A/N: Hey! Sorry for the long wait! I got sick for a few days and I couldn't write! I'm sorry that it took long to upload! Thank you for your patience! Enjoy!

Misaki's POV:

I walked inside the house to see Gerald waiting for us.

"He's in the living room", he said.

Usui nodded and took my hand. We walked towards the living room and opened the big doors. The Duke was waiting for us as he was sitting down in the chair. We walked towards him and bowed.

"Sit", he said.

We sat down in a couch near him.

"I want to say that I am sorry for kidnapping your sister", he said, "And for using her as a tool in order for you to marry Tora."

I tightened my fist.

"I'm deeply sorry", he said.

He bowed.

"Are you really sorry for what you've done?" Usui asked coldly.

"I am", the Duke answered.

"Then will you give us your blessing?" Usui asked.

"No", the Duke said.

"Why not?" Usui asked.

"I have no intention of giving my blessing if my grandson marrying a girl that is of lower class", the Duke said.

I got up quickly.

"You have no right to make Usui choose who he marries", I spat out, "It's his life and he shall do what he wants with it. He's a grown man, he should be able to know how to act for himself."

The Duke looked at me wide eyed.

"I want to marry Usui", I said, "I plan to and he wants to marry me. You can't stop it whether you like it or not. You can't stop love."

The Duke stayed silent. Usui stared at the Duke.

"I still will not give my blessing", the Duke said.

Usui got up.

"Then I don't want to inherit your company", Usui said, "Go make Gerald do it."

Usui took my hand and we walked out the door.

"We shall be going back to Japan", Usui said as we paused at the door.

We walked out of the house and back into the car.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Back to my foster parents house", he said.

"But you-", I started to say.

"I know", he said, "That was for purpose."

"But my family is there", I said.

"Gerald has his best bodyguards there protecting them", he said, "There's also Shintani."

I nodded. We drove back to Usui's parent's house. When we arrived, they met us at the front.

"How did it go?" Mrs. Usui asked.

"Just as planned", Usui said, "We will be staying here if that is fine by you."

"Of course!" Mrs. Usui exclaimed, "Stay as long as you like!"

I smiled and bowed.

"Thank you", I said.

Mrs. Usui patted my head and we walked inside the house. I plopped onto the bed and sighed. I was going to miss private lessons about diplomats. I grabbed the pillow and groaned. Why did the Duke had to be so picky? Usui sat next to me and poked my stomach. I froze and hit him with the pillow.

"D..d..Don't touch my stomach!" I exclaimed.

"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to get married next week", Usui said.

We needed to get married. Of course.

"Isn't that too quick?" I asked.

Usui laid close to me.

"But I want to get married to the girl of my dreams", he whispered, "I'm impatient."

I blushed and pushed him away.

"You can't be patient at all can you?" I asked.

"I can't", Usui said, "I've been waiting for a while and I want you to be mine."

I got up and stared down at him.

"Be patient", I said.

Usui got up and kissed me quickly.

"I'll be patient for you", he whispered.

"That's it!" I exclaimed.

I pushed him off the bed and tossed him a pillow.

"You're sleeping on the floor!" I exclaimed.

I threw the covers over me. I could hear Usui laughing.

"Hai hai", he said.

The next morning, I woke up to the sound of birds. I got up slowly stretching before I took a look around. Usui was still on the floor soundly asleep. I looked at his face carefully. He looked as if he was a plastic doll. I touched his face without realizing what I was doing. He caught my hand and opened his eyes.

"Good morning", he said.

"Did you really sleep on the floor?" I asked worriedly.

"Yes", he said, "Ayuzawa, you told me to sleep on the floor, so I did."

"Are you not sore?" I asked.

I felt bad for making him sleep on the floor.

"Not really no", he said.

He got up and stretched. I could hear bones cracking from his back.

"I'm perfectly fine", he said.

Usui got up.

"Let's get some breakfast", he said.

We brushed our teeth and washed our face. Usui was taking a shower when I was changing. He came out with a shirt but with a towel wrapped around his waist.

"I came out with a shirt this time", he said.

There was a knock at the door.

"Come in", Usui said.

The maid came in and took a look at Usui and turned around quickly.

"Um", she started to say, "B..b..breakfast is ready."

"We'll be down there", he said politely.

She bowed and walked out quickly.

"Turn around", he said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Do you want to see me bottomless again?" he asked teasingly.

I blushed and turned around quickly.

"You could've just told me", I said quickly.

I waited for a while until Usui tapped my shoulder. I turned around and Usui was close to me. I froze. He took my hand and guided me towards the dining hall. Mr. and Mrs. Usui was nowhere to be seen.

"Where did they go?" I asked.

"They went to work", Usui said, "They usually don't come back until late at night."

I nodded. After we ate our breakfast, Usui took me on a tour around his house. He had some business to do so he left me for a couple of hours on my own. I wandered around the home. I opened a door and found myself in someone's office. I took a step inside. It was a beautiful study. There were many books. I walked towards the desk and saw a picture of Usui's family. There was also a folder that was there. I opened it and saw that there was a picture of me. I was confused. There was a letter next to it. I started to read it.

"Mr. Usui,

I hope that you realize that your son will be marrying a girl named Misaki Ayuzawa. I inform you that she is not from our class. You must immediately stop them at once. I do not accept them to be together. I beg you to break them apart. On December 25th, Takami will be invited to go to a ball with Miss. Ayuzawa. I want you to send her back to Japan and have Takami go into an arranged marriage. The wedding day will be that day. I hope that you may work together with me on this plan.

Yours truly,

Duke

My hands were shaking in anger. He never knows when to stop huh. He was going to plan with Mr. Usui to break us apart? I put the letter down. Maybe he was right. I'm not from the higher class and the Duke wants me gone. Maybe I'm not the one for Usui. I walked towards the door and opened it. Usui was there waiting for me. I backed up.

"Usui", I started to say.

Usui grabbed me and hugged me tightly. I was wide eyed. Did he know?

"I don't think I'm the one for you", I said softly, "Everyone seems to hate me and disapprove of me just because of my class."

Tears welled up in my eyes. Usui didn't say anything. He just hugged me tightly. We stayed like that for a while. When I calmed down, Usui took me to the kitchen and sat me down. He started to take out some ice cream boxes.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"I heard girls eat ice cream when they're sad", Usui said.

I looked at the ice cream tubs that were laid in front of me.

"Choose your poison", Usui said smiling.

I picked the cookie dough tub. Usui put everything away and opened it. He handed me a spoon.

"Ladies first", he said.

I took a big scoop and shoved it in my mouth. Usui followed after me. The chefs looked at us weirdly. I started to take another big chunk. Usui took another after me. I eyed him. Was he going to make this competition? I took another scoop and Usui followed. I got annoyed. We finished the tub of ice cream in a matter of seconds. I grabbed my stomach and groaned. I really never liked ice cream as much. Mrs. Usui came in the kitchen and stared at us. Her lips parted and she started laughing.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"Having a contest in who can eat the most ice cream", Usui said.

Mrs. Usui tapped on his shoulder.

"You should never do that with a girl!" she exclaimed, "They're always looking out for their diet!"

I smiled nervously.

"Anyways, your father wants to meet you", she said, "Both of you."

We walked to his study. He was waiting for us there. Gerald was there also. We sat down on the couch.

"What are you doing here?" I asked Gerald.

"Well, since grandfather wasn't fooled of where you were, he proposed something", he said.

"What?" Usui asked.

Gerald handed out a poster towards Usui.

"This is what grandfather proposes", Gerald said.

I looked at the poster and unrolled it. It said in bold letters, "A fight for Takami Usui." I stared at it for a while.

"What does this mean?" I asked, "That we fight for Usui?"

Gerald nodded.

"Well, not of a fight", he said, "More of a audition."

"And who will be making the challenges?" I asked.

"Usui of course", Gerald said.

I looked over to Usui. He looked away as if he was interested in the ceiling.

"So Usui will make the challenges that fits best for him? I asked.

Gerald nodded.

"You're correct", he said, "But Usui must stay at the Duke's house until the day has come to prevent cheating."

"I see", I said.

I got up and smiled.

"Then what are we waiting here for?" I asked, "Let's get to it!"

Gerald got up.

"I will notify the Duke that you take on the challenge", he said, "I'll send a letter to you in a few days in when it will begin."

"I'll meet you at home by dinner", Usui said.

Gerald nodded. He got up, bowed to Mr. Usui, and left the house. I looked down at the poster.

"I want to do this challenge", I said.

"Are you fighting for me?" Usui asked.

"Yes", I said, "I don't want anyone else to win, plus it'll set a challenge for me too. To see if I am really your type or not."

I tightened my fist.

"I'll get him for sure", I said.

Usui stared at me lovingly. I looked back at him and started to get embarrassed. Mr. Usui started to laugh.

"I...I...It's not that I want to do this challenge. I..I..I mean I would want to do this challenge. H..he p...proposed it, so why not take the challenge?" I stuttered.

Mr. Usui got up and smiled.

"I understand", he said, "I accept either way, but I wish you the best."

I smiled and bowed.

"Thank you", I said.

After Mr. Usui left, I was left alone with Usui. I sat on the couch awkwardly from my last words before. Usui got up and sat near me.

"You alright?" he asked.

I turned around quickly to face him and blinked.

"Y..yes", I said nervously.

Usui got up.

"I want you to win this one", Usui said.

"I know", I said.

"I wish you good luck", he said.

He started to go towards the door.

"Are you leaving now?" I asked.

"Yes", he said.

I looked down.

"I..I see", I said, "See you in a few days then."

Usui grabbed the doorknob, but turned around and walked quickly towards me. He hugged me tightly.

"I wish you the best of luck", Usui said, "Win for me."

He left the room. I felt my heart sink a little. I had to get my hopes up. I had to win this one. I started training for the audition as the day got closer. Mr. and Mrs. Usui helped me with the training. I learned how to cook from Mrs. Usui and I learned about politics with Mr. Usui. The day came and I was ready. The night before the audition, Mrs. Usui was helping me pack my clothes.

"Are you ready?" she asked.

"Yes", I said confidently, "I'm sure that I will surpass anyone there."

Mrs. Usui smiled.

"I hope that you win", she said, "I love being around you."

I smiled.

"I won't let you down", I said, "I'll come to this house with Usui."

Mrs. Usui smiled brightly and told me to get some sleep. I laid in bed and stared at the moon. It's been three days since I've seen Usui. I missed him. I wrapped my arms around the pillow and hugged it tightly. I still had the ring that Usui secretly put on me. I looked at it and sighed. I closed my eyes. I needed sleep for tomorrow. I was about to fall asleep when there was a loud ring from my phone. I jumped up in surprise and grabbed my phone.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Oh sorry", said a familiar voice, "Did I interrupt your sleep?"

It was Usui.

"What are you calling me for late at night?" I asked.

"Just wanted to say good luck for tomorrow', Usui said.

"That's it?" I asked.

"I miss you", he said.

I stayed quiet.

"Just wanted to say that before tomorrow", he said, "Also, I love you. Sweet dreams my princess."

The call ended. My ears were still on the phone. I blinked a couple of times. Did Usui say that he missed me? I put my phone down on the night stand and quickly pulled the covers over my head blushing. That idiot! Trying to make me fall in love with him all over again! Wait till I get my hands on him once I win! I closed my eyes energizing myself for the next day.

When I woke up, it was early. I walked down the steps all ready and energized. I ate a good meal and Mrs. Usui helped me get dressed.

"Now you must look presentable when you arrive", Mrs. Usui said.

She got me into a red dress that flowed down to my knees. It was soft and it was beautiful. It had white flower designs that was attached to the bottom of the dress. Mrs. Usui helped me do my make-up.

"Usui told me to make you wear it", she said.

"I see", I said.

Usui actually had a great taste of fashion.

She smiled.

"He's never been like this until he saw you", she said.

I smiled.

"I promise to bring him back home", I said.

Mrs. Usui hugged me tightly.

"I believe in you", she said.

Mr. and Mrs. Usui walked me to the car and saw me off. When I arrived at the Duke's house, there were many cars there. Each had a girl my age walk out of the car. They looked they came from a higher class. I narrowed my eyes at them. They looked easy victims to beat. I was escorted out of the car and up the stairs. There were many cameras and reporters there taking pictures of me as I walked up. I took a deep breath and walked my way up. When I entered, there were about fifty girls there sitting at tables. I took a table and sat with some girls that looked excited.

"I wonder what he has in store for us", said one girl with a mole on her face.

"I'm pretty sure it has to do with something lady like", said another, "I'm sure Usui would love a girl that has ladyship."

I stayed silent and looked at the stage. When it was time to start, a man came on stage.

"Attention ladies", said the announcer, "I am glad to be here today to announce that the audition will be starting. This audition was made especially by Master Usui and he will be the one judging it. If you are eliminated, you are free to stay until the audition is complete. Without further adue, Master Usui!"

Usui came on stage and there were a lot of polite clappings from the girls.

"Thank you for coming today", he said, "I see lovely girls that came all the way here to partake in this audition. I thank you for participating, but I must warn you, these challenges are what you least expect to do. I wish you all good luck and may the best one win."

The announcer came back on stage.

"The first audition is the look audition", the announcer said, "You must all take off your make up and show yourself towards Master Usui. He will then eliminate the people that he desires to eliminate by their looks. Please take this time to take off your makeup."

Every girl started to get worried.

"What kind of audition is this?!" exclaimed one girl.

"I look hideous without my makeup!" exclaimed another.

I took off my make up and waited till the audition started. One by one we stood in line and walked up to Usui. He eliminated most of the girls that were there. I walked up to him and he looked at me and smiled a little.

"Pass", he said.

I walked down the steps and sat in the pass section. The girls who were eliminated were crying.

"For those who have passed, congratulations", said the announcer, "There are twenty ladies left in this audition. The second audition will be cooking. Each one of you are assigned to cook something for Master Usui to eat. He will then decide who will stay and who will leave."

I was confident in my cooking now. Mrs. Usui taught me how to cook his favorite meal, an omelet. There was a big kitchen that was made for us. I was a bit surprised in how they made this so quickly.

"You have one hour to finish this meal", said the announcer, "Begin!"

I quickly walked to the refrigerator and took out some eggs, veggies, and milk. I grabbed a bag of rice and walked over to my station. I started to clean the rice and popped it in the rice cooker. I pressed start on the rice cooker and it started to cook. I then started to wash some veggies. I cleaned each one with care. I started chopping slowly. I looked around and saw some girls were clueless and some girls knew what they were going to do. I shook my head and focused. I chopped all the veggies. I felt eyes staring at me so I looked up and saw Usui staring at me. I looked down and went on with my work. I decided to fix him a drink. I went back to the fridge and got out some fruits. I chopped them up and plopped them in the mixer. I added some milk and ice and sugar. I mixed it up and poured it in a cup. I put it back in the fridge to keep it cool. I then started to cut some apples and have the bunny ears on it. I then laid it perfectly on a small plate. I then got out some peaches and added it to the mix. The fruits were for dessert, of course. A healthy way of ending a meal. When the rice was finished, I scooped out some rice and slapped it on the frying pan. I added some oil, veggies, and some ketchup to the mix. I mixed it all up and got out a plate. I made a round shape and I started to make the omelet. I mixed the eggs quickly and added some milk with it. I poured it in the frying pan and started to cook it. I looked at the time and I had 5 minutes left. I plopped it carefully onto the mixed rice and added a parsley on top. The buzzer buzzed and it was time to present the food to Usui. I put my plate on a platter.

"First contestant, please show your food to Usui", said the announcer.

The first contestant had a butler bring her food to Usui. It was a pretty dish. It had a plate of different types of sandwiches on it. Usui took a bite and smiled.

"It's a very pretty dish indeed", he said, "Not only it's pretty, but it has a great taste too. Pass."

She bowed towards Usui. As the contestants went down the line. Many were eliminated as the food were badly placed or even disgusting to eat. Usui took small bites and then moved on. I was the last one to present my food. I came up directly instead of using a butler and presented the food to him.

"I hope you enjoy it, Master Usui", I said.

I realized what I said and bit my lip. Usui smiled and took a bite from my omelet. His eyes lite up. He ate the whole omelet. I placed the drink and some fruits on the table.

"Dessert", I said.

He smiled and gladly drank and ate all of it. He looked at me proudly.

"Such great food that you have made", he said, "It's simple, but has a great taste to it. You even provided dessert. You took your time in presenting it yourself instead of using a butler. Pass."

I bowed and walked down. I looked up at the Duke and he glared at me. I smiled and walked towards my station quickly.

"Congratulations to those who had passed!" exclaimed the announcer, "There are four of you left and the last one will be a tough one."

"I hope it's something that has to do with dancing or even sewing!" exclaimed one girl.

"We will be doing a marathon", said the announcer.

"A marathon?" questioned one of the girls quietly, "Why it's so unladylike!"

"You will be running around the house doing different challenges while you are at them", said the announcer, "The one who finishes first will be our winner."

We were taken to a room to change. I got changed into the clothes that they have given us. Each girl had a different color. I had white.

"I can't believe he's making us run!" complained one girl.

"If you don't want to do it", said one girl, "Why not just quit?"

"I want to marry Usui!" exclaimed the girl, "I want to win!"

We were escorted outside towards the garden.

"Remember, no going off course", said the announcer, "No cheating of course. Now on your marks!"

I stretched a little and got into position.

"Get set", said the announcer, "GO!"

I started running quickly. I was in the lead and was the first to get to the first station. I had to win at speed with the challenger.

"I won't go easy on you!" exclaimed the challenger, "I'm the number one person who's beaten everyone at speed! Plus you're special. The Duke has especially told me to go hard on you."

"Try me", I said smiling.

"Ready, set go-!" started the challenger.

The second he said go, I started to slam down the right cards on the stack. I finished one card and the challenger was left speechless. He couldn't put down a single card.

"W..w...what?" he exclaimed confused.

"Pass!" said a judge there.

I ran on quickly as the other 3 girls were arriving. The challenges there were easy for me. I had to climb a wall, stack some cards, finish ramen without using both hands, and many more that were easy to do. I quickly ran towards the last challenge. The girls were there somehow. I froze. How did they finish so quickly? They weren't there with me before. I was ahead of them. This was the Duke's plan wasn't it. I tightened my fist and walked over to the girls.

"Had a hard time getting here?" asked one girl laughing.

"How foolish of you", said another.

"Now", said the announcer, "The last challenge is to survive without falling into the pool."

"That's easy", said one girl with blonde hair.

"You must push each other off to win", said the announcer.

The three girls looked at me. I kept looking at the announcer.

"Those who push each other off, will be eliminated', said the announcer.

We got onto the flat surface on the water. The whistle blew the start sign. Usui was there to watch us. No one moved at first, then the girls exchanged looks and went towards me. One girl grabbed my arm and started to pull me towards the edge. I grabbed her other arm and pushed her off the edge. She flew screaming and landed in the pool. The other two girls were fighting each other and the girl in the blonde pushed the other girl off. It was against us two. She smiled.

"I will win this and marry Usui", she said, "I've done karate since I was a child!"

I narrowed my eyes at her.

"I've done aikido", I said, "You're not the only one with training."

She narrowed her eyes at me and went for me. I ducked under her punch and grabbed her hand. I twisted her around and she fell to the floor. She got up and kicked my legs and I fell on my back. She jammed her elbow in my stomach. I coughed up blood. The bruises were still there and it was going to get bigger. I kicked her out of my way and she landed on her butt. I got up and steadied myself while holding my stomach. I got in stance and waited for her to attack.

"You're weak", she said, "You can't even possibly win against me.", she said, "Maybe before I let you fall into the water, I should beat some sense in you."

She attacked again and I ducked from her punch. I hit her stomach three times and swept her off her feet. She landed on her side and groaned.

"The Duke told me he would give me a lot of money if I beat you", she said, "He said that he would let me do what I wanted with you."

I got angry. I knew the Duke was planning something behind this all. She got up.

"I want to win so that I can get the money", she said as she spit on the floor.

"So you would not even marry Usui?" I asked.

"Oh I would", she said, "But I would use him just to get money."

I glared at her.

"How dare you say that", I said.

She smiled and ran towards me. She grabbed my arms and I pushed against her. She smiled and pushed against me. Water was getting on the platform and everything was slippery. I started sliding towards the edge. She kicked me in the stomach. The same place where she hit me earlier. Instead of tossing me over the edge, she threw me across the platform.

"You think I would finish you off like that easily?" she asked.

I got up slowly.

"Bring it on", I said.

She ran towards me, but I knew her pattern. I ducked and rammed my head against her stomach. I heard a crack in some ribs. She faltered and grabbed her side.

"You idiot!" she screamed.

She went for me and I felt a sharp pain in my side. I looked down and she had stuck a knife in my side. I looked at her and she smiled.

"Game over", she said.

"MISAKI!" shouted Usui.

I fell into the pool while she took out the knife and pushed me in. Everything started to go slowly. I saw Usui get up and run over towards the pool. The guards had knocked down the blonde girl and her smile disappear. I heard the word disqualified. The Duke got up wide eyed as if he knew that this was not going to plan. I splashed into the water and blacked out. Was it game over for me?