Yeah I know, "Err! Vene, you never update!" Sorry about that, but things come up. I am seriously committed to this story. The only thing that will stop me from finishing it is death, dramatic I know. One of the reasons this is late, I had planned uploading this a week earlier, I was having Microsoft Word Issues, and no I don't like open office. Please read the end note.
Chapter 6 (Part 1): Heartache upon heartache isn't good for your heart.
Hayate quickly assessed the situation, there were two screaming girls, a child and an women who seemed slightly older than himself. Next to the pair was a large white tiger. It was ferociously looking at what seemed to be a very badly designed battle robot. He quickly brought his attention to the tiger, stepping towards it.
'Obviously this is the assailant in this scenario, and that robot must be guarding them.' He took a step closer. 'I know it's a tiger, but with the help of that badly designed robot, I can probably subdue it.
"Stand down tiger-san! I know these people took you away from you're family but that is no reason to kill them!" He brought his hands up, ready to attack.
The room fell silent. Everyone, including the tiger and the badly designed robot sweatdropped.
"… Am I mistaken?" He laughed weakly.
"O-Of course you're wrong, baka!" The little girls blonde pigtails shot up with her anger.
"Eh! But that's a tiger-"
"What tiger! Tama is just a large cat!" She said, cutting him off.
"Large cat! But he-" He was interrupted by a large clicking noise. He turned to see a barrage of missiles heading towards him. He back flipped out of the explosion landing besides the pair of girls.
"Why is you're security robot attacking you?" He asked while catching his breath.
"What security robot?" Asked the small pig-tailed girl. "That's obviously a nursing robot!" Hayate's face showed complete disbelief.
"Ano…" The maid interjected. "Maybe we should talk about this after the threat is taken care of." She motioned to the ignored robot.
"Yeah… maybe you're right…" He turned towards the "Nursing" robot. "Excuse me, but why are you attacking?"
The robot proceeded to tell a long story about being defeated and then being scrapped by his inventor, who he had fallen in love with. While this was going on Hayate quickly unscrewed every piece of metal holding the robot together. And even before he could finish his story Hayate took out his motherboard and proceeded to break it in to pieces, ultimately stopping the robot from ever coming back into the story.
"That seemed uncharacteristically animalistic." Said the small pigtailed girl, solemnly.
"Err, well it was just a robot." He rubbed the back of his head nervously.
She sighed. "But you did save the both of us, so you do deserve some sort of reward… um, what is you're name?" She put out her hands, as if doing this was a hassle.
"Hayate Aiasaki." He seemed out of place within the foyer of the mansion.
"So Hayate, My name is Nagi Sanzenin, and this here," She motioned to the young maid next to her. "is Maria, my personal maid." Hayate looked towards her, she just smiled back.
"N-Nice to meet you." Hayate was a little surprised by her beauty.
Nagi noticed his stare, she proceeded to stomp on his foot. "Hey hands off." The shock of the pain caused him snap back into reality.
"So Hayate if you wouldn't mind, would you decide on you're reward. It's getting pretty late, and I don't want to miss the late night anime."
"Um… what reward are you talking about?" He honestly didn't know what was going on.
"Well you just saved our lives, don't you think that constitutes a reward? As you can tell I am very wealthy, whatever you're heart wants we can get you." Hayate looked up to Maria to conform if that was true, but again his foot was stomped on.
"Of course she's off limits." Nagi said spitefully. Again, Hayate shrugged off the pain and laughed nervously.
Hayate thought for a second. "You wouldn't mind giving me 157 million yen, would you?" He laughed at the ridiculous idea.
"Here you go." She held up a briefcase.
"EH! But, but, that's so much! And why do you have that exact amount in that briefcase!"
"Oh don't be so modest Hayate-kun." Said Maria, "This is only a fraction of the amount we have paid Nagi's past saviors." Nagi tried to hand him the suitcase.
"Just don't do something stupid and spend it all in one place."
'What could I even buy that's worth 157 million!' He thought.
"Just take it already, my shows start soon." She shoved it into his chest and proceeded to walk away. Hayate didn't move though. Noiticing this she walked back to him, "What's wrong, do you want more. I thought the amount was too-" She was cut off by his sudden embrace. Hayate tenderly hugged the little girl, with all his might. At first she tried escape his grasp, but eventually Nagi, whose face was engulfed by a blush, said nothing, and did nothing. She decided that instead of yelling or screaming, that this hug would just another part of his reward. Eventually Hayate pulled back, noticing her rabid blush, he quickly apologized. Nagi despite her embarrassment noticed the tears streaming down his face.
"W-What is it now?" Her blushes cause changed from embarrassment to worry. Hayate took a long sigh, before proceeding to tell her about the past few days, leaving out last nights events.
"Wow your life sucks." Said Nagi bluntly.
"Yeah~" Hayate could only agree. Nagi looked at Hayate for a moment, and then brought her hand to her chin, as if pondering an idea.
"You still need a job right? I think you've proved your skills today, maybe you could… become my butler?" She looked away, but you could see the blush from her ears.
"A… butler?" He imagined an old man in a tuxedo, cleaning.
"Well you know, someone to take care of me, clean, protect. The pay is good, and you could live here too!" She put her hands on his shoulders, practically yelling the last part.
"Are you sure?" He said hesitantly.
"O-Of course I am! Ahem... Hayate Aiasaki, Will you become my butler?" Hayate's eyes widened.
'I don't know why, but that phrase... it makes my head hurt.' He knelt down, holding his head.
"Are you okay?" Nagi started to freak out.
He stood up. "No, it's nothing. It just what you said... brought up some bad memories." He smiled to show her he was alright.
"Worse memories than the past few days? That's rough."
'But putting that aside, this is perfect, I already know how to cook and clean, the pay is good too. I can even live… here. Wait… why does my heart feel heavy again.' Hayate closed his eyes and brought his hand to his face.
'This is what I wanted right, I wanted to leave as soon as possible. I don't want to impose on that family anymore than I am.' All he could think about was that house. How it felt to be in a real family. How it felt to be with Hinagiku.
'So why can't I say yes. I have to say yes.' He winced and clenched his teeth.
"... I can see that that this is troubling you, the offer will still be open for a few more days. If you change your mind, you know where to go."
"Thank you Sanzenin-san."
"Nagi is fine, I mean you saved my life and all."
"Err- Thank you Nagi-chan."
"I-It's getting kinda late, maybe you should head back now."
Hayate waved goodbye, right after fixing the door he had kicked in.
Nagi climbed into bed, next to Maria.
"So Nagi-chan, shall I put off Klaus' search for a replacement, now that you have found someone capable like Hayate-kun."
"... No, keep searching. He won't accept it. Whether it's because he doesn't want to be a butler or he doesn't want to leave where he is now. But I know, his place isn't in this Mansion."
"...My, Nagi-chan, such a serious speech, if it wasn't so long I would have thought it was a quote from an anime."
"Wha-What are you talking about! I'm serious all the time! She waved her arms up and down in furry.
Part 2 of this chapter is short, but I wanted to upload something today.
Yeah I really, really, REALLY hate #8 so yeah, he's dead.
Also, this may have a impact on the story so please answer this question in the review:
How do you guys feel about OC's (Original Characters)?
I'll add one more for sure, maybe another one If I get a good Idea, I'm just wondering how my audience felt about it. Thanks for reading, and don't forget to review.
