Miss Maid

Ryuuga and Izumi

Sienna and Naoki turned to the source of the voice. Yes, the loud and shrill voice was already recognizable by Naoki's ears. He stared at the girl who was walking towards them with an angry grunt. Yes, for Naoki right now he was looking at a monster who was angry and preparing to eat it and Sienna.

"You... that girl, right?!" Point at Erika with a super annoyed face, while Sienna just blinked her eyes.

"Oh, hi?" Sienna greeted with an awkward smile, I don't know their second meeting was not good because the girl in school uniform was already upset with him. "Is there a. Can I help you?" Ask Sienna politely.

"So this is how you act behind my Ryuuga?!" Erika emphasized her ownership word to Ryuuga which sounded like a prank in Naoki's ear. The young man rotated his two eyes bored.

"you mean? I don't get it."

"Ryuuga-kun has confessed to you in front of me and you are having an affair with his best friend instead?! This girl must be crazy! Ryuuga-kun doesn't even consider me because you're next to him!"

"Who are you until Ryuuga has to take you for granted? It important? That's right." Cibir Naoki without any sense of condolence and make Erika more ignited emotions.

"You— basic you friends don't know yourself!"

It was Naoki's turn that he showed with emotion. Pissed off?

"You're upset with me? Even though you are nobody. Ryuuga has been deciding on you for a long time. You're the only one who doesn't know yourself and keeps sticking to her like gum, like a girl with no self-esteem. Ah errat, it seems like you have no self-respect." Both Erika and Sienna were shocked by the words coming out of Naoki's mouth. In contrast to Erika who was shocked because of the curse that was thrown for her, Sienna was more surprised because Naoki's aura that changed drastically, felt increasingly cold. "Isn't that right, senpai?" Naoki looked at Erika flatly. It seemed like half Ryuuga's soul possessed her.

"You— sucks!" Erika threw a slap across her face but the hand was able to be deflected easily by Naoki's big hand.

"Why? Are you mad? I didn't say anything wrong, did I?" The cold sharp gaze that Naoki showed could make anyone who saw him goosebumps in fear. Erika whose guts had shrunk slightly, immediately threw Naoki's hand from her wrist which was already a little sore.

"I will not remain silent! I'll tell Ryuuga-kun this!" Erika ran away from that place.

"Huhhhh...." Naoki sighed heavily, his back resting on the garden chair and then turned his head to the sky.

"Naoki.san," called Sienna softly.

"Hm? What's the matter, Nee-san?" Naoki asked with a face that came back as cheerful as ever. Naoki is like a double personality.

"Why do you look so different?" The question that Sienna asked was able to make him silence a thousand languages. His tongue felt strange just to answer the girl's question. Naoki just silently stared at Sienna blankly without any intention of opening his mouth. Sienna knew that the young man in front of her was still harboring a lingering feeling since last night. "It turns out you're still thinking about what happened that night?"

"Yappari.. Nee-san, I still can't deal with Ryuuga as usual..." Naoki muttered in a very soft voice, barely even audible.

*I guessed it

"That's not true, Naoki-san. Know it? He's been acting like the usual Ryuuga, just waiting for you to meet him and he'll make fun of you again like he used to."

"Can't, Nee-san. He already said—"

"Naoki-san, you should know something."

"Eh? Know what?"

"Everyone will say a bad thing when that person is angry, but not necessarily what is said is true." Sienna patted Naoki on the shoulder gently and then smiled warmly, "Naoki-san has already experienced worse things than this, right? I know you've been a strong man. I believe you."

"......" Naoki bought it, his blood rippling as Sienna said something no one else had ever said for him, it felt so happy. Naoki returned Sienna's smile with his usual cheerful smile, this time Sienna really had a big role in changing his way of thinking. "Arigatou, Nee-san."

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"Nii-san~!!" Sapa Izumi who was waving towards Reiji was in one of the audience seats. Her carefree face made Reiji smile with pleasure.

"Oh, hi Izunya? You've come apparently." Izumi sat down next to Reiji and smiled very broadly showing her neatly arranged row of white teeth.

"The match has already begun? Is Ryuuga coming? Whereabouts? Ah yes, Naoki is also coming, right? That kid since childhood has been a hobby of playing basketball, he's invisible?" Izumi continued to cram various questions in one breath, even Reiji did not necessarily remember the order of Izumi's questions. Reiji immediately covered Izumi's mouth with his palm.

"You're new to coming, you better rest and breathe first ya~?" Izumi knitted her eyebrows together and then brushed Reiji's hand on her mouth.

"You should appreciate my enthusiasm, you bitch. Huh!" Izumi threw away her face while folding both her hands in front of her chest.

"Eh?! M-m-sorry, Permunya. I didn't mean it that way, I was just confused about having to answer your question how long ago, sorry."

"Jaa, how about now—" Izumi's speech was cut off as the crowd's cheers were so loud, though, Izumi and Reiji looked straight at the field and found Ryuuga and his team who had entered the field. "Whoa.. The ryuuga? Is that really Ryuuga?" Izumi stared at Ryuuga from a distance with eyes twinkling with pleasure, Reiji frowned in wonder, for what Izumi was too excited as if to meet his idol? Does Izumi like her?

"Do you like him?" Reiji asked with a smile but Izumi instantly removed her happy face and looked at Reiji with a strange look. Reiji raised both eyebrows, giving a look as if 'hm? Why?' on Izumi. Izumi answered Reiji's question by pinching his arm until Reiji was sick. "Ittai, what's my fault Izunya?" Reiji asked as he stroked the girl's former pinch.

*sick

"Don't ask such a stupid thing!" Izumi pout.

"That's because you're so happy to see it, I think you have a special feeling for my sister, it's okay Izunya. I'll approve the relationship— Argh!" Not yet had Reiji finish his words, Izumi had already stepped on Reiji's feet so hard that he made a screech.

"Tell me that one more time then I'll bury you alive!" Ketus Izumi then refocused looking forward, the field was filled by two teams. Again, Izumi smiled gently. Reiji was slightly surprised to see such a drastic change in Izumi's expression. "That's because... I haven't seen him in a long time, now he's grown up to be a handsome, great guy. I didn't expect to have a friend like her, I also know a lot of people who admire her, I think I belong to that class haha." Izumi's words came out smoothly, her pure taste was so clear.

"Souka... Do you want to talk to her again?" Ask Reiji

"Eh? Without you even asking, I would do it. Don't talk as if I'm hostile to him!" Ketus Izumi made Reiji cry.

"It's so bad~ why are you being so unkind to me? Basic permission to choose love." Reiji's whine made Izumi increasingly want to hit the face of his pride with a wooden beam. A crossroad elbow appeared on Izumi's forehead.

"Shut up, nii-san! I want to watch Ryuuga!" Izumi immediately silenced Reiji's mouth with her hand.

Meanwhile, before the game starts, both teams are given time to prepare or discuss for 2 minutes. Arata looked at Ryuuga who was also staring at him flatly.

"I didn't expect you to replace Naoki." Arata opened the conversation.

"Hn. Where's she? He should be here." Answer Ryuuga flatly

"Shiranai. I wasn't with him."

*Do not know

"Hn"

The match started, Ryuuga's school team played very well despite their very little preparation. Izumi and Reiji from the crowd cheered their team. While Sienna was still accompanying Naoki to restore his troubled mood, Sienna helped him with not without reason, Naoki was very similar to Sora, his youngest sister and the only man in his small family. Time passes until the afternoon, the match will be continued tomorrow to determine who the team wins.

"Nii-san, let's meet Ryuuga!!" Izumi pulls down a tendency to drag Reiji's hand to follow Ryuuga who is walking along with his team to go to the dressing room.

"Maa, maa, be patient.. Ryuuga hasn't changed his clothes yet, do you want to come too?" Reiji let out a soft snort as Izumi still dragged his hand. "How about we just wait by the car?" Reiji's suggestion but Izumi even pouted in annoyance. "Maa na, I don't seem to be an expert at persuading you, Izunya.." Reiji took a long breath.

"Come, nii-san!! I haven't seen Ryuuga in a long time, I'd really like to see him. Please kindly~"

"Well, well, I won't be able to refuse you, Iizunya."

"Yatta!!"

*Hore, fun

"Huh.. Keiko-san is? You please go back to the car first."

"Wakarimashita, Reiji-sama." Keiko left from there and left the two men behind.

      Meanwhile, in the dressing room they are very relieved because this year they can go back to the final round. They are busy talking about training to get into the final, another case with Arata and Ryuuga who are both silent despite walking side by side. Arata was still wondering where his noisy friend was while Ryuuga was not thinking of anything that would confuse his head. "Chairman, I'll go home first." Said Arata who did not want to change his clothes and immediately carried his backpack.

"Oh? Why so fast? Naoki hasn't come back yet?" Ask the team leader with a look of astonishment.

"Huh? Didn't he come home first?" Asked Arata back, he himself did not understand the meaning of the chairman's speech.

"Then what about that?" The team leader pointed to one of the lockers that was still open as if to allow everyone to see the contents, Naoki's bag was still in there, Arata sweatdrop, he seemed too focused on his humans even to the point of not realizing the human's relics.

"God..." Arata snorted in annoyance and then patted his eel, he turned to walk closer to Naoki's locker. He was about to get Naoki's uniform and put it in the man's bag but accidentally dropped a necklace with a blue pendant on the floor. The necklace fell down between Arata's legs and Ryuuga's feet who was still sitting nearby. They both looked at the necklace. "Eh? What'sthis?" Ask Arata to himself. Although it was only for a short while, Ryuuga still widened his eyes upon seeing the necklace. Arata picked up the necklace and watched the necklace carefully. "Kirei na.." he muttered softly.

"Hn. It is not good to hold someone else's stuff without permission. Quickly return it or someone else will misunderstand." Ryuuga said while wearing his upper uniform. Arata who was still holding Naoki's necklace was staring at Ryuuga, a moment before Arata wanted to say if he was a little offended but he paused his intentions after seeing Ryuuga's dimmed eyes, usually the school's Casanova always looks cold and indifferent but this time it's another, as if it shows that he's sad at the moment. Arata did not dare to reprimand or he would end up being scolded by Ryuuga. "Hn, what's wrong?" Ryuuga asked suddenly and made Arata jump in shock. Ryuuga had realized that he was being noticed.

"A-ah iie." Arata thought for a moment, is there with him? Does it have anything to do with the necklace he just held? Arata brushed off his own thoughts and then he waltzed away.

After Ryuuga finished changing his clothes, he immediately carried his bag on his right arm and met the team leader. "Hn. Chief, I'm home first."

"Oh, Ryuuga. Thanks for the cooperation."

"Hn"

Ryuuga opened the door of the room and suddenly he got a tight hug, Ryuuga slightly retreated to the back because of the hug that landed on his body very quickly. He looked down and widened his eyes when he found out who was the one who hugged him. "I...Ms.mi..?" Murmuring very softly, Ryuuga turned his gaze to Reiji who was standing behind Izumi, his older brother smiling as usual.

"Omedetou, Ryuuga!!" Izumi exclaimed, he struck Ryuuga's arm while giving a whim of his width. Ryuuga was silent. "That's arrogant. Why are you keeping quiet?! Do you not recognize me?!" Grumpily the girl while pursing her lips irritated, she ruffled her waist.

"....."

"God, you still don't want to talk?! Huh, even though I've bothered to force nii-san to come quickly to you."

"Hn" Ryuuga just let out an ambiguous word as usual. He didn't want to see the girl for too long, probably because he was tired, he thought. "Nii-san, let's go home. I want—"

"Eits, can't. You owe me. Nii-san, you just go home first. Ryuuga will come home with me." Said Izumi with a big smile, she did not care about the surprised looks of the two siblings.

"What's? You want to be mad at me, eh?!" Izumi immediately embraced Ryuuga's neck and bent it firmly enough that the young man had difficulty breathing at once rather uncomfortably because he had to duck forcefully.

"Take me off!" Tell Ryuuga but Izumi instead ruffles Ryuuga's hair like treating a child. Reiji who saw the familiar sight let out a small laugh.

"It feels like it is nostalgic." said Reiji who seized the attention of Izumi and Ryuuga. They both stared at Reiji with their mouths open and one eyebrow raised. "Oh yeah, I'm going home." He said while flirting with both.

"Okay, go away." Dispel Izumi while waving her hand when her figure is still in front of her and has not moved a single cent.

"Geez, it seems you're so anxious to be alone with my sister.." Reiji's lips without hesitation, Izumi immediately nodded her head in approval to the sneer that came out of Reiji's mouth. "I'll go find Sienna-san first."

"Huh? Where the hell is he?" Ask Izumi

"I don't know. She was only allowed to go to the toilet but until now she has not returned, I have also asked Keiko-san to look for her but she also did not find her. Is he lost?"

"Jaa, then we should hurry to find her, nii-san."

"Don't. Let me find him, you two go."

"Hn. I didn't say I'd agree to go with her." Ketus Ryuuga but he looked at his brother.

"What did you say?!" Izumi had already glared at Ryuuga who felt innocent. "Nii-san, we go first." Izumi directly dragged Ryuuga by force.

"O-oi! Let me go, you thug girl!" Ryuuga

"I don't care what you say to me. Don't you miss me anyway? We haven't seen each other for a long time and this is the first time I've seen you again after all this time." Reveal Izumi who sounded very sincere and able to melt Ryuuga's heart.

"Hn. Release my hand. I can walk on my own." Izumi stopped her steps and looked at Ryuuga in disbelief. "What?" Ryuuga asked confusedly.

"Ah no. You should accompany me for a walk, yes. First, we have to fill our stomachs first. Let's go to Cafe~!!" Izumi raised her fist to the sky, she looked so excited like a child. If only the past of the two of them were not as bad as the current reality, maybe Ryuuga would not behave like his current self, which was cold and heartless. "ye, Ryuuga. I really didn't expect you to be such a handsome young man like this haha." Izumi patted Ryuuga's arm while laughing crisply, I don't know what the girl was thinking, Ryuuga was a little surprised a tinge of red had already appeared on his face. "There's one place I want to go with—"

"Ryuuga-kun!"

That voice again, Ryuuga had already guessed who the owner of the shrill voice was. Erika's. The noisy girl was already standing in front of them, Izumi raised her next to her eyebrows. Erika approached them while shaking her waist, she glared at Izumi.

"Dare da Omae wa?" Izumi asked as she pointed at Erika, Izumi's astonished gaze was like a condescending look to Erika.

*Who are you?

"I should have asked you! Who the hell are you?! How dare you stick to Ryuuga-kun like that!" Erika said it with a wit. "Ryuuga-kun, don't tell me that she's your boyfriend too?! Didn't you bring a blonde?!" Erika seemed so adamant about getting an answer from Ryuuga even though she knew Ryuuga had no intention of opening his mouth at all.

"Blonde girl? Meaning Sienna? What?!" Izumi widened her eyes while looking at Ryuuga in disbelief. "so!" Izumi looked at Ryuuga with great curiosity.

"Hn. I don't have much time." Ryuuga passed the two girls without a care. Izumi immediately pursued Ryuuga's steps and was followed by Erika.

"But— Ryuuga-kun, you can't do this to me! How about a relationship—"

"What relationship?! I haven't had a relationship with you since 6 months ago." It seemed that this time Ryuuga was unable to hold back his emotions at the girl who was already stunned hearing the answer coming out from her cold mouth. Yes, although there was actually nothing wrong with the answer, everything he said was true.

"Eh.. Ryuu—"

"Wait for me outside, Izu."

"What.. are you okay..?" Ask Izumi worried

"Hn. Hurry up." Ryuuga had already raised her sharp gaze at the moment looking at Izumi and made Izumi a little scared. The girl nodded then ran small towards the school gate.

"Ryuu-kun... What's...?"

"Hn. You still haven't realized? How long have I been deciding on you, eh?"

"But I still love you so much. Why are you doing this to me?! Why are you acting like me?! What's wrong?!"

"Hn. Listen to me carefully." Ryuuga narrowed the distance between them. "Your feelings for me are not a mistake. Your attitude is the problem."

"Why?! I always try to protect—"

"You can love someone!"

"Eh?!" Erika fell silent again, she was shocked when Ryuuga's voice was higher than her.

"You can love someone, but you can't force your feelings on someone else! If you really love me, you should know how to appreciate how I feel." This time Ryuuga revealed something honest from his heart. "You keep chasing me, sticking to me, and following me wherever I go. Do you think I'm happy? No, I feel depressed. You're happy to do anything just for the sake of being with me, but me? Did you ever ask me once 'are I happy'? I guess not. You're only concerned about your own feelings and your own happiness."

"Eh..? Ryu...." Erika could no longer speak. Tears are already welling up in her eyes.

"I'll be honest with you. I feel uncomfortable when you blatantly tell me that you love me and that you keep repeating. Be aware. Our relationship ended a long time ago. Let's live each of our lives in peace." Ryuuga sighed then turned around to leave but Erika held her hand.

"Wait a minute, Ryuuga-kun! But..."

"I don't like you, you bully."

Erika's hand automatically descended from Ryuuga's arm. The tears that he had been holding back from now began to run down the river on his cheeks, sick? For sure. But Ryuuga's honesty is like an operation. It hurts once but then it will heal quickly. Just like medicine, bitter. Ryuuga not one bit brushed off Erika's grip on him as usual just that he remained silent where he stood.

"Hiks. hyks.. Doushite?" Erika was bothered by her cries that had not yet subsided. "Doushite.. hiks Ryuuga-kun? Doushite?!" As if her strength had disappeared, Erika fell under Ryuuga, her hand still not out of Ryuuga's hands. "Why can't you love me like I love you? Wh why? What is less than me? I sacrificed for you... Hiks.answer me.. Ryuuga-kun!" Erika looked up at Ryuuga who was staring at her flatly.

"Hn. You're overreacting."

"Hiks. please tell me. I promise I'll be a better person for you, please.."

"Hn. Release." Ryuuga brushed off Erika's hand and turned back to Erika. "I just love..." His hands clenched very tightly.

"....Izumi..."

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"Nee-san, thank you for comforting me hehe." Naoki and Sienna were still sitting in the school garden, sharing laughter with each other to comfort their troubled hearts.

"Haha, thank you for treating me to this ice cream, Naoki-san." Sienna smiled at him broadly.

"Yare-yare Naoki-kun, Sienna-san?"

"R-Reiji-sama?!"

"Nii-chan is? What are you doing here?" Naoki looked at Reiji with a stupid look.

"Of course I'd like to see your game and Ryuuga. But why aren't you there?" Reiji asked who joined them, sitting next to Naoki.

"..... I'm so tired, nii-chan. Besides I heard that our team has other players, so I'm just calm to leave the game." Reply Naoki sekhenya, fortunately he has restored his mood so that his lies can look natural. "Oh yeah, who asked you to join us?" Naoki asked with a flat face.

"Eh?" Reiji stared back at Naoki with a plain and surprised look. He scratched the back of his head then rubbed his sharp chin, "Hm, I'm actually looking for Sienna-san.." Reiji put on a wry smile as usual.

"G-g-gomennasai, gomennasai Reiji-sama. I should have gone here after I asked you for permission.." Sienna stood up from the wooden chair then bowed deeply in front of Reiji.

"O-oh Sienna-san, your response is okay, I'm not scolding you either.."

"But..."

"Alright, Nee-san. If nii-chan dares to blame you, then I will be the first to protect you."

"Well, wow. look who wants to be a hero~" ledek Reiji

"You want me to hit?!" Naoki showed his fist in front of Reiji's face but the man only chuckled.

"Haha Suman, Suman, Naoki.."

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"Are you sure your business is done with him, Ryuu?" Izumi asked doubtfully, there was of course a reason why she asked. Ever since Ryuuga came to her, her expression and soul were like nothing with her body.

"Hn, uh,"

"Hontou's? You haven't touched your food at all, have you been okay?" Izumi's anxious face made Ryuuga's heart feel so warm, he smiled thinly even too thin to be invisible to the naked eye. "Hey, I'm talking to you. Don't make me look like a madman talking to a rock." Omel Izumi while pursing her lips was annoyed.

"Gomen. Itadakimasu."

*Sorry. Have dinner.

"Gosh, he didn't even answer me at all. Actually, why is he? Really sucks." Izumi continued to grumble while eating her own cake, looking cute in Ryuuga's eyes but not Ryuuga's name if it's not great to hide her facial expression.