Just a warning I am Dyslexic so my stories will not be perfect but I now have one Beta reader to help me along the way :D
Thank you so much to Roshelle Diall for offering to work with me :D
Hello my sweeties :)
while my lappy is away being fixed
this is the easiest story for me to update
as I have a template saved to my Kindle
so
Enjoy..
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Kyoko ran up the porch steps and bowed to Lory.
"Goodnight Dad."
And was gone before he could even chuckled.
Oh dear,what has that god son of mine been doing?
He wondered. Ren came back almost an hour later. With one look Lory could see he was in a daze so decided to mess a little with the young man.
"You better not be the reason my daughter came running home about an hour ago. Are you?" he growled as he glared at Ren. Ren startled at the voice.
"I can honestly say I have no idea." and he flopped down onto the steps looking out at the ocean.
What the? OK not the answer I expected.
Lory thought as his teasing backfired.
"Anything you need to talk about Ren?" Ren just shook his head. Standing and brushing sand from his shorts, he smiled at Lory.
"I think I will just be going to bed Boss. Goodnight." and he was gone just like Kyoko before him.
"Great! Looks like we are back to Daddy knows nothing again." even though he sighed at his words the rustle in the bushes made him smile.
"SO?" he turned to his ever trusted aide who passed him the camcorder and smiled back.
"I think you will like this, Sir." Lory was plugging the device into his laptop in an instant going through the tape at 3 times the normal speed. As the couple on the beach stopped, he returned to normal speed. A few moments later his face burst into a big smile.
OH Kuon you really didn't do anything did you? Hehe but that doesn't mean my darling daughter didn't. Good girl, follow your heart sweetie. You deserve all the happiness in the world.
Lory expertly cut the video for the small clip he wanted, attaching it to the email he sent and then sat back.
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The next day as Kyoko started to sort out Toru's breakfast, Ren watched silently from the doorway. What was he supposed to say? She had definitely kissed him and it had definitely meant something to her if the electricity that had shot through his entire body had anything to say about it.
Could he even hope that?...No don't get too excited she said it was a thank you. You did exactly the same thing on Valentine's Day.
He reminded himself.
Yeah but I didn't really mean it in that way. What if she hadn't?...God I'm confused...
"Sometimes it's just best to shut off the brain and go with the heart my boy." Ren jumped a mile as Lory tapped his shoulder then headed out back to the swimming pool.
Ignore the head and listen to the heart OK worth a shot...
He strode into the kitchen.
Lory watched them all day, the shy glances when the other wasn't looking, the soft expressions they made when their eyes met followed by a blush and then looking away. They spent the day on the beach and they all had fun together swimming, playing and laughing.
By the time the helicopter was waiting to take Ren back to work Lory was just about ready to scream at both of them. They were acting like a couple of shy school children in love, not the adults they were. Even if Kyoko was new to this it wasn't like Ren hadn't ever dated before!
Maybe I should have changed my advice to just go get her.
Lory mused as they said goodbye on the back porch. Ren gave Toru one more big hug before handing him to Maria and hugging her also.
"Be a good girl, Maria-chan." she said as he kissed her head. As he went to pull away, she grabbed his shoulder and whispered in his ear.
"I knowwe could never really get married as you'd be too old by the time I'm ready to marry but if it was Onee-san I would happily call you Nii-san." Ren looked at her gob smacked as she gave him a pat on his arm and walked over to her granddad carrying Toru.
"Safe travels and you better get all your work done now that you've had a vacation." Ren smiled and nodded, clearing the confusion from his head at Maria's words.
"Don't worry President, I know my job." it surprised Kyoko when they both smiled one last time at Ren before walking back inside the house.
Were they not going to see him off?
She walked with Ren to the outskirts of the heliport in silence then gave him a fleeting hug as they each said goodbye before he turned and walked towards the waiting helicopter. Her heart ached as he walked away from her, she didn't want him to leave she wanted to scream for him to stay and not leave her but her mouth wouldn't move. Her body felt locked in place as she watched him open the door but as soon as it swung open she turned away unable to watch him leave.
He held the door open. He needed to board the helicopter but his heart hurt, he could feel her eyes on his back. The sensation of her lips on his as she kissed him the night before, he wanted to hold her so badly and wanted to cradle her in his arms and tell her she would never be alone again. He would never hurt her he wanted to tell her...
"I love you Kyoko." He spun as he said these words. He was tired of all his own excuses, he was tired of running away from what he knew he could not change. What he didn't want to change. Even if she ran away now, he could be happy in the fact he had told her his true feelings.
She heard him. Her heart pounded like an untamed beast at the words that had gone unsaid for so long. Could she truly believe he had said it? Turning back to him she stared at him.
"You what?" she whispered. His heart clenched. was she going to hate him? would she even believe him? As he looked deep into her confused eyes, he let the door swing shut.
"I love you Kyoko and I have for so long. You mean everything to me and so does Toru. I can't do this any more. I can't keep my feelings bottled up inside. They're too big for my heart now Kyoko and they fill me up entirely. Until I think my heart's about to break out from my chest. Kyoko you are my life, without you my world would be empty" The words until this moment he had found so hard to say spilt forth from his mouth like a river.
He told her how amazing, beautiful, wonderful and magnificent she was. He told her of the hundreds of reasons why he loved her, he went on and on. At one point he looked down as the eyes he had been staring into seemed to harden for a moment and he was terrified that it could only mean his rejection.
That was until a small hand lifted his chin while the other snaked behind his neck and her lips kissed him for the second time silencing anything else he still had yet to say. As the kiss lingered he thought heaven had come to Earth as there was no way his body should be able to feel this alive, this amazing. If he was still trapped in his mortal shell, her lips left him breathless. She too seemed to be gasping as she said the sweetest words he had ever heard in his life.
"I love you too, Ren." there was no stuttering or shyness in her voice or eyes as she looked deeply into his. They were filled with a look he had never dreamed he would see from anyone. Her eyes spoke the words she had just whispered and so much more. She didn't need the long speech he had just given he could see it just by looking into her eyes.
"But now you need to go Ren." her words wounded him. After that was she still going to reject him? She smiled as the fear passed over his eyes. Tweaking his nose she smiled.
"Though I would rather you stay, you did promise my father that you would work hard, and I will be home in 3 days I think then we need to talk." he nodded and smiled a smile that spoke of his love for her as he gathered her in his arms once more and kissed her.
"You're right of course. There are things we need to consider though now that I know...I just don't want to leave." she smiled, feeling weak at the knees and breathless again as her body tingled. Who would've thought a kiss could feel that amazing her head wondered, as she pushed him away gently.
"We have time Ren." with one last kiss she pushed him away and stood back as he opened the door and got into the helicopter. Lory smiled as he watched the young couple wave at each other and it flew out of sight.
"Well I thought he would've at least stayed after that." Maria moaned as she and Lory watched from a covered balcony, Lory hugged her tightly.
"This is just the beginning, my love. They have plenty of time and space which gives them time to process what they have both just said." Maria looked thoughtful as she watched Kyoko walk down past the house towards the beach.
"Is she OK?" she asked her grandfather, a little worried at Kyoko's actions. He smiled,
"She is doing exactly what I just said Maria. Now is her time to think." Maria smiled and yawned.
"I'm going to bed. Goodnight, Grandpa" she said, kissing him on the cheek as she turned and walked away.
"Goodnight princess." he called after her as he opened his phone and dialled the number on his speed dial.
"We have lift off." was the only phrase he needed to say as Kuu and an ecstatic Julie screamed through the phone.
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The three days passed in a blur as Kyoko and Ren kept contact via emails and calls. Even though Ren never mentioned anything to Yashiro, it was obvious to the man something good had happened and for once he was just so happy for his best friend he didn't even have the heart to tease him just let him live in his happy little world. He worked three times as hard and everyone noticed wherever he went his smile was warmer. He would laugh more freely and even though they all thought it, no one was brave enough to say it out loud.
'Tsuruga Ren was in love.'
As the helicopter landed, Kyoko had expected to see Ren waiting for her as he had said he would. Lory noticed the little sad expression and smiled
"He will be here later my dear but I thought you needed to do something else beforehand." she looked at him, putting on a mask as she did so.
"I don't know what you mean, Dad." he chuckled as he pointed to the two figures approaching the heliport.
Kyoko took a deep breath and the excitement filled her eyes before she looked at her father, truly happy the sleeping Maria and Toru in his arms.
"Thanks Dad." she whispered as soon as the helicopter was down and the safety latch released she was out of the helicopter.
"Moko-san! Chiori-chan!" she screeched as she threw herself at both girls and for once even Kanae accepted her hug.
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hehe so I hope that makes you all happy :D
they are back home now time to clean up the aftermath,
also I warn you there will be a tiny bit of drama over
Ren's truth but its will last no longer that 2 chapters and its
not bad drama.
Trust me it will be nothing like Living for her drama wise XD
and it does set us up sweetly for the big plot line i have planned :)
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