Chapter 4 – Meeting F4…

This beginning of this chapter will be from diff. pplz point of view.. I normally never write in first person…

So it might be crap.. =P

Anywayz.. Tsukushi will meet Tsukasa again in this chapter! Enjoy..

Tsukasa: Yay! Finally a chapter on me and Tsukushi!

Angel: Enjoy it while it lasts..

Rui: *sleeping*

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Tsukushi's P.O.V:

"Tsukushi chan.. I think I should really tell you this." Kazuya said softly, as if whispering some great terrible secret.

I looked at him, puzzled. But then again, I could never really understand Kazuya. His eyes seemed to reflect real fear, so I leaned in and listened. "What?"

It was after class, lunchtime on my first day of school. I had finally made it through with the help of another friend Makiko. Makiko was also a poor person, not someone I could really relate to, since I had grown up as a rich girl, but Makiko was nice and friendly all the same. I could not help but like her.

The memory of Hanazawa Rui.. I simply cannot wipe him from my mind? Why? His smile.. His face… Arrrgh! What is happening to me?

I switched my attention back to Kazuya, who was murmuring something incoherent that I could not understand. "umm.. Can you repeat that?" I asked, embarrassed that I had not been listening to him before.

Kazuya nodded and started again with a big grin on his face.

I cannot help but wonder.. where does he get all his energy from? How can he be so happy all the time?

"There's this group called F4.." he started.

F4? Why is that name so familiar? I mused. But I concentrated on Kazuya's whispers again.

"They are Flower 4. Their parents are the owners of the school.." he shuddered, "If you get in trouble with them.. you will get a red tag." He gulped, "And then.. you're dead."

I almost laughed, what joke was this? But Kazuya's face was dead serious. "You're kidding right?" I commented lightly.

"No.." he shook his head gravely. "Their leader is Doumyouji Tsukasa.. I.."

After the part about Tsukasa I stopped listening. Tsukasa? He was here in Eitoku? I could barely resist a smile. So he was here after all. F4? His friends.. I remembered him vaguely talking about them. Of course.. those were the friends he was going to introduce me to.. when we got into Junior High.. Before I left Japan.. The memories were almost too painful to remember. I sighed, leaving a still mumbling Kazuya behind. Absentmindedly I made my way towards the cafeteria, my stomach growling.

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I stared, shocked at the expensive prices of the food at the canteen. Fortunately.. I had my own bento. I opened it to find teriyaki chicken with rice and also some sushi. I smiled, my favourite, my mother really knew me well.. I joined Makiko at the table and we started to chat and eat. Life at Eitoku wasn't too bad.. except for the occasional sniffs and sneers from the snobby people. It was okay. After a while Makiko finished her lunch and excused herself to go to her locker. I smiled, preparing myself to join her when I saw a tall guy starting to yell at a girl who was lying on the floor, her shirt covered with juice and sauce stains. And the guy only had one little juice stain on his sleeve.. I thought ironically.

Anger coursed through me as I watched him continue shouting at her but no one did anything. They simply minded their own business and didn't care about the poor girl. I stormed up to him and gave him a hard punch on the face. I heard gasps all around me but I didn't care. My attention was focused on the baka who was harassing people for no reason. "YOU STUPID IDIOT! WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT PEOPLE LIKE THAT?!" I shouted angrily. I turned to the girl who was crying on the floor. I smiled and stretched out my hand to her. "Are you okay?" I asked kindly.

"Yeah.." the girl sobbed, taking my hand.

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Tsukasa's P.O.V:

I glared at the petite girl who had dared defy me.. and shout at me too! A blind rage filled me. How dare this stupid person show disrespect for the great Doumyouji Tsukasa?! I raised my hand to hit her, but my sister's teachings rang in my head.

You should never ever hit a girl! I gritted my teeth and lowered my hand reluctantly. Damn Tsubaki! Manners that had been drilled into me ever since I was young.. Somehow I couldn't bring myself to disobey Tsubaki.. It would probably mean a beating from her anyway. Blinded by my fury, I could not see clearly. Not clearly enough.. to know that it was actually Tsukushi in front of me.

"You baka! You will pay for this!" I spat venomously.

Suddenly I heard Rui's gentle voice speak up. I was shocked, when he started to converse with the girl. I received a further shock when a smile appeared on his face. I resisted the urge to rub my eyes to see if it was a dream. No.. it was really a smile on Rui's normally cold and expressionless face. Suddenly, surprise turned to anger. How dare he talk to a person who had just humiliated me? I would deal with him later. Right now, I motioned to Akira and Soujiro to follow me. We then slowly exited the cafeteria.

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Rui's P.O.V:

I was greatly amused when I watched the girl, who was half Tsukasa's size, march up to him and shout at him. Then recognition hit me as I realized it was the girl from this morning.. So I was right. She was interesting. I was sure by now that she was a new student. No way someone would march up to Tsukasa and start shouting at him, if they had known who he was. The red tag.. Makino was sure to get it this time. But she seemed so brave and fearless. Defiance shone in her eyes as she shouted at Tsukasa. But it switched quickly to one of kindness and sympathy when she turned to the girl who had been the object of Tsukasa's rage. And her smile.. it gave me warmth.. something only Shizuka's smile had been able to do. It was filled with understanding.

What am I thinking? The one I love is Shizuka.. and Shizuka only. So why am I thinking about this Makino Tsukushi?

Suddenly I saw her attention turn to me. Shock reflected her eyes as she saw me. It was surprising how much her emotions showed in her eyes.. or maybe it was just me. After all, I have spent years observing and comprehending people. Till only one person remained a great mystery to me.. Shizuka.

Makino smiled at me as she blushed again. "Hanazawa san.."

I looked at her kindly and also in respect.. the only one who had ever stood up to Tsukasa. I couldn't help but think the blush made her very pretty. Her face was not caked in make up like all the other girls I have seen.. but rather, it was natural. She was not breathtakingly beautiful or striking like Shizuka. But she almost radiated with a kind of inner beauty. I nodded in acknowledgement, "Makino san.."

She grinned, "Call me Tsukushi."

I couldn't resist the urge to smile back at her. The situation was almost humorous. "Call me Rui then." I surprised myself with the last sentence. I normally would never let a stranger call me by my first name apart from F4 and Shizuka. And I had even smiled at her.. the smile I usually saved for Shizuka. Tsukushi made me act in ways that even surprised myself.. Slowly I hid myself once more behind my mask, my face once again expressionless. I then turned to follow F3, who had long since gone..

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There.. I rather enjoy writing in first person.. I think I will do that more often!

And to clear things up a bit..

Tsukushi does not know that the one she was shouting at was in fact Tsukasa..

And vice versa. They do not recognize each other.. yet..

Tsukushi also doesn't know that Rui is part of F4 and is Tsukasa's friend.

Ok then.. I will make Tsukushi and Tsukasa remember each other soon..

But not yet.. so until then.. goodbye!

I'm really hoping to receive more reviews?

* Angel *