Skip Beat! is by Yoshiki Nakamura and is licensed in the United States by Viz. I encourage everyone to purchase the manga. I think of fanfiction as free advertisement. There are many things I've bought because I enjoyed fanfiction that crossed into a new fandom.

Possible spoilers through volume 17.

The Megami Nakami Show – Show Part 4

Clapping and cheering followed Sho as he made his way back to the couch. He'd just finished performing Asatte and was still in a bit of shock after what Kyoko had said to him during the break.

Megami spoke up as Sho took his seat, "That was amazing Fuwa-san! It sounded so different live too. I can remember thinking how vibrant and alive it was when I listened to it before. This seemed so… sad instead of joyful and hopeful which is how I always thought about it before."

"Asatte was, is, all about second chances to me. About hope for the future. A brighter future where dreams come true." Sho paused for a moment as if unsure about where to go from here. "But, in a way, it's about letting go of yesterday to embrace tomorrow. It's not easy because sometimes you don't want to let yesterday go." Sho tilted his head down and glanced over at Kyoko who was just watching him without any real expression on her face. "I wish… I wish I could hold yesterday tight and never let it go. I know I can't though," Sho continued looking up at Megami and smiled. "I suppose, if I get lucky, someday I can have a new tomorrow while holding yesterday close to my heart."

"That's so sweet," Megami said with a smile. Most of the audience were developing tears in their eyes. It was just so moving the way he said that.

He's such a ham… Always saying things that make girls like him. He never said anything like that to me in all the time I've known him. And I've known him for over 10 years now.

Kyoko's got no clue I'm talking about her… She's so dense sometimes. I guess that works in my favor because I know Ren Tsuruga is in love with her and she won't understand that. I suppose I should move on from these sad topics. I don't want the audience crying after all.

"Asatte was really a turning point for me. It's about looking forward to what the future brings. I think that's what most people hear when they listen to it. I throw myself into my music and let it take me where it will. So far I've loved every place it's taken me to."

Megami giggled, "Well I for one can't wait to see where it takes you next. You're up for so many awards right now too. Though winning some of these your first time up for nominations would show your potential staying power in the music world."

"Thank you," Sho smiled widely. "It's always great to hear from my fans and know that they're cheering me on. I hope to succeed in this industry so that I can always share my music with them." Sho turned to face the audience. "You're support means a great deal to me."

There were a lot of squeals in the audience after that. A couple of girls even fainted. Sho could have that effect on normal girls. Girls like Kyoko were immune to it.

"OH! That's right! Kyoko-san, you said Fuwa-san's always had a fan club?"

"Yes. Fuwa-san has had a fan club since elementary school. I understand it was the largest club in middle school too. Almost all the girls were members of it as well as an official school club." I hope this isn't going to be a trend. I don't want to be asked about Sho all the time. I want to be asked questions about my work, without dragging in my unhappy past.

"But not you? I believe you said earlier that you weren't a member. It sounds like you were his biggest fan before his debut though."

I really don't want to go into this… "The other girls wouldn't let me in. They were quite jealous of the amount of time I got to spend with Fuwa-san. His parents often watched over me while I was growing up."

"That would explain the comment about them wanting you two to get married. Your classmates sound kind of mean, not letting you into their club!"

"Yes, some of them were very mean. You know that prank where you turn a desk around to face the wrong way?"

Megami giggled. "I remember that one. It's always something I think was so silly when I look back on it. That happened to me once when I was in middle school. Did they do that to you?"

"They took my whole desk and hid it. Some of his fans were very extreme. … You know, thinking about it, I wonder why none of the girls tried to befriend me just to have an excuse to spend time with Fuwa-san."

"They stole your desk? That's so mean!" Even the die-heart fans of Sho were feeling sorry for Kyoko at this point. "Fuwa-san, didn't you ask them to stop being mean to Kyoko-san?"

"OH! Don't blame him. I hid it from him. I didn't want him to worry about me."

"I would have done something if I had known at the time," Sho interjected with a soft frown. "I didn't find out about it until we were working on filming the Prisoner PV. Kyoko-san was really good at hiding it from me. I had no idea that she wasn't happy at school. I would have done something if I had known."

I'm not letting this conversation continue, I don't want to talk about this… "I didn't want anything to distract him from his music. It's always been the most important thing to him." More important than me, than his parents, than anything or anyone else… Next time I'm making sure he's not going to be on a show I'm doing. This was a whole different take on Yappa Kimagure Rock. I wonder if I could get Shoko to tell me his schedule every week so I know where to not be…

She can't tell that I regret that now. She was also there, she was my rock, the person who supported me the most. I miss that. I want that back.

"He does make some incredible music. Keep up the good work!" Megami said cheerfully right on time. "This is it for tonight's show. Please tune in next week."

End Show Part 4 –END END

Author's Notes:

Yappa Kimagure Rock - The Bridge Rock Show. This was a reference to the events in volume 4.

Sorry this chapter took awhile. I had a hard time coming up with the end to this story. I felt I really couldn't come up with something as good as the Cinderella comment in Intermission 3. … And I didn't, but I tried. This had a lot more talking in it than any previous chapter and hardly any thoughts. Some of the reviewers said that they were starting to feel sorry for Sho. I wasn't really going for that feeling, but I know that the reviews people gave me for this fic influenced the future chapters. This almost seems like a cliffhanger. But Kyoko and Sho both came to conclusions at the end of the story. Kyoko is going to avoid Sho and Sho is going to seek her out. hehe