Whenever I see her, my day gets just a bit better. Her smile makes me happy, and I wish to hold her in my arms. This naive young girl, for years younger than me, is something that I could never live without. Only a bit over a year ago she joined LME, and yet she has come so far in the acting business, and she has taken my heart. Her revenge on Fuwa Sho has now gone, but the barriers over her heart are still strong enough to let me not have her, caused by this bastard who hurt her. . .But I have to thank him, because if it weren't for him, I would never have met this naive young angel. Mogami Kyoko. How much more until I can get your heart?

I wake up from another sweet dream of one single girl. Or is it a nightmare? I sit up, glancing at the clock on the wall. It is already seven o' clock. I reluctantly get out of bed, the thought of calling in sick very tempting, but work must come first. Besides, if I did call in sick the very person of my self-turmoil would most likely appear, sent by Yashiro-san in order to try to get us together. I see Yashiro-san's good intentions, but I'm not quite sure if he really knew that being near that girl yet not being able to touch her was in it's own way a form of torture.

I couldn't escape the inevitable. I would have to face it sooner or later, and I didn't plan on letting it drag on longer than it needed to be. I take a quick shower, trying to clear my head from the dream I had. In my dream I had finally attained the love of my life, Kyoko, and I held her in my arms. In my dream she had told me she loved me as well. . .but that was it. It was only a dream. In it's own way, it was torture as well. Being unable to do in real life what happened in my dreams.

I stepped out of the shower and dressed, moving a hand through my wet hair. I dressed and was soon ready to go out, getting inside my car and driving through the Tokyo streets, toward the set where I was sure that I would be tortured far more.

A few days ago I had received an offer to be in a commercial for a new perfume called Tempting Affections. I had accepted, not knowing who else was going to be in the commercial along with me. I had later found out that Kyoko was going to be my co-star in the commercial, acting as my lover. Today we were going to film the commercial. I sighed. This was going to be a really long day.

I had arrived at the set a few miles outside Tokyo so that it was far enough to be close enough to make it back for more jobs, but far enough for there to be trees and the noise of the city was gone. We were going to take an outside shoot, and I went straight for my dressing room, not wanting to meet Kyoko on the way. She was always early on set, so if I stayed in my dressing room I could well avoid her before the filming started. I was inside and changed. I was wearing a white dress shirt with the collar open to reveal part of my chest, and black jeans hung low on my waist. I looked at my face in the mirror. I needed to focus.

What will Kyoko wear? I wondered, then I shook my head. I couldn't think of that. I couldn't let my personal feelings get in the way of work! I stared hard at my reflection, forcing myself to focus. This was a job, nothing more. I am a professional, and I can control myself.

There was a knock on my door. I turned and Yashiro-san appeared, wearing the usual grey suit as always. "It's time." He said, and I nodded. He knew my feelings for Kyoko, and teased me very well for it, but he knew where to draw the line. He knew that this was going to stress me to the point that I could break the barrier that had left me get so close to Kyoko as her "sempai".

I stepped out of the dressing room and walked with Yashiro-san to the set, which was a forest setting, the area filled with trees and not so far away a meadow, the sun bright in the distance, turning the sky from orange pink to blue. It was to say a perfect morning, but we had to shoot the commercial fast before the lighting changed. We couldn't afford to waste time. I arrived at the set and almost stopped in my tracks when I saw Kyoko. She was talking to a member of the set, but I could clearly see her face and what she wore.

She was wearing a simple white dress that reached just past her knees, leaving the rest of her slender legs for view, along with white three-inch heels, and a black wig that reached past her shoulders, making her golden eyes stand out from her face, her lips and cheeks a soft pink. She looked gorgeous, and if I were any other man I wouldn't be able to control myself. Kyoko spotted us and dismissed herself from the person she was talking to and walked over to us. When she arrived I put my gentlemanly smile on my face, not wanting this girl to find out my feelings.

"Good morning Yashiro-san, Tsuruga-san." she said with a bow.

"Good morning Mogami-san," I said.

"Good morning Kyoko-chan," Yashiro said, giving a smile as well. "You look great," Kyoko blushed a slight pink.

"Thank you Yashiro-san," she said. Oh she was so cute. I hoped she wasn't like that with everyone, otherwise I would fear for her safety. "Tsuruga-san," he voice interrupted me from that thought and I turned to her.

"Yes?"

"Have you eaten yet?" she asked, a smile on her face. I thought back to the onigiri I had gotten at the convenience store on the way here.

"Yes," I said.

"Have you eaten properly?" She asked, a smile still on her face, but I knew she was going to unleash a wrath once she knew what I had eaten. "What did you eat?"

"Some onigiri from the convenience store." I answered cooly, counting in my head backwards, Three. . . .two. . . one. . .

"TSURUGA-SAN," There it was. Some of Kyoko's demons came out, her face turning into that of Mio, making Yashiro-san cower slightly in fear. "You need to take better care of your body! You can't just eat that junk food for breakfast! You need proper food!" And there it was, Kyoko's rant about eating properly. I had gotten somewhat used to it, but to Yashiro it was still somewhat scary. She would have gone on and insisted I eat something, if it weren't for the scared director's assistant that told us that we needed to get on set and start shooting. Once he informed us he ran away, scared by "Mio".

Kyoko gave a hmph but we still went to the set, giving me only a small glare that showed that the discussion was not over and she was going to make me eat something later. I chuckled to myself. It was so like Kyoko.

The director, Nariyoshi Izumi called us over and told us to act like a couple in the woods enjoying themselves, and both Kyoko and I nodded, getting into our places. This is a role, I need to focus. I told myself. I was at the edge of the trees, out of the sight of the cameras while Kyoko was in the middle of the trees, her eyes determined, ready for when the director yelled start. There was a few moments of tension, and everyone was poised to watch the scene with the number one actor and sexiest man in all of Japan Tsuruga Ren act alongside Mogami Kyoko, rising actress "Mio" from Dark Moon and "Natsu" from Box'R'. Yashiro was next to the director. I glanced at him and he gave me a thumbs up in good luck. I nodded slightly.

"Action!" The director yelled, and the cameras started rolling. In that moment, Kyoko had become a completely different person. She had become a young girl happily in love and running through the woods, happy as can be, her face that of happiness, love, and sweet affection. On the set some of the males turned pink at the sight, but I ignored them. I was the one on set with her. I walked towards her and grabbed her waist from behind, making her start slightly as she was supposed to do, then smiling when she knew who it was. She turned around and wrapped her arms around my neck, hugging me close, and I couldn't help but smile. Here she was, the love of my life and finally in my arms. It was only going to be for a short while but for now I enjoyed the moment, and was in heaven. She let go and with a playful smile started to run through the forest again, and I chased her, catching her easily but making myself go slower so that I could enjoy the moment more.

I finally caught her and so that she wouldn't escape carried her in a princess hold, making her start slightly in surprise in pleasure. I brought her closer to me, still in control but quickly losing it, only wanting for this time to last forever. I twirled her around, making her hug me tight so that she wouldn't fall, laughing at the same time. I stopped, and she brought her face to mine, and kissed my cheek, her soft lips lingering for a moment, and I turned to her. She was smiling, her face the expression of a maiden in love. She was perfectly united in her role. But I hoped that some of that affection in her expression would be real, that I was more than just a sempai, that for a moment, we were real lovers.

I brought my face towards hers and kissed her, just a soft brush of the lips, meant by me to be just that, a fleeting touch, but I felt her arms wrap around my neck tighter, bringing my face closer to hers for a more passionate kiss, brining me in. I was surprised at first, but this was her role. She was my "lover", and with that fact as a safety line, I let myself respond, deepening the kiss more, bringing her closer to me, finally having what I had always wanted. I didn't know it, but at the sight of the kiss, almost all of the people watching turned bright red, including the director himself, who had been working in the business for about thirteen years turned red at the sight of the two lovers kissing so passionately on the screen.

But the kiss had to end, and when it did, Kyoko looked up at me with those big golden eyes and smiled. I knew my eyes must have showed how I truly felt about her, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw her eyes mirror the look in mine. In that moment, I was the happiest man alive.

"And CUT! That was perfect you two!" The director said, making me start for a moment, and I remembered that we had been shooting the commercial. I looked down at Kyoko, who was now her usual self, and blushing furiously, her cheeks practically glowing red. "Umm," I heard her say, and I realized I was still carrying her. I set her gently down, arguing with myself on wether or not the actions showed before were from the character for the commercial, or Kyoko herself. I wanted to believe it was the later, but my mind told me that I shouldn't get my hopes up.

Even when I put her down Kyoko seemed to fidget a bit, and I wondered what was bothering her.

"Umm," she said again, staring at the ground.

"Yes?" I asked, wondering what could have made her act so. Was it the kiss that bothered her? Did I go too far? As I thought this Kyoko looked back up at me, her eyes still showing the look she had on before for the commercial. Was she still in her character? Everyone who had been watching was now doing their jobs, putting the equipment away, the scene they had just seen in their minds, remembering how the two actors had looked like, their expressions, as if they really were lovers. They were all too far away to hear what Kyoko said next, and I was glad, because I didn't want anyone else to hear it.

"I love you." She said, her golden eyes looking up at mine. I froze for a moment. Did I dare believe it? Was it too good to be true? I worried that she was still in character, but then I remembered that whenever Kyoko did a role, she always went back to her normal self after the director had yelled 'Cut'.

The director had yelled cut a while ago.

"I love you, Tsuruga-san." She said, and that was all I needed to know that this moment was real, that this wasn't a dream, that the chains binding her heart were gone. I smiled a true smile, the gentlemanly facade gone, and I was just Ren.

"I love you too, Kyoko."