Disclaimer: This is my very first fanfic XD

I don't own any of the characters, only the plot

"ONODERA! What are you doing! Hurry and get your ass and the manuscripts to the printers!"

It was hell week at Marukawa publishing for the Emerald editing team. Being the coordinator for the magazine, I was responsible for collecting all the manuscripts from my co-workers and passing it over to the printers. Currently, we were all doing the final checks for our respective authors and we were only left with Yoshikawa Chiharu-sensei's work before we were done.

After doing a final check on Mutou-sensei's manuscript, I gingerly stalked over to Takano-san for him to do a final check. It was just then when I noticed that everyone was looking horrible. Kisa-san had long passed out and was slumped on his desk. Hatori-san had a huge amount of bags under his eyes and his usually neat clothes were crumpled. Mino-san had a few strands of hair standing but was smiling nonetheless. But the worst was Takano-san. His eyes were puffy from not sleeping enough and he had recently caught a flu, causing him to sniff non-stop throughout the day.

Just as Takano-san gave me the ok for Mutou-sensei's manuscript, Hatori-san ran in. "Gomen. Yoshikawa Chiharu's manuscripts just came in. Takano-san, please do a final check."

Takano-san quickly grabbed the manuscript and did a quick check. After giving the ok, he quickly passed me Hatori-san's manuscript. I practically snatched the manuscript and headed to my desk to collect the remaining manuscripts when I tripped over some stray paper on the floor.

"ONODERA! What are you doing! Hurry and get your ass and the manuscripts to the printers!"

"HAI HAI I'M GOING NOW!" I said with alittle too much annoyance in my voice as I swiftly scooped up all the manuscripts. After collecting all the manuscripts, I ran to the lift to see:

-Out of Service. Sorry for any inconvenience caused-

'Ughh... great I have to take the stairs' I silently cursed in my head as I turned around and stomped towards the stairs. As soon as I took a step down, a voice caught my attention.

"Onodera! Wait!"

'Ughh... What does Takano-san want now?!' "Wha-" My vision suddenly changed from the lift to the lights in the staircase.

Recovering from the initial shock, I tried to recall what exactly had happened, my train of thoughts led me to believe that I had slipped on the top stair when I turned around. Just then, I was jolted out of my thoughts when I heard a sharp inhale.

It turns out that came from Takano-san who was on top of me at the bottom of the stairs.

"T...Ta...ka...no...san?"