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 :)
I should really not try writing when I'm in a bad mood,
I have just stupidly deleted my new chapter for Living for her
as it just wasn't going right I've been working
on that chapter for 3 days!
for people that follow me you have probably guessed
my stories just flow so for me to be
writing 3 days I need a slap or something -_-
oh well try and calm down with a bit of Toru cuteness
Enjoy..
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She was sitting there alone. She didn't mind, she was always alone. The rowdy group behind her bumped into her chair and desk, knocking her lunch to the floor as they all laughed. She stooped and cleaned up the mess. Stowing her bento box and chopsticks in her bag, she took it with her to the restroom. She had learnt this the hard way from people destroying her things and putting vile things in there. She saw Sho out of the window. He was surrounded by girls and boys alike.
He was the centre of attention as usual. The girls fawned over him while the guys wanted him to play soccer with them or hang out after school with him. He gave off the air of the perfect, most popular guy in the school which he was of course. Who was more handsome than him? He was going to be a top musician one day and then the world would know his brilliance.
The scene slowly faded out with both Kyoko and Sho in view, her seemingly sad with him happy.
He was standing before her now. They were out by the forest behind his parents house. He looked at her with his eyes full of emotion as he asked her to go with him to leave this place forever. They spoke for a few minuets before she nodded.
They were sneaking from the house. With bags in hand, they ran together through the night catching the last train to Tokyo. They smiled and laughed, exhilarated at what they were doing as the train sped away from everything they knew.
They were together now in Tokyo. Kyoko was shown working as a cleaner, coming home to a happy, hard-working Sho as he practised his music and showed her the letter he had received. They showed her working in a convenience store coming home to a happy Sho showing her a CD and them listening to it together. They showed her working in a restaurant as she slowly waited on tables, but this time when she got home Sho was just leaving and hardly even spoke to her as he handed her the rent slip. It showed her working in the fast food joint calling home, showing the empty apartment that was all she had to return home to.
The scene changed showing Kyoko outside Queen Records in uniform with the boxed meal.
She looked up at the building, talking her way past security with the help of the meal.
Ren sat there laughing as he fawned over Shoko, who smiled at him but at the same time pushed him away.
This was the only scene with voices as Sho called Kyoko boring and plain with no sex appeal, telling Shoko she was nothing more than a maid. He could send her home if he pleased.
Kyoko was there, eyes blazing as she hurled the meal at the singer. Their words were not heard but their meaning was clear by the emotion on both faces as they argued before Kyoko was dragged away by security. Sho looked on laughing as Shoko shook her head behind him looking worried.
The scene changed again.
Kyoko was walking out of the salon: her new clothes and new look completely different from the girl she had been. She smiled and slowly the scene progressed. Her auditioning for LME was portrayed by her filling out the audition papers, her failure portrayed by her not seeing her number displayed on the board.
Her depression was shown in a scene of her lying on a futon in her supposed room while they showed her renewed vigour when Sho failed to realise it was her at the gas station. Re-entering LME she was sitting with Takarada-san as he passed her with her Love Me notepad.
Next it moved to the point she was working with Sho again on the PV, with her in costume as she kicked the singer in the shin and walked away. Then the scene changed to working with Ren on Dark Moon as they argued passionately on the made up set watching as one would from behind the cameras. Sho entering with flowers which Kyoko casually threw away as they shouted at one another
Sho's was pretty much the same. It showed snippets of him preforming in front of large crowds, autograph signings, CD releases and interviews where a proud looking Shoko looked on. Next was the scene where Sho saw Kyoko for the first time in her costume, his mouth agape as he watched her amazed right before she kicked him. The next scene showed Sho staring at a Dark Moon poster as he pounded the wall reading her name, then flipped to him delivering the flowers to her on Valentine's Day as she tossed them away so carelessly while they argued.
They showed scenes of them arguing in different places never really giving the viewer the whole picture so as to decide where and when it was taken. Still from the emotions they both expressed you knew how much they seemed to hate each other.
It showed Ren sitting alone in his apartment as he watched Kyoko on the TV pausing it when only her image was on screen just watching her. Even with the video playing he only had eyes for her.
It showed him following her trying to talk to her as she shook her head and walked away. He grabbed her and she looked afraid and angry at the same time as the scene melted away and they sat in a coffee shop together with him reading the letter her mother had written for her with Shoko beside him. He looked up to the girl before him, the car seat next to her holding a sleeping doll as she pushed a paper towards him showing her and her new family. Next was the one of her and all her male associates. Sho nodded slowly as he looked at the girl across the table then to the baby.
It showed pictures of the press conference, the paper with their headlines such as 'Inspirational Woman' and 'Never Loved But Loves So Much.' They were flashing as snippets of the letter scrolled down the page. All but the writing transparent as it told you the true horror of what Kyoko had faced with not being loved by her mother.
The next scene showed Kyoko playing with Toru and Lory as they tried to get him to walk between them Ren was seen carrying the child through what looked to be production corridors as the child giggled before handing him over to Kyoko who smiled, as it showed Sho sitting in his room with his guitar writing playing a few notes and writing some more.
Next was the final scene. It was in a corridor. As Sho held his guitar and Kyoko held Toru, they smiled at each other. They shook hands but as Kyoko turned and walked away Sho didn't move as he watched her go to the waiting figure at the end of the hallway. They never showed who the figure was it was more like a shadow. Yet the message was clear as it panned back to Sho. Silent tears were running down his face as he pulled a piece of crumpled paper from his pocket. He smoothed it out in his hands as the camera read it over his shoulder.
'Kyoko, I'm sorry.'
Was all it read in his neat handwriting. He uncrumpled the last little bit of the paper as teardrops fell onto the last word that was written there in a large fluid hand which was not his own.
'Friends'
The video ended there with Sho reading this final word as he cried silently. Apart from the words that echoed in the middle of the video, the rest was like a silent movie. All the feelings and emotions displayed in movements and expressions. The last part of the video had been a shock to everyone. Kyoko and Sho decided on it together though she had told him not to read her reply until the actual shoot or they would lose the element of surprise.
When he had finally opened up that note the tears that had already been flowing came even faster as he truly did cry. Not for what he had expected. He figured the note would say 'Goodbye.' or something along those lines. For the note to say the one thing he could never have hoped for 'Friends' to Sho was a great gift.
Lory watched the PV through again. It was a masterpiece if he did say so himself. A knock at the door roused him. Ren walked in when he called out. He looked at the PV Lory was watching then at the President.
"As much as I hate to say it, I think today was good closure for them both." Ren said as he walked over to sit in one of the arm chairs. Lory handed him a glass of scotch and Ren smiled/
"You're right and I'm glad to see you not brooding on the matter anymore. You behaved wonderfully which shocked me a little but still it was a good thing." Ren scowled a little at his idea he would make work hard for Kyoko, but he let it slide. Besides, before he probably would have, but Kyoko needed this.
"So what brings you here so late at night. Are they both asleep now?" Lory asked as he watched Ren who nodded slightly as he took a sip from his glass.
"I want to talk to you about something very important boss."
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6th November
Setsu looked across at Cain as he finished his final shoot for his role as BJ. She watched him thoughtfully as his muscles flexed under his clothes. Someone was hovering and in the corner of her eye, she knew they were trying to catch her attention. She ignored them. After today it would all be over and she could go home. It was an exciting time at home at the moment as only yesterday in front of her father, Maria, Julie, Kuu, Ren, Kanae, Chiori, Yashiro and Jelly, Toru had taken his first 5 steps walking from Mama to Dada while Lory recorded it.
Of course in true Lory tradition it ended up in a giant party with everyone celebrating his clever grandson as the proud parents looked on. According to Kanae who giggled with Chiori as Kuon held Kyoko tight to him. Neither of the other Love Me members begrudged Kyoko her happiness. On the contrary, they were both ecstatic by it and were both so glad when they had made up after their falling out. Even Kanae had been close to slapping some sense into her.
The scene finished and the cast and crew applauded. Director Konoe called an end to the final shoot and gave the OK when he checked the recording. People gave each other pats on the back and congratulated each other as Setsu stood. Walking over to her Nii-san, she smiled.
"Well done, that was a wonderful performance as always." she said as he smiled his lazy smile at her.
Pulling her to his side as they walked towards the dressing rooms, people called out congratulations and thanks. The siblings just nodded their heads which they all decided was a big improvement from ignoring them entirely. They exited the dressing room to find Director Konoe and a very red Murasame standing there waiting
"I believe Murasame has something to say to Setsuka-chan before you leave if you will spare us a moment," he said, bowing as Cain nodded and Setsu replied.
"Of course." as they followed them back into their dressing room with the cast and crew looking on. It didn't take long for Konoe to come out smiling with a very red Murasame following as the Heel siblings exited too, holding hands as they left the set for the very last time.
"Next time I hope you will be man enough to apologise alone Murasame-kun or do I need to give you another lecture on manners." Konoe asked in a dangerous voice.
Murasame just nodded even though he could still feel pain in his groin area where she had kicked him. He never wanted to feel that again.
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After changing with Jelly their arrival back home was an odd affair. Lots of people appeared to be there as they entered the lounge together. Kyoko stopped dead in her tracks as she saw the girl in the chair before her...
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well my dears as always I hope I've left you with
questions :D
I always like leaving you with something to ponder
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