Young Lovers

"Well..." She had nothing in mind. It was something she said that she hoped would distract from her imagination running wild. "I was hoping there was something you'd like to see."

A change of scenery or not, she had already recovered a little from her embarrassment, which was the point of bringing something seemingly random up.

Lorencia's eyes lit up with excitement. "Of course!" she chirped quite happily. Why didn't she think of that? There were many places she could have shown him, but she chose a very special place. "Okay, give me a moment!"

Lorencia closed her eyes. The floor, the roof and the walls all faded into darkness, but their footing and the footing of the furniture were unaffected by their disappearance, however the utter darkness may inspire a sense of claustrophobia, however the ambient lighting didn't change either, so everything else could be seen normally.

Soon, the fresh scent of grass wafted through the air as the ground beneath their feet appeared, revealing green blades swaying in a soft breeze. A big tree was the next thing to appear. Its trunk was woody, big and brown just like a normal tree, but its leaves had a grey color, and it was bearing fruits that suspiciously looked a lot like apples. It was bent into a C curve, implying that in its early days it was trampled, but as it grew it worked to right itself.

The greenery would slope down like they were on a hill and then suddenly drop off as if they were standing in a plot of land that had been ripped right out from the ground. The darkness that surrounded them turned to a light violet fog that expanded outwards, way beyond the boundaries of her powers. Underneath them, a number of miles down, was a smoky cloud of pink that seemed to shine brightly.

Lorencia walked down the slope and turned to look at Victor and wave him over. She sat down and pointed outwards, where a number of far away islands could be seen floating in space, each hosting either a city, a farm, or a small village. "These are the best illusions I can make at the moment. It doesn't capture just how beautiful the real thing is, but it's still pretty to look at." They were still in the same space that had been a bedroom before, and if they were to walk to where the walls were, they'd simply bump into them.

"My family comes here whenever we want to see the fireworks because that island right there is usually where they set them up," she pointed to medium-sized island that looked to be a large park. "This place has the best view compared to anywhere else. Not to mention it's a great picnic spot."

She didn't seem to mind the fireworks going off this time since she could say that it was intentional. "Th-thanks," she's say, hearing the compliments about the illusions. But she still wished she could have done it better.

As the show continued, this time with proper direction from her, it became more and more spectacular. She was using her memories of the firework shows of the past to string up the whole thing for both of them to watch.

Lorencia moved closer to Victor and rested her head on his shoulder as she watched. "You don't mind this... do you?" she asked. A few of those floating lights appeared once again, but this time, Lorencia didn't shoo them off.

She liked this. She was comfortable with this closeness. She was warm, curled up in Victor's arm. If only this moment could last forever. Lorencia heard Victor ask if he could keep something. She turned to him to see what it was.

"The light?" she asked. Why would he want that? She hummed in thought since she wasn't sure if that thing could even be taken out of the realm. "S-sure, if it can be taken out." She went back to thinking for another moment.

"Let me try something." The floating light went to her open palms. Her energy was fed into it, hopefully giving it substance outside her world like the crystal keys. "I think that should do it. Why do you want to keep this anyway?"

A lantern made of love? Lorencia chuckled. "Silly," she'd say, but with a growing blush. It was a really adorable idea, and she had nothing against it. In fact, she was very happy about what he said. She just wished she could do something similar for him, but at the moment, she was blank.

"I suppose it's only fair. I've got Toothless to remind me of you, don't I?" Remembering the plush toy, she opened a small portal that lead to it, and she simply reached in and snatched it, hugging it tightly and giggling like a little school girl. "I will never sleep without this ever again so I will always be cuddling a part of you."