Disclaimer: The Skip Beat manga is the property of its creator, Yoshiki Nakamura. The other Skip Beat media is property of their authorised owners. These stories are created by the author. All original settings, characters, etc., remain the property of the author.

Author's Note: The title is a cocktail. I love giving cocktail names to my one-shot collections; it has no relation with the stories.

As for its recipe;

Ingredients:

• 0.5 parts Midori Melon Liqueur

• 1 part vanilla vodka

• 1/2 part Skyy Raspberry Infusions Vodka

• Splash of pineapple juice

• Splash of soda water

• Strawberry slices for garnish

Preparation:

• Fill a punch bowl half way with ice,

• Add Midori, Vanilla Vodka, Skyy Raspberry Infusions, pineapple juice and a splash of soda water,

• Garnish with strawberry slices.

I didn't try it; I hope it is a nice drink!

I planned to make this story humorous but it turned out more dramatic. Hope you like it.

Midori Berry Bliss

A Skip Beat fanfiction collection

by Galliechan

© Copyright 2014

The Question Bo couldn't Answer

Lowering his arm for the umpteenth time, Ren stared at one of the identical staff room doors of TBM studios. He tried to take deep breaths to calm the butterflies in his stomach, eventually loosened his tie when it didn't help. He raised his arm again, but jerked when the door suddenly opened.

He was yanked inside with knowing smiles. The Ishibashi brothers patted his back on their way out of the room. Ren never used to be a transparent actor, on the other hand, in the recent years, he got used to feelings coming so deep that he couldn't hide it. Like the affection warming him when Bo the chicken tilted his head to one side at his silence.

Ren knew Bo's eyes and beak were fixed — the person inside was looking through a thin fabric near the eyes — however Ren would always give him expressions in his mind. He would be frowning with his eyebrows squished together right now, maybe with a surprised smile.

"Hello Ren," the-ever-helpful chicken said, "wasn't expecting you here".

"Surprise" he smiled. He wanted to grin and maybe shrug, knowing it irritated Bo like no other, but his affection ran too deep for this man and Ren learned not to hide it anymore.

Bo squinted. "Was there anything you need? Some guilty secret to confess to your friend here?" He took a squeaky step towards him, a sly grin on his face, "Friendly ear, shoulder to cry on, a huge wing to shelter you. All ready! Confess!"

Ren backed away, laughing, as the chicken took another loud step.

"Nothing to confess, I have a request."

"Ooh! That's fine too! What is it?"

Ren's stomach rolled. For the first time in a long while, he couldn't look at Bo's fixed eyes.

"Hm? What is it?"

He had a deep, raspy voice. Ren leaned down to see the man's eyes, but it only startled Bo.

"Ren?"

He wished a man was standing in front of him right now. Of course, he knew there was someone inside the costume but…asking a chicken! It couldn't be worse than learning love from this same chicken, right? Or receiving relationship advice? Ren could have never understood intricacies of a woman's behaviour if it weren't for Bo. He steeled his nerves.

"Do you know I am getting married?"

"Is there anybody who doesn't?"

Ren gave a weak smile. Asking Yukihito hadn't been as unnerving. He took a deep breath.

"Would you be my groomsman?"

Bo froze.

Ren held his breath. Kyoko had said to believe in his friendships. As the silence stretched longer, Ren reminded himself this was one of the two people whose friendship he was sure of. He suppressed the urge to put on a smile and say it was a joke. He released his shaky breath and gulped another one.

"I…I can't."

Ren felt his numb lips settling into a courteous smile. He felt like his head was spinning.

He nodded, "I understand".

He didn't understand. He was working hard against his inclination to isolate himself, however, his two friends were always by his side, even when it was him against the world.

He couldn't comprehend his colossal misjudgment.

He backed away.

A white, plush wing held his arm before he could take a step.

"You don't understand" said Bo. Ren gazed back with vacant eyes, however, blinked and his eyes widened when Bo did something unprecedented.

He took off his head for the first time in their association.

"I am the bride."