AN: Sorry for the lack of updates. It's hard getting my classes, homework, and school all done right now because of our lovely friend Mr. Sun Sorry I'm not a fan of the heat, I get rashes, sometimes hives, and have recently fainted due to the glamorous Californian weather. Anyway, I just wanted to come out with a new fic since I needed something a little sad. I plan for these chapters to have the memories slipped in and not just at the end like this. Either way, I really hope that you enjoy.

The Cold Body of Law

Chapter One – The Incident

Kyoko felt a sense of wonder in her life. She had an adorable set of twins who had just celebrated their first birthday and she had a husband who was supportive of her career, an amazing dad, and someone she could rely on to keep her safe and happy and loved. Life was good.

Hopefully that would continue to be true.

Or, it was going to be good when they sorted out this stalker business.

For the past two months, Kyoko had been getting scary letters from someone who claimed that they loved her so much that they would have no problem with committing murder so that the two of them could run off into the sunset. She didn't want that type of person trying to win her affections and although she knew that Kuon was more capable than anyone else she knew of defending himself, she was still scared for her family.

Even worse, Kuon was now scared for her and without him knowing it had started to limit her freedom. She didn't want to blame him, he was scared but it was as if he didn't trust her to take care of herself. He always wanted to take her by car to her different jobs despite her having a great manager to do so (she had had a test run with Yashiro but they all decided he was more suited to Kuon).

She was glad that Kuon was finishing later than her this particular night, she could take a walk by herself and try to get over the fear of someone watching her.

She was stopped by the crosswalk and surprisingly not a lot of people were there. There was an older gentleman and then a guy who looked like 'hired help' or a bouncer. She would just have to avoid eye contact with him. She had to be scared of a weak and pathetic guy who liked danger similar to that damn beagle.

As Kyoko got to the other side of the road, she felt the guy grab hold of her wrist and she looked up at him. Somehow this guy seemed twice as big as when she had just stood beside him and he looked even stronger and more skillful than Kuon. "Did you get my letters?" he asked as Kyoko paled.

Crap! Why hadn't she listened to anyone?

She felt him push her against the wall and her head started buzzing as she tried to summon any grudges that still remained. She needed to get rid of this guy quickly. Before she realized what was happening, the man had gagged her and she smelled something strong and chemically. She dropped down, her eyes nearly closing and she felt the guy pull her somewhere.

Damn it! She couldn't move. What was he going to do to her?

Suddenly she heard footsteps, thank god she married a man who cared about her so much.

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Kuon couldn't describe how worried he was for his wife, the mother of his children, a woman who had forgiven him for his hidden past and stood beside him when he acted like a child due to fear. He hated thinking that someone dangerous or unhinged was stalking her. He wanted to get to the bottom of it but he still wasn't sure who was involved.

He had fortunately flown through the scene with no NGs and thought he would check out a small music store before going to meet Kyoko. He had to back off a little bit, try to find out some other means of seeking out this stalker. He had even gone to find that guy in case he thought it was some prank…it wasn't.

Kuon didn't know what to do but he would have to try to figure something out.

Kyoko was what kept him together, what kept him sane. He knew that he wouldn't be able to be a good father without her beside him whether physically or just in spirit. Ren Tsuruga probably could handle this and sometimes Kuon wanted to go back to those days. It had been Kyoko who persuaded him to try the life of Kuon HIzuri, because he could be with her, Kuon was glad that he didn't look back too often.

He entered the store without noticing Kyoko crossing the street nearby.

After a short time, Kuon entered the music store with a bag with CDs in it that he thought were a blend of his and Kyoko's tastes. They liked having something on in the background even if they were both looking over scripts. This was when he heard muffled sounds of distress and he stepped forwards quickly, feeling the urge to help.

What he saw was a scantily clad weakened Kyoko and three guys around her. His eyes widened as he saw her there and then all he could see was red. "Get your f***ng hands off my wife!" he snapped, his eyes only showing the hate and anger that had been part of the old Kuon.

He grabbed the guy who was defiling his wife and slammed him into the wall, standing defensively over Kyoko as she tried to gather herself together. Kuon entering a fighting stance. This was going to be dangerous but she didn't care, they had stolen something for her that was reserved for Kuon.

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Kyoko tried to pull her clothes over her, tried to back herself against the wall for her own protection, she tried to concentrate on the blond hair that she liked to run her fingers through. Thankfully she had married a brave and protective man who would give his all for his loved ones. Thankfully she loved a man who had a past and knew how to fight. Thankfully the father to her children was someone who had such strong emotions of love and kindness but also of the want for revenge that challenged her own.

Kuon would protect her.

Unfortunately, they were both celebrities. If Kuon really killed them, things would never be the same.

Kyoko watched as Kuon placed himself in a defensive pose, watching the men around him. He had chosen defense over offense for her despite it always being better for him to strike out. He wasn't saying anything so his concentration was key. She had learned all of this from watching him and loving him.

"You think that you're some big shot because you married her? Well I've tasted her now too," the man said as Kuon's eyes narrowed. "Aren't you going to thank me?" he asked as Kuon still didn't say anything. "I could kill you, you f***ing 'Mercan" he warned and Kuon continued to stay still.

Kyoko wanted to tell him to be careful not to hurt them too badly despite all the pain that she was having to endure.

What she didn't notice was the knife that one of the other men who had arrived during the scene was holding or the lead pipe.

The guy who had hurt her was the first to attack and fortunately, Kuon's fighting skills were just as top-notch as always. That was when she heard a gun fire and her eyes widened. He had missed that right? Kyoko looked around to see what could have been shot. Kuon was always skillful he would have dodged that.

She heard a second shot and then her husband grunt in pain as he dropped onto the ground.

"Kuon!" Kyoko screamed before seeing one of the men grab his body, hurting him even more and another man smashed the piece of pipe into his head causing him to be completely unconscious and blood to pool around him. "Kuon!" she yelled wanting to run over to his side. "K-Kuon! Get up! Now! Don't be a coward b-baby," she said.

She heard the cops arrive with crowds, but she couldn't concentrate. All she could see was her husband's body on the ground surrounded by his own blood. She wrapped her arms around herself and ran to his side despite the state that she was in. She saw the shallow breaths and reached out to touch his pulse, his heart beat was so weak. "Corn, please…please stay with me," she begged. "Please?" she begged. She reached out and held onto his limp hand, "I'm here, Kuon, I'm right here please don't fly away from me."

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Just the previous day, Kyoko had had her thoughts about Ren voiced by someone else. The two of them had been talking with one another when one of their coworkers from their latest project had approached them. Ren knew that this guy had a crush on Kyoko, but he also knew that she hadn't paid the slightest amount of attention to him.

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"You two are so friendly," the male costar grinned, "Are you sure that you're not boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Ren paused and looked down as Kyoko watched his face, he wasn't showing any emotions.

"Oh, so Kyoko's not the only one with a crush," the guy said as Ren froze and looked up at Kyoko who seemed to be paying more attention to this weasel on her right.

"Tsuruga-san isn't that type of a person. He has somebody that he's interested in already and it's not me. I don't like how you feel you can just accuse him of such things as liking someone in my position. Tsuruga-san is not like the two of us, he's my inspiration for ac-"

Ren stood and stared at her stunned before smiling and saw her eyes widen and before he could get something out, she had run off.

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Kyoko closed her eyes as she remembered that conversation. She put her fists by her side and tried to walk quickly to where she would be meeting with Sawara-san. That was when she bumped into a person much taller than her, she stiffened and looked up at Ren.

She looked from side to side as if searching for something.

"Yashiro-san isn't with me today, I wanted to ask you something, Mogami-san," he told her politely as Kyoko flinched. She didn't want to repeat what had happened the previous day. Was he going to tease her or laugh at her? Was he going to pity her?

"If it's about yesterday Tsuruga-san, please pretend that it never happened. It was an unfortunate situation and please pretend that I wasn't there," Kyoko closed her eyes feeling very self conscious. She heard Ren sigh and looked down at his shoe. "Tsuruga-san, might I tell you that it is very rude to sigh to someone who is honestly expressing their apologies?"

"Maybe not," Ren said, "but not the reason I was sighing. I actually wanted to ask you, Mogami-san, if you would be available to go to dinner with me tonight," he grinned at her as Kyoko looked up.

She wanted to believe that he loved her so much. She would have to wait until dinner to find out.

AN: Hope you enjoyed this so far
I'm planning on updating in batches again and hopefully I'll be able to write a lot more each day so you guys can read faster:

The first batch includes this fic (probably) as well as:

The Lake in the Park, Secrets, It's Just Like Magic, My Sweetest Corn and My Dearest Kuon, The Voice, The Little Prince, Acceptance, a new collection of random Skip Beat 1-shots, and a New Beauty and the Beast fic I've been planning for some time.