Chapter Four

Mikan

I might be able to say that my job was the best job in the world but I can't because I have the worst boss in the entire world. He is insensitive, arrogant, judgmental, and did I mention arrogant? Here's another synonym; conceited!

I haven't even reached the end of my first day when he just gave me a sermon. The speech was not even about Aoi and didn't even concern her; it was because of this stupid habit of mine. It was about me, I sing whenever I strolled from one place to another.

What happened was; I was walking in one of the paths to Aoi's room because I was briefed first before I could take on my responsibilities as Aoi's nanny, so after I finished talking to Anna they gave me the instruction to go to Aoi's room to start the job and that was when Mr. Arrogant-Ass, I mean Mr. Hyuuga, passed me by and gave me the intense stare once again, this time with the sub-meaning of "What the hell are you doing?".

"What?" I asked automatically.

"What do you think you're doing?" he questioned back.

"I'm walking." I answered. "I'm going to Aoi's room."

"I can see that." he replied with a hint of sarcasm. "What I'm asking is that why are you making noises?"

Noises? My foot-steps weren't even audible.

"I wasn't making any noise."

"You were singing." he said. "If we could count it as a form of singing."

I gasped.

Why you arrogant pickle-head freak!

"Yes, it is counted as singing!" I shouted. "And it's singing, is there a law where it says that I can't sing?"

"Noises are not allowed in this house."

"It's not noise if you sing."

"Yes, it is." he replied arrogantly. "Especially if it's coming from someone like you."

I silently tried to come up for an answer. He was still starred.

"You are a pest in this household."

"I- I was just singing! Then I'm a pest who saved your sister life!" I furiously replied. "May I remind you that I did not asked to be in this position, you were the one brought the contract!"

He starred more intense this time.

"It was not my plan to hire!" he told me then he glared too. "I was going to give you reward money! Aoi was the one who wanted you as a nanny."

I was dumbfounded. Five second in this guy's presence would leave you in a puddle of self-pity. So he never wanted to hire me in the first place? Ugh! Why would I care for his opinion?

"Then I'm sorry for saving your sisters life! No, wait! I'm not!" I said. "I'm just sorry that she has a brother like you!"

He both looked furiously at each other.

I heard a door opening from the end of the corridor; I looked to the side and saw Aoi.

Aoi was wearing a white dress with frilly ribbons around it and was again embraced with the bear. My heart fell. This was the reason, Mikan; I told myself. She's the reason why you can accept everything from the unemotional jerk in-front of you.

I looked back at Mr. Hyuuga and shrugged.

I walked towards Aoi and gathered her in my arms. Nine days with this child and here I am forgetting the world for her. Even with her silent words and gestures.

After that I just began ignoring him. If he was to enter a room while I and Aoi were there, I would not mind him, I would pretend he was invisible.

This lasted until today, my third day. This would bring us back to this whole present story.

He caught me reading to Aoi. The book was about this kitten that lost her family and in the end had new family, which includes a puppy and a little frog. He was just stared at me the whole time as if I'm doing something wrong. When I finally finished reading and Aoi was in deep slumber, He and I left the room.

He then grabbed my wrist without explanation. I struggled of course but my force (being that I'm only 5'1 in height and with an approximation of 50 kilograms in weight or below.) against his force (being I think of 6'2 built with the side of muscles.) was no way a fair fight.

We then continued to a room. I think it was his office.

He let go of my wrist and sat me in an arm chair across a table. He paced back and forth the table.

"Why did you bring me here?" I asked.

Silent.

"Did I do something wrong again?"

He stopped his paced around the table and sat on the chair opposite me.

"Let me say this once only, Miss Sakura." he told me. "You are not to ever read that book to Aoi."

"Why?"

"Because I said so."

"You can't forbid me to do something. I was just reading to her, it was my favorite book." I replied. "First you hinted that I stop my habitual singing and now reading to her is a crime!?"

He stared at me.

"Reading to her is not a crime but just don't read that specific book to her."

I wanted more information of the reason why I can't read the book to Aoi but something tells me that I should just stand back. I really wanted to stay for Aoi.

I stood.

"Okay." I silently told him.

I don't know but starring at my boss and his him starring back at me was kind of becoming a sign that was a mutual acknowledgment of leaving a conversation unfinished without further explanations.

After that I left but I somehow could see that there was more to "The Hyuuga's" then meets the eye.

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