Chapter 10 - Emergency Staircase
This chapter will be on Tsukasa/ Tsukushi/ Rui.. Oh rite and disclaimer..
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in Hana Yori Dango. But I own this fic of coz.. Convo time!
Tsukasa: Emergency Staircase? What the? Rui: *smiles knowingly* Me and Tsukushi. Tsukasa: What? *turns to Angel* Is this true? Angel: *smiles innocently* Maybe.. Tsukasa: Why?! Grr. *chases after Angel* Angel: Eek! *runs away* YOU SHOULD NOT HARRASS THE AUTHOR!!
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Tsukasa clutched Tsukushi's hand tightly as he walked through Eitoku proudly. A large grin was plastered on his face. Finally.. he was back together with Tsukushi, nothing else really mattered anymore. The thought of the engagement with Shigeru never once crossed his mind. He dragged Tsukushi into the cafeteria, ignoring her vain attempts at struggling to get free.
"Tsukasa!" she hissed, "People are staring!"
"Who cares? I am.." he started.
"Shut up.. I know you are the Great Doumyouji Tsukasa!" she muttered, "Let go.. All there girls look like they want to kill me!"
"That's because they are jealous. Don't you know it's a great privilege.." he was soon interrupted again.
"Ha! I think it's your privilege to have me as your friend!" she retorted, "Let go of my hand!" Seeing he had no intention of doing so, she kicked him hard in the shin, forcing him to let go. She smiled smugly, "See if that will teach you to listen to me!" she cried before walking off.
Tsukasa's face flushed with anger and embarrassment. "What are you looking at?!" he yelled to the flustered people around him. "Get lost!" how dare she embarrass him.. again! He sighed, but Tsukushi was like Tsubaki.. so difficult to handle. That girl was untamable..
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Rui's P.O.V:
"Ooh.. our lover boy is here!" Akira said jokingly. "Heard you came to school with a girl today? Finally.. and here I was thinking you were gay!" he laughed after exchanging a high-five with Soujiro.
"So who is the lucky girl who finally captured to heart of our Tsukasa?" teased Soujiro.
I sat there, expressionless as usual. But that faint stirring came again. Yes, I knew who it was.. It was Tsukushi. Tsukushi.. somehow I had already gotten used to calling her by her first name in my mind. I sighed inwardly, why was I getting so close to someone I hardly knew? It made me feel vulnerable.. I liked to understand and comprehend people.. but it seemed I knew everyone but myself. My mask was fixed firmly in place, my eyes blank and cold. It had almost become a habit for me.. it was a form of protection that I had. against everyone but Shizuka. She was the one that could always see right through me. It scared me sometimes. But she was the only who understood..
I watched as a blush crept up to Tsukasa's cheeks. "How did the news spread so fast?" he asked sheepishly.
I sighed and closed my eyes. These petty conversations didn't interest me. "I'm going." I announced softly before walking off, ignoring their protests.
I walked towards the rooftop, the place where I always went to find peace. I pushed open the door to the emergency stairway and found a small figure huddled on the stairs. Walking closer, I found it was actually Tsukushi.
"Tsukushi?" I called out softly.
She looked up and smiled. "Rui. Hi!" I smiled back, her cheerfulness was contagious. Rui.. What are you doing? What was I doing.. smiling and talking to some stranger.. nothing ever escaped my lips unless I had thought about it carefully first. But around Tsukushi.. I seemed to act on impulse and not thought.
"What are you doing here?" I said in an attempt to start a conversation. Ahh.. no one would ever believe that me, the cold, cool Hanazawa Rui would be the one to start a conversation.
"Oh.. Everyone is so rich around here. I feel so out of place." She sighed as she poured out her thoughts to me. She was such an open person.. and her emotions.. so easy to read. "I just came here to get away from it all. Even Tsukasa is so.." she paused, "so.. dominating sometimes!"
I raised my eyebrows slightly, "Tsukasa?"
"Oh.." she blushed, "er.. he's my best friend, I knew him many years ago. Before I left for Australia." She explained.
So they were old friends.. childhood friends. Somehow the unease in my heart died down. What's happening to me? "How come I've never met you before?"
She shrugged, "I was going to go to the same high school as you guys. But I had to leave for Australia just before. I think Tsukasa was planning on introducing me to.. F4.." she looked at me for confirmation. I nodded slowly and she continued, "to F4 in high school. I guess.." she stopped and I saw sadness come into her eyes. I wondered what she could be thinking.
"It's okay if you don't want to say." I reassured her. She smiled at me again.. and surprise surprise I smiled back. Ah! Rui! What are you doing? Why are you being so open to this girl? I dismissed those thoughts slowly. It didn't matter. I felt comfortable being around Tsukushi.. With Shizuka, I always felt inferior. She was on some high plane that I could not reach. But Tsukushi.. I wasn't sure how I felt.
Silently we sat together on the emergency stairway, not saying a word. But it was comfortable silence. She was the only person I had ever met who liked silence like I did. To get away.. escape from the rest of the world for a while. Escape all the expectations.. society's rules.. I smiled and slowly fell asleep next to her.
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I know there is a kind of.. "unexplained" disappearance of Makiko.. But I think I will account for her absence later.. So, I did the 'emergency staircase' thing.. Shizuka will come back to Japan in the next few chapters or so.. Remember to watch out for Sakurako and Yuki! =P I have decided to pair Tsukasa with someone else. But that might change in the VERY end.. Ciao!
* Angel *
This chapter will be on Tsukasa/ Tsukushi/ Rui.. Oh rite and disclaimer..
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in Hana Yori Dango. But I own this fic of coz.. Convo time!
Tsukasa: Emergency Staircase? What the? Rui: *smiles knowingly* Me and Tsukushi. Tsukasa: What? *turns to Angel* Is this true? Angel: *smiles innocently* Maybe.. Tsukasa: Why?! Grr. *chases after Angel* Angel: Eek! *runs away* YOU SHOULD NOT HARRASS THE AUTHOR!!
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Tsukasa clutched Tsukushi's hand tightly as he walked through Eitoku proudly. A large grin was plastered on his face. Finally.. he was back together with Tsukushi, nothing else really mattered anymore. The thought of the engagement with Shigeru never once crossed his mind. He dragged Tsukushi into the cafeteria, ignoring her vain attempts at struggling to get free.
"Tsukasa!" she hissed, "People are staring!"
"Who cares? I am.." he started.
"Shut up.. I know you are the Great Doumyouji Tsukasa!" she muttered, "Let go.. All there girls look like they want to kill me!"
"That's because they are jealous. Don't you know it's a great privilege.." he was soon interrupted again.
"Ha! I think it's your privilege to have me as your friend!" she retorted, "Let go of my hand!" Seeing he had no intention of doing so, she kicked him hard in the shin, forcing him to let go. She smiled smugly, "See if that will teach you to listen to me!" she cried before walking off.
Tsukasa's face flushed with anger and embarrassment. "What are you looking at?!" he yelled to the flustered people around him. "Get lost!" how dare she embarrass him.. again! He sighed, but Tsukushi was like Tsubaki.. so difficult to handle. That girl was untamable..
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Rui's P.O.V:
"Ooh.. our lover boy is here!" Akira said jokingly. "Heard you came to school with a girl today? Finally.. and here I was thinking you were gay!" he laughed after exchanging a high-five with Soujiro.
"So who is the lucky girl who finally captured to heart of our Tsukasa?" teased Soujiro.
I sat there, expressionless as usual. But that faint stirring came again. Yes, I knew who it was.. It was Tsukushi. Tsukushi.. somehow I had already gotten used to calling her by her first name in my mind. I sighed inwardly, why was I getting so close to someone I hardly knew? It made me feel vulnerable.. I liked to understand and comprehend people.. but it seemed I knew everyone but myself. My mask was fixed firmly in place, my eyes blank and cold. It had almost become a habit for me.. it was a form of protection that I had. against everyone but Shizuka. She was the one that could always see right through me. It scared me sometimes. But she was the only who understood..
I watched as a blush crept up to Tsukasa's cheeks. "How did the news spread so fast?" he asked sheepishly.
I sighed and closed my eyes. These petty conversations didn't interest me. "I'm going." I announced softly before walking off, ignoring their protests.
I walked towards the rooftop, the place where I always went to find peace. I pushed open the door to the emergency stairway and found a small figure huddled on the stairs. Walking closer, I found it was actually Tsukushi.
"Tsukushi?" I called out softly.
She looked up and smiled. "Rui. Hi!" I smiled back, her cheerfulness was contagious. Rui.. What are you doing? What was I doing.. smiling and talking to some stranger.. nothing ever escaped my lips unless I had thought about it carefully first. But around Tsukushi.. I seemed to act on impulse and not thought.
"What are you doing here?" I said in an attempt to start a conversation. Ahh.. no one would ever believe that me, the cold, cool Hanazawa Rui would be the one to start a conversation.
"Oh.. Everyone is so rich around here. I feel so out of place." She sighed as she poured out her thoughts to me. She was such an open person.. and her emotions.. so easy to read. "I just came here to get away from it all. Even Tsukasa is so.." she paused, "so.. dominating sometimes!"
I raised my eyebrows slightly, "Tsukasa?"
"Oh.." she blushed, "er.. he's my best friend, I knew him many years ago. Before I left for Australia." She explained.
So they were old friends.. childhood friends. Somehow the unease in my heart died down. What's happening to me? "How come I've never met you before?"
She shrugged, "I was going to go to the same high school as you guys. But I had to leave for Australia just before. I think Tsukasa was planning on introducing me to.. F4.." she looked at me for confirmation. I nodded slowly and she continued, "to F4 in high school. I guess.." she stopped and I saw sadness come into her eyes. I wondered what she could be thinking.
"It's okay if you don't want to say." I reassured her. She smiled at me again.. and surprise surprise I smiled back. Ah! Rui! What are you doing? Why are you being so open to this girl? I dismissed those thoughts slowly. It didn't matter. I felt comfortable being around Tsukushi.. With Shizuka, I always felt inferior. She was on some high plane that I could not reach. But Tsukushi.. I wasn't sure how I felt.
Silently we sat together on the emergency stairway, not saying a word. But it was comfortable silence. She was the only person I had ever met who liked silence like I did. To get away.. escape from the rest of the world for a while. Escape all the expectations.. society's rules.. I smiled and slowly fell asleep next to her.
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I know there is a kind of.. "unexplained" disappearance of Makiko.. But I think I will account for her absence later.. So, I did the 'emergency staircase' thing.. Shizuka will come back to Japan in the next few chapters or so.. Remember to watch out for Sakurako and Yuki! =P I have decided to pair Tsukasa with someone else. But that might change in the VERY end.. Ciao!
* Angel *