marked by moonlight

chapter 1: yasuko

It was dark and I had just gotten home from from work and I was utterly exhausted, like, who decides to make people work nine hour shifts and only get paid nine bucks an hour. I let out a long sigh "why do I live like this..." For context I live in a one-bedroom apartment all by my self. Or at least I think I'm all by myself... At that point I just decided to go to bed so I went over to my closet picked out my nightgown and put it on, I got into bed and covered up and started drifting off to sleep...

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"Where am I...?" I say as I walk down a cold dark hallway
"what is this place?"
"there's a door.." I gently push the door open and find a beautiful ballroom it's completely empty and when I look down I'm wearing a lavish gown.
"W-wha-"
A tall man with a cold demeanor extends his hand out to me
"Care to dance yasuko?" He said with a smile, how did he know my name.., he had obsidian eyes and hair as black as the the night sky I try to speak but I can't words just won't come out then I take his hand, why did I take his hand I didn't want to but something drew me in
"Who are you?" I say as I finally manage to get words out
"I am-"
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I woke up in cold sweats, "what just happened?" I looked at my alarm clock and it was morning already "guess it was just a dream" I got up to make breakfast then I noticed it. There was a semi wilted black rose on my windowsill "what the..." I walked over and there was a note with it I'm like totally freaked out but being the curious person I am, I read it.

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"Every petal a promise. Every Thorn a warning. Chose wisely "
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I felt a shiver down my spine
"Someone's playing a prank on me.." I nervously laughed cause, what the HELL is going on!? "I'm not dealing with this" I sat on the couch and ate yogurt cause why not. The next few weeks I kept having those strange dreams I started getting used to it at this point. It's note after note every day, I think I'm going crazy, I woke up and like clock work, I went and picked up the next rose and note

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"no one else will ever hold you the way I did - even if all Ive only ever held you in your dreams"
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I sighed and got ready for school I didn't have work today but I am in that technical college where it's only college for about ten months. As I was putting on my jacket I got a call from Yuri, my collage friend, "hey what's up" I said when I picked up the phone. "Just wanted to know if your coming to classes today" I grabbed my keys and went to make an ice water before I left but I saw that it was already made and on the counter with a black rose and another note that read,

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"A princess like you shouldn't make her own water"
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I looked around and saw nothing Yuri was still talking about some campus tea, "hello? You still there" I put my phone back to my ear "yeah sorry, one second" I took the phone away from my ear "um..thank you for making my water mr. stalker guy!" No response. my house was dead quiet besides Yuri yelling on the other end of the line "did you say stalker!? Yasuko!" I put the phone back to my ear while walking out of my house, "it's fine." I heard a literal gasp on the other end of the line I got into my car and put it on speaker "it is not fine!? You need to go to the police" I started the car and started driving "trust me I said it's fine" there was a long pause from yuri "o-okay...if you say so are you almost here class is about to start" I sigh "yeah I'm stuck at a red light though" I heard Yuri laugh "well better hurry I'll talk to you when you get here okay?" I chuckle back "okay bye" I hung up after she said bye. I finally arrived at school and made it to class on time "yasuko!!" I look over and Yuri is waving me over and there was someone standing next to her that I haven't seen before. I walked over to them and sat down in the seat Yuri saved for me "yasuko meet kenzo!" I looked over at him, he was a tall, brunette, and had green eyes he was pretty good looking, "hey I'm kenzo" he smiled and extended a hand out to me, "yasuko" I smiled back and took his hand. "I'm in the same major as Yuri" I got confused a little because I had never seen him before "are you new?" He chuckled "no I guess this is the first class we've had that overlapped" he chuckled and smiled. The professor came in the class and told everyone to get to there seats then the class started. Two weeks later, Yuri, kenzo, and I are pretty good friends although kenzo seems a little too nice. I sighed because today was a work day, I worked at a little coffee shop about 20 minutes away from my apartment. it was cozy, not many terrible comments and not many Karen's although the hours suck and so does the pay but I make do. I got to work put on my apron and started working soon enough the first customer came in and my mask came on. "Hi welcome to starluxs café may I take your order!" I smiled and the customer smiled back "can I have a Carmel frappuccino with two shots of Expresso?" I grabbed a cup "yeah we can do that! is that for here or to go?" He was thinking about it for a minute "um yeah I'll take it to go" I start writing his order on the side of the cup "what's your name?" He smiled again "yuki" I wrote his name on the cup and then I gave the cup to my coworker and she finished the order "yuki!" The man came up and got his coffee and left then I saw a piece of paper on the counter I opened it and it was his phone number and it said call me I chuckled and threw it in the trash. nine hours later I was exhausted I finally got home and went to sleep I didn't even change that's how tired I was. I slowly went to sleep and then I saw him..

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"Hello yasuko" I looked over to see that same tall man with the black hair, black eyes and porcelain skin he really was beautiful.
"Hello..." He looked at me, we were so close.. he was holding me and now I can really notice his features he has a tear drop mole under his eye.
"Who are you..?" He chuckled
"I guess I haven't introduced myself yet" he handed me a wilted black rose and I immediately knew who he was no name required
"My name is Ryousuke, my princess" he smiled and my heart just melted as I took the rose.
"Looks like our time is up yasuko, until next time"
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I woke up and when I opened my eyes I was holding the same black wilted rose Ryousuke had given me..really what was going on...and why did I like it ...I held my racing heart and felt my face heat up.. maybe I am going crazy...