Exasperated from the constantly ringing alarm, Madoka shut it by thumping a fist straight at it. Rubbing her eyes, she got up, her aquamarine eyes landing on the calendar on the wall. The date suggested that it had been a week since Madoka had started working for the company. It had been a good experience so far. Just that Gingka was sometimes intolerable for her.
Wearing her usual office attire, she made her way to the office, travelling in the same taxi from before.
Reaching the office, she checked the time. Still have five more minutes to go.
"Wow, you're early." A voice from behind her spoke.
Looking for the source of the deep voice, Madoka turned her head around, to see Kyoya checking his expensive watch.
"Well good for you, because today you have a lot of work to do. And Ms. Amano, I expect you to be at your best behavior." Kyoya demanded before leaving for his cabin.
Madoka followed him in his cabin and called for explanation.
"The CEOs from different companies are coming here for a meeting. I want you to escort them from the entrance to the meeting room that will be held on the top floor. Also, there should be a coffee cup in front of every CEO. Make sure you make them feel comfortable. Now, can you handle this?"
"I'll try my best not to disappoint you." Madoka nodded, conformingly.
"Good. I'll leave you to it then. And as per my information, they'll arrive exactly after five minutes." Kyoya once again checked his watch and left Madoka alone, allowing her to think what to do next.
Realizing that she barely had any time left, she rushed down to the ground floor, to welcome the upcoming guests. As she made her way to the entrance, a black limousine arrived, carrying two men- one old, and the other, fairly young.
The two men elegantly enrolled out of the car, and started to walk towards the entrance.
Madoka observed them walking towards her and the moment they reached the entrance, Madoka gave them a warm welcome. "Welcome, sir. I am Madoka Amano, Mr. Tategami's secretary. I'll escort you up to the top floor."
That went well I suppose?
Madoka entered the elevator with the two men, and pressed the button. The ride up to the last floor was pretty quiet and calm. As soon as the door opened, the two men thanked Madoka and advanced further, while Madoka went back down to the ground floor.
Wow. Such respectful beings! This is going to be easy.
Madoka immediately regretted what she assumed when she walked back down, and met two cunny, young men.
"You must be Tategami's new secretary. You are very pretty. Tategami doesn't really deserve you." A short heighted, blue haired man confessed, with a wide smirk on his face.
Madoka riled up at this, but she knew that she couldn't give the CEO an aggressive reply, so she decided to shut his mouth with a simple sentence, "Mr. Tategami is a great boss, and he does his best to keep his employees satisfied."
"It's only his charm. I can pay you more." The man winked at the brunette, making her furious with every passing moment, but she knew that one aggressive reaction could end her job, once in for all.
Gulping in the anger building inside her, Madoka averted the topic, "The meeting is upstairs. Please enter the lift and enter top floor. I will receive the other CEOs in the meantime."
The moment the two CEOs entered the lift, Madoka dashed towards the entrance, trying to get as far away from the two men, as she could.
All the CEOs from different companies sat in one room, around the huge wooden table, ready for the meeting.
"Sir, I have made all the arrangements. You can start the meeting now." Madoka ensured, as she entered Kyoya's cabin.
"Great! Have you placed the coffee cups in front of everyone?"
"Oh shoot! I completely forgot about the coffee cups. I'll do that right away. You can complete your files until then." With this, Madoka raced towards the coffee machine, panting when she got there.
"Whoa, someone seems in a rush." A voice caught Madoka's attention.
"Seriously? Do we have to meet here every time?" Madoka said in between breaths, as she filled the first cup.
"What can I do when my boss is a coffee lover?" Gingka shrugged, taking a sip of his coffee.
"Isn't your boss attending the meeting upstairs?"
"Yes, he is. That is why I am here, taking a sip of relief." Gingka confessed, holding up his cup.
"Speaking of the meeting, I have to take around thirty cups up there. Would you mind helping me with this?" Madoka pleaded, filling the third cup now.
"I…I'll have to think about it." Gingka smirked.
"Please Gingka!" Madoka begged once again.
"This is the only time off I've got. I can't waste it doing some unwanted task. Besides, I'm too lazy to help someone out right now." He sneered and walked away.
"I hate you Hagane! Ugh!" Madoka shouted, gazing at Gingka in disbelief, that he couldn't even give her a helping hand. She held the three cups in two hands and made her way up through the elevator.
Once she had delivered all the coffee cups in the meeting room, she asked the CEOs whether they want something else.
"I need some brown sugar for my coffee please." A blonde haired man, Chris, told the brunette.
"Oh and I need a nice shoulder massage with your soft, tiny hands. It has been a rough day." The same blue haired man from before spoke up, making some of the CEOs laugh, while some to stare at him in awe and despair.
The day has only started. Asshole.
The moment Madoka was about to speak up, Kyoya entered the room, and she was ever so happy to see him making an entrance. She felt safe the moment he entered, and it wearied off the uncomfortable feeling she was having a while ago.
"Hart, I think I'll have to fire you for sure this time. You know that your company is under mine, and your performance from the past couple of years has been fairly low. So would you apologize to the lady, or do I have to do the honors of firing you right now?"
"S-sorry Madoka." Damian Hart apologized after gulping in, and knowing that whatever Kyoya had said was one hundred percent true.
One word: Hero.
"Thank you." Madoka whispered to Kyoya, who nodded in response.
"Ms. Amano, you may leave now. I'll call you in if I need you."
Going through her phone for the fifth time, Madoka sighed and placed it down on the sofa. She buried her head in her palms, drifting away with the happenings of the day.
"Looks like someone has had a tough morning." An all too familiar voice interrupted Madoka's thoughts.
Changing her previous posture, Madoka looked at Gingka in the eye.
"Don't ask." Although she would have argued with Gingka over not helping her earlier, but at the moment, she didn't want to fight anyone. In fact, she wanted to have a chat with someone…someone who would calm her down. Well, Gingka would be the last person she'd ask for help, but at the instant, she could talk to anyone.
"Those CEOs are such perverts!" Madoka blurred out.
"Why? What happened?" Gingka tried to show some concerns since he knew that Madoka was mad at him for not helping her.
"They were…they were flirting with me!" She bashed again, knowing that Gingka wouldn't really understand her current glitches.
"Really? Well, here you have the cons of being pretty." He shrugged but then immediately regretted when Madoka looked up at him and he lowered his gaze, sitting down a few inches away from her on the same sofa.
"You think I'm pretty?" She instantly replied, the moment he sat on the sofa.
"E-every girl is pretty. Isn't that true?" He shrugged again, eagerly wanting to change the accidental topic.
"True." She eyed him, smirking while she saw him blush slightly.
"So…what happened next?" This was his chance to change the topic and he left no chance to take it.
"Oh yeah, then my boss came in and gave the other CEO a savage reply. I mean, his entry was so on point. Wow, he is amazing!" Madoka imagined the whole scene once again, admiring how heroic Kyoya is.
"You so have a crush on him." Gingka face-palmed.
"What? N-no, I don't." Madoka blushed hard.
"You do! But I don't blame you. He's rich, handsome, kind, caring, and as you mentioned- protective." Gingka counted.
Madoka raised an eyebrow at him, shrinking her eyes together and doubting his opinions.
Gingka read her expressions instantly and said, "What? I'm not gay!"
Laughing, Madoka stated, "Hey, I was just messing with you."
"I know, I know." He laughed slightly in response.
Getting a little serious, Gingka asked Madoka a question. "So Madoka, why did you need this job?"
"Are you trying to steal my position?" She joked.
"No! It's not what you think. It's just a random, serious question."
Sighing, Madoka began, "My parents died when I was 17. The money they had left for me was barely enough to pay my college fee. I worked at a beyblade store side by side to pay my tuition fee and the rent for the apartment I currently live in, since I couldn't afford to pay the rent to our old house. When I graduated, I desperately needed a job to fulfill my daily needs and wants. Hence, I am here, working as the CEO's secretary." She smiled at the end.
"I'm really sorry to hear about your parents."
"Nah, its fine. So, what's your life story?" Madoka asked, curious.
"I am my parents' only child. They live in America. My school life was spent in America, and then I shifted to Japan for college. Now that I am so fond of being here, I wanted a job right in Japan. So here I am, wanting to be in your place, but sorta being thankful for what I have." He chuckled at the last part.
"We all lack in some places. So yeah, we should be thankful for what we have." She smiled again.
"That's true. And, uh, Madoka, I am sorry for not helping you out earlier." He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Thanks for lightening up my mood." She smiled at the redhead, making him stare at her beautiful features for a while.
A/N: So things are finally turning out between the two. But they might get cockier later on. ;)
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