Two Weeks: Chapter 5 : Day 4: Pictures.
Authors Note: I apologise for this chapter taking so long but school work and midterms the last two weeks prevent time for anything other then eating, school and sleeping (which I got very little of) Hopefully updates will come more frequently from here.
It was about three in the morning and Tsukushi was wide awake. Actually she couldn't sleep. She keep going over yesterday over and over again in her head. Mostly she keep thinking 'he must be remembering to do something so nice, well to get the guys to arrange something so nice. I have to be getting back my Tsukasa.' She worries that despite all her effort that he wasn't going to remember plagued her more than she wanted to admit. Mostly because it was one thing to sleep with the Tsukasa that she loved and she knew loved her back more than anything but it was another to sleep with that shell at the hospital. Tsukushi was really starting to wonder why she ever proposed this stupid deal. Maybe it was because she was finally ready to be with him and that idiot had to go and forget her. It seemed more and more as if fate was against them. Well she wasn't going to let fate win. She was just going to have to march back down to that hospital tomorrow and if need be force those memories right back into that baka's head. There that sounded like a plan. Mostly because it was hard to be sad, upset and lonely when she was angry at him. Angry was better then sad. With that Tsukushi fell into a restless night's sleep plagued by dreams in which she didn't get back her Tsukasa.
Tsukasa awoke in that strange state again. He thought about getting angry at these stupid half memories but what would it accomplish. It is rather hard to get mad at yourself. Mostly he just wished he could remember awake what he did asleep since it might be the key to figuring out Tsukushi. He hated to admit it but what started out as a simple bet with a decent reward was already turning into something much more. He liked her. Him the Great Doumyouji actually liked and somewhat needed this plain poor girl. He was starting to think he was losing it. Why else would he have gone to so much trouble just to try and get to know her yesterday. There could be no mistake. She had some kind of a spell over him. He was infatuated against his will. He didn't want to actually like her. He figured he would just be like the rest of the F4 for once and get the whole losing his virginity over and done with so they would stop bugging him about it. That he did remember and it bothered him that it took him forgetting her supposed girlfriend to finally offer him what he had probably been chasing after for the last couple of years. Why??? A very simple question. With so many possibilities. Were they waiting for some kind of special occasion coming up soon he forgot about??? No that didn't' t really seem right. Tsukushi didn't seem to be too big on the whole special occasion thing unless it involved him remembering. So what else was possible? Maybe they were engaged and waiting for marriage but that didn't seem right either.. Well the waiting for marriage thing seemed right but not the engaged part. He doubted his bitch of a mother would actually permit that. That was the biggest thing that bugged Tsukasa, he knew that Tsukushi was poor and he got the impression that they were quite serious and in love, not that he believed in love, but why hadn't his mother stopped this relationship. Now he knew that he was missing a much bigger part of the puzzle and it might explain why Tsukushi is so anxious for him to remember. Tsukasa was about to ponder these questions more when one of the nurses came in.
"What do you want???" Tsukasa said madly since she caused him to lose his train of thought.
"I have news for you." She said matter of factly wanting to get it done and over with as quickly as possible.
Tsukushi awoke to another day after a horrible night sleep but she wasn't going to let bad dreams keep her down. She was more determined now then ever before. Yesterday was proof of why she shouldn't give up. She finally got a glimpse of the somewhat nice and caring man she was in love with. With this last bit of determination she dragged her butt out of bed into the shower. After her shower, getting dressed, having a bit of breakfast, packing a lunch for the two of them and grabbing today's surprise she was out the door.
Tsukushi arrived at the hospital and was surprised by the fact that for the first time there wasn't a nurse cowering outside of Tsukasa door way waiting to be rescued by herself. At first she thought that maybe the grumpy beast was still sleeping but to her surprise found him awake eating some type of cereal with marshmallows and watching morning cartoons.
"Good morning." Tsukushi said cautiously not certain what to think of a cheery Tsukasa first thing in the morning.
"Hey Tsukushi" he replied with a big grin on his face while he patted the bed beside him indicating that she should come sit down next to him.
She knew that this was a dangerous question but asked it anyways "What has you in such a good mood this morning? I almost forgot where your room was since there wasn't some poor nurse cowering outside of it this morning."
Tsukasa thought about getting angry about the scaring the nurses comment but decided to let it go his news had him in such a good mood that even her comments wouldn't get him down but he decided that he would play with her first anyways. "There are only 10 more days until I get to collect my prize from spending time with you."
"Pig how dare you even..." Tsukushi said getting angrier by the second.
She was about to rise and leave when Tsukasa hand closed around her arm to hold her in place. "I was only teasing you baka. Besides there is only ten days left but that isn't why I'm in a good mood as you call it. I get to go home tomorrow." He said getting excited all over again at his good news. Tsukushi sat there shell shocked. He was going home. She hadn't actually thought that he would go home during these two weeks. This meant that he was almost 100% better. That made his reference to their bet sink in even harder. He would be able to collect on their bet. She wasn't really counting on that. That and she realized that now she would have to visit him at home. She wasn't sure she was really ready for that. I mean she had been sneaking into his house through the bedroom window for so long now that she wasn't sure that she would be able to walk up to the front door. She knew that she had permission to see him now but still it felt weird and this Tsukasa wouldn't understand her fear of his house. Well at least the everyone in the house knowing that she was their. So she replied the only way she could "I'm happy for you" only problem is she said it in such an un enthusiastic voice.
Tsukasa knew that something about him going home was bothering her. Maybe it was just that their deal was becoming too real for her now since he would be well enough to collect the bet but he decided that wasn't it. Tsukushi might be worried about the sex thing but that wouldn't have given her that nervous look on her face. "What's wrong baka. I thought you would be happy about this. Now you don't have to rescue the nurses from me and make me lunch.." he was about to continue when Tsukushi stopped him by gently placing her finger over his mouth deciding it was time to explain.
"It's not that I'm not happy that you get to go home. It's just. um well. I kind of haven't been allowed in your house for sometime now. Well at least with anyone knowing about it." She said shakily.
"Kaede" was all he responded and she nodded in kind. It now made a lot of sense. His mother was trying to get rid of her but then why was she still here???
Tsukushi saw the question on Tsukasa's face and knew that he was wondering how she could be here right now with him if she wasn't even able to visit him before. She figured a quick explanation would suffice. "Your mother is allowing us one year to be together without her interference."
It all made sense well sort of. He was guessing that his mother was betting on that if he was actually allowed to see her that he would grow bored of and be happy to move on after a year. The only thing is he very much doubted that would be true. He could only remember the Tsukushi that had been coming to see him the last few days but he had serious doubts that he would grow bored of her. There was just something about her. He couldn't put his finger on it but even now without his so called memories he doubted that he would just let her walk out of his life. Although now that he thinks about it maybe his mother was responsible for his current condition. If she really hated Tsukushi as much as he suspected she probably would go as far as seriously injuring him to prevent him from being with this girl. He then noticed the strange look she was giving her and he couldn't really blame her he did go off into his own world there for a couple of minutes and knew he had to say something. "Good"
Tsukushi just sat there confused but a little happy too by his unusual answer of good. Well it was then she decided to get on with her surprise for the day since like always now she had to leave early for work since she couldn't afford to take anytime off. "I brought a new surprise for you"
This immediately got his attention. Tsukasa hated to admit this but he was enjoying these surprises. "What is it??" he asked anxiously.
With that she pulled out a what at first glance appeared to be a binder. "This" she said as she handed him the object.
"What is it??" he said while flipping it around. It didn't look like anything special to him.
"Open it baka!!" Tsukushi said getting a little angry at his stupidly of not realizing that what is important is inside the binder not on the out side. HE opened it and still had a puzzled look on his face. Only problem was he was just playing with her he now knew what it was but was having fun playing dumb. "It's a photo album baka.!"
"I see and who are all these silly photo's of???" he questioned mockingly. Of course he knew that they appeared to be photo's of the F4 and Tsukushi.
"Tsukasa if you don't stop acting like a five year old I'll take my pictures and go back home and leave you here all by yourself without a decent lunch." Tsukushi threatened.
"Ok, ok I'll stop playing dumb. Really Tsukushi sometimes you need to stop taking things so seriously." Strangely enough he really couldn't believe that he had just told Tsukushi that although she does take things too seriously sometimes but then again he takes nothing seriously. Besides what is it they say about opposites. Oh well he couldn't remember and didn't feel like trying to remember. "So why did you bring me photo's of the F4?"
"I'm in some of them too you know." She answered defensively back.
"Yeah I can see that but why did you bring them?"
"Well I thought since you seemed to want to know about the years you are missing maybe the photos might trigger a memory for you." Tsukushi answered honestly.
"What's this photo from?" He was pointing to a picture where everyone was in their swim suits. To him they looked like they were on his family's island but he wanted to be sure. Actually the photo was fairly funny everyone in the photo looked happy except for Tsukushi who was sitting on Tsukasa's lap with the I'm going to kill you for doing this to me look.
"Umm the time you surprises us all by taking us to your island." "And this one?" This time he was pointing to a photo of Tsukushi taking a flying kick at Tsukasa's head.
"Umm I can't remember." She replied honestly. She was starting to think she shold have looked over the photo's first. "I think it was taken by Akira. I forgot I even had that picture but you have to admit the look of surprise on your face is priceless. But I shouldn't be telling you about the photo's or how else are you going to remember anything on your own."
"I guess your right but we can still look at them together right?"
"Sure but I have to leave right after lunch I have to go to work." Tsukushi told him hoping he wouldn't' be mad at her getting to spend so little time with him.
"Ok" all and all Tsukasa was just happy the she was spending this time with him. It made the day go so much faster.
They continued looking at photos. Laughing and smiling at some of the sillier ones that were obviously candid shots. Lunch then came and went and it was time for Tsukushi to go to work.
"Can I keep the photo album to continue looking at this afternoon and give it back tomorrow when you help move me back home?" Tsukasa thought this was the perfect way to insure that she came tomorrow to see him.
"Umm sure." Tsukushi said. She couldn't exactly abandon him now that she was making so much progress just because he was going home. With that she gave him her customary good bye kiss and was out the door on the way to work. Tsukasa on the other hand was happy both about the kiss and keeping the photo album. There was already a couple of photo he wanted to steal from her. Especially the one that caught the two of them sitting peacefully together under a tree at the high school. He was certain that this photo had to have been taken without either of them noticing. With that and the happiness that he was feeling at getting out of the hospital tomorrow he would have no trouble entertaining himself for the afternoon.
End Chapter 5
As always if you wish the story to continue or have suggests please review.
Authors Note: I apologise for this chapter taking so long but school work and midterms the last two weeks prevent time for anything other then eating, school and sleeping (which I got very little of) Hopefully updates will come more frequently from here.
It was about three in the morning and Tsukushi was wide awake. Actually she couldn't sleep. She keep going over yesterday over and over again in her head. Mostly she keep thinking 'he must be remembering to do something so nice, well to get the guys to arrange something so nice. I have to be getting back my Tsukasa.' She worries that despite all her effort that he wasn't going to remember plagued her more than she wanted to admit. Mostly because it was one thing to sleep with the Tsukasa that she loved and she knew loved her back more than anything but it was another to sleep with that shell at the hospital. Tsukushi was really starting to wonder why she ever proposed this stupid deal. Maybe it was because she was finally ready to be with him and that idiot had to go and forget her. It seemed more and more as if fate was against them. Well she wasn't going to let fate win. She was just going to have to march back down to that hospital tomorrow and if need be force those memories right back into that baka's head. There that sounded like a plan. Mostly because it was hard to be sad, upset and lonely when she was angry at him. Angry was better then sad. With that Tsukushi fell into a restless night's sleep plagued by dreams in which she didn't get back her Tsukasa.
Tsukasa awoke in that strange state again. He thought about getting angry at these stupid half memories but what would it accomplish. It is rather hard to get mad at yourself. Mostly he just wished he could remember awake what he did asleep since it might be the key to figuring out Tsukushi. He hated to admit it but what started out as a simple bet with a decent reward was already turning into something much more. He liked her. Him the Great Doumyouji actually liked and somewhat needed this plain poor girl. He was starting to think he was losing it. Why else would he have gone to so much trouble just to try and get to know her yesterday. There could be no mistake. She had some kind of a spell over him. He was infatuated against his will. He didn't want to actually like her. He figured he would just be like the rest of the F4 for once and get the whole losing his virginity over and done with so they would stop bugging him about it. That he did remember and it bothered him that it took him forgetting her supposed girlfriend to finally offer him what he had probably been chasing after for the last couple of years. Why??? A very simple question. With so many possibilities. Were they waiting for some kind of special occasion coming up soon he forgot about??? No that didn't' t really seem right. Tsukushi didn't seem to be too big on the whole special occasion thing unless it involved him remembering. So what else was possible? Maybe they were engaged and waiting for marriage but that didn't seem right either.. Well the waiting for marriage thing seemed right but not the engaged part. He doubted his bitch of a mother would actually permit that. That was the biggest thing that bugged Tsukasa, he knew that Tsukushi was poor and he got the impression that they were quite serious and in love, not that he believed in love, but why hadn't his mother stopped this relationship. Now he knew that he was missing a much bigger part of the puzzle and it might explain why Tsukushi is so anxious for him to remember. Tsukasa was about to ponder these questions more when one of the nurses came in.
"What do you want???" Tsukasa said madly since she caused him to lose his train of thought.
"I have news for you." She said matter of factly wanting to get it done and over with as quickly as possible.
Tsukushi awoke to another day after a horrible night sleep but she wasn't going to let bad dreams keep her down. She was more determined now then ever before. Yesterday was proof of why she shouldn't give up. She finally got a glimpse of the somewhat nice and caring man she was in love with. With this last bit of determination she dragged her butt out of bed into the shower. After her shower, getting dressed, having a bit of breakfast, packing a lunch for the two of them and grabbing today's surprise she was out the door.
Tsukushi arrived at the hospital and was surprised by the fact that for the first time there wasn't a nurse cowering outside of Tsukasa door way waiting to be rescued by herself. At first she thought that maybe the grumpy beast was still sleeping but to her surprise found him awake eating some type of cereal with marshmallows and watching morning cartoons.
"Good morning." Tsukushi said cautiously not certain what to think of a cheery Tsukasa first thing in the morning.
"Hey Tsukushi" he replied with a big grin on his face while he patted the bed beside him indicating that she should come sit down next to him.
She knew that this was a dangerous question but asked it anyways "What has you in such a good mood this morning? I almost forgot where your room was since there wasn't some poor nurse cowering outside of it this morning."
Tsukasa thought about getting angry about the scaring the nurses comment but decided to let it go his news had him in such a good mood that even her comments wouldn't get him down but he decided that he would play with her first anyways. "There are only 10 more days until I get to collect my prize from spending time with you."
"Pig how dare you even..." Tsukushi said getting angrier by the second.
She was about to rise and leave when Tsukasa hand closed around her arm to hold her in place. "I was only teasing you baka. Besides there is only ten days left but that isn't why I'm in a good mood as you call it. I get to go home tomorrow." He said getting excited all over again at his good news. Tsukushi sat there shell shocked. He was going home. She hadn't actually thought that he would go home during these two weeks. This meant that he was almost 100% better. That made his reference to their bet sink in even harder. He would be able to collect on their bet. She wasn't really counting on that. That and she realized that now she would have to visit him at home. She wasn't sure she was really ready for that. I mean she had been sneaking into his house through the bedroom window for so long now that she wasn't sure that she would be able to walk up to the front door. She knew that she had permission to see him now but still it felt weird and this Tsukasa wouldn't understand her fear of his house. Well at least the everyone in the house knowing that she was their. So she replied the only way she could "I'm happy for you" only problem is she said it in such an un enthusiastic voice.
Tsukasa knew that something about him going home was bothering her. Maybe it was just that their deal was becoming too real for her now since he would be well enough to collect the bet but he decided that wasn't it. Tsukushi might be worried about the sex thing but that wouldn't have given her that nervous look on her face. "What's wrong baka. I thought you would be happy about this. Now you don't have to rescue the nurses from me and make me lunch.." he was about to continue when Tsukushi stopped him by gently placing her finger over his mouth deciding it was time to explain.
"It's not that I'm not happy that you get to go home. It's just. um well. I kind of haven't been allowed in your house for sometime now. Well at least with anyone knowing about it." She said shakily.
"Kaede" was all he responded and she nodded in kind. It now made a lot of sense. His mother was trying to get rid of her but then why was she still here???
Tsukushi saw the question on Tsukasa's face and knew that he was wondering how she could be here right now with him if she wasn't even able to visit him before. She figured a quick explanation would suffice. "Your mother is allowing us one year to be together without her interference."
It all made sense well sort of. He was guessing that his mother was betting on that if he was actually allowed to see her that he would grow bored of and be happy to move on after a year. The only thing is he very much doubted that would be true. He could only remember the Tsukushi that had been coming to see him the last few days but he had serious doubts that he would grow bored of her. There was just something about her. He couldn't put his finger on it but even now without his so called memories he doubted that he would just let her walk out of his life. Although now that he thinks about it maybe his mother was responsible for his current condition. If she really hated Tsukushi as much as he suspected she probably would go as far as seriously injuring him to prevent him from being with this girl. He then noticed the strange look she was giving her and he couldn't really blame her he did go off into his own world there for a couple of minutes and knew he had to say something. "Good"
Tsukushi just sat there confused but a little happy too by his unusual answer of good. Well it was then she decided to get on with her surprise for the day since like always now she had to leave early for work since she couldn't afford to take anytime off. "I brought a new surprise for you"
This immediately got his attention. Tsukasa hated to admit this but he was enjoying these surprises. "What is it??" he asked anxiously.
With that she pulled out a what at first glance appeared to be a binder. "This" she said as she handed him the object.
"What is it??" he said while flipping it around. It didn't look like anything special to him.
"Open it baka!!" Tsukushi said getting a little angry at his stupidly of not realizing that what is important is inside the binder not on the out side. HE opened it and still had a puzzled look on his face. Only problem was he was just playing with her he now knew what it was but was having fun playing dumb. "It's a photo album baka.!"
"I see and who are all these silly photo's of???" he questioned mockingly. Of course he knew that they appeared to be photo's of the F4 and Tsukushi.
"Tsukasa if you don't stop acting like a five year old I'll take my pictures and go back home and leave you here all by yourself without a decent lunch." Tsukushi threatened.
"Ok, ok I'll stop playing dumb. Really Tsukushi sometimes you need to stop taking things so seriously." Strangely enough he really couldn't believe that he had just told Tsukushi that although she does take things too seriously sometimes but then again he takes nothing seriously. Besides what is it they say about opposites. Oh well he couldn't remember and didn't feel like trying to remember. "So why did you bring me photo's of the F4?"
"I'm in some of them too you know." She answered defensively back.
"Yeah I can see that but why did you bring them?"
"Well I thought since you seemed to want to know about the years you are missing maybe the photos might trigger a memory for you." Tsukushi answered honestly.
"What's this photo from?" He was pointing to a picture where everyone was in their swim suits. To him they looked like they were on his family's island but he wanted to be sure. Actually the photo was fairly funny everyone in the photo looked happy except for Tsukushi who was sitting on Tsukasa's lap with the I'm going to kill you for doing this to me look.
"Umm the time you surprises us all by taking us to your island." "And this one?" This time he was pointing to a photo of Tsukushi taking a flying kick at Tsukasa's head.
"Umm I can't remember." She replied honestly. She was starting to think she shold have looked over the photo's first. "I think it was taken by Akira. I forgot I even had that picture but you have to admit the look of surprise on your face is priceless. But I shouldn't be telling you about the photo's or how else are you going to remember anything on your own."
"I guess your right but we can still look at them together right?"
"Sure but I have to leave right after lunch I have to go to work." Tsukushi told him hoping he wouldn't' be mad at her getting to spend so little time with him.
"Ok" all and all Tsukasa was just happy the she was spending this time with him. It made the day go so much faster.
They continued looking at photos. Laughing and smiling at some of the sillier ones that were obviously candid shots. Lunch then came and went and it was time for Tsukushi to go to work.
"Can I keep the photo album to continue looking at this afternoon and give it back tomorrow when you help move me back home?" Tsukasa thought this was the perfect way to insure that she came tomorrow to see him.
"Umm sure." Tsukushi said. She couldn't exactly abandon him now that she was making so much progress just because he was going home. With that she gave him her customary good bye kiss and was out the door on the way to work. Tsukasa on the other hand was happy both about the kiss and keeping the photo album. There was already a couple of photo he wanted to steal from her. Especially the one that caught the two of them sitting peacefully together under a tree at the high school. He was certain that this photo had to have been taken without either of them noticing. With that and the happiness that he was feeling at getting out of the hospital tomorrow he would have no trouble entertaining himself for the afternoon.
End Chapter 5
As always if you wish the story to continue or have suggests please review.