"Wait, but you said I know both of the real you's. I don't understand. Who are you really?" Kyoko asked curiously. Ren straightened up and steeled himself for the moment he had been dreading.

"Kyoko, my name is Hizuri Kuon, also known to you as… Corn."

Kyoko's eyes widened in shock and dismay.

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Ren watched Kyoko's face, watching the emotions war against each other. He knew it. She wasn't going to be able to forgive him.

"Kyoko?" Ren asked softly. Kyoko snapped her head up like she had been in a trance.

"I'm sorry. I just don't know where to start…" Kyoko's eyes hazed over in confusion. Ren started to put his hand on her, but hesitated. He didn't know if she would want the contact from someone who had betrayed her. He sighed and pulled his hand back.

"Why don't you start with what is making you the most upset right now?" Might as well get the worst of it out of the way, Ren thought. Kyoko worried her lip for a moment before facing him.

"The thing I am most upset about right now is that you are Hizuri Kuon. If you are Kuon, that means you are Otou-san's son. Which means that…" Kyoko turned bright red. "Which means that I was portraying you when Otou-san was here and you saw me!"

Ren stared at her, dumbfounded. Kyoko was hiding her face in her hands with her ears sticking out, redder than tomatoes. THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS UPSET ABOUT?! Ren didn't know whether to laugh hysterically or cry in relief. He did both.

Kyoko stared at him for a moment before pouting. He reached over and pulled her into his arms, still laughing. Kyoko buried her head in his chest, hiding in embarrassment. Her eyes peeked out, watching his facial expressions. She tilted her head curiously.

"What exactly did you think I was going to say?"

Ren calmed down so that he could respond to her. His eyes were shining with love and happiness.

"I thought you would hate me for not telling you I was Corn before this, and be upset when you found out I was Hizuri Kuon. I felt like I was betraying you by not telling you the truth." Kyoko's eyes widened in shock.

"What?! Why would I ever hate you? I'm sure you have your reasons for not telling me you are Corn, and as far as Kuon goes, it's not like you told everyone but me. It was a closely guarded secret! If anything, I'm happy that you felt safe enough to share this with me." Kyoko looked up at him earnestly. Ren chuckled and pressed his forehead to hers.

"You are amazing, you know that?"

Kyoko blushed and opened her mouth as if to protest, but then stopped halfway, remembering her "character". She closed her mouth, not sure how to respond. Her mind was racing with information when suddenly, a thought came to her.

"Wait, I do have a question for you."

Ren looked at her, waiting for her question.

"Whatever happened to that high school girl you told me about when I was Bo?"

Ren fell over in a roar of laughter, taking a shrieking Kyoko with him.

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With a free day ahead of them, Kyoko and Ren leisurely ate their breakfast pastries and then got themselves ready. While Kyoko took a shower, Ren snuck out to a clothing store down the street. He came back to the apartment with a cute boutique bag hanging from his arm. He took off his shoes and head towards his room, planning on laying out the clothes he had just bought for Kyoko so she would see them after she got out of the shower.

When he opened the door, he froze. There was Kyoko playing with the clothes in his closet, in a towel. She hadn't noticed him yet, so he watched as she took one of his shirts off the hanger and held it up to her small frame. The shirt, if on, would fall to mid thigh on Kyoko. She giggled softly as she compared the arm length of his shirt to her own arm. Ren leaned in the doorway and smirked. Kyoko twirled with the shirt pressed up against her chest, and finally caught a glimpse of him watching her.

She shrieked and fell over. Ren caught her before she hit the ground. They stared at each other in surprise, Kyoko still clutching his shirt and Ren still sporting the adorable boutique baggie. They both colored when they realized Kyoko was still in only a towel.

Ren lifted her up gently, setting her back on her feet. He was reluctant to let go, feeling the smooth soft skin under his hands. Kyoko looked away from his intense gaze and finally noticed the bag hanging from his arm.

"Ren, what's that?" Ren looked to where she was pointing, having briefly forgotten about the decorative little thing. He slid it off his arm and handed it to her. She walked over to the bed and set it down. When she opened it up, he heard her gasp. He watched her, enjoying her reaction and the view. Her upper back and shoulders were exposed above the towel and her legs seemed to run for miles below.

Kyoko pulled a beautiful emerald green sweater dress out of the bag with golden thread woven throughout the defined waist area, followed by a pair of black tights. To complete the outfit, was a soft pair of black ankle boots with a small kitten heel and a gold buckle on the sides.

Kyoko turned to Ren and threw her arms around him. Ren wrapped his arms around her, blushing lightly at their position. She was going to be the death of him yet, with her oblivious innocence.

"Oh Ren! Thank you so much! They're beautiful!" Kyoko gushed. Kyoko started to slide back down, causing the towel to come loose. Kyoko felt something shift around her and looked down right as the towel started to slide off her. She shrieked and grabbed it before anything was revealed.

Ren stared at the ceiling, willing himself to not look and to retain some level of self-control. Both of them were red-faced, unwilling to look each other in the eye.

"I'm going to go wait out there while you get dressed." Ren finally said after several moments of awkward silence. Kyoko nodded in acknowledgement. She was afraid to open her mouth as she wasn't sure what would come out, between the real Kyoko and "Kyoko".

Ren waited, feeling like a naughty school boy. As soon as Kyoko stepped out, though, he knew he'd made the right choice in clothing. She was graceful and elegant. Ren also noticed that "Kyoko" was back in control again. He smiled when she made eye contact, loving the light pink blush that dusted her cheeks.

When she turned around, however, his heart dropped. He hadn't realized the dress had a lace back… There was no way he was going to maintain control with that in front of him all day.

They decided to go out, and enjoy their free day. A variety of shops , and 5 Kyoko stopping Ren from buying her ridiculous amounts of stuff later, they ended up a cute little ice cream shop. Kyoko went to go order while Ren made his way to the restroom. As she ordered, a figure in the back corner stared at her intently. A strand of hair slipped out of her hat, and her gold eyes flashed as she turned to go find a table. The figure stiffened visibly and then got up to follow her.

Kyoko happily ate her ice cream as she waited for Ren. When someone sat down, she looked up with a smile before freezing as her happiness slipped away.

"Hello, Kyoko." Sho sneered smugly at her.