Poison Rose

Cherry Rose

The shock was vivid. Then again she should be used to it by now. The bright sunny sky and loud happy hardcore. The smell of flowers was almost over whelming she thought as she walked along the yellow brick road. The sparkles were everywhere. Small puddles of glitter were near the forest by Sparkle's own original flowers. I think that ones called Jewelweed.
Dark was glad she wore so many layers. A black hoodie with silver wings and a plain white t-shirt underneath along with a tank top under that. Along with her signature faded jeans and black zipper sneakers.
It was always just a little chilly in this realm. Sparkle has a nice tolerance with cold weather. This realm was tricky the sun was always shining for the flowers, yet the temperature changed. So Dark always had to make a point to ask Sparkle what the weather was like that day.
If Sparkle bothered to answer her phone.
Like today.
That's why you have a phone. Stop leaving everywhere! Answer it dammit!
She continued her mental tirade for a few minutes. Admiring how well the roses she sent over were taking. Dark couldn't help the twinge of jealousy that sparked up.  Sparkle didn't need magic to keep her plants alive. And she had 3 gardens all the size of houses or bigger. 
Her gift bag hit her leg as she walked. Let sparkle have her garden I can always kick her butt in a video game. Dark smiled to herself. Sparkle was so cute trying to beat her. I think she managed it maybe once or twice. Shes leans over and her tongue sticks out a little while shes concentrating.  She doesn't notice her hair fall into her eyes. The only time she doesn't brush it away or run her hand through it to pull it back.
Wait why doesn't she just pull it back.
' Oh I only do that in  school. It gets frizzy when to many things touch it, it gets tangled and looks weird. It also makes me feel dirty when it hits my face with so many people. Oh sorry I'm ranting again'.
Then she bit her lip. She's always chewing on her lips. I think she wears all that lip balm to cover the bite marks.
Oh yeah that's why. Germs. So hung up on germs.
A butterfly flew by.
A green sparkly butterfly.
God the stuff she came up with was just...amazing. Her realm suited her perfectly. Creative and weird. Eccentric. Beautiful.
" Hey Dark!" Sparkle snuck up behind her.
" Do you like the new spot for the roses? The Ph is absolutely perfect here." She leaned in closer and put on hand on dark's shoulder and pointed to the roses in question.
" And see how the light catches them? Just right so the sparkles are noticeably but not gaudy."
She laughed a low  twittering sound.
" Thanks for making them for me by the way. Roses really are your specialty!"
Dark laughed and smiled. Her excitement was contagious. Dark turned her head and accidentally caught a whiff of Sparkle's perfume...
She smelled like candy. She always smelled like candy. Maybe Jolly Ranchers.
" Oh I started using that shampoo you recommended! It smells great and my hair is so voluminous now! Even more so it makes the dramatic look I usally go for you know floating hair? It works!" She walked away from dark and ran her fingers through her hair. It looks soft.
" Oh here follow me. Ice cream on me to celebrate the success of our new rose garden!" She turned and was already walking off. She was always walking, moving doing something. She couldn't sit still.
Dark followed her friend watched her hair sway a bit in the breeze. A dark brown color that has endless curls and volume.  She didn't need the voluminous shampoo it was perfect before. She was wearing a green sweetheart dress and black platform boots with vines running up the sides. Although she wasn't wearing her cape today.
Soon Dark found herself standing at the counter. Sparkle staring at the menu like she didnt order the same thing everytime.
" One scoop cookies 'n cream and one scoop mint chip please. And two cherries."
She positively beamed at the robot behind the counter.
" Your allergic to the red Sparkle. I refuse to watch you die if your air way closes."
She pointed at her ice cream.
" Theres no red 40 allowed in my realm. I grow them myself."
Dark stared she should have expected that, but images of her friend passed out gasping for breath flashed through her mind.
She ordered cookies and cream with sea salt caramel.
Dark started to shiver despite the multiple layers.
" Wanna go the park? Its warmer. And you can tell me about the new game your into. Perosna 5 right?" She smiled at Dark. Why she was always smiling? Sparkle was wearing light pink lip gloss. And she was already out the door.
She was right it was obviously warmer here. She probably turned up the temperature.
They stopped for drinks and sat down on the grass on a hill above one of her gardens. The colors bleeding together form such high ground. Oranges pinks and blues. Red and the occasional shock of white.
Her pride and joy the pastel Angel Trumpet in the center.
Sparkle leaned closer to Dark.
" Stay still. Okay?" Her voice a whisper.
Dark herself was to stunned to move. What was she doing?
They were almost nose to nose. Sparkle put her hand  on dark's arm.
A little bumble-bee crawled onto her perfect manicured hand.
She lifted her hand up and watched the small yellow and black bug fly off. Sparkle smiled again.
" Didn't want you to get stung. All our medicine in the clinic is covered in sparkles. Wanted to save you the toture."
Dark laughed this time.
Sparkle has a touch of mint ice cream on her cheek. Dark leaned in her  own gray eyes staring into her friends dark green ones. Her hand reached out and took her face. Her thumb grazed over the spot removing the ice cream.
Sparkle blushed her pale face growing crimson.
" Thanks."
Then Dark remembered the bag.
" Here happy birthday!" She gentley held out the green and purple bag.
" Aw thanks. You didn't have to. The Roses were gift enough."
Dark smiled.
" You really love flowers."
Sparkle tentatively opened the bag. And held up a slender black velvet box.
Billy Joel's pressure came on her sound system.
How appropriate.
" Wow Dark this is gorgeous! Thank you." She said almost breathless as she held it up. 
It was a black chocker with a green rose inside a small crystal flat sided ball. Sparkles floated around it and ivory vines wrapped around the Roses center.
" I love it Thank you. "
She reached over and caught Dark off guard with a hug. She was always hugging Dark. Catching her off guard. She just learned to hug back. Let Sparkle hug her. Dark hugged back. Her fingers accidentally getting grazes of her hair. Dark was right it was unnaturally soft. If Dark knew how to braid it she would. She now could smell the rose shampoo. Sparkle pulled back first. And for a second just a second Dark felt a spark. A spark of bravery perhaps.
All she knew was that she wanted to kiss her. Those full pink lips. She wondered what flavor her lip gloss was.
And until now surrounded by the trees and wild flowers. Dark didn't realize the uncanny image of her friend. Sparkle looked like a fairy. Yes that was it. Long soft hair bright dark green eyes and full lips and pale skin.
That had to be it. Sparkle was a fairy.
Screw it.
Dark kissed her.
She could sense the surprise on her friends lips by the way she gasped into her mouth.
But soon she was kissing back.
Sparkle tasted like cherries. Like sugar candied cherries old women bought during holidays.
Finally Dark needed air. Although she'd rather be making out with her best friend she did need to breathe.
Dark pulled away. She stared at Sparkle waiting for a reaction. Any reaction would do. Even if it was disguist.
" Do you know how long I've waited for you to do that?"
Dark was caught by surprise and that didnt happen often.
Soon after the kiss Dark left.
She needed the sanctuary of her realm to sort out her thoughts.
When she got back by her door was a box.
A black and silver sparkly box.
' Payback for....well for every thing.'
- XOXOX Sparkle

Dark opened the box and laughed.
Finally.

Sorry sorry I needed this so much you have no idea how much. I promise no smut I swear!