Hey Guys! I've finally started my second fanfic. It takes place after Misaki and Usui have graduated high school and have gotten married. Please enjoy!

I do not own kaichou wa maid sama (although I do want to)

The Flower that Blooms In Winter

It was a cold morning in December and the sun shined brightly in the naked, blue sky. The lonely trees stood, their leafless branches exposed to the frigid air. A thick blanket of snow covered the roads and the shingles of all the houses. The sounds of laughter could be heard from a nearby park. Children were playing; they were running around throwing snowballs at one another and making snow angels on the ground.

Ayuzawa Misaki turned off the gas on her stove as the kettle whistled and white steam rushed swiftly out of its spout. She clutched the wooden handle and carefully poured emerald green tea into a little white cup. As she carried it to the living room, she looked at her reflection in the water. Her eyes were swollen and puffy, her hair was a tangled mess and the whites of eyes had turned bright red. She sat the tea down on the table in front of him and quickly turned around to leave.

"Misaki, please, "begged Usui Takumi, "Sit down."

She obediently sat in the couch in front of him, looking down at the floor, unable to meet his gaze.

"Don't be like this," said Usui.

Misaki did not reply or look up at him.

"Come on, don't be like this. Look at me, "he said with a faint smile on his lips.

"Daddy, look what I made for you!" A little boy ran into the room proudly clutching a piece of paper.

"What have you got there, Yue?" said Usui, looking at his son's creation.

"It's a picture of our family, so you can remember us."

Usui looked at the paper and smiled. Although drawn by a toddler's hand in crayon, it was beautiful. It was a picture of him, Yue, Misaki, Suzuna, Shintani and Minako standing in front of their house. The six of them were holding hands and smiling from ear to ear.

"I love it," he said. "You've grown to be quite the artist." Usui picked up his son and sat him in his lap and kissed him on top of his head. "I'm going to miss you," said Usui.

"I'm going to miss you too, daddy," his son replied.

"Now, go play," said Usui.

Misaki and Usui watched as their son ran out of the room and dashed the up the stairs.

"Misaki, can you please come over here?"

"No," Misaki replied, her voice was hoarse.

"At least look at me," said Usui, desperately.

"No, I don't want to."

Exhaling deeply, Usui looked at his watch.

"Misaki, I've got to go now. Will you at least see me off?"

Usui was at the door, suitcase in hand. He was dressed in his green and black camouflage patterned army uniform. Misaki and Yue watched him as he put on his jacket and tied his bootlaces.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye. Yue, take care of your mother for me, will you?"

"Yes sir!" his son boldly replied, raising his hand up to his head in salute.

Usui returned his salute and then turned to Misaki, who still wouldn't meet his gaze. "Misaki, will you at least let me see your eyes one last time before I leave?"

She looked up to him; tears were streaming down from her hazel eyes. "Will you come back?" she asked.

"I will. I promise," he said earnestly. "Now, can you give your favourite alien a goodbye hug?" he asked, raising his hands. "Stupid Takumi," she said and she ran into his arms.

The two wrapped their arms around each other in a tight embrace. Each held onto the other as though dependant on the other for survival. Usui let go of Misaki and picked up his suitcase. "Good bye," he said.

He opened the door and walked out into the frigid world. The winter moon shone brightly in the starless night sky. There was complete silence. The children had gone home to their own families and were settling down for the night. Usui walked about a block before he turned around and waved his hand towards his family with a faint smile on his face. Then, he turned around and walked off into the night.

I hope you guys liked it. Note: Usui is wearing a uniform, but his occupation isn't being a soldier. Hopefully I can clear things up in the upcoming chapters. Thanks for reading!