Hello, everybody. This is my second fic after Best Friends. Please read Best Friends, thank you. This fic will have three chapters, I hope you all like it. So please read and review.

I do not own Hana Yori Dango.

Bittersweet

Doumyouji Tsukasa

Bittersweet. That's the taste of the coffee candy melting in Makino Tsukushi's mouth. And that was also the flavor of the thoughts on her mind. If thoughts can have flavors. Over the years Tsukushi have changed into a woman. Years have caused her body to have all the curves where they were expected.

On her face the years have also caused lines of worries. Why? That can all credit to the two most important men in her life.

Doumyouji Tsukasa. Her first boyfriend. The man that attracted her with his fiery protectiveness and childish smile. The one that promised to protect her for all he's worth. Well, Tsukushi thought bitterly, then that means he's not worth that much. After graduation, everything was the best that Tsukushi could imagine. But that all changed with a car crash and amnesia. She tried her best to hold on the broken love that she and Tsukasa shared. But love couldn't exist when only one person was feeling it. Tsukushi visited Tsukasa every day, trying to revive his memory. But two months of trying all for nothing. It only resulted to tears and a lot of visits to Rui. The last visit ended their relationship once and for all.

It was a sunny Friday. As usual Tsukushi made her trip to the hospital. Picking wild flowers on the way. Maybe that will make Tsukasa remember! Tsukushi thought smiling to herself. She had put on the Saturn necklace today. Because today was a special day. It was the day that she first agreed to be Tsukasa's official girlfriend. Sunlight spattered on the hospital hall, she walked quickly to Tsukasa's room. Tsukushi couldn't wait to see Tsukasa. She has a feeling that something important will happen today.

She slowed down as she neared Tsukasa's room. The white wooden door was slightly ajar. Strange, she thought, is anybody else visiting him? She peeked inside and saw a scene that made her heart stop. Run! Run! Don't watch! Her mind screamed but her eyes couldn't tear itself from the scene. The hear-breaking scene of Shigeru and Tsukasa kissing passionately. She recognized the blush on his face, the timid hands. There is no way! She dropped the flowers on the floor. The sound was slight but was more than enough to break the kissing couple. Shigeru and Tsukasa jumped apart. They stared at her guiltily. "I can explain!" Shigeru shouted. But Tsukushi was in no mood to listen to false excuses. Tsukushi has seen the strange behavior between Shigeru and Tsukasa before. But not this close and this intimate. Tsukushi's eyes began to tear up. She shook her head furiously. Unable to expect the painful truth. Then she did what every normal human being would do when they want to avoid the truth. She began to run.

She ran on and on. Not wanting to stop, because if she stopped the world would catch her up. Rubbing her nose into the painful truth again. She ran to the park. The park that Rui always visited. But she was out of luck today. Rui's familiar figure was not sitting on the usual bench today. She sat on it, unable to run anymore. Lying down on the bench she let all her tears flow. Why? Why? Why now? After all we've being through. I can't believe he's giving up now!

Footsteps neared her bench, but she did not make any signs of acknowledgment. Tsukasa pulled her up. Forcing her to look into his eyes. He knew she knew the truth. The truth that she had had known for the last two months. The undeniable truth that they were destined to break apart from each other. Without Tsukasa's persistent and fiery love she couldn't keep a love that had the whole world against it. They were from different worlds she and Doumyouji. Keeping on trying would just be a burden for the both of them. And that has never being clearer than after Doumyouji's memory loss. I know that I love Tsukasa, Tsukushi thought. But I'd rather he be happy. Even if his happiness means I have to let him go. I'm sorry Tsukasa, I'm sorry to the Tsukasa that you used to be. The old you who had thrown the whole world away to keep our love. But the new you is different. I have to change too. I have to change to a new Tsukushi. Change to a Tsukushi that doesn't rely on you, doesn't rely on the love that we used to have.

Tsukushi nodded. She understood what Doumyouji wanted her to do. Doumyouji smiled, he understood too. Tsukushi knew that no matter what happens she'll always have Doumyouji as a friend. The chemistry between them will never change, even without memories. Doumyouji signaled Tsukushi to wait here. He ran away quickly. What's he doing now? Tsukushi thought curiously.

Doumyouji can back with a bunch of wild flowers that he has just picked from beside the road. He held it out to her. Tsukushi smiled she knew what it meant. She knew that Doumyouji Tsukasa wanted her to be the strong weed that she had always been. He wanted to be able to stand up proudly even after a storm. He wanted her to hold her head up to all her peers, to let them see her smile, her proud smile. Doumyouji started to walk away, his message sent and received.

"I will, Doumyouji." Tsukushi shouted to his back. "I'll make you regret that you've let me go."

"That's my Tsukushi." Doumyouji said over his back.

Thank you Doumyouji. Thank you for reminding me my weed personality. Thank you for giving me the courage to face all that has to come. I know it'll be hard but I also know that I will make it.

Ahhh, finished. I know, I know some of you out there don't like what I'm doing here. So please throw it all on me in my reviews! Come on, speak up!