Title: The Ring
Author: Digimon Empress Yaten (de yaten)
Notes: Rowan/Mary. Takes place during an undetermined period while on the ship. Not romantic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Trigun or its characters.
Mary held out the glittering ring - diamond, maybe, though how he managed to sneak it onto the ship and hide it for so long, she didn't know.
"Oh, Rowan! It's beautiful!"
He smiled, and pushed his glasses further up his nose. "So you like it?"
"Of course, but..." She paused, and cleared her throat. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt his feelings, since they were going to be working together until a suitable new Earth could be found. "It's just that I didn't get anything for you, and I couldn't possibly accept such an expensive gift from a friend." She placed the ring back in still-outstretched hand.
"Oh," he said plainly, before turning around to hide his face.
(Mary had rejected him enough times to know that his brow was knitting together, and his cheeks becoming a fine tint of red. If he didn't walk away in the next few moments, tears would be welling up in his eyes. He would adjust his glasses, wipe at them, and complain about the dry air on the ship.)
He began walking away, and Mary saw him adjust his glasses quickly.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Mary."