Here's the second chapter. I decided to make it in chapters to divide the story properly. So, enjoy reading!

Disclaimer: I don't own Hana Yori Dango.

Sojiro opened his eyes slowly. The brightness of the room hurt his eyes. He massaged the bridge of his nose up to his temple as he felt a terrible hangover. He sighed and decided to get up and have a quick shower. He was still wearing the same outfit he had last night. He was too drunk to get a shower or even to change clothes.

Before going to his own bathroom, Sojiro called a maid through intercom to bring him some tea. He checked his wristwatch, "it's already 2PM? What a night," he murmured.

The tea set and few slices of fruits were already in his room table when he left the bathroom. He decided not to dress yet, instead take his meal and tea with just a towel hanging in his waist. He sipped the tea and felt a little relief. He bit few slices of the fruits and finished his tea.

Sojiro stood up and went to his closet. While picking for a set of suit, he felt something was missing. He paused for a while to think but he couldn't guess what that sudden feeling was. He shook his head and continued to dress up.

Sojiro was done tying his tie when he felt that sudden feeling again. "What was it? Damn it!" he whispered. He knew something was missing and he felt frustrated that until now he couldn't figure out what was it.

The tea heir looked around to at least have a hint. It seemed like he could let it just passed.

"Yuki…"

Sojiro was surprised. He couldn't explain why he suddenly thought about Yuki. He jumped to his bed and looked for his pants and coat. He found it, his cell phone. He smiled to himself and felt an unexplainable relief. He panicked when nothing happened after he pressed few buttons. "What the…?" His anxiety stopped when he realized that the gadget was off. He just gently scratched his hair when he also realized how he became so stupid.

Sojiro read the messages. Some were from his previous dates but most were from Yuki. He gently smiled while reading her love and inspirational quotes. She also had some thoughtful messages like 'not to drink too much,' 'be sure to pay the bar before leaving,' and 'practice safe sex.' The last one made him smile, a bitter smile.

His handsome face frowned when he realized that all of Yuki's texts were from last night. No message for that morning or for that afternoon, which she didn't fail to do. Yes, he sometimes felt annoyed in her frequent texts but it seemed like he had to be bothered by it. He sorted and read the messages again and checked the dates and times. He engaged himself in deep thought when he confirmed that he indeed hadn't received any text or message from Yuki for that day.

"Why do I have to be bothered by that?" he said to himself. He decided to delete all the messages in his inbox, including Yuki's, much of his annoyance.

He looked around his room. He couldn't explain why he felt bothered of something he couldn't figure out.

Riiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnngggg!

"How's your head?" the voice from the other line said.

"A little better after taking a shower and a cup of fresh tea. How's yours?" Sojiro replied.

"I'm not that drunk, you were. You just swallowed your drink endlessly. I watched how you devour your alcohol, not your dates, ha ha ha! I don't know what came into you, man," Akira was still laughing as he recalled the happening last night.

Sojiro just sighed. He didn't know either what came to him. He didn't even remember that he had that much drink but he knew it started after he turned off his cell phone. And now after not receiving any text from Yuki, he felt the urge to drink again.

"Anyway, didn't you receive Rui's text? He was trying to call you but your phone was still off so I told him that I'll just contact you," Akira stated.

"So he's back after a month of disappearance? That guy is really something," Sojiro uttered.

"Yep he is. And he wanted to meet us tonight. He seems excited or something, I don't know. Maybe he got himself a girlfriend. Too bad Tsukishi-chan and Tsukasa are not here. We'll just confirm when will those lovebirds be back. And I don't think Rui will be leaving soon so we can have another celebration, all of us. But for a mean time, it's only F3, you, me and Rui, in Hanazawa's tonight," Akira then ended the call.

Sojiro just pursed his lips. He was still anxious of something. He just shrugged it off then decided to call someone. Someone. He pressed Akira's quick dial number but cancelled it immediately. He huffed and browsed his phonebook. Although he had a lot of women's name in his list, he ended up not calling anyone of them. He threw his cellphone in his bed and lied back.

!

Sojiro immediately grabbed his cellphone and pressed the answer button without looking at the screen to know who was calling him. "Hello?"

"That was quick," Rui commented. "Anyway, have you spoken with Akira?"

"Welcome back, Rui," Sojiro groaned. "Yes, Akira called me and told me everything. Where have you been, man?"

"The story could wait until tonight, so wait til then. Bye!" Rui said. "Oh Sojiro, you can ask Yuki-chan to come since Tsukushi-chan's not here to invite her. Ayako-chan needs a company."

"Wha-? Wait, who's Ayako?" but Sojiro's question was answered by a dial tone because Rui already hung up on him. "Tch! Maybe that's the girlfriend Akira's talking about," he murmured.

Sojiro grabbed his phone again and pressed Yuki's fixed dial number but cancelled it immediately. He felt anxious again. He always called Yuki when he needed her help and her sense. Why did he suddenly feel anxious and unease? He sighed heavily and pressed a number. His brows furrowed when he heard the voice prompt in the other line.

"The number you have dialed is not available at this moment. Please try again later."

"What the hell?" he hissed. Sojiro rechecked the number and dialed it again but heard the same voice prompt over and over. He wanted to call Tsukushi but she's in vacation with Tsukasa.

He waited for few minutes to think and decided to call Tsukushi. Her number was unavailable, same with Tsukasa's number. "Maybe they hardly have a signal in their location," he said. But what made him worry was Yuki. This was the first time her phone was unavailable. He convinced himself that she might also have problem getting the phone signal, which he realized impossible, unless she left and went to a remote area where no signal could reach.

To be continued…

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