#kano 01

Highschool in Toshi was a new sort of nightmare.

Sure, here, she had the opportunity to be someone new- someone sane, healthy, and able to lead her own life. Albeit she was a little bit shy, and maybe she hadn't really made any new friends, it was a lot better than school overseas. Here, she wasn't the class crazy.

But she was still alone, and being buried alive in homework. Trying to handle a new language was one thing, but she had never been good in classes in the first place. Due to her shy nature, she was distanced from the other students, and she was far too afraid to ask the teachers for help... The stress was beginning to eat away at her control, and it wouldn't be long before...

The end of class bell rang, and any thoughts she had were swept up with the students piling themselves through the classroom door. With a sigh, she slipped her textbooks back into her bag and slung it over her shoulder, only noticing the abandoned notebook sitting on the desk in front of her. Someone must've forgotten it... She should give it back. Now, who sat in front of her in this class again?

She grabbed the book carefully, slipping out of the classroom after making sure the owner wasn't there. Let's see, he was, um, some blonde guy wearing a hoodie...

Anyone would agree that city life was vastly different than a not so quiet island life. Sonia was adapting well however, she liked to think she was able to adapt to any situation given time. Though she had not spent much time here as of yet, she found things to be exciting and interesting no matter who she ran into or where she turned. On this day however, Sonia would find herself gaining a reunion rather than a first meeting.

Usually Sonia was someone who held herself well, even under the most dire situations. Yet when she had been walking among the hustle and bustle of the fifth sector, her eyes had briefly caught a glimpse of something familiar. There was no mistaking it, even if it was far away, she could tell it was that person's hood. He always wore it up, didn't he? She hadn't known him very long but she knew at least this much, and she hoped sincerely her eyes weren't playing any tricks on her. She would confirm it was that person herself, pardoning and excusing her way through the crowd in order to get closer -- this proved harder than she thought as she had to squeeze herself through the masses, but she was making their distances closer at least!

It was a bit unorthodox of her yet Sonia feared if she allowed this moment to slip away, she would not have another chance. When she was within arm's reach she called out that name -- "Kano-san!" -- and within the next instant did the palm of her hand touch the other's shoulder, hopefully halting his steps and turning him towards her. The touch was real, she reasoned, so this was no fabrication. Though, one last thing that the princess did to confirm was lift both her hands, gently pulling the hood away from Kano's face so she could see it for what seemed like the first time in a long time.

❝Thank goodness..❞