Hohohohhohohohoh! I know you have been waiting for so long for this update!
I am so sorry for being so lazy but it's not my fault! There are so many
projects to do and so many studying to do. Who would not get tired of this,
neh? Anyhoo, I will stop my silly chatter so you can read in peace! Hehe!
Enjoy!!PlS REVIEW!!!This chapter is kind of sappy and sad. Prepare your
tissue if ever you'll cry! Hehe! (^^)
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~Those Eyes Behind Rimmed-Glasses~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It's been long
Just a little more
It seemed like it'd freeze so I close my eyes
As long as I don't care about anyone
The seasons I've been eagerly awaiting goes by
-Ayumi-
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Makino Tsukushi sat on the bench. It has been a long day for her. Everyone was suddenly so.what do you call that.respectful to her.
She didn't like the feeling of their little façade. In fact, she was so pissed off when Yumi, her worst nightmare started cracking jokes, which were not funny!
"Sheesh! I'd rather play with a pig than listen to her bootless jokes! Makino fumes.
Suddenly, Rui appears beside her.
"Hey! What are you thinking?"
Makino smiles and says, "A dollar for an answer" Rui reaches for his pocket. He gives Makino 10 dollars.
"Hey! I was only joking you weirdo!" She slaps Rui's shoulder.
"Hehehe! I'm sorry.I hope I didn't offend you!" Rui apologizes.
"Nope! It's nothing at all!" Makino smiles.
A distance away, there's a man with curly hair with gorgeous features. His eyes are shining with excitement and anticipation as he folds a small scented letter.
"What am I going to say to her?" he thought eagerly.
"Makino.I know this sounds weird but I heard a saying that opposites attract and I think we're also like that." Tsukasa rehearses.
"Makino.There was a story my mother once told me. It was about a girl and her relationship with a beast. You see.the girl fell in love with the beast for a certain reason and I want to compare it to my situation. It's like me you know. I'm falling in love with a nerd for a certain reason." Tsukasa tried again.
"No way am I going to say that! You'll only get her head boiling again!" He scolded his self.
"Makino.I know this sounds crazy but.I love you!" Tsukasa finishes.
He looks at his surrounding. Everything seems peaceful and the look of the cherry petals falling softly in the ground made his stomach feel fizzy.
"What's taking that girl so long?!" Domyoji screams at the darkening blue sky. It was getting late and still there is no sign of Makino.
"Why don't you leave then?" A little devil suddenly appears in his left.
"No! Don't leave! You might not get a second chance!" A little angel interrupts in his right.
"She's not going to show up. Are you that dumb?! You've been waiting here for 4 hours Domyoji! Get a life!" The little devil screams furiously.
"You must persevere to prevail!" The angel says innocently.
"I suppose your also a dumbass little angel! I was beginning to like you but your foolishness turns me off!" The devil laughs haughtily.
"As if I would consider a little shrimp like you!" The little angel smirks in return.
"Stop it! Stop it! Leave me alone!" Tsukasa yells and tries to shoo the angel and the devil away with his hands.
"Stop bothering me! I make my own decisions!"
Tsukasa kicks a tree and punches it with all his might. He placed all his frustration and disappointment in that one single punch.
There's a little hole in the rough tree. The hole in which Tsukasa's pain is painted and tattooed. "Why?" he asks the tree and there was no response. A single tear runs down his face.
~~~~~Sorry I thought I might add some drama.hehe! (^^)
"Love is painful.when the one you love does not feel the same" He mutters.
"Tsukasa, are you all right?" someone asks him. Suddenly hope fills Tsukasa's heart and the birds starts to sing again.
He looks at the person behind him and stares at the large rimmed-glasses.
"Oh.what are you doing here, Kino?" Tsukasa asks momentously. Tsukasa feels like broken glass.
He was looking at Kino Toyami. The president of his class. Kino is exactly like Makino. She is a nerd except she is respected because she is the student body president. Kino wears the same large round glasses but Kino is not Makino and she is not the girl who Tsukasa has feelings for.
"I.I.sent."Kino stutters and blushes.
"You're the one who sent the letters, right?" Tsukasa asks meekly. He never felt so disappointed in his life.
Kino looks down and cries. "I.I'm so sorry!" Tsukasa looks at the crying girl. "Huh?" he gapes.
"The stu.student council.they.said that I don't have the right to be the president so they asked me to send you there immediately.do.do you think I am not good enough to be president?" Kino asks innocently.
"Listen to me, Kino! I will tell them you're the best president but you have to answer my question first before I tell them that." Tsukasa says urgently
"What? I'll do anything!" Kino says happily
"Did you or did not sent me a letter just recently?" Tsukasa's hands tighten
"No....I don't think so, why?" Kino looks at him curiously. Domyoji smiles and his heart did a loop.
"Maybe it is still Makino who sent me that letter! Maybe she just chickened out today and will show up tomorrow!" He thought.
"Nothing.let's go!" Tsukasa smiles casually. "Right! Show them whose boss!" Kino folded her hands and secretly smiles.
Makino finished talking with Rui but there is something different about her face. It shows sadness at the same time pride. She sits at a near by tree and gets her pocketbook from her bag.
She looks at her surrounding. The soft green grass, the chilly air didn't make her sigh nor shiver. She just simply stares at it blankly.
"Romeo and Juliet" she says softly She opens the book and starts reading it but nothing seems to get in her head. She was thinking of someone.
~~~Wonder who could it be?????~~~~
She shakes her head vigorously and slaps her very own face. Finally, she seems to have recovered from her traumatic and depressing state and starts reads the book again. Suddenly, she heard a sound behind the bushes.
"Could it be a wild animal searching for a prey to eat?" Makino asks herself. The bushes shakes wildly again.
"Oh no! This is my last!" She is now frantic, "but there couldn't be no wild animal in the school ground! Besides, this school is a super private school. "No dogs are even allowed to enter here." She mutters
Something brown.a head.Tsukasa Domyoji!!!
"What are you doing here?" Makino gasped
"I dunno.I'm lost!" Tsukasa grumbles.
"Well it's time for us to go anyway.Come on!" Makino grabs Tsukasa's hands and drags him to where his driver is waiting.
"Next time your lost. Make sure you don't shake any bushes co'z you can freak somebody out!" Makino advises sternly.
"Yes Grandma!" Tsukasa smirks. Makino ignores him and gives him a silent treatment for scaring her.
"Where have you been anyway?" Tsukasa asks casually. He didn't like Makino to think that he was anxious for her to meet him in the cherry blossom tree.
"Rui treated me some snacks and then you scared me when I was starting to read my new pocketbook!" Makino answered with the same tone as Tsukasa's.
"You.mean" Tsukasa is now furious. Domyoji's eyes narrows and he is so mad at Makino.
"I promise I'll never talk with that tweep girl!" He vows silently. Makino saw the transformation that happened in his eyes. She is sure that he is mad at her now and she wants to make light of the situation.
"Well.I .I'll treat you if you want!" Makino looks at Tsukasa.
"No need.I bet your money won't be enough to even buy me a drink." Tsukasa coldly says. He turns around and quietly heads towards the black Mercedes.
Makino follows Domyoji and enters the car. The whole trip was just full of silent curses and constant fidgeting in their seats.
Too bad.Domyoji wasn't able to see the tears that spilled in Makino's eyes and how she seems to get her glasses once in a while to wipe it with her skirt.
Once they reach the Domyoji Mansion. Everything seems to be a little easier because of Domyoji's sister, Tsubaki.
"Tsukasa Kun"
"Makino chan"
"How was your day?!" She asks the two people with somber faces.
"Fine!" Tsukasa answered and directly went to his room. Then slams his door hard.
"Okey." Makino answers tiredly.
"Something is wrong isn't it?" Tsubaki asks her anxiously.
"No.I mean yes.no.yes!" Makino struggles with her answer.
"I think." Makino tries to think hard as to why that egghead is suddenly hot tempered.
"You know I think Tsukasa likes you!" Tsubaki says all of a sudden.
"Huh?! No way! Err.really?? No way!" Makino blushes from head to toe!
"Well.let me tell you about Tsukasa kun okay?" Tsubaki looks like she's going to tell a fairytale to a curious child.
"Umm.okay." Makino tries to ease the tension by cracking her knuckles.
"Tsukasa is never close to anyone. In fact, I don't think he's ever been inlove before. He knows the girls that are flirting with him are just using his status and power. Tsukasa knew all of this and he was fine with it and our parents are not here. They are usually abroad where our business corporations are investing more money and more power. So unlike any average child. Tsukasa was not able to feel love from his parents because all he received was just material things. As what you can see, he has a stony ice- cold face but recently when you started to appear in our lives. I see the changes in him. He is able to smile sincerely and laugh joyfully. You know.a hearty laugh. When he talks about you.there's a spark in his eyes and when you fainted the first time you came here. He let you sleep in his bed."
"Wait! He slept with me?!" Makino interrupted.
"No my dear, he slept in the guest room of course!" Domyoji's sister smiles sweetly.
"You said that he talks about me.are you sure of that?" Makino asks her.
"Why should I be lying to you?" Tsubaki looks at her carefully.
"I don't know." Makino looks down.
"Makino" Tsubaki places her right hand on Makino's left shoulder.
"Can I ask you a personal question?" She asks seriously.
"Err.okay" Makino darts her eyes to every direction except to one. Domyoji's sister!
"Do you love Tsukasa Makino chan?" She asks slowly and silently.
"WHAT?!!" Makino's eyes open up wide.
"Ssshh!!!!" Tsubaki hiss.
"This is only between us. I promise you whatever your answer will be. I will not tell my brother. I just want to make sure that he won't ever be hurt again."
"I.don't know yet." Makino blankly stares at the ceiling.
"Please Makino chan! I am grateful to you for opening and giving light to Domyoji's wounded heart but if you hurt him.he would be devastated. You know.he tried to commit suicide once when he was 16 years old you know." Domyoji's sister looks at her with tears in her eyes and her voice is very strain.
"You don't have to tell me!" Makino is angry now. If she will be force to love Tsukasa then the answer is obviously no!
"He hanged himself, Makino!!! He hanged himself!" Tsubaki sobbed.
"I don't want to see him like that ever again." Makino stops to breathe for a while.
"I don't want to see him like that again." That sentence echoed in her head.
"Why are you jumping to conclusions?! If what you say isn't really true and it just looks like he loves me but he really doesn't. I would be hurt too!" Makino screams.
"It's not fair.I have feelings too. It's not like my life has been great.my family is financially poor and many friends have betrayed me in the past. Do you think that I can trust Domyoji, who teases and jokes with me 24/7, easily?!" Tears poured down Makino's eyes and she wipes it angrily with her hand.
Tsubaki looks at her between sobs. "I'm sorry.I'm selfish! I'm such a selfish girl but I can't help it! I just can't help it." Suddenly the both of them hear a sound. Footsteps.
"What's wrong with the both of you?" Tsukasa asks, his voice cold and hard.
Makino can't take the tension anymore and runs away from the house.
"That mansion looks so grand outside but the inside is full of ruins!" Makino screams.
Meanwhile.inside the Domyoji residence "What did you tell her!?" Tsukasa screams in rage at his sister. Domyoji's sister is quiet.
"Tell me!" Tsukasa screams. His voice echoing all throughout the mansion.
Suddenly, Domyoji's sister starts huffing. Her breath is running short.
"Onesan!! Are you all right?" Tsukasa asks desperately.
He has never seen his sister like this before.
"Are you hiding something from me.ONESAN!!!" Tsukasa cries.
His sister stops breathing and she falls in the floor.
"HELP!!! SOMEBODY HELP!" Tsukasa screams. In the hospital.
"Doctor! What's wrong with my sister!?" Tsukasa asks.
His voice stress and tired.The hospital made Tsukasa feel nostalgic. The odor and weird smell clung to his sense of smell and he wants to get out but for the sake of his sister he will stay.
"Mr. Domyoji.your sister has lung cancer." The doctor announces regretfully.
"No!!! You call the entire specialist from all over the world. I will not allow the only person in the world who matters to me the most die!" Tsukasa cries bitterly.
"God! Please God! Why?!!!! Why do I have to be the most unluckiest guy in the world!?"
Domyoji clenches his fist and punches a nearby wall.
A nurse approaches Tsukasa. "Sir, your sister is ready to talk to you now."
"Okay" He mutters.
He walks silently towards the door number 4006. Yes it's on the highest floor. The shiny tiles reflecting images. He saw his reflection. A man with a sad face.
Finally he turns the knob and enters room 4006. Across the room, lies his sister full of tubes around her body.
Domyoji releases a moan. Tears in his eyes.
"I'm so sorry Onesan! I didn't mean to shout at you!" Tsukasa cried.
"No, it's all my fault anyway." Tsubaki answers weakly.
"You know.when I die. I want you to know that I'll always be right there beside you even if you can't see me." She continued.
"Stop it! You won't die!" Tsukasa screams.
She shakes her head sadly. "I knew I have lung cancer, Tsukasa and the treatments were very painful. That's why I went to France." She spoke softly and tears came pouring down in her eyes.
"Onesan."
"I only have a few months left, Tsukasa. Please don't be sad. Please be happy for me. When I was young like your age. Everyone thought of me as a happy go-lucky girl. I was a joker but you see.I only did that because the pain in my heart was so big. The pain of our parents leaving us because business was more important to them. The pain I felt when you tried to commit suicide. I made it sort of go away by making jokes." She laughs.
"The best part was that they all think it was funny when I admitted that I was sick." A tear fell and another.
Tsukasa suddenly hugs his sister tightly.
"Please don't talk like that!" Tsukasa whispers in her ear.
"Tsukasa.When things don't go your way. Don't give up so suddenly fight for it. When you love somebody.Take a chance! Maybe.who knows it might be true love. I never had that chance because mother keeps on matching me with guys with rich background and I was always busy with my treatments" She holds his hands tightly.
"You're talking about Makino and me, neh?" Tsukasa smiles at his sister.
"Who else?" She grins.
~~~~Yes. Domyoji and his sister talked like that for hours in that hospital room. The time is ticking and every second is treasured.
Domyoji found Makino reading a book in the big tree where he found her when they first met.
"Makino." He calls her.
"Tsukasa.I'm sorry about your sister. Please tell her that I'm sorry." Makino sadly says.
"You don't have to Makino.she planned it all along." Tsukasa holds her hand.
"Makino.I will wait for you." Tsukasa tells her.
"Huh.what did you say?" Makino asks surprised at Tsukasa's sudden affection.
Tsukasa looks at her. His handsome face staring at her with great intensity.
He hugs Makino tightly. "Nothing.I said that I'm sorry for being so rude to you."
For the first time, Makino felt something she had never felt before. The feeling was so strong. Then she gazes at his eyes just to find out that he was gazing at her eyes too. Then Makino saw the flicker in Tsukasa's eyes.
"Was that what his sister meant." Makino thought.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hehe! Well.that's it for this chapter. I'm very sorry for those of you who likes Domyoi's sister co'z she's going to die soon. "FAREWELL!" huhu! Sob! Anyway, please review!!!! At least ten reviews or I won't be inspired to continue, yah! Next chapter is going to be soooooo romantic but I ain't telllin you what's gonna happen. It's a surprise! Love you all. Ciao! ~~~~Yukinokawaiichan saying T.Y for reading~ (^^) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~Those Eyes Behind Rimmed-Glasses~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It's been long
Just a little more
It seemed like it'd freeze so I close my eyes
As long as I don't care about anyone
The seasons I've been eagerly awaiting goes by
-Ayumi-
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Makino Tsukushi sat on the bench. It has been a long day for her. Everyone was suddenly so.what do you call that.respectful to her.
She didn't like the feeling of their little façade. In fact, she was so pissed off when Yumi, her worst nightmare started cracking jokes, which were not funny!
"Sheesh! I'd rather play with a pig than listen to her bootless jokes! Makino fumes.
Suddenly, Rui appears beside her.
"Hey! What are you thinking?"
Makino smiles and says, "A dollar for an answer" Rui reaches for his pocket. He gives Makino 10 dollars.
"Hey! I was only joking you weirdo!" She slaps Rui's shoulder.
"Hehehe! I'm sorry.I hope I didn't offend you!" Rui apologizes.
"Nope! It's nothing at all!" Makino smiles.
A distance away, there's a man with curly hair with gorgeous features. His eyes are shining with excitement and anticipation as he folds a small scented letter.
"What am I going to say to her?" he thought eagerly.
"Makino.I know this sounds weird but I heard a saying that opposites attract and I think we're also like that." Tsukasa rehearses.
"Makino.There was a story my mother once told me. It was about a girl and her relationship with a beast. You see.the girl fell in love with the beast for a certain reason and I want to compare it to my situation. It's like me you know. I'm falling in love with a nerd for a certain reason." Tsukasa tried again.
"No way am I going to say that! You'll only get her head boiling again!" He scolded his self.
"Makino.I know this sounds crazy but.I love you!" Tsukasa finishes.
He looks at his surrounding. Everything seems peaceful and the look of the cherry petals falling softly in the ground made his stomach feel fizzy.
"What's taking that girl so long?!" Domyoji screams at the darkening blue sky. It was getting late and still there is no sign of Makino.
"Why don't you leave then?" A little devil suddenly appears in his left.
"No! Don't leave! You might not get a second chance!" A little angel interrupts in his right.
"She's not going to show up. Are you that dumb?! You've been waiting here for 4 hours Domyoji! Get a life!" The little devil screams furiously.
"You must persevere to prevail!" The angel says innocently.
"I suppose your also a dumbass little angel! I was beginning to like you but your foolishness turns me off!" The devil laughs haughtily.
"As if I would consider a little shrimp like you!" The little angel smirks in return.
"Stop it! Stop it! Leave me alone!" Tsukasa yells and tries to shoo the angel and the devil away with his hands.
"Stop bothering me! I make my own decisions!"
Tsukasa kicks a tree and punches it with all his might. He placed all his frustration and disappointment in that one single punch.
There's a little hole in the rough tree. The hole in which Tsukasa's pain is painted and tattooed. "Why?" he asks the tree and there was no response. A single tear runs down his face.
~~~~~Sorry I thought I might add some drama.hehe! (^^)
"Love is painful.when the one you love does not feel the same" He mutters.
"Tsukasa, are you all right?" someone asks him. Suddenly hope fills Tsukasa's heart and the birds starts to sing again.
He looks at the person behind him and stares at the large rimmed-glasses.
"Oh.what are you doing here, Kino?" Tsukasa asks momentously. Tsukasa feels like broken glass.
He was looking at Kino Toyami. The president of his class. Kino is exactly like Makino. She is a nerd except she is respected because she is the student body president. Kino wears the same large round glasses but Kino is not Makino and she is not the girl who Tsukasa has feelings for.
"I.I.sent."Kino stutters and blushes.
"You're the one who sent the letters, right?" Tsukasa asks meekly. He never felt so disappointed in his life.
Kino looks down and cries. "I.I'm so sorry!" Tsukasa looks at the crying girl. "Huh?" he gapes.
"The stu.student council.they.said that I don't have the right to be the president so they asked me to send you there immediately.do.do you think I am not good enough to be president?" Kino asks innocently.
"Listen to me, Kino! I will tell them you're the best president but you have to answer my question first before I tell them that." Tsukasa says urgently
"What? I'll do anything!" Kino says happily
"Did you or did not sent me a letter just recently?" Tsukasa's hands tighten
"No....I don't think so, why?" Kino looks at him curiously. Domyoji smiles and his heart did a loop.
"Maybe it is still Makino who sent me that letter! Maybe she just chickened out today and will show up tomorrow!" He thought.
"Nothing.let's go!" Tsukasa smiles casually. "Right! Show them whose boss!" Kino folded her hands and secretly smiles.
Makino finished talking with Rui but there is something different about her face. It shows sadness at the same time pride. She sits at a near by tree and gets her pocketbook from her bag.
She looks at her surrounding. The soft green grass, the chilly air didn't make her sigh nor shiver. She just simply stares at it blankly.
"Romeo and Juliet" she says softly She opens the book and starts reading it but nothing seems to get in her head. She was thinking of someone.
~~~Wonder who could it be?????~~~~
She shakes her head vigorously and slaps her very own face. Finally, she seems to have recovered from her traumatic and depressing state and starts reads the book again. Suddenly, she heard a sound behind the bushes.
"Could it be a wild animal searching for a prey to eat?" Makino asks herself. The bushes shakes wildly again.
"Oh no! This is my last!" She is now frantic, "but there couldn't be no wild animal in the school ground! Besides, this school is a super private school. "No dogs are even allowed to enter here." She mutters
Something brown.a head.Tsukasa Domyoji!!!
"What are you doing here?" Makino gasped
"I dunno.I'm lost!" Tsukasa grumbles.
"Well it's time for us to go anyway.Come on!" Makino grabs Tsukasa's hands and drags him to where his driver is waiting.
"Next time your lost. Make sure you don't shake any bushes co'z you can freak somebody out!" Makino advises sternly.
"Yes Grandma!" Tsukasa smirks. Makino ignores him and gives him a silent treatment for scaring her.
"Where have you been anyway?" Tsukasa asks casually. He didn't like Makino to think that he was anxious for her to meet him in the cherry blossom tree.
"Rui treated me some snacks and then you scared me when I was starting to read my new pocketbook!" Makino answered with the same tone as Tsukasa's.
"You.mean" Tsukasa is now furious. Domyoji's eyes narrows and he is so mad at Makino.
"I promise I'll never talk with that tweep girl!" He vows silently. Makino saw the transformation that happened in his eyes. She is sure that he is mad at her now and she wants to make light of the situation.
"Well.I .I'll treat you if you want!" Makino looks at Tsukasa.
"No need.I bet your money won't be enough to even buy me a drink." Tsukasa coldly says. He turns around and quietly heads towards the black Mercedes.
Makino follows Domyoji and enters the car. The whole trip was just full of silent curses and constant fidgeting in their seats.
Too bad.Domyoji wasn't able to see the tears that spilled in Makino's eyes and how she seems to get her glasses once in a while to wipe it with her skirt.
Once they reach the Domyoji Mansion. Everything seems to be a little easier because of Domyoji's sister, Tsubaki.
"Tsukasa Kun"
"Makino chan"
"How was your day?!" She asks the two people with somber faces.
"Fine!" Tsukasa answered and directly went to his room. Then slams his door hard.
"Okey." Makino answers tiredly.
"Something is wrong isn't it?" Tsubaki asks her anxiously.
"No.I mean yes.no.yes!" Makino struggles with her answer.
"I think." Makino tries to think hard as to why that egghead is suddenly hot tempered.
"You know I think Tsukasa likes you!" Tsubaki says all of a sudden.
"Huh?! No way! Err.really?? No way!" Makino blushes from head to toe!
"Well.let me tell you about Tsukasa kun okay?" Tsubaki looks like she's going to tell a fairytale to a curious child.
"Umm.okay." Makino tries to ease the tension by cracking her knuckles.
"Tsukasa is never close to anyone. In fact, I don't think he's ever been inlove before. He knows the girls that are flirting with him are just using his status and power. Tsukasa knew all of this and he was fine with it and our parents are not here. They are usually abroad where our business corporations are investing more money and more power. So unlike any average child. Tsukasa was not able to feel love from his parents because all he received was just material things. As what you can see, he has a stony ice- cold face but recently when you started to appear in our lives. I see the changes in him. He is able to smile sincerely and laugh joyfully. You know.a hearty laugh. When he talks about you.there's a spark in his eyes and when you fainted the first time you came here. He let you sleep in his bed."
"Wait! He slept with me?!" Makino interrupted.
"No my dear, he slept in the guest room of course!" Domyoji's sister smiles sweetly.
"You said that he talks about me.are you sure of that?" Makino asks her.
"Why should I be lying to you?" Tsubaki looks at her carefully.
"I don't know." Makino looks down.
"Makino" Tsubaki places her right hand on Makino's left shoulder.
"Can I ask you a personal question?" She asks seriously.
"Err.okay" Makino darts her eyes to every direction except to one. Domyoji's sister!
"Do you love Tsukasa Makino chan?" She asks slowly and silently.
"WHAT?!!" Makino's eyes open up wide.
"Ssshh!!!!" Tsubaki hiss.
"This is only between us. I promise you whatever your answer will be. I will not tell my brother. I just want to make sure that he won't ever be hurt again."
"I.don't know yet." Makino blankly stares at the ceiling.
"Please Makino chan! I am grateful to you for opening and giving light to Domyoji's wounded heart but if you hurt him.he would be devastated. You know.he tried to commit suicide once when he was 16 years old you know." Domyoji's sister looks at her with tears in her eyes and her voice is very strain.
"You don't have to tell me!" Makino is angry now. If she will be force to love Tsukasa then the answer is obviously no!
"He hanged himself, Makino!!! He hanged himself!" Tsubaki sobbed.
"I don't want to see him like that ever again." Makino stops to breathe for a while.
"I don't want to see him like that again." That sentence echoed in her head.
"Why are you jumping to conclusions?! If what you say isn't really true and it just looks like he loves me but he really doesn't. I would be hurt too!" Makino screams.
"It's not fair.I have feelings too. It's not like my life has been great.my family is financially poor and many friends have betrayed me in the past. Do you think that I can trust Domyoji, who teases and jokes with me 24/7, easily?!" Tears poured down Makino's eyes and she wipes it angrily with her hand.
Tsubaki looks at her between sobs. "I'm sorry.I'm selfish! I'm such a selfish girl but I can't help it! I just can't help it." Suddenly the both of them hear a sound. Footsteps.
"What's wrong with the both of you?" Tsukasa asks, his voice cold and hard.
Makino can't take the tension anymore and runs away from the house.
"That mansion looks so grand outside but the inside is full of ruins!" Makino screams.
Meanwhile.inside the Domyoji residence "What did you tell her!?" Tsukasa screams in rage at his sister. Domyoji's sister is quiet.
"Tell me!" Tsukasa screams. His voice echoing all throughout the mansion.
Suddenly, Domyoji's sister starts huffing. Her breath is running short.
"Onesan!! Are you all right?" Tsukasa asks desperately.
He has never seen his sister like this before.
"Are you hiding something from me.ONESAN!!!" Tsukasa cries.
His sister stops breathing and she falls in the floor.
"HELP!!! SOMEBODY HELP!" Tsukasa screams. In the hospital.
"Doctor! What's wrong with my sister!?" Tsukasa asks.
His voice stress and tired.The hospital made Tsukasa feel nostalgic. The odor and weird smell clung to his sense of smell and he wants to get out but for the sake of his sister he will stay.
"Mr. Domyoji.your sister has lung cancer." The doctor announces regretfully.
"No!!! You call the entire specialist from all over the world. I will not allow the only person in the world who matters to me the most die!" Tsukasa cries bitterly.
"God! Please God! Why?!!!! Why do I have to be the most unluckiest guy in the world!?"
Domyoji clenches his fist and punches a nearby wall.
A nurse approaches Tsukasa. "Sir, your sister is ready to talk to you now."
"Okay" He mutters.
He walks silently towards the door number 4006. Yes it's on the highest floor. The shiny tiles reflecting images. He saw his reflection. A man with a sad face.
Finally he turns the knob and enters room 4006. Across the room, lies his sister full of tubes around her body.
Domyoji releases a moan. Tears in his eyes.
"I'm so sorry Onesan! I didn't mean to shout at you!" Tsukasa cried.
"No, it's all my fault anyway." Tsubaki answers weakly.
"You know.when I die. I want you to know that I'll always be right there beside you even if you can't see me." She continued.
"Stop it! You won't die!" Tsukasa screams.
She shakes her head sadly. "I knew I have lung cancer, Tsukasa and the treatments were very painful. That's why I went to France." She spoke softly and tears came pouring down in her eyes.
"Onesan."
"I only have a few months left, Tsukasa. Please don't be sad. Please be happy for me. When I was young like your age. Everyone thought of me as a happy go-lucky girl. I was a joker but you see.I only did that because the pain in my heart was so big. The pain of our parents leaving us because business was more important to them. The pain I felt when you tried to commit suicide. I made it sort of go away by making jokes." She laughs.
"The best part was that they all think it was funny when I admitted that I was sick." A tear fell and another.
Tsukasa suddenly hugs his sister tightly.
"Please don't talk like that!" Tsukasa whispers in her ear.
"Tsukasa.When things don't go your way. Don't give up so suddenly fight for it. When you love somebody.Take a chance! Maybe.who knows it might be true love. I never had that chance because mother keeps on matching me with guys with rich background and I was always busy with my treatments" She holds his hands tightly.
"You're talking about Makino and me, neh?" Tsukasa smiles at his sister.
"Who else?" She grins.
~~~~Yes. Domyoji and his sister talked like that for hours in that hospital room. The time is ticking and every second is treasured.
Domyoji found Makino reading a book in the big tree where he found her when they first met.
"Makino." He calls her.
"Tsukasa.I'm sorry about your sister. Please tell her that I'm sorry." Makino sadly says.
"You don't have to Makino.she planned it all along." Tsukasa holds her hand.
"Makino.I will wait for you." Tsukasa tells her.
"Huh.what did you say?" Makino asks surprised at Tsukasa's sudden affection.
Tsukasa looks at her. His handsome face staring at her with great intensity.
He hugs Makino tightly. "Nothing.I said that I'm sorry for being so rude to you."
For the first time, Makino felt something she had never felt before. The feeling was so strong. Then she gazes at his eyes just to find out that he was gazing at her eyes too. Then Makino saw the flicker in Tsukasa's eyes.
"Was that what his sister meant." Makino thought.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hehe! Well.that's it for this chapter. I'm very sorry for those of you who likes Domyoi's sister co'z she's going to die soon. "FAREWELL!" huhu! Sob! Anyway, please review!!!! At least ten reviews or I won't be inspired to continue, yah! Next chapter is going to be soooooo romantic but I ain't telllin you what's gonna happen. It's a surprise! Love you all. Ciao! ~~~~Yukinokawaiichan saying T.Y for reading~ (^^) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~