AN: I am going to try to update this fic every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday whilst also working on my other active fics (for ALL series's. So, if you're a Disney fan I have a lot in those categories). I'll do my best. I hope you enjoy this chapter though.

Act 71 – On Top of the Building

Kyoko's eyes grew wider as she saw Mimori standing in front of her with an angry expression on her face. Suddenly the words which she said didn't seem to make any sense as she stood there with her fists in front of her, "Did you two date before!?" she asked and Kyoko continued to stare at her as if she had somehow lost her mind.

"What?" she asked slowly and Mimori stared at her, the frustration obvious not only in her body posture but her facial expression as well.

"Sho-chan won't tell me so I'm asking you" Mimori clarified and Kyoko continued to stare at her, twitching a little due to the absurdity of the question. "You two, what kind of a relationship did you two have before!?" she demanded to know and Kyoko could feel her anger starting to take over and wrap around her as if a rope. She let her demons come out as she felt as if she were covered in slime just from the thought that the two of them could have been in some type of romantic relationship.

"Our past relationship?" Kyoko asked, the dark aura spreading out everywhere, "If you want to know from the beginning it'll take three days and three nights to finish," she said as she saw Mimori's expression change so that she looked as if she were petrified by the events before her. "Do you really want to listen?"

"N-No," Mimori squeaked in a scared and intimidated manner. Kyoko couldn't control her anger. It would always be there when she thought about the mistreatment that Shotaro gave her throughout her entire life. "Forget it," she said as she shivered and Kyoko sighed, attempted to calm herself.

With a look off into the distance, Kyoko tried to maintain a steady disposition. "It's not what you think," Kyoko told the younger girl, "our relationship wasn't the lovey dovey type. I don't know why you are worried," she said as she turned to Mimori, facing her as an equal rather than a pest, "but, from not on that guy won't like me." Mimori blinked in confusion. Obviously she was thinking that there was some more meaningful bond but Kyoko had to clear the air. There truly wasn't anymore. "Didn't I say it before? That guy, he is interested in women like you. You can rest assured when I say it since I grew up with him. If I could, I want to erase the past I shared with him."

Kyoko sighed. She didn't want to have nostalgic feelings about how they had spent their childhood years together. She wished that that had never happened but it would always be there. She would always have acted so foolishly and have been duped so easily.

"You should have more confidence in yourself," Kyoko told her and Mimori paused. Kyoko could tell that she was debating over whether to trust in those words or not but Kyoko meant it. With the way Mimori looked and the figure and her bust size, Shotaro was sure to take her a lot more seriously as a romantic companion than he had ever taken her.

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Haruki looked at the young talents that stood beside her, all holding the script in their hands. They were positioned in front of what appeared to be a crumbling, Gothic-style building and Kyoko knew that this was a building that would always bear importance to her. This was the building on which she would slay the demon and she would do this both physically for the video and in her mind. It was symbolic of her murder of Shotaro and just one part of the revenge that she intended.

"Understand?" Haruki asked them, "On top of that old building, the devil and the angel who fell in love with the devil are not very weak, so Kyoko only need to lightly grasp his neck to make him fall and slay the devil." Everyone looked up at the producer who seemed very eager and excited about this scene. This was going to be a shot that involved all three of them and it was hopefully going to become the most memorable part of the video.

"The workers will ensure your safety, Sho, so not need to worry," she tried to encourage him and Shotaro nodded at that. "All right. Let's try practicing," she said energetically and Kyoko smiled to herself. She would be able to murder him. Yes, it was all make believe. She wouldn't actually be killing him for real but in her heart it felt good for this to be happening.

As Sho turned to Kyoko though, she turned to him sharply. He was staring at her in a way that appeared to be a threat and Kyoko was definitely not going to allow him to threaten her. It wasn't worth it. She would win against him. It was written out in the script and it would become so in real life as well.

"Let's try it!" Haruki announced and Kyoko knew that the battle was starting. She would not back down to him. She would do anything that she could to hold her own power.

Kyoko turned so that she could address the group, "Even though I am still currently learning and have not graduated yet, this scene, I will put all my heart, my best effort, to play out the role of my character."

Kyoko turned to Shotaro with such a strong confidence that everyone could see her energy and the boldness in her eyes. Kyoko was not going to allow herself to just become a decoration which would make Shotaro shine brighter, she was going to become powerful enough to steal the video from him and with it some of his fanbase. In her eyes this was a moment that could become a great chance of defeat for her. After this scene, Shotaro would regret letting her act. He would be knocked down by her talent. There was no way that he wouldn't be.

The way he pulled back in shock caused Kyoko to feel a delicious taste in her mouth that she wanted to enjoy over and over again.

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Kyoko smiled as she stood at the top of the building facing the demon. He was a demon to her both as a character and in real life. She wasn't going to let him attack her any longer, this time she would be on the attack. She knew what she had to do and as she heard the clack of the board she moved forwards. It was the beginning of her getting her physical revenge for real.

As the entire area became surrounded by her grudges, Kyoko could feel the irritation from within her and her face turned somewhat demonic as she put her hands around his neck. He would soon be begging for her to spare his life and she wasn't sure whether she could show him mercy. She wanted to kill him, to suffocate him. She wanted to murder whatever life force was within him.

She could hear the screams of the crew, of Mimori, and Haruki, but she continued to do it anyway. It was only fueling the fire that had been burning for far too long inside of her. She would get her revenge this way. He would burn in hell for what he had done to her but even that might be too good for him.

"K-Kyoko! Wait!" Haruki yelled desperately as she ran towards the building and Kyoko could hear the sound of the cuts and people yelling stop. She had forgotten that she was only supposed to be acting. She had lost her head and that was something that Ren never did. He was always so calm and collected, he would be unimpressed at seeing her like this.

"Your killing aura is way too much," Haruki told her and Kyoko bowed her head in shame and depression. She hadn't remembered to become the actor and to kill him with acting. She had just wanted to see him in complete and utter misery.

"Sorry," Kyoko whispered as Sho tried to catch his breath. Hopefully he didn't need makeup applied to his neck. It would mean that she would have inconvenienced everyone and slowed down the shoot. "I was lost in the moment," Kyoko attempted to apologize. She had become so lost in her actions, so motivated in trying to kill him that her choker had even changed shape. It was as if she had a strange power inside of her, a dark magic that was beyond her control.

"Your role is an angel, Kyoko-san," Haruki reprimanded her.

Kyoko kept her head bowed. Yes, angels weren't supposed to be so destructive. Angels didn't really kill for real and she had lost that part of her. That was the mark of a true actress, being able to stay in role no matter what. "I know," she said apologetically.

Her bad habits always rose to the surface when she saw Shotaro, especially if he was smiling and acting cocky. She felt that he had taken away her freedom and her happiness, why would she not want to take that from him as well.

"Bu-but, I…I'm playing an angel who really hates the devil and in the end, I become a devil myself, that's what you said," Kyoko tried to defend herself. She could sense that Haruki was being compassionate with her and understanding but Ren might not be that way. To Kuon, acting meant everything and you had to truly understand a role to be able to live within it. She hadn't been understanding the role as a whole yet, only the part which she wanted to believe in.

"That's right," Haruki nodded, "I want you to show that part, but, that was way too much. It is the last part. It's after she kills the devil. You became evil before you killed the devil," she told her and Kyoko nodded slowly. She could understand that. She had to hold back her anger somehow but t was hard. He had hurt her too much for her not to let that anger slide into her acting.

Kyoko understood that the pure hearted angel that she was supposed to be betraying never felt the kind of evil feeling which she possessed. The angel's heart had been consumed by the evil feelings that accompanied her first crime of destroying the demon. It was for the sake of her friend's happiness that she had caused it and lost her sanity. It was a situation completely different from her own and Kyoko was scared she didn't know how to portray that part.

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As the cameras started rolling again, Kyoko had sight of her target and she was listening until they told her they were ready to start shooting. Once that happened, she tried to murder Sho again but this time tried to smile angelically whilst doing it. She couldn't hold onto that peaceful expression however and she started to look deranged as she gripped onto him, wishing to kill him. She heard people yelling at her to stop this time as well. She had so much killing intent that it didn't work again. As they told her to stop, Kyoko felt her depression building and Haruki approached her once again. Kyoko felt depressed enough that she hated herself.

"Kyoko," Haruki tried to say tenderly, "Why don't we rest for a while? We will film Sho and Mimori-chan's part first. Sit here and watch. Think about how you should act like an angel," she tried to advise her and Kyoko stared in front of her in shock. She had always tried to do her best but her mind didn't seem to be focused on that right now. All of the anger was hitting a boiling point and she seemed unable to do the job which she had been asked to perform.

"Don't worry, you can do it," Haruki attempted to encourage her, "Weren't you doing well with Mimori-chan before? Your expressions and actions showed a very beautiful and kind hearted angel," she said and Kyoko nodded slowly. She had only been able to act that way because she had pretended that Mimori was Kanae. She had wanted to act that way with Kanae. She had wanted to be more than friends with her, she had wanted to be best friends, sisters, and the love she had for her brought her such hope.

That hope quickly disappeared as Shotaro approached her, "Your expression shows that you are in your little fantasy world again," she commented and Kyoko glared at him. She didn't want to talk to him right now. He never came with any good news.

"You are quite composed," Sho noted, "Your failure affected the whole production pace," he said and Kyoko felt herself in shock. She definitely didn't want to hear these judgmental words from him, "I thought I would lose my composure like you said but you reap what you sow. The reason I haven't switched someone so inefficient is…" Sho sneered at her and Kyoko felt the attack deeply resonate within her, "You say something like "put your heart into acting" I couldn't see your effort at all. Please, I beg you do it better next time," he said before pulling in closer and bringing Kyoko's sense of self-worth tumbling, "Do try to work hard on acting."

Kyoko's eyes widened. What if she couldn't do it? Would she had to let him win? Would she have come all this way for nothing? What could she possibly do to get back on track and to win against him. Right now, it seemed that failure was entirely possible.

End of Act 71

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