7
A star-filled summer sky blanketed the pair as they shared a spot on the warm sand of the beach. Their necks craned all of the way up until they ached, and they fell onto their backs to gaze at the constellations laying side by side.
Will told Lily all of the stories he knew, pointing out the groups of stars and the pictures to find in them. She loved to hear of the heroes and their legendary feats that encapsulated them up there forever. Immortalized on the canvas above them.
"I wonder if I could have a constellation of my own someday. Do they still tell such stories of great heroes?" Lily was teasing, hoping to goad him into another tale in the quiet night.
"Why… love, you're already up there. See?" Will easily pointed with his arm, and Lily followed his line of sight to the brightest beam in the sky. "There's the beautiful wandering adventuress Lily, holding the rarest, most valuable treasure in all the universe. It outshines every other star… I wonder what it was she found…?"
She stared at his face, but he was still blissfully looking up, waiting for her to name the jewel in the story. Lily snuggled up beside him, resting her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes. She pictured the color of his eyes, imprinting it in her heart's memory. "Hm… what a gem it was indeed."