It has NOT been a good week for writing a prequel let me tell you. But here it is. More by popular demand. I hope it's not too bad. Yeah there will be chapter 3, but thanks to exams that may take a while. Check profile for updates. This chapter hasn't really got a song with it but if you want one try Thinking of You by Katy Perry.

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She stormed into her new flat fighting back her angry tears. Having bought the place to be closer to her boyfriend she found Shou was currently flopped on her sofa, lazily flicking through the TV channels. 'Why had she got back together with him?' Tsuruga-san had asked and she wondered if even she knew really. She told herself she missed the comfort and security of having a loyal man and he was the only thing close to boyfriend she'd had. And it had been easy.

She'd been seeing more of him on her various jobs and, as time went by, hadn't exactly forgiven him, just got tired of hating him. They had exchanged words on these occasions and she had remembered how easy it was to talk to him. He knew everything, understood her personality and brought the comforts of old; the comforts of home. Aside from Corn, of course, he'd been her one shoulder to cry on in the harsh world of her childhood. So when he'd asked if she would consider becoming his girlfriend again and promised this time he would treat her right and love her in return, she had said yes.

However, now, looking at him sprawled in his usual lazy position, she rethought her decision. Would she become his maid again? Just for something solid and stable in her crazy new life? No she needed this, after all, a girl can only be alone for so long before her heart, no matter how mangled, craved more than the love of friends.

So she was happy in herself and what more could you ask for in this line of work.

"Where have you been?" The question came from the sofa.

"I went to tell Tsuruga-san about us" she replied, still moody from the encounter.

"Why does that idiot have to know about us? It's none of his business!" Shou was not in one his better moods but neither was Kyoko. She'd done too much explaining to angry men tonight.

"Because," she said, calmly, trying to rein back her demons "I thought, him being my friend, even him being my senpai, he would like to know that I had found someone and that I was happy. But he didn't take it well"

"Huh! Baka!" Shou snorted then directed his attention back to the TV.

She thought about Tsuruga-san's blatant lie about loving her. She had nearly believed him. The look in his eyes had been deep and full of emotion and she thought if you looked deep enough you could see his love sick heart beating. Then she remembered who he was. Japan's Number One Actor-The Co-star Killer, and if he was that he could also probably be Japan's Number One Liar. Plus with his mesmerising features why would he love her, a boring, and slightly demented, country girl. She just didn't think he'd use his gift in such appalling ways.

Later that night after a heated discussion about how she had to be up early in the morning and how he definitely could not stay over, Kyoko walked Shou to door.

"See you tomorrow," she said with her hand raised to the lock to let him out. To her surprise, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a passionate kiss, securing his arms round her waist. She was used to this, his last moment of attention seeking before he left every night so she settled into the kiss.

She found herself thinking 'I wonder if Tsuruga-san would've gone this far to prove his love. How would that have felt? His lips on mine' No! Why was she thinking these things? Tsuruga-san didn't love her. But still the thoughts continued. 'Would it have been like this? As cold and as emotionless?' And although she was wrapped in the blonde man's embrace, in her mind, a completely different pair of arms held her. When the kiss broke, she did not look up into the green eyes she was expecting, she saw only those brown pools, filled with love and adoration for her. And she did not reach up and tuck a strand of bleach blonde hair behind her lover's ear but instead a lock of dark brown. "Ren..." she mumbled, "Why?"

She was quite literally shaken back to reality.
"What?" Shou was holding her at arm's length and staring at her face. "What did you say?" Staring into his face she recollected her whereabouts and blushed at the thoughts in her head.
"What?" she answered innocently.

"You said his name! HIM! Tsuruga Ren! Do you love him or something?" She gaped at him. He was furious. "You're MINE! I was with you first! I have you now! He can't have you!"

"Shou? Wait! No! I don't love him!" she protested but if she didn't love him why had she had those thoughts? Why had she been so disappointed when she realized they weren't real? "I..I love you, Shou." Why did those words sound so false? Was anything she thought real?

"Huh. See ya, Kyoko." He released her and walked for the door, leaving her standing there as her world crumbled around her. He looked back, as if expecting her to beg him not leave like she used to but she just stood and stared at whatever horrors her mind had conjured up. He snorted and slammed the door shut behind him.

That night her dreams were haunted by both Ren and Shou. Ren was smiling and calling out to her in his harmonious voice. "Kyoko, come to me. I love you. Come, let's go."
Shou's face was hideously contorted with rage.
"YOU'RE MINE! YOU'RE MINE! YOU'RE MINE!" He kept screaming it at her, like a child having a tantrum.

He was being driven insane by jealousy. And she tried to run to Tsuruga-san's open arms, to be cradled and loved, but Shou's claw like hand gripped her arm unbearably tight.

"Why, Kyoko? Why do you ignore me?" Ren's eyes became sullen and barren, and he turned and walked away shaking his head. "Goodbye Mogami-san"

"NO! Tsuruga-san! COME BACK! REN!" she screamed his name as Demon Shou's grasp, now round her chest, became ever tighter, squeezing the breath out of her.

"YES. MINE. MINE NOW. YOU'RE MINE!"

"RENNNNN!"

She woke up in a cold sweat, confused, scared and alone. Her life officially didn't make sense anymore. She fell back into a tortured sleep.

During the next week she tried to behave normally, but she was struggling to cope with the doubts in her mind. Did she love Shou? Did she...love...Ren? This internal debate even resulted in her getting several NG's in her job. Feeling guilty after her dream she called Shou in the morning to apologize and deny her love for her co-star. But she couldn't stop the dreams. They varied; in some of them Ren was a scheming cheat who wanted to steal her from her true love with lies and she would cling to Shou for dear life. In others she was being held captive by Shou, being used and tortured but Ren would come save her and she would feel overwhelmed by happiness. She started thinking of him less as her respected senpai and more as the gorgeous and talented man he was, more often than not these thoughts invaded when she was with Shou. While satisfying his demanding needs for love and adoration she caught herself fantasizing about stroking Ren's strong arms and running her hands over his muscular chest, caressing his beautiful face and gazing into his soft eyes and kissing his tender lips. On top of this it always confused her when she came back to reality and felt so disappointed by the man in front of her. Noticing this, Shou became more and more demanding and bad-tempered every time he saw her disappear to where, in her heart, she wanted to be. Kyoko, mindful of this gave him all the attention she could spare and tried to refrain from calling out other people's names when she was with him.

"Kyoko..." Shou growled.

"Mmm..." She had just been having a particularly delicious daydream about her beloved senpai. Her brain was trying to tell her something important however 'No, no! You're with Shou! Shou! He's the one your with!'

'Oh yeah' she thought. She looked up at him and was shocked."What is it? Are you okay?" His head was bent and his body shaking, fists clenching and unclenching. "Shou?"

"You...you...BITCH!"

"Excuse me?"

"Is this what Tokyo has done to you? Is this what he has done to you? You used to fawn over me! I used to be your world! What has happened to you!"

"You only used me as a housemaid! You dumped me! THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED, SHOUTARO!

"WHEN I WENT BACK OUT WITH YOU I THOUGHT I'D STOLEN YOUR HEART BACK FROM THAT MAN! I THOUGHT YOU'D BE OBSESSED WITH ME AGAIN!"

"SO WHAT? THIS WAS JUST SOMETHING TO BOOST YOUR EGO! I WAS IN THIS FOR REAL!"

"NO YOU WEREN'T!" He grabbed her wrist and flung her on the floor. His face now resembled the monster from her nightmare. Gripping her blouse and he ripped it open and growled. Terrified, she sat up and tried to scramble backwards from the deranged man in front of her. Snarling like a wild animal, he came down to her face and seized a handful of her hair, grinning as she cried out when he pulled her head back. He ran his tongue up her throat causing her to squeak. She was trembling with fear. Kissing her earlobe he whispered "Try to think about that bastard now. I'll dominate your mind." And he bit down on her ear, hard. She screamed and tried to push him away but he had trapped her under his body.

"REN! REN, HELP!" She screamed but no saviour came.

"Now, now sweet Kyoko. That's not my name is it? Say it. Scream my name. Say it."

"Shou... Shou" She sobbed "Please stop. Please. I love you!" Her nightmare was quickly becoming a reality.

"Kyoko..." He held her down between his knees and looked down at her, sneering. "It's naughty to tell lies." He smacked her across the face. She screamed again but he silenced it with a kiss. His hand held her throat as he continued to lick and bite down her body.

"Shou...Please. No! REN! HELP!" This angered him more and he gripped her already bruised arms harder and kissed her again, biting her lip. Blood poured into her mouth and she gagged at the taste. The reality of the situation hit her. This wasn't one of her fairytales. The prince didn't come and rescue the princess in the real world. She had to escape.

Her eyes found the door; she just had to wait for the moment. 'Screw that' she thought. She brought her knee sharply upward and knew she'd hit her goal when Shou yelled and folded in half. She tried to get away but as she was running towards freedom he grabbed her foot and she came crashing back down to the floor. Reaching for anything her hand found something strong and metal. She grabbed it and hit her crazed boyfriend over the head with it. The lamp smashed to pieces and she didn't waste time finding out if it had succeeded. She sprinted to the door and wrenched it open. She didn't stop running until her feet felt the cool touch of concrete and still she kept running. Once she stopped she was relieved to find that her phone was still in her jeans pocket. Shaking she called the only man she wanted to speak to right now. As the dial tone wrung in her ears she sank to the pavement and prayed to hear his voice on the other end.

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