➸ TWO DAYS LATER YOU WAKE UP —
to get ready for work. You had worked on the house all day after your first night and set up the renovations to take place as soon as possible. You were getting it painted on the outside and fixing anything else on the exterior. The interior was up to par and only needed minor fixes.
You put on a pair of nice fitting brown slacks and a soft creme turtleneck to tuck it into. You felt confident for the time being, talking yourself up any chance you get and it works. After fixing your hair you grab your purse and walk downstairs to meet your uber outside.
Since you had no car it would me spending about a hundred dollars a day to work. But the amount you would now get every payday would be enough for it to go unnoticed.
The uber driver smiles at you and you force one back as the smell of cigarettes hits your nose with a side of greasy bacon.
Next on your list was to invest in a car.
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You were going to be late.
The poor uber driver had taken a wrong turn and morning traffic was not helping. Your palms begin to sweat at the thought of being late on your first day, it would ruin everything. But to stop panicking you take a deep breath and open your map.
Five minute walk.
That seemed doable since you were a fast walker by nature. Even in heels you could be there before five minutes. With that in mind you step out of the car, inhaling the fresh air with a smile. You ignore the mans questions and shut the door then beginning to follow in the direction that the map pointed.
You walk on the sidewalk and cut through a small park path that had a small river next to it with ducks swimming. You look up and pause when seeing something in your path behind your phone.
A cat.
It sat pretty and stared up at you with wide sage green eyes. Their black fur made their eyes stick out that much more and you couldn't help but pout at them. "Meow." they sang and raised one paw.
"Hi." you whisper and look around for anyone that could possibly be this cats owner. There was no one you could see so you lower down to get a closer look. "Ren." you read the name tag.
"Meow."
You reach out to cautiously let the cat sniff you. They were as gentle as they looked which allowed you to slowly reach for the name tag to read the owners information but before you could see anything, the cat ran off.
You look over your shoulder and see the black nike shoes a foot away from you. Your gaze goes up, he wore black jeans and hoodie that was also over his head. You make eye contact with him and could only see his piercing eyes that made it almost impossible to look away.
A black mask blocked the bottom half of his face but his eyes were something more memorable than usual anyways. He remains silent when the cat jumps into his arms but he continues to look down at you as well. For a second you think he'll thank you for at least stalling his running cat so he could come get them but he doesn't.
"Cute cat." you give a weak smile and stand up. He was taller than you which made you more eye leveled with the cat.
Instead of answering he just turns around and walks away with the cat in his arms, meowing away and rubbing their head against his chest. The whole exchange was weird. You exhale the breath you hadn't realized you were holding and continue onto work but not without looking over your shoulder once more.
He was gone.
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Thankfully you make it in time to work and meet with your new boss, Wakatoshi who preferred to go by his last name, Ushijima. The man was utterly handsome and you had to force yourself to listen to the words coming from his mouth. He gave you a small smirk and gestured to a woman, "y/n this is Victoria as you know, you'll be her new editor and ."
You look at the woman and she smiles with a happy sound while standing from her desk to hug you tightly. "y/n, what a pretty name." she compliments and that's when Thomas leaves to let you two get more situated.
You recall reading that Victoria is a year older than you and her books were mostly romances. You watch her flick her long black box braids over her shoulder and sit down behind her desk. You stay in p[lace until she gestures to the seat in front of her.
"So y/n, I know you edited Moira's books. I'm glad you're mine now, her books are phenomenal." she looks at you with a smile and you couldn't help but pat yourself on the back form her praise. "Is there any questions before I show you to your office?" her nails click against the keyboard as she types quickly and clicks her mouse once.
"None." you say, just ready to have a book in your hand to read. This was normal, reading to get away from this almost dull world. You loved divulging in another universe where the rules were different. It brought you thrills.
Victoria gives you a tour of the office while also mentioning how the day normal goes, when the meetings are and what's expected at them. "Of course we'll email that schedule to you but here we are." she stops outside the door and looks at you. "I'll let you do the honors."
At your old location you didn't have an office, just a cubical where you would sit next to the person that chews extra loud on their gum. That's when you began to get most of your reading done at home.
Excitement flowed through your veins when opening the door to find a cute office that already had your equipment waiting for you. Of course it was bland for the time being but you couldn't wait to make it your own.
You sit down and thank Victoria again as she waves you off, "No big deal. Need to have you comfortable." she pats your head. You look at the big sleek computer and the think keyboard below it. Your finger pats the mouse pad and the screen comes to life.
Before fully exiting the room Victoria looks back, "It's your first day.. let's leave early to celebrate with a few drinks." she offers.
Of course you weren't going to reject her outing since you wanted to be friends. You and Victoria will be spending a lot of time together and you guys needed to be able to have a friendship at least.
"Sounds good." you say. It was about to be four in the afternoon and you had to read two chapters of her book before you could be consuming any drinks.
"Six, I'll make reservations for dinner beforehand." Victoria looks down at her ringing phone and shuts your office door behind her. "Make sure to bring id." she calls lastly and you raise a thumb up.
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Victoria and you sit down in a rounded booth, finished with dinner and finishing your last glass of wine. You two had talked about anything which already made her feel like a friend.
Victoria raised her hand at the waiter for the bill and shakes her head when you begin to get your wallet out. "No no." she points.
You get your card out anyways, "I can't let you buy all this fancy food."
"It's on the company." she winks and gives the waiter the black card without even glancing at the price. "We're going to meet my friends at a bar, you'll love them." she promises and instead of feeling nervous, you feel good, maybe from the wine but nonetheless. Victoria was a ball of love and sunshine which only pushed you more out of your comfort zone.
"My apologies, your bill was already paid." the waiter informs you when walking up to you two. Victoria also looked confused and looked around as if she would see a good friend or even Ushijima on one of his business dinners.
"By who?" she asks.
The waiter points but then his eyes move across the restaurant when the man was no longer at his table.
"Seems he's already left."
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