As the two slowly danced in silence, their eyes remained locked, staring deep into each other's pupils. Soon enough, they forgot about their surroundings and only focused on each other. And as time went on, as the slow music danced in their ears, Marionette felt her heart and mind gradually calm down.
Her fingers fidgeted against Lillian's before clamping tighter around the girl's hand.
The longer Marionette stared into Lillian's eyes, the more doubtful she became of her earlier assumptions about the girl. The love that could be found deep in Lillian's eyes was insurmountable, even Marionette could recognise it at a glance; no matter how inexperienced with the emotion she may be.
In the face of such love, Marionette's earlier assumptions steadily vanished.
Lillian, who had been staring into Marionette's eyes, noticed a subtle change in them. And upon discovery of this, Lillian asked after a moment of thought:
"Marionette... Do you love me?"
