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Disclaimer: I don't own SkipBeat, its characters, the author... I don't even own a copy of the manga. I'm a disappointment. Good thing I have chicken. Yum. -Drops it- Nevermind... I don't own chicken either. FML.

Timeline: Kyoko's nineteen. Ren's twenty-three. Other people are other numbers.

Other info: When people speak in English, the phrase/sentence/word will be italicized.

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Previously: Kyoko has a person after her. Who is it? Whoever it is, the President knows about the person, too. He seems to want to help Kyoko out. Kyoko is reluctant but ends up doing what Lory wants. What an evil man he is, isn't he? Rain is born and it's time to encounter the world. The first person he ends up meeting? Well, fate tells us it's...


Chapter 2: Skirt on the ground

"Tsuruga Ren?" Rain stared at man, shocked. He bumped into Ren's shoulder and dropped his man purse. Kyoko's light blue skirt slide out during the process.

Ren bent down to pick up the shorter man's bag, but spotted the small piece of fabric and paused. He didn't know what to say. It looked exactly like the skirt Kyoko wore in the morning; there was even a small coffee stain near the bottom. "The coffee and the shade of blue are too much to be just a coincidence," Ren thought. "-oko…," he muttered under his breath.

"Huh?" Rain stared at the actor precautiously.

"Mogami Kyoko…"

Rain froze in place. "Is my cover blown already?" he wondered in panic. "What the ****!" He quickly composed himself. "What about her?" he dared to ask.

"Why do you have her skirt?" Ren removed his gaze from the skirt and glared at Rain.

Rain stared at Ren without any signs of emotion on his face. He wanted to laugh and wet his pants at the same time. "What is he mad about?" he thought. "He can't possibly be…" He smirked. "Must there be a reason?" Rain asked. The boy actually had the guts to toy with Tsuruga Ren. He continued, "This might not even be hers. Even if it was, why would it matter to you?"

Ren was pissed. He wanted to stand up and beat the living crap out of the shrimp. Instead, like the gentleman he was, he swiftly picked up the bag and skirt, stood up, and returned it to man in front of him. Without a word, the actor excused himself.

Rain watched Ren until he was out of sight.

Kyoko was feeling a mixture of satisfaction and hurt. "Sorry, Ren…" She continued her walk home.


"Who was he?" Ren was in Lory's office demanding for an answer from him.

"Who was who?" Lory tried to look confused but failed miserably as a smirk bloomed upon his face.

"You know who I am talking about. I know everyone in this building, but just now I saw a new face. Who is he?" The darkness in Ren's voice caused the President to laugh, and Lory continued with his game.

"Maybe it was a new auditioner." He shrugged.

"That's not possible. Auditions aren't until next week."

"Oh yeah."

"What do you mean 'oh yeah'? Who is he?"

"His name is Arashi Rain. He's a new actor I discovered on the streets. I believe he'll be dangerous competition."

"What makes you think that?" Ren seemed to calm down just a bit, but he still looked very frightening.

"He had this gleam in his eye. I don't know what it is exactly, but my instincts told me to take or regret. Plus he's quite the looker." Lory's lips curved upward.

"I don't like him. He seems like a cocky playboy with too much confidence." Ren turned his head away.

"You met him and jumped to that conclusion already? What happened?" Lory was practically jumping out of his seat for more juicy details.

"He…- He has a skirt-"

"What?" Lory began laughing without knowing the entire story.

"What's so funny?" He glared.

"Ahaha! No- haha, nothing, haha."

"Then why are you laughing?"

"Noth-" *Ring ring* Lory's phone rang right on cue. "Hold on, Ren."

Lory walked to his desk and picked up the phone. "Hello? … Ah, Mogami-kun, how are you?" Ren's ears perked up and he listened carefully. "Oh, that's good. Are you getting along with… him?" He smiled and peeked at Ren. He stifled his laugher as he saw Ren go wide eyed. He turned back to the phone. "…That's nice to hear. You should tell him to keep your clothes in a safer place- … Haha, yeah, I heard … Yeah … Want to talk to him? … I think he hated him … He glared at him? Ahaha … Okay, have a nice day. Remember your eyes. … Good …" Then his voice lowered to a whisper. "No, let's not tell anyone about your secret just yet … Good day, Mogami-kun." He hung up. He turned around to see Ren with vigorously changing expressions. Lory chucked and thought to himself, "I hope he doesn't get the wrong idea… Actually… I do." He smiled a caring smile.

"Ren, your face!" Lory pointed.

Ren unconsciously touched his face and snapped out of his thoughts. "What about my face?"

Lory sighed.

"What's with your sigh?" Ren glared.

"You're so hopeless, Ren." Lory smiled mockingly.

"Who was the 'he'?" he whined.

"Guess."

"Arashi."

"Correct! You're not that hopeless after all!"

"Quit playing around, President," Ren's face was serious, but it was obvious to Lory that he was worried. "Why did he have her clothes?"

"That is not a question for me to answer, Ren."

"Are they a… an item?"

"I think we should talk about your new role."

"Wow, way to change the subject. But, you're right. We'll talk more about it later. What's the role? And why couldn't you just forward it to Yashiro?"

"I didn't want you to reject it."

"Why would I do that?"

"Well.. You are to play a gay, or homosexual if you prefer, lover. Before you change your mind, you should consider it. Kuu played a homosexual once. It was quite an interesting movie if I do say so myself."

It took a while for Ren to comprehend what Lory said. "Y- You want me to play a homo? Usually new actors take those kinds of roles. What director wanted me to play their homo?"

"Director Kagi."

"Ah, I knew it. He hated me for quite some time."

"Ren, that's not the point. It's time to expand your horizons. You've done romances, horrors, comedies, dramas, tragedies, action movies, and cartoons, and now it's time to be gay."

"What the duck…"

"Ren, no swearing."

"…I'll do it-"

"Really?"

"Yes. It's not like I have a choice with you. But why do you want me to take this role so badly?"

"Oh," Lory smirked, "you'll see... you'll see..."


*Evil music plays and ends* End of chapter two...

Note: This is just a transition, so hope for a longer chapter in the future. Warning: May contain OOCness? Sorry. I suck. Thanks again for reading! You're the best.

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