Disclaimer: Skip Beat! is not mine nor are the characters. Full recognization and praise goes to Nakamura Yoshiki. If I did own it it would never be completed.
Flowing Tears
The foliage beneath her rustled softly as she stumbled through the over brush, running from the inn so as not to be looked upon as a disturbance, her tears flowing steadily down her cheeks as she recalled the reason for her depressed state. Her pace slowed as the sound of rushing water grew nearer and more distinct .
It must be known that she deeply loved and believed in fairytales…..and fairies themselves. But the thing that stopped her tears from flowing down her cheeks for the first split second after she emerged from the foliage was not such.
Although it must be said that she believed it was such.
A boy stood just beyond the flowing water on the rocky pebbles, slightly alarmed that his sanctuary had been found.
However, that was not what she saw.
"Are you…a demon?"
He made no sound.
Suddenly the sun shone on him, making him glow with an aura of dignity and grace. He looked like royalty, beautiful, and not from this world.
"Mr. Fairy?"
He stayed silent.
She hopped up to him.
"You know! I'm Kyoko! Hi there!" She found herself wiggling in front of him, vying for his attention, tears of rejection forgotten and replaced with a childish, giddy smile of utter joy and blushing cheeks.
"You are? Mr. Fairy! What's your name?"
He smiled. His golden bangs swaying softly in the breeze as his eyes softened and he spoke.
"How do you do? …Kyoko. My name is…...Corn."
As he stood there watching the flowing water the chirping birds in the lining treetops suddenly stopped their chatter. He raised his head, trying to hear any warning of what might have caused the stillness. In the distance he heard soft, muffled cries of….sadness was that? Or distress? What was the difference?
The sobbing grew closer as the sound of cracking twigs signaled his sanctuary was in danger of being discovered.
'What the-'
A female child came out of the bushes, clearly surprised as he to see another human being in the vicinity. Tear stains streaked down her face, but she was no longer crying, at the moment. She opened her mouth to speak.
"Are you…a demon?"
'A de- did he look frightening!'
Suddenly she hopped right up to him, her large eyes showing excitement and unadulterated joy. Her mouth broke out into a wide smile.
"You know! I'm Kyoko! Hi there!" She wiggled in front of him, little rays of light seeming to emit from her small person.
"You are? Mr. Fairy! What's your name?"
'A fairy?'
Great blushes overlapped her cheeks, erasing the evidence of depression.
He smiled at her adorable innocence.
'At least he was no longer a demon…and she didn't seem to be sad anymore…'
He opened his mouth, and spoke.
"How do you do? …Kyoko. My name is…...Kuon."
How do you guys think? I felt like I just had to post something up so I did. This chapter is the time when Ren and Kyoko first meet at the ages of 6 and 10. I'm assuming that the first time Kyoko went into the forest was also when she first met Kuon, so that is why there are no La-La-Lands and fairies yet.
-L~PE