Okay. Like I said last chapter and before that... I don't own PoT.. Still don't own it. Dang.

Oh and if you can't handle a little risque then you better stop and click back now!! Before it's too late.. Haha! Don't worry it's not that bad. Ooh and sorry for making Ryoma so OOC on this chapter.. Or on this story. Yeah I mean they are 19. You'd figure some changes might've happened by now. But you can't help but keep somethings the same. Even Sakuno is a little OOC so sorry for that if you don't like the whole out of character thing. Anyways hope you enjoy!


CHAPTER THREE: MEET YOUR NEW BOSS

At that moment Sakuno really had thought of not taking the job. Ryoma Echizen was the very last person she'd want to take care of at this point. Two reasons stuck out the most to her. One, because he was her former crush and she just wanted to move on from that little annoying puppy love that she held for him back then. Two, was because she knew how he was; always so arrogant and he never cared about anything else but tennis. No wonder he ignored his health, because tennis was getting to him way too much. If he had at least some sense of responsibility he wouldn't need a maid! This is pretty basic stuff he should be doing by himself but he needs a maid to do it for him.

"Unbelievable…" Sakuno muttered to herself. The thought of working for your ex-crush just seems so odd. But after remembering the good times back then she couldn't help but smile. It was a lot of fun when she still had her puppy love feelings for him. The way her heart thumped and the way she always felt just by looking at him or hearing him speak. 'Ahh… Youth..' she thought. (A/N: Starting to sound like Momo there huh? Haha.)

The brunette's train of thoughts was quickly put to a halt as she heard the older woman sigh exasperatedly. Her hand at her hip she shook her head in frustration. "I told him there was going to be a visitor today and he doesn't even at least try to be here." She breathed.

"O-oh.. It's okay. I was expecting that anyways, you know how he is…" Sakuno spoke, flailing her hands around as an action of saying 'it's fine'. 'Anti-social..' She thought.

Nanako gave an apologetic smile but before she could speak someone had beaten her to it.

"Who's expecting what?"

The two girls turned around and found the subject of their conversation standing at the top of the elegant staircase. He stared down at the two with weary eyes as he scratched his head filled with unruly, mess of hair.

Sakuno's eyes widened. She knew she'd gotten over him a long time ago but the years treated him extremely well. Denying the fact that he looked good would be a lie of all lies she had to admit that.

Nanako smiled at her cousin's antics. "Good, at least your home. I thought you went out just so you could dodge this meeting."

He shrugged and said no more. The young prince slowly walked down the stairs and towards them but offered no greeting. Sakuno smiled at this. 'Something's never change huh?'

"Who's this?" he asked bluntly.

The smile she held in her face grew small as she heard the question. 'Wouldn't blame him… He hasn't seen me since he left for America. After that he just kept going back and forth from Japan to other countries. Being pro must be tough…' she thought not noticing that she had been staring at him like an idiot.

"It's Sakuno-chan! Don't you remember her? You guys went to Seigaku together!" she explained.

Ryoma stared at the brunette who finally snapped from her trance. She quickly looked away as she noticed his gaze. He stared at her trying to recollect the memory but he came up with nothing.

"Who?" He asked once more. Sakuno frowned. 'I knew it.. Same old same old…'

Nanako sighed. "Ryoma-san… You guys went to junior high together. Don't you remember anything? She always had braids on.." she added trying to give him as much clues as she could.

After hearing the word braids a sudden flash of memory finally came into play. He stared down the poor girl once more and smirked. "Ryuzaki… No more braids huh?" he finally spoke, clearly remembering the shy little girl she was back then, not that she wasn't shy now, just not as shy.

Sakuno smiled when he finally remembered. "You're still the same huh?" she answered back. He chuckled, his eyes examining her one more time and he noted how much she'd changed, not just looks but personality-wise also. The stutter that he was waiting for clearly didn't come and the blush that was always there was wiped away.

"Well anyways, I'm glad you two have finally been reintroduced again." Nanako chuckled. "Ryoma-san, she's your new maid. It was a great coincidence that this happened. You better treat her nicely and don't overwork her! She's still going to college you know!"

The young man shrugged.

"Oh and I offered for her to move in here so she won't have to trouble herself with having to go from her home and back." She turned to Sakuno. "If that would be okay with you we can compromise with it."

"Ah, no! It's really okay! Plus my grandmother would laugh at me. I said I would be able to live by myself and it'd be embarrassing if I ended up living with someone else!" she explained. Ryoma mentally chuckled at her explanation.

"Oh.. But it might be hard for you to always have to go back and forth like that." Nanako continued.

Sakuno shook her head and smiled reassuringly. "No, it's really alright. Plus you've done so much for me already by just giving me this job. I really needed this."

The older woman smiled as well and nodded. "Okay. If that's fine with you, but if you do change your mind just tell Ryoma-san. I'm sure he won't mind, right?"

Ryoma shrugged once more.

"Well now that that's done I'm off. Kaitou's-my fiancé is taking me out today after work so I better get home and get ready." She explained after looking at her watch. "Oh and Ryoma, give her a spare key so she get in even when you're not around okay?" she added.

The young man nodded.

Sakuno turned to Nanako as if to say 'don't leave me yet!'

"W-what am I supposed to do?" she asked in a frantic manner. The raven haired turned and smiled at her. "Don't worry. Ryoma should explain everything. It won't that hard, you'll be fine."

The brunette frowned and nodded like a disappointed child. "O-okay.. I'll see you later then. And thank you very much."

Nanako nodded and walked towards the huge doors, leaving the two in silence. Sakuno stared longingly at the doors afraid to turn around.

"What're you standing there for? Follow me."

The sudden voice made her jump. Her whole body swiveled to see the smirking male gazing at her with his sharp golden eyes. She could feel her face heating up once more as the familiar feeling came back.

'No! You idiot! What are you blushing for?! Don't just let yourself get baited in so easily!... He'll just hurt you in the end anyways.. You know he doesn't have time for petty girls…' she thought. The last part made her frown. She knew it was the truth, no use denying it and hoping that maybe he might care. Even she had no time for such emotions. She was just here for a job and she had to make sure that stays as her priority.

"W-where are we going?" she asked as he began walking away.

"Just showin' you around." He answered quiet bluntly.

"Where's your family by the way?" she asked.

"They don't live here, they live in the states. Sometimes they come by to visit but not often." He explained.

"Oh." She whispered and decided to leave the conversation with that. 'Must be lonely living on your own in such a great big place…. Scary too.' She noted.


The tour didn't last very long despite the fact that the house was huge. He just showed her the bathrooms, his room, the kitchen, the living room and the simple rooms. Other rooms had been left out of the tour much to Sakuno's curiosity.

When they were finally done the two ended up in the balcony by the back garden. Ryoma had offered a small snack of cake and tea and Sakuno couldn't help but not refuse. She smiled at his sudden offer; it seemed out of character for him. Of course she couldn't refuse.

She finished the beautifully sliced piece of cake; her eyes almost started tearing up with joy when she took the last bite. That had got to be the best cake she'd ever tasted in her life. Cake was one thing she was always up for. (A/N: Kind of like Bunta Marui from Rikkai.. Haha.) She thanked the quiet male and shrugged.

"This is the garden huh?" she noted as she stood up to look around. The young prince stayed still in his seat watching her back as she walked to the railing of the balcony.

Sakuno could feel her breath taken away as she looked at the beautiful view. The garden was almost like an elegant local park in the city. Rose bushes and other floral plants decorated the grassy areas; a sidewalk made out of limestone separated the sections of grass. In the middle of it all was a group of bushes and trees that were arranged in a circle and in the middle was a gazebo; a table and a few benches sat under its elegant roof. The brunette stared longingly at the amazing garden; she could almost swoon over the scene.

"I-It's… So pretty." She sighed, leaning over the expensive looking railing that decorated the balcony. Behind her was the young tennis prince, a dark, mischievous grin plastered on his lips as he neared the young girl.

"Yeah…. It is." He muttered in a deep tone. Once he was right behind the young girl he grabbed her wrist and forced her to face him. 'This is going to be interesting.'

"W-what are you-..?!" Sakuno exclaimed but froze when he saw gaze. It was such a smoldering gaze that made her shiver. He stared her down with his intimidating eyes as he held both her wrists down against the railing. Sakuno wanted to look away but she felt helpless when he neared her dangerously. She backed away completely trapped between him and the railing.

"Wh-what do you think… Y-you're doing?!" she managed to say, but her voice shook as he chuckled playfully; heat was rising to her cheeks rapidly amusing him all the more.

"You have icing left on your lips." He answered, adding a small laugh at the end. Sakuno blushed with embarrassment.

The reddening girl opened her mouth to speak but Ryoma leaned in and shut her up quickly. He pushed his lips against hers and when he felt her mouth still open forced his tongue between her lips and inside her mouth. The whole scene happened so fast it took a second for Sakuno to realize what he had just done.

"Mmph!!" Sakuno muffled a protest; her eyes still wide open as Ryoma continued. The dark haired boy pushed farther deepening the kiss vigorously. By then Sakuno couldn't help but shut her eyes tightly as an overwhelming feeling came over her. She could feel his tongue flicking inside her mouth and by then all her mind could think of was one thing. It felt good.

A few moments flew by until Sakuno realized what was going on. This was wrong and she knew it, she could sue him for this! Without wasting any more time Sakuno smacked herself back to reality. In haste she swerved her head to one side forcing him to let her lips go. Sakuno kept her eyes shut; afraid of look the young man in the eyes again, her face was extremely red in embarrassment and surprise, her lips feeling bruised after his sudden attack.

It was silent for a while until she heard him let out a low victorious laugh. Sakuno's eyes flew open in shock as she found him licking his lips in satisfaction. He smirked in a teasing grin.

"First kiss?"

The simple statement caught her off guard completely. "W-what!?" she spoke in pure shock.

"Already at this age and you're still not experienced with these kinds of things?" He added. Sakuno blushed harder as he continued his taunt. He chuckled once more before finishing his statement. "Hope you have fun working for me."

With that he let her wrists go and turned around ready to walk away as if nothing had happened. Sakuno gulped tasting him in the process, she shivered.

"Y-you…" she snapped. "You! W-what were you thinking!? I can sue you for sexual harassment! Yo-you can't just do something like that!"

He paused and looked back, his all too familiar smirk still on his face. "I just did."

She glared. "Y-you… You… You PERVERT!!" she yelled, throwing her clutch bag that had fallen to the ground. He caught it easily with his left hand. "I-I'm not working here! I don't care what you say but I'm not working for you! Go hire yourself another maid! A-And how would you know if that was my first kiss?! For all you know I could've kissed many guys already!"

The seething brunette growled as she stomped towards the young man, snatching her clutch bag in the process. Ryoma smirked at the way she reacted, it definitely wasn't the reaction he was expecting, not that he was complaining about her reaction now.

"Unbelievable! You're not just lazy, you're also a pervert!!" she threw at him once more before stomping into the mansion. The boy let the amusement sink in before he walked inside only to be stopped as he saw a glaring brunette standing in front of him. She avoided his gaze with a pout on her lips.

"…. I don't know where the exit is…" she whispered like a kid who had just gotten in trouble. Ryoma let out a laugh as he walked towards the main doors, Sakuno right behind him with her pouty face. 'Why am I always getting lost!?' she cursed.

"I'll call for a taxi." He added before opening the door.

She turned away like an immature kid. "No. I'm fine… I don't need help from a perverted old man." She huffed but the young prince was too busy on his phone. She glared. 'Doesn't even listen.'

"I can walk to the station on my own!" she protested.

Ryoma finally got off the phone. "No. You'll get lost, and I'm going to have to worry about looking for you." He answered.

Sakuno blushed. "W-worry?.. Really?" She gulped. "I-I mean worry? Pfft, yeah right.."

"Yeah, yeah whatever." He muttered before noticing the taxi by the gates. He pressed a button by the door and the gates opened enabling the taxi to get in. The yellow car drove up to the main doors and Sakuno stomped towards it. She muttered a small thank you as if she was forced to say it. Ryoma chuckled at the way she acted and closed the doors when she got in the taxi.

Sakuno gulped as she looked out the window, her eyes brows furrowed as if she was about to cry. Her shaky hand came up to her lips and she recalled the forceful kiss that Ryoma had just given her. 'What was that about?' she asked herself as the driver took her to the station.

Meanwhile at the Echizen mansion Ryoma grinned in victory as he marched upstairs to change and get ready before his manager could call him up and whine about his important meeting.

"This is going to be fun."


So yeah... Risque.. Haha. I guess Ryoma's personality has changed a lot huh? What have I done to him?! Eheheh.. Sorry 'bout that. I seem to always have a hard time trying to keep Ryoma in character. But oh well. We'll see where this'll go. I'm already done with the fourth chapter but I might change somethings and I still need ideas for chapter five. Any suggestions would be welcome as long as they're appropriate!! Haha. Constructive critisizm is also welcome as long as you know what the difference is between being obnoxious and trying to help. Point out any mistakes that I missed if you can.

Thank you for reading!! Hope you've enoyed it so far!!

-Torogi