[closed] a person to love, a person to cherish

[redthief]

When: Valentine's Day
Where: Garry's room OR WHEREVER LIZ DECIDES
Setting: Smash Academy [with acting like Ib's been there for a while]

[ It was Valentine's Day, a day of love. Ib had never really 'participated' in the day, except for once last year. Generally, she knew the day through the advertisements on TV and the colours of red and pink inside the stores, and how each of her parents would give one another a gift. They would get a look of surprise on their faces, and it always made Ib smile to see.

It was a little saddening, to know she would be missing out on that... there were other small things, too. But knowing that Garry would be close by, even when she was so far away from home, made her feel a bit better. She wasn't going to be lonely with him nearby. And if she wanted, Ib knew she could always phone home - which she would, later on.

But for around lunchtime, Ib decided to go and pay Garry a visit. She wasn't sure if he had class or if he would be somewhere else... but if he wasn't there, then she could try his classroom or the cafeteria, she thought. Or wait to see him later, even. He had given her permission to visit him whenever she wanted to or so i'm gonna say ha ha ha.

So, standing outside his door with a small bag in one hand, Ib gave a knock knock knock upon his door. Garry, are you in? ]

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[redthief]

[ Oh, of course she does! Though at first she picks up the locket in her hands, to see it dangling from the chain around her neck. And she turns, to look at Garry with a smile that says "thank you" without Ib needing to speak it.

But she will just go to that mirror next, to see how it looks on her. The gold chain still hangs over around her hair, and it looks somehow pretty to see it spread out like that. But she takes her hair, freeing it out from it and allowing the locket to fall down her chest even further than it had.

Ib knew that her family could afford anything. They had plenty of money that they never had to worry. She was lucky, she knew, luckier than other people, that she could ask for anything from her parents and, if they allowed it, to be granted with any toy or possession it was.

But even so, the times that she were granted presents were on special occasions, and truthfully, there were very few times that Ib had ever wanted anything more than she already had. She still remembered when she was gifted the handkerchief by her mother- she had remembered that Ib had spotted it on one of their shopping trips, and how the intricate detail of the lace had left her mesmerised for a while.

Right there, looking into that mirror.. it was like she had found a new treasure. A new, special thing to become mesmerised by, when nobody else was looking.

Ib turned, finally paying attention to the man that had given to her such a precious gift. That purple-haired adult, the one who had become one of her closest friends, if not the closest. There was a part of her that didn't know how to thank him, like she didn't deserve a thing like that on this day...

But she knew that Garry wouldn't want to hear words like that, and, now that she had it, Ib didn't want to let go of it. She walked over to him, and in little time, her arms were around him and her head was against his chest. A big hug, for a big friend. ]

I'll wear it everyday, Garry. I'll take good care of it... I promise.

[roses_are_blue]

[If Ib did say such things, he would've told it off. Absolutely. Ib deserved the best. As much as she thought he was special, the feeling was mutual.

Ib was Garry most precious friend. He wouldn't be here without this mature young lady. She was younger, but she was more mature than even some of his older friends he'd had.

Garry didn't have much monetary things, but he was happy. He had the best of friends anyone could ask for.

And Ib was probably his closest friend...no. No she was like the little sister he never had.

When she hugged him, he took a second only to register the hug. And then Ib would feel thin, and yet, comfortingly warm arms around her.]

I know you will, I have faith in you. I'm so glad you love it.

[redthief]

[ The girl was left smiling against Garry's body from his words and his returned embrace, feeling a warmness that she only felt when she hugged either of her parents. She wasn't a lonely girl, not one who had no friends or other relatives in her life, but there was such a difference between the body of a child her age and a person older than her. They felt... warmer. Safer.

Or maybe those were only sensations that could be contributed to people like her family and Garry. Whatever it was, Ib received from the hug a comforting feeling, one that made her not entirely want to move away from Garry, but she did, just so she could look up to his face. ]

I do. [ Her arms slid down to her sides, then went up to the locket as she looked again to the present. She had felt the hinge on one side, and a slight bump on the other side, that, Ib assumed, was to help open it up. She moved her thumb nail along the ridge, hoping to safely pry it open. ]

People put pictures inside lockets, don't they?

[roses_are_blue]

[In order to help, Garry goes and softly takes his hand to open it for her as she tried to handle it. Garry held the pendant in his hand. Since it was on her neck, it made it easy to show her. Gently of course, since it was being worn. There is a mirror, and an empty slot for a picture.]

See? There we go. This locket is pretty big so you can put in a nice sized picture I think.

[redthief]

[ She lets Garry take the locket without any resistance, watching him open it up and then taking it back once he was done. It was true- there was a small mirror inside, one that Ib could make out a portion of her face in.

But she looked at the empty side... ]

... I'll put my parents inside.

[ And the thought made her happy, to think she could see their face if she did. A picture of them together... or maybe even one with her in it, too. ]

I'll ask my mother for one.

[roses_are_blue]

That's perfect, Ib! I'm sure they'd like that.

[...She's so happy. It made Garry so happy. He knew it would be the right gift. After all, it must be hard. Being away from your parents. Mature or not, Ib was still young and close with her dad and mom. So having something of them close would probably make her feel better when she missed them. Or at least, make it so that she would call them more often or something. The deed being done, and refusing to go dark into details. Garry went somewhere else in his train of thought.]

...Well then, we still have much of the afternoon. Is there something you might like to do? I have the rest of the day off. All my homework and teacher work is done!

[redthief]

[ Garry's agreement was an added bonus to the decision, and she smiled as she gave the opened locket another look. Finally though, she closed it when Garry spoke up again, and, instead of letting it fall and dangle under its own weight, Ib guided it down enclosed in one of her hands.

But before she answered, Ib hesitated. She knew what she wanted to do, but it was a special day today... not the sort where she should make requests such as "hog Garry". ]

I'd like to spend the day with you... but isn't there anyone you want to see for today, Garry?

[roses_are_blue]

Hm?

[Garry knew where that comment was coming from. Anyone else to spend Valentines' with?...No one is particular. He had his friends, and he gave them their treats too for today. Other than friends, Garry had no one. But he was cool with that. He only smiled softly. He wanted to spend today with Ib.]

You worry too much. It's okay, Ib. I want to spend some time with you, that's why I asked.

[redthief]

[ Maybe she did worry a lot, but it was only because she cared. Garry was much older, and he didn't have to spend as much time as he did with a younger person than him.

... but he was okay with it, so she smiled and accepted it. ]

... I haven't tried your tea yet. [ She looked back to the cup, where it sat next to her seat. ] Can we stay in here for a while?

[ But she remembered the bag she had given to Garry, and the extra thing inside. ]

There's something else, too...

[roses_are_blue]

Sure, Ib.

Haha, maybe I'll have some tea too while we're thinking about it.

[He was honestly cool with that. Nothing was better than a relaxing afternoon. Maybe they can watch a movie. He goes to get himself a cup when he heard Ib.]

...Something else?

[redthief]

[ Seeing him look at her, Ib shakes a head a little, looking down. ]

It isn't much... [ She then looks over to where he had put the back. ] But they might be nice with the tea...

[ Should she get them herself? Or should she let Garry find them for himself? Ib wonders for a moment, but decides to go over to the bag herself. She slips her hands inside and gets out the appropriate box, the more sizeable of the two and less fancily wrapped. It isn't a red, but a blue instead with soft tissue paper around it, and a glimmering lighter-blue ribbon around it, to tie it together.

With the box in her hands, Ib turns to face Garry, and takes the few steps towards him. Holding it in her hands, she looks at it, then at Garry shyly. ]

... I made them myself.

[ Inside the box to ruin the surprise early in tags, should Garry open it, has four different looking type of bicuits inside. Lemon biscuits, gooey chocolate cherry cookies, strawberry and apricot biscuits, and toffee apple cookies. Each handmade, and carefully so. There's a stack of five in each corner of the box, neatly piled together. They don't look bad, but Ib had been practising baking them in secret for this day. Someone got fat on the salvageable prototypes. ]