Chapter 10: Revelations

Kyoko leaned against the passenger seat window, staring at the passing scenery. Every once in a while she felt a gentle pressure on her hand. Turning, she met Ren's eyes. She squeezed back, offering him a tired smile. He hadn't stopped trying to be near her all night, and she couldn't say she minded. Kyoko glanced at the digital clock. 11:00. 'Wow. The party went really late. ' Maria had gone to bed about an hour ago, after saying goodnight to both Ren and Kyoko, and many of the people from Box R or Dark Moon had left early because of filming the next day. Kuu was staying until Wednesday and had promised all of Tuesday (that she could spare) to Kyoko.

"Did you have a good time?" Ren's voice brought her out of her thoughts.

"I had a wonderful time." She laughed. "I can't believe you all managed to keep it a secret. What about you?"

He squeezed her hand again, bringing it up to her lips. She blushed. "Best night of my life." He said against her hand, and then placed it back on her lap.

When they arrived at the hotel, Ren fought to keep his eyes off Kyoko's obscenely short skirt. 'Still in high school, still in high school, still in high school.' He repeated it like a mantra as he led her to the entrance of the hotel. Although they were dressed as Setsu and Cain, neither wanted to act out their characters just yet. However, both adopted the bored, threatening attitudes as they made their way to their room, with Cain draping his arm around his little sister, in effect draping part of his coat around her shoulders to keep her hidden from the men standing around in the lobby and the hallway.

As soon as they entered the room, they dropped their characters and placed their suitcases on the beds. Kyoko sat down on her bed and began to unpack, trying to ignore Ren's eyes on her. "Are you hungry?" She asked quietly. He sat beside her on the bed.

"I think we have some things to talk about." He ignored her question.

'It was a mistake. He doesn't love me. He's going to break up with me…' The thoughts raced through her head. Seeing her panicked, fearful look he took her hands.

"I love you." He leaned forward and kissed her gently. "But this may be a bit more complicated than you think." She frowned at him, but he knew she was listening. "First, we need to decide if we are going to try and keep this a secret. Also…there is the problem of..." He took a deep breath. 'I love her. I have to tell her. Not everything. Not even most of it…just something.' "Well of my name. "

"Your name? Oh. You mean your stage name." She wondered what his real name was, not that it mattered, but thinking of him as something other than Ren would take getting used to.

"It's Kuon." He blurted.

"You have the same name as Father's…son…" He could see the exact moment when she got it.

"I'm sorry."

"You're father's son."

"I'm so sorry." He pulled her against him. "Please don't be angry with me. I couldn't say anything." She sat quietly in the circle of his arms, taking it in. "Say something?"

"I'm so sorry."

"What?'

"You must have thought I was being so rude when I was acting as you."

"No!" He held her at arm's length and looked into her eyes. "No, I did not. I thought you were wonderful. And my Father obviously loves you." She stared at the floor. "He calls you his daughter now."

"But he's your father!" She cried.

His eyes darkened a bit and he smirked. "I'm more than willing to share him if it's with you." Leaning in, he kissed her again. This time she kissed him back, copying his movements against her lips. When she felt his tongue on her lips, she squeaked and pulled away, blushing. He looked at her sheepishly. 'STILL. IN. HIGH. SCHOOL!'

"Sorry." He kissed her cheek and went to finish unpacking. "We'll take it slow, okay?" She smiled softly and nodded.

'One day, he'll tell me the whole story. For tonight, I'm just glad to be with him.'

Kanae glanced up from where she was sweeping to meet the eyes of the man standing next to her. "Yes, Yashiro-san."

"Well I was just thinking, since Ren and Kyoko already left…" he hesitated when he saw realized she was glaring at him. "maybe we could…get some dinner…or something?"

"I'm not hungry." She snapped.

"Okay…how about coffee?

"I'm busy tomorrow. I'm going home after this."

"Would you like me to walk you home."

"Mo! So what, you think that, because my best friend and your friend are now dating that we automatically have to get together?" She snapped at him.

"Uh…no. I just…"

"You just what!"

"Just...forget it!" He hissed and, turning on his heels, stormed away. He passed the President on his way out the door and was surprised when he realized that the man was chuckling. "What?"

"You're going to try harder than that. If you keep giving up so easily, you'll never get her."

Kanae stopped cleaning at around 11:30 when the President told her that he would have his staff finish up the next day. Thanking him again, she headed for the door where she found Yashiro leaning against the doorframe. "What are you still doing here?"

"Waiting to walk you home. Come on." He straightened and held the door open for her.

"…Mo! I thought I said."

He took her hand and pulled her through the door. "Yes yes, come on. The quicker I get you home the quicker I can get home and go to bed. Ren has filming pretty early tomorrow."

"No one said you had to…."

"Yes I know. Now come on." He led her down the street by the hand until she stopped yelling at him. "Now isn't it nicer when you aren't yelling at me?" He asked mildly. "So what time do you finish tomorrow?"

"7. Why?" She asked warily.

"Ren goes until 8, but he'll probably want to finish early because of Kyoko…well how about I pick you up at 8:30, just to be safe. We can have a late dinner…surely you'll be hungry by then. I am giving you plenty of warning." She stared at him incredulously. He looked back at her. "Hmm?"

She shrugged carelessly. "Fine. Whatever." 'Who knows. Maybe Kyoko's won't be the only Cinderella story around here.'

And so, they all (well most of them) lived (relatively) happily ever after (most of the time…eventually)

The End

A/N: Wow. This story went about 8 chapters longer than I thought it would. I'm sure there is some OOC, but hey, my fanfic, my rules. ) Let me know what you think. In the immortal words of some famous guy, that's all folks.