Chapter III

Contract and Mysteries

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the prince of tennis. I just own this plot I made.

It is now Sunday, today Candice woke up early to prepare for the meeting of her to Ryoma her newemployer. This morning she prepares fried eggs and rice, toast and coffee. At exactly 7am she is in the train station waiting for the train that she will be going to ride. The train at last arrive she rides on the train for almost 1 and half hours. She will now be riding at a bus to find the destination that Ryoma gives to her.

The bus stops at a huge gate that has a sign of Echizen's Residence at the left side of the wall. It is exactly 9am when she arrives in there. She pressed the doorbell twice then an old man who looks like to be a butler of the house greets her.

"Good morning Ma'am, I think you are the person that my master is waiting. Come in.." He said as he gesturing her to enter the gates.

"Thank you". Candice said as she enters in the ground of the residence of Echizen's. The road they are walking are surrounded by trees.

"My name is Michael; I am the butler of this residence. I heard that you will be the new personal assistant of Master Ryoma. I am glad with one look at you I can say that you are kind." Michael said with a smile.

"Well, ahmm, thank you. I hope Master Ryoma and I will be going to work well." She said politely.

"Of course you do. As a matter fact my master is very kind to his workers either in the house or in his work." Michael said.

"That's good." Candice said.

"I wish you can lead my master to be happy again. He is very lonely even though he tries to hides it to the other people. The smile he always make is fake only the people that are close to him notices it." Michael said sadly.

"What do you mean?." She asked confusedly.

"You will definitely know someday." Michael said as he smiles back to her.

At last they arrive at the front door of the house. The house of Ryoma can be describe as huge, the door is huge and the designs of the house are very detailed. It couldn't be called a house it must be called mansion, which really fits it.

The butler led her to an empty room. Candice seated at a comfortable chair. Suddenly the door at the left side of the room opened it reveals that it is Ryoma.

"Good morning." Ryoma said.

"Good morning." Candice stands up.

"I am glad you came." Roma smiled as he seated at the chair in front of Candice.

"I've decided to accept your offer you are right that I needed extra income because of what happened to me yesterday." Candice said.

"You will be my personal assistant every Saturdays and Sunday from now on. But most of it might only be every Saturday because sometimes I do not have any works every Sunday. You will accompany me in my work if I have some shots. About your wage I will triple the wage you receive in your everyday work. Your work will start now. I have some shots at 1pm you can rest here in my house till 1pm and all your need just say it to me and I will give it to you. Don't worry about the food it is free and you can dress whatever you want but do not wear dress that are very intimidating it is for your own sake. In my work there are lots of men so to prevent them to harass you do not wear anything that can lead them to do it. "Ryoma said.

"Ok, I understand. But what time I must be here every Saturdays and Sundays if you have work?." Candice said.

"Ahmmm, at least if you can arrive here at 8am. My work does not have a fixed time so it is good if you arrived here early". Ryoma said to Candice.

Candice is very fascinated to Ryoma she looks to Ryoma she is studying the look of him. She describes him as he is more handsome and cute than yesterday when he is wearing a hood. Today Ryoma wears color cream long sleeves and black pants. His bangs is almost hides his eyes. The lips of him are naturally color pink and his cheeks don't have any blemishes. Candice thought: "Oh, he is prettier than me?" Candice gawking at Ryoma stops when Ryoma snaps his fingers in front of her face.

"Hey, are you alright?." Ryoma said his eyebrows curve.

"Ah.. oh… don't worry I am alright. I am just fascinated at how you look." Candice suddenly said without thinking. Because of that Ryoma smiled sheepishly.

"Oh, really. Remember this; you can't fall in love with me even though you want. We will stay be friends but not lover for the sake of our work understand?." Ryoma said smirking to Candice.

"Of course I know, and I will definitely won't be fall in love with you never!." Candice said pouting.

"Then, good." Ryoma said.

"From now on we must treat each other as friend to make our work well. I am really tired about my work." Ryoma said.

"Then why won't you stop?." Candice questioned as she sips her tea.

"Well maybe because there will be fans that will be lonely if I will do that and if I will be going to stop I don't have anything to do because this is the only thing that I know." Ryoma said hands behind the head.

"Hmmm….," Candice said.

"Your quest room is beautiful." Candice added.

"Thank you but it is not my quest room it is also a part of my own room I just stayed here if I do not have anything to do outside I feel more comfortable in here than in any other room and parts of this house." Ryoma said.

"What? But it is very huge I thought it is the guest room?." Candice shocked said.

"NO"

"Ehhh?"

"Yes"

"Really"

"Yeah, now you can tour around the house come back at 12 noon so we can eat lunch. I will stay in my room to sleep." Ryoma said with a yawn.

"Ok" Candice said as she exited door. Outside of the door the old man Michael the butler is waiting.

"So how was it?." The butler asked.

"I think you are right he is kind." Candice smiled at him.

"But beware to his mood swings." The butler smiled.

"What do you mean?."

"Nothing"

"Hey, that is not fair you must tell me." She said pouting.

"You will know". Michael the butler said smilingly.

"Hmmm, someday I will really know what kind of person Ryoma behind the curtain of fame. Hehehe.." Candice said to Michael.

The butler led Candice to the coffee table behind the mansion. There is a garden full of flowers that surrounds the coffee table. There is umbrella above the table to prevent sunrays that can reach to the skin of the person whoever is resting in the garden. There are lots of flowers that grow in the garden there are color pink, white, yellow and red.

"Wow, they are really rich. I think all of the things they are needed are in this house. Whoaa, someday I like to have liked this someday. I want also a mansion that has a very beautiful garden and a small pond that have kois that are living and swimming in the pond. I like also to have garden filled with different flowers like this. Yeah, flowers I do love them." Candice

While Candice is floating in her own imagination she noticed that about meters from her position there is a bridge. She decides to step towards the bridge. Under the bridge where she is now standing she looks down and she notice that there are things that are moving in the water.

"Whoooa, they really do have a fish pond!." Candice exclaimed to herself.

"But why do the butler of him told to me that he is really sad?. Also when we talk yesterday he sounds lonely and looking for something but he has all the good things in the world. He is famous and rich. He has looks that girls cry for and boys that envied for. He also have beautiful and peaceful home not unlike me we are really opposite in terms of everything we owned either in physical or financial. I admire him… no I envied him…." Candice said while watching the fishes that are swimming in the pond. Her happy eyes changes to a sad smile.

"I envied him because there are lots of people that admired and look up at him, he has everything even though if he will not work he has money, he can pay for anything, he has many servants in his house… he is very opposite than me. Me, I needed to work hard, my family is not rich that is why I decide to take a journey to other country to find my luck. And most of all there are no one who admires me, some people thinks that I am weird and uninteresting person."

"I do admire him….."

"I want to be like him….."

Candice said. HHH er eyes are teary eyed but she tries to avoid to cry she do not like to cry. She just remembers what kind of life she has.

"Ok, I will do my best I will help him with all I can do. Alright I will work hard and become a good friend with him. Great!." Candice shouts.

In the second floor of the mansion there is a shadow that is watching Candice.

~~~~~TO BE CONTINUED~~~~~

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