Summary: AU of HYD. Tsukushi, Tsukasa and Tsubaki are siblings. Tsubaki the eldest, Tsukasa the middle, and Tsukushi the youngest. Tsukasa has always been jealous of his younger sister, for some reasons.
Chapter 2
Japan
Both father and daughter walked towards the VIP lounge, talking and laughing at the same time, not really caring about what other people who might pass them think.
Some businessmen turned when they saw the stern Domyouji Tetsuya joking around with his youngest daughter.
As soon as they arrived at the VIP lounge, Tsukushi looked around for her mother, sister and brother. She saw her mother first.
Domyouji Kaede was talking to someone else at the VIP lounge, Tsukushi motioned for both Tsukasa and Tsubaki to be silent, but of course, Tsukasa didn't really bother. Her father raised his brows when he saw the mischievious smile that Tsukushi have on her face.
Tsukushi ran and hugged her mother from behind.
"Mummy! I'm here!" Tsukushi said, and kissed her mother's cheek.
"Tsukushi!" said her mother exasperatedly. "You frightened the hell out of me!"
Tsukasa saw an emotion in his mother's face that he never saw. His mother smiled and returned the hug and kiss.
"As I was saying, Takashi, this is my youngest daughter, Tsukushi," her mother introduced. "Tsukushi, this is one of mother's business colleagues, Takashi Akihiko."
At that moment, her father came to hug both her and her mother.
Tsukasa whispered at Tsubaki, 'Why do I feel like the both of us are strangers?'
"Takashi Akihiko, the heir to Takashi Conglomerate, nice to meet you, Domyouji Tsukushi," the man named Takashi introduced himself.
"Nice to meet you as well," Tsukushi replied politely. She turned around, and saw her sister smiling at her.
"I'm sorry, but I need to speak to my sister," she said, and strode towards her sister's arms.
"Nee-chan, I miss you so much!" Tsukushi gushed.
"Miss you too, imouto," replied Tsubaki. "If dad weren't picking you up, you'd go by ship, would you?"
"Ne, nee-chan, do you think that badly of me?" asked Tsukushi, chuckling now. "I would merely stop by here and there, probably through Dubai, then Singapore, then Hong Kong, before going home to Japan."
"How's your boyfriend?" asked Tsubaki, referring to Kin.
"Kin's no boyfriend of mine, nee-chan, you know that," answered Tsukushi.
"Nii-chan, you came!" Tsukushi said happily, when she saw Tsukasa. She went to hug Tsukasa, but Tsukasa pushed her away.
"You are no sister of mine," Tsukasa growled and left the VIP lounge.
"What's with him?" asked Tsukushi.
Tsubaki shook her head, and comforted Tsukushi by saying, "I'll talk to him later, he probably has some other troubles."
At the same time, the two Domyouji elders said goodbye to Takashi and went to Tsukushi's side.
"Let's go home," Mr. Domyouji said to his daughters.
"Where's Tsukasa?" asked Mrs. Domyouji.
"He ran off," Tsubaki answered. "He'll come back later."
"Let nii-chan run off on his own, mummy, he'll come back if he feels like it," said Tsukushi, realizing that her brother might loosen her mother's bad temper.
They found Tsukasa standing all alone next to the Domyouji limo.
Tsukasa turned and saw his two sisters surrounded by his parents. Tsubaki held Tsukushi, and his parents held the two of them at either side. Tsubaki was being held by Domyouji Kaede, while Tsukushi was held by Domyouji Tetsuya.
Domyouji limo
Tsukasa felt like the odd one out when his parents and sister laugh at some of Tsukushi's stories.
True to his mother's words, Tsukushi's Japanese was very bad that she resorted into speaking only English with the family, which, in a way, is a very bad thing because Tsukasa can't understand whatever she's trying to say.
"Tsukushi, try speaking in Japanese," said Tsubaki, noticing that Tsukasa didn't understand anything Tsukushi was saying.
"Nee-chan, gomen ne, you know how bad my Japanese is," replied Tsukushi.
"Ah, about your school procedure, Tsukushi, which one of the two schools would you enter?" asked her father.
"Eitoku Gakuen, so that I'm near nii-chan!" Tsukushi answered, and hugged Tsukasa who again, brushed her off.
"No way!" Tsukasa growled.
"Fine! I'll enter Eirin!" Tsukushi sulked off.
"Tsukasa!" said Mrs. Domyouji.
"I mean, it's not a good idea for Tsukushi to enter Eitoku. The F3 will drool on her!" said Tsukasa angrily.
"You mean, over me," Tsukushi corrected.
"Tsukushi, if you want to be near the young Amakusa, then you'd better enter Eirin, he's supposed to go there," said Mr. Domyouji.
"I know, but I want to be near Nii-chan as well," said Tsukushi. "But apparently, he doesn't want me!"
The limo arrives at the Domyouji Mansion, with Tsukasa sprinting out as fast as he can.
"I'll deal with him, kushi, otoosan, okaasan," assured Tsubaki, and ran off in search of her bad-tempered brother.
"Mummy, daddy, it seems that I forgot in which direction is my room," said Tsukushi.
The two elder Domyoujis chuckled.
"Let Maria show you the way," said Mrs. Domyouji, referring to the bowing maid who just came to greet them.
"Mummy, does Tama still live here?" asked Tsukushi, referring to the old nursemaid.
"No, she retired a long time ago," answered Mr. Domyouji instead. "She joined her daughter in Okinawa."
Tsukushi nodded.
"Mom and dad has to go back to the office, call us if you feel lonely," said Mrs. Domyouji.
Tsukushi nodded, and went off to her apartments with Maria.
After a quite invigorating walk, they finally reached Tsukushi's apartments.
Tsukushi thanked the maid, and after locking the door, she went straight to the bedroom, and dozed off.
Tsukasa's apartments
"Tsukasa, why are you acting like a spoiled brat in front of our parents and Tsukushi?" asked Tsubaki.
"I hated the way she seem to be the most important thing our parents think of!" Tsukasa snapped.
"I hate her!" shouted Tsukasa.
At this moment, it is fortunate that both their apartments are located in different wings altogether.
"Just now, mother smiled while looking at her, it's so obvious that both mother and father loves her so much," said Tsukasa angrily. "Why is that, onee-chan?"
"Why didn't our parents love as as they love Tsukushi?" asked Tsukasa. "Why did they love their daughters more than their son?"
"Tsukasa, think about it!" Tsubaki said while kicking Tsukasa. "You are their heir!"
"So? Is that the reason they love Tsukushi more than me?" asked Tsukasa while fending off Tsubaki's kicks.
"No! Tsukushi is their love child!" answered Tsubaki. "Our parents are married by an arranged marriage, they hate each other, but was forced to have an heir."
"It resulted in me, but I'm a girl. They have no choice but to have another baby, and it's you," continued Tsubaki. "They should stop having children, because the heir is already there."
"Then, romance came into the picture, our parents who hated each other, turned out to love each other, resulting in Tsukushi," explained Tsubaki.
"Huh..." Tsukasa snorted. "You receive more of their love from me."
"Tsukasa, if you obey them, they will love you," said Tsubaki. "You continued to disobey otoosan and okaasan's wishes. You disobey their wish for you to study English in New York."
"And have no life, like you, nee-chan?" jeered Tsukasa.
That stopped Tsubaki. That's it. She's defeated.
"Fine. Have it your way," Tsubaki said, and left Tsukasa to brood on his own.
Tsukushi's apartments
Tsukushi woke up just in time for dinner, but her parents weren't home, Tsukasa's somewhere with his friends, and Tsubaki's out with her fiancee.
'That two old people had to be reminded for dinner sometimes,' she thought, and dialled her mother's number.
Her mother picked up the phone in a few rings.
"Hello, mummy, wanna go to dinner together?" asked Tsukushi.
"I have a lot of work to do, but ok, just ask the driver to send you over to Domyouji corporation main building," answered her mother. "Let's eat out together with your father."
"Mum, how'd you know nee-chan and nii-chan's out?" asked Tsukushi, surprised.
"I guessed," Mrs. Domyouji lied. "Do you want to eat at Hilton today?"
"Let's discuss at your office, mummy," replied Tsukushi.
Upon arrival at the mostly deserted Domyouji Corporation building, Tsukushi went on towards the 59th floor where her mother's office is located.
"Miss Tsukushi," bowed her mother's secretary, and proceeded to buzz her boss. "Madam, your daughter is here."
"Ok, tell her to wait for a while, I'll be out in a moment," said Mrs. Domyouji. "And tell Mr. Domyouji that Tsukushi is here."
"Eh, tell mother I'll go and fetch dad myself," said Tsukushi, and sprinted towards the lifts to go to the 60th floor, before her mother's secretary can say more.
The lift door opened, and Tsukushi saw her dad about to enter the lift.
"Ah, you are already here, Tsukushi, c'mon, let's get your mother," he said.
They arrived at her mother's floor just in time for her mother's secretary bidding her boss goodbye.
"Where are we going to eat?" asked Tsukushi to both her parents.
"Hilton?" asked Mrs. Domyouji.
"What about Sheraton?" suggested Mr. Domyouji.
"Let's just eat at the Maple, mummy, daddy," answered Tsukushi instead, referring to her mother's hotel, the Maple Hotel. "I missed the food at the Maple."
"Well... the Maple, then the Maple it is," said Mr. Domyouji, and proceeded to bring his two women out of the building.
Dinner was a normal affair for Tsukushi. She was telling her parents about her drama course, and living with Kin. In turn, her parents tell her about their days in the office.
"Have you decided about the school?" asked Mr. Domyouji, while they were eating the main course.
"I'd like to go to Eitoku, but I'd like to go to Eirin as well," answered Tsukushi.
"Eitoku may not be the good choice for you, Tsukushi," replied Mrs. Domyouji.
"I know. I checked the school out online," said Tsukushi. "At least, at Eirin, I'll study."
"I would wish the both of you send me to a public school," said Tsukushi in vain.
"No way," said her father immediately. "I would not send you to a public school where you are surrounded by people not equal to you."
"People who will then take advantage of you," said her mother.
"Mummy, daddy, at the drama school that Kin and I were in, there were people poorer than us, they are on scholarship, they didn't treat Kin and I differently from them," argued Tsukushi.
"London is not the same as Tokyo, Tsukushi," warned her father instead. "Please, enter Eirin if you want to, because it's better for us to feel that you are safe."
There was a commotion outside, and Mr. Domyouji stepped out to deal with it.
"I don't care. I want that private room!" a voice that sounded like Tsukasa growled.
"Tsukasa?" asked Mr. Domyouji.
"Otoosan?" asked Tsukasa, surprised.
end of chapter 2 - please read and review