Chapter 3 - Tsukushi and Rui?
Here I am again! Just a note.. the character's thoughts will be in italic. Ok? And also the flashbacks.. Oh well, you're smart enough to figure everything out for yourself! Back to the story.. And this time.. Tsukushi is here!
Tsukasa: Yay! Kushi is back! My Tsukushi!! Angel: I'm sorry but this chapter is about Rui and Tsukushi.. Rui: Tsukushi is mine.. *smirks* Tsukasa: Grr..
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Tsukushi smiled as she stepped onto the grounds of Eitoku College. She had dreamed often that she would come here to study. Her dreams had crumbled when she moved to Australia. But now she was back in Japan. Back home. They say absence makes your heart grow fonder. Well, she was truly fond of Japan.. the land of the rising sun. Home of the beautiful Sakura trees. She smiled, it was spring and the air had never smelled so sweet. Australia was okay.. but Japan was truly where she belonged. The fond memories of childhood had never left her.. Tsukasa, her best friend. She wondered how he was. Was he still so arrogant and bad-tempered? He had promised to go to Eitoku with her when they were older. But that had been almost nine years ago, would he still remember?
Tsukushi made her way to the principal office. She was filled with awe as she looked at the designs of the school building. So grand and beautiful compared to her old high school in Australia. But she reminded herself that it was rich person's school. Of course it was beautiful. She sighed, her family was poor now. The name "Makino" had lost it's former glory, having collapsed in the business world. Now, they were just normal, middle-classed citizens. But she had grown up in a rich society, she had confidence she would be able to fit into the school. She knocked slowly on the door of the principal's office. After a while, she heard a voice calling her from within. Slowly she opened the door and walked in.
"Kouchyou Sensei (principal), Ohayou Gozaimasu!" she greeted as she bowed. "You are Makino Tsukushi? The scholarship student?" the principal asked. "Yes." "Makino san, you are in class 4B. Here is your timetable." He handed her a piece of paper. Tsukushi hid a smile. Even the paper was expensive. It was bordered with gold edges and the paper was pink with a faint rose scent on it. He peered from his glasses and observed the girl in front of him. Not bad looking. Uniform neat. He nodded his head, he couldn't afford the school to lose it's image with scruffy looking students. "I heard you came from Australia.. You can read Japanese?" "Yes, I grew up here in Tokyo." Tsukushi replied politely. "Ok then.. The bell rings at 8:30am. Your locker number is 125. You are dismissed." He told her before turning back to the numerous paper files on his desk. Tsukushi bowed once more, "Arigato." After a polite thankyou, she left the office to the labyrinth of corridors and hallways. With a determined look set on her face, she set off to explore the vast building.
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Tsukushi walked cautiously around, finally finding her locker in the West Wing. After placing her books safely inside, she studied her timetable. Room 11A. She sighed, it would prove a challenge to find this room. She was lucky she had come early to school. Suddenly a bright and cheery voice filled the air. "Hello! Are you a new student?" She turned around to face a boy with a childish face smiling at her. "Yeah.." she bowed, "My name is Makino Tsukushi." "Oh.. Makino san." The boy smiled, "No need to be so formal! My name is Kazuya!" Tsukushi smiled back. Finally someone in the school willing to talk to her. "You can call me Tsukushi." "Do you need help?" Kazuya asked in his bubbly voice. "Yeah.." she said hesitantly. This Kazuya seemed too energetic and cheerful for her.. but how could she turn down the first person who talked to her? She was friendly by nature and decided to be friends with him. After all, what was the worst that could happen?
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Soon Kazuya had led her to the room 11A, she smiled thanking him politely. After reassuring him for the tenth time that she would be fine, he finally left her. Tsukushi breathed a sigh of relief. All this constant energy was tiring her. She glanced at her watch, still 10 minutes until class started. She looked around, surveying the hallway, trying to remember what things looked like. But it was hopeless, everything was but a jumble in her mind. She turned and found a staircase in front of her. Curiosity filled her as she wondered where it might lead. Her mind was telling her it was not a good idea to go wandering around, but she dismissed the "common sense" and decided to satisfy her curiosity instead. {and we all know where this staircase leads right?}
After walking up a few staircases, she finally reached the top. Pushing the door slowly open, she was surprised to find she was at the rooftop of Eitoku. The breeze rushed past her, refreshing her. She smiled, ecstatic at her discovery. As she looked out at the landscape, the scene was truly breath-taking. You can see the whole of Tokyo from up here.. she thought to herself. Suddenly she realized she was not alone. A tall, dark handsome boy was sitting on the ledge, his attention focused on her. But she knew nothing.. for she was looking at his eyes. Yes, it was the eyes that truly mesmerized her. She drowned in the depth of them, pools of deep dark mystery. Abruptly, she fell back to reality and realized that she had been staring at him. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks. "Sumimasen!" she said earnestly, "I didn't know you were here! Am I disturbing you?"
Rui surveyed the girl that had just burst through the door into his sanctuary. She had come in and looked out to the view. Yes, the view. That was the thing that had first attracted him to this place. But the girl seemed not to notice he was here at first. Then when she had finally acknowledged his presence, she had stared at him. He was almost amused at this. No one had dared to do this before. Everyone knew he was part of F4. They all knew that the rooftop was his place, his territory. It was an unspoken rule, not to go to the rooftop and disturb Hanazawa Rui. But this girl was different. Could it be possible that she didn't know about him and F4? Maybe she was new..
Tsukushi hesitated, after receiving no answer to her questions. The guy's face was void of emotions, still staring blankly out into space. She felt uneasy and awkward, not knowing what to say. She could've laughed at herself, Makino Tsukushi, at loss for words. It had never happened before. But when she was loss, she usually blabbered on about nothing. and that's what she did. "I'm sorry for troubling you. My name is Makino Tsukushi." She bowed, "Douzoyoroshiku! (pleased to meet you)"
A faint smile appeared on Rui's face, a smile rarely seen by anyone. This girl amused him. Makino Tsukushi.. so that was her name. He had never heard of her before.. She must be new.. he concluded. "My name is Rui.. Hanazawa Rui." He replied softly. He rarely spoke to anyone, but Makino interested him.
"Hanazawa Rui.." she murmured. She smiled, it was a nice name to suit a nice person. The blush appeared again, what was she saying? She had just met the guy.. But she felt attracted to him somehow. She opened her mouth to start a conversation when the bell rang. Quickly she ran down the stairs, praying she would find room 11A again..
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There. so Tsukushi has met Rui. But she still doesn't know that Tsukasa is here in the school. Nor does she know that Rui is part of F4. Hope you liked that chapt! *wink*
* Angel *
Here I am again! Just a note.. the character's thoughts will be in italic. Ok? And also the flashbacks.. Oh well, you're smart enough to figure everything out for yourself! Back to the story.. And this time.. Tsukushi is here!
Tsukasa: Yay! Kushi is back! My Tsukushi!! Angel: I'm sorry but this chapter is about Rui and Tsukushi.. Rui: Tsukushi is mine.. *smirks* Tsukasa: Grr..
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Tsukushi smiled as she stepped onto the grounds of Eitoku College. She had dreamed often that she would come here to study. Her dreams had crumbled when she moved to Australia. But now she was back in Japan. Back home. They say absence makes your heart grow fonder. Well, she was truly fond of Japan.. the land of the rising sun. Home of the beautiful Sakura trees. She smiled, it was spring and the air had never smelled so sweet. Australia was okay.. but Japan was truly where she belonged. The fond memories of childhood had never left her.. Tsukasa, her best friend. She wondered how he was. Was he still so arrogant and bad-tempered? He had promised to go to Eitoku with her when they were older. But that had been almost nine years ago, would he still remember?
Tsukushi made her way to the principal office. She was filled with awe as she looked at the designs of the school building. So grand and beautiful compared to her old high school in Australia. But she reminded herself that it was rich person's school. Of course it was beautiful. She sighed, her family was poor now. The name "Makino" had lost it's former glory, having collapsed in the business world. Now, they were just normal, middle-classed citizens. But she had grown up in a rich society, she had confidence she would be able to fit into the school. She knocked slowly on the door of the principal's office. After a while, she heard a voice calling her from within. Slowly she opened the door and walked in.
"Kouchyou Sensei (principal), Ohayou Gozaimasu!" she greeted as she bowed. "You are Makino Tsukushi? The scholarship student?" the principal asked. "Yes." "Makino san, you are in class 4B. Here is your timetable." He handed her a piece of paper. Tsukushi hid a smile. Even the paper was expensive. It was bordered with gold edges and the paper was pink with a faint rose scent on it. He peered from his glasses and observed the girl in front of him. Not bad looking. Uniform neat. He nodded his head, he couldn't afford the school to lose it's image with scruffy looking students. "I heard you came from Australia.. You can read Japanese?" "Yes, I grew up here in Tokyo." Tsukushi replied politely. "Ok then.. The bell rings at 8:30am. Your locker number is 125. You are dismissed." He told her before turning back to the numerous paper files on his desk. Tsukushi bowed once more, "Arigato." After a polite thankyou, she left the office to the labyrinth of corridors and hallways. With a determined look set on her face, she set off to explore the vast building.
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Tsukushi walked cautiously around, finally finding her locker in the West Wing. After placing her books safely inside, she studied her timetable. Room 11A. She sighed, it would prove a challenge to find this room. She was lucky she had come early to school. Suddenly a bright and cheery voice filled the air. "Hello! Are you a new student?" She turned around to face a boy with a childish face smiling at her. "Yeah.." she bowed, "My name is Makino Tsukushi." "Oh.. Makino san." The boy smiled, "No need to be so formal! My name is Kazuya!" Tsukushi smiled back. Finally someone in the school willing to talk to her. "You can call me Tsukushi." "Do you need help?" Kazuya asked in his bubbly voice. "Yeah.." she said hesitantly. This Kazuya seemed too energetic and cheerful for her.. but how could she turn down the first person who talked to her? She was friendly by nature and decided to be friends with him. After all, what was the worst that could happen?
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Soon Kazuya had led her to the room 11A, she smiled thanking him politely. After reassuring him for the tenth time that she would be fine, he finally left her. Tsukushi breathed a sigh of relief. All this constant energy was tiring her. She glanced at her watch, still 10 minutes until class started. She looked around, surveying the hallway, trying to remember what things looked like. But it was hopeless, everything was but a jumble in her mind. She turned and found a staircase in front of her. Curiosity filled her as she wondered where it might lead. Her mind was telling her it was not a good idea to go wandering around, but she dismissed the "common sense" and decided to satisfy her curiosity instead. {and we all know where this staircase leads right?}
After walking up a few staircases, she finally reached the top. Pushing the door slowly open, she was surprised to find she was at the rooftop of Eitoku. The breeze rushed past her, refreshing her. She smiled, ecstatic at her discovery. As she looked out at the landscape, the scene was truly breath-taking. You can see the whole of Tokyo from up here.. she thought to herself. Suddenly she realized she was not alone. A tall, dark handsome boy was sitting on the ledge, his attention focused on her. But she knew nothing.. for she was looking at his eyes. Yes, it was the eyes that truly mesmerized her. She drowned in the depth of them, pools of deep dark mystery. Abruptly, she fell back to reality and realized that she had been staring at him. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks. "Sumimasen!" she said earnestly, "I didn't know you were here! Am I disturbing you?"
Rui surveyed the girl that had just burst through the door into his sanctuary. She had come in and looked out to the view. Yes, the view. That was the thing that had first attracted him to this place. But the girl seemed not to notice he was here at first. Then when she had finally acknowledged his presence, she had stared at him. He was almost amused at this. No one had dared to do this before. Everyone knew he was part of F4. They all knew that the rooftop was his place, his territory. It was an unspoken rule, not to go to the rooftop and disturb Hanazawa Rui. But this girl was different. Could it be possible that she didn't know about him and F4? Maybe she was new..
Tsukushi hesitated, after receiving no answer to her questions. The guy's face was void of emotions, still staring blankly out into space. She felt uneasy and awkward, not knowing what to say. She could've laughed at herself, Makino Tsukushi, at loss for words. It had never happened before. But when she was loss, she usually blabbered on about nothing. and that's what she did. "I'm sorry for troubling you. My name is Makino Tsukushi." She bowed, "Douzoyoroshiku! (pleased to meet you)"
A faint smile appeared on Rui's face, a smile rarely seen by anyone. This girl amused him. Makino Tsukushi.. so that was her name. He had never heard of her before.. She must be new.. he concluded. "My name is Rui.. Hanazawa Rui." He replied softly. He rarely spoke to anyone, but Makino interested him.
"Hanazawa Rui.." she murmured. She smiled, it was a nice name to suit a nice person. The blush appeared again, what was she saying? She had just met the guy.. But she felt attracted to him somehow. She opened her mouth to start a conversation when the bell rang. Quickly she ran down the stairs, praying she would find room 11A again..
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There. so Tsukushi has met Rui. But she still doesn't know that Tsukasa is here in the school. Nor does she know that Rui is part of F4. Hope you liked that chapt! *wink*
* Angel *