<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/AMTRPXI.jpg)<br/></div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Ralena Tharin</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Guild hall<br/><strong>With:</strong>Nobody, anymore<hr/><br/>Ralena chuckled gently, graciously accepting her drink from Von as she settled into her seat and prepared for what was sure to be a long afternoon of banter, smack talk, and camaraderie. Eventually, though, the day DID have to come to an end, as Ralena retired to her room with an excited grin, and a promise that tomorrow would be the best day of the entire tournament for her. After all, win or lose, she'd FINALLY be able to go head to head against her... What the hell<em>was</em>Alice to her, anyway? Best Friend? Comrade? Rival? ARCH-rival?<br/><br/>Why not all of the above? Well, no matter what, tomorrow was sure to be a day she wouldn't forget.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>The next day</strong></span></div><br/>As opposed to yesterday, Ralena was the<em>very first one</em>to be sitting in the guild hall, ready for the second day of the FAIRY CHAMPION tournament to begin. Those that knew the black haired bundle of energy likely expected her to be bouncing off the walls, yelling at the top of her lungs, and getting so hyped for the battle that she was liable to explode before the bout even began. However, instead, the girl was simply sitting in the middle of the ring with her legs crossed, her fingers interlocked and placed into lap, and her eyes shut. It was impossible to tell rather or not she was simply meditating in order to be at the very peak of her strength for the fight, or if she was simply keeping herself calm and trying to focus. Humorously enough, right by her side would be a shopping bag from a well known local costume store... It seemed that she had held up her side of the bet she had made with Alice yesterday.<br/><br/>As more people started to pile in, Ralena would grab her bag and hop off the stage. "Alright... I'm ready." She grinned, clenching her fist as she took her seat and waited for her friends to show up. After all, the guildmaster would still have to make his opening speech, sum up what had happened yesterday, and generally build up excitement in the crowd before Ralena and Alice would be allowed to step into the ring... No reason to get changed before that, right? Ralena might have been a little bit bashful and shy of the idea at first, but after spending a few hours in the changing rooms, she was actually extremely proud of the selection she made, and almost couldn't wait to see how the others reacted to it.<br/><br/>She wasn't going to lose<em>either</em>contest today!