Originally appeared on the x(underscore)100 livejournal drabble community.

12/21
-----My Flower Underground

The Princess—she's beautiful. Her hair cascades like the tendrils of some exotic blossom, and her features are as delicate as dewdrops on a soft, pale petal. Her beauty is in her selflessness, too; she uses her dreaming powers only for others. I will give my life for that beauty if I must; all I want is for the Princess to bloom forever.

"My Princess—she's so beautiful."

Hinoto turns away from the dream of Daisuke, tears welling in her sightless eyes. "If that is how you truly felt… I am glad you died before you could see the truth…"