BNHA: Dual Fates.

Chapter 2: Turning in.

In the afternoon, the girls were heading down to the cafe that Haru asked to go to. Many citizens wandered the streets, and vehicles would drive by on occasion, except for a few giggles from women who passed them by in a hushed conversation. "So, did you beat them yet?" Har-Har's question reached the girl's ears, who walked alongside her on the sidewalk and kept those green hues forward.

"Yeah, it took forever though. I finally stole his rank and they've been sending me challenge invites. I've trained none-stop to try and get stronger, so I can hit 3rd rank out of the top 5! It took me nearly six tries until I finally managed to defeat him," Uviel's enthusiasm beamed and her upper-black lip curled up at recalling the sweet victory she had.

"Oh cool! Hey, I've been wondering... On Stargazers Online, have you ever gotten any nicknames? I mean, from what you told me over the phone lately, you've been flying through the ranks and training hard. What's so important about the highest rank, anyway?" the brunette's curiosity was piqued, and not once had she averted her attention to her friend, she felt that there was no reason to.

Uviel sheepishly laughed and scratched the back of her head, at her question. She found it a bit embarrassing that her best friend remembered their conversation a few days ago. "Sort of... I've noticed people calling me the prodigy and rank-bane a lot, but I just tend to ignore it since it doesn't matter to me much. When you reach the top 5 ranks you're allowed to enter contests that let you earn cash if you win, It's a bit of a hassle since there are so many people out there constantly stealing ranks and entering. When you hit the highest rank, which is S-Rank after you've surpassed rank-1, you get your name put up on their website and many people would offer you jobs for game development or testing," the girl explained as faint, pink tints dusted her cheeks.

"Ooooh, so that's why you've been playing so much lately! You're just trying to get noticed so people will ask you to join game development teams! That's so cool!" Har-Har's face lit up with excitement when she heard that and pumped a fist slightly into the air. "I remember you telling me one time that developing a game was one of your biggest dreams, you're just one step closer to reaching it!" Once again, she cheered and laughed. Her support and enthusiasm always seemed to make Uviel grin, the girl felt so lucky to have a friend like her.

"Haha, yeah... Thanks," Appreciation could be seen on her face and those pink tints never left her cheeks, it was still pretty embarrassing to receive such support despite the many years they had grown up together.

Turning a corner, she saw the cafe she assumed Haru was looking for and stared up at the sign that dangled above the door. With a slight nudge of her elbow to her best friend's ribs, she gained her attention and made the blind girl curiously blink. "What's up?" the brunette asked and felt her friend tug lightly onto her bicep.

"This cafe's name... Sounds like it was named after my grandmother's underwear brand..." Uviel spoke up and kept her attention on the cafe's name, with a large sweatdrop descending from her head. "Golden Buns..." she read out and made the whole atmosphere around the two, become awkwardly quiet until...

"Hahahahahaha! Golden Buns! Hahahahahaha! I totally get it!" Haru burst out with laughter and leaned over, holding her stomach. A stray tear fell from her eye and when she rose back up after her little fit, she nodded quickly. "Okay! Let's head in, I'm starving for some eggs," Through her senses, she could tell that there was a door in front of her since the vibrations from the inside of the cafe made it noticeable and gently pushed it open.