"Not good?"
"Why?"
Little Gold was puzzled. "I think it sounds lovely."
"I really like it."
"Really?"
The little girl, who hadn't been praised in so long, smiled until her eyes narrowed, but couldn't help asking again and again to make sure.
"Yeah."
Little Gold flew a few circles around the girl and the piano.
As its wings fluttered, sparkling points of light seemed to fall from them.
It was beautiful and ethereal, like a dream.
The girl's gaze followed Little Gold as it danced through the air. Her wide-open eyes seemed to catch the glimmering lights, shining brightly, no longer dim at all.
"Would you play a song for me?"
Little Gold stopped in front of the girl.
Its long, slender wings trembled slightly, shimmering with every color.
"Yeah!"
A huge smile spread across the girl's face.
She answered loudly.
Little Gold perched on the piano lid, looking ready to listen attentively.
The girl glanced up and saw it. Her eyes curved into crescents.
"Do~"
The girl pressed a key, and a note rang out.
She began to play.
When the song ended, the girl and Little Gold smiled at each other.
"Little Gold, did I play well?"
Then the girl asked, a little nervously.
"Little Gold?"
A note of confusion came through the ethereal, otherworldly voice.
"Yeah."
The girl smiled sweetly, her eyes curved. "You're all golden and shiny, so I'm calling you Little Gold."
"Oh~"
The flying insect looked over its body instinctively. "Golden and shiny?"
"Yeah, you're so pretty."
It was as if stars had fallen into the girl's eyes, twinkling brightly. "Super pretty."
Seeing the light in the girl's eyes, the flying insect thought that she was the one who truly sparkled.
But, "Little Gold."
It murmured the name once, then its