Kara threw the wreath-like crown at the ground, fuming at yet another attempt.
"Why can't I just get it right?!" She huffed out, crossing her arms. She quickly stood up and stretched out her muscles, needing to relax if she wanted to get this right.
Once stretched properly, she sat down in the large meadow once again, this time moving even slower than last time with her movements.
Kara didn't really know how she knew, but she knew she was normally good at it. Making flower crowns were like a secret tradition when she and Alex were kids, but she didn't understand why she was so stressed out with this one. Her keen ears then focused in on a russle in the bushes, and Kara was about wready to wrestle the intruder before Alex popped up.
"Boo!" She yelled with a laugh. Kara jumped into the air, ready to burn the threat before she caught sight of Alex. When she did, she glared at her older sister. Alex was doubled over laughing.
"Alex," she growls annoyed, clearly not in the mood for this. She sits back down to sulk and continue her work, having the crown of healthy green leaves already done. Now time to add the detail.
"What are you doing?" Alex asks.
"Making a flower crown," came the unnerved response. Alex stepped closer until she could rest a hand on Kara's shoulder. She gave a small squeeze before speaking.
"What's it for, Kara," Alex asked. She was honestly confused by her little sister's actions.
"Lucy," the low response said it all. Alex quickly wrapped her into a hug.
"Finally!" She said excitedly. "Hopefully now you two could stop staring at each other across the room like love birds!" Kara squeaked and blushed.
"I- I-" Kara stuttered for a defense, but was cut off.
"Just," Alex sighed, running a hand down her own face with a stressed sigh and started over. "Look, I see the way you look at her. No, I do." Alex cuts off Kara's protests quickly. "And I also see the way she looks at you." She pauses, seeing her Kara's face light up and chuckles. "So don't be worried."
Kara wanted to cry. And not out of embarrassment for once. But because she was so happy Alex is so supportive of almost everything she does. Kara stood up and gave Alex a tight hug, which was quickly returned.
"Thank you, Alex," she said. They separated and Kara sat back down to continue, giving her sister a big smile before Alex walked away.
Now that Kara was even more determined, she took the crown that was currently lined with only leaves, the width of the crown now 1 1/2 inches at most. Soon, a layer of baby breath was placed over the rich green leaves. She looked at it again, and nodded her approval after a few shifts of the leaves and small flowers.
Now the crown was a small circle, coated with leaves and baby breath.
"Alright, onto the next layer," Kara said with a shaky breath as she looked over to the small collection of miniture crimson roses. "Careful, Kara." She muttered as she gently started putting them on. Her hands were quick and graceful, skillfully braiding the small stems with the band and other stems.
When she was finished, she held it out to study her work. It was a wreath of rich green, creamy white dots, and crimson red blotches. The leaves stood for a great base, with the baby breath highlighting the colors, and then the red roses being promptly set out. They were spread out, 7 in total and varying from the top to bottom in placement. None range to the back, instead the back is more babybreath, but not overpowering.
"Perfect," she said. She flew back to her apartment, cradling the crown to her chest. She walked inside, then spotted Alex.
"Need someone to forever preserve it?" She said with a laugh. Kara trusted her sister with the crown, handing it over and powering on her cell phone.
Time for phase two.
