Chapter 7 – Who are you?

Hello there! I am seriously pissed off right now..

I wrote 2 more chapters and then my floppy disk stuffed up.. Argh!

And all those exams.. *shudders* oh well..

*sigh* just wanna apologise if I make any mistakes about the whole HYD thing..

I'm more familiar with Meteor Garden.. so I might get some of the HYD character stuff wrong..

Feel free to correct me when you review/ comment..

So now, back to the fic..

Tsukasa: Yay! I finally get to talk to Tsukushi!

Angel: Enjoy while it lasts..

Tsukasa: What do you mean? *starts to strangle Angel*

Angel: *chokes* Rui.. Tsukushi..

Rui: Muhahaha! I will be with Tsukushi in the end!

Tsukasa: Nooooooooo…

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Tsukasa's P.O.V:

Get off me you idiot! Tsukushi's words rang in my head as I hurried out to pursue her. Was this really Tsukushi? How could she say such things to me? Wasn't she my best friend? The pain and loneliness I had felt in her absence had only increased, the pain I felt had doubled as she had said those words. Her harsh tone, added more to my sadness. Was it true that she really didn't remember me? I focused myself on the task at hand – to catch up to Tsukushi and demand an answer from her. It seemed to most logical thing for me to do. Besides, I smiled smugly, I knew I could catch up to her any day. Never before had I lost a race (not aware of the fact that people let me win), I was sure to catch up to her – so I thought.

After ten minutes of continuous running.. I was not so sure. The truth was bitter for me to accept – Tsukushi was a faster runner than me. Even so, I tried to make excuses… no REASON with myself that I had not had much practice. It consoled me little, my ego bitterly affected. Being beaten by a girl! But of course, I had not had much training.. swimming being my preferred sport. Running made you sweaty and .. I didn't particularly like sweating. With these 'reasons' fixed securely in my mind, I continued – with renewed energy – to chase her. But my attempts for futile, soon I was out of breath with Tsukushi still sprinting effortlessly in front of me.

Finally I came to a stop, panting heavily – painfully conscious of the fact that everyone was looking at my degraded state. But then it didn't matter, all that mattered was Tsukushi right? I was even willing to risk my reputation for her! Admitting defeat is not a thing I can do easily. She had NO IDEA how much I was sacrificing..

"Tsukushi!" I panted, trying to calm my erratic breathing, "Stop!"

Thankfully she came to a halt and turned around, a grin plastered on her face. Her laugh rang out as bubbly and musical as I remembered it. "Giving up already?" she asked teasingly.

Ah.. the sound of her voice. How long had it been since I had heard it? Still, running around like crazed person had already done enough damage to my reputation, my pride would not let me accept defeat. "I was just letting you win!" I declared stubbornly, "I could run faster than you any day!"

She stared at me in shock and disbelief. Finally she rolled her eyes, "Your ego is too much.."

My anger started to flare up. Nobody had ever done this to me and lasted this long. My primary instinct was to fly into a rage and start… I forced myself to calm down. This was Tsukushi! The girl of my dreams.. not any other person. "Why did you run away?"

She turned to stare at me and suddenly all warmth dissipated from her eyes, instead there was an icy coldness in the way she looked at me. "Because you were chasing me." She replied – as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Her offhand, indifferent tone angered me. I mean.. come on, I was Doumyouji Tsukasa! Who dared speak to me like that? The closest I had ever experienced – was from my sister, Tsubaki. Anger started to flare up in me, no matter how much I tried to resist it. This was Tsukushi! I told myself, but it didn't matter. My primary instincts took over and rage filled me.

"If you didn't run then I wouldn't have had to chase you!" I cried out indignantly.

Tsukushi only rolled her eyes, "Why am I even here, talking to you? You are such a stupid mean arrogant..." she droned on in English.. a subject which I was not particularly good at. "Anyway," she reverted back to Japanese, "Are you the one who gives red tags?" she asked.

I smirked, was she really so stupid? Wasn't it obvious I was the great Doumyouji Tsukasa? I mean.. who else looked so good.. But the point was, she didn't know me?! She didn't remember?! My head screamed out, causing a stab of pain in my heart. She had been my best friend.. how could she forget? Was I really that unimportant to her? I suddenly felt foolish, to have pined for a girl who had never even given a thought about me. Once again, anger took hold of me. How dare she play with my feelings like that?! "Don't you remember me?!" I cried, desperately trying to suppress my anger (and pain).

Her eyes narrowed suspiciously, "Who are you?"

My heart shattered.

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Okay.. before you start asking why Tsukushi did what she did..

There's a reason.. *sigh* Want me to write Tsukushi's P.O.V in the next chapter?

Still have not decided about the r/t and t/t thing..

I mean.. I am a Rui fan after all, and I am used to writing about him and Tsukushi a.k.a San Chai being together..

So I guess T/T might be a bit of a challenge..

But seeing you are all such fervent Tsukasa supporters.. it seems hard to resist..

Oh well, keep reviewing/commenting.. you never know!

* Angel *