I don't own skip beat

Chapter 10

~Maria~

What the… I keep struggling to somehow escape the grasp of my captor.

"Maria… stops struggling, it's me" I stayed calm when I heard his voice of all the people call my name.

"Now I am going to let go of you so stay calm alright" I stayed calm and he let me go. Once his hands were off of my face I faced him and slapped him hard on the face. I suppose the others could have heard it from the meeting room.

"How dare you! What do you think you were doing?" I screamed at his face. He looked shock that I just slapped him. Hmph… there are many more where that came from. He deserves it. He seems to let it go.

"Maria…" he started to say but I cut him off

"I am not Maria. Whoever this Maria is." I said to him.

"No I am pretty sure you are my Maria."

"I AM NOT YOUR MARIA!" I yelled at him. When I shouted at him he looked a bit upset and backed away.

"No you are her. The way you look, the way you dress, the way you act, even the way you smile reminds me of your mother." He said while looking at me with those big puppy dog eyes. All I could do was stare at him shocked. I didn't know that I looked that much like my mother. I guess I was doing it unconsciously.

"I'm sorry but I AM NOT MARIA. I am sorry to say this but my parents died when I was 5 in a car crash and I was left to be raise by my aunt and uncle with my sister." I told him calmly, trying to let it seem like I always say this and that it was true.

"NO. Don't lie to me, you are my Maria!" he shouted. I just stared at him with shook again, this time because I couldn't believe how stubborn he is. I think he misinterpret my shook for an understanding- or acknowledging that I was her- because he walked closer to me and pulled me in for a hug. As soon as he touched me I began to tremble and I struggled to get out of his grasp again. But this time he held me closer and tighter.

"Let go…" I tried to make my voice demanding but the fear of being discover made it come out in a whisper.

"NO! Never again will I let you go. Never again will I let you out of my sight." He said. I trembled even harder as the thought of never leaving this house again occurred to me. The thought of never seeing my Onee-sama, Shin-chan, acting or modelling terrified me. I kept trying to shake out of his embrace but I had no success. I knew just had enough voice for one loud scream and that I had to make it count.

"Let GO!" I shouted while using every bit of strength I had left. My voice came out shaky and hoarse but thanks to the strength I had left I was able to finally break free of his grip. Just as I finished shouting I heard someone running towards our location.

"Lily? Lily? Are you okay" said Onee-sama when she opened the door to the room I was dragged in. I unconsciously ran to her and cried like a baby. She hugged me gently and I shudder. She told me everything was ok and that she was here now.

And she wasn't alone. She was with Moko-san, Tsuruga-san, Lory and Sebastian. But I barely noticed anything because I was too busy crying and trying to get away. When Lory look at both of us he could only shook his head. Onee-sama put me at arm's length and looked me over. That is when she noticed the bruises in my arms and the hand prints in my cheek. I tried to avoid her hand as she reached out to touch my bruised arm but no such luck. She was gentle with me, she grabbed my arms slowly and softly to examined it and then she touched my cheek and I winced at her cold touch, she turn my face to see my left cheek which was even worse.

"I'm fine Onee-sama" I told to her as I searched for her eyes. But she was already glaring at Him before the words were out of my mouth.

"How could you and to and actress none the less…"she yelled at him and her glare was much colder. I think with just her glare the room dropped 20 degrees.

"How could you. You are the reason my little girl ran way. I bet you threaten her or tricked her to follow you." He responded coldly and the temperature dropped another 20 degrees.

"What little girl are you talking about she is my sister for heaven sakes." She told him coldly.

He walked up to her with such a look in his eyes that made me take a step back. He raised his hand to hit her and she stayed perfectly still as if to dare her. That is when I notice Ren step in front of her and take his hand. I saw the brief shook look in his and her eyes and later I saw her smile a little.

"I'm sorry but I don't approve of hitting a girl. I am sure we can settle this without violence." Ren told him with a brief death glare. Soon I saw onee-sama turn around and bow to grandfather.

"I am sorry Takarada-sama, but we won't take this lightly. We are leaving. Have a nice night" she said urging me to coming with her. I gladly went with her with Moko-san trailing right behind us. I really hate this place.

"I am sorry that this happened Akai-san. Shiroi-san, I am sorry about my son's behaviour towards you. Ren, it is best if you take them home. It is dangerous for the ladies to go home by themselves." Lory told us, while looking at us solemnly.

We went to the door without looking back. It was a bad idea in the first place to come here.

~Lory~

When they left I look at my son in the eyes

"How could you do that Kouki? You can't just do as you please. What if they file a lawsuit against you, huh?" I told him with a furious look.

"I can't help it. Maria is here. How could you just let her go?" he look pretty torn up by it.

"We don't know if she really is our Maria. It is best for you to lie low. Go back to your room now" I told him

Sigh. I better get a drink.

A/N: here is the next chap….this is the revised version….