Hey! Please enjoy the newest chapter. It took a lot of time to write this chapter but I also had quite a bit of fun writing it.
Chapter 7
Kyoko made her way directly to the Love-Me Room, neglecting to visit the Talent Section, because she really did not feel up to it. It was evidence of the amount of stress the confrontation with Sho had put on her, because Kyoko was not a person who avoided work because of personal issues. Just this once, Kyoko thought, maybe I can ignore Tsuruga-san's words and take my time to settle my emotions. This time, unfortunately, Kyoko's usual headstrong method of dealing with situations was not going to work.
But, despite the tempest of emotions going on inside her, Kyoko had the presence of mind to change into her pink coveralls. However, that did not mean she was in any shape to take on any Love-Me tasks at the moment. So Kyoko sat down in one of the chairs in the room, just lost in her thoughts. Her quiet contemplation was broken by a blonde ball of brightness who barged into the room with a cry of 'Onee-san!' As Kyoko looked up from her feet, she immediately braced herself for the oncoming tackle, already used to Maria's exuberance.
Maria was a regular at LME, and she spent most of her time with Kyoko, or with her grandfather. This time she wanted to spend some time with her older sister. However, being a child did not mean that Maria was unobservant. She could clearly see that something was bothering Onee-chan. Upon asking, Maria just received a strained smile in response.
"I just have to work with someoneā¦unpleasant for my newest drama. He created a scene today, and I have no idea how I will continue to deal with him." Kyoko was only so free with her worries because she knew Maria would not tell about this to her grandfather, even out of misplaced worry. Though, on second thought Makoto-san, or Tsuruga-san would probably talk to the President about this entireā¦situation anyway.
Maria was slightly confused. "But Onee-chan, aren't you working with Ren-sama for your latest project? Then there should be no problem at all."
Kyoko looked at the blonde child skeptically, "But Maria-chan, the cast for this drama has not been made public yet."
Maria tried not to look guilty, but that was a lost cause. "I might have sneaked a peek at grandfather's desk." She admitted sheepishly, but she defended herself when she saw the disapproving look on Kyoko's face, "But he shouldn't have left a file named 'PET PROJECT' on his table."
"You should not do something like that no matter how tempted you are Maria-chan." Kyoko chastised softly, but she knew that the President did not care about any potential leaks about the show, not now, now that his dearest wish was coming true.
Maria was able to successfully distract Kyoko for a while before she had to leave. Kyoko was once again left to ponder upon her thoughts. She chose to get up and walk around the LME building to distract herself from the frankly depressing line of thought that her brain was starting to follow.
Ren walked away from Makoto and Kyoko, determined not to let his temper explode in front of them. He quietly walked into the LME building, blending into the shadows as easily as he commanded attention. As he walked towards the lesser used parts of the building, he contemplated his own volatile state of mind. Ren was starting to realize that acting as Cain Heel had affected him more than he had anticipated. Yes, he was able to control himself better, but Kuon was also surfacing with more frequency, even when Ren tried to suppress him. And right now Kuon was very close to surface. Just as soon as he reached one of the least used corridors in the building, he punched the wall with all his strength.
The excruciating pain in his knuckles and the shock that went through his hand all the way to his shoulder helped Ren center himself. He took heavy and deep breaths to gain control of himself once again, and looked towards the ground as he let his fist fall away from the wall.
He stood there with his head lowered for what felt like ages, continuously thinking about what had happened today. Ren was broken out of his trance by someone's voice. A voice he definitely did not want to hear right now.
I think everyone knows who it is.
Hope you had fun reading this chapter. It is shorter than I wanted it to be, but this was obviously the best place to end it.
-clicheluver
