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The Final Victory

After they left Ren's dressing room, the threesome headed towards basement. Yashiro walked right behind the couple with mischievous smile plastered on his face. He was happy for Ren and Kyouko. Spring has finally come for Ren and of course for Kyouko-chan too. Ah, I'm so happy. He then stopped and frowned. But this is real, right? He looked at the couple before him again. They were hand in hand and their fingers laced. Ah, it's real. I'm sure. He smiled contently, happy with his own thought.

Kyouko's hands were cold even though Ren held her hand in his. She stole a glance at him when they were on their way to the basement. She wanted to believe that Ren's confession was real though she doubted it a little and was afraid that Ren did it only to help her and to spite Shou.

She didn't lie when she shouted out that she loved Ren. It was her deepest secret she didn't mean to reveal, especially in front of Ren, because she was afraid of heartbreak. She also didn't do that to anger Shou. She was just being honest and hoped that Shou would finally stop taunting her with this stupid-girl-in-love thing.

On the other hand, Ren was still drowning in his own euphoria after hearing Kyouko's blatant confession. He was ashamed of himself that it was Kyouko who confessed first. Are you even a man, Tsuruga Ren? He asked himself. He stole a glance at her and frowned when he noticed her somewhat strained face. He also felt how cold her hand was. Is she probably thinking that I was just doing that to spite Fuwa? Knowing her, it's probably that case. I have to convince her that it's all real, not a role playing or an adlibbing. He was now eager to be with her, just the two of them so then they could make it all clear.

They met Morinozuka in the basement. Morinozuka didn't seem surprised when he saw the two actors hand in hand. He shot them a flat smile and said, "Is congratulations on your new relationship in the right order, Tsuruga-san, Mogami-san?"

Kyouko blushed and Ren smiled.

"So, the third wheels have to excuse themselves now, right?" Morinozuka grinned.

Both actors were surprised upon seeing him grinned at them. They thought Morinozuka was a cool type guy and never expected to see this playful side of him.

"Oh right, the third wheels have to vanish so then we won't disturb the love birds." Yashiro snickered. "Do you mind if I tag along, Mori-kun? I need a lift home."

"Of course not. You're welcome to join me, Yashiro-san," Morinozuka said. "So, excuse me. Tsuruga-san, Mogami-san."

Yashiro walked pass Ren and Kyouko then swivelled. "Congratulations and have a nice Saturday night." He winked then swivelled back and followed Morinozuka to his car.

Ren and Kyouko proceeded walking towards Ren's car. The closer they got the more nervous Kyouko was.

They got into the car and sat in silence. Ren turned on the car engine and turned to stare at Kyouko.

"It wasn't an act, Kyouko," he began.

Kyouko jerked in surprise. Her head snapped up and she saw Ren staring at her with that tender expression. Her heartbeat sped up.

"The thing I told you up there wasn't to anger or spite Fuwa." He smiled. "I have been hopelessly in love with you for quite long."

Kyouko's eyes widened. She didn't know how to respond to that declaration. She looked amused. Is it really?

"Is it that surprising?" Ren asked.

"Because… because… you're the most desirable man in Japan so…" She couldn't continue her words. Her face went crimson.

Ren chuckled and took her hand. He put her hand on his chest. She could feel his heart beating rather fast. "I'm only a man, Kyouko. I have weaknesses too. When it comes to you, I'm hopeless. I really wish you will believe me. I'm serious about all this between us and I hope it's the same for you."

Kyouko hesitated to say what was on her mind but then she felt that his heartbeat accelerated. She stared at him and saw the nervousness she didn't notice before. She was assured just with that. He's serious about me. She smiled. "Un, I'm serious about what I was saying." Her face reddened more. "I've just recently admitted my feelings towards you to myself. I wasn't lying when I said 'I love you'."

Ren's face lit up and he was thoroughly relieved. "I'm glad that we clear that out." He lifted her left hand and kissed it tenderly. She was surprised and tried to jerk her hand away but he gripped it tight. He grinned at her then let go of her hand.

"Sorry, I was just…"

"Kyouko, it's okay." He held out his hand and patted her head. "Got any job after this?"

Kyouko shook her head. "Ah, but… I have to go to the photo print shop to pick up our photos."

"Then let's go get it!"

They went to the photo print shop to pick up their photo first. They had wanted to go to cinema but it was already 5 by the time they arrived at the cinema in the downtown so they cancelled their plan. They finally decided to go for early dinner instead.

In the end, they didn't go for dinner either.

Kyouko told him that she wanted to cook for their dinner, so they ended up going to the supermarket near Ren's apartment for groceries shopping. Ren grimaced when he saw her with three big plastic bags. He was waiting in the car since she said she would be fast and he immediately felt that he was a bad boyfriend by letting her shopped and carried all those bags on her own.

After putting all those bags near her feet in the front seat, Kyouko frowned when she noticed Ren's brows furrowed. "Is there something wrong?"

Ren nodded. "I should have accompanied you if I know you'd buy this many. I feel bad."

Kyouko chuckled. "It's not a problem for me, Tsuruga-san. I'm used to it."

"Ren," Ren decided to correct how she called him.

"Hmm?" Kyouko tilted her head, confused.

"You should just call me Ren, Kyouko."

Kyouko blinked. She was stunned. Her face flushed pink. "Eh? But…"

Ren smiled. "It's weird hearing you call me Tsuruga-san when you're my girlfriend."

She blushed redder at the word 'girlfriend'.

"Come on, Kyouko!"

Kyouko bit her lower lip. "Ren…sa…"

"No honorific, Kyouko. Just Ren."

Kyouko felt so embarrassed. She tried again. "Ren," her voice was barely audible. Ren chuckled at that and she went totally red. She took a deep breath and tried once more after seeing Ren's teasing grin. She didn't want him to be so smug. She said with louder voice, "Ren! Ren! Ren! Ren!" Then she stared back at him with her signature Natsu's smirk on her face.

"Yes, Kyouko. Kyouko. Kyouko. Kyouko. What's up?" He grinned wider.

She pouted. She felt that he was making fun of her. "You're such a bully, Tsu… I meant, Ren."

"I'm glad that you actually know about that."

Ren and Kyouko had had their dinners. Kyouko cooked Kyoto's traditional gourmet that Ren found totally different in taste compared to Tokyo's traditional gourmet. The flavour was softer and rather bland. He had never really enjoyed eating but he liked everything Kyouko had cooked for him.

And afterwards, they tried to find some interesting movie on cable but to no avail. They finally just sat down and then flipped through the photos they had collected from the print shop.

"You look funny here," Kyouko pointed at the photo where Ren made a silly face. "I can't believe that Japan's most desirable man could make this expression. Your fans are going to cry, Ren." She started to get comfortable calling him by his first name.

Ren poked her right on her side and she yelped. "You're the one to say. See, here!" he pointed to where Kyouko lifted her nose in the air so it looked like a pig's nose. "If people ever found out that Mio is actually like this, they'd laugh their pants off."

"Ah, that's better than when they reacted as if they had seen a ghost." She laughed.

He pinched her nose. "Cheeky."

The next photo made both of them smile. It was a photo of them inside the big wheel. They missed taking the photo right when they were at the top and when the sunset right behind them, but nevertheless, it was a good photo. They both smiled tenderly. Their happiness clearly reflected on their faces.

"It's too bad that the guard interrupted me that time," Ren commented.

Kyouko's head snapped up at him. "Huh?"

"Ah…um." Ren blushed. "I had wanted to kiss you. I think it was somehow the right mood?"

"Eh?" Kyouko blushed as well. "So I wasn't imagining things." She didn't realise that she said that out loud.

Ren was stunned. He stared down at her. "So I wasn't imagining things as well. I clearly felt…" He didn't continue his words. Instead his arm wrapped around her shoulders and his head leant down slowly towards her face till his lips touched hers softly.

Kyouko didn't know what to do. She closed her eyes. It wasn't her wedding day but she felt right being kissed by Ren.

The kiss that started out innocent turned into something more passionate the more they indulged in it. They seemed like they couldn't get enough of each other's lips. They assaulted each other's lips, biting and nipping. They moaned and groaned like animals on heat.

Their hands weren't idling either. They roamed each other's body, touching and exploring. It wasn't long till both of them lost their tops. They practically tore off each other's clothes. Their tops scattered around them in a mess. Ren had to work a little hard on losing Kyouko's black lacy bra though he managed to tease her and whispered it in right on her ear before he threw it aside, "So, it's not only Setsu. You indeed like this kind of underwear. It's unexpected of you."

Kyouko blushed red and slapped him on his shoulder upon hearing it and when she realised she was topless. She tried to cover her front but Ren was faster. He pried her hands away and said, "Don't hide it!"

He cupped her breasts, squeezed it a little and flicked her rigid peaks with his skilful thumbs. She closed her eyes and bit back a moan.

He leant down towards the upper swell of her left breast. He nipped her there till a red mark appeared. He heard her moan when he did it and it sounded erotic in his ears. Ren stared up at her and grinned. "I had wanted to do this too if you didn't stop me that time."

She blushed redder. She shoved him and he fell on his back on the carpeted floor. She straddled him and gave him a sexy smirk. She started to lean down slowly, seemingly tried to create a tension, and made him guess her next move. She then opened her mouth and took a big bite on his chest, right on his heart. "Ouch!" he exclaimed.

She giggled. "I had wanted to bit you here too if you didn't complain at that time that I did it wrong." She ran her finger along the bite mark she had created and felt him shivered.

"Is it a payback?" he asked with his husky voice and shot her that Emperor of the Night smile she knew very well.

She shivered when she saw that smile appeared.

Ren flipped her over. "Kyaa…" She fell on her back.

Before she could open her mouth to get back at him with her smart reply, he sealed her mouth with a deep kiss. His tongue got into her mouth, swallowing her moans. He pulled away a little, breathlessly said, "Kyouko, are you aware of what we are doing?"

She stared him in his eyes. "Un. I am."

"Do you want this? We can stop right now before we go too far. There'd be no way back once we…"

She lifted her both hands to cup his face and shut him up with a kiss. She said against his lips, "Yes. I want this." Again, she flipped him over and she went back to straddling him. She stared down at him. "I'm going to make you mine."

Ren blinked. He laughed a little and flipped her back and she was under him again. "That's my line, Darling. You're mine and mine alone."

"Hyaa…" she squeaked when she felt her body was lifted.

He walked towards his bedroom with Kyouko in his arms, her legs wrapped around his waist and his hands were cupping her rear. He stared down at her face with a smile.

She reached for his neck and kissed her way up to his lips. They kept kissing whilst pressing their bodies against each other. The friction felt good on their bodies.

Ren kicked the slightly opened bedroom door then got in whilst still kissing Kyouko. He dropped her on his bed.

She sat up and eyed his every movement when he unzipped his jeans and slid out of his underpants. She blushed when he stood naked before her. He came onto her and started kissing her again whilst his hands traced down her sides and went to the zip on the back of her skirt. He unzipped it and carefully pulled down the skirt along with her knickers.

He pulled her up and made her sit on his lap. They went back to kissing each other deep and hard. Their bodies pressed against each other, naked skin to naked skin. The passion burnt them like fire.

When he felt she was ready for him, he stared at her tenderly and drove himself into her. His mouth swallowed her cries. She sounded like she was in pain. Her tears fell down and she clung onto his big frame desperately.

"Are you okay? Do you want to stop?" he asked. He felt sorry that he hurt her.

She shook her head. "I'm fine." She bit her lower lip. "Is it over?"

He chuckled. "No. It's only the beginning."

With that, he pulled out and pushed back into her welcoming depth. He started to move inside of her steadily. He could tell that she started to feel good. Her moan was getting louder and she cried out his name over and over. He moved faster and sent them both soaring with pleasures.

They cried out each other's name and it echoed inside the room.

After that soaring moment, they both panted hard. Kyouko was on her back with Ren slumped down on top of her. He pulled out and rolled over. He grabbed the blanket and covered their sweaty bodies.

They didn't talk for a while because they were still out of breath.

When they finally cooled down, he asked her, "Are you really okay? I'm sorry I hurt you."

She shook her head. "I heard a lot. They said that first time always hurt." She smiled reassuringly. "I'm really fine, Ren," she added when she saw he felt guilty.

"If you say so." Ren smiled. "I wonder how I get to be so lucky." He chuckled. He pulled Kyouko close to him and spooned her from behind.

She laid her head on his arm. "Hmm?"

"Because you reciprocated my love and gave yourself to me."

She rolled over and faced him. She reached out her hand to caress his face. She smiled.

He smiled back. "But is it really okay with you? We didn't use protection, Kyouko." He stopped. "You could have got pregnant. I'm sorry. I forgot about that entirely, and… I actually don't have it."

She stiffened. She didn't think of that before. They were too indulged in their lovemaking session to remember about protection so it wasn't only Ren to be blamed. She was also to be blamed for being careless. "Um…" She stayed silent for a while and it worried Ren. She seemed to have something in her mind.

When she let out a deep relieved sigh, it scared Ren further since he interpreted it as a frustrated sigh.

"Kyouko?" Ren called out to her tentatively.

"No worries. It's safe for now. My next period is due in three days from today."

"Are you sure?" Ren frowned because he wasn't sure that there was a safe day in reproduction cycle. He remembered he learned about it at school but he wasn't really interested in it.

"My period is regular like a clock so it should be right."

"Okay, next time I'll have to remember about protection. Might as well start storing some."

Kyouko blinked. "You don't have any?"

"Hadn't I just told you that? Well, I didn't need any. I didn't have girlfriend at all, what would I need it for?"

"Eh? But you're Tsuruga Ren."

"So?" He found her answer amusing.

"I imagined you had had tons of girlfriends before. You're Japan's most desirable man, so of course…" Kyouko stopped for she was afraid she'd be ticked off if she continued. She was sure that he had had girlfriends. She felt jealousy burning her guts.

"No I didn't and that title is too exaggerating." I don't need to tell her about the time before I came to Japan. It's in the past. Kyouko is my present and my future. "Are you okay?" he asked when he noticed she became silent.

She shook her head. "Nothing. I think I'm just… well. Nothing."

"You look upset."

She shook her head again. "Nothing really." She forced a smile on her face.

"You're clearly upset. Want to tell me what it is about?" He was sure that she was second guessing about his past girlfriends.

"Okay okay. I'm jealous. I was sure that you had girlfriends. It's just not possible if you had none before me."

He blinked. He was surprised that he guessed right. He let out a deep sigh. "Okay, I admit. I did have one or two girlfriends when I was still a stupid 15 years old. But that was in the past, okay? It's not important. I didn't love any of them. You're the first girl I've ever loved, and I want you to be my last too."

She didn't say anything and he was worried even more.

"Kyouko, please believe me. I won't do anything to hurt you. I love you too much."

She nodded. "I know. I'm sorry. Well, I just… you already know. I don't need to repeat. I believe you, Ren."

He kissed her cheek and said, "Thank you."

She grinned at him.

"Ah, now I had finally done what that rooster told me to do. Ouch… I can't believe that not only I learned about love from a rooster, and now I followed his advice as well." He laughed.

Kyouko frowned. "What rooster?"

"It's actually a guy inside a giant rooster suit. Well, I don't know his name, I called him niwatori otoko. He's quite helpful sometimes. Anyway, this funny guy gave me some advices on how to get the girl I love after telling me something about prelude to love. He said, 'seduce her'. I accused him as some kind of mafia for suggesting that but I actually did what he suggested and seduced you. What a crazy rooster." He laughed harder.

Kyouko stiffened.

Ren felt her body stiffened and asked. "What's wrong?"

"Ah, ano…" She hesitated. "Please don't get angry!"

"Hmm?" He was confused about her statement.

"That rooster was me." Kyouko said in a small voice.

Ren blinked. He couldn't believe in what he had just heard. "Huh? You were that rooster? But he's a guy."

She shook her head. "It's me. I just pretended to be a guy. The rooster's name is Bou. I just wanted to help you that time since you looked so depressed when you couldn't act out Katsuki. I swear I wasn't making fun of you." She sounded scared.

An image of Kyouko inside the rooster suit came into his mind. He found it unbelievable. "Oh shit! Pardon my language! I confessed to you unknowingly then."

"Huh?"

Ren laughed. "It's okay. I just felt funny all of a sudden. Don't you think it's funny that I confided in you about you, and you gave me an advice on how to get you?"

Kyouko thought back of what he'd said and mused. She laughed. It just clicked in her mind that indeed Ren had confided in Bou about a certain high school girl he had a crush on. "I don't know what to feel about that. It's… funny indeed." I had actually given him an advice on how to get me?

Ren cursed again. "I've just realised that you are not 18 yet, Kyouko. I'm so going to jail for this."

Kyouko blinked. "Why? Are you going to tell someone in law enforcement that we did this?"

Ren shook his head.

She smiled. "Then it's okay. If no one knows, then we don't have to worry, right?" She lifted up her body and kissed him on his lips.

"You're right. I love you, Kyouko."

"I love you too, Ren."

They had a good night sleep. As morning persons, they woke up early though they were still idling in the bed.

"Good morning, Ren," Kyouko greeted him.

"Good morning." Ren caressed her face. "Are you still up to our plan to Disneyland?"

"Un. Of course." She sounded cheerful.

"Is your body okay?"

Kyouko moved her body a little and said, "I guess so." She idled for a second before she realised what he was doing to her. "Ren, what are you… ah…"

"I'm just checking on you."

"You just wanted to cop a feel." She pouted. "Pervert! Tsuruga Ren is a big pervert!"

He laughed. "You're the one to say. You groped me down there when I was asleep."

"I didn't."

"You did," he whispered near her ear. "That day when you slept on top of me."

Kyouko's eyes widened. She tried to remember but she couldn't remember at all. "No. You lied, Ren. You just wanted to get back at me for calling you pervert."

He kissed her ear. "It's true. You didn't knowingly touch me but you touched me all the same. So, what did you squeeze and pull at that time? I asked you to let go of whatever you were holding onto, remember?"

"We woke up at the same time and…" She shook her head and something clicked. She remembered that she was holding onto her mobile phone, which later she found to be on the table. She went completely red. "Don't tell me that I…"

He laughed a little. "Yes, you groped me here." He took her hand and made her cup his erection.

She blushed when she felt it throbbing in her hand. "You…"

"I what?" His hand traced her side and cupped her left breast. His hand then went down and headed south, got lower and started to rub her sensitive bundle of nerves he expertly found with his finger. "You clearly like it." He reached lower and he slid his finger into her wet centre. "You're drenched down here, Kyouko. This tells me that Mogami Kyouko is a pervert as well."

"Ren!" She tried to pry his hand away from her sensitive lower body part.

He didn't budge and kept rubbing her in the same spot. She moaned and he sealed her lips with his and kissed her hard.

In the end, he made her come with his fingers and then they went for morning shower together.

Kyouko cried out his name when in the shower Ren made her come once again with him buried deep inside her.

"Uh, you're insatiable," she said breathlessly against his lips.

"But you like it, right?"

She laughed. "Yes, I think I like this."

Their relationship wasn't revealed to the public for quite some time.

Jelly first guessed about it when Kyouko appeared with the hickeys on her neck and upper chest. It wasn't difficult for her to figure out what had happened. The couple admitted to just coming back from Disneyland that Sunday night and both with glow on their faces. They had no other choice than to admit it. She congratulated them on their relationship and promised to keep it from Lory when they asked her to.

Lory found out about it at the end of their Heel siblings act. He laughed maniacally when he found out and made Ren annoyed and Kyouko flabbergasted.

Kanae was told by Kyouko about her relationship with Ren. She was happy for her and she grudgingly admitted that she would miss Kyouko because she was sure that Kyouko would escape from the pink curse pretty soon. She had no reason to stay in Love Me section anymore. Kyouko hugged her with her bone cracking hug and Kanae pretended to look annoyed by it.

Chiori found out about her relationship with Ren when she witnessed the couple kissing inside a car in LME's basement car park. She was passing by with her manager at that time. She was quite shocked though she congratulated her on that via mail and then in person when they met in Box R set.

Maria knew about it when Ren and Kyouko told her at the second Grateful party. The little girl was surprised but she congratulated them. She even told them she was happy that her two favourite persons were together.

Her Yappa Kimagure Bridge Rock Ishibashi niisans suspected it for a while. They saw Ren came to their studio quite often to ask Kyouko out to dinner. Sometimes he was even the one who drove her home instead of her manager Morinozuka. They were convinced that the two were dating when they caught them in Bou's hideout. Ren's arm wrapped around Kyouko shoulders and Kyouko was leaning against his chest. Hikaru was quite heartbroken whilst the other two tried to comfort their leader.

The casts and crews in Tragic Marker set were convinced of their incestuous relationship, especially after they noticed the hickeys on her neck and chest. Konoe was horrified after hearing about the gossip that went around the set. He wanted to ask but he didn't have the courage to do so.

At the other hand, Murasame confronted Cain for that though as usual, Cain just ignored him, and even told him, "Why are you always so angry at me? Maybe you need to get laid so then you'd be more cheerful and would stop bugging me?"

"It's because you're a hentai yarou. You actually screwed your own sister. You're disgusting! F*ck you, Cain!" Murasame made a gesture with his middle finger.

Cain shrugged. "I'm not interested in man. Sorry." His statement left Murasame and the other casts gobsmacked.

Their first appearance together in public function was in Spring Television Academy Awards. Many journalists had started to wonder about the couple's relationship. They co-starred in Dark Moon and appeared in Dark Moon Ending Party interview together, then co-starred as a couple in Saiko's advert. And Ren's statement on Kyouko's stalker issues was also intriguing.

As Ren had predicted, not only was Kyouko nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dark Moon, she had even won it. They actually saw Shou at the function but the guy seemed to be ushered by his manager to leave right after performing on the stage. He went missing quite fast. Ren had actually wanted so badly to drag the singer in front of Kyouko and demanded that he paid his side of bet. After all, Kyouko would obviously shine more in the showbiz after the awards.

They appeared together again in Summer Television Drama Academy Award. The journalist got even more convinced though they didn't get to ask the questions. Both the actors' managers stepped in at the right time. Kyouko had once again won the Best Supporting Actress, this time for her role as Kitagawa Natsu in Box R. And once again, Ren saw Shou got away from the function right after his performance on stage.

Third time was a charm. They appeared again in the Autumn Television Drama Academy Award. This time, not only the journalist, but also their fellow celebrities had started to question their nature of relationship. Many actresses blatantly expressed their jealousies towards the rising starlet's closeness to Ren. Kyouko won the Best Actress this time for her role as Gabriel in Tengoku Kara Kita Tenshi. She played an angel who descended into human world to help the human The God assigned her to. Her co-star for the drama was Murasame Taira to Ren's horror. Ren wasn't entirely happy about that. The drama was Kyouko's official debut after her guardianship issue was resolved with Morinozuka stood in as her legal guardian.

Her star kept shining brighter and brighter the more she climbed to the top. Of course, the higher she climbed, the stronger the wind. Jealousies, badmouthing, issues were always around and ready to take her down. She almost won every season's either Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress though she had to accept her defeats to some veteran actresses once or twice. She had also ranked number one on the list for the most inspirational teenage celebrity whilst Fuwa Shou was in the second place.

Her relationship with Ren was finally revealed to the public in the Tragic Marker's premier along with Cain Heel's real identity. The Tragic Marker premiered right after the New Year. Public was in awe upon knowing the actor behind BJ was Tsuruga Ren.

They were even more surprised when Ren admitted to being in a relationship with Kyouko after the journalists bombarded him with the question when they again saw him appearing in public function with Kyouko.

His other co-stars from the Tragic Marker especially the guys all patted him hard on his back for deceiving them. Murasame was the one who laughed the loudest. He kept saying 'damn you, Tsuruga-kun' though both men didn't hold grudge towards each other. Kyouko only smiled upon seeing their interactions.

The Tragic Marker casts also expressed their amazement upon the revelation of Setsuka Heel's real identity. They had to admit that Kyouko did a great job portraying Setsuka. No one could have guessed it. Afterwards, they all had teasing grins on their faces. They now knew that the couple was the real couple though they admitted to being disgusted by the nature of their relationship before they knew about who they were.

Konoe sweated in the background though he was relieved that they managed to gather many attentions for the movie despite of the issues between Cain Heel, his sister and the casts when they were still filming at that time. What made them feel honoured was the fact that Koo and his wife attended the premier as well.

Kyouko had moved in to Ren's apartment since her eighteenth birthday. Ren had actually wanted her to live with him since they started dating but Kyouko needed time to consider about living together with him.

Their relationship had ups and downs. Ren slowly told her about himself and his past for he didn't want to hide anything from her.

Their first fight happened when he admitted that he was her Corn. He didn't reveal his full name and only told her that his name was actually Kuon not Corn. She was surprised and felt like an idiot at first. She was so angry that he didn't outright admit to it the first time he found that stone. She punished him by ignoring him the whole day. She didn't answer to his phone call and his mails though in the end she couldn't resist to come home to him. She loved him too much to stay angry at him for long.

Their second fight happened when he admitted that he was Kuon Hizri, son of Koo Hizri. This fight happened before the Tragic Marker's premier. It wasn't very long from his first confession. Once again, she felt like a total idiot for she thought that he had fooled her twice. She wasn't as angry as when he admitted to be her fairy prince Corn. She urged him to reconcile with his parents since she remembered how sad Koo had looked when he was telling her about his son and how he felt that he failed Kuon as a parent. Ren explained the nature of his wrecked relationships with his parents, of Rick and of the reason he came to Japan.

She sympathised with him about Rick and finally understood the reason behind his bad dreams and strange behaviour. She now knew that the one with violent nature aka the Demon Lord was Kuon in surface not Ren.

Other than that they didn't usually fight, though after each fight they always made up and had earth shattering sex. He even once jokingly said, "Maybe we should fight more. Every time we fight, the sex is always better afterwards." She slapped him on his chest for that and he only laughed it off.

They had a pregnancy fright once when Kyouko's period failed to appear. But it happened because of her heavily packed schedule. It was just late for several days. They were quite relieved since they weren't ready to be parents yet. Kyouko was still 19 years and 4 months old and Ren himself wasn't really much older than her.

They had tried to use condoms for protection but didn't find it fit them and instead preferred natural birth control with calendar method. It wasn't easy for both of them. They were still young and their libido was still raging. Sometimes they had to improvise when it was not the right day for it since pregnancy was at risk.

The harder part in controlling their libido was when they were still playing the Heels. They slept in the same room and they didn't want to break characters. They wanted to stay professional as actors even though they were dying to jump each other's bones. They might seem like incestuous siblings as the Heels but they would never go with that act for they found it didn't sit right with their moral.

Ren had proposed to her on their first anniversary as couple and they had planned to get married especially after that pregnancy fright though they wanted to wait till Kyouko turned twenty first. Moreover, Koo and Julie kept nagging them to get married ever since he brought her back home to the States for a vacation once. Julie and Kyouko got along pretty well and Julie tried to spoil her rotten.

They didn't actually have problem with parental consent if they wanted to get married right away. They could easily get it from Morinozuka. He was Kyouko's legal guardian after all. They didn't have problem with both Taishou and Okami as well. The older couple approved of their relationship and was happy to hear about their marriage plan.

After months of waiting, and years of dating, they finally announced to the public that they were going to get married on February 10th next year –Ren's upcoming 24th birthday— at the night of her 20th birthday at the yearly Grateful party.

What happened to Fuwa Shoutarou?

After witnessing Ren and Kyouko confessed to each other that day, he retreated into his own world. He couldn't do anything right for quite a while. The PV shooting that day had to be postponed till two weeks later.

He could still write songs and his songs always became a hit. He became somewhat humble though he didn't express any excitement in public even after his songs topped the chart from week to week. Moreover, to keep Shou in check, Shouko as his legal guardian applied some rules for him to follow and was quite strict at that.

When they attended public function like Television Drama Academy Award for a performance, Shouko had to drag him away as soon as possible right after the performance since the probability of them running into Kyouko and/or Ren was quite high.

Shou knew that Kyouko had won several awards for her roles in many dramas. He also knew that she outdid him and snatched the top spot as the most inspirational teenage celebrity. He was quite pissed off at that and couldn't believe that Kyouko had proved herself as his worthy opponent. He still didn't want to admit to his defeat since he didn't think he had lost to her.

He was reluctant to attend the Tragic Marker premier but he had to. He saw Ren and Kyouko there. He had to swallow the pain when he saw Ren announced his relationship with Kyouko. The couple looked so happy and it broke his heart. He convinced himself that their relationship wouldn't last long. He was happier when he heard the public's speculation about the couple's relationship. Like him, they were sceptical about it.

He felt somewhat relieved and could leave the country for United States to pursue his music career further. He came back from time to time for his jobs in Japan since he still mainly recorded his album in Japanese.

When he had just arrived at Narita Airport and was welcomed by his sea of fans, he smiled cheerfully. He had just come back from the US after recording his first album in English. He wrote all the songs in the album and dedicated it to Kyouko. He was back and decided to find her. He didn't care. He just wanted her to know that he had changed and he hoped she could accept him again even though he had to start from being friends again.

He didn't watch television that often in the US and didn't actually have the time for it. He didn't know about Kyouko getting married on the day he arrived back in Japan. He only knew about it when he sat leisurely in the limo that the company provided for him whilst on his way to Akatoki. There was a television inside the limo.

His eyes widened when he watched the live broadcast of Kyouko and Kuon Hizri's wedding. The couple hadn't seen arrived at the church yet. The shoot was of the situation near the church the couple would tie the knot. There was sea of people came either to congratulate the couple or just passing by. He never heard about the guy though he thought he was right about Kyouko and Ren's relationship not lasting long.

He immediately reacted. Using a remote control, he opened the window between his seat and the driver. "Please go to this church." He named the church and the driver obliged. They turned and headed to Shibuya.

The wedding ceremony had proceeded till Kyouko and Ren –Kuon— exchanged their vows to hold and to love each other, for better, for worse, for the eternity whilst at the same time exchanging their rings.

The pastor proceeded with asking the attendees in the church whether there was any objection before he pronounced the couple as man and wife.

There wasn't any objection heard. The pastor then opened his mouth, and was about to pronounce it when…

"Stop the wedding!"

The church's door was kicked open. Fuwa Shou appeared with his messy dirty bleached blond hair. He was out of breath from running all his way to the church. He got caught in a traffic jam and since it was not that far from the church, he decided to run.

Inside of the church was eerily silent and people started to whisper around. Lory pressed his lips together in a tight line when he saw Fuwa Shou appeared. Morinozuka and Yashiro stood up at the same time, prepared to do their jobs as managers. Koo and Julie stared at each other confusedly. Taishou and Okami scowled when they saw Shou, they recognised him as Kyouko's stalker. Kanae narrowed her eyes and sighed. Even Maria reacted scornfully towards the intrusion.

Fuwa Taishou and Okami whom Kyouko had invited to her wedding stood up and saw their son for the first time since he ran away from home. They resisted an urge to come forward and scold him upright. It was crazy of Shou to disrupt a wedding procession. They didn't know what happened between Kyouko and Shou and thought that they were still friends. Seeing what had happened now made them doubt it and feel ashamed.

Kyouko and Ren looked at each other and then swivelled to face the church's entrance. They saw Shou walking towards them with fast strides.

Shou only had his eyes on Kyouko. He walked towards her and held out his hand. "Kyouko, I come for you. Will you go with me?"

Kyouko blinked. She cleared her throat. "I think there must be a mistake. Maybe you've got the wrong person?" She didn't want to be cruel especially on her wedding day.

"No. It's not a mistake. I come back to take you with me. Please come back to me! I'm willing to forgive you for leaving me to be with Tsuruga Ren 3 years ago and to apologise for my mistake if you come back to me." Shou sounded sincere. "I know you're angry with me but it's been years, Kyouko. Shouldn't you have already forgiven me? Are three years not enough to punish me? I know I was wrong and I will treat you better from now on. I promise. So, come back to me, please."

Whispers went around louder than before. Kyouko hated the way he crashed her wedding. She thought that he had vanished for good when they didn't cross way even in public functions.

"Shoutarou, do you really have to come and crash my wedding? I'm getting married to the man I love, for God's sake. Will you stop saying nonsense? You had all the chances years ago but you threw me away and I wasn't even worthy enough to be your friend. You used me as a maid, remember? I had already forgiven you. I didn't want revenge on you anymore. And honestly, I have you to thank for this. If you hadn't betrayed my friendship, I wouldn't have met Ren and known what true love is. So, thank you, Shoutarou."

"You're right. If he never treated you like that, we would probably never meet again, Kyouko." Ren smiled tenderly.

Shou's head snapped up to the groom. He didn't recognise who the man was. His hair was blond and his eyes were green. He clearly was a foreigner. But he knew and recognised his voice. "You…are Tsuruga Ren!"

"Ah, I'm glad you still remember me, Fuwa Shou-san. Ya, it's been… quite a while." Ren smiled.

"But your hair and your eyes. Is that even real?" he pointed.

Ren shrugged. "This is the real me. I announced my real identity several months ago. My real name is Kuon Hizri. I'm actually American."

"Hizri, that name sounds familiar, but…" Shou tried to think.

"It's not important. Can you just let Kyouko and I go back to our wedding procession? You're welcome to this church if you come to congratulate us." Ren smiled dazzlingly.

Kyouko cringed inwardly. Shou, you'd better move your arse and leave. Don't anger the Demon Lord!

"Eh, I just remembered. Didn't you make a bet with Kyouko years ago? That if she can rule the showbiz as an actress, you'd kneel down before her and admit to your defeat? She made it, you know? She's the actress with the highest salary for a single episode in television drama and she's only twenty." Ren beamed and his expression reminded Kyouko of Koo, his doting father.

"And if my memory serves, she outdid you when she topped the list as the most inspirational teenage celebrity," Ren continued with his dazzling smile. "I'm okay if you don't do it now because my wedding is more important. Either you can leave, or you can sit down, and let Kyouko and I finish the ceremony."

Shou blinked. His temper flared. "You've got to be kidding me. I'm here to take Kyouko away with me. I will go against you, Tsuruga Ren!"

Ren's face darkened. Demon Lord appeared. Shou actually took a step back upon seeing the Demon Lord's scornful face.

Kyouko touched his arm and he turned to stare at her. She shook her head and he softened a little.

"Shoutarou, please leave if you didn't come here to wish me my happiness. I won't ever leave with you. I love Kuon –Ren—. If you won't leave, I'm afraid that I'll have to make you leave even if it's by force," Kyouko stated coldly.

Kyouko and Ren didn't have to deal with Shoutarou any longer. Lory had the securities came and forcefully dragged Shoutarou away. They could still hear him shouting, "Let me go! Kyouko's mine! I came to take her away with me. She won't be happy with Tsuruga Ren!"

Kyouko and Ren sighed in almost unison. They bowed to the attendees and apologised for what had just happened. The ceremony was resumed and when they kissed to seal their union in marriage, people inside the church cheered for them.

Fuwa Shoutarou kept shouting out that Kyouko belonged to him even after the securities thrown him out of the church. He tried to fight them but they were too strong for him.

People outside the church started surrounding him and pitied him for that.

"Oh my, he's still so young yet he's turned mental just because Kyouko-chan got married."

"Poor guy!"

"I'm not crazy," Shou shouted at them. "I'm Fuwa Shou and Kyouko has always been mine."

They sympathised with him even more.

"See! Now he's claiming to be Fuwa Shou."

"Someone got to call the mental hospital to pick up their escaping patient."

Shou growled. "Are you deaf? I'm not mental."

"Omawari-san, you came at the right time!" someone shouted to the policeman who had just arrived upon seeing the ruckus.

"Yes, what's going on?" the police officer asked with concern though he looked confused.

"This guy here is claiming to be Fuwa Shou and kept yelling that Kyouko-chan is his. I think he's just escaped from a mental hospital."

"Shut up, you obasan! I'm not crazy." Shou glared at the middle aged woman who'd called for the police guy. "And Kyouko is mine from the start."

People around had started whispering again, "Poor guy."

Without chitchatting and debating further with Shou, some guys helped the police to restrain Shou for they thought he would go berserk.

"Shou, I can't believe that I have to pick you up at a mental facility." Shouko sighed. "And they won't allow me to get you out from here. They said that they needed to do some psychology tests or something before they could decide whether or not to let you out. What did you actually do?"

Shou grunted. He didn't want to answer.

Shouko scowled at him. "Don't tell me you started stalking Kyouko-chan again? It's not true right? She's getting married today and you've just arrived in Japan. You couldn't have known."

That made Shou stared at her. His eyes flickered towards the door and bit back a frustrated groan when he realised that he couldn't get out of the room. There was a picture near the door stated that the door could only be opened from the outside so if the visitor wanted to get out, he or she had to press the bell to alert the ward guardian. "Get me out of here."

"So you can go to taunt Kyouko-chan? You still haven't given up?" Shouko asked in disbelief. "If so, then I'd rather you stay here for a while."

"Shouko, I'm not crazy. I'm healthy. Those guys were just making assumptions."

"Really? Now even I doubt it. Unless you promise me that you're not going to crash Kyouko-chan's wedding."

Shou pressed his lips tight. "I already went there. I just need her to open her eyes and come back to me."

Shouko gaped. "Shou! You need to see reality. She's moved on so why haven't you?"

"No, no! Kyouko must have been forced by Tsuruga to marry him. You have to help me, Shouko." Shou stood up and about to walk towards Shouko when he realised his feet was chained onto the chair.

Shouko took several steps back and rang the bell. The ward guardian asked from the other side of the door, "Yes, Miss? You've finished?"

"Yes."

"Shouko! Shouko!" he shouted when Shouko got out from the room. She swivelled and talked to him via the tiny window on the door.

"Shou! I'm not going to scold you or baby you. You need to think with clearer mind. Maybe it's good that you stay here for a while," Shouko said with a hint of sadness on her face. "I hope you recover soon and back to becoming the Shou I know."

"Damn!" Shou punched the desk before him hard but Shouko was already out of his sight.

Shou stayed at the mental facility for several months. The psychiatrist and the psychologist actually didn't find anything wrong with him through the tests they had conducted. He behaved like a normal person. The psychologist concluded that he was overly obsessed with the actress Kyouko for he couldn't have the woman.

The psychologist set him up on some therapies in order to help him get over his obsession. When the psychologist found Shou obsession was subdued from their therapy sessions, he decided to let him out of the facility.

When Shou was in the mental facility, he still wrote many songs he planned to record after he got out of there. There wasn't any television or media communication there so he had to improvise. He told himself that even a normal person could become crazy staying in this facility for the lack of entertainment media.

He took a deep breath to the freedom when he stepped out from the facility. He saw Shouko from afar. His manager smiled and waved at him. He waved back.

Shou had decided to depart to the States and stayed there for good. Maybe distance would help him forget about Kyouko. He had to move on though it was still painful. He regretted that he didn't treat her well when she was still his friend and now she was another man's wife.

He resisted crying when they drove passed the city. Kyouko's posters in many poses seemed to be everywhere and seemed to patronise and taunt him. He had to admit that she'd done a good job in Japan showbiz.

His last request to Shouko before he departed to US was to help him send a congratulatory card to Kyouko and Tsuruga Ren. Shouko had hesitated but she saw that Shou had matured so she agreed to it.

"I'm home. Kyouko, are you in?" Ren asked when he got home from his job. It was already 8 at night.

Silence.

Ren smiled and headed towards their bedroom. He saw Kyouko sat leaning against their bed's headboard whilst reading a card.

"Kyouko, I'm home," he slowly said.

Kyouko lifted up her head and smiled at him. "Hey, welcome home, Kuon."

"What are you reading?" He walked over and sat beside her.

"A card. Mori-san delivered it just now. No name but I think I know who sent this." She handed the card to him.

Ren took the card and read it. It said, 'Congratulations on your and Tsuruga's marriage. I know it's late and I'm sorry for that. I'm sorry that I made a ruckus on your wedding day. I'm sorry that I took you for granted when you had done so much for me. I didn't even say thanks to you. Thank you for all you'd done for me in the past. Also, I'm truly sorry and I hope you will forgive me, Kyouko. I know I don't deserve your kindness after all that I'd done to you. I have decided that I will stay in the USA for good. Oh and I would like to congratulate you on your success in showbiz. You win! I admit to my defeat though I would of course work hard to build my name in US. P.S.: To Tsuruga Ren, please take care of Kyouko!'

"Fuwa Shou, isn't it?" Ren put the card on the bedside table.

Kyouko smiled and nodded.

"Took him long enough to man up and admit his defeat." Ren chuckled. "You win, Kyouko."

"Well, I don't care about that anymore. I think you know that?" Kyouko nudged him on his side.

He grinned and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. He leant down and kissed her on her mouth. His other hand rubbed her bulging tummy softly. She was currently at 18th weeks into her pregnancy. "Uh huh, I knew but I'm still happy that he admitted defeat. Though if it's up to me, I'd drag him here and made him pay for his debt. He was supposed to kneel down before you whilst admitting to his defeat."

"Hmm? I don't remember about him making that promise." Kyouko frowned. "Though I would want to when I first challenged him."

"He didn't make that promise. I'm sure of it. I made him agree to it for his side of bet. I know your side of bet; you'd go back to Kyoto and be naka'i in his family's ryokan for good if you lose. I just thought that he had to play fair."

Kyouko giggled. "It's really okay now. At least, he admitted it. That's enough. Ouch…" She was stunned. "Did you feel it?"

"Yes. It's his first kick. He'd be a handful baby." He looked amused as well.

"You're so sure that it's a boy?" Kyouko grinned. "Then what if we name him 'Shou'?" She jokingly said.

Ren was horrified. "You've got to be kidding."

"Not the same character. I mean Shou as in the 'wing' or 'fly'." Kyouko wiggled her brows suggestively.

"NO!"

Kyouko laughed. "I was only teasing you."

"Phew! You almost gave me a heart attack." He ruffled her hair and kissed her hard. "Why would I want another Shou even if it's just a name after I got rid of one?" He bit her nose playfully.

"Told you I was just teasing you." She snickered. "Moreover, why would I want to name him Shou when my husband's stage name 'Ren' ranked the first as the most popular baby boy's name in Japan? Shou, that means 'wing' or 'fly', only ranked the 17th."

"Eh, really?" He grinned.

"Yes. I found out when I looked up for baby's names online. And I agreed with you, no 'Shou' for the baby's name even though there is no longer hard feeling between us and him after that card, right?"

Ren laughed. "You bet."

They could at last feel relieved that they could completely move on from their past and they could safely say that they finally got rid of Fuwa Shoutarou.

A/N : This is the LAST chapter of this story. I do not plan for a sequel at all. So, as I've stated, it's very long and might seem express to some of you. Also, I'm sure you have many questions towards what I had put in this chapter. I've stated it before, I always do RESEARCHES before I put things in my fic. I want the fact is as authentic as it can be. This is the shortest continuous fic I've ever written though if you paid attention, every chapter got at least 5000 words, not including my notes.

Oh yeah, for this fic, I used the song suggested to me by ZionX in regard to Shou's regrets. The song is "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars. Thanks for the suggestion, mate.

Thanks to those who had reviewed for chapter 6. Thank you for reading, reviewing, subscribing and favouring to this fic! I'd have to finish the other one as well.

I'm adding my last words on Kyouko's last behaviour in this chap. I used to hesitate writing her having sex before marriage and that she'd want to do that without role interference, but if we read carefully in SB manga, Kyouko's a closet pervert! LOL. She knew things like Tortoise shells, oshikirizu (punishment goods) whilst an adult like me didn't even have any idea what that is and had to Google it and finally knew that she meant BDSM! Man, Kyouko...you surprised me! That's what I thought. :D From her recent behaviour in SB manga, one could only conclude though if you find her as OOC for that, I apologise. It's a matter of how we interpret it. We all have different POV on this matter. You could only find this kind of her in this fic only of all my fics. I had to write it with role interference in 'Gokko' right? :)

Thanks to Shiroyuki76 for proofreading this chapter. :)

Note on terms:

Hentai yarou : abnormal (perverted) bastard

Niwatori otoko : rooster guy

Omawari-san : policeman

Obasan : Auntie (usually used to address older women, not just for family relative)

Shou (翔) :wing, fly

Fuwa Shou (不破尚) : yet, still, greater, further, in addition

Note on Japanese Law in regard to sexual consent and child welfare law, guardianship (so then it sits right with my conscience in writing about the lemony/limey act above):

Quoted from ageofconsent japan, wikipedia as follow :

Ages for legal purposes

Article 2 - Definitions

For the purpose of this Law, a "child" means a person under the age of 18 years.

Age of majority

The Article 3 of the Japanese Civil Code states that the age of majority is twenty (20) years old.

Age of consent for sexual activity

The Article 177 of the Penal Code puts the age of consent for sexual activity at thirteen (13) years.

Age of consent for marriage

Articles 731 and 737 of the Civil Code provide that the age of consent for marriage is eighteen (18) years for men, and sixteen (16) for women.

But when a minor wants to get married, he or she needs the consent of his or her parents.

Article 34 of the Child Welfare Law

"Any person shall not do any of the following acts: …(6) act of inducing a minor to be engaged in sexual activities … "

Inducing a minor who is less than eighteen (18) to be engaged in sexual activities is subject to punishment under the Child Welfare Law. According to Japanese Court cases, "inducing a minor to be engaged in sexual activities means an act of working on a minor to have intercourse or analogous conducts (including oral and anal sex) with him or her, or with someone else by exerting influence on the minor virtually.

The national age of consent in Japan is 13 as specified by the Japanese Penal Code Articles 176 and 177. However, prefectures can have ordinances that prohibit sexual activities with any minor under 18.

Tokyo's "Youth Protection Law" prohibits adults from having sex with youths who are under 17 years old. (as quoted from : legal .3yen .com )

'Rape', Art. 177 Penal Code 'A person who, through violence or intimidation, has sexual intercourse with a female person of not less than thirteen (13) years of age commits the crime of rape and shall be punished with imprisonment at forced labour for a limited term of not less than two years. The same shall apply to a person who has sexual intercourse with a female person under thirteen (13) years of age.'

'Indecency through compulsion', Art. 176 Penal Code 'A person who, through violence or intimidation, commits an indecent act upon a male or female person of not less than thirteen (13) years of age shall be punished with imprisonment at forced labour for not less than six months nor more than seven years. The same shall apply to a person who commits an indecent act upon a male or female person under thirteen (13) years of age

Author Note on this Note: Contradicting much! Also, about Kyouko's guardianship. According to the law that I didn't put it here, what Saena did to Kyouko was child abuse in form of 'neglect' so by law, she technically had LOST all her rights as Kyouko's guardian/parent therefore Morinozuka or other adult can apply as her legal guardian.

Note on Koo's name:

In Skip Beat's official character book by Nakamura Yoshiki sensei, Kuu's name in Roman Letter is written with "Koo Hizri". Kuu is how Japanese spelt Koo and written in Japanese Katakana as クーヒズリ(word processor form is Kuu Hizuri). Similarly, Kuon's name would be "Kuon Hizri" in actual Roman letter.

Note on Baby's name:

The thing I put up there is TRUE. I didn't make it up. You can look it up at women. benesse. ne. jp/event/hakase/rank2010/namae. html (Japanese page)

'Ren' ranked no 1 for the most popular baby boy's name in 2010 whilst 'Shou' with character that means 'wing' or 'fly' is in the 17th place.