Sorta light, sorta serious. (Oh my, a brief digress back into my angsty ways.)
An idea that came up as I was writing about youth and beauty in the last chapter.
seven years young
"What's that?" Ultear asked Meredy, sniffing at the cream that the younger woman had just squirted into her hand.
"Pure White facial cream!" replied the pink-haired Crime Sorciere member. "It's one of Heart Kreuz's new beauty products. They just released these last week!"
Meredy hummed with delight as she rubbed the moisturizer between her palms and then applied them to her cheeks. She massaged them into her face, rolling around her supple skin under her fingers with a big smile on her face. Once done with the routine, she handled the tube to Ultear.
"Here, use some yourself!" she suggested. "This will keep you looking really young!"
The raven-haired woman squinted at the text on the tube before passing it back to her companion. "No, thanks," she declared, not wanting to give into the latest trends. She wasn't going to fall prey to the mass industries that made billions marketing false beauty. "I'll be fine."
"Come on, Ultear!" Meredy whined, attempting to shove the cream back in Ultear's direction.
"I'll celebrate my youth naturally while I have it," the woman stubbornly said, holding her hands up to push the product away.
But what Ultear doesn't realize is that she won't have her youth for long.
Oh, Ultear. I hope Fairy Tail does you some justice at the end—at least some reminder of your sacrifices. Although I admit that you were left with a nice conclusion after the Grand Magic Games.
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