18 Misunderstandings

By the time Kaito had already arrive at the inn, Maki had already been looking for him for a while now. To her surprise she could find Kaito in neither the inn's restaurant nor the lobby, the last place she hasn't search was his cabin. The idea of being alone with him made her dizzy, every time the thought came to her head, butterflies started to fly inside her stomach, she had no idea why all these symptoms had suddenly appeared, it was a new feeling for her. However, she fought against those thoughts and directed herself to Kaito's cabin.

Once she arrived at the front door, she knocked it twice and waited for a few seconds. She was so nervous and anxious, that she suddenly heard some footsteps from the inside of the cabin. Maki's heart started racing faster and faster as the footsteps sound grew stronger and closer.

*CLACK*, the doorknob started rotating, Maki saw all of this happen in slow motion as she prepared herself to face Kaito, the butterflies in her stomach started to move abruptly even more and more. *TAC* the doorknob reached its limit and the door started to open before her. Maki took a big gulp and faced forward to meet with him. As the door kept moving Maki couldn't identify the figure at the other side of it until it was completely open.

"Oh? Miss Harukawa, how can I serve you today?" With an elegant bow, the Ultimate Maid greeted her guest in the finest of ways.

Kirumi was probably the last person Maki wanted to encounter, she did not hold any hard feelings against her, but jealousy was definitely filling Maki's body.

"Is Kaito here?" Maki asked Kirumi, while glaring daggers at her.

"Maste… ahem ahem" Kirumi cleared her throat and tried to amend her mistake, "Momota-kun hasn't returned from his session yet, would you like to come in and wait for his arrival." Maki was against this proposal, she didn't want to be in the same room as Kirumi, she felt that her body could just outright explode. However, this was the most reliable option available for her, sooner or later Kaito will have to return to his cabin.

Maki reluctantly accepted Kirumi's offer and entered the cabin. The first thing she noticed is that every single cabin is arranged the same way. Two beds each one of them on opposite sides of the room, a small table with two chairs, and the bathroom was always in the right. As Maki started to gaze around the room, her eyes came to a halt when she saw one of the beds, reminding her of this morning's incident. She started to blush slightly, and her head was invaded with all types of "If" scenarios. What if Kaito and Kirumi did something similar last night? Is that what all girls and guys do when they are alone in a room? Thinking about this and having Kirumi so nearby made her blood boil.

"Miss Harukawa, would you like something to drink? I could brew some tea for you if you like" Kirumi with a slight smile offered Maki, who took a seat in one of the chairs nearby the front door.

"I'm… alright, don't worry…" Maki was trying her best not to choke the hell out of Kirumi, but she knew that all of this was just assumptions, she needed clear answers.

"Understood" Kirumi gave a small bow to her, but before she could stand straight, Maki interrupted her.

"Could you sit with me?" Maki requested Kirumi.

"If that's what you would like, then of course" Kirumi sat in the remaining chair at the other side of the small table. "What would you like to talk about Miss Harukawa?" Kirumi looked at Maki while she asked her.

"Could you please relax a little? Also, drop the Miss thing call me Maki, no honorifics" Maki sounded a little annoyed by Kirumi's maid act.

"If that is what you wish" Kirumi bowed with her head, which annoyed Maki even more, but she let this one pass. "Tell me Maki what would you like to talk about?" Kirumi asked once again with her maid act at a lower level, while holding a curious face.

"What… do you think about… Kaito…?" Kirumi was intrigued by Maki's question and her sudden change of attitude, from an annoyed to a bashful one in a matter of mere seconds. "I mean! As a person! What do you think about him as a person!" Kirumi tilted her head trying to process this abrupt attitude changes and questions.

"I think he is a really capable man, he has potential to grow physically and mentally, I believe I told him this last night when he became my master" Maki's face went completely blank, there was a variety of words and expressions that could be easily misunderstood. She decided to keep asking until she was satisfied with her answers.

"Who came up… with the master relation…? Did you both…agreed on it…or was it…someone's…idea?" Maki's voice was slightly trembling as she asked how the situation developed.

"I think I was the pushy one, I insisted on the idea, even pinned him against the wall until he gave in" Maki's soul had just left her body. Her head was a mess, these answers just caused even more confusion, jealousy, and embarrassment. Every single word Kirumi said reminded Maki of Shuichi and Kaede.

"Did Kaito really did something like that with Kirumi? Why? I thought he liked me…" Maki thought as he was about to lose her composure, but she needed to ask one last thing before throwing the towel. "Ha…ve… you…sl..pt…to…g…r…?" Maki's words were barely hearable.

"I'm sorry Maki, can you repeat that once again?" Kirumi tried to close in on Maki's bright red face.

"Have you slept…together…?" Maki was on the verge of tears, but Kirumi seemed a bit confused with her question since she did not understand the context of it.

"Do you mean as in sharing the same room?" Maki did not mean that at all. Kirumi could be the Ultimate Maid, but she also did not know how to read the mood around her.

"I mean as in sharing the same bed-!"

The door flung right open as a new figure appeared in the room, Kaito was sweating and breathing heavily just as if he had a really long jog.

Kirumi smiled, stood up from her chair, and headed for the front door.

"I believe both of you need to chat, I'll give you some space" Kirumi closed the door as she left, leaving both of them inside the cabin.

Just as soon the door closed the tension inside the cabin grew intensively. However, Kaito's eyes had never looked so determined.