The Course of Nature

thexz09

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Hey guys! Thanks for all those reviews, and I'm sorry if any one of you was kinda offended or annoyed for me asking for reviews and such... I guess I just wanted to be really motivated to write, but I'll put a stop to those numbered reviews thing.. :D:D.. Anyway, I'm sorry I wasn't able to upload this chapter fast enough, for I was reeeaaaally busy these past few weeks (I had my exams, and projects, and research stuff, and field trip, which was kinda fun, by the way - we shared some cheesy lines during the 4-hour long bus ride.. -_-' ).. But, at long last, I am able to upload this chapter... ^_^

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Chapter 10:

A man was sitting in his office, staring at a specific paper at the center of his desk.

He smirked. "Heh. Soon. Very soon, I can finally get my hands on you. I have waited for a long time, trying to find you. And now that I have, I'm not going to fail."

He took the piece of paper, filled with personal information of a girl in her teens. "Mogami Kyoko."

He smiled.

"CUT! Mogami-san, you're supposed to be very angry at this point, since you think that Natsume was the one who killed Asato. You look very lifeless, is something wrong?"

Kyoko snapped to attention as she heard her name being called, "Ah, no! I'm fine, director! I'll do it in the next take!" she smiled. 'Damn! I keep on thinking about him watching me, so I can't concentrate! If I don't do this right he'll get really mad at me.' Suddenly, she felt a very, very bright smile shooting daggers at her back. She froze. 'SEE? Okay, concentrate Kyoko. You can do this.'

"Alright then. Back from the beginning, and ACTION!"

The scene started again, while Ren and Yashiro watched from the sidelines.

'Hmmm.. Yashiro-san seems to be hiding something from me.' He thought and glanced at Yashiro, who was, since he came back a while ago, trying hard to hold back his laugh. 'It looks like his inner fan girl is working, but why? It only shows up when it concerns Kyoko and me' then his expression darkened, 'Does he find it funny that Kyoko is avoiding me?'

Yashiro, too concentrated on trying to hold back his laughter, almost took no notice of Ren's dark look. "Uh, Ren, is something wrong?" he asked, all mirth in his body, gone.

Ren smiled his very intense fake smile at him, and said, "Shouldn't I be asking you that question, Yashiro-san? Can you let me in on the joke? What's so funny?" his eyebrow twitched.

Yashiro visibly gulped, but then processed Ren's question, so he grinned instead. "Don't worry, Ren. You'll find out soon. I promise." Then he suppressed another laugh.

Ren, confused as ever, just decided to ignore his manager. He sighed, 'What the hell is he talking about?'

Ren turned his attention back on set. 'I wonder… What was with that blush Kyoko had that time?' then it hit him. 'Is this, somewhat connected to what Yashiro-san is laughing about?' he thought for a moment, but then gave up. He sighed, 'I don't really know what's happening with the people around me, anymore.'

Kyoko sighed as she sat on her chair in the dressing room. 'I wonder if I really should do this. I still feel very scared. I'm not sure if I'm ready for this.'

Flashback:

Kyoko stared straight ahead, with a blank face, and whispered, "I'm in love with Tsuruga-san…"

She continued to stay that way, until someone knocked on her door, and said, "Kyoko-san, you have 30 minutes before the shoot. Please get ready."

Then, that was when she started to panic. 'GAH! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I'M IN LOVE WITH TSURUGA REN! OH NOOOOO! WHAT TO DO?' then she stopped, as she thought of just the person who can help her.

She grabbed her bag in one of the chairs, and rummaged through it. She smiled, relieved, when she found what she was looking for. Her phone.

She immediately dialed a number and waited for the other person to pick it up.

"Moshi moshi?" the person said.

"Moko-saaaaaaaaaaan….." Kyoko said, in a very depressed voice.

"Mo! What happened to you? Don't you have filming today?" she asked, a bit concerned for her friend.

Kyoko sniffed, and tried to hold back her tears, "Moko-san, you're right. You're totally right."

"About what?"

"I'm in love with Tsuruga-san!" then her tears fell.

"…."

"Moko-san! DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!"she cried to the phone.

Kanae sighed, and seemed to get over her shock. "Fine." She said. "I didn't know that you'll realize it this fast, but… Why don't you tell him how you feel?" she asked.

"…"

"WHAT?"

"Nothing. It's just that I feel really scared." Kyoko said in a small voice.

"Why would you be scared? He already said he loved you, didn't he?"

"Yes. But, he might leave me like that idiot." Kyoko answered quietly.

"Why? He's definitely treated you better than he did, right? And do you think that he'd do that?"

"OF COURSE NOT! TSURUGA-SAN WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO ANYONE!" she said.

"See? Now, what are you so afraid of?"

Kyoko sighed, "But how am I going to tell him?"

"Easy. Ask Yashiro-san to let you cook for him." Kanae smiled to the phone. Then there were some muffled voice in the background. "Sorry, Kyoko. I have to go. Remember what I told you. Tell me everything later. Good luck!" Then she hung up.

Kyoko stared at her phone for a moment, before she sighed and prepared for the shoot today.

When she was all fixed up, she went to find Ren's manager. She made sure that Ren wasn't around, and then she approached him.

"Yashiro-san?" Kyoko asked, looking down.

Yashiro looked surprised that Kyoko was right in front of him. He looked left and right and wondered if Ren was around. When he noticed that he wasn't, he turned his attention back to Kyoko. "Hai, Kyoko-chan?"

"A-ano… Can….."

"Uhm… I'm sorry; I didn't quite hear that Kyoko-chan."

"Uhm, can you tell me Tsuruga-san's schedule for today?" she asked in a quiet voice, that can only be heard by Yashiro.

Yashiro looked surprised for a moment, before he grinned goofily and went to get his organizer. 'Hmmm… it seems that Ren is fully booked for tonight, but I can fix that…' he laughed inwardly, and wrote some notes. "Hmm.. It seems that Ren is free tonight. He won't have any more jobs at 7pm onwards." He smiled at Kyoko. "is there any reason on why you want to know?" he grinned slyly, as he saw Kyoko blush and look down. 'Suspicious…..'

"N-n-no. No reason. Why would there be a reason, Yashiro-san?" she laughed awkwardly. "I just wanted to cook for him, that's all." She continued to laugh.

'Definitely suspicious…' Yashiro thought, as he tried hard to hide his giggles.

"Anyway, I have to go now. Oh, and please don't tell Tsuruga-san. I, uh, want to surprise him." She bowed, and made her way towards the set, as Ren appeared at the corner of the room.

End Flashback

Kyoko slumped into her chair, and sighed again. 'Oh well… It's not like I can back out anyways. Plus, Moko-san's right. Tsuruga-san is nothing like Sho.' She smiled, and wore a determined expression. 'Alright! I'll do this!'

After work, Kyoko immediately went to Ren's apartment. She stood in front of his door, as she fidgeted, nervous. 'Alright. Groceries. Check. Me. Check. Courage….' She took a deep breath. 'check. Alright, I'm ready.'

She was about to knock on the door, when Ren opened it. Both looked at each other with wide eyes. They stared at each other for a moment, before Ren snapped back.

"Mogami-san? What are you doing here?" Ren, asked, very, very, very confused. 'I thought she was trying to avoid me.'

Kyoko blushed and was tempted to look down. 'NO! Have courage, Kyoko!' "A-ano… Yashiro-san asked me to cook for you, if that's alright?" she asked. 'Gah! I'm using Yashiro-san as an excuse. Gomen, Yashiro-san!'

'I knew it…. Yashiro-san…' Ren sighed inwardly. 'Still… she came… That's a good sign, right?' He smiled at Kyoko and led her inside his apartment. "Of course. You're always welcome, Mogami-san, and thank you for cooking for me."

Kyoko smiled shyly at him. "It's alright, Tsuruga-san"

She placed the groceries on the kitchen top, and went straight to Ren's refrigerator. "Tsuruga-san…." She said dangerously.

"H-hai?" Ren asked. 'I have a bad feeling about this.'

Kyoko smiled sweetly at him, TOO sweetly. "Why isn't there any food in here?"

"Ah. You see, my schedule was very hectic these days so…."

Kyoko sighed, "Alright, Tsuruga-san. I'll just have to make sure that you stock them every once in a while." She said, and she scowled.

Ren smiled back. 'I guess she's back to normal, and she not avoiding me anymore. Thanks, Yashiro-san, I owe you one.' "Can I help with anything?"

"Um… N-" Kyoko stopped herself, and then smiled at Ren. "Actually, yes. I'd like to see if you can still slice properly."

Ren chuckled. 'Back to normal, alright.' He reached for the knife and started slicing, helping Kyoko with the meal.

"The dinner was delicious, Mogami-san." Ren said, as he was driving Kyoko to the Daruma-ya.

Kyoko looked up and smiled. "Arigatou, Tsuruga-san." 'Oh no! I still haven't told him yet! But I feel so nervous!' she looked out the window, and her eyes widened. 'GAH! Only a few more minutes! But what do I do? Just go on and tell him? MOKO-SAAAANN! You didn't tell me how to confess!...' she started panicking as Ren kept glancing at her.

"Mogami-san? Is something wrong? You seem to be worried about something." He asked, concerned.

"Kyoko." She replied, her back at him.

"Eh?" Ren asked, confused.

Kyoko turned to look at him, blushing. "Call me Kyoko."

Ren was shocked. VERY shocked. It was a good thing that he just parked outside the Daruma-ya, or he might have gotten into a car accident. 'Is she just asking me for what I she's asking me?'

Kyoko looked down. "A-ano… I'm sor-"

She was about to apologize, when Ren interrupted her, and smiled his heavenly smile. "It's alright, Kyoko. I was just surprised, that's all." He waited for Kyoko to look up and continued, "So, now, it's only fair that you call me Ren, right?"

Kyoko looked taken aback for a bit, before she considered and tried saying Ren's name. "R-r-r-re-n," she said while her forehead creased, concentrating.

Ren chuckled. "Try again."

She took a deep breath. "Ren." She smiled. "There, I said it."

Ren smiled in return, but then Kyoko looked down again, as she remembered something. "What's wrong?"

Kyoko fidgeted nervously, before she shyly looked up at Ren again, while blushing. Ren gulped. 'She's too cute for her own good… NO! I have to control myself; she just stopped avoiding me….' "A-ano… I…." Kyoko interrupted his thoughts.

Ren looked confused for a second. "I'm sorry, Kyoko. Wha-?"

His sentence was interrupted when Kyoko lifted herself up from her seat, and pressed her lips against Ren's. Ren was surprised to say the least. 'I'm not dreaming, am I?' Ren thought, and felt Kyoko's soft lips move against his. 'Oh, what the heck. It doesn't matter. I'll just make the best of it.'

Ren responded to the kiss and placed one of his hands at the small of her back, and the other at her cheek. He smiled, 'I see that she's inexperienced. It doesn't matter, though. Her lips are the most delicious things I've ever tasted in my life. And I'll treasure them for as long as I live.'

Kyoko slowly broke the kiss, and blushed as she realized what she did. 'IDIOT! IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO? YOU SUDDENLY KISS HIM?' "I-I… uh…" she looked down, and didn't know what to say. 'Kyoko, you have to do this! Or else, he'll misunderstand!' She took a deep breath and looked at Ren in the eyes, blushing as red as a tomato. "Ren, I…" she gulped. "I love you."

Ren was smiling angelically at her, and this time it didn't hurt Kyoko's eyes. In fact, she liked it. "I love you, too, Kyoko."

Kyoko smiled in return, as Ren bent down for another kiss.

A man in the shadows saw everything that just happened, and was smiling. "Enjoy it now, Mogami Kyoko…. While you can…" he laughed maniacally.

He grabbed his phone. "Get it ready, Yamato. We'll start moving, and soon. Also, I think I found something very interesting." He smirked.

"A-ano… Ren?" Kyoko asked, as Ren went to walk her to the door.

"Yes, Kyoko?" he asked, as he smiled down at Kyoko.

"Do we tell the others and the press about this?" She asked.

"Well... What do you think? Although, I have no problem with it – you've graduated high school, and you're already a popular actress, so I don't think we'll have many problems." He smiled, but then noticed Kyoko and her reactions.

Kyoko froze at the words, 'high school'. 'DAMN! I still haven't told him about Bo yet! Oh well, I have to start this out clean! I can't lie to him! GO! GO! KYOKO!' she was about to speak when Ren interrupted her.

"Kyoko, are you hiding something from me?" Ren asked. "What is it?" he smiled the fake smile.

Kyoko's eyes widened, "I'M SORRRRY!" she bowed repeatedly, crying, "I didn't mean to hide from you that I'm Bo, but I thought you'd get mad and embarrassed and…. I'M REALLY VERY SORRY!" she said, her eyes pleading at Ren to understand.

Ren, though, was trying his best not to laugh, and was not the least bit mad.

When Kyoko realized this, she glared at Ren. "What's so funny?"

Ren stopped shaking, but suddenly, he erupted into laughs. He was holding his stomach, as it was starting to hurt. When he finished, he looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, Kyoko. You just looked so cute." he chuckled.

"You're not mad?" Kyoko asked, hopeful, and also blushing at Ren's compliment.

"Of course not. Sure, it surprised me, but it's not something to be mad about." He smiled, and pulled Kyoko into a hug.

"Really?"

"Really. Now, about the press, what do you think we should do?" he asked as he let go of her, and looked at her face.

Kyoko looked thoughtful for a moment, before she answered. "I think we should tell them." She smiled. "I wouldn't want to hide all the time. Besides, people will start to make their own assumptions anyway, so we might as well beat them to it, ne?"

Ren smiled down at her, "You're right. I'll arrange for us to publicly announce our relationship. So, for now, you should go inside and get some rest. I'll call you later. Good night."

"Okay. Good night." Kyoko smiled and she kissed him one last time, before she ran to the door, and closed it behind her.

Ren chuckled and walked back to his car. 'This feels so much like a dream, and I wish I'll never wake up…'

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