"Miku-chan, I have a small favor to ask." Meito suddenly asked. Miku looked up from her mopping and walked over to Meito.
Its been a week since Miku had arrived in this new world and surprisingly, she had became used to this world. Things aren't much different from her world and nothing was unusual so she had gotten used to it pretty quickly.
At the moment, business has been rather slow for the first time this week, which was a complete miracle for Miku. For the last few days, Miku had been ready to collapse ever since she started working for Meito. As she said before, things have never been this busy in her world.
"What is it, Meito-san?" She questioned as soon as she was close enough to him. Meito smiled sheepishly. "Well, its nothing big but I need you to go buy something for me." He said as he pulled out a folded paper. "Here you go."
Miku blinked as she took the paper, only for it to spill forward and unfold, revealing a long, long list that nearly touches the floor. Miku gaped at the long list before at Meito. "What is this?" She questioned in disbelief.
"A grocery list." Meito said simply. "We need everything in this list for both the cafe as well as for the house so all you have to do is buy them as simple as that."
"Wha-? Meito-san, this is just too much! How am I suppose to pay for all these?"
"Don't worry, I'll give you the money for it."
"But Meito-san, how are you suppose to expect me to carry all these?" Miku questioned. Mikuo had school today so there was no way he could help her. "Shouldn't you come with me at least?"
Meito sighed and shook his head. "I'm really sorry Miku-chan but I can't." He explained. "I need to stay here and watch over the store. I really didn't want to bother you with this but I don't have much of a choice."
Miku frowned deeply before she looked back at the list in her hands. This was just ridiculous long. She honestly didn't mind doing a bit of shopping for Meito since she was freeloading after all but with a list this long, she would have too much to carry that she would definitely need someone to help her. What was she going to do now?
That was when she saw a large hand reaching for her chin and gently tipping her head up. Meito pouted as he began. "I'm really sorry. I'll make it up to you if you want when you get back, I promise you that."
Miku's face burned with red when she realized just how close Meito's face was to hers, especially that accursed pout! Miku still couldn't get over the fact that Meito was a very, very attractive man. She already came to terms with the fact that Meito was Meiko-nee's male counterpart but she wasn't sure whether or not she should be...disturbed with the fact she felt embarrassed around him or that she found him attractive.
This was just plain confusing but then again...she was stuck in a parallel universe so of course, nothing would ever make sense to her.
"Alright, Alright I get it." She quickly said as she pushed Meito away from her, her cheeks still in bright red. "I'll go but I expect some strawberry cake when I get back- and I'm not sharing." She added and Meito smiled rather triumphantly. "Alright." He nodded.
Miku sighed. Seriously, she wondered whether he was doing this on purpose just to make her obey him or he was just messing with her. "Just let me get changed and-"
"No, I think you should just go as you are." Meito cut in and Miku gaped in shock and disbelief. "What?!" She exclaimed. "You want me to shop for groceries looking like...this?!" She emphasized her revealing maid uniform.
Meito had refused to give her the real standard uniform since the one she was wearing as he quoted: "Looks great on you, not to mention has brought a lot of customers. Just wear it from now on as your official uniform and everything will go alright."
"Why not? You look wonderful in that uniform so you should be proud to wear it. You shouldn't be ashame since you look beautiful." Meito said. "Also it would make great advertisement for the cafe so its fine."
"That's your real goal isn't it?!" Miku angrily accused but Meito just grinned. "Here's the money." He lifted up a small purse and placed it into her hand. "If there's extra, you can buy anything you want so go on." He said as he gently turned her around and pushed her forward.
Miku turned to Meito as he smiled at her and waved at her. She then let out a deep sigh before she reluctantly walked to the front door and out.
Miku groaned as she dragged the heavy bags of groceries down the street. Why did she have to suffer like this? This was just unfair.
During the whole way to the grocery store and back, she had to endure the stares from people who would pass by her. It was so embarrassing. Not to mention, one of the onlookers, specifically a male had the nerve to wolf whistle at her. She of course, gave a nastiest look she could muster at him, though this was a failed attempt as her face was beet red due to the embarrassment she was feeling.
Besides enduring the embarrassment she was going through, she had to carry six large bags of groceries back to the cafe which was probably 10 blocks away...oh joy...
She groaned again as she slowly walked down the street with people staring after her as she passed by with curiosity and some with amusement. The universe really hates her, doesn't it?
"Hey, do you need help?" A voice suddenly asked. Miku paused and look up to see a boy who looked about her age with blond hair that had white clips, preventing his hair from covering his face. He wore a black and green hoodie with matching dark pants and shoes. But more importantly, he was really, really handsome.
Miku turned bright red when she saw him and gulped to prevent herself from drooling at the hottie in front of her. "Um, no it's fine." She said before tugging on the bags. "I'm doing -ngh- quite -ngggh- fine." She said between grunts as she struggled to hold onto the bags. Just as she was about to walk past him, the boy gently grabbed her wrist stopping her in her tracks.
"I don't mind helping you, miss." He said as he slid his hand down to her hand, grabbing the three bags. "You look like you were having some trouble so its okay if I could help." He said. Miku blinked at him in surprise. "But I don't want to be a bother to you so its fine." She tried to reach for the bags but the boy stepped back and shook his head.
"You look like you were ready to drop them to the ground and you looked exhausted from the way you were moving so I thought I should lend you a hand." He explained. "Besides, what kind of man would I be if I let a cute maid-san like you carry such heavy bags without any help?" He smiled gently at her and Miku's face exploded with red at the smile.
Darn it, why does this universe have so many hot guys walking around like this? Was this even normal? It was just unfair!
"Alright..." Miku replied hesitantly. "Thank you." The man nodded and smiled as they began walking down the street.
"You know..." The boy began after a few minutes. "You could give the other three bags in your hand if you are having a hard time carrying them." He pointed at the other large plastic bags in her hands. Miku shook her head. "No, I don't want to trouble you any further than this."
"I don't mind really." The boy said. Miku looked at him hesitantly before she slowly handed him the rest of the bags to him. The boy smiled as he took them.
"You're...really pushy, you know that." Miku grumbled, almost bluntly and the boy simply laughed. "You think so? Well, you're the first to tell that to me honestly. Most people would say I'm just too helpful." He explained. "By the way, I never caught your name."
"Oh, I'm Miku Hats- I mean Hachune." Miku quickly added. The boy nodded. "I see. My name's Rinto by the way. Rinto Kagamine."
Miku nearly face faulted but instantly caught herself before the boy would notice. Kagamine? Wait. Could this person be...
"Um, E-Excuse me for asking." Miku started. "But could you be related to...Len Kagamine?"
"Hm? You know my little brother?" Rinto blinked in surprise. Just as she thought...This person is Lenka's male counterpart. Miku stared at him with a baffled expression which Rinto tilted his head in confusion. "Is something wrong?" He wondered.
Miku snapped out of her shock and turned bright red. "I-Its nothing!" She exclaimed and looked away in embarrassment. Darn it, why is it almost everyone's counterpart so...so handsome?! Was this a sign? Or was the world really mocking her?
"Hmm, now that I think of it..." Rinto began, bringing Miku's attention back to him. "Could you be...the new maid Meito-san hired?"
Miku looked at him with surprise. "How did you know that?" She asked. Well, sure she was wearing a maid outfit (which was probably a dead giveaway) but that fact he guess where she was working was kinda surprising...then again, this was Lenka's counterpart. She always had a way to figure out something without you saying anything.
"As I thought..." Rinto muttered to himself. "Len did mention about a cute new maid working for Meito-san. I was surprise to hear that Meito-san has actually hired someone besides Mikuo-kun, a female at that but I think I understand why now."
Rinto smiled, causing Miku to turn even redder. Why is it that all her friends' counterpart are such smooth talkers?...Or was it just all in her head? Ugh, as usual...this was just plain confusing.
"Ehem." Miku cleared her throat to mask her embarrassment. "Well, yes I'm the new maid but Its not easy at all." She sighed. Rinto let out a hearty laugh. "Well, when you're working for a guy like Meito-san you'd probably expect that." He remarked. "But its actually kinda fun. I once cover a shift for Mikuo-kun so I can tell."
"You did a shift in the cafe?" Miku blinked curiously as she never once asked Lenka-san to take her place in her job for her at all in her world.
"Yeah, though there were a lot of customers at the time. It was kinda tiring but I really enjoyed had fun running around and serving people." Rinto smiled. Miku bet all her money that the cafe at the time was packed with females. After all, two handsome males serving you all day is like a girl's dream.
"I see...Well, good to know that you enjoyed serving people. I had to do more than running around serving." Miku grumbled. Shopping in a maid outfit was definitely not part of the job description but there was no way she could defy Meito. Well...not entirely.
"Well, I'm sure Meito doesn't mean any harm." Rinto smiled awkwardly. "He's just doing what any person with a business would do so I hope you understand."
"Oh, I do understand." Miku grumbled. "I understand that he's just using me as a slave/advertisement."
Rinto simply laughed nervously. They continued to chat a bit more until they finally paused. "Looks like we're here already." Rinto announced. Miku blinked and glanced up to see that they were indeed right in front of the cafe already.
"Oh, I didn't realize we arrived here so fast." Miku couldn't help but remark before turning back to Rinto. "Thanks for helping me, Kagamine-san." She said as she reached for the bags but Rinto stepped back and smiled. "Let me help you bring them inside."
"Eh? No, its okay Kagamine-san." Miku protested. "I can handle it myself and besides you probably have better things to do."
Rinto shook his head. "Nah, its fine. I don't mind."
"But-"
"Now relax and let me help you out, princess." Rinto suddenly gave a 100 watt smile which nearly blinded Miku. Miku literally took a couple of steps back from how bright his smile was. How can someone be so...blinding? Was it even possible? Was this the smile of an angel or something?
Miku opened and closed her mouth repeatedly. She really want to reject his kindness and say she can handle it but...that smile!
"Ngggh..." Miku quietly whimpered before she nodded in defeat. Rinto just continued to grin at her before he turned and walked over to the cafe with Miku following from behind, feeling completely defeated. What the heck just happened?
Ring Ring
The bell rang as Rinto opened the cafe door. Meito climbed out of the counter to look at the door and grinned. "Oh hey, Rinto! Long time no see." He greeted and Rinto grinned back. "Yeah, its been awhile Meito-san."
Meito glanced at Miku over Rinto's shoulder then back to Rinto. "So I see you've meet our newest maid." He said and Rinto nodded. "Yup and she was rather cute."
Miku turned bright red at that. Meito on the other hand, let out an amused laugh. "She is, isn't she? I knew the moment I saw her that she would be perfect for the role as the cafe's maid."
"Though, the uniform is a little different than the ones you once showed me."
"I thought I should change it a bit to be a little more eye catching. The old one was kinda dull and ordinary."
"Well, the new one does seem more eye catching."
"You two know I'm still here." Miku cut in. Her cheeks slightly pink from embarrassment. The two males turned to her and smiled sheepishly. "Right. Well anyways thanks for doing the shopping, Miku-chan." Meito said as he held out his hands for the bags which Miku and Rinto gave to him.
"Why don't you two sit down while I make some drinks for you?" Meito suggested. "Oh, no its fine. I need to go somewhere anyways." Rinto gently declined. Meito raised a brow at him. "You sure? I mean its been a while since you last came here so..."
"Its fine. Thanks. Maybe I'll come back again when I have the time." Rinto said. Meito let out a sigh and nodded. "Alright kid."
Rinto smiled at him before turning to Miku. "Well then, I'll see you later Hachune-san." Miku smiled back and nodded. "Yeah, thank you again for your help."
"No problem." Rinto said then walked to the front door. He gave one last wave goodbye to them before he walked out of the cafe.
"He's a really nice guy, huh?" Meito said after a few minutes. Miku turned to Meito and blinked. "Eh?" She uttered and Meito smirked mischievously. "He's kind, friendly, not to mention good looking- well, not as good looking as me but moving on- He's a pretty good catch but I'd be careful if I were you. He may seem like a gentleman but he can be quite...perverted." He grinned suggestively.
Miku turned bright red. "Meito-san! Its not like that!" She yelled and Meito simply laughed as he went to the back, towards the kitchen.
Miku huffed. Seriously! Meito can be so mean! Did he serious enjoy making fun of her or something? Miku let out a heavy sigh as she scratched the back of her head. She then thought back at what Meito said.
Well, she won't deny that Rinto was indeed very good looking but there was no way she was going to date him or anyone else in this world for that matter. Dating was completely out of the question right now. Right now, she should be focusing on getting back to her world.
As soon as does return home, she was going to murder that white haired god then just forget the entire thing and live her life like a normal person should. Yup, she was just going to pretend this never happened. That's right, this was just going to be distant memory. A dream. With that thought in mind, Miku nodded to herself in reassurance.
Ring Ring
The bell of the cafe rang, signalling a customer has arrived. "Oh, Welco-" Miku turned to greet the person but then stopped when she saw who it was. Rei walked into the cafe and paused when he saw Miku then clicked his tongue. "You're still here, huh?"
"You!" Miku yelled in anger. Rei let out a rude scoff at her. "I haven't been here for an entire week and I was honestly expecting you to quit or something." He said as he walked past her and sat down on one of the stools. Miku fumed at him. "This entire week has been so nice without you and now you just have to come back!" She sneered.
Rei snorted. "I'm a frequent customer here so I have every right to be here." He said and span around on his seat to face her. "I thought by now you'd quit your job as a maid from how much you complain about work, not to mention..." He lowered his gaze and pointed at her chest. "You have nothing to show off with that washboard of yours."
Miku's face turned bright red with anger and embarrassment. "Stop mentioning about my chest!" She screamed as she covered her said area.
Hearing all the commotion, Meito walked out of the kitchen with a tray at hand. Meito blinked. "Oh hey Rei, this is unexpected." He said as he walked over towards them. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you for a week."
Rei turned to him and sighed. "Len told Rinto-nii I was skipping school." He grumbled and Meito laughed at that. "I thought so." Meito snickered. "That kid really knows how to hold a grudge. I told you you shouldn't have made your cousin pay for your snacks again."
"Hmph, it doesn't really matter anyways." Rei planted his elbow onto the counter and cupped his cheek. "The guy can tattle to Rinto-nii all he wants. He's always like that ever since we were kids." Rei then smirked. "Besides he doesn't even know about the money I took from his 'secret' stash so we're even."
"Gee, what a wonderful relative you are." Miku said sarcastically. Rei glanced over his shoulder and smirked. "I'm not doing anything wrong. I just like to mess around with that shotacon since he doesn't know how to enjoy life."
Meito snorted a laugh. "If Len hears you calling him that, he'll tattle on you again." He then placed down the tray, revealing a slice of strawberry cake and a cup of tea. "Here you go Miku-chan, the cake I promised you."
Miku's eyes lit before she skipped to the counter and took a seat beside Rei. "Thanks Meito-san!" Miku squealed happily as she took up a fork. Meito smiled. "Well, if you need me I'll just be in the kitchen alright?" With that, Meito retreated back to the kitchen, leaving Rei and Miku alone.
Miku licked her lips as she gazed down at the delicious slice of cake and was about to dig in when Rei suddenly spoke up. "Hey...did you go to Len's school by any chance?"
Miku paused and blinked. "Huh?" She said in confusion. "Hmm so you don't know." Rei muttered. "I just heard from...a reliable source that a teal haired female was spotted within the grounds of Len's school and the only person I could think of who has teal hair and is female is you, Washboard-san."
Miku was about to yell at him for calling her a washboard but she froze when she took in the information. "Eh?" She gaped. A teal haired female spotted within the school grounds...could it be at that time? But that would mean..She was caught?!
Miku inwardly panicked at the thought. Oh no, she was found within school ground! But who found out? Could it be that guy? Kaito Shion? No, he did say he won't tell anyone and he did seem genuine...well, if it wasn't him then who?
Rei glanced at her as he noticed the distress on her face and raised a brow. "Don't worry so much. Its not like you committed a crime or anything, though I must say...I'm kinda impressed since you look like the 'goody-two-shoes' type but to hear you trespassing in a school. You're interesting I guess."
Miku looked at Rei in surprise as he scratched his cheek in embarrassment. His cheeks slightly pink which made Miku blush slightly as well. Did Rei...just compliment her?
She looked back to her cake...only to find it vanished. Miku's eyes widened before her eyes turned to Rei...who was now eating her cake.
"Ahhh!" She exclaimed. "My cake!" Rei didn't mind her as he continued to eat her cake. He then lazily looked at her and smirked, his fork pressed lightly on his lips. "But you're still slow and boring so you should just give up this job soon~" He snickered and Miku fumed angrily, gripping her own fork tightly.
Yup, she definitely can't wait to get back to her world and end this annoying dream!
A/N: I finally finished this chapter! So I finally introduced Rinto so...6 more boys for Miku to meet before I can place official poll. Ugh sometimes I think I placed too many boys in this story.
Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter even though its a little late. I'm a little tired since I was kinda busy doing some...life stuff before I started typing this chapter so I'm currently rolling around my bed since that it my ritual to get rid of my stress. (Its works honestly)
Anyways I can't say much right now so I'll just keep this short. Please review and if possible, favorite when you have the time alright?
Well, that's it so bye guys!
-Yugao702
