Book of Stars
By: BlackArmoria
Disclaimer: I don't own Hana Yori Dango or any of its characters. God! Why?
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Tsukushi jumped out of bed when she heard the familiar sound of her cell phone ringing, she mumbled a few inaudible curses before getting out of bed to pick up her phone.
"Can't you wait until I'm well rested?" She asked rubbing her eyes.
"You know we have to practice, the best of the best are going to be here." The voice of another female boomed through the phone.
"Gotcha, but I wish you could spare me a few hours of rest."
"Get over it girly, and get your ass down here as fast as you can. Don't make me drag you over here."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going, so shut up. Bye." Tsukushi said hanging up the phone and walking to the bathroom. She looked around her apartment, 'God, it was a dump.' She thought dryly, picking a few things up here and there as she walked in the bathroom, turning on the shower.
A few minutes later, she walked out of the bathroom, shivering and clad in a white towel which was wrapped around her thin body. She put on a pair of blue jeans, a T-shirt, and some sneakers and walked out of the small apartment -her hair still wet and tangled-, humming to a familiar beat.
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She arrived at the theatre in less than 5 minutes; she knew how Mina got when she was late. She hesitantly walked into the building, and opened one of the auditoriums, peaking in. She smiled when she saw Yuki on stage, dancing her heart out as usual, her tiny body; leaping up in great heights making her look like a fairy.
She walked into the large room quietly making sure she did not disrupt the performance, everyone seemed to be taken by Yuki astonishing display. They all clapped as the music ended as Yuki's rapid steps came to a stop. The little close-knit crowd of their dance family clapped loudly, cheers coming from all sides of the room.
She smiled and walked on stage dropping her duffel bag on the ground as she made her way towards an impatient Mina who was tapping her feet and glaring at her.
"You are late." She said grabbing Tsukushi and pulling her towards the middle of the stage.
"No, I am not. I was here on time today, what are you talking about?" Tsukushi replied, staring at Mina in complete rebellion.
"And by whose clock is that? You are about half an hour late." Mina argued, looking at her watch.
"Cut me some slack, woman, it's like 8 in the morning." Tsukushi hoarsely replied, scratching the back of her head.
"No, its 9. You know all your clocks are behind one hour, when will you remember to fix that?"
"Oh yeah." She smiled, sticking her tongue out at a very frustrated Mina.
"Ok, no time for chit-chat, go out there and show me what you got. There is an audience out there today. The best of the best, the legendary F4 and the famous Tsubaki and Shizuka." Mina said, her eyes filled with a glint of excitement.
"Whatever, you know I don't care." Tsukushi waving her hands in the air.
"You should." Mina yelled after Tsukushi, who was now already on stage.
Tsukushi walked out onto the stage, her foot stopping in the middle of the spotlight. She mentally counted the beats as the music filled the room. She closed her eyes feeling the jumpy beats and familiar tune fill her senses and becoming her soul. This was enough, being on stage and dancing was enough. She didn't need an audience, she just needed the music and what came naturally to her.
The music got louder as the beats accelerated, she could feel the ecstasy coming over her, and then just like that, she let go, all her emotions, or her stress, everything. In that moment, she was free, free to fly, free to roam, free from all the burden of the world.
The little group at the center of the audience seats held their breathe as the heavenly angel graced them with her ecstatic steps, her eyes glazed over like she was in a different world, her hair, covering her beautiful face as she did a countless number of twist, kicks, jumps and flips. She looked like she was weightless, free, oblivious to the worries of life and the pain of reality. This young girl who took all their breathes away; this young girl who took them into another world; this young girl who danced with everything she had.
Her footsteps came to a sudden stop as she landed on her feet after a one and a half flip. The silent audience gasped, their brows knitted together in confusion, the music was still booming, but why did she stop? What happened? Before they could say anything, Tsukushi picked up her feet and jumped into the air sliding to the edge of the stage, the song ended.
Tsubaki smiled as Tsukushi picked herself up from her ending position. Shigeru had her mouth opened in awe and Shizuka's eyes sparkled with excitement, as she smiled brightly. They stood up and clapped, and made their way towards the stage, each in their own grace and elegance. Tsukushi turned around said a brief thank you and continued walking off stage, paying no attention to the people following her.
"Bye, Mina." Tsukushi said as she waved over her shoulder.
"Hey, you." A manly voice yelled at her retreating back. She turned around and looked at the crowd dumbly.
"May I ask who you are and why you are following me?" Tsukushi asked, her eyebrows formed a confused arch.
"Hi, my name is Doumyouji Tsubaki and this is Toudou Shizuka and Ookawahara Shigeru, over there is the F4, Hanawaza Rui, Mimasaka Akira, Nishikado Soujirou and Doumyouji Tsukasa." Tsubaki said, holding her hand out and smiling.
"Nice to meet you and my hands are sweaty so it's best I don't shake your hand." Tsukushi said with a bow and turned around continuing her quick footsteps.
"Wait, can we invite you out for lunch? Or brunch?" Shizuka smiled in an attempt to get Tsukushi to come with her.
"No thanks, I'm not very hungry." Tsukushi shook her head, making sure her answer was understood and walked off, once again, this time it was almost like she was running.
"God, why do I always meet the weirdest people." Tsukushi murmured under her breathe much to the amusement of the crowd behind her.
"Jupiter. Cute." Tsukasa mumbled as his lips curved upward, revealing the smile he had held back for quite sometime.
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How do you like it? Is it bad? Please Review! I had the this story or at least chapter in my head for quite sometime and it has been eating at me, so I decided to put it down into words, I swear to god, it sounded good in my head, so please spare me. I don't write a lot, so I'm kind of bad. Please, please review, it keeps me motivated! Thanks for reading!