AN: There's something really scary and adult in this chapter so I'm sorry, it's not really funny but I don't know, I was inspired by one of the reviews from the last chapter.
Chapter Three – Your Hands On Me
I really can't believe that that jerk left her like this. I mean, if I were with Kyoko then I would be with Kyoko. I wouldn't want to think of her as alone and holding a pillow whilst crying in the living room. This isn't fair to her. In no way is this fair to her and it's his fault. I know where to get something that's going to make her feel better and I know who from. It might not be one of the facts that I want to know but hey, it's his body, doesn't matter if I get caught this time.
"I'm going out," I tell her as I reach for a coat and my hand goes to a fashionable black one that some designer created. Kyoko leaps to her feet immediately and grabs a blue one that isn't as nice and looks a little worn out.
"Here," she says attempting to hand it to me and I raise an eyebrow.
"You want your husband to go out and not look his best. You know, however your husband looks reflects on you," I tell her and she glares at me looking like a spoiled brat. She turns around and gets me more worn out shoes. "Are you serious?" I ask as I look at the items. This guy has some decent clothes – though I hate admitting that – so why can't I wear some of those?
"I want my husband to be here," she tells me as she continues to glare at me. She takes a step back so that her arm is covering her eyes and her body shakes. This isn't going to be a time that I need to comfort her, right? What is with her? Is she on her period or something? Girls always get this way during their 'special time'.
"Well he's right here," I sigh and she raises a hand as if to strike me but decides against it. She walks forward and grabs her own coat and I have the feeling that she's going to see him. It's why she's been crying. "Make sure the press get a lot of pictures," I smile and she puts the coat down, her hand shaking and she steps back.
"Sorry," she whispers and my eyes widen. Did she just apologize to me? Is this because I'm in this body. I hate that that guy seems to have a soothing effect on her.
I look at her wondering whether to say something before leaving and I hear her start to cry. She's just an immature little girl. She's still a plain and boring woman who is the same as every other woman, she just has more skill in hiding it.
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As I return to the apartment, I walk down the hall and see Kyoko lying in the bed, she's still holding the pillow tight but now she's facing her phone whilst it sits on his pillow and I see that she's trying to touch it. It's pathetic. How could someone get like this? It's sickening how much of a puppy dog she is, following her husband.
"Come," I tell her and she looks up at me confused. I pull out some ice cream and shake it and she glares at me again before putting her hand on the phone. I sigh before pulling out some princess sprinkles and some rose colored glasses with some wine. "We both need to be comforted."
"Comforted?" I hear my voice on the other side of the call.
"He brought some wine and some ice cream," Kyoko says before sitting up. She looks to the phone in concern as he tells her that he has to go anyway as there's a meeting with some producers in the morning. Is he really going to go to my jobs? At least I know where to find him. "I love you, okay?" she tells me as she puts her hand over the phone and I'm glad that she's somehow following me.
I pull out the special bottle that I managed to get his hands on. I take the wine to the kitchen along with the ice cream and toppings. Before she notices, I put enough of the liquid within the bottle in her glass. She takes a shaky breath as she looks at the wine and smiles.
"Thank you, Sho" she says and I'm surprised that she's acting like this. She's supposed to be tougher than this. She digs out a spoon and I wonder how many times they have ice cream in this palace of theirs. She drinks some of the wine and then looks confused.
"It tastes different than when we had it before," she tells me and I take a weak breath in. I meant to calm her down but if she finds out that I added something to her drink then I've screwed up and she could easily kick me out.
"Must be your mood," I tell her and she looks at me confused before closing her eyes and taking a deep breath in. I know that by seeing him, hearing him, it's really helping her cope with this. I sit down opposite her as I hand her a bowl of ice cream and see her yawn. This really did calm her down.
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I feel as if I've been put into oil. I feel gross and sticky and in a lot of pain and I realize that I'm not wearing any clothes or pajamas. I don't remember going to bed or taking off my clothes. I just remember that I was drinking wine and eating ice cream and maybe I just had a terrible dream. Maybe the whole thing yesterday was a dream and Kuon and Shotaro are in their own bodies.
As I manage to become aware of my surroundings, I see Kuon looking at me, watching me. It's all a dream. "Hi," I smile to him before putting my hand on my forehead, "Did we have sex last night?" I ask wanting to be honest with myself. Maybe I had a cold. I feel like I got drunk last night and I don't really understand that, I thought…no, I lost my mind yesterday and was unable to tell the difference between Shotaro and Kuon so I can't trust any memories of the previous day.
"You seemed to enjoy it," Kuon shrugs as he stares at me.
I laugh softly, "I always enjoy it," I tell him trying to fight away this headache. I close my eyes, "Kuon, you wouldn't believe this insane dream I had. I don't think even screenwriters would be able to come up with that sort of thing."
I close my eyes and he comes towards me and strokes my hair back. It's comforting. He always knows how to comfort me. "I need to take some medicine before work," I tell him and he pulls my nude body to him. He's a little more aggressive than usual. It's my body. My body feels strange so I have to blame this sickness.
"You're happier with me, right?" he asks me and I feel the question is somewhat weird. I'm happier than what? I take a deep breath before reaching out for him. I sit up and put my hand on his cheek. He's gorgeous. I always think that he's absolutely gorgeous.
I lean in to kiss him and I feel sick. The kiss…why doesn't the kiss feel…this can't be happening. I look at him confused. The kiss feels like yesterday but yesterday didn't happen. I look down feeling as if I'm about to vomit as memories of the previous day come into my mind.
I look down because I can't see Kuon as I ask this, "Did you drug me?" I ask him. I know he could lie and tell me no but if this is Kuon then he wouldn't lie to me and he wouldn't drug me. He'd be really concerned by my even asking this question.
"It was meant to relax you," he says and I wish that he was speaking in a different voice. I feel as if I'm about to die. He took advantage of me? Has he been doing this to a lot of women? I never thought that he'd do this, that Shotaro would fall so low. "You agreed to sleeping with me. I'm technically him right now so it's not as if you cheated on him?"
I shake my head. I don't know how he could tell me this. If it was Kuon who had endured a head injury and had turned into Shotaro then it would be different and I'd be able to forgive him because it would be Kuon but this isn't Kuon. "You made me cheat on my husband," I whisper as I feel my grudges slipping out and the room turning cold and dark.
"I told you it's his body," Shotaro says and I hate that all of this is being said in Kuon's voice.
"If you think," I shake as I wrap myself up in the blanket, "that sex is about the physical and not about the emotional then I feel really really sorry for you," I tell him. I don't know if Kuon will ever forgive me for this, the real Kuon, the one that I married.
"Get out or I'll murder you," I tell him and close my eyes tight. I don't want to see him right now. I don't want to think of Kuon's body doing these terrible things to me. He's my sweet Kuon. This is Shotaro. I can't let my mind slip.
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It was strangely easy to confuse those music video producers that I was Fuwa. I managed to get a new contract for him and his music and I just hope he repays me by never coming back to Kyoko again and also from saving me from singing in public.
As I look around thinking of how to feed this body, I see Kyoko as if she's waiting for me but she looks ill. Did something happen? I take a look around again before coming over to her realizing that nobody is staring at me at least for right now. As I come nearer her, her eyes widen and she bows her head, turning from me. I hesitate and pull back.
"Kyoko?" I ask confused. Did I do something wrong? I know I'm in this body but she was fine with it yesterday, no "fine" isn't the right word. Acceptant, maybe?
"I don't want to be here," she tells me and I take a step backwards. I don't understand this. Didn't she come here. "I thought that I wanted to talk to you but please leave me alone," she says and I don't know what changed. My eyes widen and I stand there nervously. Did something happen? I don't…did I do something to hurt her? "If you love me at all you'll get away from me. I don't want to hate you but right now I do."
I freeze.
She should know that I love her with everything inside my entire being. I wouldn't have married her if I didn't. I have to remind myself that it's the body that she hates, she doesn't hate who I am on the inside. I've seen her like this before but this time I know it'd be best if I followed her wish. "Please promise me that you'll call me if you need me," I whisper to her. "I'm not him. I'm not Fuwa."
"I know," she nods and I feel my heart squeeze. So she knows that and she still came here to tell me to stay away from her.
I reach out to touch her but second guess myself, I put my arm down and look at her. "I love you. If I could change back I would. Please don't hesitate to call me, no apologies necessary. I understand," I tell her before walking away. I take a look at her again. I really wish that I could do something, be with her, keep her from being so upset but I'm not in my own body, I'm in Fuwa's and it's best for me to keep away from her.
I just don't know what went wrong.
End of Chapter Three
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Author Response
Thank you for all of the support. Kyoko isn't someone who can't defend herself but Sho's actions have caused a lot of pain for her. Kuon will be trying even harder to get back into his own body because he doesn't know what happened. Lory will get involved soon but will he understand what Kyoko's trying to say 😉
