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Chapter 1- Who are you?

Hayate Ayasaki. Age 16. Without a doubt, the most unfortunate boy on earth. Not only because of his cruel parents, his body being sold, and going through hard labor his entire life. Because these events led to him being a butler in the Sanzenin household, he had come to peace with these facts.

It wasn't because of his hard days working for his mistress, Nagi Sanzenin. She was like a little sister to him, and would give his life for her. Her maid, Maria watched over him and Nagi like a mother/older sister. He truly cared about those two, but this care was entirely different for each woman.

Sorry if I went off topic. Hayate has MANY reasons for being the most unfortunate boy on earth, but since most of you already know this, I won't bore you with the details.

Another tale of misfortune for this debt-ridden butler is about to weave. It starts early in the morning at the Sanzenin household.

"Yaaaaaaaawn"

A blue haired teen with an impoverished face arose from his bed.

"How in the world do I look poor?!"

Don't ask me. I'm just here to narrate.

Hayate quickly dressed in his butler uniform, as he realized it was already 8 in the morning.

"Eh? It is? Oh my God, it is! I'm gonna be late!"

Hayate quickly ran down the hall and started banging on the door, yelling

"Ojo-sama! Ojo-sama! We're gonna be late for school!"

The door opened, and out came a thirteen year-old girl with blond pigtails. This girl, was Nagi Sanzenin, Hayate's Ojo-sama (Mistress). Oh, you already knew? Okay then.

At a first glance, the girl looked confused, but after a few seconds, Nagi calmly said

"Who are you?"

Hayate said nothing for a couple of seconds before saying

"Eh?"

"Who are you?" Nagi repeated.

Hayate calmly said, "Ojo-sama, stop joking around. It's me, your butler Hayate Ayasaki, remember?"

"I don't remember hiring anyone of that name."

Hayate took a deep breath in, and then out. He kneeled down, raised his head up to the ceiling and said, "HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHH?"

Maria then came out. A fresh young 17 year old girl, with brown hair. A character with more common sense than anyone.

"Thank goodness! Maria-San, please tell Ojo-sama who I am! Either that or tell her to quit joking around!" pleaded the confused butler.

A few seconds passed. Maria replied with, "Do I know you?"

"EHHHHHH?! YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHO I AM?" yelled the heartbroken Hayate.

Maria looked at him intensely.

"Sorry, but no."

'What is going on here?' pondered Hayate.

Before he could think any more, Nagi spoke into what looked like a two way communicator. "Yeah, security? There's a suspicious intruder here. Huh? You have permission to shoot, but try not to kill him."

"HUH? What? NO!"

Before he could speak anymore, he was taken arm and arm by security.

"Wait! Ojo-sama! Why don't you remember me? OJO-SAMA!"

Maria muttered something about questioning and an interrogation room to the SPs.

He couldn't hear anymore because one of the SPs smacked him upside his head and knocked him out.

When he woke up, he was in a small room with two chairs, a table in between them, a single light which shone upon the area, and no exit. Our apparently forgotten hero was in one of these chairs, with his hands tied behind his back and behind the chair itself.

He was sitting across from an intelligent brunette with a stern face and a heart full of questions.

"Who are you?" Maria questioned.

"You already know! I'm Ayasaki Hayate!" Protested Hayate hysterically.

"The name doesn't ring any bells."

"Aw, come on. I was hired here a few months ago! You've gotta believe me!"

Maria stared at Hayate for the longest time and said, "I wish I could believe you, but I just don't remember."

"What do you mean you wish you could believe me?"

Maria blushed as she said, "I'm sure you get this from every girl, but you're very cute Hayate Ayasaki-kun. I wouldn't mind working next to a person like you." But of course, if she actually remembered Hayate, she wouldn't be speaking her true thoughts about him as if he were a total stranger.

Hayate's face turned a bright red. "Okay, let me tell you how I came to work here."

The defendant's testimony went on for an hour or so before finishing.

"HEY! Quit talking as if I'm a criminal!"

Don't forget, if she doesn't believe your story, you might be tried as a robber for breaking in.

"Well... you've got a point. This doesn't mean I agree with how you make me sound criminal!"

Well... whatever.

Hayate didn't know what was going on. Why did noone remember him except for the narrator?

"I doubt you could actually make all of this story up. Even if you did make it up, you probably didn't expect to get very far with this story, especially since this story lacks realism."

"But Maria-san, it is real!"

Maria thought for a few minutes.

"Okay, I'll believe you."

Hayate paused. He was deep in thought. 'Why does she believe me? Even if she says she doesn't remember?'

The confused Hayate had gained the trust of the equally confused Maria, each of which had multiple questions on their minds.

Hayate: 'She can't really believe me. Can she? She doesn't remember me. Why? That comment earlier about me being cute. Does she really mean that?'

Maria: 'I don't know why, but even though I don't know him, He's speaking truthfully. I can see it in his eyes. But why is it that even though what he says is true, it contradicts everything I know about this guy, Nothing? Oh yeah that's right, I know nothing else about this boy except for him having "lazy parents" as he said in his story.'

Hayate: 'Does Maria-san really like me? If so, do we have a future together? Oh my God, just the thought of being together with Maria-san that way gives my entire body a weird yet pleasing sensation... No, Idiot! What am I thinking! If I think like this I'll appeal less to her!'

Sorry for this guy being an idiot.

Oh well. As they each sorted out their thoughts, an evil force was growing.

"Eh? Evil force? Am I gonna have to fight something? No wait, don't go!"