Chapter 7

PALACE

Yumi: Good Morning Mika-san!

Mika : Good Morning Ishia-san.How are you today?

Yumi :I am perfectly fine Mika-san.Thank you so much for asking.How about you?(saw Shinn appearing from behind Mika)Eh?

Shinn : (gasping for air)

Mika : (ignoring Shin)

Yumi : eh?

Mika : (playing with her phone as she walked pass by the pond)

Yumi : Did you both by any chance came together?

Mika : Not in a  billion years Ishia-san.

Shinn : you wish.(holding his wrist)

Yumi : What happened to you Mizuhara-sama?

Shinn : Ask  my assistant

Yumi : Your assistant eh.(chuckles) What happened to him Mika-san?

Mika : He tripped while chasing after a female cat.

Shouji : A female cat!?

Shinn : Shut up Mika,I was chasing after you--

Mika : (looked at Shinn with a mean look) So you were following me.

Yumi and Shouji looked at both them because they are completely lost.

Shinn : (walked towards Mika )

Mika : I hope your wrist turns people or blue.

Mika left the garden and walked towards the main section of the residence.

Shinn : (grumbling) Damn it.

Shouji : What happened to your hand

Shinn : Nothing.I am fine.Ask of the maid to bring the first aid kit to my room please.Thank you Shouji-san.

SHINN’s ROOM

Infront of the room

Mika : And yes,after this I will inform him about that.At 3 o’clock yes?Alright.Alright.noted (end the call)

Shinn : Move aside woman.

Mika : (opening the door for Shinn)After you.

Shinn : No thank you.

Hana : Here is the first aid kit that Mizuhara-sama asked for.Do you need me to help you with that?

Shinn :Inside please.

Mika : *bowing to Hana.

Hana : Alright,Mizuhara-sama

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Shinn sat near the table and Hana came to sat infront of him .

Mika : (looking at both of them)

Hana : May I?(showing the bandage to Shin)

Shinn : Go ahead.

Hana : Your hand is quite swollen Mizuhara-sama.I need to get the Nana-san to massage your hand.

Shinn : How bad it is?

Hana : It is turning blue.

Mika : (grinned)

Shinn : (looking at Mika)

Mika : I can do the massage don’t worry.You go get a bucket of ice please.Thank you.

Hana : Will do Mika-san.(went to the kitchen)

Mika came to Shinn and sat infront of him.

Shinn : What are you going to do to me.

Mika : Probably cut your veins and feed them to the fishes outside.No damn it.I am gonna massage your hand.

Shinn : It was your fault

Mika : Who followed me this morning eh?(staring at Shinn)

Shinn : Shut up.

Mika : Give me your hand.

Shinn : (looking at Mika)

Mika : I am your personal assistant Mizuhara-sama. I would not harm you.

Shinn : Oh,you just did this morning.

Mika : Do you want me to repeat the fact that you confessed about following me,or shall I say stalking me this morning?Early in the morning to be exact.

Shin : (annoyed) Are you threatening me.

Mika : Give me your hand.

Shinn : ( putting out his left hand)

Mika : It turned blue quite fast.Your blood pressure is so low eh?(looking at his hand)

Shinn : (looking at his hand too) Are you for real?No wonder I am always hungry.

Mika :Whatever it is.(pressed the middle part of Shinn’s hand)

Shinn : (screamed) What did you just do!(pulled his hand from Mika)

Mika : I am massaging your hand of course (pulled Shinn’s hand back)

Shinn : I don’t care,get out of my way.I am seeing the the medics.

Mika :As you wish.

Hana : The ice bucket is here,so does Nana-san.

Nana: I heard your hand is swollen Mizuhara-san.

Shinn : I don’t know,you look at them yourself.

Nana : Who asked for the ice?

Hana : Mika-san did.

Nana : Good choice.Ice is vital when it comes to this case.You are good Mika-san.Oh I forgot,I am Yamaguchi Nanase,I look after the health of the workers here and also the family living in here.You can just call me Nana.(smiling at Mika)

Mika : (stood up to shake Nana’s hand) I am Mika.Nice to meet you Nana-san.

Shinn : Excuse me,my hand excuse me.I don’t want them turning red or orange.

Hana : (laughed) I am sorry,I shall get going now.

Nana  : Alright,sit down Mizuhara-san.Let me take a look.Did you trip or something earlier?(examining Shinn’s hand)

Mika : He was chasing after a female cat.

Nana : Why were you chasing after a female cat?!

Shinn : I was not,I was-- Forget it.

Nana : Alright (pressed the centre of Shinn’s hand)

Shinn : Oh my god,that hurts!

Nana  ignored him and kept pressing the same spot Mika pressed.Nana then massage his hand and then rub some oil before putting a bandage .

Nana : That will keep your hand at ease for a few day.Mika-san,do you know how to change the bandage once in a while and all?

Mika : NO worries Nana-san.I can do that .

Nana : Good!Then I would not have to come down here every time the hand needs some massaging.You can do the massaging?

Mika : No problem with that.

Nana : Im glad you have a useful assistant this time Mizuhara-san.Saved my time!I shall return to my office now.I’ll see you guys anytime soon then.

Nana bowed to Shinn and Mika before leaving the room.

Shinn : This is annoying.

Mika : As a reminder,you have a light schedule today.Nothing until 3 pm.

Shinn : What do I have at 3.

Mika : A date.

Shinn : A date?

Mika : With the editor of An An magazine.Shibasaki Ena.

Shinn : OH damn it.Her again.

Mika : I wish you good luck then.(stood up and was about to leave the room)

Shinn : Wait,where are you going?

Mika :It is 8.30.Your breakfast?

Shinn : Oh right.

Yumi : (knocked) Good Morning!I brought your breakfast mizuhara-sama.

Shinn : Thank you Ishia-san.

Yumi : How is your hand?Got it massaged yet?

Shinn : Nana did everything already.Nothing to worry about.

Yumi : how are you supposed to eat?

Mika : (looking at Yumi with a question mark on her face)how,oh damn.

Shinn ‘s  right hand is now wrapped with the bandage and it smells the herbal oil Nana rubbed while massaging his hand just now.

Yumi : Mika-san,would you help Shinn with his meal?

Mika : No problem.(taking the tray from Yumi’s hand)

Yumi ;Thank you so much.

Yumi bowed and left the room.Mika brought the tray to the table and arrange the food neat on the table and put the chopsticks infron Shinn.

Mika : Eat.

Shinn : Like I will ask you to help me.

Mika : Like I am planning to help you eat.Not in a million years.

Shinn : (annoyed)

Shinn tried to grab the chopstick with left hand,he tried to hold them right but suddenly one of the chopsticks rolled to the other end of the table and Mika quickly caught it.

Mika :Good luck(putting the chopstick infront of Shinn)

 Mika just sat there and watch Shinn as he struggled to hold the chopstick right.

Mika : Haih,let me do it.It would take hours until you get them right.

Mika took the chopsticks from Shinn’s hand and began feeding him

Shinn : Are you kidding me.

Mika : Oh do you want to starve?I don’t mind(about to put the chopsticks on the table)

Shinn quickly grabbed her hand using his left hand and both of them looked at each other.

Mika : Do you want your left hand to be swollen as well?

Shinn : (quickly released her hand)

Mika : What?

Shinn : give me the sushi.

Mika : such a child.

Mika clipped the sushi using the chopstick and fed Shinn.

Shinn : Thank you.

Mika : Shut up and eat.

Shinn only ate a few piece of sushi and he said he was full and he asked Mika to put the food aside.

Shinn : Don’t go anywhere yet.Sit here.

Mika : Wait,what?

Shinn : I said,sit here.

Mika : What.

Shinn :don’t you ever let your hair down sometimes?

Mika : Excuse me?

Shinn : I thought girls love that.

Mika : Loves what?

Shinn : letting their hair down.

Mika : I am working and I don’t think letting my hair down would do any help.

Shinn : So you do let your hair down sometimes?

Mika :Do you think I am crazy to tie my hair even I am bathing or sleeping?

Shinn : I have another question.

Mika :Fire away. (looking at the garden through the opened doors)

Shinn : Do you have a sister?

Mika : (shocked)No I don’t,I am the only child.

Shinn : Oh alright then.How old are you?

Mika : 23.

Shinn : that young.

Mika : why are you asking me these questions.its annoying

Shinn : if you can remember Mika-san.You are my assistant,personal assistant.And you lasted longer than the previous one.And I as your boss will have to get to know about his personal assistant no?

Mika :But you are so annoying.Like the weather.

Shinn : The weather?

Mika : Easy,the first minute you are cloudy but then the next minute you are like the storm and all of a sudden it is all rainy and suddenly again,it is sunny.

Shinn : (laughing) Such a comparison.

Mika : Do you get my point?

Shinn : I get it Mika-san.I am not that dumb.You are implying I have mood swings?

Mika : thank god,you can think now.(annoyed)

Shinn : (looking at Mika without blinking)

Mika : Can you please stop doing that?

Shinn : What?

Mika : Looking at me as I am a ghost or something.

Shinn : (grinned) I am sorry if you feel uncomfortable.

Mika looked at Shinn because she was completely surprised with his change of mood.

Mika : I cant never understand you Mizuhara-sama.Nor do I want to.

Shinn : trust me,I cant understand myself too.