Hello everyone! :D This isn't my first story but it's been a while since I've made a story been busy with family and school ^-^; this story of Skip Beat! Is basically that Kyoko (I'm sticking with my way of spelling it so nobody throw a fit about it) is graduating high school and is starting in her first movie ever which also happens to have Ren as her leading man! I'm not spoiling the surprises but it's hopefully going to be an entense-ish love story. Oh yeah before I forget,
DISCLAIMER:
I DO NOT OWN SKIP BEAT! OR THE CHARACTERS FROM THE MANGA
(Just my story line and random characters I make up is what I own XD)
Please enjoy and review, I value all of your opinions :D Except the bad ones they make me sad and I will not reply to any rude ones :P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter One~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~Kyoko~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She sure as damn wasn't going to cry, Kyoko bit her bottom lip and fought the tears furiously, trying to keep on a smile as she walked towards the stage. She shook the headmasters hand and accepted her diploma, as Kyoko walked back to her seat and glimpsed into the crowd and blushed instantly. So many of her friends where there cheering, except for the one that was smiling right into her soul, Ren Tsuruga. She realized that she might and that might was a very big MIGHT have feelings for him while they were on the set of New Moon and now every time he smiled at her, Kyoko's heart did a HUGE 360 degree turn.
Kyoko quickly sat down and waited for the rest of the ceremony to end, as soon as it was done she headed for the exit but was intercepted when Moko suddenly appeared and hugged her.
"Moko-san?"
"I'm so proud of you Kyoko! You're finally graduated and now…" Moko pulled back a little and grinned at Kyoko with a certain type of evil that is mostly through match making and whispered, "There is no reason for Tsuruga to hold back from his feelings"
"Shush! Somebody might hear you!" Kyoko blushed.
"Aw come on Kyoko, you know, and I know that the only reason Ren Tsuruga hasn't even tried to make a move on you is because you were in high school."
Kyoko's face got even more red and she shook her head trying to deny it, thanks to Bo she found out the name of the girl Ren had liked that was in high school, whom in turn turned out to be Kyoko herself. Ever since Kyoko has regretted telling Moko who was now dead set on getting the two of them together at whatever possibility she could get.
"Congratulations, Kyoko." Came a sweet deep voice from behind her.
Kyoko's face instantly grew peaceful and bright as she turned and smiled up at Ren, his deep chocolate eyes looking into her very soul.
She let out a soft breath of air and spoke softly, "Hello Ren…"
~~~~~~~~~~~~Ren~~~~~~~~~~~~
He looked down into her golden honey eyes, and chuckled softly trying to resist reaching out and stroking her cheek. Ren was so occupied by Kyoko that he didn't see Moko and Yashio grinning like hellions and whispering plots to each other.
"How do you feel Kyoko, graduating and everything?"
"It's amazing, thank you."
"Kyoko! Why don't we treat you to lunch?" Yashio asked eagerly, his eyes twinkling in a masterminding way.
"She'd love to!" Moko wrapped an arm around Kyoko's shoulder and smiled brightly in a way Ren thought only he knew to do.
"A-Alright, well let's hop into my car and go to lunch" Ren turned and headed to the car, trying to hide his disappointment that he couldn't be with Kyoko alone but he reminded himself that she only just graduated and he shouldn't make rushed decisions. Ren had been holding back his feelings from Kyoko for almost just over a year now, and his main reason to hold back from trying to be with her but now that she was out of high school, he feared what he might do. He got into the car and turned to confront Yashio on forcing him and Kyoko together right away when he found himself looking at Kyoko.
"K-Kyoko? Where are Yashio and Kanae?"
"Well Moko brought her car and that's how we got here and she didn't want to just leave it here so Yashio offered to meet us at the restaurant."
Ren sighed inwardly but outwardly he gave her a nod and started the car; he tightened and loosened his grip on the steering wheel trying to think of what to say. Things had gotten harder for Ren in the last year when it came to Kyoko; she had grown out her hair to right below her shoulders, she had matured out more emotionally and physically. It was driving Ren insane and Yashio knew this so he was driving Ren even more insane.
"So Kyoko have you gotten any more job offers lately?" He asked, glimpsing at her with a small smile.
"Actually I have," She smiled brightly in a way that made Ren's heart squeeze with love. "I got an offer to be in a movie!"
"Ah, what's the story line?"
"Well I don't know yet." Ren chuckled at her cheeks growing pink. "What I mean is that I haven't gotten the script yet but they want me to play the female lead."
"What's the name of the movie?" Ren thought to himself how he wished he could get a job with her but he knew it was unlikely with the movie he was going to start filming soon.
"Amore Misterioso or Mysterious Love." Ren slammed on the breaks for a red light and Kyoko gasped. Amore Misterioso was the name of the movie Ren was going to be the male lead in and unlike Kyoko he had read the script already. He knew Lory was behind the two of them becoming the leads in a romantic movie together; ever since Lory found out about Ren's feelings for Kyoko he had been secretly plotting the opportunity to get them to admit their love.
"Amore Misterioso you say? You're going to be the female lead in a romance film?" He asked calmly, looking at her as he parked the car in the restaurant parking lot.
"Yeah, Mr. President thinks that it'll be a good role for me, he said that it's not a bully role but he wouldn't give me any more details, he said that I'd have to read the script to find out anything else." She looked so sweet and innocent that he couldn't help but smile, Ren decided to keep his role in the movie a secret, he didn't want to ruin her surprise.
"Well let's go get a table and wait for Yashio and Kanae shall we?"
"Yes!" She smiled and walked beside him, once they were shown to their table Kyoko looked at him seriously. "Do you think Yashio and Moko would make a good couple?"
Ren was so surprised he choked a little on water and then began laughing at the irony. "Yashio and Kanae you say? Why do you think this Kyoko?"
"Well they're always getting together." She nibbled on a piece of her roll and looked up at him. "Like the other day, Moko came over for a bit and she got a text message and well I kind of looked at it and it was from Yashio. I didn't read the message but I asked her what he wanted and she said that he needed advice on picking a tie, BUT Moko knows nothing about ties!"
Ren covered his hand with his mouth to keep from laughing figuring that Yashio must've set up a meeting with Kanae that day.
"Kyoko I'm sure that it was nothing, okay?"
"Okay Ren"
He smiled sweetly even when she wasn't looking and sighed when he saw Yashio and Kanae come to the table and nodded to Yashio.
"Sorry I stopped at the house to get your graduation gift Kyoko." Kanae spoke gently, handing Kyoko a wrapped white box that had a pink bow on top. "I would've waited until the party tonight but I wanted to see your face personally when you opened it."
Kyoko smiled and carefully opened up the box, inside was several disc cases.
"Moko? Are these what I think they are?"
"Yep, all of your jobs for film on tape; I pulled a couple of strings and got everything made into these disks." Kanae smiled brightly as Kyoko hugged her tightly, yelling thank you several times.
Ren inwardly frowned but only smiled at Kyoko's happiness yet he wished that Kyoko was thanking him for a present. After they ate before they could go their separate ways; Ren quickly grabbed the wrapped box from the trunk of his car and gave it to Kyoko.
He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "I hope you'll wear it to the party tonight Kyoko". With that he and Yashio made a quick exit in his car.
~~~~~~~~~Kyoko~~~~~~~~~
She stood there for a moment almost speechless until Kanae practically dragged her to the car.
"Kyoko what did he say?" Kanae asked earnestly glimpsing from the road to look at Kyoko.
"That he wants me to wear what is in this box but I'm not going to open it until we get to the house okay?"
They finally reached the house when they ran inside to get ready, Kyoko sat the box on her bed carefully; she and Kanae stared at the box for a moment.
"So…Open it Kyoko." Kanae said gently, pushing the box a little more towards Kyoko.
She stared at the box, half afraid yet half excited. Kyoko reached down and lifted the top off the box and then lifted the tissue paper up; revealing a gown. She lifted it up out of the box to see more of it; it was a shimmering pink and silver off the shoulder slit elbow length sleeves with a fairy type tutu knee length skirt to it. Kyoko's eyes lit up as if she just saw a present to last five thousand years, not even seeing the small box inside of the box that Moko picked up and opened, finding a necklace and matching earrings. They squealed like girls, jumping around for a little while before they started getting ready for the party, about an hour or two later when the limo pulled up to get them.
Kyoko's hair was done up in an up do (Can't explain it sorry, you'll have to look at the link to know what it is) and her makeup done in a simple shimmering way. She smiled as Ren stepped from the limo in a black tuxedo that had a silver tie and vest, her heart took a big loop when she saw his angelic handsome smile. He held a hand out for her and she took it, feeling the spark between their skin she tried to ignore it.
Ren leaned down and whispered in her ear softly, "You look beautiful Kyoko".
She blushed a soft pink and whispered back, "T-Thank you…you do too Ren".
He chuckled softly and led her to the limo where Yashio and Kanae were already waiting for them. Kyoko smiled over at Kanae who gave Kyoko a certain grin and made eye movements from Ren to Kyoko whom in turn shook her head and smiled a little at Kanae's scowl.
When they arrived at the party there was lights, music, balloons, flowers, and people laughing and dancing everywhere. Kyoko's face turned red when everyone yelled out "Congratulations Kyoko!", she looked up as she heard Ren's full laughing that ended up making her laugh.
As the song Love Letter by Boa came on, Ren took her hand and said softly, "Would you like to dance with me Kyoko?" she nodded softly and followed him onto the dance floor. He took her into his arms, her hands linked behind his neck and his hands at her waist, she smiled up at him and the words seemed to float them into a world of their own. Kyoko only heard the words of the song, and only saw Ren's face, only felt his body against hers as they danced, nothing else in the world seemed to matter anymore. She shuddered out a soft breath as she saw Ren's eyes darken a little as his eyes flickered to her lips, Kyoko unknowingly moistened her lips and her own eyes flickered to his lips. Ren slowly began leaning down towards her, Kyoko slowly began to close her eyes as did he, only a breath away from kissing him she was suddenly pulled back from Ren and dragged away by Kanae.
"Kyoko are you out of your mind!" Kanae asked as she pulled Kyoko into the ladies restroom.
"I…I…I don't know" Kyoko shook her head trying to knock some sense into it.
"You and Ren almost KISSED!"