Heels 5
Re-written version
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Kyoko floated to the surface on a wave of hot air. It wrapped around her and slowly made her aware of the things that had changed from the evening before. The first was the taste on her tongue. It was fire in the essence but didn't burn. It confused her for a moment but other things then started to take her focus.
One thing was the pleasant smell, another the way her gut was twisting. Then was the contact of lips against hers and the soft caress of a tongue quickly tasting her lips.
She only needed to flutter her eyes to know who it was and relaxed into his arms.
"Morning." His voice ghosted between breaths. It was Cain, of that she was sure, and Setsu stepped forward to be ready if he needed his sister in particular. She answered with a pleased hum.
The heat, the smell, everything was him. Cain retreated for a bit and Setsu opened her eyes curiously. Kyoko was running around screaming inside her head when the beautiful man on top of her trapped her with his gaze.
"Did you drink scotch right now?" She asked a bit confused when the taste in her mouth came into focus. The grin grew on his face.
"I know you like the taste. Even if you can't drink it, I thought I might let you taste it." He caught her cheek in his hand and traced her swollen lips with his thumb.
"I don't mind drinking it indirectly." She caught his thumb between her teeth and he waited patiently for her to let it go again. She released him after a moment and lifted her hands to his face. The gloves were still on to her relief and she slipped her hands into his bed hair.
"Why are you sleeping with gloves?" Cain asked and Setsu twitched a smile.
"No reason." She lied and she saw that Cain noticed. He gripped her left hand and she let him examine it in hope that he would be satisfied with just one.
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Ren frowned when the lie shined through her façade. There were few things Setsu would lie about and he took her left hand in his. He saw the ill-fitting glove and reached for her right.
It was just a slight twitch but she slipped the right one out of his grasp. The alarms blared in his head and he moved quickly to catch the right hand she had tried to hide. Setsu turned away annoyed when he caught it and he pulled the glove off.
He had one leg on either side of her thigh and trapped her down. He felt the tension of pain in her leg when he pulled the glove past the knuckles. He moved too quickly to stop when the fabric caught on something. He ripped them free in his worry and then turned her hand around for him to see.
Ren couldn't put together what he saw with what his head told him. He had seen that kind of wound many times in his days but there was no reason or even possibility that he actually saw it there, then, on this girl. Her hand was black from the bruise and fresh blood made way down the back of her hand. Setsu was looking away from him with a displeased face.
"Who… who did you hit?" Cain swallowed down his raging anger to make the sentence fluent. Setsu sighed and turned her hand around to take a better look herself. Cain tried to keep it together and stayed ready to pull away from the girl, in case the anger got too much for him to handle.
"Someone not important." She said and Cain pulled his sister up to sitting with a grip of her left arm. She smiled and gently stroked his cheek when they ended up face to face. She used the bruised hand and he flinched away from the possibility to cause her harm.
"Why?" He cursed and Kuon's calls for blood started to influence the brother.
"He kissed me. So, I hit him." Setsu tilted her head as to question his anger. If she wanted to calm him down, that was not the way.
"Who?!" Cain needed to get on his feet and he pulled her with him. She followed willingly and he didn't have to worry about hurting her. Ren was still working with the pieces of the puzzle in his head.
'Someone kissed Kyoko and she hit him. When?'
'When we left her alone yesterday, of course.' Kuon growled.
"Just some drunk. He won't do anything like that again." Setsu said with some fire. The situation had pissed her off and Cain and Kuon ran forward in their head.
"What else did he do?" Cain asked and trapped Setsu against the wall between the bathroom and hallway. Her smile was soft and she held his gaze.
"Nothing else."
"Where is he? I will kill him!" Cain pushed on when Ren finally caught up.
"I scared him off on my own. I would rather you spend that time with me." Setsu knew how to calm him down but every time that frail hand with the black and red skin came into his sight, the anger flared right back up.
Ren called the brother to take care of the bleeding hand and it somehow reached him. Cain caught her hand and pulled her with him to the phone. He would not let her out of his sight for even one moment. Cain lifted the phone and he could hear Setsu sigh when he barked orders to the poor guy at the reception desk.
"Nii-san. Stop." She called him when he slammed the phone down and pulled her into the bathroom. He didn't listen and pulled her hand into the running water. He made it lukewarm to begin with but turned the heat down step by step. When it reached ice-cold Setsu started to protest again.
"It hurts."
"Did you hit his mouth?"
"No."
"There is no chance for there being bits of teeth in here?" He asked, serious as the grave and Setsu stroked his face to get his attention.
"No." She said and she cursed as he probed the wound.
"Don't be a baby." He challenged and her jaw set in an annoyed gesture. He rinsed it in water again and was satisfied to see that the flow of blood had stopped. "Never do this again." He told her and her jaw unlocked again with a snort.
"You weren't there so I had to do something."
"I will never leave you alone again." He cursed and checked the wound again more closely. It looked like he had accidently pulled a scab when he removed the glove.
"Well, I like that." Setsu purred and slipped in between the sink and him.
Kuon still called for blood and Ren couldn't help to feel terrible for his behaviour the day before.
She let him hold the hand beneath the freezing water again but she pulled his focus. Cain tried to relax and let his head down until it rested against her forehead. She lifted her left hand and tilted his head up a bit again, just enough to make her able to kiss him softly. Kuon began to calm down and Ren soaked in her touch.
'I'm so damn easy.' Ren sighed in his head and when he parted his lips, she pulled the lower one between her own and sucked teasingly. He gladly returned the favour when she reduced the force.
He turned off the water and let her hand go. She immediately wrapped it around his middle and pulled him closer. Cain sighed and folded her inside his arms again.
Ren and Kuon finally dropped the anger and let themselves enjoy the closeness too. There were still so many questions he wanted to ask but he couldn't as Cain.
They both jumped when there was a knock on the door. The breakfast and the additional bandages and wraps arrived with a portiere slightly out of breath. Cain got back to business and Setsu soon had her wrist wrapped and her wounds plastered. They ate breakfast and headed out only half an hour late.
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Kyoko prayed for Murasame to act innocent when they stepped on set. The first statist already stared at her hand and Setsu grunted about the ugly white bandages.
Her wrist had felt fine even before he had wrapped it but the pressure was comfortable and it eased the pain further out on the knuckles. She could not help to notice how used he seemed to take care of wounds like hers. He had immediately seen that she had hit something and asked who she had aimed for.
The girl that had given Setsu the picture the other day smiled her way and Setsu just lifted her head a bit. Cain had led them in a straight line for the makeup tent and they passed close to the girl.
"'Morning Heels." She greeted with a smirk. "Have you heard about Murasame?" She asked in an amused voice.
"Don't care." Setsu shrugged and Cain ignored her altogether. The girl didn't seem hurt by them dismissing her words.
"The make-up team wanted you to join them as soon as you could." She said instead and disappeared into the sea of staff.
Cain walked to the make-up station and Setsu could see Murasame's head sticking up out of the masses.
"You look like hell." One of the male beauticians commented when they got into hearing distance and Murasame coughed to cover his unease. "You had to have been really drunk to not remember how you got that bruise."
'Damn it.' Setsu cursed and felt the words hit home in her brother. He halted his step and the grip of her hand tensed. Setsu glanced at him and all hope about him keeping his calm crumbled. The ice-cold murder he bleed travelled all the way to the group in front of them.
Murasame snapped his head their way and Setsu sighed.
"You are on your own. I didn't tell him." She shrugged and Cain turned to her.
"He is the drunk?" The voice was so cold even Setsu got some goosebumps. Cain glanced down on her hurt hand and the madness in his eyes stilled. He let her hand go and walked up to the actor. Setsu might have sported some few goosebumps but Murasame looked like he had been trapped in a Siberian winter.
"Don't spend too much time with him, Nii-san. I will miss you." She called and Cain just tilted his head her way to indicate that he heard. She already knew that he wouldn't let it go when he had caught the one responsible.
"You, this way." Cain called and then headed for the trailer that had been his the day before. Murasame hesitated in the chair but then swallowed loudly and got up. Setsu saw her brother enter the trailer and Murasame followed bravely.
'At least they didn't start a fist fight.' Kyoko thought and remembered the last time they clashed.
'Brother is mad at me.' Setsu sighed and glanced around. She found an empty sofa in the shadows to her right. She distantly wondered why it was placed in the middle of the area where you could see everything but no one used it. She wouldn't let it sit on its own for long and Setsu crashed down into the soft airy fabric. This could be a great day if no one decided to disturb her.
"Good morning Setsuka-san." The director greeted and she reached for the basket of apples and one of the fruit knives on the side of it. The director was an acceptable company but a several crewmembers hovered around the place.
"Moooorning." She said without emotion. The director stopped himself from clapping his hands.
'This girl's acting is amazing.' He mused while controlling his face. Setsu didn't acknowledge him at all while she peeled the apple and then cut it into pieces. People began to gather closer around them and Manaka appeared with tears in her eyes. Setsu pulled her legs into the sofa and made sure there was no room for anyone else.
"Setsuka-san do you know what your brother is doing with Murasame?" The male cosmetician asked curiously.
"No clue." She said easy but when Manaka's tears began to roll, she added. "But I know it's nothing that will get in the way of filming." The director nodded and furrowed his eyebrows.
Some might think it was out of concern but it was purely curiosity about what Japan's number one actor was doing to Murasame inside the trailer.
"What?" Manaka cried. "Murasame was already hurt when he got here today. He had a really big bruise on his chest." Setsu smirked at that and turned her right side towards them.
"I'm sorry. I thought he would step back." She said and lifted her right hand to her lips with a piece of apple. A major part of the crew flinched and moved back as they saw the brutally bruised hand. Setsu grinned widely at Manaka and the girl stared wide eyed.
"What? Was that not your brother?!" The same crew guy asked Setsu confused.
"My brother plans and executes his actions with more care than me. I'm a total brute when I get angry. The only reason my brother snapped before was because Murasame straight up asked for it." Setsu said with a sexy smirk and put some pieces of apple in her mouth. The director didn't believe for one moment that Setsuka had hit Murasame but she was using her props in the best way.
"But you are a girl." Manaka said with her face totally baffled. Setsu trapped the girl with her eyes and made her shiver with the coldness.
"I have been raised to not let anything stop me from doing what I want."
"You want to fight?" Some other person asked but Setsu didn't let Manaka go with her gaze.
"I won't let anyone push me around. I will get what I want and don't wait for a man to get it for me." Kyoko got a bit spellbound by Setsu's cool words. The girl did what she wanted and didn't let anyone mess with her plan. "I could never be a pathetic girl waiting for life to happen around her."
Setsu let the coldness disappear from her eyes as something in the air made her in a bright mood again. Judging by the sharp intakes from the crew they noticed it too.
"Setsu." Cain's voice was just a few meters away and the crew parted to let him reach her. Setsu left the knife and core of the apple on the table beside the sofa and brought the last pieces to her brother.
"Here, open up." She states with confidence and Cain didn't hesitate one moment before he ate it whole. Cain leaned down and whispered in her ear. Setsu turned to the director with a totally emotionless expression.
"Will someone remove the petrified actor from my brother's trailer? He is in the way." She asked loudly and some people jumped up to run to the trailer. Half of them, at least, did it just because they were curious. Director Konoe was one of them. The Heels' took place in the makeup tent to wait for them to start applying the special effects makeup.
The crew joined the director when they opened the trailer and sought strength in numbers. Murasame was sitting in the only chair with a ghostly look on his face. They practically peeled him off the leather and he didn't stop shivering even if it was the hottest day so far.
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Setsu patiently waited by Cain's side while some trembling girls applied all the cosmetics. When he finally moved to the set, she slipped down into the sofa again and stretched out on both seats. Kyoko couldn't stop worrying about Murasame that had turned awfully blue since she last saw him. Setsu feared that it would turn out to be a long day with lots of errors but when the actor stepped on set his face started to burn with fighting spirit. Cain was adjusting the robe in front of her and Setsu smirked.
"Good job Nii-san. He looks determined. End this quickly and then let's head out." She purred and gave him the last piece of apple when he bent down to kiss her softly on her wig.
"You don't have to tell me to not waste time on this lot. I can't wait to spend time with you, undisturbed."
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It took maybe one hour of shooting for her to realize it would be an early evening. The main actors had no trouble at all with the scenes. Cain and Murasame pulled the other actors in on their acting and there were few retakes.
The crew passed by her and more and more eyed her right hand. She joined their disgusted faces. It looked horrendous.
'What can I do to make it heal faster? I can't go to a hospital now. It will worry Ren.'
'You can't ask Cain. He will think we are in pain and hurt Murasame for real. And that would mean a lot of boring things that would keep my brother from me.'
'Then who should I ask? Everyone that will see this is going to worry.'
'You can only ask the ones that know you play Setsu. Everyone else knows that you won't throw punches.' Setsu pointed out and slipped further down into the sofa and pulled out a nail file and started to work on the bruised hand.
'That narrows it down to Yashiro-san, muse and the president.'
'That's an easy pick then. You don't know Muse well enough and Yashiro would freak out.'
'Right. The president then.' Kyoko frowned as Setsu pulled out her phone. She made a pose with her index and long fingers crossed and then spread the other fingers. It would let him know that it didn't hurt and still keep her identity hidden if someone happened to see the picture. She typed a quick message and hit send.
It was only seconds later the phone vibrated, indicating an incoming call.
Setsu saw the letters for 'Boss' flash on the screen and she answered, disregarding the crewmembers talking just behind her.
"Boss." She answered coolly and she saw some people turn to her. She was talking in English but she didn't know if anyone in the crew was fluent.
"Kyoko are you hurt?!" The president cried in her ear and she could imagine the grown man's teary face before her without problem.
"It's only a bruise. Don't drop your wig." She continued dryly.
"But, but-but what happened? What did you hit?"
"A door." She answered truthfully.
"Did you aim for the door?"
"Rather the mobster behind it." She snorted and glared at one of the crewmembers that had come a bit too close for her comfort.
"You tried to hit Murasame?" The president gasped into her ear.
"Yeah." Setsu said without fuss but Kyoko was amazed on the inside.
'How did the president know? But he was on the set for three days one time…'
"What did he do?" The president asked and a certain cold travelled with his voice.
"Nothing worthy of your time. And my brother has taken care of it already." Setsu turned her head to the set to see how the shoot was going.
"Is Murasame alive?" The cold in his voice had been replaced with worry.
"More or less." She gave him.
"Still able to act?"
"If you call that acting." She snorted.
"Really? Is he bad? I thought he had done some interesting work before."
"He is a speck of dust and my brother is the universe." Setsu said coolly and the man on the other end busted into a laugh.
"Still sickly in love, I see," Kyoko shrivelled up inside but her secret was already out to the president either way.
"Hey boss. The bruise, got some hints for me?"
"What do I get in return?" His voice was full of mischief.
"What do you want?" She asked but knew it would be bad.
"Tell me something that you have done with your brother that will make my heart flutter." The president was almost singing the request. Kyoko shivered but admitted defeat.
"Tell me the hint first." She growled and he happily spat it out.
"There is a lotion with heparin in it. It makes the bruise disappear faster." He instructed and then giggled. "Now tell me everything."
Setsu hesitated a bit and then got up to move away from the set. There were too many snooping ears and she moved out of their reach.
'What should I tell him?' Kyoko panicked and Setsu grunted.
'Everything of course. I have nothing to hide.'
'I will never hear the end of it.' Kyoko whined and slowly looked around. She was safely outside hearing distance from everyone.
"We are like usual; except we sleep in the same bed. I have to practically sleep on top of him to fit." There was a sharp inhale in the other end and it poked her fighting spirit.
"We both have gotten better at bite marks. I have one on my shoulder right now that's completely black. I will send a picture." She said and took the picture she had taken right after the incident. She heard the ping on the other end and then a high-pitched wheeze. "The bite mark I put on his hip is covered at least."
"I keep him hydrated by feeding him pieces of apple with my mouth. It pisses Murasame off tremendously." Kyoko almost laughed out loud when all sounds cut short on the other end. "I gave brother a private dance the other night." Setsu turned to the set again and saw her brother halfway to her side with an angry face.
"I was halfway sharing his shower before I got a call. That would have been fun." She added and completely ignored telling him that she had no intention to actually make the shower. Cain was by her side by then and she reached her right hand to his face and he let her carefully stroke his jawline.
His eyes zero in on the phone in her hand.
"Who are you talking to Setsu?" Cain asked and Setsu smiled sweetly.
"The boss." The sound on the other end was just hilarious.
"What does he want?"
"Update on our reunion." She told him honestly and saw his brows knit together. "Listen." She held the phone out to let him hear.
"President? Is everything alright?" Someone asked on the other end and Cain lifted one eyebrow. "He is stiff as a board."
"Looks like someone gave him a big chock." Another voice said, sounding baffled.
"He can't hear us... Who is that on the other end?" Cain turned to his sister that smirked evilly.
"What did you tell him?" Cain asked and Ren trembled in fear.
"He forced me to tell him everything, so I did." Setsu said with a shrug. She saw him shift his body weight.
"Did you tell him about the marks?" He asked and she tilted her head.
"Of course."
"And the make out?" He asked and the person on the other end stopped breathing.
"I didn't get to tell him we went out and tried some lingerie yesterday and Nii-san got kind of possessive. You kissed me like a mad man. Even if the morning make-out kiss was my favourite."
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Ren admitted defeat. She had pushed it so far he would never be able to pull it back. So he acted the way he knew put doubt in the president's mind.
"I knew you would like it." He said and Setsu moved closer.
"How about we go rest in the trailer and see if I could make some more memories with you?" Setsu purred and Ren's mental projection burned red at her words. Someone screamed on the other end.
"President!"
"President are you alright?"
"He is out for count!" Someone else said and it put smiles on Ren and Kyoko's faces. They noticed each other slips and quickly returned to their roles.
"Bye boss, I'm about to get busy." Setsu grinned and waited for an answer. None came and she shrugged before she flipped the phone close. Cain pulled her hair to the side and exposed her shoulder. In all that happened he had forgotten about them.
"It's dark." He said with a bit of wonder in his voice. He couldn't get over that she said she hadn't felt much pain when he did it.
"Of course. Let me exam yours later." Setsu smirked and slid an arm around his midsection.
"Of course. You have to follow the progress to get better."
"Yes, and practice makes perfect." Her smirk travelled down to the pit of his stomach and set it on fire. They began to walk back to the trailer and Ren put the President's possible death by shock behind him for later. The crew had been forced to make a three-hour break during the hottest hours and Cain knew precisely where he wanted to spend that time, draped around his cute sister.
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Kyoko didn't know how she ended up straddling her Senpai's lap with her lips to his pulse point.
She remembered stepping inside the trailer, setting an alarm and then cosy down on top of the bedspread. He had in some way moved them to the headboard and he leaned back on the padding. Kyoko's hand travelled his sides and to his back while she inhaled the smells. The AC had initially cooled her too much but with his broad hands on her lower back, she felt completely perfect.
Setsu bit down softly without leaving a mark and slowly moved up his jaw. He got impatient when she closed in on his lips and ended his suffering by turning his head until they met.
The heat made her melt against his frame and he let one hand slip into her neck. He held her there, close enough to not be able to escape but far enough to let her breathe. She parted her lips slightly in an invitation that he soon claimed. Kyoko couldn't grasp why it made such a difference but she was hardly keeping a whimper back when their tongues met.
'This is so… I don't know the word…' Kyoko panted in their head.
'Liberating? Life changing? Or simply sexy as hell?' Setsu suggested and Kyoko felt the blush burn.
'All of them? Maybe…?' She pulled back for air and first saw the swollen lips of her brother and then the fire in his eyes.
Setsu moved her hands to his chest and then slid them down his stomach. She let her nails softly scrape the bare skin and then travelled up again.
"Ahh." The man couldn't help letting the sound slip and Cain tilted her back onto the bed. He climbed on top of her and claimed her lips again.
"You drive me crazy Setsu." He growled in her ear and Setsu let a short confident laugh slip. She crossed her legs around his midsection and he was brought down.
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Ren was in a place between heaven and hell. White noise filled his brain and it only let a few thoughts past.
'Call her Setsu at all times.
Don't lose control.
Leave her an escape route.
And enjoy… This is probably the one and only time she will let you do this.' The mantra repeated itself in his head and the white noise made him able to follow it.
He somewhat registered his own breath and heartbeat but she drowned out everything else. Her heavy eyelids, swollen lips, panting breath and body heat. She wore that smirk that made him lose his mind a bit.
"Why do people even go out? They should stay home and do this." She mused and bit his lower lip.
"Some do." He said a tad bit more coldly. "They make adult videos."
"Suddenly I got more respect for them." She hummed and Ren died slightly inside.
"You are not going for that career." Cain grunted and Setsu chuckled.
"No, I just want to be with you." She smirked and pulled him down again to her lips. He didn't hesitate but fit them together like two pieces of a puzzle. He had no weight on her body, just a lot of skin contact. He gave his heart into the kiss and suddenly, she relaxed completely.
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Why did she need to breathe? Why was breathing such a vital demand? Ren was everywhere. In the smell, in the heat… All she could see and hear and feel was him. She decided to cut out breathing for as long as she could and just felt them melt together into one being. Kyoko lifted her hand to grip his hair but she didn't remember reaching it.
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Ren felt that something was wrong and pulled away enough for him to see her face. Her eyes were closed and she looked out of it.
'What happen?'
"Setsu?" He asked but she didn't move a centimetre. Concern filled his whole body and he shook her shoulder. He pulled her up into his arms and leaned her head on his arm.
"Setsu?!" He called out louder and then glanced around. "Kyoko?" He whispered instead and she began to move. Her confused eyes searched for his, and when they locked, she settled as Kyoko.
"Ren? What happened?" She asked dizzily and Ren realized what happened.
"You fainted!" He blamed her and a short laugh slipped him.
"What?"
"You fainted! Did you forget to breathe?" He laughed amused and Kyoko pouted and crossed her arms.
"Don't laugh. I have never done anything like this before." She mumbled and gave him a challenging look. Ren couldn't help to notice that she was still wrapped in his legs and arms and didn't make a move to change that.
"I'm laughing because I am surprised." His smile turned serious but his eyes still burned with humour. There had to be a little sadist inside him that found it so satisfying that he kissed the girl unconscious.
"It's not me who has a killer-kiss." Kyoko muttered and Ren lets his eyebrows rise. "I bet you kissed many girls' unconscious before."
"I promise you I haven't kissed like this ever before."
'Not with these emotions.' He felt her eyes on his face.
"I don't believe you." She said as her eyes turned to slits with suspicion. Ren felt the humour disappear and he was completely serious. It was not the first time the girl questioned his record with women and he would like to change her opinion of him.
"Why would you doubt me?" He challenged and Kyoko blushed beautifully in his arms.
"You are a playboy." She stated and breathed out in a snort-like manner. It ticked Ren off tremendously and he let his hand turn her face to him.
"I'm not. And it hurts me that you won't believe me even when I said I promise." Ren tried to make his voice light but darkness seeped into the words. Kyoko lifted her head and shivered when they locked eyes again.
"I'm sorry Tsuruga-senpai!" She put her hands together over her head and looked like she expected retribution. "I'm sorry I called you a playboy! I'm sorry I passed out from kissing." She chanted and Ren exhaled when he recognized the situation. She was in an apology rant and he had to stop her.
"Mogami-san." He tried to interrupt but she just stopped to inhale and then started again.
"I'm sorry my body is out of control and Setsu being out of control and me breaking character all the time and not believing in my Senpai."
"Have you broken character?" Ren interrupted. Kyoko froze in his arms and her eyes met his in disbelief. Ren watched closely.
'When did she break character? I haven't seen it.'
"Eh, you know…" She broke eye contact and began to fidget. "When the president called and that morning and now." She muttered and Ren lost the little hope that had managed to build.
"Well, they did no damage." He breathed and thought back.
'I hoped she had broken some other time. When I was too occupied to notice... Her body? She said something about her body too.'
"What do you mean your body is out of control?" He asked and tried to make it into an innocent question.
"Passing out. And things like that." She whispered and fidgeted with her fingernails. Ren knew that she was keeping something from him.
'Did she like it?' A stray thought made it to the surface and Ren desperately wanted it to be true.
'Well, she fainted.' Kuon declared it as a passing grade.
'She has never done anything like it before. The shock may be enough for her to pass out.'
'Don't even try. She would have done that the first time then.' Ren frowned and thought about it. Kyoko stilled once again in his arms.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry." She whispered in a fast rant. "I didn't break character only then. On the beach and when you slept and..." She began but turned silent as her face burned beet red. Ren stared in disbelief.
"On the beach?" He asked but Kyoko suddenly decided to change the topic and fixed her wig.
"I'm sorry Tsuruga-senpai that I passed out and sorry for Setsu. She is so… wild… and she wants out again." Kyoko stammered and Ren's eyes widened.
"Wait a minute. Will she kiss again?" Ren asked and Kyoko watched him questionably.
"Of course." She says and Ren flinched. "Is that no good?" She gasped in horror.
"You just fainted." Ren pointed out and felt his heart beat hard in his chest. "Maybe we should cut back."
"Setsu refuses." Kyoko said directly and Ren couldn't help but feel relieved too.
"She does?"
"Yes. She has gotten taste for it and it's a lost course." Kyoko blushed beautifully and Ren nodded. He was secretly happy she hadn't hesitated for even one moment when she answered. He let the English actor step forward.
"Everything for my cute sister." He smirked and Setsu got up on her knees. She wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled sweetly.
"That's my Nii-san that I love." Setsu grinned and Ren had to hold hard in Cain's mask when she clashed her lips to him again and pushed him down the bed.
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The kissing made her exhausted. Setsu felt herself nod off as they shot in the setting sun. The tingling of her lips was the reminder of her very cosy rest with her brother. She scooted down into the pillows and the smell of him filled her nose. It had rubbed off on her clothes and she could smell it as she adjusted her position. Her head slumped against the backrest to her left and she extended her legs fully.
Kyoko didn't fight it as her eyelids turned heavy and darkness welcomed her.
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Ren was efficient and worked hard. The possibility to get to kiss the girl again was thrilling. He needed to get off set and the only way was to finish the scenes. He felt her eyes on him in every break but he didn't join her in an attempt to speed up the shooting. When the director finally gave his call for ending the day's work, he turned to the sofa only to find it hidden by a wall of flesh.
Realizing what was happening Cain pulled longer strides and reached them in a moment. His fears turned out to have come true. Setsu was surrounded by excited men and giggly women that took pictures with their phones.
Ren had to admit it, she was a goddess. Her soft face and long false lashes made a great combo and she was the sleeping beauty personified. Ren weighed his options quickly in his head.
'I need to take her away. But what if Kyoko is the one waking up...'
'Slight risk, but you might want to whisper something to wake her up in character.'
Cain pushed through the crowd and gave his best death glare to anyone that dared to look irritated. When he reached her, he bent down immediately and slid his arms beneath her. For once he was glad she had those damned shorts on her instead of a skirt.
"Let her sleep." Someone said but the voice was filled with jealousy and only fuelled his need to take her out of there. Cain was oozing murder and Ren was impressed that the crowd hadn't shattered. He turned to them straight on and most of them retreated a step.
Kyoko shuffled in his arms and her head moved from his shoulder to his neck.
"Setsu?" He whispered to her and her nose dragged across his skin. Ren almost dropped her as she took the skin between her teeth and bit down.
'Thank God. She woke in character.'
Murasame stared with wide eyes as the girl leaned into the large man's neck and pulled a deep breath. It disturbed him greatly. It was a loving and intimate gesture and he could see the smile on her face. The brother turned around and hid her face for him but he was already distracted by the fact that Cain was holding the girl with what looked like, no effort at all.
'Damn he is strong. But I already knew that.'
Murasame was really not on a roll that day. He had woken with a hangover to kill over and memories that would haunt him forever. He could see now how his anger had made him do it but it was unforgivable to act like that to a girl. Memories of Cain's actions this morning made him chill to the bone again.
'I never thought I would hear that voice here in a million years.' Murasame shivered and slipped down into depression again.
-flashback-
Murasame stepped into the dark trailer and the door closed behind him like in magic. He was on the bottom stair and the tall actor towered over him straight ahead.
"You actually kissed my sister?" Cain asked in Japanese and Murasame flinched out of his frozen state.
"Yes." He confessed and a hand caught his collar and pulled him up into the trailer. His back crashed against the backrest of the makeup chair.
"Tell me." Cain asked and Murasame had trouble hearing over the sound of his own heartbeat. "Why did you think that was a thing you could do?" The voice was only a whisper and the goosebumps spread over his skin. Even though, he had a reason that he still believed in.
"She is too engrossed in you! She is so twisted she doesn't even consider other company. You have her around your little finger and I tried to pull her away." Murasame cursed and met Cain's eyes straight on. "It's not right for a man to act like that with his blood."
"I'm adopted, you bastard." Cain growled out of his teeth and Murasame widened his eyes.
'What? Then… they are not real siblings?'
"Does she know?"
"None of your business." Cain's voice turned even colder. "You will stay away from her from now on." The voice was full of promises and Murasame had to force himself to keep still and not bolt out of the chair.
"Or else?" He challenged with fake courage. The actor in front of him narrowed his eyes and then made an unexpected move.
He fished a phone out of his pocket and typed a number seemingly out of memory.
Murasame could only stare as Cain called someone. He could hear the call connect and the brother speak in English with the other end. The situation got more and more confusing when Cain pressed the icon for the speaker and gave him the phone. Murasame hesitated but took the phone out of his grip.
"Who is this?" He asked bravely in Japanese and a male voice boomed out of the other end.
"My name is Kuu Hizuri. If you dare to harm that girl again, I will crush you like a bug."
It took him a moment to get the message and then his heart didn't know what to do. There was no doubt about it. The voice on the phone was his idol. Kuu Hizuri was on the phone and he was furious. Before he had time to answer, the phone got pulled out of his hand and Cain spoke a few short lines in English with the actor on the other end. He didn't get what they were saying but his head was too confused to care.
The brother ended the call and leaned in close.
"Kuu is famous for his gentle way with women. If you don't want him to know the name of the actor that hurt a lady, then you stay away from Setsuka." Cain whispered the words and Murasame filled with dread.
'Shit! No! What if Hizuri-sama never will look my way after this? My dream will never be fulfilled.'
"Harm her, he will know. Bother her again, he will know." Cain whispered in cold silent promises.
"How …." Murasame began but Cain gripped his jaw and stopped him from talking.
"Talk about this and you will regret it." The brother snapped and his eyes pierced into Murasame's soul. "All you need to know is I know Kuu Hizuri and he takes my words in great consideration." Cain growled and Murasame felt a nervous tingle in his body that spread like a poison.
"I could tell him your name and reveal what you did to Setsu."
Fear.
Kuu would not let him explain.
No, even if he did, Kuu would never have done anything like that to a girl. Murasame rapidly paled.
"You have a few weeks left to change my mind. You are in charge of what I tell him the next time we talk." Cain had nothing to gain by not telling Kuu. Murasame felt the paralyzing fear that travelled from limb to limb. He could distantly hear the brother leave the trailer but he was too focused on figuring out his mind.
'Heel knew Kuu, and Kuu takes his call even if it is in the middle of the night. Murasame began to sum it up and he cursed his lucky star.
People were pulling his arms but the actor just followed without helping.
'There is only one thing I know about Cain Heel that could help me.' Murasame figured out and turned to stare at the man that was tended to by the special makeup team.
He took pride in his work.
'I can only change his mind by making him accept my acting.'
When the director called for the next scenes, Murasame burned with a fighting spirit. 'I will make him tell Kuu about the lead actor in this film with awe.'
- End of flashback –
"Where is my good morning kiss?" The girl's voice snapped him back from his mind's wanderings and Murasame turned to stare at the couple that slowly walked away from the set. 'They kiss? They are still siblings!'
"Setsu let's go home." Cain coolly stated but the girl frowned. The grip of his neck shifted into a firm hold of his hair and she turned his head to hers.
"Not before my wake-up kiss." She purred and Murasame barely caught the words. He didn't need to guess the brother's response as he could see it. Murasame watched in horror when the brother gave in and their lips met. It was short but not innocent. Their lips were too folded and melted together.
"Wow, you can really tell that they are from England." One in the crew said in an amazed voice.
"Is that really normal there?" Someone asked in what sounded like fascinated horror.
"Yeah. When I travelled there, people kissed on the streets and everything. My host family all kissed me on my cheeks. I don't know if you would kiss your sister on the lips but it would not surprise me." The conversation was all around him but Murasame didn't let his eyes off the siblings. He couldn't help to notice how satisfied Setsuka smirked at the moment.
"Amazing how different it is." A girl whispered.
"But they aren't normal either way. Have you seen the face he makes when she smiles at him? It's like a sunrise." One girl kyuued and a whole bunch joined the noise. That was it for him. The whole reason he had been drinking the day before was because he had accidently thought Cain handsome. He didn't have to start thinking about his smile now. The actor turned around and stormed off the set.
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"Heels!" The director caught them by the outskirts of the filming area and Setsu snuggled up to her brother's neck. The director eyed them with excitement. "I want to let you know about the change in plans." He said and Setsu translated with a sigh.
"We have found a great place we want to shoot at. It's some hours of travel but there is a hotel there so we figured we would just spend the night away." The director was getting more and more excited as the time went on. "We travel tomorrow at seven. You have to be at the lobby by then or I will send someone to fetch you." Setsu translated and Cain frowned.
"Understood but I have to come and share a room with my brother." Setsu peeked out and trapped the older man with her gaze. He smiled reassuringly.
"Don't worry Setsuka-san, I have taken that into account." He confirmed and Setsu nodded once. She whispered to Cain and he nodded slightly before he began walking back to the hotel.
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Ren's arms ached as they entered the room but it was a welcomed pain as it has allowed him to press the girl to his frame for a solid 15 minutes.
He kicked off his shoes and flipped the cover to the side with his foot. He gently lowered the sleeping girl onto the bed and tucked her in.
"Nii-san. Stay with me." She murmured and he smiled softly at her pout.
"I will take a shower before joining you." He said and she made a noise to let him know she was displeased.
"I will make it quick." He grinned and gave her a soft peck on her temple.
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'Never thought you would use Father to torture a guy.' Kuon mused and Ren sighed.
'I had to do something mentally to him. There is no way I could hit him and still get away with it when they reveal who I am.'
'Murasame might want to know why Tsuruga Ren knows Kuu Hizuri.' Cain undressed them and ducked into the shower.
'I just have to tell them I met him at the presidents and I got the number because he wanted to discuss Katsuki.' Ren improvised while he was at it. He remembered that Murasame idolized his father and asked the man himself to say that line while furious. Kuon smiled softly when he remembered that his father had agreed at once and didn't question it. He would have to call him another day and explain.
'Well done in the end. Murasame has really stepped up the game after what you did.' Cain gave his approval as he rinsed the soap off his body.
He quickly dressed into sleeping pants and went back into the room where his sister slept.
He put the alarm generously at six thirty and then climbed beneath the same cover as the girl used. She woke up slightly and snuggled into his heat.
"Mmm. I love this." She murmured and Ren felt his heart making somersaults in his chest. Her soft snores made him able to say what's on his heart.
"I don't think we are talking about the same thing Kyoko, but I love this too." He whispered and kissed the middle of her brow.
Author's note:
Wow people. This is it for this time. I considered making the Murasame punishing into a cliff-hanger but I really want your opinion of it. Was it too risky or does it make sense?
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