A/N: I'm honestly not sure why all of you continue to read my stories. I mean I honestly cannot keep a straight schedule apparently. I'm going to try once again with all of this for everyone. Cause your reviews honestly are the only reason for me to be back. Although I have found this chapter very easy to write out once I was actually typing.
Disclaimer: I do not own Skip Beat!
"May I speak with the Okami-san?: Kyoko asked the receptionist, smiling in front of her.
"I'm sorry but our Okami-san is a very busy lady and I don't think she'll have time to see you. May I help you out in any way?" The receptionist asked.
"Do you have an open room I can stay in?" Kyoko asked so that she could put her stuff away and have time to find the owners. She ended up getting the only available room for the night that was a king size suit. Kyoko wasn't too keen on the price but she didn't mind it much seeing as how she won't need her money from acting anymore. After getting the accommodations for the room , Kyoko unpacked her bag and sat on the edge of the bed. She stared at her hands in her lap for quite some time as she got lost in thought.
'I really left. Even if he liked me, he definitely doesn't know. I'm sure he resents what we did last night too. I'm such a terrible person for bringing him down with me. I should've never left here with Sho.' Kyoko thought to herself. She couldn't help but belittle herself to reason out what she was feeling at the moment. When Kyoko snapped out of this revere of thoughts, she realized it was long past dinner time. Not feeling hungry or motivated to complete any tasks at the moment she opted instead to change clothes and go to sleep. A head start on tomorrow was more beneficial than a crazy end today for her. As Kyoko laid in bed that night she couldn't dismiss her feelings from earlier, and instead, they seemed to comfort her in this big lonely bed. After waking up the next morning Kyoko got prepared to confront Sho's mother, to hopefully work out some kind of deal so that she could come back and stay here subsequently, leaving Tokyo, Kyoko didn't have anywhere to return, or live for that matter making her have to find somewhere to be.
Kyoko decided to walk around the inn for a bit as she searched for the okami-san. Seeing how it was almost exactly the same as when she had left was somehow very comforting for her and made her feel better. Every now and then she would find an item or wallpaper that was new and it made her chuckle. Finally she ended up back at the receptionist desk at the front of the inn.
"Excuse me. I would like to request a meeting with the Okami-san." Kyoko told the woman sitting there very politely. The receptionist rolled her eyes at the request, realizing that it was the same person from last night.
"Like I had told you previously, Okami-san is really busy." The woman told her disdainfully. Hearing the tone in the woman's voice made Kyoko falter.
'Okami-san is usually really busy. Why would she want to meet such a despicable thing such as myself. This woman is right, I shouldn't bother her. I'm not worthy of taking up Okami-san's time.' Kyoko thought to herself.
"I understand. Can I please schedule an appointment with Okami-san?" Kyoko asked in a more timid voice than before. She really needed to see if she could possibly start working here so that she would be able to afford living here again. The money she's made from acting so far hasn't been much and at some point it will run out. She needed to prepare for such a thing. The receptionist simply huffed and started typing on the computer in front of her. After about a minute or so she stopped typing and mouse clicking and looked at Kyoko.
"You can meet Okami-san at 4pm. I ve set up a meeting with her for you in the Tea room. You will be charged for the tea ceremony, just to be clear." The woman told her unhappily. Kyoko thanks the woman for everything with a sincere bow at 90 degrees and then continues wandering around. As she walks through a hallway she notes that it's currently 9 am and she still hasn't eaten anything since the train ride yesterday. Her stomach growls loudly as if to say that it is indeed empty. Deciding that she should probably eat, she heads to the communal dining room hoping that she isn't too late to snag some food. As she was walking there she almost completely walked past a wall that featured Sho, the owner's son. They had clipped out every article that was printed about him almost and had copies of his album covers hung up. It seemed they really did treasure their son after all. She had always thought that he was completely disowned by them after they had run away together to Tokyo. She stood there for a moment as she admired the wall. It made her feel jealous as well as slightly happy that they still loved him so much. After a moment she tore herself away somehow feeling happy for Shotaro as well as feeling more of a hole in herself. She made it to the dining room and somehow managed to grab one of the last meals. It was cold already, but she didn't mind. It was sort of comforting when she thought it was kind of like herself.
After Kyoko was done eating she decided to take a walk in the woods nearby. She felt it would be really nice to visit the forest that started her relationship with her fairy prince all so long ago. She quickly visited her room to get ready to spend most of her day outside and then left the inn. As she passed the first tree into the forest line, she could feel all of her memories from her past rushing to the surface. She held her hand out as she walked an all too familiar path, and it made her really happy and reminisce as she felt the bark from tree to tree run along her fingertips. This was home. This was the only place on the planet where she felt like she could completely be herself. No more masks, lies, or hidden thoughts. She could completely bear her soul in front of these trees and not have to worry about other people. Once she got to the small creak that she had first met Kuon at, she stopped and sat on one of the rocks. She simply sat and watched the water trickle by for a while before she realized that she had gone into a trance. Loving the atmosphere and how it felt like she didn't have a weight on her shoulders for once, she decided to lay down on the giant rock that Kuon once 'flew' off of. She closed her eyes and simply rejoiced in the sounds of nature around her.
What had felt like an hour turned out to be 5 hours of time. Realizing this Kyoko hurriedly got up and returned to the inn. She didn't want to miss her meeting with the Okami-san, no matter how much she was dreading the conversation that was sure to happen. After reaching her room she saw that it was barely 3:30pm. Thanking her good graces she washed up a bit and walked over to the tea room. With each step that drew her closer her sense of peace from earlier disappeared being replaced instead by insecurity and anxiety. Finally she walked into that room with every fiber of her being having an overwhelming sense of doom.
A/N: Welp... Here it is. I truly hope I'm doing okay with this. I'm not entirely sure where this is going... I'm only keeping this up honestly because of everyone's reviews. So, with that Don't forget to Follow/Favorite/Review ;)
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