𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 | 𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚌

𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 2: 𝕳𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖕𝖆𝖎𝖗

Mizuki woke up in a hurry. The night time air soothed her and she got dressed in her uniform for her shift. While the whole time of her explaining different fragrances to customers the demon boy(known as Aku) kept shooting Mizuki seductive looks. 

This went on for months and every night before dawn the two would make out. Mizuki knew it was wrong but she hadn't been loved since she was 10 so she felt the need to keep going, but that little voice in her head kept saying: "you've hit a point of rock bottom where you're making out with a stranger. pathetic! go find some REAL LOVE."

 Sounds just like the mental abuse of her boss. And Mizuki went into this deeper and deeper cycle of despair and kissing Aku for an entire year. She got better at selling perfume and the business was doing a lot better now and good things were sure to come in the new year!

 Mrs. Fugi had been the only continuous worker there. The rest kept getting fired and rehired so there was new people and interns everyday. But on the day before new years eve when everyone was preparing for a super big release party the boss pulled Mizuki aside. 

"So I have been watching you progress and I gotta say, I am very impressed with your improvement!" by the sound of that Mizuki beamed and thanked him...although something seemed off. 

"Of course theres no need to thank me. But remember I have the power to take away everything you love." he said coldly and let Mizuki back to her work confused and flustered. 

He had her right where he wanted her. Then new years eve came and all the loyal customers(these numbers had grown over the year) came to see the big release. The product was a big success and the team celebrated with takoyaki and shaved ice*I apologize if that was not around then* and when to see the big firework show.

The sky beamed with colors and fit so nicely with the dark night. Mizuki started to fantasize. So this, this is my life! Working at a small boutique with a strict boss and a loving boyfriend. It's simple and I can live like this she thought. 

Of course her life was about to take a change that would forever remind her why she needed to never trust a man whose name meant 'evil'.

"Mama? What does my name mean?" Mizuki asked. 

"Well it means moon, I named you that because I wanted you to shine brightly like the moon even in the darkest of nights." The graceful woman replied.

 Mizuki's mother was always very magical and mysterious always talking about almost anything. She had three children... two girls and an older brother to protect them. She intended this with a set of expectations for how they would grow unlike any other. 

"What does onee-sans name mean?" Mizuki waddled over to her mother.

 "Hoshi-chan and Sora? Their names mean star and sky. You see how it all matches up? Hoshi's name, star, is meant to represent how clever and bright she is. Sora's name, sky, shows how he has an open and clear mind." 

The mother picked up Mizuki and began to carry her to bed. 

"Take pride in the moon, have faith in the night, and no matter how hard life gets, keep smiling~" 

"Ok mama!"

A few days into the new year and business was booming day and night. Of course the boss knew this was his time to strike. 

"Mizuki. We need to settle something and I am going to be very straight forward." 

And he pulled Mizuki into his very cramped office. "If you do not let me make love to you...Your fired."