A/N: A plot bunny that attacked. And gnawed at my brain whenever I tried to sleep. That was annoying. Some characters slightly OOC. Sorry. This seemed to long to go with the drabbles.
Date Originally Posted: December 17, 2008
Title: Just Another Day
Series: Skip Beat!
Rating: PG-13 (Just in case)
Characters: Kyoko Mogami. Ren Tsuruga.A brief but necessary original character Miyako.
Pairing: Ren/Kyoko
Spoilers: I can't remember the chapter but if you know about BJ then it's all good.
Word Count: 1166
DISCLAIMER: Skip Beat! belongs to Nakamura Yoshiki
ALSO: Unbeta-ed. Cause I'm lazy.
Just Another Day
Ren sat at a red light contemplating the day's schedule. Today's taping consisted of him portraying BJ but with a slight twist. BJ seems to have entered a relationship with the chief of police's daughter, Layla, under the guise of a kind gentleman. He eventually seduces her into giving him information about the police. Little does he know that the daughter knows who he is and is simply using him to get back at her father.
He knew today's scenes were of BJ seducing the girl. He had never had a role that required romantic physical contact to this extent. Once upon a time, he himself may be done things like this but never in front of an entire set of people.
Ren was vaguely aware of Yashiro babbling next to him. He distractedly nodded his head as if he were listening. This seemed to satisfy Yashiro.
Once the pair entered the set, Ren was whisked away to hair and makeup. Yashiro waved and called, "Goodbye! I'll see you in a few days!" Ren raised an eyebrow but was simultaneously attacked with brushes and garments.
The director was being brutal that day. Each scene had to be visually perfect. Then the scenes usually had to be re-taped from another angle.
Ren sighed. As an actor he would do what was required of him. Even if it meant kissing a woman he barely even knew, he would do it. Even if it meant he was to run his hands over her body touching clothed flesh that he normally wouldn't touch, he would do it. And yes, even if it meant the female touched, caressed, and kissed him too. It was just another day in the life of an actor.
"Ah!" Layla let out a breathy moan as BJ began to kiss her neck. She on hand in his hair as she tried to pull him closer while the other splayed against the wall behind her.
BJ swiftly shifted his right hand from her hip to grasp her thigh and lift it towards his hip. He licked, nipped, teased the tender skin of Layla's neck. Using his left hand, he gently tugged her head to the side for better access.
"Oh! P-please!" she stammered.
"Hmm?"
"Please, just kiss me!" she gasped out.
BJ pulled back to smirk at her. He then swooped down and fiercely captured Layla's lips in a passionate kiss.
"And cut! That's perfect!" the director yelled. "Okay, I think we're done for the day. Good work today!"
Ren disentangled himself from the actress playing Layla as quickly as possible. Ever since Miyako had shown up, she seemed to think that just because their roles were romantically involved, that the actors should be too. Because of this, Yashiro would wait for him right off set and the pair would leave as quickly as possible.
To Ren's surprise, it was a not a fair haired glasses wearing man but a girl clad in an eye-paralyzingly pink jumpsuit. With her mouth hanging open. And her eyes about to pop out of her head.
"Mogami-san?" Ren stared down at Kyoko. "What are you doing here?"
Kyoko continued her impression of a hot pink fish. Ren placed a hand on her shoulder causing her to jump.
"Wow! Tsuruga-senpai is an amazing actor!" she gushed. "To be able to do that over and over for nine separate takes? That's incredible! And then-"
Ren inwardly winced. How much had she seen? Did she see the take when Miyako felt the need to grab his butt? Why was Kyoko even here?
"-such a wonderful actor! Tsuruga-senpai is certainly very dedicated-"
Ren saw Miyako getting ready to saunter over so he quickly grabbed Kyoko by the arm and nearly dragged her to his dressing room.
"Tsuruga-senpai?!"
"Wait. Here. Don't talk to anyone," he ordered. Ren ducked into his dressing room and quickly changed out of his costume and into his regular clothes. Once he had changed and grabbed his bag, he opened the door, wrapped his free arm around Kyoko's shoulders. He quickly rushed them out of there leaving a pouting Miyako behind.
Once the two were safely seated in Ren's car, Kyoko gave him a wondering look.
"As an actress, you understand that your role is separate from you, correct?" he asked. Kyoko nodded enthusiastically.
"Well, Miyako-san doesn't see the difference. She thinks that since Layla and BJ are involved, then she and I should be too," Ren said. "Now why are you here?"
"Yashiro-san said he mentioned it to you. His mother was admitted to the hospital. He said it's nothing serious but he needs to take some days of leave from work so he can go visit her. He asked me to take over for him since I've done it before," Kyoko answered.
So that's what Yashiro had been on about earlier that day.
"Well Mogami-san, hamburger steak or whole grilled frogs?" Ren asked, holding back a mischievous grin.
"Hamburger steak!" she practically yelled.
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Ren wished for silence, that she wouldn't bring up today's scenes but fate was not good to him. After ordering, Kyoko immediately launched back into that topic.
"Tsuruga-senpai, you looked so real during that scene. Is it weird to have to kiss a costar like that in front of everyone?" she asked, her eyes wide and innocent.
Ren had to cough into his fist and look away from her before he could answer. "It's part of your job. If you have properly immersed yourself in your character then it's very natural."
Kyoko absorbed this information into her brain. "Even if your first kiss ends up happening when you're in character?"
"Well, I suppose that would be a bit awkward but it's not your first real kiss. It's your characters. Are you worried that your first kiss may occur when you're in character?" Ren couldn't help but ask.
Surprisingly, Kyoko shook her head. A soft faraway look graced her features. "No. When I was very young..." she trailed off before her face darkened.
He could only guess that her first kiss was with Fuwa. Feelings of anger coursed through his veins. It was stupid really. The fact that her first kiss would be with Fuwa was understandable. They knew each other as children and she was hopelessly in love with him. So it was stupid to feel jealous over that.
The pair remained quiet after that; both solemnly picking at their food. After paying their bill, they left the restaurant. Silence continued to reign supreme in the stationary car. Ren tried to fight his jealousy of Fuwa while Kyoko mentally destroyed Sho in various ways.
Ren looked over to Kyoko who had a scary gleam in her eyes. His body seemed to move on its as his hand reach out to gently stroke her cheek. Kyoko froze and slowly turned to look at Ren.
And felt the urge to shrink back into the door.
The King of the Night was gazing back at her.
He slowly leaned over and pressed his lips against her gently. He pulled back slightly before kissing her again. This time a bit harder.
There was no third kiss.
Simply because Kyoko had fainted dead away in the car seat.
A/N: Why was Yashiro dropped off at the set too? Um. He had to talk to the crew so they knew Kyoko wasn't just a fangirl hanging around.
Also, I'm not planning on this continuing this. But please review if you don't mind!
A/N EDIT: Alright, so I've been getting feedback that I should continue this. Well I have thought some more about this and will be working on another chapter. I just know that I'm going to hit a brick wall with Ren and Kyoko though. But I suppose I should worry about that when it comes to that time.