Ever since Sho Fuwa had seen the poster of Kyoko and Ren in Dark Moon, he had felt the small tug begin to intensify in his heart. It was like black ink being splattered on white silk. The strange and unfamiliar sensation spread across his entire inner body. He didn't know what it was.
Every time he saw Kyoko laughing, talking, or merely in the presence of that cursed Mr. Tsuruga, he felt an ache. NO, this was NOT jealousy, so what else would make him feel this way? Perhaps it was simply such a strong hatred for Tsuruga that he felt a light pity for Kyoko? Surely, Tsuruga had no real feelings for Kyoko, he was merely toying around with her heart. Sho was almost certain that the kind, gentle, and caring façade Ren presented was simply a fake.
Soon, the feelings began to rapidly occur.
A poster commercializing Kyoko's new drama. A flutter of joy in his heart.
Kyoko passing by him in the Channel 8 building. A turmoil of butterflies in his stomach.
Kyoko and Ren a couple. A horrible, dark disease overcame his body, from the tips of his blond hair all the way to his manicured toes.
It didn't help the fact that Kyoko and Ren were both uber-famous celebrities. Sho could barely walk down a street without hearing or seeing their faces. Plastered onto poles, grinning brightly from billboards, it was simply inevitable.
It took a while for Sho to truly realize and acknowledge his feelings. He had always brushed it away, blaming it on Ren, but it occurred to Sho that it was Kyoko. The true source was Kyoko.
Her kind and selfless ways, which Sho had never appreciated. The ability to rise so high and quickly in the showbiz world. How they now stood equals.
Sho Fuwa had fallen for the girl who knew him best; his hatred for sweet omelets, a strong preference for salty ones, the high arc in badminton that had ever defeated Sho; the one who had been practically his slave.
He now knew that his resentment toward Ren grew stronger. For taking the Top Male Celebrity position and stealing the girl who was his.
Sho vowed to himself that he would be defeated by no one, not Ren, not his manager, or anyone else, other than Kyoko herself. He would rise to the top, knocking down Tsuruga, steal the positions he held, fans, and most importantly, Kyoko's heart. She would return back to his side, where they would remain an incredible couple, and Sho would truly and genuinely appreciate her.