I still own nothing
Chapter 2
She seemed to have collected herself quickly after the intense acting she had just demonstrated. He was amazed, not only was her physical performance by far the best amongst all the candidates, but her emotional portrayal of the character's bitter love, most of all left him speechless. What did this mean? How did Kyouko understand such a complex feeling as being torn with unrequited love? Did she by any chance start to open her heart a little? he wondered, not knowing whether or not this eventuality would be a good or a bad thing. It all depended on… who…
If so, he wondered, who else would it be?
The young girl stopped before the exit and the thoughtful manager raised his eyes to meet the elegant frame of Kyouko's friend Kotonami san.
"I'm rooting for you, Moko san!"
"Of course you are, since you yourself are going to get the part you applied for. It's a given."
"It would be so wonderful to work together with Moko san again!" Kyouko said, her eyes bright.
"Yes" Kanae rolled her eyes "I too would like that." she admitted.
"Are you free after this?" Kyouko asked. "If you are going to get changed, I can wait for you and we can go for an ice cream or something." she offered timidly.
"Ah, I have to go home tonight" her jaw clenched as she continued darkly "one of the brats has a birthday." Kyouko gave a small laugh at her friend's tone "unless…." Kanae said "you want to come with me?" The shorter girl's face brightened as she nodded happily. "I guess that's a yes..." Kanae said detachedly and she paused looking at her friend.
She couldn't shake the weird feeling that her incredible take on the character had something to do with new development in her life. "I'm sure you have a lot of things to tell me..." she noticed the manager's look when she said that and for some reason, she was reminded of Tsuruga Ren's troubled face when she'd last seen him. Did something happen with the two of them?
"Yes!" Kyouko said joyfully "I'll wait for you outside!" she waved and walked away with her manager.