" Hey leave me alone, you brute. " Maisie said angrily as she stomped back into her apartment two hours after she had taken off. Zach had made sure that she was not taken seriously and when she tried to admit herself into a psychiatric hospital, he had made sure that the doctors didn't believe. Instead, they told her that she must have been too stressed lately and she should take a couple of days off to recuperate. And when they told her that if she chooses to stay that it will show up in her records, she calmly went home.

" Do you believe me now? Nobody can see me apart from you and I am not a figment of your imagination. " Zach said as she glared at him.

" Why me? " Maisie asked angrily. " Why not torment some other poor person? Why does it have to be me? "

" Beats me if I know. " Zach replies. " if I could have chosen who will see and hear me, you would not be among my first ten options. "

Maisie glared grew intense. " brute. "

" Crazy. " Zach replied.

" You cannot call me crazy. The only reason I seem crazy is because of you. "

" You are still crazy. Only a crazy person will try to admit herself into the mental hospital. You want to ruin your life because I appear to you. Fine, ruin it, you don't know how much I wish I had a life. " Zach yells.

Maisie flinched as she realized what it seems like, it must have seemed like she was throwing her life away to him while all he wants to do is to live. Maisie refused to apologize Instead she cleared her throat.

" Where will you be staying, if you have to remain close to me. "

Zach looked at her with tiredness written all over him. " here, where else would I stay before. "

" You can't stay here. I am a girl and you can't room with me. "

Zach snorted at that. Was she forming modest now? She didn't have a problem changing in front of him yesterday. " please don't tell me you are afraid that I will rape you. " he drawls.

Maisie glared at him. " I hate you. "

" The feeling is mutual. " Zach returns.

" Anyway, how can you stay here when you are not paying rent. "

" I don't have a physical body in case you forgot. I don't take space and I don't eat, I am just going to be present and that doesn't affect your life in any way " Zach tells her.

" Then what happened to my kitchen. "

" I was trying to see if I could eat when you came I wanted to eat but I couldn't. " Zach said.

His voice was forlorn, and it pulled at Maisie heartstrings, but she snapped out of it. " you expect me to feel sorry for you. "

Zach's head wrinkled like he never thought about it. " for you to feel sorry you must have a heart and I know you don't so no, I wasn't expecting that. "

" You... " Maisie gritted out.

" Mame is Zach. Use it"

" I could stop talking to you. "

" That is not a punishment. It is a relief. " Zach tells her as she growls.

" You are insufferable. "

" It is an art darling," Zach said with a smile.

Maisie knew that if Zach wasn't already dead, she would have strangled him and enjoy doing it.

" Ground rules. " Maisie said as Zach rolls his eyes. " one, you are not allowed to enter my room when I am changing. "

" I knew that would be the first. Fine, I am not allowed to peek at you in your underwear, got it. "

" In exchange for board, you are to do tiny things around the house. "

" That I am not okay with. What the hell. You want me to be your maid. "

" Yes, in exchange for staying here. "

" That is hilarious. I don't take space. All I do is hang around. "

" Then you work while you hang around," Maisie said with a sweet smile that made Zach grit his teeth.

" It doesn't make sense. "

" It doesn't have to. It is what I want. Not cool with it, you can remain outside until I come. "

" How would you know that I was even in. " Zach rolls his eyes.

" The temperature of the room and if you break any of the rules. I will visit a psychic and find a way to banish your ass from my life. " Maisie smiled as Zach glared at her.

" I hate you. "

" The feeling is mutual. " Maisie mince.

" Go on. Rule number three. " Zach said as he waved for Maisie to continue.

" I can't think of any more rules now, but you should not get your hopes up, I will think about more tomorrow. " Maisie said as Zach nods.

" Whatever you say Crazy. " Zach said

" You are annoying. " Maisie said with a glare as Zach chuckled but did not say anything. She stomped to her room as she changed and went to bed.

****

Coming back from work the next day she came home to see everywhere clean. It did a lot to improve her mood which was down because of Mr. Huggins and what he did at work. Soon she will make do of her promise and make sure that he cannot father any more children. And she was sure that the man's wife will thank her for it.

Zach looked at Maisie from the couch which he was spread on. " how was work? "

" Annoying, but not your kind. " Maisie tells him.

Zach opened his mouth to probably continue what Maisie had started but he closed his mouth with a sigh. It was clear that if he did not act like the bigger person that they will continue to quarrel so instead he swallowed his retort and asked. " what happened? "

" A creepy old man with creeping hands always stepping into my personal space. He is also my boss. "

" Then deal with him. " Zach said

" If I sue him. I will lose my job. "

" Not that, you have incredible wits, use it on him and not me for a change. " Zach said as Maisie thought about it for a while before nodding.

" Okay but was that a compliment. " she teases Zach.

" Don't get used to it. That is the highest one I can give to someone like you. " Zach replies turning back to the TV.

" Brute. " Maisie hissed as she stomped to her room in feigned anger.