Disclaimer: I do not own Skip Beat! or any of its characters
Side note: This isn't a fan fiction only about the actual characters. This fan fiction is mostly about and from the point of view of an OC although I will include known characters later in the story. Also, this is set after the Heel Siblings.
Chapter 10 - Surprises
Yuki thought about yesterday evening on his way to LME. Kuon had taken her explanation a lot calmer than he had thought he would. He had simply given him his address and home number as well as he mobile number which he used for private and business calls. He had urged Yuki to contact him in any circumstance if he got in trouble and, before leaving for his own apartment, suggested that he find somewhere else to live. Yuki had retorted that here was just fine, except for his annoying neighbour who he could handle if need be.
Kuon had left, looking dejected and muttering something like "That's what I'm worried about."
Yuki smiled as he accelerated the motorbike one last time before the LME buidling came into sight. Bending into the parking lot, he stilled the engine and got off. Tucking away the key in his jacket and the helmet underneath one arm, Yuki walked toward the entrance, not noticing the admiring looks he got from other newcomers in the parking lot.
He quickly went to the LoveMe locker room and grimaced at the uniform he had put in there the night before. Not bothering to lock the door seeing as no one was here yet, he changed. Dropping the Yuki act for a bit, Yukiko had just pulled up the bottom half of her overall when she heard the door handle being pushed down.
She frantically tried to cover up her exposed upper body. She was only wearing a bust band which disguised her chest and nothing else.
Still attempting to cover herself before the door opened, Yukiko had one arm through a sleeve before she ran out of time.
The door swung wide open to reveal a cheerful Kyoko.
"Moshi moshi! How are you to…oh!"
Kyoko's eyes widened and she blushed as she covered her face.
"I'm so sorry, Yuki-kun! I didn't see anything I swear!" she wailed, throwing herself into a dogeza.
Yukiko reacted instantly and sank down to pat Kyoko on the head.
"Don't worry, nothing happened right?" she assured the slightly older girl nervously.
Unfortunately, she had forgotten to get back into character, so her voice sounded normal.
"Yuki-kun, is there something wrong with your voice…?" Kyoko looked up and her eyes widened once again. She sat up and pointed at Yukiko's bust band.
"W-wha…" she managed dazedly, before Yukiko realised what she was pointing at.
"Oh, crap!" She jumped up and finished dressing quickly. She wanted to give the girl an excuse which was believable.
"Yuki-k- Yuki-chan, what…why…?" Kyoko gestured at her from the floor, before Yukiko could say anything. Yukiko sighed.
Crap. I can't believe it, it's only my second day here and my secret is already known by two people.
"Listen, Kyoko-chan," she began, kneeling on the floor beside her. "please don't tell anyone about me. I have my reasons, but…oh, it's complicated."
Yukiko scratched her head in frustration. How was she going to explain it?
Kyoko smiled at Yukiko in understanding.
"Don't worry, Yuki-chan. Everyone has their secrets. You don't have to explain anything to me if you don't want to. I'll keep your secret."
Yukiko looked at the other girl at a loss what to say. Anyone would have asked for an explanation on the spot, but she readily accepted it, no questions asked.
"You really are a good friend." Yukiko smiled at Kyoko whose eyes unexpectedly filled with tears.
Yukiko was surprised but pleased when Kyoko gave her a hug.
"I'm so happy you said that we're friends!" she exclaimed and giggled. She stood up and went to her locker, retrieving her uniform. Yukiko got up and closed her locker.
"My real name is Yukiko by the way, but you can keep calling me Yuki. Just remember to use 'kun' whenever anyone's around." she added quickly.
Kyoko smiled at her again and nodded.
"Un! What do you have now, Yuki-chan?" Kyoko asked her as she changed into her uniform.
"Um, acting lessons." Yukiko replied looking the planner in her hand. She grimaced. She had actually wanted to do singing, but the president insisted that she act as well.
"You never know, you might change your mind and want to do acting instead of singing." he had told her, saluting her with a sword before galloping off on his horse. As a result, she had been forced to attend yesterday's acting lessons for the first time.
"Oh, that's great! I do too, so we're in the same group!" Kyoko exclaimed excitedly.
They stepped out the door, Yukiko closing her eyes in concentration before opening them again as Yuki. Kyoko closed the door behind them, not noticing the transition.
She turned back and her eyes widened. The resumed walking toward the acting room.
"You really do make a convincing boy." she mused. "Although your almost too pretty to be one."
Yukiko slipped through for an instant and blushed, denying it. Kyoko laughed.
By the time they got to the room, Yukiko was Yuki again and grinned as he saw Norio in there. Norio's eyes grew as big as hand plates at the sight of him and he guffawed.
Yuki's eyebrows twitched irritably when he noticed that his friend wasn't the only one.
"What?" he snapped. Norio smoothed his face expression but a giggle escaped him.
"What are you wearing?" came the answer before Norio dissolved back into laughter.
Yuki froze. He had completely forgotten that he was stuck wearing that embarrassing LoveMe uniform.
"It's the LoveMe uniform." Kyoko beside him supplied helpfully. She carried on cheerfully. "It's true that the uniform is a little extreme, but the section's really fun."
"L-love me? What's that?" Norio said, still laughing.
Now it was Kyoko's turn to look irritated.
"You got something to say, Norio-kun?" Kyoko said, a dangerous undertone in her voice. Yuki cautiously edged away from her. This aura felt suspiciously like the one from Mio, except it was a lot more intense live.
Norio looked up and jumped back, startled. He looked back at Yuki.
"Wha…who..?" he stammered, pointing at Kyoko.
Yuki smiled dangerously. Time to get back at his friend.
"This is Kyoko. You might know her from 'Dark Moon'?" Yuki said casually. He glanced down at her and realised that she was completely in character. He smiled as he recalled his talk with Kuon yesterday; among other things, he had kept talking about Kyoko, his kohai, and her amazing acting abilities.
"Or you might know her as Mio?"
Norio's jaw dropped in surprise as he looked at the petite, orange-haired girl.
"You're…Mio?" he faltered. He looked at her in awe. "Seriously?"
Kyoko smiled, back to her old self.
"Yes." she said simply and Norio bombarded her with questions.
The teacher cut off Norio mid-question as he came into classroom.
"Today, as you might have noticed, is Tuesday." Matsushima announced mysteriously. The aspiring actors who had been here longer groaned, including Kyoko. The new ones, like Yuki and Norio, looked at him, clueless.
Before Yuki could ask Kyoko what he meant, Matsushima continued.
"That means it's the day to choose two people for this week's acting challenge."
His eyes glinted dangerously as he said this, his eyes roaming across his victims, er, students.
"To the newcomer's - the weekly acting challenge is when two students are chosen randomly out of the entire class. These students will then receive a note from me which will specify a theme or character which you have to act like for the entire next day. Of course, whoever wants to pass is welcome to do so, but," Matsushima lifted his finger and grinned evilly, "as punishment, the one who passed must take the acting challenge the following two weeks and act out whatever is thrown at them. Passing the challenge then is not allowed. Is that clear?"
Everyone nodded mutely.
"Now let's get on with the lesson. We will determine the lucky students at the end."
They learnt various acting exercises, among them proper breathing techniques and pronunciation. Yuki realised that many exercises overlapped with his singing lessons and grinned. This might help him more than he thought it would.
At the end of the lesson Matsushima, picked up a box that had been standing on his desk.
"The names of chosen students are taken out of the box so there's no chance of them being chosen again next week. Once all students went once, it's refilled again. Also, first time challengers are not allowed to pass." he explained before pulling two names out of the box. Everyone held their breath, hoping it wasn't them.
"Sasaki Norio and Sato Yuki." he announced, and the two in question flinched as they heard their names called out.
"It can't be that bad, right?" Norio tried to reassure Yuki and himself as they walked up to the grinning Matsushima.
"You have no idea." their teacher grinned gleefully. "The president invented this challenge and also chooses the themes."
Now Yuki and Norio were worried.
"Well, then, pick whatever you like." Matsushima held out a huge, black bag out to them.
Yuki gestured for Norio to go first who breathed in deeply before pulling out a small piece of paper. He began to unfold it when their teacher stopped him.
"Wait until Yuki got his and then read it out loud to the class."
Norio gulped nervously but didn't protest.
Dreading what he got, Yuki closed his eyes as he put his hand in the bag. Holding on to the first piece of paper her could grab, he pulled his hand out quickly.
Both boys turned around to the class who were facing them, excited.
Norio unfolded his note first and grinned in relief at what he read.
" ' Your Best Friend'." he announced happily. The class gave a collective sigh of relief although a few disappointed exclamations were thrown in at the prospect of such a boring challenge.
Yuki felt a little tension leave him. Norio's hadn't been too bad. His couldn't be much different, right?
Wrong. It was worse.
Much worse.
Yuki couldn't believe his eyes as he read through the note. He thought that maybe talking to the president could convince him otherwise. But the longer he thought about it, the less likely it seemed that the president would relent. This kind of challenge suited his tastes completely. Yuki traded a nervous glance with Kyoko who looked at him worriedly.
Taking a deep breath, he looked up the class who were waiting for his challenge.
" 'Switch Your Gender.' "
Sho looked around the LME lobby irritably, berating himself. Why had he come here again?
This morning he had the webcam meeting with Chase Darnell. They had agreed on a date for their debut album release and how many songs they would need. They would each contribute five songs plus two which they would perform individually.
During a break in their meeting, Sho had unconsciously begun to play his guitar, playing the song that Sato Yuki had finished, lyrics and all. This had caught Darnell's attention and he had insisted to put that song on their album list before ending the meeting.
Unfortunately, because Sho hadn't composed and written it all by himself, he needed the co-writer - Sato Yuki - to give him permission for release. As he had explained this dilemma to Shoko, she had listened to him thoughtfully.
"Maybe you could convince him to work with you." she had suggested.
In response to Sho's glare she had given him an icy look.
"Look, you admitted yourself that you recently had problems with song writing. A little help might not be a bad idea. Besides, didn't you say you needed a new guitarist?"
Because these were all valid arguments, Sho had decided to come by LME where had found out that Yuki worked.
So now here he was, standing in the main lobby and looking like an idiot because he didn't know where to go. He stalked up to the receptionist's desk and smiled brilliantly at the middle-aged woman sitting behind it.
"Would you be able to tell me where to Sato Yuki?" he asked in a friendly tone.
The woman swooned, along with several other women of various ages present in the lobby.
"O-of course. Just give me a moment." She shyly smiled at Sho who could just suppress a shiver of disgust.
The woman quickly typed something into the computer and looked up at him.
"He has just finished acting classes and is on a break, so he should be in the LoveMe room." she readily gave him the information.
Barely giving the woman a mumbled thanks, Sho turned around and left in the direction the woman had pointed him to.
"LoveMe? What the hell is that? It sounds kind of familiar…" he murmured. Looking up he noticed that he was about to pass a nondescript-looking door with a neon pink sign on it which read 'LoveMe'.
Not bothering to knock, he pushed the door open.
Three people were in the room and Sho knew all of them.
One was Kyoko who was looking at him, her eyes wide open in shock and then fury as she realised who it was. Another was Sato Yuki who was mirroring Kyoko's expression, except that he was more annoyed than livid. The last one was Tsuruga Ren who had gone completely stiff when he saw Sho in the door.
Both Kyoko and Yuki jumped up.
"What are you doing here?" they both shouted. They looked at each other in confusion.
"You know him?" they both said at the same time. "How?"
They stared at each other for a few seconds before dissolving into laughter.
Ren's mouth twitched as he fought against doing the same.
"What the hell is so funny?" Sho said irritated.
Immediately, Kyoko and Yuki stopped laughing. Kyoko was in front of Sho in the blink of an eye.
"What do you want, Shotaro?" she snapped at him, her face shoved into his.
He flinched and grinned as he looked over at Tsuruga who could hardly keep still at the close proximity of his archrival and the girl.
Sho quickly snaked his arm around Kyoko's waist and pulled her closer to him. Enraged, she squirmed, beating her small fists against his chest to no avail.
"You." he said simply, forgetting himself.
Kyoko breathed in sharply at this and glared up at him.
"Let me go!" she demanded. Sho grinned and brought up his hand to caress her face. He bent forward to kiss her. Kyoko was completely paralysed by his actions.
Ren rushed forward, intent on breaking her out of the forceful embrace. Then he pulled back in surprise.
Yuki had already beaten him to the punch. Literally.
Kyoko was now behind Yuki, a little dazed from what just happened.
Yuki stood above Sho who was now lying on the ground, holding his aching jaw and glaring up at him.
"Get out." Yuki said calmly, his eyes two slivers of ice.
Sho stood up, propped up against the wall. He drew himself up to his full height and noted with satisfaction that he was still at least half a head taller than the other boy.
"Why? Is it so wrong to come by and say hi to a childhood friend?" he smirked.
" 'Childhood friend'?" Yuki repeated. He looked over at Kyoko who was being restrained by Ren.
" "Childhood friend'? When did I ever say that we're not enemies anymore? True, I knew you when we were kids but that's all!" she spat at him, her eyes livid.
"You forfeited the right to call her a friend when she swore revenge against you." Ren's furious whisper carried across the room. His eyes were focused on Sho, completely forgetting about Yuki.
"Do you still want revenge?" Sho asked Kyoko who only glared in answer.
Sho chuckled.
"I guess that means she still thinks about me more than anyone else."
He directed the words at Tsuruga who flinched, but maintained eye contact with Fuwa.
In that moment, Kyoko felt his arms weaken around her and she broke his hold.
She raced toward Sho, spitting in fury. While running, Kyoko's foot got caught in a chair and she fell, her eyes widening in shock.
Yuki was the first to react out of the other three and caught her, princess-style. He gently put her on her feet.
"You okay?" he asked concernedly, putting a hand on her shoulder. She shook it off and nodded briskly. Ren quickly came over to check on her himself.
Sho, who had noticed Kyoko's reaction, smirked at Yuki who narrowed his eyes at him.
"You know, she'll never fall for you. She isn't interested in short and slender guys like you. Especially not ones who wear pink clothes."
Ignoring the jibe on the LoveMe uniform, Yuki's eyes widened and he quickly traded a surprised glance with Ren and Kyoko who looked equally stunned. Quickly noting that Ren was built taller and broader than either of them, Yuki turned back to Sho, struggling to contain his laughter.
"I guess that cuts us both out from that competition." Yuki laughed.
Sho flushed in anger.
"Don't you know who I am? How dare you laugh at me like that?" he shouted.
"Of course I know who you are. Your name's Fuwa Sho and you're my neighbour right?" Yuki looked at Sho for confirmation.
He seethed. Didn't this guy ever watch TV or listen to the radio?
"I'm Fuwa Sho, the number one singer in Japan!" he spat. He couldn't believe that he actually had to point this out to that brat.
Yuki looked a little surprised. He looked at Kyoko and Ren questioningly who grudgingly nodded.
"Are you now? You'd think that someone as famous like you would be known all over the globe by now."
Sho flinched and Yuki grinned, knowing he had hit a sore spot.
"That's sort of why I'm here." Sho pressed out from between clenched teeth.
"Huh?" Yuki looked completely clueless. "What do you mean?"
"You remember that time when you finished one of my songs?" Sho asked, calm and professional now that this was about work. Still, inside he was raging that he had to ask this guy for permission to use one of his own songs.
"Um, sure…?" Yuki trailed off, making it sound like a question.
Kyoko and Ren were behind them making clueless faces. What were they talking about?
"Well, my debut partner heard it and insists on using it. The problem is that…" Sho took a deep breath. This hurt his pride but it was necessary for him to do if he wanted to be known internationally. "I need your permission to use it. And I need you to help with some other songs as well as a new guitarist."
Ren and Kyoko had no idea what they were talking about but even they understood this. The ever prideful, arrogant, childish Fuwa Sho was not only asking permission for something, he was asking for help! From a newcomer, nonetheless.
They felt their eyes grow wide and jaws slacken. They glanced over at Yuki.
Yuki was even more surprised than the other two. He hadn't known them as long they had but in the short time that Yuki had known Sho, they were only unpleasant encounters. Including the time he didn't know about.
"And why would I help you? You hurt my friend and were rude to me from the very first time we met." Yuki's eyes were once again slivers of ice and his voice was hitting Antarctic temperatures. All three people looked at him a little fearfully, wondering if they would get frostbite.
"What's in it for me?"
Sho smiled thinly. He knew it. Everyone still thought about what was best for themselves before anyone else. This kid was no different.
"You're going to debut internationally with me and my debut partner. You'll be known over the whole globe and if the debut sells well, you'll be rich in no time."
If Sho had been looking for an extreme positive reaction, he was disappointed. In fact, Yuki seemed to be even colder than before.
Yuki was disgusted by this guy. He didn't care about money; he'd had enough of all the issues it brought with it for a lifetime. Neither about fame; yes he had entered show business with the intent to become a successful musician but at the same time try to stay unknown enough so as not to be found out.
"By the way, my debut partner is Chase Darnell. Ever heard of him?" Sho added, hoping for Yuki to take the bait.
The second Yuki had heard that name, he was knocked out of place by Yukiko. Frozen stiff, she couldn't move. Her mind, though, was racing.
Chase…? He's debuting with this guy?
Her instant reaction was rejection.
Now way in hell am I going to help that guy become famous even more than he is!
Then she thought about it seriously.
What would happen if I did agree?
I could make him miserable the whole time he's working on the debut….I could drive absolutely insane!
I could even ruin it for him…but that would also ruin Fuwa…not that I really care since he's a jackass.
Ren looked at his cousin in concern. After hearing her tale last night he had been appalled, shocked and furious. How dare that bastard lay a hand on his cousin! Yukiko had been able to distract him by begging him not to do anything, tears in her eyes. Ren had been shocked. When they were children, she had been a real tomboy and never cried in front of anyone, least of all him.
And now the other bastard mentioned him in passing by. Ren could feel his anger stirring again as he saw Yukiko seemingly experiencing a breakdown.
Kyoko looked back between her new friend, her enemy and her sempai. Her demons were revelling in the dark tension that was threatening to engulf the room.
Ah, blessed revenge!
Ooh, I missed this!
This atmosphere…it's so dark….so hateful….so…so wonderful!
She questioningly looked at Yuki. Why did he react so strongly to the foreign singer's name?
Sho was still waiting for an answer, his foot impatiently tapping on the floor. The only thing he noticed was a slight sense of animosity emanating from Yuki.
"So? What's your answer?"
Yuki then did something that surprised everyone in the room. He gave his trademark smile and held out his hand to Sho. He looked at the hand in surprise, then into Yuki's face.
This guy was willing to forget about his behaviour and even work with him?
Something akin to a grudgingly respectful smile stole its way on Sho's face.
He grabbed Yuki's hand, sealing their deal in a handshake.
What Sho thought about Yuki's attitude couldn't have been farther from the truth.
Yuki stood in front of the mirror, grimacing.
He had gone to the president's office early the next morning to try and convince him to change his acting challenge. It could very well expose Yuki's secret much sooner than planned.
As predicted, the president hadn't given in, finding it very amusing that it was Yuki who had gotten this particular challenge.
"I got the idea from when Mogami-kun told me about the acting challenge Kuu set her." he explained. He probably would have gone on about it if Yuki hadn't assured him that he knew about it already. So instead of changing the challenge, he had given Yuki clothes for it, mostly frilly dresses and skirts. Yuki had explained that he wouldn't able to ride his motorbike that way. Takarada had looked thoughtful, before running off and a little later returned with another set of clothes.
"These would perfectly match a female Yuki, in other words it should be perfect for you." he grinned and gestured for him to go change in LME's walk-in closet.
So now Yuki stood in front of a mirror tugging at the clingy shirt. Dropping Yuki, Yukiko stepped out from the closet. She fumed as she kept tugging at the black strapless tube top with lacy straps sticking out which were attached to a bra underneath. The shirt was so tight, she would either have to wear a padded bra added to her bust band or wear a real bra. Seeing which one was more comfortable and easier to move around in, she chose the latter. She frowned as something occurred to her. How did the president know her bra size? She hadn't even known that it had changed since the last time she wore one from a 10C to a 10D.
She glared at him as she stopped in front of him.
"Who picked this outfit?"
"Ten. She said something about how I wouldn't know what a girl would like to wear. She said I had no taste in clothing. Can you believe that?" The president sounded offended, but Yukiko wasn't listening. She sighed in relief.
Thank goodness it was Jelly.
She looked down at herself. She had to admit the clothes were tasteful, they were just very…revealing. Yukiko looked back up to the president who was still trying to convince no one in particular that his sense of style had nothing wrong with it.
"Takarada-san, how am I supposed to keep my gender a secret like this?"
Takarada interrupted himself and grinned.
"Now, that's the real acting challenge isn't it?"
Yukiko gave him another glare before going back to the walk-in closet. She snatched up her leatherjacket to cover her naked shoulders. Making sure that the wig sat right, she looked into the mirror sighed. She had even put on some makeup the way Jelly had taught her when she saw her yesterday for advice for the challenge.
Yukiko stepped back and looked at herself critically. The blue contacts were the only hints to who she was. She quickly left before she could change her mind.
Down in the lobby, she paused as she saw someone familiar and at the same time not leaning against a wall. They had agreed to meet each other there before facing the rest of the acting class together.
Norio was leaning against the wall in a familiar looking pose. His legs and arms were crossed and he wore grey faded jeans, a white t-shirt and a black leather motorbike jacket. Even his hair and face expression were different, calmer than usual but aloof. His body language expressed the same.
Yukiko's mouth quirked as she recognised who he had identified as his act, his 'best friend'.
She walked across the lobby as she normally would when she wasn't in disguise. As Yuki was the same person as her personality-wise, she wouldn't have to change much about herself. Just the occasional guyish gesture would do.
"Hey, Norio." she called in her normal voice.
Norio recognised the voice immediately, even though it sounded more girlish than usual. He turned towards the source of the voice. Norio almost choked in surprise at what he saw.
Yuki had transformed completely. Gone was the cool, laid-back if somewhat girlish looking guy. This was completely reversed.
Yuki walked toward him like he had at the modelling audition with a stunning natural grace. In addition to that, he was wearing skin-tight black leather pants which would have looked awful on any guy but somehow Yuki pulled it off. These were tucked into knee-high, platform combat boots, which made him taller but still not as tall as Norio. He was wearing a tight black tube top which showed a thin strip of skin between the hem and where the low rise pants begun. Over that, he wore his customary leatherjacket.
Yuki even wore a long black wig with waves in it.
But the most dramatic was his makeup - he wore a black-silver smoky eye and even a little bit of pink gloss.
Norio looked him up and down in disbelief several times. He just couldn't believe it.
Yuki looked more like a girl than ever. Not only that - he looked hot.
Norio reared back as that thought crossed his mind. How could even think that? Yuki was definitely a guy; his best friend. And Norio was sure that he was straight. That was just plain disturbing.
Yukiko smirked as she noticed Norio's reaction. She had known that this was quite dramatic but she didn't think she'd have that much of an impact.
She pursed her lips, tapping her finger to her chin. Norio looked at her, mesmerised.
"Let me guess - judging by your clothes and the attitude…your best friend is me?"
Norio, pulled back into reality, assumed an aloof and calm expression with just a hint of a smile.
"Yup." he said, giving Yukiko a perfect replica of Yuki's trademark smile.
Yukiko flashed it back at him, but since it was Yukiko today, not Yuki, she mixed in a hint of a dare in it, making her look not only beautiful but also dangerous.
Norio was just able to swallow the sudden lump in his throat before his nervousness showed on his face.
"Let's go to class, then. Don't want to keep Matsushima waiting." she scowled and Norio almost laughed at the familiar face. He quickly copied it and nodded before following Yuki to their class.
Upon arriving at the room, Norio went in first. Yuki had insisted; he said he was suddenly feeling nervous and would come in later.
Norio entered the class, surrounding eyes intently focused on him. They all broke out into shouts and yells as they figured out who it was that Norio was acting like.
Matsushima came up to him and grinned while clapping him on the shoulder.
"Good job. Now you have to stay like that all day unless you are required to act for another job. Got it?"
Norio nodded and returned the grin. He jerked his head towards the door where Kyoko had stopped and was talking to someone hidden from view.
"Wait 'til you see Yuki. He's really got the part down."
Yukiko was standing leaned against the door and was beginning to panic. What if they realised her real gender? What would happen then? Would she be kicked out of LME?
Before she could hyperventilate, Kyoko suddenly stuck her face in front of her. She looked at her with concerned eyes.
"Are you alright, Yuki-chan?" she whispered, after making sure no one was in ear shot. She looked her up and down and smiled. "You look very pretty. I'm sure everyone will think that you're very dedicated, not figure out your secret."
Yukiko looked at her in amazement. How did she always know what to say at the right time? She smiled at Kyoko warmly.
"Thank you, Kyoko-chan." She took a deep breath and looked at her determinedly. "I think I can do this now."
Gesturing for Kyoko to go in first, she straightened up and set her face into the composed mask she had learnt to use. Smiling brilliantly, she floated into the room gracefully.
Everyone in the room stilled and Norio hid a grin as he saw everyone's reactions.
The guys' eyes popped out of their heads from gaping and their jaws dropped. The girls however, were seething with jealousy. How could someone, a guy nevertheless, look so pretty?
Even Matsushima, who was a seasoned professional, could barely keep his jaw from dropping. The only times had ever witnessed such a change had been with Tsuruga Ren or Kyoko. Now he had found another person to add to his list.
Kanae, who was also present this time, couldn't believe her eyes. She looked at Kyoko suspiciously, who had traded a conspirational look with Yuki and was now off in La-La land. What did they know about each other that they could already have insider jokes and secrets?
Kanae's eyes widened. She quickly glanced back to the transformed Yuki. He and Kyoko didn't like each other in that way did they?
Her eyes narrowed at the new implications this could have on the relationships between her, Kyoko and Ren.
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