The next day greeted the petite auburn haired girl, who awoke peacefully without having a single cryptic nightmare.
She got out of bed with optimism in her step, changing into the clothes she set out on her vanity the night before.
After getting ready, Serenity took her leave, heading to the transit line that takes her to the prefecture of Domino City.
Kaiba Land theme park was her destination. Today was training day for her and the rest of the girls.
The day before, she was specifically instructed by Seto's assistant not to wear any make up, or to do anything with her hair.
As conservative as she seemed, she did have a beauty regimen, believe it or not. It usually consisted of bb cream, dolly wink mascara, and baby lips Twinkle lip balm.
But today, her face was naked. Her hair was down as it usually was and in it's unconditioned state, but that wasn't something she had to worry about.
Upon arriving to the themepark, she made her way through the indoor shuttle entrance. It was like walking into a portal to some sort of virtual reality.
It had a futuristic decor. Tiled walls shined a holographic like tint. Countless life like holograms of the Blue Eyes White Dragon glowed and teleported about as Serenity and the girls who caught up to her treaded deeper down the long chrome hallway.
They stopped when they reached a dark room. Suddenly, six metallic blue lights shined in front of the three headed Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon coaster that awaited in the terminal.
It's engine released white and blue steam as it huffed loudly.
An automated female voice sounded from the speaker system above them as the doors of the coaster shifted open.
"Welcome, Kaiba Land employees. Please board the dragon and proceed to the Kaiba Land core."
With a shrug, Serenity was the first to board. The other fourteen women followed behind her. They sat at the dark blue seats, automatic seatbelts secured to their waists.
"So, do you guys think-" A blonde girl trailed off before the coaster shifted into full gear, speeding onto the track at 60 mph.
All of the girl's screamed and gasped but Mana, who was giggling and chiming in amusment the whole time.
Serenity had her eyes shut, holding to the brunette girl's hand until they came to a stop. Morning sunlight blared into view when the coaster exited the neon lit tunnel. Kaiba Land employees guided them out of their seats onto the platform.
They were split into two groups. One employee read from a clipboard, calling out the names for the 'Recreation positions", while the other employee called out names for the "Post positions".
"Mana Mahou." The male employee called out.
Serenity smiled meekly when she released grip of her friend's hand. The two girls waved when they parted ways. She watched the quirky brunette skip along with the women that were in the Recreation group.
She sighed lowly, feeling alone and like an adult that was about to embark on the path to becoming one. Her olive green eyes stared into space.
The memory of Joey lingered in her mind. He was home before she was last night. He was in the kitchen putting an endless amount of groceries away. A bouquet of pink and red roses rested in a vase on their table.
"Hey, Ren! Uh.. Got paid a little early this week.. and Got us some food to last us! By the way, the flowers are fah you!" Joey told her with a grin.
It was strange. Getting paid early? Plenty of food in the house? An expensive looking bouquet as a gift? It was quite unexpected. Regardless of Joey's income, Serenity had no reason to back out of this job. She had to be an adult. She had to fight this battle with him.
"Serenity Wheeler..?" The other male employee called out a second time
The auburn haired girl was broken from her trance and quickly followed behind the remaining girls. They were lead to a glamorous looking establishment. The building's structure looked like enchanting reflective crystals. The words "Mirror Wall Salon" read on the chrome awning.
The inside of it was even more impressive. Countless glitter framed mirrors mounted one after the other on the walls. The tiled flooring looked like ice. Regal silver chairs and counters were at each station.
Serenity and the girls gazed in awe. They were greeted by a team of identical female hairdressers and ordinary male make up artists. The male employee introduced them.
"These are the top stylists in the country. They specialize in making fantasy concepts come to life. Each of you will be assigned a female duel monster the Kaiba Corp database has chosen for you based on your appearance." The male employee trailed on.
The girl's expressions looked amused and curious. None of them seemed to protest.
"That will be your uniform for work quite frequently during the week. If you have any concerns, please come to me. But for now, your transformations shall commence." He announced before leaving.
Serenity and the girls were sat at their own salon chair. Each stylist was a blonde female dressed as "Princess of Tsurugi." Serenity's princess like stylist handed her laminated high quality photos of a female duel monster.
She was beautiful and majestic looking. Her costume was dark green with pale yellow ridges. Pnk pleats were at the skirt area. Matching pink suspenders were at her thighs.
"Your most reccomended cosplay is Magician's Valkyria. Now I see you have more than enough hair to style without changing it too much. Would you allow me to cut these strands into layers then give you a bit of a trim at the ends?" The female stylist asked her, holding to the strands on the both sides of her head.
"Uhm.. no. I don't mind at all. I actually needed a hair cut. Please try not to chop off too much of the length.." Serenity replied.
The stylist gently held to the ends of her hair, gliding her fingers up to the part where she planned to cut. About 7 inches were in slack. Even cutting that much, Serenity's hair would still partially meet the end of her spine. The auburn haired girl nodded in agreement and allowed her makeover to begin.
About two hours later, the process was finally complete. Serenity gazed at her newfound reflection in the Salon fitting room. Her eye makeup brought notice to her eyes, looking just as stunning as Magician's Valkyria's.
Ebony eyeliner coiled and shaped around them. False lashes and mascara added to the enlarging effect. Pale pink blush dusted her cheeks.
Her hair was layered on the sides, adding more volume to her roots. The rest of her hair felt clean and weightless from the fresh cut. It gracefully flowed with her when she turned.
She saw a back view of herself from the mirror on the other side of the wall. The pink pleated skirt looked short from it's flare, but was long enough to for her to bend down in without giving anyone a view of her panties.
She adjusted the mage hat a bit, making sure it was secure to her head. With the prop staff in her hand, she posed poudly, trying to look as if she were in.. Attack Mode? She thinks that's what they call it anyway.
She strutted out of the fitting room proudly, the matching colored boots she wore added two inches to her height, clacking against the icy marble.
Afterwards, she and the rest of the girls were taken to their posts, one by one by a different Kaiba Land employee. Serenity was brought to Kaiba Land's enterance. There were two vacant admission booths.
They seemed to represent the Spell card "Mystic Box". One booth was embedded swith sharp looking sword props white the other was 'unharmed". On the panels where red squares with a large question mark in each one. Two to be exact on both 'boxes'.
Ironically, Serenity was assigned to the unharmed one. The male employee taught her how to use the Kaiba Corp POS scanning system. With the flick of the rish, all she has to do is scan the barcode on the pre ordered admission slip.
The words on the screen would either come up as " 5 day Family package", which would be the metallic yellow keycards, or "1 day Unlimited pass", which would be the metalic blue keycard.
Surpisingly, it was simple enough for her to learn. She was told that her admission booth shift was subject to change, but for now this is the position she would start at.
After that was done, the employee dismissed Serenity from the booth. Her first day of training was now over. The sunset painted rhe sky with shades of pink and orange.
With a yawn, she looked down at her magician attire. As adorable as she looked, she didn't feel too comfortable traveling home in cosplay. With her bag of clothes in her grip, she headed back to Mirror Wall Salon to change.
When she walked in, she greeted the Princess Tsurugi stylists she walked past, not having the slightest clue of which one cut her hair. When she walked through the hallway path to the fitting rooms, Mana came walking in her direction, coming to a stop when they stood face to face.
The quirky brunette blushed at the sight of Serenity's cosplay. Her light green eyes seemed to filled with some sort of sureness 4erenity couldn't decode.
Serenity towered over her by almost three inches. It felt strange for the submissive girl, standing before someone who had more spunk and courage than she did. She dismissed that thought with a smile, posing in that strange Attack Mode position playfully pointing her septor at Mana. Both of them giggled.
Mana waited for Serenity to get changed and they left the theme park together, parting ways at the train station as they usually did. They Had tomorrow to look forward to.
