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Light was strewn across the forest in small glimmers of luminosity, as the sun rays scattered themselves, being filtered through the leaves of the countless trees present in the wondrous and mystical natural scenery. Parfait admired the environment she found herself in, chocolate brown eyes covered by the lenses of her red framed glasses scanning the ground in search of the forbidden flowers she’s always gotten from here… at least, ever since-... She winced, her line of thought stopping.
As she carefully stepped through the grassy fields, she pondered on why this area was closed off in the first place, it was a forest worthy of the most beautiful of paintings, after all! Even the flowers native to the space were denominated as something dangerous, even if in actuality they weren’t even close to being hurtful to any cookie. In simpler terms, they merely were associated with danger due to the history of the place they were most commonly found, even if she was unaware of said history.
And yet, she couldn’t help but yearn for their smell, the memories they evoked within her mind, of that cookie giving a bouquet full of them for her… only to never be seen again after the night they’d spent together. She sighed, her shoulders drooping down, until, after enough of self loathing, she heard a few rustling sounds from beyond where she was, and at first, her instinct was to run away from the possibility of getting caught by authorities- but then-
“Twizzly!?” Parfait exclaimed upon the sight of a hot pink and ocean blue pair of twintails, which made said cookie suddenly snap her head around the sound of the idol’s voice, a handful of flowers within her grasp, their petals a mismatched combination of the colors in Twizzly Gummy’s hair, which softly moved according to the whispers of the wind, unlike her, who stayed put, mouth agape and eyes wide. Parfait ran as fast as she could towards the other’s direction, enveloping the cookie in a tight hug.
“What-...” Twizzly uttered under her breath, holding onto the idol’s waist only to push her away, her bouquet of flowers discarded on the floor. “What are you doing here?” She asked, her voice softer than anything Parfait had heard from her before.
“Well-...” Parfait bent down, only to pick up the fallen flowers, and as she did so, she hid her face as she looked downwards, hopefully enough so the other wouldn’t be able to see a stray tear in her eyelashes. “Being an Idol’s taking a toll on me, y’know?” She stood up to her full height now, flowers in her grasp, being held close to her heart. “And… sometimes I just reminisce about a time in which I felt… more free, in some regards.” She took a deep breath, handing the other over her flowers. “I reminisce about you, about how we met and how-”
“So do I-!” Twizzly interrupted in her excited stupor, something much more characteristic of hers, which made the idol smile to herself. “Look- even if I love to spread chaos across different worlds-!” Her demeanor suddenly changed, a level of self awareness being shown as she held Parfait’s hand with her free one, her face contorted into one of seriousness. “I also- …” She took a deep breath, her sharp teeth now visible behind her sharp smile. “I also love the feeling of, well… love!” She exclaimed, a few manic giggles escaping her throat.
“Were you…” Parfait awkwardly motioned with her hands. “Picking these up for somebody?” She pointed towards the flowers, which elicited a series of cackles to leave the other’s mouth, who swiftly shoved the flowers in the idol’s hands. “Oh-!” She exclaimed, hugging the makeshift bouquet with care. “Thank you!” She exclaimed, stepping towards Twizzly only to leave a fleeting kiss on her cheek, which instantly made her expression go into one of neutrality, until eventually-
“BWAHAHAHAHAHA~!” She held onto her stomach, twintails touching the ground as she slouched over. “Instead of thanking me, why don’t you follow me?!” She asked, already intertwining their hands together, walking ahead in order to lead them deeper into the forest. “Same old apparently also happened here! Powerful mage was corrupted- yadda, yadda, yadda-... and they want forbidden powers!” She turned around to look at Parfait, her eyes wide in excitement. “But-... their objectives are meant to fail in this timeline… Sooo~ why don’t you follow me across another one, alongside that evil mage?”
“...Just like the old times?” Parfait held onto the bouquet a little tighter.
“Just like old times!”