Disclaimer : I do not own all the skip beat! characters except of the other characters. The all Skip Beat! characters is belong to Sensei Yoshiki Nakamura
Chapter 10
Like his promised, Ren waits outside Shiseido Beauty Center building for Kyoko and Kotori at 7 PM, Yashiro along with him too. They already dress up for the party. The party is held at L.M.E building. Yashiro and Ren was used Tuxedo. Ren looks very gallant, and Yashiro look casual. They waiting about 30 minutes for Kotori and Kyoko. When the girls both set the foot in the front door. Ren and Yashiro too were bewitched by the look of the girls. Kyoko that use his rosa charm, looks like very much beautiful and mature like the one when she was make-over by Kijima, but this time she much more beautiful because the dress is much more expensive than Kijima has rent. How about Kotori? Well... She is the queen of the beauty. Her slim figures and tall support her to be so very beautiful than any girls. Even Ren that her brother in blood was supprised to look at her. He remembered of little Kotori that always weak, not a mature Kotori that very much look alike their mother.
"Shall we go?" said Kotori, waking up Yashiro from his dream
"Yes, of course." said Ren and open his car door at backseat for the girls. He and Yashiro like usual is in front seat
At the party Ren's group become an attention of everyone, because of the newcomer that very match with Ren. Ren that very handsome and gallant and Kotori as new comer that so much beautiful. That's makes the media wants to know what were they relationship, they wanted to interviewing them, but they never seen together.
In the middle of party, President Takarada were come up to the stage, he acts as a Master of Ceremony,
"Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you so much for your coming to this party. There will be more excitement and delight tonight for we are gonna gives you the best singers and musicians to entertains you all." said President Takarada
"First performance is Maroka Kikuyama, our best Violin Player." said President again and come down the stage
Maroka was come up the stage and standing, preparing for his performance, when the music starts he put up his Violin and ready to play. Meanwhile, President Takarada was walk to Kotori place and gave her a Violin.
"Eh?" at first Kotori was confuse, but when she heard the music, she began to understand, and ready to reply Maroka challenge. They were play like they were doing a battle, replying each other's plays. When it's time for Kotori to play, every body was shock because now they know the new comer were a multi-talented one.
{Author's note: The music that Maro and Kotori plays were "Duel" from BOND}
Everybody stunned by the plays of Maro and Kotori, the best violin duet they ever seen. After they finished, the audience giving standing applause for them. When Kotori back to her place before, Ren said something that makes Kyoko and Yashiro and the other people near them look at him, "That's the one thing that's never changed from you."
All the people there were have questioning in mind, "What is the relationship between them? Seems Tsuruga-san were know her for very long. Tsuruga - san is handsome and that girl is very much beautiful. They make a best couple if they were."
"Okay, thank you Maro-kun and Kotori-chan, that's very beautiful. Okay, next, maybe this Singer were out of L.M.E, but, he still a good singer in Japan, so I invite him for this party. Ladies and Gentlement I giving you... Fuwa Sho!" said President Takarada makes the audience, for most is girl, screaming because of excitement. Except for Kyoko Mogami that turns to her black side cause of her hate for Fuwa.
Fuwa Sho were showing up, and take place beside President Takarada,
"Thank you Mr. President. But, I will not gonna sing alone. I want a singer to duet with me." said Fuwa Sho
"Always arrogant..." said Kyoko in muttering.
"That's sound good enough for me, You want to choose it by yourself or You want me to choose it for you." said President Takarada
"You choose, sir. This is your place. I want the best singer." said Fuwa Sho, he wanted to sing with Ruriko, and hoping that President will choose her.
"Okay. I will choose... (President Takarada were quiet, looks like he was thinking) Later... (All the audience makes a sigh) Whoever I choose is where the stage light will lit on when it's time for her to sing replying you." said President Takarada, make a commotion in an audience, they were very curious who will be a partner for Fuwa Sho
{Author's Note: The song is duet Mariah Carey and Westlife with the title is "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)"}
[Fuwa:](He's waiting for the light and wandering, but he's kinda excited too, little hoping it will Ruriko or maybe Kyoko, that's why he choose this song and tell his bands to play it, the song were reflects his feelings to Kyoko)]
How can I just let you walk away,
Just let you leave without a trace,
When I'm standing taking every breath,
With you, uuuhhh,
You're the only one who really knew me,
At all.
(Suddenly the light is lit on Kotori side, at first Kotori was confused, but, she can manage it and sing. Fuwa get shocked too because he's not expected that President will choose Kotori)
[Kotori:]
How can you just walk away from me,
When all I can do is watch you leave,
Cause we shared the laughter and the pain,
And even shared the tears,
You're the only one who really knew me at all.
(Fuwa were looking to Kotori with a very curious eyes, the beauty of her has catch his heart, and the professionalism of her sing were amazed him)
[Kotori:]
So take a look at me now,
There's just an empty space,
There's nothing left here to remind me,
Just the memory of your face,
So take a look at me now,
There's just an empty space,
If you're coming back to me it's against all odds,
And that's what I've got to face.
[Fuwa:]
I wish I could just make you turn around,
[Both:]
Turn around and see me cry,
[Fuwa:]
There's so much I need to say to you,
[Fuwa with the bands:]
So many reasons why,
You're the only one who really knew me at all.
[Kotori:]
So take a look at me now,
There's just an empty space,
There's nothing left here to remind me,
Just the memory of your face,
So take a look at me now,
So there's just an empty space,
But to wait for you is all I can do,
When that's what I've got to face.
[Kotori:]
Take a good look at me now,
Cause I'll be standing here,
([Fuwa:]Standing here)
And you coming back to me is against all odds,
And that's the chance I've got to take. (Kotori make a good scream at here, makes Fuwa even more admire her)
[Fuwa:](takes Kotori's hand, makes Kotori startled a bit)
Got to take
Got to take
[Kotori:]
Ooh
Take a look at me now
[Fuwa:]
Take a look at me now.
(Fuwa Sho kisses Kotori's hand and makes audiences and Kotori hold the breath because of shock. Tsuruga Ren were gives a snarl)
"Wow! A flasher faster aren't you, Fuwa? Well, thank you for the performance. Let's continue the event..." said President Takarada, and he was continuing the event, there's more Singer and Musician that performance. But, there is the time too for an interview with all artist that came to the party, and it's the chance for the media press to dig up the secrets between Tsuruga Ren and Kotori Shinigami.