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Chapter 2

In strict confidence

Sho regretted his decision right after he said it loud. Kyoko's happy reaction didn't change his mood. As she was hugging him, he was thinking about some way to get out of this. Saying it was a prank was the only thing that came to his mind, but it didn't solve the problem with his parents. Why were they so unfair? He did his best in order to get to the top of his industry and now they made him prisoned in this useless relationship. Then he hit upon a peculiar idea. He pushed her away slightly. He only had to wait some time… .

It was like a dream come true. Kyoko was so ecstatic that she almost missed Sho shoving her away. Her prince chose her to be his wife! Her mind was already making plans. Fairy-tale-like dress, strawberry cake, butterfly ornaments, oh, so much to do! She knew that she wouldn't sleep that night. She looked at Sho with affection. He was lost in thought. It flattered her that he was so responsible that he was always clear-headed. A blush bloomed on her cheeks. 'Fuwa Kyoko'.

Even later that evening she was thinking, who to call and share her happiness. She grew cloudy. The list wasn't a long one. 'But maybe it is better this way?' she thought. Quiet weddings had their own charms. She blushed again. That was the best day of her life!

The next day

She was woken up by rustling. Kyoko opened her eyes to see her fiancé. He was getting ready for work. She started to feel suspicious.'Why is he going there so early in the morning?' occurred her mind. "Um, Sho… is everything all right?" she asked quietly, somehow shy. "Yup, why asking?" he muttered angrily. "Nothing! I'm sorry for asking! Please, forgive me!" she was already awaken. He smirked. She was always like that. "If you don't want me to change my mind about yesterday, you better be careful." she paled. "I have a lot to do. Bye." Before she was able to react he shut the door. 'I made him angry again. What kind of horrible fiancée am I?'.

Sho came to his studio to find some quiet place. Of course he didn't have so much to do here, but he had some call to be done. "Hello mother. We might have a problem." he tried to sound sad. "What's this Sho?" he smirked again. "Kyoko refused my proposal. As much as I approve your decision, I can't make her unhappy." "Oh, that's a very interesting thing." he felt something bad coming. "She called us half an hour ago to share good news. She didn't sound sad." 'Holy crap!' "Um, she changed her mind or something…?" "Shotaro, stop fooling around. You have better treat her nicely and make sure that she doesn't know about this conversation. Right?" "Yes, mum." he said obediently. After this call he felt more and more frustrated. 'What to do? What to do?'

Kyoko got ready for her first job today. She wondered, whether it would change after their weeding. As his wife she would have more responsibilities. 'Stop thinking about it!' she blushed. She hoped that nobody could read her mind. She was ashamed of herself. 'He… might want to kiss me! What should I do? Maybe practise. But how?' she regretted not having any friends to ask some questions. 'Never mind. As long as Sho is happy, I will do my best!'. More motivated than ever she came to her workplace.

The day flew by as usual, well maybe more quickly than ever, because her mind was full of Sho. She didn't discuss with him, if she could tell her employers about her new status. She was so excited! She still didn't have her ring, so she thought that her declaration would be more natural with some proof of it. She smiled lovely. Few days ago she was so tired and she even though of giving up… 'Stop it, Kyoko! You can not live without Sho. Moreover running away from him would break his heart!'. Oh, how far from the truth was she back then!

Kuniko-san, the same girl, who bought two Sho's posters, was talking again about her idol. Kyoko had this crazy idea to tell them that she was the next Fuwa Kyoko, but she thought that they would call her insane. Her life was insane without it, so she gave up. "He's so goood! I heard his next single would be more amazing then ever!" Kuniko cheered happily. "He's a real genius, isn't he?" Kyoko nodded unconsciously. They saw it. "Oh right Kyoko-chan, you like Fuwa Sho as well.", "Um, yes I do." she blushed again. Her cheeks somehow got used to it. "What do you think of him?"."Oh, he is the best of course!" she smiled. "The girl, who would be dating him, must be the luckiest one on the whole world!". "Yes, I agree." said Kuniko. "But I don't think he would make an official statement about his relationship.". "Why?" asked astonished Kyoko. "Isn't that obvious? Most of his fans are girls, who dream of being his one and only. Saying that he is already taken may hurt his popularity." "It can't happen!" shouted Kyoko. Girls giggled. "Oh Kyoko, you look so cute! Ha, ha!". "Um, thanks for everything, but I should get going." she ran away as fast as possible. 'She acts somehow weird.' thought her co-worker.

Later she met Sho again. She was so happy that he would come home more often. 'I will never get used to it.' Kyoko tried to predict what kind of mood had Sho that day. Not being able to precise it, she asked "Sho, about our e..engagement, um… can I inform my employers about it?"

'Great, another problem to deal with.' he thought slightly annoyed. "I didn't tell you this, but we should keep our relationship a secret. Do you mind?", "No, not at all. I understand… ." But she didn't. She thought about her previous conversation with girls, but something felt odd. 'He can't be embarrassed of me, can he?'.

AN/ Oh, finally! I was so excited to write a new chapter, but at the same time I felt a huge pressure. In the end your encouragement helped me! Yesterday, when first person added my fanfic to followed ones, I was so incredibly happy! The last time I felt like that was about two years ago, so I can say that you brought back happiness to my life :) . For that I want to thank you very much! Hope you liked this chapter and see you soon!