Just a warning I am Dyslexic so my stories will not be perfect.

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Sorry not a long chapter just a little instalment

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"Did you never wish to pursue your dancing further?" Yashiro shook his head and Kanae's heart ached slightly for the sad smile Yashiro gave her.

"My heart lost the will to dance when I lost my first and only partner... To a man that never even loved her..." Kanae didn't know what to say to that Family wasn't something she was good with, but how would she feel if they weren't there at all? She wasn't as close to her family as Yashiro was to Shona so Kanae put it another way in her mind. What would she do if someone she knew didn't love her stole Kyoko... Kanae's heart clenched as a light sweat covered her entire body she couldn't and wouldn't have accepted that... but how could she stop her friend if she truly loved the man she was going with. Yashiro knew Kanae was thinking about his words deeply as she watched the same fear and hurt he had felt back then flit in her eyes and simmer their loneliness, suffering, the pain it caused him.

They were all represented in her eyes as they finally turned back to him "I'm so sorry Yukihito." In that moment Yashiro's breath caught in his throat his heart felt the pain all over again losing his sister, his best friend and the only one that had ever told him he could be anything he wanted to be and to not listen to his parent's she believed in him and then she was gone. The tears were not heavy nor were they quick, they were the tears of a person who had been hurt and had half healed. Someone who had put the hurt deep inside until like this moment someone understood exactly what they were feeling in the moment the wound on their heart had been made.

"Thank you Kanae, Truly thank you." No comment was made from either party at the lack of honorifics in that moment as two hearts connecting it would have felt more strange using them as not.

Chiori - 'Oh screw this'

The twins looked at each other as there conversation with Chiori suddenly took a turn they couldn't understand for the life of them, but just as suddenly as it happened their confusion was there it was stolen away from them as both Aoi's Laptop and Masaru's phone rang with the unmistakable sound of a Facebook video chat. Aoi confirmed the video communication as Masaru came and sat beside her at her desk.

"Sorry guys this is just so much easier than typing." Aoi and Masaru nodded in agreement

"Now I'm sure we can sort out exactly what you're asking for I will even sort it out at LME, President Lory as you have seen is very... well I suppose he loves his staff another reason he is the master of the love me section I suppose, So it won't be difficult we can either use the social media room of the Love Me office computer and I'm sure the media department head will be ok as long as we explain." the twins smiled brightly

"Thank you Chiori-san." Aoi said softly as the young actress smiled back

"You are both very welcome..." Chiori stopped what she had been about to say next as her door knocked and they both watched her turn and greet her mother who smiled and handed Chiori a cup of tea, saying that she and her father would be heading up to bed soon. They watched as Chiori hugged her mom and her dad who entered the room not long after her mother. The twins watched the loving family moment and where ever shocked when Chiori's dad waved at her computer and called goodnight which they both managed to return his wishes before the moment was over and her parents were gone.

"Sorry about that guys, now where was I?" Chiori asked, it wasn't until she had sorted herself out with headphones and mic which she plugged in so as not to disturb her parents she realised that the twins looked almost sad "...Guy's... You ok?" she asked wondering what could've been done or said to make them look as they did now. Masaru looked at his sister as she looked back at him before he answered for both of them.

"Do... do you have a good relationship with your dad Chiori-san?" Chiori was more than taken back by his question as she instantly replied "Yeah, I love my dad he sadly can't be around as much as most other dad's. He works away a lot you see but I love him." she watched as they shared a look in which they seemed to communicate multitudes without speaking and Chiori felt sorrow for the pain she saw lingering in both eyes, she knew that a divorce would be hard on anyone especially children... but there was something different here something not right would she be pushing their new friendship too far if she asked about this? Would she upset her new friends further? But knowing what not talking about her feelings had done to her before Kyoko had come along, thinking about her poison notebook she had personally burnt in the family Honda celebration fire she threw caution to the wind.

"Do you want to talk about your father?" the question seemed to startle both of them as they looked at the woman seated in the computer screen before them, she wasn't prying... she was offering her quiet simple support at what they guessed was written all over their faces.

"Well you see he never allowed us to call him father..." and slowly bit by bit the twins explained something very heartbreaking to Chiori that night as she cradled the hurting children with her calming words and loving support.

Kyoko stood looking out over the sparkling lights of the city and simply thought about everything Ren... or should she call him Corn or even Kuon had just disclosed to her... Hell it was like a rags to riches fairytale princess story! He the damsel who had her entire life turned upside down by the death of her beloved friend, finding herself in a bad situation depressed simply living before being offered her invitation to the ball where she found her true calling and lived happily ever after as the beautiful princess everyone loved and admired! But that was the thing wasn't it... he hadn't yet got his happily ever after... Ren was still running away from Kuon and Kuon was scared of not being able to be the fairy prince he told her she so dearly deserved... 'how had things go so messed up!' Kyoko thought to herself as she flopped down onto the railing before her and sighed deeply.

There was still something Kyoko couldn't deny to herself though, Ren had never lied to her about his name... he had simply told her it was a stage name which was true... but could his revelation of being her Corn be classed as a lie? He had explained he had only wanted Kyoko to be happy and that's why he had played his part, that's why he had acted out exactly what her six year old heart had longed for... had wanted more than anything in the world... no Kyoko could not say he had lied... told half truths, expanded on said truth... but never had he lied.

Then there was still the other certain thing running through Kyoko's head as she tried to filter through the myriad of information her brain was trying so hard to process... even after all of this, everything she had been told tonight... she still loved the man who stepped out onto his balcony in that moment and offered Kyoko the cup of strong tea he had just made for both of them, his eyes were red and slightly swollen from the tears he had shed and as he wrapped the blanket her had brought from the lounge around her shoulders Kyoko thanked him before leaning into his shoulder offering him her strength as they both stared out over the blinking light lit sky.

"So what happens now?" Kuon asked in a voice very reminiscent for Kyoko to how a young uncertain Corn had once asked her when she was teaching him to make paper cranes to float down the stream and for a moment she was back there again watching as the paper crane sailed smoothly out of view.

"Well that's all up to that crane." Kyoko had said smiling brightly

"Maybe he will find other crane's or maybe other worlds like your world Corn! Or maybe he will become part of someone's senbazuru and become a part of that person's wish with his 999 brothers and sisters.. Or maybe he will simply float out to sea and sail around the world!" everything she had said believing anything had been possible for that one tiny little paper crane, she had simply set it on its path to its bright and amazing future. Yes there might have been rocks and bumpy water along the way and yes it may have taken on water or even got a little damaged along the way but as long as that crane kept moving forwards it would get there in the end.

Kyoko looked at Kuon standing beside her his eyes looked scared still like that of the child she knew all those years back, instead of answering Kuon's question right away she asked him one of her own.

"Do you remember the paper crane I tried to teach you to make Corn?" Kuon nodded completely complexed by this sudden and complete change of topic as he nodded.

"Yeah, you only had the one piece of paper but you were determined to show me how beautifully and how perfectly you could fold a crane, you tore it in half and tried your best to teach me but my crane didn't turn out to good." Kyoko smiled remembering Kuon's attempted crane that was lop sided and full of creases where he had folded then re folded trying to get his exactly like Kyoko's.

"Do you remember what you asked me after we let them sail off down the stream and I told you of all the wonderful things my crane 'could do'?" again Kuon nodded it was another of his most treasured memories.

"I asked you was it even possible for my battered little misshapen crane to hope for the same such beautiful life as yours was bound to have." Kyoko nodded as she turned and cupped Kuon's face in her small slender hand.

"Then let me remind you of the answer Kuon because it's not only the crane that needs to hear the word's, My crane is your crane's friend Corn and even as they sail of down the stream together my crane love's your crane for who he is not what he looks like or good he is folded. He loves your crane for who he is not just the good parts you folded... but the bad parts too." Kuon couldn't help the simple message behind Kyoko's child selves words of wisdom as a few new tears slipped from his eye's rolling to her hand which caught and wiped them away instantly

"Thank you Kyoko-chan." he said and as they stood there together to each other she saw the beautiful fairy prince she had spent those long summer days with for one of the most happiest short periods of her life with, and Kuon saw the little girl who had taught him so much about hard work and learning to fly.

Next chapter is back to LME and

Music time!

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Neh xxx

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