Author's Notes will usually be after the chapter, but I just wanted to thank all the reviewers. Thank you, everyone. You motivated me to write this chapter sooner. Thanks for all the kind words, even if this story isn't the greatest one out there. It's not my best, but I hope I can make myself really proud of it by somehow molding it into something wonderful.
Misaki the Supermaid
Chapter Two: Decision
"Tell me then," said Usui calmly. He seemed really confident about Misa's acceptance.
"First of all, tell me your whole name. All that I know is that you're Usui. I'm pretty sure you don't even know my name." Misa told him sternly. Her brows were knitted together. She found him truly annoying.
Usui laughed. He bowed elegantly and then spoke with a smirk. "My name is Usui Takumi. I am your master."
Misaki's demon aura appeared. He wasn't her master, at least, not yet.
Usually, Misa's demonic aura would scare people off. Usui was an exception. He only moved in closer.
"Your turn." He told her, face so close to hers that she could feel his hair tickling her forehead.
"DON'T STAY SO CLOSE, YOU PERVERT!" Misa screamed, turning red and backing away.
He laughed. "Ayuzawa Misaki," she answered curtly and headed home, Usui not stopping her.
When Misa returned to her house, it was extremely late and dark. She was sure Suzuna was already asleep.
"Misa!" Her mother cried, exiting a room and running towards her daughter. She hugged her and then looked straight into her eyes.
"I was worried. I'm glad you're okay, but what happened?"
"I didn't mean to worry you, mom. I just ran into a few people."
And so, Misa explained Usui's offer, and how they met. "But I don't want to leave you and Suzuna, even for the debt." She had added.
Mrs. Ayuzawa smiled softly. She entered the kitchen to get something, and Misa waited.
After a few minutes, Misa knew something was wrong. There was no noise coming from the kitchen, and her mother hadn't returned yet.
Peeking into the kitchen, she screamed.
"MOM!"
"But, mommy, are you sure you're going to be okay?" young Suzuna asked her sick mother.
"We don't want to leave you because something bad might happen," ten-year-old Misa told the woman.
Mrs. Ayuzawa smiled softly, patting the heads of her pouting daughters. She answered with a smile, even though the weariness was obvious in her features.
"I'll be fine. I'm strong, and you should be too."
Misa was unconvinced. Her mother could sense that.
"Okay, stay if you want." Mrs. Ayuzawa said, calming the girls down. Misa smiled.
"We won't let you get sicker, mom. Besides, if we somehow do, daddy will take care of you, right?" the ten-year-old asked, worried that somehow, she was wrong.
"I'm not going to die. This is a just a minor illness. Nothing to worry about." The woman replied softly, in a way that only mothers could.
"It's just that, when we saw you on the floor, mommy, we thought..." Suzuna sniffed, voice trailing off. Tears slowly formed into her eyes, but she wiped them away. Her mother wanted her to be strong, and she would be.
"I know, but I'm fine. Just think of this as a common cold. We get those all the time, right?" said Mrs. Ayuzawa.
Misa nodded slowly, but she knew it was no cold. It was something worse, but it would take years to form big damage.
"This is just like what happened all those years ago," Misa mumbled quietly, hands clenched into fists.
Suzuna was worried too, but she just sat patiently on a chair. She reached out to her older sister.
"Nee-san," she said softly "Sit down and wait. The doctors will take care of mom."
"But, I can't help being worried." Misa replied, taking a seat as she took a deep breath.
"Back then, we couldn't do anything for her. Right now, there's nothing we can do. We can't do anything to help, we could never do anything. We could only go as far as taking her to the hospital, but there's nothing else we can do but wait. Wait for something. Wait for her to heal. Wait for a miracle," Misa thought grimly. She then knitted her eyebrows together and clenched her hand into a fist again, stopping herself from punching the wall.
"It's all our useless father's fault."
The night went by quickly.
The hospital was silent, except for the occasional noise as carts were pushed, footsteps of the doctors, patients' relatives, nurses, janitors or whoever.
Misa stood up slowly. She stretched her arms out and yawned. Suzuna was still asleep.
With one last look towards her sister, Misa walked out of the waiting room and headed somewhere else.
She stuffed her hands into her pockets. It was cold.
She looked out the window and noticed it was snowing. "Oh, so that's why," she told herself, mentally smacking herself for her stupidity.
It was December, after all.
Misa frowned. It would take time for her mother to get better. Would the family still have a happy Christmas?
She sighed. There was the debt, hospital bill (she knew it was something serious, because it was probably from before, and even if her mother could be cured, it would be expensive), practical matters, and other bills to pay for. There was also school, and Misa still didn't find a job.
Someone stepped in front of Misa in the empty hallway. She glared at him.
"What do you want, Usui?"
"Your answer."
She glared at him one more time before sighing.
"If I work for you, you'll pay the debt?" She asked him, and he nodded in response. She hesitantly asked him another question.
"And...will you take care of both my mother and Suzuna?"
She closed her eyes and waited for the answer. She thought he would decline. She knew he would decline. After all, he just wanted her as his maid. He didn't care for her family...right?
Usui laughed. Was Misa just afraid that he cared? Was it because he was a man? Weren't all men the same?
"Of course," he replied with a smile "You can even take your sister to live with you."
She faced him, wide-eyed.
"Really?"
"Of course," he laughed again, and she felt like he was mocking her, but she didn't complain "So, is that a yes?"
She slowly nodded, a blush forming on her cheeks. She convinced herself it was just the cold. "Yeah, I'll be your maid. But you better keep your promises!"
He laughed and approached her.
Maybe he was different.
Maybe he actually cared.
Well, it was time to find out.
Well, here you go, guys! Thanks for all the encouragement and nice comments. I know there isn't much humor, but that's why I changed the Genres to Drama/Romance. I'll insert the humor later.
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