Thoma's POV
"Thoma! Can you please make me some tea?"

Hearing the head of the Kamisato clan's request, I jump up from the laundry I was doing at the moment and rush over to the kitchen.

"Sure thing! As always?" I already know the answer but want to make sure, I don't want to do something wrong after all.

"Yes, please!" I shake my head with a smile. This man either drinks his favourite chocolate tea or his favourite bubble tea. There are almost no exceptions.

So I take put a pot with water on the stove, and as I wait for it to boil, I notice a dusty corner on the kitchen counter and wipe it quickly. After all, that's what I'm supposed to do. Be the housekeeper of this estate. Which is definitely not an easy job, but I'll do everything just to help the siblings. They have enough work without taking care of the house.

As soon as the water starts to boil, I take it from the stove and pour it into the tea cup,
carefully carrying it to Ayato's work room.

I set the cup down and look at Ayato. "Anything else, my lord?"

"Thank you, Thoma. Would you like to sit with me and keep me a bit of company?"

Well... that's tough. I still have to finish the laundry, but I can't deny the wish of the head of the Kamisato clan...

Seeing me struggle, Ayato smiles a bit. "It's okay, just five minutes. I'm sure that what you were doing won't run away."

He's got a point. So I sigh with a small smile and sit at a side of the table. Even if Ayato is my lord, he is also a good friend of mine.

"What is it what you wanted to talk about?"

"Well... how do I put this? Do you ever get tired of working?"

"No? It's fun, and I love helping you two!"

"Really?"

He stares at the ceiling. It's a strange feeling that behind these questions, there is more.

"Yes, but why are you asking this?"

"Hmm... I'm getting tired of work lately. It's all paperwork, every day, but I am tired of it. It's boring and I don't even know anymore why I'm doing it. So sometimes, I get tired of life. It's like I'm on the edge, but somehow... and I don't know the exact reason, but I don't want to die just yet."

I sit there for a moment, taking the information in, because it's a lot, just like that.

"I'm sorry, Thoma, I shouldn't have bothered you with it."

"No, it's alright." I cut him off. "I was just thinking. Maybe... do you do it for Ayaka, maybe?"

"Hmm... no, I don't think so. She's capable of living by herself after all."

"Then... do you do it for you, maybe?"

"No... if it was for me, I'd be already dead."

"Do not say that! I'm sure there is a reason to live! Even if it's just bubble tea, it's still worth living. Life isn't just paperwork. I am sure you could hire someone to do the less important paperwork so you can get a couple of hours free, but you decided not to... I'm sure you have your reasons, but still!"

He looks at me for a couple of seconds, and then he smiles.

"How could I've been so stupid?"

"What?" Stupid? Why, what happens in that pretty head of his?

"I found my reason to live."

His smile grows wider, and it's so beautiful. I love it when he smiles. But he won't ever find that out.

"Who?"

"You, Thoma."

What.

How.

Wait.

Did I understand that right?

Huh?

I'm so confused.

"What?"

"You understood that right. You are my reason to live, Thoma."

I mean, it's not like I'm against it, but...

I just never thought he would say that.

Covering my face with my hands, I hope Ayato won't see the blush that's quickly spreading on my face.

I hear him chuckle, and I peek through my fingers.

"Don't cover your face~ you're too adorable when you're like this."

I take my hands away hesitantly and look him in the eyes, blushing even more.

"Thoma." He says with a smile. "Do you want to be my boyfriend?"

I was too stunned to speak. I opened my mouth three times without success, so I just hugged him.

"I'd love to."

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