"Mooookooooo-saaaaaan!" A beautiful, if pouting young woman immediately ducked and looked around, then fell to the floor under her 'best friend's' assaulting hug.
"Moko-san!" Kyoko gushed. "I've just heard of the MOST AMAZING sign of friendship! It's called PERSONALIZED RINGTONES! Please pick out ringtones with me! It's the ultimate sign of friendship!"
"Mooooo! Get OFF of me!" The sparkles in Kyoko's eyes were giving Kanae the creeps while making her feel very awkward to be sprawled on the floor of LME under another female in a compromising position. She thrust her hand into Kyoko's face and pushed with more force than necessary.
Kyoko ended up sprawled between very expensive boots that 'just happened' to be standing a few feet behind the two girls. The expensive boots were attached to expensive pants specially designed for a certain expensive human with a complex look on his face. While Ren had certainly stopped to talk with his 'kohai', he hadn't counted on seeing Kyoko's face, sparkly and com-plete-ly in 'Cutie Honey' mode peeking up at him from between his legs. …'Between his legs'….Kyoko's HEAD…was BETWEEN…HIS LEGS! With flushing face and wide-eyed stare, he jumped away and grabbed the first convenient human he could reach as a shield to hide his embarrassment and burgeoning excitement.
The first convenient human? Yashiro. Yashiro didn't react very well to an embrace by another man. From behind. In public. Especially in front of two very pretty ladies.
"KYAAAAAAAH! Where do you think you're touching, Ren! WHAT IS THAT I FEEL DOW~" He was cut off by Ren's hand over his mouth. While he was initially inclined to be furious, Ren's desperate though somewhat strange murmur in his ear sent his lips twitching upward.
"Kyoko…between legs….sparkly eyes…Cutie Honey….Oh god…between my LEGS!...between MY legs!...UNDER ME!...Oh shit…Yashiro…HELP ME!" The last bit was said in a harsh whisper that sent pleasant (if unwanted) shivers down Yashiro's back.
"Tsuruga-san! Please forgive me! I didn't mean to fall on you, or scare you." With Ren's preoccupation, and Yashiro's momentary freak-out, neither noticed Kyoko standing and walking to stand in front of them. Her preoccupation with Kanae kept the sparkles in her eyes the whole time. With her bow, her friend approached with a clearly grudging face and added "I pushed her into you. My apologies. Of course, if you hadn't been standing so close, it wouldn't haphepheing!" Kyoko's right hand shot out and muffled the last of Kanae's sentence. "Like Moko-san was saying, we're both very sorry. Please excuse us for a moment."
While the gentlemen let out a collective sigh of relief, Ren couldn't help but strain his ears to hear the ladies' conversation. He was so absorbed thus, he didn't realize he was still holding Yashiro. In public. In the lobby of an entertainment business. Where every cell phone camera was earning its' keep during this crucial moment in history when Ren's lover was discovered. Or so the headlines would read tomorrow.
"Moko-san! He was just pas-" *click click click* "He couldn't have done it on pu-" *K-chak* *snap* "Now about the-" "Ren?"
"Hm?" Ren responded on reflex, without even noting who spoke. "Ren. Unhand me this instant or I will break every electronic you own." Electronic…camera with sneak shots of Kyoko…And all his handy little dictionary sites…who was he holding, again? A stomp on his foot snapped his wandering mind back to the present, and he looked down. Seeing the silky hair, he immediately released Yashiro. Yashiro promptly put his ice-man skills to work stopping the cameras, all while fixing his suit and straightening his hair. By the time Yashiro restored his self to order, the cameras had all found their ways back into pockets and handbags, and all passerbies found very important places to be. He turned around to see his charge shamelessly eavesdropping on the two girls.
"Ren! Show some courtesy! What are they discussing that makes you lose your composure so thoroughly?" Yashiro paused in his scolding at a certain very clearly spoken word between the girls. "Intimacy! Please, Moko!" His head swiveled to the two Love-Me members with no further thought of propriety.
"Psst. Ren. What'd I miss?" Without moving his head, or losing an iota of attention towards the quiet and nearly impossible to hear conversation, he questioned the actor.
*snort* "What about courtesy, Yashiro? I can't hear a thing. Let's get a little closer." Matching actions to words, the two grown men in the prime of their youth and power snuck closer to the small huddle Moko and Kyoko made with the stealth of ninjas.
"MOOOOOO! Would you quit it! Who says I wanna be that intimate with you anyway?" Ren and Yashiro exchanged wide-eyed glances and turned back to keep from missing a single moment of the drama. All they needed was a tub of popcorn, and they'd be in business.
"M-m-m-moko-s-s-san….Y-y-you don't want to? Not at all? Even after all the time we've been together? The commitment we've shown for each other? Have I failed you somehow? Did I do something wrong?" Tears streamed down Kyoko's cheeks and Yashiro forcefully held Ren from charging in.
"Shhhh….We might get a catfight." Thus conflicted, Ren once more stilled.
"Kyoko! Dammit, don't cry! Quit being a baby! You're supposed to become a top actress! Stop sniveling in public! ALL RIGHT! I'll do it!" Kyoko's eyes immediately dried and her radiant smile that weakened Ren's knees burst forth with the subtlety of 2x4 to the head.
"Thank you! Thank you so much! This will be SO FUN!" The two girls turned to dig in their purses (or bag, in Kyoko's case) and the handsome grown men with high-paying jobs that had no business eavesdropping turned to each other in silent conversation.
Meeting a new friend?
No…they said something about INTIMACY…What about…an adult dating service?
Kyoko? Like hell! I'll make you kill her phone first!
But intimacy…condoms?
Why would two girls need condoms? Get your mind out of the gutter Yashiro!
But what else-
"Ah, I found it! You? Okay, great!" They turned back in time to see the girls tinkering on their cell phones.
"Oh, this song is PERFECT for your gracious calls Moko-san!" A very stately tune obediently began playing before Moko slammed the cell phone in Kyoko's hand shut.
"I'm not some uppity snot that needs a song like that! Mo! This is so troublesome! Why am I doing this?"
"Because personalized ringtones are the greatest sign of intimacy and respect between two friends!"
Without looking at each other, Ren and Yashiro, in perfect synchronicity took two large steps backward and then turned on their heels to converse.
"Personalized ring tone. That equals intimacy?" Ren looked over at Yashiro questioningly.
"Don't ask me. It's not like I'm a raving teenage fan-girl or something. Must be a new fad."
Ren nodded with a disturbingly serious expression on his face.
~Omake~
After Kanae and Kyoko finished selecting songs for each other on their phones, Kyoko cheerfully said goodbye to Kanae and turned around. She was promptly stopped by the sight of Ren, standing with his cell phone casually resting in his palm, and his eyes staring straight at Kyoko. With his gentlemanly smile, Ren opened his mouth.
"Trade phones with me for a moment, my dear kohai? You wouldn't refuse your senpai, would you?" With her eyes twitching slightly, she bowed and handed over her phone without a word. Without really expecting it, she suddenly held the top actor's phone in the palm of her hand. Almost absent-mindedly, Ren spoke.
"Feel free to pick out a tune you feel suits yourself and attach it to your name and number. I'll be just a minute." With no other words, they both shuffled through songs for a few minutes. Kyoko looked utterly lost, but found herself enchanted with one magical song in particular and just played it over and over until Ren abruptly snapped her phone shut and handed it back. Gently taking his phone from her and noting the song playing, he grinned.
"Thank you very much, Mogami-san. Have a great day." With his boyish grin never wavering, he then turned his back and saved the song Kyoko had played repeatedly to her name. Then he dialed her number as he walked away and let loose a havoc-wreaking smile as he heard a seductive and masculine tune begin to issue from Kyoko's phone, along with Kyoko's mortified squeak. That'll teach her to get intimate with someone else before her senpai.
Author's bubble: Would you believe this was meant to be 100 words? I utterly fail at drabbles. *hangs head* The inspiration all goes to Train Station, as I was offering ideas for their drabble collection and couldn't get the idea of Ren exchanging tunes with Kyoko out of my head. I initially planned him to be shy and puppy-dog-like, asking with an adorable embarrassment, but apparently my interpretation of Ren wouldn't let that happen. So now you have my 'drabble'. Review if you'd like, offer ideas you think I should try if you'd like, follow if you'd like, and even like it if you'd like, but don't demand updates. *flutters lashes* I do my best work when no one expects it. It's now 6 15 am, and my bedmate is NOT going to be happy with me when I crawl in bed. Hope you enjoyed the fruits of my insomniac labor. Happy Writing~!
