Sweet as Sugar

"I wouldn't." Mu stated. "I would pick whichever I thought was done better. Not just which I like better"

"Which would you pick, a kid's drawing of me or a professional painting of a mountain range?" asked Melly.

"It depends. Probably the mountain range though, cause I get to see the real you" Mu smiled

"...Nevermind," said Melly, seeing this was going nowhere. "You ever been to any art shows before?"

"Nope" Mu smiled

"They have lots of different types there," Melly explained. "Drawings, paintings, clay works, sculptures, abstract."

"Cool!" Mu smiled

"Each gets rated in their own category, with a best in show," Melly went on. "You can even buy stuff that you really like, if the artist allows it."

Mu grinned. "That's sounds amazing. Maybe I'll get you something"

"I should be able to buy anything I want myself," said Melly, sticking her tongue out at him. "But thanks anyway."

"Maybe I want to get you a present" Mu countered

"Maybe I do too," Melly countered back.

"Wait, what?" Mu asked in confusion

"Get you a present, I mean," Melly replied.

Mu blushed. "You don't have to"

Melly giggled at his red cheeks. "Why not? If I get you a gift then I should get one for you too. It's common courtesy."

"But you don't have to" Mu protested lightly

"Well you don't have to get me a gift either unless you want to," Melly replied.

"I know. But I want to cause I love you" Mu mumbled

"Well I liked getting gifts for people in general," replied Melly. "So there."

Mu's face flushed slightly. "oh... okay then... I guess"

Melly giggled. "If there's something I like yu can get it. If there's something you like I can get it. And if not, then we don't worry about it."

"Okay" Mu mumbled. "But you still don't have to"

"Why are you making such a big deal about it?" asked Melly. "Didn't your cirque give you gifts, or at least some of them?"

"Not really." Mu replied. "Gao got gifts for Summer all the time, and sometimes other cirque members gave gifts for birthdays, but not real often."