Author's note:

Hi everyone! This is my second story; I hope you will like this one too! It is VERY OOC so please give me some kind of encourage, if you want me to give you another chapter…

English is not my mother language, so please to understand if there will be some mistakes… I will be glad if you will do me the honor and point them out, this way I can learn!

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Disclaimer: I do not own Skip Beat! Or any of the manga's characters.

Attention! This may be spoiler for some, who didn't read chapter 160!

Cutie honey in action!

Kyoko's cheeks were red. She tried to compose herself but it was hard. Just two minutes ago she entered Ren's bath and almost committed a sexual harassment. She didn't mean it that way, but she was concerned how he will think about her now. She tried to cover her embarrassment by her acting… But what will happen next? What will she do after she leaves the shower? She needed to find a distraction, so that he couldn't tease her about it.

She looked into the bathroom and found his clothes.

…It is an unspoken message for me to have them dry cleaned or wash by yourself? … I will… Huh? The watch? Why he was wearing this? Tsuruga-san doesn't use his personal belongings in a play… This watch… It has stopped at a strange time…

…Maybe he couldn't set it? As your sister I shall conquer this washing up for you and I shall try to repair your watch! I will do everything for you, because your happiness is my priority!

Kyoko smiled like a cutie honey and she quickly took his clothes to the bath, leaving his watch in a place where it wouldn't soak. She undressed and threw her own clothes in the bath too. She knew she would stop being so nervous after doing some housework. It always helped her. She took her bath and while washing clothes, she sang her favorite song. It was a little strange and unusual for her, because she was the one who took care for Sho clothes and she never felt so excited doing it like now. It was disturbing and thrilling. She ended quicker that she thought it would take, just because she was lost in her emotions. She dried herself and hanged the clothes. Only thing to do now was to repair his watch.

Not having money enough, she learned many things. That's why now she decided to take her chance and help him set the clock…

Kuon has awakened

Bum, bum bum… Ren felt his heart started beating stronger and faster… Bum bum… He clenched the place where the heart was placed… Bum bum bum… His throat become empty, he was thirsty… Bum, bum… He could feel he was changing… "NO!"

Kyoko entered their room, but as soon as she crossed the doorframe Kuon pushed her inside again. She didn't have even the chance to understand her situation. He covered her to the wall with his body. His hands held hers above. He bent down to her throat and licked her neck hungrily. Only then she gasped and realized something was wrong. She could feel him smiling while he kissed her collarbone.

"Um… you smell delicious…" That were his first words and they sounded rough. She couldn't voice her fear. She realized he wasn't himself. Even being Emperor of the Night, her mentor never did her any harm. This man couldn't be her Tsuruga Ren, her sempai.

She shivered when he looked into her eyes. It was something disturbing that happened to her after it. She had this thought he was sexy and her body started to response to his doings.

He kept kissing her neck, leaving his saliva on her. He released one of her hands to put his own on her waist. Kyoko shivered more when his hand slowly rose to her breasts. There was something else; her body was losing its strength. She tried to push his hand but it only ended by putting her hand onto his.

His kisses became stronger while he lowered his lips down to her breasts. His hand grabbed her pajama and pulled the material so that his lips were able to get more place for the kisses.

"Your blood must be yummy… Let me taste it…" She could feel something sharp on her skin that was tracing its way to her neck and up to the jaw. It was somehow trilling for her and yet he treated her like a lunch or something? She has had it enough. She decided to wake him up from this state. She used all of her willpower to break his grip on her.

Kuon had seen in his life many things. He was a vampire, so he experienced this world much deeper that any human was able. His senses were sharper, his body stronger… And yet the view of Kyoko's soul and aura made him in that moment speechless. She was like an angel, a little angry though, but an angel. He instinctively tried to reach for her not letting his prey go away from his vampire hold and yet his soul begged her for a salvation:

"Save me… from myself, Kyoko…"

Her eyes widened. She saw in his eyes pain and sadness. She was mesmerized and yet her body done what she expected from it. She pulled him into the shower. She used his surprise to wake up him from this state. He was hurting and she wanted to do everything to save her sempai from it. She turned the water on.

To understand

There they stayed. Under rushing cold water, not exactly feeling it on themselves. They were locked inside their own little world that was made by their eyes only. Their eye contact was long and they both could see that the other was penetrating their soul. No sound from the outside came to them.

Kyoko finally understood who she was facing. His eyes were dark and thirsty. She noticed his long fangs that were just a moment ago touching her skin. If it was anyone but her, they would think about it probably as a bad joke. But she was Kyoko, the girl who believed in tales and the one who could see the fairies. She also saw Reino, the devil itself. She understood that if there was a world of white magic, there also would be the black magic in this world. The creature in which her sempai changed was somewhere deep Tsuruga Ren. She was afraid but there was also a great need to release him from this form. She didn't want to see him suffer like this. She could see the pleading in his eyes. Her heart started beating stronger. He needed her now; she was more than willing to sacrifice herself for his salvation.

"You need my blood, am I right? If it is a way to help you, that's Ok…" Her face became smooth. "If it is you…"

Kuon's eyes widened. He stepped back and looked her deep inside of her eyes. He was looking for a trap, but only thing he found them were pure feelings to help him. His face smoothened as well.

"Thank you…" He came to her very close and bent to join his lips with hers. She was shocked; it definitely wasn't the way she imagined him drinking blood. Then she felt it. He bit her lip. There was a small trace of her blood coming down from the biting. He licked it slowly causing her to shiver. She wasn't sure what was happening to her, because her body was heated and it felt as if she desired him?

"You touched my watch, am I right?" He broke their lips contact and looked her in the eyes.

"Yes…" Her mind was pacing, now slowly understanding where he was going to. "I caused this…?" He nodded his head and took few steps back, only to blush and turn from her. "I will explain it to you; just… we need to change in some dry clothes, Ok?"

She looked down on her soaked pajama.

And she screamed.

Buried past returned

That night Ren recalled his past self again and again. He saw himself drinking some boy's blood. He saw that boy's girlfriend screaming… that he is the murderer. Ren closed his eyes for the third time. How long will I be able to supers my night screams, before SHE finds out about them? Kuon was long ago buried inside of his tortured soul, returning only when Ren did something that made him remember that particular night when he sinned. Kuon probably waited for the words of forgiveness every night he came back. Till now, there was nobody able to give them. That is why also Ren still kept remembering his past self once in a while. He just couldn't forgive himself.

…

It was only partly true, that he killed. Vampires are very rare spice. They do drink blood… but it is never to the point of killing. In fact, it is only few drops that are enough for a long time. Still… people are afraid of everything that can be stronger than them. They love to think they rule on Earth.

Kuon used to hate them. They kill animals not only to eat, but also just because they like it. There are "sports", where people are showing their real faces- murderers. They are hunting animals for fun. Whoever kills more of them, wins. Oh, he hated them so much.

Vampires' long time ago decided to "disappear" from Earth. Once humans tried to hunt them down like some sort of animals, they understood there won't be the chance for them to survive on normal terms. Who would want to donate his blood for vampire, so that he could be stronger?

The vampire council agreed to destroy any evidence about their existence. It was a long, hard process, but in the end there were only few legends about them that were left. Humans long, long lost instinct kept vampires' existence in human's subconscious. There was however the way they managed to erase their existence from peoples conscious. At least to the point they could normally live among humans.

It all could be done, because each vampire has its own power. They all can live forever, if they want to; they are stronger, quicker, and one can tell- more beautiful; but above that, each one has a gift.

Kuon was one of the youngest from vampires. It was probably because his father was once a human. Becoming a vampire was very difficult and hard process for humans. Once it was a normal practice to change human into vampire, but since the moment vampires needed to hide their true nature… They didn't want to accept humans into their clan anymore. They were scared of betray and it was understandable.

Kuu (Hozu Shuuhei) was one of the "chosen one". The one, who had to face many obstacles' to be able to join vampires… and in the end marry Julie. His journey to gain the trust from vampire council and above all- Julie, became the legendary love story for both sides. Though only one side was fully conscious about the truth meaning behind Kuu's attics.

That love made possible to give new life into the world. Kuon. The only vampire, who decided to give up his life, because his soul couldn't stand the sin, which he committed…

…

"Tsuruga-san? Ren-san! Wake up, please!"

Ren opened his eyes. He found himself covered in sweat, shivering. He needed a second to become conscious of the reality. He was now with Kyoko in the hotel room. They were supposed to live for fifteen days as brother and sister. Cain and Setsuka Heel. He remembered also his past self awakened. He remembered his violence and her angel response to it.

He looked now into Kyoko's eyes. They were worried and scared.

"Um… Kuon-san? Tell me, what is wrong? You had a nightmare?"

"I suppose so…" He looked hurt and sad. His head fell into his hands to cover his face, now grimaced because of the pain in his throat. What else could he tell her? That he dreamed about blood?

"I'm so sorry…" He heard her silent voice, not understanding, why she was the one to apologize, not a bit. "I don't know how to comfort you… There never was anybody who would do that for me, so…" Ren could see her falling into darkness and yet she was trying so hard to smile for him.

"Mogami-san…" He smiled his true smile at her. She was his angel, no matter how many years she had. "You don't have to. I'm a big boy now, you know?"

"And you can take care of yourself? I think I heard that somewhere before…" Kyoko was shaking her head with disapproval. She quickly slipped into Setsuka and now felt free to scold him. She tried to make him forget about his dream. She didn't know what else to do, to make him feel better.

"Cain you are so… Agh! You waste your money, forget to eat, you smoke, you don't know when to stop, you are careless, unreasonable, and you act like a spoiled kid, how am I suppose to believe you when you say you can take care of yourself?"

She was losing her breath, but still wanted to scold him more if only it could take his thoughts from the nightmare. She promised herself to help him any way she could. It however wasn't needed because he also slipped into his character. He pulled her nose and pricked her forehead like his father used to do.

"Once again talking big?" She touched her nose and started to rub it. He still had his lack of control, overdoing everything. "But if you want to do something for me… You can always sing me to bed, hold my hand and above all sleep with me…"

Her conscious

Setsu was taken aback. He was so childish-like! How could it be he was so adult when he worked and in the same time he could be like a little baby grimacing and playing around!

"No Cain, we stopped sleeping with each other when I was twelve and now we are too old to do such things! And I won't sing you anything. And no! No holding hands! You are not a child anymore! Be reasonable for once!"

Cain's eyes become like those which belong to abandon puppy. He looked so hurt, she frozen. Once again she was forced to face THAT irresistible look.

"You said you wanted to chase the nightmares from me and now you are saying you don't want to lull me to sleep again?" Setsuka would fall into his trap just like that, but that time Kyoko woken up. It was her conscious that now was speaking in her.

That evening was not only forced to meet Kuon, but it was the first time when she had a chance to see Tsuruga Ren naked. Of course, she failed and it wasn't even her aim from the beginning. She just wanted to make sure he wasn't doing anything stupid, that's all. It was just that because of this incident, she finally became conscious, that right now, for fourteen days more, she would be twenty four hours a day with a man. A man who in his mind probably still had her almost naked image too. It was a moment later, when Kuon attacked her and THAT happened next, but… It definitely made her understand, that men are wolves. Kissing and touching her like a lover would do, was too much for her.

Actually, she was quite surprised that it flustered her so much. She did life with Sho together- even for a longer period and she never felt so… nervous like she was now around Ren?

Previously, she covered her blush and embarrassment with her act… but she wasn't sure if he fell for it second time too. And now he wanted her to sleep with him? She wasn't sure if she could pull this off. Her staying in character was possible when there were no touching and no naked skin!

"Nii-san, please! I only ask you to be reasonable!" Cain's puppy eyes become more pleading. It was something she couldn't stand, even if she tried to be not moved by his attics for her own sake.

"I will hold your hand, Ok?"

"And sing me a song!" Cain's eyes become even more pleading (if it was possible).

"Ok! Just lay down now and try to sleep, I'm with you…"

He always just does as he pleases!

It was exactly as the other times! She tried to make him reasonable and mature, but it somehow ended the way he wanted it from the beginning. He laid back and held her hand. He kept her singing till she felt asleep and that was something he waited for. Very slowly and delicately he pulled her into his arms and he laid her next to him. Ren was tired but he didn't intend to sleep. His nightmare would return and he didn't want to make her even more scared than he did before.

He just wanted to have her near. Just looking at her was enough. Her presence only always gave him peace. It was like that since the day he met her. The little girl, who played in the forest, who loved nature. He recalled her happy smile when she was talking about her fairies. She didn't change that much from that time…

Ren smiled heavenly. She was so fragile and defenseless. So beautiful. His heart was singing. Kyoko was the only one, who accepted him whole. She even now, being with him, wasn't scared. He was now recalling their conversation.

…

She was still blushing cute when he explained his situation. He told her about his past, how he was accused of murder. It happened even though he went to that place, where boy's body was laying, only because he wanted to see why he could feel fresh blood… He told her about the misunderstanding that saw that boy's girlfriend. He was bent and it could look like he was the one, who put the knife into boy's side, but actually he was trying to help him. Vampires' blood can be use like a medicine. He explained her who vampires really are and told about theirs history. She was still shy at first, but just like her, she becomes fascinated by the story. Soon enough she was crying. Her tears showed him something he knew from a long time. She was unique. Her understanding possibilities for all kind of creatures were enormous. She could sing with birds, smile when touching the trees and play in the river. Now she tried to understand the bloody vampire, who just a moment ago threw himself on her in a blood thirst. Long time ago he called her angel and now he could fully see how it fitted her…

…

Ren didn't even realized when he felt asleep and his memory turned into a dream.