Chapter 7


Kuon chuckled at what Yukihito had told him about his new discovery. He guessed it stood to reason. He had the same ability. Why not pass it to her? He knew that any time he found himself slipping in anger, his voice had the same ability to stop his prey. He listened to an enraptured Yukihito describe the entire experience as she showered. Part of him listening to Yashiro's description of the little goddess he was allowed to accompany and the other part listening to the little water droplets from the shower hit tile and soft ivory, deliciously tasting flesh. He internally shook off the errant thoughts. He told himself he was a monster by nature and she was not. He didn't deserve such a beautiful, innocent creature and the incident on the set of Ring Doh was an anomaly. He would not allow it to happen again, if he could help it.

"Ren... Kuon..." Yashiro waved his hand in front of his friend's face to get his attention. "Are you okay?"

Kuon nodded. "I'm fine... What were you saying?"

"I was saying that we need to watch that young man closely. I don't trust him. If I hadn't been there today, he would have caused all kinds of trouble for her and she could have quite possibly made a meal of him." Yashiro warned. "She doesn't remember, but she still doesn't like him. It took every ounce of control she had not to turn on him today." Yashiro whispered.

Kuon looked at him and smiled a terrifyingly bright smile. "Then I suppose we will just need to make sure that he stays away from her. Don't you think?"

Yashiro nodded in agreement. "That would be the best course of action." I think it's time Takarada-san learns of this dangerous young man. Yashiro noted as he sipped his coffee.


Lory sat in his office staring at the documents in shock. In order to protect his new vampiric charge, he needed to know as much as possible about her past. He needed to know how many were going to recognize her or, compromise her new identity. If it was indeed the few that she stated, it wouldn't be a problem. He noted that her mother was a lawyer and would be swayed by logic. Her foster parents, the Fuwas, hadn't seen her in over a year, therefore they wouldn't recognize her even if she hadn't matured dramatically. The Fuwa boy, however, might be a problem, he seemed obsessed and had still not come to terms with her brutal murder. This information isn't what left Lory in a state of shock. It was the information staring at him on the copy of her birth certificate that Ruto had acquired that stunned him.

When Lory was in his younger years, just after his wife had passed away and before he had built his entertainment empire, he was involved in questionable activities to provide for his family. He wasn't proud of this and it was most certainly why he left a particularly beautiful lawyer after he realized he was in love with her. He didn't want to drag her down with him if he was ever caught. Never in his lifetime did he think for a moment that he would see his own alias staring back at him on the birth certificate of one Kyoko Mogami, now known as Feya Misonoi... Daughter of Saena Mogami and Kazushi Misonoi...

He couldn't breathe. His heart was pounding rapidly and loudly in his chest and ears. His head and neck hurt and his chest was tight. His mouth was dry and his hands trembled as he picked up the offending document to examine it more closely.

"Takarada-sama? Is everything alright? You don't look well." His trusted aide Ruto asked with worry.

Lory looked up at him with a blank expression. "I... I... Ruto... I think I need a drink."

The young man quickly went to his bar and poured Lory a drink from his favorite bottle of scotch and brought it to him. Lory threw it back in one long, quick drink and let out a heavy sigh. "Do I have anything stronger?"

Ruto looked at him with concern and shook his head. "No Sir... Your Scotch Whiskey is the strongest you have." He held up the 120 proof, reddish brown bottle with the tan label and then poured Lory another. "Is there something wrong Takarada-sama?"

Lory downed the second drink and gave the young man a very serious look. "Ruto... These are copies of the official documents... Correct?"

Ruto nodded. "Yes Sir. I have a friend in the Registrars Office. These are authentic." He informed him.

Lory sighed again and looked up at the young man then back down at the document. "Ruto... I need a little time alone." Yes, he need time to think. This girl was his daughter. He needed time to think on how to proceed. Should he tell her? If so, then how? What should he tell her? How would he explain to her, that had he known... He would have never left her mother? He would have taken her with him had he known that she would be abandoned. How do you tell someone things like that? Then another question invaded his mind. How much of her old life does she remember?


Director Hiroaki Ogata sat staring at the small electronic device that was playing the DVD that contained the PV of one Sho Fuwa. He was entranced by the young woman and her astounding ability to pull him in. He looked up at his friend sitting across from him, enjoying her coffee and asked the question that had been plaguing him from the beginning. "Is this the raw footage?"

She nodded quietly.

He looked back down at the portable DVD player and watched again in amazement.

"Well? What do you think?" Haruki Asami asked as she sat her cup down.

His glistening eyes shot to her. "Haruki... I think I love you." He chuckled. "Who is she?"

Haruki giggled. "Her name is Feya Misonoi. She hasn't really done anything yet but, she did work with Ushio Kurosaki a few months ago on a commercial for the soft drink Curara. Oh... and Director Seiji Shingai mentioned working with her briefly on the set of Ring Doh."

Hiroaki furrowed his brow. "I don't remember anyone like her in Ring Doh."

Haruki cleared her throat. "About that... She actually turned down the part after she was offered the lead. She had told him that she wasn't experienced enough give the drama the attention that it deserved."

Hiroaki looked at her dumbfounded and laughed. "She couldn't be more wrong. Haruki... I think I've found my Mio."


Kuon giggled as he sat watching his roomy waddle to her dressing room in her giant chicken costume.

"It's not funny." She groused, narrowed her eyes at him and said, "Tentekomai." She smirked as he cleared his throat, yet still keeping his silly grin.

"You have to tell me. So... How did you end up with this part?" He chuckled again.

She sighed. "Moko-san and I were given this LoveMe assignment a while back. The guy they originally hired was sick his first day and one of us had to take over." She explained.

"So if it was originally a LoveMe assignment, how did you get it on a permanent basis?" He asked curiously.

She held up her hand. "I'll tell you after I change." She told him as she entered her dressing room.

Minutes later she came back out ready to go.

She sighed as they walked out to his car.
"Well? I'm dying to know." He unlocked her door and opened it for her.

"Fine... It was a LoveMe assignment where Moko-san and I were suppose to be audience members. The original actor that was suppose to play the mascot was sick and Moko-san didn't want to be the mascot. Initially it didn't go to well." She groaned at the memory.

He looked over at her as they were stopped at the light. "What happened?"

"You know that VK singer... What was his name?..." She wracked her memory trying to remember. "The one I had to do the PV for... Anyway... He was their musical guest..." She growled. "He was not exactly the most well mannered guest, either."

Kuon furrowed his brow and glanced at her as the light turned green. "What did he do?..."

She sighed. "He had a difficult time keeping his hands to himself. You would think that even in a thick costume it would prevent playboy behavior, but... I guess not. Needless to say, the producer thought it was my fault because I..." She paused. "Well... I wrapped my wings around his throat and squeezed." She giggled darkly. "Hikaru-kun had to pull me off him."

Kuon snorted. "Sounds like he deserved it." He smirked proudly at her.

"He did; however, I did get fired... Initially." She said sheepishly.

He gave her a confused look.

"They hired me back because the pilot show was such a success. The fans started writing in, telling the producer and director that they liked my Bo better than the actor that was supposed to be Bo in the first place." She told him.

He chuckled. "I think I would like to see that particular episode." He smiled. I would love to see what she did to that little ass.

The next day, Yuki would hear hearty guffaws emanating from his charge's dressing room as Kuon viewed the pilot episode of Yappa Kimagure Rock streaming on his cell phone.