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A/N: Hello Hello! I'm alive!! Hahahaha!! Sorry it took so long... the hell weeks just keep on coming. (_). But anyway, inspiration's hit was from (I think) 2 weeks ago. I just didn't have enough time to upload it.. sorry. (V_V).
Again, thanks to all my reviewers: -Angel'sbabyblue-, gAkKuRi sHouJo, Daa3xLoVeR, Kanata Saionji, ahvs, animeotakupooh, StoryBookDreams, charms 'n krystals, Michiyo, eljasrey, abbyciel, StarAngel02. I'm really happy that you guys enjoyed my story so much. Also, thanks to all the people who verified what OOC means!
To animeotakupooh: Your review seriously made me laugh out loud. It was so touching and creative at the same time! Thanks! (^_^)
To charms 'n krystals: Aww... thanks for that review! It made me go 'awww' when I read it... Hahaha... (^_^)
No new characters in this chapter. It's just gonna be a start of an 'arc' type - so... the next few chapters are somehow gonna be interrelated.
You know the drill guys: please check for OOCness, wrong grammar, or if the plot gets a little confusing.
On with the story...
Chapter 3: Me and My 'Darling'
On the way back to the mansion…
"What's his problem?!" Miyu exclaimed. Seiya sweat-dropped. "Here she goes again…"
"We already delivered his lunch to him and what do we get? Not a 'thank you', or a 'good job', but a 'Took you long enough…'" she said, while trying to imitate Kanata.
A grin formed on the boy's face.
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Meanwhile on the classroom…
"Achoo! *sniff*…"
"A-are you alright, Saionji-kun?" Christine asked, her voice filled with worry and concern for the boy.
"A…*sniff*" the brunet looked at her coolly causing, not only the pink-haired girl, but most of the women who were looking at Kanata to blush and to see hearts. Most of the female population inside the classroom immediately rushed to his side.
"Saionji-kun!!! Do you need a tissue?"
"Or do you prefer a handkerchief?"
"Do you want mine?"
"Are you stupid? Of course he prefers mine!"
"Do you want me to call the doctor? I have him on speed dial."
Kanata sweat-dropped and flashed them a nervous smile, "N-no, I'm fine."
"But-!" the girls shouted in protest but stopped as soon as they noticed a black aura emitted by someone at the back. Slowly, they all turned their heads around and saw Christine Hanakomachi. Everyone paled instantly.
The girl's pink hair was suddenly moving as if it had a life of its own. "Saionji-kun, surrounded by women, while I was the one who showed concern for him first…" she murmured as she talked to herself. The girls immediately cleared the perimeter.
"I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS CONCERNED FOR HIM FIIIIIIIRST!!!" she shouted as she started to go berserk.
"A… Hanakomachi, do you have a tissue?" Kanata said abruptly as he tried to calm the girl down.
"Of course Saionji-kun!" she said, as she turned back to normal. Everyone but her sweat-dropped.
The brunet made his way back to his seat and let out a sigh. But before he could have a moment for himself, another intrusion made its way towards him.
"Ne! Saionji-kun?" Aya greeted as she popped right in front of his table.
"K-Konishi… What is it?" Kanata answered, a little surprised with Aya's sudden appearance.
"How would you like to star on my next play, huh? Huh?" She said, her eyes glowing with excitement.
Kanata sweat-dropped and gave her a forced chuckle, "N-no thanks. I think someone else should have the spotlight Konishi," he said politely. The brunet had already imagined what was about to come next, "But Saionji-kun… we need to attract more people and you're the only one who can do that effortlessly." The thought made the brunet sweat-drop.
"Are you ssssuuuuure?" Aya asked smugly, her eyes showing that she was seriously accepting the brunet's decision.
Kanata blinked. "Of course," he answered – a little surprised at how easy he had convinced the girl.
"Alright then," Aya said without a trace of any disappointment, as she turned around and started walking away. The brunet was about to rest his head on top of his palm when the girl's voice interrupted him again.
"Oh yeah, Saionji-kun. Is it alright if I chose your replacement?"
The brunet blinked at her statement. "She's the director. Isn't it natural for her to choose her own cast members?"
"S-sure," he said, not quite understanding the girl.
"So…" the braided girl said while quickly turning around to face the brunet.
"You'll accept whoever I choose as your replacement?" she asked excitedly.
Kanata nodded and gave a low "Un…" giving her his approval.
"And all the other cast members?"
"Yeah..."
"Alright then!" Aya shouted as she left the classroom immediately.
"What's her problem?" Kanata thought. He immediately resumed his usual position in his desktop.
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Back on the street…
"Ne, Miyu?"
"What?" the girl replied still frustrated about what happened in the classroom.
Seiya placed his hands inside his pocket - his grin getting wider. "It seems to me that you've been thinking about the young master a lot lately," he said smugly.
Miyu blushed at his comment. "O-of course I would! I'm his personal maid after all! It's my job to look after him!" she said looking away.
"Is that all?" the boy said, while trying to sound cool and composed.
"Why? Is there more?" his statement made her turn to look at him.
Seiya stopped walking. "Well…" he started, while bending down to her height. "I think…" he paused.
"You think?" Miyu said pressing him to continue.
He brought his face closer to hers, "You like him."
There was no escape. Miyu was left to look him in the eyes. She could feel the blood rushing to her face. "Me? Like that jerk?" the girl started, in a startled yet composed voice, "Me? Like someone who doesn't know how to take care of himself?" but her tone became louder and more intense. "ME? LIKE SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T EVEN APPRECIATE THE THINGS I'VE DONE FOR HIM!?! OVER MY DEAD-" she stopped shouting when she heard Seiya start laughing.
"Bingo," the blonde boy said in between his laughs.
Miyu blushed even more. She put her hands to her waist and looked at the boy sternly, "And what, may I ask, is so funny?! Can't you see that I'm furious here?!" she demanded. The boy kept on laughing. "You really can't lie, ne Miyu?"
The blonde girl blinked, "And what do you mean by that?!" she yelled.
The boy slowly composed himself, wiped a tear off the side of his eye and looked at the other blonde, "I was only kidding this morning…"
"This mor-" Miyu said, as she tried to recall the events earlier.
"but who would've thought I hit the jackpot?!"
He began to laugh again while the confused on Miyu's face intensified. "What are you-"
"Face it Miyu," Seiya said as he took a few steps forward. "Whether you believe me or not, you like the young master."
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"No I don't!!" the blonde girl shrieked, a blush forming on her face again.
"Okay Miyu," Seiya said calmly. He knew that Miyu wouldn't be Miyu if she wasn't so stubborn; so he decided to just play along with whatever the girl says… for now.
"I'm telling you the truth!" the girl screamed to the boy who had resumed walking.
"Whatever you say."
"Seiya! Listen to me!"
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The next day…
"Attention everyone!! I'm here to announce the cast of our new class play!!" Aya said excitedly in front off the whole class 2-1. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing.
"*ehem* Well, this year, I decided to try something new with the play." The crowd kept quiet, eagerly anticipating what the girl would say next.
"Instead of the usual line up, I've decided to use outsiders for the two lead roles."
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHH??!?!?!?!" majority of the girls in class stood up and shouted in protest.
"Are you saying that Saionji-kun won't be the lead anymore?"
"I cannot allow that!"
"Who's the ugly-face who replaced Saionji-kun?"
[Meanwhile, outside the classroom, someone's vein popped, "Ugly face?" h murmured almost inaudiblywhile his companion turned into a fit of giggles.]
"Now, now. I know this is unusual, but Saionji-kun has generously offered the lead role to someone else, right Saionji-kun?" All heads turned to look at the brunet who lazily nodded in agreement.
"See?" Aya said as-a-matter-of-factly.
All the girls just sighed in defeat.
"Well… The two people I've chosen are actually here today but if you don't want to see them then I guess I'll just ask them to leave." Aya said as she slowly made her way to the door.
"Too bad too…" she added. "Both of them are very kind and good-looking, if you ask me. Oh well, too bad."
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"Konishi!!!" all of the class, except Kanata, screamed in unison. "We were just kidding!" the girls said while flashing Aya their pearly whites.
"Ah… It's no good if we just send beautiful people away without even acknowledging their effort to come here…" Nozomu said as a rose suddenly popped from his hand.
"Yeah, you heard them! Send them in! Send them in!" the guys ordered impatiently.
Aya grinned smugly. "Well then you two, come on in," she yelled to the two people outside.
The door opened and the two guests came in and stood in front of the class.
"Good day to you. I'm Seiya Yaboshi,"
"And I'm Miyu Kouzuki, nice to see you all again," and the two gave the class a respectful bow.
Suddenly, the sound of palms crashing against the desk surprised everyone. All turned their heads towards the source: the now standing brunet by the window.
"Is something wrong, Saionji-kun?" Aya asked him with an innocent tone.
"Nothing. I'd just like to speak to the three of you outside for a while," Kanata said calmly as he headed outside the door. "Sure," said Aya as she followed the brunet. Miyu quickly gave Seiya a nervous look as the two of them immediately followed after their master. Once the doors were closed, the rest of the class immediately brought their ears against it ready to listen to whatever drama's about to happen.
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The brunet gave a loud, exasperated sigh. His arms crossed automatically while his face was fashioning a very annoyed look. "Would someone please explain to me what exactly is going on here?"
"You see Saionji-kun…" Aya began,
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"Seiya! Listen to me!"
"Ah! We're here," the boy said. The two blondes didn't realize that they had already arrived at the front gates of the Saionji mansion.
Seiya was about to ring the doorbell when a stretch limo came rushing down the street and parked abruptly in front of the gate. Suddenly, the newcomer rolled her window down.
"You're Saionji's butler and maid, right?"
The two blondes nodded.
A large grin appeared on the visitor's face. "Alright!" The door opened and two arms suddenly stretched out and grabbed hold of the two blondes.
Inside the limo…
"Um…" Miyu stirred on her seat – her eyes shifting left to right. To her right was Seiya who was busy eating a plate of sushi while on her left was the braided girl who kidnapped them. She observed the girl and noticed that she was wearing the same school uniform of Christine Hanakomachi – the classmate of her master.
"So she must be from his school. But what does she want from us?" Miyu sighed. "Why do I get myself into these messes?"
It looked like she would have to be the one to ask what's going on since her companion was too busy stuffing himself with sushi.
"Um… What exactly can we do for you miss-…um…"
"Aya. Aya Konishi," she said as she gave a nod for her introduction.
"Ah, I'm Miyu Kouzuki. Nice to meet you," she said as she too nodded.
"Meima Mamoshi," the boy said, supposedly as an introduction as he tried to stuff his mouth with more sushi. Miyu and Aya just sweat-dropped.
"Miss Konishi. What exactly do you want from us?" Miyu said, as she tilted her head a little bit to her right to point at Seiya.
"Oh please drop the miss, it makes me feel old! Well anyway, you see, you two are gonna be the lead characters for my next class play: Staff Romance. It revolves around the lives of two teenagers who both grew up in the same mansion as staff members and ended up falling in love with each other."
"B-but, why us? Isn't it supposed to be a class play" Miyu asked, a little nervous about the idea of acting in front of a crowd.
"You two were my inspiration; and even though it's a class play, we're free to include people who aren't in our class. Besides, I already have Saionji-kun's permission. So? How about it?"
Miyu began to blush. "B-but I don't know how to act! And, I think you got the wrong idea. Seiya and I are nothing like that! Right, Seiya?" Miyu said as she turned to look at the boy expecting back up only to see him still completely immersed in the sushi. She punched the blonde boy on the head.
"Ow," that made him look up to them still with a piece of shrimp hanging from his mouth. He swallowed it and then nodded at Miyu's statement.
"That's right. She can't act. She can't even lie to save her own butt. Plus, me? With a figureless girl like her?"
*smack* Seiya just fell face-flat on the floor.
"Who are you calling figureless?!"
The blonde boy immediately sat back up. "Sorry, but we have to turn you down," the blonde boy said, who seemed to have recovered from the punch Miyu just delivered. The latter exhaled in relief.
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"Did I mention that you're getting paid for this?"
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Suddenly, Seiya grabbed hold of Miyu's hand. "When do rehearsals start for me and my darling?"
"Excellent!"
"EHHHHH?"
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"And since you agreed to give me absolute authority to choose the cast members, you can't complain about it, Saionji-kun," Aya said smugly while the two blondes narrowed their eyes towards their master.
"Well, time to assign people to the different pools!" and with that, the braided-girl made her way back into the classroom, leaving the three in the hallway.
The brunet let out a loud sigh and started massaging his temples. "Great… just great."
After a few seconds, "Um… Master Kanata?" the blonde girl asked with a voice full of concern. Kanata just ignored her.
"Do you want us to quit, master?" the boy just continued to ignore her.
"'Cause if you do, then we would," this time, both Seiya and Kanata looked at her disbelievingly.
"Why? You already accepted the job right?" the brunet said, with a bit of annoyance in his tone.
"Technically, not yet. Seiya just asked when rehearsals would start. So we hadn't accepted the job yet. It's still your call master."
After a short pause Kanata had decided and he let out a frustrated sigh. "Do what you want." With that simple statement, Miyu gave him one of her sweet smiles.
"Thank you master! I'll go tell Miss Konishi my answer," she said and made her way inside the classroom to tell Aya her decision.
Kanata was quite surprised with what just happened. "I just told her to do what she wants and she gives me that smile? What a weird girl…" He didn't notice Seiya approaching him.
"After the talk with Miss Konishi, Miyu felt bad about being dragged into it. She felt that she didn't get to have a voice regarding the play. Your answer right now made her really happy. She was pleased to find out that you still respect her opinion even though you had complete authority over her," Seiya explained, as if hearing Kanata's thoughts.
"Is that so?" the brunet answered coldly, as if trying to say that he did not care.
"A..." Seiya smirked. "Well then master, I too will go inside and give Miss Konishi my answer," he said, as walked towards the door. While reaching for the knob, he suddenly stopped and said, "That's right master! How do you feel about your employees kissing?"
Kanata stiffened. "What?"
"You see, according to Miss Konishi, the play is a romance story about a maid and a butler and since the two of us are the leads, then I guess that makes us them right?" Seiya then turned his head towards the now pale brunet, "Oh well… I guess we'll worry about that later." He opened the door and flashed the brunet a mischievous smile before going in.
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"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!" Kanata screamed in his head as he turned around and made his way back into the classroom.
-Chapter 3 End-
A/N: I can't help but love Seiya in his chapter. He's so evil!! Making Kanata jealous and all – but he's gonna play a vital role in making the two realize their feelings for each other. In the anime, I always see him as the bridge anyway so, might as well use him that way here as well! (^_^)
Oh yeah, in case you're not so sure... in the end, Kanata kind of admits that he does not like... or rather he despises the idea of Miyu kissing another guy. So hey, he's making some progress...
And the 'Darling' in the title actually refers to Miyu (you know, the whole joke he played while on the limo)... so Seiya's the one saying the title for this chapter.
So, usual questions. Love it? Hate it?
Additional questions: Getting tired of it? Is there enough Kanata now?
Read and review please! (^_^)