Chapter 14

It was already evening when Ayuzawa Misaki came back to the mansion. She was so tired. After hearing Gerrard confess to her, she went to their family graveyard and brought some flowers for her deceased mother and sister. She enjoyed 'reporting' to her mother that she lost track of time.

The first thing she did after entering her room was to throw herself on her bed and spread her arms. She sighed.

A lot of unexpected things happened today.. She thought to herself.

First was the 'date' with Takumi. She enjoyed it a lot but the humiliation she felt was just too much for her. She knew in herself that she wanted him to kiss her. And it made her disappointed to find out that he was only kidding around. She noticed something between them while she waited for his kiss. She noticed the 'something' between them that Takumi was talking about. She was very bothered about that something but she didn't want him to know. She wanted to find out what feeling she felt when he almost kissed her. She was very eager to find out the thing that's bothering her. But the most unexpected thing was Gerrard's confession. She thought they could only be bestfriends so she treated him like an older brother since she never had any. She didn't want to ruin the precious friendship that they made. She didn't want to go out with him, she never loved him as a man. She could only see him as her bestfriend.

"Come to think of it, Have you ever liked a guy as a man and not as a friend?"

She remembered this question that Takumi once asked her. If she were to answer that time, she would answer 'no'. She hated guys before that she wouldn't let herself be attached to guys. But everything changed when she met Takumi. Yeah, she hated a part of him which made her annoyed but at the same time, she noticed a part of him that made her want to stay by his side.

Frustrated by the echoing of Takumi's question in her mind, she decided to refresh herself and went to the bathroom to take a bath.

Takumi sneaked out of his room after he wrote a letter to a certain raven-black-haired, amber-eyed maid named Ayuzawa Misaki. He was in front of the door to her room and he didn't know how to give her the letter. He wrote a letter for her just as he came back from the amusement park. He wanted to apologize to her directly but he knew that she wouldn't listen to him because of her hatred that's why he decided to write his feelings instead.

He knocked the door but no one responded. He waited and after a minute, he decided to slip the letter under the door. He didn't know how to face her anyway so it might be better if he just waited for the right time to approach her. He would wait for the time that her anger would cool down. He sighed as he decided to go back to his room.

After 30 minutes of refreshing, Misaki went out of the bathroom. She changed into her pajamas and dried her hair. After that, she opened her books and studied the whole night. She finished studying when midnight came. She felt so sleepy. Just as she was about to switch off the lights, she noticed a piece of paper on the doorway. It made her curious that she decided to pick it up.

"A letter.. for me? Who would give me a letter such as this?" she said as she noticed her name written at the back of the folded paper. She then opened the letter and started to read it. The words were written in a messy handwriting. She could guess that it's Usui Takumi who wrote this letter.

Come share this moment with me

We'll watch this crazy parade

Stars from every planet

I glance at every moment

Leave your worries here

Forget everything

The wind is all we need

Lie with me, Climb with me

For you are safe here now

In this treehouse

Don't be afraid, You can let go

I'll catch you then I'll break your fall

I'll be your safety net

It's always what's on your mind

A twist of faith you'll yet to find..

Misa-chan, I'm really sorry about what happened earlier. I really wanted to apologize directly to you but it's just that I didn't want you to reject my apology. I made a poem for you to express my sincerity to you. I really wanted to express my feelings but it's the same everyday. You always end up misinterpreting my actions that's why this time I wanted to express my feelings through this letter. I hope you'll find it in your heart to forgive me and I hope that the real message of the poem will get into your heart. I hope that tomorrow would be the same as usual, my beloved personal maid.

-Usui Takumi.

Misaki blushed after reading his message for her. She didn't expect him to do this thing. She was only his personal maid after all and she thought that he really didn't care.

"H-He made a poem just for me? What is he thinking? Does he really think that he can use sweet words to me?" She mumbled while blushing.

But his 'sweet words' are working, right? See, you're blushing right now.. her devil side told her.

"Ah! I hate this! I better go to bed instead of thinking about this stupid letter!" she said. She knew in herself that she wanted to read it all over again but she would only blush more if she did. She putted the letter on her desk and decided to lay on her bed to sleep. Just as she was about to put the blanket over her, her phone rang.

"Ah, What is it this time?" she angrily said as she grabbed her phone. She read the name on the LCD of her phone and the name of her senpai was there. She answered Gerrard's phonecall.

"Ayuzawa-san, sorry to disturb your sleep.." the guy on the other line said.

"Not really, Senpai. I wasn't sleeping anyway.. So, what's the matter, Senpai?" she asked.

"Please don't feel uneasy because of my confession, Ayuzawa-san. I know that it might make you feel uneasy whenever I'm around." he said.

"It's alright, Senpai."she replied.

"Has my brother said anything to you?" he asked.

"No. He hadn't talked to me since he came back."she said.

"Hmm, so he's really suppressing himself, huh?"

"What do you mean, Senpai?"she asked in a tone of curiosity.

Misaki heard him chuckle. "Haha, You're really dense, Ayuzawa-san. Please take notice of the people around you more. You might discover something you never knew before.."

"Like I said, what do you mean?" she asked again.

"Takumi is supressing himself. And do you know the reason why?"

"I don't know. Care to tell me the reason?"

"It's because of you.. You easily assume things and misinterpret his actions, like what you did to me. I wonder, if I haven't confessed to you, would you notice my feelings?"

"What's the connection between those two things?" she asked. She really couldn't get it.

"Haha. Like I said, you're really dense, Ayuzawa-san.. You're intelligent, right? Please think about what I just said. Well then, It's really deep in the night. Goodnight, Ayuzawa-san.." he said and hang up just before she could say another word.

What is he saying? she asked herself. She couldn't get the point that Gerrard was saying. The idea wouldn't sink on her mind. She didn't want to frustrate herself so she just decided to lay on her bed again and get a good night sleep.

Author's note : Here's chapter 14. waah! University exams are over! I feel so great now that I don't have to worry about anything. Thank you to those who supported me!

Sorry for the late update! Do you think the poem was good? Please give me some comments about this chapter. Review this please!

I just watched Episode 19 of Maid-sama and I just can't wait for the next chapter. Anyway, my sister said that some manga websites would be banned because the mangakas aren't earning since the manga websites scan some manga. Do you think that what my sister said is true? Waah! I hope it's not true!

-Mikka Tenshi