Author's note: Standard disclaimers apply…I have no money!! I'm a struggling Uni. student *cries bitter tears*
Hi, can anyone help me with the names, cause I'm still unsure how to spell them. :P Thanks Cuppajava. I'm glad you guys liked it and thanks 4 the reviews.
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Hold me tightly
When I think back on these timesAnd the dreams we left behind
I'll be glad cause I was blessed to get -
To have you in my life
When I look back on these days
I look and see your face
You were right there for me
In my dreams ill always see you soar above the sky
In my heart there'll always be a place for you for all my life
Ill keep apart of you with me
And everywhere I am there you'll be
And everywhere I am there you'll be…. There you'll be….
(Faith Hill - There you'll be)
Chapter 2: There you'll be
Rui stood motionless, his shadow falling across the newly buried grave, Shizuka stood a metre or two away from him. Without turning he said, 'It seems…wrong.'
Shizuka lifted her gaze from the tombstone and looked at Rui's still form.
He continued after a pause, 'She went through so much pain only to die before she could experience true happiness'
Shizuka moved towards Rui and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder before saying, 'I believe Tsukushi was happy knowing she protected the person she loved.'
Without replying Rui turned from the grave and made his way back to his house where the others were staying.
'Goodbye Tsukushi' whispered Shizuka before she followed Rui.
When Shizuka entered the living area behind Rui she saw they're friends still sitting in silence. Soujiro sat on the sofa with a sleeping Yuki in his arms. Poor girl hasn't stopped crying since she heard the news, its good that she's getting some rest. Tsubaka, Shigeru and Sakarako all lost in their own thoughts, Sakurako and Shigeru sitting on the floor and Tsubaka staring out a nearby window.
Rui moved to the other sofa and sat down and closed his eyes, Shizuka sat beside him. She knew he suffered just as much as Tsukasa if not more so. He and Tsukushi had formed a special attachment while she was in France, something that she was never jealous of but was grateful for. Rui needed someone to just be there for him. Shizuka leaned against Rui's shoulder and smiled gratefully when he placed a comforting arm around her.
Akira entered the room noiselessly and slumped into a near by chair.
'How is he?' Shigeru questioned.
'Same as yesterday. Its painful to see him like this.'
Soujiro stood up, waking the sleeping Yuki in the process, 'I'm going to go talk to him. I know it's only been a week but if we don't do something he'll kill himself.'
'It wont do any good if you or anyone goes,' Rui responded, 'he wont listen to anyone'
'Well what should we do? Just continue sitting here till he…'
'He saw the most important person to him…the woman he loved put into the ground. We can't just expect him to return to the way he was before…' a teary Yuki trailed off.
'I know that, I carried the coffin didn't I?'
'We all did' Rui said as he stood up, looking away he continued, 'Don't you remember the funeral, it was like Tsukasa wouldn't…couldn't accept that she's really gone.'
Silence filled the room as they all recalled the day before.
(Flashback)
The F4 all carried the coffin towards the blooming sakura tree behind Rui's mansion. It didn't feel right to bury her anywhere else, since Doumyouji had severed all ties with his family and at least this way she would always be near them, not alone in some unknown cememtry.
The procession was slow, each of the F4 reluctant to let the girl now lying within go. As the coffin was about to be closed and lowered into the ground, Domouji suddenly pushed everyone aside.
Taking a ring from his jacket pocket, he slide the ring onto Tsukushi's left middle finger before kissing her one last time. Stepping back he watched helplessly as the coffin descended into the earth.
Eventually, F3 and the others returned to the house leaving Doumyouji alone.
Rui stared out the window as darkness fell and the first drops of rain began to fall. Off in the distance stood Domouji still standing beside the grave, shoulders hunched, head bowed low. Rui turned from the window the image too painful for him.
Domouji felt the rain fall and soak his clothes, staring up into the night sky, he screamed, 'IS THIS A JOKE?!! HAVEN'T I SUFFERED ENOUGH!!' the sky rumbled in reply as lightning appeared across the sky. Tears mixed with the falling rain fell to the recently disturbed earth.
'Tsukushi…' Domouji whispered as the rain began to ease down he turned and stepped away from the grave. He felt his heart break with each step away from the woman now resting in the earth.
'Tsukasa you're soaked through! Shouldn't you change your clothes?'
Ignoring his sister and concerned comments from his friends he made it across the living area and up the stairs opened the door to the guestroom and closed the door silently.
His friends continued standing aimlessly in the living area, helpless that was what they were all feeling, complete and utter helplessness.
(End flashback)
And here they were the next day and nothing had changed they were all still sitting around Rui's house, as though all their lives ended with Tsukushi's.
Returned to the present time, they were all shocked out of their individual reverie by Doumyouji's scream echoing throughout the mansion.
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Author's note: Awww you guys are so sweet. I honestly didn't think this was gonna actually work out the way I wanted it to. But I quickly wrote this chapter to see what ppl would think heehee so sorry if this one lacks anything like Makino's family…I don't know about you guys but her parents kinda bugged me excluding Makino's brother. It was just a bit hard to fit them in when it was more focused on f4 and the rest of the gang. Please review and help me out if I've made mistakes with the names, I'm hopeless with names :p
Purebloodwitch: Ok what's with the name lol is there a cool story goes with it? Anyway thanks!! I hope this chapter was good enough I'm not that great a writer...see you soon.
Cuppajava: hey! Yeah this is my 3rd or 4th fic I've written so I hope I get better. Thanks for the spelling I was doing this at like odd hours in the morning so what do you expect plus I'm terrible with names. Love your story! I gotta see if you've updated I'm addicted hahaa.
Yumez: Thank you so much I appreciate the compliments! I hope you like this though it doesn't have TXT action but I will update as soon as I can I'm a bit swamped with assignments.
Deserted: Hahaha sorry bout that its was really hard to make that clear…but ill make it clearer later, sorry. I was supposed to be studying economics when this story popped out of nowhere hahaa. Thanks for the review.
BlackArmoria: Ohhh…I can't answer that…you'll find out later on gomen! I'm glad you like it though. Any TXT fic makes me melt so I hope that's what happened when you read it. Isn't heartbreaking when she dies *cries * but its all good. Hope you like this one and ill try writing my other chapters as quickly as humanly possible don't hate me for updated irregularly…later & thanks for your comments.