Ch. 2
I don't own HANA YORI DANGO-korean version/ japnese version, just a fan that wish to recreate another plot of the story. DON'T SUE ME please~!
First time writing a fanfic; please constructive criticism only~! Thanks!
tsukushi awoke with a scream, and breathed heavily with relief as she was thrown into the warm embrace of a strong shoulder. "Shhhh, it's okay, it's just a dream, it's just a dream", the soft gentle voice float into the air. "R-rui", tsukushi whisper in responds, and gripped tightly on his shoulder, slowly taking in the familiar milk tea that emit from him. Rui held her gently and preciously, it was all he felt he could do. Once tsukushi lied back down to sleep, Rui could only stare at her calm pale face.
How many times has she had this nightmare, the event that almost cost her , her life. Rui sighed, feeling ache over what he had felt she should do—which was to push her to get tsukasa's memories back-but ultimately failed. Rui held her hand in his palm, tracing the rough lines that beautifully marred her porclaine skin. Her life hadn't been easy, and perhaps it's really time to give up on tsukasa.
Once tsukushi awoke, she smile brightly as she was greeted with everyone's worried expression and Rui's light hearted greeting. "It's over, It's really over" tsukushi said calmly, bringing the room to a halt. Everyone slowly turned towards her, and could only stare. "T-tsukushi, are you sure? I-I mean don't you want to try again?" Ga-eul timidly asked. Tsukushi sigh, her shoulders relaxed as if she is in a serene state, and she calmly said "Yes, Yes, I am sure, we are over."
The door open, and tsukasa stepped out, his face still blank with emotion, but in his eyes rui knew that there was a small familiar spark. Tsukasafisted the star necklace into a the center of his palm and then hastly said " i-I came to see if you are alright". Tsukushi smiled, and answer calmly "Thank you, I am fine." Again, tsukasa felt a thud in his heart, like something precious was lost, but stubbornly he shook it off and nodded curtly and walked out. Rui could only silently stare at tsukushi, he knew that really this time it seem to be over for tsukasa.
Tsukasa felt overwhelm by the frustration and anger that seems to wash over him these past few days as he watch Makino. He was unsure what to place the feeling, but he felt bittered as Tsukushi no longer hound him to remember her with her weird tactics. His engagement was over with yumi, once yumi's real characteristic came through and her façade quickly crumble under the wrath of his mother. Slowly pieces came together, it was impossible for yumi to be what he believed to have forgotten, as he met her only in the hospital. Then who or what was it that grip his heart even as he is under the spell of amnesia?
Tsukasa let out a frustrated huff, and then gripped his hair full of curls, then a flash of blurry figure came to mind and shout at him "I hate your curly hair-!". Then all became gibberish of undistinguishable words. Tsukasa eyes cringed shut as he frantically tries to held on to that piece of memory that seems to hold key to his past. However, it was like water that just slip through his fingers, and he was left angry and alone again.
The F4s decided to go back to Eitoku lounge for a hangout, nothing much happens, just a bunch of pals hanging together, with the exception of a missing member, Rui. Soujiro sighed, and glanced at tsukasa before he spoke, " He's not coming today, he has a meeting." Tsukasa blinked, and retorted "What? Did I say something?" The two F4s looked at him with sympathy as tsukasa hurriedly tries to hide his frantic behavior with light jokes, which were unfortunately told wrong again.
"Well, I 'm a busy men, I got to go!" with that tsukasa bounded out of the lounge hurriedly, tripping over a couple of stairs on the way. As he walked out of the corridor and down the lane outside, he eyes widen. There just down the hill, under the cherry blossom tree sits a familiar long lean figure asleep against the tree. And beside him was none other than the Makino girl, who shoulders Rui's head as she read on with her novel. A familiar scene this seems to be, except it was once in the star tower not under the tree. What was it? It was like his dreams that kept haunting him these past few days. There was always this blurry figure that he fell asleep against. He was shivering then, under a cold or fever—he wasn't sure, but the tacky scarf and jacket the person wrapped around him kept him warmed from the chills. But he always awoke without seeing the face, her face, yes it was a she. B-but who?
Once, tsukushi was released from the hospital, Rui never left tsukushi's side. He hung around her and kept her company. Their friendship are no longer clear, there seem to be blurriness in their relationship. He was her shoulder, the warm embrace, the company, and the one that seems to bring laughter to her everyday lives. She was his everything, she was his life. Rui felt calm and warmed as he stayed un-interfered by tsukushi's side and tsukasa was no longer hounding him for being near tsukushi.
It was a calm day, Rui leaned on tsukushi's shoulder under the cherry blossom tree, and slept. Tsukushi continued with her reading, and finds it particular calming and serene. It was days like this, days without any surprises and no madmen chasing after her, or crazy-powerful mother out to get her. This was what she has been looking for, a peaceful life in Eitoku. She slowly turns her head and stared at the calm peaceful handsome features of Rui. His long eyelashs that many girls envy, the cheek bones that calls for nobility and his manly but generous lips that girls dream to touch. Rui and his always gentle shoulder, his words and his friendship, were suddenly attractive. Unknowingly, Tsukushi leaned her head forward, and before she knew it, her lips touched his, and they kissed. It was soft and taste of milk tea, his lips opened, and tsukushi shot her eyes open and realized he was awake. They stared blankly at each other, shocked but still lip-locked. In frantic mode, tsukushi accidently bit down on his bottom lip, "ow," Rui eyes shut tightly in pain.
Heat rose in tsukushi's ears and then to her cheeks, as she quickly pushed herself away from him. She breathed out heavily, and could only stared before she quickly said "ah, I-I was just-t-…..I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to bite you!" with that she ran like a madman towards the hall.
Rui blanked, and could only watch her go until her figure disappeared up the hill, his cheek hot and he felt light and airy. He touched his lips that bled alittle, and then smiled and then his shoulder shook as he chuckled. "Oi! Rui! What are you laughing about?" Soujiro called out. The F4s walked towards him, apparently tsukasa tailing behind grumpily. "Nothing, …. just a kitten bit my lip that's all", Rui reply with his signature smile. "Kitten?" they all voiced and looked around with the exception of tsukasa. The F4s could only stare weirdly at Rui, and then pass it off as Rui's oddness. But all Rui's explanation was a charming smile.
Tsukasa looked darkly at Rui, he wasn't sure why he felt so hurt and surprise when he saw them kissed, like he was in love with the Makino girl. But didn't he hate her? The feeling of anger that boiled over him when she is around, and the haunting feeling of the tears in her eyes that night, the night before she almost died still looms over him and his dreams. But why? Who was she to him? Why does everyone expects him to remember her? The F4s looked at tsukasa, as he is again in his silent mode, unresponsive to what they are talking about. But they hope in time that he would come to a resolve as he seems unlikely to remember tsukushi again. They all thought he would eventually come to his senses and remember her when she pulled that stunt that was too dangerous for anyone to swallow. But seems like it was fate to pull them apart, and they've all come to accept that.
Tsukushi was red from head to toe, her thoughts filled with Rui, and nothing but Rui. Rui-Rui-with his charming smile, his calm and supportive eyes, his straight forwardness, his gentle shoulders and his -lips. Tsukushi was stopped in her track of thought as she fell backward after running into the pole. People chuckle and laughed as they walk past pointing at her. Tsukushi could only feel the heat rushing to her cheeks but was not sure whether if it was the embarrassment from running into a pole or biting down Rui's lips.
At the restaurant, came the loud crashing of the plates for what seems like the 10th time of the day. "Tsukushi-?" Ga-eul worriedly ask her friend. Tsukushi could only apologize over and over to the boss, as she cleaned up the mess. "Tsukushi, did something happened? " Ga-eul asked her dear friend but her eyes became more worried as Tsukushi flushed red. "g-ga-eul…., I –I bit Hanazawa Rui's lips", Tsukushi nervously whispered to Ga-eul's ear. Ga-eul's eyebrow could only raise higher and repeated what tsukushi said "y-you bit Hanazawa Rui's lips?" Tsukushi could only shyly nod before looking down in embarrassment.
After what seems like a long explanation to what happened today, Ga-eul finally pop the question that was on her mind for a while "Tsukushi, are you in love with Hanazawa Rui?" Tsukushi once again flushed red for the 20th time of the day and reply shyly "I-I don't know, I don't know why I did that!" Ga-eul eyes brimmed with happiness for her friend, "Tsukushi! This is great! Your marble-prince, your first love, this is a way to finally move on!" But it was like watching a color show, Tsukushi stuttering with her face flushed red, then pale normal, then pale white, and then red again. "I-I don't l-love him…, But this is w-wrong, and h-he probably doesn't feel the s-same w-way…..But t-t-tsukasa….am I r-really over h-him? Or am I just using Hanazawa Rui?..." the rest of tsukushi's sentence became incomplete as she stutter and tried to voice out her mind, but failed miserably. "Well, you never know unless you give it a try right?" Ga-eul encouraging said and patted tsukushi's shoulder.
As if on cue, the doorbell sound, and tsukushi and ga-eul both welcome their costumer before falling silent with their mouth gapping open. "R-rui?" Tsukushi could only stare at the tall handsome man that was sweating bullets and huffing like he had just ran a mile to get here.
-To be continued-
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Again, I don't own hana yori dango, the Korean or the Japanese versions; just want to recreate another plot. As well, my story is adapted from a mixture of both Korean and Japanese version of HYD.