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.
A/n: For Love in Disguise, I've no idea how to continue it, anyone willing to give me tips, mail me at amyheidi()gmail(.)com, and to tell the truth, actually I've no idea what to write for this chapter, but oh well, after a while, the plot bunny decided to come out after all: ). Do remember to review later...
Chapter 6
Tsukushi played around with her lasagna. Her parents, particularly her mother, watched as she minced with the food.
"Anything troubling you, dear?" asked Mrs. Domyouji.
"Nothing, mother, I just realised how much I missed London and Kin," answered Tsukushi. "He called me up just now."
"Hmm..." butted in Mr. Domyouji.
"What are you implying, daddy?" asked Tsukushi.
"Nothing, honey," answered Mr. Domyouji.
"Mom, dad, are you sure I can choose my own husband?" asked Tsukushi.
Mr. Domyouji stopped eating, and placed his fork down.
"Yes, dear, we are very sure," answered Mr. Domyouji. "We want you to love your future husband."
"Ne, maman, papa, don't you love each other?" asked Tsukushi, albeit a bit innocently.
"Now, we do," answered Mrs. Domyouji truthfully. "But not when we married each other."
"What we had was a pure arranged marriage, Tsukushi," explained Mr. Domyouji. "It's a miracle we fell in love after your aniki was born."
"Is it possible for both of you to not be in love?" asked Tsukushi.
Both her parents nodded, and Mr. Domyouji even commented, "In our world, Tsukushi, it's almost impossible to find love."
"I know aneki and her fiancee don't love each other," blurted out Tsukushi. "but then, mother, father, what if I can't find that person?"
"Well, if you can't find that person, we will still let you choose from a list that we came up with," answered Mrs. Domyouji. "At least you'll have a choice,"
"Aneki doesn't have a choice, right?" asked Tsukushi. "You picked her fiancee for her, right, maman?"
"Well, yes," answered Mrs. Domyouji. "I don't want to do that with you."
"Why, maman?" asked Tsukushi. "Why do you want me to find my own love, and yet, find someone for aneki?"
"Well, your sister is getting a little bit old, so, when I asked her if she'd like me to find someone for her, she quickly agreed," lied Mrs. Domyouji.
"Oh," answered Tsukushi, though Tsukushi didn't buy it, she didn't feel like questioning her mother.
"I heard you went out with the Hanazawa boy, Tsukushi," said her father.
"Yes, but don't think other things, papa, for now, I see Rui as a brother-figure, just like how Kin is," answered Tsukushi.
"For now?" asked Mrs. Domyouji.
"Yes, mama, for now, I don't know if my feelings will change one day," answered Tsukushi.
"Do you want to get arranged with any of the F3?" asked Mr. Domyouji, smiling slightly.
Tsukushi shook her head.
"What if the one I fell in love with isn't the one arranged to be with me?" asked Tsukushi. "I don't want that to happen, papa."
Mr. Domyouji nodded his head in agreement.
Dinner - F4 hangout
Rui was immediately accosted by the rest of the F3 when he joined them for dinner.
"So, how was your day out with the Princess?" asked Tsukasa.
"The Princess is your sister," answered Rui. "She was all right."
"Just a typical female?" asked Akira.
Rui nodded.
"But she's fun to be around," added Rui.
"Fun?" asked Soujiro.
Rui nodded.
"She likes to walk," said Rui, saying it as if it's strange.
"And Tsukasa, your sister looked great in halter tops and short skirts," offered Rui.
"Why would I want to know that?" Tsukasa growled.
Soujiro and Akira whistled.
"Is her back smooth and flawless, Rui?" asked Soujiro.
"Are her thighs smooth and lean?" asked Akira.
Though Eirin's skirts are mostly short, Tsukushi wore the 3/4 version most of the time, which, she wore on the day she met the three flowers.
"Her skirt isn't that short, pervert," said Rui softly. "Just short enough, and her back was covered by a jacket."
Eirin Academy
Tsukushi had a talk with Akiko when the other girls were not there.
"Akiko, how do you feel when your parents told you that they arranged your marriage with Kin?" asked Tsukushi out of the blue.
"Well, I've known Senosuke-kun for a long time, I guess I just accepted it, I love Senosuke-kun," answered Akiko. "Why?"
Tsukushi shook her head.
"Don't tell me you fell in love with Senosuke-kun, Kushi-chan," joked Akiko halfheartedly.
Tsukushi laughed wholeheartedly, and shook her head.
"Don't worry, Kiko-chan, my feelings for Kin is purely platonic," replied Tsukushi. "Me and Kin together? That's incest!"
"It's like me marrying that annoying git," continued Tsukushi, and visibly shuddered.
"Annoying git?" asked Akiko. "Who is this annoying git?"
"My brother, Domyouji Tsukasa," answered Tsukushi.
Akiko laughed.
"You call your brother that?" asked Akiko.
Tsukushi nodded.
"My parents want me to find love, Akiko," said Tsukushi out of the blue.
"What?" asked Akiko. "Lucky you!"
"I know, I'm lucky, but why do I feel like I'm so unlucky?" asked Tsukushi out loud.
"I've got my life planned for me, except matrimony," said Tsukushi. "I ask myself, what if I can't find the one I love?"
Akiko watched and listened at Tsukushi rambled on and on.
"You'll find love, Tsukushi, don't worry about it," replied Akiko.
"By the way, have you heard?" asked Akiko.
"What is it?" asked Tsukushi. "Kin's coming home?"
Akiko really gazed at Tsukushi.
"Kushi-chan, are you sure you don't have any other feelings except brotherly towards Senosuke-kun?" asked Akiko.
"Yes, Akiko," answered Tsukushi exasperatedly. "C'mon, I complained about boys towards that guy!"
"Oh, ok," replied Akiko.
"I'm sorry if I sound as if I have feelings for Kin, Akiko," said Tsukushi. "I lived with him for Pete's sake, Akiko. He's like a brother to me"
Flashback
Location:Taunton - When Kushi first met Kin...
"As the only native Japanese in this school, Miss Domyouji, I would request for your help with the new Japanese transfer student," said the teacher in charge with student administration.
"Mr. Martin, I don't know if you noticed it, but I can't speak my native Japanese," replied Tsukushi truthfully.
"It's not can't, Kushi," said the teacher.
"I can, but it's only at the elementary level," said Tsukushi.
"Well, this new student is a politician's son, he should know how to speak English," revealed the teacher.
"Oh, thank the lord," Tsukushi sighed.
"In fact, here he is," said the teacher.
"Hello, Mr. Martin, my name is Senosuke Amakusa, from Eirin Academy, Japan," Kin introduced himself, reading the teacher's name from his nametag.
"Hello, Mr. Amakusa, this is our foreign Japanese Student, she has been studying in Taunton from an early age, Tsukushi Domyouji," the teacher introduced Tsukushi.
Tsukushi smiled and said 'Hi', while Kin suddenly spoke Japanese to her.
"O genki desuka, Domyouji-kun?" asked Kin in Japanese. (How are you, Domyouji?)
"Huh?" asked Tsukushi instead. 'Now, what does that mean?'
Taunton, before Drama course and before Tsukushi went home to Japan
"Kushi!" called out Kin.
"Yes?" asked Kushi.
"Summer vacation is coming soon, and there's this drama course that I think both of us would love to attend," answered Kin in Japanese.
"God, Kin, can you please speak in English?" asked Tsukushi. "I can barely understand what you are trying to say."
Someone in their class laughed, and said, "Kushi, are you sure you are Japanese?"
"Hey, I'm an English-Japanese," called out Tsukushi. "More English than Japanese."
The class laughed.
London flat during summer vacation
When Tsukushi's cooking went awry
"Damn it, Kushi, what are you trying to do?" asked Kin, when he saw the beated up kitchen. The kitchen looked as if it was hit by a tornado while someone was cooking.
"I'm trying to cook us lunch," muttered Tsukushi. "I already told you thousands of time that I can't cook, but you insisted after I lost that damn bet!"
Kin has betted with Kushi on something, if Kushi lose, she has to cook him something. Well, she lost.
Kin laughed.
"You think I'm being serious last time?" asked Kin. "I should know that the youngest daughter to the Domyouji family should not have known how to cook."
"Now, let's clean up your mess," said Kin. Kin reached for the towel, while Kushi reached for the phone.
"Kushi, let's clean up your mess," said Kin again.
"Hello, Housekeeping services?" asked Kushi on the phone. "I'd like hire someone to clean up my kitchen."
Kin chuckled lightly. Trust Tsukushi to call a housekeeping service.
'She's a Domyouji after all,' thought Kin.
End of flashback
Present time
Tsukushi laughed to herself when she thought of the memories she shared with Kin. No, Akiko's wrong, the feelings Tsukushi has for Kin is only brotherly, nothing more.
Her thoughts wandered to her brother's friends, Akira, Soujiro and Rui. Rui's fun to be with, though Tsukushi wished it was Akira who followed her out. Soujiro looked more like a playboy now.
Tsukushi looked around her. She's at a childrens' park, and it was already late at night. She had gone back to the mansion with her parents, and then, went out after she made sure the wing was silent. Her rom wasn't in the same wing as her parents too, anyway.
'Ditching the guards is fun,' she thought to herself. 'No wonder aniki and aneki likes it so much.'
She thought of the days spent in London with aneki, during her summer breaks, when the both of them ditched the guards to have fun, and smiled.
Her nice solitude was broken when she heard a sound. She turned to the source, and saw Mimasaka Akira smiling at her. She smiled back.
"What's the Domyouji Princess doing late at night over here?" asked Akira.
"Enjoying the solitude," answered Tsukushi. "And the full moon."
Akira sat at the childrens' swing, and motioned Tsukushi to join him.
"What are you doing here?" asked Tsukushi.
"My latest flame got caught," answered Akira. "I wouldn't want to be the receiver of a jealous husband's fist."
Tsukushi chuckled at that. Akira chuckled back, when he saw the amused expression on Tsukushi's face.
"Now, why would the Princess loves solitude?" asked Akira.
"First, don't call me Princess," answered Tsukushi. "Second, hmm... I like being alone ofttimes, so I can think."
"Think?" asked Akira.
Tsukushi nodded, and replied, "Think of the future, my planned future as the youngest Domyouji. Think of the one that is designated for me, the man I love, the man who's going to be my husband."
Akira glanced at Tsukushi, who continued to talk.
"Mama and papa has told me that its impossible to find love among our world. Even they fell in love after two children," continued Tsukushi. "I wonder if I can find someone I love without all those arranged marriage things, though mother has assured me that, if I can't find someone I love, she'll give me a list of prospective men."
"Aren't you too young to think about that?" asked Akira. "And yes, love did exist in our world, Tsukushi."
"My parents fell in love. They are not arranged to be together. They met each other at a company function, and promptly fell in a deep, sickening, love," continued Akira. "They can't stand being apart, and its been like that since I was not even born."
Tsukushi gazed at Akira and whispered, 'they are lucky then,'.
"16 is too young, Tsukushi," said Akira. "For finding love."
"17 is too young, Akira," said Tsukushi. "For screwing around."
Akira didn't know whether he should kiss or cobble Tsukushi for the way she turned the tables against him.
"Now, after saying that, should I cobble you or kiss you?" asked Akira.
End of chapter 6 - do review...