Love in Disguise - Redux

Disclaimer: HYD and its characters belong to Kamio Yoko.

A/N: After a prolonged hiatus of writing fanfics, I've decided to come back and do a rewrite of 'Love in Disguise'. I haven't really left the world of fanfics, I just prefer to read them now, rather than write them. As for my other stories, I don't know when I can continue them, writing fanfics is similar to working out, once you stop, it's very hard to start over.

I know that Tsukushi is only a year younger than the F4, but for this story, the F4 are at least three to four years older than Tsukushi, so Tsukushi is 21, while the rest of them are about 24 - 25. Do expect OOC in all the F4 and Tsukushi's character, as the F4 now works for their family, while Tsukushi is full time actress, though she works for her family part time, whereby nobody knows she's the heiress.

Prologue

Tokyo, Japan

It was at the annual grand meeting of industrialists' wives association in Japan that Makino Akiko decided that her daughter should start showing her face to society.

"We've never seen your daughter, ne, Makino Akiko-san," pondered Mrs. Asai.

"Tsukushi is very busy with her studies," replied Mrs. Makino. "She's 21, and yet already on her way to postgraduate studies."

Such remark obviously stung most of the people in the room, as almost all the daughters of the mothers in the room are airheaded bimbos.

Stung by the innocent remark of Mrs. Makino, Mrs. Okawahara said, "It is rather unfortunate of you, though, Makino-san, that she's not that beautiful,"

"Whoever said my Tsukushi is not beautiful?" asked Mrs. Makino, who is vainly trying to control her temper.

"Then why do you hide her from the world?" cooed Mrs. Okawahara. "After all, we all know that Todou Shizuka is pretty, and brainy, and yet, she's not hiding from the world."

"Tsukushi prefer books over limelight, she said, the more people ponder about how she looks like, the better the prospects, ne?" said Mrs. Makino sweetly.

In reality, Makino Tsukushi basked in the limelight, but not as Makino Tsukushi, but rather, a small screen actress based in London, Aikawa Anna.

With that stinging remark from Mrs. Okawahara, Mrs. Makino decided that Tsukushi must return home, not as Aikawa Anna but rather Makino Tsukushi, and show the world that Makino Tsukushi is not an ugly brainy girl, but a beautiful, brainy girl.