CHAPTER FOUR - PART THREE

"Where have you been, Neptune? You've been waiting by Ms. Purple." Mrs. Arfoire said when they met bumped into.

"We have a meeting of finance department. Am I needed to inform her? The activities was posted on the calendar from the department. Maybe she forgotten."

"If you're an employee, you don't need her to inform you. But since she's lost on her ways on not seeing you, just inform her on your whereabouts."

"Okay, Mrs. Arfoire. I'll keep that in mind."

She didn't know if Purple's secretary is exaggerated. Purple, lost her ways on not seeing her? There's maybe just work giving her for Neptune to do.

These last days she was weirdly out at the woman. They're always eating in lunch together. If at coffee break she was always visiting. Every morning the woman always need her for approval if her body suit is okay and if she was really beautiful. And last week her office was transferred next to her boss' office. For renovation is her old office room but even then today nothing was progressing on the room.

She was entering her office when a coffee was waiting on her table.

Another weird think from my boss. She thought.

She took a sip from a cool coffee. She check her N-Gear.

"Hey sexy. Is your boss having a courting to you?" It was a message from her friend Uzume three minutes ago. She mentioned the weird act of her boss to her. She also mentioned that she was a 'little jealous' about her and Purple last time. She apologized to Uzume. That's why she didn't stop building a 'Neptune-Purple' love team.

"You're mind is really dirty. I'm not even her type." She replied.

While she waited for her friend to reply, another message was popped. It was from Purple. "Neptune, I can't come with you this lunch. I have a meeting ten minutes from now in the Marketing department. Enjoy your food."

She was going to reply back to Purple when Uzume message her already.

Open this attachment. Checklist to know if your boss if attracted to you.

She answered it for the sake of fun. Fun? Let's just say she was just curious and was waiting for her reason with anticipation.

1. She is you for approval on her attire. ✔️️
2. She puts coffee on your table. ✔️️
3. She moves desk/room closer to her. ✔️️
4. She keeps glancing at you. ✔️️
5. She always taking trip on your area. ✔️️
6. She always search you when you're out of sight. ✔️️
7. She always smiles at you sweetly. ✔️️
8. She leaves flowers on your table. ✗
9. She gives you a salary increase. ✗
10. She says how much you mean to her.

She copied and pasted the checklist with answers. Then she send it to her friend. "She has never done the last three things. 7 out of 10. Not a perfect score. She doesn't like me, Uzume. Period. So, stop your illusion."

She didn't wait for her friend to reply. The growling of her stomach was the one is more concerned right now.

Next day, when Neptune entered her office. There's a banquet of flowers in her office. And in her desk lies the memo of her salary increase. Then her door opened. She saw Purple.

"Do you like them?"

"There are from you?" She widen her eyes.

Purple nodded, "I think you send a wrong message. Seven out of ten."

Because of the what Purple said, she quickly caught what she mean. The email for Uzume. The checklist!

"Oh my Goddess! I send it to you?!" She covered her face with her hands. This was way too embarrassing. How could she be so careless. Maybe she thought that she was just too assuming. Oh my Goddess, maybe she will thought that I was planning this for the salary increase. I wished the land just eat me. Like, right now.

Purple remove her hands away from her face. She lifted her chin. "Whatever you say, I will do everything on what on your checklist is. Just slowly."

"But why?" She can feel her face burning.

"Because I wanted to court you. Because I just felt this feeling from you. Because you mean so much to me."

It was like her heart was turned into a drum as she waited in anticipation on what she's going to say, "What do you feel?"

She gently move her head in her chest. She heard her thumbing heartbeat. She can't interpret it on each heartbeat. She had to hear it from her lips.

"I don't get it." She tilted her head as she look at the woman.

"Oh, my love was so numb."

"Do you love me?"

"Loud, clear and sure. I love you, Neptune Planera."

"But how?" She hold her chest because of the different emotions that wanted to escape from her now.

"There are some unexplainable things. You just feel them. Then cling to them. I love you and I always wanted to cling to that feeling."

"I don't know what to say."

"You don't need to say anything, for now. Just let me take care of you the best I can."

"Even I can't give you an assurance? You know that I am not ready to let go in the memory of Noire."

"I understand. Just let me love you. I'm not asking you for anything to return."

She felt her sincerity. She wasn't quick on asking. She can feel that she will love her more than anything. If only her heart was just easy to open.

[Somewhere]

"Damn it, why do I need to act as a secretary from that goddess? This is a stupid plan." Arfoire grunt as she remove her clothes and change to her normal gothic witch attire. A bright light covered her and she was change into True Arfoire.

A woman dressed in a french maid outfit and a raven hair laugh, "You know that it's fine. Don't worry, it will be a few more chapters for your next job."

Arfoire just pout, "Fine. Just let Unknown informed me." she then fly away.

The woman look at the flying woman and finally avert her gaze to the side, a man wearing a tuxedo and a red trimmed hair.

"I've got things under control in the Marketing department yesterday. I've canceled her meeting for a few days for her to have her time with Neptune."

The woman smiled, "Glad you can do it. By the way, where's Uzume?"

"Hi Missy!"

The woman in french maid outfit jumped in surprise as she turned around and met Orange Heart.

"Hey, isn't your acting is supposed to be your normal form?"

Orange Heart nodded happily, "Yeah! I just needed to see both Nepsy and Purpy act together."

The man scoff, "Good thing we still have a small crystal shards for Neptune to stay in Purple Heart."

"Goddess, it was tiring for them to act."

"Well, not anymore. We just needed it to become real."

"Yep!"