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Chapter 6: Not What She Seems
Domyoji
I don't even know how that stupid woman make ME do stupid things.
Allowing her to go of with that bastard Dominic. Letting her off without even her giving an explanation. I don't even know where she is going. I can't even contact her. Even promising her I wouldn't force her for an explanation.
What the hell am I making this stupid list of all the stupid things that stupid woman make me do for? Argh!! She asks me to think about her relationship with that kid rationally, but I have never been known to be rational when it comes to her. Fine. If she wouldn't answer me, I will find answers myself. She disallow me to ask her mother so I'll ask her friends. Yuki. That stupid Kazuya.
"Soujirou, call Yuki. I want to see her."
Soujirou hesitated. "Tsukasa are you okay? Did you really let Makino go off with that stranger? Who is that kid?"
"Call Yuki. I need answers."
Soujirou
I have never seen Tsukasa like this. He is not even mad. He is so calm. It gives me the chills. I hesitate to call Yuki, but after reassuring myself that she will be fine as I will not allow them to be alone, I called her. "Yuki, can I meet you at the Dango shop?" I tried not to cringe at the voice that replied, not because I hate her, but because she might be taking this request in the wrong way.
"I told her to meet us at the Dango shop. Let's go."
" I can handle this alone." Domyoji stated calmly.
"No. You'll scare her." I know how scared Yuki will get if faced with Tsukasa when he is like this. If given a choice I wouldn't want to face him in a confrontation at the moment too.
"Fine, I don't care."
"Argh!!! Is it really Mister Domyoji that has come to visit? Are you here to find sis?" a familiar voice shouted from behind me. I turned around to find Makino's brother.
Domyoji
"Your sister is not at home. She has gone of with someone named Dominic." I looked at his expression carefully as I said this. Hoping he will reveal a clue on his standing in this situation. He looked stunned than a slight smile tugged at his lips, than a frown, but the smile won.
"I see. I am sorry, she is not in. As you can see my home is not suited for one as great as you, please leave." Susumu bowed as he said this.
His actions were polite but his words were not. The Makino family had always more than welcomed me into their home. Even Susumu. But now he seems like he is anxious for us to leave.
"Actually, I had invited Yuki for a drink, would you like to come?" I knew my voice held a hint of threat. Even if he is Tsukushi's brother, I won't let him off my questions are not answered. "Let's go."
"Very well. I have not seen Miss Yuki for a while." He sounded arrogant. It rubbed me the wrong way.
At the Dango shop...
"Good afternoon, Nishikado-san. Ah.Domyoji-san, Mimasaka-san, Susumu! Why are you all here?" she looked both surprised and disappointed.
"I have a few questions you might know the answers to." I said, sitting myself at one of the couch. From the corner of my eyes I saw Akira turned the 'open' sign at the door to 'closed'.
"Wh..What questions?" she asked timidly.
"Regarding Tsukushi. Do you happen to know who goes by the name of Dominic, Kagaya, Tatsuha, Jay, Raphael, Nick and Ryu?" I scrutinized her face like I did for Susumu. With each name she grew paler. Susumu just sat calmly through the whole exchange.
"I...I don't know." She whispered hoarsely.
"I think you do." I saw her looking at Susumu for support. But that boy was as cool as ever. What has changed this boy? I just thought he was another Kazuya.
"They are her friend and family." She replied.
"Isn't her family only consist of her parent and her brother?"
"I am not sure about everything but, she corresponds with them often. Her letters are sent to my house as she was always moving. But once I think..it was when she had to move to the fishing village, a bunch of strange looking guys came to my house to ask for her. They were even camped near my school and house until we found her. I only noticed them because they were obviously following me around. 24 hours. Even Domyoji's bodyguard cannot compare to them. I still get the shivers when I think back."
I stared at her waiting for her to continue.
"I'm sorry, Susumu. I hope I am not betraying your sister. She never said to keep this secret."
He only gave a tiny shrug. "This is just petty details."
Hearing his words seems to encourage her to say more. " I have been schoolmates with Tsukushi since junior high. But she often goes of alone for long vacations. Almost annually. But her family don't. She even sometimes skip school. Tsukushi might look like a nerd but she is not. She studies because she likes to. What she is studying in Eitoku, is just for fun, to please her mother. You know too what Mrs. Makino's reasons to send Tsukushi to Eitoku. But Tsukushi always says 'till I am 18. Then I am free.'"
"What do you mean going to school for fun?" Akira asked.
"What I mean is, she can be the professors doing the teaching. She already know all the stuff being taught. Tsukushi said Eitoku is still fun because the professors have unique ideas on economics, histories, music, it intrigues her. She goes there just to pick their brains. 'There are so many things to learn, so many various views, how can I miss the chance of challenging them." She looked proud of Tsukushi when she said this.
"Economics? History? Music?" Akira laughed. "She don't even take those courses. And Makino can't even play the piano."
"I know. She said she wanted to learn something new. About music I know only she likes them." I could see Yuki really had said everything she knew. Now the only one left to answer my questions would be Susumu.
"Miss Yuki, you really do know quite a lot. More than I expected. Maybe my sister was not as careful as she should have been. Please do not go around repeating what you have said to everyone. Does Kazuya knows?" Susumu asked.
"N..No I don't think so. I am sorry if I had said too much."
"Thank you very much, Miss Yuki. My sister will appreciate this too. You may leave now. I believe Mr. Domyoji had gotten what he wanted from you." Susumu said. His words angered me. He was giving orders when I am around? Yuki glanced at me for approval, though angry at Susumu's attitude, I knew what he said was true. I nodded.
"Thank you." Soujirou tactfully left with the frightened girl.
"Mr. Domyoji, are you satisfied with her answers?"
"Even if you are Makino's brother I do not forgive insolence lightly."
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Disclaimer: I don't own Hana Yori Dango
Sorry for the late updates. If you read the last chapter you will know why.
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Chapter 6: Not What She Seems
Domyoji
I don't even know how that stupid woman make ME do stupid things.
Allowing her to go of with that bastard Dominic. Letting her off without even her giving an explanation. I don't even know where she is going. I can't even contact her. Even promising her I wouldn't force her for an explanation.
What the hell am I making this stupid list of all the stupid things that stupid woman make me do for? Argh!! She asks me to think about her relationship with that kid rationally, but I have never been known to be rational when it comes to her. Fine. If she wouldn't answer me, I will find answers myself. She disallow me to ask her mother so I'll ask her friends. Yuki. That stupid Kazuya.
"Soujirou, call Yuki. I want to see her."
Soujirou hesitated. "Tsukasa are you okay? Did you really let Makino go off with that stranger? Who is that kid?"
"Call Yuki. I need answers."
Soujirou
I have never seen Tsukasa like this. He is not even mad. He is so calm. It gives me the chills. I hesitate to call Yuki, but after reassuring myself that she will be fine as I will not allow them to be alone, I called her. "Yuki, can I meet you at the Dango shop?" I tried not to cringe at the voice that replied, not because I hate her, but because she might be taking this request in the wrong way.
"I told her to meet us at the Dango shop. Let's go."
" I can handle this alone." Domyoji stated calmly.
"No. You'll scare her." I know how scared Yuki will get if faced with Tsukasa when he is like this. If given a choice I wouldn't want to face him in a confrontation at the moment too.
"Fine, I don't care."
"Argh!!! Is it really Mister Domyoji that has come to visit? Are you here to find sis?" a familiar voice shouted from behind me. I turned around to find Makino's brother.
Domyoji
"Your sister is not at home. She has gone of with someone named Dominic." I looked at his expression carefully as I said this. Hoping he will reveal a clue on his standing in this situation. He looked stunned than a slight smile tugged at his lips, than a frown, but the smile won.
"I see. I am sorry, she is not in. As you can see my home is not suited for one as great as you, please leave." Susumu bowed as he said this.
His actions were polite but his words were not. The Makino family had always more than welcomed me into their home. Even Susumu. But now he seems like he is anxious for us to leave.
"Actually, I had invited Yuki for a drink, would you like to come?" I knew my voice held a hint of threat. Even if he is Tsukushi's brother, I won't let him off my questions are not answered. "Let's go."
"Very well. I have not seen Miss Yuki for a while." He sounded arrogant. It rubbed me the wrong way.
At the Dango shop...
"Good afternoon, Nishikado-san. Ah.Domyoji-san, Mimasaka-san, Susumu! Why are you all here?" she looked both surprised and disappointed.
"I have a few questions you might know the answers to." I said, sitting myself at one of the couch. From the corner of my eyes I saw Akira turned the 'open' sign at the door to 'closed'.
"Wh..What questions?" she asked timidly.
"Regarding Tsukushi. Do you happen to know who goes by the name of Dominic, Kagaya, Tatsuha, Jay, Raphael, Nick and Ryu?" I scrutinized her face like I did for Susumu. With each name she grew paler. Susumu just sat calmly through the whole exchange.
"I...I don't know." She whispered hoarsely.
"I think you do." I saw her looking at Susumu for support. But that boy was as cool as ever. What has changed this boy? I just thought he was another Kazuya.
"They are her friend and family." She replied.
"Isn't her family only consist of her parent and her brother?"
"I am not sure about everything but, she corresponds with them often. Her letters are sent to my house as she was always moving. But once I think..it was when she had to move to the fishing village, a bunch of strange looking guys came to my house to ask for her. They were even camped near my school and house until we found her. I only noticed them because they were obviously following me around. 24 hours. Even Domyoji's bodyguard cannot compare to them. I still get the shivers when I think back."
I stared at her waiting for her to continue.
"I'm sorry, Susumu. I hope I am not betraying your sister. She never said to keep this secret."
He only gave a tiny shrug. "This is just petty details."
Hearing his words seems to encourage her to say more. " I have been schoolmates with Tsukushi since junior high. But she often goes of alone for long vacations. Almost annually. But her family don't. She even sometimes skip school. Tsukushi might look like a nerd but she is not. She studies because she likes to. What she is studying in Eitoku, is just for fun, to please her mother. You know too what Mrs. Makino's reasons to send Tsukushi to Eitoku. But Tsukushi always says 'till I am 18. Then I am free.'"
"What do you mean going to school for fun?" Akira asked.
"What I mean is, she can be the professors doing the teaching. She already know all the stuff being taught. Tsukushi said Eitoku is still fun because the professors have unique ideas on economics, histories, music, it intrigues her. She goes there just to pick their brains. 'There are so many things to learn, so many various views, how can I miss the chance of challenging them." She looked proud of Tsukushi when she said this.
"Economics? History? Music?" Akira laughed. "She don't even take those courses. And Makino can't even play the piano."
"I know. She said she wanted to learn something new. About music I know only she likes them." I could see Yuki really had said everything she knew. Now the only one left to answer my questions would be Susumu.
"Miss Yuki, you really do know quite a lot. More than I expected. Maybe my sister was not as careful as she should have been. Please do not go around repeating what you have said to everyone. Does Kazuya knows?" Susumu asked.
"N..No I don't think so. I am sorry if I had said too much."
"Thank you very much, Miss Yuki. My sister will appreciate this too. You may leave now. I believe Mr. Domyoji had gotten what he wanted from you." Susumu said. His words angered me. He was giving orders when I am around? Yuki glanced at me for approval, though angry at Susumu's attitude, I knew what he said was true. I nodded.
"Thank you." Soujirou tactfully left with the frightened girl.
"Mr. Domyoji, are you satisfied with her answers?"
"Even if you are Makino's brother I do not forgive insolence lightly."
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Disclaimer: I don't own Hana Yori Dango
Sorry for the late updates. If you read the last chapter you will know why.