Star
To be loved is a beautiful thing. It can also be a very frightening thing, especially for those who have never actually been truly exposed to something like that. It can make you secure, but make you question if you deserve it. It can make the world around you shine and at some times, feel like it's crumbling around you. There are good times and bad times, but one should always remember that someone that truly loves you, has your back. They are there to reinforce your security, as you are there for them also. She knew this from the moments she had heard Sho tell Shoko what he thought of her in the lounge of the television station so long ago.
She was true, he was not. Now, here before her stood a humbled, insecure man, that was willing to throw everything away for her, stand before the media and take his lashes if needed, just to hear the words that would either rip out his heart or cast a healing light upon it. Here before her stood her shining star in the vast darkness of space, ready to shine brightly or to be extinguished.
"M-Mogami-san... I..." He started nervously as he stood before her in the LoveME Section.
She had never seen him so insecure or nervous. Her eyes went wide. He was just as she was. Just as she had always been. She silently approached him and gently placed her hand on his arm. She could feel him shaking a little. It was slight and one couldn't tell just by looking, but she could see and feel it. "Tsu... No..." She sighed and steeled her nerves. "Ren..." She nodded as she whispered just loud enough for him to hear her. "I... I umm, I feel the same." She murmured, blushing fiercely as she stared at her hand on his arm. "I love you, Ren..."
His eyes quickly glanced up from her hand and he could see her bright red ears and neck. He smiled softly. "You do?"
She nodded quickly. "I have for awhile... I think."
He lifted her chin to look into her eyes and gently stroked her lower lip with his thumb. "I've loved you for a very long time, Kyoko-chan."
She could finally see it in his eyes. The same look he'd been giving her since they worked on Dark Moon together. She sighed. "I love you too, Ren."
He cautiously leaned in to kiss her and watched as her eyes began to flutter shut. This is a good sign, right? He thought just before giving her a slow chaste kiss on her lips.
Her eyes popped open not expecting that particular feeling and taste from him. Her brow furrowed a little as he pulled away and he was confused by the look she was giving him. It was something between joy and irritation. Exactly what had he done to elicit that response?
"You have some explaining to do... Corn..." She murmured. Sure she had suspected, but suspecting and actually having it confirmed 100% are like comparing apples and oranges.
He nodded. "Yes I do, Kyoko-chan and I will this evening when we have more privacy. It's something only for your ears. Not for here." He explained and she suspected that it was something important.
She nodded and stroked his cheek as he held her in his arms. "Only if you're ready to tell me."
"My girlfriend has a right to know. I don't want to keep anything from you. No secrets. Keeping this from you has been killing me." He murmured into her hair.
She nodded. "Okay..." She murmured into his shirt.
"Pick you up at seven?" He asked a little hopeful.
She looked up at him and smiled gently. "Tonight at seven."
She would say that he was her star, but for him she was his protective charm, his healing angel, and the love of his life. They would have many more discussions, a few arguments and moments of absolute bliss, but the only secrets they would keep from each other would be the small innocuous ones, like the ring he would have in his pocket a year later or, the little ultrasound photo she would have in her purse another year after that, that had red circles around two little dots.
