AN: Yes I know that this is another fic and I should be working on the ones I have currently but I think I can add yet another Skip Beat fic to my user and still find time to complete them 😊 Plus this is an idea based off one of my favorite short stories as well as one of my favorite overused plot lines.
At the end of this chapter I'm going to give a summary of the other Skip Beat stories that I am currently working on.
Alive
Chapter One – Honey, I'm Home
The plane mysteriously vanished. Despite reports recording this as a plane crash, we were unable to find the wreckage. The search goes on.
We have reports that have confirmed that several people were on this plane including the rivals Kuon Hizuri and Shou Fuwa as well as many other names in the entertainment industry such as Koga Hiromune and Yumi Aigawa."
It has been confirmed that, although the wreckage has not been found, A-lister Hizuri Kuon is dead.
Kyoko had never been able to get those words out of her head. She had been so happy that her husband had been able to book an earlier flight than the one he had planned on taking. He had said that he wanted to see her sooner and be with her and their child. He had been such a good dad and all he wanted was a happy home. It was the worst thing she had ever heard when the news broke. Her husband, the gallant, charismatic, and kind Kuon had died. That was six-years-ago.
The twenty-eight-year-old Kyoko pulled down the clothes from the line. Her family was still important to her, but that part of her heart had never mended itself. She heard the sound of her seven-year-old daughter playing. She decided to take a break from the laundry and walked towards the little girl who was skipping around.
She had never had the privilege of knowing her father despite the strong father-figures in her life. It was a shame, but her family kept her so loved and though they could never replace Kuon, they gave her something new. "Hey, Isabella," Kyoko grinned at the little girl, "What are you playing?"
"I'm trying to summon the fairies," the seven-year-old said happily. "Like those stories you tell me about Daddy," she said and Kyoko felt tears in her eyes. "I believe that they're out there, right Mommy?" she asked and Kyoko smiled softly.
"Yes," she said as she spread out a towel and sat down on it. "Come here," she said with her arms out wide. She captured her daughter in her arms and grinned as she pulled her down in a hug. "You know, it's always good to see the fairies if you look up into the sky. You know that when I met Daddy, he showed me that he could fly just like the fairies."
"Was it Daddy who gave you this?" Isabella asked as she reached out to touch the ring on Kyoko's finger.
Before Kyoko could answer, she heard a knock on the gate and got up. "I wonder who that is," she said as Isabella looked after her.
"Is it the director again?" Isabella asked. Kyoko had blossomed well and not only was she the actress who represented Japan but she was a top model as well. Her job always reminded her of Kuon though. None of the actors who worked these days even came close to matching his talent.
"Maybe, he does seem to be changing the script a little too often," Kyoko smiled as she kissed her daughter on the forehead and pulled her in for one last hug. She let her fingers run through Isabella's long blond hair and her green eyes that made her look so much like her father. Kyoko hadn't known how she had inherited those traits, but it made the heartache a little easier knowing that she had a part of the first guy she had ever loved with her at all times.
As Kyoko got to the gate, she opened it and took a step back, her entire body turning pale as she looked at the unstable twenty-six-year-old that she knew too well. She opened her mouth before closing it as she saw the man in a deeper sense of shock. Kyoko's hands shook as she looked him up and down. He had some bruises on his body, but he looked so similar to the last time she had seen him six years ago. As tears slid down her cheeks, she reached out to him, "Ku-on?" she asked as he nodded.
"K-Kyoko?" he asked as his voice broke and Kyoko reached out to him. This was like some fairytale that you never really thought would happen. She reached out to touch his blond hair and let her hand slip onto his cheek. Had she finally lost her mind? "Kyo-Y-You are Kyo-ko?" he said as Kyoko slipped a finger on his lips and let her hand reach for his chest. It was warm and she could feel his heartbeat. She let her hand slide onto his throat and she could feel his pulse.
She took a step back feeling her whole body shake. He seemed alive or maybe she had lost her mind. Had she hit her head somehow and was going insane? "H-H-how is this…" she said before looking him over again. "Don't move," she tried to tell him before allowing one of her hands to rest on his cheek and she gently pulled him down so that she could kiss him. How did this feel the same? How was he here right now when he was supposed to be dead? She had mourned for him for six-years and here he stood as if none of that had ever happened. "Kuon?" she asked.
Flinging her arms around his shoulders, Kyoko pulled herself into his chest and felt his arms wrap around her as if her body had been magnetized to him. She didn't know how this was possible without fairy magic and if it was the fairies, why had they waited so long to bring him back to her? She didn't care that she was older than him now, she didn't care how successful her career was, this was Kuon.
"Kyoko," he said sadly, "I don't understand what's going on," he said as he sounded so timid but Kyoko couldn't bear to pull away from him. "I hea-heard it's…it's been six years since…"
Kyoko nodded before taking a step back though it pained her to do so. "Ye-Yes," she nodded.
"So that would make you twenty-eight?" he attempted to clarify and Kyoko nodded. It was so strange that now she was the older one in their relationship. It was weird that she was the one with both more acting experience than him and life experience. "I…I'm…"
"You're?" Kyoko saw him move unsteadily so pulled him towards a little bench in their garden as Isabella watched them carefully. "Come on, you should sit," she said as her hands still shook as she took him in. She wanted to get to the bottom of this and figure out what was going on and how her husband was here not a day older than when he had died. "Yes, I'm twenty-eight," she repeated as she saw him attempt to take it in.
She placed a hand on his shoulder, "Isabella is over there," she gestured to the little girl who was watching them innocently. There was a look of confusion in her eyes and Kuon's eyes widened as he took her in. He hadn't seen her since she was a one-year-old.
"Is there something I can get for you?" Kyoko asked, "Water? I still have some of that tea that you like, I tend to make it for myself when I feel nostalgic," she said as Kuon turned to look at her and nodded. He was still looking at her in shock.
"I…I should…your husband or boyfriend or -" Kuon kept looking around, taking in everything that was different and Kyoko was so relieved that he was sitting. He wouldn't have been stable on his feet.
"My husband…" Kyoko said as she looked down trying to find the right words to say it.
"Okay, so your husband is here? Is he at work? I hope that you're ha-happy with him," he said as Kyoko looked up at him.
She didn't know what to say because she was scared of him judging her. She knew that the rest of Japan judged her for it, but she was nervous when it came to his response. She hadn't had feelings of affection for any other man. She hadn't dated anyone and she was starting to gain the name 'Red Widow' because of how, although her hair was longer, she usually still dyed it and she would talk about her love for Kuon when asked about her love life. She had been completely faithful to him. She hadn't expected for him to come back though.
"Well, I've missed him a lot," Kyoko smiled. She saw Kuon's bewilderment as he looked back at her. "Kuon, I'm still in love with the first man to ever truly love me," she told him. "My husband is an incredible person who I thought I had lost until just a few minutes ago. How could I ever fall in love with anyone else?" she asked him as he looked at her, finally with a small smile.
Kyoko was surprised when she saw him attempting to stand and stood up to give him some support. She still needed to figure this out, but if he was here then she just wanted him to stay here. Their age difference had always been something that was there, but now that he was two-years younger than her, she was seeing it in a new light. She wanted to take care of him and make sure that he was okay. Was that something you did to your husband if he was younger than you?
Kyoko held his hand as he walked over to Isabella and knelt down in front of her. She placed a protective hand on his back.
"Hi," he said with tears in his eyes as Isabella looked back at him. "I'm sure that you don't remember me," he said nervously to the young girl. Isabella looked at him before running towards him and felt Kuon catch her in his arms and hold her to his chest. He pressed soft kisses in her hair, thinking about how much she looked like his mother.
"You're my Daddy, like Mommy shows me," Isabelle sobbed as Kuon closed his eyes. He couldn't believe that his daughter had grown up so much. He nodded, letting his arms hold her even closer. "Mommy talks about you every night and she showed me your picture," she said to him as Kuon looked up at Kyoko, his eyes still wide in shock.
"Thank you," he told her as Kyoko placed a hand on his shoulder. She nodded to him wanting to keep him safe and protect him from going missing again.
"Yes," he nodded to her. "I'd like to be your Daddy, Isabella," he said slowly. "Will you do me the honor of letting me? I'd like to learn all about you."
"Yeah!" Isabella giggled, "I want you too, Daddy" she said as Kuon reached out to touch her.
"You're so beautiful," he said as he noticed how many of Kyoko's features she actually had despite the hair and eyes being more of his and his mother's. "I'm sure you're really smart too," he said as she nodded.
"I get all the best test marks like Mommy," she told him as Kuon attempted to follow along.
"Isabella, let's go inside," Kyoko said, "I'll make something for us. It's nearly snack time," she reminded the little girl. "Make sure to wash your hands," she said as Isabella skipped towards the house. Kyoko took this moment to kneel opposite her younger husband.
"Are you staying here?" she asked as she took his hand and pressed her lips on it.
"Am I allowed to?" Kuon asked as he tried to take her in. There weren't that many changes and yet he couldn't stop thinking about how she had matured so much, how her body and face were those of an adult. He couldn't stop thinking about how he was closer to twenty-five and she was closer to thirty. Thirty? In only a couple of years….
"Of course," Kyoko said as she pulled him into her chest, "I don't want you anywhere else. Welcome home, Kuon" she said knowing that the words might have a completely different meaning to him.
End Chapter One
AN2: Thank you to everyone who chose to read this story. I'd be really thankful for any reviews you might be generous enough to give, but even if you don't review thank you for reading.
As I said: Here is a list of all the Skip Beat fics I am currently working on
If Love Was a Memory: After a traumatic experience, the married (and mother) Kyoko loses memories of her life after the age of fifteen and it is up to her husband, Kuon, to help her gain them back.
It's Just Like Magic: Kyoko tells Ren of her feelings for him which gives Ren the confidence to come out as Kuon. Currently they are in the US where both of them are getting some new acting related roles
Kuon: Following a plane crash (😉) Kuon is one of the lucky survivors, however due to a head injury his luck has also brought at least three multiple personalities. Can Kyoko handle this change in her husband?
More Like a Phoenix: After getting targeted by a rival gang from his youth, Kuon is drugged, bound, and left for dead in a burning apartment. With some rather nasty burns on his face, can he rise like the flames from a phoenix? Since he has his girlfriend's (Kyoko's) support, most likely.
My Sweetest Corn and My Dearest Kuon: Kuon's enemies create an elaborate plan to harm him which involves Kyoko's perceived death from illness and a torture plot for the two of them. (M Rated)
Secrets: Newly married couple, Kuon and Kyoko Hizuri, both have secrets that they are scared to tell one another whether these are new secrets or ones just about to form. Starts off with Kuon having stomach cancer and Kyoko being pregnant, currently there are some secrets concerning the Yakuza.
The Cold Body of the Law: After Kyoko is targeted by a stalker, husband Kuon attempts to protect her which leads to him getting shot. With fairy magic on their side, Kuon is brought back to life but only in the body of a young lawyer named Takeshi Chiba.
The Lake in the Park: Kyoko and Ren are costarring in one of the biggest dramas of the year. With the director Kuu Hizuri leading them. It is soon found out that Ren's secret is exposed, but can Kyoko and Kuon navigate through the media frenzy that's coming their way?
The Little Prince: An Alternate Reality take on the meeting between Corn and Kyoko. Following an accident which leads to a disability, the Hizuri family has to stay in Japan for longer than expected. This allows young Kyoko to spend more time with this loving family leading her to a changed and better life and a crush on a different prince.
The Voice: Bored with only having one identity, despite it being the identity of Kyoko's husband, Kuon decides to create a new image: MAZE. MAZE becomes a popular singer, but will Kyoko discover this identity and who is Mina Ta?
Young at Heart: After an accident leads to Kyoko being disabled and her young child nearly dying, Kuon decides to make a sacrifice for his family. Offering himself to the fairies, he is aged physically by fifty years making him nearly an eighty-year-old man. Despite his family's love, will he be able to embrace this new body and age demographic?