She stretched her arms high above her head and heard her bones cracking. Her back curved in a reverse bend and audible cracking was heard again. Goru took a steady inhale of cold breath through her teeth then exhaled deeply. She was ready as she was ever going to be as the new member of the LoveMe department in the record company L.M.E. Of course, no new journey starts with an easy submission. Her new supervisors, Nakazawa and Takarada, may have thought she accepted wearing the gaudy pink overalls without protest, but she was beyond revolting against her uniform articles of clothing. She didn't respond to the uniform before because she thought it would have made her seem ungrateful. Takarada had every reason not to accept her. One, she was in the rock n' roll genre and not pop; two, she gave him a bit of a scare when she threatened him nonverbally, mind you. However, since the LoveMe department was a neon pink adorned group, Goru was going to have to give this department a little more edge and rebel's personality.

Good thing grandpa wanted to go home, Goru thought. Otherwise, I might've started flailing on this piece of shit fashion.

Goru took out a small black duffel bag and pulled out some accessories to make her stand out but feel normal simultaneously. First, she took out a graffiti hat and wore it lopsided on her head. The LoveMe sticker was redesigned to her standards: skeleton fingers protruded up and out and very seductive red lips whispered gothic letters of "Love Me" below the skeleton claw. While she was observing Kanae Kotonami's uniform, she memorized the exact design of the LoveMe sticker. Once she got home, it was all in the spray cans and stencil work. The next accessory to come out was a matching set of pink and black striped knee-high socks and a long-sleeved lace top. She put these things on and then put a black top with the LoveMe sticker over the lace top. The overalls were next, but she made some modifications again to feel like herself and a part of the LoveMe department. It was all a matter of style and showing off at this point in the game.

"Guess I should put some make-up on," Goru mumbled to herself. "I hope I brought the blood glitter and joy set."

Goru dug into her duffel bag, searching for her cosmetics box, and found what she was looking for. Within ten minutes, she was completely done with her look. Going in front of a mirror, Goru took a step back and felt proud of her changes. Thank the genius who invented graffiti cans!

"Ah, are you rea - eh? Eh!" Nakazawa shouted. "Eh? EH!"

She looks like the demon seductress of the LoveMe section! Nakazawa thought, backing away from Goru. What is this woman?

"Sir?" Goru questioned, nonchalantly.

"What are you wearing? Did the president give that to you?" Nakazawa questioned, tapping his foot with impatience.

"Well, I'm wearing the uniform as agreed," Goru started, trying to state the obvious. "I just thought I'd accessorize a little bit."

"A LoveMe uniform doesn't have she-devils and skeletons as part of the design! It's as plain and normal as a plain and normal uniform can get."

"Oh… I thought you always had to stand out in the industry. The uniform was a step, so I took a leap."

More like a mile along the path of no return! Nakazawa argued, finding the metaphor fitting for Goru.

"Well, maybe the she-devil is a bit much," Goru mumbled, tugging on her hat. "Cherubs are more normal. Dammit! I should've thought about graffiti angel babies earlier. Well, maybe when I get home I can stock up on my graffiti collection? Ah, but I left my phantom dust box in the garage."

Phantom dust box? Nakazawa thought, imagining the grim reaper taking graveyard dust from a burial ground. The reaper turned to Nakazawa with glowing red eyes and moved his cloak to reveal Nakazawa's own gravesite! He shivered and exercised profusely to regain the warmth in his body. Luckily, Goru wasn't paying attention as she kept listing different names of her graffiti can collection. This woman must be a she-devil in disguise! Working for death even!

"Well, it can't be helped now, " Goru said, easing her eyes shut. "Ne, Nakazawa-san? Where am I going to do my first LoveMe assignment? Takarada-sensei said he had to call in to let the staff know."

"Ah!" Nakazawa chirped, erasing his reaper-she-devil vision with a white graffiti can. What he wouldn't kill for some normal white-out. "You're going to be on the Tragic Maker set. The first LoveMe member will be there waiting to meet with you, I think. Your job will be to aide her. It's a pretty simple task. You'll probably be getting other jobs too if you're lucky. The more you get, the faster you'll be able to debut. Also, do you have your special notebook?"

Feels like an episode of Blue's Clues… Goru thought, humming the Blue's Clues theme song slowly and sounding more death-like. Yo, Steve, I got my handy-dandy…notebook! Yeah, notebook, that's right! Oh god, I have got to stop remembering shit like that!

"Yeah, I got it," Goru answered, flatly. Like Nakazawa would understand how she knows Blue's Clues. "You said this was for having a record of my points and comments."

"Right," Nakazawa replied. "The book is like a photo album. Every job you complete well will earn you just enough points to have a debut organized by the president himself. Any deductions you get will definitely prolong your debut. Try not to make any trouble on the job, okay?"

"Got it."

A destined meeting between two women whose boxes were opened by the sacred key… Will they help each other… or tear each other apart…? What about Kyoko, the good luck charm for Tsuruga…? Is that man's situation so bad that her power won't be enough to resurrect him from his darkness…?

Little fairies were using their magic powers to stop them. Water, fire, earth, air, winter, sun, all the elements were trying their hardest to fight off the tree cutters. Blades, massive and sharp, had blood and fairy dust clinging to its edges. Cranes, tall and ominous, overlooked the forest and creaked ever so menacingly. It was a survival to the fittest, the epic battle of all epic battles. Suddenly, a flicker of darkness invaded the sky and somehow stopped the war between the fairies and the forest destroyers. The beautiful fairy queen gasped and chanted something to try to stop the growing darkness. Then… a large grandfather clock and death's eyes came to sweep it all away.

"Kyoko…" the darkness whispered, "I want her… Bring her to me…"

"No!" a familiar fairy cried. "You can't have her!"

"Impudent boy!" Death hissed. "Until you bring to me Kyoko… your world will perish!"

BOOM!

"Corn, NOOOO!" Kyoko exclaimed, waking from her slumber. She realized she was in her hotel room and noticed it was ringing. "Oh… I must have taken a short nap. I wonder what time it is."

Kyoko looked at her cell phone's time and grew oddly silent. She tried to reason with herself, but it was certain she had fallen asleep and left Tsuruga-senpai alone for over three hours. She let out a horrible scream that was enough to wake Death from its slumber. Kyoko quickly grabbed her things and ran out of the hotel suite and to the nearest staircase. Running would certainly wake her up further, but…

"NOO!" Kyoko shouted, stopping and slapping her face. "I can't believe I just left and expected to show up before Tsuruga-san with sleeping breath. He'll think I'm an inconsiderate kouhai and scold me for being late as well as for having bad breath! Oh…wait…that's right. Setsu would never be this over-reactive. Even the Heel siblings have standards. What happened to being a true actress?"

But you know, Tsuruga-san has been behaving stranger than I have and I still haven't found out why… Kyoko thought. Even though I'm supposed to just believe in him and act as Setsu… I don't know… Wait a minute… Oh shit! I don't know which way I went! How did I lose my way that fast?

Kyoko's cell phone rang right in the middle of her mental disposition and startled her a moment. She dug in her pocket for the phone and answered, "Eh, moshi-mosh?"

Ah, Kyoko-san.

"Mr. President!" Kyoko responded.

I brought the new LoveMe member to the studio. Can you maybe try to help her find Studio D? I'm sorry to have to drop her off without saying anything, but something unexpected came up so I couldn't meet with you personally this time. However, I will meet with all of you later to make the proper arrangements and introduce you formally.

"Hai, I'll try to find her, but Tsuruga-san…"

Hmph! That man will be just fine… Anyway, she'll be relatively easy to find. She's wearing the pink uniform today! You'll recognize her immediately!

"Okay, Mr. President," Kyoko answered, not knowing what to make of Takarada's attitude toward Ren Tsuruga. "I guess I'll go check the lobby first just in case."

Good girl! Call me once you find her, okay?

Kyoko said her farewell to the president and went the opposite way down the hall to go to the studio's lobby. She was growing anxious from her anticipation. Kyoko was actually showing a fonder interest in who this new LoveMe member was. She wanted to skip down the hallway to bring down this new member and show her she would not escape so easily from her gasp if she tried to leave the dreaded department of L.M.E. But how did this woman get suckered into the pink clad group? She must've said something so horrible when the president asked her about love like...

Takarada: "So what do you feel when you hear the word love?"

New girl: "The world is a dark place with such sugar-coated lies. No one has love for true love except people who fantasize about love."

Takarada: "You insolent woman! You are hereby sentenced to life with LoveMe section! To the pink room!"

New Girl: "But - but - but! NOOOOO!"

Yeah, perfect portrayal of a LoveMe girl. Suddenly, she noticed someone walking towards her in an odd way. This wouldn't be the first time people approached her out of no where, but her heart was racing for some odd reason. The person was definitely a woman and she was reading a paper, but the uniform said it all. The LoveMe member was walking through the hallway and reading the directions on the paper. She looked up occasionally to see if she was going the right way and sighed whenever she spotted something. Maybe she was upset because she was lost? Poor thing.

"Hmm…" the woman hummed. "At the end of the hallway, make a right when you pass some double doors then continue on your left until you see a stairwell." She bumped into a person then said, "Oops. Sorry, I - "

"Lost yourself, girl?" Kyoko said, trying to sound like Setsu but really smiled like her plotting self. "You should be careful in these parts. You could hurt yourself. We wouldn't want such a precious woman to hurt herself." The woman fell silent as she watched Kyoko emanate a dark aura, but she only sighed and ignored her as she continued to search the halls. Kyoko chirped an 'eh,' wondering how she was ignored so boldly, then turned to the woman and said, "H - hey! Don't ignore me when I'm talking to - "

The woman turned to face Kyoko (or more like Setsu) and shot her a very ominous glare that frightened Kyoko spot on. Her soul felt like it was burning - it was being engulfed in flames! Kyoko's grudges popped out of her head and chanted its love of the ghostly aura and wanting to befriend this presence, but the flames soon consumed them and perished. Kyoko, however, was more confused than ever. Why did this woman become so angry with her? She didn't really do anything except talk. Plus, her style was an ideal Setsu style. She thought she could probably connect with her. How did it turn out like this?

"Now that you're quiet, I can finally concentrate on getting to my first LoveMe assignment in peace," the woman hissed. Suddenly, not knowing why, Kyoko watched her smile. She scoffed then said, "Unless, you wanted something. If you were starting a fight, you've got my attention now. Of course, that's if you don't mind getting a few nails broken… Oh, you're still silent? What happened to that little bout of darkness you had before?"

Kyoko's eyes widened, realizing that the woman felt her grudges trying to capture her. Her anger and hatred was so much more intense that it brought her own grudges in fear and death. This was no ordinary LoveMe member! She was far scarier than any of the LoveMe members combined!

"Sounds like you're done pissing me off," the woman said, returning to normal and cooling her flames down. The grudges were brought back to life and rested in Kyoko's head once again to keep away from the deadly woman. She smiled gently then said, "If you'll excuse me, I have a studio to look for. Try not to pick on other people who lose their way, 'kay kid?"

She was angry… Kyoko thought, because she thought I was picking on her? I really should apologize for that, but is this the reason she was brought to LoveMe? Because of her temper?

"Wait, miss!" Kyoko called, not acting like Setsu but herself this time. "I'm really sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm Mogami Kyoko, the first LoveMe member of LME."

The woman fell silent and chirped a small 'eh' before laughing. She said, "Wow, didn't think I'd meet one so soon! Especially in a style like mine. Where's your uniform by the way?"

"Ah!" Kyoko chirped, surprised by how beautiful the woman looked laughing even in her dark fashion. "I'm on assignment right now, so I have to wear these clothes. Where was your first assignment going to be?"

"Well, my original assignment was helping a LoveMe member on this set," the woman answered. "On my way to find you, the staff gave me a side job to help out at Studio B. I'm looking for that studio now. Once I finish that job, I have another side job at the studio lobby. After that's all said and done, it's back to finding you again. Nakazawa-san of the music department said he'd come with the president to give me a small gig for the movie production soundtrack here."

"Anou?" Kyoko questioned. "Soundtrack?"

"Yeah, Takarada and Nakazawa agreed to let me write some theme songs for the movie being filmed here," the woman answered, smirking confidently. "It'd be pretty sweet if I got even a little recognition for my work! But enough about all that. Would you happen to know where Studio B is?"

"No, I just know where Studio D and the lobby is. I can at least help you find it, though."

"Sure it's okay?" the woman asked. "I mean, you're still on assignment. And I don't want you to end up lost with horrible directions like me. Besides, I gave you a bit of a scare back there. You were pretty stiff."

"No, it just confused me," Kyoko reassured. "You seemed so angry at me."

"Nah, I got pissed because I was lost for the third time since lunch break. Getting into a fight now would definitely ruin my chances of debuting, but I was angry enough. If you hadn't stopped bitching, I would've landed the first hit."

Wait, so she was really going to fight me? Kyoko thought, going pale in the face.