Chapter 15: Learn Your Place
Setsu watched as Cain made his way into the grand ballroom, she wipes the tears from her cheeks before she turns and heads towards the front doors. She stopped at the coat check first to retrieve her long coat. She puts it on looking back to make sure Cain didn't see her and not caring if the others saw her as she was aware most of the cast were too scared to talk to Cain. She takes a deep breath before stepping out of the building and onto the sidewalk.
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Setsu walks on the fairly lit sidewalk towards the middle of town. She pulls out her phone to check the time and she sighs, "If only I could get someone to get me but I can't and father doesn't expect me back for a few more hours so I don't want to worry him." She thought to herself as she places her phone back into her coat pocket.
She continues heading towards the direction of the hotel that her and Kuu were staying at until they have to go back to LA.
Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder knowing that there was no way Cain could have caught up with her that soon. She looks back slightly to see a blonde haired male behind her, inside she wanted to push that guy's hand off her and run but she was Setsu now and she doesn't run from anyone.
"A beautiful young woman like yourself shouldn't be walking the streets alone at night" Sho smiles at her, "Let me escort you home."
"He is still a smooth talking Jerk…He won't get me with those words not in a thousand years." She thought as she keeps her exterior cool and pushes his hand off her shoulder and continues walking, "I don't accept offers from airhead males like you."
Sho gets angry and walks towards her again, "What the hell did you just call me?" he yells.
Setsu chuckles at how angry he got just by what she called him, "An airhead, is that head full of so much air that you can't even comprehend words?"
That angered Sho further which spurred her to continue to insult him, so he grabs her wrist, "Do you even know who I am!"
Setsu smirked as it was fun toying with this guy, then she pulls her arm away and starts walking again, "I don't really care who you are, to me you're just a pathetic low life."
That was it, Sho was furious that this woman didn't know who he was also that she was constantly insulting him. He knew no one was around to witness him teaching this woman something so he pushes her against the back of the building they were walking past. "How dare you insult me; you bitch… I'm Fuwa Sho! The greatest singer…" he was trying to refill some of his ego that he lost from Setsu's insulting, "What the hell do you do?"
Setsu shows no emotion to getting pushed against the wall and she wasn't in the mood to talk with this kid but she thought she can have a little more fun since she wasn't expected back at the hotel for another hour.
Setsu spits in Sho's face, "I do whatever the hell I want airhead."
Sho was now over furious with Setsu that she dared to spit in a celebrity's face especially his face, he pushes her harder against the wall. "You little witch, you need to learn some respect." Sho then smirks, "I will teach you." He says getting his face closer to hers as he was going to kiss her. He thought that since he's a celebrity he can do this without any consequences and make women obey.
Setsu was done playing with this kid now, she had no tolerance to deal with this guy who thinks way too highly of himself so she knees him in the groin as he gave her enough space to do that and Sho falls to his knees groaning in pain. "A low life like you won't ever teach me anything."
Setsu then moves her foot to push him onto his back and keeps her foot on his chest, "You should learn your place you little pathetic worm, and whoever you think you are will never be more than a pathetic worm." With that she puts more pressure on his chest which made him gasp and groan in pain.
She moves her foot from his chest to the ground and turned to walk away, "Don't let me see you around here again or even trying to seduce someone just to take advantage of them, unless you want more pain than what you just got." She then walks a short distance to the Hotel and enters it with a smirk on her face feeling proud that she was able to teach the Baka Sho a thing or two.
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Cain was in the grand ballroom talking to a few co-stars and the director but after some time he begins to wonder where Setsu was, he realized by looking at the clock on the wall that the last time he saw her was about 45 minutes ago. He excuses himself from the conversation to look for her, he looked for 10 minutes with no luck and he wondered if someone may have seen her so he goes to one of his co-stars that was out in the main hallway, "Have you seen Setsu by any chance?"
The guy looks at Cain, "Ya…I saw her leave almost an hour ago..."
Cain sighs, "Thank you..." He says, then exited the building and pulls out his phone knowing due to past experiences that calling her would be pointless so he called the next best person that would for sure know her whereabouts.
After a few rings someone picks up, "Hello?" says a male voice.
"Hey Father…Is Kyoko there?" The Cain composure was completely gone when he heard the man's voice that was no other than Kuu the only one that he knew that Kyoko would go back to.
Kuu sighs on the other end, "Yes, she just came back a few minutes ago…would you care to tell me what happened? Her one wrist seemed to be slightly red like a small injury that was done about an hour ago." Kuu was on the hotel balcony while Kyoko was inside laying on the bed with her phone in hand.
Ren/Kuon sighs, "I got jealous again Father, she was talking to one of the other actors that always flirted with her when the movie was filming and I pulled her away… I didn't mean to hurt her…"
"Kuon you need to get a hold of that jealousy of yours or your chances of getting her will decrease." Kuu says to his son knowing perfectly well that his son wouldn't hurt Kyoko on purpose as he was aware just by how his son looks at her.
"I know Father…" He says then took a deep breath before saying the next thing. "Did anything happen on her way back to the hotel that you're aware of?" Kuon/Ren was hoping that Kyoko was ok, he didn't know if he could live with himself if she got hurt without him being there for her.
Kuu chuckled, "Oh she ran into trouble but her feistiness got her out of the situation as well as gave her some enjoyment."
Kuon was confused, "What do you mean? What happened?"
"Kuon, that rockstar idiot approached her on the street when she was in her role as Setsu well I would think." He says knowing Kyoko has a hate for that kid so wasn't sure if it was all Setsu or a part of Kyoko came through. "He pushed her buttons and pushed her against a wall where she took control and kicked him down to where he belongs…on the ground." Kuu chuckles.
Ren was happy that Kyoko did that to the idiot but he didn't like that he wasn't there for her, he could have prevented her from even getting close to that Jerk. "Do you know where she will be tomorrow?" He had an idea how to get close to her.
Kuu had a feeling his son had something up his sleeve, "As far as I know she is seeing a friend at around 10 o'clock in the morning in that Love Me room..."
A smirk appeared on Kuon's his face as he heard what his father said, "Well then that will be my opportunity to talk to her alone."
Kuu groans, "Kuon you better not hurt her again… don't you think she has been hurt enough." He was getting defensive, no matter if Kuon was his son he saw Kyoko as his own daughter and didn't want her getting hurt again.
"I have no intention of ever hurting her again…I was an idiot to ever let her go." Kuon says with pain reflecting in his voice as he remembers the night of the horrible event that caused them to be apart.
"Well Son, you have to do something to show her you want her forgiveness… Actions speak louder than words..." Kuu says remembering when his Wife told him she hated him and couldn't get her to forgive him until the video he brought back that he had Kuon do for her.
"I will give her something but I'd have it in the room before I show up so she can't refuse it." Ren says as he has an idea that is just a small gesture but knew she would like.
Kuu chuckles, "That might be a smart move…but for now I got to get back inside to her before she comes out and hears."
"Ok good night father and thank you for taking care of her." Ren says before both he and Kuu hung up.
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Kuu walks inside the room to see Kyoko in her pjs laying on her bed but staring off into space, so he clears his throat to get her attention. "Is everything ok?" he says now sitting on his bed.
Kyoko heard Kuu and turns her head to look at him, "Not at all father..."
"What is bothering you?" Kuu looks at her having a feeling it had something to do with Ren.
Kyoko takes a deep breath. "I think I'm an idiot…When I was being Setsu and Cain would show some affection I could hear a cracking sound in my ears and the last time I've heard that sound it was the last time the locks on my heart were unlocked." She pauses before speaking again, "I don't want my heart to be broken again."
Kuu sighs as he could understand her pain, "My dear you are not an idiot for letting the locks open but love isn't something that is willing to stay locked away for long if you don't want to get hurt, just be careful with your heart. No matter what, I will be here if anything bothers you, you're my daughter after all." He smiles and gives her a thumbs up.
Kyoko smiles wide, "Thank you so much father."
After the talk they both fall asleep in their own beds wondering what the next day will bring for them as Kuu knew something will happen tomorrow night that might hurt his son's chances to get Kyoko's heart again. Though he knows how to help his son at a later time that would increase his chances to get Kyoko but it includes getting her to permanently stay in Tokyo close to Ren. It was just all about waiting and keeping his plan secret until that day comes.
