Author's note:
First of all...SORRY! FOR NOT UPDATING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
I'm really sorry...and for that, I am going to upload as much chapters as I can to make up for it!
Warning:
Not Beta-ed, Set in Alternate Universe, Word pad used, the letter 'P' of my laptop is malfunctioning...there are things I changed and the hotels, and stuff are pure FICTION.
*Please consider any of my mistakes here, I'm really bad at these kind of things*
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Chapter three
Surprises and little Secrets
Sigh.
That was a long orientation, and it's already 5:20 am...sigh...
I was walking along the corridors of the mansion after Sir Tezuka dismissed me, rubbing my eyes while observing every object that was displayed from tip to ends on the walls and the vases on the tables, and their arrangements, since Sir Tezuka said that I'll go check this Mansion...but...
I can't help but to be bothered by the first rule Sir Tezuka gave me...I mean, how on Earth did that Ryoma baloma Jerk became my master, like Sir Tezuka said just a while ago?
Is it because of the Ponta spilling incident? ...Yes, I know very well that he made a deal with me even though I haven't actually accepted it, but I have no choice, right? But I also clearly remember that nothing happened about me, being Ryoma's maid, or even worse, pet...
All I remember was that he tripped me in front of his friends and they laughed at me, even if I said sorry sincerely, and then there goes the deal...
And if not because of that deal, I wouldn't be having a hard time working for more money, I wouldn't be a girl who got embarassed in front of a lot of guys and I wouldn't be here in this Mansion, walking around right now with no destination in mind, and looking at the red carpet, observing-
Wait.
Speaking of destination...where am I and where am I heading?
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I'm lost. I think.
sigh.
This life just keeps going better and better.
My inner self panicked, knowing that I was weak with directions.
I tried to calm myself down.
I turned around to go back from the intersection that I have passed by, just a while ago, hoping to find a way back at the living room from where I entered the house first, and after a few minutes of walking, just when I was about to turn left from a corner of the corridors, I bumped into a hard, slight masculine chest...
My world begun to move in a slow motion.
My body started to lose balance as I stumbled backwards and fell ,causing a big vase decoration to fall with my body...
I closed my eyes on the upcoming fall.
Then a sound of a shattering vase was heard through the halls of the Mansion.
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Before I realized it, I was lying on my side, and I felt that the side of my body was hurting with a burning sensation, it hurts so much that I think I could faint by any minute.
And ,before I could think straight, I heard footsteps heading towards my body.
"Miss! Are you okay?" a male voice called.
My entire body panicked as I rememberd the vase that I accidentally fell into.
My eyes shot open.
The first thing I saw was a hand trying to raise my head from the cold, tiled floor, and when I took a good look from the person who was trying to help, all I saw was a handsome male with a beige colored hair.
He was one of Ryoma's friends, and also the man on Sir Tezuka's picture.
"Let's get you to the clinic in this Mansion okay?" He sounded like he was panicked and concerned.
When was the last time someone was concerned about my body because of my clumsiness?
And on instinct, my body tried to let go from his hands by pushing it weakly, remembering the broken vase.
"T-t-the v-vase! I-it-s broken! S-s-sir Tezuka m-m-might-" I stuttered as I felt dizziness knocking in my head.
"Please forget about the vase, we'll deal with it later! Your body is more important!" He half shouted.
As if I was doubting him, I tried to look at my body.
The side of my body that hit the floor was bloody, for I forgot that I landed on the shattered pieces of the vase. That's why it hurts...
I also felt a painful sting on the side of my face, assuming that I also got some scratches on my face.
I was staring at my body for three more seconds, before I heard more voices of people with running footsteps, and also before my vision became blurry.
"Please take her to the clinic!" said the guy who was holding me.
It was the last thing I heard before anything went black.
...
Dim light was the first thing I noticed when I lifted my eyelids, but the backround of the room that I was in was pure white...
Oh...why am I here again?
"-was an accident, maybe she was deep in thought when she bumped unto me," I heard the male voice, the guy who helped me and the one I bumped onto...
"We're in the clinic of the Mansion, there were no serious injuries, but half of her body had some deep wounds from the shattered vase...I suggest she must have a rest, her wounds might open again..."
Wounds? Injuries? Come to think of it, I have band aids on my sides...a lot of it!
My face too...
Still in my lying position on the white bed, I glanced on the clock, and it was already 8:01 in the morning...
My second job! and the vase I broke!
"Th-t-the Vase!" I half shouted, getting some attention from the beige colored hair guy.
"-wait, I'll call you later" he said as I heard a 'beep' sound before he turn around to see me...
"You're awake..that's a good sign" he said, smiling at me.
"Uh..thank you f-for your h-help...but, how about the vase that I broke? I'm quite s-scared...t-that I might pay for it..." I confessed, my cheeks flushed with a worried look.
"I called Tezuka just a while ago, he gave me permission to watch over you while your having your rest...and about the vase, don't worry about it, it's just a decoration anyway" he answered back while taking a seat beside the bed I was lying on.
"Oh..I-is that so?" I asked.
"It is so" he assured.
There was a moment of silence before I remembered about my second job that was about to start at 9:15 this morning!
"Um...am I allowed to leave this Mansion at 9:00? The time I was supposed to finish my job here...I-I may have been given permission to rest here, but I still have my second job-"
"It's okay, you don't have to go at the Mall for today" he said, cutting me of and giving me a reassuring smile.
I gave him a confused and shocked look.
How did he know that my second job was at a Mall?
"The Mall that you've applied belongs to me"
There was a moment of an awkward silence.
I think my eyes would bulge out.
He sighed. "Sorry for the late introduction, My name is Fuji Syuusuke, the owner of the Sports Mall of the Fuji company".
I tried to slap myself mentally, bringing my voice back.
"I-is-is t-t-that w-why I got a-as-accepted easily? I-it's b-because of Ryoma...isn't it?" I said, my eyes still as big as a plate.
"No..maybe yes...I accepted you when I read your application form, remembering that you were the girl who spilled Ponta on Ryoma...accidentally...I was just trying to help" He said, resting his elbow on his thigh as his chin on his palm.
"T-thank you for accepting me then! Thank you!" I said as I forced myself to sit and face him, bowing, ignoring the stinging pain on my sides.
"Whoa! you still have those wounds, please think about yourself!" he said with a concerned look, but still smiling a bit, then he lifted my head and positioned my body to lie down properly before going back at his original position.
"e-eh?"
He sighed again.
"Please remember that you are wounded" he said.
I nodded while blushing, "Thank you for t-the job...Thank you for helping me..."
"I only want to help you because he was a bit too much...Ryoma was in a bad mood that time in the restaurant, please forgive him...and I also want to say sorry to you..."
This time, I forced a smile.
"I-it's okay..." I looked away.
Then he gave me a blank look.
"Speaking of jobs, did you know that you applied in the families of our friends? including me of course... " He said, trying to change my mood.
I looked at him again with wide eyes.
"Eh?"
"Yes, I bet you also noticed that you only presented your application form and your in for the job, right?"
I nodded.
"It's because it is Ryoma you're dealing with, and now that you've applied to high ranked companies with a bit too stressful jobs, we, as Ryoma's friends, wanted to help you, since we knew the story of the incident from at restaurant..." he chuckled.
I still can't get over from this shock he's giving me.
"Come on, don't make that face...it's quite cute and funny" He said as he poked my forehead. I blushed furiously.
"P-please...can you tell your friends that I give them my 'Thank you'?" I asked, pulling the sheets to cover half of my face.
He laughed slightly.
"Sure thing"
"Thank you again" I said as my face keeps changing on a deeper shade of red.
"You're welcome...Oh, I also called the other jobs that you will be attending that you cannot work for today, and they accepted it" He said, patting my head.
"Eh? Really? But, Sir Fuji, I think I can still work, it's just a few scratches" I said, looking at the band aids.
"I planned on showing you around Tokyo...I heard that you just came back from America,"
I looked at him, blushing.
Show me around Tokyo? I-Is he s-s-serious?
Wait. I just realized something.
"Sir Fuji, to whom did you hear that I was from America?"
He chuckled. Then gave me a riddle with an obvious answer.
"A great coach, A great grandmother, her attitude sometimes is like a weather, Who is it?"
Three seconds of thinking.
"It's Grandma! I remember her being a coach of some tennis team" I said, clapping my hands together.
"Yes, and the team she's coaching are us" He chuckled.
"Wow..." I said. I think he's doing this intentionally...intentionally surprising me consecutively...
"And to make it clear, she was planning on making us meet you...we didn't know what and who you were until we met in the restaurant...Then, the rest happened..."
My mouth was in an 'oh' shape.
"Actually, my Grandma doesn't know anything...about...the incident..." I whispered, but it was clear enough for Sir Fuji to hear.
Now it was his turn to say 'oh'.
Silence. Again.
Then his phone rang.
"Excuse me," He said, standing up while pulling his cell from his pocket, walking to the door.
I nodded and smiled.
Then I leaned on the pillow and stared at the view of the garden of the Mansion for a minute.
Sir Fuji is such a gentleman. Unlike Ryoma...So unlike him...
I never thought that I would be meeting a celebrity crush...and if I ever met him, I expected him to be kind and understanding...
But I did met him, but all of the traits he had was the opposite of my dreams...
Now, I regret having him as my crush since childhood...
Come to think of it...it wasn't my fault that he became my crush...it was a friend boy who suggested Ryoma to be my crush...
Now that I want to remember, I think that childhood name of mine was-
"Sakuno" Sir Fuji's voice called me back to Earth.
I turned to look at him.
"Sakuno Ryuuzaki, right? "
"Y-yes..." I answered, blushing...again. Forgetting the thought of my childhood friend...
"We're going to show you around Tokyo, but try not to be clumsy...And I'm sorry for bumping onto you...I'm really sorry"
"I-it's okay, I was the one who was not looking ahead...but Sir Fuji...why were you here?" I asked.
He scratched the back of his head, like he was looking for an answer.
"Actually, I was really here to come and get you, and so I wanted to ask Tezuka to excuse you on your first day"
I raised an eyebrow.
"Why is that? I mean...who will be going with us? Y-you said 'we' a while ago'" I said as I tried to shake the first question off.
"We will be with Inui, he's one of our friends" He said, ignoring the first question.
"Please don't tell me he's the one with the spiky hair" I said as I closed my eyes.
"He is."
No way-
"But he's the one with the eyeglasses"
I gave a very relieved sigh.
"Why?"
"Sir Fuji...Y-y-you k-know..."
"Ah...I get it, the one your saying was Momo, the one who laughed out loud with Eiji" Fuji chuckled.
I gave a worried smile. He also did, knowing the reason why they laughed.
"So..Sir, where are we heading then?" I asked.
"That'll be a surprise...Now, let's get going, Inui will be here in ten minutes," he said.
"O-okay" I looked down.
"But first, let's get you a jacket or a long sleeve to cover your wounds, I bet you don't like getting attention from others...also, Fuji is fine with me, calling me with 'Sir' makes me feel like an old man, I'm only 2 years older than you anyway"
We both looked at each other and chuckled. I blushed.
He really is a gentleman.
But...what is the real reason why Sir Fuji is here to get me? I don't think showing me around Tokyo is the answer...'cause this is the first time I'm meeting him...