A/N: Hi! I am soo incredibly sorry for such a late update! School has been sooo busy and im just not finding the time to write due to the excessive amount of homework we are getting. However, fear not my readers, I will update sooner or later. It will always be on my to-do list. Please be patient. :)
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Disclaimer: Kaichou-wa Maid-sama and all its characters belong to Hiro Fujiwara!
Chapter 10: Stars?
Every one of them looked tough, they looked muscular. Misaki's heart thumped against her chest as she braced for it. The opponents made the first move. Misaki's hand came up as her opponent lashed out at her, suddenly he whipped out a humungous sword from nowhere and started swinging violently at Misaki. For a second, she was shocked at how well he was able to hide that gigantic sword, she pushed the thought to the back of her mind as she busily dodged each and every one of his swipes. A quick spin, a swift duck and a step backwards. All very small gestures yet extremely effective.
Soon, the opponent unintentionally slowed down his speed, sweat was formed along his forehead. Misaki smiled slyly. Time to counterattack. She flicked her wrists as beams of air flung out from nowhere, aiming directly in front of him. He tried to dodge, he thought he was reading her movements. But he was wrong, he dodged in the exact location Misaki wanted him to be. Ka Boom. Her opponent tripped and face planted onto the floor. Perfect chance. Misaki desperately carried on sending waves of wind, at him, one after the other until he finally passed out.
Misaki gave a sigh as she stared at the figure on the floor.
"BEHIND YOU!" Usui shouted out from nowhere. Misaki immediately ducked, turned and did a swift low kick. Down goes another opponent. She slowly stood up and faced Usui. Misaki could see the three lifeless bodies around him.
"Thanks."
"Glad you're okay," he smiled, "let's go before they regain conscious."
And with that, they both hurried further into the forest.
Usui glanced at Misaki and noticed her knotted eyebrows.
"What's wrong?"
Misaki looked at Usui, "Nothing."
"Just tell me."
"Really! It's nothing..., well... Do you remember what The King said?"
Usui raised one of his eyebrows.
"He said to 'Reach the stars'."
"Oh yeah, I remember."
"What did he mean by that?"
"I really don't know..."
Misaki stared at the sky, sighing. The sky was twinkling like diamonds, the moon was like a warm glow illuminating her path. If she wasn't it the middle of a mission, she would have been at home, lying in bed, staring out of her window at this luxurious sky.
Suddenly, something clicked. Misaki widened her eyes and smiled. Usui noticed the change in presence causing him to stare at her.
"What?"
"I think I know what he means now," she carried on staring at the sky and pointed upwards, "Stars".
Usui quickly thought about the idea. "Are you sure? Did he literally mean those stars? Or some superstars? Or fake stars? Or plastic stars? Or -"
Misaki glared at Usui.
He chuckled, "Let's just go North first like how we planned, and then I'm sure pieces of the puzzle will soon fit together."
Misaki nodded while yawning. Usui halted abruptly causing Misaki to overtake him before also stopping.
Misaki glanced backwards, "What are you doing?"
"Let's get some rest before we head off."
"But... We should hurry and-"
Usui cut her off, "Come on."
Misaki veins bulged, how dare he ignore her?! Yet, she still followed Usui.
They found themselves in a fairly large cave, she was actually quite surprised at how a Usui managed to find this cave so quickly. Misaki sat against the wall of the cave, facing Usui. He stared back. Neither was talking, they were just looking at each other. After a while, Misaki felt awkward which caused her to turn away.
"Erm... Night."
"Night." Usui continued to watch her as she fell asleep.
Misaki woke up to the sound of tweeting birds as light started to seep in. Her eyes squinted as she slowly adjusted her eyes to the bright light. As Misaki fully opened her eyes, she immediately saw Usui in front of her on the opposite side of the cave.
Misaki watched as Usui's chest raised and dropped, his hair slightly messy yet still looks good. She continued observing his face. He looks pretty cute... she thought whilst smiling. Unexpectedly, Usui's eyes fluttered open. They were both staring at each other in silence.
Misaki was the first to break the eye contact, "We should get going..."
"Yeah."
Both of them slowly got up and filed out of the cave. Misaki was greeted by the brilliant glow of the sun seeping through the canopy. Misaki slid her fingers through her hair as a makeshift comb and tied her hair back to stop it from getting dirty quickly.
"Slept well?"
Misaki glanced at Usui, "Don't think I can ever sleep well in a cave..."
Usui chuckled as they both headed North.