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Act 4: Don't You Forget About Me

Ren's fist never managed to hit Reino as he somehow stopped himself in time. Glaring at the stalker, he shook his head and glanced back at Natsu. She looked surprised, then frowned. This was not going the way she had planned. Ren was proving to be a failure when it came to fun Level 5 play activities.

"Aren't you going to hit him, Mr. Tsuruga,"she asked, trying to keep herself composed. Ren didn't say anything at first, then he slowly smiled. Reino and Natsu were both surprised at his reaction and hesitant to anything else.

"Ms. Mogami, I'd like to have a word with you...now."

The tone of his voice was so heavy that the "Natsu soul" was knocked out and Kyouko came back to her senses. She started to tremble as her beloved senpai glared at her.

Mr...Mr. Tsuruga is really mad at me for deceiving him, isn't he?!

Ren was quiet for a long while before his glare turned into a smile. He chuckled and patted her head. She looked at him in shock for a moment, then smiled happily.

"I'm really sorry for lying to you, Mr. Tsuruga."

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Reino dully listened as she explained to Tsuruga what had happened. Maybe it was because he was preoccupied with his precious Kyouko that Tsuruga didn't try anything with him. Either way, he knew what Natsu's role was by now and he wasn't going to stay for the lion's role. He slowly sunk away and ran off into the opposite direction. Ren caught him and turned him around. It was apparent to Reino now that he would have to explain himself if he wanted to come out of the lion's den unscathed.

"If you must know, the chocolates she made previously were too wonderful for words and she had to remake them,"he calmly said. Upon hearing his words, Kyouko and Ren's eyes widened and both did a double take.

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Too wonderful? That stupid Shoutaro destroyed the original ones! They looked horrible!

"They were run over by a passing vehicle,"she shouted.

"You don't have to shout....Anyway, why didn't you specify about it then?"

Kyouko glared at him and muttered, "I did. I told you that the chocolates weren't edible."

Beagle sighed and shook himself out of a now surprised Ren's grasp. His behavior confused her for a moment, but Kyouko bravely held her ground.

"I thought you meant that the chocolates were filled with your everlasting love."

Wait--what?

"I would have preferred flimsy chocolates run over by a vehicle over those made with love."

EHHHHHH?!

By now, her head was spinning like crazy as Beagle smiled and walked towards the exit.

"Next time, try and be a little more detailed when you speak to me. I'll be back next year for my chocolates, Kyouko." With a wave, he dramatically walked outside. Coincidentally, one of the crew members was playing foreign retro music. The song fit quite well as Kyouko and Ren dumbly stared at Reino's disappearing figure. That was an encounter they would remember for the rest of their lives.

The End

A/N: Want to know the name of the song the crew members were listening to?

Take a look at the chapter title.

There you go.