How did I end up here? Kyoko thought to herself as she stirred the pot in Ren's apartment. The girls at work had said the best thing to do after a fight was to let it settle for a couple days. It had been her every intent to ignore Ren for a couple of days. But then he had sent that message demanding she make him dinner. There was no way out of it, he was her Senpai after all. So now here she was, making dinner in an awkward atmosphere.

The curry was done. She couldn't avoid Ren any longer. She brought the food out to the table for him to eat. She'd made him dinner. She could go home now and escape this atmosphere. Plus, they still needed a few days for feelings to calm down as her relationship expert coworkers had mentioned.

"Mogami-san, aren't you going to eat with me? You made a lot of food, you know I can't eat this all by myself."

Kyoko sighed and sat down. She grabbed herself a bowl of curry and started eating.

Crap. This isn't going very well. I need to just come out and say it. Ren had invited her over to apologize. But she'd been icy since she'd arrived and was trying to ignore him.

"Mogami-san, I want to apologize for today. I said some things I didn't mean and was out of line with what I was saying.

Did he just apologize?! I thought I needed to wait a few days for things to blow over. Kyoko was glad to hear the apology but needed to say her own.

"I didn't mean to say everything that I did either. All I really wanted to say was don't assume things. I don't have that kind of relationship with Sho… It feels more like I'm his mom or nanny. That time I spent with him before he threw me out like yesterday's trash was miserable. I did everything for him but none of it mattered. There is nothing there for me to feel feelings for him again."

Ren felt like a total idiot. She feels like his nanny? That would explain the friendly atmosphere. And no one could blame her for getting mad at his assumptions. The accusations he had thrown at her were out of line.

"I'm sorry for assuming things, and for what I said. Next time, I'll ask you about it instead of assume. But in return," his face got serious, "you have to tell me whenever he bothers you. That way there will be no mixups like today. I won't have reason to assume if I already know the story."

What a simple answer! Ren won't be mad at her if he knows ahead of time that the punk is making unreasonable requests. Things that she can't avoid.

She'd rather not have anything to do with Sho. But if he's going to show up, it's best for it to not cause Ren to get mad at her.

Since Kyoko had made dinner, Ren cleaned up. He was thankful they had cleared the air between them. To think she ended up defending Fuwa because she was furious at him for making assumptions. I really need to learn to control my temper. He felt there was still some things going on he didn't understand, but he could worry about that later. For now, he was just happy to be on amicable terms again.

With the dishes done, he walked back into the living room to find Kyoko passed out. It had been a long day filled with emotions. He walked over to wake her up so he could take her home. He stopped just before grabbing her shoulder and walked over to the phone instead.

"Hello, this is Ren Tsuruga-san. I was calling to let you know that Mogami-san fell asleep at the office and is sleeping in the lounge. We've decided to let her sleep there instead of disturbing her. It was a very busy day and she's tired. I'll leave a note for her when she wakes up to call you right away and check in. Have a good night."

Thank God it was the missus who picked up. I don't know how I would have handled her husband. He glares at me every time he sees me. Sometimes, I wonder if he's former Yakuza with that death glare that he gives me.

Now that the phone call had been taken care of, it was time to put Kyoko to bed. He didn't want to wake her because he didn't want to see her leave. They had such a huge fight earlier in the day but had managed to make up. He couldn't bare to part with her with his feelings so raw. He wanted her close by.

He walked over and picked her up. She stirred a little as he lifted her and mumbled something. Chuckling to himself, he whispered to her, "talking in your sleep?"

"I love you, Tsuruga-san."

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Ren's mind recovered after a few seconds, but he was still shocked frozen. Did those words really just come out of her mouth? Thank God he didn't drop her in his shock, but he was afraid if he tried walking he would miss a step causing them both to fall.

When?….How?…..What? Since when was she in love with him? He thought she only saw him as her senpai, someone to be respected but untouchable. Could he take what she said in her sleep to heart?

Ren didn't know what to think, but he felt confident in his ability to walk again and brought Kyoko to his room. He'd give her the bed and sleep on the couch. He set her down and tucked her in. He sat down next to her unable to leave her side just yet.

Can I believe you? His emotions couldn't handle any more surprises for the day. He didn't know what to think, but he knew what he wanted and that was Kyoko Mogami. He bent down and kissed her lips. He was only going to kiss her for a moment, but then he felt her hand on the side of his head. She was holding his head to her face and started to kiss back.

Ren was so floored he almost pulled away in shock. Shock quickly gave way to his overwhelming feelings for her as he felt her kissing him and he gave in to the moment.

He pulled away after a couple minutes to take a breather and to stop the situation before it progressed any further. s

"This is a good dream," Kyoko said sleepily looking up at him. Her eyes were only partly open and her mouth was in a thin, content smile. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes as if to go back to sleep.

Ren's mental restraints fell apart and he kissed her again.

A good dream this was. Ren kissing her. But it would only happen in her dreams. He would never do anything like this in real life.

Her skin tingled as his hand went from her cheek, down her shoulder, to her side, to around her back. He was holding her to him tightly and kissing her passionately. Having Ren all to herself like this was the perfect dream.

But I can't have him all to myself. He isn't mine. He's Morizumi-san's.

It came as an utter shock to Ren when Kyoko pushed him back with all her might and said, "this is too cruel, even for a dream."

Another shock for the night. How could kissing him go from being a good dream to being too cruel? "Wh-what's cruel?" He managed to breathe out in his disbelief.

"You love Morizumi-san. You would never kiss me, especially like this." She was curled in a ball on her side now, hugging herself against the emotional pain she was feeling.

Who's Morizumi-san? Racking his brain Ren finally remembered who the name belonged to. That annoying little snot? Why on earth would I ever love her? Her acting isn't horrible, but it's not great either. Her personality sure was horrible. Why would Kyoko ever think he had feelings for her?

"Mogami-san," Ren reached for her arms to try to unroll her from her ball and get her to look at him. "Mogami-san, I don't love Morizumi-san. I don't know why you think I do, but I don't."

Her face was in tears which stabbed at his heart. "This is just a dream. My mind will have you say anything to trick me."

Before this conversation could go anywhere, she first had to know she wasn't dreaming. Unsure of what else to do, Ren cradled her face in his hands and kissed her again fiercely. As he pulled away he told her, "this isn't a dream. I really am kissing you…and…you've kissed me back."

Her eyes flew fully open in shock and her expression screamed "No Way!" She was frozen solid like that for a few seconds before she screamed, "Noooooooooo" and hid herself under her blanket.

He half expected that and was trying not to take it personally. "Mogami-san, would you please come out from under there so we can talk?"

"No way, you demon of the night. If I'm looking at you I'll loose myself to you again." She shrieked from under the blanket.

He liked the sound of that. Loosing herself to him. But he'd already lost himself to her a long time ago.

"Mogami-san, if you don't come out from under the covers I'll just join you under the blanket and we can talk there," he said while smirking.

Her bundle of blankets were still for a second before she came crawling out looking to the side. She wouldn't look him in the eyes.

Well, that's a start. Let's talk about the easy thing first. The discussion of them kissing could wait until after he found out why she thought he loved Morizumi-san.

"What's this about Morizumi-san? Why do you think I love her?

Pouting at being forced to come out of the blankets and talk she responded, "you gave her a ring as a gift. She says you love her and that you're in a relationship." Saying out loud that he loved someone else brought tears to her eyes, but she didn't allow them to fall.

That little shit. Since when are we in a relationship? That gift was obligatory.

"Mogami-san, I don't know what she told you, but her and I aren't in a relationship. We've worked together in the past, but I've never held feelings towards, at least not that kind. She doesn't take her acting seriously. She just wants to be the best without doing the work and doesn't appreciate her fans. I could never be in love with someone like that."

Kyoko's mind was processing what he said. It was true that Ren took acting very seriously and didn't like anyone who was cheap in their acting or wasn't trying their best. She'd been on the receiving end of his fury over such things. She knew it well.

"Wait a second, is this why you reacted that way when I gave you the flower ring?" The gift that he was expecting to get a cute reaction from but instead was called despicable. He had been in total shock from her reaction and didn't know what to think of it. But now it was starting to make sense.

"Well, yeah. It was so fairy tale like and you were acting like a prince and I was your princess," that had been his exact intent. He knew she had a soft spot for fairy tales and princesses.

"But acting like that when you have a girlfriend. Putting a flower ring on the same finger of mine that your girlfriend wears the ring you gave her on is despicable." Her face told him she was disgusted with him. And he could understand why if he was actually dating Morizumi-san. But he wasn't.

He moved a little closer to her, "Mogami-san, I am not, or ever have been, in a relationship with Morizumi-san. You have my word. Do you believe me?" She nodded a little sheepishly. "Good, now it's time to discuss the other matter at hand now that you know you're not dreaming and that I'm not in a relationship with anybody."

Her face flushed and she brought the blanket up to cover her face. "When I picked you up to bring you to bed, you said you loved me," he moved closer to her and grabbed her hands that were holding the blanket covering her face. "Then, you kissed me back," he pulled her hands down to see her face. She was looking away, avoiding his eyes. He grabbed her chin and turned her head towards his, their faces were inches away from each other. "You said it was a good dream." He looked into her eyes.

Why is there fear in her eyes? If she loves me, kisses me back, and says it's a good dream, why does she look like her world is about to end?

She ripped her face out of his hands and burst into tears in her own hands. Ren was absolutely dumbfounded. Something wasn't adding up.

"...but *sob* I'm a good for nothing. *sob* I was duped by my childhood friend and thrown away like yesterday's trash. *sob* That happened because I fell in love. *sob* And now I've turned that disgusting emotion towards you *sob*. I know you hate me for that *sob*. I've allowed myself to fall victim to this feeling again *sob* and made you the receiver of it *sob*."

What the? What kind of thinking is this?! Why would I hate her for loving me?! I just can't keep up with her thinking.

"Mogami-san, you could only kiss me back because I kissed you first. Or did you forget about that. Why do you think I kissed you?

"Because you're a playboy. Demon king of the night." Didn't even miss a beat in her response. That stung a little.

Ren sighed into his hand trying to figure out what to do with her. "You really think I'd kiss anyone like that?"

"Remember when you thanked me for giving you the gelatin? You kissed my cheek and said it was like a greeting, just a thank you. It didn't mean anything. You go around kissing people like it's no big deal." She was burrowing herself more under the blanket. Leaving just her head out so he couldn't threaten to join her under the blanket again.

Crap. I dug my own whole on this one. "Mogami-san, that was *sigh* that was a lie. I kissed you because I was jealous. Fuwa had just kissed you and you couldn't stop thinking about it. I couldn't stand it. I wanted you to think of me instead. So I kissed you. But it worked too well. It interfered with your work. You weren't able to act. So I lied to undo the damage I had done."

She looked at him confused, "You were jealous? Why?"

She won't understand unless I say it right out. Why is it so hard to say it? He'd told countless women that he loved them back when he was dating in the states. The words would just roll right off the tongue. The words were so effortless. But to say them to Kyoko terrified him. There was a whole new meaning to the words that he had never felt with anyone else before.

He leaned towards her a little and cupped his hand around her face. "Mogami-san," He took a deep breath, "I love you and have for a very long time." Her eyes looked back at him lifeless. She was just sitting there frozen.

"Uh, Mogami-san? Hello?" He waved his hand in front of her face, no reaction. "Mogami-san, are you alright?" She was frozen solid. She wasn't reacting to anything. "…Kyoko-chan, can you hear me?" Finally, some life returned to her eyes and she slowly looked at him.

She quickly thrust him off the bed. She used her hands and feet. All the strength she had went into pushing him away. Ren landed with a loud thump on the floor, dazed, looking up at the ceiling. What…just happened? He looked over at her to see her in tears again. Not the sobbing of before thankfully. But tears were still streaming down her face.

"If you talk to me like that, using my name…I'll…I'll start to expect things." Ren grinned. Expect things? This could be fun.

"What kind of things?" He asked as he got off the floor and made his way back to the bed. "If you expect things, does that mean I can expect things too… Kyoko-chan?" Her face was beat red and her eyes full of embarrassment.

Fight Back! Something deep within her said. It was the soul of Setsu. Ren was approaching her with his demon king of the night face. He was going to toy with her. Fight Back! Setsu said again. She had her pride. She wasn't going to be toyed with.

Ren saw a sly smile spread across Kyoko's face. He had been debating on whether or not to kiss her. He wanted to, but she was in a fragile state and kissing her might scare her off. Seeing her smile, he didn't know what to think other than it was sexy.

"You want to expect things too?" She said with that smile. "Well, do you expect this?" She lunged at him throwing his back against the bed and landing on him kissing him.

Ren was utterly shocked at this turn of events. He had thought her in a fragile state. He didn't expect her to pounce. But he wasn't going to question it. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back. It was like something from his wildest dreams. She was willingly in his arms and he was able to kiss her as much as he wanted…well, on the face.

He slid his hand up her shirt feeling her soft, silky back as she undid the buttons on his shirt. As she kissed his neck down to his chest he knew he had to put a stop to this. He was almost at a point of no return. Going all the way tonight was not a good idea.

With a moan of regret, he grabbed her shoulders and pulled her off of him, sitting up himself. "Kyoko-chan, if we do anymore I won't be able to hold myself back anymore. You should sleep here and I'll go sleep on the couch." She nodded that she understood while blushing.

Ren left the room and closed the door behind him. He slouched onto the couch wondering how the situation had turned out like that. Not that he minded. But the last thing he had expected was for her to take the lead when the situation was like that.

But now, how was he supposed to sleep after a night like that?!

Kyoko didn't say a word as Ren left the room. She was completely shocked with herself. When she had jumped him, she was just trying to fight back. She didn't know she'd lose herself in feeling his body against hers with his lips against hers. She had stopped thinking and was just absorbing all the sensations.

She didn't argue when Ren had said they needed to stop. That he wasn't going to be able to control himself if they went any farther. Because the truth was, she'd already passed that point. She'd already lost control and who knows how far she would have gone if he wouldn't have stopped it.

She was blushing at how far she had gone and scared and excited at the same time wondering how far she would have gone.

But he'd left the room, forcing them apart, forcing them to cool down. But how was she supposed to calm down and sleep when all she could think about was his body and lips?!