A WARM HEART
A/N: I made Gerard younger than Takumi; and added Maria as their younger sister in this story. Once again, all characters will be OOC in this story so please do take note on this.
Disclaimer: I don't own any Maid-sama.
CHAPTER 2
Walker Mansion
Takumi sat calmly behind his huge desk in the gloomy library and slowly twisted a pen in his fingers. His brother, Gerard, stood by his right, crossing his arms in displeased. His sister, Maria, stood behind him by the window in a slim beautiful dress. Her face was beautiful and heavily makeuped.
They all glared at Mr. Jaglick with unhappy eyes. Mr. Jaglick was the family lawyer and though he should have been afraid with all the eyes glaring at him unhappily, he spoke calmly.
"Mr. Ayuzawa passed away three days ago. As your father's eldest child, Mr. Walker, you will need to pay Miss Ayuzawa a visit. Her father owes over $15 million and your father has it in his Will that he will help Mr. Ayuzawa out in any situation. The debts will be paid by your father's account-"
"What for! My father owes nobody anything!" Gerard's voice shouted angrily. "This Mr. Ayuzawa was an enemy of my father, how can father have it in his will to help that man!"
Mr. Jaglick calmly looked to Gerard.
"Gerard is right," Maria remarked vainly, "father owes nobody anything. It doesn't sound at all reasonable that father would help Mr. Ayuzawa out when our family hates their family so."
Mr. Jaglick calmly continued, calmly looking at Takumi's calm, stern face.
"Nevertheless, it is written in your father's Will, which you all have heard. Mr. Ayuzawa only has one daughter, and she has no relatives here and nowhere to go. Your father has included that in the case when Mr. Ayuzawa is no longer living, he will take Miss Ayuzawa in as his daughter."
Maria looked in disbelief. "Father would never do such a thing!" she exclaimed.
"What does he think we are?! An orphan house?!" Gerard came in.
Takumi laid the pen down on his desk.
"Miss Ayuzawa-what does she do?" he asked a bit disgusted.
"She was studying in the States and returned only two days ago. Your father also made it a responsibility of his to pay for Miss Ayuzawa's education. But now that Mr. Ayuzawa has passed away, she will be a part of your family and will still be receiving these monthly payments if she so choose to return to school in the States or stay here in this house."
Anger crossed over Takumi's face, disgusted that his father had been giving money freely to someone they despised or had no obligation to. But more so, because his father never told him anything of this.
"I don't believe this," Maria remarked from behind him angrily. She strolled away from the window to sit by a cushion chair looking toward her brother.
"You are saying, Mr. Jaglick, that my father has been paying for Miss Ayuzawa's schooling for a while now?" Takumi asked calmly, with anger clearly on his face.
"Yes," Mr. Jaglick answered.
"That's impossible!" Gerard interjected angrily.
"What reason would there be for my father to have done this-this generosity to someone he despised?" Takumi asked almost irritatedly.
"There is a very good reason, Mr. Walker. Mr. Ayuzawa, though was your father's rival, helped your father once." Mr. Jaglick remarked.
"Helped father?! Father needed no one's help!" Gerard replied.
"You must be joking with us, Mr. Jaglick. You mean Mr. Ayuzawa threatened my father?" Maria asked.
"Mr. Ayuzawa helped your father, Miss Walker. And your father has given his word to help Mr. Ayuzawa out whenever he is in need." Mr. Jaglick turned back to Takumi. "You need to visit her today and inform her of her new position in your family, Mr. Walker. Also, she is now your responsibility, as your father's eldest child, even if you don't want her to stay here, half of this house is hers. You will need to take her in."
Takumi looked at him deadly.
"Have you forgotten who you work for, Mr. Jaglick?" Takumi remarked annoyingly, "I see no reason for me to bring in a girl who is old enough to take care of herself. If she is able to get an education in the States, she is able to get herself a job here, isn't that correct Mr. Jaglick?"
Mr. Jaglick only stared calmly back. "She is homeless at the moment. She will need your shelter until she reaches twenty-four or until she finds herself a paying job." Mr. Jaglick remarked.
Takumi swore under his breath, finally showing his anger.
Maria stood up and came over to the desk.
"And why does my brother have to visit this girl, Mr. Jaglick?"
"Your father would have paid her a visit if he was alive to relief Miss Ayuzawa of some of her worries and inform her that she has friends and a family to look after her, Miss Walker. Your brother will only be doing what your father would do."
"Fine," Takumi remarked rather impatiently, "Let us go and see her. If she is like what I think she is, I will inform her to get a job and pay a little place for her to live until her job pays for her."
Mr. Jaglick only nodded.