Four Letter Words- Food and Marriage.
By: BlackAmoria
Disclaimer: Still nothing.
Thank you reviewers.
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The slight hustle bustle of the early morning amazed her as she stood at a corner in Tokyo's center; she smiled brightly as she skipped slowly towards a park just nearby, the wind blowing the hem of her skirt as she sat herself on one of the benches.
Her smile widened when she saw the early sun rising over one of the cherry trees, already filled with blossoms due to the arriving spring. The light shade of the sun reflected on each petal and created a soft pink glow, shimmering against the faces of the young school girls as well as couples walking under the trees, laughing to each other. Their eyes filled with love as they gazed admiringly at the blooms.
She fumbled for something inside of her bag, before pulling out a small camera; she slowly picked up her bag, bringing over her shoulder as she held the camera towards her chest, walking along the path. She felt a small breeze blow across her neck, throwing her slightly off guard and the moment she turned, she saw a figure.
A figure of a man, tall and gloomy, the aura he carried made him stick out like a sore thumb amidst the light calm aura the park held. His looks were those of refined old money, the type that one can only get if one's ancestors carried royal blood. His tall nose, large eyes, fair skin, tousled hair and body figure represented those of a prince and within those ten seconds, she felt her eyes following his back until he was out of sight.
And once he was gone, she noticed that not only her but as well as half the population in the park, sighed, eyes dreamy as each played with the thought that they were the one he was walking towards. And those ten seconds ended, each turned to continue their business, a smile plastered on their face.
She found herself smiling softly, although not as much as the giddy school girls whispering about the man. But her smiled faltered as she remembered something she had once been told by the most important man in her life, "Ten seconds, Tsukushi. Ten seconds is all it takes to change your life. Forever."
And then he was gone. His tan skin, his tall confident stance, his warm brown eyes, his cocky smile, the dimple that would appear when he smiled or the way he his eyes would squint when he laughed. The way he seemed to glow amongst the crowd, but she knew that wherever he was now, that dimple on his cheek would just appear a little more or the way his eyes glimmered would never be the same way they used to.
She was sure that wherever that wonderful guy was, he knew he was the happiest man in the world. And then, Tsukushi really smiled.
But how easily a smile could turn into a frown….
Oh god, it was too easy. Especially with the help of a very large headline, declaring her new "love".
She couldn't believe what the newspapers were saying, her and that pig? Ugh. Disgusting. This was all because of him, if he didn't make her fall, and the tabloids wouldn't have gotten a picture of them together. That jerk, he is going to pay! He's going to have to fix all of this!
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He walked out of the hotel, the heat of Tokyo's early spring seemed to surprise him, he couldn't remember a spring this hot in Tokyo since….ever. The sun seemed to glisten and burn as if it was glowing, celebrating a new event and the hustle-bustle of the crowd couldn't have been anymore cheerful or excited. Could it have been a big event? Some new pop star? He didn't know but he had a pretty good guess.
And he was never one to be wrong. Just exactly like he thought, the headline of every newspaper and magazine seemed to be declaring a new love, a new engagement and soon, a new wedding. The two young kids in the picture couldn't have looked anymore clueless. The boy he knew from tabloids and gossip, he had even seen him at large events, but the girl? He knew her all too well.
The auburn hair, pale skin, almond round eyes, he would have been able to pick her out among a crowd of a million look-a-likes. Who would have thought little tomboy Makino would have turned out this pretty?
He smiled, giving the vendor some money before taking the magazine and walking away with it, a smile on his face. He was about 6'2, tall, lean, he seemed to demand attention and that he was given. The more he seemed to move down the street, the more girls threw him curious glances, whispering giddily, letting their eyes follow him.
His tousled, caramel hair seemed to play with the sun's rays as his deep, brown eyes danced with contentment. Tokyo. Just like how he remembered it, minus the heat. The spring seemed to hold promises of a new beginning, seemed to hum quietly with the wind, and he knew that something was about to happen.
The man continued to look at the large picture; he had never been more amused in his entire life. Little Tsuki had a fiance? It couldn't be, the tomboy, cranky, rough and tough little girl had fallen in love? The idea itself sounded ridiculous. What kind of man would marry her? Love? Please. He knew better. After all, they were from the same background, and what had once happened to him would eventually happen to her.
He dreaded being here, he had thrown everything away to just get out of here, but here he was. Home. Japan, and as much as he hated facing the past, he knew he hadn't completely thrown everything away. Susumu Makino, after all, still had a baby sister. Susumu Makino still had a favor to return.
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"Are you happy? This is your entire fucking fault!" She yelled, throwing the heap of newspapers and articles in his face.
He mumbled aggravated before knocking the stack off of his bed, onto the floor and rolling over onto his stomach. Tsukushi sighed, "The fuck! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" He only covered his ears, blocking the noise out before peacefully snoring away. What the hell was she doing here anyways? It was too early I the morning for her to bother him, especially in his room, in his house…oh god! This woman, she gets crazier and crazier every time.
She groaned, kicking the floor before going over towards his bed and jumping on him, full force. Smack down. Whatever you want to call it, that's what the little lady did. She felt him react, jumping slightly against her weight and smiled, victoriously.
He groaned slightly before pushing her off of him and returning back to bed, but she wasn't one to give up. Therefore once again she backed away, getting off of the bed and moving towards the door.
Tsukasa grinned sheepishly in his sleep, maybe he had gotten on that damn girl's nerves so much she decided to leave. Good for her. He didn't want to admit it, but the little boy in him actually liked their fights, it reminded him of having a playmate, some type of toy. So for now, he'll keep the little girlie around, maybe she'll serve as a….
OOMPH! He let out the sound before he could finish his thoughts and his eyes flashed open, and then he lazily groaned, knowing all too well the light weight leaned against his side. But again he shook her off; maybe if he was unresponsive, she would eventually go away.
OOMPH!
OOMPH!
So they continued Tsukushi with her tackling and Tsukasa trying to ignore it but by the seventh time, the boy had to admit he was sore. Maybe even bruised. Until he heard her light footsteps approaching him, ready to jump did he turn to lay on his back, grabbing her the moment she jumped to hit his body. Finally deciding to put an end to her craziness and his abuse.
She screamed in shock at how close they actually were and he smiled, smugly, proudly declaring to her face "What now? I won" and she couldn't stand it. Tsukushi Makino had never hated anyone, it had always been annoyance, Tsukushi simply didn't know the word "hate". The girl had been to busy with her own life to care but never in her life had she hated someone so much, never had she hated anyone as much as she hated Tsukasa Doumyouji.
Tsukasa Doumyouji sure was her first for everything. Tsukushi thought dryly, glaring at him under her lashes. The first man…no…boy she hated. Her first fiance, by force and of course, he would soon to be her first husband unless she could put a stop to this madness.
'What's best to do in this type of situation?' Her face seemed to glow his excitement as she decided how to get out of his hold, so she struggled. Shaking her shoulders, kicking her legs, leaning forcefully side to side, and form the way a vein seemed to pop on his forehead, she knew he was annoyed.
Annoyance and determination battled each other on his face and swiftly, Tsukasa turned over, lying himself on top of Tsukushi. He felt her stiffen under him and smile cockily, dropping his whole weight on her petite form.
"Ugh! Get off me! You stupid, stupid, stupid boy!" She yelled, however it was muffled because of the way his chest was against her face. So he acted like eh couldn't hear anything.
She screamed, tried to kick, moved and wiggled angrily under him but he only let more of his weight fall on her. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed, letting her childish side get the better off her, she kicked, flopped, doing whatever she could to get out. She couldn't lose. She hated losing and she knew this whole bunch of crap he was trying to pull about sleeping was a game.
That asshole and his ego! She would show him, this Tsukushi Makino never loses!
The one-sided struggle went on forever until she was completely worn out, she let out an indignant huff and sighed angrily, her eyes widening when she heard a soft thrill of laughter coming out of him.
"You want to leave?" He mumbled, his head leaning against the pillow above her head, "Say uncle."
"I will not say uncle! Never! Never, you hear?"
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She angrily grabbed a handful of popcorn and threw it in her mouth, followed by a stick of chocolate. Grumbling angrily and cursing every now and then, still angry about the day's events. How dare he do that? What an ass! Him and his ego. That's all he cares about.
Ugh! It made her blood boil thinking about how she wasted her whole morning.
"Nothing beats way the pain of nothing getting anywhere with your fiance like popcorn and chocolate eh?" Yuki laughed from the door, "that's disgusting; I can't believe you can eat that."
"Shut up. I don't want to talk." Tsukushi grumbled, turning her attention back to the TV. "Can you believe him? Ugh! He is such a jerk!"
Yuki laughed, still leaning against the door frame, "Is this because he didn't give you attention? Or is it about the whole, he-tried-to-suffocate-me thing?"
"No. And I could have died thank you very much!" Tsukushi yelled, grabbing another fistful of popcorn.
"You like it when he notices you. You want to kiss him. You want to hug him, Love him and marry him." Yuki chanted while Tsukushi threw her a disgusted look, "If you're going to make fun of me, be original."
Her best friend ignored the comment, "I can't believe you said uncle." A round of laughter, "This is too great!"
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"Congratulations, man! So a score on the scoreboard for Tsukasa." Akira chanted. Clinking glasses with his friend. Tsukasa was smiling like a little boy who just got the best toy in the world.
Tsukasa only laughed, "I know. I'm too great." The F3 turned to look at each other and sweat dropped. The latter only shrugged, "You know it too." He smiled one last time before grabbing another handful of popcorn and throwing it in his mouth, followed by a stick of chocolate.
"I think you are the only person who eats like that." Soujirou commented, while Rui nodded, followed by Akira. Rui crunched his nose in disgust before nodding at the bag of popcorn, "I heard somewhere that if someone and you love the same weird food ensemble then you'll be pretty fitting as a couple. Its something about the attraction and bond between those two, like how they compliment each other."
"What? Where?" Akira asked in disbelief.
Rui scratched his head, "umm…the food network? I don't know. Maybe I dreamt it."
Tsukasa shrugged in reply, "I'm special and who knows? Maybe there is someone out there who is just as special as me," he laughed, "if there was someone who eats exactly like this; I would marry them in an instant."
"What if it was a guy?" Soujirou asked, wiggling his eyebrows.
Tsukasa knotted his eyebrows, "Then Rui is full of crap."
Soujirou laughed, chuckling at the idea, "That's how love starts--food. The foundation of every relationship." And the four laughed. Maybe, just maybe, popcorn and chocolate might just do the trick.
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Sorry for the slow update. I've been busy I guess. With a bunch of crap. So as always, please read and review, maybe it would get me to write more and faster too. The more, the better!