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Larathia ([personal profile] larathia) wrote in [community profile] femslashficlets2015-08-17 10:44 pm

[FF6] Elaborate Surprises (#020/#003)

Title: Elaborate Surprises
Fandom: Final Fantasy VI
Pairing: Celes/Terra
Rating: PG
Prompt: Challenge #020 - remainder/#003 - Sweet
Word Count: 300
Summary: Celes has little experience at choosing presents. Recruiting Relm to help might not have been wise.


This was important. It was vital to choose with care. But frankly, Celes was out of her depth.

"If you had never had any of these before," she asked Relm, "Where would you begin?"

Relm just stared. "Who hasn't had candy?" she asked, incredulous. "You?"

"As well," Celes conceded. "I have little interest in starting now, either. But you enjoy candy. So..."

Relm clapped her hands together in glee. "It's for Terra, isn't it?" she asked. "You're getting a present for Terra!"

Celes sighed. She was never, ever, having children. Thankfully, Terra had adopted a whole village of orphans and the issue would never arise. "Yes," she admitted. "And you must not spoil the surprise. Will you help me choose?"

"Do I get to watch?" asked Relm, grinning.

"In the way you usually do," Celes sighed. "From the sidelines. If you can help me choose." The confectionery was daunting in its myriad forms. "I know Terra wants to experience new things. Where is a good place to begin?"

Now that she had to choose just one thing, and not for herself, Relm took a more critical approach to the offering of sweets. "Well... d'you know what she likes? I mean in flavors? Minty, spicy, rich...?"

Celes just looked blank. Relm's expression suggested that somewhere past the age of 14 all humans' brains turned to mush.

"Okay then. Gift box. Selection of flavors and pay attention to what she likes best, okay?" said Relm authoritatively, and dragged Celes to the collection of candy bins. "Chocolate. Dark chocolate. Fruit dipped in chocolate. Fruit dipped in sugar."

Celes quickly nabbed a sampler box - and then a second. This was getting incredibly complex. The best she could hope for was an answer to her question, paired with not having to do this again.

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