Hi! It's FunEveryWeek! This will just be a short chapter with Misaki's mom in it. She's giving her her punishment =D Have fun reading this chapter, I guess.

Previously:

Misaki spills the truth about her behavior towards Usui and comes back home to her sick mother and her worried sister.

Chapter 16: Punishment

After dinner, Misaki went to check up on her mom. She saw that her mom had not waken up yet and still had the steaming food next to her. She reported this to Suzuna and went back to the couch to watch the movie again.

When the movie was halfway done, Suzuna and Misaki's mother had woken up and saw the food next to her. She ate it and made sure not to rush through it. When she was finished, she grabbed her tray and brought it to the sink. She saw Misaki watching the movie peacefully with a small smile on her face. Her anger was back as she looked at this picture. She put her plates in the sink and walked over to Misaki. "Misaki... what're you watching?" she asked with a small cough. Misaki looked at her and blinked.

"Howl's Moving Castle. I'm re-watching it because I watched it with Suzuna earlier when you were sleeping. By the way, how are you feeling?" Misaki asked.

"Oh. I'm feeling well right now. Well... I'm happy you've come back. But you do now that you've done something really bad, right?" she asked her.

"Y-yeah... I went to Usui's place and stayed there and left you guys. I won't do it again. You can make me a prisoner all you want..." Misaki replied.

"Misaki, I'm very angry at you. You didn't follow my rules and left to meet the person you were supposed to stay away from. I won't try to scream at you, but I'm just going to tell you this. You are not allowed to go anywhere near that boy Usui. You're at home unless you have school or work. I know that he visits you at work sometimes, but try to ignore him and try avoiding conversation with him. You two are dating... I know that... I won't kill your relationship with him, but you just can't talk to him at all." Misaki knew that she was seperating them even though she said she wasn't. You can't keep a relationship without talking or seeing them at all.

"...OK, Mom. I will try resisting to see Usui." Misaki knew that she couldn't keep that up for a long time.

"You have to swear to do that. Because last time, you left to see him. Don't do it again. Promise?"

"I-I promise..." Misaki said, avoiding eye contact. Minako looked at her closely, as if she was reading her mind to see if she was lying or not.

"You better not leave, because I'll be guarding the door. You have to tell me why you're leaving and tell me your school and work schedule. I know this sounds a little strict, but you need to learn your lesson. You did something that hurt both me and Suzuna and hurt Hinata the most. You left him and fell for Usui just after being with him for a couple of minutes."

"I know, Mother. I swear I won't leave home unless it's school or work. I'll try avoiding Usui at all times and won't talk to him at all." Misaki still wasn't looking at her and at the movie.

"I'll have Hinata keep watch of you guys. And at work, I'll have Satsuki look after you guys." Misaki widened her eyes a little bit.

"O-OK... well... I'm going to go take a bath and then go to sleep. I have school tomorrow."

"Good. I'll let you leave now," Minako replied. Misaki turned the TV and CD player off and headed to the bathroom where she started stripping. She turned the water on and felt the cold water trickle against her skin. It slowly turned warm and she made the temperature comfortable and to her liking.