-The Flower and Warrior-
(Arthur / Petta)
All four warriors, huddled in a small group and out of sight of a certain Puffball, watched from afar as he continued to mope under Bate’s prized plum tree. His wings were slightly covering his face as he didn’t want anyone to see him cry. Besides him, a broken flower vase.
“What do you think happened?” Meta whispered as he pointed to Arthur.
“I have no idea,” Nonsurat said, but dwelled a bit more on what happened that day. Although he wasn’t too familiar with Arthur’s new friend, something told him that it had to do
about her gift. “Maybe he accidentally broke it?”
“But then why is he crying?” Falspar butted in, “If it truly was an accident, then even someone like Arthur shouldn’t take it too harshly. He’s totally crying his eyes out up there.”
“Well….” Dragato thought back to the day it happened. It was Arthur’s birthday, and he was behaving a bit weary about the Leo he invited. Dragato never saw her before until now, but she seemed quite nice. She was extremely peppy and was very grateful to be there as apparently it was her first time someone invited her to a birthday party. It was only up until he opened her gift did the mood start to change. “I remember Arthur getting angry….”
“Angry?” Meta said and thought back as well. After a few minutes, Meta finally realized what triggered it, and he lowered his wings as well as Falspar.
“Falspar and I….were laughing at the gift he got. The flower Petta gave him.”
Nonsurat nodded, remembering too, “Then he ran off into the forest. She and Teacher Bate followed him.”
“Maybe they got in a fight….” Falspar suggested, “I haven’t seen her after Arthur ran off.”
Dragato gave a nod and recalled that only Teacher Bate and Arthur came back to the party after his little outburst. When he asked about Petta, Bate just said she headed back home and ended it at that. Even so, the whole atmosphere of the party changed, and everyone noticed how sad and worried Arthur became. It’s been a few days since his birthday past, and Arthur’s mood was still the same.. He was moping around, not getting into fights with Meta and even skipped training because he wasn’t ‘feeling well.’
“Oh, I have an idea!” Meta piped up, “How ‘bout we see Petta! Maybe she can help Arthur!”
“Are…you sure that’s a good idea? We don’t even know if that’s really the reason that's causing him to act like this.”
“I know,” He hesitated, “But it’s better to do something than nothing at all…”
“I suppose….” Dragato said and followed the Navy Puff to the plaza,
—--
All four cautiously stepped into the store her parents owned in the main plaza of Kalmari. Once they walked in, the four gasped in amazement at all the different types and sizes of flowers.
“Wow, there’s so many!” Meta beamed and went to a rather large plant that was behind a velvet rope to touch it,
“That plant is very rare and fragile,” A voice warned, and Meta quickly retracted his hand.
A little Pink Leo, the one they were hoping to see, stepped away from the counter and pointed to the sign, “It says do not touch, can’t you read?”
“S-sorry,” He apologized and noticed her mood seemed off as well. When they first met, she was so bubbly and happy….
Now she seems quite harsh and mean. The opposite of what she was a few days back.
“Ummm…Petta, we have a question,” Nonsurat spoke up, “About Arthur….”
All four quickly backed up when her flames suddenly grew in volume from the mention of his name. She glared at them and snapped back,
“If Arthur sent you four to talk to me, then don’t bother.”
“H-he didn’t! We were just-“
“Don’t lie!” She barked, “Everyone laughed at my gift. I get it, you guys think flowers are stupid. If you just came by to make fun of me some more-"
“But we’re not,” Dragato cut in, “Arthur hasn’t stopped crying after he ran into the forest the day he got your gift. We…wanted to know if you knew what happened,”
The room was quite, and eventually Petta turned away from the group before quietly bringing up the painful memories again,
“F-fine….I’ll tell you.” She softly spoke, "I gave Arthur a very special flower that I raised from just a seedling. I think one other at the party knew what it was called,”
“Teacher,” Meta answered when he remember that Bate was quite fond of the plant when Arthur opened it. “He said it was called…..Dyna Star?”
Petta nodded, “If you don’t know anything about Dyna Star, then I guess it would seem like just an ordinary flower, but….”
“Dyna Star was named after the Guardian of the First Star Warrior. It represents courage…and strength….and…..L....
Peta couldn’t finish the rest and just huffed in anger. “I thought he would appreciate it once I tell him the story, but he never even gave me the chance to say it. He just called it a stupid flower and smashed the vase on the ground.
All four gasped,
“Arthur really did that?” Meta said,
“He’s not the warrior I thought he was. I thought he was my friend, but….” She shook her head and went back to her spot in the counter, “He’s nothing but a bully!"
“What do you think happened?” Meta whispered as he pointed to Arthur.
“I have no idea,” Nonsurat said, but dwelled a bit more on what happened that day. Although he wasn’t too familiar with Arthur’s new friend, something told him that it had to do
about her gift. “Maybe he accidentally broke it?”
“But then why is he crying?” Falspar butted in, “If it truly was an accident, then even someone like Arthur shouldn’t take it too harshly. He’s totally crying his eyes out up there.”
“Well….” Dragato thought back to the day it happened. It was Arthur’s birthday, and he was behaving a bit weary about the Leo he invited. Dragato never saw her before until now, but she seemed quite nice. She was extremely peppy and was very grateful to be there as apparently it was her first time someone invited her to a birthday party. It was only up until he opened her gift did the mood start to change. “I remember Arthur getting angry….”
“Angry?” Meta said and thought back as well. After a few minutes, Meta finally realized what triggered it, and he lowered his wings as well as Falspar.
“Falspar and I….were laughing at the gift he got. The flower Petta gave him.”
Nonsurat nodded, remembering too, “Then he ran off into the forest. She and Teacher Bate followed him.”
“Maybe they got in a fight….” Falspar suggested, “I haven’t seen her after Arthur ran off.”
Dragato gave a nod and recalled that only Teacher Bate and Arthur came back to the party after his little outburst. When he asked about Petta, Bate just said she headed back home and ended it at that. Even so, the whole atmosphere of the party changed, and everyone noticed how sad and worried Arthur became. It’s been a few days since his birthday past, and Arthur’s mood was still the same.. He was moping around, not getting into fights with Meta and even skipped training because he wasn’t ‘feeling well.’
“Oh, I have an idea!” Meta piped up, “How ‘bout we see Petta! Maybe she can help Arthur!”
“Are…you sure that’s a good idea? We don’t even know if that’s really the reason that's causing him to act like this.”
“I know,” He hesitated, “But it’s better to do something than nothing at all…”
“I suppose….” Dragato said and followed the Navy Puff to the plaza,
—--
All four cautiously stepped into the store her parents owned in the main plaza of Kalmari. Once they walked in, the four gasped in amazement at all the different types and sizes of flowers.
“Wow, there’s so many!” Meta beamed and went to a rather large plant that was behind a velvet rope to touch it,
“That plant is very rare and fragile,” A voice warned, and Meta quickly retracted his hand.
A little Pink Leo, the one they were hoping to see, stepped away from the counter and pointed to the sign, “It says do not touch, can’t you read?”
“S-sorry,” He apologized and noticed her mood seemed off as well. When they first met, she was so bubbly and happy….
Now she seems quite harsh and mean. The opposite of what she was a few days back.
“Ummm…Petta, we have a question,” Nonsurat spoke up, “About Arthur….”
All four quickly backed up when her flames suddenly grew in volume from the mention of his name. She glared at them and snapped back,
“If Arthur sent you four to talk to me, then don’t bother.”
“H-he didn’t! We were just-“
“Don’t lie!” She barked, “Everyone laughed at my gift. I get it, you guys think flowers are stupid. If you just came by to make fun of me some more-"
“But we’re not,” Dragato cut in, “Arthur hasn’t stopped crying after he ran into the forest the day he got your gift. We…wanted to know if you knew what happened,”
The room was quite, and eventually Petta turned away from the group before quietly bringing up the painful memories again,
“F-fine….I’ll tell you.” She softly spoke, "I gave Arthur a very special flower that I raised from just a seedling. I think one other at the party knew what it was called,”
“Teacher,” Meta answered when he remember that Bate was quite fond of the plant when Arthur opened it. “He said it was called…..Dyna Star?”
Petta nodded, “If you don’t know anything about Dyna Star, then I guess it would seem like just an ordinary flower, but….”
“Dyna Star was named after the Guardian of the First Star Warrior. It represents courage…and strength….and…..L....
Peta couldn’t finish the rest and just huffed in anger. “I thought he would appreciate it once I tell him the story, but he never even gave me the chance to say it. He just called it a stupid flower and smashed the vase on the ground.
All four gasped,
“Arthur really did that?” Meta said,
“He’s not the warrior I thought he was. I thought he was my friend, but….” She shook her head and went back to her spot in the counter, “He’s nothing but a bully!"
-End Drabble-
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Species © Nintendo/ HAL Laboratory
Interpreted characters created from said species © Rhylem
Interpreted characters created from said species © Rhylem