AN: This chapter is so super short that I almost feel ashamed to put it up when it's this short, but I thought that it had a really good ending and so I didn't want to add another scene to the end so please forgive the brevity. Anyway, I really hope that you enjoy it.

Chapter Four – Fairies and Monsters.

"Can I ask you why you would need the address of Shoutaro Fuwa?"

Those were the words that kept repeating in Kuon's mind. He had asked Yashiro as well as Lory for the details and had attempted to explain what had happened. They had both been in shock that Kuon had even let Kyoko go with his rival. Kuon was continually increasing in his disbelief at himself as well as his regrets in his choice.

They had managed to get the information for him and he was on the way to the asshole's apartment building, fortunately Yashiro had volunteered to take care of Aurora, he had done it numerous times before.

"Come on, Kyoko" Kuon whispered as he kept his eyes on the road, "Please don't have let him hurt you."

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Shou looked at Kyoko and rolled his eyes, "Okay, maybe I liked you when you acted but now that you're a fifteen year old, you're annoying as hell," he said and Kyoko flinched hearing him say that.

"Shou-chan," she attempted to speak softly, "What have I done which was…"

"I only brought you to Tokyo to begin with because I needed a houseworker," Shou said as he tried to get the fire to burn in Kyoko again. He liked her after her change. Maybe he could get that same passionate Kyoko back.

"But you only did that because…because Corn made this world. Corn wanted you to take me here, Corn is magic" Kyoko whispered and looked down. "Besides, Corn only made you do horrible things because he's jealous of you."

Shou rolled his eyes, "Are you talking about Hizuri?" he asked before looking up, "You are right about one thing, Hizuri is really jealous of me and he's got a good reason to be. I'm much more talented, popular, and attractive than him." (really Shou was none of these apart from in his own ego.)

"Corn's a fairy, he might not -"

"There are no such thing as fairies," Shou said as he looked at her. He sighed, "Come on, we're going out," he told her now giving up on ever getting the true form of Kyoko back. He didn't want someone like this. If he had wanted a trained puppy, he would have started dating Mimori years ago.

"Okay," Kyoko nodded nervously, "Where are we going?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out but it's not back with Hizuri, that's for sure," Shou said as he led her down to the garage and his car. He wanted to be rid of her. He had made a mistake in pretending that she was his wife and there was only one way of fixing this.

Kyoko looked at the car and bowed her head, maybe there was some way of making it so that Shou-chan wasn't so angry. "Pudding, we could get some pudding," she said as Shou looked at her with a glare. "I'm sure that there's somewhere even in Tokyo with a lot of different types and flavors of pudding or we can get some ingredients and I can make some especially for you."

"Why do you think fairies exist?" Shou asked as he tried to find the location for where he was taking her on his phone. "I mean, they don't. It's really stupid for a woman in her mid-twenties to keep talking about them as if they exist. It makes me sick."

"Well that's because I'm only in my twenties because of Corn's manipulation," Kyoko tried to tell him as Shou nodded, that was the fact that he liked and he wanted to keep convincing Kyoko of it. "I don't know why Corn decided to make me older. Corn might have wanted to play married couples but the only person that I would ever marry is you, Shou."

"Great," Shou said as he looked at her, "Do you look at your husband that way?" he asked before kicking himself mentally. He shouldn't have said that, he should have just let Kyoko have her time in her pretend world.

"But you're my husband" Kyoko smiled to him. "I would do anything for you, Shou. It's just that Corn is nice but he's selfish. He doesn't understand human law."

"Then why did you call him?" Shou asked as Kyoko felt her body tense.

"Because even though you are angry sometimes, you always calm down and you're human, you understand the law of the human world. Corn is a fairy and he's a fairy prince so the world works differently for him. He only knows the rules for the fairy world and that's why he tried to make me his. I think it was very inconsiderate of him to act that way."

"He's an inconsiderate person, of course you'd never have married him," Shou commented and Kyoko smiled.

"Exactly, now we just need to find out how to get back home where everything is normal. I'll still come to Tokyo with you, Shou. We can start a whole new life here, I know that you feel trapped back home in Kyoto and it'll be fun." Kyoko said with confidence as Shou heard the alert that they were going in the right direction.

"Sure," Shou said, "I just need you to tell the people at this next stop all about ways to return to the past and fairy magic and Corn being a fairy prince. I think these people will give you the help that you need."

Kyoko nodded, not realizing that they were on their way to one place Kuon wanted Kyoko even less than with this abuser.

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Kuon was pacing the space before the apartment building. He had been told that Fuwa had gone out for the night. He closed his eyes and placed two fingers on his forehead as he attempted to calm himself down. Maybe they had gone to a meal somewhere or he had shown her his work space. They could have even gone shopping for some supplies or clothes. He shouldn't have let him leave her.

What had he been thinking? Had he actually been dumb enough to think that that idiot would protect her and keep her safe?

"Wow, Hizuri," Shou said as he approached him, "You look like crap."

Kuon looked from side to side to make sure that Kyoko couldn't see him before delivering a deep and cold glare. He scoffed slightly before looking down and taking a deep breath. "Where is she?" he asked as a fire burned behind him. He saw Shou laugh and looked around again before placing his hand around Shou's throat and shoving him against the wall, taking him by surprise.

"Where the hell is she Fuwa?" he growled again, his eyes with the same dark fire that might be seen behind him. "I'm not messing around with you. Where the hell is my wife!?"

"You know," Shou said, "She thinks that you're a fairy. You know there are other names for -" before Shou had gotten anything else out, Kuon had punched him in the jaw, breaking Shou's nose with his fist.

"Damn it, Hizuri!" Shou yelled before trying to strike a punch of his own, but Kuon dodged and kneed Shou hard in the groin, making the singer fall onto his knees in front of him.

"Look at me you, you fricken piece of work" Kuon said as he grabbed hold of Shou's chin and forced him to look at him. Kuon leaned down and whispered into Shou's ear. "Where the hell is my wife, you bag of crap?"

"Like I'd tell you," Shou laughed before Kuon grabbed his shoulder and kicked him until Shou was lying on his side, Kuon kicked him in the ribs before kicking him over and placing a foot on top of his chest, pinning him down.

"Tell me where the hell she is and I swear to god that if you've hurt her…" Kuon growled as Shou looked up at him shocked. He had known that Hizuri had a dark and violent side to him, but he wasn't expecting this. He wasn't expecting for such skill that it looked like a dance or such ease that Hizuri could use any part of his body to manipulate the situation physically.

"There's only one place that a woman who talks about fairies and manipulation of reality belongs," Shou said as Kuon's glare narrowed.

"Which hospital is she in?" he asked as Shou started laughing despite the blood in his mouth. "Tell me which hospital she's in and I won't make the pain worse," he said.

"You're a murderer and now the press is going to know it," Shou said and Kuon looked around.

"I don't see any witnesses here," he said before taking out a pocket knife, "Tell me where you put her?" he said as Shou's eyes widened. What kind of monster had Kyoko married?

End Chapter Four

AN2: Thank you to everyone who supports this story, it means a lot to me. Special shout out to the reviewers of Chapter Three: Ashenvale, brennakai, Guest, and paulagato. I am also half way through a chapter of 'The Little Prince' so that should come out either today or tomorrow. 😊