Misaki POV

That's all for today I guess. I finish changing and head home. Once I open the door, I realize Usui isn't waiting for me. No! No thinking of him when you don't have to!

I open the door. Suzuna greets me. "What's wrong, did Usui do something-"

"NO!"

I slam the door to my room and take out my homework. I get a good deal done when my stomach starts to grumble. I open the door with a creak to find my mother and sister waiting in the kitchen.

"I was just about to call you for dinner, perfect timing!" my mother chimes.

Next Day

I open the door to the student council room after class. Usui's not here, is he?

For an unknown reason, I feel disappointed. No! He's just a perverted alien stalker!

I guess his arm is still busted from the butler audition.

I sigh. It was my fault he got hurt. Should I visit him?

I take out my phone and call the manager.

"I-I uh can I get the day off? I'm uh I'm going to see U-Usui because his arm is hurt."

"For Usui? Of course! You work too hard anyway."

"Hehe. Thanks"

I snap my phone closed, and stand up, pushing my chair back. "Get home safe!" I call out to those who are still in the student council room.

"Bye prez."

"See ya"

I pull out the card I got from Usui and look at the address. I get on the correct train and get to his address, trembling.

I put my hand up.
I knock once.
Twice.
Three times.

Then he opens the door.

USUI POV

Who is it now?

I open the door, only to be confronted by none other than Ayuzawa Misaki. The only thing is her face is flushed and her knees are shaking.

"H-Hey U-Usui" she stammers.

I open the door wider and let her in without speaking.

"I just came to check on you. I felt bad because you've been missing school, and it's my fault!"

"...So, you've missed me."

"W-What?! No!"

"Well, that's a shame. I've missed you."

She says nothing, just stares at the ground, evidently hiding her red cheeks.

"Are you hungry?" I ask.

"Yes..."

" I'll go make something"

"...for you~"

I can't do anything, time stands still, holding me in place. "Yes...for you~"

In a flash I realize that my face is in her palms, her eyes holding mine.

My heart racing.

What the hell is going on?

Misaki Pov

"Well, that's a shame. I've missed you."

Blood rushes to my face. Goddamnit, why does he always make me feel like this? I breathe in. Why does he always appear undisturbed? Why don't I have this effect on him?

I don't, right?

But what if I do?

"Are you hungry?"

You know what?

"Yes..."

I'll get through his thick skull.

"I'll go make something"

My heart races.

"...for you~"

I hold his face in my hands. For a moment all that exists in the world are his shining emerald eyes and my racing heartbeat.

Then I let go.

"What are you making?"

I realize that his face is red. He blinks and returns to the normal perverted alien that he is.

A feeling of victory spreads through me.

I walk into the kitchen and sit down. I watch him as he cooks.

"What, did you want a taste?"

"Eh, n-"

He puts his spoon in my mouth. He is in the middle of making some kind of chocolate cake. The chocolate melts on my tongue and feels warm in my throat.

I open my eyes and look up to see him smirking at me.

"How is it?"

"...Good..."

"Glad to hear that"

He puts the cake in the oven and walks over with plates and bowls. He puts them down and we help ourselves to some food. We have an actual conversation, the first one in a while.

We're laughing, and suddenly he says

"Stay the night, kaichou"