A City of Dark and Light

The streets of Crocus were as rowdy as ever as the mid-day rush saw the sidewalks filled with an innumerable number of people going about their daily lives. The summer sun beating down on them with its bright and unforgiving rays and yet not a single one seemed to mind the rising heat. All of this was watched by a young woman sitting in the streetside diner, the likely unbearable noise from outside drowned out by the cheery radio music filling her ears as the speakers blasted it out. Nora's eyes never left the window looking out into the city as she sturred the iced tea on the table with a small plastic spoon. To a normal person, it would seem as though she were simply a girl staring off into space but that was not the case. Her eyes scanned the blurry faces as they passed by as if whatever she was looking for would jump out to her at any moment. While she certainly hoped that would be the case she was far from one for wishful thinking and for the first time in a while she blinked. Letting out a quiet sigh, she removed the spoon from the cup and brought it to her lips to taste the coolness of the liquid on her tongue.

It had been nearly a year since she'd last seen her good friend, her rival from her school days. While the two kept in touch it wasn't since graduating from KIMA that they'd seen each other's faces. Nora slipped the spoon from her mouth and placed it gently on the napkin beside her. Despite her normally stoic appearance and the joy she should be feeling, she couldn't help but feel a nervous bubbling in her stomach at meeting her old school friend yet again. The two were near polar opposites and yet, mostly through the competitive nature they both shared, they became friends. Nora smiled at the fond memories, looking down at her own reflection in the tea before hearing the small ringing of a bell to signal that someone had entered the diner.