Title: Scandal!

Author: Lady Red Secrets

Rating: T

Genre: Romance

Summary: Video scandals on famous celebrities are nothing new in show business. But what if the famous scandal-free Tsuruga Ren is the co-star of one such video? The entire Japan is in chaos of course. RenxKyoko

Disclaimer: I don't own Skip Beat! It belongs to the great Yoshiki Nakamura.


Chapter 2: Calm before the Storm


A pair of curious brown eyes drifts from the driver to their backseat passenger. His gaze drifts back to Ren who seems to have completely forgotten his existence. The actor is obviously lost in his own thoughts and he wonders how they haven't crashed into a tree yet. His gaze turns back to the rearview mirror where it reflected the young orange-haired woman who is also lost in her own thoughts and is, surprisingly, too red in the face.

He sees Ren smiling.

"Ren, your face is slipping." He tells the actor who immediately schooled his expression.

'Did something actually happen to these two?' He remembers how he saw the two standing close to each other in front of Ren's car, waiting for him. He started apologizing for taking so long but had shut up almost immediately when he saw a flustered Kyoko looking anywhere but at the man beside her and Ren whose face was undeniably slipping. It was a good thing no one else was in the area to see him in that state.

Instantly, he felt giddiness rush to his veins and his inner fan boy reared its head to his thoughts. His imagination runs wild as he thinks of the countless possibilities as to what could have occurred, just like what he wrote on Ren's Guide to Courting Mogami Kyoko, Chapter 35: Creating the Perfect Atmosphere. Of course, it's still being drafted but he plans to finish it before his charge's birthday. It would help him big time, he thought.

Snapping back to reality, his expression turns catty.

"You two," His smile turns positively evil when he sees the Ren's subtle flinching and heard a squeak from the backseat. He looks at the rearview mirror and is amused at Kyoko who looks redder than before.

Ren clears his throat.

"Is something wrong, Yashiro-san?" The actor asks in a cautious tone.

"Did something happen while you guys were waiting for me?" He asks as nonchalantly as he can. His grin widens when he sees Kyoko curling into a ball and whose face impossibly got redder once more. The flustered girl is mumbling. Could she possibly be chanting a spell?

"Whatever do you mean?" Ren looks at his manager when he stops for the red light. Yashiro's expression deadpanned when he sees his charge with his I-am-innocent-and-I-am-a-good-man face.

'So that's how you want to play it, hm? Well then' Yashiro thinks as he turns his teasing grin to Kyoko, shifting in his seat to look at young woman.

"Ne, Kyoko-chan," He pauses midway and shivered as he feels cold sensations crawling up his arms and one on both sides of his head. Something is constricting his movements.

'What on earth is happening?!' He thinks frantically. "R-Ren, I think you turned the AC too high. It's getting cold." Yashiro tells him as he wraps his arms around himself to lessen the chill he is feeling.

The actor raises his eyebrows in puzzlement and looks at his manager on the rearview mirror.

"Eh? It's not even that high." Ren mumbles but nonetheless adjusts the thermostat.

"Anyway Kyoko-chan..." Yashiro starts again as soon as the chills subside. He turns to look at Kyoko but once again stops, this time in apprehension, "Kyoko-chan, are you alright?" He asks.

The young woman is leaning on the car door, her forehead is pressed against the window and her knees are bent with her arms locked around them.

"Ah...I'm alright." She replies glumly. Yashiro anxiously thinks of things to cheer her up. He was caught up in his thoughts that he failed to notice Ren low chuckling and the gentle look in his eyes as he watch Kyoko from the rearview mirror.

The rest of the drive to Darumaya was uneventful, well, if Yashiro's pestering Ren for information is considered uneventful.

Kyoko carefully gets out of the car as soon as Ren unlocked the doors. She bows after Yashiro rolls down the window.

"Thanks for the ride." She says.

"Oh, Ren doesn't mind. He'd gladly give you a ride whenever you need to!" Yashiro says, sending a sly grin at his charge. Ren glares at him but it disappears as he looks at the young woman who is looking at them with confusion.

"It was no problem at all, Mogami-san." Ren says smiling at her and she beams at him in return.

"Ne, ne Kyoko-chan," The young actress looks at Yashiro. "Hm?"

"Are you sure you don't want to join us for dinner?" Yashiro asks her, as he tries his best to give him his most pitying look. "You know how Ren is when it comes to his meals. He won't eat properly unless you watch over his food. As soon as we drive out of here, he will be driving us to a convenience store and buy those rice balls again." He breathes out a deep and miserable sigh as he shakes his head in misery. He looks at Kyoko and mentally smirks as the girl looked more and more concerned.

Ren sends his manager a menacing glare when he sees Kyoko's growing distress.

"Don't worry about it Mogami-san. I know you've been really busy today and I'm sure you're tired." He tells her, trying to ease her concern. "Besides, Yashiro-san was kidding. I'll eat properly." He smiles at her.

Whatever concern that Kyoko felt disappears as she sees his smile.

'Mamaaa...he's lying' A grudge came out and perched on her left shoulder.

'This guy...what a lie!' She angrily thinks and she starts to imagine what would happen if she let things be at the moment.

"Tsuruga-san," She says, keeping her voice calm. He looks at her expectantly.

"You...you really were going to skip dinner weren't you?" Kyoko says, glaring at the actor.

'Chance!' Yashiro mentally cheered.

"You're right, Kyoko-chan! You see...whenever I try to get him to eat properly, he bullies me!" Yashiro cries. Ren and Kyoko looks startled at the manager's exclamations. The young actress gasps in surprise as Yashiro puts his head out of the window and is openly crying at her.

"But Kyoko-chan! I feel so bad whenever he tricks me into giving in when it comes to his food. As a manager, it is my job to make sure that my charge is taking care of himself!"

Ren starts sweating. He watches as his manager tell the young woman a bunch of lies.

"Wait a minute," He tries to say but went unnoticed.

"Kyoko-chan, you understand me right? I do my best to do my job and for the most part Ren is agreeable and a great client but when it comes to eating- Wah, I can't even put into words!" Yashiro is a sobbing mess at this point while Kyoko is trying her best to console the poor man.

'Watching countless of actors and actresses cry on-screen definitely paid off!' Yashiro declares mentally.

"Poor Yashiro-san." She tells the manager. Kyoko looks up and glares at the actor who is shaking his head and has his arms in an 'X' position.

"It's nothing like that at all!" Ren tries telling her but Kyoko will not even listen to him and instead goes about patting Yashiro on the head.

"Kyoko-chan, I'm a failure as a manager!" Yashiro cries out hysterically then suddenly sinks into his seat looking as if he has given up. Kyoko looks alarmed.

"Tsuruga-san, I thought you were a good man." She says disappointment clearly laced in her tone.

"Mogami-san," Ren sighs. He flinches as Kyoko glares at him again.

"You still can't eat properly without supervision? And you call yourself a professional?" Ren felt an imaginary arrow pierce through him as Kyoko berates him.

Yashiro turns to look at the spaced out Ren and smirks. Ren sees his expression and pales.

"If only you are coming with us Kyoko-chan, I'll be at ease because Ren listens to you." Yashiro says. Ren gapes at him in horror.

"Ah!" Both men look at her. Kyoko looks like she had a great idea.

"If it's no trouble, why don't you eat at Darumaya?" She starts playing with the hem of her pink shirt. She looks up and sees the two men still staring at her. Kyoko feels her face heat up.

"W-well, that's only if you don't mind! I mean, I'm sorry if I'm being presumptuous. Y-you don't have to if you don't mean to! I-I'm sure there are restaurants that you'd rather dine in and-,"

"Kyoko-chan, you're a genius! But it's already late. Won't Taisho-san and Okami-san be asleep already?" Yashiro says, pointing at the closed lights in Darumaya. Kyoko checks the time on her phone and sees that it was barely 11 in the evening.

"Ah, I didn't realize it was already that late. I'm sure they won't mind. I can cook for you if you don't mind eating something that I make...Besides, I'd feel bad since Tsuruga-san went through the trouble to drive me here. You too Yashiro-san, I'm sure you're really tired right now." As Kyoko explains, Yashiro lights up and looks at Ren with a triumphant grin. Ren just shakes his head and sighs.

"Don't feel bad Kyoko-chan, besides I'm not that tired. I'm always game for some home-cooked meals!" Yashiro chirps. Ren glares at him harder but the older man just brushed it off.

'He's immune to my glares?!" Ren thinks miserably. Yashiro catches his look and as if reading his thoughts, it seems like the man gave him a, 'Yes, I am the big brother and is therefore immune to your childishness.' Ren wants to bang his head the stirring wheel.

"You don't need trouble yourself Mogami-san, we can always just order from diners that are still open." Ren explains. As much as he likes to eat something that Kyoko made, he doesn't want to impose on her especially after what he made her do earlier this evening.

"Oh no, it's alright. I'll just go and open the door. We'll have to go through the backdoor though." With that, Ren and Yashiro watch as Kyoko heads towards the said door. Yashiro stretches and breathes out a relieved sigh.

"Well then, what are you waiting for Ren? Go find somewhere you can park. I'm starving." Yashiro smiles widely at him, an I-knew-someday-I'd-have-things-go-my-way expression apparent on his face. Ren just gapes at him then sighs.

'Well, I'm feeling hungry too anyway' He thinks. 'Lie! You just want to spend more time with her!' Ren's subconscious snaps at him. 'Mah.'


Kyoko stops in front of the door searches for her keys inside her bag when she hears a noise inside. She slowly reaches for the doorknob and finds that it is unlocked. She twists the knob and opens the door.

"Kyoko-chan?" She hears a soft voice say. She looks up and sees Okami by the sink. Kyoko grins and bows.

"Good evening Okami-san!" The young actress greets. "I thought you and Taisho-san were already sleeping." The older woman smiles at her affectionately.

"Good evening Kyoko-chan. Ah, I was just drying up the rest of the dishes." Okami tells her, she becomes amused when she sees Kyoko look scandalized.

"Okami-san! You should've just left them. I promised I would wash them." Cries Kyoko. Okami just smiles at her and places a placating hand on the younger woman's arm.

"It's alright Kyoko-chan. It wasn't much. Besides, I'm sure you're tired from your school works and LME." Okami says.

"But-" Kyoko was cut-off from her statement upon the appearance of Ren and Yashiro.

"Oh, good evening Tsuruga-san, Yashiro-san." Okami bows at the two men.

"Good evening Okami-san." Both men bowed back.

"Ah, Okami-san. I invited Tsuruga-san and Yashiro-san to eat dinner here in Darumaya." Kyoko explains to the older woman. "Don't worry Okami-san, I'll cook our dinner!" she adds, her arms flailing as if afraid that she'd offend the woman.

"No worries Kyoko-chan." The older woman assures her. "The stocks came in this afternoon and the supplier brought in a lot of vegetables and meat. You can use those. There's still extra rice in the rice cooker too."

"Okay!" Kyoko faces both men with a big smile. "If you don't mind, I can make some Oyakodon and Miso soup. It won't take too much time." She tells them.

"Those sound wonderful Mogami-san." Ren says, smiling gently at her. The young actress feels her face heat up and her heart starts pounding.

"I-is that s-so? T-then, I'll go start cooking now!" Kyoko scurries to the kitchen, baffling the Okami and two men.

"What's wrong with Kyoko-chan?" Yashiro asks Okami but the woman merely shakes her head and smiles.

"Okami-san, I am sorry for intruding at this time of the night." Ren apologizes. He looks at the woman's face and looks for any signs of botheration but finds none. He feels relieved. The woman starts leading them to a table near the counter and urges them to be comfortable.

"Oh, it's no problem at all. I'm just glad that Kyoko-chan has someone looking out for in show business." She tells them, giving the actor a knowing look and laughs when she sees Ren's surprised face.

"Tsuruga-san, I know that you are a very busy person and I really appreciate it that you go out of your way to spend time with Kyoko-chan." Okami says, sending a grateful smile to his way. Ren and Okami hear a snort and looks at the manager who has his arms on the table, his head leaning on his left hand.

"Trust me Okami-san, he sulks whenever he doesn't see her and lights up like the sun when he does." Yashiro says in an exasperated tone. Ren looks at him astonished while Okami just smiles.

"Yashiro-san, what are you saying?" The actor asks and flinches when the older man glares at him.

"No-thing." Yashiro sighs. Before anyone can say anything, another presence appeared.

"Akane, what time did Kyoko say she was going to come home?" Taisho appears from the staircase, dressed in a simple white t-shirt and blue pajamas. He stops when he sees Ren and Yashiro. Both men stood up and bowed.

"Good evening Taisho-san." Ren and Yashiro greeted. The Taisho only stared at them and looked at his wife.

"Kouki dear, Kyoko just arrived. She's at the kitchen cooking dinner." Akane informs him, smiling.

"Dinner?" Kouki grunts, Akane just nods.

"We're sorry for the intrusion, sir. Kyoko insisted that she cook for us and we couldn't decline." Ren says, giving him a friendly smile. Kouki just furrows his eyebrows and stares at him. Ren breaks in a cold sweat at the man's hostile look. A few moments later, Kouki walks pass them, mumbling something that sounded like 'Youngsters these days don't know how to eat properly.' They watch as the man walks to the kitchen and soon hears him helping Kyoko.

"I'm sorry about my husband. He's quite protective of Kyouko." Akane gives them an apologetic look. "We were never blessed to have our own child and since Kyouko-chan started working here, my husband and I have considered her as our daughter."

"It's alright Okami-san. I feel glad that there's someone who looks after Kyoko-chan like a father should. That girl needs all the support that she can get." Ren assures her. Ren and Yashiro sit back down.

"You know Ren, I think you'll have a hard time getting Taisho-san to warm up to you." Yashiro says, a teasing smile reappearing on his face.

"Whatever for?" The actor asks, raising one eye. He took his glass of water and takes a drink.

"For, you know, when you finally man up and ask Kyoko-chan out." The actor chokes as the water went down the wrong pipe. Akane laughs as she watches the two men bicker.


'What the hell was that?!' Kyoko quickly crouches behind the wall. Her hands clutched on her shirt as she wills her heart to calm the heck down.

"Tsuruga-san! You shouldn't just smile like that! You don't know effect it has on others!" Kyoko mutters angrily to herself.

"Those sound wonderful Mogami-san." Ren says, smiling gently at her.

'Nooooooo! Stop thinking about it!' She scolds herself.

...Ren says, smiling gently at her.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" The young actress starts hitting herself, trying to forget the actor's smile.

...smiling gently at her.

"It's no good." She tells herself. Kyoko leans her head against the wall, takes a deep breath and smiles wryly.

"It was better when I was still denying my feelings for him. Now that I've admitted it to myself, it became harder for me to control." She stares at the floor for a while before smiling a little.

"Well I guess I should be glad. At least that smile was directed to me." The young actress feels her face heat up again and shakes her head stands up. She takes an apron from the rack and ties it around herself.

"Okay, it's time to start cooking." Kyoko tells herself. "Now that I think about it, I am quite hungry." She went to the fridge and starts pulling out some chicken meat, eggs, and some vegetables. Kyouko opens some drawers and cabinets to pull out a knife, a chopping board, a pot, a pan, and a few bowls. The young actress is washing the chicken meat when she sees Kouki walk into the kitchen and quickly wipes her wet hand with the apron.

"Good evening Taisho-san!" Kyoko bows and gives the Kouki a big smile as she straightens herself. Kouki lets himself smile a bit before moving to the sink to wash his hands and take the chicken meat out of Kyouko's hands.

"What are you going to cook?" Kouki quietly asks, unaware of the surprise look that the young actress is sporting as he pulls out another knife and chopping board.

"A-ah, I was planning to cook some Oyakodon and Miso soup." She replies, staring at the meat that is being sliced perfectly by the Taisho. She hears him grunt.

"Go make the soup, I'll take care of this." Kouki says and knowing that the young woman would definitely protest, he gives her a firm look and gruffly says, "Get moving." The man masks his chuckles as Kyouko hastily does so.

Kyoko took the pot and filled half of it with water before placing it on the stove. She turned the fire on and lowered it to her preference.

Kouki watches the young actress in the corner of his eyes. She is placing the pot on the stove and turns on the fire to heat it. She quickly takes the vegetables and begins washing them. He heaves a sigh and concentrates on his task.

"How are you doing at school?" He asks. He hears her pause for a second before resuming.

"I'm doing alright." Kyoko answers timidly, draining the vegetables of excess water before setting it beside her chopping board.

"Have you made many friends?" At this, Kyoko turns her face to the side to hide her darkening expression.

'How I wish' She thinks ruefully. "Uhm, yes. Of course! My school has a lot of great people!" Kyoko replies, letting out a nervous laugh. 'Yes, great stuck-up people' Instead of replying, she hears the older man grunt. They both concentrate on their own tasks. Kyoko is adding the vegetables into the boiling water when she hears Kouki speak again.

"I've heard about your mother." He says as he seasons the chicken meat. Kyoko freezes, not knowing how to reply. She takes a deep breath before reaching over to the rack beside the stove to season the soup. The Taisho curses himself when an awkward silence arose.

"You don't need to say anything." He grumbles. "Akane is worried." So am I. The unsaid message is clear. Kyoko feels warmth wash over her, knowing that the couple she came to consider as parents cares for her.

"Everything's alright between me and my mother. We've cleared things up but somehow, I don't think that we'd be seeing each other soon because even though we've talked, she still has to fight her own demons. So yeah," Kyoko says as she slowly adds the miso to the pot. She sets the bowl aside then faces Kouki who is looking at her with an inquiring look in his eyes.

"And as for me, well, I'm going to do my best to be a first rate actress that she, and all of you can be proud of!" The actress tells with utmost determination. Seeing the glint in her eyes, Kouki nods approvingly. He stirs the contents of the pan before looking at her again with a small smile.

"You'll be alright." He tells her. Kyoko beams at him and the two spent the rest of the cooking process in easy atmosphere with Kouki asking questions and Kyouki who is more than willing to talk, spinning her daily activities into an entertaining and captivating story.

The light-hearted atmosphere continues even when Kyoko, Ren, and Yashiro are eating, Kouki and Akane sitting with them as everyone share their experiences either in acting, cooking, or others. The Darumaya is filled with laughter and pleasant atmosphere despite the lateness of the evening. Before she even notices, Kyoko soon finds herself seeing Ren and Yashiro off. Ren and Kyoko are walking together while Yashiro walks ahead of them.

"Kyoko-chan, thanks for the dinner. It was absolutely delicious!" Yashiro praises her. The young actress flushes and shakes her head in denial.

"Oh no, I didn't cook dinner alone. Taisho-san did most of the work!" She tells him. Yashiro just chuckles and lets her be. Ren notices a teasing glint in his manager's eyes and manages to stifle his groan.

"Well then, I'll go back to the car first." Almost suddenly, the man sports an evil grin as he looks at his charge. "So Ren, bid Kyoko-chan a proper goodnight." Kyoko watches Yashiro in bewilderment as the man skips towards the car. She looks at Ren only to see him a bit flushed.

"A proper goodnight?" Kyoko mumbles. "What did he mean, Tsuruga-san?" she asks him. It might be Kyoko's imagination but she thinks the actor looks more flustered.

"Are you alright, Tsuruga-san." The actress worries. 'Oh Kami, what if his stomach didn't agree with the food?!'

"Tsuruga-san! Did the dinner not agree with your stomach?" Kyoko panics. Ren looks at her in surprise especially when he sees her getting lost in her own thoughts, which are obvious due to her expression.

"Calm down Mogami-san. Dinner was fantastic and no, I feel absolutely fine." Ren assures her. Kyoko looks at him with teary eyes and Ren unconsciously smiles.

"Really?" The young actress asks to which Ren nods in affirmation.

"Oh, that's good then." She tells him. An awkward silence soon follows. Kyoko starts playing with the hem of her shirt once more.

"Tsuruga-san," The young actress starts softly, "Thank you for earlier." The side of Ren's mouth quirks upward.

"You mean for accepting your heartfelt dinner invitation?" He teases. His amusement grows when Kyoko turns red and tries to give him a menacing glare but only manages to look like a pissed-off kitten.

"D-don't say it like that!" Kyoko exclaims, mortified. "You make it sound like…" she trails off. The young actress flushes more when Ren leans closer to her.

"Sound like what?" He asks. Kyoko's heart pounds wildly when she sees his penetrating stare. She gulps.

"S-Sound like I asked with any…r-romantic intentions." The young woman looks so flustered that Ren tries to bite his cheek to keep from laughing but fails miserably. She watches as Ren laugh and she huffs indignantly.

"You didn't need to laugh that hard." She says, pouting. The man's laugh reduces to snickering before doing his 'American-shrug' to which Kyoko glares at hard. Ren laughs again.

"Forgive me, Mogami-san," He says, "You're just so fun to tease." Ren smiles at her.

"Whatever," She mutters, "I was thanking you for making me sing with you back at LME. You were right. I should try new things at least once." Kyoko adds, feeling her face heat up a bit when she sees Ren smile wider.

"A-anyway! I think you go now. Yashiro-san looks like he can't wait to go home." She immediately says, point her thumb at Yashiro's direction whose face is covered by his hands and is shaking wildly.

"No, I think he's just imagining things again." Ren grouses. Kyoko raises her eyebrow in question but Ren just shakes his head and sighs.

"Yes, I think we should go now." He tells her. Kyoko grins widely at him.

"Good night, Tsuruga-san!" She greets as she bows. Ren waits until she straightens herself before stepping closer to her, tucking the stray strands of hair behind her ears. He looks at her dead in the eye and says,

"You're very much welcome by the way." Ren watches in fascination as Kyoko's face gets redder. He leans closer to her ear.

"I'm living for that day. Someday." He sings lovingly. Ren pulls back and smiles brightly at her. "Good night, Mogami-san." Without waiting for Kyoko to say anything, he turns and leaves.

The young woman is a blushing mess as she stares at Ren's car until it disappears from her line of sight when it turns a corner. Kyoko is in a daze even as she did her nightly rituals until she lay in her futon.

"I'm living for that day. Someday." He sings lovingly. She recalls then screams.

Downstairs, Kyoko's scream startled the Darumaya couple.

"What happened now?" Kouki grumbles as he shifts his position on his futon to be more comfortable. His wife just laughs.

'What on earth was that?!' Kyoko shrieks mentally. She recalls today's events and remembers their little singing act and how Ren looked at her like she was his world. She hides beneath her blanket when she recalls how perfect it felt to be in the man's arms.

"I'm living for that day. Someday." He sings lovingly. She recalls again. Kyoko can still hear his warm voice as he sang. Her heart is beating wildly in her chest and she feels too giddy at the moment.

'No, Kyoko! Tsuruga-san was just being his playboy self. Don't get swayed too easily. Beside, I'm sure he was just teasing you. For all you know, she does it with his other female friends!" She thinks, berating herself. The last part made her sad. Thinking of the man you love being with another woman was painful.

"I need to stop thinking about this." Kyoko whispers sadly to herself. But even so, she recalls the way they sang together behind that emergency exit door. She falls asleep, thinking of his words before he left and soon dreams about him and her.

Somewhere in a luxurious apartment, a man experiences the same and dreams of him and her too.

Little did they both know, their secret singing act behind that emergency exit becomes a sensation over the night.


The computer is the only source of light in the room. The person behind the unit types furiously on the keyboard. The person reaches for the mouse and starts clicking a bunch of commands and menus. Soon, the screen prompts a message saying, "UPLOADING VIDEO".

"I never knew editing videos could be so hard. I still can't make it any clearer!" The person says. "But oh well, beggars can't be choosers." The person adds, yawning before typing a few more information. The screen prompts another message saying, "UPLOAD COMPLETE".

"Well, here goes everything." The person says, dragging the mouse over the desk. The pointer hovers over the 'PUBLISH' button. The person hesitates for a moment.

"What the hell, you need a job!" The person berates.

Click!

And with that, Ren and Kyoko's fate is sealed and turns for a new chapter in their lives.

To be continued…


Thank you so much for those who reviewed and faved this story! Those acts made me really happy and inspired me. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I wasn't expecting it to be this long though and to think that I've deleted a scene. It was scene where Kyoko thought that a burglar got into the restaurant. Haha. I'll put it up as separate chapter when I upload the third chapter!.

When you see any misspelled words and grammatical errors, please tells so that I can edit it. :)

As what I put up in my profile, I won't be give a fixed schedule as to when I update because my school works and NMAT reviews take much of time already. However, I DO update so I hope you guys stay tuned!

For those who are wondering, this story will disregard the new arc in the manga but any developments between Kyoko and Ren will be included. 3 Anyways, I wish I know the names of Taisho and Okami of Darumaya. I love the couple!

In the last chapter, I forgot to include the name of the artists who sang the song I used. Secret Love Song is sung by Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo. Secret Love Song part II is the all-girl version of the song and personally, I think it has more feels than the first version. :)

~Lady Red