Wings

Chapter 1: Serendipity

"I see... So that's how it is." She thought glumly as she held the little doll of Ren in her hands, remembering all the things that Kimiko Morizumi had implied during and after the audition. "So... She's the one that Tsuruga-san has fallen in love with." She sighed and didn't notice that the tears started streaming down her face. "Ah... I really need to stop this." She brushed away the tears and stored the little doll in her bag. She stood up and opened her locker. She started removing all of the beautiful little White Day gifts that she had been given and put them in a little box that was in the corner of the LoveMe room.

As she was packing her belongings in the box a quiet man had entered the room and observed her. He hadn't seen her this upset since her discussion with Lory on White Day. "Kyoko-sama," He called to her quietly, startling her a bit. "Takarada-sama would like to see you in his office as soon as you're available."

Kyoko nodded. "Thank you." She left the room with him, leaving the box filled with everything that was in her locker on the table, next to her purse.

"Ah... Mogami-kun, please have a seat. I have something very important to discuss with you." Lory told her as she entered his office. Oh my... I wonder what happened. She's normally... Hmm, this is like White Day. I must ask Yashiro what's bothering her.

She sat on the plush sofa and Lory poured her a cup of tea. "What did you need to see me for Shachou?"

He smiled brightly and plopped six large envelopes down in front of her. "I wanted to go over some new offers with you. I think that these will benefit you greatly."

"Couldn't you have given them to Yashiro-san?" She asked tiredly.

There was definitely something wrong. She never spoke to him that way unless she was in Setsuka mode. He inconspicuously examined her demeanor. "Did something happen Mogami-kun?"

She shook her head. "No... No, nothing I didn't expect. I'm fine. Could we please go over these? I had some important things I needed to finish today."

"Ah... Yes..." She had perplexed him once again with her attitude and the fake smile she was showing him. "Well it seems that your portrayal of Setsuka Heel has caught a little attention. You have these 2 offers from a director in England. Your portrayal of Natsu has caught the attention of a Director Stefan Ginsburg in America. Producer Kuresaki was impressed with your portrayal of Momiji and would like to offer you a part in a feature film with Pinnacle Studios in Los Angeles. (He never acted like it. She thought.) This one... A French director, Francois Noir was impressed with your Angel in the Sho Fuwa PV and would like to offer you a part his film and finally Director Ogata has another offer for you for the lead in a drama he just got his hands on.

She looked at him a little confused for a moment and it seemed as though a light bulb went on in her mind or, the little hamster started running at a breakneck pace. "What are their schedules?"

Lory looked at her in confusion, but still answered. "Well... The two from England overlap Director Ogata's offer, but they last for a total of about 5 months. The one from Producer Kuresaki starts filming about 2 weeks after the last one in England ends and the offer from Director Noir begins just after Kuresaki-san's ends. The one from Director Ginsburg takes place just after the filming of Director Noir's film.

Kyoko sat and stared at the 5 scripts that were enticing her. She picked them up, placed them into their own little pile, looked at Lory and said. "These five..."

Lory looked at her in surprise. "Are you sure? You know that doing these five will keep you out of Japan for more than an entire year if you do them."

She smiled at him, hiding her pain. That's what I'm counting on Takarada-san. "I'm absolutely certain. I feel that these five will help me further my career."

"Very well Mogami-kun, I agree... I will let them know and start the paperwork. I will contact your manager when everything is ready for you." He wasn't sure that he was comfortable with the way she was behaving at the moment, but she was right and he did want her to be internationally known.

Kyoko looked at him curiously. "Shachou? Does LME offer classes in French?"

He smiled and nodded. "I'll set you up with one of our language instructors." He told her and she was dismissed.

Lory turned to Ruto and sighed. "I don't think Yashiro-kun will be going with Mogami-kun on her little adventure. I'm going to assign you to her while she's out of country."

"Yes sir." Ruto answered stoically.

Lory pointed to the seat where Kyoko had been sitting moments ago. "Have a seat." Lory told him as he pulled a tablet PC and smart phone from his desk and placed them next to Kyoko's offers. "We need to go over her scheduling and her modeling offers she has that coincide with her films. I have a feeling that she'll want to keep busy." Lory pulled a stack of papers he had printed up from his email and handed them to Ruto. "These are her movie contracts." He explained as he paper clipped and separated five of the stacks. "These are her modeling contacts for France, England and America." He laid out three more. "These are her work visas," Three more stacks. "Rental agreements for temporary housing," Another three stacks. "And finally her paperwork for her transfer to LME International."

Ruto nodded. "Sir... Are you sure you're okay with this?"

Lory smiled wryly and sighed. "It's what's good for her career and growth, Ruto. Somehow... I think she needs this."

"And Tsuruga-san?" Ruto looked up at him after glancing over some of the paperwork.

"Well, that boy will just have to figure things out on his own this time." Lory sighed. "She wants to spread her wings and I'm not going to stop her."

Ruto nodded. "I'll make arrangements for her to continue her studies online." He made a note in his tablet computer. He picked up the work visas, new contract and the rental agreements. "And she'll need to sign these immediately." He was starting to get into the groove of management.

Lory smiled proudly as he watched his protégé pick up the task and run with it.

"This script requires ballet, I'll make arrangements with our training department for lessons. This one... She's going to need some vocal training... I'll contact Nakazawa-san to arrange something with the music department. I would like for her to speak to the PR Department regarding those photos that were taken recently of her and Fuwa-san and I also will need to be briefed on her relationship to him Takarada-sama. I prefer to not go into that blindly." Ruto informed him.

Lory smiled at him. "My you took to this like a duck to water, didn't you? I'm so very proud. I think you will do well with my LoveMe Angel."

Ruto was still staring at him and expecting an answer.

"Oh yes..." Lory answered. "Hmm..." He shuffled through his desk and finally pulled out a thick pink file. "This is Mogami-kun's file. All the information you will need regarding her is in here." He handed it to him. "Oh and there's a copy of her Emancipation somewhere in this stack too. Make sure that finds it's way to her."

Ruto took the file, leaned back in his seat and began reading.