He was waiting for her …. Leaning on the school gate ….

Looking at him while approaching near him suddenly misaki felt so good & so secured that it almost flustered her heart …. It feels so good to know that there's someone watching over you …. Worrying fr you … & always is there for you …. This feeling is overwhelming … still Misaki is not used to this kind of feelings …. After her father left them …. She wants to be independent … she doesn't want to depend on anyone else in her life now … & yet this person makes her feel so dependant … so vulnerable … it gets on her nerves …. It makes her feel happy … it makes her feel frustrated ….. it makes her meet her inner self … her suppressed desire to surrender herself to someone … to believe ….

Usui smiled at her as they started walking together … today is Misaki's day off … she doesn't hav to go to her part time job …

"Hey Usui , I am not going to Maid Latte today you know ? So why are you following me? I am going straight to my home now …"

"I'll follow you to your home then kaichou …" Usui answered with a smirk …

Misaki didn't answer for a while ….she was thinking about something in her mind… after a short pause she asked suddenly …. "Usui, do you really care for me?"

Usui got shocked at such an honest question from his kaichou … Though he was someone who would overcome any kind of shock …yet this question seemed a little too much even for him …. He took his time to recollect himself …. They both stopped walking …

Suppressing a sigh Usui asked Misaki back "why do you wanna know this Kaichou?"

"I just want to know" Misaki answered ….her face a little red in spite of herself …

"I do care about you …. I do care about you more than anything else in this world" he answered …

Misaki was shocked ….though her question was honest, though she really wanted to know … she was pretty sure that Usui would not answer her question in any seriousness …now that he really did answer her…. She was drawn back…

It's strange…. She is not sure of herself anymore… this guy... this guy makes a mess of her. Suddenly she felt an anger towards Usui… but she didn't know herself why … he had helped her every time she was in trouble… he just now admitted he cares for her… and all she felt was anger towards him ….

"Why, why is he like this? He treats me like I am not capable of defending myself. He always makes me do whatever he wants me to do, he says that he cares for me… yet he never pays hid to anything that I say." She thought to herself…

"There's no way you can care for me… you have never tried to understand me… you never listen to me… you always do whatever you feel like idiot Usui"

Usui really felt like someone had slapped across his face… he had always tried so hard to understand Misaki's feelings. And now she is accusing her of not trying to understand her? But he could never feel any thing negative against this girl. His sweet kaichou. He knew she had got the most perfect heart in this world. And all he wanted was a place in that pure, loving heart. He would do anything for Misaki. Cause he loved her.

The pain that was so obvious for a momnt on Usui's handsome face Misaki noticed.

And she was regretting what she said and fearing if she tried to soothe it by saying something she might make things worse when Usui spoke….

"I get it kaichou, I will listen to everything that you will ask of me. But don't expect me to let you go home alone in this dark. That I won't. I'll listen to everything that you will order me or request me to do ….except when I think you might get into trouble. Is this okay with you?"

Misaki blushed as she suddenly remembered the incident of 'Miyabigaoka'. If Usui wasn't there for her, then…

She was glad inside also that Usui didn't seem to be upset much…

She blushed at these feelings & to shake it off started to yell at Usui….

"Y-you BAKA Usui, what are you saying? What do want from me anyway…." As they continued to walk along the streets together.