Chapter 45: Nightmares
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Skip Beat, for if I did, Kyoko would definitely be suffering from sexual frustration.
Ren was relieved when he found her sleeping on the couch. He stealthily walked into the room, removed his coat and sank down to his knees in front of her. He felt guilty, even though they had a late morning today he knew she didn't sleep well because of him. First, he had selfishly took her in the shower the night before. Even though she begged to turn around, he knew that if he saw her face in the throes of passion his last remains of control would splinter. Second, he had woken her up with his nightmares. He had been doing better since he told her everything. He wasn't sure what was prompting the dreams again. Was it because he was playing Cain again or was it the fact that he planned on facing Rick again even if it was just his headstone.
Feigning sleep, he remembered being lulled back into a dreamless slumber by her beautiful voice. He had squeezed her tight when he heard her trying to supress her tears. He hated himself for making her cry for him. This morning he tried to get her to talk because he could not ignore her red eyes. She told him that she was just restless because of her upcoming interview so she didn't sleep well. He figured it wasn't a total a lie and left it at that. Since she was fine the rest of the morning he let her be. He had caught the interview on his phone and thought she did wonderfully. He didn't like how close she was to Cedric but he couldn't fault her for being caring and nice. The guy seemed to have changed but Kuon would remain wary of him. He couldn't let go years of torment overnight.
He stared at the angelic face sleepng before him, so soft and smooth. He was worried that there might be some backlash on her role as Setsu. He didn't want anyone thinking that Kyoko was anything like Setsu in her everyday life. Now that they were in a relationship, they could easily play off the public displays of affections like Boss said. He would just have to wait and see. Either way he would protect her. He ran the back of his hand across her cheek. His finger dragged against her pouty red lips. He trailed his fingers down the side of her long porcelain neck leaving a streak of red lipstick on her skin. He paused as her eyelids fluttered but did not open. His hand ran over her collar bone down the top of her chest and over the mounds that her corseted top pushed up. His cock twitched as he touched her. He caught himself, disgusted. He needed to be Cain right now. He hung is head to get a grip on himself and get back into character. It didn't take him long to be Cain again. He glanced up when he heard a noise come from her.
She sighed in her sleep, "mmm Kuon," she murmured. Cain felt his body tense. His baby sister was talking in her sleep. She shifted her legs, her hand moving to cup between her thighs. Her miniskirt making it easy access. She licked her lips.
Cain became livid as he realized that his little sister was dreaming of some other man. The way she was touching herself had to have meant that he also touched her that way. Ren knew his way of thinking was completely fucked if he was getting jealous over himself but right now Cain's little sister was having an erotic dream and he wasn't in it, technically.
He knew it was Kyoko's subconscious dreaming of him touching her but he was struggling to stay in character. He had to wake her up but damn her moans were making him so fucking hard. This was a test! Boss wanted them to take this first night together so they could work on getting back into the roles. He even reserved them a room with two separate beds so he obviously wanted them to play by the rules of siblings. Should he just let this play out? She would never know that he was here, watching her, like a pervert.
What would Cain do? He knew what Kuon and Ren would do? Either one of them would be ripping her panties off right now, suckling her, stroking her, licking her. Fuck, he needed to stop. His dick was threatening to rip through his tight leather pants. He was Cain right now. He needed to think like Cain. Right now she was Cain's sweet baby sister dreaming of another man. He swore not more than ten minutes ago that no man would have her.
Kuon was trying to push through the surface as he reached for his phone hoping to get video of this gorgeous creature pleasuring herself. Cain squashed that idea fast.
Ah fuck, he covered his face and peaked through his fingers. She was now sucking on one of her fingers. Her pink little tongue flicked and twirled around her digit like it was the most delicious thing she ever tasted. He thought he would come when her panting increased and her lust filled voice reached his ears, "Kuon...harder...ugh...don't stop please." Just what was this guy doing to her in her subconscious. He was getting irritated, his sister was not paying any attention to him. "Setsu! Wake up!" He said through gritted teeth.
Setsu's blue eyes suddenly fluttered open, glassy from sleep. She was startled to find a shadow looming in front of her. It was dim in the room. The only source of light coming from the doorway. In her sleep induced state, she did what any other sane girl would do, so unlike Setsu, she screamed at the top of her lungs! The man was quick. His hand clamped down over her mouth. Her ears filled with the sound of her heartbeat as terror seized her. It was the Kmiko incident all over again. She kicked and struggled like a banshee, tears pricking the corner of her eyes. There was no way she would make it easy for this man. She tore at her attacker, her nails digging into flesh as she scratched. All her training as Momiji went out the window as fear gripped her. He was big and he was strong. With the pounding of her heart reverberating in her ears, it took her a minute to register that he was speaking to her.
"Shhh it's just me, it's me baby," Ren cooed into her ear rocking her in his arms, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry baby, I didn't mean to scare you." He held her tightly and pelted her with soft kisses. He felt like such a shit. When Kyoko realized it was Ren she instantly went calm. She totally overreacted and lost her hold of Setsu. Setsu would have automatically known it was her brother. Kyoko berated herself, she should have known instantly that it was Ren even if she was sleeping in an unknown place.
"Nii-san you jerk, why did you scare me like that," She said, in Englsh with her British accent. She beat on his chest with her small fists getting into her role as Setsu again.
"Setsu it breaks my heart that you think I'm scary. Anyone else but you," Cain sulked. Kyoko felt her heart lurch. She had a feeling he was talking more about Kuon than Cain.
"Stupid Nii-san, I'm never afraid of you. I know you would never hurt me. I feel the safest in your arms," she said burrowing herself in her brother's embrace. Cain tightened his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.
"I was just having a nightmare so it may have lingered when I woke." She said ducking her face as a bright blush crossed her cheeks. She hoped she didn't give anything away while she was sleeping. She couldn't tell him that she was having an erotic dream of him, of Kuon. Even though, they were intimate most nights, she still couldn't help dreaming of them making love.
"A nightmare huh?" Cain said trying to keep the smirk out of his voice. If this was the angle she wanted to take, he would go along with it. He would definitely take his sexual frustration out on her when this play was over.
"The boogeyman has nothing on you. But I think we need to work on your defensive skills. At least emotionally to help you keep calm during high stress situations. All that training is a waste if you forget it when you panic."
Setsu felt like a little girl again being scolded. He was right after all. It seemed like he was raising the bar on her role as Setsu. He was implying that Setsu was skilled in martial arts.
"I'll teach you how to recognize danger and stay calm so you can properly react to certain situations." Setsu gave a small nod into his chest. He was probably thinking about the incident with Kimiko as well as tonight. Would she have been better prepared to take on Kimiko after the auditions if she was in a calm state of mind? She had sensed something in the hallway before Kimiko and her manager had accosted her. Would he be able to help her increase her awareness and reaction time to avoid potential attacks? She was willing to give it a try.
His martial arts skills were top notch. When those thugs had attacked him on their first night as the siblings, Cain had managed to dodge several blows to his head by sensing his opponents attacks from behind. At the time, she wondered if he had eyes in the back of his head. She didn't think much of his training or the discipline it took to be able to read an enemy like that back then because she was panicking. If she would have stayed calm, could she have done more to diffuse the situation. Her poor attempt to help him only escalated the matter. Cain nearly killed the guy after she was thrown down. With her training now as Momiji, she could easily disarm that seaweed haired bastard.
"Go and wash up, I did promise you a date." He told her tilting her face up to his by the chin. He wanted to make sure she was really ok. Her eyes shown with excitement at the prospect of spending time with her brother. He released her when he was satisfied that no lingering fear lurked in her eyes.
"Oh shit," she exclaimed when she looked at him. He had distinct scratches down the side of his neck. She looked down at her hand and could make out the flesh beneath her nails. She jumped off of him and got a warm wash cloth from the bathroom. She touched the wet cloth to his wound making him hiss. The skin was broken in a few spots drawing blood but for the most part it was just irritated.
"I'm so sorry Nii-san. I didn't mean to hurt you." Kyoko said trying desperately to hold on to Setsu but she was being overwhelmed by her emotions. How could she have done this to him?
Cain grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it. He assured her that it was fine and it was nothing. He apologized to her again for scaring her. She told him it was not fine. She hurt his beautiful body. She rummaged through her bags and found the first aid kit she had packed as a "just in case" thing. She gently cleaned the wound with disinfectant and applied antibiotic ointment to it.
"Setsu, I'll take any brand you want to give me, be it love bites or scratches. If they're from you, I'll wear it proudly." said Cain but Kuon inwardly added that he would much prefer her scratches down his back.
Setsu blushed, "Stupid Nii-san care about yourself a little sometimes."
"Hurry, go get cleaned up, there's somewhere I want to take you."
Kimiko entered the French cafe with Cedric. She had been wanting to try it since they opened. It took several tries to convince Cedric to take her since he was too busy filming. Mon Amour cafe had received great reviews and she wanted to try it. She heard it was a place for couples so she didn't want to go with "friends."
She eyed the decor as they waited to be seated. It wasn't really her taste despite her outward appearance. She gave off this cute, princess aura whenever she was in public so this place fit the persona she was projecting. The only person that knew her true personality was her former manager, not even her own family knew her true nature. She did slip and give her Uncle Jouji the guilt trip when she didn't get the part of Momiji. She looked at the man that was accompanying her, if he knew, he didn't mention it.
The hostess showed them to their table. Kimiko stopped as a couple of portraits on the wall caught her eye. Cedric turned around when he noticed her not with them and walked back towards her. He looked at the pictures. "Hey well what do you know. It's Kyoko and Ren," he was speaking in English so he didn't think about referring to them as he does in person.
The hostess noticed they stopped and circled back to them. Kimiko looked at her and asked, "Why are these pictures of them on the wall?"
"Oh, it's because Kyoko-San and Tsuruga-san did the CM for the cafe before it opened. It has already aired so you should have see it on TV."
"What?" Kimiko couldn't help the stupefied expression that crossed her face.
"Oh yes, Kyoko-San and the head chef are good friends. Chef-san tells me that she has great culinary skills of her own. They've dined in here several times since the filming. Thanks to them the place is always busy," the hostess said with admiration in her voice.
Kimiko was struggling to keep her face neutral. She suddenly lost all luster to eat at the same place as that girl. She turned to Cedric and said in English, "Ric, maybe we should find another place to eat."
"Don't be silly. You practically dragged me here. We're here now so let's just order." Cedric replied showing his obvious irritation. He had no clue what her deal was with Kyoko. So she lost a part, it happens! A good actress gets over it and moves on. A talented one, like Kimiko, doesn't just up and quit. He had a feeling there was more to her story that she wasn't telling him. He wasn't buying the whole 'I want to focus on my studies,' excuse one bit. He didn't push for answers because he didn't want to get too involved.
He told Kimiko from the start that he wasn't looking for something serious. She seemed mature about it and agreed to being "friends with benefits." He probably should have never slept with her though. He was surprised to find she was still a virgin, the dots of blood on his sheets was proof, right? She had never said anything to him. He would never had gone that far if he knew. He avoided virgins like the plague. He heard from some of his friends that when you deflower a virgin they started to get clingy and demanding.
Kimiko, however, proved different. Maybe all those stories were wrong because she hadn't really changed. Well that's not true, she had slipped a few times around Kyoko. He guessed she noticed him pulling away from her that she changed back to the sweet and demure girl he adored whenever they hung out. Of course, he had not slept with her since either. He gave her some bullshit excuse that she should cherish herself a little more and find a man that could love her properly. The film was almost wrapped and so he would be heading back home. It seemed like his father in the end paid Viola to go away. He hoped Kimiko didn't follow him back either and cause trouble. He didn't want an 'out of the pot and into the fire," type of situation with her. His dad would kill him.
In order to save face Kimiko smiled and resumed following the hostess to the table. After about fifteen minutes he was regretting his decision for staying. It was this night that Cedric realized that Kimiko had a knack to twist her words around so that the other party would felt at fault. She had managed to complain but not complain throughout every course of the meal. Cedric saw no fault in the food, everything was delicious, so he didn't quite understand her behavior.
The head Chef even came out hoping to rectify her experience but nothing he prepared seemed to please the young lady. At the end of the night The Chef ended up comping their meals since he could not satisfy her taste buds.
The Heel siblings walked down the street as one. Cain had his arm draped over her shoulder. Setsu had her arm wrapped around his waist while her other hand was interlaced with his hand that was over her shoulder. Pedestrians gave the dangerous looking foreigners wide birth as they came across their path. The siblings took no notice of anyone else as they walked. Setsu had no idea where they were heading, her brother would give her no clues but to tell her it was a surprise. Since this may be their last night to have fun in Japan, he thought he would spoil her a bit.
As they were coming up to a cafe Setsu had read about in the hotel brochure, a young Japanese woman and a foreign man exited the restaurant. The woman was too intent on her grumblings about the lousy service and the even lousier food that she failed to notice the dark couple and bumped into the shoulder of Cain. She turned her doe eyes up to Cain to apologize for her rudeness. She took a trembling step backwards she nstead as she noticed the disdain in Cain's eyes. The look Cain gave her was that of someone even lower than a cockroach. Kimiko wondered why this total stranger was looking at her like some loathsome creature.
Cain assumed no one had ever looked at this prissy woman in such a way before by her shocked expression. This pampered princess probably had people fawning over her to do her bidding all over the place. He hated that type the most.
"Jeez, I thought all Japanese people were polite. Apologize properly." Setsu said in English, her voice staying even and aloof. Kyoko was screaming inside. Of all the millions of people living in Tokyo, they just had to run into Kimiko. She told herself to stay cool.
Kimiko looked at the petite blonde that spoke. Her outfit was so outlandish for Japan. Her leather mini skirt showed off her long shapely legs and her cropped top exposed her toned midriff. Even with all the piercings, Kimiko could not help but admit that she was gorgeous. She had to be a model with the way she carried herself. Kimiko didn't know why but this girl pissed her off.
"Hey easy, the lady is trying to apologize. She didn't mean to bump into you." said Cedric speaking English addressing the man.
Cain sneered at the couple and said "whatever," with an I don't give two fucks kind of attitude and began to walk away. He wasn't going to be Cain forever so as much as he wanted to take advantage of his disguise he had no doubt in his mind that whatever they did tonight would backfire. He didn't want to get hounded by them. The thought of apologizing to these two assholes when the gig was finally up turned his stomach.
"Setsu, let's go. This place doesn't suit you." Cain said implying that even the customers it attracted was beneath them.
"You're right nii-san, this place reeks of pretty princess shit. Makes me want to gag." Setsu wrapped herself around her brother again as they headed down the street again. She hoped her little insult wouldnt be heard by Jean-Luc.
Cedric and Kimiko looked at the British couple in disbelief as they walked away. She called him brother. Were they really siblings? Wasn't that against the law or was it different in other countries? Cedric had no idea what the law in England was, he recalled that aristocrats would often marry within the family to keep their bloodlines pure. Perhaps it wasn't frowned upon in their country. To each their own, he thought, love finds a way.
Cedric frowned as he watched the couple retreat in the distance. Something about that man's sneer conjured up images from his past. He felt a shiver run down his spine and tried to shake it off. No sense dwelling on the past. He tried to put his crappy adolescent self out of his mind. He didn't have anything against other races, he just couldn't stand that guy back then. He had no clue where that guy went after the accident, Cedric just knew his attitude and acting significantly improved since he was gone.
"Here Setsu, let's go in here." Cain said as they stopped in front of a shop. They had walked a few more blocks away from the cafe. She was relieved that their mission wasn't compromised.
Setsu arched an eyebrow at her brother, "Nii -san , if you think a shop like this is going to sell food you're sorely mistaken."
AN: I apologize for the cliffhanger. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed. I wanted Cain/Ren/Kuon/Corn to catch her so he would know just how frustrated she was. I will be continuing their little date in the next chapter. As much as I wanted Setsu and Cain to torture Kimiko and Cedric, I realized that there would be consequences when all is revealed.
Thank you for continuing to read. Big thanks to those that reviewed last chapter. They definitely stirred a few ideas in my limited imagination pot. I appreciate it!
Until next time, Sayonara! ^_^
