AN: This one doesn't have that much original content but I felt it was important to show these scenes

Act 83 – Hiou Uesugi

Kyoko was still angry. She wanted to be Kanae's favorite person, the person who Kanae shared with and Kyoko was just someone who Kanae wanted to keep away. She heard some girls talking together to her side. These were proper friends and right now it pissed her off. She knew that they were discussing her and she wasn't going to just ignore it, not today, not after what had happened with Moko.

"You guys," she said with a hateful aura around her, "are you laughing at me?"

Kyoko watched the girls back away, both shaking their heads quickly. Kyoko didn't believe them but it wasn't as if she could do anything to them. They weren't doing anything to her apart from pissing her off. Their friendship was something that she craved and they were using it to make fun of her, she was extremely hurt and upset.

"Even though I said that I was number second, you two find that funny?" Kyoko asked with a fire burning around her. "Never mind!" she snapped at them, "Laugh all you want but don't hide and laugh at me openly." Kyoko had a feeling that people all around her were shocked with the violent waves she had around her but she didn't care. She was annoyed at being seen as an unimportant fool. She didn't want to think that let alone voice it.

"This," a new voice said and Kyoko had to admit the voice sounded as if it came from a child. "Shut up you whore!" a boy yelled as he shoved Kyoko and knocked her off balance. She turned in alarm and saw the kid standing next to her. There was a brat who was trying to take her down? Well, even if he did try, he wouldn't succeed.

"Threatening and scaring women and children with such an attitude," he yelled as he pointed at her and Kyoko blinked, she was being called out by a brat? "And this neon pink uniform with that logo. You must be Kotonami Kanae's partner!"

Kyoko's eyes widened as she stared at the young boy. The boy next to her had messy black hair, was wearing a t-shirt and shorts and shoes that all looked designer. However, Kyoko hated that she was being yelled at by a kid. This was not what she had expected. Wait, the boy had just mentioned Moko meaning that maybe he was part of what had upset her. Kyoko managed to settle herself down and turned to face the boy straight on.

"Why are you guys so barbaric?" the brat said still pointing at her, "Is this considered proper as a Japanese woman? Don't think that such an attitude can survive in showbiz. If you continue with such actions, I'll make sure you cry so no more tears fall out."

During this speech, Kyoko had calmed down enough to be thinking about what he had just said. He was talking about Moko. Even though Moko hadn't told her, somehow this kid knew about it. Well, he must have seen something happen so maybe she could get him to tell her the truth of what happened. She wasn't fond of his attitude though, it wasn't right for a child to say that to her.

"My family has been famous in showbiz for three generations," the boy announced, "To get rid of the newly debuted brats, you and Kotonami, is as easy as pie and to add to that, using violence to hurt me then, it's even easier."

Kyoko paused. So this kid had something to do with the way that Moko had failed in her job. There were some dots that Kyoko needed connecting but it had something to do with violence. Although Kanae was very judgmental, she didn't go around hurting other actors especially those who she admired meaning that the brat must have done something to her whilst they were filming. Kyoko's jaw dropped in shock at the next comments.

"Kotonami Kanae, that violent woman is unable to return."

Kyoko paled, so this boy was determined to ruin Moko's acting career and it sickened Kyoko. Who the hell was he to feel that he had the power to do that? What kind of brat was she dealing with here?

Kyoko leaned down, she could get her answers from this boy and then she could help Moko feel better, she only had to ask nicely and the boy would tell her the information which she wanted to know. She leant down next to him so that they could speak, "Why did Mo—Kotonami-san hurt you?" she asked trying to make sure that she had open body language and she was talking in a pleasing and kind manner. She wouldn't get the information unless she really tried to make friends with this kid.

The boy glared at her, his expression darkening significantly from where it had been.

"Would you tell Onee-san?" Kyoko asked and the boy growled again, he stared at Kyoko with a darkness that could match her own.

"You are thinking that I'm just a brat, aren't you?" he asked as he continued to frown and Kyoko felt a little nervous. How was she supposed to answer that? She did think that he was just a brat but she needed answers from him. He might be as good at seeing though her lies as Ren was. Suddenly the boy pointed at her again, his face looking like demon's out of a comic book as he announced loudly, "You're done for!"

Kyoko blinked hard as she heard those words through her mind. She was done for? For what reason? He was going to try to keep her in the dark in terms of show business just as he had done with Moko? But why?

"You'll be officially fired!" he yelled and Kyoko struggled to understand the reasons behind this. She would be fired? But what job was he supposedly firing her from and how did he get the power to just go around getting people fired from their work. "You'll definitely be fired! No matter what you'll be fired!" he announced and Kyoko looked at him in shock. Had this kid gone power mad? "You and Kotonami too!"

"Even if you're reborn! You'll be fired!" he said and Kyoko stared at him in shock. What had she done to the kid to deserve this and why was he repeating it. She didn't understand and it didn't look like he wanted to provide any answers. What was going on?

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Kyoko stood in her Bo costume in front of the director who continued to dislike her after she had messed things up with Shotaro on the first show. She didn't believe that she could ever do anything that would replace his first opinion of her as a trouble maker. She stood firm as she listened to the director explain to her who the next guest would be.

"About today's guest, his father is Uesugi Ryotaro, who was acting in a Hollywood movie last year and his mother is Nabatame Yuuko. In addition, the legendary Uesugi Kotetsu is his grandpa. His appeal is his martial art. It is so beautiful that it's already an art. There's no actor before him – no, after him too that could surpass his martial arts. He has a lot of fans overseas too. He is the treasure of the entertainment world, no it's better to call him the country's treasure and he's well known for spoiling his grandchild."

Kyoko paused as she saw how passionate this man was and how he really admired the grandfather of their guest. They had had other important guests on the show but something about this grandson of his made Kyoko feel very uncomfortable with him being there. She had been watching and learning from Bridge Rock on how to be successful at hosting but she still had her biases against certain people. The director pointed at her, his face turning sharp as he handled the matter with growing severity.

"Listen well," he told her, "You must not do anything that could spoil today's guest's mood or that could anger Kotetsu-shii" he said and Kyoko remained silent. She felt a dark cloud hanging over her and she didn't want to mention the fact that she had already had problems with him. That wouldn't be good for the director to see and would worsen his opinion of her.

"Why is your face like that?" he asked angrily and Kyoko felt that she wouldn't be able to get anything passed him. If he truly was a fan then he would be critical and biased against her and that might lead her to losing this job. Even though dressing as a rooster wasn't her favorite thing, it was still a job and allowed her time to connect or at least be around the guests. She didn't want to lose the role but she had already had problems with that brat.

Kyoko stood still as she was ready to put her head on and listened to the three hosts make the announcement together.

"Then let's introduce today's guest. The guest this time is very acting in commercials and dramas. He's now Japan's most infamous elementary student. Uesugi Hiou-kun!"

Kyoko paled, "It's already too late, I think," she whispered to herself. She felt a dark gloom looming over her.

The director however heard her and growled before looking at her in an irate fashion, "What? Already? What the hell have you done?" he barked at her and Kyoko paused. She hadn't meant to vocalize those thoughts and now the director would like her even less than he already did if that was even possible.

"I didn't do anything!" Kyoko quickly tried to explain herself, "No…really..and it's fine," she panicked. She was at risk of creating an even worse image of herself and she didn't feel that it was fair. This brat was more in the wrong than she was and yet he was so smug and confident that it made her feel very angry and bitter about him being on the show. Yet, she wasn't in charge of who would appear. She was only the mascot. "That kid doesn't know that I'm Bo," she tried to reason out but the director still looked at her angrily. Would it really be all right?

End of Act 83

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