Chapter 2


To say that Lory was freaked out by what he had read in those letters, written as fan-mail to Kyouko, would be an understatement. To think that this was the tip of the iceberg, was very disconcerting. He needed to know exactly how many of these came to her, and why in hell did no one tell him before they gave them to his LoveME #1 or, why the mail room even gave them to her in the first place?

With a bit of research and a trip down to the mail-room personally, he discovered that the person in charge of all of the fan-mail had been a female just a little older than Ren. It seemed as though she was sorting the mail for the other stars, but when it came to his LoveME #1, all of her mail had been sorted into two piles: one positive, the other negative and the pile that was being delivered to Kyouko was an extremely negative pile. Her other fan-mail, which was quite a bit, was being tossed into a bin for incineration. Lory was pissed and said mail manager was fired on the spot.

The next step would be to root out the little obsessive fan club of Ren's that existed within the halls of LME. Certainly he didn't object to love and admiration, but he did however, object to an unhealthy love that harmed others in the process. He despised it when others made someone feel inferior to better their own position and he most certainly believed that the individual, that was the object of desire, should have a say in who their own choice was. So, the twelve lovely ladies and two gentlemen of LME, that were stupid enough to sign their names to said threatening letters to Kyoko-chan, were called into his office. One by one they were re-evaluated on their attitudes and performance, and were finally confronted with the letters that were sent. He informed them that he had gone through the mail himself, as he was known to do, and he had found several that contained various disturbing items and writings. Most of them threats, insults, some with razor blades, a couple of dead animals that were decomposing, and even a few that had been written in blood with a death threat if Kyoko didn't stay as far as possible away from the man that they absolutely and unequivocally were in love with. Lory was cleaning house.


He had given them the opportunity to go quietly and obviously they refused. The matter was pushed to the forefront by the tabloids that they had gone to collectively, to try and smear the good reputation of LME. Lory decided with the first call, that if they wanted to play that game, he was definitely up for a match.

Immediately Ruto was assigned to care for Kyoko. He had the training to protect her from physical attacks and Lory himself had trained him to be an agent. Yashiro was reassigned to Kuon and ordered to keep him away from her, for now, at least until the scandals cooled down.

Scandals... Could he really call them that? Maybe something more akin to a shit-storm that had been brewing for longer than he was aware of. Kuon had really added the proper ingredients and stirred the pot to make this one effective. Each and every female that he had ever slept with, and quite a few recent ones, had gone to the same gossip rag together and the puzzle pieces began to fall into place. One had mentioned that he was a natural blond and even had the brazenness to admit to how she knew. Another had mentioned that he wore color contacts and his eyes were actually naturally green; she had seen it one morning when she woke up next to him and his contacts had slipped during the night. Little bits of his true personality were compared and compiled, and then the final blow came when said gossip rag put all of the pieces together, photo-shopped his image with the proper look and came up with the man behind Ren Tsuruga.

Lory didn't see it as a big deal, because it was just a tabloid, but Ren came to him in a panic, begging him to find a way to prevent anything else from escaping. He just wouldn't tell him why. The reason? Well, we all know that reason and that particular reason was sitting in the LoveME Section staring at the photos of her womanizing fairy prince that had confessed to her, just a few short months ago. She... Was... Pissed... If she could be any more angry, wounded, hurt and betrayed, it wouldn't have been humanly possible. This was absolutely nothing compared to what that idiot, blond cockroach did to her. Not once had Sho ever had the brass balls to mention love to her. If the reader would think for one moment that she had a battalion of tiny demons following her because of him, they would be surprised by the army that had been born because of Kuon Hizuri and these were nowhere near as weak as the previous ones. These little demons were far more powerful and she had a clean, concise control over them. She didn't need to utter a single word to them. They moved as one with her every thought, in perfect obedience to their mistress. It was truly terrifying. Needless to say, Reino would have been in heaven to be witness to such an event; although, he had been correct in his observation that no normal man would ever gain her affections, especially at this point in her life.


Lory was at a complete loss. How was he supposed to clean up this mess? Kuon was exposed and for some reason, the revelation had done a significant amount of damage to Kyoko's progress. She had done so well, even after the initial Kana Scandal, and now she was even worse than when he first brought her into LME.

He turned to look at his talented charge and sighed. "Mogami-kun, what would you say if I told you I have a friend in Miami Florida, that has a school for the performing arts. It's a high school and college preparatory academy. More than just a few of the students have gone on to act in Hollywood and have been awarded scholarships to some of the most noted performance arts colleges, that have a very esteemed alumni of a wide variety in the entertainment industry.

They have an exchange program and I've been looking over your recent school records... You qualify." He paused to judge her reaction. "Would you like to attend?"

She sat, thinking for awhile. Hmm, almost 12,000 kilometers away. I would be going to a school for artists and prepping for a college for artists. Her mind was whirling at all of the things she could learn. "Shachou, where would I live? How would I pay my expenses?" She asked a little worriedly.

Lory smiled brightly. This was something she would definitely benefit from. "Mogami-kun, I will make certain that your modeling contracts are still valid. The headmaster, Steve Grae, has offered you a room in the dormitory and will provide transportation to your jobs when needed." He assured her. She didn't need to know that Lory would make sure that this was done, even if he had to pay for it himself. It was the least he could do for the young woman, after she had helped Maria, and after the recent setbacks caused by Kuon. She absolutely deserved and needed the time away.

"When will I leave, if I decide to do this?" She certainly didn't wish to interfere with the Sacred Lotus filming and she didn't want to join late in the semester, causing an inconvenience.

Lory smirked at little. "Glad you asked. You will be leaving in June as soon as you're finished with filming, so you have time to settle in. I've already submitted your paperwork. You will attend your Senior year in high school there and begin Prep School. Prep School will last until the summer after your 21st birthday and then you may decide if you wish to attend the college in New York or, move on to Hollywood full-time." He placed a stack of papers in front of her to sign. "Your paperwork for school and your work visa." He set another aside for her and pointed to it. "This is a citizenship application, if you wish to go that route. Steven and his wife have volunteered to sponsor you, if you choose to do so, and we can have you transferred over to LME International. I've already made arrangements with Kouki to assign you a new manager while you're in the US."

She began signing as if the documents would disappear if she didn't.

"Are you sure about this?" He asked a little concerned, but happy for her decisions.

She nodded. "I think this would be for the betterment of my career." She sighed a little. "I think it would be better for me too. For my personal growth..."

He nodded in agreement. "I understand. I'm very sorry about how everything turned out Kyoko-chan. We are going to miss you here in Japan."

"I promise that I'll stay in touch, Shachou." She smirked a little and held up her phone. "I do have everyone's numbers."