author's note: gambatte skip beat! i love ren :) so i had to write this fan fiction. warning: just a teeny bit of language.

"Oh?" He asked, smiling. She looked at him, and murmured something low in his ear. The couple began to laugh, and he pulled her closer to him. The man standing not twenty feet away from the couple watched them move into another room. His brain was processing two things: one, the fact they were now a couple. (How can she go out with him? After all he's done to her?) But the greater part of him was struggling with this new emotion. Ever since he had started to work with her more and more, he was filled with new and new unexplainable feelings and emotions. However, he knew the name of this new emotion. Ha! Me? Impossible. But he knew it was true. It was true that Ren Tsugara was feeling jealousy for the first time. And there is only one way to cure that. Take Kyoko from Fuwa Sho.

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"Ren?" Ren blinked. His manager, Yukihito Yashiro, studied his face with a puzzled.

"Are you okay?" he asked, concerned. Ren dipped his head.

"Er..yeah. I'm just..."

"Jealous of Kyoko and Sho?"

Ren whipped his head up. "Excuse me?"

His manager gulped, then fixed his glasses and put an apologetic smile on his face. "I'm sorry. I should not have said that. It's just that...I see you watching...her and him together, daily now. And I figured since it looks like you're starting to..." His voice faltered. Ren looked at his manager once.

"How do I get her?" he murmurmed, looking down again.

"Excuse me?" his manager asked, but he had heard him. Ren looked up at him.

"How do I get her?" His manager was really surprised now. He knew Ren's face betrayed no emotions, but for him to speak like that?

"Err...don't you think it a little late? I mean, you've been with her for a while now..." he stopped as soon as he saw Ren's annoyed face. Shit. I've gone way too far this time.

Ren was annoyed, as he realized what his manager was saying was true. But I had not quite figured out my feelings for her at that time.

Ren looked up at his manager, who stumbled as he starightened up. Then Ren smiled that gracious, professional smile his manager knew all too well. "Thank you, Yashiro. I think I will handle this the direct way." Sliding a hand in his pocket, Ren turned on his heel and walked off to the cafeteria where he could hear that damned couple laughing. He was inwardly thankful that it was early in the morning; he couldn't stand putting up with his female fans. His manager watched him walk off, wondering what 'direct way' Ren was going to take.

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Ren took a deep breath, and walked into the cafeteria. He noticed Kyoko standing in a straight posture as she always does, her mouth to a bagel, her sharp eyes scanning the newspaper on the table. He quietly and quickly closed the distance between them in five large strides.

"Kyoko." Kyoko looked up. She looked up, her sharp eyes showing surprise. She swallowed. Ren was surprised at how he confident he felt, how easily he was able to shut down his emotions. "I have to talk to you."

Kyoko's eyebrows burrowed in confusion, and she tilted her head. "About?"

Ren quickly replied. "About-"

"Come on, Kyoko." Ren's head whipped up to watch Sho walk towards him, and time stopped as Sho and Ren looked at each other. Kyoko was looking back and forth.

"Um.." Kyoko grabbed her newspaper and bagel and quickly went over to Sho. Sho kept a little smile on his face as he walked over to Ren.

"You were too late. She's mine now." he whispered.

"Sho? What's happening?" Sho turned to Kyoko.

"Nothing, love. Let's go." He placed an arm around her and led her over to the exit. Kyoko looked at Ren for a minute then looked away.

Ren stood there, frozen, his arm held in midair position. Slowly, his arm lowered itself.

What am I doing? You ass, Ren. I'm just trying to get rid of this feeling.

No you aren't. Something else going on with you...

I'm...confused.

Sho's whispered phrase floated around in Ren's head.

Damn. This is going to be harder than I thought.

Ren turned around and walked out of the cafeteria, the large walls echoing the sound of his footsteps.

so what did you think?

to be continued!