A/N: I know that in this story, there will be a lot of OoC Characters, most likely (mostly Juli and Kuu). On that note, I wrote this one because there are so many out there that take us for the ride and stop at the top of the roller-coaster, then leave us wanting more for years, unfinished. I've already written this to the end of it, but will only release one chapter a day, tweaking it in certain parts so it will make sense. Hope you enjoy & don't worry, everyone will get what they need. 8)
Chapter 2
It had been at least a week since Yashiro or Ren had seen or heard from Kyoko. It was as if she had vanished into thin air. Yashiro was starting to get worried about her and Ren, as always was behaving like nothing bothered him. Well, perhaps he had been a little irritated, but he refused to even mention anything, as usual.
To Yashiro, the strangest thing had been the fact that he no longer had any jobs or offers being sent to him for Kyoko. He had an appointment with Takarada-san a little later in the morning. He figured he would ask about that then. He thought as the pair made their way to the LoveME room, to perhaps catch a glimpse of their favorite little Number One.
"Ah, Kotonami-san, Amamiya-san... how are you doing today?" Yashiro asked as he caught the pair in the hall, on the way.
Kanae glanced at Ren and scowled then adjusted her mask into a cordial smile while Chiori continued to glare at Ren, confusing both men. "Yashiro-san, It's nice to see you. Did you have something for the LoveME Section?"
"Oh... We were just looking for your Number One. Have you seen her around?" Thinking it was because she was busy.
Kanae arched an eyebrow. I guess they haven't been properly informed. She smirked. I will gladly give the news. "She's gone." Short and to the point.
Both men looked at her in surprise. "Do you know where she's at? What job she's doing?"
"MO!" She really hated being nice to these two right now. Not that Yashiro knew anything she supposed. "No! She left. Good-by. Sayōnara. Finished. She's no longer part of the LoveME Section."
"She graduated?" Ren asked, still not understanding.
Dear god. She rolled her eyes. He's worse than Kyoko. "No, like I said... She... is... gone. Kyoko is no longer in entertainment." Technically it wasn't a lie. Isabelle Stevens took her place. She looked up and down at Ren, as if she were inspecting a roach in an exhibit of household vermin at a museum, and grumbled before stomping off. "No thanks to you two." She pulled Chiori with her.
Yashiro shot Ren a look. "What did she mean by that?"
Ren shrugged his shoulders. "How should I know?"
Yashiro sighed. "I suppose I'll find out what's going on in my meeting. Why don't you go get something to eat?"
Ren rolled his eyes and nodded. "I suppose I'll pick something up from LA Hearts." He told him as they separated.
Yashiro sat in shock as the words "On hiatus, indefinitely." floated in around in his mind. "W-What happened? W-Why would she do that? She was doing so well?" He demanded to know.
Lory took a drag from his cigar and shrugged his shoulders. "I didn't ask. I suppose she needed a break."
Yashiro furrowed his brow. "What do I tell Ren?"
Lory huffed and Yashiro could see the anger rolling off him. "Tell him what you want. The boy's a lost cause." He waved off the question. "That's if he cares to ask. If he doesn't, don't volunteer the information. I want him to come to me himself."
That was a strange response. Yashiro thought. "Yes, Sir. Was there anything else you needed?"
Lory took another drag. "No, I just needed to tell you that you may put your full focus on Ren, once again."
Yashiro nodded. Too many strange things going on about Kyoko-chan. He was genuinely worried about her now.
Kyoko sat in the back seat of the black sedan, on her way to her doctor's appointment, listening to the MP3 Player that Lory had given her to practice her English with. It had been two weeks and she nearly had the perfect American accent down. She pulled the small mirror from her purse and checked the platinum-blonde locks that Muse-sama had weaved in. She sighed as the green eyes, that she still had a hard time getting used to, spied the wedding rings on her finger. Even though Ten had told her that they were costume jewelry, they looked real enough to her. When she wasn't wearing them, she had been keeping them safe in the little purse she used to keep her Corn-stone and Princess Rosa in. The same stones she had given to Lory until there was such a time that it didn't devastate her to have them near her.
"Ms. Stevens, we've arrived." Ruto told her as he parked the car and exited to accompany her in.
"Thank you Ruto..." She told him as he gently took her hand and assisted the well-dressed young blonde in her exit from the car. He definitely made her feel like royalty. She gave him a small smile.
~xoxo~
Aki Shoko sighed. "Sho, it doesn't matter how many times you call the number, the response is going to stay the same. LME informed me that she's on an indefinite hiatus."
{We're sorry, but the number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please check the number and dial again.}
He growled out and slammed his phone on the table. "How can her mother not even know where she is? Where the hell is she?!"
Shoko rolled her eyes and shook her head. She sighed. "Maybe she just needed some time to herself?"
"Pfft. Her? She wouldn't know what to do with it. I'll bet Tsuruga has something to do with this. That's it!" He smirked and picked his phone back up and dialed.
He waited for the other end to answer. "Oka-san?... Yes, it's me..." He groaned. "I need to talk to Kyoko... What do you mean, then call her?... Of course I tried, she changed her number again and carelessly forgot to give me the new number... What do you mean, what did I do this time? I didn't do anything to her..." He sighed in frustration. "Just let me talk to her... Well, she's there working, isn't she?... No!... What?... Yes, I heard you the first time... How am I supposed to know?... What do you mean, you haven't seen her since we left?... Alright, I get it... Yes, they told me she was on vacation... I'm not worried about that stupid, plain, boring girl!..." He winced. "Yes, ma'am... sorry, Oka-san... Yes, ma'am... I won't forget... Iloveyoutoobye..." He finished his call even more irritated than before. It was like she had vanished.
~xoxo~
Yep, she was pregnant alright. Well, she could have told anyone that, after the multiple home tests she had gone through to make sure it wasn't a mistake. Being a virgin and knowing the exact date she conceived helped immensely. She suspected that the baby would come in the early summer, seeing that conception was in September. So, she was two months pregnant, almost to the day.
She sat nervously on the exam table, waiting for the doctor to return with the information packet. There was so much that needed to be done. So much she needed to ask Takarada-san regarding her name change and her situation. But... She couldn't help, but smile a little. It was kind of amazing that she was carrying around a little life inside her belly that she would be responsible for. She definitely needed to make a list. She needed to buy furniture, clothing, toys, diapers and other such items. Was she going to nurse? She heard somewhere that it was better for the baby if she did. She would need to make arrangements with the Daycare Center on the 5th floor; make time for the classes that were required and all of the checkups. She definitely couldn't skip meals like she did when she was portraying Natsu, it wouldn't be healthy for the baby. Her mind was completely occupied with planning, it was nice to have something to think of other than her past.
"Ah, Stevens-san... I have your packet here for you, with all the scheduling and information you'll need." Dr. Tanaka handed her the packet. "And you're next appointment will be in one month." She handed her a card with the information. "Be sure you read up and follow the guidelines and give my office a call if you have any questions that cannot be answered in that packet." Dr. Tanaka helped her down from the table.
Kyoko nodded. "Thank you very much Tanaka-sensei." Kyoko bowed perfectly. "Thank you for taking care of us."
Dr. Tanaka smiled softly. "Thank you for allowing me to, Stevens-san. I will see you again in one month."
Kyoko nodded and left to meet Ruto in the waiting room after paying her bill. "Thank you for waiting for me Ruto-san."
He nodded quietly and escorted her out.
When they were settled in the car, he turned to inform her of her schedule. "Ms. Stevens, the President would like to see you. I believe he has a few offers for you."
She nodded as she looked at him through the rear-view mirror. "Thank you, I have a few questions for him anyway."
~xoxo~
"What do you mean, indefinite hiatus?" Ren's brow furrowed and he whipped out his phone and dialed.
{We're sorry, but the number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please check the number and dial again.}
He nearly dropped his phone in shock and turned to Yashiro. "Did he say anything else?"
Yashiro shook his head. "Not a word. He said if you wanted more information, you were to ask for yourself. He seemed a little angry about it..." He gave Ren a pensive stare. "What did you do, Ren?"
"Why is that always your go-to question when there's something going on with her? Like it's always my fault..." He groused.
Yashiro gave him an exasperated look. "You seriously have to ask me that question? Whether you realize it or not, you do have some effect on her and it usually has something to do with you being angry or irritated with her. So, what did she do this time to irritate you?" Yashiro questioned.
"I'm not irritated with her. I haven't spoken to her, called her or, messaged her in almost two months. Every time we've seen her, since the cast party, she's only spoken to you." He groused.
"I see... Hmm, did something happen at the cast party?" Yashiro prodded.
He rolled his eyes. "Nothing out of the ordinary. Everything went smoothly, I thought." Something prodded at the back of his mind and he couldn't pry the thought loose to examine it.
Yashiro sighed. Something had to have happened that he was either forgetting or, wasn't willing to talk about. "I suppose you can ask her when she gets back."