AN: So, as said before, I'm going to be following some of the events of the manga but to make that happen I'm going to also have to change some events and manipulate them to get to the manga events. Still, I hope you enjoy 😊

Act 5 – A Trip to the Acting World

Kyoko found herself gazing into those gorgeous emerald eyes without saying anything for far longer than she had intended. He was still so amazingly beautiful, just as a fairy should be. She felt as if she were in a trance as she stood up and walked towards him. She reached out a hand, wanting to touch his cheek before she blushed and looked down. No, right now Corn was pretending to be Ren Tsuruga and she wasn't really associated with him. They weren't friends, they weren't lovers, putting her hand on Ren's cheek would be inappropriate.

"What?" he asked her and Kyoko found herself gazing at his lips. They looked soft and she started to feel panicked. What was she doing? She shouldn't allow herself to be this way. Corn was her special friend, that's all there was between the two of them, friendship. Nothing more and nothing less.

"I just, I'm glad you liked dinner," she said and saw him nod.

"It was amazing. I've never enjoyed flowers more," he said honestly and Kyoko was struck by his blinding smile. It wasn't fair for members of the fairy royal family to have such powers. Corn wasn't thinking about his actions and this felt wrong. She shouldn't be getting involved with him in this way. She wasn't a fairy and maybe Corn was even meant to marry someone else, a princess or something. As much as she wanted to be a princess, she didn't feel she deserved the honor.

"Thank you," she whispered as she forced herself to stop looking at him. "Ren," she said softly and he turned to her, "Do you like your life as a human? Are you happy?"

"I love acting," he told her and Kyoko saw the pride he had when he talked about his profession, she felt envious in that way. "I really do. I feel that I give my whole heart to a role and in return the role develops and people tend to enjoy my performances. I mean," he leaned in closer to her and Kyoko felt that this wasn't fair, she was trying to live a pure life without the influences of love. "Do you like my performances?" he whispered in her ear and Kyoko paled.

She dropped her head. She felt so selfish. Since Shotaro really didn't like Ren, she had made sure that she didn't see any of his work in support of her idiotic former "friend". She looked nervously into those emerald eyes and felt tears in her own, she saw that playful look suddenly turn into one of concern. "I umm… I haven't…umm,"

"Then how about I show you some of it. On another night maybe?" he asked her and Kyoko nodded, bowing her head. She felt that she should have seen his goodness before. He hadn't done anything to hurt her and the idea of losing Corn's affection scared her so much it felt like a wound across her body.

"I'd love to see it," she said as her hands turned to fists, "I'd really love to. I'm sorry that I said such mean things about you before, I didn't mean it, I never wanted to say mean things about you but but I thought that it would please Sho…"

"Heh," Ren laughed softly, "There you go again with those mean things, I wonder if they were really that cruel, I wonder if that's how you really feel about me? I mean, even the meanest of words are brought forth to someone's lips because they bear some meaning and significance."

Kyoko shook her head in protest, "No. Corn, it's not like that. It's not like I really wanted to say mean things about you," she tried to tell him before looking away. "I'm glad that you're happy living your life as an actor. I want to see your work. I'm sure that if it's you, it's amazing. I want to see it."

"Well then, we'll have to watch it together," he said before doing something which he would later regret. He moved up so that he was standing above her and then kissed her forehead. "Don't worry," he told her not seeing the way she was shaking with how strong her feelings were, "I forgive you, no matter what you said."

"Don't fall in love, Kyoko. Don't fall in love with him," she repeated to herself as she saw Corn move away from her. She smiled to herself. She had to get help, love was a foolish emotion and it was a man's way of playing games with her. As much as she trusted him, he didn't know what he was doing. She had to make a resolve to not fall in love with him.

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Kyoko stepped out into the kitchen early in the morning to see the first signs of light reflecting onto Ren's hair. Through her blurry eyes, the way that the sun lit up his figure made her see that blond hair and it frightened her. If he had blond hair he would be even more beautiful and she would never be able to stop watching him. No, she had to stand strong and become a new woman. He was trying to live his life as Ren Tsuruga, she didn't want for her to get in the way of all of this.

"Mor-Morning," she whispered and he grinned to her.

"Good morning, Kyoko-chan," he said before moving over to her. He reached out and placed a soothing hand on her shoulder before whipping it away. Kyoko stared at him. He would often stop these affectionate moments before she had a chance to respond. Was that the point? Did he not want to show her affection?

"Did you sleep well, Ren-kun?" she said before stopping. Her stomach sank as she realized what she had said. No. That was really inappropriate, it was Ren-san, she wasn't dating him and he must be going out with someone in the industry, though he hadn't told her anything about that. "I mean, san, Ren-san."

He nodded before handing her a cup of green tea, "I made this this morning," he said. As Kyoko's face lit up in surprise he chuckled a little. "Don't worry, I'm not that bad at cooking that I can't even prepare tea. Enjoy," he told her and as Kyoko drank it, he sat down opposite her. She blinked into his deep brown eyes and sighed with a smile over her face, "I have a question to ask of you," he told her before taking a sip of his own drink.

Kyoko nodded as she sat there watching him, "What is it?" she asked and he grinned with another chuckle. His laugh was so infectious and if she couldn't stop blushing so much, Kyoko was convinced that she would have to see a therapist to cure her of this disease.

"Would you like to come into the agency with me?" he asked and Kyoko stopped.

Ren tilted his head to the side as he watched her whilst wondering if he would have to insert a coin or pull a string to get a reaction from her. She was completely frozen after he had said that to her. He hummed and watched as she nodded. She gazed at the tea as if she were working out a mental problem in her mind. "I don't know if I can dress accordingly with what I have," she told him and Ren blinked at her.

"You don't know what to wear?" he asked for clarification. "It's okay whatever you choose to wear. The agency is a big deal but the president, he doesn't really dress appropriately at all times and you'll be going as my guest."

Kyoko nodded nervously, "Is it really okay?" she squeaked out and Ren grinned to her.

"I think it will be fun. I'll be able to show you around but then I have to do some work later on so it will only be a short time," he said and Kyoko nodded excitedly. She had never even been invited to Shotaro's workplace. For Corn to trust her to be seen with him. She would have to explain numerous times that they didn't have a romantic relationship and he was just a friend that she had made when younger.

Maybe going to the agency would allow her to think of a plan of revenge too. She wanted to prove that she was worth more than the idiotic Shotaro Fuwa. She couldn't sing though and she didn't have the guts to try for something like acting but she wanted to be able to be in a position to look down on him. She wanted to force him to admit that she was beautiful and talented and apologize with a dogeza for wasting so many years of her life.

"Get changed soon, okay?" Ren asked as he tapped her nose and then looked down in surprise, he shouldn't be acting like her boyfriend or giving anyone the wrong impression of this relationship, he would have to stop this because he wasn't allowed anything precious to get taken away again. "We'll leave in twenty minutes."

"Okay," Kyoko nodded before bowing. She grinned at him as she rose from the bow, "Thank you. I'm really looking forward to today," she told him and he smiled at her again.

"I'm glad," he replied before she scurried off to get ready.

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"Tsuruga-san, good morning," the girls at the front desk said as Ren entered making sure that Kyoko was beside him. They bowed deeply to him and he gave a partial bow in return before seeing that Kyoko was bowing frantically.

"I think once is enough, Mogami-san," he smiled to her and Kyoko blushed.

This agency was huge. She knew that in the entertainment world there were buildings and agencies that were magnificent in size and importance but this building had such a charm to it. She was definitely impressed. She stopped as she studied it and as she finally started to get her head she realized that she wasn't with him any longer. She looked from side to side nervously before seeing a girl watching her.

"Are you with Ren?" she asked before looking away with a pout on her lips. "I don't like people who like to manipulate Ren, are you one of those losers who try to think themselves as special?"

"One of those…" Kyoko said slowly before shaking her head, "I wouldn't consider myself special."

"You probably never have negative thoughts of anyone, you're just a woman with no brain," she announced before handing her a small box and Kyoko stared at her before opening it to see that it was a prop of a human heart with a dagger stabbed into it.

The girl stood back with her hands on her hips hoping for Kyoko to scream and drop the box, running off into the distance but Kyoko looked at the item. "This is pretty cool," she said, "It's a cursed object isn't it? I've been meaning to make one of them," she grinned as she girl stared at her as if she were some type of alien. "After all, revenge is a much better use of my time than love is. I don't want to feel that annoying emotion," she whispered and the girl continued to watch her.

"You're not in love with Ren?" she asked and Kyoko paused.

"I assure you that Tsuruga-san is only my friend," she said before grinning. "Do you know anything about curse dolls? I've been meaning to make one of somebody. Thank you for motivating me with this heart," she said before hearing footsteps coming from long strides behind her.

"So, you couldn't keep up, hmm?" he asked before Kyoko watched the small girl's face light up.

"Ren!" she said as she raised her arms up hoping for him to embrace her. Following her wish, Ren scooped her up into his arms.

"Hello, Maria-chan," he said as she hugged him close. "How are you doing today?" he asked, "This is my friend, Miss Kyoko Mogami," he introduced and Maria looked up at him innocently.

"You're not in love with her, right Ren?" she asked and Ren shook his head.

"Just friends, Maria" he told her, "I've shut my heart off to love."

"That's good," Maria whispered, "Love only hurts people," she said as she let her head rest on his strong shoulder. Kyoko nodded in agreement but as she looked at Corn she wondered what it was that made him so distant. Had he gone through a tragedy like hers? Who had been responsible for hurting him? She would never forgive her for taking Corn for granted.

End of Act 5

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Thank you reviewers for Act 4

Ashenvale, Blue Sky of Love, H-Nala, Julez, Kaname671, kotoko-98, Megumitasama, MWEH, PaulaGaTo

Author Response:

First of all, thank you for the continued support, I can't begin to tell you how much these reviews mean to me. I really like Kaname671's idea of Ren eating flowers in front of Yashiro, definitely have to include that 😊 They definitely will be falling in love quicker than in the manga but there are going to be obstacles that prevent them from telling one another their feelings. As for the chapters being short, those of you who have been following me for a bit know that (a) I'm in school studying court reporting which is really hard/stressful, (b) I usually work about 27-35 hours a week in a retail job, and (c) I have issues with bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. To me, a 2k word chapter balanced with a busy schedule isn't "short" but everyone has different opinions, I guess that comment kind of irked me even though I know the person didn't intend for it to but I wasn't to explain my situation.