Summary: Rui is the heir to the Hanazawa Company which is very influential in Japan. When he meets an unusually creative and talented girl at an orphanage he ends up taking her into his family without adopting her as a sister. What happens when they grow up together and he and his best friend become infatuated in her?
Disclaimer: I don't own Hana Yori Dango or any of its characters.
Story: XxOlivia13xX Beta reader: Illuminating-Darkness
I still remember the first time I met her. It was ten years ago, but somehow, I still remember it so clearly.
I remember it was my mom who said for me to go to the orphanage and to help support the place so it wouldn't be shut down, as she didn't have time to do so, and whenever she didn't have the time, she had me do it for her. Gee, parents can be so irritating at times. Yes I know, my vocabulary was quite impeccable considering I was only eight years old at that time, but I guess you could, and still can say I'm smarter than the average bear.
As soon as I approached the orphanage, what looked like all the kids in the orphanage started coming towards me whilst staring at me, probably admiring my appearance. I suppose that I was dressed in clothes they had only seen in the windows of shops which the price range was far above what they could afford. I assumed they were in awe of me, after all, I as good as owned the place.
In the midst of them all, one girl specifically caught my eye. She was around my age, maybe younger by a year or so, and she was reading a book quietly in the corner, not even bothering to look up, even for a moment and see what the entire ruckus around her was about. I looked at her closely and saw that she was not reading, but drawing. She seemed to be a girl who is creative and likes to express herself. I found that very interesting.
The funny part about that is that I actually wanted to know more about her at that point. I approached the lady who was in charge, a sort of headmistress, who was attempting to round up all the children who were swarming around me, and send them back to where they were before. I got her attention and smiled kindly at her.
"Excuse me, but I'm Rui Hanazawa, and it was my mother who told me to donate this money to this orphanage to help support it." I said politely to her, while taking out the white envelope which contained the money from the inside pocket from my suit, and handing it to her smartly.
"Oh thank you so much Mr. Hanazawa, we have needed this and have been waiting for this for quite some time" She says gratefully, smiling widely. She then notices what, or rather, who I was looking at.
"So you've taken an interest in Tsukushi Makino eh?" She said with a sly smile on her face. I blushed slightly as the girl turned her heard towards me stared directly at me with her chestnut colored eyes as she heard her name. Her gaze lasted, surprisingly, only for a few seconds, and then she returned her attention once again to her drawing, concentrating once again on her paper and pencil.
I thought that this girl was undeniably, irrevocably interesting. No girl I had ever met had been uninterested in me like she was. I liked her attitude towards me, because it was very annoying when all those girls were just too interested in me.
"I'll be taking my leave now. Farewell, I wish this orphanage good luck." I said, opening the door, and waving to the people inside, and then slipping out and shutting the door with a snap.
But just before the door closed, I saw Tsukushi Makino look up from her drawing again, and she gave me a slight smile.
Authors Note: But what Rui truly doesn't know is how often he'll have to visit this orphanage as it will be faced with a crisis due to irony. You'll just have to find out what happens. Review please! I know it's short but it's a story in progress.