Okay so this part was really hard to figure out. I looked at a romance novel trying to figure out how to write Kyoko's response…. At first I thought it would be out of character for her but then after dismissing it, I realized how to tweak it. This chapter I discovered with my face first in my blankets…. I do my best thinking in my bed…I think my imagination is most active when it's trying to sleep…that's also when I thought of the first chap…the hardest part is making everyone else see and feel what I do….

Author's note: changed story to rated T because of this chapter… to be on the safe side.

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Chap 3 Her Reaction

Kyoko thought back to the time when he had held her close on the floor in this same apartment. He had squeezed her tighter, she had thought it odd that Katsuki would react that way. Then he had asked if she had ever been kissed and if she wanted him to teach her. He had played off the whole incident pretending that Katsuki was just messing with his student and trying to teach her a valuable lesson…but now her sempai was saying that he forgot to act? He was himself when all that happened?

He eyes had glazed over momentarily, Ren wasn't sure what to expect next and he didn't know what to hope for. He just sat there immobilized, staring into her eyes waiting for her to drift back to the present situation.

When Kyoko finally got a grip she realized that Ren was still kneeling in front of her and staring into her eyes. She couldn't stand the pressure of his eyes and so she looked up to speak. "Of course you forgot to act Tsuruga-san," she said nonchalantly, "I forgot about acting too. When I first slipped I imagined myself falling on the chair and breaking my neck. I thought I was going to die. It took me a couple of minutes to realize that I wasn't dead and that you were holding me. So I completely understand that you forgot to act. But you remembered, we continued acting until you told me that you were all set and had figured out your Katsuki." She finally looked back down at him and saw him looking dumb-founded.

He couldn't believe it. He had just confessed and said all but the words 'I love you' and she still didn't get it. She still somehow managed to twist the situation so that she didn't have to admit that someone could love her and she could love that person back. He was flabbergasted. But he was so close to her, his emotions couldn't stay in shock for long. Slowly he stood up and held her face with one hand and the other he placed on the small of her back to pull her right up against him. He saw the look on her face, it was the same one she had worn on the bus when he had asked her to lend him her lap as a pillow.

If she had thought that her body had been attuned to this man before, now it was on fire. She still didn't fully understand what was going on and he smelled really nice, just like the time he had hugged her on location. Her grudge Kyokos were standing by useless. The moment he had exploded with anger they had gone flying, now they were back but the power of his presence and emotions rendered them useless. They had no will to fight, their master was left to her own abilities to handle the demon. He was holding her body close to his and her eyes were forced to look at his. Where his hand was holding her face she was burning, it terrified her. She had no idea what to do. But paying attention to his face she realized that he was also in conflict. Through his eyes she could see his emotions warring.

The Ren Tsuruga side of him wanted to let her go, she looked so scared, he didn't want her to hate him and push him away but his true identity had different ideas. Kyoun was who he really was, who, when it came down to it, had all the power and could no longer be suppressed. Inside of himself he found a compromise. "Kyoko…I'm going to kiss you now." He leaned in as the king of the night.

Upon hearing his words Kyoko was terrified. The only other time he had kissed her had been on the cheek, and it had been like poison. He was the only thing she could think about until he had told her that to him it was no big deal, something that he did with costars all the time. But this time he gently placed his lips on hers. The fire that had been where he was touching her quickly disappeared and centered itself on her lips. She gasped from the shock of it. The king of the night did not let the opportunity go, gently he deepened his kiss. The emotions that were flooding inside of her were overwhelming, she groaned to try and release some of it.

This was the hardest thing he had ever done, what he really wanted to do was carry her off to his bed and hold her in his arms all night. When she groaned his resolve weakened even more. He slid the hand that was on her back down to her butt till he was cupping it.

She didn't know what to do. He consumed her every thought and owned her body. She was terrified, but at the same time something was stirring inside of her, she decided to give in. Her hands were already holding his shoulders and head, now she just exerted force to push him towards her, not that he could get any closer.

He was about to pull away when he felt her react. It was the happiest moment of his life when she kissed back.

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He didn't know how long they had stood there, lost in each other when she gasped and collapsed in his arms. "Ms. Mogami!" He lowered her to the floor and supported her upper body with his arms. She was red in the face and looked dizzy. "Ms. Mogami, are you all right?" Maybe I took things too far. He thought to himself.

"Uh-huh," was her only reply. She was breathing heavy trying to refill her lungs. "I…I… couldn't breath." She finally said looking at him. Wrapping her in a tight hug he burst out laughing. Gathering up enough strength she managed to push him away. "That's mean Tsuruga-san!" For the second time that night he looked at her dumb-founded. He had no idea what he had done and he could see the tears in her eyes. "You can't do that! Call me Kyoko looking like the king of the night, k..ki..kiss me like that and then call me Ms. Mogami and laugh at me." Don't you throw me away too! Was all she could think of.

Realizing that she had misunderstood his laughter he smiled. He reached across the distance that she had forced to separate them and grabbed her chin and leaned in close till he was only inches away from her face. "Kyoko," he kissed her lightly on the lips and only lingered for a couple seconds before pulling away, "Kyoko, I called you Ms. Mogami out of habit. And you are just so cute the only thing I could do was laugh, I was worried something was wrong." He leaned in and kissed her again. "But you're cruel too. You responded to my kiss and got my hopes up, yet you still call me Tsuruga-san. You still only think of me as only your sempai." He smiled at her. Looking at her face he knew that she was struggling and trying to figure out what to call him. "I'll call you Kyoko if you promise to call me Ku-Ren…Ren," Baby steps Kuon, baby steps…then again what just happened wasn't exactly a baby step. She shyly nodded her head in agreement.

"But I don't understand…I thought you couldn't stand me." She said looking at him. He realized that he was still holding her chin and was right next to her face. To fight the urge to kiss her again he let go and seated himself so that he wasn't touching her.

"It is true that I didn't like you at first Kyoko." He was looking down but then looked up when he said, "But then I got to know you. Soon I found myself worrying about you and wanting to monopolize everything you did. I wanted to be the only one in your heart. When I felt wretched and like I was going to fall into a deep abyss you pulled me out of it by acknowledging me."

She looked at him surprised and asked, "When did I do that?"

He chuckled and replied, "Before you fell asleep and then woke up to find me staring out you from below." He leaned over again and kissed her and helped her to her feet. "It's time for you to go home. If you stay here any longer I can't promise that I won't take advantage of you."

He was looking at her with his heavenly smile, but this time it didn't hurt, but rather it felt like her heart ached for him. "Uh-huh," she said with a nod, she couldn't manage much more. He walked her to his door and said good night. He was about to close the door when she turned around and reached up to kiss him on the lips. Quickly she blushed and ran to the elevator. He smiled after her and shut the door when the elevator doors blocked her from his view. Ren walked past his living room to the bathroom to take a shower, he couldn't see all the fried grudge Kyokos on the floor. They had been useless to stop the kiss, then the passion of the two people had fried them. They would no longer be a wall for Kyoko's heart.

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Ok so things went ooc, but to me Kyoko can't except his feelings without being ooc. And I wanted her to kiss him back, not just give him a hug and walk out before he does anything…I was contemplating that… But I don't know what to think! You all are gonna have to tell me if it's good or not or is just crap or if I should have stopped earlier…I'm so nervous….this is the first time I've written a scene like this…definitely not the first time my imagination has gone that far (I mean it has gone a lot further) but it's the first time I've actually written it. AAHHH I don't know what to think….