Eyes of the Heart

Author notes: First I would like to thank all of you that reviewed my fanfic. Cloud X Soldier, Dori, Purebloodwitch, and lovedoves. I really appreciate it, and please leave ways I can make it better, I will take anything. (Cause I am greedy)

Disclaimer: I do not own Hana Yori Dango or any of its characters; I am just a single writer showing her appreciation of the time and effort it took to create such a wonderful series.

Chapter 2: Enter said hero

Doumyoji Tsukasa stared blindly outside the window of one of the many offices on the top floor of his families building. Why? Why was he the one that had to suffer? Why was he the one that was roused out of his sleep many nights from the accident just to wake up sweating and out of breath? Why should one of his stature and prominence be forced to be placed in that minority of commoners...the blind? Tsukasa has asked himself this question many times. And every time he got the same answer, because of your stupidity, because of your selfishness, because of your temper, but most of all because of your ignorance.

Yes because of all those things he was thrust into this life of reliance on others. Had it not been for that, woman, I refuse to call a mother, I would not be in this situation. Always conniving always scheming she apparently thinks I'm a fool, what with her sending various lap dogs to watch over me. All of which I quickly dispatched. Tsukasa smiles that same cat smile of his mothers. After the men, she tried to send me woman thinking that I would be fooled by their 'sweet words' and maybe beautiful faces. I guess she forgot I was blind. All of them spoke of how beautiful they were or how happy they were to be helping me. BULL. They were all after my money or the name bearing that of the next head in the Doumyoji Empire. Why must I be subject to such torture? Was it some sadistic wish of my mother? I refuse to let her control me. Once I regain my sight, I will be sure to make that quite clear to that woman, but for the time being I will humor her. I think today I am to get a new "companion"= Seeing Eye dog in human form. And I am sure she is to be as obnoxious as the others, it seems that my mother spent a considerable amount of time choosing this girl. I may be blind, but I do have my sources to keep me in touch with my mother's activities. After all I did learn from the best. This new girl may try to present a problem but I will be sure to torment and send her away just like the rest. If my blindness hasn't taught me anything it is to rely on myself and my instincts and I need no one to help me in my ambitions. (click) Someone is coming? sniffsniff what is that nice fragrance...is that vanilla I smell?

Tsukushi was prepared for a, coddle, overly protected rich boy, that was either short and fat or tall and sickly, based on all the articles she had read about him, she had never actually saw a picture. But what she was prepared for and what she got were 2 different things. If she had to sum up this man in one word it would be gorgeous.

This is Doumyoji Tsukasa!? Even though I can't see his face right now I am sure it will match the beautiful body it is attached to. He is so tall, he must be 6'2 and still growing no doubt, as compared to my 5'4 ½, well 5'5 if I round up. (She has a complex about her height) That shirt with its rolled up sleeves really show off his nice arms. Why is he leaning on the window like that, I can see his well defined legs and his nicely shaped ...Tuskushi's face turned a nice shade of red, at the turn her thoughts were taking. That pale yellow shirt really complements his complexion and that plain yet elegant yellow and navy blue striped tie really sets it off, along with the navy blue slacks. Oh goodness, I haven't even seen his face and I am already drunk off of his looks. Ok must get a hold of myself.

"Hello my name is Makino Tsukushi and I will be your new companion. Nice to meet you I look forward to working with you."

Good I got it out. Oh God he is turning around. (Bu-bump, Bu-bump)

"Hello. As you probably already know I am ..."

At this moment in time Tsukushi could not hear nor understand what he said. Because at this moment the sun decided it was time to set and at this moment, he was turning to face her. And at this moment, she will probably realize much later, was the beginning of her journey into a world of both incredible pain and even greater joy.

The setting sun bathed his body in an array of beautiful colors, almost as if it wanted him for itself. It decided to complement him with a beautiful fiery orange, sea green, soft pink, light yellow, humble purple, and the faintest whisper of a sky blue, with the richer navy blue of the evening sky slowly following. The sunset had him wrapped in its arms like a caring mother or jealous lover not wanting to let him go.

Must... control... my... reactions, I know he can't see me but my face has got to be the color of an apple. I do not like the way I my treacherous body reacts to him, like it has a mind of its own. Not only does he have a wonderful body, he has a face to match. Is that a dimple I see? Please never let this man smile at, I must be cursed, I am a sucker for dimples. And those cute black curls really give him a roughish look. 'Tsukushi I think you have been reading too many romance novels' what a wanton woman I am. And I need to close my mouth or else some drool will fall out. Hey I think he is trying to tell me something, his mouth is moving but I can't hear him. Oh crap I'm going deaf. AHHGG no I am too young for this, and I am supposed to be helping him. Oh wait I haven't gone deaf I am just in a dazed, snap out of it. And with this a loud audible slap is echoed by the walls of the room.

At the sound of the slap, Tsukasa stops what he is saying and stares in the direction of the sound. What the heck was that, it sounded like a slap. Which makes no sense because 1) my mothers assistant left once she let in this Makino girl 2) she didn't hit me cause I felt nothing and she isn't close enough... that leaves only one possibility. She slapped herself which means: Makino = crazy. Oh great first she sends me money grubbing women and now she sends me weirdoes. What is my mother THINKING!

The look of shock, confusion, and anger was too priceless and before Tsukushi knew what she was doing she, let out a loud giggle which soon turned into waves of laughter. This of course only caused Tsukasa's face to express only one emotion and that was irritation. With a vain protruding from his forehead, one eyebrow cocked up and his lips slightly pouted, Tsukushi thought he looked like a cute angry octopus with his curly hair. This caused a new wave of laughter to set in. After about 10 min of uncontrollable laughter, Tsukushi settled down, wiping a few tears away from her eyes. The short burst of laughter and joy was quickly replaced by embarrassment.

"I am so sorry; I didn't mean to laugh like that."

A slightly irritated Tsukasa, "And what may I ask is so funny?"

"Well I know you must to have heard that slap, and I knew you must have thought I was crazy, I could tell by your facial expression, that you were somewhat confused. But it was so cu... I mean funny that I began to....

Did she just falter in her words?

... laugh and then you made another face that caused you to look like a mad octopus and by than I had lost it. I am really sorry about that. I am actually a very serious person I don't know what came over me. I am truly sorry..."

"So I look like an octopus?" Tsukasa said this more to himself than to her. He had never been insulted like this before in fact he was always complimented on his looks by everyone both male and female. This girl is weird indeed first she slaps herself for no apparent reason, than she starts laughing at me, and if that isn't enough she call me an octopus. Makino = weird, silly, rude woman. Hmmph although she has a pleasant voice and a nice smell, I think it is that of vanilla, these next few weeks, if I haven't driven her away by than will be very interesting.

"Miss Makino is it your custom to make fun of people as soon as you meet them? It calls into question your upbringing, or has my mother made an error in judgment, in that she has put her precious (he spat the word out) son in the hands of a crazy woman. Oh I really must have a talk with her about your behavior." I didn't mean to yell like that but a little threat won't hurt.

"Look I said I was sorry. I just couldn't help myself; it's not my fault you look like an octopus with tentacles on his head!" Why am I shouting, probably because he yelled at me first.

"An OCTOPUS...with tentacles!? Well that is better than a mousy, poor, probably ugly girl, with a... with a ugly voice." Aw man I didn't mean to say that, she actually has a nice voice and I really like her smell. Man how could I let her get a rise out of me?

"UGLY..!" Tsukushi fought back the urge to deck him out right then and there. But truth be told she didn't really think she was a great beauty anyway, but she didn't need this man to say that too her. A complete stranger at that, she was actually kind of hurt. But with hurt comes anger, but controlled anger which was all the more scary.

"Yeah ugly." Hey why did she stop, I guess she gives up. Mwhahaha yes Makino Tsukushi cower at the power of the great Doumyoji Tsukasa.

"Anyway Miss Makino it is a pleasure to meet you. I am sure you will enjoy your assignment."

"I am sure I will you jerk."

"What was that?"

"I am sure I won't shirk ...yeah shirk away from such a wonderful assignment."

What a jerk. I was just being honest. Anything I felt for him before is now over with and quickly forgotten (a lie).

"And the pleasure is all mine ... your majesty." (The last part being whispered)

I detect a note of sarcasm in her voice, and I heard that last part too.


Later that night Tsukushi finds her things already shipped off, less a single outfit for tomorrow and her pajamas. Her parents were shedding tears of joy. Saying that she had made them proud, and even if she didn't snag a rich boyfriend maybe one day she could snag a rich invalid. They never give it up. Have they once ever thought about my feelings?

She called her two best friends Yuki and Kazuya, both of which congratulated her. Kazuya breaking out into tears on the phone because his friend was leaving to live with strangers. And how he didn't know what he would do if something happened to her. Yuki on the other hand was much more optimistic so she decided she would come over to spend the night since it will be the last time for a while.

"And you say that he is gorgeous but rude?"

"Yeah he was so sarcastic and we ended up arguing."

"Well can you really blame him? Try to take it from his point of view. He meets a new companion, and than gets laughed at by his looks, looks of which he can not see because he is...knock, knock... blind. If anything you were the rude one."

Tsukushi didn't want to admit that her friend was right and the more she thought about it the worse she felt. This was not what her training had taught her, she hadn't been very empathetic.

Sigh "Your right Yuki, but I just couldn't help it. I will have to apologize to him tomorrow."

"I know I'm right. You need to do something to apologize formally like a card or a gift. Also loosen up a bit; I don't know why you insist on looking like an old grandma. You wear glasses you don't need; in fact they make your eyes look bigger than they already are. And that bun, I am sure is so tight it is cutting off the blood flow to your brain. He probably thinks you are some kind of weirdo."

"Who are you calling the weirdo?" Tsukushi says putting her hands on her hips. Looking all the more a weirdo with her glasses and big skirt.

"I'm calling you the weirdo. But really Tsukushi you have been so uptight since you broke it off with Junpei. And even though Kin-san is constantly asking you out you always refuse him. You are young, pretty, funny and smart and if you don't loosen up you are destined for a life of old maidhoodery. (Made up word)"

Tsukushi pictures herself as an old woman looking at her friends wedding pictures covered in cobwebs; while she is at a table by herself sipping tea surrounded by cats she calls her children. "Here Friska...oh Julian...stop that Chu Chu..." Tsukushi shakes her head to get rid of the scary, lonely images.

"I know, I know, but I was deeply hurt by him. I truly thought that we would be together forever. But on the day I was determined to be his forever I got that, phone call. I was too depressed and it was reflected in my dress and my aversion to men. I know it is silly to blame all guys, for only ones action but, I have been doing it for so long that it has become a habit."

Of course Yuki knew all this, and secretly when she heard Tsukushi's story, she saw a gleam of hope for her dear friend. Maybe this Tsukasa person could get her to come out of her small little world, which she seemed to retreat to.

"Hey Kushi I have an idea. I want to give you a make-over. We will call it the 'Once over...' even though you are not fully over your break up you can still say that once it is over, it is over. And with a new look meaning that it is over."

"Uhh...I don't get it but, I am all for it. I do need a little change."

"Good, we will have to do it once you get off, but when you do make sure you let me know. Ok?"

"Ok."

"Oh, Yuki, what do you think I should give to Tsukasa as an apology?"

"Hmm... you could give him a card in brail. You have the paper and I am sure you can find a sewing pin for the paper pricks."

"That's a great idea I think I'll start on it now."

With that the girls talked all the rest of the night, until they fell asleep laughing about the card Tsukushi 'pinned'.

Elsewhere at one of Tokyo's newest clubs called Dark Knight.

"So Tsukasa how is your new companion?" says, Mimasaka Akira, a handsome man with long wavy hair.

"Is she as beautiful as that blond, with the grey eyes? Man if not for the fact that she was your companion, I was sure that I could have had her that one time you introduced us. She kept giving me winks and touching my leg under the table. Too bad you couldn't see. Or is it good for me?" says, Nishikado Soujirou an equally handsome guy with short brown hair. With that he and Akira fell out laughing only to receive a nice knock up side the head from Tsukasa.

"Man how do you do that? How is it that you always land your punches even though you can't see me? You must fill me in."

"Why should I? An idiot lie you probably wouldn't understand."

"Tsukasa you are the dumbest one out of us all, and its like, you can't even write your kanji right."

Tsukasa gave Soujirou a look that would have coward any other person.

Sigh "Well since you are my childhood friends, I will let you in. Not being able to see has caused me to rely on my other senses namely my hearing. Actually my hearing has gotten really good, almost to the point of being able to identify and pinpoint a person anywhere in the room."

"So that's how you do it..."

"Let me continue, also my condition allows me to have short periods of sight. Of which I am having now, and I can see the two of you joker quite clearly."

"How long do these periods last?" This came from the supposedly sleeping last member of the 4, Hanazawa Rui.

He gave his friends a shock because they had all thought he was sleep.

"It can last from a few seconds to a couple of hours. Not everyone knows this, and I think it best if they didn't."

As they continued to talk Rui, began to escape back into his world of dreams.

"So, Tsukasa when are you going to finally spread your wings and fly, sow some wild oats?" (Soujirou)

"Yeah you have been a virgin for so long, I really feel bad for you." (Akira)

"ZZZzzz..." (Rui)

"Shut up. I'm not like you two lustful fools." Growled Tsukasa, truth be told Tsukasa didn't feel like a complete man. What could I truly offer a woman at this moment, only money, of which I have enough, and I don't want a woman that only wants my money? I want to be able to give her my all not just my money and body. Until I get my sight back completely I will only be half of a man.

"Anyway Tsukasa you still haven't told us about this new girl. What's she like?" (Akira)

Tsukasa's friends noticed the range of facial expressions: anger, irritation, and lastly a slight smile

"What was that? You had like, 20 different feelings in a span of 3 seconds. She must be really cute for all of that to cross your face." (Soujirou)

"BAKA, I can't see remember."

"But you said..."

"It is only short periods, and it at that time I couldn't see her."

"Oh."

"But I will have to say..." and at this he blushes slightly.

"...she does have a nice voice. And she smelled really nice, like vanilla."

"Oh, ho so our Tsukasa has finally reached puberty."

At this Soujirou starts crying tears of joy on Akira's shoulder, while Akira pats him on the back saying, in a very high pitched voice "Our little boy has grown up."

PUNCH.PUNCH. "Knock it off you gutter mined ruffians. Even if I was attracted to her a little, she is very weird. I heard she dress like an old woman, and wears big glass and has a bun on her head. I don't know what she looks like and on top of that she insulted me when we first met."

"Insulted you? Someone dared insult the great Doumyoji Tsukasa!? Now I must meet this girl." (Soujirou)

"Too bad, I don't think she would last if she fell under the spell of you ladykillers."

"I would like to meet her too." Said Rui as his ears picked up something interesting enough to rouse him out of his short slumber.

"Rui you too? Well with Rui helping me keep you two in check I guess it is a possibility. "

"Great. Hehe, I won't let this one be passed up like I let that other one go."

"Not if I can charm her first."

As the two playboys argued over who would be the first to romance her Rui turns to Tsukasa for a little more info.

"So Tsukasa, you only meet her one time and you are already in love with her?"

"Of course not, but she is very interesting, nobody but my sister has ever insulted me. And this girl on first arriving does. I think that she isn't what she seems. She was hired by my mother after all. And since I can't see her, until one of my sessions I won't be able to look her in the eyes. sigh I guess I will just have to wait and see how it turns out. She probably won't last though." But there is something about her that makes my blood react. At first I was mad at her but it wasn't my usual enraged anger. After that it was replaced by something else. Something I can't quite pin point.

Rui just stared at his friend's silent contemplation. This girl must be something indeed to make Tsukasa act like this. Usually at this point he would be joking about how he drove away his mother's latest attempt at trying to control him. But this time it is different. I think things are going to become very interesting once this girl comes around.

"By the way Tsukasa what's this girl's name?"

Broken out of his thoughts Tsukasa mumbles, "Makino Tsukushi..."

Makino Tsukushi huh, yes things will be very interesting indeed. With that Rui returns to his wonderful dreamless world of sleep.


Finally Chapter 2 is finished. I hope you enjoy it. I had this chapter out but my sister gave me a hard time about proof reading it. She can be so mean sometimes;;;; but I love her anyway. I was trying to be descriptive with the sunset scene. I think sunsets are romantic, and they can carry a lot of emotion. Please forgive me if I use the word interesting a lot.Oh and I had to go back and read Hana Yori Dango, I only have up to vol. 5 in English., and the rest my sister bought off of ebay. I have watched the anime I don't know how many times. And I really love Doumyoji, I hated Rui at first but than I began to realize how deep a person he was. Ok Ok enough of all my ranting and raving plz R &R Ja ne