Quest

Summary: Himegami chose his quest over his master.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hayate no Gotoku.

Two figures stood on the grassland outside the main mansion of the Sanzenin family. An old man, his arms behind his back and a serious expression on his visage while the other, a red haired teenager, hands in his pocket, face blank.

"Save the world, Himegami. Save Nagi." Mikado Sanzenin said solemnly and then, he walked away leaving the young man to his own thoughts.

Himegami tried to process everything that was told to him. His detached mask broken, he hid his eyes behind his unruly red bangs.

Inside the main mansion, the little blonde heiress scowled at everything that her eyes landed on. She hated this place and most of all, she hated its owner. She lazily leaned her head on the comfy sofa and wondered where her grandfather took her butler. Once the airship arrived, the old man requested an audience from Himegami and left Nagi pouting and Maria trying to placate the little blonde's sour mood. Maria hurried to the kitchens to help prepare for the household's meal.

The opening of the door woke Nagi out of her reverie and saw Himegami walking in and leaning on the wall beside the door. She noticed his tense posture but disregarded it as one of his strange quirks.

"Himegami, what did the old man want?" Nagi asked, a fierce frown appearing on her chubby face when silence met her query. The little blonde bit her lips testily and glared. "What did he say?"

The red haired butler looked at his master's rigid countenance and noted the quiet voice she used to ask her last question.

"I need to leave, Nagi." I must…the words were left unspoken.

"Where?" Nagi met her butler's blank eyes, searching.

"I don't know." His stare elsewhere.

Seething, the blonde girl clenched her fists, almost painfully; she shouted as much as her tiny lungs can muster. She didn't care; let the old man hear her displeasure. "What do you mean you don't know? Or is it you can't tell me? What did he say? Did he poison your mind too? Don't listen to that old man's ramblings…Hime!"

Himegami remained stoic and unfeeling.

"Himegami…Hime…A-Aka…ne." Nagi called, imploring, tears suddenly cascading like rivulets. The girl felt a bit silly and repeatedly tried to stop the flow.

The red haired butler stalked to his master and stood in front of her. Nagi looked up and glared halfheartedly.

Himegami brought his knuckles on Nagi's head gently and said softly, barely heard. "Goodbye, Nagi."

The Sanzenin heiress placed her hands on her head, never looking at the retreating back of her butler. "That hurt, you moron. Y-"her breath hitched. "You're fired."

Outside, Mikado Sanzenin, head of the Sanzenin family, closed his eyes and quietly whispered to the winds.

"Save the world. Save Nagi."

Author's note: So what do you think? Passable for my try on HimeNagi *light* drama? I want to imagine that this situation, if not exact, is what happened; even though I still love the "Anime" reason that Hime got fired for hitting Nagi. Hilarious! XD

Omake:

"Save the world. Save Nagi. Save Hayate no Gotoku. You need to leave so that Ayasaki Hayate can take over your combat butler job! I can see the future, damn!" The wind carried the Sanzenin head's insane laughter. Somewhere, a blue haired teen riding a bicycle, shivered violently, crashed and tumbled down a subway.