Summary: Kyoko finds herself in a bad area of town at night. She calls Ren to help her.

A Convenient Inconvenience

It was late and Ren had just returned home from a long day of work. To make matters worse he had not been able to see Kyoko this week. He stepped into the bathroom and turned on the shower, hoping the hot water would relax him enough to be able to sleep.

Just as he had climbed inside the shower, his phone began to ring. He let out an annoyed sigh. It's probably nothing important, right?

He listened as the phone went silent and he was allowing his mind to refocus on his shower when the ringing began again. He climbed out of the shower and dried off his hands before grabbing the phone.

He answered quickly, without checking who was calling. "This is Ren." He muttered, but he couldn't keep the annoyance out of his voice.

There was nothing but silence. He glanced at the phone and saw that the call was still connected. Then he saw the caller ID.

Mogami Kyoko

He put the phone back to his ear. "Mogami-san?" he asked, this time his voice showed no annoyance, only concern.

A small voice came through the speaker. "Tsuruga-san?" he could hear her voice shaking.

"Are you okay?" he asked as he began getting dressed back into his clothes.

"N-no. I'm sorry to bother you."

"Kyoko, where are you? What's wrong?" he had inadvertently used her first name due to his worry.

"I need a ride. I'm stuck downtown and I don't have money for a taxi."

Ren couldn't believe what he was hearing. Why was she out by herself at this time of night?

"Find a convenience store nearby and wait in there. Then send me the address." He spoke sternly. He didn't want her to wander off and get lost or have someone hurt her.

"Okay, and thank you, Tsuruga-san."

They hung up and Ren quickly finished re-dressing. He grabbed his car keys and bolted out the door and to his car.

By the time he reached his car, Kyoko had texted him the address and he input it into his GPS.

As he drove he found himself worrying more and more. Why are you in such a bad area of town? Why would you be out so late by yourself? When he was forced to stop at a red light he slammed his fist onto the steering wheel. He needed to see her, to make sure she was okay.

Finally several minutes later, he pulled up in front of a convenience store and jumped out of his car. He spotted her immediately when he walked inside.

She was shivering, and her clothes were wet. He approached her. "Mogami-san?"

She looked up at him and the fear vanished from her face. She breathed out a sigh of relief. "Tsuruga-san, thank you so much for coming."

"It wasn't any problem." He led her back to his car and they began to drive home. "What were you doing out here by yourself at this time of night?" Ren asked seriously.

Kyoko felt her cheeks warm at his question. "It was just all because of my own stupidity. I was supposed to go out with the cast from my drama to eat dinner after work. They told me the name of the restaurant, because I had to stay behind to talk to someone. But when I went to go, the taxi took me to a different one. So I wound up out there, and then it turned out I didn't have my wallet and when I told the taxi driver that he threw his drink at me."

Ren could feel anger burning inside of him at the thought of someone assaulting the girl he loved. "Aside from that, did anything else happen?" he asked, his voice filled with worry.

Kyoko shook her head. "I just didn't know any other way to get home, and you were the only person I could think of who had a car and might be awake." She sighed. "Although I guess I could've called the president. I'm sorry, Tsuruga-san. I'm sure you've had a busy day and were probably tired."

Ren slowed to a stop as a light turned to red. "I'm glad you called me. I was happy to help. Don't ever worry about bothering me."

Kyoko felt warm inside at his words. He truly was such a caring person. It was then that she noticed that his hair was wet. "I-is your hair wet?" she asked.

Ren looked confused, then realized what she was talking about. "Oh, yeah. That's right. I was taking a shower when you called." He continued driving when the light turned green so he didn't see Kyoko's reaction to his words.

"I was taking a shower when you called." Does that mean he was naked when I talked to him? She shook her head to rid herself of those thoughts, but she could still fill the heat in her face. It's not like you've never seen him naked before. She told herself, before realizing that was just making her blush more.

Ren glanced at her but couldn't see the blush in the darkness. But he noticed she had grown quiet again. He decided to take a chance with something.

"Did you want a coffee?" he asked. He mentally kicked himself wondering why he thought she would want coffee this late at night.

"That would be nice." She admitted.

Ren did a double take, then nodded. He pulled off the road and into a nearby shopping center. He pulled into the drive thru of an all night cafe. "What did you want to drink?" he asked as he paused next to the menu.

"A regular coffee is fine. With cream and sugar."

Ren nodded and ordered both of their drinks. When they left the drive thru, Kyoko sipped her coffee. It immediately brought some relief to the chill she felt.

"Thank you, Tsuruga-san." She said softly. "For the coffee and for coming to my rescue."

Ren smiled to himself. "I'm just glad that you're okay."

Shortly thereafter, they pulled up in front of Darumaya. Kyoko took off her seatbelt. "Thank you again." she found herself saying.

Ren smiled, "You're very welcome."

Kyoko stared at his smile for a moment. A small voice inside her head whispered to her. Just do it. She turned to climb out of the car. Then before either of them knew what was happening, she turned back and gave Ren a kiss on the cheek. She pulled away, her face very red, and jumped out of the car. She ran inside before he could even understand what had just happened.

All Ren knew was that her phone call to him had been, yes an inconvenience. But a very convenient inconvenience. And one he welcomed any time if it was accompanied by a kiss.

A/N: So this was just a little idea I had in my head that I didn't know what to do with so I made it into a oneshot. I hope you enjoyed it! :) thanks for reading!