Don't worry... I still don't own PoT... So for those who are still trying to get it.. You still have a chance.. Haha! Just kidding.. But no seriously.. I still don't own it.. T-T. Haha

Anyways thanks for all of those who reviewed on chapter one! I appreciate it! This chapter is obviously longer than the first one so don't worry! Haha! The first chapter was somewhat like a prologue so most of the chapter will certainly be longer than the first one. So, hope you enjoy!!


CHAPTER TWO: JOB INTERVIEW

Sakuno woke up extra early the next day in hopes to succeeding in the interview being casted to her after calling the number she located the day before. She found herself shaking as she checked herself in front of the mirror. Dressed in a white blouse, and black dress pants she breathed out and slipped into her sandals that had half inch heels. Her flowing hair was still as long as ever but she kept it up in a ponytail, the bangs by her right ear were kept up in a small clip while the bangs on her left side were kept down.

"I hope I don't embarrass myself in these heels." She whispered to herself as she grabbed her clutch bag and exited the apartment. "Good luck." She muttered.

The simple spring morning was somewhat warm, a small breeze passed by here and there and the weather just couldn't seem to be more perfect.

"Okay, well this is a good start." She smiled heading towards the train station. It was nice living near the city. Transportation would never have to be a problem and she just loved the bustling city. Plus it made her feel so grown up living by the loud, lively place.

The train took her to Shinigawa. From the train station she'd have to catch a taxi to the mansion itself. Luckily she managed to snag herself a taxi quickly and the driver seemed pretty nice himself.

'This is going great!' Sakuno thought to herself as she showed a map of where she wanted to go. The driver gave her a nice smile before driving off into the busy streets of the city.

A few minutes passed and the scenery changed. Instead of buildings and businesses the place was filled with green, green grass, villas and mansions. Sakuno's mouth propped open when they entered the estate. They even had to pass a security booth to get in. It was then when Sakuno began to ask.

'Who exactly am I working for?!'

The taxi driver whistled in amazement. "Wow, great big places you got here."

"Huh?.. Oh no, no! I don't live here! I'm getting an interview for a job here.." Sakuno explained, her eyes still glued outside the window as they passed villas and mansions.

"Ah. Pay must be great if you're going to work in one of them things." The driver muttered on, he checked the number of the mansion that Sakuno gave him and stopped when he noticed the one that had the exact number. "Here ya go missie! 1429 is the number right?"

Sakuno blinked as she woke from the trance. She looked out the other window and almost fainted then and there. To think she'd have a chance to work in a place like this. Her head felt dizzy and butterflies multiplied in her stomach.

"Y-yeah.. I think so… Thanks." She stuttered and paid the man before getting out of the taxi. The driver flashed her one more smile before granting her good luck. She gave a shaky smile and waved good bye.

Her eyes looked around and she noticed that she was the only one out there. It was like a ghost town. She gulped and lifted her shaking arm, her finger propped out and carefully she rang the doorbell. Even the button for it looked elegant, and if it was made of real gold she didn't want to know.

'Breathe Sakuno. Calm down girl. You can do this, just go in there, answer their questions and hope for the best.' She thought over and over. 'Yes! I can do this!' She yelled in her head. The confidence seemed to build up in her and she found herself standing straight and tall in front of the intimidating gates. A speaker was hooked up above the doorbell and a sudden voice echoed through.

"Yes? Who might this be?" The voice sounded somewhat static, but Sakuno knew it wasn't the same voice that had answered the phone yesterday.

Sakuno cleared her throat, the small bit of confidence she had left stopped growing but at least she still had some left in her.

"Yes. Sorry for the inconvenience but I came here for the job interview." She spoke managing to stop her all too familiar stuttering.

It grew silent for moment. " Job interview?"

Sakuno gulped once more. "Yes, I called yesterday and I was told to come by for an interview." she replied.

"…. We're not hiring for anything… I'm sorry but you may have gotten the wrong house." The voice responded.

"W-wait what? Wrong house? N-no! Wait! You guys were hiring for a maid right?!" Then and there all the confidence she'd worked so hard to build came crashing down like a tower of toothpicks.

"……………….."

There was no more voice and everything grew extremely quiet after that. Sakuno debated on whether she should ring again to check with the person but she had no energy for anymore humiliation.

Her shoulders slumped and tears welled up in her eyes. "W-Wait a minute…." She whimpered knowing that there was no one else on the line.

The tears that formed in her eyes were wiped away before they even fell, Sakuno straightened herself and decided to go back home. That was the only thing she wanted the most at that moment. She just wanted to curl up in her bed and hope for next day to come but she was stopped when a black Mercedes Benz CLS 63 AMG slowed to a halt on the other side of the street.

Sakuno didn't mind the car and just kept dragging her feet, trying her best to just get home. A woman with dark blue, shoulder length hair came out of the vehicle and approached her. Still the woman remained unnoticed by Sakuno.

The dark blue haired cleared her throat in an effort to get the brunettes attention. In pure surprise Sakuno jolted and let out a small shriek before turning around. The woman giggled at her reaction.

"Sorry about that. But you seem new here? Did you just move in?" the woman asked full heartedly.

Sakuno shook her head. "I was supposed to have an interview here today but it seems they've already filled in the spot."

"Really? Might I ask who you're working for?" she questioned once more.

"They gave me this address when I called yesterday." She answered, handing her the piece of paper with the address written on it. The woman read it and gave an all too confused expression.

Sakuno grew worried after seeing that. 'Oh no… What if the poster was a joke? What if the address isn't even real? What if there is no job?! What if she laughs at me!?!!?' she thought, there were so many bad possibilities!

"1424 right?" murmured the blue haired woman.

Sakuno grew confused. She blinked and looked at her as if she was crazy. "1424? I-I thought it was 1429? D-doesn't it say 1429?"

The woman giggled as she realized the situation. "I think you made a mistake." She replied. Sakuno took the paper from her hand and read the paper.

'1424.'

That was what the paper read. Her eyes grew as wide as the tires on the car and her face flushed as red as the roses on the rose bush that decorated the outside fences. Her mouth dropped open as she stared, utterly dumbfounded at the single piece of paper in her hands.

"1424… 1424.. The number of the house was 1424!! I thought-… I thought it was 1429! NO!!! I just made a big idiot of myself!! It says 1424 but I-I Th-thought it was 1429! W-what am I going to do?! The people in that house are probably wondering about what I said and-and.. Oh no I hope they don't hate me now! No!" Sakuno snapped, she smacked her forehead numerously completely forgetting about the person standing in front of her.

"He-hey! Calm down! It's okay! It's fine! Don't worry about it! The people who live in this house are nice, I'm sure they'll understand!" she spoke in a worried tone. "Actually I'm heading towards 1424 right now. I'll drive you there if you want to."

Sakuno's eyes grew even wider than before. "RE-REALLY!!?! A-are you sure!? I-I mean y-you don't have to!.. You've already been a great help! I-I wouldn't want to bother you so much!"

The woman giggled once more. "You don't have to worry about it. Plus.. You remind me of someone. You're exactly like her."

"Re-really? Who?" she asked.

"Hmm.. A childhood friend of my cousin. She almost looks like you too… But I'm not really sure what she looks like now. I haven't seen her in awhile." She explained.

"Oh." Was what all Sakuno could reply after that.

After getting in the glamorous car it took about only a couple of minutes before they reached their destination. Sakuno looked around curiously in the car realizing just how rich this lady might be. She even had a chauffeur!

The car stopped in front of the mansion and the driver pressed a button from the ceiling of the car and just like magic the humongous gates slid open. Sakuno sat in awe as she saw the mansion, it was bigger than the other one.

'If they expect me to clean this by myself then… Wait! Snap out of it! There's no time to be picky! Whatever you can get in on you stay on!' she scowled herself.

The car drove up to the main entrance and at that moment Sakuno noted as she saw the doors. 'They actually make doors this big!?!'

Before getting out the woman realized she had forgotten one thing. She turned to Sakuno and smiled. "I'm sorry about not introducing myself earlier but my name is Nanako Meino." She spoke her hand held out to shake hers.

Sakuno's eyes grew wide in surprise as she finally realized why this lady had looked so familiar. "N-Nanako.. Meino…" Her mouth dropped open in shock. "N-N-N-Na…. Na-Na-Nanako… NANAKO-NEE-SAN"

Nanako stared in confusion as the girl stuttered in utter shock. "Y-yes?.."

"Nanako-nee-san!? Y-you don't remember me?! It's Sakuno Ryuzaki!" she finally managed to speak.

The raven haired woman moved nearer as if to take a closer look, her eyes widened slightly then she smiled and laughed. "Sakuno-chan!! No wonder you looked so familiar! I'm sorry! I didn't notice you without the braids! I thought you were just a look alike!" she spoke in surprise.

Sakuno nodded. "I-I didn't notice you because of your hair! It's gotten shorter!"

"Wow!! Who would've thought!?" Nanako laughed at the coincidence. "This is totally bizarre isn't it?!"

"Yeah it is! This is amazing!" the brunette spoke with much enthusiasm. "I can't believe this is happening!"

"Yes. It really is shocking!" she replied and unlocked the door. "C'mon we'll have a look around!"

Sakuno nodded and followed her into the mansion. The inside was definitely elegant and extremely beautiful. The girl smiled excitedly as she followed behind Nanako like a kid in a candy store.

"Oh yeah and don't worry about the job interview! You're hired!" Nanako cheered. Sakuno's face lightened once more as she gave her a big hug.

"Oh my god!! Nanako-nee-san!! Thank you so much!! I really needed this! Thank you thank you!!" Sakuno shrieked in excitement. Nanako giggled at her eagerness.

"No problem. But I only come here to check on him. So most of the time you'll be in charge and make sure he lives properly. You'll also be in charge of the house most of the time so if you don't mind you can move here so you won't have to worry about transportation and such." Nanako spoke. "I guess all you'll need to do is clean and take care of him. Sometimes he ignores his health. Plus I think it'd be better for him to know that you guys are old acquaintances."

Sakuno noticed one thing. "W-wait… Who's he?"

Nanako stared at her in slight confusion. "I thought you'd know by now." She spoke. Sakuno shook her head slowly. "I thought I was taking care of the mansion that your family lived in.."

The raven haired girl shook her head. "No. I live in Shinjuku and I only come up here sometimes. Actually you'll be taking care of my cousin!"

Clueless Sakuno slowly processed the information before gasping in realization. "Y-you mean.. R-Ryo….."

"Yup! You'll be taking care of Ryoma-san!" She smiled happily. A little too happily.

"Oh.. My god…" Sakuno whispered to herself.


Ahh... Finally done with chapter two.. Thank god that's over with. Ryoma finally comes in on the next chapter. Sorry for not putting him in any sooner but just thought that I should let him in on the third one. Bear with me! I'm trying to get as much work done with chapter three before break is over because after that I might not be able to use the computer as much anymore!! NOOO! Haha. But for chapter three everyone should consider the rating. There's a little something something so be sure to do that... It's that bad.. But you know, just to be on the safer side of things. Ah I'm blabbing way too much now. So yeah that's all for now!

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-Torogi