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Chapter 3: Dominic
Tsukushi
I was surprised that Domyoji was so trusting. He actually let me off without explaining every single detail of Tatsuha and the gang. If he was the old Domyoji, he would have been off in a rage, shouting, threatening... just to know about them. That curly hair guy can sometimes catch a girl by off guard, and this is one of the few times I am pleased by his surprises.
"Domyoji, I am going off to buy grocery, would you like to come along?" I asked.
"Why would I want to do something only poor people would do?" that almost spoiled all the good he just did.
"Well, if you don't want to, then I'll just have dinner alone." I turned around and was about to go off in a huff when I felt a jerk on my arm.
I turned around to face a grinning Domyoji, "I'm just joking, but lets go out for dinner, its more convenient."
"Actually, this dinner might be the last before we go off to our own obligations, I just want to cook something for you." I said softly.
"Well, in that case, the great Domyoji will endure Miss Makino's horrible cooking." He replied with a mischievous smile.
The nerve of that guy, "Well, Chef Makino will make sure it is so horrible Mr. Domyoji will have a hard time forgetting that dinner." I laughed running off, knowing he will be after me. The freedom we now enjoy would have been unimaginable half a year ago. At this moment, we are just two silly teenagers hopelessly in love with each other.
In moments he caught up with me, him having longer legs a big advantage to him. We walked off hand in hand towards the grocery store.
We were climbing up the stairs towards the apartment I lived with my brother, Susumu, when I first noticed something strange. There was a black Mercedes parked outside. I noticed it because Mercedes does not belong to this area except maybe when Domyoji's the source of it. The second sign was when I tried to open my door and found it was unlocked. I am always careful about thieves and never left it unlocked. Susumu said he was staying over with his friend, so it could not be him...
Warily, I opened the door and crept in. Domyoji noticing my behavior also went into fighting stance.
Someone was in the kitchen, I could hear the clanging of pots and pans, smell the food cooking... wait just a minute did I say cooking? What kind of thief cook in a house you break into? I quietly peep into the kitchen to find a middle aged man, dressed in a black suit under an apron, cooking...
Domyoji attacked before I could utter a single word. I winced knowing the outcome.
The man without raising an eyebrow, evaded the attack and instead gave Domyoji a knock with the pan he was holding. It hurts, I know, I have been the recipient of his hitting before.
"Tsukushi, even your friends are exactly like you." The man said, facing me, with a smile on his face.
"Dominic. You are early, How did you get in. Are the others here yet? Grandpa?"
"Tsukushi, you never change do you? How do you expect me to answer so many questions at once. And where is my hug?"
I stepped into his open arms, and gave him the hug he was expecting. "You smell the same." I said taking a deep breath.
"Off course I do." he replied, turning around towards his cooking, picking up the tray of food he was preparing when...
"Who the hell are you! Tsukushi! Who is that old man. Why did you hug him?" that was Domyoji. He really needs anger management classes.
"Here, Tsukushi, I prepared it for you once I got here." Dominic handed me the tray, ignoring outburst. "Is this rude guy really your friend?"
"Dominic, this is Domyoji Tsukasa. Domyoji, this is Dominic. He is a very old friend of mine." I tried to introducing them.
"Very old, since you were two years old. Here, eat this." he held a chocolate dipped strawberry out towards me. I instinctively opened my mouth and ate it.
"Yes. Umm.." I moaned. It was all I could get out with the delicacy I had not tasted for so long in my mouth again.
Domyoji, rosed from the floor, I could see he was really pissed. I would be too, if I were him, I tried to sooth him. But, Dominic was holding out another strawberry, how could I resist, I opened my mouth without thinking. Domyoji saw red. He pushed Dominic away from me, a mistake he would learn to regret.
Dominic have very good balance, Domyoji's shove was nothing to him. He stood as still as a statue, holding the tray just as if nothing had happened.
Domyoji
'Who is this guy? I recognized him to be highly skilled and he literally had Tsukushi eating out of his hand. And why is Tsukushi being so obedient.'
Tsukushi stepped in front of me before I could lunge against the old man again. "Domyoji, calm down, he means no harm. He loves me."Tsukushi said.
"What! Love her? "He has no right. I am your boyfriend."
"Domyoji, I meant he cares for me like a daughter, not like us."she said blushing at the end of her sentence. I calmed down at her words, and reached out for her.
'Smack' my outstretched hand was slapped away. "Do not touch Little Miss. You are not worthy of her. Is it true he is your boyfriend Little Miss?" the old man said. The nerve of him, saying I, I Domyoji Tsukasa not worthy.
"Dominic, enough. He is my boyfriend. Any consequences I will endure."Tsukushi said. She looked like she was commanding the old man.
"But Little Miss...what about..."
"Didn't you hear what she said, old man?"this old man is really starting to become annoying.
"Domyoji, Dominic is an important person to me. Please respect him."Tsukushi said in a voice I well recognize. I knew I had better heed the warning before I hit a dead end with her again, but Domyoji's are never good at heeding warnings so...
"Tsukushi, you binbo, did you just stand up to me for this old man, you are such a stupid girl." it was out before I consider the damage those words could cause.
"Domyoji, get out." I was surprised and hurt by her words. I looked at her finding any signs, hoping she was joking. Then, I saw her hands holding on towards the old man. "Please. I will explain later. Trust me."
'Trust her' how much do I really know about her, she said 'trust me', how can I really when at this moment she is calling me, her boyfriend to leave and holding on to the arm of a stranger. I really don't know, but because she is Tsukushi, and because she had proved when she said to trust her, she means it, I turn to leave, but resolving to get to the bottom of things.
Tsukushi
"Why did you stop me?" Dominic demanded.
"He did not mean to be rude. It's just the way he is, talking without thinking, he really didn't mean what he said."
"His words hurt you, Little Miss." A statement more than a question. He does know me best. "You really love him don't you?" another statement.
Somewhere in Tokyo...
Three figure stepped off the helicopter. "We are in Tokyo, Kagaya."
"I can feel Mama Tsukushi is here. I miss her."
"We will see her soon."
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Chapter 3: Dominic
Tsukushi
I was surprised that Domyoji was so trusting. He actually let me off without explaining every single detail of Tatsuha and the gang. If he was the old Domyoji, he would have been off in a rage, shouting, threatening... just to know about them. That curly hair guy can sometimes catch a girl by off guard, and this is one of the few times I am pleased by his surprises.
"Domyoji, I am going off to buy grocery, would you like to come along?" I asked.
"Why would I want to do something only poor people would do?" that almost spoiled all the good he just did.
"Well, if you don't want to, then I'll just have dinner alone." I turned around and was about to go off in a huff when I felt a jerk on my arm.
I turned around to face a grinning Domyoji, "I'm just joking, but lets go out for dinner, its more convenient."
"Actually, this dinner might be the last before we go off to our own obligations, I just want to cook something for you." I said softly.
"Well, in that case, the great Domyoji will endure Miss Makino's horrible cooking." He replied with a mischievous smile.
The nerve of that guy, "Well, Chef Makino will make sure it is so horrible Mr. Domyoji will have a hard time forgetting that dinner." I laughed running off, knowing he will be after me. The freedom we now enjoy would have been unimaginable half a year ago. At this moment, we are just two silly teenagers hopelessly in love with each other.
In moments he caught up with me, him having longer legs a big advantage to him. We walked off hand in hand towards the grocery store.
We were climbing up the stairs towards the apartment I lived with my brother, Susumu, when I first noticed something strange. There was a black Mercedes parked outside. I noticed it because Mercedes does not belong to this area except maybe when Domyoji's the source of it. The second sign was when I tried to open my door and found it was unlocked. I am always careful about thieves and never left it unlocked. Susumu said he was staying over with his friend, so it could not be him...
Warily, I opened the door and crept in. Domyoji noticing my behavior also went into fighting stance.
Someone was in the kitchen, I could hear the clanging of pots and pans, smell the food cooking... wait just a minute did I say cooking? What kind of thief cook in a house you break into? I quietly peep into the kitchen to find a middle aged man, dressed in a black suit under an apron, cooking...
Domyoji attacked before I could utter a single word. I winced knowing the outcome.
The man without raising an eyebrow, evaded the attack and instead gave Domyoji a knock with the pan he was holding. It hurts, I know, I have been the recipient of his hitting before.
"Tsukushi, even your friends are exactly like you." The man said, facing me, with a smile on his face.
"Dominic. You are early, How did you get in. Are the others here yet? Grandpa?"
"Tsukushi, you never change do you? How do you expect me to answer so many questions at once. And where is my hug?"
I stepped into his open arms, and gave him the hug he was expecting. "You smell the same." I said taking a deep breath.
"Off course I do." he replied, turning around towards his cooking, picking up the tray of food he was preparing when...
"Who the hell are you! Tsukushi! Who is that old man. Why did you hug him?" that was Domyoji. He really needs anger management classes.
"Here, Tsukushi, I prepared it for you once I got here." Dominic handed me the tray, ignoring outburst. "Is this rude guy really your friend?"
"Dominic, this is Domyoji Tsukasa. Domyoji, this is Dominic. He is a very old friend of mine." I tried to introducing them.
"Very old, since you were two years old. Here, eat this." he held a chocolate dipped strawberry out towards me. I instinctively opened my mouth and ate it.
"Yes. Umm.." I moaned. It was all I could get out with the delicacy I had not tasted for so long in my mouth again.
Domyoji, rosed from the floor, I could see he was really pissed. I would be too, if I were him, I tried to sooth him. But, Dominic was holding out another strawberry, how could I resist, I opened my mouth without thinking. Domyoji saw red. He pushed Dominic away from me, a mistake he would learn to regret.
Dominic have very good balance, Domyoji's shove was nothing to him. He stood as still as a statue, holding the tray just as if nothing had happened.
Domyoji
'Who is this guy? I recognized him to be highly skilled and he literally had Tsukushi eating out of his hand. And why is Tsukushi being so obedient.'
Tsukushi stepped in front of me before I could lunge against the old man again. "Domyoji, calm down, he means no harm. He loves me."Tsukushi said.
"What! Love her? "He has no right. I am your boyfriend."
"Domyoji, I meant he cares for me like a daughter, not like us."she said blushing at the end of her sentence. I calmed down at her words, and reached out for her.
'Smack' my outstretched hand was slapped away. "Do not touch Little Miss. You are not worthy of her. Is it true he is your boyfriend Little Miss?" the old man said. The nerve of him, saying I, I Domyoji Tsukasa not worthy.
"Dominic, enough. He is my boyfriend. Any consequences I will endure."Tsukushi said. She looked like she was commanding the old man.
"But Little Miss...what about..."
"Didn't you hear what she said, old man?"this old man is really starting to become annoying.
"Domyoji, Dominic is an important person to me. Please respect him."Tsukushi said in a voice I well recognize. I knew I had better heed the warning before I hit a dead end with her again, but Domyoji's are never good at heeding warnings so...
"Tsukushi, you binbo, did you just stand up to me for this old man, you are such a stupid girl." it was out before I consider the damage those words could cause.
"Domyoji, get out." I was surprised and hurt by her words. I looked at her finding any signs, hoping she was joking. Then, I saw her hands holding on towards the old man. "Please. I will explain later. Trust me."
'Trust her' how much do I really know about her, she said 'trust me', how can I really when at this moment she is calling me, her boyfriend to leave and holding on to the arm of a stranger. I really don't know, but because she is Tsukushi, and because she had proved when she said to trust her, she means it, I turn to leave, but resolving to get to the bottom of things.
Tsukushi
"Why did you stop me?" Dominic demanded.
"He did not mean to be rude. It's just the way he is, talking without thinking, he really didn't mean what he said."
"His words hurt you, Little Miss." A statement more than a question. He does know me best. "You really love him don't you?" another statement.
Somewhere in Tokyo...
Three figure stepped off the helicopter. "We are in Tokyo, Kagaya."
"I can feel Mama Tsukushi is here. I miss her."
"We will see her soon."