Author's Notes:

Okay…to the second oneshot! Boy, this is going fast. In this one, Fina is about five and Ramirez is twelve.

Disclaimer: Hmm…nope. Still don't own.

On Her Mind

Fina sat on Ramirez's floor while he inspected a worn map on the wall. Fina was fiddling with a bundle of string Ramirez had given her. He had tried to teach her how to make herself her own necklaces and bracelets, but she couldn't quite catch on. Cupil was flying around the ceiling in circles. Ramirez paused from the map for a moment to skim a page in an old book on the table beside him.

"Ramirez?" Fina asked quietly.

"Hm?" responded Ramirez absently.

"Um…do you want to…um…you want to…um…"

"What? What is it Fina? I'm trying to concentrate."

"Oh…it's nothing. Never mind." Fina fiddled a little bit more with her string before standing up and sitting on Ramirez's beautifully crafted bed. She sat silently for a while before asking again, "Ramirez…do you want to do something else? It's not much fun for me in here."

Ramirez didn't seem to hear her. He just continued studying the map and book before him. Fina huffed and lay her head on his pillow. "Ramirez!"

"What is it!? I'm kind of busy Fina. Can't you just go play somewhere else?" said Ramirez angrily. Fina sat up suddenly and looked at him.

"Won't you come play too?"

Ramirez shook his head and returned to his work. "I told you, I'm busy."

"Then I'm busy too. I don't want to be anywhere you're not," stated Fina as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Besides, it wouldn't be any fun to play by myself."

Ramirez again ignored her. Fina sighed sadly and turned to the wall above the bed. Some supplies for building and making things sat idle on a shelf, and they caught Fina's attention. "What are these?" She picked up a jar filled with colorful glass objects and inspected it. "Ramirez? What's this for?"

The boy turned momentarily from his studies to see what Fina had found. "Just some stuff for making…stuff, I guess."

"What do you make with it? Will you show me? Can I help you?"

Ramirez thought for a minute then exhaled deeply, setting his mapping tools on the table. "I suppose I could take a break for a little while. Let me see that." Fina held the jar out and Ramirez took it from her. He peered inside the container before opening it and showing his little friend. "They're beads, see? I made your necklace with them, remember?"

Fina brought a hand up to her neck and touched the pendant hanging there. It was a white, silver, and gold flower of beads, fanning out across her tiny chest. She grinned and nodded. "Uh-huh. They're very pretty. Can we make another one?"

Ramirez picked up the jar again and shifted around its contents. "Sure. We can make something for your hair this time…How about a…?" The boy thought for a second.

"How about a heart, Rami? Like love?" Fina piped up as she moved from the bed to the floor.

"If you want a heart, you'll get a heart, Fina. Whatever you want." Ramirez then dumped out a few beads and reached for the string a little ways away on the floor. "Let's measure the string first, so we know how long to make it, okay Fina?"

Fina nodded eagerly and reached for the string.

"You wanna do it? Alright, you decide how big the hairpin should be. While you do that, I'll find something that will clip into your hair," said Ramirez as he stood up and went to the shelf above his bed. He shuffled the trinkets around a bit before settling on a shiny piece of silver metal that had several clasps around the outside. "Hey Fina? Will this be okay? I just have to remove a few of the other clasps and it will be all ready."

"Okay, you're the crafty one here, Rami. You know what to do, I'm just observing."

"The elders teach you that?"

"Teach me what?" asked Fina as she held up a few colorful beads to the light.

"Teach you that term."

"What term?" Fina asked again.

"'Observing.' Did you hear them say it or something?"

Fina shook her head. "No. I heard it from you."

"Oh. That's interesting." Ramirez brought the little pin over to where Fina was sitting and sat beside her. "What colors do you want?"

"Um…how about red and silver?"

And so they spent the rest of the afternoon creating some more jewelry for the young Fina to enjoy. After it was all finished, Ramirez helped Fina pin the heart into her blonde hair. Fina smiled warmly at her friend. "Thank you so much Ramirez! You're so great with your hands! You can create anything!"

Ramirez chuckled. "I'm glad you like it."

"It's your heart, right? It will always be on my mind."

Ramirez flicked her forehead playfully. "I'm glad. I'll always be thinking of your heart too, Fina."

Fina wrapped her arms around the older boy in a sincere hug. "I love you, Ramirez."

Ramirez patted her small head resting on his shoulder. "I love you too, Fina." He kissed the top of her head fondly. "I will always love you."

Yay! Pointless, rambling author's notes!

That one was a little better, but I think I could do even better. Okay, I'll get another one up as soon as I can.