Chapter 11 - Deceitful lies..

Hope you people enjoy this chapter!!

Rui: The last chapter was good! *thumbs up* me and Tsukushi.. Tsukasa: Write more about me!! Angel: Why should I? Tsukasa: Because I am the best! The most interesting character! Rui: Sure.. *mutters* idiot.. Tsukasa: Did you just call me an idiot!?! *grabs Rui's shirt* Angel: No comment..

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Continued from last chapter..

I woke up slowly to find Tsukushi gone. A little note was on my lap.

Dear Rui,
You look so peaceful sleeping that I didn't want to wake you up! I had to class so I had to leave. So sorry!

Your friend, Tsukushi (

I smiled slowly at the note, she was so considerate. Had I really fallen asleep for long? I stood up. It had felt nice being with Tsukushi.. it almost felt normal. I sighed, I could be myself in front of her. something I could not do, even with F4. I pushed open the door and walked towards Tsukushi's classroom. Suddenly my phone rang, I picked it up. "Who is this?" I asked coldly.

"Rui! It's me!" Her sweet melodic voice floated through to my ears.

It was Shizuka! "Shizuka!" I cried, before composing myself.

"I called you before.. Some other girl answered. Is she your girlfriend?" she asked excitedly.

My heart sank, a knot forming in my stomach. Did she mean Tsukushi? The girl that I had started liking only a few seconds ago.. Didn't Shizuka know my feelings for her? Hadn't I made it clear often enough? But maybe I just wasn't good enough for her.. "No.. she's just a friend.." I said, my cold tone back again - maybe to protect myself from the pain that Shizuka was inflicting towards me.. Disregarding my feelings like that..

"Really? That's great! My Rui has finally grown up." I could hear her slight laugh on the other end of the line. Pfft! Right.. Her Rui.. was that really true? She never seemed to treat me that way.. "This girl must be so special that you are friends with her."

"No.. she is Tsukasa's childhood friend." I tried explaining. Why was I saying that? Why not.. she is my friend? I sighed inwardly. She was my friend too.. in a way. I just didn't want Shizuka to misunderstand..

"Oh.. really? What's her name?"

"Tsukushi.. Makino Tsukushi."

"Oh that's nice." She didn't sound interested at all. somehow that bothered me. "I just wanted to tell you I'm coming back in a few days." She sounded distracted.. was she so busy that she couldn't even fit a short phone call in her schedule? "I have to go now. Bye!"

"Bye.." I answered slowly, but she had already hung up.

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Tsukasa walked out of the cafeteria, still blushing from the conversation with Soujiro and Akira. Damn! Why did they always have to talk about sex? Just because they always did it.. didn't mean he had to. And they always seemed so interested. It had took a long time for him to convince them that Tsukushi wasn't his girlfriend.. well, at least not yet. He was almost sure that he would win her heart. Anyway, he had told them that she was just a good friend. He hoped that would turn to something more..

Suddenly he stopped. He didn't even know where he was going. What class was Tsukushi in anyway? Crap.. how was he going to ask her out then? He tried to resist the urge of barging into the principal's office and demanding the answer to his question. Where was Tsukushi? She was almost certainly in class.. he knew that.

His eyebrows furrowed in concentration. Who could he ask without seeming stupid? He had too much pride to ask anybody.. He suddenly walked into somebody. He opened his mouth to start yelling.. then realised who it was. "Rui?"

"Shizuka's coming back." Rui answered in monotone.

"What? Really? That's great!" Tsukasa grinned, the problem with Tsukushi temporarily forgotten. He paused, "Why aren't you happy? Don't you er.. you know.."

Rui shrugged and walked off again.

Tsukasa shook his head, Rui could be so weird at times..

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Tsukushi walked slowly out of class, glaring at Asai who walked before her. The girl had made school almost a living hell for her. The constant insults about her family.. herself.. it was more than she could take. But she had to stay strong.. she would not be beaten down by these petty insults. But the gossip about how she had "seduced" Tsukasa.. Honestly.. did those people have anything better to do? They talked about Tsukasa like a great prize that everybody wanted to win. They had called her manipulative.. deceitful.. and what else? A slut.. right. Tsukasa was her friend.. but all the others had been convinced by Asai and her friends that she had somehow bewitched Tsukasa..

Suddenly she noticed that she had bumped into someone. She opened her mouth automatically to apologise then found out that it was Tsukasa. Argh! She totally didn't need anymore bitching from Asai.. Maybe the less time she spent with Tsukasa the better.

"Tsukushi.. I've been waiting for you for so long!"

"Who told you to wait for me?" she asked angrily, letting out the frustration that had built up from the continuous teasing.

"What?" he looked at her shocked. He had at least been expecting some sort of thankyou from her. Didn't she know that he had spent so much time and effort trying to find her room? And waiting in the corridor, attracting so many stares.. "Don't you know how much time I spent.." he started.

"Well obviously I didn't know.." she said sarcastically before rolling her eyes.

"You.. you baka!" Tsukasa cried angrily. Why did Tsukushi have to be like this?

"Leave me alone! I don't want to argue with you right now.."

"But.. Tsukushi!"

Tsukushi didn't reply and pushed past him. With each step, she felt more and more guilty about her treatment of Tsukasa. He had really deserved to be the object of her pent-up anger. He was her best friend after all. but he was the cause of all the gossiping. It wasn't exactly his fault.. She sighed, maybe she would apologise to him later.. after school.

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Tsukushi's P.O.V:

I hadn't walked a few minutes before I bumped into someone else again. What was wrong with me today? First Tsukasa and now.. I looked up and saw it was Makiko. Finally.. a friend I could talk to. "Makiko. I'm so glad to see you! How come I haven't seen you at school for a while?"

She looked at me with a cold look in her eyes, "Why do you have to be with Tsukasa? I thought you were my good friend.."

I gasped, did she believe those rumours too?! "No! That's not true! I'm not dating Tsukasa! We're just good friends!"

She scoffed at looked at me disbelievingly, "Don't lie.. Don't you think I know he gave you the red tag? How can you expect me to believe.. you are good friends? I thought you weren't that type of girl.. to go to a guy for their money." She looked down sadly, "I guess I was wrong. I won't be seeing you again Makino."

I reeled back in shock. Even my good friend didn't believe me.. I guess it was hard to believe, nobody knew I was childhood friends with Tsukasa.. "Wait! Makiko! Let me explain!"

"I don't want to hear more of your lies.." she said softly before turning around again.

I slumped, defeated. Asai had made me lose a friend.. it only made me hate them more.. and Tsukasa too. Why did he have to be rich? If we were just normal people, there would be no problems! Doumyouji.. why? A tear slid down my cheek. Sometimes it just wasn't fair..

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How was that? I think Shizuka will come back in the next chapter! Hehe.. I feel kinda sorry for Tsukasa.. must be so confused! =P

Have you read my other "Tsukasa's betrayal" fic? Hope you lyk it.. unlike most HYD fics, the main character isn't Tsukushi.. I'm kinda sick of reading about the love triangle - Tsukushi, Rui, Tsukasa. *sigh* so boring..

Oh yeah.. and did you know.. Rui was meant to be the main character for HYD? But then Tsukasa became more popular and Yoko Kamio made him the main lead.. Isn't that sad? *sigh* I would've wanted Rui to be with Tsukushi. *sniff*

Anywayz.. Thanks for reading! Please review/ comment!!

* Angel *