Me: Gomen for the hiatus. I had a lack of inspiration, so...yeah. But finally it came, in the wackiest way I can imagine... -goes off to thank her online buddies for this one-
Kazumi: Well, anywho, we hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed watching gg57 squirm trying to make it work out.
Me: ...You're mean...
Chapter 8: Babysitting Duty
Well, a few days passed and things started to look up for Cagalli...or rather it depends on how you look at it. If you say that Cagalli voluntarily babysitting is a good thing, then that's fine by me. You'll have to decide for yourself.
Cagalli briskly walked up a sidewalk and to a huge mansion, stopping in front of the huge oak door. She rung the doorbell a few times, waiting for someone to come to the door. As she waited, she started to become a bit intimidated. The joint obviously belonged to someone with serious cash, meaning that the children she was to look after were probably snotty, bratty, and didn't know how to follow directions. Many times, Cagalli thought of backing out, but she remembered something. She was getting paid to do this. Anything was worth doing if you get a good amount of cash for it. So she waited.
After a few minutes, a young woman in a blue dress with her hair pulled back into a tight bun opened the door. Cagalli stood on her tippy-toes to see over the woman's shoulder and into the house, which was very roomy with expensive furniture, a crystal chandelier in the foyer, and a waxed marble floor.
"Wow," Cagalli whispered at the sight...
The woman cleared her throat loudly. "Excuse me, miss. What business do you have here?"
Cagalli quickly shook her head and faced the woman. "Oh, um, I'm the new babysitter. Cagalli Athha is my name." She held out her hand to shake. The woman was not pleased.
"I see," the woman said in response. "Right this way."
Ignoring Cagalli's hand, she turned around abruptly and marched into the house. Cagalli followed, scowling a little and letting her hand fall down to her side.
Bitch! Cagalli thought furiously as she followed. I should just walk away right now and forget about getting the stupid money...Wait! What am I saying? I can put up with this. If these people are loaded and I can manage to be successful tonight, I just might get something out of this old hag!
The woman halted in a room that had massive beige leather couches, a nice wooden coffee table, yet another crystal chandelier, and a bunch of dolls and toy cars and blocks and the like littering the floor, which had a thick red carpet. Cagalli halted behind her and took a step sideways to see two blonde-haired kids, a boy and a girl, on the floor, playing checkers, and arguing over who won.
"Children!" the woman barked, her voice echoing so much in the room that it hurt Cagalli's ears. "This is your new babysitter, Catgalli."
Cagalli chuckled nervously and raised her hand so that it was pointing upward as the children stopped bickering and paid attention.
"Excuse me, but my name is Caga-" She was cut off by the woman.
"I want you to be good little children for her, okay?" She smiled sweetly at the pair on the floor.
Cagalli attempted to talk again. "But, madam, my name is Cagalli."
The woman turned to Cagalli and frowned. "That's what I said, isn't it?"
"No, you said 'Catgalli.'"
"But that's your name, isn't it?"
"No, it's Cagalli."
"That's what I said. Catgalli."
"But that's not right. It's Cagalli."
"That's what I said!"
"But... nevermind."
Cagalli sighed in defeat and turned to the children, bending down and smiling at them. "Hello, there! My name's Cagalli. What are your names?"
The boy and girl stared up at the blonde seventeen-year-old. They looked innocent enough, but Cagalli wasn't fooled.
The girl was the first one to speak. "My name's Amanda."
The little boy said, "I am Christopher" with pride and held his chest outward and shoulders square as he spoke.
"Adorable," Cagalli lied through her teeth. She knew she didn't like those two, and she knew that they were servants of the Devil himself, the little girl especially.
She stood upright and turned back to the woman, who had a bunch of schedules and whatnot in her hand. Not a second before they were directly facing each other did she shove said schedules into Cagalli's hands.
"These are the activities for the children for the afternoon and evening. They are to be followed exactly unless otherwise noted. I want them washed up by seven and in bed by nine. Is that understood?"
Cagalli slowly nodded as she looked down at what was in her hands. When she saw how many of the schedules were in her hands she nearly had a heart attack.
Damn! This isn't a family! This is freaking boot camp!
The woman turned to the children. "Okay, Mommy has to go now, but she'll be back later tonight, okay?"
The children nodded cutely and said in unison, "Okay, Mommy."
The woman smiled sweetly at them once more and stood up to face Cagalli. She had a threatening look occupying her face.
"If either one of those children are dissatisfied when I return, you'll regret this day. Understood?" She spoke in a low and dangerous tone that freaked Cagalli out.
"Y-yes, ma'am. I promise that they will be more than satisfied." She actually started to tremble very slightly.
The woman turned on her heel and promptly left the room, leaving Cagalli with two little kids that she knew were going to give her hell.
Me: Well, that's all I have time for. Then next chappie will be a doozy!
Kazumi: I can't believe she did it...well, anyway, read, review, and don't expect the next chapter too soon, but you can if you want.
