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Summary: Will hatred be enough to stop someone from loving another?
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My knees became weak as Ren's hands were firmly placed on my waist. He showered my face with gentle kisses as I looked at him in wonder.
"Why does he look so calm and happy?" I questioned myself as he stepped backward and examined me fully; his arms were extended and placed on my shoulders.
"I always thought that you wouldn't look any beautiful than you already do but you always prove me wrong" He pulled me into his arms and whispered into my ear.
"You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen."
I enjoyed and treasured the moment as his words repeated in my head. Marry me… Marry me… Marry me… I pushed him gently away from me as I voiced out my thoughts.
"You don't have to marry me…" His arms dropped to his sides as I continued "You don't have to worry…"
His body tensed as his face's features hardened. His eyes lingered on my face, searching for answers to his specific questions. Then suddenly, his jaw tightened and his hands curled tightly together.
"I didn't think you would want a termination…" he muttered under his breath.
"No! Of course not! I don't…" I looked directly into his eyes as relief flowed through him. "But… I thought you might…"
"I can never do that to my own child!" he argued and instantly continued "How can you assume such a thing? What kind of person do you think I am?" he asked but after a while, raised his right hand in a gesture which means stop. "No… Don't answer that since you already accused me… I think I already know the answer."
"That's not it… I just didn't know what to expect…" I looked down and started playing with my hands "I mean… how can you love and accept the child if you don't even like the mother?"
A long silence was followed. I looked up and saw his face that was filled with disbelief.
"For Pete's sake, Kyouko! Is that what you are worrying about?" he put his hand on his hair causing it to dishevel. "Surely you must know! You must know… I like you! A lot!"
He turned around and walked towards the window and looked far away. In order to break the silence that followed after, I voiced out my feelings and thoughts once again.
"Since full custody is out of the question… I would agree to a joint one. I would really like you to have regular involvement with the child. I think that would be best…" before I could finish, he cut me and said "Oh, I do intend to be consistently and regularly involved with my child! But inside a marriage bind, not outside of it!"
He walked towards me and captured my chin between his forefinger and thumb. He slightly tilted it and said "We will marry in a week."
I looked at him with disbelief as I forced him to release me from his grasp.
"How can you prepare a wedding in a week? A week! Taking into an account that I don't wish to marry you! To put it simply… I am not marrying you!" I shouted as I saw him smirking at me.
"Oh, yes you will Kyouko…" his eyes suddenly narrowed into mine "If you don't, I'll file for full custody and drag you to a messy custodial battle for the child."
My heart suddenly stopped as soon as his threat left his mouth.
"You would never…" I muttered as I looked at his hardened features.
"Try me" he said stoically.
I instinctively put my hand on my abdomen and I muttered "No! No!" continuously as I felt the ground moving. I heard Ren cursed under his breath and caught me just in time before I land to the ground.
"Kyouko! Hey! Hey!" was the last statement I heard before I passed out.
I woke up feeling light - headed as I noticed the dim light that illuminated the room. I wondered where I was as I remembered the discussion Ren and I had before I passed out. As I submerged myself into my questions and thoughts, a shadow like figure crossed the room. Ren sat at the edge of the bed and put his hand on mine. He gently caressed it by rubbing his thumb on my skin.
"Are you okay?" he asked me in a tone filled with concern. I sudden dreadful thought emerged in my mind that caused me to sit and worry tremendously.
"My baby?" I asked him as I hugged myself.
"It's our… not my, Kyouko… He's okay. Just… Please don't stress yourself."
Relief flowed through my body as I looked directly into his eyes, pleading.
"Ren… About our discussion, I need time to think this through. I mean marriage? I need time…"
Ren opened his mouth to say something but closed it almost immediately. He stood up and looked into my eyes.
"Fine! You have 3 days…" he said as he walked towards the door. His hand was already on the knob when he said "And not a day more!"
I was left alone in the room with a lot to think about. I called Kanae and asked her to pick me up. An hour later, she did. As soon as I got inside the car, she bombarded me with a lot of questions.
"What happened?" she asked me while sparing me a glanced before she turned her attention towards the road.
"I told him I was pregnant…" I looked away from her and rested my head at the right side of the car.
"And…" she said but I didn't answer. I could see her glancing at me repeatedly using my peripheral vision.
"And…" she said again as I supplied the answer.
"And… he asked me to marry him." I said as I felt the car stopped rather abruptly. I turned towards her and began saying "My gosh, Kanae! We may be in an acci…"
"What did you say? He proposed?" Kanae exclaimed, completely ignoring my lecture. I nodded in response to her and said for good measure. "But… I haven't answered yet…"
"What will you answer?"
"I honestly don't know… I don't know" I looked outside the window and saw a man carrying a child on his shoulders. Suddenly, my heart ached and ached. I know that I can never allow him to rule my heart again but am I ready to deprive my child the love and attention of a father because of my own interest? I may suffer because of the fact that he could never love me and I could never, ever hate him. One thing is for sure though; my child's interest is above my own. I thought of some ways to incorporate the two and after a while I got my answer. Before I noticed, I was already at my condo. I bid Kanae goodbye, kissed her cheeks and promised to talk to her after all the commotion.
When I was already at my flat, I called a lawyer, asked him to draft a proposal and email it to my account. After the phone call, I texted Ren to meet me at my flat early in the morning. I proceeded to the door and took a shower. I slept shortly afterwards.
A knock on the door woke me up. I hurried to check who it was as I struggled to get into my robe. I opened the door and saw Ren standing like a Greek god in front of me. He was wearing a black coat and a sleek Armani pants. He passed through me and sat on the sofa without an invitation. I looked at the clock and furrowed my brows.
"Why are you so early?" I asked but he simply waved his hand and dismissed my question with a short reply. "You told me to"
"But I didn't say 5:30 am!"
He ignored me as I remembered the proposal. I hurried to my laptop and opened my mail. Thankfully, the lawyer already sent me a copy. I opened it, read its contents and printed it almost immediately. I reentered the living room as his eyes snapped into mine. I sat on the chair that was located across him and handed him the document that was originally on my hands. He looked puzzled as I began explaining.
"If you agree to the conditions stated in the document, I will marry you" His eyes lingered as he exhaled an exasperated sound.
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