Author Note: To my surprise, and perhaps joy, I am getting addicted to my reread of this series and decided to start a second fic. There are three differences between this and my other fic. First of all this is all original content, secondly it is a lot less dark that my other one, third it takes place only slightly in the future but with information only up to Chapter 140.

This prologue takes place pre-relationship whilst the chapters will take place starting from Kyoko and Kuon's wedding day.

Secrets

Prologue - Identity

Kyoko looked up into her senpai's eyes as she felt her blood run down her veins. She felt cold and uncertain about what she was about to say, but perhaps doing it with her guts was the best. After all, from the very start Tsuruga-san had said that he liked her guts and admired her courage. She took another breath as she thought about all the kind things he had done and maybe this could be her wish.

It was one month before her birthday and perhaps since she was turning eighteen soon it was a good time to do it. She saw Tsuruga-san waiting for her extremely patiently and she blushed seeing his smile. "Uh—" she shivered a little bit, "I…" she continued.

"If you're not ready to tell me this important secret you don't have to," Ren said cautiously. He felt guilty her telling him that she had a very very top secret which if he didn't approve of he was bound by a pact never to tell.

"I…" Kyoko said very slowly, "I…think I'm in love with you, Tsuruga-san" she bowed deeply. "I'm sorry," she apologized, "I know I'm a plain woman who is boring and I shouldn't have put you in this position. I am so sorry."

Ren blinked hard, "Okay," he nodded unsure what else to say.

Kyoko looked up at him mortified. She felt as if her spirit had departed from her body. Of course he didn't think of her that way. She felt her whole body shake and looked away, "I am…I'm sorry for inconveniencing you," she bowed again.

Ren smiled again as he let a slight laugh from his mouth and Kyoko turned even deeper red. "I'm sorry," he said before smiling, "I am just very happy to hear that. I think I'm in love with you, Kyoko-chan" he grinned as she stared up at him. "Plus, I wouldn't say you were plain or boring at all. In fact you are the person I enjoy talking with, spending time with, and thinking about the most."

Kyoko grinned as she listened to him and thought about how lucky she was to have Japan's best actor fall in love with her. "Could you…say it again?" she asked. She didn't want to have heard him wrong and jumped to the wrong conclusion, her heart was much too sensitive for that.

Ren grinned and repeated the words, "I am in love with you," he said slowly.

Kyoko grinned widely. Was this really happening? It was much better than the way Shoutarou had treated her. Maybe this time she could really open her heart to love and if she could open it to Ren then she could open it to the audience as well.

"However, I have been…concealing something from you. Can we go somewhere private and discuss it?" he asked her as she nodded.

She didn't know what it was, but she did know that Ren was a good guy and she was beyond thrilled that she was the one he had fallen in love with. She followed him to a secluded area and watched his eyes. The color seemed to fade a little from them and she noticed how serious he was. What was he going to tell her? Was he actually going to say that he shot a man in Reno, or whatever that phrase was.

She looked at him confused as he removed his contacts and stared at the green eyes hidden beneath.

She blinked hard, why did they look so familiar? Why did they look like the eyes of the man she had always been destined to fall in love with? What did green eyes have to do with anything and why was Ren hiding them. Green eyes were somewhat exotic in Japan and would lead to more modeling contracts for him.

"Kyoko," he said as he looked at her, "You know that Tsuruga, Ren is a stage name, don't you?" he asked as he tried to ease her into the situation.

Kyoko nodded, "I had a feeling about it, but I thought I was incorrect." She took a deep breath in, "Even if you have a stupid name though, I still want to be with you."

"Even if my name was Dragon Hartnett the third?" Ren asked before mentally kicking himself, this was no time for jokes.

Kyoko tilt her head to the side, "Are you saying that's what your name is. I can see why you chose Ren Tsuruga," she said honestly.

Ren frowned, "Not exactly…" he hesitated, "my real name is Hizuri, Kuon. I am the son of Hizuri, Kuu and yes I am the same Hizuri, Kuon that you pretended to be."

Kyoko froze before looking at him wide eyed and with her jaw dropping. "Huh?" she asked as she looked him over. Was this some kind of a joke? "Hi-Hi-Hizuri Kuon?" she stuttered.

"It's top secret of course," he told her, "but there's another name that you know me under."

Kyoko nodded still unsure how to respond to that truth bomb. "Uh Huh," she whispered.

"Do you remember when you had first started at LME and you dropped your blue stone down the stairs and there was a boy with blonde hair, green eyes, who enjoyed doing flips and you helped with a moist towel, who gave you that stone and I asked if you came from Kyoto? And remember when, during our time as Setsuna and Cain you saw that blonde man again emerge from the ocean?" he asked as he saw the color drain from Kyoko's face.

"I uh…didn't tell you what Corn looked like," she said slowly.

Ren frowned uncertain about why he was doing this. "It's not necessary to be told what you look like when you remember looking in the mirror," he said gently before he bowed to her. "I deeply apologize for every pain I have caused you."

Kyoko blinked again, "Uh…yeah…" she said before staring at him again, "What?"

Ren hesitated a bit. He shifted nervously not sure whether to reach out and touch her or just let her be.

Kyoko stared at him, her body shaking. "I…yeah…" she looked at him. "I'm really angry right now," she said before shaking her head as he opened his mouth to speak, "no, I'm really frustrated,"

"If I can do anything to soften the blow.." Ren said tentatively.

Kyoko surprisingly put her hand on his cheek. "I am really frustrated," she repeated, "but I think I love you even more. Why didn't you tell me this? When we were shooting Dark Moon together, you never told me. I was so worried about you, well Corn, but you just -"

"Stood there and tried to reassure you that Corn got his wings. I wasn't trying to make fun of you or torture you, but I wasn't ready to tell you at that point. When you dropped Corn, you hated me and if I had told you who I was it might have stained your memory," Ren tried to explain himself.

He was surprised when Kyoko kissed him and wrapped her arms around his neck. He lifted her up to get a better angle. "Don't try to talk your way out of this," Kyoko said before grinning, "but now I get to be with two men that I fell in love with all in one man. I love you, Kuon…" she giggled. "I have to get used to that."

Ren held her tightly, "Just Ren is fine for right now, I'm not ready to make my identity known."

Kyoko nodded and put a hand over her heart, "I promise that I won't tell a soul."

"So, what do we do first? How about I take you out to dinner tonight?" he asked as she giggled.

"Sure, but you have to promise to eat a full meal," she said as she lifted a finger to him. Ren Tsurugra, Kuon Hizuri, Corn, all three of them were now her new boyfriend and she had a mission to make this relationship last against all the odds.

"Deal," he grinned.