Hey everyone! This is my first fanfic in a while so please leave some reviews for me! I have written fanfic before, but I never quite finished... BUT I AM BACK! So please, Read and Review. Feel free to point out any grammatical errors and I'll fix them as soon as I can! Hope you enjoy :)
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"Good morning Tsuruga-san."
"Good morning Mogami-san." In the passenger seat, Yashiro suppressed a sigh.
'Seriously, these two idiots were head-over-heels in love with each other, yet no one makes a move.' This time Yashiro did sigh. If things continued to go as they had lately, he would be dead by the time these two got together…which means that he would not get to see little Kyokos and Rens running around calling him Uncle Yashiro. Yashiro continued to mumble about the two idiots and completely missed what was happening with said idiots.
Ren stared into Kyoko's eyes meaningfully through the rear-view mirror. She stared back with the same intensity and a small blush in her face. She was still scared to death that Yashiro would somehow find out that she had already seen Ren earlier that morning as he dropped her off two hours earlier. Her blush increased as she thought about the previous night. The fear of losing the other one, the confessions, the relief, the kisses, the touches, and the amazing night that she had had with the man she loved. She smiled as she remembered her denial when she had figured out her feelings for him. She had been terrified. Not only of the love she felt, but also the fear that he might find out and never speak to her again. So she had kept it a secret. To say that she was surprised when he asked her out was an understatement.
FLASHBACK
Kyoko was walking around LME looking for her best friend Moko-san, Kyoko sighed contently as she thought about the sleep-over they had the night before. She was too far into La La Land that she missed the person that had crossed her path, and collided against them.
"Ah! I am so sorry! I'm so- Tsuruga-san?" She said as she leaped away from the man in question. He chuckled lightly, but…
'Was that a flash of pain that crossed his face? It couldn't be.' Kyoko shook the thought out of her head and smiled at the tall actor, while fighting a blush that threatened to appear every time he appeared. Ren smiled back at her.
"It's alright Mogami-san. I wasn't watching where I was going so I'm also to blame."
"Eh? NO! Of course not it was entirely my fault!" Kyoko quickly argued. Ren chuckled and smiled lightly.
"How about we agree that it was both our faults?" Kyoko was still reluctant but nodded nonetheless. "Well, now that we settled that, there was something I need to ask you…I was actually looking for you." Kyoko smiled at him in an adorable way and Ren internally groaned.
'Why is she always this cute? She's only making this harder' Ren cleared his throat, 'Come on Ren! You can do this! You can't back out now.' He finished his internal monologue as Kyoko turned her head in confusion. He took a deep breath.
"Mogami-san…I was…I was wondering…are you free…Friday night?" Kyoko blinked in confusion, but thought over her schedule.
"I think so. I have an interview for 'Box R' that afternoon, but I should be done by five. Why?" Ren breathed in. Again.
"Well, I was actually wondering if you would join me for dinner." Kyoko stood there like a statue, her mind working miles per hour.
"You mean you want me to cook for you tonight?" She asked half-hopeful, half-terrified. Ren sighed tiredly.
"No Mogami-san, I mean dinner as in a date. I want a date with you Mogami-san…That is if you are willing." Ren looked nervous and hopeful, while Kyoko stood there frozen.
"A—a date?" She exclaimed scandalized. Ren resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Instead he chuckled lightly.
"Yes Mogami-san a date." He paused for a second and looked at the blushing girl. He mustered some courage and looked directly into her eyes. "And just to make things clear, I want a date with you as a woman. Meaning, I want you to understand this Mogami-san, I romantic date. I don't want you to get any wrong idea Mogami-san. I like you. A lot I've had for a long time. I am interested in you romantically, and I want to take you out on a date." Ren finished his little speech, somewhat desperately. He really wanted her to understand…and to accept of course.
Kyoko on the other hand was frozen.
'Date? With me? He is interested in me? No way! This must be a joke! Yes! He must be teasing me!' But as she looked into his eyes she would see his sincerity and…his fear? 'Is he scared of my answer? Is he afraid that I will say no?' Kyoko's heart warmed and she felt the last lock fall out and Ren was rewarded with a brilliant smile.
"I would love to Tsuruga-san."
END OF FLASHBACK
Kyoko smiled again, and saw Ren smile too. He probably knew what she was thinking about. He had always been able to look through her, just like she could see through him. They had decided to keep their relationship a secret. After hearing from Ren all the torture Yashiro-san and the President had put him through, she had agreed to keep them in the dark as much as possible. The only people who knew where Kanae, Okami-san and the Taisho. This did mean that they had to be extra careful, not to slip while at LME or any other public place. They kept their public personas. She would call him "Tsuruga-san" and he would call her "Mogami-san." When sitting together on set, or any other work place. They would sit together, but away from each other, careful not to make any contact with each other –not need to have any temptations. However, when they were in private on the safety of his home, they would cuddle on the couch and hold each other just to remind themselves that this was real. This had been going on for the past 9 months, and things had only gotten better after last night. She had arrived to his apartment for their scheduled date night, and she had found him a very fidgety mood. She asked if he was alright, and he gave her a half-hearted smile and pulled her closer to him. It wasn't until later that night that she had found out the reason of his restlessness.
FLASHBACK
"Ren…are you sure you are okay? You seemed a little bit on the edge." Kyoko looked up from her spot on his lap. They were watching one of her 'father's' films, and Ren had not relaxed since she had walked through the apartment door.
"Kyoko, I—"Ren sighed and grabbed the remote to pause the movie, "Kyoko, there is something that I need to tell you." Ren moved them around so that they were now facing each other and he took her hands on his. "Kyoko, I need you to hear me out, and I want you to listen to me with an open mind. I don't want you to just run out after I'm done. You will probably be mad, and maybe…h-hate me, but please stay and listen to me and allow me to explain myself. That's all I'm asking for." Kyoko trembled lightly and took her hands out of his.
"Are—are you…b-br-breaking out w-with me?" she stuttered in a whisper. Ren quickly took her hands back.
"NO! No! Absolutely not!" Kyoko's heart seemed to restart again. "…but I'm afraid that you will break up with me after I'm done." Kyoko's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"What are y—"
"Please, just" Ren ran a shaking hand through his dark locks, "…just hear me out first. Kyoko do you remember when that stalker said that Ren Tsuruga was not my name?" Kyoko nodded.
"Yes, I remember Ren Tsuruga is a stage name. I already knew that."
"Yeah, well my…my real name is…K-Kuon. My real name is Kuon Hizuri." He let that sink in. He watched as her face grew into realization.
"You—you mean you otou-san's real son?" Ren nodded. "But why are you keeping your real name a secret?" Ren sighed and pulled her closer to him. He then proceeded to tell him about his past. He told her about the love of his family, but the lack of presence. The loneliness he felt. The need for attention. His violent past… and lastly about Rick. Kyoko cried with him as he recalled the events of that fateful night. She held him close to her and whispered comforting words into his ear. He then continued with the birth of Ren Tsuruga, and his attempts to make Kuon disappear.
"And then you came into my life, and I couldn't hide behind the façade that was Ren Tsuruga. Even from the first time I meet you, Kuon just kept coming out. I couldn't stop being myself." Kyoko smiled at him.
"And I'm glad." They kissed softly and the Ren pulled away.
"…but there is something else," Kyoko looked at him curiously, "Remember when I told you that my dad traveled a lot? Well, sometimes he used to take me with him. Once he took me to a small town here in Japan, called Kyoto," he saw the surprise in her eyed, but continued, "well, he used to be really busy with shoots and meetings and I got really bored so I used to wonder off into the woods. Once while I was there I found a clearing and decided to sit there for a while. About a couple of minutes later a little girl with pigtails came into the same clearing. She was crying and when she looked up at me she asked me if I was a fairy." Ren saw the tears and the disbelief on Kyoko's eyes, but her held her harder and continued, "I couldn't bring myself to hurt the little girl so I said yes and she told me her name was 'Kyoko' I told her my name and she told me 'Corn?' I thought it was cute so I didn't correct her and we became friends. Then the day of my departure came and I had to leave, but I left her one of my biggest treasures and didn't hear from her until 10 years later. She had turned into a beautiful young woman, but still believed I was a fairy…and I just couldn't bring myself to destroy that memory." Kyoko pulled away from him.
"You are—you are Corn?"
"Kyoko, I didn't mean to lie to you. I sw—"Ren was interrupted by Kyoko who had thrown herself into his arms.
"COOOOOOORN!" Ren sat there frozen. "Why didn't you tell me before? And what happened to you hair? Did you have to dye it? Oh no! Your hair was such a pretty color! And are you wearing contacts? I remember your eyes were blue…but you ARE Corn! How did I not notice before? I'm such an idiot! Ahhhh! Corn I've missed you sooooo much! I didn't know if you were alright. Gosh! I wished you had told me sooner, I would have been less worried." She finished her rant with a slap on his arm.
"Wait. You are NOT mad?" Kyoko looked at him confused.
"Of course not. You said so yourself. You didn't want to hurt my feelings. Although I wished you had told me sooner then I wou-"she was interrupted when Kuon pulled her to him.
"Oh my God! You cannot believe how worried I was! I was sure that you would push me away and told me that you never wanted to see my face again!" Kyoko laughed.
"Of course not! I love you! And well…I can somewhat relate to that." Now it was Ren's turn to look confused. "Ren there is something that I have kept from you too. Ren…I…I'm Bo!" Kyoko finished this with closed eyes.
"…Bo...you mean… Bo the Chicken?"
"…yes?" She was surprised to hear his laugh.
"So I basically told you that I was in love with you and you STILL had NO idea?" Kyoko pouted.
"It's not my fault! My head just didn't want to process that information!" He laughed again. "It's not that funny you big bully!"
"Yes, it kind of is. But that's why I love you," he finished with a kiss to her forehead.
"I love you too, Kuon." She felt him go stiff. "Kuon?"
"…say that again." She looked up and felt a shiver run down her spine.
"I love you, Kuon."
END OF FLASHBACK
Kyoko blushed at the memories of what happened later. It had been terribly embarrassing when she had walked into her house this morning wearing the same clothes as the day before, and received a knowing look and smile from Okami-san.
"KYOKO-CHAN!" Kyoko jumped and turned to see a concerned Yashiro and an amused-looking Ren. She looked around and realized they had reached the set. She blushed and bowed down low while apologizing. Yashiro looked at her curiously and Ren just smirked at her. She smiled at Yashiro and threw a glare to Ren, whose smirk just grew.
They all walked into the set of Ren and Kyoko's new drama Justice where Ren played Ryou, a brave FBI agent with great sense of justice and a big heart. Kyoko played the beautiful Akane, a seemingly-cold scientist who helped him solve crimes. (A/N: In other words, the Japanese version of "Bones") They quickly began filming and everything was moving smoothly…almost. That day they were filming another episode of the drama and on this episode one of the suspects was supposed to incessantly flirt with Ren's character, and Kyoko would've of been fine with that if the actress playing the suspect would stop after they got off the stage. The women kept on shamelessly flirting with Ren, and Kyoko was ready to tear her limb by limb. Of course to the public she seemed completely fine and only Ren threw her various glances. She loved him she truly did…but why didn't he just put that woman in her place? Kyoko sighed and tried to push away her frustration…but it was so hard! If she didn't know better she would think that Ren was flirting back, but he wasn't
'…or is he?'
Kyoko shook away those thought and concentrated on her job. She finished the scene and the director called for lunch break. She smiled. She was supposed to have lunch with Ren and Yashiro. She went to her dressing room and changed. She hummed quietly to herself as she made her way to where they would be. She looked around and spotted Yashiro-san sitting on a table. She started to walk on that direction but froze when she hear a female laugh coming from the exact same direction. She moved slowly to confirm her suspicions and sure enough, Ren sat across from Yashiro and besides him sat that woman. Kyoko was livid, but she was a professional. So she did the only thing she could…she acted. Kyoko closed her eyes and when she opened them Akane Takashi stared at the scene before her. Akane/Kyoko smoothly walked to the table and smiled pleasantly at the company.
"Good afternoon Yashiro-san, Kudo-san, Tsuruga-san."
"Ah! Kyoko-chan," exclaimed a relieved-sounding Yashiro.
"Mogami-san," said Ren and was surprised to just get a stiff nod in return.
"Kyoko-san, are you joining us for lunch?" said the blond harpy and Akane/Kyoko resisted the urge to strangle her. Instead she smiled.
"That was the plan, but unfortunately I will be unable to," Yashiro and Ren looked at her surprised, "I have some scenes later that I'm not entirely sure of, so I will like to study some of the lines on my dressing room. So I'll just take a bento and leave guys to it. I'll see you all on the set!" and with that Akane/Kyoko threw them one last dazzling smile and quickly turned. She grabbed a bento and marched back to her dressing room without a single look back. Once she looked the door, Kyoko sighed. She sat down and stared at her reflection on the mirror.
'Well, Kudo-san is definitely prettier than I am. Maybe Ren is getting tired of me.' She furiously wiped away the tears that fell at the thought. 'Will he dump me for her?' Deep inside Kyoko knew she was being ridiculous, but she couldn't control her insecurities. She was startled out of her depressing thoughts by a knock on her door.
"Yes?"
"Mogami-san, it's me" Kyoko's heart –and stomach – lurched slightly at the voice, "…Mogami-san?"
"Just a minute!" Kyoko cleaned away the remaining tears and tried her best to look normal. She then poked her head out the door.
"Yes, Tsuruga-san?" Ren looked at her curiously.
"Are you alright?" Kyoko tried her best to look nonchalant.
"Of course, why do you ask?" Ren's gaze narrowed a bit and she could see that he knew she was lying.
"Your eyes are red." Kyoko's eyes widened.
"I – I was –"Kyoko stuttered, "I was…practicing for a scene?" She asked hopefully and she wanted to smack herself.
"Akane Takashi never cries." And with that Ren pushed the door opened and walked into her dressing room. "Now, why don't you tell me the truth?" Kyoko swallowed as she stared into the eyes of the Demon Lord.
"I already told you Tsuruga-san, I'm alright." Ren sighed and took a step towards her. She took a step away. Ren's eyebrows rose.
"Is that right, Kyoko?" Kyoko froze.
"Tsuruga-san, please refrain from saying my name so carelessly, people might get the wrong idea."
"…the wrong idea? Need I remind you Kyoko that I'm your boyfriend?" and with that Kyoko snapped.
"Well," she seethed, "you certainly weren't thinking about me when you were flirting with that woman!" Ren was startled. That was the last thing he was expecting. Kyoko just stood there fuming.
"What?" Kyoko glared at the tall actor and pushed him towards the door.
"GET OUT!" She pushed him, and Ren was even more confused.
"Wait, stop!" Ren finally came to his senses and grabbed her by the wrist, "Are—are you jealous?" Kyoko pulled her hands away from his grasp and scoffed, she simply walked over to her chair.
"Tsuruga-san, please I would like to go back to the script. Please leave and lock the door on the way out. I appr—"She was silenced by a kiss. Kyoko tried to push him off, but he was too strong.
"St—stop! Tsu—Tsuru—Tsuruga-san!" Kyoko protested against his lips, but her will was starting to break. "Stop…st…Oh, fuck it!" And with that Kyoko returned the kiss with a passion that had them both stumbling back into her couch with her straddling him. Kuon smirked and chuckled, but continued his task. Eventually the broke apart, both breathing heavily. They rested their foreheads against each other's, and sat there contently. Eventually, Kuon broke the silence.
"Now," he said with a teasing smile and Kyoko glared, "why don't you tell me, what's going on?" Kyoko rolled her eyes and tried to get up but was stopped by him.
"Fine! I was upset alright!" She huffed, "I can't stand the sight of that little slut all over you." She glared at him when he laughed, "It's not funny." She tried to get up but was stopped again.
"Hmm…I think I like this. You jealous? Really sexy." Kuon kissed her again and Kyoko responded but she was annoyed.
"Kuon, stop! This isn't funny. I was upset! But not only because of her, but because you were flirting back!" Kuon rolled his eyes.
"I was not. I was just being polite." Kyoko raised an eyebrow, "Ok, ok, maybe I flirted back a little, but it's just so that she can stay in character and we can leave earlier." Kuon rolled his eyes again at Kyoko's expression, "honest to God Kyoko"
"Humph!" He laughed again.
"Come on Princess! You know I love you," he smiled warmly at her blush, "no one else makes me feel the way you do: like myself. I'm nothing without you." He pulled her in for another kiss, and pushed her back into the sofa. He held himself above her and continued kissing her senseless. He moaned as she wrapped her legs around his waist and slipped his hands into her shirt as he pressed his arousal against her. She moaned and he smirked again… but then she rotated her hips against him, and the one smirking was her. They continued their heavy make-out session and completely missed the moment where her door opened…that is until they heard a gasp and a squeal. They broke apart, and straightened themselves out, and Kyoko blushed like mad. Ren cleared his throat and stared at a shocked Mari Kudo and a fangirl-mode Yashiro.
"What's going on here?" asked a startled Mari. Kyoko looked at her face and all her frustrations rushed right back.
'Who does she think she is demanding an explanation?' Kyoko thought, and then asked Natsu for some help.
"Now, now Mari-chan," she said with a Natsu-smile, "I'm sure you know what was going on…but I'll tell you just in case. You see me and my boyfriend," she said as she sat on a startled-Ren's lap, "where solving a few issues. Now, I know you did not mean to interrupt, so I'll let you leave. Ah! But before I forget," she then walked up to Mari and looked at her square in the face, "I trust that now that you know, you'll keep your hands away from my boyfriend. Now I'll see you guys later on set!" And she then closed the door on a frozen Mari and an open-jawed Yashiro. Kyoko glared at the door for a couple more seconds, and then turned around to see Kuon.
"That was the hottest thing I've ever seen!"
Soooooooooo? How was it? Don't forget to review and tell me what you think! I had fun writing this, and I'm trying to stick to one-shots for now...but there is a story in my head that just needs to be out. So you might see another story by me and this one multi-chap. Hope you liked it :D