Director Iwasawa stood from his seat on the middle stool, bowing before the camera. "Thank you for this release special, Hayaka-chan. Now, I would like to bring out the stars of this project." He stepped forward, motioning to the edge of the stage. "The leader of the Fujishima Syndicate, Kyomaza Gou as Fujishima Kyoshiro!"

The tall, grey haired man waved to the crowd and bowed, taking his seat on the furthest stool in the line.

"The leader of the Tsugoro Group, Hayao Takashi as Tsugoro Sasuke!"

An average looking man with piercing green eyes strolled across the stage, a brilliant smile flashing as he took his seat between the Director and Kyomaza.

"Second in command of the Fujishima Syndicate and daughter of Kyoshiro, Kyoko as Fujishima Ayumi!"

Kyoko waved, smiling sheepishly as she took her seat next the Director.

"And finally, playing Shimada Reisuke, the man everyone knows, Tsuruga Ren!"

The crowd erupted with cheers as the tall man took his seat next to Kyoko, flashing a brilliant smile and waving.

The host of the show quieted the crowd. "Whoa! That's quite some welcome for our guests! I guess they're excited to see all of you. Right?"

The crowd erupted once again, their cheers almost deafening.

"Now, now!" Hayaka, the eccentric host of the program calmed the audience once again, "I guess it's time we get started with the special Q&A! Let's see who get's our first question!"

The small woman walked over to a large glass bowl up to her waist and plucked out a ball of paper. Grinning excitedly, she unballed the paper and read it: "Oho! Looks like our first question is for Gou-kun! It reads: Kyomaza-san, what was it like being shoved out of that window?! Was it scary?'."

The actor laughed, "It was a little scary, but I was hooked up to all of these wires that you couldn't see. It got kind of fun after a while."

Hayaka pulled out another ball. "This one is for Ren-kun. 'Tsuruga-san, Your fighting moves were so cool! How did you learn to do that?'."

Tsuruga flashed his brilliant, polite smile. "Well, it just took a lot of coordination between my fellow actors and I. I wish I had skills like that."

Kyoko took note of his fake smile. 'That's a lie. Ren almost took someone's head off when we were the Heel siblings...'

Hayaka went through a few more balls before plucking out a loosely crumpled one. "This one is for Kyoko-chan! 'Kyoko-san, What was it like being able to kiss Tsuruga-san?'."

Kyoko screamed inwardly, flashing a smile. "Tsuruga-san was very nice about the whole thing. It was an honor being his co-star."

The crowd let out screams as Ren smiled and nodded.

The auburn hair of the hostess bounced as she retrieved another crumpled ball. "Oh! Another one for Kyoko-chan!" She placed a hand over her mouth, hiding a grin. "And this one is interesting. It reads: 'Kyoko-san, You had a steamy scene with Tsuruga-san, is there anything going on between you two? Also, I'm sooo jealous!'."

The screaming in her head turned into screeching, her face never once betraying her inner turmoil. Forcing a smile, she spoke. "There is nothing going on between Tsuruga-san and I."

Kyoko missed the grin Ren had plastered against his lips. "How could you say such a cruel thing, Kyoko-san..." He leaned over to the woman, picking up her hand in his and putting on the puppy Cain face. "I'm hurt that you would deny it so quickly..."

The crowd cheered at the contact the two actors made.

Catching to look in his eyes, she decided to play along with the crowd, just as he was. Cupping his chin, she leaned forward, her face centimeters from his, "I'm sorry, Tsuruga-san... I didn't want the audience to know that I was..."

He finished her open sentence, grinning towards the crowd. "Just kidding."

The screams from the crowd died down as Hayaka raised her hand. "I think the audience wished that was true. You two have such amazing chemistry while acting. That little display had my heart racing, and no doubt the audience's as well." She fanned herself with her hand. "It's a shame it was an act, but I guess this means, I have a shot with Ren-kun?"

Maria slammed into Kyoko's waist as her and Ren entered Lory's office. "Onee-sama, Onee-sama! I saw you and Ren-sama on TV!"

Kyoko smiled down at the girl, "Oh? What did you think?"

"That thing between you and Ren-sama looked so real! I kind of wish it was..."

Ren scooped her up into his arms, "Maria-chan, why do you wish it was real?"

"You and Onee-sama look really good together! And whenever you're together, both of you are smiling."

Kyoko locked eyes with Ren, nodding in agreement at the invisible question she asked. She stood next to Ren, whispering to the little girl. "Maria-chan, can you keep a secret?"

The girl nodded furiously.

Standing on her toes, Kyoko gave the man a peck on the cheek.

Maria squealed at the display of affection in front of her. "You mean it's true?!"

The redhead placed a finger to her lips, "You said you'd keep it a secret, Maria-chan."

The girl nodded furiously again as Ren set her down and she ran to her Grandpa, who waltzed into the room wearing a gaudy Chinese Emperor robe set. She hugged him, then continued running out of the room, pausing once again to flash a grin before leaving.

With a bellowing laugh, Lory sat down. "What's gotten her all excited?"

Ren sat down on the couch, Kyoko sitting close to him. "Mogami-san told her a secret."

"Oh? I see."

Kyoko apologized. "I'm sorry, President. I thought she would be calmer."

"No need to apologize, Mogami-kun. That's the liveliest I've seen her in a long time." Snapping his fingers, his assistant poured tea for all of them, "Now, onto business. I suppose you know why you're here?"

Ren answered. "The display during the program."

Lory cut the end off his cigar, lighting it soon after. "Correct."

Ren bowed his head, "I'm sorry, sir. I was the one that started it, Mogami-san just followed my lead."

"I'm not mad, Ren-kun. I'm just wondering when you and Mogami-kun are going to be public about your relationship."

Kyoko looked up. "Our... Relationship?"

"Yes. You heard correctly. Rumors are going to start, you know." He blew out a puff of smoke. "It's only a matter of time. You're better off nipping this now, before it spreads like wildfire."

Kyoko took a sip of her tea, glancing at the man sitting next to her, "What do you think we should do?"