A few months later, I looked around my modest tiny house, smiling. It had the layout of a studio apartment with its open floor plan yet functioned like a micro apartment. Simple, basic, easy to keep up. My bed, closet, and bathroom were hidden behind sliding walls and pull out cabinets. Whereas my kitchen, living area, and study area were all open. My couch was secretly a set of bunk beds for when I had visitors to stay the night, my wooden desk could easily be extended into a modest dining table, and the little box chair I sat on could be taken apart and turned into a few little chairs. My kitchen had a small stove, sink, and refrigerator. It also had plenty of cabinet space, though I barely used any of it. The kitchen and study areas both had a wall full of windows yet the living area only had two windows, one on each side of the front door. The bathroom had one small window above the shower. The only room that didn't have any windows was the area my bed was hidden in. Because of all the windows in the main part of the house, I didn't have to turn on the lights during the day, which saved on the power I used. Solar energy powered my house instead of electricity. Trees surrounded my little plot of land with a small stream running through the edge of the perimeter fed by a river a short walk away. There was even a large oak tree by my house that offered shade during the summer.
I had spent the past few months studying books about the hidden society of demons I was now a part of and I was currently rereading the book of rules. I heaved a heavy sigh when I realized the sun had long since set and moon light now lit my desk where I sat surrounded by piles of books on either side of me. The Great Dragon had kept true to his word, having given me everything I needed to survive out in the world. He provided me with the house, the small plot of land, clothes, and plenty of food to get me by while I decided what I wanted to do for a job.
A job... I sighed again, with sadness this time. Which job though? I stood up from my desk and slowly put all the books back on the bookshelf next to it while thinking. It takes good selling skills to work as a regale cook, though they do have people who help teach you how to succeed in that business... It'd give me a chance to meet important people from both societies too... I'm a wolf demon, so I could work as an animal rescuer or shelter worker, maybe a handler for the beasts we have... I love to read, so maybe a bookstore worker or a librarian? I could always become a fisherman, it's in my blood... I grew up on the water and I do live near the river now. Hm... I stood in front of the bookshelf with a book put partly away, still debating what I could do for work.
Fishing was my best option. I grew up doing it and fish were easy to sell. The downfall though, was that it wasn't as stable an income during the winter when there were less fish caught. I didn't really need much money, in all honesty. The well on my lot provided free water, my house being solar-powered eliminated having an electric bill, and the basic internet was free. The only thing I had to worry about paying for was food, garbage disposal, a phone bill, and paying the great dragon back. That only took three hundred, maybe four hundred at the most, a month. Any of my options would more than cover my bills and leave me with money to spare, even the costs of being a fisherman would be covered.
Putting the last of the books away, I sat down at my desk once more and stared out the window at the full moon, deciding then what I would do. Being a fisherman is my best and easiest option. I have years worth of experience and I know the rules and regulations of it. I just need to get a boat, supplies, and to get registered commercially by human society. I also have to find a place to sell the fish, which isn't too hard. I smiled to myself and pulled my phone out of my pocket, scrolling through my contacts until I found the person I was looking for. Now to call Great Dragon and tell him so that things will be under way.
A couple weeks later there was a knock at my front door. "Just a second!" I yelled as I finished tying my black boots before walking to the door. Opening the door, I smiled at the red dragon male standing on my porch, "How are you, Great Dragon? Come inside where it's cooler." The Great Dragon smiled in return as he walked into my house. "I am doing well, young one. I see you're doing well too," he sat down on the couch and pulled out his leather satchel from inside his jacket, opening it to retrieve a vanilla envelope containing all the paperwork I needed to sign, "Here is all of your paperwork, including our contract of payment for all of your equipment, the house, and the land."
"Hm... Yes, thank you," I said, sitting down beside him on the couch while nodding my head, "During the spring and summer, twenty percent of my income goes to you as payment for everything you've provided for me. Then it drops to ten percent during the autumn and winter months. Correct, Great Dragon?" He hummed in agreement as he handed me the envelope and a pen. "Yes. From the moment you sign the papers until your debt is fully paid, I am your boss. Once everything is paid, the house, the land, and your equipment belong to you and you will be your own boss." I took the envelope and pen, pulling the paperwork out of the envelope and reading through it, signing each paper as I read them.
A/N: To clarify, by this point it's winter and no longer summer. The following chapter will be a new year.