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"YOU KNOW MY MOM WAS RIGHT! THERE'S NO SUCH THINGS AS FAIRYTALES!" with that she got up, stumbling a little in the large dress and ran. She ran away from him, she ran away from his words and away from the feelings that made her heart die inside.
She crashed through the front doors, landing on her knees as if praying for her own heart's salvation. The sobs that racked her body as she struggled to breathe, her heart aching like never before. Not even Sho's betrayal had hurt her like this and this time even her inner demons were useless. A door crashed open to her right Lory, Kuu and Julie stood there looking completely stunned at the mess she was in. Her hair dishevelled, her dress was filthy and possibly even torn but as Julie ran forwards to help the fallen girl she shrunk away.
"NO!...DON'T TOUCH ME...PLEASE DON'T TOUCH ME!" and again she was up and gone straight up the stairs to her bedroom. Once inside, she locked the door and collapsed next to her bed, her head and hands in the quilts as she screamed for the pain to stop. She begged for some kind of salvation but none came, nor would it. The temporary bliss of her love was over she had lost that feeling, she was no longer anything but an empty shell. She no longer needed to lock away that box. It was no longer there because she had thrown it away.
Ren had chased her but a fallen behind when she had dropped her shawl and purse. He had collected them as he raced up the front steps .Calling her name he was met at the doors by a man full of blind fury.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO MY DAUGHTER, YOU BASTARD?" Lory screamed as he swung for the younger man.
His hit connected with Kuon's jaw and he was sent sprawling backwards to the top of the staircase. He advanced on the younger man, blood lust clear in his eyes towards the man he thought had hurt his precious daughter.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO?" He screamed as Kuu tried to hold him back and Julie cried. He kicked him away down the stairs, Lory had never been in a rage such as this and for the first few attacks Kuon was afraid of him but as he spat the blood from his mouth and moved backwards from the approaching man he met his car, the car Ren had brought with his own money he had made. Pulling himself up he shouted back at the angry man with all the strength he had left.
"YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I DID? I TOLD HER THE TRUTH, THE WONDERFUL TRUTH ABOUT A MURDERING ASSHOLE LIKE ME! THE MAN WHO CAN'T EVEN FACE HIS OWN PAST OR HIS OWN PARENTS AS HIMSELF BECAUSE HE IS SO AFRAID. I TOLD HER EVERYTHING AND SHE RAN FROM ME. SHE SCREAMED AT ME THAT HER MOTHER WAS RIGHT THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THINGS AS FAIRYTALES." taking a few breaths he tried to stay calm, then thought about the scene all over again and his anger returned, "ARE YOU ALL HAPPY NOW? I TOLD HER THE TRUTH AND I TOOK AWAY EVERYTHING THAT MADE HER PURE AND INNOCENT. I DESTROYED HER DREAMS OF FAIRIES AND PRINCESSES AND HAPPILY EVER AFTER, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY BOSS YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A LOVE ME SECTION AS I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO LOVE OR BE LOVED IN RETURN! NOT SO LONG AS I'VE HURT THE ONLY THING IN THIS WORLD I FOUND PRECIOUS! IT'S JUST LIKE KUON, EVERYTHING HE TOUCHED TURNED BAD! JUST LIKE RICK IT WAS MY FAULT...ITS ALL MY FAULT" he collapsed again as he cried his heart out. Kuu had let go of Lory who had calmed down after the first few words he had been scared of this exact situation.
The truth hurts.
Lory collapsed onto his knees before the crumpled man and held him tight.
"I'm so sorry Kuon, I'm so so sorry." he said softly as the young man clung to him. His father watched on in tears and his mother turned and raced for Kyoko.
It can't end like this.
Her heart and mind cried in unison.
It just can't end like this!
She tried the door handle but it was locked. Pounding on the door, she cried.
"Kyoko, Kyoko! Open this door. Kyoko open up." she could hear the sobbing from inside, not from onr but two people. Her heart bled in anguish
"Kyoko, please open the door. KYOKO!" she pounded the door with her fists as she heard the lock turn. Just as she was about to barge into the room, a small figure appeared carrying a small, crying child.
"Auntie Julie, please take Toru-chan. I will sort out Onee-sama. I'm afraid this is not the best time for you or any adult to be here right now. Please go down to the living room. I'll come down as soon as I can" she shut the door before Julie could speak.
Julie looked to the little boy that had somehow been put in her arms without her realising before she turned and walked away. What else could she do?
Maria turned to the crying figure. Walking over and wrapping her arms around her, she held her allowing Kyoko's weight to relax onto her she let the older girl cry on her. At only 9 years old this girl already knew this feeling and it showed in the way she held the older girl. It was just what growing up in an adult society could do to you.
"Shhhhshhh Onee-sama. I'm here shhhhhhshhhh." she slowly pulled out the pins and decoration holding up her hair as she stroked it with her small hands.
The release of her hair was like the release of her tongue as Kyoko started to babble out incomplete sentences, her mind unable to focus for the pain in her heart. Maria listened soothing, calming and releasing the tension Kyoko had built up inside. Maria remembered clearly her grandfather doing this for her the day her dad left for America. She knew the ritual: listen, console and question but never give your opinion unless asked.
"Why Maria? Why of all things hide that from me? He said he loved me yet he was laughing at me all this time. He told me Corn had grown up with beautiful wings and could fly as high and far as he needed." with that Maria slowly but surely got the story out of Kyoko and even though it hurt her to listen to her sister's anguish, she just slowly repeated,
"He does love you."
"He was scared."
Over and over she repeated them knowing that when she was calmer it would settle in and she would hopefully listen.
The door opened and the small girl entered the living room. Looking around at the seated members, she nodded. Ren sat on the sofa between his parents with his head in his hands. Julie was cuddling the now silent and sleeping Toru. Kuu had a reassuring hand on Ren's back as Lory poured drinks from a large decanter.
"How is she?" Lory asked as soon as she opened the door.
"She is resting Grandpa though for tonight and maybe tomorrow I would stay away from her for a little while. That will give her time to settle. I managed to get her undressed and into bed and talk with her a little. It appears the true reason she ran from Ren-sama is not because of his past with his parents but before that" all eyes turned to Ren in confusion as he sank lower onto the sofa. Tears that must be streaming down his face now dripping heavily onto the carpet.
"You need to tell us Kuon, otherwise we cannot help Kyoko-chan." Kuu encouraged as he shook his son's shoulder lightly.
So in a small voice Ren told them about his most treasured memories of those days in Kyoto by that stream. Memories of the girl he had met and cared for, their time together and the blue stone he gave her. They all listened stunned, afraid to speak in case they missed anything as he spoke of himself at 10 years old and the 6 year old Kyoko struggling to please her mother.
Maria nodded satisfied as she listened.
"Well that's it then. Kyoko is not angry at Kuon, but Corn. She feels betrayed by the fact you could've saved her from so much trouble and pain by just telling her the truth. She feels like you have been teasing her, laughing at her and as you revealed about your parents and grandpa at the same time she sees them as accomplices." the weight of the child's words hit hard on everyone and Maria physically softened as Ren turned his swollen, bloody face to her.
"So what do I do now?" he asked her, begging for an answer.
Someone must have an answer.
"You wait Ren-sama. You wait and you continue with your life until she tells you otherwise or you give up on her entirely. I will not tell you it is going to be fine as I don't know if it will be, but you will have to give her time to think about this. She needs time and space from all of this."
The days rolled by into weeks and even though Kyoko spoke again to her father, Julie and Kuu her voice and her personality lacked the enthusiasm it once had. She was almost cold but it wasn't just to them. It seemed as if the fire had just died within her. She worked long and hard hours never stopping, just getting the job done and leaving. She loved and looked after Toru but she only showed affection to the child and no one else. Still the baby could sense the tension and became more fussy which made for longer nights. She would not even talk to Kanae and Chiori. After talking for a long time with the adults Maria had convinced them certain people should know the truth. So Kanae, Yashiro, Chiori and Kyoko's old landlords all came and with Ren's permission his parents told them everything.
They were all stunned. Kanae even got a bit angry, shouting at him for keeping this from Kyoko. She didn't care for herself but her best friend was a different matter. Their hearts hurt also for Ren since he was the same as Kyoko. He too went through his work day with a cold determination, smiling for the cameras and putting on his gentlemen's smile. They were both actor and actress so they acted as such, as if nothing had happened when really both their worlds had collapsed.
Kyoko could forgive her both her fathers and her mother since they had only been protecting the child they cared about. She even forgave Kuon. He had been through so much hurt and so much pain he didn't deserve to feel it any more, but the one she could not forgive was Corn.
If they bumped into each other as they sometimes did with working in the same industry and for the same company, Kyoko would just bow and leave as soon as possible. After the first few times, Ren had even given up speaking. He too just bowed and let her walk away which scarred his heart deeper every time he allowed it to happen.
It's amazing how when Ren was happy the news and media just ignored it but as soon as it was no longer happiness but sadness they were quick enough to print the stories then.
October 3rd
It had been 4 weeks and 3 days since the award ceremony and Kyoko had yet to let a word pass her lips to Ren. He was at a very bad point in his life and no matter what anyone did or said it would not change that fact for him. These days he hardly even spoke to Yashiro, just nodded acceptance to everything he gave him and it pained Yashiro to see him this way. They had been attending to business at LME when they were on their way out to leave. Yashiro always hated these trips as it meant they had to walk past the Love Me locker room which always meant the chance that the stone cold Kyoko would be near, but today was different. They had just passed the door when a terrified screaming reached their ears.
"TORU!...TORU!...HHHHHHEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL PP PPPPPPPPPP! SOMEBODY HELLLLPPPPPPPP!" the scream was terrifying like that of a banshee. Ren was already spun around and in the door of the Love Me locker room when Yashiro joined him. There on the floor of the LME locker room was Toru, Chiori bent over the tiny figure as his face and lips were slowly turning blue...he was unable to breathe.
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