Right now, we are caught watching a blue haired, blue eyed six year-old boy walking aimlessly through town. One might wonder, "Oh, where are his parents?" or "Why is a little boy like him walking around by himself?" Well, this wasn't the case for the little boy; for he knew that no one loved him, but his older brother. This boy's name is Ayasaki Hayate.
Before this depressing scene, he was seen walking to his house happy with his newest paycheck in his hand. You might be wondering why he is walking home with a paycheck in his hand. Well, little Hayate was lying about his age and working for his parents because they are no good parents that spend all their money on their dreams and gambling! I mean if you're going to be parents you have-! Umm, excuse me. Let us continue the story before I lose my temper. Where were we again? Oh yeah, the "Paycheck scene."
As he entered his home he called out, "Tadaima!" He waited for a reply but didn't get one. He closed his front door, left his shoes in the front and went to check out his parent's bedroom. When he got there he noticed that there was a little opening to the door and saw his parents talking. He was about to open the door until he heard his name.
"We need to sell Hayate," he heard his Otou-san say with his "Otou" kanji for his face.
"Wait," his Okaa-san said with her "Okaa" kanji for her face.
"What's wrong, Okaa-san?"
"We need his last paycheck!"
"Of course! How could I forget?" They then laughed heartily and awaited Hayate's arrival home.
After hearing this, Hayate was so heartbroken. He went to his room which consisted of a small bed in the corner of the room and a closet. He was going to take all of his stuff and run away but realized that he didn't have anything. So, he put his shoes back on, slammed his last paycheck on the living room table and left.
This is where we meet our amazing hero wandering the streets aimlessly.
As he was walking, he didn't realize that he just walked into a rose garden until he tripped on a root and fell face first on top of the flowers. As he lay there, crying, he thought to himself 'It wouldn't matter if I stayed here. No one would care anyways or realize that I'm gone. Except Ikusa onii-chan but he's always away helping strangers. So no one would care if I'm gone.' Either he was crying too loud or too engrossed in his thoughts, he didn't even hear someone coming towards him until he heard a heavenly voice.
"Ne, what are you doing sleeping on the floor?" When Hayate looked up he saw the most beautiful thing he had ever seen in his life. It was a girl, about his age with blonde hair that was tied back with a red bow and her bangs were curled at the ends. She was wearing a yellow dress that had a red hem and an umbrella to match her dress. When she noticed him just staring she asked him, "Is there something on my face?"
Hayate shook his head and mentally slapped himself. He started to talk but remembered why he was there and started crying again. The girl was so surprised, she bent down and asked, "What's your name?" Hayate's crying died down enough to stutter out, "A-Ayasaki Hayate."
"Well, Ayasaki Hayate, why are you here crying?" Then Hayate told her the story of how he got there. She listened through his story only interrupting to give words of comfort when he was about to cry again. After his story, the girl stood up and turned around to face the setting sun and said the words that would change Hayate's life forever.
"My name is Tennousu Athena and I ask if you are willing to be my butler?" She turned around while extending a hand towards Hayate and he just gaped up at her and took the offered hand. He stood up and smiled the biggest smile that you have ever seen on a person and replied a hearty, "Hai!"
Back at the Tennousu household, Athena gave Hayate a new butler outfit and started showing him around the house while instructing him on how to do things.
"This is this room and that's how you do that." After going around the house they decided to take a walk through the garden. Then, Hayate noticed that the house felt different from other houses, while other houses felt warm and comforting (except his house), this house felt... lonely. That's when he started noticing that there was no one else in the giant mansion. He decided to ask Athena why it was so lonely, but never got the chance to due to some…unforeseen events. It went a little like this:
"Athena-san wh-" Then all he felt was the sting of pain that was coming from his right foot. He started jumping up and down like a fish on dry land while holding on to his foot. "Arg! What was that for?!"
"You called me Athena-san instead of calling me by my surname," she simply said.
"Well, TENNOUSU-san, as I wa-" Then he felt the stinging sensation course through his body again as his right foot got stomped on once more. He commenced his flopping again while holding on to his foot when he decided to sit down on the nearby bench to massage his foot. "Arg! What did I do this time?!"
"Tennousu-san made me sound old," she simply said again.
"What do you want me to call you then?!"
"I don't know! Think of something." After a moment of thinking of names and thinking of a way to stop the swelling in his foot, he came up with an embarrassing nickname for her.
"What about A-tan?" He closed his eyes waiting for the impact of pain to come from his foot again. When the pain didn't come, he slowly opened his eyes only to see Athe-, I mean A-tan, gaping at him with a shocked expression, tears brimming at her eyes.
"Wah! I'm sorry for giving you such an embarrassing name! If you don't like it, I could change it but please stop crying!" Hayate kept bowing his head while saying gomenasai over and over again. When he felt a hand tap his shoulder, he stopped bowing and looked up to see A-tan wiping away tears while smiling.
"It's okay Hayate, it's just that I've never been given a nickname before," A-tan said still wiping away tears.
"If you don't like it then I can chan-" Hayate was cut off by A-tan hugging him tightly as if that if she let go he would disappear forever.
"It's fine. I love it," then she slowly let go of Hayate while planting a chaste kiss on his lips. Hayate then turned beet red. He was so shocked that he, well... started freaking out.
"Wh-wh-what was that for? That was my first kiss! I-I mean not that I didn't enjoy it or anything, it's just it was such a shock that I didn-" Hayate was then stopped again by a pain coming from his left foot this time. "Itai! What did I do this time?!"
"You were making a big deal over one little kiss," A-tan said, obviously trying to hide her blush from showing. "It's nothing big you know it's just a way of saying thank you for the nick-" This time A-tan was cut off by Hayate's lips upon hers. When they pulled apart, they were both blushing furiously. No one spoke for what felt like decades, but in reality was only just a few seconds. Then Hayate broke the silence.
"That was thank you for letting me stay here with you and mkaing me smile again," Hayate said while smiling. A-tan was smiling back when something in back of her mind reminded her of her of a certain problem. Suddenly her expression darkened. A-tan felt regret for ever meeting Hayate because surely after she told him of her curse he would leave her forever. Well, she had to tell him the truth so he wouldn't have to learn the hard way.
"Hayate," she started, "what if I told you that if you stayed here that would mean you have to spend forever with me? You would have to leave your parents and all of your friends behind?" She waited for him to take back his words and leave her here alone, brokenhearted. But his next words surprised her.
"Okay." She was so baffled that she couldn't think straight. 'Did he just say "Okay"? I don't believe it. He must not understand. Maybe if I explain more carefully this time.'
"Hayate, I don't think you understand what I'm saying. This means you have to stay here with me. In this mansion. Forever. That means no going back to your family or friends. Think about this carefully one more time." He replied almost immediately with an "okay" again. She was going to explain it one more time when Hayate started talking. Although, when she looked in his eyes she saw... melancholy? Or was it hatred? Or was it both?
"I don't mind moving here and being with you forever. Back at home my parents would just make me work and use my earnings on gambling to try and support their hopeless dreams. And at school no one would talk to me because I was poor and every time their lunch money would disappear they would blame it on me, including the teacher. I would tell them that it wasn't me, but they wouldn't believe me. I remember that I told my dad this once and he told me that he knew that I was innocent because he was the thief. The only one that truly cared about me was Ikusa onii-chan, but he's always away helping strangers. So, that's why I want to thank you for taking me away from those depressing memories and making me smile again." When Hayate finished his backstory, he was smiling at A-tan with much gratitude and happiness.
A-tan was surprised that someone could endure a house like that. She knew that her living conditions weren't the best but at least she wasn't used and hated on by the people she cared most about. 'I will make sure that this boy gets all the love he deserves and doesn't get treated like that ever again.' As she made that promise, she started to notice that Hayate's eyes started to droop and he kept trying stifling his yawns. As she saw his actions, she started to realize how late it really was. She stood up, took Hayate's hand and said with a small smile, "Let me show you to your room." He looked up to her with a grateful smile and short nod. He stood up and followed the blond beauty.
When they arrived in the room, Hayate waited for A-tan to exit the room before stripping down to only his boxers and into the pajamas that A-tan had given to him and brushing his teeth. He got under the covers and just as he was going to fall into slumber, A-tan walked into the room wearing a night gown and her hair loose. He was shocked with her appearance but more shocked that she was in his room! His eyes just followed her movements as she made her way to the bed and placed herself next to him under the covers. Hayate was wide awake now. He opened his mouth to ask why she was here when she placed her mouth on his lips, said good night, closed her eyes and cuddled into him. Hayate was a little surprised but was content at the moment. He just laid there staring at her with a small smile until she was softy snoring. It wasn't that pig snoring, but that cute snoring that makes you want to say "Aw!" Anywho, when Hayate heard this he softly kissed the top of her head and whispered, "I love you." Right when he closed his eyes he heard a tired voice says, "I love you, too." He quickly opened his eyes and saw A-tan sleeping with a smile on her face. He closed his eyes once more and fell asleep with a huge smile upon his face.
Hey! I hope you enjoyed my story! This is my first Fanfiction and I am kind of nervous about it . I'm sorry if it's poorly written, I wasn't the best writer in English class. I won't write the second chapter until I get reviews, so please review! I am open to any criticism that you throw at me so don't hold back. If there are any ideas that you want me to include, I will try my hardest to incorporate it into my story but don't get too excited. Good-bye! (For now)