I'm back! Coming again with the third chapter of the fanfic...Thanks for the views, and many thanks to Daredevil fangirl for being my very first review!


Kyoko tripped over the handle of her bag just in her second step towards the bathroom, soon she saw her head was going to hit the corner of a decoration table and closed her eyes tightly. Almost instantly, she felt Ren's arm around her waist lifting her. The feel of his hand directly touching her bare skin sent an electroshock across her spine.

"Don't touch me!" she cried while quickly pulling away from him.

The room went silent. Ren watched stunned as Kyoko remained in a crouching position behind the bag she still held, with pure fear in her eyes. Was Setsu the person in front of him at this time? He didn't know, and for that reason, he didn't dare to mention a word. Kyoko meanwhile, took several seconds to realize her reaction to the simple maneuver of salvation by her senpai.

He just wanted to keep me from getting hit, and I tried to avoid him as Cain, as my nii-san. I didn't have to react like that! But I, I...

Kyoko slowly fell to her knees while still hugging tightly to the bag. Ren knew then that was Kyoko.

"Mogami-san? Are you okay? Sorry I surprised you like that, I..."

"Please do not apologize Tsuruga-san! If someone has to apologize, that's me! I shouldn't have reacted like that! I implore you to forgive me!" she said, speaking louder each time.

"There's nothing to forgive, Mogami-san. But, please, something must've happened." Again silence filled the room.

What's going on? Ren thought In the car she was so quiet and didn't looked into my eyes. Did something happen and she can't tell me?

"Tell me is a lie" Kyoko said quietly

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Tell me is a lie, Tsuruga-san."

"What do you mean?"

"What you said this afternoon."

"I don't understand what you're..."

"What you told Yashiro-san about me in your dressing room this afternoon!" She finally said looking straight into his eyes.

Ren realized the reason why this girl in front of him was completely terrified by his mere presence.

She knows.

And a drop of cold water seemed to have fallen into the middle of his stomach and spreading into every cell of his body. She heard him; it was she who had been with that bottle in hand. The fact that she was so scared was because she had heard the most important part of that conversation.

'"Ren…You're really in love with Kyoko, aren't you?"

"Yes, Yashiro-san."'

He was doomed.

"Mo...Mogami-san..."

"Just tell me it's a lie and everything will be fine. It was a joke, right? Knowing that I was behind the door you just wanted to play a little prank and said something like that, right?"

"How can you think that?" Ren was surprised, but more than that, hurt. After all that time of knowing each other, how could she think a thing like that about him?

"Because that must be it! That's the only possible explanation for what you said. I have no problem with that, I'll take it as that. After all, you've always relaxed when you torment me..."

"It is no lie."

Kyoko froze. A demonic containment brigade suddenly came afloat and began to unleash its fury.

"No!I do not want to hear it!"

"Mogami-san!"

"A person says those things to get something in return! Or in any case is stupid enough to believe in that feeling to hide the reality!"

"Mogami-san!"

"I don't want to go through the same thing all over again!"

"..."

"I don't want to... (sigh)... Shou was...more than enough."

It was the Ren's turn in releasing the incandescent waves of anger at the mention of that name, but this time, it was not just the mention of it. He knelt down to where she was and tried to free one of her hands that was clutching the bag tightly.

"No!" Kyoko screamed as she tried to get away from him.

"Mogami-san" Ren said in that deep voice that left paralyzed whoever listen. Kyoko was no exception, but this was not the reaction he was looking for. He wanted to talk, not to scare her and knew he had to make use of all his self-control to extinguish the flame of rage within him. Again, he brought his hand to hers, but this time...

"Kyoko."

Her senses reacted to the word that came from the lips of the man who now had one of her hands imprisoned in his.

"Do you really think I would be able to do such a thing? Of saying what I said to play you a cruel joke? Where do you get that I enjoy tormenting you? Don't you trust me? You think I don't trust you? I never, and listen well" he picked up her bag, threw it aside and cupped her face with his free hand "ever hurt you, Kyoko."

Click

There was a solitary, hollow sound inside Kyoko, she suddenly felt as if something was burning inside her, her body began to tremble and her eyes unfocused from where they were fixed, those beautiful brown eyes.

Tears began to flow through her cheeks. For the first time since Shou had described her as "just a childhood friend who I used as a servant while I was in Tokyo," Kyoko was crying with sadness, not anger, rage or hatred, but of deep and indescribable sadness.

"He... he treated me like a servant." she was able to pronounce in sobs.

Is she talking about Shou?

"Why did he do that? I only wished his happiness above anything and he... he..."

"Cry everything you need" Ren said as he hugged her to his chest "I'm here."

And cried she did…She was actually wailing

"I loved him... I loved him very much!"

"I know, I know."

"...that's why I'm afraid. I never want to go through that... I don't want..."

Ren just held her and comfort her as best he could while, between sobs, Kyoko confessed the whole truth about her revenge and pain against Fuwa Shou. It was not until an hour after that she fell asleep in her own tears.

Ren carried her like a princess to the bed, took off her shoes and covered her with a blanket.

"C...Corn..."

Kyoko spoke in dreams and Ren couldn't help but smile at the mention of his real name.

"Sleep peacefully, Kyoko" he stroked the swollen eyes, cheek and finally her lips "I promise I won't let you feel so sad never again. Watashi no chīsana ohimesama" he whispered "please, don't leave me alone."


Watashi no chīsana ohimesama=My Little princess.

To all the people actually studying Japanese, please forgive me if this phrase is not correct, I looked it up in google. :P