Disclaimer: All the Hana Yori Dango characters are owned by Yoko Kamio

Hi, this is my first fanfic ever. This story is very dark and has lotsa angst. It involves our fav couple but in a way that I don't know if anyone of you would like it to be.
Basically, it is about a very abusive Tsukasa. In the anime, Tsukasa is portrayed as a very violent person. He keeps saying that he loves Tsukushi and that he would follow her wherever she would go. What if this love turns to a overwhelming obsession for him? This is my fanfic....

                                                          His True Self

Chapter 1

"Piah!" "Piah!" "Piah!"

"Stop, Tsukasa, I'm sorry…" sobbed Tsukushi holding her hands in front of her, the diamond ring on her left hand glimmering, as she tried to ward off Tsukasa's blows.

"You slut! What did you think you were doing just now at the party? Flirting with some guy and allowing him to put his hands on you! You enjoyed it, didn't you? Didn't you!?" Tsukasa raged, his eyes gleaming demonically, and his hands shaking Tsukushi's shoulders violently. There was no answer from her as she had slipped into unconsciousness…

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The next day, Tsukushi woke up on the floor, groaning. She was sore all over, and as she stared into the mirror, she could see a black eye and some other bruises on her face. Her hand trembling, she touched herself gingerly on her face and grimaced. But there was no tears; there would never be any tears again….she was now an empty shell….

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Flashback

"Would you marry me?" Tsukushi looked down at Tsukasa who was kneeling down. They were onboard the cruise ship that was supposed to bring Shigeru and Tsukasa on their honeymoon. Instead, Shigeru had tricked Tsukushi into going after the cruise ship. Her good deed done, she had then jumped overboard and was picked up by the rest of the gang in Kazuya's boat.

As she looked at Tsukasa, Tsukushi could not believe that this was happening to her. Here was the man she loved, kneeling down before her and proposing to her. 'He looks so earnest and gorgeous,' she thought. "Well?" Tsukasa finally asked, impatiently. She smiled gently and answered, "Yes."

"Well, of course, you would!" Tsukasa stood up and swaggered about. "I'm such a great catch, especially for a poor girl like you, in fact I'm the greatest catch in the whole world!" He laughed manically. Tsukushi sweatdropped.

"Stop that, you stupid man! You're embarrassing me!"

"Who are you calling stupid?! You stupid woman! You should be grateful to me that I'm willingly to marry you."

"Hey! Who ask whom to marry whom? Why in fact…"

And so they sailed off into the sunset, arguing, but in their hearts, they were filled with a joy that they had never experienced before.

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She almost smiled at that memory but she caught the sight of herself in the mirror and immediately sobered. 'It seems so long ago', she thought. 'Has it only been 3 years since they got married?'

Just then, she heard a door opening and turned back. It was Tsukasa. He looked remorse. He stood in front of her and reached out his hand to cup her face. She flinched away from his touch and his eyes darkened at her cringe. He opened his mouth, closed it, and then opened it again. He gave a sigh and said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to hit you." He gathered her into his arms and whispered into her hair, "But I just love you too much." Her head at his shoulders, she closed her eyes as he gently stroked her hair. She wanted to say out loud, 'What kind of love is this? How can you say you love me, and yet at the same time do this to me?' But she knew the consequences of saying what she felt far too well…

At first everything was so perfect. They had gotten married onboard the cruise ship and went straight into their honeymoon. They stopped at different ports around the world, and she discovered worlds that she had never seen before, from Hawaii to New York to the Maldives, everything seemed so surreal to her; she could not believe she, just a normal lower-middle class girl, being able to step foot on all these places that she had only dreamt about. It was a wonderful time for both of them: for her, it was the joy of visiting the places that she had often fantasised about; for him, it was the joy of being able to show her all those places, and seeing those oft-visited places through new eyes again. He treasured every second he had with her; after all they had been through, they were finally together.

Of course, it was not always smooth-sailing, they still had silly fights over trivial stuff, but they had always quickly made up because of their feelings for each other. However, there was this one incident in the ship that they never quite get over. Looking back, Tsukushi saw that it was the start of the downward spiral towards what they had now.

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A.N. Sorry for my slow update, but I'm not a very prolific writer. Chapter 2 will hopefully be coming up in the next month or so. I hope that you have enjoyed reading the story. Thanks again for reading my fanfic