Author's Note: Sorry in advance if there is any OOC, but remember, this is an AU, so yea.

Disclaimer: I do not have any claim to any of the Skip Beat! characters.

Summary: Kyoko ends her school day with tears as she overhears her beloved Sho-chan telling one of his friends that she is plain and ugly and that he doesn't care for her one bit. She runs away to a small glade with a small creek running through it when she encounters her childhood friend 'Corn' who left for America 9 years ago when she was 6 years old. What is going to happen next?

Warning: In this story~ Kyoko didn't meet Kotonami Kanae yet. There is an LME branch in Kyoto. Kuon Hizuri/Tsuruga Ren/Corn is only one year older than Kyoko. Kyoko is still bullied, but not only for her 'friendship' with Fuwa Shoutaro, but her attractive looks, too. Kyoko knows Kuon is not a fairy prince because he confessed about his lie before he left. Ren is sent to Kyoto to restart his life after Rick's death and is watched over by Takarda Lory and Jelly Woods.

"Corn?" a petite Japanese girl with waist length raven black hair tied in a disheveled ponytail asked hesitantly as she gazes at the back of a tall male figure with shining blond locks. Her school uniform is slightly crumpled from her trek through the woods to reach the small clearing. The male figure turns around, and the sunlight bounces off his hair as he turns around to see her interrupted his moment of calm.

"Kyoko-chan!" Kuon Hizuri exclaimed in surprise as he stares at his childhood friend and her tear streaked face. "Why are you crying?" Kuon hated it when Kyoko cried because of that bitch. His heart breaks to even see her tearful face, it was too painful to see her in too much pain because of that jerk.

"No…I don't want to burden you like I do to everyone else," Kyoko says resignedly. She plops herself on a boulder as she stares at the ground. "Anyway, how are you doing Corn?" Kyoko says with her sparkling golden eyes.

Kuon chuckles at her remark. "I don't mind hearing your troubles Kyoko-chan. Anyway, I never corrected you before, but my name is not pronounced 'Co-rn' but 'Ku-on,'" Kuon admits.

"I'm so sorry! I'm a failure like mother says,"Kyoko sadly replies as she begins to cry. 'I can't believe he put up with me! Kuon's so nice..., better than Sho-chan'

"It's ok Kyoko-chan. I didn't mind, I thought it was cute."Kuon says as he kneels down ad lifts up her chin with his finger. He wipes away her tears as she looks into his dark brown eyes. "Kyoko-chan listen, tell me what's wrong, please?"

"Sho-chan," Kyoko sobbed out.

"What about him?"

"He...he...HE CALLED ME PLAIN AND UGLY! HE SAID I DIDN"T MATTER TO HIM AT ALL!" Kyoko screamed as she pounded Kuon's chest when he pulled her in in a tight embrace.

"It's okay, Kyoko-chan,it's okay. He doesn't deserve you,"Kuon said. 'I don't either, but still. At least I appreciate you.' Kuoko slowly pulls away, the cold sudenly overtaking her body as the heat from the hug drifts away.

"Kuon, can you still be my fairy prince?"

To be continued…

Notes: Sorry I ended it too soon, but I'm tired. I'll try to post the next chapter soon. Anyway, first fanfic! Plz review!