A/N:

I think I am updating this kind of fast... Oh well... Just give more to you readers to read! XD

Thanks, -my-forgotten-rose-, for commenting on my fic! ^^ Hope you would enjoy this update!

Just in case some of you readers are confused with the characters in this chapter and the previous:

Fuyumi= Kyoya's older sister

Yuzuru= Tamaki's father

Anne-Sophie= Tamaki's mother

Chiyoko Hayasaka= Lia's mother

Anyway, enjoy! :)

Chapter 4: Worst Decision

Lia sighed. She had gotten used to the Host Club activities after a month. Although, the twins still got on her nerves at every single moment that they could. But they were bearable compared to Kyoya. She needed to be careful around him. He seemed to enjoy using her and stretching her till she was at her breaking point. And when she wanted to speak against him, he reminded her of her debt. That was enough to put the fight out of her.

One day… One day when she was free of her debt, she would slap Kyoya and call him all the names she could think of! But until then, she would just remain submissive and just tolerate him.

"I am home!" Lia said as she took off her shoes. She noticed that her mum's shoes were there as well and wondered why she was home early.

She went into the kitchen to find her mother cooking and humming a song. She asked, "Why are you home early, mother? You didn't get fired, did you?"

"Of course not!" her mother laughed. "Actually, I have great news for you! I remember you saying that you wanted to find a job right? And considering that you have this club of yours to attend to… You said you needed a job that had flexible working hours. It so happens that my boss would need someone like you to help out."

"Okay…" Lia said, frowning. "And what exactly am I suppose to do?"

"Well… She didn't really go into the details. Just said that she would need someone to wake up her brother in the morning as well as help clean up after him."

"Wouldn't I be like a live-in babysitter then? I don't think the hours are flexible."

"She did say she could offer you a room to stay in the servants quarters. Besides, I do really think the hours are flexible. Her brother attends the same school as you and gets home about the same time as you do. I think you will be working only when he is around. Apparently he has club activities as well after school, I think he is in the same club as you… Oh! And I remember Fuyumi-sama saying that he is smart."

Smart? Same club? Well… All the host club members were possible candidates then. Which one of them had a sister? But Lia had a sinking feeling in her stomach that she may not like the answer to the question on her mind. But she asked the question anyway, "Who is her brother exactly?"

"Kyoya. Kyoya Ootori."

"Why are you so happy, ne-san?" Kyoya asked, watching from the corner of his eye as his older sister tried to cram his clothes back into a drawer. That was the second time this week that she had tried to clean up his room.

"I think I may have found someone who could look after you," Fuyumi answered.

"I don't think that I am a small child who needs looking after," Kyoya said, flipping through his notes. "Really, ne-san. You need to view me as a responsible, independent person."

Fuyumi huffed, standing to her feet with her hands at her hips. "But I think that you really do need someone to look after you." Kyoya looked at her, an eyebrow raised. She continued, "What time was the meal that you had? And why do you stay up so late every night? An average adult needs at least 8 hours of sleep. I think you are only getting two hours of sleep every night. Which is not healthy!"

Kyoya looked back down at his notes. "I need to study to keep my grades up. Also, I have to manage the club accounts. There is no rest for the weary. I have to keep being at the top of my game."

"But you need to relax as well and take care of your health." When Kyoya ignored her, she said, "I will hire this girl to look after you whether you like it or not. Miss Hayasaka has been working for us for years. I am sure her daughter can work as well as she can."

"You mean the Ootori family. You are already married, Fuyumi-ne-san." Kyoya opened another book. "You always think the best of people, ne-san. One of these days you will be taken advantage of."

"Well, that has not happened yet."

"Wait… I didn't know Hayasaka-san was married."

"She isn't. I think… But she has a daughter."

"Don't you think it will be weird if I have a girl baby-sitting me?"

"I have been looking after you…"

"You are blood-related, ne-san. It doesn't count."

"Just give the girl a chance, Kyoya. Her family needs the money. Besides, she does study in the same school as you. She could get you to eat your meals on time then."

"Same school as me…?"

"Yup!"

"Who is she, ne-san?"

"You will know when she comes. I will be going now then." Fuyumi got up and left.

Kyoya looked over at his now closed drawer and counted to twenty. As soon as he reached twenty, the entire drawer burst open and clothes flew everywhere. Kyoya sighed. Looks like he needed to call the servants in to clean up the mess again. He frowned. Hayasaka? Was there any girl in his school with that surname?

"No way!" Lia said. "There is no way!"

"Why not, Lia?" her mother asked. "I think that the job is quite good. Not to mention that she is paying you as much as a full-time maid."

"Mother, I have no interest in working for your boss. Much less for Kyoya." Why did that idiot's name have to turn up now? Lia thought. She would have been perfectly fine if she was asked to work for Tamaki or Hunny or Mori. The twins… Should be fine… But NOT Kyoya!

"Honey, why are you against working for them?"

"I…" She could not tell her mother the truth about her situation. "Mother, I just don't want to work now. Why can't you ask James to work there instead? I am sure the pay is higher than what he is getting now?"

"James is not reliable enough for the job. He has just been fired from his latest job. I would need to help him look for another one. Could you get out a plate please, sweetie?"

Lia went to the cupboard and took one out, placing it on the dinner table. "But… I don't think I want to go for this job, mother."

"Alright then."

There was silence in the room as her mother continued cooking. Lia begun to feel bad. She knew that she needed to work in order to lessen her mother's burdens. Her school fees were still a bit high even though she had the half scholarship. She sighed. Maybe… Just this time... She would forget about her hatred towards Kyoya and help her mother.

"Is it alright if I come back home during the weekends?" Lia asked. "I really don't want to be away from home too long…"

"Of course, sweetie!" her mother answered, hugging her. "I doubt Kyoya-sama would want you to be around on weekends. I will let Fuyumi-sama know about your decision tomorrow."

Lia felt relieved that tomorrow was the weekend. At least she had time to think whether her decision was the worst one she had made in her entire life or not. She wondered what Kyoya would say if he knew that she would be working for him… Probably make me feel like I am living in hell… Lia thought, feeling depressed. She excused herself to her room and took out her notes to study.

"A personal maid…?" Hikaru said, holding the phone between him and Kaoru. Tamaki had called them at two in the morning to tell them about the news. Apparently Fuyumi-san had told him about it earlier in the evening and he had forgotten about it until he was about to sleep.

"Yes!" Tamaki replied. "I can't believe that Kyoya did not tell us!"

"Tono, I don't think this is real…" Kaoru said. "If it were, Kyoya would have told us himself." At that moment, Hikaru's phone started beeping. The twins looked to see that it was Kyoya calling them. "Speak of the devil… We will put Kyoya on…"

As soon as they did that, Tamaki wailed, "Kyoya!" The twins held the phone away from their ears. "Why didn't you tell me about the personal maid?"

"I didn't even know I was going get one…" Kyoya said. "Besides, I feel that I am getting a babysitter. Not a maid. Which reminds me, I have something to ask. Have any of you come across a girl in our school with the surname Hayasaka?"

"Nope…" Hikaru and Kaoru said. "What about you, tono?"

"Haven't heard of anyone with that surname before…" Tamaki replied. "Why are you asking, Kyoya?"

"Just wondering, that's all," Kyoya answered. "Please, don't spread this news around. I don't want anyone knowing about this just yet. If either one of you three blurt it out, all three of you will get the cleaning duty as well as the job of unplugging the sink. I know Lia did not clog the sink so either one of you was responsible for the mess. Unless you want to get the job of unclogging the sink, DON'T you dare tell anyone." Then, Kyoya cancelled the call.

"Should we tell Haruhi?" Kaoru and Hikaru asked.

"No!" Tamaki replied. "What if we have to unclog the sink?" He had been the one responsible for the mess in the kitchen area.

"We will tell her after the sink is unclogged then," Kaoru said.

"We could tell her secretly without Kyoya knowing," Hikaru suggested. "I know tono doesn't want to hide anything from Haruhi."

"We will come up with a plan tomorrow then!" Tamaki replied. "For now, I would like to sleep."

"Good night, tono!" Hikaru pressed the red button on the phone.

"A personal maid?" Kaoru said to Hikaru. "That doesn't make much sense."

"I want to sleep now," Hikaru said, switching off the bedside lamp. "See you in the morning, Kaoru."

Lia looked at the house in front of her. For some reason, she felt a sense of doom come over her. How many times was she going to feel this way? Her mother urged her to go in. Somehow, the weekend seemed to speed along rather fast when she was regretting her decision. She looked back at her mother. Too late for her to back out now.

She followed the butler into the house, towards the servants' quarters. It was late now. She had meant to go as late as possible so that Kyoya won't make her work during the weekend (actually she was just reluctant to leave home). Now that it was quite late, there was no way of Kyoya making her work.

"This is your room," the butler said. "Fuyumi-sama has instructed me to tell you that you will have to wear the uniform at night. During the day before you leave for school, you can just wear your uniform when you work. Fuyumi-sama would like you to make sure that Kyoya-sama sleeps before 2am, Fuyumi-sama does not expect you to work today. But starting tomorrow, this will be your routine. Also, make sure that Kyoya-sama has his meals on time. Other than that, you will attend to what other needs Kyoya-sama has."

"Um… Ok…" Lia said.

"Fuyumi-sama will pay you weekly," the butler informed, opening the door to the room and stepping aside. "Breakfast will be at 5.30am for all servants and dinner will be at 6pm. Servants are given only 30 minutes to eat. The kitchen is off-limits to all servants except the kitchen staff. For Kyoya-sama, breakfast will be at 7am and dinner at 8pm. Wake him up an hour before breakfast and notify him of dinner at least half an hour before. I hope you have a good night, Juliana-san." He bowed and left.

Lia peeked into the dark room. She felt the wall for the light switch and turned it on, finding a room that was slightly smaller than her room back home. The bed did look and feel more comfortable than hers and the pale green colours of the wall looked more refreshing compared to the dull white of her house.

When I get enough money, I will paint my room this colour! Lia thought. And paint mother's room pink! She closed the door behind her and unpacked her things. Then, she went over to the window above a small desk in the room and pulled open the curtains. She saw the Tokyo Tower, all lighted up. It was beautiful and yet… It brought back memories that she did not want to remember. She drew the curtains shut and got into bed. Tomorrow, she would see whether she had made the worst decision in her entire lifetime or not.