Sorry it's a little late in the day but I just got off work. If there are typos I apologize.

Kyoko sat stunned in her seat as the group sat at a conference table in LME across from her mother. The group had driven back to LME in Lory's limo, silence heavy in the air as everyone stared between the mother and daughter who had just seen each other for the first time in years. Now in the conference room, Kyoko's mother took charge and began the meeting.

"I had assumed when I saw Shoutaro on the tv as a rock star that he had left you behind in the Inn with his parents. I was very disappointed to discover that you had given up trying to get a respectable career and instead decided to use your looks and charm to get a job. I know you struggled to reach the goals I had set forth for you in your education, but to give up entirely is just a shame." Kyoko's mother sneered as she stared across at her daughter. "How this has come to pass when she is underage and without my permission is of the utmost importance today."

"Mrs Mogami, legally Kyoko has not debuted and as such she is free to work for us now without your permission until she had debuted as one of our talent section stars. As it stands she is part of our LoveMe section and can take role and assist with projects" Lory began, attempting to bring this discussion to a close quickly and relieve the tension in the room.

"Well be that as it may, I now decisively telling you she does NOT have the express permission of her mother to be a member of your staff or talent section. She is to be terminated from your staff immediately so she can return to the Fuwa's and resume her studies for high school" with that stated, Kyoko's mother stood, straightened her dress suit and nodded towards Lory as she let herself out.

The room sat silent, stunned by the audacity of the woman to come into Kyoko's life, utterly destroy it, and walk out without so much as a 'hello' or 'you look well'.

Sho glanced to his left and saw Kyoko, tears rolling down her face as she fought the sobs he knew were threatening to spill forth like they did all those years ago. "Could you all give us a minute" Sho whispered to the group as he looked to his sides at Lory and Sebastian. The pair nodded as they stood and exited the conference, closing the door quietly behind them. Taking a deep gulp, Sho steeled himself as he spun Kyoko's chair and turned her to face him, reaching forward and pulling her into his lap as he held her and for the first time in their lives consoled her tears. Sho murmured quietly to her that it was alright, it would be alright as he soothed her, attempting to stop her tears.

Lory sighed as the door clicked shut and moments later he heard the sobs break forth from the young girl inside. Lory now understood why Kyoko refused to discuss anything concerning her mother. Lory shook his head as the wheels began to turn , trying to desperately find a way to save the young girl inside he had taken under his wings. Three figures appeared in the hall, marching straight towards him, breaking him from his thoughts momentarily. Ren was storming down the hall towards Lory, Ayame and Yashiro on either side attempting to keep up. Coming to a stop before him, Ren began immediately "Where is Kyoko".

Lory merely cocked an eyebrow at the question, surprised to hear Kyoko instead of his usual Mogami-san. The silence only lasted momentarily before another sob broke through the door behind him. Ren immediately made a move towards the door, only to be stopped short as Lory reached an arm out to her. "Leave her be for now" Lory intercepted, stopping him short at the doorknob.

"You expect me to leave her alone while she sobs after such an ambush?"

"Who said she's alone?" Lory retorted, implication clearly evident as everyone involved understood who was with her.

"So what happened? Where is her mother now?" Yashiro interjected, clearly filled in on their drive over.

"Her mother left" Lory replied simply, "after demanding that Kyoko is to be released from her contract immediately and let her go so she can go back to the life she had before she came to Tokyo."

Shock was clearly evident on the trio before him as the door behind them clicked open. Lory spun around immediately, noticing Sho was stepping out. Peering around him, Sho noted Kyoko sat curled in a chair, Sho's jacket draped over her as she stared blankly out the window as the door clicked shut "Can we get her something to drink? I think she needs time to adjust to the news and she needs some water or something."

"Sure, I'll have someone bring something" Lory replied, turning to Sebastian immediately.

"Add a hamburger steak to that order" Ren murmured from the side, catching Sho's attention immediately.

"Yeah, oddly that's her favorite food and comfort food" Sho agreed. "We need to figure something out." Sho began, leaning back against the door and crossing his arms over his chest. "We can't let her mother win. That woman has hurt Kyoko countless times and for the first time Kyoko is happy, a happiness she made on her own, and I will not let that woman destroy it"

"Don't worry Fuwa-san" Lory replied, as he placed a hand on Sho's shoulder "We all here care for her happiness and no one, not even her mother, has the right to destroy that. But for now we should focus on making her feel better before we tackle her mother" Everyone present nodded their heads in agreement as Lory began to turn Sho back towards the door behind him. "Go back to Kyoko, we shouldn't make her be alone right now."

Once the door had clicked shut behind them again, Lory turned to the other parties present. "Yashiro if you could, I would like your assistance helping with Mogami-san and contacting her projects. She doesn't have an official manager now and if Ren could spare you for the time being, we need someone experienced to inform her directors that she will not be there for the remainder of the week. Tell them to contact my office directly if they have any issues and we will fill them in more later." Yashiro nodded as he pulled out the gloves he uses for his phone. "I will contact the talent section and find out the contact information for all her projects" Walking down the hallway for some privacy, Yashiro pulled out a pad of paper as he began talking.

"Ren, as much as I appreciate you and Ayame-san being her, you can't be."Lory stated bluntly, raising a hand to stop the young man from arguing back. "With all the press surrounding you and Ms Mogami, you can't be involved in this. I understand you care and I will tell her you send her regards and are lending her Yashiro, but if word of this gets out and your name is thrown into the mix it will just make it worse. The only way her mom found out about her lifestyle was from this recent gossip, we need to keep her out of the press for now"

Ren nodded , understanding that refusal was not an option. Placing an arm around Ayame, Ren departed, but not before sending Yashiro a look that told him he better keep him updated. Yashiro nodded back, still on the phone and jotting down notes, as Ren and Ayame stepped into the elevator.

As the elevator doors closed, Lory turned around and took a deep breath before knocking lightly on the door and stepping in. Kyoko was still curled in an office chair with Sho's jacket around her as Lory approached them. "Mogami-san." Lory began, causing her to lift her head from her knees as she stared up at him. "I know today has been hard on you, but we need to discuss what we should do." Kyoko numbly nodded in understanding as the door opened and in walked Sebastian with food and drinks for the group. Kyoko's eyes lit up briefly as she stared at the hamburger steak placed before her and allowed herself to be lost in the joy for a moment. Lory smirked to himself as he watched her simple joy over a hamburger.

"Fuwa-san" Lory began, allowing Kyoko to continue eating as the conversation started. "Mogami-san's mother mentioned leaving her with your parents. What did she mean by that?"

"Kyoko was left in my family's care when her mother had to be gone for work, which was all the time. Her mother would stop by from time to time to check on Kyoko's progress in school and such but mostly she was a ghost" Sho replied, never looking at Lory, eyes constantly cast upon Kyoko to judge her reaction to the conversation.

"My mother always told me I was never good enough. Nothing I did was enough for her, so she left me there each time"

"How did that work with all your things for school?" Lory inquired, leaning forward on the table as their conversation continued. "Who signed all the paperwork for school and field trips?"

"My …. parents" Sho replied, understanding where Lory was headed with his questions. "My parents were left in charge of Kyoko, which means my parents could sign for Kyoko to work at LME"

Kyoko's head shot up as she heard that, stopping mid-bite as she stared between the two men at the table.

"Fuwa-san, would your parents be willing to sign such a document for Mogami-san? Would you be willing to ask them to sign the paperwork?"

"No!" Kyoko intervened, causing both men to face her, confusion evident on their faces. "No" she continued, calmer this time. "The Fuwas took care of me as a child, raised me and taught me skills that have been helpful to me even to this day. They have done so much for me that the very least I can do is ask them myself."

Sitting upright Kyoko turned to face Sho and Lory, handing Sho back his jacket and sitting tall again. "I will book a room to stay at the Inn and leave tomorrow. I will discuss things with them."

"You know they may not be happy to help you Kyoko. You ran away with me after all" Sho cautioned, "Let me come with you"

That's it for now. I am hoping to plan out the ending soon but I'm not quite sure how we're gonna get there or exactly what the end will be yet. Please review and let me know what you think!