Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, just the plot and some of the cast.
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CHAPTER THREE: Newsflash!
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Grand Pierre
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Tsukasa's eyes gleamed with jealousy and anger as he watched Tsukushi danced with a blond-haired guy.
The F4 were sitting at the darker far side of the hotel/restaurant. Soujirou almost felt the same thing like his brother as he watched Yuki danced with some guy, while the two other girls were sipping wine at their table.
Akira on the other hand was dancing with a lady and Rui drinking at the bar.
"Who's that idiot, anyway!" Tsukasa asked angrily.
"Her date probably." Soujirou answered him with a wry smile.
"I swear I'll get rid of him!"
"Calm down, Tsukasa," Soujirou hushed his brother. It was not a good thing for him to be so violent, he could really kill a person without the need of transforming, though when they were very angry their other form always took place even though they appear earlier and it would be more violent.
Rui was still at the bar when a long-haired lady sat next to him as she ordered vodka.
Rui looked at the beautiful lady, the lady blushed slightly as she felt his stare.
"Hi, I'm Rui," he offered his hand.
"And I'm Shizuka," she reached for his hand with smile. "This is the first time I see you here."
Rui shrugged, "I just returned from Europe."
Shizuka nodded, "Well, nice meeting you," she left after getting her drink.
Rui followed her with his gaze. Could she be the one? Then he shook his head, how could she be the one, when he's feeling something strange about one of the 'Hana' girls… Does that mean that it's possible to have two mates? He shook his head again. What was he thinking, this is sure a pure dilemma. He got up and walked back to his brothers.
At the girls' table, Sakurako yawned, "It's almost twelve and I'm sleepy, I wish we could leave already."
Shigeru stood up as the music turned rock as she tugged on Sakurako, "Let's go party!"
Tsukushi and Yuki's partner decided to go back to their seats but the two girls refused and waited for their two other friends while the guys shrugged and returned to their seat.
The four girls started to dance with the beat as their hips swaying, body moving, and arms in the air.
Akira's partner returned to her seat but Akira remained at the dance floor as he made his way toward the four dancing girls and tugged Sakurako to him and made her his partner. Sakurako swayed her hips to her new partner as her eyes twinkled and lips smiling, Akira was also giving her that seductive smile as he snaked his arms to her body as they dance to the beat.
The three girls looked at the two and they all smiled.
Shigeru rolled her eyes, "And she said she was sleepy."
They all laughed.
"I'm Akira," he introduced himself as they kept on dancing.
Sakurako giggled, "I know."
Akira frowned.
"Bo's party, remember."
Akira smiled as he nodded, "Oh, yeah."
"I'm Sakurako."
Akira raised his brow, "I know."
"I'm just reminding you, you might forget."
They both laughed.
Tsukushi, Shigeru, and Yuki decided to return to their seat as the music ended but Sakurako and Akira remained at the dance floor with another rock music.
Tsukushi grabbed her bag and took her cell phone and placed its lens toward Sakurako and Akira to take their picture.
"That's one of the F4 right?" Yuki asked.
Shigeru nodded, "Yummy."
Tsukushi slapped her friend lightly by the shoulder.
Around one in the morning, they all decided to call it a night.
Sakurako from then on never left Akira's side and they danced all the music to exhaustion.
"Hey Tsukushi, right?" Akira called on Tsukushi, as they were already at the parking lot, Akira's arms clinging on Sakurako's waist.
"Yeah," Tsukushi said, her date on her side while Yuki and Shigeru were walking ahead of them and the F3 behind them.
"Is it okay if my brothers and I bring you girls home?" he asked.
Tsukushi pondered for awhile before, "We have a car."
"Kushi," Sakurako said while her eyes pleading. "They could just follow our car."
"We just want to make sure that you'll be all home safe."
Tsukushi's date suddenly looked at Akira with irritation, "I can well do that myself."
Tsukasa was suddenly on Akira's side, "It would do you good if you just go home now."
"What the hell, who do you think you are!"
Tsukasa just looked at the guy in a controlled calm face.
"You, acting like you're so cool together with your friends!"
Tsukushi snorted, "They're brothers."
They all looked at her.
Tsukushi blushed, "What!"
Tsukasa smiled at her and winked.
Her date's face turned red with anger, "Did you just take their side!"
"I didn't take any side, I just corrected you!"
"You don't have to!"
"But I want to, and since I want to, you can stop and yell at me because you can't do anything about it!" Tsukushi's voice started to rose. (I like it when I let Tsukushi speak long lines like that, reminded me of Rory's mom at Gilmore girls).
Shigeru and Yuki walked back at the scene and held Tsukushi's shoulder, "Tsukushi calm down."
Shigeru laughed, "Hehe, I told you it won't be good for Tsukushi to let her party at night, kinda fogging her head and through her brain."
"Thank you Shigeru," Tsukushi remarked sarcastically.
Shigeru shrugged, "Anytime."
Her date, Ron, stared at her in disbelief, "I thought we had fun back there."
Tsukushi nodded, "We did."
"Why did you say that to me?" he stared at her.
"Because I want to."
Ron shook his head, "You're crazy, I think I'll leave."
Shigeru and Yuki looked at Ron in disbelief, "You're being un-gentleman you know."
"Let him." Tsukushi pouted, "It's not like I'll let him stay, you know."
"That's Tsukushi!" Sakurako squealed, "Independent and mature."
As she said that and Ron started to walked away, Tsukushi stuck her foot out and tripped Ron, as he stumbled on the ground, Tsukushi smirked and started to walked toward their car.
Shigeru made a face, "Very mature indeed."
The F4 watched the whole thing with amusement.
"So, do we follow you or not?" Akira asked again.
"Of course."
Tsukushi first dropped Yuki at her house. The four guys following them behind.
"See you tomorrow girls," Yuki gave each girls a kiss on the cheek and wave goodbye to the guys.
As they started to reach Shigeru's house, Sakurako suddenly said that she would sleep over at Tsukushi's.
"Okay," Tsukushi nodded, then she turned to Shigeru, "Night Shigeru."
"Night or shall I say morning," she gave them cheek-to-cheek and waved goodbye.
When they reached Tsukushi's mansion after a while, they stopped their car at the front gate, Sakurako saying or rather kissing Akira good night.
"So, I'll see you later," Akira said as he caressed Sakurako's swollen mouth from their kiss.
"Looks like it."
"Later then." Akira hopped on their car and drive to their own gate as the two girls went inside their own gate.
Tsukushi looked at her friend, "You work fast, my friend, one minute you two were dancing, now you're kissing, and I won't be surprise if you'll say that he's your boyfriend."
Sakurako laughed, "Of course not."
"Don't tell me you don't like him."
"Maybe…" she shrugged. "I think I do…"
Tsukushi rolled her eyes, "Why don't you sleep on it."
"I will, so when will your parents return?"
Tsukushi sighed, "I have no idea, that's why I'm thinking of letting you guys stay here so I'll have some company. I'm all alone with just the maids in there."
"Let's talk to the girls tomorrow then."
At the Doumyouji mansion… Soujirou just parked their car when Tsukasa smiled at Akira.
"So, you already found your partner, eh?"
"Maybe…I hope. She's really pretty, funny, and I like her. I think we'll be a good match."
"How do you think she will react if she's really for you?"
Akira frowned, "Why being so nosy all of the sudden?"
Rui smiled, "He's just envying you because you're finally close with the girl you like, in some way, while he's still yet to approach Tsukushi."
"Shut up, Rui!" Tsukasa said annoyed before he marched up toward the mansion.
The three guys laughed.
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Tsukushi turned her tv on after the maid woke her up for school, Sakurako bursted inside her room together with Yuki and Shigeru.
"Morning, girls," Tsukushi greeted them.
"Morning," they all said in unison as they sat on Tsukushi's bed and munched on some extra food on Tsukushi's tray.
"What are you watching?" Sakurako asked.
"News."
"London again?"
"Nope."
Their eyes all looked at the screen wide and shocked as they saw and heard the news.
Three ladies were found dead at the Yamato's residence just this morning namely Penelope, Trina, and Rea. Penelope was found behind the bushes naked and just covered slightly by her own clothes, Trina was found on one of the Yamato's guest room naked and only covered with blanket, and Rea was discovered at the trunk of her own car naked parked in front of the Yamato's residence, while a few blocks not far away from here, a lady named Kana was found naked at the front seat of her car. The four ladies have the same pattern of death, they were all left naked and their body a bit marked and bloodied on private parts if not totally brutalized. Investigator's concluded that whoever maniacal person did this was not after the money, to put it bluntly, he was after the victim's body. The investigator said that whoever did this sure was good with what he does since there was no evidence left, not even a single finger prints. And right now, the Yamato's was being questioned by the police and the guys named Mark and David were at the moment under surveillance since they were the last persons seen with Trina.
"That's unbelievable, and to think we've just been there last night," Tsukushi said absently as she clicked the remote off.
"Poor Bo," Yuki said, "It's sure horrible to find his friends dead on his house."
"Yeah, and I thought we're lucky we're in Japan." Sakurako snorted, "I bet this is not the last time that'll happen, just like in London, see, same number of girls."
Shigeru shivered, "And to think there's four of us too."
Yuki's eyes widened, "Hey, don't scare the crap out on us!"
Tsukushi sighed before she smiled, "C'mon slowpokes, it's time for school!" she turned the radio instead, making sure the sound blared on her room to take their mind off the news.
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"Do you think Bo's here today at school?" Yuki wandered her gaze to the crowd. Learning that the student's subject of discussion was about the news.
"I don't think he'll be here today since police and investigators are all over their house." Sakurako said.
"Do you think we should support him and his parents, you know, let's visit?"
"Hell no!" Sakurako said abruptly, "There's no way I'm going there, it's creepy!" she started to shake.
Sakurako jumped slightly as a hand went to her waist, "Hi, why are you shaking?"
Shigeru rolled her eyes, "Ever watch the news?"
Akira went silent for a while then he nodded, "Yeah, I heard."
"So, where's your brothers'? You're always together right?" Sakurako asked.
"In their classes."
"Speaking of classes, let's go," Sakurako said as she walked first together with Akira while the three girls went to their respected rooms.
"Are you okay?" Akira asked with concern.
"Yeah," Sakurako nodded, "I just couldn't help thinking, you know, it's so unbelievable."
"I understand." He said caressing her back.
"I mean, at Bo's, it's like hello, we're just all there last night and as we partied, those girls were…." Sakurako trailed off, she couldn't say the words. "And it could have been anyone." Her voice started to shake.
"Shh… it's okay," Akira hushed, though reminding himself to talk to his brothers and make sure they would be discreet next time. "Hey, how about let's skip class and let's go to the cafeteria or just hang out, it'll do you good and some relaxing."
"Okay," Sakurako nodded and let Akira lead the way.
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Tsukushi and Shigeru bursts inside their poetry class with a bang as the door banged on the wall. The teacher eyed them as they continued to walk to their seats. Sitting behind them was Tsukasa and Rui.
"Since the two of you were as usual late, why don't you start to read your poetry assignment, Miss Makino." The professor said.
Tsukushi's eyes widened as she looked at her friend, "Eh!"
Shigeru shrugged, she has no assignment either, it was not like they know, or they forgot?
"Miss Makino?"
Tsukushi shrunk on her seat rather than stood up.
"Miss Makino," their teacher, Mr. Suhiro called her impatiently, "If you can't produce a simple poetry in this class then maybe I'll let the principal ban your band group so you can study more."
The two girls gasped.
"You can't do that."
"You wanna see me try?"
Tsukushi huffed.
Behind her, Tsukasa cleared his throat, "Is any kind of poetry acceptable?" he asked glaring at the teacher.
Mr. Suhiro gulped, he looked like he was gonna faint, "Of…course."
"You can do it then, Tsukushi," Tsukasa whispered to her ear, Tsukushi shivered as she felt his warm breath on her ear and neck.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence," she whispered back sarcastically, "But let me tell you that I suck at poetry."
"What the heck, just say anything, I'll beat him if he won't accept it."
Tsukushi blushed, "Why so nice to me?"
Tsukasa smiled mysteriously, "Because I want to, no other reason."
"Miss Makino?"
Tsukushi nodded as she stood up while Shigeru gave her a thumbs up. Shigeru glared behind her where Rui sat, his foot keeps banging her chair. Rui stopped and smiled, but continued again as Shigeru's not glaring at him anymore and all Shigeru could do was sigh.
Tsukushi made a face before clearing her throat, and started with…
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pale of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after…
The students laughed while Rui and Tsukasa smirked in amusement, Mr. Yuhiko was so red with irritation.
"Band members!" he sighed, "Sit down Miss Makino, you have no talent when it comes to this class, you're lucky to pass my exams and quizzes."
Shigeru started to stand up but Mr. Yuhiko stopped her, "Don't bother Miss Ookuwahara, I'm sure you'll just follow Miss Makino's example, so please, stay in your seat."
Shigeru giggled. "You suck, my friend," she said to Tsukushi in a joking manner.
Tsukushi smiled wryly, "Don't remind me." Then she turned to the smirking Tsukasa behind her, "Stop it before I wipe that smirk off your face, you're the one who suggested it."
"I'm not smirking."
"Whatever."
"Losers," Rui quipped jokingly.
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"Ha, I beat you again!" Soujirou said after his tennis match with Yuki.
"Whatever," she said sourly as she walked toward her things.
"You're angry?"
"No."
"We're friends now right?"
"No."
"Something's wrong with you?"
"Nothing."
"You're being snob you know."
Yuki just shrugged as she drank from her bottle of water.
"Is that what popularity thought you?"
Yuki ignored him.
"Bo said that you and your friends hate to lose, is that why you're not talking to me?"
Yuki grabbed her bag and started to leave but she stopped when Soujirou said, "It's either you talk to me or I'll kiss you," he warned in a playful manner.
Yuki blushed and violently turned to face Soujirou, "What do you want?"
"Now I got your attention." He smiled triumphantly.
"Now what!"
"Why are you scowling when I beat you in tennis?"
Yuki was now near strangling Soujirou's neck, "Because you can't stop rubbing it to my face that you won and I lose and you keep on repeating it, it's almost annoying!"
"You're cute when you're red and irritated."
"Flattery will get you nowhere."
"Why blush then?"
"Hmp!" with that, Yuki left abruptly.
After Yuki left, Soujirou looked behind him when a hand rest on his shoulder, he saw Asai and Yamano.
"Don't bother with her, she and her friends' think they were so above than anyone else, just because they're popular."
"Aren't you?"
"Oh well, you see, Soujirou," Asai smiled flirtatiously, "Compared to us, they're just children playing with their guitars."
Soujirou nodded as he dislodged Asai's hold on him, "I'll just see you around," then he left the two girls.
"Those bitch, taking our prospect boyfriends!" Asai hissed.
"Then we better do something about it." Yamano voiced out.
Asai smiled evilly.
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Gah! I hope I could post the newest chapter soon. Anyway, later.
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