Violet woke up to someone shaking her. When she looked up it was the girl who worked at the cafe. Violet slowly took in her surroundings and realized she had fallen asleep there. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I must have been more tired than I thought. Are you closing up?" She looked at the girl who nodded so Violet grabbed her things and got up and paid for her half drank, cold cappuccino. "Thanks." She walked passed the girl and out of the shop into the darkened streets.<br/><br/>The air was cold and there was a small breeze. She walked along the street and noticed that the moon was bright enough that she could go home through the alleys. She didn't like the main streets much, too busy for her liking. Traffic and people, usually lovers out on dates, she would rather go the quiet and undisturbed way. She quickly turned down a dirt covered alley and walked through it to another, quieter street and sighed. "God, I'm so tired." She mumbled to herself and sat on some steps to an apartment building and leaned on the railing.<br/><br/>A sudden vibration on her leg made her jump and she realized it was her cell ringing, she looked at the caller ID and didn't recognize it so she ignored the call. "If it's important it can wait until tomorrow when they call back." She got up from the steps and kept walking. It wasn't long before she made it to her own apartment building and up to her apartment. She started changing for bed, slipping off her working clothes, the pencil skirt and button shirt. She pulled a pin and her shining black hair fell down a little past her shoulders and onto her pale pale skin. She pulled her silky pajama top over her hair, it was silver and complimented her dark blue, almost purple eyes. Violet stretched a bit and then fell onto her bed and slowly crawled under the covers. Hoping for a peaceful night with no disturbances, as she fell asleep his face came again to wander through her dreams with her.<br/><br/>------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>The bells were chiming the eleventh hour throughout the town. That was Vanessa's cue that her morning training was done. She looked to her trainer, now her friend and grinned at him. Her long black hair in loose curls slowly rippled down her back as she removed the ribbon from her hair and she shook her head to get the natural feeling back. She removed her armor to reveal undergarments that accented her close to perfect body. "Thomas! Could you help me with this breast plate? I can't reach the knot." She called to her friend. He came over and loosened it for her and handed her her nicer day clothes. "You best be off Lady Vanessa, you have to be present at the city trial in less than an hour's time." She smiled at him and started to dress in a deep red dress and corset.<br/><br/>"Thank you darling but I'm sure I will make it just fine. Besides, it's only a minor trial. Some boy, only age thirteen stole someone's chicken. They only called me because my father is ill in his bed and he doesn't have a son. Sometimes I wish my father was not part of this city's law." She closed her blue eyes and licked her pink lips, today would be a good day, she could tell. She quickly left the training court and headed on her way to the justice courts.<br/><br/>While passing through the marketplace something made Vanessa stop. An odd feeling that something, or someone had been watching her every move, following her. She turned around and all she saw was people shopping, just regular people. She felt the small blade that she kept hidden in her sleeve but continued to walk but the feeling would not leave her. Where it was coming from she couldn't tell, she just quickened her pace in order to get out of that dreadful area.