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Chapter 3

Doumyouji looked over at Tsukushi as he drove her home. She was intent on looking over the documents that Akira needed over once again. She had seemed to find errors or other things because ever so often she'd revise a few things.

He studied her and smiled, she was so beautiful. Not exactly Shizuka Todo beautiful but an I'd-fight-a-thousand-deaths-to-see-you-smile kind of beautiful, the priceless kind.

He pulled into her street and put the car in park. "I'll walk you up."

She nodded and slung the laptop bag over her shoulder.

They walked in silence for a bit and Doumyouji took this chance to study her new building. She and Susumu had moved out of their one room apartment and into a slightly bigger and cleaner one. He smiled, he was happy for her. She'd been doing so much better lately.

He let her walk in first before him and waved to Susumu who, despite the hour, was still up and playing with the video game that Doumyouji had given to him for his birthday.

Susumu smiled "Back already? I didn't think you'd come home today Tsukushi."

Tsukushi threw her shoe at him but he didn't seem to notice.

Doumyouji pulled her into the kitchen and kissed her on the mouth "Wanna come over?"

Tsukushi thought for a moment before shaking her head "No… I. I don't think I should."

He nodded and kissed her again before leaving the apartment with a quick goodbye to Susumu and a flying kiss in her direction.

Tsukushi walked into her office the next day and opened to door to Akira's office. He was looking out the glass wall, admiring the sunrise from his fortieth floor office. Top floor. She knew that if was looking at the building from outside she'd see the Mimasaka logo just above where he was standing.

"Kira?" she said hesitantly.

He turned and smiled at he "Kush. You have the doc- silly me. Of course you do. You spent more time on them then you did with Doumyouji. By the way, he specifically 'asked' me not to let you bring it next time we go out."

Tsukushi sat down in one of the leather couches, propped her feet up and placed the manila folder on his desk "Your documents."

Akira smiled and put it in his briefcase "Thanks Kush."

She tilted her head to one side and looked at him in the face, he wasn't in his usual happy go lucky attitude.

Tsukushi pulled at her hair that was in a bun on the back on her head and just waited for Akira to start talking.

And her waiting paid off.

Akira sighed and buried his face in his hands "Shit! What am I gonna do…"

Tsukushi shifted her seating and rested her head on the desk making herself eyelevel with her boss.

"About what?"

Akira groaned "My cousin's coming home from Egypt."

Tsukushi blinked "You mean the one who used to tie you a camel and let it go into the desert?"

He nodded "That's the one. For the love of God I'm only 18! I'm too young to die!"

Tsukushi winced "She won't kill you. She's probably very sweet now"

He rolled his eyes "Ah huh. As sweet as candy. This is Mimasaka Koneko!"

She shrugged "Tell them you don't want to meet her again."

He stopped and looked at her incredulously "Yeah. That'll be as effective as telling Tsukasa's mom to lay off cause you're in love."

Tsukushi grimaced "Touché."

Akira banged his head on his cherry wood desk and moaned, either from pain or depression she didn't know, "Kush! What do I do!"

The knocking on the door stopped Tsukushi from answering. She opened the door and saw the rest of the F4 waiting on the other side.

"Hey guys! What are you doing here?"

Doumyouji smiled "Hey! We were wondering if you guys are coming on the Hawaii trip. It's summer break remember?"

Tsukushi smiled "You gotta ask my boss."

Akira laughed, "I already scheduled a paid vacation for the both of us. Well, for you Makino. I don't need to schedule one for me."

Tsukushi frowned "You did. When?"

Akira smiled "It starts this weekend. Ends in two months."

She laughed, "Can we miss that much work?"

"That's the glory for working for schools. They're off right now too."

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