Kyoko faced the man in front of her as they stood at the airport. They were about to catch a flight to go to America. It wouldn't be their first time going, ever since Ren had changed to Kuon, they had been visiting the Hizuris numerous times a year but this was the first time when Kyoko would actually be saying goodbye to Japan. She smiled as she held her bag of things that they had only bought in the past few days. "I'm looking forward to this, I'm looking forward to seeing Isabella," she told him.

She saw Kuon stop and took a few steps forwards so she could see his face. He was laughing in a way that made Kyoko feel uncomfortable. "Is something funny?" she asked as she saw his emerald eyes fill with hate that made her freeze. He put a hand to his forehead and gave a dramatic sigh.

"Wow, you are….I knew you were stupid but I never actually thought you were that stupid, who said that we were going to America together?" he asked and Kyoko faltered.

"I'm sorry," Kyoko whispered as she tilted her head to the side, "What's going on?"

"I'm a very popular actor, Mogami-san," Kuon said as if he was giving her another NG in a false play. Kuon walked forwards to grab a young woman's hand as she stood opposite them. "I didn't want to fool you so convincingly but wow…you really did fall for it. Our relationship is done, I have no use for you, I just didn't want to lose face."

Kyoko felt her heart start to shake as she located her Pandora's box again, she felt the locks start breaking as she watched Kuon kiss this woman in front of her.

"Oh, she is really an ugly little rat," the woman said as Kyoko tried to get a look at her face.

"She's of no consequence to me now," he said before turning around and looking at her as his appearance changed into that of the man she had left before falling into the lake. She saw his look of dislike, his mocking eyes, his lack of care to her. She saw that his hair was turning a deep brown and his eyes were changing color, even his clothes turned into those he was wearing when discussing her LME audition.

"How could I ever want to be associated with something so plain and boring?" he asked with a sigh and a shake of his head, "You have zero chance. Goodbye."

He turned and Kyoko fell back to find herself a sixteen year old wearing a Moz Burger uniform as Ren walked away whilst laughing with this other woman.

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AN: Hope I didn't scare you guys there and that you enjoy the rest of the chapter.

Chapter Seven: The Reality vs. The Celebrity

"No!" the twenty-two-year-old gasped as she sat up in the bed, she felt her body was cold and there was sweat there. She heard the tweeting of birds and saw the sun peeking in from the window. He wasn't here? Kyoko grabbed the blankets and pulled them tightly around her as she started to cry. That wouldn't happen, right?

"No, no, he wouldn't," she said to herself before hearing the door to the bathroom area swing open and she saw the very concerned thirty-two-year-old watching her in panic. She looked up into those emerald eyes which were quickly trying to pinpoint the pain and that very protective expression he wore.

"Kyoko," he said in a very straightforward manner though she could sense the many layers of fear underneath. "Are you alright?"

She could see him open his mouth as if wanting to throw multiple questions at her and his hands were shaking as if wanting to touch her but not knowing if that would lead to more damage.

"Please don't leave me at the airport," Kyoko whispered as she put her face onto her knees and wrapped her arms around them like a scared child. She froze as she saw the expression on Kuon's face as he tried to let those words sink in.

"Why would I leave you at the airport?" he asked, stunned at that. He walked over to the bed before sitting down and gently transferring Kyoko's body to his lap so he could hold her close. "Princess," he whispered as he felt her turn and cry into his chest. "What is it? Are you scared that I'm going to leave you?" he asked as he tried to kiss her a few times. "It was just a dream, just your fear manifesting in a dream, it wasn't real. I love you so much."

"It isn't right," Kyoko whispered, "the fairy spell isn't right? I shouldn't….this shouldn't have happened."

Kuon sighed and rubbed her back, "Maybe it's just too much information being thrown at you all at once?" he asked, "Maybe we just need to take it slowly. We can do that. We can take it at your speed." He looked to her and took a brief inhale, "Am I scaring you?" he asked awkwardly.

"No," Kyoko replied as she let him hold her. "Kuon," she began as he hummed, still holding her on his lap, "It's been six years…that's longer than we've been together," she told him causing a little bit of hesitation. "I've seen you with women and I just…why didn't you remarry?"

Kuon froze at that but looked down with a small smile, "Because I'm selfish," he told her and Kyoko looked at him, not quite understanding those words. "You know that I've come a long way to turn myself into the person that I currently am. You know that even between the time I left America and then later came out as Kuon, I had a lot that I had to process. Well, during that time there was one person who really believed in me and helped me. Even as a kid you were someone who inspired me despite you being six and me being ten. I think so highly of you that nobody would ever be able to successfully take your place and I'm stubborn, if I can't be with the woman that is the love of my life, I don't want to be with anybody."

"Bu-but I know when you were a teenager, you would go through girlfriends as if they were seasons in the year," Kyoko argued as Kuon laughed.

"A bit more frequently than that" he sighed, "but none of them ever gave me that adrenaline and fear as you've given me, none of them made me lose my head to follow my heart, none of them made me feel loved and made me want to prove my love." Kuon smiled at her as he felt Kyoko start to relax in his arms.

"So you changed a watch for a ring?" Kyoko asked and Kuon dropped his head but then nodded.

"That's one way of seeing it," he told her. He felt Kyoko push herself away from him only to kneel down opposite him. He blinked as he looked at her wanting her to speak first.

"So, you're mine?" she asked feeling a bit selfish asking that.

"All yours," he nodded with that blinding smile, "You managed to cure the darkness in my heart," he told her before laughing, "You managed to survive what you called the Ren Tsuruga School of Harsh Discipline and Constantly Being Toyed With."

"I still can't believe I was the one who was lucky enough to win the heart of Tsuruga Ren," Kyoko blushed but felt him reach out and cup her cheek before bringing their lips together and kissing her passionately as Kyoko felt the happiness from being loved by this man bloom inside of her.

"Let's just say that you won the heart of Hizuri Kuon, which you've always told me is better than the heart of Tsuruga Ren, why else would I have married you?" he asked and Kyoko nodded as she remembered how happy he had looked when they were standing together at their wedding. She threw her arms around him tight and took a few inhales.

"I'm alright now," she told him, "I'm perfect."

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Kyoko knew she wasn't being paranoid. There were numerous people all around the two of them whispering about how they were back, whispering about how that was the famous Kuon Hizuri and whether they should approach him to ask questions, cameras flashing in the background. Kuon must be seeing these things too.

"Kyoko," Kuon said as he leaned forwards and took her hand in his, "Are you ready to order?" he asked as he ran his thumb over the back of his hand whilst they sat in the restaurant to order brunch. Kyoko looked around before looking at the menu.

"I…" she said flustered and Kuon pointed to something on the menu very subtly. "Oh, yes, the hamburger with egg, please?" she requested as Kuon smiled to her.

"I'll have the soup, small size, with a cup of black coffee," he ordered as he took Kyoko's hand and pressed it to his lips. He was just enjoying being here with her opposite him.

"Ye-Yes, the tea, I'll have the ice tea," Kyoko said quickly as Kuon smiled at her once their orders had been taken.

"You're adorable," Kuon commented as he grinned playfully at the woman he loves with his whole being. He continued to smile at her as he held her hand in his own and she grinned back at him.

"So," Kyoko smiled as she looked at him playfully and he laughed as he watched her facial expression, "I do have one question for you right now, Kuon," she said as she looked at him without breaking eye contact. Kuon grinned as he continued to look at her and Kyoko reached in the bag that he had already bought her before pulling out a magazine.

"Can you explain this?" she asked as Kuon picked it up before putting a hand to his forehead.

"What do you want to know?" he asked as he looked at the headline: The new role for Oscar winning Hizuri Kuon: The Green Arrow. Get to know this comic book hero and how Hizuri is getting into his next role.

"Well, who is this Green Arrow?" she asked him and Kuon smiled softly as he drew in another breath. He placed a hand on the magazine before raising an eyebrow.

"I guess you're going to have to find out," he said before taking a deep inhale, "In America, superheroes are….well they have come back in a big way. Every major comic book hero is getting a movie and I wanted to get in on it. It's so much better than being asked to play Lobo which is another movie that is in the works."

"Lobo?" Kyoko asked before Kuon dug out his phone which made Kyoko's eyes widen even more. She had seen him on his phone before when he had been talking to Isabella, but the phones were so much flashier than she remember. She saw him get onto the internet before pulling up a picture of the character. "Well, I can see why you'd prefer to be Oliver Queen than this guy," she said before Kuon took his phone back.

"I get to do my own stunts as well," Kuon smiled, "I'm really looking forward to it."

"Then I'm going to look forward to it too," Kyoko nodded, "I always feel happy when I see you getting excited about your acting. I can't wait to see you perform more and more," she looked at him regretting not being able to see so much of his work and so many of his new characters. Hopefully he would win another Academy Award one day and she would be there in the audience when he did so.

"Kyoko, if you feel more comfortable in Ja-"

"I've decided that I want to focus on being a wife and mother," she told her husband, "And then we'll see." She rubbed his hand with her thumb before their brunches were set down before them. She saw the waitress looking at Kuon as if expecting him to do something.

"I was wondering if you were available for a moment, Hizuri-sama?" she asked and Kuon looked at her blankly though Kyoko could tell he was wrestling with the idea of staying with her and doing something for a fan.

"Maybe after we've paid for the meal," Kyoko said as this time she brought his hand to her lips, "Right now, I'm afraid he's all spoken for."

End of Chapter Seven

Thank you for reading

Thank you, reviewers of Chapter Six

Brennakai: I'm glad you like it. 😊 Well, first Kyoko has to spend time with Kuon.

Erza: I feel like there's something I'm not getting about godparents but maybe that's because I don't have them and I'm not Christian. Maybe I'll make a certain person a godfather though since isn't a godparent supposed to be someone that the couple both know well and have trust in. I was planning on Kuu and Julie being the go-tos for if Isabella was orphaned.

KrisXD: Epic, yes, but Kuon will be right at her side and we'll have to see what happened between Kuon and Saena 😉

Ktoll9: Thank you, glad it wasn't disappointing because that's how I'd read her character too 😊