Chapter Two: Prompt - I'm Here!
Sonomi looked out the window and sighed.
There was her best friend, her cousin - the love of her life - walking down the street toward her home with a toothy, dopey smile on her face. Her long, strong legs were nimble, her silver-violet hair was tied back with a blue ribbon and her school uniform was neatly pressed. Truly, Sonomi couldn't think of a more beautiful girl in school... or anywhere to be honest. Nadeshiko was the ideal Japanese beauty in many ways, to the point that modelling had never been off the table for her.
Her eyes were the most important part, her trademark and selling point. They were large, heavily-lashed and round – so innocent and sweet! Nadeshiko's eyes made her look serene and sweet, as if she were only half listening. They didn't change colour and they were always the colour of fine, polished jade even under harsh light. Yet they had a something needling to them, an intensity in that soft colour and a sharpness in the shape that made Nadeshiko look fierce in the rare moments where she was angry. They possessed a devil-may-care look that showed a sense of confidence and fearlessness that Sonomi had never had, and that even most women in their eighties only had in thin imitation. And of course, for Sonomi who loved Nadeshiko, her eyes held the knife-like power of judgement and the spark of intuition. Looking into Nadeshiko's eyes made Sonomi want to be better.
What Sonomi wouldn't do for her.
But Nadeshiko didn't look at Sonomi the way that she wanted her to, and had even admitted shyly once that she had no idea how two women could fall in love with one another, though she believed that all love was equal.
Watching Nadeshiko walk to the door, Sonomi stood to let her in. Straightening her skirt, she opened the door… and as usual, Nadeshiko fell on top of her. Sonomi blushed and pushed her cousin off of her.
"You need to be more careful, Nadeshiko!"
"I'm here! Don't worry, I'm fine!"