The morning sun streamed through the large window of Aurora's living room, waking her from her sweet dreams. A bright light woke her up instantly; she felt like someone had lit a fire under her skin. Aurora was always a morning person, always ready for anything when she woke up, but today seemed different somehow, as though the air itself was changing around her.

Her breath came out in short puffs. She shivered slightly. She got up from her comfortable bed, feeling like something was missing. Her eyes were half-open yet they took their time adjusting. It didn't help either, seeing as how it was still quite early.

She went...