This takes place after chapter 183: Breath of Darkness. I decided to ignore Ren about to kill that person as BJ until the next chapter comes out. So please accept this fan fiction to quench your Skip Beat cravings until then.

Kyouko's Resolve

Kyouko pressed the end button on her cell phone. She could feel the blood rush to her face as she thought. 'That was so close. I almost gave Tsuruga-san away with my hesitation. Plus, that matter of last night is not something that I can easily discuss considering how jumbled I am about it.' When Lory had asked whether Tsuruga-san showed any further problematic behavior, Kyouko paused in thinking about his embrace the night before.

But that night it seemed as if Ren was drowning in his despair. So much, actually, that he fell out of character. She felt as if she was the piece of drift wood that he clung on too and her conversation with the president confirmed this little suspicion. But she knew that Ren's despair was disgraceful to him. So much that he didn't even want to discuss it with the one he clung to dear life for. She couldn't share this secret between them with anybody else. Not even with a person who knew more about Tsuruga-san than her apparently.

Then she thought back to the manner in which she had avoided revealing him. Thanks to her acting she could disguise her voice and tell a little lie, even though her face would have betrayed her since she wasn't prepared. It made her appreciate her job even more. Yet, another thought came to her head...

'What in the world of curly lameness was that scapegoat that I used! Tsuruga-san's hairstyle as a problematic behavior is completely random and irrelevant!'

Whether he believed her or not, Lory let it slide. So she decided to think about something more important. Tsuruga-san has been her most respected sempai in the acting world and she has depended on his constructive criticism many a time. For him to lean upon her in a moment of private weakness overwhelmed her with flattery. She didn't know why he had chosen her but she understood now what she must do. She needed to simply be there for him, keeping him afloat, while he worked out his problem's himself. And she needed to do this task as Setsu; expressing her deep reverence and faith in her older brother. For Ren was lacking this faith in himself.

After thinking of things rather rationally she had calmed down. But then another thought came into her head...

She was not only flattered by Ren's choice in someone to lean on. She felt the blush creeping back to heat her face. She fought to plug down this sudden rush of emotions.

Maybe her love has been released. But that doesn't mean that she will not control it. 'I must not leave myself vulnerable or be selfish toward Tsuruga-san. I will do everything in my power to push my most respected sempai out of the darkness that shrouds him.'