Little Flower

 is the twentieth chapter of Natsumi Mukai's +Anima manga.

Synopsis
Nana Alba awakens during the night having had a nightmare about her father. Having recently watched Sinon become a +Anima, she can't help remembering how she became one. Nana looks at her friends who are still asleep and wonders how they became +Anima.

In the morning, Husky returns to camp having caught several fish. Nana asks him about his earrings, wanting to take a close look. She is surprised to learn that he got them from his parents, since most people can't afford such fineries. Cooro and Senri soon return to camp with some nuts and a rabbit. Cooro sees the fish and tries to take one, but Husky bats his hands away; he intends to sell them so they can save money for winter. Husky accepts the he will also have to sell his last earring from his mermaid costume. Seeing the earring, Nana insists that Husky let her wear it.

In town, Husky sells the earring for 300 Gillah. Nana complains that he could have at least kept one pearl, however Husky has grown frustrated with her pestering, and shouts at her. He then tries to reconcile by telling her that acorns and flower would look better on her, but she takes this as an insult and runs away. Husky chases and notices her staring into a jewellery store window. Nana decides to get a job to earn enough money to buy something for herself. Cooro questions Husky about his winnings from Maggie Coliseum, leaving Husky panicking, unwilling to admit that he had already spent it all on a gemstone.

They all find work in the town. One night Nana ponders what she will by with her earnings, but notes that she still won't be able to afford jewellery. She is also annoyed that the others still won't tell her about how they became +Anima.

After a week of work, Nana is given her pay. She heads to a fabric store to buy materials for some new clothes and overhears a conversation between two girls about one of them making scarves for a boy she likes.

At the lake, two boys see Husky's fish tail above the surface of the water and run back to town to get a net. In town, the others meet up and see what each other bought with their money. They wonder where Husky is and head to the lake guessing that he is fishing. They find the two boys with Husky caught in their net; Senri scares them away.

Later Nana notices Senri carving a flower-shaped pendant and takes a look. Husky snatches it from her and fixes a shiny stone in the center. He gives it to her as a gift, saying that it would look better on her than pearls; Cooro agrees. Nana is delighted knowing that Husky doesn't actually hate her.