a/n: i am moving into a new place and it gave me inspiration for this. The layout of the house looks nothing like my new place, so I'm really not taking any of this from reality.
I'm actually glad I found the right inspiration for a Sora/Layla fiction. I really wanted to write one
oh, btw, although I know certain Japanese terms from watching anime and using a translator, I don't speak Japanese and therefor don't know how to spell these things. And so, as not to make a fool of myself, whenever Sora speaks Japanese it will be in english with BoldItalic writing.
A soft 'pat pat' sounded through the hall as Sora made her way towards the exit. Practice had just ended and Leon had already left for the night. And so, it now was time for her too, to head home.
The sight of a group by the doors had her slowing her pace to get a better look at what was going on. One of the girls, who was a newcomer by the looks of it, looked troubled. Sora being Sora, well couldn't leave the issue alone.
with her usual cheery smile she made her way over to the group, still clad in their practice jumpsuits. As soon as she walked up her presence was immediately recognized and a certain silence followed. The now confirmed newbies looked at Sora with wonderment and confusion in their eyes as she took to standing in the group with them. It was clear they both held respect for her and didn't know how to talk to her at the same time.
'is this how Layla feels? I don't know if I do or don't like the amount of respect I'm getting from the newcomers... Oh well, they'll find out soon enough I'm not scary' Sora thought to herself before she spoke.
"hey girls, whats up?" Her easy tone and bright smile coaxed the group into relaxing and feeling more at ease, a few even smiled brightly back. However, the brunette in the middle only quirked the side of her mouth slightly and shrugged at her question.
"it's not a problem for the top star to concern herself with" she said shyly, lowering her head a little.
"How so?" Sora asked, cocking her head to the side, her smile fading but ever present kindness still readable "we aren'nt on stage, I'm no better than you are, and your troubles are no less than mine"
The girls blinked at her for a moment before the rest of them beamed bright smiles, and the Brunette let out a tiny laugh and a light smile of her own.
"I suppose that is very true" She spoke quietly and Sora smiled softly at her as she continued "you see, it isn't the biggest issue I could have, but I just transferred here from another troupe, and it seems I don't have a dorm room or anywhere to stay for the night"
"Hmm" Sora scrunched up her face in thought as she replied "That's odd... Sarah is a good dorm manager, so I don't see what could have happened here" she spoke lowly and mostly to herself before her face relaxed into a more cheery expression and she waved it off "well, whatever it is, I'm sure it's easily fixed. Would you like me to talk to her for you?"
the girl seemed to jump as her eyes brightened with hope "could you? Please? I'm so shy, I don't think I could approach Miss Sarah myself being new here"
Sora laughed. It was funny how she knew exactly how she felt, and yet the experience she had with the Diva completely threw that out the window. Sarah was definitely and interesting character, but hardly unapproachable.
"Of course, of course" she waved it off as nothing "but you'll learn soon enough that you don't need to be so timid around any of us. Especially Sarah" she added with a giggle before stopping to think about it "okay, maybe a little bit at times... But that's a whole different story I won't get into... You'll learn soon enough"
Sora took a few steps back out of the group before asking the girl her name and if she could stay with a friend for the night. She replied that her name was Haley and one of the girls had kindly offered her a place. With all that settled, the only thing left was to see Sarah, and Sora knew where she so obviously was. So, she made her way to Kalos's office.
"Excuse me" Sora chimed as she entered the office, gasping when she saw not only Sarah and Kalos sitting on the couch, but the one and only Layla Hamilton standing in front of them. Without a moment's hesitation she threw herself into the blonde's arms and collapsed against her chest, leaning on her for support as she snuggled into her shoulder.
layla was startled, the expression clear on her features, but as she felt Sora's weight collapse into her and the girl's muscles relax, her features softened into a loving look and she tenderly wrapped her arms around the smaller woman, slightly pressing her face into the side of her head and holding her head close to her chest with one hand, while the other remained on her back.
"I missed you Layla" She heard Sora whisper.
"I missed you too, Sweet Sora" she whispered back. Unfortunately after a moment Layla seemed to realize that their overly sweet reunion had an audience. She lightly and slowly pulled back and pushed Sora to a position where she was supporting her own weight, then backed away a step.
Sora looked disapointed, and maybe a bit confused, but soon she remembered both why she was there and that there were other people in the room. She turned shyly towards said people and gave an awkward laugh.
"Heh, believe it or not, I did come here for a reason"
Sarah and Layla shared a laugh at her, while Kalos merely smirked.
Sora couldn't help but smile as she spoke again "I wanted to talk to Sarah about Haley, the new transfer"
"Oh? What about her?" Sarah and Layla stopped laughing for Sarah to show some concern in the matter.
"Oh, it's just that she said she didn't have a dorm to stay in yet, so I was worried about her. I told her I'd ask you about it"
"Oh, that issue" Sarah seemed to sigh and lob her head slightly to the side "me and Kalos were just going over it. You see Sora, the issue is we have so many new recruits now that the dormitory has completely filled up. So when Haley transferred in I had no room to place her in... It really is my fault for not checking that before we allowed her to transfer here... Poor Darling"
"And I don't want to expand the dormitory if we are only overflowing one person, since there may be a decrease in performers next year and the budget could be used on more productive things" Kalos added.
Sora and Layla both took a moment to consider the situation before either spoke, Layla being the first to come up with a solution in less than a minute.
she turned to Sora and smiled "Sora, I think I should tell you why I'm here" Sora cocked her head in question but let Layla continue "I will be staying in Cape Mary to work as an instructor... I plan on leaving every once in a while to help Cathy out and do a show, I'm not done with performing, but I hear you're low on instructors so I applied for the position. Anyway, when I moved the first time and since we had no maids since Maqourie quit and went to Broadway, Father tor down our old home and sold the land. So now that I'm back I'm renting a two bedroom place on the edge of town"
Layla paused in her explaination to turn to Sarah, changing the direction of the conversation "would there not be an open room available if Sora moved in with me?" She inquired.
Sora's whole face lit up like a child who was told they were going to Disney Land. Sarah smiled and laughed once.
"I believe that would fix the problem, yes" Said the singer in a light and amused tone.
Layla turned back to Sora, who was practically jumping for joy.
"Would you like that Sora?" She didn't even need to ask.
"HAI!" (a/n: The one thing I actually know how to spell and know I said/used it correctly)
Layla laughed at that and nodded at that "well I suppose that settles the issue then"
"works for me" Kalos shrugged.
"yeah, get out of my dormitory Sora, I don't want you there" Sarah clearly joked with a laugh in her voice and a smile on her face.
Sora playfully pouted and crossed her arms like a child, turning around and stomping once "fine, I will!" She joked back and stuck her tongue out at Sarah. Unfortunately she wasn't very good at holding in her wide smile.
Layla rolled their eyes at their childish antics, but it was in good nature. With a smile still on her face she walked towards the door.
"come along Sora. I'll treat you like a Mother since I've apparently adopted a toddler"
Sora and Sarah laughed and Sora ran to Layla's side and the two left with a final goodbye and wave.
"Are we going to your place?" Sora asked Layla as they walked towards the entrance.
"Our place now and yes" Layla replied in a quick tone. Sora giggled... She liked the sound of that.
A/n: sorry for another one but I can only edit these once so I'm trying to shorten this chapter. Which means the rest of it will be a second chapter and you'll see the little condo Layla has there.
so basically this became a two shot but it will all be uploaded today.