Story: Letters Of Love

Chapter: K Is For Kite

Authoress: The Akuma's Sakura Violin

Rating: K+

A/N: Hello my lovelies! …not really, I just wanted to try saying that ..

Anyway, so there I was, procrastinating at school, and I decide to check my e-mail and BAM! Twelve reviews! Just like that! Thank you guys so much! And yes, I realize I accidently put 'H' instead of 'K' in my end author's note, and I'm considering changing it, but I kind of find it funny leaving it there. Now let's get this straight, I did not do that on purpose, it was the result of a sleep deprived brain hurrying to finish before the internet died again (And it won…twice, but hey! Third time's the charm! =D).

A gigantic thanks to Miss Michealis, for the awesome words, and for supporting me throughout this whole story! (You rock!)

Now, I was considering the word 'Kiss' for this, but then I was told by 'woolSmynx' that whatever I do, I should definitely NOT use the word 'Kiss', because it was just too clichéd, and I have to say…I kind of agree. And so, I decided I'd use 'Kite' instead, because they're pretty =)

I kinda have no idea what I'm going to write in this chapter…but I'll tell you when I get there!

Disclaimer: If I owned Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama, I would not have just gotten that sense of Déjà Vu just now…(I swear it feels like I've been typing a disclaimer late at night befo…oh, wait, that's right. Last chapter.)

Since you've been nice enough to read through my ramblings, here's the story! (If you didn't read it, go back and do so you cheat! =P)

Kite = General Story

'Kite' = Thoughts

"Kite," = Talking

~K Is For Kite~

'…Why am I here?' Misaki thought with a sigh.

It had been a quiet Saturday morning of studying, when Sakura had suddenly burst through the front door, declaring that they were going to the park, to fly a kite.

Yes, a kite. I kid you not.

It would appear that Sakura's mother found one of the kites she'd made when she was younger for a kite festival, and Sakura had gotten the urge to go kite-flying, but didn't want to go alone, and everyone else was busy, so she decided to drag Misaki along.

Misaki sighed again, she could never understand where the girl got her limitless energy from…and looked up towards the kite, she was holding on to, while Sakura went to buy some ice-cream and a drink for herself.

It was a beautiful kite, she had to admit, Sakura's mum must have taken ages to make it.

The kite was in the shape of a big butterfly, it was a rich orange, trimmed with a black, silk-type material. The same material, as well as varying shades of deep red was used to show the pattern of the butterfly's wings.

'It really is beautiful…no wonder it won second place…and it flies really well too,'

Spying a park bench nearby, Misaki walked over and sat down on it.

It was a sunny day, and the light reflected off the butterfly's wings, making it shimmer and shine.

Misaki continued to serenely gaze at the butterfly a few moments longer, when she realized something coming up near to it.

'Is that a…another kite?' Misaki blinked quickly, getting up and squinting her eyes at the object, tying to make out its shape.

The unknown kite appeared to be just a simple, diamond shaped kite, a light emerald green in color, with a deep green tail flowing behind it.

'That green…for some reason, it seems familiar… strange.'

Misaki watched the two kites intently now, wondering what would happen next.

Whoever was holding the string attached to the green kite, bobbed the kite towards the orange butterfly one, before drawing it back so they didn't tangle.

Misaki raised an eyebrow and bobbed the kite at the green one as it had done mere moments before.

Suddenly, the green kite started dipping and swerving around the butterfly kite, almost as if it were saying, "Come and play with me!"

Misaki felt a smile on her lips at the childish thought, how could a kite say anything?

…but…she had to admit, the idea was tempting…the way the simple green kite was moving, as if it were riding the wind…Misaki couldn't help but feel the, what she called childish, urge to join in.

'Maybe…maybe just this once…'

Misaki felt her smile turn into a full blown childish grin as she had the orange butterfly join in with the green kite.

She felt like a kid again! With no worries about the council, or her job, or Usui…

Usui.

That was when it clicked.

The green kite was exactly the same color as Usui's eyes! (A/N: Just go with it, okay?)

That was why the color looked so familiar!

…wait…familiar? Did that mean she's seen his eyes so much she could recognize their color at a glance? Well…she did see him a lot, but his eyes?

'If I was asked what shade of brown Yukimaru's eyes were, I probably wouldn't be able to tell which shade it was…and I've known him since way longer than Usui… so how come I recognize his eye color?'

Misaki shook her head clear of thoughts, if she didn't pay attention, she'd lose the kite, which reminded her to look up again.

The green kite that coincidentally (she told herself) happened to be the exact color of Usui's eyes, was bobbing around her kite, as if asking why she'd stopped.

Misaki felt her childish side come up again, and with a wicked smile, she suddenly had the kite swoop around the other one.

She felt a laugh bubble up at the back of her throat, and let out a chuckle.

This was going to be fun…

~20 Minutes Later~

"Misaki-san! Sorry to keep you waiting! The line for the ice-cream van was HUGE! And the vending machine wasn't working and…Misaki? Where are you?" Sakura looked around, noticing that the brunette was no longer sitting on the bench where she had left her, and that she couldn't see the kite flying anymore.

"Ah…Misaki must have had to go…it is getting late…maybe she got a call from work? Oh well! I was going to give it to her anyway in thanks!" And with a smile, a skip and a jump, Sakura left the park without a care.

"Sakura!" Misaki yelled, her hand outstretched, Sakura had left her at the other bench, on the other side of the park. The other kite had stopped playing with hers, and with a bow that seemed to say "Sorry, I have to leave," whoever was holding onto the other end of the string, moved the kite away, and started reeling it in.

It was then that Misaki checked the time, and got worried that Sakura was in trouble, and so hurriedly reeled…well, her kite in, and just heard Sakura in time to say '….work? Oh well! I was going to give it to her anyway in thanks!" and saw her just as she skipped off.

"Damn!" Misaki cursed under her breath, she'd been so close too!

The park was pretty much deserted now, the sun was beginning to set.

'Guess I'd better get home too…'

With a sigh, Misaki resignedly moved her arm to hoist the butterfly kite over her back, she was about half-way when she felt something stop her way.

"Huh?"She turned around only to gasp.

"Usui!"

There he was, standing before her with a kite slung around his back. A green kite to be precise. To be even more precise, the kite was a simple, diamond shaped kite, a light emerald green, the same color as the eyes of the one that held it.

Yeah, that kite.

Misaki felt like she would melt into a puddle of embarrassment right then, being found out as a maid was one thing, but being found playing with a kite? That was just beyond words!

'Why? Why…out of all the people in Japan, it had to be HIM that caught me playing with a kite!'

Misaki's cheeks burned red with embarrassment, and she lowered her head, trying to use her hair to cover her burning face.

She heard a soft sigh, and then a gentle hand raised her head.

Misaki's face burned even more, if that was even possible, but she didn't resist.

"…!" Misaki felt herself intake a breath when their eyes met, those deep, light emerald eyes that had been hunting her mind since she'd seen that stupid kite.

"Don't look away from me…" he placed his on either side of her face, carefully cupping it. Their kites falling to the ground, forgotten.

"Why?" She heard herself whispered, still lost in his eyes.

Something in his eyes had changed, and a soft, sad smile crossed his face, and he replied; "Because whenever you do…I can't help but feel like you'll never look at me again…and the thought of it absolutely tears me apart…what if you find out about my past? What if you can't accept who I am? What if what I am scares you? What if you never talk to me again? All these questions…but there is only one way to answer it…but I can't help but feel scared…" He slid his arms around her shoulders, hugging her close and burying his head into the crook of her neck, his golden locks tickling her neck and ear.

Misaki felt a sweep of compassion pass over her, her arms felt as if they were acting on their own as she hugged him back, her head burrowed into his shoulder.

"Maybe…you should try giving me a chance? You never know for sure what might happen…and I don't know…well…anything about your past but…whatever your past is, it has made you who you are today, and you can't regret that, for without one's past…no matter how sad or painful it is…it is those things that make us the people we are today…and we cannot regret any of it, for to regret our past is to regret ourselves..." Misaki felt his arms tighten even more around her, and she hugged him as close as possible.

They stayed like that, tightly embracing each other silently, until Usui spoke.

"Promise me…that if you ever leave me, it won't be because of what has happened in the past…but only because of what happens in the future…please!" The last word came out as a choked plea, and Misaki felt her heart break in two.

"I promise…" and even as she whispered those two words, she felt hot, wet, tears trail down her face.

"Always?" he whispered, and she could feel something making her shoulder wet.

"Yeah…always…" Misaki looked up, over the shoulder she clung to, and up at the sky.

There, fluttering above them, was a beautifully made, orange butterfly kite, soaring up and away…and right next to it, a simple, emerald green kite.

~ K Is For Kite ~

A/N: …Well…I'm not sure what to say after that…that certainly wasn't what I was expecting to write…I was originally aiming for fluff, but then 'Lacrimosa' came on, and well…things changed a little…

Uhh…send in your reviews, and your suggestions for the 'L' words, or phrases, words in different languages are great too.

Song Suggestion: 'Lacrimosa' by 'Kalafina' (Make sure you listen to the whole version, and look up the lyrics, they're beautiful. It's a Japanese song that was used as the Second ED of Kuroshitsuji, based on the latin word 'Lacrimosa', which literally means 'Weeping', makes sense why there's a shift of genre, huh?)