Ah, on a sidenote, were the characters OOC in the last chapter? You don't need to tell me if you want to, but I just want to know.
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters, Hayate the Combat Butler nor Kaichou wa Maid-sama/Maid-sama!
Misaki the Supermaid
Chapter Six: Supermarket
The next few days were normal. Everyone had found out that Aoi was a boy, and if they didn't find out then, they already knew. Everyone accepted it, and all were back to their normal lives.
Misa didn't expect everyone to accept the matter so quickly, until Erika explained that all the other maids were happy that such a cute boy loved girly flair and fashion, whilst the male employees really didn't care.
Misa folded Usui's blanket carefully, tucking in the edges and smoothing out the wrinkles. It was the first time she had been allowed to go through her master's things, and she was determined to not be a busybody. Nobody would like that, even if the victim was a certain stupid perverted outer-space alien, Misa concluded.
After placing the neatly folded blanket back on the couch, Misa began to replace the towels with fresh ones and straightened up the curtains. It took a while, but after all her work, Usui's room looked much nicer and cleaner.
The familiar photograph of Usui's mother caught Misa's eye again. She approached it, staring into the face of a happy young woman, smiling widely, an obvious skip in her step (she had been walking when the photo was taken), while carrying a few shopping bags. Her shining emerald eyes were filled with the familiar happiness that was always there, to be forever present in the little slip of paper called a photograph.
After a few seconds stuck in her thoughts, Misa jumped out of her reverie when she heard something fall. She spun around quickly, half-expecting someone to have caught her staring, while another half hoped that she broke nothing.
She sighed in relief once she realized that it was just a broom, then strode off quickly to put it back upright and continued her cleaning.
For the next hour, Misa busied herself with her maid duties, soon forgetting her urges to find out about Usui's mother more.
"Hey, Misa-chan," Subaru called out. She turned to face Misa, ponytail swishing as she moved. Misa set down the figuring she had been polishing and smiled questioningly at the other maid.
"Yes?"
"Perhaps you can do a favor for me? I need to buy some things for...myself, and I'm really sorry to be bothering you with this, because it's my stuff and all, but I don't really have time." Subaru started to stutter and Misa stopped her before she said anything more awkward.
"Alright, I'll do it. But where exactly do I get these things...of yours?" Misa asked, trying to break the tension in the air. Subaru gladly changed the subject.
"Oh, you can get them really cheap at the nearby supermarket. Here," she dug around her pockets, until she finally found her wallet. Misa opened her mouth as Subaru quickly fished out a few bills and some change, threw them into Misa's hands and pushed the girl off in the direction of the door. She inserted a piece of paper in Misa's pocket.
"I'm really sorry, Misa-chan. Thanks for helping, though!" She waved off. Misa shoved the money into her pocket and headed for the exit when she suddenly realized that she was still wearing her maid uniform.
"Oh," was all Misa muttered before she sprinted off to her room to change.
Usui's room was empty, and that made Misa's journey easier. She was starting to regret doing Subaru's shopping for her. Usui might start to look for her, and what would she say after she returned? She decided to at least tell someone, although she knew that Subaru already knew, and thought about leaving a note on her door.
And a minute later, Gon-chan, another maid, walked down the corridor where Usui's room was, and read the note pinned on the door.
To whom it may concern,
Excuse me for my leave. I had to go do something for Subaru. I'm sorry for the short notice. I'll be at the nearby supermarket if anyone needs me, though I'm sure that no one will. If you can, please try asking another who isn't busy if you need me. I shall be back soon; I only need to get a few items. Thank you for understanding.
-Misaki
Misa scanned the products on the shelves carefully. There were only a few more things on the list Subaru gave her that was left to buy, and Misa wanted to finish the task immediately.
What if something went wrong in her absence?
What if she got fired for leaving on such short notice and on her first few weeks in the job?
At that very instant, there was a squeal as Misa turned to and came face-to-face with a short girl wearing her pink hair in pigtails.
"Misa! We thought something bad happened! Are you okay? Why don't you come to school anymore? The Student Council is worried, and Yukimura can't handle all your paperwork plus his alone," the girl started shooting rapid-fire questions and exclamations at Misa, who tried to calm her down. The girl was Sakura, Misa's best friend.
Misa cringed. She had forgotten all about the Student Council and school. She had been too busy with maid duties and worrying about her mother. Usui didn't really need caring for, but the way he popped up and stood beside her as she worked was irritating and bothersome.
"I'm-I'm okay, Sakura!" Misa finally said quickly, stopping Sakura from getting any closer to her face. The pink haired girl was still worried.
"What made you miss school, Misa? I know it isn't like you to miss school or neglect your duties," said another girl. Misa looked over at the short haired teen wearing glasses. She was Shizuko, Misa's other best friend. Unfortunately, she knew that life was going to be much more difficult once she explained everything to them. School and maid duties were difficult. She could barely even manage with maid duties.
Misa found everything really bothersome on that day.
Sakura had calmed down a bit, and Shizuko, who was always the calmer one, had also asked a few difficult questions. Misa wondered how exactly to answer, and what exactly to answer.
She had already paid for everything Subaru needed, and really regretted accepting the job. Although a part of her knew that she couldn't leave everyone behind forever. They were bound to get suspicious and if they called or tried to contact Misa's house, they could soon find out about her job as Usui Takumi's personal maid.
That would be a disaster. And an embarrassment, of course.
"So, what exactly happened, Misa?" Sakura asked again. Misa clutched the grocery bags tightly. She yelped once she felt a hand on her shoulder.
Sakura and Shizuko gaped as a young blond man (Sakura found him extremely handsome, Shizuko was surprised and Misa was scared) with dazzling green eyes grinned and leaned forward to speak to them.
"Good afternoon. I can see that you are all Ayuzawa's close friends and are extremely worried about her. I don't wish to worry you further, so I can only say that she is under my care. She will attend school normally in a few months or weeks, I am not yet completely sure, but I promise you that she will. Don't worry, everything's fine." Usui said, removing his hand from Misa's shoulder and standing straight. Sakura gaped and Shizuko narrowed her eyebrows.
Sakura was still staring at Usui as she spoke."Oh, Misa, who is this?" she asked, an eye still darting to Usui every now and then.
Misa gulped. She clutched the handle of the grocery bags tighter. Her throat was getting drier. She was getting more and more nervous. What should she say?
"He's...my-"
"I am Usui Takumi, her close friend." Usui cut Misa off. Misa was happy, extremely glad. But she didn't show it.
"Really?" asked Shizuko disbelievingly. She wasn't completely convinced. Sakura only nodded silently. Usui grinned and moved his face down.
Sakura, Shizuko and Misa were sitting on a bench. Misa's back was turned to Usui, while Shizuko and Sakura faced him. Usui placed his face beside Misa's. His cheek grazed hers.
"Yes," he said finally "Close friend. Very close friend." He pressed his cheek towards Misa's, resulting in the latter's face to grow to an extremely bright red.
"Perverted outer-space alien Ma-" Misa began, edging away from Usui's face. She stopped herself just in time to avoid saying "Master" and just continued as if all were normal. She pointed an accusing finger at him.
"I told you to stop doing that!" She stood up quickly, bags transferred to her non-pointing arm. Her face was still very red, but it wasn't as bright as before.
Usui only smiled innocently.
Sakura clamped a hand over her mouth and giggled. Everyone turned their attention to her.
"What are you giggling at, Sakura?" Shizuko asked. Sakura smiled broadly and looked at Misa, then Usui.
"Nothing," she replied, waving a hand at the two. She smiled again. "No, no, nothing at all. I hope you'll really get back to school soon, Misa. We all miss you. Have a nice day~!" Sakura chirped before lunging herself at Misa and trapping her friend in a tight hug.
"We're all glad that you're safe and sound. I hope Usui-san really takes care of you. Be careful, okay?" She told Misa seriously before stepping back, stifling another giggle.
"Take care~!" She waved off, before grabbing Shizuko's arm.
"What? Sakura, stop it. I need to-" Shizuko protested, but she was cut off by Sakura. Sakura huffed at her and dragged her away.
Misa stood in place silently, only waving and muttering a silent "Goodbye" before she turned to Usui. He was smiling at her again, hands stuffed into his pockets.
"Thank you, Master Usui. You really have great timing." Misa thanked Usui silently, in case someone might overhear her calling him "Master", while transferring a few bags into her other arm. Usui nodded with a lazy smirk before he grabbed all of the bags from Misa's hands.
"Hey, I should be carrying those!" Misa tried to retrieve the bags but failed. Usui shifted the bundle into his arms before placing a chaste kiss on Misa's forehead.
Misa instantly turned red. She froze and tried to glare at Usui, who smiled happily at her before heading towards the exit. Misa stormed after him. She was still red.
"No, I'll carry these, my cute little maid named Misa-chan,"
She blushed even harder, and tried to grab the bags out of Usui's arms. She failed once more and he laughed. He gave her another grin and only said one thing on the way to the mansion.
"You owe me for saving you once again, Misa-chan~"
"Damn perverted Usui. I can't believe everything he does. How many times has he saved me now?"
Chapter six is up! I wonder if I did well in the last chapter. No one reviewed, did they? In fact, only Chibi Emo-Chan reviewed immediately (and by that, I mean the day after the chapter was posted) in Lelouch of Condo 11's new chapter. Hmmm...strange. (By the way, was this chapter short?)
Anyways, I don't think much people read Author's notes. I guess the only thing else I can say here is thanks for all the nice words and comments. Each review makes me smile. I love you all! Ich liebe dich wie einen freund, everyone! (I love you as a friend, everyone!)
Oh yeah, R & R! And that means Read and Review, not Read and Run. I hope you enjoyed reading, because I enjoy writing all of these! ;)
