I'm having way too much fun to wait till this evening to post this, so you get another quick up date. I really hope your enjoy it. Let me know.

Note: I do not own Skip Beat!

Ren arrived at the door to the LoveMe locker room and was just about to knock on the door when a string of giggles issued from the room. With his curiosity getting the better of him, Ren leaned on the door and opened it just a crack so he could see in. The two occupants of the room were seated on the floor in front of the pile of flowers and packages reading the cards to each other. Not wanting to be rude, he knocked before pushing the door the rest of the way open. The two girls looked up at him as he entered.

"Please forgive my intrusion." He offered his apology to the girls before stepping into the room and shutting the door. Kyoko blushed hard as Kanae nudged her with her elbow and stood up. The long haired girl gave the tall actor an odd look before excusing herself from the room saying she had work to get to. Ren watched her go before turning back to the girl by the pile of presents. His eyes skimmed across the many bouquets of flowers before coming to rest on the girl on the floor. Kyoko had turned a dark shade of crimson and was crushing a card in her hands. "I see you have a few admirers." Ren couldn't keep all of the jealousy out of his voice as he looked at all of the presents that had been sent to the woman he loved. Kyoko's grudges stirred to life a little at the hint of anger protruding from him.

"I am sorry." Kyoko apologized for whatever she had done wrong. "These were sent to me and Catherine in response to the accident yesterday." Seeing the response the girl had to his showing emotions, he sighed and went to kneel by the girl.

"It's ok, you have nothing to apologies for." Ren tried to sooth the girl. Kyoko looked at him warily. "Really, I not mad." Not truly believing him, but unable to come up with a reason for him to be angry, she accepted his statement before she did make him mad. They had been down this route before. Glad she did not make him pull out the senpai card, Ren turned his attention to the flowers and cards behind her. "May I?" He pointed at one of the card stuck in a bouquet. Kyoko crushed the card in her hand again and nodded her approval. Ren plucked the card up and read the contents of it aloud to her.

"Dear Kyoko," The actress's heart twinged at the sound of her given name coming from her beloved senpai's mouth. "It makes me happy to hear that you are safe. I greatly enjoy the characters that you portray. You have amazing acting skill, and I hope to see you in many more outstanding roles. I love you with all my heart. Your faithful fan, Renji." Ren folded the card back as Kyoko blushed harder. Not only had a complete stranger written something so personal, it was read by the man that held a special place in her heart. Ren's heart hurt with the desire to roll the cute girl up and say those exact words to her. He hadn't built up quite enough courage when he was interrupted from his thoughts by her question.

"How can someone I don't know say that?" Ren could make out the confusion on her face. He flipped the card open again and looked at the words that hit all too close to home.

"What part?" Ren asked.

"The 'I l-l-lo-ve you with all my heart.'" Ren was prevented from answering by the squee that issued from the doorway. Yashiro and Catherine had picked that exact moment to open the door to the locker room. Ren shook his head at his overreacting manager and proceeded to answer Kyoko's question as the excited man started to make plans for a press conference. Catherine elbowed the man before he could work himself into any more of a frenzy.

"That is what our job means." He tried to explain to the confused girl. "As entertainers, out entire existence is to make the general population enjoy what we do." Yashiro's fan-girl mode dropped away when he realized that he had misunderstood the situation. Ren continued. "If our fans don't love us, then we have no place in this industry." Ren looked at the neat handwriting. "Even if the characters we portray are mean or evil, it could be disastrous if not done properly. No matter how well the protagonist's acting is, a badly played antagonist can break even the best written script. That is why everyone loves a good villain." Kyoko stared at her senpai with wide eyes as she took in his words. She had seen how wonderful he had been as BJ, so she knew the truth in his words. Until that moment, she did not realize how important the roles she had taken were. Kyoko sat staring into Ren's brown eyes as she processed what he said to her. She was completely unaware how open and innocent she was at that moment and it was all Ren could do not too grab up the completely defenseless girl. It was only when Catherine cleared her throat that Kyoko broke from the trance that had fallen over her. Both actors turned to look at the source of the sound. Catherine could see the disappointment Ren was trying to hide.

"Kyoko-chan, we need to get going or we will be late." This got the girl moving. The actress let out a cute squeak that almost undid the man next to her. He prayed that she was not this open and vulnerable around other men. Kyoko thanked her senpai for the lesson and promised to think about it later. His heart cried out when the teen stood up from the floor and got ready to be on with her day. Ren slipped the card back into the bouquet and followed the young girl's lead. Kyoko bowed her farewell to the men and lead the way out of the room. Catherine shook her head at the chance Ren had not taken and waved goodbye to the actor, but it was the shy smile that she shot at Yashiro that caused the actor to raise his eyebrows. Ren came over and followed his manager's eyes to the door where the two women had just disappeared before coming back to take in the long-full look on the bespectacled man's face. He had to take a second look when he caught a hint of red against the man's light colored jacket.

"Where did you get the rose?" The actor turned to look at the pile of flowers on the other side of the room. He was sure that his manager had not gotten close enough to steal one. The same look that Ren held for Kyoko crossed Yashiro's face before the man bent his head down enough to smell the flower. He came back with an amused smile and peeked over his glasses at his charge.

"You need to ask Kyoko out on that date." Ren stood in shock as his manager made his way out of the locker room and on to their waiting day.

Lory sat in front of his bank of monitor and flipped between cameras to select the best images for the compilation that he was working on. He was glad that he had spent the extra money to have the high quality microphones installed throughout the building. He had started monitoring the security system when the first of the gifts and flowers had started arriving by special courier. He really wanted to see how his favorite LoveMe member would take the outpouring of caring and support from her fans. He was almost crushed when the girl had collapse under the weight of love. He had been tempted to turn his monitors off at that moment, but he watched hoping that things would change.

His hope was renewed when Catherine ran into the men in the hallway. He was so busy watching the tall actor transvers the hallways that he missed the small affections between the two managers. He was listening to the conversation in the LoveMe locker room waiting for Ren to burst in on the embarrassing topic when quick movement from another monitor caught his eyes. Sebastian stuck his head into the room to see what had caused Lory to let out the earsplitting squee. The president was bouncing in his chair as he watched Yashiro holding Kyoko's manager. He let out another squeal when Yashiro held the girl out and asked her to dinner.

"KISS HER! KISS HER!" Lory screamed at the screen when Catherine agreed and gave him her ultimatum. "NOOOO!" He cried when the man pulled her against him and put his head on top of hers. He watched as the two separated and walked normally to Yashiro's office. He started throwing things at the screen as the two passed up more opportunities to be romantic. Why couldn't he put his arm around her as they walked, or even hold her hand? He was fuming at the manager by the time Yashiro locked his office door. He decided that he was going to have to sit the boy down and explain to him how to romance a girl. What he saw next blew away all of his anger and frustration. The gift of the rose showed that the pair was not beyond hope. At least one of them knew how to be romantic.

Having been engrossed by the love blossoming between the managers, Lory had completely forgotten about Ren and Kyoko. It was the squee that Yashiro let out when he entered the LoveMe locker room that alerted Lory that he had missed something between the actors. The president spent the rest of the day rewinding and editing the security footage so that he had both romantic acts fully documented for his own pleasure.

Authors note: You didn't think it would be easy to get Ren to ask the girl out, did you? I so cannot wait for their date, and I am writing this thing….. *sighs* I guess I should get back to it then.