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"Roses..." Zephiel stood up from his spot on the ground, looking to the flowers. His eyes narrowed a bit as he thought about what they meant to him. Those plants...that specific flower...it always seemed to be staring him in the face. Why was it always the roses that were left alone by the gardeners? Didn't people like those? This girl seemed to. Was it the thorns that made them difficult for the gardeners to approach? The plants couldn't exactly help that; it was how they defended themselves. “Imperfect love, huh?”
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She turned to him and nodded. "Love isn't all rainbows and butterflies. In fact, love can happen in the worst of relationships." She looked back at the roses and reached for one, plucking it from a non-thorny area on the rose stem. "A single rose represents the ability to love. Someone just has to get through the thorns to see the beauty there is inside." She looked down at the flower in her hand and brought it to her face, letting the sweet scent roll into her nose.