Chapter 1: Possession
A beautiful young woman with cold, golden eyes sauntered down the hallway towards her friends. Despite the happy buzzing of classmates all around her, she seemed uninterested, bored even. No one made eye contact with her, but cold shivers ran down their spines when she passed. It was like she was a ghost.
When she neared her friends, one of them looked up and smiled easily. "Ah! Natsu. You're early," she observed.
"Hm? Oh." For the first time, she noticed the clock on the far wall. "Yeah, I suppose I am."
"Well it is graduation," another piped up. She was the shortest of all of them and had long, wavy blonde hair. "Who wouldn't be excited?"
"…Graduation?" Natsu repeated, thinking. "That's…today?"
"Yep. Wait, don't tell me you forgot!"
Natsu paused and looked at her friend, then smiled. "Maybe for a second. I was a little…distracted this morning."
A horror movie scream bounced off the walls and tiles. "PLEASE! SOMEBODY! GET ME OUT OF HERE!"
All three girls blinked, then looked at Natsu. "Didn't want to invite us to this party?"
She giggled coldly. "Don't worry. It's barely even started yet."
The lights above them started flickering and everyone in the hallway started looking around confusedly, even Natsu. Then everything went completely dark. There was a loud crash and someone yelled, "Shit! Oh my God, is everyone all right? One of the lights came loose."
"Hina-san, go get some flashlights! Everyone else, stay where you are, got it? Don't move."
Everyone stood completely still. Eventually, five circles of light began to shine around the set. Finally, one landed on Kyoko.
She was lying on the floor in a crumpled heap. "Ky-Kyoko? Kyoko?"
Kyoko was falling through darkness, somersaulting and cart-wheeling through the endless emptiness. A small light seemed to appear from nowhere. Smiling slightly, she swam towards it. She was just about to reach it when something hard hit the back of her head and sent her spiraling downward again, deeper and deeper into the blackness.
"How is she?" Ren asked nervously.
"Still unconscious, but I think she's coming around," the doctor, Yuuta, informed him apologetically. "The hit wasn't too bad, Tsuruga-san," he reminded him gently. "She just fainted from the shock of the blow. There's no bleeding, just a bump. Would you like to see her?"
He nodded, still looking a little pale, and walked into her room. She was lying on her bed with her arms stretched out on either side of her. The taisho was sitting on a chair in the corner of the room and shot him a look of distrust and resignation. Yuuta followed him into the room and noticed the taisho with some surprise.
"You're still here?" Jesus. What was with these men?
The taisho grunted his affirmative.
A light sigh escaped Kyoko's mouth. Both men stiffened and glanced at her.
Her shining golden eyes fluttered open and landed on Ren. She smiled coolly. "…Oh. Hello, Tsuruga-san, Taisho." She blinked, noticing the doctor. "And…?"
"Yuuta. Dr. Yuuta."
She nodded and smiled at him, taking this all in stride. "Doctor, huh? Nice to meet you." She stretched, arching her spine. "By the way, boys, what are you doing in a teenage girl's bedroom?" She winked at Yuuta. "Doesn't seem too proper."
Ren bristled. Something was definitely wrong. He shot a warning glance at Yuuta, but he didn't seem to be paying any attention to him. Natsu caught it though. She smiled to herself. How…interesting.
"Uh." Yuuta cleared his throat. "Mogami-san, you, uh, you fainted."
"Mm?" She considered this for a second. "Why?"
"You were acting for 'Box R' and there was an accident with some of the equipment. One of the lights came loose. It just barely hit you, but the blow was forceful enough to knock you out."
"…Really?" How boring. "Well, boys, I need to freshen up." She slid gracefully off of her bed and strode towards her closet (Ren's eyes flashed with recognition), then paused and raised an eyebrow at them. "Do you mind?" Blushing, they all exited the room.
The taisho was at an absolute loss. This wasn't the Kyoko he knew.
"It's—It's Natsu," Ren muttered hoarsely. The other two men turned to stare at him. "The character she plays in 'Box R.' It's like Natsu's come to life." He glanced at Yuuta. "Has this ever happened before?"
"Uh…no. Not that I know of. You're saying she's still acting as this character?"
"Yeah." And then, as if he was talking to himself, "At least, I think she's acting."
"In any case, do you think this Natsu is in any way dangerous?"
He shrugged. "I'm not sure. She's a bully, but that's just due to the circumstances within the drama. I don't know if she'd hurt anyone in the real world without being provoked. But Natsu is entirely different from Kyoko, and she's a lot more famous than she used to be. If anyone sees Kyoko like this, it might damage her reputation."
The doctor nodded solemnly. "Well, if that's the case, then she's just going to have to stay in the house until she snaps out of this…if she does."
Ren stiffened. "What do you mean 'if'?"
"Well, I don't know. I've never dealt with this sort of thing before. They always snap out of it in the movies though, don't they?" The smile died on his face at the look in Ren's eyes. "Uh, sorry, sorry. Calm down, alright? I think she'll be fine. In my opinion, someone that doesn't exist can't make their own decisions for very long. She'll probably slowly come back to herself. Just give her some time."
Ren nodded slowly. "Alright."
"…What's with me?" Natsu wondered aloud, staring at the cheap clothes hanging in her closet. She was standing there in nothing but her bra and panties, half-hoping one of the guys would come in. "Who wears this stuff?" She closed the door to the closet and leaned against it, thinking. Then she remembered. Smiling, she crossed the room to her bed, reached underneath it, and pulled out a suitcase filled with sexy tops and leather pants. A little gothic, but hell, it was better than looking so boring. Her eyes fell on Setsuka's underwear, and something occurred to her.
Grinning wickedly, she slipped on Setsu's thong and bra, then wriggled into her leather pants. Opting for the least goth of Setsu's tops, she chose a dark magenta scoop-neck with half circle cut-outs on the shoulders and below the collar, revealing the bare skin beneath. She checked herself out in the mirror, turning so she could see her ass. …Much better than one of those stupid skirts. She smirked at her reflection and sauntered downstairs. The okami-san looked up and blushed furiously when she saw her outfit.
"Um, Ky-Kyoko, I'm sorry. Y-you can't go anywhere dressed like that."
Natsu frowned. "Why?"
"Doctor's orders. Please Kyoko, go back to your room. You're still not feeling well."
Her eyes narrowed, but she knew who her enemies were and the okami-san was not one of them. She nodded slightly. "Alright," she agreed and walked back up to her room.
Once there, she opened her window and slid halfway out of it, straddling the windowsill. The breeze ruffled her hair. Grinning, she kicked off her high-heeled shoes and jumped stealthily out the window, landing perfectly on her feet. The grass felt warm and soft under her toes. Quickly, she slipped her shoes back on and glided away, headed towards the set of Bridge Rock.
Skip Beat! Marrying Challenge Rules:
You have to write a story about Ren and Kyoko marrying!
I don't care for their reasons to do so,
they can marry because they were forced by certain people (Lory, Kanae,
Yashiro, Sho, Mogami Saena, etc.)
or by different circumstances.
everything is allowed, go on, play dirty
but they aren't allowed to confess before the marriage!
though, I'm not mean, so it's ok for them to confess afterwards.
A/N: Well, hopefully you liked the first chapter. I'm mostly just having fun with this. Please review!
