With that Akito fell asleep and all the servants in the house were stunned. No one ever talked to Akito like that. NO ONE. She yelled so loudly that even Hatori could hear every word she said loud and clear. It was obvious this woman meant business and couldn't be chased away. No. This one was here to stay.

A few hours later, perhaps around 5 in the afternoon, Akito awakened to find his once sick little body feeling better than ever. But his new nurse, well, she kept that dark cloud over Akito's mind. He thought of so many nasty thoughts concerning her just as he woke up, and absent-mindedly mumbled some aloud. He sat up, a warm blanket sliding off of his arms. When his faced turned to eye the rest of the room, he could see her, but his vision was still a bit blurry from sleep, so he couldn't tell what she was doing. "I had eight fricken nightmares about you," he spat out.

"Really" she asked. "Care to share? O hold that thought. You need to eat dinner. Here," She walked over with dinner and placed it on a tray in front of him. She checked his forehead for fever but found none. She took his wrist to check his pulse and found it to be satisfactory. She smiled. "Alright. Just bear with me a moment. I need to listen to your breathing before you eat."

Akito stared at her like she was crazy. "Who the hell do you think you are? What if I'm not hungry, just what do you think you can do about it? Don't tell me you have a painful potion that can starve Me" he muttered.

She smiled. "Breathe in please. I wasn't kidding when I said I took my job seriously. I do. Breathe out. Good. You seem to be doing quite well. And your heart." She listened just to be sure. "Is also functioning properly. Now eat." She looked at him with honest concern in her eyes. "Please."

Akito noticed that she changed outfits into something much more conservative. Long pants and a nice long sleeved shirt. Her hair was pulled back. It was all function and not fashion. This didn't exactly make her appear the most attractive.

"I'm dying and you can't even tell? What kind of nurse are you? Like hell I'm going to eat anything you give me. How do I know I can trust you? I can't." Then he paused, noticing the compassion in her eyes, which just about made him sick. "Stop staring at me like that, you'll make me gag all over your nursey-outfit."

"You aren't dying actually. You're in the best health of your life. I've read your charts. Hatori is quite the thorough physician. That helps. I can see why he needed a break. You should be fine at least for the moment. Speaking of which you really should just live in the moment. Try to enjoy life while you're here. I don't care if you get my clothes dirty. They are just clothes. They can be washed and replaced. People can't. Now please eat."

That sounded like the most idiotic thing Akito ever heard, to enjoy life here, for her not to care if her clothes get dirty. How idiotic. "How can you tell me to enjoy life here in this room? Does this look like a fun park to you" he questioned, his voice rising with anger. He didn't dare touch his food. "And are you meaning to tell me Hatori has been lying to me all these years? I AM dying! Are you calling me delusional? It's a fact, but oh, I guess it's all right you think I'm fine; after all, I have plenty of secrets that I will not permit you to find out. Secrets that me, Hatori, and everyone else in MY family know."

"Because I can. And that's what I believe. That's how I can say this. And it does not look like a "fun park" to me. Maybe we should liven up this room a bit. Ever considered that?" She posed a good question. Had he ever considered that? "You really should eat. And no. He hasn't been lying to you. You were. The medicine I gave you actually helped you. Your body reminds me of other diseases. It's not the disease/illness itself that you die from. It's the little things you get from having a weaker immune system. What I gave you helped strengthen your immune system. And well, maybe, on the delusional part." She added with a twisted little smile. "But you are fine at the moment. And please. I know more than you think. I did some research when Hatori called me. And I remembered some things from when I was younger. I have secrets too. Plenty of them. Ones that YOU won't ever know. I DO know about your curse, I already found out, and I'm 16 years old. NOW EAT!" She said, yelling the last part.

Akito looked at her in a shocked manner. He couldn't believe it. The boy sat there for a while, looking ultimately shocked, and he could have blabbered on about how he wouldn't allow her to know. Did she also know Hatori could erase her memories? Because THAT was happening next. "Don't raise your voice at me; I'm a GOD here, so TREAT me like one. I won't eat until you say you're sorry for acting like you own my house."

"I know what you're thinking and it's not going to happen. I'm not telepathic or anything but I can tell by the look on your face. I will do as I wish. You are definitely not a God. You are a person. Just born to privilege. But I am sorry if you got the impression that I thought that I owned your house. Because I don't. Now please. Eat."

Honestly. This is trying already. But I don't ever just give up. I just don't know. I'm being myself with him but he seems to bring out my attitude and my temper when I try to be nice. I am here to care for him and I don't want to have to force things. But I can and I will if it comes to that. I am just trying to give him the option to go with the lesser of two evils but that's not happening anytime soon I get the feeling.

Akito shot her another hateful look, only this was the deepest one yet. He could order Hatori around; he could still tell her to erase her memories. He'd have to listen, right? What, just because she knows everything means she's invincible? Akito would find her weakness; he could find Anyone's weakness... "No."

"No what?"

"I'm not going to eat, that's what."

"Fine. If you don't I won't. Then you won't have anyone to take care of you."

"I don't care if you're here and if you starve to death. I'm not going to eat something from someone I don't trust."

"Fine. But I made this for you. I'll just leave it here and go home. I will see you here tomorrow morning? Hmm? And I still won't eat until I know you do. And I can go several days without food. I will also leave you my cell phone number. "She pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket and put it into his hand. "So if you need me you can call me. Anytime. No matter what. Even if I'm off. You can just want to talk or anything. Alright? Well until tomorrow. Goodbye." Maya walked out the door and headed to Hatori's office to inform him she was leaving for the day. She knock, knock, knocked on the door.

"I don't need your fricken number!" he shouted, even after she left. Akito ripped the paper up and kept on doing it until the pieces were too tiny. "Please, you think I'd need YOU? So what are you God, hm? You think you're someone special? Well you're NOT." He went on for another few minutes, talking aloud to the wall.
Hatori got up and headed to the door at his own pace this time. He opened it up and saw just whom he expected to see.

"I'm heading home for the evening. I'll see you tomorrow when I come? O and is there any dress code or anything I need to know about?" She asked standing there in the outfit she had on with Akito when he awoke, rather than the outfit she had on when she arrived.

Hatori was fairly pleased, even if his expression didn't change. "You look just fine. There is no dress code unless Akito says there is" he replied. "So how did your first day go so far? Still all laughs for you" he asked, nearly smirking in front of her.

"I take my job very seriously. It may not seem like it but I do. I just have my own way of doing things. May I come in for a few minutes to speak with you? Professionally and personally about all this?"

"Of course." he said. "I anticipated that you would want to have a talk with me after your first attempt to take care of Akito. It's not an easy task, I'm certain you know that by now" he added, taking a few steps back to allow her inside. "Please, take a seat. So tell me everything."

"I know about the curse. Don't ask me how. We'll get to that later. I think that this will be a challenge but I'm up for that. He needs to know he's not a god. He's human. Just like everybody else, well so to speak. He is actually physically doing better and I don't think he knows what to do with himself because of that. But I think it was a good choice hiring someone close to his age. But no normal 16 year old could handle him. But I'm not normal." She paused for a moment, put her hand to her head, put it down, and then continued. "Sorry tired. But anyhow. I'm not normal. Because of his illness Akito never really experienced a "normal" childhood. Neither did I. So we can relate in that area. That's part of why I try to bring that into my work. A sense of humor, smiles, and fun despite it all. You can be lighthearted or appear to be so and still be serious about your job. Listen. I want to help brighten up his room a little. He has nothing in it. It shouldn't be so bare. No wonder he hates it. I'm going to try some things tomorrow that might help a little. And I never said everything was ALL laughs. But on days when he's up for it I intend to have him leave his room. Otherwise he might never learn some things. I just want him to be able to smile. I don't mean sick, sadistic, twisted smile. I mean happy, even a little, sort of smile. He needs to learn to live in the moment. That way he can have at least some fun. Ya know?"

And I'm just waiting for my name to ring a bell. I know it will. I figure I've got a couple minutes at the most before it clicks with him. I mean hello?! He's a doctor. He is also at the age where he might not remember famous people from that time but...here it probably comes. O well. At least Akito doesn't know. That's what matters most.

It was a few minutes before Hatori could respond to her at all. Well, more like six minutes because he had to take in everything and think it through before saying anything. This was the type of person Akito needed, and he knew it. She was the type of person they all needed, she could do things Tohru couldn't. But she wasn't an invincible being. She could very well break, make a mistake, or...or get hurt…"Maya..." he said very quietly. "I wish for change in Akito as well. But he is our God. To us he is God, despite how he acts. He is our God, do you understand?" His tone was almost annoyed.

"Nothing will change that. We take orders from him and we best not go against them unless we are merely looking out for his safety and health. I hired you to take care of him, meaning, he meets his basic needs everyday. But if you're planning to change him inside and out...well I advise you don't rush it. I agree, he needs change...But be careful. If he says you're fired, you are fired. Honestly, I think he can use a person like you. All of us. But it's going to take a while for us to adjust to each other first..." Then he paused. "I want to see him smile too... A real smile...But understand my great concern and hope." And the thing about her being famous...well it didn't click. "But I am curious. What makes you not a normal 16 year old girl?"

A/N: Hey guys! I totally spaced and forgot I had this much seperated for a chapter. Ahh. Please forgive me! I've been so spacey lately. But I love you all!! More will come sooner for this. And then other updates for other stories will come too! Thank you all for being so patient with me!! You rock!