Unfinished Business

Hana Yori Dango: Domyoji Tsukasa and Makino Tsukushi

After four years, Tsukasa goes back to Japan and finds Tsukushi disappeared four years ago. In an occasion, he sees her in a different appearance and profile background. Will the love resurface or will they just go with the wind?

Chapter 6

Tsukasa, from the moment he had set foot in Japan, had hoped for all good things. He had manipulated his mind with so much effort to maintain optimism although, on the other side of his brain, he knew that it was pure idiocy. Yes, he is idiot. He knows that very well. It was proven again minutes ago by a word that he doesn't know how to percept.

Bought?

He was excavating the records of past in his mind. But, even he put much effort, he still can't comprehend what she was saying. "I give up, what do you mean 'bought'?" he surrendered.

"It's how you put it. I was bought." replied the emotional Tsukushi, not wanting the word to be heard again, for it was hard to percept. She had hated the fact that things go in her heart first before the mind. How hard had she hoped for changes about the matter.

"How much?" Akira asked, thinking that with the fusion of their riches, they could somehow bring her back. He was hoping it was that easy but his conscience has been telling him that Makino Tsukushi is priceless. Maybe monetary solution wasn't enough. He sighed. What could be a better way?

"One hundred Million Yen." She sipped her coffee, wishing the fluid could take off the pain as she drinks it. "Yes, I was treated like a toy." What she had said hurted even more. 'bought', 'toy, what else do they want? She remembered that time when her father had decided for the situation without hesitations. He even didn't try to stop her from volunteering.

"But, you should have fought for your rights." Rui said calmly as he patted her shoulders for comfort. "It wasn't like you."

"I gave up and I just said I'll do it."

"But, why?" Sojiro asked. "You could think of other solutions besides it." She remembered those days. Everytime she had made a decision concerning both their lives, she would communicate with Hikaru through a comforting strokes on her stomach. If life had been very easy to endure, maybe they were living peacefully.

"It was for my family's sake." she confessed. "And to Hikaru who was growing inside me that time."

Tsukasa was struck. He can't believe that it was his forfeit to her mom that caused Tsukushi to marry someone for the sake of their child. He couldn't take the guilt. The guilt that he had swallowed to forget.

"You should have asked us." said Akira.

"No, Tsukushi, why didn't you let me know it?" Tsukasa asked, feeling the sin inside him.

"I have called you many times. I did everything to reach you but I was ignored." Tears ran down her face. She couldn't hide her emotions anymore. "And, your mom called. She knew about the child. She threatened me that if I'll strive more to reach you, she has no choice but to lay off my father and my mother from their jobs and make the school kick Susumu out."

"That wicked witch!" Tsukasa growled as his eyes became devilish out of anger. He just couldn't take that even he sacrificed everything, she did more and more humiliation to Tsukushi. He despised her thirst for power and money.

"Makino, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to leave you and our Hikaru." He kneeled down in front of her, holding her hands tightly, as if he'll never let go of it anymore. "I'm so sorry."

After the heart-warming moment of truth and hurt for love, Tsukushi had gone to the green-grassed gardens of the house. She walked and appreciated the beauty of nature it projects to her. After some more time, she had caught site of Rui who was lying on the grasses.

"Hanazawa Rui!" She called with excitement as she put down the book that had covered his face.

"Hey, Makino." He called her name with a quite-annoyed slash happy but sleepishly voice as herused his one hand to cover his eyes from the rays of sun.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to." She apologized with a smile as she joined him and lied too. "Wah! This place is great, ne?"

"Of course, it's my place." he replied as he put his hands behind his brown hair as it served as pillows.

"So, how was life?"

"Well, it had become quite boring and uninteresting anymore when I knew that I have no life to save anymore."

"Ahh, Hanazawa Rui the Life Saver."

"Too bad, it had been when you weren't by my side."

"Eh? But, didn't you and Shizuka-san had reunited?"

"That was kind of one-sided. I wasn't serious about it for one reason."

"What's that?"

"Well, that's... Secret."

"Hanazawa Rui!"

"I'm just going to change the topic, have you forgiven Tsukasa? Wholeheartedly?"

"Why not? Despite the things he lacked and he missed, I have already forgiven him, long time ago. He needed not to say it. My love was that strong that it wasn't yet forgotten." She answered with unpicked, unbiased words.

And that was what Hanazawa Rui had always envied about him.

Daydreamer Writer: So the revelation of Rui's part is yet but a cliche already but I am still here asking for your support and reviews! I was so sorry that I couldn't update by the usual schedule. Thanks! =]