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Milla thinks to herself as she stares directly at the familiar panda girl wearing a dark purple cloak with dark blue hair, purple eyes, and beige fur. Milla remains motionless as the rabbit next to her calls out to the panda.
"Norah! Is that you?" The rabbit calls out.
Milla's eyes widen, caught by surprise that the rabbit knew the panda girl, her expression remains negative as she feels her stomach turning however not of fear but anger, she continues to think to herself, Norah, what are you doing here?! Why does this rabbit know you?
The panda girl approaches both the hound and rabbit, the girl keeps her attention towards the rabbit "I was wondering where you were! So Vix what have you been doing all day anyways?" asks the panda girl.
It takes the panda girl a moment to notice the basset hound glaring at her, the girl's expression changes in response. Vix notices the two girls looking towards each other and intervenes, "Norah, I will like to introd-"
Norah interrupts the rabbit's introduction "I know who she is." she turns her attention back towards the hound "So how long have it been, huh Milla?"
Milla keeps her serious demeanor "Three years."
"So I see you found some new friends, you even saved the world. I have to admit I was quite impressed to hear that you actually did something courageous like that for a change, you're usually very shy, timid or cowardice."
"I'm not a coward, you know why I couldn't help you three years ago!" Milla argues.
Norah dismisses the hound's argument and changes the subject "So what exactly are you doing here at Zhōngyāng?"
"I'm doing a favor… for a friend…"
"A friend huh? Alright, though since we haven't seen each other in about three years, I guess you wouldn't mind me and Vix hanging around for the rest of this evening. We can catch up on what we've been doing these past few years." Norah implies with a grin on her face and crossing her arms, as though she was deliberately trying to annoy Milla.
"Fine, I have no problem with that, as soon as I find Kai, that is."
"Kai?"
As soon as Milla and Norah finish conversing with each other the group sees a somewhat frustrated-looking siberian husky running towards them, wearing a grey cloak and lugging a sniper rifle on his back, "Damnit Milla, this is the last time… I lose you in… this forsaken city!" the husky says, breathing from exhaustion.
"Oh Kai, you ran all this way, just to see if I'm okay?" Milla says with a large smile on her face, "Though you shouldn't be tired already from just running, but you are carrying that heavy rifle on your back, so I guess you're excused."
"Hey, I didn't come here because I care! I came here because I didn't want to be responsible for one Avalice's so called heroines' well being." the husky retorts.
"Right, anyways this is-" Milla reluctantly introduced before being interrupted by Kai.
"You!" The husky says with a raspy voice pointing directly at Norah, the panda girl gestures with a smirk which seemed to have annoyed Kai just the same.
"You know this guy?" Norah asks Milla, before turning her attention towards Kai "So how did you like my little gesture back there, I bet you liked it."
"Milla you know this girl?"
"She've known me for eight years now."
"E-eight?!"
Milla gestures with a faint nod, Kai remains flabbergasted about how well both girls knew each other…
Norah snaps the husky out of his stupor and responds "Why so worried about Milla, oh right!" the panda sarcastically continues "You don't care for her, don't you?"
Kai ignores the panda's banter for a moment and notices the rabbit next to her, so this is the mage, he does looks like someone of the Móshù shī.
I still don't trust him, perhaps this Norah girl will know more.
Kai turns his attention back towards Norah, "Mind if I ask how you know this guy" he asks pointing his head towards Vix.
Vix responds "I found Norah on her own, about three years ago. Although she was reluctant to accept my help at first, we decided to travel together, simple as that."
"I'm sure there's more to it, anyways I'm assuming you're a mage. I'll take it you have EARTH affinity."
Norah makes a serious expression with Milla perplexed with Kai's knowledge of energy manipulation, the panda girl responds in Vix's defense "That's none of your business!"
Vix makes a mellow smile "It's alright Norah," he relaxes Norah, "As for my affinity, I'm impressed that you know enough about energy manipulation, you certainly look like an intelligent person."
"Hm, so I'll take that as a yes. So what are you guys doing here, I can tell both of you aren't from around here."
"I should say the same to you Kai."
"Touche." the husky responds, gesturing with an offensive glare towards the rabbit, Vix responds with a similar face..
Milla finally interrupts "Okay, so are we going to hang out, or something?"
"Yeah, as much as I'd like to talk about how timid or naive Milla is, I would like to enjoy the rest of my day." Norah retorts.
Milla responds with a faint growl, as Vix and Kai nods in agreement.
Norah continues "Alright! So where should we go?" the panda girl ponders for a moment "Oh! Maybe Milla should recommend a place for us?"
"Eh, why me?!" Milla responds.
"Well you are an oh so great 'savior of Avalice', so in your honor, we'll let you choose where we can hang out."
The basset hound looks around and notices a ferris wheel in the distance "How about that ferris wheel?"
"Alright! Let's go you guys!"
Vix follows Norah to the ferris wheel; as Kai catches up to Milla he asks her a question "What was that about?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Milla exclaims..
"I mean that girl, Norah. That panda girl seem extra hostile towards you."
"I don't want to talk about it, I want to be left alone for the rest of the night."
"Alright then, fine by me."
As the group enters one of the ferris wheel carts, the distraught hound starts to think about her history with Norah:
Norah, she used to be my closest friend, but then she changed. She were never this mean, but I'll never forgive her for what she did three years ago.
I would've never agreed to help Vix if I knew she were his companion, I shouldn't blame Vix for how she is. They may be friends but that doesn't mean they're the same.
Now that I think about it, Lilac and Carol isn't so different from her, maybe I'm the hypocrite, perhaps she have a reason to be so hostile towards me.
NO! What am I thinking?! She have no right to treat me like that, she knows why I couldn't help her then and I'm not going to be tricked again!
I'M NOT TIMID, NAIVE OR WEAK! NOT ANYMORE!
The more aggressive and angry her thoughts became the more she felt a cold sensation on her chest, this feeling was familiar to her, she tries to calm herself.
This feeling, I need to remember to relax, I need to stay focused. Breath Milla, breath…
Milla makes a deep but faint breath; Vix notices the movement of the hound's chest as she breaths, his expression becomes serious, She's angry, but she doesn't want anyone to notice. Could she be…
Surely not, she's one of the people who saved Avalice, she couldn't have it.
After the ferris wheel, the group went somewhere to eat, after they ate they said their goodbyes.
"Well c'ya later" Norah says in a manner that annoyed Kai, but Milla remains silent, the hound stood there petrified.
Kai ignores the still hound and retorts "Still haven't told us what you're doing here."
"I have… business"
Milla's eyes lit up and responds suddenly, catching the mellow rabbit and monotonic husky by surprise "What are you planning Norah!" the hound yells, the panda girl's carefree expression remains unphased.
"Guess you'll have to find out."
"Norah, please, don't do anything stupid."
"Me? Doing something stupid, highly unlikely."
"Bye." Mila finally says as she starts to walk away.
"Farewell!" Vix calls, Milla makes a faint smile in response before switching back to her depressed state, At least I met someone nice.
It was about ten o'clock, Milla and Kai finds an inn to stay at, after paying about five hundred gems for each visitor for the remainder of the festival both dogs began heading towards their respective rooms.
"I'm going to sleep now, I need to relax is all." Milla tells Kai as she enters her room, the husky responds with a short nod of his head and leaves the hound alone.
Milla begins to unpack and undress as she keeps her katana leaning against the wall. With only her tank top and capris on, she begins to settle down and falls asleep.
I hope tomorrow will go better, Norah what are you going to do…