It went for 50 whole minutes and as anyone can guess and understand, when you are having fun or just enjoying the moment, time has the tendency to be cruel, seeming to be faster than normal however, none of them seem to be wiser to it.

  “Anything else?”

  Kiana- Ah no and thank you so much! Also, sorry about this, it is the first time I’ve ever seen these machines so I was a little too curious and excited... You know, I’m from a poor village far, far from here so I’ve never had the opportunity to witness these types of inventions.

  Anya- Don’t be sorry about it, I also have only learned about this recently, maybe a year ago? Seriously, don’t worry about it too much.

  She has a soft look on her sharp eyes, her head is slightly to the sides and because of it, her left ear is exposed to the world, to Kiana. She quickly notices Anya earring, a small one but one that she instantly fell in love with as she finds it extremely cute. However, there is something else that surprises her even more and that’s nothing more than, Anya look on her face. A kind one filled with warmth and even, love, a sisterly love.

  “(She’s such a kind soul.)”

  That is the only thing that she thought about Anya, as she sees her with her own golden eyes, as she stares at her with her own mouth slightly open and of course, as she understands that, she’s making the right decision. I don’t think she has a clue what she’s doing but, Kiana flashes a mellow smile at Anya.

  Kiana- Hum, changing topics now... When we first met you told me that you wanted help with your research, even after a week, are you still looking for help? Is your class still open?

  Anya- Open? I-Ye-yes! I still have openings for it... I-I’m actually having difficulties filling them up...

  “(Oh no! I was not expecting this question from her! But, it’s not like I can lie to her... Is she going to make fun of me? Just like they did?)”

  Ah, Anya, Anya, what an unreasonable conclusion to reach. Even after what Kiana did for you, after this beautiful and peaceful moment the two of you had, do you truly believe Kiana would do such a thing? While I think she’s wrong on thinking like this, especially towards someone like Kiana, I can more than understand where she’s coming from. Those bunch of idiots really did make a dent on her confidence and if they still are doing it, I can see her getting worse by the day. Hang on there Anya, your life is mere moments from turning to the better after all, Kiana is the Magical Girl who’s always ready to help out a damsel in distress and of course, to help out a friend.

  “That’s good to hear!”

  Nice one Kiana! You sure are way too happy for someone failure! Yep, let the misunderstanding begin! With a big smile on her face, with her eyes wide open shining with their golden like colour and with pure bliss behind them and with both of her hands raised up slightly at around head level while at the same time with both of them grasping into each other as the sheer excitement is trying to escape from them, she says this loudly. Yes, she’s way too happy to hear this and of course, Anya is confused, sad and somewhat worried about it.

  “(Wha… Why is she so happy? Am I missing something?)”

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  Yep, a misunderstanding however, Kiana will soon enough clear it and with the cutest look on her face.

  Kiana- I-I was thinking about what you said, a little too much to be honest... I almost went crazy… But! I didn’t, so! I want to ask if it’s ok for me to join your class? You asked me if I wanted to but, at that time I told you I wanted to think-

  “Ye-Yes! Of course, you can!”

  She couldn’t believe what she was hearing, what Kiana is saying and what she means by it. “It’s ok for me to join your class?”, the moment her brain was able to process what this meant she still couldn’t believe it and that is why Kiana was able to keep going with her sentence. “Is she asking what I’m thinking she is?”, doubt consumes her mind, it’s too good to be true, a wish becoming real just like this? No, impossible and yet, Kiana said it. Her mouth was faster than her brain, while she was thinking about it, her heart spoke. Her heart skipped a beat as she said “yes” and with it, a smile forms on her face, one that is big as the earth itself and of course, as bright as the sun.

  Kiana- Re-really!? Thank you so much! Hehe! I was actually afraid you might’ve said no after all, a whole week has gone by and since there are so many people in the Academy, and many of them are pretty smart, I was not so sure you would still have an empty vacancy.

  As anyone can expect Anya is not the only one whose happiness is at the peak, Kiana smiles back at Anya as she says yes, as the relief hits her mind, as she understands that everything will be fine and what happened yesterday is nothing more than a distant memory. She can do it, she will do it and of course, everyone will be happy. When the world needs her, she will be ready, she will be the Magical Girl but until then, she will be a magic researcher trying to make the lives of everyone better with her magic inventions. On Anya's side, maybe with Kiana's help she will be able to make her dream come true, her obsessive need to find something, create it, all because of her sister. The future was not looking bright at all, but she still was doing her best, however, even with one’s best and hard work, it still might not be enough after all, reality is often cruel. Ah, I went on a tangent, who would've guessed…

  Anya- No, no, no, I’m the one who should thank you! I was actually having a hard time recruiting anyone… Thankfully the Academy will not punish me if I end up alone but, people will definitely hear about it.

  Kiana- Hear about it? Who do you mean by that? Is there something wrong?

  ……..

  ……

  …

  Silence is a funny thing and this is a prime example of it. Silence by definition is, well, silence and yet, this silence from Anya speaks louder than anything you can think of. Kiana goes from a happy face to a worried one but also with a hint of curiosity behind. Not only she quiets down when Kiana asks those questions, she’s also avoiding eye contact with her, switching her gaze towards every single direction except towards Kiana worried golden eyes. Both of her feet go inwards, she brings her hands together but without raising them at all. She’s “playing” with her thumbs as her hands are entwined together, from time to time she opens her mouth doing her best to let out her troubles to the world but something quickly stops them from coming out, she stops them. Is she afraid of what Kiana might say? How Kiana might see her? She’s weak, far weaker than Kiana, is that something that she's ashamed of? Will Kiana make fun of her just like the others?

  Can I trust her?

  Bam!

  With a soft karate chop on Anya head however, with it, it was more than enough to draw her attention towards Kiana and of course, enough to stop her mind from wavering into a dark, dark place, one filled with doubts, lack of self-confidence and of course, maybe even hatred towards oneself.

  “Look, I’m here for you, I will and I want to help you out. Please, tell me your worries and troubles.”

  Her voice is gentle, the look on her eyes is mellow and her tone of voice is just a timber quieter than normal. This, this is what Anya needs, someone right beside her ready to help her out; however, she can only do so if Anya lets her. Something has happened in the past week, something that has traumatized her even more even though she was supposed to be protected by the student council. Maybe she was and is being protected however, with every plan, there are always ways to exploit it, some more, some less, but some nonetheless.