Disclaimer:I wish I did but unluckily I do not own Hana Yori Dango.

A/N:I hope you all enjoy this chapter for it is my longest. I am honestly a little happy for it being my longest but at the same time disappointed for I wish all my chapters were longer. Just one more chapter to go till the storiesover :D. I actually think most of my inspiration came from listening to What Goes Around Comes Back Around by Justin Timberlake, for some reason I could not bring myself to change it. Weird right?

Chapter 8: Wedding Day:

It was a beautiful spring day, a pefect setting for a wedding. Yuki thought as she looked out the window of the Domyouji's master suite. In just a few hours she would become wife to Mishima Ichiro. She loved him she really did, but not in the way which he truly deserved. She thought back to the previous night when Ichiro had come to her hotel room. She had just returned from seeing Soujiro, and she had been crying in her room. Not sure of what to do next in regards to her heart. That's when she heard a knock on her door and she began to wipe her tears. As she opened the door she saw Ichiro standing before her with a solemn look on his face.

"Yuki-chan is everything alright?" he asked frantically as he noticed the dried tears on her cheeks. "Are you OK?" he quickly looked her up and down inspecting her to make sure she was fine.

"I'm fine Ichiro-kun" was all Yuki could bring herself to say as she looked at the floor She couldn't look him in the eyes after the recent events that had just taken place, feeling ashamed.

As they walked into her suite Ichiro still could not let go of her as he sat down beside her.

"Yuki-chan there's something i need to know." he said calmly. "Are you still in love with Nishikado Soujiro?" Ichiro blurted out as he stood up and began pacing the floor. He knew he should not be asking her this in the state she was in but he could not help himself he had to know.

"Ichiro-kun what are you talking about?" Yuki asked confused. How did Ichiro know that she had been in love with Soujiro.

"I'm sorry Yuki-chan but i heard you talking to Tsukushi-san." he told her remorsefully. "I was coming in to take you to dinner, when I heard the two of you talking and I did not want to interrupt. I did not intend to eavesdrop but I could not help myself."

Yuki did not know what to say, she had no idea that Ichiro had been there listening to her conversation with Tsukushi. Ichiro didn't deserve her doubts he deserved nothing more than her love.

"I'm sorry for asking this of you at such a time Yuki-chan, but I need to know." he stated as he placed a hand lovingly on her cheek. "Do you still love Nishikado Soujiro?"

Yuki stood frozen taken aback by the question he had repeated a second time. 'Did she still love Nishikado Soujiro' he had asked her. Now was where she had to make her desicon, did she marry Ichiro a man who loved her more than anything or did she run to Soujiro a man who broke her heart to where she had to flee. Yuki did not want to hurt Ichiro or herself, she knew what she had to do.

"No Ichiro-kun" she said as she walked away from him to the other side of the room. "I do not love Nishikado-san, that was just a silly school girl thing that happened years ago." Yuki lied as she looked away from Ichiro out the window. "I am so sorry I did not tell you sooner, but I left Japan trying to forget and I did not want to think back on it."

Yuki could not bare to look Ichiro in the eyes, for if she did she knew she would begin to cry. It hurt her so much to lie to him but he did not deserve to be hurt by her. She had felt so lost and alone and he had come into her life and rescued her. Given her strength when she thought she had know. He had been always there for her to protect her when she needed him and never doubted her or her love for him. He had been very much like she was with Soujiro when he had fallen in love with her, and he did not deserve to have his heart broken like hers was some years ago.

Ichiro walked up to Yuki and turned her around to face him. "Does this mean you still want to get married tommorow?" he asked her patiently.

"Of course Ichiro-kun" Yuki said with a small smile on her face as she hugged him. "I would not dream of anything else.


Yuki heard a tap and the door and began wiping the tears on her face, when she saw Tsukushi walk through the door. "You look beautiful Tsukushi-chan." Yuki said as she admired her friend in her maid of honor dress.

"Baka!" Tsukushi shouted. "This is your day, you are the one who looks beautiful Yuki-chan." Tsukushi smiled down at her best friend.

Yuki stood up to examine herself in the full-length mirror, how did she look beautiful she thought. Her eyes were bright red and puffy from all the crying she had done since last night, and she had visible tear streaks down her both of her cheeks, she looked utterly horrible. This was no way to start your wedding day off.

Tsukushi could feel her friends sadness as she spoke "Yuki-chan are you sure this is what you want?" Tsukushi said as she reached out for her friend's hand.

As Yuki reached out to take her friends hand she let out a huge sigh "Yes Tsukushi-chan, I promised myself to Ichiro-kun when I accepted his propasal and I'm going to marry him. Do not worry so much about me he loves me more than I am worthy of and I love him as well, I truly do." Yuki smiled at Tsukushi tryng hard to fight back the tears threatening to come out again.

"The stylist and make-up artist will soon be here." Tsukushi told Yuki as she walked into the bathroom.

As Yuki walked into the bathroom she could not hold it in much longer. She turned on the faucet in the sink and slouched down to the floor where she began sobbing. Her heart ached begging her to end this facade and run to Soujiro, but she knew she couldn't today was her wedding day. She was marrying Ichiro a man who really did love her. She got up and composed herself, staring in the mirror she wiped her face splashed some cold water on herself and walked out of the bathroom, to the awaiting Tsukuhi and make-up artist.


Tsukushi could see the saddness in her friends eyes though she held a smile in her face. It made her think if she had made the correct descion in telling her best friend the truth about Soujiro's love for her. Seeing how sad her best friend looked and knowing there was nothing she could do killed her inside.

She and Tsukasa had discussed late last night until they were practically blue in the face. Tsukasa was happy that she had decided to tell Yuki the truth about his best friend, but she on the other hand was not so sure. She hated Nishikado Soujiro for his womanizing ways and for the way he had broke her best friend's hurt and caused them to be separated for three long years. She didn't even have her best friend by her side when she was pregnant or had become a new mother. For that she blamed Nishikado Soujiro, but she also knew how these last three years had affected him.

Her husband had been surprised when she told him that she knew everything that Soujiro had gone through since Yuki left, due to the fact he did not worry her with it by tell her knowing that she did not care for his best friend, but she still knew. To be honest that did not due much to make her like Nishikado Soujiro at all but I did make her feel for him and understand that every one was possible to change.

Tsukasa had explained to her that she had done the right thing in telling Yuki, that she deserved a chance to know the whole story before she got married. That if she were in Yuki's position she would have wanted the same thing wouldn't she. She knew her husband was right in what he had told her but it still hurt her watching her best friend look so empty and miserable on her wedding day.


Sakurako knocked lightly on the door as she and Shigeru walked into the room. She gasped in shock as she saw a stunning Yuki in a beautiful white dress. "Yuki-chan you look gorgeous!" She squealed as she hugged her friend tightly.

"Baka!" Shigeru screamed as she ran up to Yuki. "You look like a goddess" She laughed. "Ichiro-san won't know what hit him when he sees you walk down the aisle." Shigeru said.

"You two are insane" Yuki laughed as she hugged each of her friends "Thank you Sakurako-chan, thank you Shigeru-chan." she said before turning back to the stylist who was finishing up.

Sakurako wished she was the one getting married. How she longed to walk down the aisle in a white dress while the man of her dreams waited for her to spend the rest of their lives together. Though she would never admit to it, this was something she wished to keep to herself. Her friends knew that she did not have much luck in love due to the fact she was so busy working in her family's business and she had been cheated on by her last boyfriend.

At the moment she found herself shying away from love and spending more time on her work and shopping. Her friends knew this wasn't something normal for her but the did not look to much into it. Though in all reality sh could not wait for her happily ever after to come like her friends.

"So" Sakurako said escaping her thoughts and looking once more at her friend "Are you ready to become ?" she asked.


The music began to play, as Ichiro waited at the end of the aisle for his fiance to walk down and join him. As he saw her enter the garden she looked like a stunning beauty, he could not believe that the woman before him was going to be his bride.

He watched as she began to walk down the isle towards him and the priest. Once she got to him she placed her hand in his and the priest began to speak.

"Is there anyone here who wishes this two should not be wed?" The priest spoke looking around as to see if there was anyone. "If there is speak now or forever hold your peace."

As everyone sat silent waiting for the priest to continue Ichiro spoke up. "May I have a moment please?" He asked as the priest nodded. He took Yuki's hand in his and walked her off to the side of the aisle.

"Ichiro-kun whats going on?" Yuki had a confused look on her face as she watched her fiance.

"Yuki-chan I love you. I love you so much that I can not bare to marry you knowing that you love someone else." He said as he stared into her eyes.

"What are you talking about Ichiro-kun? I love you that's why I'm marrying you." Yuki tried look at Ichiro but looked at the ground instead.

"Yuki-chan I know." Ichiro put his hand under her chin to meet her eyes with his. "I know that you still love Nishikado-san and I understand. It's hard for me to but I do. You never forget your first love and you have a chance with him." Ichiro said "How can i say I love you if I can't let you be happy with the man you love.

"I don't understand." Yuki said as she looked at him. She was very confused.

"Go to him, and promise me one thing Yuki-chan." he stared intently at her. "Promise me that no matter what happens you will always be happy.

Yuki reached up and hugged Ichiro. Even know when it broke his own hert he still put her happiness before his own. "I promise Ichiro-kun thank you." She started crying as she looked up at him again. "I am so sorry I could not love you the way you needed me to."

"That does not matter anymore all that matters is that your happy. Go to him Yuki-chan." Ichiro said once more letting go of her.

"But I don't even know where he's at, or where to begin." Yuki said.

Ichiro held out his hand and gave her a small piece of paper before walking back to the guests.

Yuki read the paper in shock and ran back in side as fast as the wedding dress would let her to the room where her clothes where at.


Soujiro sat at the bar with a half empty drink nestled firmly in his hands. He had gone drinking all night last night, knowing that today the love of his life would be leaving him once more. He glanced at his watch as he noted that by now she probably would be a married woman. Now he thought he knew what Rui must have felt like when twice he had to see the women he loved marry another man. It must have hurt like hell because that is what he was feeling right now.

When Yuki had come to him last night he thought that he had finally gotten her back. Though looking at it now he realized how could he have been so stupid. She was right it was to late, he could not expect her to still love him after everything that had happened. Now she was marrying another man and he had lost her again.

"Nishikado-san the jet is ready." his personal assistant told him as he walked away.

He was leaving New York rather than stay in Japan to attend business for his father. It was his turn to flee. He couldn't stay in Tokyo while she was there married to another man. He was never the type to give up and run away but Yuki had the power to change everything about him. He could not bare to be in the same city and one day accidentally bump into them, yes Tokyo was big but he felt like the world was closing in around him.

As he got up to walk towards the door to board the jet he heard it. At first he thought he was hearing things but it grew louder and closer, someone was calling his name. While he turned around to see who it was he nearly fell over with absolute shock.

"Nishikado-san! Nishikado-san!" Yuki yelled as she came running towards him. "Wait Nishikado-san! WAIT!" she stopped to catch her breath and he ran towards her.

"N- Ni- Nishikado-san" She tried to regain her her breath as she spoke.

Soujiro was utterly confused, what was she doing here. "Yuki-chan what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be getting married?" Soujiro didn't really care why she was here as long as he got to see her one last time.

Yuki inhaled one last time before she spoke "I should be wherever the man I love is." She looked up at him.

Soujiro held her gaze, trying to make sense of what she said "Yuki-chan what are you talking -." Before he could finish his sentence she grabbed the back of his head and reached up and her tip toes to pull him in a kiss. The kiss was incredible, it was filled with all the love and passion she felt for him.

When they broke from the kiss she smiled at him as he spoke. "Yuki-chan are you sure this is what you want?" He knew the answer to this would destroy him whole but he had to know her answer.

"What do you think?" She asked his she reached up to kiss him once more.


A/N:To be honest I had a very evil idea for this chapter to continue the story and drag it out more, but I'm not exactly sure everyone would be happy with that scenario so I chose the romantic one instead hope you liked it :D I sort of got part of the idea of this chapter from one of my favorite movies Sweet Home Alabama and a little from Hana Yori Dango Final when Makino goes to Domyouji's plane before he leaves. If you can't already tell I'm a HOPELESS romantic lol.