Favorite Fruit

Summary: Himegami likes bananas…Nagi hates it?

Disclaimer: Do not own the following copyrighted stuff mentioned in this story.

Timeline: during Hayate no Gotoku, Anime verse

It's a sunny day in the Sanzenin estate and Nagi sat in front of her new Play station 3 platform, playing the latest Final Fantasy game. She was so caught up with the game that she didn't notice her blue-haired butler and brunette maid enter the room.

"Nagi…" Maria, the Sanzenin maid and Nagi's mother figure, called…following her is Hayate who was pushing a cart in the room.

"Hm?" the blonde heiress answered absent-minded.

"Lunch is ready, milady." Hayate said, moving forward and magically procuring a table out of nowhere and fine-looking chairs, because he's an awesome butler! He laid different food on top of it, took the chair out and offered it to his master. "Milady…"

"Yes, Hayate."

Nagi smiled, awed at her butler's awesomeness. She tossed the game controller and sat on the offered chair. She blushed appreciatively when Hayate pushed the chair gently back in the table and put a napkin on her lap.

"So, what's my lunch for today, Maria?" The blonde grinned at the brunette and Maria shook her head and gave Nagi a gentle smile. "I didn't cook your lunch today, Nagi. Hayate wanted to do it so I let him."

"Really?" This statement only made the blonde's grin bigger. She was suddenly off to fantasy land of a blushing Hayate donning a French maid outfit, a pink apron and a big pink bow behind.

"Hayate did his best to make lunch for you Nagi. His cooking is very good."

Maria stated and sweat dropped already thinking what her little charge was thinking. Hayate, being oblivious to the little girl's feelings, sparkled from the maid's compliment. Ignited from it, he started explaining the variety of courses he served.

"As everyone say a healthy mind needs a healthy body, now that milady is attending school again." 'Though not regularly…' "I specially prepared a balanced diet for you, milady."

Hayate was talking and pointing out to the dishes but Nagi remained daze, not really listening but only looking at her butler.

"…and for the fruit, people believe that banana is the king of all fruits! So I chose the best bananas in the market and now serve it to you, milady." The blue haired butler finished, his background sparkling.

'Banana…'

Nagi snapped out of her fantasizing upon hearing that word. Her face suddenly became blank.

Maria and Hayate noticed the young blonde's change and blinked a couple of times confused.

"Nagi?"

"Milady?"

"What your favorite color, Hime?" The little blonde slurred a bit in her words but she successfully caught her butler's attention and it seemed to her that he understood what she asked. In her hands were her crayons- red, blue and yellow.

"Yellow…" he replied, sitting on the window's ledge and looking down.

"Why yellow?" she asked curious, dropping her crayons to the floor where they landed on her color book.

"Because yellow is the color of bananas…"

"Oh…you like bananas?"

The little girl moved closer to her window and put her hands forward, wanting to be carried. Her butler complied and put her on his lap.

"Yes. I like bananas. Banana is the king of all fruits and I will be the best butler in the world! Best is for the best…so I like it!" He explained enthusiastically, a contradiction to his future self.

"If I be the best, Hime like me?" The girl tilted her head cutely.

The red-haired butler trainee only chuckled and gently patted the little blonde's head. "I already like Nagi. She doesn't need to be the best because for Hime, Nagi is the best. And Nagi reminds me of bananas! What's your favorite color, Nagi?"

Little Nagi put her tiny finger on her mouth pondering. "Red…I like red, Hime!"

"Oh…and why is that?"

Nagi pouted childishly and crossed her arms. "Hayate…I want apples."

Hayate and Maria exchanged glances.

"Right away, milady!" Hayate hurried outside while Maria stayed in the room and stared at the frowning blonde who took a banana, peeled and ate it.

Author's note: Yes! I made an out-of-character Himegami! I want to believe that he's not as impassive as he is when he was young. Some events in his life might have altered the warm character I made of him here! *teary eyes* And Nagi in the italic flash back is very, very, as in very young. Maybe around three years old…more or less…