AN: I wanted to stop the chapter at a certain point so it's much shorter than others.

Act 73 – I'll Hate You For Killing Him

Kyoko froze as suddenly those pleasant thoughts of friendship faded and she could see Kanae in a situation similar to hers, being used by the devil. She could imagine Shotaro walking all over her. She could imagine Kanae sacrificing her dreams, her money, her freedom all for Shotaro. She would become just like Kyoko if that happened. Worse was if that person was a threat to her life. If Kanae was suffering because of this man then Kyoko would want to murder him.

The worst thing that could happen would be if Kanae were to die or head towards her death and then Kyoko would have to murder him before he could kill her very good friend. Kyoko wouldn't even hesitate on it at that moment. No matter how much Kanae loved some guy like that, Kyoko wouldn't allow him to hurt her.

"Hey!" Kanae yelled on the other end of the line and Kyoko sat up abruptly, she had forgotten that she was on the phone with how much she slipped into her fantasyland. "You aren't responding again, Mo!" Kanae snapped and Kyoko remembered that she was on the phone and that must have been an awfully long pause. "Don't tell me you aren't listening to me again!"

"S-Sorry," Kyoko said a little taken aback, "I wasn't listening."

"What!?" Kanae said, sounding annoyed and Kyoko couldn't blame her for those sentiments. "What's the meaning of this, huh!?"

"I already apologized," Kyoko said weakly as she felt self-conscious about there being a possibility of Kanae disliking her. "My mind is full of that character which I'm unable to portray."

Kanae coughed before sighing, "So…that's why I'm asking you, what kind of character is that? What conditions have rendered you to be unable to act, mo?"

"This…" Kyoko said awkwardly before taking a slow breath and just deciding to be entirely honest, "I…I am supposed to be an angel," she replied.

"Angel? It can't be those with wings at the back that are obviously angels with one glance?" Kanae asked in slight disbelief but Kyoko could tell that she was relieved that she wasn't in this situation. Kyoko would have loved to see Kanae as an angel though.

"Bingo. Except there's no wings, it'll be added with a computer later, but the clothes have an angelic feel. That's why I have something to ask you?" Kyoko said, her voice showing her awkward nature when it came to this and she could tell that Kanae was attempting to be patient with her.

"What is it?"

Kyoko froze as she felt her heart beat in her chest. At first she had only been thinking about the feelings of her own character and how to portray her angel but that didn't seem to be living through acting, there were other people she had to work with and consider, she was supposed to be living inside of a new world and not only was she supposed to be bringing her angel life but she was supposed to think about the characters of the second angel and even the devil as well. Friendship was one thing that Kyoko didn't want to sacrifice but it seemed to be something that her own angel was faced with.

"If you fell in love with someone whom you could sacrifice your life for, but…but that man will shorten your lifespan and cause you to die quickly…."

Kanae seemed to be irritated already with this question as she replied, "What are you talking about?"

Kyoko quickly tried to explain, "It's just an example,"

"So," Kanae attempted to soften her voice in order to show Kyoko that she supported her. Kyoko knew that Kanae had problems with social interactions so just the fact that she was talking was enough, she wasn't going to demand any type of response from her best friend. "What happened after?"

"After…so I don't like the guy who threatens your life and so…so I…in order to protect you, I must kill that guy." Kyoko closed her eyes feeling a few tears prick in them already. She didn't want to imagine this happening because she didn't want for anything to ruin her friendship with Moko-chan. "If I do this, Moko-san, you…what will you do?"

There was a long drawn out silence and Kyoko pulled the phone towards her to be able to listen but the words were like daggers to her heart.

"I will hate you to the core," Kanae replied and Kyoko could tell that she was focusing on how she would portray that role and that character. "To the point that I will kill you myself."

"But-" Kyoko argued nervously, "But if you remain with that guy, you'll lose your life. For the sake of his dream, he'll easily cheat and sacrifice a girl. A completely selfish scum," she tried to explain feeling the connection to her own previous 'love life'.

"Even so," Kanae said in a slow manner, "I will still willingly use my life to love him, isn't that right?" she asked and Kyoko gave a hum as an affirmative answer, "In that case, there's no need for you to be nosy and butt in. Even if for the sake of that guy, I lose my life, I will still feel fortunate. I chose him."

Kyoko paled as she looked in horror before her. This type of hate? Kanae would really bear that type of hate to her? Kyoko couldn't forgive herself if that became the case. No. It was only a script, only some jerk's music video, it wasn't real. What was real was that she now knew how to play the character.

…..

…..

After finishing her conversation with Kanae, Kyoko felt a heavy weight on her shoulders and she mournfully moved towards the building with a number of different problems in her mind. On the good side, she had figured out her role and she knew how to perform with her strength, she could slay the devil. On the other hand, she had to pretend to be the angel who would lose her best friend by saving her best friend and just the thought of losing Kanae terrified Kyoko.

"Kyoko," Haruki asked as she approached her, "Are your emotions under control now?" she asked, "Are you confident this time around?" Kyoko paused, she felt the pain in her heart. No. When she linked her feelings with the angel, she wasn't confident because she was scared of Moko-chan hating her. She was however confident in her acting ability.

"Yes," Kyoko nodded. She could see a darker world in which this was the world she would live in. She wouldn't have Moko there with her and she would hate her but it had to be done. The devil had to be killed.

"Really?" Haruki asked surprised. She was about to say more but Sho took this moment as time to step in front of Kyoko, he could see the girl tremble before him. "Hey," Sho said in his arrogant way as Kyoko managed to think of him as hurting Moko and not the one who had done so much hurt to herself, "Can you act better this time around?" he asked in his arrogant manner. Kyoko stood there silently, her eyes widening as she knew it was nearly time to complete this task.

Sho stared at her but Kyoko tried her best to ignore him. He wasn't important right now. He was only important because his character was the one whom she needed to kill.

"Hey, you," Sho said as he tried to wave his hand in front of her eyes to grab her connection. "Are you…" he asked and Kyoko managed to turn, walking with a purpose towards the acting set. This had suddenly started to be about far more than her and Shotaro, this was about there being a possibility where she wouldn't have Moko. Keeping Moko safe was more important than her revenge right now, she had to concentrate on that.

As Kyoko approached Mimori, she lifted her head up and instead of seeing the young girl who despised her, she could see her friend and it terrified her. She could envision saving Moko by hurting her. She was a truly precious friend and Kyoko didn't want to do anything to jeopardize their friendship.

I will hate you to the core to the point that I will kill you myself.

Kyoko fell to the floor as she heard Moko's words repeat in her head. They made her feel weak and sick and even imagining this scenario made Kyoko want to panic but she had to keep going. This was her job. Even in the scene, it was the love of friendship that the angel had as motivation for killing the devil. She treasured her friendship with Moko very deeply.

After Kyoko had thought about the pain that Kanae might be going through with the loss of her love, the devil's existence didn't upset her in the same way. Kyoko was fighting with the feelings. Was it worth unhappiness if you are living in bliss without perceiving that unhappiness? Should you kill your friend's lover in order to save her life. This was Kanae's beloved devil and Kyoko would do anything to keep Kanae happy.

As Kyoko saw Sho looking in her direction though, her strength built back up. She shouldn't be hallucinating because Shotaro wasn't even worthy of being friends with Kana let alone her lover. Kyoko tried to hit her head in order to come out of these delusions. She needed to act and not get lost in her imagination.

"It's ready," Haruki called out and Kyoko stood immediately, "Sho, everything is ready we can start now so please position yourselves."

Kyoko pushed herself up, she needed to keep her cool. There was no possible way for Shotaro to be Kanae's lover and Kyoko needed to slay the devil. That was her job and now it was time to accomplish it.

As Kyoko faced Sho, waiting for the sound of action to be called, she could only see him as someone she had to destroy in order to save Kanae. Doing it for herself wasn't important anymore, it was for Kanae."

"Action!" a voice called from down below and Kyoko looked ahead of her, looking absolutely beautiful but her face showing her confusion, her innocence, and her hands itching to choke him but only in the sense that she couldn't let Kanae die. That friendship was incredibly important to her.

End of Act 73

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