Hello everyone! Sorry for the long wait but it's been just a few days after JROTC Camp and my feet are sore, but aside from that I had a fun time. This is the final chapter to Think of You and I hope you enjoy the sweet ending. There is no song to this so go ahead and play Katy Perry's songs if you want.

I do not own Skip Beat.

Speaking to You

The butler leaves after he tells me you are in the room on the right. I walk down the hall and start to hear voices. Just before I go to wait in the hall I hear something that stops me in my tracks.

"… back to Japan?" A feminine voice asked. If it wasn't for the responding voice I might have gone to wait in the hall by now.

"I don't know, maybe next month I guess." Said a familiar masculine voice. I know I should have waited but it's been so long since I've seen you, I rush into the room and I don't hear what the other person was asking as I see your back.

The woman with Ren is so beautiful. She has long wavy blonde hair, beautiful hazel eyes, and an angelic face. She could be a fairy. Maybe even a fairy princess but most definitely his girlfriend. She notices me and tells him he has a visitor. I feared the worse as he turned to face me.

Should I have come here? Would my feelings matter now that you have a girlfriend? Should I run now? …No, no matter what I have to tell the truth, at least to be on speaking terms again. I stay where I am and we see each other for the first time in who knows how many months.

You look so shocked. Did you never want to see me again? Well I have, I have for so long, ever since the second you walked away from me with your head bowed. I'm surprised that your girlfriend is the first to talk.

"Um, should I give you some time alone Ku-Ren?" Your girlfriend stubbles over her words. Why does she look so happy to see another girl visiting her boyfriend's home? When I look to you, you seem me of a mixture of relief and surprise than angry. Have you told her about us, Ren?

"Yes, please mom," MOM! She's your mother? She looks young enough to be twenty five tops. "I think it's better if this happens now rather than in Japan." Are you going to yell at me? Are you going to say you don't love me anymore? Just because she's your mother doesn't mean you don't have a girlfriend… somewhere. I'm so immersed in my thoughts of what your girlfriend may look like, I don't relies that your mother left the room and you're so close already.

"Hello K-Kyoko, umm, what are you doing h-here – in America?" The few times you actually seem human is when you're rarely flustered or nervous. It's really cute, even now.

"Uh good day Tsu-," I stop midway after your glare at the formality. In a way it's relieving that you'll still let use your first name. "Ren. I had to… I need to… what I'm saying is…" What is wrong with me? I had everything planned and how I would say things. Why can't I talk now?

"Things ended pretty badly didn't they, Kyoko?" Ren looks at me sadly, oh how I want hug you right now. But all I can do is look ashamed and nod.

After all, it wasn't like I knew Sho planned to kiss me just as you came walking down the hall. You told me how you felt about me the evening before at your apartment and said I could think about it before dropping me off at Darumaya. I was so embarrassed to be caught in such a situation I couldn't say anything… I haven't said anything because of that same embarrassment and fear. The next thing I knew I heard you say we couldn't work out any way and left.

"How are you and Fuwa doing?" I look up to see you trying to hide your pain and all I can do is smile. "I'm doing fine actually, I still get a lot of job offers and I've done some modeling." I pause and take a deep breath. "But I think Sho and Pochi dating will help boost their careers." I swear you might have gotten whiplash from looking up so fast.

"Oh that's sad." Well don't sound too heartbroken. "When did you guys end?"

"This morning actually, I broke up with Sho and recommended Pochi to be with him instead." I'm so nervous right now. Please give me some sign that says I can move.

"So you broke up with Fuwa in hopes of being with me." Why are you angry? "No." is all I can say to the Demon Lord. "Then how do I know that you really love me? How do I know you won't even have the courtesy of saying no to me first before kissing another man?"

I'm too afraid to respond. How can I explain to you that it was all a miss understanding not corrected sooner because of my fears? How can I tell you that I love you? Just when you're about to leave the room I find me reason.

"Please don't leave me again Corn." I look at you as you pause with your back facing me. "I've thought about nothing but you ever since you left for here. When you first went away nothing was right for a while. The colors dulled, the food was flavorless, and I cried for the sole reason that you weren't with me anymore. But I told myself you were the fairy prince and needed to go home so I eventually got over you… it's not happening this time Corn."

You still don't face me and I take it as a sign to continue. "The day Sho kissed me – again – was the day that I wanted to reconcile with him. I was giving up my admission of getting my revenge on him to be with you. When Sho kissed me, I swear, I didn't know what was happening and I was too afraid and embarrassed to say anything until it was too late." Tears are falling uncontrollably from me eyes and you still won't face me.

"You know I've made many mistakes and that I do regret some things but my biggest mistake was being too afraid." I don't think I can speak evenly anymore.

"And what are you afraid of? Me?" You let no emotion show in your voice.

"I was afraid of real and true love." I look down defeated. "My biggest mistake was being afraid of actually being loved by someone as good as you. And I'll regret it until my dying day for not speaking up."

"So you're not afraid of love now?" You finally look at me but you still don't betray any emotions.

"No. I want it actually, I willingly embrace it now. If it will let me of course." I can't help feel a little hopeful as I see a faint smile flicker on you. "I love you Ren."

There was a pause where the only thing we could do is stare at each other. I want to get closer to you but will you let me? I take a small step forward and pause. I continue walking until I'm at the door with you. You finally reach out to me and instead of flinching away like I would have a year ago, I lean into your hand as you stroke my cheek. I stand on the tips of my toes as you lean down to kiss me.

I couldn't count all the stars I saw behind my eyelids but I'm sure there were more than the ones in the sky. The kiss is sweet and deep and ten times better than Sho's or even our first kiss together, but it's also needy. Like we both had to prove our feelings to each other. Your hair is as silky as ever as I weave my hands into it and your arms are warm as they pull me impossibly closer to you. Then all too suddenly, lack of breathe catches up to us and we have to break the kiss. I don't know how I didn't notice before but we somehow ended up on the couch with me sitting in your lap.

I blush from our position but I don't attempt to break away. Instead I look into your eyes, I can tell that you're wearing contacts now that I'm so close to you but I'll ask about that later. I wait nervously for what I wanted to hear and I think you know what it is.

"I love you too Kyoko." You give me my favorite smile and I almost melt like any other fan of yours. Instead I kiss you again and you willingly kiss back.

"Isn't that nice sweety, I knew they'd be together eventually." Julie said to Kuu as they watched the mini drama in front of them.

"I agree, after all she was bound to find out that Kuon is her Corn after all the stories of our family vacations to Kyoto." Kuu smiled at his wife as he thought back to the long phone calls with his other 'son'.

"I think it's good that Lory waited until Kyoko wanted to go see Ren that he tells her he's Kuon. It would have been to cliché for a drama if she found out before." Julie thought about all the soap operas that had the same season faunally as that.

"This is real life Love, not one of the dramas I acted in." Kuu puts an arm around Julie. "Let's leave these love birds alone and celebrate finally getting a daughter." Kuu and Julie walk away from their private drama and into their room to plan for an 'inevitable wedding' in Julie's opinion.

Thank you for reading! Please review if want but I do hope you enjoyed the ending. Please have a nice day/evening.