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A/N: Bit confused as to what actually happened in the end of the last chapter? Want to know what happens next? All will be revealed! (Well, to some extent, anyway.) Please review and tell me what you think! ;)

Lucky You!

Chapter 10 – Confrontations and Apologies

When Kyoko woke up to the sun streaming through the window, she found herself naked under a thin sheet on the bed of the Heels' apartment. Kyoko sat up and nearly screamed. She pulled the sheet up over herself and looked frantically round for Ren.

"Oh my God! Please don't tell me we..." Kyoko gulped. She really wouldn't mind if they had, but they weren't married. As well as that, they had been acting, so it wasn't like those where his real feelings. Kyoko's eyes were spinning. Then she finally realized- Ren was nowhere to be found. Well, not in the bedroom, anyway.

"Ren?" she called out. Kyoko was very hesitant.

There was no answer.

"Ren?" she called out again, louder.

Still no answer.

Kyoko got up off the bed, still clutching the sheet around herself, and went around the apartment checking the rooms for Ren. She came back and sat down on the bed. No sign of him. Kyoko's glance drifted and a sheet of paper on the bedside table caught her eye. She picked it up and read it. It said:

Kyoko,

Sorry to leave so early, but I didn't want to wake you, and I had to leave for work. There's a spare set of normal clothes on the chair for you to change into. There's some breakfast on the table for you. See you at LME.

Ren

P.S Don't worry about last night.

Kyoko immediately began to panic.

"Last night? What happened last night? I don't remember! I was Setsu for most of it, and the rest..." she couldn't finish her train of thought.

"I don't remember!" she wailed at the ceiling. She crumpled up the sticky-note and threw it in the waste-bin. Getting up, she dried her eyes and had a shower to wake herself up. She changed into the clothes on the chair and ate breakfast alone. After eating, she left and hailed a cab, heading for LME.

"I have to avoid talking to Ren." she thought as the car sped through down town Tokyo. Kyoko's hair was still wet from having the shower. There was no hair-dryer in the flat, so she had to leave with wet hair. "If we meet, we'll just end up talking about last night." she shivered slightly. "But I need to know what happened!" he shouted at herself. "What if we did end up having sex, and we didn't use protection? And said not to worry just because he's ashamed of what happened and doesn't want me to know?" she thought, thinking hard. "But wouldn't any normal person remember?" she thought, mocking herself. "So how could he be sure I wouldn't remember? And besides, what was I thinking? Ren taking advantage of me? That's appalling! Ren would never do that! He's much too trustworthy." she assured herself. Then she remembered. "But what about that first time we were the Heel Siblings sleeping over? He seemed pretty lustful back then. Surely not..." she thought. The car suddenly pulled up in front of LME. Kyoko suddenly remembered. She banged her head against the door violently. "I have no money with me!" she cried to herself. She turned with watery eyes to the driver, half expecting to get dragged to jail. She was about to explain when someone knocked on the glass. Kyoko's heart stopped. What if it was Ren? Kyoko slowly turned round, expecting to see the fake gentlemanly smile shining her general direction.

Instead of the fake smiled, there was a charming real smile cast upon Ren's handsome face. Kyoko nearly melted into a pool on the bottom of the car floor. Ren opened the door and leaned in, still smiling.

"Oh no, something really did happen last night..." she wailed to herself, her eyes filling with tears again. Ren stopped smiling when he saw her face.

"Is something wrong, Kyoko?" he asked, holding her by the shoulders. He looked at her, concern in his deep, sexy eyes. Kyoko jumped up at him touching her, pushing them out of the car. They stood outside the cab. Ren was a little surprised, but he was more or less used to her strange outbursts by now. Then he remembered.

"You haven't got any money, have you?" he laughed. Kyoko glared at him.

"I don't really see how that's funny..." she mumbled, a dark aura emitting from her. Ren coughed and stopped laughing. He pulled out his wallet and leant down to the open cab window. He paid the driver. Then the driver produced a piece of paper and asked for an autograph. Ren smiled and signed.

Kyoko, frozen stiff until that moment, saw her chance. She grabbed the bags from the back containing her Setsu clothes and costume, slammed the cab door shut, and sped at full speed to the doors of LME, a thick trail of dust being kicked up behind her. Ren stood back up and turned round, expecting to see a smiling Kyoko (something he was really looking forward to) but instead, he saw the empty place where she had been. The cab drove off and Ren sighed. He looked dismal.

"I had really wanted to see you..." he thought, wandering in loneliness to the front doors of LME, an aura of depression surrounding him like a cloud. "Why did you run away? Do you hate me that much?" he thought, mindlessly walking back to Yashiro-san. Yashiro-san, on seeing Ren's expression, felt very sorry for him.

"I take it, it didn't go very well then?" asked Yashiro-san. Ren stayed quiet, pretending not to have heard him.

"I'll take that as a yes." thought Yashiro-san, as they walked through the back-corridors of LME.

Kyoko, on reaching the Love Me locker room, slammed her back against her locker door. She breathed frantically, her eyes wide and unfocused. The one thing she must do was not talk to him. About anything, or it will only make its way onto a certain topic which she really did not want to think back to. Kyoko breathed out heavily, convinced she could now get back to normal life. Kyoko, for once, had no official work for the day; Box-R had finished and she wasn't playing Setsu officially any more until further notice. The only thing she had left was Bridge Rock in the evening. Kyoko got dressed in the dreaded Love Me uniform and made her way outside where she had seen Moko-san and Chiori-chan mopping yet another hallway. They passed her a mop in a rather begrudging way, and set to work. After about ten minutes of mumbled hating of the job, a familiar body came walking round the corner.

"Sawara-san! Be careful! It's wet here!" Kyoko cried as she quickly stepped in front of the oblivious manager. Kyoko waved her arms about frantically. Sawara-san got the message and took a step back.

"Oh, sorry Love Me Girls. Don't want to mess up your work." he apologised. Kyoko frowned.

"It's more the fact I didn't want you slipping over." Kyoko said, genuinely. Sawara-san looked a bit taken back. Had it finally happened? Was this really true?

"Has she regained that important human emotion?" Sawara-san's eyes glittered with admiration.

"I wouldn't so much mind if he slipped." grumbled Chiori.

"Could this really be true?" Sawara-san smiled broadly.

"We must take you to see the President at once." he said, rushing Kyoko off in the direction of Lory's office. Moko-san and Chiori-chan just stared blankly after them.

Sawara-san knocked on Lory's door and waited for a response. Kyoko had no idea what was going on. Why was she here? Had she done something wrong? Or something right? She hadn't a clue. All she knew was that Sawara-san was happy- that cheery grin on his face told her so.

"So then it can't be something bad..." Kyoko thought to herself. "Which means it must be something good!" she thought, her face lighting up. There was a reply from behind the door.

"Enter!"

Sawara-san opened the door eagerly and pushed Kyoko in in front of him, closing the door behind them. At first, Kyoko was somewhat at ease. All she saw was Lory standing near the middle of the room. But then, dread fell over her as a tall, dark-haired actor stood up from sitting down on the sofa.

"Ah, Sawara-san, Mogami-kun." said Lory, walking over to them. As Ren walked up to where Kyoko was standing, there was a strong, gentlemanly smiled plastered across his face. Kyoko let out a small shriek and shrunk considerably in size.

"Crap!" she thought to herself. "I thought I'd fooled him!" No such luck. The Grudge Kyokos soon made their appearance.

"It's coming from here!"

"It's this guy, the tall one!" they chorused as they wiggled out of her head. Ren stuffed his hands in his pockets. Lory watched Kyoko look shamefully at the ground as Ren watched her.

"What's this we have here?" mused Lory. Sawara-san just looked completely blank. He had no idea what was going on. After a moment, the silence was broken.

"My goodness, Mogami-kun, you're shivering." said Lory, shocked. Kyoko stopped being depressed, and watched herself. It was true. Ren's smile disappeared. He looked at Kyoko, his eyes full of concern.

"You're hair's wet, Kyoko." frowned Ren as he felt her hair on his fingertips. Kyoko looked cautiously at Ren's hand approaching her. Lory nearly exploded at the familiarity in the name.

"Yes, I had a shower this morning after you left and there was no hair-dryer, so I had to leave with it still wet." she said, innocently.

"Left? Does that mean..." Lory raised his eyebrows.

"Did Mogami-kun spend the night round Tsuruga-san's?" thought a puzzled Sawara-san.

"Mogami-kun. You can't be doing such things. You'll be likely to catch another cold." Lory scorned. Kyoko looked at the ground.

"And you only just got out of hospital the other day from a cold. If you do things like this, I'll worry about you." Ren said, looking sincerely at Kyoko. Kyoko blushed a bit.

"There's defiantly something going on between them..." Sawara-san concluded, watching them cautiously.

"Ren, there's a hair-dryer in the back room. Take Mogami-kun and get her dry while I talk with Sawara-san." Ren nodded, and headed to the back room. He turned round.

"Are you coming?" he smiled at Kyoko. Kyoko, trying desperately not to love that smile, slowly walked forward and followed Ren into the back room.

Ren found the hair-dryer and plugged it in. Kyoko stood protective of herself, a good distance away from Ren. She looked awkwardly at him. Ren stood with the hair-dryer in his hand, and a brush in the other. He chuckled.

"Are you coming over, or do I have to come and get you?" he said, playfully. Kyoko, in alarm, rushed over. Ren was a bit surprised.

"Dislike me close that much, eh?" he teased. Kyoko glared at him, but at once her face was relaxed by the smiled on Ren's face. How could she stay mad at that? Kyoko shook her head violently.

"Now is not the time to think about that." she told herself.

"Hold still." laughed Ren as he turned on the blower. Kyoko watched in the mirror as Ren gently dried her hair. The love he put into making it perfect...But the one question buzzing in Kyoko's mind was, of course, 'What happened last night?" Kyoko's mind swirled as the noise of the hair-dryer drowned out all the other noises.

"I have to know." thought Kyoko. "If I don't, it's going to kill me. But what about what you promised yourself before coming in? Does that not matter? Of course it matters, but what else am I suppose to do? I promise that this will not interfere with my feelings. I will keep it strictly curious. You promise? I promise."

Kyoko couldn't take it any more. She grabbed hold of Ren's wrist with the hairbrush in, stopping him from brushing her hair. Ren was taken aback and turned the hair-dryer off. Kyoko turned round and faced Ren, a serious face clinging to her. Ren lowered his hands when Kyoko had let go of his wrist.

"I'm sorry, Ren, but I have to ask you something." she said, seriously. Ren nodded. "What...happened...last night?" she asked, hesitantly. Ren's eyes widened a bit. "I can't remember what happened. I have to know, otherwise I don't think I can continue in this relationship we have." she said, after Ren didn't answer.

"This relationship? If only you knew the gravity of those words..." he sighed to himself. Then he spoke.

"Like I said in the note, you shouldn't worry about it. But if you really want to know, then I see no reason why you can't." Ren said, looking Kyoko in the eye. Kyoko braced herself for what was about to be said. "How far back should I go?" he asked, shamefully. Kyoko blushed a bit.

"That much happened?" she thought to herself.

"As far back as when Setsu- I mean I- got changed." she said, looking down. The floor had suddenly become very interesting to her.

"Shit." thought Ren. "That far. I hoped she'd at least remember that..."

"You sat on my lap, facing me, and I held you close." he paused, then continued. "Cain and Setsu had serious foreplay, like when we're officially playing them, but I never touched you more than that." he said, sincerely. "Nothing happened. Nothing serious." Ren said, ashamed of himself for giving into his passions. Kyoko's eyes began to glaze over. Why was he doing this to her? The feelings she held for him were being crushed. He didn't know how much this was killing her. Ren looked up to see Kyoko's eyes streaming, but her face and body still. "Kyoko?" he asked. "I promise, I ever did anything Cain wouldn't. It wasn't me...I wasn't myself. You weren't you either..." he lied, pain crushing his heart. The only way to get her to calm down was to lie and say he had been Cain; to say he hadn't heard her say his name in pleasure. He had done this to her. And it was up to him to set it right.

Ren wrapped his arms around her and embraced her into his chest. "Please...just don't cry..." His voice was thin and feeble. Kyoko could hardly recognise it. Kyoko stopped crying and pulled away. Kyoko knew he was lying. She had known what she was doing, now that she had been reminded. It all came flooding back. Ren wasn't lying about the fact that nothing more then foreplay took place.

"I believe you." she said in a quivering voice. Ren nodded.

"I would never have done anything to hurt you. You know that..." he said, his heart collapsing in itself. He hoped, distantly, that she would hold it in her heart, but he knew he was dreaming about the impossible. Kyoko looked up into Ren's eyes. She felt a strange, electric feeling rushing through her. It seemed to be coming from Ren's deep, intoxicating eyes. As she stared, she smiled, vaguely. Ren returned the smile in the same way. Kyoko's feet, without thinking, moved lightly onto tiptoes, high enough for her to wrap her arms around Ren's neck. She pulled him down and buried her head in his neck. Kyoko's heart beat quickly- she was sure Ren could feel it through her chest. Ren, under the same spell, wrapped his arms around Kyoko's slim waist and held her tightly. Relief flooded through his veins as her felt her body relaxed into him. They stood there, embracing each other for a long time. Finally, Ren spoke, not removing his face from her hair.

"Kyoko, I'm so sorry. For everything." Kyoko wasn't in the least stunned.

"You don't need to apologise, Ren. Because you did nothing wrong." she said, squeezing his shoulder blade. They finally pulled away from each other and smiled, knowingly at each other. Ren looked at Kyoko's short, auburn hair.

"What to you know? It's dry..." he said, picking up the brush and running it through one last time to get the shape right. Setting down the brush, he walked over to the door.

"We should probably get going." he said, gesturing for Kyoko to go out before him. Ren closed the door behind him and they walked back into the main office. Kyoko walked daintily on the tile floor, heading toward Takarada-san and Sawara-san. Ren walked slightly faster to catch up with Kyoko. He walked very close, so they looked more than friends. Ren's right arm fell behind Kyoko protectively, like a lover warding off any competition.

Lory, on seeing the two approaching, stopped his conversation with Sawara-san and eyed them suspiciously. Lory spied Ren's arm. He raised a curious eyebrow.

"What's this?" wondered Lory, cunningly. Snapping out of his musings, Lory addressed Kyoko.

"Mogami-kun. I have very good news for you." he said smiling genuinely. Kyoko looked somewhat surprised.

"News? For me? And it's good?" she asked, hardly believing it. Nothing good ever happened to her. Well, apart from Ren and meeting all her new friends. And, of course, finally ridding herself of the company of that bastard. Kyoko looked up at Ren for support. Ren smiled encouragingly and squeezed her right shoulder with his hand. Both Lory and Sawara-san saw this. They observed curiously, but with totally different understanding of the situation.

"So...their relationship has been going places...I've never seen her let anyone get that close before. Both Ren and Mogami-kun are finally getting closer to their deeply desired passions." thought Lory, adoringly. He may be nosy and plotting, but he wanted the best for his favourite pairing.

"What the hell is going on with these people? Are they dating or what? If so, why hasn't Mogami-kun graduated from the Love Me section before now? This makes no sense. Oh wait...I forgot" he sighed. "It's the President. He never makes any sense." he shook his head, rubbing his forehead.

Kyoko looked at Lory hopefully.

"So what's the good news?" she asked, slightly hesitantly. Lory smiled.

"You no longer have to wear that uniform." he said, triumphantly. Kyoko looked puzzled.

"What?" thought Kyoko.

"What? Wait, does this mean..." pondered Ren hopefully. Then came the epiphany.

"Mogami-kun, congratulations." he said, smiling down at her admiringly. "You've graduated from the Love Me section."

A/N: It's not as simple as that though. Mwahahaha! (evil laugh) It never is for poor Kyoko. OK, had a new plot idea, so this is gonna be longer than originally thought. Yay! ^ - ^ Sorry this took quite a long time, but it was a long-ish chapter. Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks for reading! ;D