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2xxx,
April 4th.
Unsurprisingly the temperature was too hot, almost burning, however that could be blamed on global warming if anything…
In a shade nearby, was a van called ‘’The Vanzilla.’’ Although the shading itself did not do much to cool the hot wind, if anything, it was just as bad as the sun glaring down on any poor soul that dared walk out.
Luna groggily opened her eyes, her eyelids covered in messy lavender makeup, one that had accidentally been smeared in her sleep. Sitting up, she looked around at her surroundings, the van had become more of a house, if you could even call it that.
The back seats had been removed, thrown out to make run for a mattress, two beanbags, and a single radio. Of course, there were boxes full of clothing, one marked Luna Loud and the other Mazzy Maze. The van even had those curtains you could hang on your car’s windows. They were cheap, sure, but they did the job well alright.
Luna got up, before managing to find a washcloth, she wiped the makeup off her eyelids, as well as off her face. Before making her way outside, where a soft guitar solo was heard, she chuckled as a smile appeared on her face. Walking closer to the person playing the solo, she wrapped her arms around them.
‘’Hey babes..’’ Luna muttered,
The plum hair'd girl looked over, leaning into Luna’s hold. ‘’Luns hey, how'd you sleep?’’
‘’Fine.’’ Luna muttered, closing her eyes as she leaned her head onto Mazzy’s. ‘’Just…Fine, I've been worried about you babes..’’
With that, Mazzy cocked her head to the side, a confused look painting her face. ‘’Worried? About what? Luns, I'm fine really.’’ she raised a hand up, waving it as if trying to prove a point she had. Luna backed up, before crossing her arms. A look of concern and disappointment painted her face. ‘’Bullshit, you've been playing that thing for what? Hours? Hell, even more probably.’’
‘’What? No, I haven't!’’ Mazzy argued back, putting a hand up to her own chest, looking as if she was offended by the brunette's accusation. ‘’Oh really?’’ Luna asked, putting her hands to her sides as she leaned forward. ‘’You probably have string sores on them, don't you?’’
Mazzy slowly hid her hands behind her back, ‘’....nooo…’’
Luna sighed, ‘’Please,....’’ She begged, the look of concern growing more as she stared at Mazzy, her eyes holding a pleading in them. Causing Mazzy to sigh, holding out her hands.
String markings alright.
Luna gently held them, they needed to be wrapped up, they looked pretty bad. Some were even starting to bleed due to how deep the cuts were. Luna walked away for a minute, leaving the plum hair'd teen alone. It wasn't long until Luna came back, her hands holding bandages as well as disinfecting cream. Luna kneeled down, taking care of the wounds, Mazzy slightly winced, feeling the cream burn from disinfecting her wounds.
‘’Sorry.’’ Luna muttered, looking up at her girlfriend. Mazzy just gave a weak smile, simply nodding. ‘’You’re fine Luns, you're trying to help.’’ she said before kissing the top of Luna's head, causing the brunette to blush. Luna sat the disinfectant cream beside the box Mazzy was on, before wrapping her wounds up.
Mazzy looked at her bandaged hands, before speaking. ‘’Thanks again Luns, tomorrow we-’’
‘’Babes, I'm getting a job.’’ Luna interrupted, standing up as Mazzy gave a surprise look. ‘’A job? Luns, we don't need a job, I can play-’’
‘’Mazzy, you're hurting yourself while trying to make sure we have food.’’ Luna gently placed a hand on Mazzy’s shoulder, watching Mazzy's mouth become a frown. Luna softly sighed, ‘’I don't want to see you hurting yourself because of my want of getting away from home..let me just do this one thing..’’ Luna begged frowning, Mazzy only looked down.
An awkward silence between them, ‘’I’m scared…’’ Mazzy spoke up, before looking at Luna. ‘’What if your parents are still looking for you? What if the police find you? And then Rita…what if Rita hurts you again?’’
Luna cupped Mazzy's face, watching as a few sniffles were heard from the plum hair’d girl. ‘’They won't, I'll make sure of it.’’ Luna says, gently wiping a tear from Mazzy's face. Mazzy leaned into Luna's hold, closing her eyes, a soft whisper escaping her mouth.
‘’I love you…so…so much Luna..’’
‘’I know, and I love you too…’’
….
Luna scanned through the newspaper, surely there had to be a job that hires a 16 year old. Luna had been known to not pay attention in school, she usually skipped class to play her guitar, or even go to her music club. Scanning the pages again, she blinked, realizing she missed an ad, a tiny one.
Help wanted!
Looking for a fry cook at a local burger place.
Payment around 5$ an hour.
Ages 16+ for work.
Bingo.
She took a marker, before marking the ad. She sat the paper down on a box, going over to the mattress where Mazzy was asleep. Her back was facing Luna as she continued to snore.
Luna laid next to Mazzy, getting comfortable under the blankets, soon feeling Mazzy turn over and snuggle into her. Causing the brunette to smile, wrapping her arms around the plum hair'd girl, closing her eyes as she drifted off to sleep.
Before the darkness overtook her, she whispered one last thing. ‘’Night Mazzy..’’
…..
‘’MRS STRUM! You're burning the food!’’
Luna immediately snapped out of her thoughts, she hadn't even noticed her ‘’name’’ being called, until she heard the yelling of her manager. Looking down, her eyes widen seeing the burgers literally smoking and burning, she went to move them with her spatula, only for fire to immediately break out. Causing her to fall back with a yelp, ‘’shit, shit!’’ Luna panicked before trying to find the fire extinguisher.
However her manager beat her to it, already putting the fire out as quick as he could. He sighed as he looked at Luna. ‘’Mrs Strum…office.’’ he spoke, before walking away. Luna stood up, immediately feeling her stomach drop, she needed this job. If she got fired…she felt her hands shake, as she made her way to the office.
Entering, the room smelt like cinnamon. Definitely better than the kitchen area that had the ungodly smell of grease and food mixed together in a disgusting stench. The walls were painted in a cyan blue color, the ceiling even matching. The floor was a carpet, with a poppy red color, in the middle sat a desk, there was a name tag sat on top of it.
Timothy Brown.
The manager looked up at her, before pointing at the seat in front of his desk. ‘’Sit.’’ Luna made her way over, before sitting in the chair, placing her hat down on the desk. ‘’Mr Brown I-’’
‘’Don’t. Let me talk first.’’ Mr Brown spoke, his tone giving a warning that immediately shut Luna up. ‘’You sat the kitchen on fire, you do realize that right?’’ Luna nodded, looking down as she did, a look of regret on her face. ‘’I should fire you for not paying attention…’’
A look of panic flashed across the brunette's face.
‘’But…considering it's your first day working here and you having a job, based off what you explained on the form.’’ Mr Brown picked up a cigarette and lit it, taking a deep breath before continuing. ‘’I’ll let you off with a warning.’’
Luna's eyes widened, a breath she didn't realize she had been holding releasing from her mouth. ‘’You…You mean it?’’
Mr Brown nodded, ‘’You’re 16, you ain't gonna be perfect, why would I expect much from your first day?’’ he shrugged, taking another smoke from his cigarette. ‘’Now get back to work, you probably got a line out there.’’ he commented, pointing at the door.
Luna nodded, before getting up and putting back on her hat and walking out of the office, already dreading at the sound of customers angrily demanding to know where their food was.
Luna sighed, today was going to be a very, VERY long day.
And she knew that was going to be hell…
…..
Luna wiped off the table, finishing up the last bit of cleaning left to do before clocking out. She sighed before stretching out and hearing her back pop. She walked over to the punch time clock, putting a little paper in and pulling it out after a small ‘Ding!’ sound. Finally, she made her way over to the lockers nearby, going to her’s and putting her hat and apron away.
She took a deep breath, leaning her head onto the locker door, muttering to herself. ‘’I don't know if I can do this…’’ she closed her eyes.
‘’You can leave if you want.’’ Mr Brown’s voice was heard, causing Luna to immediately jerk upward and look behind her. Mr Brown was also clocking out, placing the paper down and putting on a blue coat.
‘’What..?’’ she asked, nearly choking from being caught off guard.
Mr Brown yet again, pulled out a cigarette and lit it up. ‘’I said you can leave, I'm not going to stop you.’’ he spoke, before leaning on the wall nearby. Luna blinked, staring at him in pure surprise.
An awkward silence followed, it took a moment before Luna spoke up. ‘’You…you aren't going to stop and yell at me?’’ She asked, tilting her head at him, her voice becoming quiet as she asked. Almost afraid of being yelled at for asking, Mr Brown stared for a moment, taking a puff of his cigarette. ‘’I could replace you.’’
Luna frowned, before giving a glare. Of course he would say something like that, she rolled her eyes, a grumble escaping her. ‘’Ya…figured.’’
Mr Brown then pulled out his wallet, before counting and handing Luna a 20$. Luna's eyes immediately widened, before taking the money in surprise. ‘’You're still paying me??’’
Mr Brown nodded, ‘’Well, you did do you job and it's a little for having to deal with angry customers.’’ He chuckled, ruffling up her hair slightly. ‘’Can’t stop you from working here, but I still gotta pay you.’’
Luna flinched, before looking up at him, a soft smile appearing on her face. ‘’Thank you, I…I really don't know what to say heh..’’ she smiled, before walking to the exit. ‘’I’ll see you tomorrow boss!’’ she spoke and ran out.
Mr Brown simply walked over and closed the door, ‘’Guess she isn't quitting then.’’ he chuckled, before he turned out the lights in the restaurant.
He took his keys out of his pocket, before locking the doors, soon making his way to his car and got in, starting it up before driving his way to his house…
……
Luna opened the car door, walking inside she placed the two cups of ramen noodles on the floor and shut the door behind her. She saw Mazzy look at her, before smiling. ‘’Hey Luns, how was your first day?’’
‘’Hell.’’ Luna spoke, before handing one of the cups of noodles to Mazzy, who gladly took it and immediately started digging in. Luna took a seat next to the plum hair'd girl and started digging into her own cup of noodles.
Mazzy looked over, ‘’it didn't go well?’’ she asked, a frown appearing on her mouth. Luna only shrugged in response, ‘’Besides having to remember a fake name and nearly setting the restaurant on fire, it went actually pretty well.’’ She responded, taking a bit out of her noodles again. She felt Mazzy lean on her shoulders, a small chuckle escape Luna as she looked over.
‘’What? Is my girlfriend that touch starved?’’ she asked, causing Mazzy to freeze and stay silent for a moment.
‘’Mayyyybeeee..’’ Mazzy replied, causing Luna to only laugh, before leaning her own head on Mazzy's. ‘’I missed you too babes.’’