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 3
"Tsukasa, your father is here?" asked Akira, who's very surprised that the Domyouji parents were there, let alone eating dinner.
"Apparently, yes," answered Tsukasa.
"Is there something wrong, daddy?" asked Tsukushi, who had walked to the door of the private room, because she feels that her father had been gone for quite a while. At the moment, her mother was on the phone with another client.
"No, Kushi, nothing is wrong, don't worry," answered Mr. Domyouji, and gazed lovingly at his youngest daughter. "Go and eat, you must be hungry, ne?"
"Eh, nii-chan, I thought you went out earlier for dinner," said Tsukushi, noticing Tsukasa in the crowd, among three other handsome men. Tsukushi can't help but notice the silent, arrogant one leaning against the wall, the short haired who gave Tsukushi a smile that could melt a thousand hearts, but the one she noticed most was the one with the loose curls, he gave Tsukushi a heartmelting smile as well, and yet, his eyes... god protect women from such eyes. His eyes were a smoldering pair, Tsukushi felt as if the eyes were undressing her.
"Apparently, I did, but I never expected you to be here with otoosan and okaasan," replied Tsukasa, giving Tsukushi the dirty look. "I was having dinner here."
"I was going to have dinner here," Tsukushi corrected automatically. "Since we just started the main course, why not you join us?"
"Yeah, Tsukasa, we had our appetizer already," joked Akira and Soujiro, giving Tsukushi an appreciative look, which was tamped down when her father glared at the two playboys.
"You don't mind nii-chan and his friends joining us, do you, daddy?" asked Tsukushi.
"Ask your mother," answered Mr. Domyouji.
"Ask me what?" asked Mrs. Domyouji.
"I was going to ask you if you don't mind my friends and I join you for dinner, okaasan," answered Tsukasa.
"I don't mind, but we have to move to a bigger room," replied Mrs. Domyouji.
Dinner was a strained affair, but the F3 try to make small talks with Mr. and Mrs. Domyouji and Tsukushi.
Akira asked Tsukushi which school that she'd like to enter, and seeing his devilish, wicked look, Tsukushi answered, "Eirin."
"Eirin?" asked Soujiro. "Why Eirin when both your brother and sister are of Eitoku?"
"Nishikado, I want to be somewhere that do not have the influence of my siblings," answered Tsukushi instead.
'If I have my way, I would enter a public school,' muttered Tsukushi under her breath.
"Did you say something?" asked Akira, for he could have sworn he heard her say something.
Tsukushi smiled sweetly at Akira and shook her head.
'I was sure I heard her say something,' thought Akira.
"Tsukushi, when is the young Amakusa returning to Japan?" asked Mrs. Domyouji.
"He told me that he'll return in a month," answered Tsukushi. "He's determined to finish the drama course."
"He's going to enter the politics world, will he?" asked Mr. Domyouji.
Tsukushi just gave Mr. Domyouji a smile which means, 'I don't know, daddy."
"Ne, mama, are you trying to pair me up with Kin?" asked Tsukushi teasingly.
"No, that thought never crossed my mind," answered Mrs. Domyouji with a straight face, though she had thought about doing so actually.
"Don't try that, mama, Kin already has a fiancee who loves him very much," informed Tsukushi. "They are arranged to be together since they were toddlers."
The crestfallen look on Mrs. Domyouji's face was priceless. The F4 tried hard to hold back their snickers. At the same time, they, including Tsukasa, all have the same thoughts in their head.
'What? The old witch has not arranged the marriage of her youngest?'
"Don't worry, mummy, the right guy will come along one day," assured Tsukushi. "He'll be exactly as you want him to be"
The F4 were hanging out at the usual bar when Akira spoke up about Tsukushi.
"Tsukasa, you never told us that your sister is very pretty," Akira started. "Damn, even if I don't do younger women, she's hot."
"Yeah, Tsukasa, no wonder everybody who are friends with her likes her, she's very friendly, although her Japanese was bad, it's a good thing my English was very good, or I won't understand a thing that she's saying," Soujiro said. "If she's not your sister, I'd hit on her."
"Who is that guy she mentions?" asked Rui instead.
With that, Tsukasa snapped, "How the hell should I know who her friends are? I don't care if both you playboys want to smash on her. Just remember that my father would kill the both of you if you do!"
"What's with you, Tsukasa?" asked Akira, who's worried now.
Tsukasa shook his head, and continued drinking the beer.
"Do you know... Tsukushi is my parents' love child?" asked Tsukasa. "So, if you want to smash her or something, or knocking her up, be reminded that you have to marry her first or else suffer my father's wreath."
"Wrath," Rui corrected.
"Are you drunk, Tsukasa?" asked Soujiro.
"He must be drunk," replied Rui instead.
Domyouji Mansion
Tsubaki's apartments
Tsubaki was surprised when she saw Tsukushi asleep on the settee in her private parlor.
"Tsukushi..." Tsubaki woke Tsukushi up gently. Tsukushi stirred and looked up.
"Ah, nee-chan, you came back," replied Tsukushi. "I've got something to tell you!"
"Something that you can't tell otoosan and okaasan?" asked Tsubaki.
"Ah, how did you know?" squealed Tsukushi. "Yes, I can't tell mummy and daddy, lest they'd do something I might not like."
"Did you see a cute guy?" asked Tsubaki teasingly.
"I didn't see a cute guy," answered Tsukushi. "I saw three HOT GUYS!"
"Really?" asked Tsubaki. "Where? Are they really that hot?"
"Yes, and the nice thing is they are of the same background as us," answered Tsukushi.
"That doesn't matter for you," replied Tsubaki sadly, thinking of her forced engagement.
"I know, but I want to be with somebody that mother and father approves of," said Tsukushi. "As I was saying, I saw three hot guys."
"One is silent and arrogant, but he emits something that I quite like, I don't know what that is, the other one smiles at me, and his smile can literally melt a thousand girl's hearts, but what caught me was the third one," continued Tsukushi.
"Why the third one?" asked Tsubaki.
"Well, like the second one, he also gave me that heartmelt smile, but the most important feature in him was his eyes. He gave me a smoldering look as if he's looking into my soul and undressing me," answered Tsukushi.
"How'd you know that they are of our background?" asked Tsubaki, surprised now. "Did mother introduce them to you like that Takashi?"
"No, mother didn't introduce them to me, rather, nii-chan did," replied Tsukushi.
"Tsukasa?" asked Tsubaki, surprised now. At this point, Tsubaki laughed. She didn't realise that Tsukushi's been describing the F3 all these time!
"Oh god! I can't believe this!" Tsubaki laughed out loud.
"What?" asked Tsukushi, who's now very very surprised.
"That's the F3! Your brother's best friends!" Tsubaki laughed. "I always see them as kids, but to see them from your point of view..." replied Tsubaki.
"Don't bother to have feelings for any of them, imouto-chan," continued Tsubaki.
"The silent one is very much in love with the Todou heiress, Todou Shizuka. The one with the smile that can literally melt a thousand girl's heart is a playboy who only stays with the same girl for seven days," explained Tsubaki. "And the one with the smoldering eyes only hit on older women above the age of 30,"
"Damn," Tsukushi cursed.
"You had your eyes on Akira?" asked Tsubaki.
"Not exactly, but it was along that line," answered Tsukushi truthfully. "Thanks for telling me, nee-chan."
"Well... I'd better get back to my apartments, and go to sleep," Tsukushi said, and proceeded to get up from the settee.
"Why not you sleep here with me?" asked Tsubaki.
Tsukushi shook her head.
"Tomorrow I have to wake up early, I have to send my application to Eirin Academy," Tsukushi answered. "Then, mother wants me to accompany her on her business trip today."
Tsubaki nodded and let her youngest sister leave.
There's a seven-year-age difference between the two of them, and ofttimes, Tsubaki tried to close that by coming close to Tsukushi. She succeeded in that.
What she couldn't succeed is the gap between herself and her mother. Like Tsukasa, she also felt the eruption of jealousy when her parents love Tsukushi, and she tried to get the same kind of love by letting her parents control her life.
The biggest eruption that she received was 8 years ago, when the usually strongheaded Tsukasa came crying to her.
Flashbacks
When Tsukasa was 8 years old
"Nee-chan!" Tsukasa wailed, and ran into the then 14-year-old Domyouji Tsubaki.
"What is it?" asked Tsubaki, and cuddled the brother she usually beat up.
"Can you believe that father cannot go to my school's sports day because he's gonna have a meeting?" asked Tsukasa instead.
"Well... father is a busy man. He is the head of Domyouji Corp." answered Tsubaki. "It's perfectly natural for him to not have time for his children."
"But nee-chan! He's cancelling the meeting to go to London and see Tsukushi!" cried Tsukasa.
"Tsukushi
is only going to lead a bunch of people on stage, and she's all the way
in London!" wailed Tsukasa. "It is not a requirement for Otoosan to go
there! Okaasan can go alone! But no! Otoosan and Okaasan has to go and
give her support! They don't care about their son in Japan!"
End of flashback
Now, she rarely felt that eruption of jealousy, because her mother and father 'love' her because she let them control her life. Whatever Tsukushi receive, she also receive. After all... she's a part of the Domyouji family.
The next day
Eirin Academy
Administration
"Miss Domyouji, we will review your application and give you our answer by tomorrow," said the teacher in charge of student transfers. "If you are accepted, we will send you the acceptance letter and the school uniform."
"Sensei, can I look around the campus?" asked Tsukushi.
"It's perfectly all right. Let me call the student representative to bring you around," answered the sensei.
At that moment, one student happened to knock the sensei's door.
"Ah, come in," the sensei called out.
"I'm giving the class report to you, sensei," said the student. The girl walked in and gave a sheet of paper to the sensei.
"Thanks, Usami," replied the sensei. "By the way, a student who wishes to enroll here would like to tour around the campus, can you be of help?"
"I would be glad to. I don't have any classes until around 11 later," said the girl.
She turned to Tsukushi, and said, "Ah, you must be the new student."
"Not yet," Tsukushi smiled.
"You'll get in," said the girl sweetly.
"I'll leave everything to you, Usami," said the sensei.
Outside the sensei's office
"Ah, let me introduce myself, I'm Usami Akiko," the girl introduced herself. "I'm the second-year's class representative."
"I'm Domyouji Tsukushi," Tsukushi introduced herself. "I just returned from London. So, please excuse my bad Japanese."
"London?" asked Usami. "Do you happen to know a boy called Amakusa Senosuke?"
"Yes, he's my housemate," answered Tsukushi. "Wait, Your name's Usami Akiko, do you happen to be related to the political Usami family?"
"Yes, I do," replied Usami. "And you are a Domyouji. Do you happen to be the youngest daughter of the Domyouji Corporation?"
"Yes, I am," Tsukushi answered.
They gazed into each other's eyes, and smiled, and then hugged each other.
"I can't believe I met you here! Senosuke's best friend, Tsukushi!" Akiko gushed.
"Me too! I can't believe I met you here! Kin's fiancee, Akiko!" Tsukushi gushed.
end of chapter 3 - please read and review