Disclaimer: The characters of this fic are owned by Hiro Fujiwara. I do not own any of Maid Sama's characters.
..Will our Hearts Survive?..
Chapter Six
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A knocking voice on the door made Misaki get up from her bed and make her way towards the door.
As soon as she opened the door, her eyes widened with daze; Takumi… he was standing at her house's door.
'How cruel of you… leaving me standing at the door' Usui pouted.
Waking from her daze, Misaki uttered:"come in"
Usui entered, asking:"what is this place?"
Misaki felt her heart shatter when she thought of the answer to his question. It's Oda's Villa; her husband's villa… she even dared to invite Usui in!
Usui held her wrist, and then pulled her towards him, embracing her tightly. He whispered:"don't make such a scary face. You're mine"
*BAM!*
Misaki looked at her surroundings, startled by the sudden noise. She frowned when she saw Oda. Was Usui's presence just a dream?
'Did I wake you? I slammed the door hard' Oda said nonchalantly.
'No, I was awake' Misaki lied.
'No, you were sleeping and I woke you. You shouldn't sleep mid day anyways. Do you have any idea how hard I'm working while you simply sleep?' He asked in a scolding manner.
'I'm not working with you, so that should have nothing to do with me'
'What did you just say? If I wasn't told to marry you, I wouldn't marry such an ungrateful kid!' Oda grumbled as he took his necktie off.
Misaki knitted her eyebrows; it's the second time Oda mentions being told to marry her, who would want him to marry an eighteen year old?
'You have a voice message' Misaki stated, ignoring Oda's nagging, and then, she pressed the replay button. She hoped she would know Usui's relation to him.
'The sales of the Japanese branch have remarkably dropped down. I know you didn't get to spend a honey moon with your wife, but you must do something'
Usui's voice filled the room. As soon as the message ended, Oda punched the wall furiously, and then shouted:"that kid… who he thinks he is so her would boss me around?!"
"Then there's someone who can make you lose your rational thinking." Misaki stated mockingly. Whatever Usui did to Oda, he's just great. She never saw Oda furious to the extent of turning red before.
"Say… what's the nature of the relationship between you and that kid?' Oda asked indignantly.
Misaki wondered what Oda means. Why is he asking her? She doesn't remember telling him she has any relationship with Usui.
'What do you mean?'
Misaki asked; if there's anyone who must ask how the other is related to Usui, then it's Misaki.
'Don't play dumb. What did you do to him? Why did he want me to marry you so bad?'
'Usui? Wanted this marriage?' Misaki asked, raising an eyebrow. She took Oda's words lightly. There must be a mistake.
'Usui? You don't make any sense. The one who recorded the voice message is Mister Walker'
Misaki knitted her eyebrows, saying:"you must be mistaken. He's Usui Takumi''
Oda sighed, tapped on his smart phone, and then showed Misaki an image of Usui in the company. He was shaking hands with someone who seemed like a VIP.
Oda zoomed in on a name tag on Usui's chest. The name tag became obvious.
The chairman of W.P.G(Walker publishing group):
Walker Takumi
Misaki's shocked, ignorant look irritated Oda. He said: 'he took over his father's business. He's managing both of Britain and Japan's branches'
Misaki stared at the image as fresh questions attacked her mind.
She wondered how in the world Usui is a chairman… and a Walker? Who is he?
Oda snatched the smart phone out of Misaki's grasp as he asked:"how are you related to him? Answer already!"
'L…lover' Misaki stuttered. She wanted to believe her own word, but it wasn't possible.
'Darn it! If he wanted you out of his life, he should've just dumped you instead of telling me to marry such nausea! '
Misaki wondered: did Usui really plan all of this? Why? Was their love just a teenagers' whim?
In disbelieve, Misaki held Oda's arm. She gabbled:"you're just framing him, aren't you? He must have a brother or anyone who arranged this. It can't be true!' some of her words weren't obvious due to how fast she talked.
Oda pushed her away, and said:"Don't glue your self to me! Everyone knows the walker family has only one son"
Yes, Misaki never heard Usui has a brother.
Oda looked at Misaki's shaken face, huffed, and then said:'if you'll cry, go somewhere else. I don't need to babysit you now. Geez! You're so useless'
'If you hate me that much, why don't you give me a divorce?' Misaki uttered half-mindedly. Her mind decided to leave her body at that moment.
Oda chuckled ironically, saying:"you'll never get that" He cursed under his breathe; a divorce will mean losing his position in the company. That Walker played it well.
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A young guy, wearing a hoodie, laid a file on the table of a café. Usui, who was sitting about that table, reached for the file.
"here's a list of all the law schools in Japan. I went through with them all. There's no Ayuzawa Misaki name on any of their lists' the guy stated as he leaned his back against the back of the chair nonchalantly.
Usui frowned; does that mean Misaki wasn't admitted to law school?
'Have you searched the other faculties?'
'Everything' the guy answered while looking at the ceiling.
Usui's frown grew bigger. She was never admitted to any university? What happened?
'Search for the name Ayuzawa Suzuna in high schools' lists, any lead to her family would be good' Usui demanded. He felt he was going insane. It seemed as if every lead to Misaki is fading away.
'You do realize that the hacking you are requesting is illegal, don't you?' the guy smirked slyly.
'I'll pay all you want' Usui replied shortly. He didn't care about the money; he only wanted to find Misaki.
"That ends our meeting!" The guy said as he stood up, and then he said:" loosen your necktie. It seems suffocating"
It wasn't the necktie that suffocated Usui.
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Misaki stared at the number on the paper Suzuna had given her. She pondered on the thought of calling Takumi. Should she call him? Should she not? What if she did? What'll she say? What'll he say?
Ever since Misaki received the number, she didn't dare to call Takumi; she was afraid he'll find out she's married. She was afraid of hurting him. She had no right to call him.
Now too, Misaki doesn't dare to call Usui. She doesn't want to do anything that might cause Usui to feel any misery. She doesn't want to expose the fact that she is married, but she couldn't help tossing and turning in her bed, wondering if what Oda said is true, wondering if Usui is the one behind all of this.
She repeatedly dispelled that doubt, because her Takumi wouldn't do that. Her Usui loves her and her alone.
Her Usui was always ready to kill whenever anyone tried to approach her. It's impossible he's the one who made her marry someone else.
Her Usui is… he's not Usui… he's 'Walker'. Was her Usui a past? Who is this walker? What's his true identity? Did she know anything about him?
No… she doesn't, and that's what scared her.
Misaki held the phone in order to dial his number, but she stopped midway… what would she say?
What if he was a victim too? What if he was searching for her? What if he got hurt by the reality she is living?
But why would he be a victim? What's the truth?
'No, I can't call from this phone' Misaki told herself as she laid the receiver of the phone down. She can't call from mister Oda's phone. If she would ever call Usui, it's safer to call from an unknown number, so he wouldn't doubt anything, so he wouldn't find out she's married.
Misaki couldn't allow the slightest chance of hurting him.
After a long thought, Misaki made up her mind. She'll call Usui… she'll find out the truth. She'll find out who this Walker is, and whether her Usui exists or not.
She made her way towards the door and left the large Villa. The street was empty and dark. It was almost midnight. Her heart was beating fast, but not due to fear. The mere thought of Usui answering the phone made her heart lose control.
Reaching a phone booth, she began dialing the number.
The rings started. Her heart began to ache. For some reason, Misaki felt it was hard to breath. It was the longest call she ever makes.
Misaki looked at the time on her wrist watch and chuckled. What was she thinking? It's late at night, which means early, very early in the morning in Britain. Usui must be sleeping. He'll not answer.
'Hello' a hoarse voice answered.
Misaki gasped. It's him… he answered!
'Hello' is what Misaki wanted to say, but her voice cords were frozen. She couldn't say a word. It's been forever since he talked to her, why was it so hard to utter any word? Anything!
'Hello?' Usui asked.
And the call ended.
Misaki stared at the phone timidly. Every part of her was shivering. As soon as she heard Usui's voice, she forgot what she wanted to say. It all disappeared into thin air.
Misaki breathed deeply, and then redialed the number. She was grateful for the existence of the 'Re-dial' button, for pressing the numbers now is hard; her fingers were shivering.
This time, Usui instantly answered, startling Misaki.
'Hello'
The hoarseness of his voice disappeared. Indicating he became fully awake.
Once more, the ice found its way to Misaki's throat.
'Misaki?'
One word… one word was more than enough to melt the big lump she felt on her heart. He recognized her although she didn't say anything. He merely called her name, and Misaki began to sob!
Usui frowned. He sat up on his bed and looked at his cell phone's screen. It was an unknown number. His heart ached further as he asked once more:"Misaki?'
'Are you crying?'
His question penetrated Misaki's heart the same way her sobs penetrated his. Both of them held the cloth on their chests, exchanging the same burning longing they felt the past endless days.
Silence… none of them talked. Usui waited for her to confirm his doubt. He waited to hear her voice, while Misaki was trying to find her words back.
Their silence talked louder than any of them could ever say. It uttered too many words to the extent none of them could comprehend what was on their minds. Everything they wanted to tell each other flooded into their minds at once, battled within, and left them speechless.
Feeling dizzy, Misaki unfolded the paper that was in her pocket.
She had a feeling she'll be swept away by emotions, she had a feeling she'll never remember what she wanted to say, so she wrote it down.
Misaki looked at the trembling paper. It was trembling due to the tremor of her hands.
"W... were you… in…involved… with my debt?' Misaki stuttered, her voice was barely audible.
Usui automatically stood to his feet without realizing it. It's her… it's his Misa-chan!
'How are you?' Usui didn't fully comprehend what Misaki said. He wanted to say many things. Tons of things, but the only thing he could think of was: 'how are you'
But 'How are you' isn't a question Misaki could answer.
I'm tired
I'm suffocating
I'm devastated
I'm losing my mind
I'm hurt
I'm shattered
I'm meaningless
I'm crashing
I'm missing you
Those were the only possible answers she could think of, but she could utter none, so she looked at the paper once more in order to remember the question; it was amazing how in a split second, she forgot the question she just asked.
'Answer me, were you involved in the debt or not?! Say the truth' She shouted while closing her eyes.
Usui, bewildered by her sudden outburst, said the first thing that came to his mind.
'Yes… yes I was" Usui uttered feebly, He stayed in Britain and took over the business because of her debt, to prevent Gerard from forcing her family to evacuate, to relieve her of her debt. He was involved in it.
Misaki's eyes widened. He didn't just say yes, did he?
'I'm sorry' Usui apologized. His involvement made him stay away from her. It made him leave her behind. he had to apologize.
'I see' Misaki uttered. His confirmation was more than a slap to her. It felt as if rocks fell on her in order to end her life. It knocked her down. If he lied, she would have believed him. But he said 'yes'
Sorry? What would sorry fix? He did such a coward behavior and made her marry someone else using the debt! How could he? How could he stamp on her that way? Isn't she a human? Doesn't she have feelings? Who is this Takumi? Just who?
'Misaki…? Misaki…?'
Misaki heard Usui's faint voice calling via the dangling phone receiver. But to her, his voice was muted. She was sitting on that cold floor, detached from this world.
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I don't know why they call it heartbreak. It feels like every other part of my body is broken too
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A/N: out of all the misunderstandings that can happen between lovers, I admit, this is very mean.
Reviews are very much appreciated :D
Anggunfriendha . christamella:
Aww I'm so happy you love this story. Your review truly made my day. Your reviews are always unique. Thank you so much.
Hehe of course I don't mind I update as soon as I check the spelling and grammar. Hopefully I'm not making mistakes. Otsukare :D
ely-san:
Allow me to use 'san' for respect
I feel bad for both of Misaki and Takumi. As you said, I hope rainbow show up soon. Thank you so much for sharing your review
Abby:
haha so its Oda who you hate :p
I hope you enjoy reading :D
Canichan001:
True true, so true the more anguish the sweeter the happiness feels.
Thanks!
