the place. For…business, you could say."
That's when Vivi jumped in, walking in between Hana and the woman. He didn't like where this was going, this person was hiding something, and acting slightly suspicious. "That's my mansion. So why are you? It's no wonder you're not bothering with the flowers here." He asked, glaring at the woman.
A snide laugh could be heard from the woman, "If you want to ask questions, go back to your mansion and I'll explain, I'd rather not make a scene here, Duke Vivi."