A/N: The song I've chosen for the opening credits is Rise by Katy Perry. I only wish I could claim it, but alas I am not that lucky. Lol. I hope you enjoy this chapter. 8)
Chapter 11
The lights went down and the theater fell silent as the movie began, while Kyoko and Kuon sat watching from the balcony of the large theater with her co-stars.
She giggled a little. "I hope you like it." She whispered, leaning to him in her seat.
Kuon smiled softly and squeezed her hand. "I'm looking forward to it." He kissed her temple.
{First was the usual gun barrel sequence with Matthew strutting into view, turning and then shooting into the camera. Kyoko's silhouette rose up from a puddle of multicolored paint and began swaying sensuously to the music. She oozed with color over the black canvas of the screen as she danced sexily around the male. Her martial arts maneuvers were a poetic display of her graceful nude outline, as the sound of her voice crooned the opening theme song, and she wrapped herself around him sensuously, with a small, molten-like scorpion climbing up her silhouette resting on her shoulder for a moment, then crawling from her shoulder to her hand that was rested on Matthew, ready to strike at the end.}
I won't just survive
Oh, you will see me thrive
Can't write my story
I'm beyond the archetype
I won't just conform
No matter how you shake my core
'Cause my roots, they run deep, oh
Oh, ye of so little faith
Don't doubt it, don't doubt it
Victory is in my veins
I know it, I know it
And I will not negotiate
I'll fight it, I'll fight it
I will transform
When, when the fire's at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, you're out of time
But still, I rise
This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in, think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise
I must stay conscious
Through the madness and chaos
So I call on my angels
They say
Oh, ye of so little faith
Don't doubt it, don't doubt it
Victory is in your veins
You know it, you know it
And you will not negotiate
Just fight it, just fight it
And be transformed
'Cause when, when the fire's at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, you're out of time
But still, I rise
This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in, think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise
Don't doubt it, don't doubt
Oh, oh, oh, oh
You know it, you know it
Still rise
Just fight it, just fight it
Don't be surprised, I will still rise
{The opening kill had been the public demise of a trio of informants that James had used on other occasions. Unfortunately for them, they were sniffing around Ms. Léonn's international business connections a little too closely and she needed to protect herself and her clientèle.
Three quick, silent shots from a distance in broad daylight, in front of witnesses and James. Witnesses and a 007 that had no idea exactly how far away the shooter was, but far enough where they couldn't be spotted, and far enough away for the shots to be quick and silent. Three perfect shots to their heads.
Quick and simple for the trio that had been gathered together by a message she had sent, feeding them false information. Fortunately for Chamille, she had been practicing shots like that since she was a child, thanks to her father. She quickly disassembled the high-powered rifle and casually disposed of it piece by piece in various locations, taking care not to draw attention to herself. Sometimes she was a brunette, other times a red-head and a few times with raven-black hair. Each time her eye color would change with cosmetic lenses, and each time she would look like a different person throughout the little montage, ending with her walking past James as he finally left the location after he spoke with the police investigators as an innocent by-stander. The entire event was puzzling and disturbing, no one should have been able to get to his contacts, using him like that.}
Throughout the movie, Kyoko and Matthew had continued to dazzle the audience and prove their worth as Bond and Villain. Japan had finally got to see what Kuon had seen months earlier at the special viewing, the scenes that he had the photos from that were safely stored on a memory card in a desk drawer in his office at home.
"I still say you did an excellent job." He told her softly as the credits rolled and the lights slowly came up.
"Do you think they liked it?" She whispered nervously.
He chuckled as he noticed all of the smiling faces in the crowd as they left, discussing the points in the movie that they liked. He snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her to him. "Sweetheart... I think they loved it." He kissed her temple.
The pair were stopped in the lobby by the person standing before them, blocking their exit, while tapping a foot on the red, plush carpet. "Mo, you definitely make it hard to compete." Kanae's scowl slowly turned to a smile. "You did a wonderful job, Kyoko. I suppose that means I'll have to step up my game."
Kuon smiled and chuckled as Kyoko hugged her best friend. He turned to Yuki. "So, are you two joining us for dinner at the after-party?"
Yuki smirked. "Is that an invitation?"
"Of course it is!" Kyoko turned to Chiori, who had just walked up with her very surprising date... Reino, and looked at the pair a little shocked. "Are you coming too?"
Chiori stood there a little dazzled and quiet, then nodded. "How do you do it Senpai? That was amazing!" She gushed.
Kyoko blushed. Kuon smiled while keeping an eye on Reino. "Come on, you can ride with us to the party."
~xoxo~
Unbelievable! It had been a major event and he wasn't invited. He was Sho Fuwa for pity's sake, a top recording artist and they hadn't invited him to the premier or the after-party. He scoffed as he watched the Red Carpet interviews. "The movie will be a flop. It can't possibly be any good with her in it. She's so plain and boring, no one would dare to go and see it." He huffed as he listened to Kyoko and her co-star babble on about something that he had no interest in.
Aki Shoko just shook her head. "You're really pathetic, Sho. That movie has already made $100 Million US, its opening weekend, domestically. There's rumors that they've already signed her for the next one and will be paying her over $45 Million for it. You do realize that because of this movie, she won several awards and she's made more in Hollywood this past year than you've made in your entire career?" She told him as she stared at the gorgeous, flashy couple on the television. She had to admit, in thought, that Kyoko-chan definitely looked like she belonged at Kuon's side in the red evening gown she had seen her in, in her BMW commercial. Kyoko was right where she belonged, looking like a queen next to her king.
"Well, there's no counting for taste I suppose. It still doesn't erase the fact I can have her crawling back to me any time I want. All I have to do, is give her what she wanted." He smirked.
Aki laughed. "You're clueless. You know that? She's so out of your league now, you're not even on the same planet. Do you actually believe, after how you've treated her, she'll come back for more? Especially when she has Hizuri-san and more than half the male population wrapped around her little finger? Get it through your thick skull, Kyoko-chan doesn't need you. She never did. You were the one that needed her. Without you around, she has moved beyond your reach and if you dare to harass her anymore... You can find yourself a new manager." She finished angrily.
"What the hell? As long as I have her attention, she's mine! She would never push me out of her life!" He told her arrogantly.
Aki shook her head. "You're a fool... She already has." She glanced at the television and the newest announcement that had crossed on the ticker at the bottom, regarding the engagement. "I suggest you work on your music now more than ever, because that is all you have left." She told him as she walked out and slammed the door behind her. She was completely fed up with chauvinistic men.
