That's it, that's the last of them. For the Domyouji Family anyways. Thank you for reading.
I would say that their Daughter's name would be Dosei, which means Saturn. Their Son's names would be Hoshi and Waku, short for Wakusei which means Star and Planets. Pretty tacky, huh? That's why I waited for last chapter to name them.
And again, thank you all so much for your comments and waiting this thing out with me.
Surprise
There shouldn't be a surprise that it happened, really, all you had to do was look at them.
Her Daughter and Rui's Son.
Tsukasa thinks it's because they are the opposite sex.
Tsukushi disagrees. It's because they are best and childhood friends.
Rui says that its fate. And not to look so surprised.
It's nearly two in the morning as Tsukushi thinks about this. She's down in the kitchen snacking on the left over dinner from earlier. She thinks first her Daughter dating….her sons aren't too much younger than her. Soon they will be fighting for girls to notice them and want to spend less and less time at home or with family. Her middle son already has a group of friends like Tsukasa did when he was younger.
"It's the beginning of the end."
Tsukushi is startled by her Daughter's voice.
"What are you doing up at this hour?"
"I just got home. From a date with Yoichi."
From the smile on her Daughter's face she can tell they are in love.
"I'll ignore that you are sneaking into the house at this time. If your father knew he would be upset you know."
"I know, I know."
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Cursed
She is so thankful. Everything in her life has worked out so wonderfully. Honestly, she used to think she was cursed. How could she not? With a Father like hers always losing his job and always afraid of being even poorer than they already were.
But things worked out.
Her Daughter is now 20 years old, just a little older than she was when she married Tsukasa. But now it's her Daughter who is trying on wedding dresses; Tsukushi's Mother and Mother in Law, Yuki, and her Daughter's future Mother in Law. They all sit in awe and shock as her Daughter comes out in another beautiful white gown.
Tsukushi can't help but cry.
"Oh, Mom. Don't cry. It's bad luck, do you want me to be cursed?"
"No, no, not at all." Tsukushi sobs.
She can't help but sob. Her Daughter is getting married. Her second eldest is 14 years old, he's already got a girlfriend. Her youngest is almost 13, it's all not fair. The time she has had with them has flashed by so fast; she doesn't remember time flying by so quickly. It isn't fair.
"When you have a Daughter of your own you will understand."
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Awesomeness
Her Daughter only had one request growing up.
"Don't embarrass me."
She asked this everytime she friends over, she would look at her Parents in the eye and point her finger and say those words; she demanded it. As she got older the demand came more and more often. She said this when it was time to go shopping for a dress for the School dance or festival, she said it when she was picked to throw an awesome house party, she said this when she entered TOJ; she said this at her final school dance.
And she said this during her wedding. She looked at both of her Parents and her two Brothers and pointed her finger how she always does.
"Do not embarrass me. That means no crying from you, Mom. No causing any kind of trouble from you two. And Dad." She looked her Father in the eyes and changed her tone to the Domyouji authority tone. "Don't cause a scene."
The wedding went beautiful; it was more gorgeous than anyone's she's ever known. She couldn't dream of a wedding like this. And as her Tsukasa walked her down the isle to meet the heir of the Hanazawa corp Tsukushi couldn't help but cry out. But no one noticed. All eyes were on the bride.
As well as her Father whose face leaked like a waterfall.
It wasn't the most embarrassing moment, though. And it wasn't the last time she warned her Family to not embarrass her. It was the other way around, for a moment, when Tsukushi was out to lunch with her Daughter who was nine months pregnant. And her water broke in the middle of the high class café.
But that wasn't nearly as embarrassing as her Father in the room as she gave birth, Tsukasa taking a picture as his Grandson was born.
Tsukasa was not only the Great and Powerful but he was now the Proudest.
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Internet
It was so strange to see people she knows on the internet. Even now, she isn't used to it. She see's news of the F4 splattered on the hottest gossip websites. News of this business, news of that change, blah blah. Sometimes her Children were on the internet. Her Daughter's marriage was obviously big news. And as Rui's son took over his business slowly his picture and business is in the spot light from time to time.
It's still strange.
"It's so strange to see Tsuyoshi on the internet."
"Why? Both your sons have stories about them all the time. Like when your youngest won the Soccer match, youngest player in the schools history."
It's still so odd, Yuki."
"It reminds me of you."
"What do you mean?"
"It reminds me of you and I when we were in High School. Looking up Rui online. And then all of the Flower Four.", she laughs. "And then I was left looking up news about you. I was so lonely at the time, I missed my friend so much. But seeing you and Domyouji happy….it made me feel at ease."
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Fire
Time has flown by so fast. Where did it go? It's like she blinked and the time jumped ahead of her.
But she remembers everything.
Her Daughter is grown now, married, has a child, and another on the way.
Her first born son is grown now, too. He's about to get married, his fiancée is a good girl; she's from a middle class family with good morals.
Her youngest is grown up, too, he's got a girlfriend now and spends as much time with her as he can.
Her Mother in Law is old, so old now. Her hair is grey, she can't keep up with hair dye to hide it. She's partially given up on doing so; like Tsukushi's own Mother.
Her Father and Mother spend their days in Okinawa now, enjoying the sunshine. But they've come to visit for the cold December month. So has her Brother, even though he's so busy with work and a family of his own. His wife is a nice girl, normal, much like her middle child's wife.
Her Sister in Law is in California; she will come to visit in a week or so; she's so busy with her own business.
Everyone is so busy; even at their middle age now.
Rui and his wife will be by, soon, to visit since they are all a big family now.
Akira is off visiting his family; his Mother loves the Holiday season. She hears his two younger Sisters are still very much in love with him. It's silly but so adorable.
Soujiro and Yuki are off, too, enjoying their time together. Soujiro's Father loves Yuki even though she comes from an average background.
Everyone is off doing their busy lives, Tsukushi thinks as she sits next to Tsukasa sharing a blanket. He's laughing about something or another with his Son in Law. She looks around the room, it's so comfortable and cozy from the fire-completely different than the cold snow falling outside.
This is the best, Tsukushi can't help but think.
