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CHAPTER THREE: At The Restaurant

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The next day. It was still early in the morning when sleeping Tsukushi's mobile phone started ringing.

Tsuzuki who was watching tv inside his mother's room grabbed the phone, "Hello? Who's on the line?"

"Oh, good morning, handsome. Tell your mommy it's Leah." The female voice said at the other line.

"Good morning Aunt Leah," he greeted back. "Just wait for a second."

He walked toward the huge bed and climbed on it, Tsukina woke up in the process after her brother accidentally stepped on her right foot.

"Mom, Aunt Leah's on the phone," he's poking Tsukushi's shoulder lightly with the phone.

"Uhrrnn…" Tsukushi yawned and bent her feet and arms before grabbing the phone at Tsuzuki's hands. "Morning…"

"Finally!" Leah squealed.

Tsukushi murmured a thanks and good morning to her son before she spoke to her friend. "What's up? You're not going to call expensive overseas if it's not important."

"You know me too well."

"Yeah. I know how tight you are when it comes to money. So spill." Tsukushi sat up from the bed, she held the phone on the side of her neck as she held the twins on either side of her hands as they marched to the kitchen.

The twins washed their faces and brushed their teeth as Tsukushi prepared their favorite cereal, carton of milk, with a bowl and spoon.

"Remember that our magazine has a branch there and our representative was supposed to go there and have a meeting with our branch heads' there."

"Yeah."

Tsukushi watched as her children put some cereals and milk on their bowl. She only stopped watching when they were already settled and eating.

"So, since you're already there, and instead of letting our representative go there for a one day meeting, I'm thinking of letting you go to the meeting yourself."

"But Leah, the twins are with me." She reasoned out, "I just can't leave them."

"Then bring them."

"Leah…"

"Please Tsukushi, you're already there angel, and just think of the cost the company would save."

"You and your tight wisdom when it comes to money." She grumbled.

"Aw c'mon, not all of us are part of the great Doumyouji family, you know."

Tsukushi gave a sarcastic laugh, "A piece of advice my friend, loosen up. Enjoy it while you can, go travel. You don't have to be ultra rich to enjoy life."

"Duh, I'm not the only one." Leah answered back.

"Very funny."

"So, are you taking it?"

"As if I could say no," Tsukushi rolled her eyes. "When?"

"Lunch time at Blue Sea."

"Geez, thanks for giving me much time," she said sarcastically, "You could have informed me the last time we met."

"But I want to make it a surprise."

"Fine fine, whatever, I'll go."

"Report to me after the meeting."

"Yes boss, I'll e-mail it to you."

"Even your meeting with your prince?"

"Shut up."

Leah chuckled.

"I'll hung up now."

"Okay, say my hello to the kids, bye."

"Yeah, bye."

Tsukushi sat down on the chair and ate her own breakfast cereal after putting the mobile down. "Kids," she got their attention. "We'll be going at this restaurant called Blue Sea, Leah wants me to attend a meeting for the company, so after you eat breakfast, take a bath already while I prepare your clothes."

"I thought this is like your vacation leave?" Tsuzuki frowned.

"Well, you know how your Aunt Leah's minds work. She has an obsession of saving money and instead of sending one of our representative, she asked me instead."

"What about dad?"

"We'll see him later, maybe after the meeting."

"Then we can go anywhere after the meeting?" Tsukina asked with twinkling eyes.

Tsukushi nodded. "Sure can."

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"Good Morning, Mrs. Doumyouji…or shall I say Good Afternoon," the old man smiled as he shook hands with her.

"Good Afternoon, Mr. Tamiya," she smiled back after they shook hands.

"And I want you to meet my son, Inuoe, he's working at the company also."

"Nice to meet you Mr. Inuoe Tamiya," Tsukushi said in a business-like tone.

Inuoe's eyes glinted with adoration by seeing the pretty lady in front of them, so this is the well-known Mrs. Tsukushi Doumyouji, a very young wife of the business tycoon Tsukasa Doumyouji. The young woman looked tough, just like her husband, even for her young age. If it was not for the two kids with her, he would think that she was still available, before she introduced herself.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Doumyouji." Instead of shaking her hand, he kissed it.

Tsuzuki, wearing a black formal suit with a necktie, frowned with dislike as he saw the idiot's action towards his mother. Tsukina, wearing a pink sundress with a button up light sweater scrunch up her brow.

Tsukushi discreetly tugged her hands away and out of Inuoe's grasp. She cleared her throat and made her feature's even more formal so that the people in front of her would know that she meant business. "So gentlemen, let's get down to business."

"If you mean business, madam, I apologize for saying," Inuoe smiled charmingly, "Why bring your children?" he quirked a brow.

Tsukushi felt her hands balled into fist and itching to connect it at the impertinent man's face.

"Inuoe!" his father reprimanded.

Tsukushi tried her best to smile, "It's really none of your business, Mr. Inuoe Tamiya."

"Is the rumors true then?" he pressed on.

"We're here for the business, Inuoe!" the older Tamiya started getting angry himself.

But Inuoe just grinned, "Are you really separated with Mr. Doumyouji and living out under the empire's protection? If that is so, maybe we could get together sometimes."

"I apologize for my son's behavior, Mrs. Doumyouji."

Tsukushi was about to retort when…

"Is something wrong here?" a smooth yet dangerous tone suddenly said.

Inuoe was wide eyed and scared as hell. Tsukushi stiffened, she won't forget that voice wherever she went or even how long she didn't hear them. She'll always know it. She slowly turned behind her and stifled a gasp, standing tall and foreboding just behind her was Tsukasa Doumyouji with Soujirou Nishikado.

Two mass of curly-hair looked up to their father with curious eyes. But without someone telling them, they could guess that he's their father.

"Tsukasa…" Tsukushi whispered.

"M-Mr. Doumyouji, I never thought we'd see you here…" Inuoe said nervously.

"You'll never know, would you?" Soujirou smirked.

"So, your whole family is here Mrs. Doumyouji, we should have guessed."

Tsukushi just nodded slowly.

Tsukasa looked intently at the younger Tamiya, "If you really want to know some facts about the Doumyouji's, maybe you would like to come and visit and meet the WHOLE family," he said with double meaning.

Inuoe was shaking now. "O-of course it's a pleasure to meet the Doumyouji family, b-but I think I'll pass…"

"How about the F4 family?" Soujirou said slyly with a devilish grin.

Inuoe just shook his head.

"Anyway," Tsukushi simply rolled her eyes, even she, was also a bit nervous, she was not expecting that she would meet her husband the second day she's in Japan. "This is the plan for this month and the coming months project, just look at them and call me or e-mail me if both parties in New York and in Japan agrees to it. But if you want a direct meeting with the boss herself, then you could contact her with this number," she handed them the folder together with the calling card.

Mr. Tamiya nodded, "Of course," he was hoping to clear the whole project with her the whole meeting but his idiot son really knew how to waste time and enrage a person. "So, nice to meet you again, Mrs. Doumyouji."

"Same here." She nodded curtly.

"And nice seeing you gentlemen," the older Tamiya nodded in respect to Soujirou and Tsukasa.

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"Tsukasa', you doing anything today?" Soujirou asked, they were at the Doumyouji mansion.

Tsukasa shrugged, "Nothing really."

"How about let's meet the others at Blue Sea, Yuki has been gushing about that place." He explained, "I'll meet her there at lunch, she's with Shigeru."

"Well, okay."

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When the two best friends entered the restaurant and the waiter's leading the way towards their table, Tsukasa saw Tsukushi at the left corner of the restaurant, their children were with her and she was talking with a couple of men but she looked a bit irritated.

"Hey, where are you going?" Soujirou walked after him, then he saw her too. "Oh."

The two of them heard what did the younger man said lastly to Tsukushi.

He got irritated instantly and at that moment he felt like wringing the meddler's neck.

"Is something wrong here?" he asked dangerously.

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Present…

When the father and son left, Soujirou and Tsukasa sat on the chair.

"Wow, long time no see, Tsukushi, I missed you." Tsukushi gave a real smile to Soujirou as they hugged each other. "And my, you're beautiful."

"Thanks." She laughed then gesture toward the twins. "Anyway, I want you to meet the twins, Tsuzuki and Tsukina."

Tsuzuki shook his hands but Tsukina curtsey.

"They're adorable!"

"But of course!" Tsukasa snorted.

Tsukushi looked at Tsukasa awkwardly, "Hi Tsukasa, it's been so long."

"Yeah." He looked at her intently and longingly.

Tsukushi ushered the children towards him, "Kids, meet your daddy, Tsukasa Doumyouji."

Tsukina jumped to Tsukasa with glee while Tsuzuki stood before Tsukasa who was sitting near Tsukushi.

"What's up with you?" Tsukasa raised his brow inquiringly with amusement.

Tsuzuki held his hand in a handshake, "Men must not hug each other."

Soujirou and Tsukasa both laughed, they didn't care if the other people were looking at them.

"How about a bear hug, you proud little man?"

Tsuzuki smirked before giving in to his father's request. "It's nice to finally meet you, father."

"Same here."

Soujirou looked at the scene with a smile. Now he was longing to see his wife and son too.

As if on cue, the glass door opened again and in came Yuki with Shigeru, the kids and the F2 with Sakurako.

"Tsukasa…" Tsukushi murmured.

"Shh…" he cut her off, "Let's talk later, everything has its own place and time."

She just nodded and spread a real happy smile as she meets her old friends again. She was happy to know that they all end up together, and they're happy.

"Tsukushi!" the three women squealed as they launched towards her and gave her a hug. "We missed you!"

"I missed you all too."

"Wow, you're more beautiful, and popular too!" Sakurako babbled.

"We thought you'll never return." Yuki cried.

"Of course I would," she laughed.

"Yay! We're complete once again." Shigeru jumped up and down.

The F4 just rolled their eyes in amusement as Rui and Akira settled on the extra chair with the kids.

"I want you to meet Shinaru." Shigeru said as she presented her and Rui's son.

"Wow, he's adorable."

"And this is Saiyuki," Yuki said.

"He's cute too."

"But my son is the handsomest!" Tsukasa declared proudly. The two fathers scowled at him. Then they all laughed.

Tsukushi introduced the twins properly.

"So chibi F4 got a little muse, eh." Akira said while looking at Tsukina.

Tsukushi made a face, "I see no chibi F4 around here, only F3." She pointed out.

They all looked at Akira.

"Ugh!" Akira grabbed his chest dramatically. "You're all cruel. I can't believe it. When a few days ago, Tsukasa was in the same boat as me."

Tsukasa scowled.

"Go and make an heir," Soujirou joked.

"I will."

"Anyway," Shigeru suddenly swished her hands in the air, "It'll look cool to pair Tsukina with Shinaru, ne Rui?"

Rui nodded in agreement.

"Hey, what about Saiyuki," Soujirou voiced out.

"Eh!" Tsukushi sweat dropped, "They're still kids you know."

"But it's better to settle this earlier." Shigeru explained.

"Yeah, that's how it works between rich family," Rui added.

"I can't believe this," Tsukushi made a face, then she looked at her husband. "Tsukasa?"

"It's okay with me as long as Tsukina would be engage with one of the F3." He pondered.

"But can't you all see…" Tsukushi huffed, "You're like dictating their life at a young age, I don't want them to rebel like what the four of you did." She pointed out to Tsukasa.

"They won't," he smiled adoringly at his children, "We could plan about their future but it doesn't mean that they don't have a say in it at all."

Tsukushi's brow furrowed, "What do you mean?"

"Meaning, when Tsukina grows up, she has the right to choose between the future F3, but only the F3. That way, we're sure that she's in good hands."

"But still…"

"It's still a long way to go, Kushi," Tsukasa said, "We don't have to think about it now."

"Whatever."

"So it's settled then," Shigeru said with glee, "Tsukina will be engage with either sons of the F3."

"Oh well, as long as she has a say in it in the future."

Shigeru clapped her hands, "Great."

Tsukushi once again turned to her husband, "And what are you planning with your son when he grows up?" she arched a brow.

"I'm very surprise that you're asking me about this and depending on my decision, when we just met after a few years." He grinned, "I never thought I got to have that privilege."

"Tsukasa, I thought we'll talk about it another time…" she sighed.

"Of course…I'm just wondering."

"Well, they're your children too, and I didn't say that I'll hide them from you forever, I just need some time. And it's not like mother Kaede would allow that."

"Yeah, I guess, thanks to my mother's influence, ne?" he smirked. "And I suggest that my best of friends would soon make a daughter for my son."

"Wow, what's this, exclusive engagement around future F4?" Sakurako joined in.

"You could say that."

Soujirou smiled, "Yeah, it'd be cool to engage both beautiful people to create more beautiful people."

"Because we're very rare." Akira added with a grin.

"So get married already," Rui chimed in while looking at Akira.

Akira made a face.

"Anyway, how about lets eat already, the kids are getting hungry already." Yuki suggested as the four boys kept on bantering.

And so, they ate at the restaurant just like a one big happy family.

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I hope this chapter will satisfy your cravings, ne? Geez, I swear, I had a hard time writing this one, so many changes of scenes and not to mention I have to get back for a while to explain how Tsukasa and Soujirou suddenly showed up, and it's hard getting the whole characters in one scene and making them all speak. It's chaotic, but it's okay…it's a bit fun too. Well, hope you guys will like this one too…later.