Chapter 12

Not to be confused with Chapter 12 of Boys Over Flowers Season 2.

Chapter 12
Chapter information
Series	Boys Over Flowers
Volume	3
Release date	September 5, 1992
← Preceded by	Chapter 11
Followed by →	Chapter 13

Rui: "You play the sweet, loving little angel, but inside you know exactly what you're doing. And if people get hurt by your games, why do you care? You're not there anymore."

Shizuka: "R-Rui, I don't know what you're..."

Rui: "Will you stop playing with my feelings?! I like Tsukushi Makino?! Don't make me laugh. There's only one girl I want--"

— Rui confronts Shizuka

The twelfth chapter (第12話 () , twelfth chapter) of Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio was published in Margaret in September 1992. The chapter was preceded by chapter eleven in August 1992. It is also the first chapter included in volume three.

Tsukushi Makino accidentally shares her first kiss with her enemy, Tsukasa Domyoji. To make things worse, she witnesses her crush Rui Hanazawa confessing his feelings to his first love Shizuka Todo.

Plot

After accidentally kissing Tsukasa Domyoji at his party, Tsukushi Makino stares back at him in shock. She runs to the deck of the ship, where Tsukasa says, "Don't tell me you've never been kissed before?" Obviously upset, Tsukushi tells him "Don't come near me!", when he steps closer. Tsukushi feels foolish about the whole night and believes that kissing Tsukasa was her "punishment". She returns to Kazuya Aoike's villa and tries to fall asleep, only to imagine kissing Tsukasa again.

The F4 and Shizuka Todo visit the beach the next day, but are gawked at by the other beach-goers. Tsukushi's mother wishes her to see Tsukasa and drags Tsukushi to the beach, despite her protests. Akira Mimasaka and Sojiro Nishikado tease Tsukushi and Tsukasa about their kiss. Tsukushi looks to Rui and denies the kiss, though he coldly brushes her off. Later, Kazuya challenges Tsukasa to catch more cuttlefish than him, while Tsukushi goes to return Shizuka's dress.

On the ship, Tsukushi stumbles upon many of her classmates in intimate situations, while trying to find Shizuka's cabin. She then overhears Shizuka and Rui on deck. Shizuka casually asks Rui, "Well, you like [Tsukushi], don't you?" The statement angers Rui, who launches into a rant about Shizuka. He tells her, "There's only one girl I want," before dragging her into one of the ship's empty cabins. Tsukushi's legs give out from under her and she drops the dress as tears start to form in her eyes.

Character appearances

• Akira Mimasaka
• Chieko Makino
• Erika Ayuhara
• Haruo Makino
• Kazuya Aoike
• Minako Yamano
• Rui Hanazawa
• Shizuka Todo
• Sojiro Nishikado
• Tsukasa Domyoji
• Tsukushi Makino
• Yuriko Asai

Notes

• Story
• Production
• References

• By accident, Tsukushi loses her first kiss to Tsukasa.
• Tsukushi has a flashback to Rui saving her in chapter nine. Shizuka mentions the incident later on in the chapter.
• Rui admits his love to Shizuka and accuses her of playing "games" with his feelings.

Cover of Margaret

• The chapter was originally opened with an illustration of Tsukasa defacing the Statue of Kanichi and Omiya in Atami. The statue depicts Kanichi kicking Omiya in anger, which is a famous scene from the novel Konjiki Yasha ("The Golden Demon") by Koyo Ozaki. Viz's edition misspells Kanichi's name as "Kichi."
• Tsukushi and the F4 were featured on the cover of Margaret, which included this chapter. The illustration is a parody of the aforementioned statue, featuring Tsukushi as Kanichi kicking Tsukasa as Omiya with the others being shocked.

While lounging on the beach in Atami, Shizuka states "This definitely isn't Miami."

Kazuya's family's boat is called the Aoike-maru (青池丸). -Maru is a common suffix added to the names of ships.

Adaptations

• Episode 7 of Boys over Flowers (anime)
• Episode 3 of Meteor Garden (2001)
• Episode 3 of Hana Yori Dango
• Episode 3 of Boys over Flowers
• Episode 3 of Meteor Garden (2018)

See also

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