Title: Hikari no Hashi: Aftermath

By: akinosora01

Category: Hana Yori Dango

Status: Incomplete
Chapters: 6

Author's Note:

And the second part to this itty-bitty fic. More Tsukasa angst? I changed it from a separate fic to add it onto Hikari no Hashi, as it's in the same universe.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Hana Yori Dango franchise.

Tsukasa's arm dropped lifelessly to his side, the phone receiver in his hand still buzzing Soujiro's concerned voice, asking him if he was all right.

Makino.

He had to admit, truthfully, that the one he swore to love all his life didn't appear in his thoughts like she did years prior, when the memories of their separation were still raw and it took everything of him to keep up with everything that was going on—his move to New York, his introduction to the business world, his engagement to Shigeru…and only thoughts of Makino could calm him, whispering promises of a future happiness once the business deal he was brokering went through…

Before he knew it, more and more work piled onto him, and he couldn't steal enough time to go back to Japan and make things right with Makino. And somewhere along the way he'd gotten married to Shigeru, making it even more impossible to go back.

Oh, there were times, times when his mind wasn't that lucid and had a tendency to wander into the impossible, when he fantasized that he could bring Makino to New York, set her up with a nice apartment with reliable security, and continue their relationship under wraps. She would do it, for him, he thought, because she loved him. And just as quickly, he realized that it would never work; Makino would've never accepted such a situation, because while she may have loved Tsukasa, she also loved Shigeru as a dear friend.

But Rui? Of all the men—instead of all young, available, uncomplicated men—in the world, why did it have to be Rui? Why did it have to be his best friend?

Aaaaaand that's the final for Hikari no Hashi (for now). I loved writing it, and there's room for more—maybe different perspectives from other characters—we haven't heard from Yuuki yet.