FAQ:
1. Is this a T/T fic? Yes
2. Was Tsukasa has feelings for Priscilla? None. They only have an arranged marriage.
3. Then why was he looking for her? Because he's pissed and why and how will be answered at the coming chapters later.
4. Are Tsukushi and Priscilla really looked alike? Yes. Hmm… maybe a bit. Since when Priscilla appears again on later chapters she'll have a new look. Not to mention that Priscilla is a socialite. We'll see. But they really do look alike when it comes to features that's why they (the F4) thought Tsukushi is Priscilla (call it freak accident or separated at birth).
5. Are you going to update sooner than expected? And will answer author's note? Yes to both. I'll update as soon as I can and as possible, I just kind of got out recently from writer's laziness (hehehe) just here seating and reading manga's. And I will answer questions which I think needs answering. Oh, author's notes and thanks are at the bottom.
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Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, just the plot and some other characters.
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CHAPTER TWO: Unbelievable Lies
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Ichikou Café
Tsukushi was still merrily chatting with her friend not noticing that someone was watching them intently.
"Sakurako, why don't you stop reading that book already, it's not like they'll popped out off the pages once you looked at them hard enough." She said with a laugh.
"I can't help it," Sakurako sighed with a dreamy smile, "They're so gorgeous." Her eyes widened the moment she focused her eyes and looked at Tsukushi. "…..oh my gosh….!"
Tsukushi raised a brow.
"Oh gosh…oh gosh…!" Sakurako acted as if she was about to hyperventilate. "This is impossible! He can't actually pop out of the pages!"
"What are you blabbering about?" Tsukushi frowned at her friend's strange behavior. Then she noticed that the entire shop became quiet, only slight murmurings could be heard. She felt like the place became so solemn.
Sakurako remained fixed looking just behind Tsukushi's head that was facing the main entrance of the café.
Someone cleared his throat just behind Tsukushi.
Still confused, Tsukushi slowly looked up, she was being overshadowed by a tall man with curly hair who looked really angry.
She raised her brow. "May I help you? You're bothering us, mister."
Tsukasa smirked, "How sweet." Rui and Akira were just right behind him, alert at any actions, mostly violent ones, he'll take. Soujirou was near leaping off his seat. "First you ran away without a reason, and now you're feigning innocence." Tsukasa added with a devious grin.
Soujirou's date was frowning with confusion at the scene she was seeing. "Jirou-kun, what's going on?"
Soujirou looked at his date for a second with a reassuring smile, "No need for you to worry, why don't you just enjoy eating."
"But why was your friend so mad?"
"It's just that after almost three years, he once again get acquainted with his estranged wife." Then he shrugged after explaining.
His date looked at Tsukasa then at Tsukushi, who has her head still looking up to Tsukasa. "She's his wife!" the lady burst it out not so quietly, enough for the other people to hear. Soujirou winced.
Almost the entire people at the restaurant gasped, including Sakurako; her book of F4's bibliography was forgotten for a while.
Sakurako eyed her friend, "Kushi, you're Tsukasa Doumyouji's wife and you're not telling me. Me! Your own best friend!" she said exaggeratedly, adding fire to rumors. "And what's with those 'I don't know Tsukasa thing' you're telling at school?" she frowned.
Tsukushi rolled her eyes as she glanced back at her friend. "Sakurako, you really believed that?"
"So," Sakurako pouted. "When did you guys got married? Can I see the ring?"
Tsukushi was ready to bang her own head on the table because of exasperation. She sighed and brought out some bills for the snack, she stood after leaving the money on the table. "Saku, it's getting late, I think we have to go now." She said, a bit nervously, ignoring the fact that a certain gorgeous hunk was almost breathing down her throat. In reality, she was really nervous and scared, she has no idea what could that guy do to her. But just by looking at his dark demeanor, she bet it won't be good.
On the other hand, Sakurako seemed to nail herself on the chair since she was not making any move, she was just staring nervously and adoringly at Tsukasa.
"Saku!"
Sakurako suddenly stood and walked after Tsukushi called her again in a higher tone to wake her out of her daze. She cutely smiled and waved before walking toward the main door.
"Do you think I'll just let you escape?" Tsukasa squinted his eyes in dangerous fury as he followed Tsukushi with his eyes.
Tsukushi stopped and looked at him, she shrugged, "I'm sorry mister, I believe you got the wrong girl." She gestured her school uniform. "As you can see, I'm still a student, I'm not your wife." Then she continued walking.
She opened the café's door and ready to step out when she and Sakurako stopped on their tracks.
"Ah!" Tsukushi widened her eyes in shock, as she scanned the whole area around the entrance. Her eyes squinted and looked back at Tsukasa. "What's the meaning of this! Why are your guards blocking my way!"
Tsukasa smirked, "Because I told them so!"
"Mister, it seems like your curly hair was so thick you didn't understand a word I said! I told you you're mistaking me for someone else. I'm still a student for crying out loud!"
"You think I'll believe you."
"You really don't have much of a choice, buddy!"
"Tsukasa," Akira whispered at his friends' ear, "Maybe that girl's saying the truth."
"You know Priscilla, she'll say everything except for the truth!"
Tsukushi's eyes widened with indignation. "Are you accusing me of being a liar, you stupid guy!"
Sakurako winced a little, she bet that Tsukushi was ready to snap.
"But I'm telling the truth. You're the world's best liar!" Tsukasa strolled toward her, and in a few swift steps, Tsukushi was being held by her shoulders as Tsukasa squeezed her arms as he shook her a bit before speaking again. "Stop lying, Priscilla!"
Tsukushi struggled from Tsukasa's hold, "I'm not Priscilla, whoever she is! My name is Tsukushi Makino!" she corrected.
"Nice try, wife, you think you can get away by lying? Think again!" then he dragged her out of the café and toward the car, they were still surrounded by bodyguards, the F3 right behind them.
"Saku!" Tsukushi called to her friend helplessly. She was struggling with her whole force but it was still futile.
Sakurako has no idea what to do, she was a small and fragile young lady just like Tsukushi compared to these tall and strong men. The book clutched on one arm while her other arm was raise to her lips, she was biting one of her fingers nails in distress as she followed behind the men. Maybe the best thing to do was to stalked them and call the authority and her friend's parents.
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"Ugh!" Tsukushi muttered as Tsukasa unceremoniously pushed her inside the car.
"Move over." He commanded.
Tsukushi looked at him with anger before she slipped inside the car.
Tsukasa started to enter, Akira and Rui went to another car, Soujirou was left behind with his date.
Seeing an opportunity and seeing her friend just outside the car, and before the car she was in would start, Tsukushi seized the opportunity. She opened the door on her side before Tsukasa could close his side of the door and she dashed out when it opened.
She never bothered picking up her backpack and sprinted out of the place, Sakurako running after her too.
Tsukasa was more than pissed. He was ready to murder someone. And that someone was his scheming estranged-wife!
Instead of running after the two, he decided to order the driver to follow them.
The driver scratched the back of his head, a bit nervous, "Sir, I think we lost them."
"WHAT!"
"Relax buddy, there'll be next time." Akira assured his friend after he and Rui went to their friends' car.
Tsukasa glared.
Rui huffed, "You're never going to learn some tactics when it comes to women…"
"As if you have…" he scowled.
Rui grinned, "Hey, I may not be like our two playboy friends, but that doesn't mean I don't know anything…"
"Oh yeah, I remembered that on our essai education, one of our tutors were educating us about how to act and what to do in front of a lady, and also how to treat a lady properly," Akira agreed with Rui as he recollect their tutoring days when they were young. "Well, since the parents thought that it could be useful when their son got an arranged marriage."
"Maybe Tsukasa was being violent and didn't care and didn't listen that time that was why he was clueless…" Rui snickered.
"Shut up, you two! All I need right now is to find Priscilla."
"Well, if you're that determined, we're lucky to have the biggest clue." Rui shrugged.
Tsukasa frowned.
"Slow," Akira teased, "If we are correct, she was wearing an Eitoku uniform. Right, Rui?" he looked at his friend.
"Actually," Rui raised his right hand. "She forgot her bag, and all the clue we needed was inside this bag."
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After running around different streets, Tsukushi and Sakurako stopped on an alleyway. They were panting heavily because of so much running.
"Do….you…t-think we lost them?" Tsukushi said in a tired voice, she was standing in front of a wall, her left hand on the wall as if to keep herself from dropping to the ground.
Sakurako was on the other side, her back on the wall while both her hands were on her bent knees as she tried to catch her breath, "I think so. Man, I feel like I've run a marathon!"
"Yeah." Tsukushi agreed as she took a deep breath. "What do you think their deal is?"
Sakurako straightened up with a raised brow, "You don't know?" she asked with sarcasm. "Girl, those guys just said you're that Tsukasa's wife. So, is it true?" suddenly, she looked at her friend suspiciously as she walked toward her.
"Of course not."
"Are you sure?"
Tsukushi rolled her eyes. "C'mon Sakurako, we've been together since junior high, so if that ridiculous thing ever happened, you would know." She wrinkled her nose. "Besides, it was said that he got married when he was in college, right?"
Sakurako nodded, "But why? How come they're after you?"
"I have no idea." Tsukushi shrugged.
"Anyway," Sakurako then changed their topic. "Ready for Sasuke's party tonight?"
"Yeah."
"Great!"
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Sasuke's Party
Street Jam
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"Here we are!" Sakurako announced after they get off the taxi.
Tsukushi looked around as she rubbed her hands. "Err, it's cold."
"Well, the month of December is fast approaching." Sakurako informed before walking toward the club, "Well, let's go inside already."
"So, Sasuke rented the whole club?"
"It seems so."
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Across the street…
Four guys get off the top down BMW.
"Oh, man, I love the night life!" Soujirou said as he walked up the club just facing the Street Jam club.
"Yeah, it's refreshing!" Akira added. "I can't wait to meet someone tonight."
"Oh, you do know that most ladies in here were young and unmarried."
"Shut up, Soujirou!"
"Anyway, I'm surprised that Rui came with us." Soujirou muttered as he took off his jacket after they entered the club.
"Tsukasa forced me to come, I rather sleep." Rui muttered.
"Remember that we have a reputation to take care of. F4 should be together when they hang out." Tsukasa declared.
"Nothing changes, I guess." Soujirou shrugged. He went toward the stairs to the club's second floor.
"So, how's Yuuri?" Akira asked as he sat on one of the vacant chairs after Soujirou had chosen their table.
Tsukasa shrugged, "He's fine, like usual."
"Did you tell him about his mom?"
"No."
"Good. I think it would be meaningless to tell him that when his own mother is escaping from her responsibility."
"Hey guys!" Soujirou cut their conversation while Rui went toward the second floor's railing. "We're here to have some fun and not talk about responsibility, blah blah."
Akira smiled, "And talking about having fun, I believe I just saw the girl I'll be with tonight. See you, fellas." Then he stood and walk toward the lady he saw.
"So," Soujirou drank from his glass of wine. "What are you gonna do about Priscilla?"
Tsukasa drank his wine straight up, "I'll look for her at Eitoku."
"Oh well…"
Soujirou was cut off when a high school looking girl came up to his side.
"Hi, I'm Erie, I'm a student from Eitoku…" the girl said while blushing. She was the girl who explained the whole thing about the F4 to Tsukushi and Sakurako. "I'm so glad I see you here, Jirou-kun."
"Why?"
Tsukasa smirked before drinking.
"Eh…I," Erie blushed even more, "You see, I like you." Then she suddenly sat next to Soujirou. "Please, give me a chance to be with you."
That moment Rui came back while smiling.
"What happened to you?" Tsukasa asked.
"I accidentally pour my wine down at the dance floor."
"It's just like you."
On the other hand, Soujirou held Erie's hand. Erie smiled shyly. "So, you're from Eitoku?"
"Hai."
"Okay, how did you know me except from news and all those publicity?"
"Umm…my older sister is working at your company and sometimes I'm accidentally seeing you when I'm visiting my sister."
"Well," Soujirou smiled sexily, Erie's heart thump so fast, "Since I'm vacant at the moment, maybe we could give it a go, ne?"
"Really?"
"I just said it, right."
At the other side of the table, Rui rolled his eyes, "Oh, here he goes again."
"Hey, you said you're from Eitoku, right?" Tsukasa suddenly said.
The girl nodded.
"You know Priscilla, then?"
Erie's brow furrowed, "I don't think there's a student with that kind of name…"
Rui then added, "How about Makino Tsukushi?" he remembered and heard Priscilla lied about her name earlier.
"Oh, Tsukushi," Erie's face brightened, "Yeah, she's my classmate. That girl was scary sometimes. She's tough and sometimes rude."
"I see…" Tsukasa smiled evilly. Different lights from the club were shining at his eyes.
Erie looked at Soujirou, "Let's go and dance!"
Soujirou nodded then he looked at his friends, "Excuse us."
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Inside the Street Jam
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"Tsukushi, I think you had enough of wine tonight." Sakurako reminded her friend with a worried frown.
"What?" Tsukushi squinted her eyes to her friend, her vision was a bit blurring, "You mean, this is wine?"
Sakurako sweat dropped, "You didn't know?"
Tsukushi shook her head, "I thought it was strawberry juice."
"And I believe you're drunk already."
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
"Sure?"
"Yeah."
They both looked up when Sasuke went to their table, "So, your girls having fun?"
"Yeah."
Sasuke looked at Tsukushi, "Is she okay?"
"Other than being drunk, yeah she's fine."
"So," Sasuke scratched the back of his head. "May I dance with you, Sakurako?"
"Sure." Before she stood she looked at her friend, "Hey, I'll dance with Sasuke for a while, just stay there and relax, don't drink anymore."
"Yeah, yeah," Tsukushi made a hand gesture for her friend to go already.
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A few seconds later, Tsukushi was feeling so hot, she wanted fresh air. She stood from their table and made her way to the exit door. She'll just go out for a while for some fresh air to cool herself. She didn't bother to grab her coat.
"Haaaa……." Tsukushi breathe after she walked out of the club. "This is refreshing." She looked around, there were only few people hanging outside, probably they were all partying inside the clubs around.
She decided to sit at the side of the entrance of the club. Truthfully, she was feeling a bit sleepy already, maybe it was because of the strawberry flavored wine she drank.
She put her head at the rail on the side and without knowing it, she closed her eyes for a little nap.
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Across the Street Jam, Tsukasa and Rui walked out of the club they were at. Soujirou and Akira were left behind.
"Damn, it's freezing here!" Tsukasa hissed as he rubbed his jacket-covered arms.
"That's why I'm amazed you decided to bring a top down car at this climate?" Rui pointed out.
"Hey, I wanted to look cool, okay."
"Whatever." He entered the passenger's side.
Tsukasa was about to enter the driver's side when he noticed someone on the other side of the road.
"What's wrong?" Rui frowned.
"Someone's over there." Tsukasa pointed at Tsukushi.
"She's probably asleep."
"I'll go for a while, it's freezing out here and she's only wearing a sleeveless dress and sandals." Tsukasa walked toward the opposite road.
Rui shrugged, "Maybe she wanted to kill herself."
"Stop talking nonsense." Tsukasa said loudly, he was already in front of Street Jam. He bent and started to shake Tsukushi. "Hey, miss, it's cold out here…"
"Nnnnn…." Tsukushi just mumbled and leaned on Tsukasa's warm hands.
Tsukasa blushed at the contact. He shook her again.
As it continues, Tsukushi's face was suddenly exposed to Tsukasa's gaze, since she was crouching earlier and her face was looking down.
"Priscilla!" Tsukasa muttered. "What the heck!" he sighed, looked around, and carried Tsukushi back on his car on the other side.
"What?" Rui frowned.
"It's Priscilla."
"What!"
"Stop repeating your words," Tsukasa hissed, "Just move over the driver's side, you drive, I'll be at the back with Priscilla."
"Damn, I thought I could take a little nap on the way." Rui muttered before moving over.
Rui opened the back door and closed it again after Tsukasa was already settled, Tsukushi was cradled like a child on his lap. Rui entered the driver's side again and looked at Tsukushi from the front mirror. "You know, she looks the same and yet it's like she's different…"
"Yeah, you have a point there…" Tsukasa agreed as he took some strands of hair out of Tsukushi's face. "Anyway, let's go."
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Inside the Street Jam
"Tsukushi let's go!" Sakurako said loudly while she made her way to their seat. "Tsukushi?" she frowned when she didn't saw her friend at their seat. "Where are you? Tsukushi?"
Sakurako looked around the crowded and dark club. A worried frown on her face. When Sasuke went back to her side after grabbing a drink for them, she tugged on his arm.
"Sasuke, Tsukushi's not here!"
"It's okay, maybe she's just partying around."
"I don't think so."
"Okay, I'll ask the DJ to announce about your friend."
"Thanks."
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Doumyouji Mansion
Next Day
6:00 am
Tsukushi rubbed her eyes, her head was throbbing a bit. She yawned and sat up. She was about to get up when she noticed something and her eyes widened.
She's naked! Only the dark blue satin blanket was covering her body.
Her heart thumped wildly.
She looked around.
The room was huge and it looked so manly, most of the things were dark blue. She gasped when she looked up and saw that the ceiling was covered with mirrors. She shivered and covered her naked body.
'Where is she? What is she doing here? How and why?' so many questions were starting to come to her mind.
She looked on the bed she was at and she noticed that it was a huge circular shape bed and she was in the middle of it, but she was sure that someone slept beside her since the scent of a man was left on the bed.
She choked on a cry that wanted to escape.
She took a deep breath and calmed herself.
She started checking her body for any signs that she was touched by a man. Thankfully she didn't feel anything.
Tsukushi sighed and grabbed the white silk robe at the bottom part of the bed. She left the bed after wearing the robe.
Seeing that the room has its own bathroom, she decided to take a long and relaxing bath.
Tsukushi was soaking on the bubble bath when she heard some noise and rustling at the bedroom.
Her heart started to race when she heard the door knob to the bathroom was being opened, her eyes bewildered.
A man stood just outside the dark blue curtain of her tub.
Then the curtain was set aside, and the man standing there was a very naked Tsukasa Doumyouji with a mischievous smile. Especially when he saw Tsukushi's wide eyes with shock.
Truth be told, Tsukushi has never been this shocked in her entire life. This was the first time she saw a naked man and she felt like fainting.
"What….what…are you doing!" she snapped.
"I'm joining you."
Her eyes widened, Tsukasa stepped on the huge tub.
Tsukushi screamed, "Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…….."
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Responses:
Fan, thanks and here's a shocking chapter, hehehe.
Meteor, here, let me ask, are you still disappointed because Tsukushi is not the wife, hmmm? Hehehehehe…..
Shinsei Yumi, here's next chapter, and no, he's not in love. It's an arrange marriage.
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Finally, after two weeks of contemplation, it's here already.