Nekronii

part 2: Minute

You stand there awkwardly, still trying to process the situation. It was only a day ago that your mom sent you Second...but now she sent you another maid...Minute. She stands, staring at you patiently...
“Are...you going to invite me in, Master?” she finally chimes in, a hint of a blush creeps on her face. You catch yourself, realizing you were just staring at her like a weirdo
“UH! Yeah! Come right in!” You stumble out about as smoothly as sandpaper, quickly stepping out of her was so that she can walk in with a heavy looking suitcase.

Once inside she takes a close examination of the room. A book shelf only half dusted, a floor with bizarre clean streaks all over it. And a garbage can that she could have swore just moved slightly, like something was alive inside of it...Minute turns to you, a bit irritated at you
“How could you subject my sister to such an environment?” she instantly accuses you.
“Wait, wait! I tried my best here you know!” you throw yourself under the buss, not really wanting to tell her that Second is actually the one who did all of this

Minute curiously checks the garbage...she reels back in disgust, not just by the smell...but she thought what she saw in there was trying to reach out to her...she slams the lid back shut...
“Really now, it's no wonder your mom asked me to come here. You're a disaster.” Her word drive into your chest like a dull knife. This one...has a much sharper tongue than her younger sister who's as sweet as candy...

“MINUTE!” you hear the familiar voice call from upstairs. You turn to see Second still in her gown she jumps down from the top step and lands in her sister's arms. The two of them happily hold each other in their arms. It's somewhat heart warming to see them so happy...
“Tell me, did Master do anything weird before I showed up?” she asks In almost baby talk to her sister...never mind the heart warming moment is gone... its clear she hates you...Second frantically shakes her head
“Nope! Master is very nice!” she happily tells her sister...at least you have one person on your side. Second then hops out of Minute's arms and runs to you, hugging your leg then climbing your body to happily rest on top of your head. Minute reaches out to her, but reels back only to glare at you a little...you'll never do right in her eyes you can just feel it...

“Well, please sit tight master and I'll make you some breakfast” suddenly a wave of anxiety floods you to your very core, before you had the chance to stop her she was already pouring flower and sugar into a bowl, adding some water and cracking a few eggs and whisking the mixture together...you and Second, who's still resting on your head, can do nothing but watch her. Seeing her at work in the kitchen was like watching a dance, despite not living here she somehow knew where everything was.

You lose yourself in watching her that by the time she brings you your food you had forgot why she was in the kitchen to begin with. You're greeted with the sight of a stack of three pancakes...each shaped like the head of a cat, not to mention the inside of the ears, the eyes, the whiskers were chocolate! She even added a side plate of bacon, eggs, and hash browns...just looking at it was a shock, it was like getting breakfast at a restaurant... she plates a smaller portion of the same breakfast for Second and herself...

You look down at the cat face for breakfast. It looks back at you unaware that you're about to eat it...how are these two women related? You cut out a small piece, and put it in your mouth. The cakes were so fluffy and practically melt in your mouth. Not just that, the eggs are perfectly seasoned, just the right amount of salt, the bacon isn't over cooked, the hash browns are crispy! This was all beyond what you could have hoped for breakfast!

The meal ends however with the disappointing sound of silverware colliding with an empty plate...you didn't realize but you'd ate everything, completely cleaning both plates
“Goodness, master. With how you devoured everything, I'd assumed you hadn't eaten in a while....though given the monstrosity in the garbage I'd say that was a safe bet. Seriously, a man your age should really learn to cook for himself.” Minute speaks, her observation skewers another dagger into your chest.

“Now if you excuse me, I need to clean the rest of the house.” she stands up. Be the time you try to tell her to hold on, she just got done making breakfast she can take a break...but she already took everyone plate and washed and dried everything she used.

Both you and Second jump up out your seats, Second hanging off of your shoulder. The two of you watch Minute work at the speed of light. It's like when she was moving time itself was bending around her so she can move so quickly and comfortably...in the span of what must have been ten minutes you watched her clean the table, dust the shelves, vacum the entire house, and mop the hard floors...you and Second can only stand and watch it all..

By the time Minute is done, she just stands there wearing a smirk, proud of all she's done, and she didn't even break a sweat! You approach her and she glances at you, still holding her confident grin
“It's like a brand new house isn't it Master?” she boasts
“I'll say, I think it's cleaner than when I moved in...” you look at every corner and struggle yo find even the smallest flaw in her work
“I'd say it's perfect even” you speak just amazed by her work. She giggles at herself, a small blush forming while she loses herself in her own head
“Yeah, I suppose I am pretty great aren't I?” she blurts again wearing a confident grin.
Seeing her so happy and proud you can't help but reward her a little...you gently Pat the top of her head.

Minute lets out a gasp and her confident grin twists to one of shock. Her face turns to a dark red as he feels his hand brush against her ears. Her mouth falls ajar, her lips twist in nervousness...
“You did an incredible job Minute” you say, not paying attention to how she's looking now. Your hand favors her soft ears...the sensation is driving Minute insane. Her eyes turn into spirals. She lifts her hand and balls it into a fist that smashes into your gut
“TH-TH-THANK YOU MASTER!!!” she shouts just after knocking the wind out of you...'re so confused but you fall and writhe on the ground

Second hops off your shoulder and looks at you in a panic
“Are you okay master?” she asks in a panic. You want to give her an answer but you struggle to get any noise out of your mouth...anything other than a groan of sheer pain. Minute starts to panic.
“O-OH MY GOD! I'M SO SORRY MASTER!” she runs to you and lifts you up. Your face was pretty close and once you open your eyes to see how worried she is, you try to tell her something like “it's okay” but words still can't travel out of your mouth, not far anyway...you move your head closer to hers, just so that she can hear you...but he looks at you in shock. And burns red once again...she thinks you're going in for a kiss.

She drops you, making you slam your head into the floor, a groan escaping your lips.
“M-MY HEART ISN'T READY YET MASTER!” she shouts at you backing away from you while you have a headache on top of a stomach ache... she snaps back to reality and realizes she hurt you again
“AH! IM SORRY MASTER! I-I'LL MAKE THE PAIN GO AWAY!” she shouts to you. Did you think she was perfect? Well you change your mind...she's more troublesome than Second... and will probably be the death of you. You feel yourself pass out to the sound of Minute chant
“pain, pain go away!” frantically like a dork...

How much time has passed? You move a little and you feel a blanket over your body...you must be in bed...you slowly open up your eyes and see its already dark...man Minute must have really knocked you out good...when your eyes finally focus you see Minute laying right beside you. The moon's pale light shining down onto her from the window. Her eyes open and smiling at you...your face burns waking up to her
“What're yo-” she silences you, pressing her finger on your lips then bringing the same finger to her lips.
“Second is sleeping. You wont want to wake her up...” you feel her body at your feet, just like the night before...you still look at her shocked. She realizes that your imagination is running wild and her face grows stern to cover up for the red tint in her face
“D-dont get the wrong idea. Second insisted that she slept in your bed and I couldn't allow her to be here alone...” she informs you, whispering in a defensive tone...

“Any way...go back to sleep master! It's already late!” she rolls over, facing her back to you...
“Oh and...sorry for ruining your day...” she follows up. You cant see but tears form in her eyes guilt setting in her mind
“It's alright...tomorrow is another day right?...” she looks straight, shocked by your response. She was so sure that he would kick her out...
“Good night Minute” you let out once more before you close your eyes once more. You're not sure if you can sleep properly, seeing as you spent the entire day knocked out...but you do so, just to keep her company. Tomorrow huh? Yeah...tomorrow is another day...

To be continued...

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