"Ren, what's wrong? What's happened?"

He had a very dark and depressed look on his face. He couldn't bring himself to look her in the eye. Kyoko was still outside the door, wondering if she even wanted to know. All the negative thoughts she had came rushing back. That silver lining was growing dim.

"Please come in Mogami-san." Ren intoned dully.

Kyoko hesitated. This couldn't be good. She bowed politely and stepped in.

"I-if now is a bad time I can come back later."
Ren stared at her shoulder.
"No. Now is fine Mogami-san. Before I lose my nerve."

"Why am I back to Mogami-san? You called me Kyoko yesterday. Did I do something? I'm sorry. I'm not very good with this!"
Kyoko was bowing and apologising repeatedly. A ghost of a smile flickered on Ren's face.

~I need to get this over with.~

"Mog... Kyoko. Would you like some tea?"

"No thank you. I would like you to tell me what's going on"

She sounded so angry. Ren was staring at her shoulder. She was beautiful, even when mad at him and he might be about to throw it all away.

"Tsuruga Ren! Look at me! If you didn't mean it just say so. If you didn't then I would like to take my leave."

Kyoko was close to tears. Ren wouldn't, coudn't look at her. He didn't respond.
"If that is all Tsuruga-san then I'll be leaving."
Kyoko turned to leave. She had her hand on the door when Ren spoke up.

"I-I don't know how to do this. I told myself that it would be fine, that because it was you, everything would be okay. That I could do this, but I don't know where to start."

"With what?"

"The truth"

Kyoko looked puzzled.

"It's simple. You start at the beginning. Explain."
She led Ren over to the sofa like a child. She sat him down and knelt in front of him with her hands on his knees.

"I'm ready. You can begin."

So he did. He told her all about the little girl he had met one day who loved hamburgers and fairies. He told her of a young boy who was trouble and the terrible consequences it had. He told her of a man who had reinvented himself to be better than he was. He spoke of a girl who had come bursting into his life and turned everything upside down. She was so bright and lovely and she made him happy and jealous and all sorts of other emotions. Even if he had at first disliked this person.

"You are a beacon in the darkness to me Mogami-san"

"Why do you keep calling me Mogami-san?"

"All I've just told you and that's what you take away?!"

"Where you driving the car? Did you ask the driver to do it? Did you make him follow you?"

"Well I..."

"NO! No you didn't. It was a terrible, terrible accident that was not your fault!"

"But Tina..."

"Was distraught. She probably didn't mean it but grief can do weird things to people. She knows it was an accident and probably regrets saying what she did to you. If she doesnt... Well that's her loss."

Ren gaped at her.

"Without your past you wouldn't have become the person you are today. I learnt that. Maybe it's time you did to."

She crossed her arms and stared at him.

~She's so adorable. Well, one down, one to go~

"There is something else. Please let me explain before you say anything."

He raised his hands to his head and pulled. Blonde hair spilled out from under the wig. He turned and pulled out his contacts.

~Thank goodness Jelly-san really was prepared.~

Kyoko gasped.

"I am Tsuruga Ren"

He looked up.

"Your eyes..."

"Are my natural colour. Tsuruga Ren is who I am now but I was once someone else."

He sat back and looked at Kyoko.

"Kyoko I'm sorry I didn't tell you. Even Yashiro doesn't know. Only my parents and the president do."

Kyoko was trembling, tears dripping onto her hands folded in her lap.

"Please Kyoko, say something."

"Why didn't you tell me in Guam?"

"You needed Corn" Ren stated simply.

That simple sentence. Those three words. Ren had understood that Kyoko had needed Corn. He had been thinking of her all along. He had been Corn when she needed him, the strong guiding voice when things got tough.

"Kyoko?"

She looked up.
"So what am I supposed to call you?"

Ren jumped. This was a better response than he was expecting.
"I'm not ready to become Hizuri Kuon again yet but I am fully prepared and willing to be the best Tsuruga Ren I can be. I meant what I said in Guam. For you."

"So...Ren?"

He nodded.

"And you'll be going back to brunette?"

"Yes, Jelly-san will dye it back tomorrow."

"The eyes?"

"Contacts."

Kyoko looked down again, contemplating and digesting all this new information.

Ren sat back.
"If you would like to leave now I will not stop you. You must hate me."

"Why?"
Kyoko looked honestly confused.

"I lied to you and hid this." He gestured to himself.

"You weren't ready to. I understand that. I am grateful to you for sharing this with me. Though I'm sort of jealous."

"Huh?!"

"Well, one, Father is actually your Father. Two, you've been acting as Tsuruga Ren for years. I have a lot to learn to be able to catch up with you. If you'll let me, I'd like to stay by your side to learn."

Ren leant forward staring intently at her, hope in his eyes.

"You won't leave?"

Kyoko laughed.
"Considering everything, this isn't bad. I understand why you hid everything you did and I forgive you. Apart from that you're stuck with me."

"I don't ever intend to let you go" he said, wrapping his arms around her.

Kyoko laughed.
"Careful what you wish for."

Ren held her at arms length, a questioning look on his face.

"You've got to meet Taisho and Okami again. As my boyfriend. Taisho has a lot of sharp knives and he's very protective."

Ren pulled her back into the hug and kissed her temple.

"With you by my side I could take on the world."


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