A/N: New obsession of mine: Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama! Too bad I don't own it…

Not The Same

"I love you."

"I love you too."

"Enough to marry me?"

"No..."

"Do you love someone else then?"

"Yes... But I do love you; it's just not the same."

I remember it like it was yesterday, well, I guess, it WAS yesterday. Shintani, my lifelong best friend who knows everything about me, proposed to me. I love him, I do, but not in the way that I could see myself spending my life with him. He asked if there was someone else. There always will be someone else. Takumi Usui.

It's been almost five years since his brother kidnapped him back to England. Yesterday marked six years since he stumbled across me taking out the garbage at Maid Latte. Next week marks our first kiss. Eight months from now, the day we said goodbye.

He lied to me. Reassuring me that he would never leave me like my father did. Of course, he realized his mistake before he departed and told me he would come back for me. I was 17 then, I'm 22 now. Every birthday that passed, I remember the one we spent together... I truly miss him, even if he never comes back. Being with Shintani or any other guy for that matter just wasn't the same as being with stupid Usui.

I've graduated university, a lot happens in five years after all. My mother and I finally paid off the debt that my father left us with. Suzuna is attending Tokyo University, her reason? It has the lucky draw club. So typical of her isn't it? Being accepted into the top school of Japan, but her only desire is to win prizes.

Even though I've graduated, have a full time job at a high paying company, I still help out at Maid Latte. All the other girls have left, except Honoka, she loves the place as much as I do. So, I only work there on weekends now. Every time I great a customer, I hope it's him, I wish it's him, that stupid perverted outer-space alien. But it never is…

It's been five years; he probably doesn't remember me at all. He's probably moved on and found a girl he loves. But, he never once broke a promise to me. Then again, times change, people change, nothing's certain anymore. I barely knew him when he was here, and we were sort of together, I wouldn't know him now.

I trudged into Maid Latte from the back door, changing into my maid uniform. Aoi-chan greeted me happily, his dad finally accepted that he wants to dress as a female for the attention, and Satsuki finally agreed to let him work at Maid Latte because he's older now. Aoi has been part of the staff since he turned 16, three years ago… Time really does fly.

"Misa-chan, there's a customer who's waiting on the Moe Moe Omelette" Honoka informed me. I went to the kitchen to pick the order up and walked to the table that I had to deliver to. It was the table Usui always sat at when he came by. I didn't look up at the patron, just at the food, it reminded me of him too. Just like everything else in the world.

"What would like for me to write on this Master?" I asked smiling at the man.

"Yes, I'd like you to write yes." He said. The voice sounded so familiar. I looked up, and in front of me was Takumi Usui, in the flesh.

"Wh…What are you doing here?" I screeched in shock, forgetting my surroundings.

"To visit Misa-chan, like I always do." He replied innocently.

"Don't play with me Usui." I said as I glared at him.

"I came back for you." He said simply and left. I ran back to the lockers, to pull myself together.

"Can you take out the trash Misa-chan?" Satsuki asked. I nod as I take the garbage outside.

"I love you, you know."

"I love you too, idiot."

"Enough to marry me?"

"Yes." I answered as Usui swooped down and kissed me.

I was right. It just isn't the same.