Writer's Note

Hey guys :)

I wanna thank you for your reviews I really appreciate them...

To be honest, I wasn't sure if I should still keep uploading chapters in fanfic cause every chapter is a bit of a struggle for me

and the reason is because I am language restricted...

I try to do it the best accurate as I can (words) so I was thinking that I should probably stop update it here so I won't embarrass myself, but my friend convinced me to keep doing it cause it was a way for me to expose my writing to the world and even if it's not good it will still be helpful for me one day if I want to become a writer.

So there it is... :)

I hope you will like this chapter...

Chapter 8

Night evening 23:42 pm at Darumaya's restaurant upstairs in Kyoko's room. Going one more time through her script before going to sleep. Tomorrow is the first rehearsal for her new drama and it starts at 9:00 am.

Kyoko: After going through LME wardrobe for the sake of finding something that will suit Mai, I've found a very cute dress... like a real lady (ojou sama) kyaaa! _ (squealing sounds) I can't wait to wear it for the rehearsal... I can't believe yet that I am going to play this kind of role... (In a daze) is it ok for me to have this much luck, and enjoy immersing myself into it... Is it? (looking up at the ceiling trying to figure it out)...Ah! I'm doing it again! _ (shaking her head both sides) I won't doubt myself, I've decided to go through with this role! That's right! Instead of questioning my luck I should go through the scenes and remember them. I have to be prepared for tomorrow...

(listing the script and start searching for the pages that contain few scenes that are already chosen for the rehearsal for tomorrow, and then she came across something she forgot to look up after all the things that happened... It's the resume of Shirai Gen)

Kyoko: Shirai... Gen... that's Tsuruga's san role...

(curious about the character reads his background and profile)

(In the script)

Shirai Gen/Kian Svärd

As long as he had remembered about himself he always had only one parent present.

When he was old enough to understand about the concept family, he asked his mother why his father was not living with them and to that he would always get the same answer "You are too young to understand, I will tell you when you grow up" Eventually he stopped asking his mother about his father. His mother Alleena was a devoted mother as much as she could when she was not working at the hospital. She was a physician, a medical doctor.

Being most of the time away from home, Kian learned to be independent much earlier than other kids, also his aunt Annika, his mother's older sister was coming often to check up on him since she was a stay at home housewife. She was very fond of her nephew and was mostly the one who was taking care of him. She was married for a few years and without children of her own.

The only family he knew were his mother and his aunt. The 3 of them were very close. Thanks to his mother and his aunt, Kian was able to feel the warmth of a family even without a father.

When he was 11, his mother passed away from terminal cancer.

At the time his aunt who was recently divorced and without children of her own, decides to adopt Kian as her own son and taking care of him in place of her sister.

Still bitter from the death of his mother for many years, he kept asking his aunt why his father was not present for the funeral and she kept avoiding this issue until he was 18 years old and decided to tell him the whole truth about his parents.

Kian was furious when he learned that his mother was just an affair for his father, but even more when he learned that he had other family. He was especially enraged when he heard that the other son of his father was a year younger than him, and made him believe that his father never wanted him in the first place and chose to be a parent to his younger half brother instead.

He wasn't particularly hostile towards the fact when he learned that he had a younger half sister too, probably because she was much younger than him and Jin.

In his eyes his only enemy were his father and his half brother.

The first time he left Stockholm was when he went to continue his studies in USA

At the MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He was an overachiever and quite the exceptional student in the fields of School of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering, and School of Science - Applied Mathematics.

Or as one would say a Genius...

After finishing his studies, he was in high demand from multiple elite companies related to his fields. He worked in multiple places for the sake of experiencing different things and in different countries.

When he gained enough capital and was more at liberty to choose what to do next, he decided to go to Japan and make his vendetta against Igarashi Jin come true.

And the best way to do that was by seducing his wife and break his marriage apart.

And for that reason he takes the alias of Shirai Gen.

Already a half japanese and fluent in speaking the language, he also changed his appearance to fit more in the skin of a japanese person.

His steel blue eyes were covered by the black contacts and his beautiful pearl blonde hair was dyed with onyx black color.

He managed to easily get hired by Obayashi Corporation which is a major construction company.

He also hires Mizukawa Ayaka as his personal assistant and is his loyal dog who helps him with whatever is asked of her. She is also his casual lover from time to time.

(finished reading the profile of Gen)

Kyoko: As expected, I assumed this role will be a challenging one not just for Tsuruga san, but for me as well... to act opposite a character such as this one it must be done with utmost professionalism and dedication when in my role. I wonder how Tsuruga san will bring him to life... already anxious to see him in his new role... (with a gentle smile ... and then takes a glimpse of the script again)

Mizukawa Ayaka...? (wonders) now if I remember it, was such a role introduced during the meeting...? The actress for this role should have been introduced I think, if she were to be Tsuruga's san right hand, right? (confused)

At the private bar exclusive for celebrities.

Ren and Saori are seated together at a boot and caching up.

Saori: That look on your face tells more than you let on... (chuckles at him)

Ren: I was surprised to see you. I didn't know you were in the country...

Saori: Yeah, about that... I think I'm ok now. And I've decided to start again. (with a cheerful smile)

Ren: I am glad to hear that... (with a soft smile)

Saori: Thank you. It was the right decision to make at the time. (with a look that shows she remembers some things from the past)

Ren: I see... You won't pursue acting as a profession anymore.

Saori: ... It's... not really my choice to make when all is on display. Others can see things better when you can't. For example you, even though a 17 year old kid at the time had more talent than me who was your senior by 3 years, and I'm not talking just in age but I had a prior experience in shooting commercials than you did. Sometimes you know when you have to let things go...

Ren: But not everyone is brave enough to do that... (sipping from his drink)

Saori: But I don't regret taking acting in the first place. It was my first career's choice, I had many good things happen to me thanks to it... including you... (with a suggestive look, and Ren stops for a second while taking his drink)

Ren: Can a young brat count as a good thing? (chuckles)

Saori: Yes... for me you were... I remember still vividly the nights we spent together in your apartment...(looking at him with a soft gaze) well, sometimes our breaks in the storage room during filming too. (chuckles)

Ren: Now when I hear that, it makes me appear as a bad influence...

Saori: What are you saying? (with a smile) Isn't it reverse? I was an adult at the time who was taking advantage of you, right?

Ren: You didn't do anything I didn't wanted at the time... It was my choice too. Blame it on puberty, I guess... (Saori smiles)

Saori: That's right, now I remembered that you were fooling around with someone else too before me...

Ren: I think you remember unnecessary stuff only...

Saori: But it's the truth. Although you were fine with having a lover, you were not in a relationship with anyone. What about now, are you…seeing someone?

Ren: Even if I wanted to, I'm afraid my schedule won't allow me...

Saori: Leave those petty excuses for the media... come on, tell me! (trying to convince him to tell her stubbornly) Do you have a girlfriend?

Ren: I really don't.

Saori: Then, a lover?

Ren: No.

Saori: Someone you love then?

Ren: ... I don't like this game... (Saori takes notice of his silence)

Saori: So there is someone...

Ren: I didn't say that.

Saori: You didn't have to. Trust me you can't fool a woman's intuition.

Ren: What about you? Why are you here?

Saori: Are you sure you don't want to ask me if I'm seeing someone first? (trying to be playful)

Ren: I'm sure you are in the country for a reason.

Saori: How boring... (pouting) first i'm gonna answer the question you didn't ask. No, I don't have a lover... and second, I am indeed here for a reason.

Ren: Job related...?

Saori: You see, when I left the country and was in quest of my new passion, I had the biggest revelation... I still wanted to be very much involved in the showbiz and everything related to acting, the process of how it's made, even though I can't be in front of the cameras anymore. So I assumed why not behind the cameras then...?

Ren: Oh...

Saori: Coming from a family with a background in the showbiz world it could not be helped after all, it's in my blood. My uncle introduced me to the other face of the acting world. He gave me the opportunity to learn from him firsthand of how to direct a play...

Ren: A Director's job...

Saori: Yes. And that is what I was doing all this time abroad.

Ren: I think it's good you have found something you want to do as much as acting... (with a sincere gentle smile)

Saori: It does make me happy... (with a smile) I have other thing to tell you too.

Ren: What is it...?

Saori: You have a new drama coming up right, Mr. Villain... ?

Ren: That's right, how did... (gets interrupted)

Saori: You are looking at the assistant director of "Lex Talionis" (Ren is surprised)

Ren: I see... (with a smile)

Saori: I was having a dilemma with myself. Should I tell him, do I not tell him... I didn't know if I should surprise you. But running at you in this bar was pretty much a sign, so there you have it.

Ren: I'm glad you told me... I don't like surprises.

Saori: Then, for the new beginnings! (raises her glass in the air)

Ren: For new beginnings... (raises his glass next to hers and they clank)

Saori: I'm happy we can work together. (both smiling)

Ren: Me too...

At the Narita airport. The actress Ishida Sayaka (19 year old) and her manager Morino san has just landed

and are headed for the exit to get to their waiting car.

Sayaka: Finally we are back... Morino san did you get the information for me I asked you for?

Morino: Sayaka chan, at least we get you home first and then we will... (gets interrupted)

Sayaka: There is no time! I need to know now! (angry)

Morino: Alright... (with a sigh) The meeting was the day before, tomorrow they will have their first rehearsal at 9:00 am...

Sayaka: Unbelievable! I can't believe that director! (shouts with angry tone)

Morino: Calm down! Sayaka chan... at least they haven't started shooting yet.

Sayaka: I am so angry! Deciding things like that... Well I won't let them! Igarashi Mai can be played by only one person! That role is mine! Anyone who will try to stand in my way will get rid of! Ughh! I am so furious I don't think I can sleep tonight!

Morino: You will have to! Don't you want to take back what's yours? You will need a good night's sleep.

Sayaka: I will show them who they are playing with...

The new drama villain - Shirai Gen profile has been brought into the light.

Ren gets a re-encounter with his past lover who is also the assistant director of his new drama.

New character, an impending chaos?

Next chapter coming soon...