Sukairā TsukiNo

"Long day, huh sugar?"

The bartender spoke out to her regular customer. Sweet and mellow behind a mischievous smile. The woman had a black top on, revealing a piercing over her bellybutton. Her white dyed hair flowed eloquently with her hazel eyes beaming from exhaustion. After dealing with rowdy drunk customers, who could blame her?

"Hmm? Yeah, I guess."

I replied, leaning over the countertop. I've been staring at my shot of smoky chocolate rum for some time now. Fixated in a daze that I couldn't escape. The warmth of Lilith's hand caressed my cheek for a brief moment. Once her hand met my gaze, I narrowed in seeing a bit of red that was on her glove.

"To think you left that life behind you. Tisk tisk, naughty kitten. Get yourself washed up TsukiNo, then come back and talk."

Lilith ordered out from me, shifting my shot glass away. The dim lights of the closed bar settled in her gaze. Soft neon lights being turned off with the blinds being shut.

I went to the back into the bathroom. The light flickered on with what life remained in its circuit. I narrowed my brow looking at my own reflection. Blood stretched across my flushed cheek right under my blue eyes. My short cut blonde hair was even stained, just great.

"Here, if you aren't going to cut it, might aswell dye it the same shade."

Lilith popped her head in, passing me some scissors and scarlet dye.

"Thanks.."

I murmured in reply. My body was numb to the acceptance, just what the hell happened anyways.. I couldn't remember much of what happened to me.

Rather than cutting my hair, I took the long an unsettling option. Dying my hair a deep shade of red after trying to scrub furiously at the blood with no prevail. Spending a solid forty minutes in the restroom with Lilith eyeing me off and on. Possibly out of curiosity, being a caring friend, or not wanting to lose her most faithful customer. Either way, it didn't help the mysterious dread I felt.

"Damn, that definitely pops those sky blue orbs of yours out. More so than that dirty blonde mess."

The woman chuckled. She had to pull me away or else I'm sure I'd be just standing in there for who knows how long. Lilith made me take a seat and pushed the shot glass in my hand.

"Now drink, tell me what happened Sukairā TsukiNo."

I sighed at her persistence. Taking the shot with my still wet hair getting in the way. Smooth, the chocolate texture that was smoked in an oak barrel that had whiskey inside of it before the rum. It melted into my insides, assisting me to ease my nerves just a little.

"Fine, you win. Also, don't use my full name when addressing me. You know this. You know to just call me Tsuki."

I muttered.

"Psst fine, only until you start explaining."

Lilith replied.