Chapter 17: Make up for my mistakes
Kyoko was lying on the couch with her eyes closed with the bouquet of roses positioned on her chest as the sweet scent of the rose, were putting her peacefully to sleep.
The door opens then shuts . "The Love Me Section isn't open to assignments today, no one is available."Kyoko says without opening her eyes and yawns. As Kanae and Chiori weren't around and she isn't counting herself since she was wearing a summer dress with capris tights underneath not her Love Me hot pink jumpsuit.
"Well the person I wanted to see is here… and looking like a sleeping princess with the roses I left for her." The visitor says.
Kyoko recognized the voice and thinks, "So he was the one that left me these roses that's kind of him but why?" she then opens her eyes and turns her head to look at the visitor who was standing about 3 feet from her, "Tsuruga-san what are you doing here?"
Ren smiles his gentleman smile, "Like I said I came to see you…also you agreed to talk with me after the premiere last night."
Kyoko lets out a slight groan as she was hoping he had forgotten about that, so she sits up leaning back with her knees up close to her chest and the bouquet is leaning against her legs.
Ren took that gesture as Kyoko was allowing him to sit in the empty spot next to her. Which he found was better than her refusing to talk to him and telling him to leave. He sits down but doesn't know how to start the conversation.
The silence went on for a few more minutes before Kyoko decided it was time to talk and she knew that she wasn't getting out of this as Ren was close enough that if she stood and tried to leave he would stop her within a second.
"I just couldn't stay there last night." She says referring to the night before at the premiere as she looks at the roses leaning against her legs.
Ren sighs, "Then you should have come to me and we could have left together…something could have happened to you and Hizuri-san would be angry."
"I didn't want to bother you, it was the premiere of the movie you were in so I had no right to make you leave and nothing happened except one idiot learnt his place." Kyoko giggles at the last part.
Ren was happy on the inside just to hear Kyoko laugh again as one month without hearing anything from her was painful. "I wouldn't have minded leaving and how did that person learn his place and who was he?" Ren asked already knowing about the event but wanted to hear it from her.
Kyoko smells the roses to calm herself before she talks about Sho again, since Sho was the reason why she thinks Ren hates her. "It was that Baka Fuwa, he thinks he's a famous singer that he can get whatever girl he wants. Well me being Setsu I taught him a few things after he pushed me to a wall due to me calling him an airhead twice." She pauses and looks down at the roses knowing even though the roses were from the man beside her it, gave her some confidence.
When Ren heard Kyoko say that Sho pushed her to a wall again and even though his father told him about it, it still angered him but he keeps his calm composure . "What happened after he pushed you?" He looks at her and really wanted to hold her, seeing she was uncomfortable telling this story to him but he knew he couldn't, not after what happened that night a month ago.
Kyoko takes a deep breath before continuing as the event a month ago plays in her head and she was fighting tears. "I spat in his face, then when he pushed me harder against the wall he said he'd teach me some respect which to him was to kiss me, well he didn't get his chance to because I kneed him in the groin and once he fell down to his knees in pain. I pushed him down with my foot and I pushed down onto his chest telling him to learn his place and called him a little pathetic worm." Kyoko says not looking up from the roses.
"Well that should teach him something…" Ren knew Kyoko was able to do that to the idiot because of the mind set and control of Setsu but wondering if it wasn't just the character but also that Kyoko wanted to hurt that guy for all he has done to her.
Kyoko nods but not having anything left to say to Ren at this time. However deep down she didn't understand why he came to talk to her after what he said that night about never wanting to see her again.
Ren sighs knowing she won't say anything now. He puts a hand on one of Kyoko's bare legs and she flinches. She looked at him, he could see a hint of pain but there was also warmth in her eyes that wasn't there the night before.
"Mogami-san, I am sorry for what happened that night over a month ago…I was just angry." Ren says leaving out the jealous part so she wouldn't hint on anything.
Kyoko looks back down hearing another crack in her ears as she could hear the sincerity in his voice when he was saying sorry. "Tsuruga-san you don't have to apologize…you were right, I was a disappointment." With that Kyoko gets up, "I will become a responsible actress." She begins to walk away towards the door but Ren was right behind her and grabbed her arm.
"I was wrong about that, you are already a responsible actress, I just didn't like that you didn't tell me that he was the one you had to kiss, so when he said it, I got angry and thought that you didn't trust me and all that I did to help you meant nothing." Ren says to her.
Kyoko sighs, "I didn't tell you not because I don't trust you but because you would be angry as I know you don't like that guy." She removed her arm from his hand and turns to face him and her eyes still showing some pain.
Ren looks down at her and fought the urge to kiss her, as he sees a tear escape her beautiful golden eyes he puts his hand to her cheek and wipes away the tear, " I understand now Mogami-san, and I feel bad about my immature behaviour towards you. I never meant to make you run I was so sad that I was the reason you left." Ren says, knowing Kyoko wouldn't get that he was indeed in love with her just by what he said. He was hoping it was doing something to her as he doesn't want to lose her again. "How about we get together tonight?"
Kyoko could hear more cracks in her ears just by his touch and his kind words, "He felt bad about that…he's taking ownership for me running but I'm the coward that ran from my problems." Kyoko thought to herself and was aware most of her locks on her heart had been opened. "I am sorry Tsuruga-san but I can't, father says that we have to go back to LA tonight since Mother's modelling trip was canceled and she wants us to come back tonight." Kyoko looks down. She would of wanted to spend some time with him but also sees the good in her and Kuu leaving as it gave her time to seal her heart back up as she was still scared to get hurt again.
Ren could feel his heart tighten when he heard Kyoko say that she would be leaving again. It pained him the first time when she took off but this time it was his father taking her away from him. "Then when will you be coming back?"
Kyoko still looking down, "I won't be back for about 4 months…for the grateful party, mother and father insisted for me to come back for that with them."
Ren nods, "So another long wait for the girl I want, and seeing my mother after 5 years especially as the guy she never met…" he thought to himself then moves his hand from her cheek to under her chin and tilts her head up so she would look at him. "Well then, let me see you off tonight."
A slight blush creeps up on Kyoko's cheeks from his touch, "No no, it's ok Tsuruga-san you must be very busy…I don't want to be a b-" She was cut off by one of Ren's fingers covering her mouth which made her blush a little more.
"You won't be a bother I insist to see you off this time, I will miss seeing you a lot though just like when you left the first time." Ren says honestly still fighting the urge to kiss her and he moves his hand from her chin.
Kyoko turns her face away as she heard more cracking by his kind words and knew by now there was only 1 lock that was left unopened. "He couldn't have missed me that much…I was a nobody here just a plain boring girl." She thinks to herself then looks back at Ren, when the blush on her cheeks went away, "Maybe I'll stay when I come back in 4 months."
Ren smiles, "Well I would hope so Mogami-san." He says to her but knows that their time together now would be over as he knew that if she was supposed to leave today she would have to get ready as much as it will be painful to see the girl go, he should at least spend as much time as he could. "I will drive you back to the hotel."
Kyoko smiles, "That would be very kind of you but don't you have a job to get to?"
He shakes his head, "Not until a little later, I have enough time to take you back, I wouldn't want you walking back and getting stopped by that kid again."
Kyoko giggles, "Ok thank you Tsuruga-san." She then turns and walks towards the door with the roses in her hand and her purse over her shoulder.
Ren follows behind her still admiring how beautiful she was. It seemed she was acting like how she used to towards him but he was unsure if she had fallen in love with him again.
"Mogami-san can you forgive me for what happened that night?" he asked needing to know for sure.
Kyoko knows she should forgive Ren even though what he said really broke her. She also knows that he really wanted to be forgiven for the event or he wouldn't be coming to the Love Me room to find her to beg for forgiveness. Without turning around she answers Ren, "I forgive you Tsuruga-san."
Ren was overjoy inside, "Thank you Mogami-san."
They both exit the Love me room and head to the parking lot where Ren's car was parked. They both had things to do before tonight when both have to say goodbye again.
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"Seems like your plan is working my friend…Now just to flourish this growing rose… but the next part is all on you to make that girl bloom." Says a man on the phone while watching the cameras that were positioned in the Love Me room.
