Rev•er•ie

||Barbatos||

(UNRELATED TO LUCK!)

(How do you measure your love for someone?)

"A rose?"

You gingerly took the flower from his grasp. Holding it near your face, you found yourself laughing slightly.

"I'm surprised you got me this."

He shook his head with his usual smile. "I'm afraid I do not see the reason why you'd be in such a state. Should I give you these type of objects more frequently?"

"That's not what I meant." You shook your head with a smile of your own. You pressed your fingers together with the stem in between. You could only watch in pure awe as the rose grew vibrant in your hold.

Then it bloomed, making your eyes widen. Seeing the startled look in your face, he couldn't help but chuckle. "Were you surprised?"

"I...this isn't an ordinary rose?" You didn't seem unhappy. Just in a bit of a daze from the shock it provided.

"Indeed. Though, judging by your reaction, it seems you haven't heard of this yet." Barbatos was delighted as it stood beautifully in your fingers. You gently twirled the rose. "Heard of this?"

"I can assume Asmodeus has heard of this due to his constant up to date nature." Barbatos mused. "This flower has magical properties, as you can see."

"That's pretty cool. Look at it!" You marveled. The flower looked very unreal. Not in the artificial kind of way, but rather, it looked too good to be true.

You presented the flower proudly. "But what does it mean, exactly? Magical properties?"

Before the butler could elaborate, the bell rung. You both turned to a clock hanging by the wall nearby. Lunch was over.

Barbatos gathered his belongings and patted you by the top of your head. With a smile, he spoke. "Our time has been cut short, it seems."

"Yep. I'll see you by the Student Council room later!"

You sat down on your desk, next to your seatmate, Asmodeus. The male greeted you cheerfully.

You grinned back with a wave. In your other hand, stood the rose Barbatos had given you earlier. The champagne-haired male caught sight of this. His eyes sparkled. He leaned closer to you with an eager glint in his eyes.

"Ooo~ Who'd you get this from, huuh? I can't believe someone already got you one!" He nearly squealed in excitement. "Oh, let me guess. It's Barbatos, right? Right?"

"We're dating. So yes, I thought that would be obvious." You laughed at his behavior. Asmodeus laughed with you. "Aww, that's sweet. It's even glowing bright!"

"I'm not really sure what this is though. He said it had magical properties and stuff, but the bell cut him off before he could tell me."

"Ohh, I see...Then you don't know how it works?"