“If love is a labor, I’ll slave ‘til the end.

I won’t cross these streets until you hold my hand.”

In between

Author: Finally, I’ve decided to continue this. It’s been sitting in my computer for a while now, and its bothering me, so since I have nothing better to do, I might as well continue it. This chapter is dedicated to a dear friend. Enjoy.

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Chapter One: Encounter

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It’s been only a couple weeks since we were let out of school, it’s quite boring really, but it’s all good because I get to spend more time with her. Her luscious, silky brown hair…her sweet and kind voice… The way she speaks… She’s like an angel to me. It was a Saturday so I decided to visit her at her house, well… mansion. She comes from a wealthy family. What I didn’t know was that I’d be meeting a girl that could change everything…

The instant I rang the door bell, I was greeted by many maids, but one caught my eye. She was shorter, normally harder to notice, she looked at least 15 years old, her hair was straight & black, but behind that smile, I could feel loneliness. To my surprise, she came up to me and took my jacket, “The mistress will come and see you in just a minute.” Her voice was quiet, but strong at the same time. I looked up at the large staircase as I saw her come down.

“Hi Ayumi,” I heard myself shout and I ran towards her with a huge smile on my face. God I missed her so much, “how are you doing?” I took in her sweet scent as I held her in my arms. She looked up at me with her big, shiny brown eyes, “I’ve been doing well, and I missed you so much! Tell me, how have you been?”

“I’ve been working hard studying and such; I’ve been waiting for school to let out so that I could spend more time with you.” She suddenly let go of me, and turned towards the young maid that greeted me earlier, “This is Chrissy, she works for my father as a maid, but she’s also become one of my best friends!” Ayumi looked happy, I was happy that she made a friend, a best friend as she says. The girl before me, Chrissy, bowed, “Nice to meet you, I’ve heard a lot about you from Mistress Ayumi. According to her, you’re a wonderful person, although I’d like to see that myself.” She said with a mischievous smile. Ayumi started giggling, “Don’t mind Chrissy, she’s always had this thing about testing people that I know. It’s her way of protecting me.” Chrissy looked at Ayumi and quietly said, “I only do what’s best for you, Mistress Ayumi.” I guess from that little piece she said, I suspected that she was alone in this world, and that she felt she had to do everything in her will power to protect Ayumi from harm’s way, “If you will excuse me, I have to finish some chores around the house. Mistress Ayumi, Francisco. Please enjoy your visit, sir…” The next bit scared me a bit, as she whispered in my ear, “Do anything to hurt Mistress Ayumi, I will come for you.” I stared in shock as I watched her walk away.