Disclaimer: I do not own Hana Yori Dango
The story is not a continuation of Hana yori dango. It is an AU of Hana yori dango. Makino and the others are adults about 22, ages vary.
Prologue
The breeze was refreshing that early spring day. Being spring, it seemed that everything was alive and the world was just a bit more colourful than it had ever been. But there were always those who just didn't care if it was finally spring after the coldest winter the city had been through, those who continued living, but not absolutely content with their lives. And such a soul could be found in makino Tsukushi. Of course, it should be noted that Tsukushi was not one of those people who mopped around waiting for her life to suddenly be happy and full. No, Tsukushi had tried hard to find that something that could fill that increasing hole she felt inside. She had gone through 15 guys hoping they could fill the empty space. After realising how hopeless it was rely on someone else for her happiness, she tried building a successful career. But she hadn't enjoyed staying home even on weekends just to get a head of everyone. It also didn't help that the boss always felt that something more than hard work was needed for her to rise in the company. As her soul searching years padded, Makino Tsukushi had come to believe that just maybe their was something called fate, and it just hadn't knocked on her door yet. That or she was destined to be unfulfilled for the rest of her life. But then there was her 'forgotten' memory that she had refused to consider.
Her colleagues referred to her as 'the loner'. It wasn't that she was mean, not at all; she was always nice and helpful. But she continually refused any offers to go clubbing or even a simple lunch. Of course Tsukushi always had plans, real plans. Lunch was spent helping her neighbour and best friend Matsuoka Yuki from accumulating an unpayable debt. Tsukushi spent lunch slapping Yuki's hand whenever she grabbed another item of clothing that was not absolutely necessary. Although Tsukushi had her weak moments (after seeing Yuki's puppy dog eyes how could she say no?) Lunch usually ended without more than 1 bag of something new. At times both women had a scrawl on their faces, but by the end of the month and the bill had come, both were glad Tsukushi had kept to her guns.
The second big worry of her life was Makino Susumu, her 18-year-old brother. It had been wonderful finding out about her brother's acceptance in to one of the most prestigious universities in the country. But as the initial euphoria had waned, Tsukushi realised top universities equalled big bucks. Supporting two was hard, but two and college tuition, well let's just say Tsukushi had two jobs. Her two jobs were complete opposites of each other. The 9 to 5 job, which gave her no joy, was being a lawyer at a big company working in as one of the many advisors. Now it is important to note that even though being a lawyer working at a huge company was a big thing, Tsukushi, unfortunately was not particularly high up or 'talented' as some would describe. But what she really lacked was passion, but you don't get much of that in a big company. Of course there is also the fact that tsukushi was a 24-year-old woman, women being the 'weaker' and more 'emotional' gender could not possibly handle a big case. She was young and had no family connections within the company, those who did rose leaving behind our poor weed. (Tsukushi means weed, in case you haven't read Hana yori dango.) Her second job that required no arse kissing was being a radio show host. She went on air twice a week solving the problems of those in love. The show was even called Cupid's little helper, but it was so cheesy that it was ditched and just called Tsukushi's hour, which went from 7.30 – 8.30 Monday and Thursday nights. These one hours of her life, gave her some enjoyment, it was really interesting what happened to some people. She looked forward to those Monday and Thursday nights, it was different to the chaotic times at her other job. The money from jobs was enough to get both Susumu and her by and have some left to save up. And such is the life of a working class gal. Of course there was room for change. After all it was spring, and after the cold of winter, there is always spring to look forward to.
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