Spring Beauty Cleaning

Kaiya stretched her arms wide as she surveyed her cluttered salon. Hair ribbons tangled with seashell decorations, makeup brushes mingled with potion bottles—it was a beautiful mess, but still a mess nonetheless. The nimera slowly blinks one eye at a time while her brain tries to catch up and shake off the drowsiness. She yawned, and her jaw clicked.

What happened to make her salon such a mess again? Kaiya looked around. "Mmmm," she tried to remember last night, but it was too much of a blur to recall, nor was it important at the moment.

She should clean up, and her roommate was still dead asleep; it’s fine—it was technically her mess anyway. Kaiya ties her hair up and splashes some water to wake her up fully; it was cleaning time!

What if a client came in and saw this mess?! That'll ruin her reputation! Kaiya got into her cleaning groove. First, she starts with the brushes and combs, then the bottles and tubes. Then came the seashells. And the hair clips. And the makeup. And the clothes.

Kaiya starts cleaning the mirrors, making sure they shine like new. She wiped the counters clean. Then she swept the floors. Lastly, she took out her vacuum to get rid of the dust that might have gotten into the floorboards.

She hummed a happy tune as she cleaned and made the salon spotless once more. Her tail swished side to side, and her fins flared happily, proud of her hard work. She did it in record time, too.

Kaiya looked around the salon. It was perfect again! Everything was neat and in order. She stretched her arms and legs, and then her back. Her muscles are stiff from sitting and standing for so long. She sighed contently.

The nimera turned the sign to 'open' and unlocked the doors. Now, it was just a matter of waiting. She took out a magazine to browse the latest fashion and trends.