disclaimer! i do not own skipbeat!
this take place after Kyoko had finally become a successful actress....how would her life be like?
Inside Kyoko's shiny black sports car(although Kyoko still doesn't know how to drive,President Lory bought her a car as a present for her success)
"kyoko….kyoko…kyoooko….KYOKO!! wake up please…" Rita was practically begging for her to wake up,using all means possible like poking her, nudging her and blasting the car stereo.
However, Kyoko seemed to be able to sleep through an earthquake as she was still sleeping peacefully in the front passenger seat, hugging her pillow and smiling slightly. Her manager's(Rita) effort for the past ten minutes to wake her up seemed to be useless, AS USUAL.
Rita was getting slightly frustrated but her frustration vanished as soon as her eyes set sight on kyoko's smile. She must be dreaming about fairies again….OR MAYBE she might be dreaming about certain someone…with this, she set her new plan in motion.
"oh, REN!! What a surprise to see you here"
Kyoko awaken with a jump, her eyes darted in every direction, trying to catch a glimpse of the mentioned man.
Rita laughed at kyoko and her usual amusing demeanor. Looks like this will be the perfect alarm to wake her up next time.
"relax! I was just joking…."
Kyoko had a disappointed look on her face as she stretched her arms and yawned.
"are we at the scene to shoot My Past now?" Kyoko said while she tried her best to decipher their location now.
"er, no. Actually we were there three hours ago, remember? You are supposed to meet a reporter from E-magazine now…." Rita continue to go through the schedule, in her head however, she was concerned whether kyoko is exhausted from the tightly-packed schedule lately, and made a mental note to get President Lory to allow Kyoko to have a few days break the next week.
Kyoko on the other hand wasn't even listening to Rita, she was thinking of her senpai after Rita mentioned his name. Its been a long time since I last saw Ren and we didn't even get to talk that time! I wonder if he had been eating well lately…hmmm…I kind off miss him…AS A FRIEND! And AS A SENPAI! Kyoko emphasize to herself the status of their relationship, she did not want to see Ren as someone more than a very good friend and a respected senpai.
Although Kyoko had officially "graduated" from the Love-Me Section and was now a new popular actress in Japan, she still think had the absurd thought that she wasn't good enough for Ren and that Ren would NEVER fall in love with someone like her. Naïve as always, she failed to see the Not-So-Subtle hints that Ren constantly give out to show that he liked her, therefore she continues to live in self-denial.
One improvement though, their relationship had progressed from the more formal senpai-kouhai status to a status equivalent to Kanae-Kyoko relationship (VERY GOOD FRIENDS)! Yay!! Ren is of course happy with this "small and trivial progress"! ^^
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Ren's view!
Ren was walking towards the meeting room to meet his director for the up and coming new drama when a huge poster caught his attention. His eyes widen at the sight of the girl in the poster as he momentarily forgot to breath. KYOKO looks stunning in this poster! Well, she is always stunning in my eyes. Even after such a long time, Ren's heart still speed up at the sight of Kyoko. Now that Kyoko was a well-known actress, her posters and advertisements seems to be everywhere in town. If my heart were to speed up at every sight of her, I will most probably die of heart attack one day!
Ren chuckled at the thought.
"You know, you shouldn't be surprised to see Kyoko's poster here. This is afterall LME building and she is one of LME's best actress" Yashiro bluntly pointed this out to Ren. He too stopped to take a look at "kyoko".
"I wasn't surprise, I just..."
"You just miss her right?" Yashiro cut in, a mischievous grin forming on his face.
"urgh..when will you quit making your own conclusion about my feelings?" Ren looked slightly annoyed by his manager as Yashiro once again accurately say out his thoughts and feelings.
" Ya, I know, I know. Both of you are just friends and nothing more than that. You always say that, when will you get bored of it?" yashiro said while pulling out his planner from his bag.
Ren decided to ignore Yashiro and continue to strode on as he decided he wasn't in a mood to argue with him. Ren do miss her. Last time, he would always come to LME in hope to see the girl clad in pink overalls and to talk to her. He missed bumping into Kyoko when she was doing her Love-Me assignments in LME. Don't get him wrong, he is happy that kyoko finally gets to become an actual actress. He just doesn't like the fact that he only gets to see her in posters as both of them were busy with their own work.
Ren was pulled out from his thoughts when he heard Yashiro speaking.
"Rita-san! How are you today…."
Huh? Why is Yashiro talking to Kyoko's manager? Both of them are not in a relationship right? Yashiro never mentioned about her…. Wait!!! He must be up to something….AGAIN! Thoughts after thoughts went through Ren's mind and he started to frown a little as he don't know what to expect from Yashiro this time.
"….oh! Kyoko is free after 8 tonight? Well, tell her she is no longer free. Ren wants to meet her to talk about one of LME's new project…..all right then, ask her to be at the restaurant near LME at 8 tonight then, ren will be there waiting….thanks a lot! Bye!"
Yashiro grinned widely at Ren's disbelieving face while he shut his phone.
"So, you have heard it..no need for me to repeat your schedule tonight"
"Yashiro, what is the new project that you are talking about? I'm totally clueless about it" Ren struggled to speak in an even tone as he was filled with anger that Yashiro would be so bold as to ask for a date for him! Yet, he was also thankful that he would be able to see kyoko tonight.
"Aahh…Ren! I know you are happy that you can meet kyoko tonight. Seriously, you don't need to thank me" Yashiro said in a playful tone, wanting to taunt Ren further.
"Since you have already asked Kyoko, it would be rude for me to cancel it now. However in the future, please don't make decision on my behalf for anything concerning my private life" Ren said in a stern tone while glaring at Yashiro. He intended to reprimand Yashiro but his manager only continued to grin widely with no sign of guiltiness or whatsoever shown on his face.
Ren did not know since when his manager wasn't afraid of him anymore. Little did Ren know that Yashiro did not take him seriously as he saw Ren's lip curl upwards just a little and just knew that he had made the right decision for him.
Ren had to admit that Yashiro might be a little annoying most of the time, but he decided that so long as the annoyance caused by Yashiro was concerning Kyoko, he wouldn't mind at all as this means he would get to see Kyoko more often. Yashiro is indeed one of the best manager out there. Ren thought to himself while glancing over his shoulder at Yashiro. However, he would never, never tell that to Yashiro. He smiled smugly.