Moving Forward Chapter 3, a skip beat! fanfic

The song used in this chapter is: Start of Something Good by Daughtry.

A/N: Kyoko, Sean and the band members are conversing in English.

Chapter 3

He looked down to the end of the studio hall. His eyes went wide with surprise and he chuckled. A wide smile crept across his lips when he saw her and her manager. They finally met at the door to the small conference room and they stopped off to the side as to not be in the way, forgetting everything and everyone around them.

"Hey Babe... I didn't know you were the actress they were sending over from LME." He whispered to her as his hand gently touched her ear, stroked down her neck to her shoulder and down her arm to hold her hand.

Yashiro was in shock at the sight. This was the young man that he had seen outside the LoveMe room two weeks ago. How did she know him? How did they ever meet each other and how on Earth did they have this kind of relationship without anyone knowing?

She giggled. "And I didn't know your group's name was Knight Moves." She whispered back.

He nodded. "Well, I guess this video is going to be easy to make." He chuckled as he led her into the room and pulled out a chair for her.

She looked at him confused.

He smirked. "You'll see." He took the seat next to her and rested his arm on the back of her chair and began brushing her shoulder gently with his thumb.

Yashiro was taking in the whole scene. Watching his hopes for Ren and Kyoko go down in flames before his very eyes. Well, I guess it is over. He thought sadly to himself.

"Hey Beautiful..." The drummer greeted.

"Hi Mark." Kyoko returned the greeting.

"I didn't know you were our actress for this video, Kitten." His keyboardist, Matt greeted.

She blushed and nodded.

"Dude! Stop flirting with my girlfriend." Sean scolded.

Yashiro froze at the words. Girlfriend?

Sean leaned to her and kissed her temple. "Sorry, Babe."

She nodded and blushed prettily.

Yashiro inwardly groaned at the coming storm.

"Hey Kyoko! Nice to see you again. Did you have fun at the concert last night?" His bassist, Jason asked as he walked in.

She nodded. "It was really good. Kanae and Chiori told me to say hi and that they liked the seats." She told them.

Mark and Jason smirked then nodded.

There was certainly much more going on here than Yashiro or, Lory knew about.

The director walked in and began the meeting. The video would be the confession of a young man and the date between him and his girl, ending in a sweet hug at sunset.

Sean chuckled as the meeting wrapped up. "I kinda switched songs. I wrote it last week." He told her sheepishly. "I couldn't stop thinking of you." He confessed as they made their way to the park across the street from the studio that had been set up for filming. "I wrote it for you..."

She turned to him in surprise. "You... Did?"

He nodded and Yashiro almost choked.

She walked out of the dressing tent in skinny jeans, a thick, long, cowl neck, light blue sweater, tan, over the knee flat boots with her hair styled naturally like Natsu's and her makeup light. She looked like Kyoko and she was radiant.

You never know when you're gonna meet someone
And your whole wide world, in a moment, comes undone
You're just walking around then suddenly
Everything that you thought that you knew about love is gone
You find out it's all been wrong
And all my scars don't seem to matter anymore
'Cause they led me here to you

Their walk through the park took them to a large fountain where they bought hot cocoa from a vendor.

They stopped at a little pond to feed some migrating ducks.

Everyone knows life has it's ups and downs
One day you're on top of the world
Then one day you're the clown
Well, I've been both enough to know
That you don't wanna get in the way when it's working out
The way that it is right now
You see my heart, I wear it on my sleeve
'Cause I just can't hide it anymore

He bought her one red rose from a lady selling flowers, dropped to one knee and presented it to her. She smiled and accepted it.

'Cause I don't know where it's going
There's a part of me that loves not knowing
Just don't let it end before we begin
You never know when you're gonna meet someone
And your whole wide world in a moment comes undone

They finally ended up at a little playground and sat on the swings with her in his lap, swinging slowly and waiting for the sunset.

I know that it's gonna take some time
I've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind
That this might end up like it should
And I'm gonna say what I need to say
And hope to God that it don't scare you away
I don't want to be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe
Oh, I'm starting to believe
That this could be the start of something good
Yeah yea, the start of something good
Yeah yea, the start of something good
Yeah this could be the start of something good

The video went all according to plan with one minor unexpected change that had been accidentally put in by the singer and actress, a long, not so innocent, deep kiss that left everyone blushing at its intensity. There were no obscenely roaming hands or, naughty body movements... Just a really intensely hot kiss and hands caressing hair and back when there should have only been an innocent twirl and hug. The director, producer and band liked it, so they decided to keep it. It fit the song. Now Yashiro knew the mystery behind the nightly disappearances of his female charge and he wanted to die when he realized that this was just as it seemed... a video record of their date and their first kiss. If that didn't convince him, the words mouthed by the singer, "I love you." did.

Lory Takarada looked up from the monitor in shock. "H-how did we not see this?" He asked in disbelief. Deep down he was happy for Kyoko because she found love, but how was he going to help Kuon through this? What had caused the rift between them? "Yashiro... There's something you aren't telling me..." He narrowed his eyes. "Last time I spoke to her before their falling out, there was no way anything like this could have happened."

Yashiro sighed. How could he keep all of these secrets for them? They were killing him. He decided to tell. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Takarada-san... you have to promise me not to tell them anything of what I'm about to tell you. I am the only person that knows any of this." He made Lory swear.

"Fine, but you must tell me everything. I can't help otherwise." He promised.

"They've known each other since childhood." Lory's eyes grew wide. "They met in Kyoto and because he was so unlike anyone she'd ever met... She thought he was a fairy. He never corrected her in that assumption. They met again in Guam before he dyed his hair for Cain and he... he confessed to her as Kuon but, still led her to believe in her childhood fantasy. When she asked why he was so much like Ren... He lied and told her it was from the magic." Lory rolled his eyes and fumed a bit. "After you showed him the photo of her being kissed by Fuwa-san... He demanded answers, but never told her why he was asking. She finally figured out his identity and that he had been lying to her. Never once did he confess to her as himself or, apologize for lying to her. He only bullied, poked and prodded her for answers and she just shut him out. When they're around each other... It's like she has completely wiped him from her mind. Like he's a ghost she doesn't see him at all.

"I see." Lory sighed deeply in sadness. "I guess there's actually only one thing we can do about this right now since I'm not supposed to know any of this information. I need you to pick who you will keep as your charge. If I keep them together any longer, it will only result in damage. I don't see Kuon confessing or, apologizing to her any time soon... Do you?"

Yashiro sighed and shook his head. "No... It would seem there is something holding him back from it. He absolutely refuses to say anything at all to her without it ending in an argument between the two. I'm really not sure I can choose between them... I wonder if this is what a child of divorce feels like." He chuckled wryly.

"Well... I would prefer you stay with her. I can assign Ruto to Kuon. He's not experienced enough to handle Kyoko-chan and he knows Kuon's situation. I am a little surprised he told you though. I guess he has made a little bit of progress in that area. Too bad I can't put him in the LoveMe Section." Lory commented.

Yashiro chuckled. "I don't think that would be a very good idea, Kanae and Chiori would tear him apart."

"That is true." Lory agreed as he poured two glasses of scotch and handed one to Yashiro.

~fin~

A/N: I have decided to end this one here. It is a story about Kyoko moving on, not her relationship in general. I may come back later and flesh out the story with other side stories. I hope you liked it. 8) Thank you for reading.