"I'm home!"
"Welcome home miss. I hope your day went well."
"I guess… it could've been better but it's the same."
"Would you like me to run you a bath?"
"No thanks… but can you please bring me up some snacks? I'm going to start on homework…"
"As you wish Matsui-sama."
"Rena-chan… how many times do I have to tell you? Call me Jurina! Isn't your last name is Matsui too so isn't it kind of weird?"
The young mistress pouted at the maid who stared at her with a sheepish smile. The maid only shook her head and laughed as she walked off into the kitchen, her black heels clicking with each step.
"But the masters tell me to call everyone formally so I must abide by the rules Matsui-sama. It is not weird because we were trained to not find these things weird. Remember?"
"Yea well, I'm different… stop calling me Matsui-sama. I don't like it. And I know but can't you give up that training when it comes to me at least? I am not my father!"
She got no reply from the girl inside the kitchen so she sighed and walked up the stairs to her room. She opened the door and found her room neat as always. The Matsui family is one of the riches families in the whole city of Nagoya. They owned a big house on top of a hill close by a lake. The Matsui's only had one daughter whom they spoil to no ends but even so, she came out to be a nice young lady who cared for everyone and everything. Her parents are usually never home so she stays home with the head maid who lives with them, Matsui Rena. They're six years apart but they get along as if they were the same age. Jurina hardly ever thinks or acts like a 14 year old. In fact, she has enough potential to take over her father's company at such a young age. She talks to Rena a lot. When she is having troubles, she would go talk to the older girl and they would sit in her room and just talk. Rena usually finishes all her duties before Jurina's arrival from school so most of her time is spent with the younger girl. But even if Jurina tells the young maid everything, there is one thing she has always left out. And that is her feelings for that special someone. Her feelings for the head maid. She knows the relationship between a master and servant prohibited but even so, she could not help but fall for the girl that stays up with her. That helps her with everything. As Jurina sat at her desk, scribbling down notes from a textbook, she hears a light knock on her door.
"Come in."
She hears the door open, then close, then light footsteps on the carpeted floor. She could see, from her side vision, a tray being set down with a cup of tea and some cookies on it. Then she felt a hand placed lightly on her shoulder and she could smell the sweet smell of the girl beside her. Just the smell sent her mind reeling and she could no longer focus on her notes. She dropped her pencil and leaned her head lightly on the arm that was on her shoulder.
"So Matsui-Sama… what homework do you have today?"
"Nothing much… just some history notes and a few problems for math. Read a few pages of the English book and I'm good to go. And stop calling me Matsui-sama… its Jurina. JU-RI-NA."
"Fine… but if master and mistress get home, I'll have to go back to calling you Matsui-sama."
"That is until they get back. So until then, call me Jurina. I will not answer to Matsui-sama."
"Alright alright… I get it."
Rena made to walk out but a hand lightly caught hers and held her back. She turned around, puzzled as to why Jurina had stopped her. She looked at Jurina's face and Jurina had a light smile on her face, her lips curling at the corner. Rena felt her heart beat just a little faster. She placed her hand on the warm cheek of the younger girl.
"What's the matter Jurina-chan…?"
"Stay… with me…"
A small smile fell onto the maid's lips as she watched the girl close her eyes and lean into her hand. She lovingly stroked the smooth cheek. She took her hand away slowly making Jurina open her eyes and look at her with a slight pout on her face.
"Let me put away the tray and get more tea. I'll be right up after that."
"Promise?"
"Yes I promise."
Jurina gave her a bright smile and turned back to her homework. Rena made her way out of the room. Once she closed the door, she placed a hand over her fast beating heart. She shook her head and made her way downstairs to the kitchen. She placed the tray back in the cupboard and got some extra tea and made her way back to the bedroom. Once there, she knocked lightly and entered. She saw Jurina still bent over her paper so she set down the tea on the small table next to Jurina's bed and pulled up a chair. She grabbed a book and sat beside Jurina. They both sat there in comfortable silence until Jurina finished her homework and stretched.
"Mmmmm Rena-chan… what are you reading?"
"Hm…? Oh… just a random book from your shelf."
"How is it?"
"Mmmmmm I quite like it… hehe"
Jurina smiled at Rena and put her pencil bag and notebooks away. She then walked over to the agenda that was lying on her bed. She checked the last assignment written there and nearly keeled over. Rena sat up in alarm as the younger girl fell face first onto her bed.
"Jurina-chan! What's the matter?"
She waited for an answer as the younger girl stayed like that for a little while longer then she slowly stood up and turned to look at the maid.
"Ne… Rena-chan… would you like to help me with something?"
"What is it…?"
"Will you… help me learn to dance?"