Waiting To Grow Up
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Man, I want Nagi-chan… :-(
A/N: This takes place after "Sweet Dreams, Nagi-chan." This is going to be a multi, I think, or at least, it will be expanding beyond what's initially up here. Probably. You know how flighty I can be when it comes to finishing fanfics…
Huh? I'm in my bed…but I don't remember getting into bed. Wasn't I drawing manga? Nagi woke up, confused. Was that all just a dream? And…my confession, too? She examined her room and herself. Still dressed, and indeed, her manga was there—although it had been put away. Someone came in after I fell asleep. But Maria would've helped me into my nightclothes, so… "Hayate…"
"Yes, ojou-sama?" The butler arrived, on cue.
"Wh-what are you doing here? I didn't call you! Get out; I have to change!"
"Yes, ojou-sama."
He called me ojou-sama…maybe I was dreaming? N-no, he's probably just being formal because he can't be sure that we're alone. Besides, right now, he's my butler. But when I'm all grown up… A contented sigh. "Then you'll be mine…Haya—No, I didn't call for you!" she cried out, hearing him approaching. That was close. If I'd let him continue, he would've walked in on me in a very compromising state. Though, I guess it's nothing he hasn't seen… She blushed furiously. She finished getting dressed and headed downstairs for breakfast.
"Is it my imagination, or is ojou-sama in a better mood than usual?" Maria asked.
"I-I'm the same as always," Nagi protested.
"I agree. Ojou-sama just radiates happiness today," Hayate replied, "although she's trying to hide it."
"You too, Hayate?"
Hayate's smile didn't waver. "Of course, N—ojou-sama." Hayate and Nagi looked at each other nervously, hoping that Maria hadn't picked up on his near-slipup. She looked suspiciously at Hayate, but said nothing.
"Well, you're both imagining things. Why would I be happy on a school day?"
"Good point," both of the servants agreed.
Once the two of them were on their way to school, Hayate asked again, "Tell me honestly, Nagi-chan; you are awfully happy about something, aren't you?"
"You just answered your own question," Nagi replied, reaching up and kissing him on the cheek.
"Nagi-chan! Someone could see us. I thought I told you, not until you get older."
"Just confirming that that was real. I was worried that I'd dreamt the whole thing. So…you're not just saying that to get me to leave you alone? You really mean it when you say that when I grow up, you'll be my lover?"
Hayate sweatdropped. "You certainly are forward…but yes, I do. You remind me a lot of another girl I once knew…although you're much nicer than she was."
"Oh? Were you in love with this girl?"
"Yes, I suppose I was. Much like you, she was very rich, and had no parents, and she even had blond hair like you do. But she was…kind of a yandere, now that I think about it. I'm not sure what I saw in her…but then again, I was young, and I was distracted by her beauty."
"And…I'm beautiful, too, like her? Only nicer?"
"Yes, you are both very sweet and very pretty, Nagi-ch—ojou-sama, ." Nagi took the hint that they were no longer alone, but for the rest of the day, she found that she couldn't stop smiling.