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It was a melancholic afternoon at the atelier. The sun was shining brilliantly, cascading a bright glow overhead. The afternoon rays filtered through the window, scattering around the room.
Agott was at her table, studying magic, like she always does. She was quite stressed due to this singular spell she wasn't able to figure out, something about fire? Beads of sweat had begun to form on her forehead, turning it and the surrounding hair damp.
"I think I got it?" She murmurs to herself.
Just as she was about to finish the spell, a familiar figure barged through the door. Before she could see who the stranger was, they had already jumped on her.
"AGOTT! MASTER QIFREY IS GOING TO TAKE US TO A FLOWER FIELD TODAY!" The figure practically squeaked in that oh-so familiar voice, this was Coco.
Before responding, she looked downwards at the spell she was working on.
The spell was ruined, the conjuring ink had spilt on it.
She could feel herself getting more aggravated by the second, Coco had already done this once, this was the second time.
Unforgivable.
"Coco.. What the hell is your PROBLEM! CAN'T YOU SEE I'M WORKING ON A SPELL? I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID FLOWER FIELD."
She screamed, rage burning through her as she clenched her fists. A commoner like Coco shouldn't even have come to this place in the first place, people like her aren't meant for magic.
"Oh.. Um.. Sorry.. Agott.. It won't happen again.. " Coco said in an awfully low voice as tears started to fill her golden hued eyes.
Agott observed Coco walk to her bed and cry in it, low, but loud enough for Agott to hear. Tear filled sniffles and sobs filled the room until that was all Agott could hear anymore.
"It is okay to treat a commoner like this. " She thought to herself as she groaned laying her head in her hands. Her headache was increasing little by little, this combined with Coco's crying made her a truly miserable mess.
She couldn't bear the poor girl's sobs. After all, she was just a kid like her, however not as exposed to the intricacies of the world. So innocent and pure, shes truly a delicate thing. Oh how she wishes she could run to her and hug her this instant, but she can't bring herself to do so.
Being lost in her thoughts, Agott didn't notice Master Qifrey enter the room.
"Girls, get ready, we're going to a flower field nearby for a picnic! " He said, and left just as soon as he entered.
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Getting ready was a hefty task for Coco. She'd already shed a waterfall of tears and barely was able to calm herself down. Her hands trembled as she picked up her dress, a purple one with pretty bows in it.
She couldn't even look back at Agott, they always changed in front of eachother, but she was just so ashamed of herself! Coco knew how much importance magic had for Agott, she shouldn't have just barged into the room knowing that Agott would get mad at her!
Coco removed her apprentice uniform, peeling the layer off which was stuck to her skin due to how heard she was crying and sweating, and slowly picked up the purple dress and wore it.
Looking back at Agott, she saw that she had worn a long black skirt with a blue shirt. All Coco wants to do is to hug and cuddle Agott till the sun sets and apologize to her! She is a horrible friend to her and Agott shouldn't have to bear with someone like that.
Coco combed her hair and went to the main room of the atelier.
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When Agott reached the main room, Coco, Qifrey, Tetia, and Richeh were all gathered.
"We were all waiting for you Agott!" Qifrey said .
"Yeah, what were you even doing in there?" Tetia asked her.
Richeh nodded in agreement.
Although, the one person who didn't acknowledge her presence, was the one she wanted attention from the most.
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Reaching the flower field with all of her friends and Master Qifrey, Coco was greeted by a gorgeous and pleasant flower field.
The field was decorated with all types of flowers, in various colors and forms. Coco couldn't name any of them, but that doesn't matter.
Orange, red, yellow, blue, purple, pink, white, dark colored flowers were littered all across the field in organized patterns.
"Hey, hey, Richeh and Tetia, wanna go play in the flowers while Master Qifrey prepares the picnic?" She yelled, so that they could hear her properly as she had wandered off quite a bit.
"Sure Coco, come Richeh lets go!" Tetia yells back, she takes hold of Richeh's hand and starts running towards her, giggling and laughing along the way.
"Don't go to far off! " Qifrey asks them.
The girls unite together and sit down in a circle.
"Hey Coco, do you know what happened to Agott, shes still with Master Qifrey" Tetia asks in a whisper.
"No.. I dont" Says Coco, trying to suppress a sob.
"Oh well."
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"Agott, why don't you do play with the girls too? " asks Qifrey.
"Im just tired Master Qifrey.. " She responds.
"Now now, go on, I'm sure they're waiting for you now!"
Without another word, Agott runs off in the field in the direction of Coco and the others.
"Hey guys.. Can i sit here?" She says, fiddling with the hem of her skirt.
"Sure Agott! " Says Tetia, making space for Agott and patting the spot, signalling for her to sit down.
After sitting down, Agott notices that Coco is looking awkwardly at the side, trying to avoid her gaze.
"Guys! We should play a game! In which we make pairs and find flowers which suit each other best!" Tetia chimes in.
"Me and Richeh for eachother and Agott and Coco for each other!"
In a silent agreement, the girls run off each in their own direction to look for flowers for eachother.
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Agott was looking across the field, examining each and every flower carefully, and then she saw the perfect flower.
It was a white colored flower with a yellow middle, it had a waxy outercoat.
The flower was not an uncommon one, but Agott felt like it was meant for Coco. But then realization hit her and she realized that Coco was avoiding her (rightfully so), which would make this 10 times harder.
She plucked a few of those flowers and ran back to the spot where Coco and the others would be
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Coming back to the place where she and the others ran off, all of them were gathered.
She saw Richeh with a pink flower, and Tetia with purple ones.
She approached coco, each of her steps shaky.
"Here." Agott says to her, adorning her ear with the waxy flower, flustering a bit.
She looks towards Coco's palms and sees her holding tiny, star-shaped blossoms were packed densely.
Without another word, Coco returns the same gesture as Agott. Agott's face immediately heats up feeling Coco's touch.
"Agott? Whats wrong? " Coco asks.
"Nothing and also.... " Agott trails off.
"I'm sorry. " Agott whispers.
"I forgive you Agott." Coco says, a genuine smile decorating her face as she brushes a strand of hair out of Agott's face.
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