Heaven Life

14 - Taking Out the Trash, the Moon is Beautiful

"Thank you for the meal!" Yuuki and Flora say. They just finished their dinner.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it," replies Charles as he bows slightly, delighted by his master's joy.

Charles proceeds to clean and tidy the table, and then do the dishes. He does so efficiently and swiftly while keeping up his posture. As expected of him. Even though he's assigned only to be a servant, he has a dream of becoming a butler. His services to Flora's family in the past and to Yuuki in the present time are proof and dedication of his capability and worth of becoming one. Thus, he always does his duty with pride and confidence.

After doing the dishes, Charles overhears Yuuki and Flora having a chatter as they go upstairs together. He supposes it's their bedtime – well, more like Flora's bedtime, as for Master Yuuki, he's likely to stay up again, but alas, Charles continues his duty. He picks up a trash bag, wraps it in another bag, and takes it to the trash bin outside. As he steps outside the door, he notices a certain gleam of light illuminating the porch. It's soft and subtle. The moonlight shines in yellow, and it looks bigger than usual.

"Wow, what a beautiful moon tonight," Charles whispers to himself.

He continues to admire the yellow moon, taking a glance once in a while as he delivers the trash bag into the bin. After doing so, as well as throwing away the plastic gloves he used when taking out the trash, he stands near the lamppost and gazes at and admires the moon. However please don't do this in real life, as the light from the lamp post will really hamper your moon gazing activity. Suddenly, the wind blows.

"Brrr, it's cold."

Charles quickly walks back to the entrance before he gets himself cold. But as he was about to turn the knob, it suddenly turned by itself, and the door opened. Charles is surprised to find Yuuki in black clothing, but what business does he have at this hour?

"Ah, master! You surprised me."

"Hehhh, kaget ka juga. You surprised me too, Charles."

"Pardon me, but where are you going this late at night?"

"Oh, nothing. Just going for a night walk."

"Oh, another one of those walks?" Charles says as he enters the house, now he and Yuuki are technically inside the house.

"Yes," Yuuki nods. "Just enjoying myself."

"Have a good time, Yuuki. And stay safe!"

"Thank you!"

Charles watches Yuuki as he rides his motorcycle into the city. He wishes him safety again before closing and locking the door, then checking that the entire house is clean before changing his clothes and sleeps.