Tora played with his hands as he debated whether or not to open it. It had come so suddenly, unexpectedly. He picked it up, his fingers hungry to open it and read its contents, but his heart not ready to reopen the wound.
His golden eyes turned stormy as he eyed the baby blue envelope in his hands cautiously. He traced his fingers over the letters of his name. Tora Igarashi, it was written so tenderly that he knew only once person could have written it.
"It's her, it has to be her. It could only be her.." He trailed off as he set the envelope down on his wooden desk. His eyes gazed out the window pondering the possibilities.
A few hours earlier...
She pulled her long scarlet ringlets into an elegant side ponytail. Her bangs, parted to the side, framed her pale face. She lightly applied some powder and cotton candy pink lip gloss before heading to her closet to pick out a dress.
"Hmm, what to wear? What to wear?" She asked herself. She grazed her perfectly manicured fingers over about twenty dresses before finally stopping on one. An off-white dress detailed with lace that stopped just above the knee. She accessorized it with a thin gold belt that sat just below her breasts, and open-toed sandals with white flowers. "This will do quite nicely." She said, please with her fashion sense.
"Hurry up!" Her driver, Cornelious, said, "You are going to be late, Ms. James."
"One more minute," She yelled, "jeesh!" She stopped by the mirror to check her hair and make-up. Once she was pleased, she grabbed a baby blue envelope off her desk and hastily shoved it into her gold purse. Zipping her purse, she ran downstairs toward the door.
"I'm ready!" She shouted as she ran in the direction of a black limo.
"Took you long enough," retorted Cornelious, "one more minute and you would have been late!" He shut the door behind her and climbed into the driver's seat.
"So where to?" He asked.
"Miyabigaoka High School." She stated calmly, but you could easily hear the tension in her voice.