A/N: This takes place after Chapter 154, when the Heel siblings leave to go off on their "Dangerous/Violent Mission", and Lory is left to his own devices. The horror!
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Skip Beat! If I did, I wouldn't have to read it on the internet and wait months for a weekly manga to come out.
Lory Takarada, president of LME, is a man in love with love. Not the idea of love, but quite simply love itself. Many people question the flamboyant, cosplaying president's sexuality. His adorable granddaughter, who would lock you in a dark basement while casting a thousand curses on you if you even glanced at Ren Tsuruga, is proof that he is perfectly straight. Lory prides himself on being knowledgeable on all things love. More specifically, the different types of love.
But there was one form of love that had been dominating his mind for the last twelve hours.
Sadism.
Lory Takarada was sadistic.
Towards the one and only Tsuruga Ren.
Not that he himself was in love with the man. No, he was merely deriving pleasure from the thought of the hell his client was in. Lory had made certain Jelly got the most revealing, the most appealing outfits for "Sestu-chan" she could find. Lory sighed in pleasure. The whole "Jelly was suddenly inspired to go in a different direction" was a huge act. He had it planned out from the very beginning what exactly Sestu would look like. He was relieved that Ren, too stunned, hadn't caught him.
Ren.
Sitting in his office, dressed as a Victorian-era gentleman, he allowed himself a small chuckle as he imaged the agony Ren was going through.
It's for the best, Lory thought as he sobered up. Kyoko-chan isn't making any progress, and Ren is such a boring man that the only way something would happen is if he did something extreme, which fit Lory's style perfectly. Thank God Kyoko came along when she did. If Ren had failed the Dark Moon test, he would have seriously considered throwing him into the Love Me Section. Lory sniffled in disapproval. No, the baka is too famous for that. Still...
He has until Kyoko turns eighteen. He decided at last. That was more than enough time. He was being generous, really.
Besides, Lory thought as he strode through his office to watch his favorite re-runs of Kimi Wa Petto. Ren being in the Love Me section might be a good thing.
He imagined Ren in the gaudy Love Me uniform. "Love Me." Ren said, his Gentlemanly Smile out in full force, accompanied by a forced thumps-up.
Sadism had now wriggled its way into Lory Takarada's top three favorite forms of love.