The food, as it had turned out, was not ruined. The lid was still on so it was still warm. Kyoko told Ryu and Ren off for not starting without them.
Yashiro apologised and listened to Rens tale as they ate. Then he apologised again.

By the end of the evening Yashiro and Ryu were caught up on everything, including Guam. Yashiro turned pink and was torn between the desire to both high five Ren and lecture him for being so improper. Instead he just gaped at him.

Kyoko smiled. Ren and Yashiro would be just fine.

All was good.

Rens apartment building

Two security guards were stood in front of an enraged Misako Mia.

"I want to go upstairs. I have some things to... discuss with a resident."

"We are under strict instructions that you are not allowed upstairs. If it is an emergency we can pass the message along."

"I can leave a message?" she scoffed.

"In the event of an emergency, yes."

"I want to go upstairs. Send him that message."

"We cannot allow you upstairs. The resident we assume you are talking about isn't currently in the building anyway."

"Where is he?"

"That is not our business."

Misako was furious. Never had she been denied entry to anywhere. She tried amping up her sex appeal. She leaned in close, pouted her lips and batted her eyelashes.

"You can't let me sneak by for just 5 minutes?"

"You are not allowed upstairs."

That was it. She exploded.

"Do you know who I am?!"

"Yes. Even so, you are not allowed upstairs and if you continue to make a scene we will extend the ban to the whole building."

She tried to stare him down but the men were unimpressed and un-intimidated.

She stormed out, pissed off. Never had she been banned from going anywhere she wanted. They obviously had lied to her and had no idea who she was or they'd have been fawning at her feet.

She stopped on the street and stared up at the building. A light bulb went off. She'd catch him on set. He couldn't avoid her then.

She smirked to herself.
~Thought he was so smart getting them to lie and say he wasn't in.~

She headed off down the road to find someone to entertain her for a while.

The Watcher

Another one?! That simpering sycophantic whore that followed him everywhere was bad enough, but now this trashy blonde thought she was good enough for Ren! It was ludicrous! Ren had standards and this trash didn't even register.

They snickered. Only they were good enough for Ren and if they had to teach another stupid woman the same lesson as that Kyoko then so be it. They were such a good teacher and the new student looked promising.

Kyoko wouldn't be up for a lesson anyway. That explosion was sure to have caused damage and she wouldn't be in any fit state to be much fun at the moment.

They stood up from the chair in the lobby. Waved to one of the guards. Made themselves look innocent and inconspicuous. They knew enough. A trip to the restaurant to check on the sycophant, then to introduce themselves to their new student.

The President

Lory was laid on a lounger in his pool house under some sun lights. The dark and cold were getting to him. So was this thing with Kyoko. No leads. No evidence. Not even a reason why.

Sebastian appeared with a stack of papers. Lory flicked through them. More dead ends. He handed them back and Sebastian vanished.

Lorys phone chirped.

It was Kuu, with his millionth text today. This one was expressing his excitement for seeing his children and he was adamant that they would be at the party.

Lory had text all the details and sent an invitation to them along with the interview. He also sent strict instructions that they were to behave and remember that this was Kyoko and Marias party.

He'd gotten a phone call after that one. Julie calling him a kettle. Kuu laughing in the background and both of them asking if the same rules applied to him.

(A/N. For once Lory is going to take his own advice and behave. As much as he is able to.)

He sighed as his phone went off again. He almost didn't pick it up, fulling expecting it to be Kuu again. It wasn't. It was one of his investigators.

REPORT STARTS.
ALL LETTERS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN CHECKED. SENDERS HARBOR NO REAL ILL WILL. HAVE DISCOVERED INDENTED FOOTPRINTS IN VARIOUS FLOWERBEDS AROUND PERIMETER. HAVE SET UP CAMERAS TO CATCH PERPERTRATOR. WILL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE.

Lorys brow creased. So someone was watching her. Quite a lot apparently. Thankful that Kyoko would be moving soon, Lory allowed a small ray of hope to blossom. If the cameras caught whoever it was watching her, then the investigator could catch them as well.

He sent up a thankful prayer to whoever was watching out for her and wished fervently that they would continue to do so and that soon this would all be over.

**Chirp**

Lory glanced at his phone and groaned.

Text 1 million and 1.