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A very tired Kyouko wished her caretakers a good day before stepping out of her home and embracing the beautiful day ahead. The sun was slowly creeping up from just behind wispy, dark clouds dotting the sky. But, she couldn't enjoy the cool, fresh morning air on her face or even that a group of teen-aged girls were gossiping about how badly Fuwa Sho had acted recently on the Oprah show. Nope, because her heart was heavy with why Ren would date her enemy—or even why she'd have such a nasty dream!
With a heavy sigh, she began down the street towards the studio.
Now, how do I approach this. . ? Kyouko thought, nervously, to herself. Tsuruga-san might be really angry with me, but I failed to notice. . .again. Well, he always smiles so charmingly towards other people—EEP!
She froze abruptly in her tracks as her heart caught. Kyouko remembered distinctly the previous day that Ren was talking so gentlemanly towards a group of giggling girls that came to get his autograph. Kyouko—though she hadn't made contact with the intimidating Senpai all that day—could sense something disturbing about his behavior. It was subtle, yes, but it still existed. But, the good news is, she didn't set a stage on fire. . .maybe the green room. . .but definitely not a stage.
Yashiro found it very difficult to look at Ren the whole ride to the filming studio. If Ren had noticed his behavior, he didn't say anything about it.
Yashiro looked over at the actor, remembering his dream. What the heck had sparked that, anyway? Perhaps it was trying to tell him something?
"Is there something wrong, Yashiro?" Ren asked, noticing that his manager was staring at him.
"Eh? Oh, no, it's nothing." He replied. If the dream was trying to say something, he had a feeling that he didn't want to know what it was.
Ren cast another glance at his twitching manager. The man seemed to be acting a little strange that morning—almost as if he had some horrible nightmare like the one Ren had the previous night. He shuddered at the very thought of sharing a dream with Yashiro. How. . .absurd. . .right?
But then again, the young manager was always on edge about something. Whether it was the obsession with Ren's and Kyouko's relationship or always evaluating the young actor's expressions and moods, he always seemed to be anxious.
Well, Ren thought, it can't be anything as bad as that nightmare I had last night. He shuddered again, a ripple of discomfort bristling his spine. I can't believe that thing held me. Ugh! And Kyouko. . . He recalled the malice in her voice and uttered a chuckle. . . .she tripped me.
"Ren!"
Ren quickly swerved back into the lane before they were struck dead by a bus. Yashiro's heart nearly bolted out of his chest, and Ren had to suppress a laugh at the mere thought of dying.
"Well, that was a close one!" Ren laughed.
"Ya, think?!" Yashiro demanded, hysterically, clutching his chest. "Now, keep your eyes on the road!"'
Well, kinda hard to do when you have a twitching passenger beside you, Ren grumbled ot himself.
As for Fuwa Sho and the disturbed nightmare. . . For some strange reason, Ren was beginning to feel as if something strange was about to transpire.
Fuwa Sho (Showa) stood, eyes narrowed, as he watched Ren's car park in the parking lot. He could not believe he was about to thank that guy.
As Ren and Yashiro got out of the car, Sho noticed Kyouko walking down the street. As he looked back at Ren, trying to ignore her, he noticed that Ren had frozen, eyes on him.
Yashiro was also looking rather uncomfortable.
Kyouko froze halfway down the street at the sight of Ren and Yashiro. Her heart shot up into her throat like it usually did when she was struck with fear, and her shoulders bristled as fear washed right over her. And to make things even better, her Demons could detect that person, (Showa), just beyond. Nervously, she turned her head left to right sharply.
Where? She wondered, mentally.
Sho noticed Kyouko pause, for he was watching her out of the corner of his eye like the stalker he is. What was her problem?
"Tsuruga." He said.
"Fo Showa*." Ren replied.
Oh, no—the sparks! Kyouko screamed in her mind, as she rushed over to Ren's side. I have to stop this!
"S-S-SUMIMASEN*!" Kyouko panicked as she bowed. "Whatever I did, I apologize, Tsuruga-san!"
"Mogami-san. . .?" Ren was struck speechless by her hasty conclusion.
"Oi, I was talking to you, Tsuruga Ren! I have something important to say, so listen up!" Sho exclaimed. The men's eyes met, and they looked away, both blushing as the memory of the nightmare came back.
"...Thanks."
Kyouko lifted her head, left eye twitching, glancing between both flushed boys in disbelief. Did Sho just say 'thanks' to her Senpai? But. . .for what?
"Ts-Tsurgua-san?" Kyouko choked as she turned in his direction. "Is there. . .something you want to tell me?"
And Ren (please read What's Behind That Sparkly Smile to understand this) suddenly looked down at her with the most horrified expression on his young face.
"M-Mogami-san," he practically choked on her name, "how. . .did. . .you know?"
And all Hell broke loose. But, what the actors and actress seemed to fail to understand was that all their answers were completely irrelevant to the situation. What hopeless fools.
Yashiro, figuring he wouldn't be able to get a word in, just pulled out his camcorder and started recording.
Three people, three conversations.
*1: Fo Showa, the second nickname that we made for Fuwa Sho. It's also a play on the words, "For sure." Get it?
*2: Sumimasen: Terra Lea wrote this, and neither of us knew how it was spelled. :P
Formal Japanese for "I'm Sorry" or "I'm very sorry", something like that.
Terra Lea: Hahaha! Hey guys! --(Hetaria reference) Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I do believe this is the last chapter for this fanfic, but I'm still working on the Sequel to What's Really Behind That Sparkly Smile. So, look forward to that (or not). Um, Ren might have been OOC, as well as Kyouko, but who cares. Long commentary, short, please review. All reviews are accepted. Try not to use too much foul language, please. That's all.
Nezumi Neko: (Alfred F Jones/America's VA is Tsuruga Ren's VA, too. It's weird to me.) Also, rule 110 of the internet.(Reference~)
So.......Terra Lea took all of the good things to say. Please review? Oh, and everyone's OOC here......sorry? I haven't watched or read Skip Beat for quite some time, so...
The official apology for writing this. :D
