Summary: Mikan Sakura is the spoiled sister of Tsubasa, the youngest businessman on Japan. He always needs to find a personal maid that will qualify to his sister's qualifications. What will happen if he run onto Misaki Harada, his childhood friend whom he haven't seen after graduation in high school, and tell her what is his problem? Can she refer him to a good maid?
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Maid for my Sister
(Tsubasa x Misaki)
by: LaDy CoUnteRpart of NaTsume
Chapter 10 (A Series of- THREATS?)
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Previously:
"There's an important thing I'd like to discuss with you," he said. "But not on the phone, let's meet up later but I'll wear a disguise to avoid anyone noticing me."
The person on the other line nodded.
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The next morning...
"Eeehhh?! Doushite?!" screamed a horrified Mikan. Misaki picked Natsume's bag and carried it upstairs to the bedroom beside Mikan's.
"Mikan, just bear with it for a while, Natsume's dad is Father's close friend, he said someone's hunting his dad because of being able to solve a murder case, and maybe Natsume can help us, he's the son of the most respected private detective in Japan," Tsubasa pulled Mikan back to the sofa. Natsume just smirked.
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Flashback:
Tsubasa went inside his room to change his clothes. There he saw Mikan sleeping in his bed, still obvious that she cried a lot, and Misaki arranging their stuff on a side. Tsubasa opened his closet and got his pants, shirt, and a black jacket. Then he went inside the bathroom and changed. When he got out, a younger-looking Tsubasa went out.
"You going somewhere?" she asked. He was wearing faded denim pants that have cuts and a rocker shirt, his black leather jacket hanging on his shoulder. He looked like a rocker going on a gig. He got his cap also.
"Aye, I need to meet with someone, for an added safety," he said. She nodded and continued on. Tsubasa went out and gave reminders to Chiki and Terada. Then he went to his car that his mom and dad bought for him for his graduation but they weren't able to give it to him because they died three months before graduation. It's a race car also. Its plate number is hidden. He went downtown where he was supposed to meet up with the Black Steel Agency's boss. He parked his car in front of the bar and put on his jacket, cap, and shades first. His hair is arranged with wax like a rockstar. After he was satisfied, he went out and in the bar. Girls couldn't help but look at him. It was like a rockstar who went inside a club. He went to the corner where he saw Black Steel's big boss. He was also in a rockstar look. They looked like brothers.
"Still a headturner as ever, Sir Tsubasa Sakura, just like your father," he said as he stood up from his seat and gave his hand. Tsubasa accepted the hand shake.
"Well, you don't look like my father's classmate yourself, Uncle Akito Hyuuga," he said. They sat down and started talking while they drink. He told him the whole story.
"Your younger sister is Mikan, huh, let's see, aha! I know what to do now," Kaoru motioned him to go closer. He leaned forward and listened to what he is whispering.
"Not bad at all, right? He wants a vacation after all," Akito said afterwards.
"Didn't he just have one? He came in our resort the other day," Tsubasa asked.
"That's too short for him," Kaoru said. "Well then, I'm going, of course, I'll be the one to actually solve this, but bringing someone inside will be better."
"Well, then, ja ne," he said.
End of Flashback
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"But why the room beside mine? I thought that was for my maid," she asked.
"But it's still a guest room, right? And our rooms are next to each other, we can't let our guest sleep in a room far away from the others," Tsubasa explained. "Anyway, c'mon, it's almost lunch time."
They all stood up and went inside the dining hall. Mikan glared at Natsume while he just smirked. They all sat down. From Tsubasa going to his right: Mikan, Natsume, and Taka. From Tsubasa going to his left: Misaki, Chiki, and Terada.
"Tsubasa-sama, King Sakura-sama or Jii-sama is here!" Hayame rushed to Tsubasa's side. They all stood up upon hearing the name King Sakura. (Yep, he's none other than, jii-san, as in Mikan's jii-san.) They all ran to the front door, Tsubasa being the coolest but leading the group, Mikan being excited, the others nervous.
"Jii-san!" Tsubasa spread his arms.
"Jii-sama!" Mikan cheered. Tsubasa being the boy, Jii-san went to him first.
"I told you to act like an executive, Tsubasa! Lend your hand, not spread them! How many times should I tell you not to act like a girl!" as usual, Tsubasa earned a long speech from his grandfather. Then the latter turned to Tsubasa's side. He smiled at the sight of the Princess. "Mikan-hime-chan!"
The two hugged. Tsubasa coughed to get attention. Jii-san stood back up.
"Anyway, Jii-san, I mean, Jii-sama, I would like you to meet Sir Natsume Hyuuga, son to the most respected and well-known private detective Akito Hyuuga," Tsubasa said as he lend a hand in front of Natsume. Natsume bowed.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, King Sakura-sama, I'm Natsume Hyuuga," he respectfully said.
"Ah, it's the son of my favorite godson (I don't think so there are godparents in Japan, but pretend there are, hehe), Akito, anyway, you, call me jii-sama rather than that very formal name, don't mind this heir of mine," he said pertaining to Tsubasa. Tsubasa just grinned.
"Anyway, jii-san, I would like you to meet-"
"TSUBASA-KUN!" squealed an awful scream. Tsubasa's look went past jii-san's shoulder. There came a young girl in a very revealing outfit.
"Oh my, not again, Jii-san!" Tsubasa said as he waited for the girl's "attack". The girl leaped onto Tsubasa but Tsubasa quickly had his hands ready to prevent the girl from squeezing him. "Haina-san, what are you doing here?"
"I heard that Jii-sama's going here so I tagged along," she said.
"Well, anyway, I was in the middle of introducing someone, Haina-san, please don't cut in like that again," he said. Chiki smirked upon seeing the girl silenced. "So, Jii-sama, I proudly introduce to you my best friend ever, Lady Misaki Harada, Japan's Top Model of the year, Japan's All-Time Favorite Model of the year, Top Model of Young Soul magazine, and a rising international model."
Misaki stepped forward with proper grace and curtsied. She was always confident about herself but meeting the King of Japan made her conscious. "It's an honor to meet you, King Sakura-sama, I'm Misaki Harada of Young Soul."
"I'm glad to meet you too, Miss Harada, I'm sorry if I wasn't in the palace when you were supposed to be presented there as the Top Model of the Year," the King said. "I was preparing for the most expensive honeymoon for Tsubasa and Haina's wedding."
The last words exploded like the most dangerous type of firework in her mind. Honeymoon… Tsubasa's… and… … Haina's… … … WEDDING! Damn you, Tsubasa! Why didn't you tell me? Why did you- But she regained her composure still. "Well, looks like Tsubasa hid a secret from me for the first time, oh no, it's the second time, right, Tsubasa?"
"No, Jii-san, I told you there's no way am I gonna allow arranged marriage in this house as long as I'm living!" Tsubasa quickly retorted.
"Like father, like son, first it was your father who married someone else rather than Princess Victoria of France, I don't disapprove of Yuka, though, but Victoria is a princess of France, ugh!" jii-san said.
"We all came from your blood, jii-san," Tsubasa finalized. "Anyway, Hayame, bring their stuff to the guest rooms, give the one beside Natsume's to Jii-san, then the one beside the nursery to Haina. Let's all go inside the dinning hall, we're having lunch."
They all went inside the dinning hall. Tsubasa as usual is leading the group while talking to jii-sama. Misaki and Haina were in the middle of the group.
"Hmn, so you're the Top Model of the Year. Not bad at all, it's just that, I'm prettier than you!" Haina said with so much confidence. A bitch, huh. Let's see if you'll fit Tsubasa!
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Character Profiles:
Jii-sama – King of Japan, Tsubasa and Mikan's paternal grandfather. He wants Tsubasa to be his successor since Tsubasa's father had died already and he also wants Tsubasa to marry Haina as she is a daughter of a rich family of French and Japan blood. Tsubasa like calling him gramps.
Haina Ashigawa – a daughter of a well-known family in France and Japan, she is only 20 years old and acts a little childish. Has a huge crush on Tsubasa, and insisted herself to be Tsubasa's fiancée. (Just imagine Suzu-chan in Marmalade Boy, they have the same attitude)
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"I suppose you are pretty for a commercial model, Haina-san," she said. "That was a brand of soap, right? The one wherein you're the girlfriend of the boy who falls in love with the model of the soap. Hey, you were also in that edition of Young Soul wherein I was the cover, right? Let me think, ah, you're interviewed about the career of Kaysha, that foreign model who was in the Talk about a Model's Life article, right?"
She smiled with her usual sweet smile. Haina's face turned red. Misaki went past her a little. Chiki followed her. "She finally met her match." Misaki just smiled. Misaki was about to pull her chair when Haina was about to sit in her chair. Before Haina can even sit, Misaki stopped her arm.
"I think you're trying to sit in my chair, Haina-san, I always sit beside Tsubasa as I live in this house," she said calmly. Haina's eyebrow twitched.
"I'm his future wife, so I should sit here, actually I should sit on his right but of course, my future sister-in-law sits there," Haina said.
"Oh, I see, but I thought you were his future fiancée because if an engagement happened, surely, I would be the first one to know," she said as she sat down on her seat. Tsubasa was amused by the little argument. Haina furiously went to the seat beside Terada.
"Why am I so far away from Tsubasa-kun?" Haina complained as she pouted like a child. Everyone ignored her and continued on with their chit chats while eating.
"So, gramps, do you plan on staying in here longer?" Tsubasa asked Jii-san who was on the other end of the very long table.
"About four days probably, I'll just arrange some things about your wedding, and maybe while I do that, you can start preparing for the engagement party," jii-san answered. The conversation struck like arrows on Misaki. It was too much but she continued eating anyway.
"Who's wedding, Nii-sama?" Mikan asked Tsubasa.
"Dunno, Hime-chan," Tsubasa answered as if he doesn't know a thing. Mikan nodded in agreement.
"Probably, Haina-chan's. Who's the groom, Haina-chan?" Mikan asked.
"Who else but Tsubasa!" Haina cheered. Mikan and Tsubasa turned their heads at her as if she just told something baka-ish. "What?" Mikan and Tsubasa laughed.
"You're kidding, Haina-chan," Mikan said.
"She's a good joker," Tsubasa said. The others also laughed except for Natsume and Jii-san. Haina didn't get what was happening. Jii-san didn't like what they were talking about.
"Be serious, Tsubasa, we're talking about your wedding here," he said. "Don't take it as a joke."
"It is a joke, gramps," Tsubasa continued laughing. Haina pouted again. She really didn't get what the laughing was all about. After they were done, they did their own stuff. Chiki as usual faced her laptop, the drivers watched guard at their own masters. Terada sat on a tree facing Chiki's room's terrace. Taka sat beside him. Natsume, Mikan, Misaki, and Tsubasa sat on the lounging chairs beside the pool. Jii-san rested in his room.
"TSUBASA-KUN! Let's go swimming!" Haina screeched that made them all turn. Haina ran towards Tsubasa. She is wearing a two piece swimsuit.
"Tsk, trying to be," Natsume grunted silently. Well, she did look like a trying to be. The suit was for an adult but she acts like a child.
"Good idea!" Mikan pulled Misaki and the two went upstairs to change. Taka quickly followed the two. Natsume and Tsubasa were actually ready for swimming, they just removed their shirts.
"C'mon, Tsubasa-kun, let's swim!" Haina pulled Tsubasa's hand. Tsubasa gladly ran towards the pull with her. Natsume took a dive on the diving board. Tsubasa clapped his hands then walked towards the diving board. He also took a dive. The seen which Misaki and Mikan saw.
"Nii-sama! You're great!" Mikan clapped who was in front of her. The three on the pool looked at them. The looks went to Mikan for a second who was wearing a sunny colored one piece bathing suit with a skirt, instead the looks stayed on Misaki. She looked so good in that one piece brown and pink bathing suit. The sides of her waist are left open. Can you imagine how Tsubasa's eyes grew like so big? Haha, Misaki was just walking normally but to him, she looks like a model walking on a fashion show. How her hips sway to the motion of her walk, Tsubasa can't help but look at her.
Natsume smirked upon seeing Tsubasa's face. Haina pouted. Mikan jumped to him.
"Nii-sama!!" she screeched as she ran towards the pool then jumped to Tsubasa. The screech seemed to waken Tsubasa that he almost did not make it to catch Mikan.
"That was close!" Tsubasa said. He put down Mikan and let her swim. Mikan swam towards Natsume and played tag with him on the pool. Misaki walked towards the pool. As she walked down the pool through the stairs, Tsubasa whistled.
"My, did the goddess of sexiness go inside my house?" Tsubasa said as he approached Misaki. WHACK! Misaki gave him a whack in the head.
"There's no goddess as goddess of sexiness! There's only the goddess of beauty and love," Misaki said.
"Hehe, ah, yeah, there isn't! Surely if there is, it won't be you," Tsubasa teased.
"Tsubasa!" Misaki chased Tsubasa in the pool. Haina was left without someone to swim with. After a while, Misaki and Tsubasa rested on one side of the pool. Haina found the chance to get near Tsubasa. She went towards Tsubasa and Misaki.
"Tsubasa-kun! Teach me how to swim! Please!" she twinkled her eyes.
Eww, she looks like one of the most craziest fangirl! Tsubasa thought. "You already know how to swim, Haina-san."
"But I don't know how to dive, c'mon, you can teach me how, you're great!" Haina continued.
"Maybe Misaki can, Misaki's also a very good diver," Tsubasa turned to Misaki. "Hey, what about a dive contest?"
"Great idea, our dive contest last time wasn't able to finish, c'mon, we'll continue," Misaki ran towards the stairs then went up the pool to the diving board. Tsubasa followed. Misaki waved at Haina. "Haina-chan! C'mon, watch us while we dive!"
Tsubasa was the first one.
"Go, Nii-sama!" Mikan cheered. Tsubasa smiled at her then positioned.
"Want me to push you, Tsubasa?" Misaki teased.
"Nah, don't need any bruises today, haha," Tsubasa laughed then dove. SPLASH! It was a perfect dive! Misaki clapped her hands.
"Great as always, Tsubasa!" she shouted then positioned.
"Go, nee-chan!" Mikan cheered again. Misaki smiled.
"Want me to put the board higher?" Tsubasa teased.
"Then you'll be the 1st one to dive in!" she answered back with a laugh. She looked at her aim first then dove. SPLASH! It was also a perfect dive. A very womanly dive!
"That's great, Misaki! Does diving include proper sway of the hips too?" Tsubasa said. WHACK!
"Just admit that you weren't actually looking at my position but on my body!" Misaki said. Then she looked at Haina and waved. "Haina-san! Did you see how I did it?"
"Hai!" Haina returned the smile but a plastic one. Then she went towards the diving board. "Why don't WE fight, Misaki-san??"
Misaki looked at Tsubasa then to Haina again and smiled. "Sure!" She went towards the diving board too. Haina took the first dove. She knows how to dive but it wasn't really something to be amazed of. They clapped, though. Then the next one is Misaki. She dove. Haina was with Tsubasa asking Tsubasa if she did great. The claps went on louder. It's obvious that Misaki had an edge over her. She pouted again when Tsubasa went towards Misaki.
"I hope we'll always be like this, Misaki, but there's always danger outside, just waiting to catch me, I hope it won't harm you," Tsubasa said.
"Tsubasa, nothing's going to happen to me, okay, now I'll prepare the snacks," Misaki tapped Tsubasa's shoulders then went inside the mansion after putting a towel around her waist. After a while, she went back with Hayame, both of them carrying one tray. "Snack is ready, guys!"
"Hai, hai!" Tsubasa and Mikan cheered. The four went towards Misaki and Hayame who was preparing the table.
"Hayame, you forgot the juice," Misaki said. Hayame then went inside the house to get the juice. They heard Inuichi bark so loud then a scream from Hayame. They saw Hayame running towards them holding a jar of liquor colored blood. "What happened to the juice, Hayame?"
"I don't know! It's red when I saw it!" Hayame said. Then, they heard a loud rampage from the servant's quarters. They didn't notice that at the very first bark of Inuichi, Natsume had already run inside using the back door. They heard him say to the guard near him to turn on the alarm to warn everyone. Then the alarms rang like someone's heartbeat is slowing down. It went Tng! Tng! Dt! Dt! Dt! Dt!
Tsubasa went in front of the four girls with him. There they can hear Natsume asking Inuichi where the culprit is. Tsubasa looked at Misaki the same time Misaki looked at him. "Misaki!" Misaki nodded then Tsubasa got two guns out from who knows where he hid it and handed one to Misaki.
"Self-defense is still a good skill, huh!" Misaki said as they both aimed the gun.
"Ahh!! Snake!" Mikan screeched. Misaki quickly shoot the snake while Tsubasa ran towards the high fence and aimed at the guy who quickly ran upon letting the snake inside the mansion. The guards where able to get him but the guy was shoot in the heart, no one knows who did it. Tsubasa quickly climbed the high fence and leaped through the other side of the fence.
The guy was dying when Tsubasa went near them. The guy grabbed Tsubasa's hand and tried to utter the words. Tsubasa put his head lower to hear the words. What he understood was that the mastermind will do anything to kill him. The guards quickly picked up the body and brought it to the hospital as soon as it stopped breathing. Tsubasa went back inside the mansion thinking who might have done this. He came across Natsume who had a gun aimed at a maid that Tsubasa don't know who.
"This one put the blood thing in the juice that Harada made. She dressed up in a maid costume to not get noticed but she won't tell who her master is," Natsume said. Tsubasa nodded. Natsume pushed the girl to the guard and the guard brought her to the police station. Tsubasa quickly changed his clothes and followed to the hospital. He tried to calm Mikan first who was panicking and after a while passed out. Then, he went to the hospital with Terada. There, the officers told him that the guy has a daughter. He took care of the bills and the funeral. There he met the teenaged girl who was crying and screaming.
"Where are you to go now, young girl?" he asked her after she had calmed beside him.
"To my aunts, probably, thank you for taking care of the funeral even though my father tried to kill you," the girl said as she sobbed a little.
"It's okay, he only did for you, I know that he was paid for it," he smiled. Mikan and the others were with him supporting the girl until the last day of the funeral. Then he and Natsume tried to make the girl who dressed up as a maid speak but the only thing she could say is that a guy paid her for it but is only ordered by a mastermind.
The days went on with Tsubasa and Natsume trying to investigate who is trying to kill him. Haina kept on getting in the way and Mikan was sometimes left with Misaki and Taka whenever a threat occurs. Jii-sama had already finished his stay in the mansion still preparing for Tsubasa's wedding and left Haina in the mansion. Misaki's flight to New York is coming nearer and the mystery isn't solved yet and Tsubasa had lost time to find a new maid for Mikan.
Misaki's last Friday in Japan…
Kring! Kring! Came Misaki's cell phone.
"Moshi moshi, this is Misaki," she answered.
"Misaki-san, it's me," the voice answered. It was her manager, Hitomi Tanaka-san. Upon the voice of her manager, she suddenly got up from the bed.
"Hai?" she asked.
"Pete Thompson is here in Japan, your to-be-partner in your fashion tour in New York. Go out with him and tour him in Japan while he's here. You two will have the same flight together to New York," Hitomi said. She is talking about the American Hottest Male model and he is really hot. "You two will be meeting later 7:00 p.m. sharp at Lé Grunt Restaurant in the Sunrise Hotel."
"Ah, yeah, I will, bye," she said as she ended the call. The day went on and at exactly 5:30, she took a long bath and carefully chose what she would wear for the night. She picked a red satin dress that emphasizes her curves. She asked a cab and went to Sunrise Hotel.
Okay, guys, this is it. I need to tell you that the mystery won't really be solved in here. The mystery would be solved in the sequel to this: "What the Hime Wants, the Hime Gets". This would focus on Tsubasa dealing with his problems that intervenes in his plan to tell Misaki how he feels. I hope you guys liked my story, and I hoped that you get why this chapter is entitled "A Series of Threats". Please read and REVIEW, guys!
*Edited May 28, 2009: I changed Kaoru to Akito because when I did this fic, I didn't know yet that Kaoru was the real name of Natsume's mother. So to avoid confusion as I only created Kaoru as the name of Natsume's father in here, I changed it to Akito.