So, Kyoko and Shoko were walking on their way to the LME President's office. Last week, they auditioned for a the romantic-comedy mini-series entitled 'Skip Beat!' and luckily they were chosen for their roles!

On a whim, Kyoko audition for the main lead, and Shoko, her older sister, auditioned for any role suitable for her.

"Onee-chan, I feel like backing away." Kyoko nervously stated.

Shoko stopped on her tracks and looked at her sisiter "Kyoko, we didn't endure the long line of waiting when we auditioned just to back out."

Kyoko took a deep breath. "Yeah."

They stopped at room with a plate that reads 'LME President's Office.'

"This is it." Shoko raised her hand and knocked on the door.


"Aniki, do we really need to accept this role? I have to act as if I loathed you? We came all the way from the States just for this role?" Sho tossed the script on the couch.

Kuon chuckled "You have to, Sho. Or else I will call you by your full name in public." He threatened.

He widened his eyes "You wouldn't dare!" Koun only laugh at him and read the script again. Sho hated his full name. He wondered why their parents didn't gave him a cool name like his brother.

"'Skip Beat!' huh..." Kuon read the tittle. What made the story interesting is that, they will use their real name throughout the series.


The two ladies have their jaw dropped when they were welcomed with a confetti and a band, and there's a man wearing in turban bowed at them.

'WHAT THE HELL?!' They both screamed in their mind.

"Kyoko-sama, Shoko-sama, this way please." The man led them to the meeting room. The two was like under the spell and followed him.

The on his forties welcomed them, woth a snake curling on his shoulders "Welcome! I'm the LME president, Lory, and my pet, Natsuko." The snake hissed.

The siblings immediately backed away. "Don't let that thing near my sister!" Shoko exclaimed, pointing at the snake.

Lory softly laughed "Don't worry, Natsuko is harmless!"

"We are here for the role, and not to be that snake's meal!" Kyoko yelled on her trembling voice.

Lory gestured his assistant to come and handed him Natsuko. And he became serious.

"First, in this series, we decided to use you real name, we can change the last names but your first name will stay still." He started.

"Eh? Why?"

"To have this series a sense of reality. LME Building will be use, and I am also one of the casts." He beamed at them, which only made the pale.

"Second." Lory continued "You will be working with real actors here Kyoko-chan, and they are from the states. I personally picked them."

"Are? There's more than one leading man?!" Kyoko exclaimed.

"Yes dear, two to be exact, it's a love triangle."

What a shameful thing to do, for a modest and pure Japanese maiden! Kyoko thought in horror. But then, she chose this role.

"Okay. So what's the plot line?"

Lory was in the middle of explaining the plot line to Kyoko when two blond men entered the office together with a bespectacled man. Shoko was gasped at the two studs.

Kyoko only took a brief glanced at them then back at the President.

"Koun, Sho, this is Kyoko-chan, the one who will play the lead role in Skip Beat!, and her big sister, Shoko-chan." Lory introduced.

Kyoko softly bowed before the men, at the same time, Kuon held his hand for hand shake. The two blinked at their mistakes. Kyoko straighten her back and held her hand out, but this time, it was Kuon who bowed at her.

The two softly laughed at their silliness.

"Here." Kyoko held her hand, this time, Kuon took it for a firm handshake. "I'm Kyoko. Kyoko Aki."

"Kuon. Kuon Hizuri. And my brother, Sho Hizuri."

Sho took her hand and softly smile at her, but his eyes trailed behind her, to her sister. When the introduction was finished, the three actors together with their managers sit on the meeting table.

"Kuon, you need to dye your hair with brown, and your eyes, we can't let them show your green eyes yet."

Kuon softly nodded "Okay."

"And, you are the only one who will use a stage name. The writer said, your character name will be 'Ren Tsuruga'." Lory looked at the Hizuri's manager "Do you have experienced in acting Yashiro-san?"

Yashiro-san blinked, making sure if he heard it right "Uhm, slightly sir."

"Good, because you will become Kuon's fangirl-manager in the series." Yashiro-san blushed at Lory. The others softly laugh. "Then Shoko-chan, your role will be Sho's manager."

Shoko gave him a small smile.

When the role have finalized, Lory called Jelly Woods to temporarily dye Kuon's hair. After a moment, everyone hold their breath at the birth of Ren Tsuruga.

Sho can't help but laugh on his chair "Aniki! It suits you better! Why won't you stay in that look forever?" Kuon gave him a dazzling smile which made his spine shivered.

Kyoko blushed at his new look, and of course, Kuon didn't failed to notice it.