The title says it all. An abandoned one shot atsumina/atsukai I wrote monthsss ago. I suddenly feel like sharing it.
Forbidden Love with a Butler (Part 1) [AtsuMina/AtsuKai]
My name is Maeda Atsuko, a graduating senior high student. Yes, Maeda, that’s my surname. I’m the daughter of the Maeda Group and Co.’s CEO Maeda Atsuhiro, one of the most well known and well respected businessmen in the country of Japan. I also have an older brother. His name is Maeda Atsushi. He’s born with weak physical body, yet he’s a real genius and prodigy not unlike me. People around us always compare the both of us. They would say I should act like onii-chan and be genius like him. And it’s kind of annoying to be always compared with your sibling. That’s why I grew up hating my family.
“What are you doing here at the rooftop Maeda-dono? An average guy appears in front of me, disturbing my naptime. “How long will do you intend to play Hide-and-Seek?”
“I’m sleeping, Takamidget. And I never told you to play hide-and-seek with me.” I said in a lazy tone.
Takahashi Kai or TakaMidget, he’s my childhood friend and my trusted butler at the same time. We both grew together, because his family, the Takahashi family serves my family for many generations. But I never treat him as butler or a bodyguard; instead I treat him as a very close friend. He’s a chibi guy, a cute chibi guy, and a simple-minded person. I enjoy teasing him for his height, because he’s the only midget in the Takahashi family, and he never believes that drinking milk will make you taller.
”I know that Maeda-dono! I mean look at the time! We still have one subject left which is History! And it’s my job to make sure that you’re safe. Also, don’t call me TakaMidget, I’m not a midget.”
“If you start drinking milk and stop calling me Maeda-dono I will stop calling you TakaMidget.” I stick my tongue out like this: P, teasing him. “Just leave me… I’m going to continue to sleep. Just go to the room and enjoy yourself studying. Oyasumi midget~”
“You’re not gonna sleep here, you’re going with me.” Kai starts to count from one to ten. “If you’re not going to stand quickly I’ll do something which you’ll regret later.” I didn’t bother to listen to him and continue to sleep, because I know he wouldn’t do anything that will harm me.
But I guess I’m wrong…
“8… 9… and 10… That’s it! You’ll regret this.” Kai finished counting and lean forward, closer to me. I can feel my body being move and was totally surprised. He move his hand behind my knees, raised it a little and after that he move his other hand at the back of my neck, completely lifting up my whole body in a bridal style and he carried me out the rooftop. “I told you, you’ll regret it.” He told me in a cold tone and gave me a smirk.
“Look at them; they look like a newlywed couple.”
“Wah… Look its Kai-sempai and Maeda-dono!”
“AtsuKai forever!! Yay! <3”
“What the heck are you doing? TakaMidget! Bring me down! Can’t you see that the students were looking at us! Stop it! I-it’s embarrassing!”
“Not until we reach our room, Maeda-dono.” Kai smirked again then look unto my eyes, “I told you, you’ll regret it.” Then he gave me an evil smile.
Gee… The students that are on the hallway are all looking at us. It makes me feel uneasy and embarrassed at the same time. I kept on arguing with him yet he still persistent and won’t let me bring down. My back is getting all numb now. All I can do is look unto his eyes with my arms crossed and give him an annoying look. Complaining more would be useless, he wouldn’t even listen anyway.
But sometime isn’t right. Why does it feel comfortable being held by him? On top of that, why does he look cool just now?! Not the typical KaiMidget I know before. He kind of reminds me of a certain anime character named Sebastian Michaelis!
Only he’s smaller though.
“Where here… Mariko-sensei, we’re sorry that we are late.” I didn’t notice that were already in front of our room. Kai brought me down and I stretch my back from pain, “Ughh…”
“Oh~ The Baka-couple are here. Take your seat now.” Mariko sensei ordered.
“We’re not a couple!” We both said in unison. Mariko-sensei and our classmate laugh at us and we both feel embarrassed. I just immediately walk away and sit on my chair, leaving Kai behind.
Troll History Sensei. That’s what she is.
Oh… History… Why does it have to be history? Why does history subject even exist in the first place? I hate it. Boring. I wanted to sleep during our class, but when I try laying my head over my desk Kai would throw a crumpled paper to my head and would look at me like he’s saying, ‘sleep or you’ll regret later’ thing. He’s acting a bit strict and strange today. I’m gonna make him pay later for torturing me.
*Ding-Dong*
“Ok, that’s it for today. Good day class.” Mariko sensei said and left our class.
An evil smile was plastered on my face. Finally school ends here. Slowly I get up of my chair and move behind Kai. “You midget how dare you torture me like that?” I told and try to tickling him from behind.
“Ah! AHAHAHA! S-Stoooopp! W-what a- are y- AHAHA d- doing AHAHAHA?”
“That’s your punishment, you midget!” Still tickling him from behind, enjoying every bits of his reactions. His reactions are priceless, by the way.
“HAHAHA! I c- can’t b- AHAHA! b- Breathe! S-stoop i- it!”
“Yes, that’s what I want, you midget! Beg for more!” Tickling him using my whole force!
“O-ok! Y-you AHAHA! W-win!”
I stop tickling him after he said those words.
Punishment? DONE.
“Uggh…” Kai murmured. He’s all red and exhausted from the tickling session. He looks at me with annoyance and I ask him innocently and smiled, “Why?” He sighed and face-palm his self.
“Your father asked me to make sure that you get better grade than the last year and he also noted that I should make sure that you won’t skip any subject from now on.”
“I see, the old man ordered you that. And what is the reason?” I asked.
“I don’t know. That’s the only thing I was told.”
“Souka… Then that explain your strictness today.”
“I’m sorry. It’s only an order from your father.” Kai apologize as he start arranging his notebooks back to his bag. “So tell me before we go home, anywhere you want to go?” Kai smiled at me. “A payment for not telling you sooner about your fathers order to me.” He added.
“Well… I want something to eat. A burger would do. And I want to go to the beach.”
“Then let’s waste no more time!” Kai hold my hand and we dash off outside the school building, going to the parking lot to get our Limousine car.
We first stop at the WhackDonalds at the nearest place we could see and bought 2 BigWhack burgers, 2 sundae ice cream and 1 extra large French fries. After that we headed to the beach.
~At the beach~
Since it was an unusual day going to the beach, when we arrive at the beach, no people can be seen. Only me and Kai plus the sound of the sea waves. We seated under a tall coconut tree and thankfully we found some piece of blanket on the back of car, we used it as our picnic mat.
Reminiscing the past. It’s really been awhile since we last visited this beach. A lot of precious memories have happened to the both of us in this beach. Some are sad memories but most are happy memories together with Kai. One of the memories that I remember vividly is the Seashell Wishing.
Watching the movement of the sea’s wave made me leapt back through time. The 10 years ago of us in this beach.
…..................10 years ago……..................
“Psst… Oi midget… are you sleeping already?”
“Hnng… What do you want?” A sleepy Kai asked me. “Children should be sleeping at this time. Go to your room and sleep Maeda-dono.” Kai rubbed his eyes.
“Shh… But I can’t sleep. And I want you to read this.” I handed a small book to Kai and he grabbed it. “Look at this page. It said that a person who has 10 Seashell his/her wish will come tr— Oii!” I shook Kai’s body forward and backward. “Stop sleeping you midget! Listen to what I’m saying.”
“Ughh.. You don’t need to shake me Maeda-dono! Besides I already know about that Seashell Wishing thing.” Kai made an annoyed face. “Just go to sleep. We still have class tomorrow.”
“But I want to have seashells now! Let’s go to the beach Kai!”
“No.”
“Pretty please?”
“Never.”
“Then I’m going alone.”
“No.”
“Then you’re going with me?”
“Yes.. Wait!! WHAT!? I’m no—”
“Ok. That settles it! You’re going with me. Be ready in 15 minutes! I’m going to wait you at the back of our house. Make sure that no one will see you.”
I didn’t make Kai to say more word, leaving him behind and I hurriedly made my way to my room, picking thing I’m going to need when I we’ll go to the beach near our place. I’m sure Kai would still go with me even if he says no. He never leaves me alone.
We’re partners in crime.
“Ah… I’m sorry I’m late.” I tapped Kai’s shoulder and examine the very quiet and dark place at the back of our house. The only thing that gives a light in the dark place is the bright round moon and the twinkling of the scattered stars above the night sky.
“It’s so quiet down here.
“Of course it would be quiet! Everyone is sleeping during this late hour, 11:30pm. Kai shouted.
“Lower your voice dude. You’ll make everyone awake. Let’s get going now before everyone will be awakened by your voice.”
We manage to escape our main house easily. Kai and I rode our bicycle to go to the beach near our place. It was dark and a cold night. Thankfully, I was prepared and brought a sweater and 2 flashlights with me. We both used it to look for 10 seashells.
“8… 9… and 10 seashells! Kai over here! We’re done!”
“You only did nothing but to count the seashells I found.” Kai heaved a sigh. “No let’s read the next instruction in the book.” Kai said and read the next instruction aloud, “Instruction no. 2: Form the seashells into a circle shape, then after that count from 1 to 10, close both of your eyes, take a deep breath then move your face close to the seashells and whisper your wish.”
“Ok. I’ve done it!” I said to Kai. “Now it’s your turn.”
“E? That’s fast! Ok my turn.”
Kai take his time very long before he finally whisper his wish. I could see him smiling as he whisper but I cannot hear it. From curiosity, I tried to ask him when we got home but he never says a thing. He told me that the rule in wishing is that never say your wish to anyone or it will never come true.
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I really wonder up until now, what does he wished? Grow taller?
That must be it. I bet.
“Oi.. What are you smiling about?” Kai caught me smiling by myself and I answered, “Nothing. I just remember something.” He turns and looked at me and asked again, “Then what it is?”
“Still remember Seashell Wishing we did when we’re young?” I asked Kai who is munching a French Fries.
With a surprise, he suddenly choked when I asked that question. “Oi… Daijoubu?” I asked him again. Clearing his throat, he drinks a cola soda. “Well… Of course yes. W- What about it?” He asked as his cheeks blush and gave me a surprised look.
“Hmm I just remembered it…” I mumbled. “I’m curious, what did you wish at that time?”
“It’s a secret!” Kai answered quickly than I expected and avoided my stares. Telling it a secret makes me even more curious. Clearly, he’s hiding something. He’s easy to understand.
“Oh, come on. It was just a childish wish we did before. It wasn’t really a big deal.” I explain to him, still trying to convince him to tell me his wish. “Tell me was it you’d grow heights even just a little?” He gave me a cold ‘No’ response and a smack on head when I said that. It was very painful…. Ouch.
“What if I told my wish, will you told yours too?” Asking him again. My only last weapon is to convince him to say what I wished too. It’s actually quite embarrassing but I need to do this to unlock his biggest secret.
“Deal.” Kai said in serious tone. “Only if we say it both in the same time. And the one who lies will receive a smack on the face.” We know each other very well, so to tell a lie with each other is really will not work out. “Sure!” I said, not turning back from our deal.
“In the count of 3… 2… 1…”
Kai: I wished that, I wanted to be with Atsuko forever even if she calls me midget.Atsuko: I wished that, I wanted to be with Kai forever even if he’s a midget. A moment of awkward silence falls upon us. No words, no noise just the sound of the sea’s waves. Both of us we’re in the state of shock. No one dare to say another word. I could feel my heart beating faster. My cheeks start to heat up. I bet Kai is feeling this too. I could see him blushing hard from the corner of my eyes. And he was like a frozen statue, not moving and dumfounded.
A mixture of happiness and confusion can be both read in our face.
I started to make the first move as I want to break this awkward silence. Gradually, I lean over him, resting my head over his shoulder while eating my now liquid-sundae-ice-cream. Kai rest his head over my head and wrapped his left hand around my waists his response. We did not talk. Our brain couldn’t function very well at the moment as because we’re both in deep thought of what we just said awhile ago. We spent our last entire hour watching the sunset like that. No words came out to the both of us, because we already know what we feel and we’re certainly sure that we’re right about it.
“Atsuko… I love you.” Kai finally spoke up, breaking off the he silence. But I didn’t response quickly pretending that I did not hear what he said even though I heard it clearly, “Hmmm? Did you say something? I asked. I want to tease him even in a moment like this.
He remove his resting head over my head, grabbing both of my shoulder and turn my body in a position were in I’m facing him. With a blink of an eye his lips met mine; giving me an innocent yet very passionate kiss. My eyes grew a little wider from surprise. “Liar.” He then whispers as he broke the kiss. “I know you heard me.” My face turned red as he figured that I’m lying. As payback I kiss him back. It was a longer kiss than he does before which make the both of us falling in the sand.
“Uggh! You bite my lips!”
“You’re fault not mine!”
“Come here you midget!”
“Catch me if you can!”
And our day went well in the end.
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The next day, after our class, we headed to the beach again before going home. Same place and same food. Chatting under the tall coconut tree, building sand castle and this time we brought water guns and we play with it. Kai mostly get hit by my water gun making him very wet. As for me, he always targeted my feet which make me very cold. As an official couple we did enjoy our time this day that we never realize that it’s time for us to go home.
When we arrive home, we didn’t expect that a lot of expensive cars were parked in front of our mansion. There must be a social gathering or a meeting inside our home. In front of our wide house door, the old man wearing an annoyed face, tapping his foot endlessly off the ground with his arm crossed and stared in our direction.
“Where in the world the two of you went with your uniform wet?” Asked the old man angrily to us.
“We’re deeply sorry, sir.” Kai apologized and bowed down in front of him. I didn’t a word instead gave the old man a disgusting look.
“Whatever. You, young lady,” he pointed at me, “Atsuko, change you clothe upstairs and go down to the visiting area immediately.” The old man ordered me. I can’t do anything but to follow or he may cut my allowance off. “Same goes to you Kai.” The old man then disappears in front of us and goes to one of the door which leads to the said ‘visiting area’.
Kai used the other stairs which leads to a separate house where the butler and maids are living and I used the right stairs. In the second floor of hallway, I found my brother in front of my room. We never really talk much to each other so it’s rare to see him waiting for me. “Hey.” He greeted me with a smile. I half smiled him and greeted him back.
“So rare to see you around. How have you been?”
“Fine. Thanks for asking.” He smiled for a few seconds then his face turns into a serious one. “Atsuko, have you heard that our company is near in bankruptcy?” I’m surprised with that statement. I couldn’t believe that my father business would fall like this so easily. I maintained a serious and calm face despite of what my brother has told me.
“I see. That explains a lot of expensive cars parked in front of our house then. Is there a meeting going on?”
“Yes. Not only that. I need you to listen carefully to me Atsu–” Our conversation was interrupted when another butler comes forward us. The butler told that our father was looking for my brother and ordered him to take Atsushi to the visiting area. My brother excuses his self to me and goes with the butler. Before her leaves, he gave me a mysterious sympathetic look. A look that I never seen before from him, it was like he’s saying ‘I’m sorry.’
What could my brother mean by that?
Wearing a simple floral dress, I headed to the visiting area where my father told me. When I open the door I saw a lot of unfamiliar face to me except for Kai who’s behind my father assisting him. My father who’s simply entertaining his guest called me and I went over him and beside Kai. My father introduces me to one of his young looking guest.
“Atsuko, I want you to meet Oshima Yuu. He’s going to be you future husband.”
“Hi my name is Oshima Yuu. Nice to meet you!” The unfamiliar person in front of me greeted me with a smile. I looked from my other side, I saw Kai, his eyes facing downward, making and emotionless face, and then looking at the other side, I found my brother with a serious face, also looking at me. Then back to the unfamiliar face in front of me. A feeling of confusion filled my entire mind. I couldn’t process what’s happening just now. Is this what my brother meant by his sudden appearance and our small talk in front of my room?
What should I do Kai?
~TBC~ (I made it into 2 parts)
hmm.... A typical ButlerxMaster type? Black Butler is the reason
sorry if there are wrong grammars and other vague explanations. Too lazy to edit
EDIT: (regarding the second part) Second part is still on process.. since this was an abandoned OS and left unfinished I made months ago, the next part may take a while before I can update. (only the 1st part was finished.) I apologize for that ^^
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