Disclaimer: I don't know what to say. It's already chapter 10 and I have a lot of things on my mind right now. Ideas just keep on popping out of my head for this story. I don't even know how to put them together now. LOLS. I don't know how you would react with this chapter. It's kinda gloomy and crazy (sorry everyone, you came across with an insane fanfic author. Hahahaha). so yeah, feel free to tell me what annoys you or what captures your interest.. =) much love, NorikoTheGhost..
I know I've been saying (I mean, writing) this from the very beginning and it's obvious that HYD is not mine. But please, read and review. ;-)
"AKIRA!"
There was a flash of white lightning as a young girl's voice called out his name.
"No! Don't hurt him!"
She was crying, begging not to hurt Akira. They were ganged up together at one corner of the streets one night. The girl was held captive by two of the gang members while he was being beaten up by the other seven members. He couldn't do anything. He couldn't fight back. Or rather, he can't fight back because if he did, no one knows what these gang members might do to her.
"Hahaha!" The one who seemed to be the gang leader laughed at his wounded body. "One wrong move, Mimasaka, and your girl can say goodbye to you." He told him threateningly.
He wanted to fight back. He wanted to protect her. He wanted to save her from them, but he couldn't. She was held captive. Both of them are held captive.
"TELL ME, AKIRA!" Soujiro was yelling at him back at Eitoku's dining hall. They were on the dining hall's private area where they, and their other friends, are allowed to enter that part of the hall. "WHO THE FUCK DID THIS TO YOU?" he was enraged at the fact that Akira Mimasaka, his best friend and the son of an underground leader, was beaten up.
"This is nothing, Soujiro." Akira responded in full calmness. "There's nothing to worry about."
"Nothing to worry about?" Soujiro repeated in disbelief. "You were beaten up and all you can tell me is 'there's nothing to worry about'?" he retorted. "Damn it, Akira! You were never beaten up before! You're good at fighting!"
He fell silent at his best friend's words. At the corner of his eye, he knew they were being watched by the scandalized students of Eitoku. They were part of a popular group of boys in campus and therefore, everyone treats them as a celebrity.
"Soujiro…" a soft voice came over.
Both Soujiro and Akira looked up at the girl who entered their premises. Soujiro came to an end with his ranting at the sight of the girl.
"Please. Everyone else is watching." She continued. "If I may say so, may you please talk about this where no one can hear you?"
Soujiro looked from the girl to Akira. He rolled his eyes and marched off from the private premises. He wanted to yell and order the students who are watching to get out of his way, but even without doing so, they cleared his way for him. All were afraid that they might get on Soujiro's bad side that day.
Akira just watched him leave the dining hall as his two other friends are making their way to enter the hall; both were being ignored by Soujiro. He turned to the girl.
She smiled at him sweetly. "He's worried." She told him.
Akira agreed in silence. Soujiro has been his best friend since childhood – they practically grew up together which is why they have this brotherly love towards each other. Both Akira and Soujiro see each other as brothers.
The vision was becoming darker and darker as it zaps into nothingness.
"AKIRA!"
There it is again. She was calling out for him once more.
"No… Please! Don't hurt him, i beg you. Don't hurt Akira."
He is now drenched in cold sweat as his consciousness drifts further and further into this dark world where he can only enter while he is fast asleep.
"Akira… Akira… AKIRAAAA!!!"
"AAARGH!" Akira woke up from that nightmare. More cold sweats are coming out from his body. His heart is beating faster and faster as he chases for his breath. It's happening again. The past is haunting him once more.
This is one great reason why Akira hates to sleep. This is why Akira looks more haggard each and every day. This is one factor why Akira wants to burry himself with loads of work than having a vacation. This is why most of Akira's time goes to smoking in the dark while drinking liquor. Soujiro is one issue why he rather do out-of-the-country business meetings rather than stay in Japan. And she is the main reason why Akira doesn't seem to have a sense of commitment now.
He held his temple as though he was in deep thoughts. Well, he is. But all he wanted to do is to forget about what he just witnessed during his sleep. He was surely travelling back in time where he was still with her even in times of danger and he was still friends with Soujiro.
"Everything will be all right."
Her voice was playing on his mind, telling him that everything will be all right.
"Everything will be all right."
The voice said once more. He smirked. "No. Everything's not right. Nothing turned out right." He opposed as though the girl was there, talking to him. "You're now gone because of me. Soujiro hates me." He whispered all the more with agonizing heart. "Nothing's right."
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A young lady on a formal attire was walking down the hallways made of glass and carpeted floor. She was practically embracing a pile of folders on her hand as her brunette hair was loosely hanging over her shoulders. She turned to a corner but her stilettos came to a quick halt upon seeing the face of an old woman whose hair has been sprayed to stay still. Her eyes grew wider and panic rushed all over her body. And even before the woman who looked as strict as hell, she started running back to where she came from.
"She's here!" she said in full panic soon as she opened the glass doors. Her co-workers just gave her a look. "The devil who wears Gucci is back!" she continued.
Upon hearing the last sentence, shock and fear registered upon their faces and quickly cleaned up their messes – the ladies tied up their hairs and the gentlemen put on their neckties.
When Kaede Domyouji walked into the office hall, everyone was ready. "Good morning, Madame." They all greeted. However, all that Kaede did for response was looked at each and every one of them with her eyebrows raised along with her forehead and a smirk on her face.
"What's so good about the morning?" she whispered and walked straightly, passing every cubicle until she reached her own office. Two of her assistants opened the door for her and went inside her office as well. Soon as the door was shut closed, they all heard a scream and made everyone looked scandalized – the papers they were holding was tossed in mid-air due to shock and some of their materials were dropped on the floor because of panic.
"Madame, please… Calm down." One of her assistants consoled her.
Kaede stopped from screaming hysterically. She banged her fists on her table while turning to her assistants. "How the hell am I supposed to calm down when I know that my Tsukasa is missing?" she asked almost with teary eyes. "My baby boy!" she added and sat on her chair with her hands covering her face.
"Madame Kaede, the police are investigating the matter. Please, do not worry yourself too much."
Kaede was speechless for a moment. "He's my only baby boy and he's missing! If only I have brought him with me to my business meeting with the Italians, he might still be here with me." She told her assistant and uncovered her face. "Tell me, Marika." She turned to her assistant who was wearing a thick spectacles. "Does anyone saw what happened?"
Marika looked at the other assistant.
"Misato?"
Misato looked back at Kaede. "Well, Madame." He started clearing his voice. "The one who survived the shoot-out is now out of comma. Police reports states that the driver, Hajima-san, saw Young Master Tsukasa ran for his life."
Kaede dramatically turned around to face the city view from the topmost part of the building, biting her index finger. "My baby boy. My poor baby boy. I wonder if he's all right." She whispered more to herself.
Both Marika and Misato exchanged glances. No one really knows the real Kaede Domyouji the way they do. Others see her as 'the Devil who wears Gucci brand' but when it comes to personal matters – especially with her son – she transforms into a gentle woman who only thinks about the welfare of his children –
"My baby boy. Where are you?" she asked as dramatically in mid-air, her hands lifted in air and motioned it like she was about to pray afterwards. "My…baby!"
– wherein both Marita and Misato finds it very odd to the lady.
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Soujiro stood right there. Holding just a stem of a rose, he knelt down. He puts the single-stemmed rose on the tombstone. "I wish you are still here." he said. His eyes is being filled with liquid but tried hard to hold it back. He sniffs. He looks up at the sky so that the tears won't go down. "If you were here, I guess…" he paused
This time, Soujiro couldn't help himself. He couldn't fight his own emotions and tears came rushing down his cheeks. "This is unfair, you know." He said to the grave of that certain someone. "Even though you're not here anymore, I still feel like you're still here."
There was no answer. He knew that. But then again, Soujiro felt like that the person he's talking to is still there, listening to him and would comfort him as he tells his own heart aches. "If you're still here with us, maybe things would be a lot easier between Akira and I."
Wiping his tears with his bare hands, he stood up giving one final look at the tombstone. "I wish for your soul to be in peace. I'll definitely see you in the next lifetime. Ja ne."
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"Ooohh! That was such a cute baaaby!" Naoko-san, the head of the Chambermaids and wife of Gorou the Cook, squeaked perkily upon seeing the baby diapers' commercial on the television later on one fine afternoon.
And just the mere sound of the word 'baby' coming from the kind-hearted and food-loving old lady gives Tsukasa a shiver down to his spine. It's as if he heard his own mother call him 'baby' once again. He felt chills all over his body just by imagining his mother squeal. He is, however, not sure if the queen had found out about what happened to him. Nothing is on the news so far and he guessed that his mother has no knowledge about his disappearance.
Minutes later and the chills were still on his system, Tsukasa made a quick stand from the couch he was sitting on and immediately went towards the entrance door, leaving Naoko, Gorou, and Umi staring at him until he reached the door knob.
"Tsubasa-kun?" Umi called, rushing after Tsukasa.
He turns to her. "Hmm?"
"Are you off to somewhere?" the girl asked with eyes full of questions as to where their only guest would go.
Tsukasa paused for a moment and nodded afterwards.
Umi's eyes displayed panic. Tsukasa, getting the hint that Umi might be thinking he'll be checking out of their hotel, declared "I'll be back by dinner." in an instant as to make her feel better. After the hospitality they showed him for the past twenty-four or more hours of his stay in this hotel, he couldn't just leave them without goodbye.
With those words, Umi sighed in relief and smiled widely at their only guest. "Yosh! We'll prepare the grandest dinner for you, Tsubasa-kun!" she happily told him with her thumbs up in mid-air.
Tsukasa replied with just a simple smile before he went off to wherever his feet might drag him this time. Anywhere would be good as long as he could get this chilling sensation gets off him. Any place would be fine as long as he could take the questions out of his mind. He needs to get into a place where he could stop thinking about his mother and him being the prince. He wants to enjoy his freedom while it lasts.
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Author's Note: this is short. I know. And well, when I say I didn't base this on the drama or anime or manga, I really mean it. And when I say I will make their personalities different from what we know – I'm dead serious. =) Look at Kaede here, she's far from Kaede the 'old hag' Domyouji we know because my thoughts went like "hmm, what if I'll make Kaede a loveable character in my fanfic? Will I be able to pull it off?" and I know that in one chapter, Tsukasa did say he doesn't like his mother's way (just wait for the next chapters to come and your questions will be answered, I hope)… so what can you say guys? Did you love the Kaede I had in my imagination? Or she became worse? Hahaha… gomen… my sanity reached zero level… :-)
Again, sorry for the late update. I don't have the time that I had before. Sniffs.
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anime07, thanks for the review..=) I will try to update as soon as I can..but please understand me because I have just graduated and I will be working SOON.. =)
FilmMaker, I'm sorry if I made you feel it's a rush..well, it kinda is..really sorry..and still, thank you for such a wonderful review.. =)
cheshirecat, yes! Of course you can ask for more RuixShizuka moments from me..Shizuka is one of my beloved characters of HYD and I don't like her being a bitch or anything..i just love her and I think she and Rui are made for each other (just like Tsukushi and Tsukasa)! =)
, I will try to update as much as possible.. =)
Lillith Evans..ah, one of my favorite authors of HYD..thanks for reviewing my fanfic..I do hope I could revisit your page one of these days..it sucks being me right now because I will be working soon..lols.. =)
And Aliska..thank you for the review..i'm glad you liked my fanfic..and no, don't worry because I have no plans of abandoning this fanfic.. =)
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Preview for the next chapter? Here you go…
"Hey! Watch where you're going, mister!"
Tsukasa frowned. That voice sounded so familiar. He turns to her only to get a glimpse of the girl's head facing down. "Gomen. I didn't mean to." He simply said, still eyeing the girl.
Hearing his voice sends a minimum level of electrical impulses to her body. She looked up at him. "You!" Tsukushi pointed at the man before her eyes.
"And you!" Tsukasa pointed back.
--end of preview!and sorry for not doing a second-reading (which my friend often tells me to do)…I don't do second reading…I don't know why, I just don't! Hahaha…well, till next chapter…and you know that this fanfic is for you…leave a review, onegaishimasu!--