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13. plums
Hope is a little bottle full of stars, the kind Merlin gave to her as a means to have her feel normal every now and again. Regardless of the limited time, he's forever grateful to the wizard for giving her that chance –grateful for giving them a hope to love each other in an entirely closer way. Within those hours, he gets several chances to hold her hand, a few instances to sneak a kiss, a millennium's worth of hugs, eons in happiness.
The only other thing he couldn't do was-…
"D-Diane…you're heavy…!"
-carry her in his arms, bridal style.
14. buzzing
He's stung by bees one time, Diane wasn't particularly pleased. Although it was only a few punctures to his legs, she couldn't help but feel useless and at fault. "King…I'm really sorry…" she sits in frowns on a stool beside him, eyes downcast. He waves his hands in protest, "E-eh? It's okay! Really..." he ruffles her hair a little, "You're scared of bugs…a-and I wasn't careful." She hugs him, tightly, "I…I'd face them if it meant protecting you…" He hugs her back, just as tight.
In all honesty, wrapped in her embrace was the safest place to be for him.
15. rabbits
They found a family of rabbits once, in a burrow down the road. He thought she'd be overjoyed at the sight, but she only stared at them silently. He floated in front of her, concerned, "Diane…is something wrong?" She musters a sad smile, "…It must be nice to have a family, loving you." His heart felt like breaking at the way she sounded, "…Diane."
He shook his head, "You should know that...I'm your family now."
Her eyes sparkled, confused and wishful, "H-how?"
He blushes a tad, bracing his lips for what he was about to say, "…because I l-love you."
End notes:
[1] Sorry for the late upload, but I was really tired from an outing yesterday. When I came home, I fell on my bed and slept like a rock. Ahehe...(blushes)
[2] To make up for that, I plan to release two drabble sets today, I'll get started on the other one soon. :)
[3] Plum trees, or plum blossoms are a symbol of strength. ;D All clear on what happened there lol.
[4] Bweh bweheh bweh bweh! -Two chapters will be posted today because of the untimely delay, so stay tuned!