Mira stood up from the bench with her usual calm smile, as if she was simply getting up for a walk and not about to step into a fight in front of thousands of people.
Elion looked up at her, a little surprised when he saw the faint blinking number on her chest.
"Oh, you are going up first?" he asked.
"Yup," Mira answered simply.
Before he could say anything else, she leaned down toward him and kissed him deeply on the lips.
It was not a shy kiss either; she savoured it, and it lasted long enough that several students nearby awkwardly turned their heads away while others stared at Elion with burning jealousy in their eyes.
Mira pulled away slowly after a moment, her lips curling into a satisfied little smile.
"Good luck," Elion said, still smiling.
"Thank you," she replied softly.
She turned around and walked toward the tunnel with the other students whose numbers were blinking.
