Hayate: Hello I'm Hayate Ayasaki!
Nagi: I'm Nagi Sanzenin!
Both: And this is Always By Her Side.
Nagi: I don't get why we're being the side characters now in this story. Do you know why, Hayate?
Hayate: It's because this story is specifically made for Izayoi and Hinagiku. They are the main characters for this story.
Nagi: Then, that makes this easier for me... Hehe...
Hayate: What did you say, Mistress?
Nagi: Nothing. Anyway, presenting Always By Her Side!
Hayate: Don't forget to review, favorite and follow this story!
Hakuo Academy
Morning
"Mistress, wait for me! You nearly forgot your lunch again!" Hayate yelled running up to Nagi Sanzenin, his Mistress.
"Oh, Hayate! Really? Well, thank you." Nagi replied as she took the wrapped bento out from his hand and held it firmly between her fingers.
"Why you!" A voice said surprising both Nagi and Hayate.
"That voice! Isn't that Hinagiku's?" Hayate asked as Nagi nodded in agreement.
"Yes. We should check what's going on." Nagi stated surprising Hayate as she run off towards where Hinagiku's voice was voiced out.
"Mistress!" Hayate shouted as he turn on his heels and followed her.
"Where are they going?" Sakuya asked her eyes following the form of Hayate following Nagi towards somewhere. "I might as well follow too." She added with a smile as she run off towards Nagi and Hayate.
When Nagi arrived at where she heard the constant yelling, her eyes widen, taking the form of Hinagiku scolding a male student, who was a student of her school by the looks of his uniform from which she could see in her spot. After awhile, Hayate arrive and stop to stand next to Nagi. He then lift his head up at to look at Hinagiku and the male student.
"Do you know how much trouble you've caused when you beat up those students?" Hinagiku asked the male student standing across from her.
"No. They're the ones who interfere with my nap. I can't let them leave without some kind of punishment." The male student retorted back as Hinagiku glare at him, but when Nagi and Hayate thought that the student would cower or flinch in fear, they were wrong. Because the male student just smirk in return.
Hinagiku kept her glare at the student, but she sighed when the student just smirk at her in return, to which she knew that he wouldn't budge at all whichever eye contact she gave him. "But you shouldn't beat them to a pulp, you know? I heard that some of their bones broke in their bodies and their ribs broken. They couldn't walk straight from those injuries." Hinagiku asked with a disaproving frown as the male student shrug his shoulders.
"They asked for it." He stated back as Hinagiku sighed again.
"What am I going to do with you, Sakamaki Izayoi?" Hinagiku asked covering her face with her right hand.
"I don't know. You'll just have to talk to me later. I have to go elsewhere since we have some company. I'll catch you later, Hinagiku. Or should I say, Hinagiku-Kaichou?" The male introduced as Izayoi said with a playful smile before he turns and walked away.
"Hey, where are you going, Izayoi-kun?!" Hinagiku asked stretching her hand towards him but it was too late since Izayoi was far to catch up to. "Seriously..." She mutters in defeat as she let down her outstretched hand while her eyes follow the leaving Izayoi.
"Who was that, Hinagiku?" Nagi asked walking towards Hinagiku, who look at her in surprise. She didn't expect company when she was talking to Izayoi. But she wasn't completely surprised as Izayoi already told her that they had company earlier.
"Yes. I never seen him before in the school ground." Hayate added to his confusion as Hinagiku look at him before she look at the two of them. "Wait, I know him." He said which gotten Nagi's attention.
Hayate turns to Hinagiku, "He helped you got off the tree when I first came here, right? And he was the one that saved your sister, right?" Hayate asked.
XOXO
Flashback
"Would you just jump off the tree? It isn't that hard, you know?" Izayoi asked looking up at Hinagiku who held a scared look when she look down below the tree she was perched on. The bird's nest was perched up beside her that held the small bird that she helped by
"I know. B-But..." Hinagiku stutter as Izayoi raised an eyebrow at her.
"Don't tell me... You're afraid of heights?" Izayoi asked with a teasing smile as Hinagiku gripped the tree bark tightly.
"Don't tell me you didn't know that! You always know that!" Hinagiku shouted, knowing that Izayoi was the only person that knew of her fear of heights.
"No, I didn't. I never thought the Student Council President was scared of heights. I should take a picture." Izayoi teased as he turns to leave.
"Izayoi-kun! Don't leave me!" Hinagiku yelled as Izayoi look at her.
"Why should I?" He asked playfully as Hinagiku look around for any people walking by. She doesn't want anyone to see her in this state much less that Izayoi was seeing it for the third or his fourth time. Her vulnerability to heights.
After looking around for a few seconds, she turns to look at Izayoi. "Please!" Hinagiku said with a pout.
"No." Izayoi simply answered as he turns his head and prepared to leave.
"Izayoi-kun!" Hinagiku shouted as Izayoi look at her again.
"What?" He asked with no signs of frustration on his face. Instead, a playful smile was rolling off his face.
"Please! You can do anything you want if you get me down from here!" Hinagiku said as Izayoi thought about her offer.
"Anything I want? So, you'll let me off if I get into any trouble?" Izayoi asked looking up at Hinagiku.
"No! You'll always cause trouble whenever you're around school!" Hinagiku answered as Izayoi turns his head.
"See you later." Izayoi bid as he take a step forward to leave.
"Wait!" Hinagiku yelled again as Izayoi take another step to leave. "Please, Izayoi-kun! Okay, fine! I'll let you do what you want!" Hinagiku stated as Izayoi turns around with a smile on his face.
"Really?" He asked.
"Really. But only for today. That's all." Hinagiku answered as Izayoi shrug his shoulder.
"Will do." He said as he jump off the ground and landed next to the surprised Hinagiku. He then picked her up, jump off the tree branch and he gently landed on the ground on his two feet.
"You can open your eyes." Izayoi said as Hinagiku open her eyes and she looked around. She then look up and she was met by a pair of purple eyes. "You're lighter than you look, you know that?" Izayoi said with a smile as Hinagiku realized that she was in Izayoi's arms and her whole face instantly went turns red.
"L-Let me down!" Hinagiku said as Izayoi let her down on the ground to which she immediately stood up and stand in front of Izayoi.
"You'll keep your word, right? See you later, Hinagiku-Kaichou." Izayoi said with a playful smile as he walked away from the red faced Hinagiku.
But before he could walk away, "Oh no!" Hinagiku said looking up at the nest that held the small baby bird which she helped. A crow was flying towards it, marking the baby bird as his target.
Izayoi looked at the small baby bird and he looked at the left, seeing both of the baby bird's parents flying to rescue their baby. But when the crow shot a look at the parents, they instantly flew away, scared by the crow's eye piercing through them.
"What?! You're just going to abandon her? A mother and father should never abandon their child!" Hinagiku said with tears cascading below her eyes.
Izayoi smirk and picked up a stone below him. He then instantly threw the stone and it cleanly hits the crow off the branch, dragging its body further up to the sky, leaving the baby bird to look at where the crow flew off. Then baby bird tweeted happily, happy that the crow had flew away from her.
"Done. See you, Hinagiku-Kaichou." Izayoi said before he walked away while Hinagiku look at him. Then, she realized his teasings of her to which she held a slight frown on her face.
"Baka Izayoi-kun..." Hinagiku said with a glare directed at his back as he left.
"Um..." A voice said as Hinagiku turns around in surprise and she was met by someone that was wearing a butler outfit.
Time Skip
After meeting with Hayate, the Sanzenin butler, Hinagiku took him to the school's clock tower as a tour of being the Sanzenin butler. Once they arrived at the highest floor of the clock tower, her elder sister, Yukiji Katsura, had stolen the wrapped bento that Hayate held to give to his Mistress, Nagi Sanzenin.
Hinagiku picked up a sword from one of the statues positioned beside her and she fought with her sister to protect her guest, Hayate from being attacked by her sister and to get the bento back from her.
But Yukiji climbed onto the railings outside of student president office, "It's mine!" Yukiji said showing the bento she stole with her sword that she held in her left hand, to the sky above her.
"Onee-chan!" Hinagiku called out as she stood in front of Yukiji with Hayate standing behind her.
"Hina, do you want this back? But can you come all the way here when you're scared of heights? If you can't come, then give that intruder to me and forget about the twenty thousand yen." Yukiji said to her with a smirk.
"Hinagiku-san." Hayate said to Hinagiku.
"Don't mock me, Onee-chan. I'm the student council president of Hakuo Academy, Katsura Hinagiku. I will not forgive you for treating my guest as an intruder!" Hinagiku said to her elder sister.
"Huh... You sure are my sister. Then, I'll-" Yukiji was interrupted by a gust of wind blowing at her direction. She was surprise as her feet were blown away from the railings she stood.
"Huh?" She asked as she fell. "Ahh!"
"Onee-chan!" Hinagiku shouted as Hayate quickly runs towards to save her elder sister. But he stopped at the railings as a hand appeared and grip the railings in front of him.
"Are you drunk, Yukiji?" A voice asked sarcastically as Hinagiku knew the owner of the voice and she fell on the ground with both of her feet behind her. "Or are you just playing around like you usually do?" Izayoi asked with a smirk as he pulled himself up towards the railings, revealing Yukiji on his right shoulder while the wrapped bento was on his right hand. He then let Yukiji fall to the ground, and he gives the bento to Hayate, who took the bento with both of his hands.
"So, care to tell me why you suddenly jump to the air? That would no doubt result to your death?" Izayoi asked with a playful smirk as he leaned over to the railings behind him.
"He's so fast. How can he get up here so fast?" Hayate asked in thought.
"That's none of your business, Sakamaki. What about you, what are you doing here?" Yukiji asked as she dusted off her shirt.
"Saving your butt, of course." Izayoi answered.
"That's not what I mean!" Yukiji said back to him.
"I think it is." Izayoi replied back with a playful smile.
Meanwhile, Hinagiku sat on the ground while staring at her sister.
Time Skip
"How can you get up here so fast?" Yukiji asked standing beside Hayate as Izayoi smirked.
"I have my secrets. I don't want to reveal it to you. It'll be a waste." Izayoi answered as Yukiji sighed.
"Thank you for saving my sister, Izayoi-kun." Hinagiku said with a smile as she walk to stand across from Izayoi.
"No problem. We can't have your sister quitting being a teacher yet." Izayoi said with a smile, crossing his arms.
"I'm not your teacher." Yukiji said pointing her finger at Izayoi.
"Yeah, so? You're a teacher in Hakuo Academy, right? You can't quit just yet. We're too lazy to find another teacher." Izayoi said with a smile.
"Because of that, you save me?" Yukiji asked.
"Yeah." Izayoi plainly answered as Yukiji sighed with a sweatdrop. "Anyway, I'll be going. See you, Hinagiku-Kaichou." Izayoi said with a smile as he walked past Hinagiku and step inside the elevator.
"Wait." Hayate said as Izayoi looked up at him, standing in front of him. "Thank you for saving this bento. I'll gladly give this to my Mistress after this. Thank you." Hayate said with a smile as Izayoi shrug his shoulder.
"No problem. Catch you later, Sanzenin butler." Izayoi said with a smirk as Hayate's eyes widen. "Surprise? If anything, welcome to Hakuo Academy." He said before the elevator closes up and descended down.
"How did he?" Hayate asked as Hinagiku look at the elevator where Izayoi left.
"Thank you, Izayoi-kun." Hinagiku thought with a smile.
Present
"Yeah... He's the one that helped me and saved Onee-chan." Hinagiku admitted with a small blush adorning her cheeks.
"It looks like he wasn't a nice person if he beat those students to a pulp. I didn't believe it at first. But after hearing the tragic scene of your story, he's not such a bad guy to help you." Nagi stated.
"I know. But he always acts like that. He's been in this school for as long as I am." Hinagiku said.
"Really? How did you meet him then?" Hayate asked.
"Yes. Well, we met in my office after he sort of punched a student across the hallway from annoying him." Hinagiku answered as Nagi's eyes widen in surprise.
"Across the hallway?! Just for annoying him?" She asked as Hinagiku nodded. "That guy has got some serious issues!" She added.
"Well, that's the way he is." Hinagiku stated with a sigh.
"And he still continues to make problems for you?" Hayate asked as Hinagiku look at him and nodded. "Then he should stop doing what he wants." He said as he looked at where Izayoi left.
"I doubt you could even stop him, Hayate. The only way to stop him is fight at his own game, which is fighting him. Even if you're strong, he's stronger than you, I'm afraid." Hinagiku stated surprising Hayate.
"Is that a statement? My butler can beat him! No harm done." Nagi said feeling frustrated that Izayoi could beat her butler.
"I have watched one of his fights, and I can honestly that he is quite a fighter of his own." Hinagiku said as Nagi puffed her cheeks.
"Well, Hayate can beat him! He surely can! Right, Hayate?" Nagi asked looking up with a smile at Hayate, who was thinking about the possibilities of fighting Izayoi and winning the match between them.
"R-Right! Mistress! I'll try." Hayate answered making the smile on Nagi's face wider.
"Well, let's search for him now!" Nagi said pointing her finger in front of her before she grabbed Hayate's hand and tried to drag him to follow her.
"N-Now?! But Mistress, you have school." Hayate said.
"You have school also, Hayate. Did you forget?" Hinagiku stated with a smile as Hayate scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Anyway, you shouldn't worry about him. Izayoi-kun is not the type to always appear in school, so don't search for him. It'll be a waste of time for you too. I already tried to find him once, and that didn't result to any success whatsoever." Hinagiku explained as Nagi nodded knowledgeably.
"Okay. What about you, Hinagiku?" Nagi asked back as Hinagiku smiled at her.
"I'll continue my job as the Student Council President of this school, of course. If Izayoi cause any trouble after this, I'm sure I'll meet him in my office." Hinagiku said as Nagi nodded.
"Let's go, Hayate." Nagi said walking away as Hayate bows his head at Hinagiku before he follows his Mistress.
"Sakamaki Izayoi-kun, huh?" Sakuya asked walking into the scene as Hinagiku look at her. "What a strange guy, don't you think?" She asked as she looked at the confused Hinagiku. "I mean, if you want to stop a person from doing bad things, there is always that someone special that can always and I mean always—" Sakuya was cut off by Hinagiku.
"What are you saying?" Hinagiku asked.
"I mean, you could be that special someone to Izayoi-kun-" Sakuya was cut off again by Hinagiku.
"A-Are you kidding? Why would I do that? I am seriously not that kind of person to Izayoi-kun. I'm sorry to say, but no." Hinagiku answered with a frown as Sakuya rub her chin with her hand.
"Really? But you seem well acquintant with each other." Sakuya said with a teasing smile as Hinagiku smiled at her.
"Yes, we are. But that doesn't mean I like him or anything if that is what you are trying to pull, Sakuya. As much as I know Izayoi-kun, he is arrogant and also extremely cocky. Why would I even like him?" Hinagiku asked with a shake of her head as Sakuya didn't make any attempt to retort back. "Anyway, I'd best be going. See you later, Sakuya." Hinagiku said with a wave of her hand before she walked away, leaving Sakuya to look at her leaving form.
"Seriously, what has gotten into her?" Hinagiku asked in confusion referring to Sakuya. "I like Izayoi-kun?" She thought as she shook her head, denying the statement. But when she was talking to Nagi and Hayate, she forgot to mention a single information. That single information was that Izayoi would always appear coincidentally whenever she was in trouble. One of them was the story that Hayate recalled earlier.
"But..." She said as she recalled the times when Izayoi saved her from her fear of heights. A small smile appear on the corner of her lips as she continued walking. "He is not such a bad guy after all..."
To Be Continued
XOXO
Hayate: How do you like the story? It was pretty good with the flashbacks, don't you think Mistress?
Nagi: Yeah. It was pretty good. The readers should comment about the story firsthand. Other than that, they should favorite and follow this story. I want to read this story more. This has gotten my interest to read.
Hayate: Really, Mistress?
Nagi: Yeah, the developing romance between Izayoi and Hinagiku. I like it so far!
Hinagiku: Hey, I don't like Izayoi more than a friend! What are you saying?
Izayoi: This is getting interesting, ain't that right, Hinagiku-Kaichou?
Hinagiku: Izayoi-kun?!
Hayate and Nagi: That's all the screen time we have folks, stay tune to the next chapter! Bye!
Hinagiku: Wait!