CHAPTER FOUR - PART ONE
Neptune was wearing her shades. As well wearing a black dress. She have no interest to imitate Men in Black but her day was really gloomy. Her questions left unanswered when it comes to Uzume and Purple. She was ashamed to ask Uzume if she have a type to her boss. And she was more likely have no right to ask her boss if she had a crush on Uzume.
Uzume didn't come just what she promised when she was bonding with her in her house nights ago. There was a sudden commitment that Uzume have to take care of. That ending, she hasn't sleep well due to thinking. The results are the large eye bags that forms just behind that shades.
She was waiting for a bus for her to ride towards her job when her cellphone ring. It was Uzume.
"Hello." She said in a drowsy tone.
"Are you still at your house?" Uzume said on the other line.
"Waiting for a bus."
"Let's now talk about Purple. We've met yesterday night."
She was shocked at what she said. If that's so, the two met each other and that's the reason why her friend didn't give her a time to each other.
"I think it's none of my business, Uzume."
"Now you're kinda angry. Just let me explain why I didn't go to you and why me and Purple met yesterday night."
"Can I call you later? Here's the bus that I'm going to rode with." She didn't give Uzume a time to reply.
When the bus stopped, she quickly entered.
Wait, this bus was familiar. Why did she just noticed it just now? For one week, that was the same bus. That's the same bus who always fetched her to her office. Purple color with her favorite logo design; Planeptune's logo. She then was met with the driver and the conductor.
Every time she ride, there's no people inside the bus other than her. It looks like the bus company was near her home and she was always the first passenger.
She shrugged the coincidence. She was more worried about her friend. It was not bad for Uzume and Purple to fall for each other because they're single. She must certainly always leave Purple. She must have a professional level to her boss for not to make a complicated situation.
PART TWO
"Good morning, Neptune. Did you sleep well?" That's what her boss said when she entered the elevator. She didn't knew that she was behind her, "Wait, are you mourning for something?"
"Is it not okay to wear black nowadays?" She have no intention to talk back to her boss but it was the only way for her to let her feel that they're not close to each other. She was just her boss.
"Are you still not in your mood and you're this inclemency?" Purple didn't noticed her cold words. She was just smiling to her.
"Ma'am, you're giving me a money for my job. So if you'll excuse me..." She dismissed their conversation. She was ready to have a distance from the woman when suddenly her boss' hand grab her arm. She have no escape since they're the only ones inside the elevator. She just wanted to go far from her because the woman was quiet sticky to her.
"Did I do something wrong?"
"Sorry." She whispered, "I just lost my mood because of Uzume. I was waiting for my best friend last night. But she didn't since she did something much more important." She said with a quip.
"Truth is, we're together last night. I'm sorry for your wait."
There. It was confirmed. Did Purple just fall in love in first sight for Uzume? Why was she feeling jealous?
She controlled herself not to ask a question because this was too personal. In the end, she failed so, "Why are you two together?"
"We've met because-"
What Purple was going to say was cut off when the door of the elevator opened on the floor where the office is.
"I apologize, Ma'am. I am in no position to inquire in your love life." She just directly entered after she swiped her ID in the electronic attendance reader.
"Wait, are you jealous?" Till in the corner she was followed.
"Me? Why I'm jealous? We're not an item, Ma'am. We have no romantic relationship, just pure professional relationship. Just because you saw my glorious body that doesn't mean you owe me. So why I'm getting jealous?" The holes of her nose grew slightly as she stared at her.
A very sweet smile is what her payment from the woman. She was so pissed to herself on why she was even happy.
"What I mean is, are you jealous just because your friend didn't give you a time for yourself?"
Her jaw opened in shocked. She was so assuming. She was just too defensive. She felt embarrassed. Oh how nice to pound her head in the wall that was just near them.
"But I like the way you think." The woman added.
She felt her face heated up. It's embarrassing. I think I'm going to melt.
"Say it clearly." She answered as she slowly countered her embarrassed side.
"Okay, I'm going to say it clearly on why we're, your friend and me, met last night. Since there's only thirty minutes more before our work begun." The smile in the beautiful face of a woman didn't leave.
"Okay, I'm listening."
"But before that, can you please fix my hair?"
This woman! She was kinda excited on the cause of their meeting.
"Why don't you call your secretary for your hair to be fixed?"
"Mrs. Arfoire have no idea of this." The woman said, her words was directly pointed at the aged secretary.
"Fine, I'll fix it." She said with a frown.
She then started to braid her hair.
"I know for sure that you shouldn't be frowning at your boss."
Neptune just raised an eyebrow, "I know for sure, there's no description in the job of financial analyst to fix a hair."
Their eyes met. She held her breath. The woman's aromatic breath strikes her. She also smelled so clean. So neat and refreshing.
"I'll revise your job description. Fixing hair while maintaining eye-to-eye contact." In the measure of what the woman said she avert her gaze. She out of self tightened the braiding of her hair.
"Ouch! It's a bit tight, you're going to pull my hair off."
She fixed it again, "Sorry."
When it was finally fixed, the woman hold both of the girl's shoulders. She put her face closer to hers. So close that it feels like just one hair is the only gap and their face finally made contact, or more likely, their nose only.
She felt uneasy. She felt her personal spaced was trespassed. But oddly, that also felt somehow good.
"I like your purple eyes." The woman said, she wiped off the hair that was sticking on Neptune's hair while she just stared at her. She just keep fixing her hair while she still stared at her.
"Wait a second, you're making my eyes like a mirror. Why don't you get a mirror?"
"I can see my reflection perfectly in your eyes." She said simply. "When you didn't find a mirror, you can try my face in my eyes. Come on, try it." She tried to open her eyes.
It was true. In blue area of her eyes, she could she herself clearly. That is if you really ignored the white power symbols. She smiled at her reflection.
"You're prettier when you're smiling."
"Wait a minute, I thought you're going to say what you and Uzume did last night." She put a distance between them.
"Oh, yeah right." She sat in her swivel chair.
Annoying. As if she looks like much more than a goddess- gifted with a beautiful face and a sexy curvy body.
"She had a short-lived affair with my friend, Kurome. She left the poor girl with a broken heart."
She was surprised, "Your friend is Kurome?" The woman just nodded. "Why on Gamindustri would she was leave by Uzume? She is very much married."
"Wrong info. She is very much single. Someone just screwed up their love story."
"Really? Are you saying, you know Uzume already even you met her yesterday?"
"I just know her because of her name because my friend is kinda talkative. Then I found out that she was the ex of Kurome. Would you believe, she even got a tattoo of her name?"
"Eggplant."
"Anything for love." She muttered. "And it thrills me to play cupid for them."
Now, she was smiling. "Thank you, because of you, there's a chance that Uzume will have her love life once again." She thank her openly.
"No problem. Let's work now. Stop being jealous, okay." Purple just winked before she the corner.
Her mouth was left opened. She wanted to deny it. But heck, it was true! She was jealous a while ago! Oh my, I'm doomed!