As the first soft ray of the golden yellow sun oozed across the turquoise sky, a blithe gait of a young girl walked down the street, awaiting the spectacular awakening of this busy hive. The stillness was displaced by the scheduled game of the morning gusts.
Soon, one by one, like the petals of a morning glory unfolding to greet the glorious day, windows flung open as shop keepers almost simultaneously opened up their linear array of shops, exposing the colorful interiors and filling the streets with the exuberance of life.
Around the corner, she could smell the fresh aroma of coffee and the baker's sweet buttery perfume. It was so fresh, so distinct; that she could almost taste the rolls and pastries and drink the toasted coffee on the morning air.
Her eyes grew wide with excitement as she looked through the smooth glass windows of a nearby sweet shop. Laid out in full view was a vast display of bon-bons and classic traditional candies. Just then, a rotund and rubicund man came out to greet her and she felt obliged to patronize his store. Stepping in, she was met with the exotic scent of chocolates and the plebeian breath of gobstoppers coming from the shop assistant. There was so much variety, she was split for choice! Her head started to feel dizzy as she glanced at the gaudy ambiance with shelves full to bursting with treats of ever shape and size. Catching her breath, her hand rummaged in the pocket of her vivid blue shorts, listening to the tinkle of a few jewels; which were highly muffled by the voice from outside. Right now, her desires had to be quenched by the traditional malt candies, the cheapest.
Abutting on the sweet shop was a fruit market with a pungent orchard of essential juices. The glaucous granes lay like frosted marbles in the baskets, arousing the blunette's curiosity like anything. She suddenly felt ravenous. But now was not the time to be attracted by this sweet sweet displays, but to make her way to her destination. Her vivid blue eyes scanned the road leading up, to where that place was situated. The Guild of Sabertooth.
She slowly dragged her feet along the road, however her azure eyes gleaming at every single thing in the market. The scene was highly contrasting to what it was before, previous to when it had just started. Pages of newsletters and chocolate wrappers flew around in typhoon-like motions scraping against a banner, which was crucified against a brick- wall using four large black nails, expanded and compressed like a heart, displaying the name of this street. Looking around, all that could be seen was a crowd of people pushing, shoving and shouting. People rushed by, gathering up items as fast as they could, they often traveled in groups; parents and children or other family members and even friends. They were the ones causing the constant buzz of noises!
The stall owners either served queues of customers or shouted out a range of encouragements to passers-by to attract them with their items. The actions of the stall owners were almost automatic, smiling, picking up the item, packaging, giving it to the customer. The swap between the seller and buyer was extremely quick and hard to follow with her bare and inexperienced eye. The stalls looked almost on the verge of collapsing due to the weight of all the products.
However, something caught her attention strongly and her pace quickened, a childish grin plastered on the immature face. A few feet away was the place of her dreams. Sabertooth; the guild of the tigers. Would someone like her fit in? The answer will be discovered with observation and experience... or so she believed.
Reaching to its entrance, the eight year old's small hands pushed on the great doors with all the ferocity she possessed and made it open, albeit begrudgingly.
"........"
A couple of eyes turned towards the new visitor, who's face was now pale with nervousness.
'Everything will be okay.' a mantra she chanted to keep herself calm, as the child took her first step.
THUD!
She fell face down, now being able to smell the carpet that laid on the floor. She stood up in a flurry dusting her favorite blue top.
"Achoooo!" it seemed she was allergic to dust. a new discovery for the new girl. Perfect!
A few giggles were to heard in the hall, as she had grabbed everyone's attention with that improptu entry and speculation was shown with whispers being exchanged. A normal person would have felt extremely ashamed at the moment, but for her it was a daily afair. She simply scratched the back of her head with a huge grin, "My name is Aoki Lapis. Can I join this guild?"
A loud announcement, as she was innocently unaware of terms called as formality and manner.
Soon, one by one, like the petals of a morning glory unfolding to greet the glorious day, windows flung open as shop keepers almost simultaneously opened up their linear array of shops, exposing the colorful interiors and filling the streets with the exuberance of life.
Around the corner, she could smell the fresh aroma of coffee and the baker's sweet buttery perfume. It was so fresh, so distinct; that she could almost taste the rolls and pastries and drink the toasted coffee on the morning air.
Her eyes grew wide with excitement as she looked through the smooth glass windows of a nearby sweet shop. Laid out in full view was a vast display of bon-bons and classic traditional candies. Just then, a rotund and rubicund man came out to greet her and she felt obliged to patronize his store. Stepping in, she was met with the exotic scent of chocolates and the plebeian breath of gobstoppers coming from the shop assistant. There was so much variety, she was split for choice! Her head started to feel dizzy as she glanced at the gaudy ambiance with shelves full to bursting with treats of ever shape and size. Catching her breath, her hand rummaged in the pocket of her vivid blue shorts, listening to the tinkle of a few jewels; which were highly muffled by the voice from outside. Right now, her desires had to be quenched by the traditional malt candies, the cheapest.
Abutting on the sweet shop was a fruit market with a pungent orchard of essential juices. The glaucous granes lay like frosted marbles in the baskets, arousing the blunette's curiosity like anything. She suddenly felt ravenous. But now was not the time to be attracted by this sweet sweet displays, but to make her way to her destination. Her vivid blue eyes scanned the road leading up, to where that place was situated. The Guild of Sabertooth.
She slowly dragged her feet along the road, however her azure eyes gleaming at every single thing in the market. The scene was highly contrasting to what it was before, previous to when it had just started. Pages of newsletters and chocolate wrappers flew around in typhoon-like motions scraping against a banner, which was crucified against a brick- wall using four large black nails, expanded and compressed like a heart, displaying the name of this street. Looking around, all that could be seen was a crowd of people pushing, shoving and shouting. People rushed by, gathering up items as fast as they could, they often traveled in groups; parents and children or other family members and even friends. They were the ones causing the constant buzz of noises!
The stall owners either served queues of customers or shouted out a range of encouragements to passers-by to attract them with their items. The actions of the stall owners were almost automatic, smiling, picking up the item, packaging, giving it to the customer. The swap between the seller and buyer was extremely quick and hard to follow with her bare and inexperienced eye. The stalls looked almost on the verge of collapsing due to the weight of all the products.
However, something caught her attention strongly and her pace quickened, a childish grin plastered on the immature face. A few feet away was the place of her dreams. Sabertooth; the guild of the tigers. Would someone like her fit in? The answer will be discovered with observation and experience... or so she believed.
Reaching to its entrance, the eight year old's small hands pushed on the great doors with all the ferocity she possessed and made it open, albeit begrudgingly.
"........"
A couple of eyes turned towards the new visitor, who's face was now pale with nervousness.
'Everything will be okay.' a mantra she chanted to keep herself calm, as the child took her first step.
THUD!
She fell face down, now being able to smell the carpet that laid on the floor. She stood up in a flurry dusting her favorite blue top.
"Achoooo!" it seemed she was allergic to dust. a new discovery for the new girl. Perfect!
A few giggles were to heard in the hall, as she had grabbed everyone's attention with that improptu entry and speculation was shown with whispers being exchanged. A normal person would have felt extremely ashamed at the moment, but for her it was a daily afair. She simply scratched the back of her head with a huge grin, "My name is Aoki Lapis. Can I join this guild?"
A loud announcement, as she was innocently unaware of terms called as formality and manner.