Hey, starchild, are you listening?
He recognized her. That spread a glow of warmth through her core. Not only that, but he looked quite happy to see her too. A soft smile spread across her face in mirror of his, and Seren held out her arms to wrap her little brother in a hug, should he allow it and not be the easily embarrassed sort (like herself).
"Hello Mateo. Not at all, I just wanted to surprise you. Tadaa!" Spreading her hands in a 'here I am' way. "Did it work?" The butterfly belatedly caught up with the boy and settled on her shoulder. For a moment it lingered there, flexing its wings. Then it dissolved into stardust, swirling and gone on a draft.
"Hello Mateo. Not at all, I just wanted to surprise you. Tadaa!" Spreading her hands in a 'here I am' way. "Did it work?" The butterfly belatedly caught up with the boy and settled on her shoulder. For a moment it lingered there, flexing its wings. Then it dissolved into stardust, swirling and gone on a draft.
Seren
