The F4, and Tsukushi entered Eitoku College. Other students turned to stare at the most famous students of the Eitoku legacy. Who were the F4, you ask? The F4, short for the Flower 4, were the four most famous and most handsome, not to mention richest and most influential boys in Eitoku. The most feared of the lot was Domyouji Tsukasa, the hot-headed leader with broken English and mangled Japanese. Then there was Hanazawa Rui, the quiet, sleepy and calm violinist. Nishikado Soujiro was one the two playboys of the group, notorious for his womanising habits and famous for his art. Last, but not least was Mimasaka Akira, the gangster of the group as well as the other playboy, but he only dated 'mature' women, that is, women who were at least ten years elder to him.

Makino Tsukushi was Tsukasa's fiancée. Unlike most of the school, she was not from a rich background, but from a relatively poor family. Despite Tsukasa's protests, she continued to work in the Dango shop with her best friend, Yuki. She also had the distinction of being the only person who could keep Tsukasa in check.

Followed by stares, whispers and giggles, the F4 made their way through the corridors. Tsukasa had his arm wrapped protectively around a visibly uncomfortable Tsukushi, and the two were arguing about something….again. Soujiro and Akira were comparing notes from the previous night's conquests. Rui lagged behind, dragging his feet with his eyes half closed. They went straight to the cafeteria, since Tsukushi didn't have a class until later and none of the others cared about attending theirs. Just another day in the life of an Eitoku student; lazy and relaxed. Nobody could have foreseen that this was just the calm before the storm, especially for a particular member of the F4.

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"Young mistress! It's time! You're going to be late." Akane called out, running up the stairs.

As the head maid of the house, it was Akane's job to assist the young mistress in her daily activities within the Shiina household. Getting the heiress up and out of the mansion on time for college was one of her tasks. As she reached the young mistress's room, she made to knock on the door, only to find it unlocked. The door swung open and Akane rushed inside. A nightdress was thrown over the sofa, and two maids were making the bed.

"Where's young mistress?" Akane asked breathlessly.

"She left a while ago, Akane-san." one of them answered respectfully.

"But the limo's waiting outside! Why did you let her leave?!"

"We're sorry Akane-san."

Akane let out a frustrated sigh and turned on her heel. She knew very well that the young mistress would do as she pleased, and no force in the house could stop her. Akane went to check the garage, and sure enough, the young mistress' vehicle was missing.

"At least she'll get there on time." Akane thought helplessly, and went on to other matters that required her attention.

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Later that afternoon

"Hurry up!" Tsukushi wailed, "I'm going to be late! I told you it was a bad idea to go out for lunch!"

She punched Tsukasa in the arm, and Tsukasa drove faster under his fiancée's assault. Unable to wait any longer, Tsukushi jumped out at the gate itself, leaving Tsukasa to park his expensive new convertible. Rui, Soujiro and Akira followed behind in Akira's car. By the time they had parked their vehicles in their customary spots, Tsukushi was long gone. The F4 decided to head back to the cafeteria, which had become their usual hangout spot. There were two tables which had an exceptional view and were slightly more private than the rest. Tsukasa had, on the first day itself, declared both tables to be F4 property, even though they needed only one. Tsukasa just liked ordering people around.

As the four made their way to the cafeteria, they heard people whispering. Nothing unusual about that. The interesting thing was that instead of following them devotedly, the whispering masses barely spared them a glance before returning to their gossip. Tsukasa, who was used to being admired and feared, found this extremely disconcerting. Even the usually uninterested Rui noticed. Soujiro focused on he whispers and managed to make out "…crazy?" "…Domyouji-san's…" "…so cool!" "…know the F4?" "…will kill…" and other random phrases which he couldn't piece together at all. At the café, there was a large crowd around the two F4 tables.

Tsukasa began to yell at the crowd to give way. The students had been so absorbed in whatever they were looking at, that it took a moment for them to realise who was yelling at them. They quickly made way for the four boys. As the F4 reached the tables, they couldn't believe what they saw. One of the F4 tables was occupied by a girl who was definitely not a part of the F4 circle.

"Does she have a death wish?" Soujiro thought to himself "Tsukasa definitely won't take this well."

By the time Soujiro finished this thought, Tsukasa had climbed up to the said table. His face reflected pure rage. Akira, in keeping with his role of the peacemaker followed on his heels, ready to take over if things got out of hand. All he could see was a curtain of shiny black hair, the book that the girl was reading, and her elegant hands clad in black fingerless gloves.

Things were about to get interesting.