::Chapter 3::
Tsukasa ran all the way to Yuki's house. Hell, where was Makino? He asked himself. She made me angry first and she had no right to just run off like that! Fancy that! Trying to throw her weight around eh? Tsukasa thought angrily. But then again, he did say very spiteful things and Tsukasa became a bit sorry.
Okay, she should be here, Tsukasa thought. After all, she can't go anywhere else, can she? He knocked on the door thrice.
"Eh, Doumyouji? What are you doing here?" Yuki looked very surprised to see Tsukasa at her door. He tried to look inside the house in search of signs that pointed to Makino staying here.
"Umm.umm, I was wondering if Makino was here." He sputtered. Yuki stifled a giggle.
"Tsukushi? She's not here. She didn't drop by today." Tsukasa raised his eyebrow. He looked carefully at Yuki to see whether she was lying. Drops of perspiration, nervousness were tell-tale signs that would give away any liar. Yuki just looked at him innocently and was very calm.
"Okay, never mind then," He said, conceding to the fact that Yuki was not lying and Makino was still missing. "Yuki! One more thing. If Makino does drop by your house, don't tell her I came here to look for her." He warned. Yuki smiled at him and waved him goodbye.
She closed the door and smiled to herself.
::Doumyoujis' residence:: "Yeah, I get it. Yeah, stop being a nag!" Soujiro shouted into his handphone. Tsukasa stomped in at that moment and he hurriedly ended his call.
"Tsukasa, why are you so angry?" Akira asked, concerned. Rui switched off the television and settled on the couch to look at Tsukasa. Tsukasa furrowed his eyebrows, his face flushed with the running he had done.
"DAMN THAT MAKINO! I CAN'T FIND HER ANYWHERE!! What is she trying to do?" He shouted angrily. The three of them looked at him and looked at each other. Soujiro cleared his throat.
"Hey, chill man. Didn't you say Makino didn't mean anything to you?" He asked nonchalantly. "Fancy that Tsukasa, getting angry over that." Soujiro hoped Tsukasa would yell and scream 'That's NOT TRUE!' but instead Tsukasa seemed to calm down.
Yeah, he had said that girl didn't mean anything to him. So why did he, the might Doumyouji Tsukasa have to get so worried? She would come back to look for him herself after she had cooled down. He smiled at this thought.
"Hey Soujiro, you are so right! Why should I get so worried over this small matter? After all, she would come back to me no matter what happens." He settled himself comfortably into the armchair. "Hey, let's go for a drink!" The three of them looked at each other again. Soujiro shook his head, Tsukasa was a real BIG BAKA. Akira tried another approach.
"Eh, maybe Makino got kidnapped! By umm, your mother!" He grappled around for some excuse and fit Tsukasa's mother nicely into the picture. "After all, she didn't call you and she was not at Yuki's house, was she?" OOPS! BIG BLUNDER! Akira wished he could take back the last sentence! Tsukasa would definitely suspect something amiss since the three of them were NOT supposed to know that Tsukasa had gone to Yuki's house.
Fortunately, Tsukasa overlooked that fact and furrowed his eyebrows. "Are you sure?" He asked.
"We don't know. We are just stating our thoughts. But if she does get kidnapped by your mother." Soujiro's voice trailed off. Rui stifled a giggle while Akira tried real hard not to laugh.
"Oh shut up Soujiro! You've got such a freaking big mouth!" Tsukasa shouted. It was clear he was freaking out. "Rui, what do you think?"
"Huh, me? What?" Rui looked very confused when Tsukasa suddenly shifted all his focus on him. He caught Akira mouthing desperately at him to continue and said in his usual tone, "Maybe you should check things out. Who knows what your mother can do if she really kidnaps Makino."
Tsukasa thought about it. It was true his mother could do ANYTHING to take Makino away and do something to get rid of her. This was bad and he had to do something, fast. He got up.
"Tsukasa, where are you going? Aren't we supposed to go for a drink?" Akira asked.
"Umm, not now guys. I have something to do first!" With that, he rushed out of the living hall. Soujiro collapsed onto the sofa once Tsukasa was out of sight.
"That was close!" Akira commented wiping his sweaty brow. For now, the plan was going smoothly. For now.
Tsukasa ran all the way to Yuki's house. Hell, where was Makino? He asked himself. She made me angry first and she had no right to just run off like that! Fancy that! Trying to throw her weight around eh? Tsukasa thought angrily. But then again, he did say very spiteful things and Tsukasa became a bit sorry.
Okay, she should be here, Tsukasa thought. After all, she can't go anywhere else, can she? He knocked on the door thrice.
"Eh, Doumyouji? What are you doing here?" Yuki looked very surprised to see Tsukasa at her door. He tried to look inside the house in search of signs that pointed to Makino staying here.
"Umm.umm, I was wondering if Makino was here." He sputtered. Yuki stifled a giggle.
"Tsukushi? She's not here. She didn't drop by today." Tsukasa raised his eyebrow. He looked carefully at Yuki to see whether she was lying. Drops of perspiration, nervousness were tell-tale signs that would give away any liar. Yuki just looked at him innocently and was very calm.
"Okay, never mind then," He said, conceding to the fact that Yuki was not lying and Makino was still missing. "Yuki! One more thing. If Makino does drop by your house, don't tell her I came here to look for her." He warned. Yuki smiled at him and waved him goodbye.
She closed the door and smiled to herself.
::Doumyoujis' residence:: "Yeah, I get it. Yeah, stop being a nag!" Soujiro shouted into his handphone. Tsukasa stomped in at that moment and he hurriedly ended his call.
"Tsukasa, why are you so angry?" Akira asked, concerned. Rui switched off the television and settled on the couch to look at Tsukasa. Tsukasa furrowed his eyebrows, his face flushed with the running he had done.
"DAMN THAT MAKINO! I CAN'T FIND HER ANYWHERE!! What is she trying to do?" He shouted angrily. The three of them looked at him and looked at each other. Soujiro cleared his throat.
"Hey, chill man. Didn't you say Makino didn't mean anything to you?" He asked nonchalantly. "Fancy that Tsukasa, getting angry over that." Soujiro hoped Tsukasa would yell and scream 'That's NOT TRUE!' but instead Tsukasa seemed to calm down.
Yeah, he had said that girl didn't mean anything to him. So why did he, the might Doumyouji Tsukasa have to get so worried? She would come back to look for him herself after she had cooled down. He smiled at this thought.
"Hey Soujiro, you are so right! Why should I get so worried over this small matter? After all, she would come back to me no matter what happens." He settled himself comfortably into the armchair. "Hey, let's go for a drink!" The three of them looked at each other again. Soujiro shook his head, Tsukasa was a real BIG BAKA. Akira tried another approach.
"Eh, maybe Makino got kidnapped! By umm, your mother!" He grappled around for some excuse and fit Tsukasa's mother nicely into the picture. "After all, she didn't call you and she was not at Yuki's house, was she?" OOPS! BIG BLUNDER! Akira wished he could take back the last sentence! Tsukasa would definitely suspect something amiss since the three of them were NOT supposed to know that Tsukasa had gone to Yuki's house.
Fortunately, Tsukasa overlooked that fact and furrowed his eyebrows. "Are you sure?" He asked.
"We don't know. We are just stating our thoughts. But if she does get kidnapped by your mother." Soujiro's voice trailed off. Rui stifled a giggle while Akira tried real hard not to laugh.
"Oh shut up Soujiro! You've got such a freaking big mouth!" Tsukasa shouted. It was clear he was freaking out. "Rui, what do you think?"
"Huh, me? What?" Rui looked very confused when Tsukasa suddenly shifted all his focus on him. He caught Akira mouthing desperately at him to continue and said in his usual tone, "Maybe you should check things out. Who knows what your mother can do if she really kidnaps Makino."
Tsukasa thought about it. It was true his mother could do ANYTHING to take Makino away and do something to get rid of her. This was bad and he had to do something, fast. He got up.
"Tsukasa, where are you going? Aren't we supposed to go for a drink?" Akira asked.
"Umm, not now guys. I have something to do first!" With that, he rushed out of the living hall. Soujiro collapsed onto the sofa once Tsukasa was out of sight.
"That was close!" Akira commented wiping his sweaty brow. For now, the plan was going smoothly. For now.