"That's Luka's voice," Miku commented as she and Gumi perched on the edge of the bed listening to the commotion in the next room. The other girl merely shrugged, twisting a chunk of the duvet between her fingers as she heard her fathers muffled shouts complaining and cursing.
"She's not here, you crazy—" he began, before Luka's shrill voice cut him off again.
"I know she is… What were you about to call me?!" Kaito stood back as her face reddened in anger. The older man glared in annoyance.
"Fine. But I think you're deluding yourself. Kaito, you need to get your woman checked out."
"HOW DARE YOU!" Luka screamed at him. "I am COMPLETELY sane. And I am not anyone's woman. Don't try and objectify me, you preposterous fool!"
She spun on her heel and slammed the opposing doors open, seething at the storeowner.
"You can look everywhere but you won't find her here," the old man crossed his arms over his chest defiantly. The pink-haired maid ignored him and placed her hand on the handle of the final door – Gumi's room. She pushed it open and gasped, and the colour drained from the old man's face, his mouth hanging agape.
"M-miku-sama…?" He asked after composing himself. Luka flipped her hair over her shoulder and gave him a smug 'I-told-you-so' look, before rushing over to Miku's side.
"Miku-sama, everyone's been very worried about you." Kaito whispered from the doorway. The princess snorted and shook her head.
"I highly doubt that. No one cares for me, not truly."
"I care Miku… and so does your father, and the rest of the workers. We all care greatly about you." Luka placed a hand on the girl's shoulder. "Come on, now. We should go back…"
A/N: It's been a while, I'm sorry. I have a new laptop, but it has no free MS Word *cries* so I had to dig out my old one to continue writing this. But two chapters today, and (maybe) two more tomorrow should make up for it, right? XD
