Interfering Kyoya's work, a soft knock at his cabin door caught his attention.
"Come in." He gestured, as the door revealed a good-looking redhead.
Clearing his throat, Gingka spoke, "Mr. Tategami, my boss, Ryuga, wants to see you in his office."
"He could've called me?" Kyoya raised an eyebrow.
"Apparently, he doesn't like using the office phone." Gingka chuckled.
"Ryuga will never change." Kyoya shook his head and started to walk towards the door. "Sometimes, it seems like he is the boss of me."
"He doesn't savor the inventions of the twentieth century." Gingka spoke before Kyoya was about to leave.
Turning his head towards the redhead, Kyoya stared at him for a while saying, "You look very familiar."
"I auditioned for the post of your secretary." Gingka answered almost immediately.
"Ah, yes! I remember now. Your interview was pretty impressive, so I gave you the chance to be the CFO's secretary."
Chuckling nervously, Gingka got the courage to ask the CEO the question he had been longing to ask him, "Why didn't you choose me?"
"Someone is always better. Agreed?" Kyoya winked at the lad.
"Of course." Gingka sighed, mentally reminding himself that at least he got a job.
Knowing that the cabin right next to the CEO's room would be the secretary's cabin, Gingka made a lenient knock on the huge door.
After hearing a come in, he twisted the door knob and moved inside, meeting with a pair of ocean-blue eyes.
"Gingka? What are you doing here?" Madoka said, turning the page of the book she was reading a while ago.
"Whoa! What's up with this gigantic book?" Gingka asked, eyeing the tremendous book with wide eyes.
"It explains the history of this company. Man, it is boring!" Madoka slouched on the chair she was sitting in.
"I can tell." Gingka smirked.
"So…why are you here?" Madoka eyed the redhead.
"I…came here to check up on you."
"Check up on me? Why?" Madoka raised an eyebrow, straightening up.
"I mean…my boss and your boss are down there…uh, talking? So I thought I'd come here to kill time." Gingka shrugged, not really knowing why he entered Madoka's cabin in the first place.
"Right…" Madoka went back on reading the book.
"I still don't get why your boss didn't choose me." Gingka pulled up a chair near Madoka's work table.
"…because I was better?" Madoka stated in a matter of fact tone.
"No," Gingka tried to prove her wrong, "because you're a girl. You know, it's like, having the perks of being a girl."
"Don't make me turn my feminist gear on." Madoka closed the book and eyed Gingka with stern eyes.
"Easy…" Gingka sighed, "I was just stating the obvious."
"Obvious? Gingka- whatever your surname name is-"
"Hagane." Gingka completed.
"Gingka Hagane, I can clearly see the jealousy fumes emerging from your face." Madoka laughed mockingly.
"Not!" Gingka riled and stood up, facing Madoka, their faces a few centimeters apart.
Before Madoka could counter back the heated argument, someone banged on the door and immediately made their way in.
Taking in the entire atmosphere of the room, Kyoya cleared his throat and spoke up, "Ms. Amano, are you done reading the book?"
"Y-yes sir." Madoka stuttered, afraid that Kyoya might be mad at her because of the noise they were making, disturbing the office's environment.
Putting his hands in his pockets, Kyoya turned towards Gingka, his tone cold, "Ryuga is waiting for you down there."
Without uttering a word, Gingka dashed through the door, down to the third floor.
"You two know each other?" Kyoya turned his attention towards the brunette again.
"Y-yes", was all Madoka could say, since she was very nervous at the moment and this was, of course, the first time she was seeing Kyoya's cold behavior.
Great! First day: ruined.
"He is your boyfriend I suppose?" Kyoya lowered his gaze while asking such a question and switching his tone to a humble one.
"No! No, he is not!" Madoka cried out loud, now coming to the conclusion that Kyoya was mad at her not because of the noise that was coming out from the room, but because he thought that Gingka was her boyfriend. But even if that was true, why would he be mad at her? Gingka? Boyfriend? Ew! Get your head straight, Madoka!
"A friend?"
"We met at the day of the interview. He barely knows me and I barely know him. Besides, he hates me and I hate him back!" Madoka cleared and crossed her arms around her chest and nodded, assuring that whatever she said was the truth.
"I see. So, Madoka, do you have a boyfriend?" Kyoya asked, vacillating a little before asking.
"No, I don't." Madoka answered casually, although a bit surprised over the question her boss had asked.
"Well that's good, because I had to fire my previous secretary as she used to talk to her boyfriend 24/7 and barely concentrated on work." Kyoya stated before leaving the room.
This answered Madoka's question to why Kyoya would be mad at her for having a boyfriend. It was totally legit though. She could imagine how irritated a boss would be with his secretary talking on the phone 24/7 and not concentrating at work.
"Gingka seems to get in your work, am I right?" Tsubasa asked, sitting down at the park's bench after his usual run.
"I don't know whether he does it intentionally, but it does seem like it since he is pretty jealous over the fact that Kyoya didn't choose him to be his secretary." Madoka sat beside Tsubasa, sipping onto her orange juice.
"Since when did my boss turn to Kyoya? Tsubasa chuckled, sipping onto the water bottle in his hand.
"What? He must be like, only two or three years older than me?" Madoka answered. "But I do respect him. I would never call him Kyoya at his face."
"That's good. You should always have some level of respect for your subordinates." Madoka was fond of having these little life lessons from Tsubasa. She really liked it. It felt like she was sitting with some elderly who gave her life tips.
"I know." Madoka smiled at the older lad.
"What were you telling me about Gingka again?"
Thinking for a while before answering Tsubasa's question, Madoka said, "Maybe he was just trying to be friendly. But the way he mocks me all of a sudden really bugs me. I hate it when he does that."
"Perhaps that's in his nature. You have to work with him for who knows how long, so you have to be at good terms with him. It will be beneficial for you. And trust me, the way you have described him to me, he doesn't seem like a bad guy at all." Tsubasa assured.
With this, the two once again went back on track, running like they usually did.
A/N: Things may get heated later. Stay tuned and don't forget to leave a review. :)