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Chapter 35

Kuon was burning in anger. Kiri and Hime were feeling it and they both shivered in fear. As much as Kiri wanted to punch Sho in the face right that moment, he was paralyzed by Kuon's killing aura. They remembered their mother saying that he was sometimes like a demon lord or something. But they both realized now that their mother was wrong. He wasn't just LIKE a demon lord, he IS a demon lord. They watched his eyes almost gleamed of purple color and suddenly his lips curved into the evilest smile they have ever seen in their entire lives. Even the evil smile their mom had sometimes when she's angry could not compare. They just stood their pale and frozen as they watched Kuon walked gracefully to where their mom and Fuwa Sho were standing.

Rosa was certainly surprised by the sudden kiss. He really did not change one bit. Kyoko thought and mentally sighed. She gently pushed her hand on his chest before he could stick his tongue into her mouth. She pulled away successfully before he could deepen it. But his arm was still resting one her waist.

Sho was frowning. He was confused. All the girls he had dated or been out to dinner with had already fallen for him by now. Had I read the signals wrong? He thought confused. They usually throw themselves into my arms even after the first date. Then he felt Rosa stiffened.

After Rosa/Kyoko pushed Sho away, she was trying to think of ways to escape from him. But then she felt that all too familiar very dark presence and she stiffened. She could not be mistaken about it and the worst part was, it was ten times stronger than she last felt it. Her dormant demons reawakened because of that dark presence. They were drinking in ecstasy in the powerful killing aura. She felt it stopped right behind Sho. She was so afraid of raising her gaze a bit to look at the man the killing aura belonged to. But she could not help it and looked over behind Sho. The moment she laid eyes on him, she turned white as sheet and regretted looking up at him. But the worst thing was, he was smiling and it wasn't the usual bright fake smile, it was almost like the devil himself ascended from the pits of hell and appeared before her.

Sho was oblivious of the dark presence behind her; he just confusedly watched Rosa turned white. Maybe stupid blonde idiots like him do not really sense the time of their death even if it was staring them at the face. Was my kiss really that awful? Sho thought, annoyed. But before he could ask her what was wrong the elevator doors suddenly opened and three blurred figures past by and the next thing he saw was, Rosa inside the elevator with three other people as it closed.

Kiri and Hime sighed in relief that no blood was spilled and no one died. But they could not relax just yet because they were still in the presence of the demon lord who was still smiling and only has eyes for their mother. The elevator ride was awkwardly silent. Never once did Kuon look away from Kyoko who was still pale. Nobody moved an inch. The elevator opened and the people who wanted to ride stood frozen as they felt Kuon's killing aura and let the doors closed once again.

They arrived at the floor where Rosa, Hime and Kiri's rooms were and stepped out of the elevator. The three were thankful when Kuon finally stopped smiling that creepy smile. But he was still not taking his eyes away from Kyoko as he followed them. "We need to talk." Kuon finally said.

Kyoko stopped in front of her room. She slid the key clumsily because her hands her shaking badly. She opened it for him. He went in. Kiri protested but got a look from her mother. He was still recovering from the fear he felt in Kuon's presence so his body was not responding properly. They both watched helplessly as their mother closed the door to the lion's den.

Kyoko waited for a while after closing the door to turn around and face the wrath of the demon lord. When she finally turned around, she was almost knocked over by the sight she was seeing. Kuon was half-lying on her bed, his back against two pillows propping him up. He watched her every move like a hawk and Kyoko swallowed in nervousness. But after a few minutes of agonizing silence, Kuon finally spoke.

"Why haven't you returned my calls?" He asked calmly, which made Kyoko even more fearful.

"W-what calls?" She replied and she mentally hit her head for stuttering. Kuon frowned in confusion. Then his hand moved to her right bedside table and pressed something on the phone. He did it without even taking his eyes off her. Kyoko was then startled by the sound coming from the machine.

"Fifteen unheard messages. First unheard message, 'Hey, it's Kuon. We need to talk. Call me back.' Second unheard message…" Kyoko eyes were wide as she heard Kuon's messages for the first time and she was also surprised that there were so many. The two silently listened to all fifteen messages. When it ended, Kuon looked at her intensely.

"W-w-well, it's the first time I heard all that." Kyoko said as calmly as she could manage but she was shaking in fear inside.

"I know… I heard." He said as he slowly climbed out of bed. "What I want to know is…" He said while taking steps closer towards her as if he was hunting her down and at that moment he was right in front of her. He put his arm against the door near her head and leaned down inches from her face. "Why?"

Kyoko felt his breath on her face and her heart ran wild. She met his eyes and her mind momentarily stopped working. She opened her mouth to say something but she did not know what to say. She mentally beat herself for being such a push over every time the demon lord showed up. She tried hard and gathered her thoughts for a reply.

"I… I've only been here to take showers and change clothes, so I didn't notice." She replied breathily. What? Where is she sleeping? Kuon thought. The scene he just witnessed downstairs flashed on his mind and his anger flared once again as his mind came up with the craziest thing he has ever thought in his entire life. But crazy thoughts were usually not crazy for jealous guys. Kyoko saw that flare of anger and she panicked. "I-I-I was sleeping over at Moko-san's. We had slumber parties."

"Three nights in a row?" He hissed. Kyoko tried to step back but her back hit the door.

"Y-yes."

"Really?" He asked doubtfully.

"Yes." She replied a little braver this time.

"Why?" He asked confusedly.

"Because sh-" She stopped before she could blurt out the truth and she was never going to tell him what the reason really was because it was like saying how she felt about him. She turned her head to her right to avoid his piercing stare and breathe a little because he was suffocating her.

"Tell me." He demanded in his husky voice that Kyoko recognized as the emperor of the night's. Why is he doing this to me? She groaned inside as panic started to bubble up her throat. First, he turned into a demon lord and now emperor of the night? She shouted in her head and she could not help but glare at him. Kuon took that as a challenge and did something that Kyoko did not expect.

Kuon guided her face with his fingers under her chin to face him and his lips quickly found hers. Kyoko froze but Kuon had too much pint up emotions and he was letting it all out on that kiss. Before her brain could process what was happening she was already slowly responding. Kuon's hand that was against the door went to the back of her head near her nape. The other hand went to her waist pulling her closer to him. Kyoko's hands clenched tightly on his chest and she let out a moan that surprised her. Their lungs burned for oxygen and only then did they part. Kyoko lowered her head to his chest in embarrassment as she cling to his shirt for support.

"What did I do to you when we first met at LME?" He asked in a breathy whisper on her ear. Kyoko took a few seconds for her mind to start functioning again and to calm her breathing before she could reply.

"Helped Sawara-san threw me out." She answered.

"What happened to me when you were my temporary manager?"

"You caught a cold from Yashiro."

"What happened when you helped me practice my Katsuki ?"

"I hurt my leg and you almost k-kissed me." Kyoko blushed.

"What did I borrow from you in the trailer in Karuizawa?"

"My lap." She answered shyly.

"When was our first kiss?"

"When we rehearsed the love scene of 'A love to kill' in your apartment."

"Where did we first met?"

"In the forest by the stream at Kyoto."

"I want to see your eyes." Kuon stated.

"Ye-what?" Kyoko thought he was still asking a question and was surprised to hear what he said.

"I want to see your eyes." Kuon repeated. He was looking intensely into her eyes. "Your real eyes."

"Okay…" Kyoko replied softly, lost in the intensity of Kuon's gaze.

Kiri and Hime were outside their mom's door. They were feeling nervous and restless. Hime was pacing back and forth. Kiri's ear was pressed against the door. Hime could not take it, so she called her Oba-chan. Kanae came out of her room immediately and also stood waiting outside Kyoko's door. Minutes passed by so slowly, it was killing them. They want to call out to Kyoko to check if she was still okay. Kanae wanted to bang on the door but suppressed the urge because she knew that the two really needed that overdue talk but not while the other one was a demon lord.

Kiri was getting impatient as seconds passed. He wanted to break down the door and give his father a taste of his knuckle sandwiches. But remembering the demon lord look of his father and the evil look of his mother when he does not obey what she told him, it was making him have second thoughts.

"Ouch! Kuon! Ow, ow, ow…" The voice was coming from the other side of the door. Kiri heard it loud and clear and he recognized it as his mother's voice. Hime and Kanae barely heard it because their ears were not pressed against the door like Kiri's. When they heard it and saw Kiri stiffened, they went and did the same as Kiri.

"Stay still!" They heard Kuon ordering Kyoko.

"But it hurts." Hearing Kyoko whined like that made the hairs on their skin stood up and their minds came up with crazy situations.

"It will only hurt more if you don't stay still." He scolded her and that was enough for them. Without second thoughts, Kiri stood up and the two women instinctively got out of the way. Kiri put all his strength into kicking the door. The door broke open and they saw no one. But when they look to their right, they saw Kyoko and Kuon standing closely to each other. Kyoko was busy blinking her eyes with her head tilted up at Kuon and he was looking at the three of them in surprise holding one contact lens on his index finger.

I'm so sorry it's so short… I'll try my best to write faster and longer chapters… *Doing a million dogezas* And thank you so much for continue reading, reviewing, alerting, fav-ing my story… and for patiently waiting for the next chapter… love you guys ^_^