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The petite brown haired girl walked into her science teacher's room after everyone had left the school. He smiled up at her kindly, like he always had. "Kim," he said. "What are you doing here so late?" she didn't answer. "Miss the bus?" she shook her head, her house was in walking distance.
He looked at her, she had spoken to him a few times, but the other teachers said she never spoke, but it was different for him, he could hardly get her to stop once she started. Kimberly Ann Harris. She was secretive, sweet and very beautiful.
She had shoulder length brown hair that curled under her chin and feathered bangs that brushed against her forehead. She had big blue eye that bore into his soul, he tried not to look directly into his eyes, and she made him feel a way that no teacher should feel about his student. He tried to ignore the feelings he harbored for the young girl, but it was getting harder and harder each day.
"I…umm…" she whispered, he looked at her.
"What's the matter Kim?" he asked and was shocked when she launched herself at him, her arms were wrapped around him tightly, he should have let go, should have pushed her away, but he wrapped his arms around her waist and held her. "What's wrong?"
"I know…" she told him. "I've always known but, I didn't wanna believe It." she pressed against him and pressed her face against his neck. "I know how you feel about me."
He stiffened, hoping she would never know. "Kim…I…"
"Don't deny it Mr. Connor…" she mumbled. "I see how you look at me…how you wont look at my eyes, and you call me 'Kim' while the teachers say 'Kimberly' or 'Kimberly Ann' you love me. So don't deny it." She kissed him deeply. "Because I love you too."
"Kim…" he whispered, running his hands over her back. "I don't think…"
She interrupted him and for the first time in a long time, he looked into those sky blue eyes. "Don't think." She told him. "Just kiss me."
They moved closer together, their lips touched softly and their kiss quickly deepened, before he knew it, he had everything cleared off the desk, and was laying Kim on top of it.
"Ok, that's a wrap." The director said. "Mr. Connor" and "Kim" got off the desk.
"How do you think it went Misaki?" he asked as they walked off the set together.
"Fine Nathan." She said "You're a great teacher."
"And you are a good student."
Nathan Cater was 17, and Misaki Suzuhara was 12, but neither looked their ages, Nathan looked older and Misaki looked younger, which made them perfect for the roles and perfectly legal. They were both consenting teens and had known each other for a long time.
She sat down and took off her brown wig, her red tresses pinned beneath it. "A+ is gonna be a hit." A+ was the movie they were working on together. Misaki played Kimberly Ann Harris, a quiet student in an abusive home who falls for her science teacher.
Nathan played Sean Connor, a new teacher who goes to work at a private school and takes an interest in Kimberly after finding he's the only one who can make her talk. "Wanna go out for ice cream?" he asked, he had taken her out plenty of times after recording.
"Not today." She answered, brushing her hair. "I have to keep Kim as thin as possible. But I will when this is over."
"I'll hold you too that." He told her. "Going to see your mother?"
"Yeah," she told him. "Hikaru is taking me." Hikaru was Misakis manager and surrogate mother. Her mother, Shuko was a model and took too much time dieting and taking pictures. She never doubted Shuko loved her, but she doubted Shuko was ever ready for a child of even had the time it took to care for one. Hikaru gave Misaki all the time in the world and never skipped out on her birthdays, giving her the best parties ever.
Hikaru picked her up at promised and they left in her car. With its tinted windows, it was perfect to ride in because no one saw Misaki and the car wasn't as noticeable as a limousine.
"Have fun little lady?" Hikaru asked and covered her crimson eyes with dark glasses.
"Yeah," Misaki answered, feeling like a child whose parent was asking her about her day at school. "Everything was fine.
Hikaru turned to the station Misaki liked and asked, "So…how'd it go with Nathan?"
Misaki giggled, knowing what the question meant. "He was a perfect gentleman."
"Good," Hikaru laughed. "I don't have to hurt him." They drove to her mothers' studio and Hikaru walked with Misaki inside to the dressing room.
"Hi mom." Misaki said softly, after opening the door. Shuko looked away from her vanity mirror and smiled. She shoed her make up artist away and invited Misaki inside.
"Hey sweetie," she said hugging her daughter. "How've you been?"
"Fine," Misaki answered. "We're still filming A+, but it's going really well."
"Still filming?" she asked. "How long does one movie take?"
Misaki rolled her eyes. "It's not like we're taking pictures, we have a lot of scenes to shoot, and editing…it takes a while."
"Okay, okay…" Shuko said not wanting to fight with her daughter. "Is Hikaru taking care of you? Is she feeding you right?"
Misaki nodded yes to her mothers questions then added. "Someone has to."
"Just what does that mean?" Shuko asked, hurt.
"Nothing…" Misaki whispered. "Are you coming to my birthday party?"
"When is it?"
Misaki's eyes widened slightly "Tomorrow." She told her. "I'll be 13…you have to be there…"
"Damn…" Shuko whispered then looked at her daughter apologetically "Misaki I…" Before she could finish her sentence, Misaki had kicked a table over. "Misaki!"
"Don't 'Misaki' me!" she yelled. "You do this all the time!"
"I'll be there next year, I promise."
"You promised last year! And the year before that!"
Shuko stood, fed up with her daughters' attitude. "I'll try to be there but…"
Misaki stopped her "But, something will come up, and you'll be busy…too busy for me." Misaki left, slamming the door behind her, she ran past Hikaru and her mother's agent, Athena. Hikaru followed her, and Athena ran to check on Shuko.
Misaki got in the car and slammed the door shut. "Okay munchkin," Hikaru said getting in the drives seat. "I take it that didn't go well."
Misaki's hands were clenched and trembling. "I hate her…" she growled. "I wish she wasn't my mother."
She's not. Hikaru thought. In a way…I am. Hikaru drove; she had been there since Truth. That was the first Movie Misaki had stared in when she was little. Misaki had played Lilium Jones. A seven year old that had been adopted. She goes in search of the mother who gave her up and is living nearby.
She had suffered with Misaki who had to starve herself to play Trust. And where was Shuko while Misaki was starving, over working herself or this times she needed a hug, a word of praise, or needed someone to brush her hair? Where was Shuko when Misaki couldn't sleep and needed someone to rub her back until she fell asleep? She was busy, that's where she was.
At the house:
Misaki opted not to live in a mansion, it was too noticeable. She and Hikaru lived in a nice house, in a nice neighborhood. Misaki flopped down the couch and Hikaru sat next to her "What's wrong?"
Misaki sighed and mumbled "I'm tired of being famous..." She responded. "I wanna be normal."
"Hat to break it to you cookie," Hikaru said. "But no one in this family is normal."
Misaki laughed softly and hugged Hikaru tightly. "I know…but I want to be… Hikaru…I want to know what it's like."
Hikaru stroked her client's soft red hair. "You're an actress," she told her. "And a damn good one… Make it happen."
Misaki looked up at Hikaru and smiled. "Yeah…" she whispered. "You're right."
"I always am."
Later:
Nathan came into the house "I got your message." He said when Misaki answered the door. "What's up?"
"I have an idea." She told him. "I want to teak a break…and I want you to teak it with me."
"A break?" he asked confused. "A break from what? From A+?"
She nodded. "Not just A+." she smiled. "From everything. From movies, from publicity, from fame, from my mother even."
"And do what?" he didn't know if she had gone crazy or what, "What will you do outside of this?"
"Simple," she said cheerfully. "Go to school."
A/N: That's the first chapter. R&R please.