Just a warning I am Dyslexic so my stories will not be perfect but I now have one Beta reader to help me along the way :D
Thank you so much to Roshelle Diall for offering to work with me :D
Hello my sweeties, I'm just going to keep going with chapters until the net is fixed or I can get to my parents then upload them all at once, what can I say I enjoy writing too much :P
Enjoy...
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The meeting took 2 hours. Once Ogata heard everything he was thrilled by the project before him.
"So as you can see this will be done in different parts and from different people's points of view. It will still all come back to the main storyline so what do you think? You were asked for especially to direct this. I understand you have other projects but this will be going on for quite some time until we can get it all together. What do you think?"
Ogata looked at the thick document in his hands. With his princely smile at its fullest he looked right into Lory's eyes and replied,
"Where do I sign?"
A few minutes later it was just Lory, Ren and Yashiro.
Ren sighed in relief. "I'm glad he agreed, and he was a lot calmer than I was expecting," he said as he rubbed his temples with the palms of his hands. This slight headache came around whenever he spoke about this subject at length. It never hurts when I talk to Kyoko about it though he thought as he listened to Yashiro and Lory talk about the finer details.
"Oh and Yashiro are you still going to be managing Mogami-san's schedule?" Lory asked looking up and Yashiro nodded.
"For as long as you need me to I can balance her schedule out," he replied.
The sudden mention of Kyoko's name caught him and dragged him from his thoughts.
"OK good. Until I can find the right manager for her I will ask you to continue as you have been doing up til now. Mogami-san asked me today when she would be able to start again on her work so I've made the arrangements for Box R this Wednesday and the normal Friday for her Bridge Rock appearance." Lory watched as Yashiro opened up his planner and added in the times, locations and other important info that Lory had passed him on a piece of paper.
To think all this time Kyoko was that chicken. Yashiro thought as he wrote down Bridge Rock. Looking across at his charge he expected to see a happy smile as they were talking about the woman he loved after all. But instead of happiness he saw a scowl on Ren's face.
"Boss you cannot be serious! She has just been let out of the hospital and you're allowing her to return to work this fast?" Ren asked as his scowl deepened.
"And why shouldn't she return to work, Ren? She has been pronounced fully fit to work. During the last 2 weeks in the hospital she was ready to leave but they kept her just as a precaution. She will be fine."
Ren glared at Lory as he replied, "Forgive me for disagreeing but I don't think she is ready to return to the set. She was not just ill she was shot she lost nearly all of her blood and had 4 transfusions to replace it! And now you just want her to return back to work as if nothing's happened!" As Ren spoke his voice slowly got more angry. Both of the other men noticed this. And whereasYashiro shrunk away from the dark aura Ren was emitting Lory just calmly laced his fingers together as he looked over at Ren from across his desk.
"Mogami-san herself asked for this Ren. I don't think any of us are in a better position to say whether she is ready to return to the set or not than she is." Lory spoke in a calm but very firm voice which Ren knew would be dangerous to answer back to.
Ren stood and bowed to Lory. "I think I need to speak with Kyoko about this. Please excuse me," he said before storming from the office as Yashiro and Lory just watched him go.
"I will get Sebastian to drop you off when you're ready Yashiro. I doubt you would want to be in the car when that beast breaks loose." Lory chuckled at his own words as Yashiro looked at Lory nodding.
Ren couldn't believe she hadn't spoken to him about this. It was too early for her to return to work! What was she thinking? He didn't even realise where he was until he pulled into his parking space and hopped out of the car. Walking with quick long strides he reached the elevator. And as soon as the lift came and took him to his floor his temper rose slightly.
Why the hell does she need to return back straight away? It's not like she is a main character, he thought as he walked down his own hallway. This quelled his anger slightly as he thought just how popular her character was. She may not be one of the main characters but he had to admit she was very important to the role and she had done an amazing job of creating Natsu. He sighed as he reached the door. Slipping the key in the lock he took 5 deep breaths. He didn't want his anger to get the better of him and scare her. He would simply tell her he didn't think it was a good idea to return to the set just yet and convince her to wait a little longer.
"Kyoko," he called opening the door and slipping off his shoes. He could hear talking from the living area. She's probably watching TV. He walked over. "Kyoko, we need to talk." He reached the living area as Kyoko jumped up from where she had been sitting.
"Welcome home, Ren I hope you don't mind. We were watching some of your DVD's," she said in a quick high-pitched voice.
Bloody hell she is already scared, he thought as he looked at Kyoko then down at the other 3 girls around his living room table. Damn I forgot they were all here too. Ren sighed looking down at the 2 Love Me girls and Maria. Oh well he may as well say what he was going to say and he could hope that Kanae would agree with him and back him up.
"Hello everyone," he said with a smile.
Kyoko flinched as she felt the very slight hint of annoyance but it was quickly gone. Maybe it's because that's what I was expecting, she thought as she watched Ren greet all of their guests.
"You said you had something to talk to me about?" she asked shyly as she looked at him sitting down next to Maria as she served him green tea Kyoko had made for them all, the fizzy drinks had been pushed to the side by Kanae
"Yes Kyoko. Takarada-san said you had been asking about returning to your roles in..."
Her excited voice cut him off as she seemed unable to sit still at the thought of going back to her jobs. "Has he said when I will be going back to work? Oh I can't wait!" she said all this with such joy and happiness that Ren felt a little disconcerted about what he was going to say.
No she is not ready to go back yet, his brain protested as he replied, "Kyoko do you think returning back to work so fast is really OK? You have only just come out of the hospital. You need to rebuild your strength and get yourself fit and well again before you even consider work." He watched her face drop.
Her eyes seemed to dull slightly as she looked down into her hands. "To be fair Ren-sama I think Kyoko knows what she is doing. As she said at LME she has been ready to return to work for almost 2 weeks. I don't think playing a school bully like Natsu is going to tax her too much. And it will be good for her to get back into the swing of things after 2 months off." Kanae looked at Ren as she answered him in Kyoko's place.
Ren looked back at her his eyes full of concern that he truly felt for Kyoko. As she blinked up at him slowly he continued to make his case.
"Okay well maybe not Natsu. But what about Bo? That chicken costume must weigh a ton and I bet it gets really hot in there. I just don't want her taking any risks," he said with finality.
Kanae nodded slightly as she looked away from Ren finally turning to Kyoko. "He does have a point with Bo though Kyoko-chan. Chiori-san has been filling in for you while you have been in the hospital. Maybe allow her to fill the role for the next 2 weeks while you do a bit of physical fitness training. It's not like you don't have the equipment for it. And in doing this both me and Ren will feel better. What do you think?"
Ren watched as Kanae acted as mediator. She wondered why she was treating Kyoko so gently. He would have to ask her what was going on if he got a chance. Kyoko seemed to be thinking on Kanae's words a bit.
"I suppose the suit is hot and it's true I've not been able to exercise much in the hospital so I'm a bit out of shape." She looked across at Chiori. "Would you mind continuing for a bit longer Chiori-san?"
The smile she gave Kyoko was radiant and Kyoko had to wonder what got the girl so happy about the Bo role. "I really don't mind. The Ishibashi brothers are really nice and they look after me really well, but they always ask how you are doing," she added almost as an afterthought.
"They even came to sign your notepads a second time. Both individually and as a group."
Kyoko smiled. She had read the group message to her but she had yet to reach the individual messages. She wondered what her Nii-san's would put. Looking back over at Kanae she nodded, "I suppose I can let Bo go for a few more weeks. But I am going to do Natsu. I NEED to get back to work. It's killing me having to wait."
Ren sighed and Kanae shot him a look that said, "DON'T YOU DARE!" as she looked at Kyoko. "OK I don't see how playing Natsu would be any harm."
Kyoko jumped on Kanae. Before she had a chance to do anything Kyoko was hugging Kanae in a death embrace. "Thank you, Moko!" she cried as Kanae tried to dislodge her.
"Mo, get off you baka!" she managed to push her away as Kyoko righted herself. Her smile was full and genuine. Covering her face pretending to cough Kanae couldn't help but smile over at her best friend, but she wasn't counting on Ren's next words.
"I can accept you wanting to do your Natsu role Kyoko but you have to promise me you will take it easy and not overwork yourself. You need to stop if you feel tired and tell the director if you feel ill in any way."
Luckily Kyoko didn't seem upset by this, she just nodded solemnly letting his words sink in as Chiori piped up. "You don't need to worry Tsuruga-san. I will make sure she doesn't overdo it. I'm her right hand after all." She smiled over at Kyoko sharing their private joke as she smiled at Ren.
"Well that makes me feel better knowing she has friends to watch over her." The genuine smile Ren shot at them made all the girls fall silent as he stood.
"OK. Now how about we get some take-out on me?"
They all agreed as Kanae took the hint and followed him to the kitchen with the empty glasses while the others decided what type of food they fancied.
"She's feeling unsure at the moment. It would be wise not to push her too far Ren-san."
Ren looked up at her as she deposited the cups into the sink, "What does that mean?" he asked confused.
She narrowed her eyes at him."It's just a friendly piece of advice." She turned and left the kitchen not giving him a chance to question her further.
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What meaning is behind Kanae's warning?
What will happen when Natsu hits the set once more?
Can somebody care too much?
Hehe just to leave you with something to think about :P
