AN: This chapter does include a direct scene from the manga but I've changed the timing on it a little. There will be scenes from the manga here but some of them will be changed and others will be rearranged, still, I really hope you enjoy the chapter.

Act Seven – Indebted

Kyoko grinned to herself as she held the audition form. She didn't know which category to pick but the talent section was probably the easiest to get into and she would be using this as her platform for revenge. Plus, Corn really enjoyed his work as an actor and it might annoy him if she just copied this. He loved talking about being an actor and all the different roles he got to play and in Kyoko's mind that included Tsuruga-san.

She marked the categories and then put a picture of herself on the form. Maybe she could have taken a better picture especially if Corn had helped her but she had wanted to do this on her own. All she needed to do was submit the application and then she would hopefully receive a number for her audition. She went to the office where Sawara-san was, that was going to be the person who was in charge of her new section, the talent section.

Opening the door she saw how busy it was and she looked around for someone to hand the form too. Fortunately there was a young man, probably an intern or gofer or someone, who had his hands free. She walked over to him. "I came to give this to Sawara-san," she said and the man looked at her before looking at the audition piece.

"You're the one everyone is talking about," he said, "Tsuruga-san's friend and the woman that the president's granddaughter requested. Sure, we'll take this and then the audition details are already waiting for you per Maria-san's request," he gestured and Kyoko blinked hard as she saw an envelope with her name on it. So they really had been expecting her.

She wondered whether she should say anything but the intern had already been summoned over by someone probably twice his age and so she grabbed it with a grin on her face. They probably didn't know about her revenge plot and it was sneaky but things seemed to be turning out in her favor. She walked down the hallway with the details of the audition on the paper in front of her and then smacked into something tall and warm. She pulled back, quickly bowing in apology before hearing that familiar chuckle.

"What are you doing here, Mogami-san?" he asked and Kyoko froze. She didn't want to tell him about her revenge plot. He would probably scold her for thinking that way and she didn't want to see him disappointed in her.

"Maria-chan," she said nervously, "Maria-chan asked for me to come here." It wasn't a complete lie, Maria had told her to turn in the application, she had requested special clearance for her, and she had told her to come again so that they could chat about the cursed objects. Yeah, she had been able to enter the agency this time because of Maria but she hadn't thought that she would literally bump into Corn.

"I'm glad," he beamed, "that the two of you are becoming friends." He looked her over and then raised an eyebrow, he hummed as he continued to gaze into her eyes as if he were running a lie detector test within his head – wait, was he!? "Are you hiding anything from me, Mogami-san? Another reason why you're here?" he asked and Kyoko looked away.

"I was wondering if you'd be here. I was about to go grocery shopping but I didn't know what you wanted to eat and maybe if I came down here you would be able to tell me," she laughed and Ren took a step back in surprise.

"You wanted to ask me what I wanted for dinner?" he asked before sighing. He shook his head, "You didn't have to come all the way down here to ask me that. I'm sure that anything that you prepare would be absolutely delicious," he continued to smile to her and Kyoko nodded slowly. He hummed before taking a wrapped, square box out of his bag and handed her it. "That reminds me, I got you a little something so please make sure to use it," he said and Kyoko nervously opened the gift.

Her eyes widened as she saw a rose gold phone inside. She picked it up carefully and then saw him still smiling, he watched her excitedly, wanting to see her reaction to the gift. Kyoko took it out the box and turned it so that she could look at it. It was one of those expensive Apple 6 phones that had just been released. She hesitated.

"I can't accept this, Tsuruga-san," she blushed as she attempted to hand it back to him but he refused to take it. "This is too generous of you. I wouldn't be able to pay you back for it and the payments, I'll try to meet the monthly pay-"

"Everything is connected to my account so the payments for the calls that you make will come from my bank account, don't worry about that and I trust you not to make too many calls or prank calls," he said with that beaming smile still on his face. It made Kyoko feel worse about lying to him about the audition.

"Of course not," Kyoko said before dropping into a bow, "Thank you. Thank you so much," she said and Ren let himself chuckle as he thought about how cute she was. "You didn't need to do that."

"Of course I needed to get you a phone," he said before sighing dramatically. "I mean, what if I needed you to pick me up something from the store or what if I was in the hospital and needed to reach you or what if I needed my clothes taken to the dry cleaners. If you really are going to do my errands and take care of the house. I need to be in contact with you at all times of the day and night," he lied and Kyoko nodded.

"That makes sense," she smiled before looking away. "I really would like to be able to pay you back for the phone. Maybe I should try to find another job or something."

"How about you go to school first?" he asked, "The preparations are nearly set and since you'll be a transfer student, you'll need to take an exam but that will be okay as well, I know how smart you are," he grinned. "When you've completed some of your studies you may have a better idea of what job prospects you'd like to pursue."

"You mean…" Kyoko gasped, "You're paying for me to go to school," she paled. He was giving her too much and she felt that she was taking advantage of him. Yes, both he and Shotaro were using her as a maid so that they could continue in show biz but Shotaro hadn't given her a phone or free rent or even cared about whether she was going to school or not. How could one man be so kind and the other so demanding when they were asking her for the same thing? To work for them. "That's too much. I need to be able to pay you back otherwise I'll be in debt to you forever."

"I don't care," Ren shrugged, "It's not as if money is a problem for me," he saw her looking at the floor with the anxiety flowing through her body. "How about once you finish school and have found a job that you enjoy, you can pay me back then in monthly installments?" he asked and Kyoko nodded. She still felt guilty that she was taking so much for him but maybe she really could pay him back.

"Will you be on Earth that long though?" she whispered and Ren smiled in a relaxed manner.

"I'll be on Earth for the rest of my life. That is the deal I made with the fairy world," he said and Kyoko felt tears prick her eyes, "but it's okay. I like being an actor and maybe one day I can reveal that I am from another world but right now it isn't that time," he said and Kyoko quickly bowed again. She hated that she was lying to him but she could still take her revenge. She wouldn't get in Ren's way at all, especially if she was trying to get into the talent section here.

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"You look happy about something," Yashiro commented as they walked through the TBM building to get to the set where Ren would be having his interview. He raised an eyebrow as he studied him. "Nothing happened with Mogami-chan, did it?" he asked and Ren shook his head. "Good. I wouldn't know how to explain it if the media found you were having sexual relations with one considered a child."

"She's sixteen," he told Yashiro, "first of all, she's sixteen which doesn't make this illegal since she's old enough to get married. Second, I don't have those types of feelings towards her, I don't even have romantic feelings towards her so you don't need to worry about that." He looked ahead of him and Yashiro nodded slowly.

"I'm just trying to tell you that if you don't handle things with her properly, it could negatively affect the public interpretation of your character. Now, if she does get exposed we're going to work with the childhood friend angle," Yashiro commented and Ren nodded in agreement.

As they walked down the hall though, there was a loud crash as something landed just before Ren's feet. He stared at it before turning his attention to the side where he saw the arrogant blond. This was the person who had broken Kyoko's heart. Ren had searched him up since they had been living together and he had started to truly dislike this asshole who had caused his treasured friend so much pain and heartache.

Their eyes met and Ren let his guard down as he glared slightly at the other man before realizing that they were in public and turned the expression into his gentleman's smile. He stared at the trash that was covering the floor and waited for the singer to make his first move. This was the guy who Kyoko had given special attention to and he was starting to see why she had come to despise him.

"My apologies," the blond shrugged as if it were an innocent mistake, "my legs are too long."

Ren frowned at him again before the smile reemerged, he nodded almost as if he were looking at a clown who had tried and failed to give a good performance.

"If I had noticed earlier that Tsuruga Ren is here, I would have been more cautious," he said in an arrogant way and Ren continued to smile through it. He wasn't going to be bated by him and more than that he wanted to prove to himself that he was worthy of Kyoko's friendship by not sinking down to his level. In fact, Ren pitied him, he was too much like him when he had first come to this country.

"I can understand," he said gently as his eyes tried to show the singer that he felt superior to him. "This type of accident always happens, long legs will always carelessly knock down some things." Ren hooked his foot under the trashcan so that he could scoop it up, standing it in front of his opponent. "The cover and trash on the floor, you must remember to clean it up."

He walked off, not even turning around to see the type of expression on the singer's face. He wasn't worthy of the extra attention. All he knew was that that guy had been responsible for the breakage in Kyoko's heart and she had been in love with him since before he had first met her. This guy was never going to hurt her again, he just wouldn't allow that to happen.

End of Act Seven

Thank you for reading, reviews really are appreciated

Thank you to the reviewers of Act Six

Brennakai, H-Nala, Julez, Kaname671, kotoko-98, Kris XD, ktoll9, misherukuro, MWEH, PaulaGaTo, Umiron

Author Response:

Wow, a lot of support from the reviews I'm feeling very loved today. I don't like the idea of men falling in love with her apart from the four guys (maybe five with Kijima) who already do in the manga. Yashiro is mostly worried about the media and public reaction when it comes to Kyoko, he hasn't had the chance to get to know her yet so his concern is about Ren and Ren's image. I feel that Maria is mature in the manga, she seems to be more like a teenager than a girl which I think is one of the reasons for the Grateful Party arc, so that Maria can experience her childhood.

Also Kris XD, I love seeing your name. Really miss you. Your reviews never fail to make me smile. Hang in there! I'm rooting for you 😊