So here it is, the awaited appearance of Ren.

and this fanfiction takes information from the beginning of Skip Beat, so something might be similar, but I am changing some things.

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Kyoko bounded down the stairs once she saw Mr. Yashiro had gone into the street. She slowed herself into a walk when she reached the front counter with the card clutched in her hand.

Takenori-san looked up startled, he was talking through a walkie talkie, most likely with Erika-san. He had been writing something down vigorously on a notepad and mumbling under his breath.

He put the talkie down and looked up at Kyoko, "Whatever it is, make it fast. Erika is having a problem over at her end."

"Then tell me the truth. Do you know anyone named Yashiro when you works for LME?" Kyoko thrusted the sweat soaked card into his hands, "Do you?"

Takenori- san brought the card to his eye level and looked at it. "The name sounds familiar. Yeah, I do. He was a manage of Ren Tsuruga when I knew him last. I think he still does that, but I could be wrong. He could have moved up. How did you get this?"

"Mr. Yashiro was just in my room. He gave that card to me. He said he thought the President would like me."

"I can't believe I didn't notice that," he mused to himself, "Well, if the President is involved, you better prepare yourself," Takenori- san handed the card back to her, "He can be a bit overwhelming. You won't get used to it."

Kyoko took the card back, "Isn't it suppose to be 'you'll get used to it'?"

Takenori- san smiled gently, "No, in the President's case, I promise you you won't."

The walkie talkie buzzed again and Takenori-san went off to the other side of the store in a hurry.

The excitement inside Kyoko was overwhelming, what Yashiro told her was true! She HAD to tell Kanae.

She bounded up halfway up the stairs before she was able to collect herself. along with help from her throbbing big toe.

She knocked on the room Kanae was in. When she was given the all clear by her friend, she entered much the same as she did with Yashiro.

"May I borrow your Soother for a moment? It'll be quick." Kyoko directed the question at the man on the chair, who was as tipsy as they let them get. His answer was a slur of words, so Kyoko took it as a yes.

Kanae took the glass from him and put it on the floor. She lightly slid off his lap and walked quitely out the door to join Kyoko in the halls.

Once put, Kanae dropped her 'Soothing' face and her 'pissed-off' face took its place. "What is it?"

Kyoko didn't get thrown off by her friend's pissed off vibe. "There's a president of a prestigious acting company that would like to meet us!"

Kanae raised an eyebrow in disbelief, so Kyoko explained everything from entering the room to what she talked about with Takenori.

Kanae asked for the card. Kyoko handed it over and watched her friend look it over.

"I don't know... it sounds to good to be true." Kanae mused.

"But I think it's legit. Yashiro-san said we could call him using his information! You can talk to him, and hear it for yourself," Kanae still didn't look convinced. "And have you ever doubted Takenori?"

Kanae's mouth twitched, no, she hadn't. "Okay, for now, we'll go along with this. I heard that LME was one of the biggest acting agencies."

Kyoko clasped her hands together, this was like a dream, a fairy tale.

"Kanae-chan~ my glass is empty~," came the drunken slur of Kanae's customer.

"Dam, and i'm with him for another three hours." Kanae wrinkled her nose.

Kyoko raised an eyebrow, "Three hours? The gold package? That guy has to get his life straight."

Kanae rolled her eyes, "Him and every man in this building. As soon as we get a bit more money, we can leave." Kanae turned back into the room, "That reminds me." She turned back to Kyoko. "Mimori-san asked me to get more beer for the men. But i obviously can't cause," she jerked her head back into the room, "So can you go for me?"

"Sure, Yashiro-san was my last customer."

"Okay, the address is," she rattled off some numbers. "Got it? It's the new place we seem to be getting our beverages from."

Kyoko repeated the address word-for-word.

"Yep, you got it." Kanae went back into the room, and Kyoko went to get her jacket and money from Takenori-san for the liqueur.

-Ren 3 1/2 years ago-

Ren had just finished his last job for the night and went to his car alone. Yashiro-san, his manager, had other business to attend to tonight.

He contemplated on whether or not to go see the President; he had mentioned to swing by soon. Ren glanced at the clock on, it read 21:00, "Not to late to go. He'll be up playing one of his dating games," Ren talked to himself.

With a destination in mind, Ren put his luggage and perfectly unwrapped bento box on the seat next to him, and drove off to Lory's office.

Lory was agonizing over how to get Sinchi to fall in love with the girl he was playing as. "There is something wrong with that boy! Why can't he fall in love?"

"Who, may I ask, are you trying to get together? I hope you aren't playing matchmaker for me." Ren walked into the room on his own accord, as Lory hadn't answered to his knock. His long legs were covered by black pants and he wore a form fitting dark green turtle neck. His face showed distrust and speculation.

"Heavens no, I was only thinking over the second most important decision of my life." Lory turned the TV off and tried to look appalled by the thought of interfering in Ren's love life, but he couldn't help but smile, ruining the effect.

Ren nodded, "So what is it you wanted to discuss?"

Lory pushed his fingertips together. He had on a bullfighter costume, and in just a few hours he would have a live bull in here. "About your acting of course."

Ren shook his head, he had a feeling it would be about this. "You want to push me into the romantic side of things. I have already done a fine number of movies and shows with it as a main theme. And the reviews have been good." He said defensively.

Lory motioned for him to sit down, "Yet none had met my expectations."

Ren threw a surprised at Lory, which he disregarded.

"Now Ren, you must get this down this time or your career will be over. You know you can't avoid Romantic Movies with a Casanova face like yours."

Ren clasped his hands together and looked pointedly away from Lory.

"You can try and fool all of Japan, but you can't fool me. Your acting skill on love is too fake. I get this feeling every time I see you acting in your dramas. Fortunately, you were saved because Romance was not the main point in the dramas you've acted in. But you've already 20, you won't last if you can't act in a very hard romance drama."

Ren's face showed complete shock. He had been acting in Japan for four years, and had come to believe that his acting skills were well seasoned.

'Acting like a child' Lory thought to himself, "When you get a more serious offer, you will get stuck. You won't be able to play the character out. People will notice, because you've never been in love."

"I've been in love," Ren said, still defensive.

"Well, there was..." Ren trailed off as he counted on his fingers and missed Lory's depressed look.

"Not how many women you've gone out with. i should have known you're love only went that deep.

"If you don't improve, your weakness will show and you will fail as an actor." with that, Lory waved Ren away and went of with his game.

Ren left with a determined look in his face. he was going to be the best actor in all of Japan, his act of love was fine.

-Kyoko present time-

She still had her Soother's outfit on, and Takenori's card in her bag. It was safer to have the bartender to put it on Takenori's tab then to carry around all that money. Whatever the girl could not carry would be delivered to the house by some more than willing men, who later became customers.

This would be Kyoko's first time coming here, she didn't know what to expect. All she knew was that the music was loud.

She opened the door, and a little ting-a-ling-a-ling went off.

-Ren present time-

He wiped off the table for the fifth time that night. The music was roaring to a new high thanks to their new DJ and bodies filled the dance floor. Down the bar, a man lay passed out on the table, and another on a chair, and three in a booth. Ren shook his head: he never understood why a man would get so drunk over a woman.

He shined a cup and but it beneath the bar. He did not like using glass mugs, so he switched to wooden ones. He had learned the hard way not to have glass in a violent environmnet like a bar.

Ren put away the cloth awzy and watched the people approaching the bar for drinks. Kijima-san approached another drunk woman, and sweet talked her ina ogling home, she had come often and when she drinks to much she went out to the alley to get rid of it. And sometimes she didn't make it there in time, so Kijima-san would have to clean it up.

The woman staggard to the door, and one of the guys in charge of the coats escorted her out and down the street. Ren had instructed them to take their customers to their door, and many of them appreciated the gesture.

Music was at an all time high tonight, and Ren was not to sure he liked it. But then again he had started to not like anything since he left the acting industry. Lory was right, he could not act the part of a lover, and to come back when he could. He sighed, that was more than three years ago.

Ren wiped the spotless table again, and the door opened, making a ting-a-ling-a-ling sound.

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They will finally meet! Yay! I've been waiting for this, and I hope you all did too!

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