I don't own Skip Beat, as Nakamura-sensei did, so all credit goes to her.
This story is after chapter 300, this idea had been in my head for a while and I desperately wanted to write it. I hope you enjoy.
chapter one:Warmed and Comfortable.
After they finished their shopping, Kyoko and Ren went up to Ren's apartment in deathly silence. They were immersed in their own thoughts. Ren took the bags and put them on the table. To prepare for the next step, "Mogami-san... what should we do now?" He asked but no response was heard. He raised his head only to find her standing there, looking down, biting on her lower lip. He walked towards her and put a hand on her shoulder, "Mogami-san?".
She panted and shook her head, trying to hold back her tears. But she couldn't take it any longer. She burst into tears as she muttered, "I feel lonely and empty inside." "I can't stop crying," she said, rubbing her eyes to wipe her tears away.
His fear, of seeing her cry, and his concern for her. Without hesitation, he pulled her in his arms and gently stroked her hair and back, and muttered soft words to her as she cried on his chest, "Kyoko. It's okay I'm here, you're not alone anymore." He said. His head buried in her hair as he breathed in her scent, trying to calm his growing fears and his fear of who she was living with.
She stayed that way until her fits turned into sniffing, closed her eyes, and thought. How can he always make her feel better? And how did she always feel safe and warm in his arms? Its comforting scent engulfs her senses and makes her forget everything but him.
He didn't stop petting her back even after her last tears had dried. She smiled on his chest, thinking,it's like corn. Then she raised her head a little to look at him.
Ren smiled softly at her, feeling lighter than ever. He gently stroked her hair, and gently asked her. "Are you feeling better now? Would you like to tell me what was bothering you?".
I pulled away a little from his lap and thought, "It's really like, he used to do that when they were kids too." She nodded with a warm smile on her lips, "Yes!" Thus, she told him all about Momiji's troubled feelings and the filming she had done that day. She stopped in the middle of her speech, looked at him, and he was giving her an angelic smile. Matching the scorching summer sun and piercing her heart and making her melt in it, she put her hand over her heart as it was beating wildly, and thought 'Oh my God, that smile and look is definitely illegal'. She mumbled to herself and looked away from him.
Ren for his part, so happy with her words, that he was the one she thought of in the scene, opened his arms wide, "So do you need another hug?" . I smile. Oh, there she is, Kyoko who knows and loves her.
"What ?". She Screamed, "No... thank you," turning away from him even more. "I am really sorry to bother you at such an hour… I was going to".
"Just look at me from afar and leave. But you got caught, spying on him, stealing looks." . Cutting her before she ends and you start denying.
She raised her head and looked at her in shock, "I wasn't." She protested, but stopped when she saw him smothering his laughter behind his hand. He was bothering her again, and she frowned and crossed her arms in front of her chest as she pushed her lower lip forward like a little girl, "Tsuruga-San" . I cried and frowned more.
Unable to maintain his composure, Ren burst out laughing at her childish features. His laughter then subsided as he sensed Mio's aura around him, "Sorry. Sorry." mutter. And he looking at it seriously. "Okay. But next time if you need a hug or help… you can call me directly. I'll get back to you_".
I interrupted him before he finished, "But you're Tsuruga Ren, the number one actor in Japan. I can't bother you with such things.".
Oh my God this girl. He thought. She made some progress when she came to him, but no. His words hovered above her head, would it always be like this, "Mogami-san, you'll never bother me." He remained silent for a moment, then leaned closer to her level, looking straight into her eyes. His breath hit her face, "You are very important to me. I will be happy to help you and spend time with you." He was really happy because he was the first person I thought of coming to.
She Unable to look out of his sight. She closed her eyes and inhaled his intoxicating scent. She nodded, "Yes.".
Notice her bewilderment and restlessness. He smiled at his effect on her, and ruffled her hair. Then he walked away from her, "Okay, um, so when do we start?" . He needed to go back to work, to distract him from her fragrant scent and her Moroccan lips, or he would kiss her here, in his apartment, but, she would have to bear the consequences later, calling him by various nicknames, or perhaps, she running away from him. Erase him from her life forever.
"Hmmm, we need to solve this first, then let's get started.". She said pointing to the bags on the table.
"Yes… Mogami-sensei.". He said then proceeded to empty the bags.
She looked at him but didn't say anything, and started doing her work too.
"How does it taste?" ask Ren with a slight frown on his face like an abandoned puppy… I wanted so badly, to she pat his head…
She nodded and lifted her thumb to up. "The taste and shape are excellent," she told him.
An angelic smile adorned his face. A childish expression appeared on his face. He raised his fist up as a sign of victory and his cheeks were adorned, a slight blush from his actions. She smiled, this was a new childish aspect of Tsuruga-san , and she was glad that she was the only one who noticed it. It made her heart flutter and the butterflies in her stomach wanted to fly and flutter in the meadow. even the Demon her, inside. She couldn't resist this look and some of them died. Then he surprised her with a kiss on the cheek, and that was the last straw, which made her burst into redness, and turned completely to mush.
"Thank you Kyoko...it's all thanks to your help.". She was shocked in her place, like a statue when he heard him calling her by her name, and she looked at him, he got back to work, apparently. he not noticing, it's calling her by her first name. She putting her hand on her cheek, and touched him where he kissed her, she muttering "Playboy,". He heard her, but only smiled at her
"Tsuruga-san… I have to go home… Tomorrow I will shoot.". She said after a few moments of silence
He lifted his head from his workplace and looked at her strangely, as if he had not noticed the time. Then he looked at the kitchen clock. It was three in the morning. "Oh, it's too late, sorry, I didn't notice," he said. He paused for a moment, then continued, "You can stay here and sleep in the guest room, you are the only one you use after Yashiro-san." Then think, or of my bed and my arms, if you wish.
"but me ...". I protested, and looking down, how could I tell him he was a danger to her heart? And she wants to escape, as fast as she can.
"I can bring you home… but it's too late… the landlords will be asleep… you don't want to disturb them… right?". He was silent and slightly leaning. He whispered near her ear: "Unless you're afraid, of staying in a man's apartment?".
"Yeah… no… I mean.". I stammered and turned away slightly, this was the Emperor of the Night. What did you do for him to get out? "It's not like... I just...".
"Okay. well, wait here, I'll get my jacket and keys and take you" He gently tucked her hair behind her ear. And he moved to get his jacket and keys, but she grabbed his shirt from behind. He looked at her.
"There is no need for that... I will stay here." She said looking down.
"You know you wouldn't be a nuisance to me, if I took you home now." . She frowned. and she looked at him, did not understand. Did he want to get rid of it her now? "Don't look at me like that. Like I want to get rid of you, you know? You're always welcome here, but.".
She shook her head and said firmly, "I'll stay here.".
"Well I'm happy". She blushed as she remembered that he had said the same words at the time of the confession, but he continued, "You can use the bathroom if you want. you know, where is he? Isn't he?".
She nodded, unable to speak.
"Okay, I'll get you some clothes for bed... and put them in front of the bathroom.".
"but ". She tried to protest and didn't want to harass him anymore.
But he shook his head, "You can't sleep in these clothes you won't be comfortable." Then he left and went to his room.
She kept standing thinking, "Oh my God, I'm going to get dressed his again." She slapped her hands hard on her cheek. When does this night end? And this torture, then I went to the bathroom.
A quarter of an hour later, Ren was sitting on the sofa with a cup of hot cocoa in his hand and another on the table. He raised his head, when he heard the guest room door open and close, and was shocked by what he saw. Oh my God, Kyoko was standing in front of him with only his shirt... Her hair was dripping with water and she didn't dry it well. He thought, I am a masochist for sure, to torment myself like this. He looked at her neck... Is she wearing a necklace now, does she want Kyoko Moti? He swallowed hard and sighed, then ran his hand through his hair. As if Setsu wasn't enough... Kuon you have to control yourself, she said something, but he didn't hear it. He looked at her and asked, "Sorry, what did you say?".
"Okay, those pajamas are just too big. Thank you for the shirt." It was a good thing that she kept extra underwear in her bag. Then she continued, "Where do I dry my clothes?".
He put his cup on the table and got up, and had to find a place to escape from this situation a little, he said, "Give it to me… and sit down, I'll be back in a little while.".
"But you can't." I needed,
But he took it from her, sat her down and gave her a cup of cocoa, 'You've got to finish it, you'll feel warm,' and then went, to put it in the dryer and perhaps bring her a jacket or blanket for his sanity.
He came back shortly with a hairdryer and blanket in his other hand... He put the blanket around and said, "It's cold... You shouldn't get sick." Then he sat behind her and started drying her hair.
"Tsuruga-san, I can do it.. you should sleep, I don't want to bother you anymore." She said and tried to move, but he put his hand on her shoulder, preventing her from moving.
"It's okay... it doesn't bother me... then I'm the one who bothered you with culinary education." He remained silent for a while, only the sound of the dryer drying her hair, until he spoke again, "reminding me of the days I used to watch my father take care of my mother." That moment made him feel nostalgic for his parents' memories, he really misses them.
"Your father must be a great man," she said, feeling a tone of sadness in his voice, not hearing him talk much about his parents... The only time he spoke was, when he handed her a flower ring, she smiled on that Memory.
"Yes… he is a great man." If I knew it was the same guy you played his son earlier. He turned off the hair dryer, and said, "Hmmmm, looks nice on you," pointing to her neck.
I looked at where he was pointing, and then I looked at him, "I put him under my shirt to bring me strength, because yesterday's sight was a little difficult." He nodded and smiled at her, then continued, "I'm sorry.".
" Why?".
"Because I couldn't wear it, and I kept it away somewhere else, it was a fan_".
"I understand". It was stupid to ask her to wear it, but he wanted so badly to see her wear it.
"So, you are not upset?".
"No… I wanted to tell you… I am the one who should apologize to you. I didn't know fans would be so cruel, when I asked you to wear it… They even asked in an interview about it. Why didn't I wear it?".
"So, she caused—" He didn't let her go on or blame herself for it, he was the one who gave it to her.
"No, you didn't cause me any trouble, I was the one who should have watched out for my fans and protect you from them. Then Yashiro-san had the initial version of the fake necklace, so I brought it and wore it, and no one suspected, also I made a deal with Kana- san that we're going to pretend we're in a relationship, but we haven't announced anything to the public." She was silent and looked away from his eyes.
he turn her head towards him, and looked directly into her eyes. "Kyoko, are you upset?".
She shook her head "No" and his hand fell between them, she was a little jealous... But that's for their own good, isn't it? She yawned behind her hand and muttered, "I'm sorry."
He smiled at her and got up, "It's okay, she must, be tired." He grabbed the cups in his hand and said, "I'll take this to the kitchen and get you another blanket.".then He left before you could say any apologies for disturbing him.
She watched him disappear in the kitchen and yawned again. She leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes, waiting for him to come back, but she was tired, so she fell asleep without feeling.
Ren came out of the kitchen, and went to his room to get the blanket, but when he saw her sleeping softly on the sofa, he approached her and sat down beside her, shaking her slightly, "Kyoko, you have to sleep in the bed," but she moved, leaning on him, and she grabbed, her hand his shirt. It shocked him at first. But after this, He pushed himself comfortably on the sofa , wrap her in his lap a little… and wrap the blanket around, "Well, I guess it's okay, to we sleep here together. So, this isn't the first time." . He looked at her, meditate her facial features, well, why was he hoping, that she would be jealous of Kana-san? Even if I knew something about her from the "Love Me" mission .. doubts began to appear on his face .. did she really love him, or was it just admiration and respect? Since it is Senpai to her at work, she didn't return the contract or reject it again... So maybe that was a good sign, he looked at her and smiled. How was she calm and peaceful? And she sleeping like a little baby.. He pushed some hair from her forehead and kissed her there. "I love you". ...and he was asleep in seconds.
Do not hesitate to leave your opinions and impressions, I will be very pleased with that, see you in the next chapter. Good-bye.