Months past as the summer days started to get cooler, marking the start of fall. I stood in front of my mirror, getting ready for the Fall Dance. I had my hair braided and wrapped in a bun on the back of my head, with a net of pearls over the bun. A ringlet of hair spiralled down to my collar bone. I wore a rope of pearls around my neck, and pearl earrings. I wore an elegant dress. It was deep red, and came down in a V shape, showing much of my cleavage. The dress gracefully swept down, covering my feet. Under the dress, I wore a short, black shirt, and a pair of beige short shorts. I did my makeup to perfection, wearing a deep red lipstick, and smokey eyeshadow. I walked out of my room, making my sister gasp. She was in a purple cocktail dress, and had her hair down for once. She was simple, but beautiful nonetheless.
"Wow! Sis," she said breathlessly. "You look like a goddess."
"Thanks Serah. You all ready?" I asked her, smiling. My heart swelling with her praise. I decided to take her to the dance so she could have fun. I remember when I asked her if she could go, she was so surprised. I felt bad, because I barely let her have fun. I'm always hard on her so she succeeds.
"Yea. Lets go." she nodded. We walked out of the house, our heels clacking on the pavement. We took the train as usual. The train ride was silent. I could tell Serah was nervous. I had done a great deal to make sure she would be able to attend the dance, even though she was in middle school.
"Now arriving in: South Bodhum station. Connections to Eden, Palumpolum, Sulyya, and Nautilus can be made here. For connections to The Hanging Edge, Lake Bresha, Vile Peaks, and the Gapra Whitewood Forest, please have your Sanctum Military ID ready."
We got out of the train and I grabbed her hand, snapping my fingers, making us appear at the school. Now, I bet you are wondering, Well, Light? If you can just snap your fingers and teleport, then why do you take the train? The answer is, I can't. I wouldn't be able to make the distance, and I would probably end up dying if I tried. We stood at the front of the school. Students milled around, finding their partners. Girls wore extravagant ballgowns, and boys wore suits.
"Now at nine, meet me at the front of the school. It is still a school night for you, so I need to get you home around ten. Okay?" I told Serah.
"Alright, Sis!" she said in excitement. She ran off and into the gym, where the ball was being held. I scanned the crowd until I found Arc standing nervously with a blonde haired boy. I walked over to them, people turning and gasping as they saw me. My archenemy of girls named Kara let out a gasp, and I heard her tell her friend how pretty I looked. I walked up to Arc and his boyfriend. I analysed Ingus more, now that I was closer to him. He had a short nose like Arc, his skin was powder white, and his eyes were like a warm summer sky. His choppy blonde hair managed to look windblown even in the absence of wind. He wore a red vest like shirt, with a white collared shirt under it. He also wore a pair of black skinny jeans. I smiled when I saw him holding hands with Arc. Arc smiled with delight when he saw me.
"Woah, Light. You look like a love goddess." he said breathlessly.
"So I've heard." I laughed. I rarely laugh, so Arc was surprised. We had been hanging out for months and months and this was the first time. "Greetings, Ingus. It's nice to finally get to meet you. I've heard a lot about you." I smiled, extending a hand as an invitation. He shook my hand and grinned.
"I've heard a lot about you. I've gotta say, I'm glad you're gonna be watching over us. You look so elegant, but I've heard the stories about how you protect my little Arc-y." he told me. All three of us walked into the dark maw of the dance floor.
It was loud, it was hot, and it was humid. In other words, I hated it. I watched Ingus and Arc slowly dance, kissing every now and then, getting mean looks from people. The dress stuck to me from sweat.
Fuck this. I thought. I let my hair down, and threw the pearl net. It disappeared with a shink! So did all of my jewellery, except for my favourite necklace, which I never take off. That was much better, my head could finally feel the breeze, and my body cooled down a lot. I watched Arc and Ingus some more, until something happened that would change my life. A rather buff guy named Horus walked up to Ingus and Arc. I jumped up and pushed through the crowd to get to them. I saw him push Arc and call him something vulgar.
"Horus!" I yelled. He turned away from Arc, who was being helped up by Ingus.
"Fight someone else!" I snarled at him. He smiled evilly.
"Alright then," he said in his stupid voice. "Let's fight."
"That's the last mistake you want to make." I said in a deadly voice. The dance went quiet, as people made a ring around us. He rushed at me and punched me, sending me flying. He had hit me right in the side of the head, and it hurt like hell. I growled and ripped off my dress, revealing my shorts and my black tank top.
"You fucking cunt!" I screamed. He swung at me again, but I ducked, and socked him in the stomach, knocking the air out of him. Then, I punched him in the nose, breaking it and spraying him with blood. I heard a man yell.
"Every out of my way!"
Horus swung at me again, but I grabbed his wrist and twisted it behind his back. He let out a strangled cry. I pushed him onto the ground and kicked him hard. I would have kept kicking him, but a buff military man grabbed my arm and pulled me out into the hall.
"Now that was quite the hand-to-hand combat. It's the most impressive display I have seen in a while." he told me. I was in shock, I thought he was going to punish me. "I would introduce myself, but we already met; a long time ago." Then it dawned on me.