Heels 6 rewritten.
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Warning! This chapter has a darker theme than the earlier ones. Mostly is because of Kuon's overreactions and nothing else.
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….. Let it begin…
Setsu was pissed. No, she was furious. It was over twenty minutes after their deadline but she, of course, did not give a shit about that.
"You were tired." Cain cooed her but she wouldn't fall for it.
"That's not an excuse." She spat out at him and Cain pulled her closer to him with an arm around her shoulders. She couldn't help but to fit against his side even if she tried to not give in completely. "You still have to eat. You can't just sleep without eating."
"I rather spend time by your side than eat." His tone pulled her strings and the anger subsided a bit.
"I can't nurture your muscles."
"I think you can. My arms ache from carrying you." Cain smirked.
"You call me fat?" Setsu asked acidly.
"Of course not. I find you perfect and almost hope you would be a little less perfect, so I don't get even more obsessed with you." He said easily and Setsu felt her mood lighten against her will.
"Well, I do want you obsessed with me." She purred.
"Then, be at ease, because my every waking moment is filled with you." He told her and guided their hands together.
"Nii-san." She sighed more pleased. "What would your life be without me?" She teased but Cain turned serious.
"To live without you, I would not call that a life." The darkness almost scared Kyoko but Setsu took it with a breeze.
"Then it is good, because you are stuck with me for life."
"Good thing that I am older than you. That way, I will pass away before you." He said and Kyoko flinched. This was dark. Dark love. Possession.
'But… I do know a bit about the darkness love can produce.'
"Don't worry Nii-san. If you die, I will make sure to follow you as soon as I can." Setsu smiled with the same darkness as they reached the group that were impatiently waiting for them. She saw some of them jump at her evil air and her mood brightened even more. She didn't notice the impact her words had on the man beside her.
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He blamed it on a night with nightmares, or their shaky start of the day when she had bolted out of the bed before he got time to snuggle her.
Her words sank like a dagger into his heart and the man couldn't breathe. It would not have affected him like as much if he hadn't spent his evening listening to her breathe. She was alive and beautiful by his side and the contrast to her dark words made dark memories and nightmares resurface.
'What? What did she say?' Kuon stammered as the chilling cold travelled his body.
'Take it easy. It was just a line…'
'NO! I won't allow it!' The cold and pain were brutal enough to make Cain flinch. He didn't like her words either but took them for what it was, just words.
'You don't have to worry! It is just an ACT. Take it easy.' Cain tried to regain control of the situation as they were surrounded by people again.
'But damn, just the thought hurts. Does love really make a man crazy?' Ren thought and interrupted the other two. Kuon was the strongest at that moment with his temper burning like fire. Just the sheer force of the feelings made him break surface and he gripped the girl's hand and pulled it hard.
"Don't s…" He began but got interrupted.
"Heel-siblings. Finally, we are complete. Let's hurry." Director Konoe called out with a loud voice and bought Cain enough time to step in front again.
'Keep it down for now. You have all the time you want later.' Ren tried without conviction.
They all knew it was just words but they hit a bit too close to their past trauma.
Cain stepped forward and boarded the bus first, still with Setsu in tow.
"Nii-san." She complained but he was heading for the back without stopping.
"I'm tired. It's too early to be awake." He said and led her to sit on the sofa in the back of the bus. He expected her to be angry with him but she only smiled sweetly.
"My morning-cranky Nii-san." She smiled and scooted herself to the far right. "I will be your pillow." She patted softly on the seat beside her. Cain didn't wait but laid down with his back to the rest of the bus.
"My favourite." He said and put his head on her tights. She had the white skirt on thankfully, skin against skin would have been too much for him right then with his feelings so close to the surface.
"Just go to sleep. I had enough of it last night." Setsu whispered. "I will protect you." She mused with a smirk. Cain met her eyes and then closed his own before he lost his grip.
'I can feel her warmth. I can feel her breaths. I can almost hear her heartbeat.' Ren focused on everything that was alive with the girl as the coldness in his limbs still wouldn't go away.
'What would I do if she turned still? Cold and still?' Kuon's thoughts were too much for them all but they got interrupted by the jerky start of the bus. He didn't notice the other people boarding but he could hear the Heel's names repeated, over and over again, from different directions behind him. He couldn't care less.
Something else disrupted his thoughts before they had time to form again. A delicate hand slipped into his V-necked robe and a finger stilled above his heart. The girl stroked the skin in circles and he felt her purr. He lifted his eyelid and watched the girl as her face softened.
She looked somewhere between Setsu and Lala-Kyoko.
"Setsu?" He asked in a try to make out who it actually was above him.
"Nii-san." She answered and her face stayed the same.
"What are you thinking?" He murmured and she widened her smile.
"I can feel your heart Nii-san. It beats hard, like to greet me. As if it knows that I will be able to feel it all my life." She said. "Because I will always follow my Nii-san." She said it as a matter of fact and the dagger fell hard on his heart again. He barely managed to keep his mask on and nodded.
"I won't allow anything else. Always stay close to me." He hummed and shut his eyes again.
"Forever Nii-san." She laid her hand flat on his chest and he wonders if she was able to feel his pain.
'What if this end?' Kuon's darkness pulled them down before any of them could stop him.
'It will happen. Not that she dies but Setsu will disappear and she won't touch you anymore. She won't tell you that she is yours or that she loves you. Nothing like that.' Cain pointed out.
'Damn it, that hurts too.'
'No, I knew it from the beginning. It's fine. I will survive that. That is nothing.' Ren sighed in his head.
'Nothing if you compare her being gone forever.'
'Why? Why do you even go there? It will only hurt you.' Ren choked on the words, as he felt the pain. It seemed like it was hard to close the lid again when the nightmare had spilled out in his mind.
'She said she would follow if you died. She would end her life. She would shorten her amazing existence. I know it's just an ACT but it hurts to know that she is even able to think like that.' Kuon joined the sighing.
Ren flipped until he was laying with his back down but kept his head facing her. He was close enough so that his nose graced her bare stomach. He could hear her giggle softly when it happened. Her other hand found his hair and she started to stroke it.
"You are so handsome brother." She whispered and the comment distracted him enough from his own thoughts and instead let him notice the smell that was around him. It was sun-protection and that special fragrance that was her. To his surprise did it calm him down enough to allow the bus to rock him to sleep.
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'Don't giggle! Please don't giggle! Ahhhh, it tickles.' Kyoko was fighting inside her head as Ren's breaths were ghosting across her bare stomach.
'Oh, come on.' Setsuka groaned in disappointment. 'The man you love is sleeping in your lap and THAT is what you are hung up on?'
Setsu only had to think it to make Kyoko revaluate their situation. The warm breath stopped tickling her but seemed to transfer heat to her body instead. It travelled deeper into her body and heated her face from within. Kyoko quickly hid it by leaning forward until her face hovered over her senpai.
'His eyelashes are really long.' Kyoko stopped herself from reaching out and touching them. Instead, she floated into the same thoughts as Ren had. 'I like to be this close to him. How will I manage when this role is over?'
'Glad to hear you admit you want to touch him.' Setsu mused.
'I must make it big… I want to play opposite him in a leading role. Even if it is romantic. I don't care.'
'Do not worry. The boss will help you if you ask him.' Setsu laughed inside their head. She continued to pat the soft skin and hair of the man in her knee while her thoughts ran along.
'Work hard, respect your work and he will play opposed to you with pleasure.'
'Yeah.' Kyoko hummed in approval.
'And if romantic roles are up for consideration you have even more reason to learn about this grown-up love.'
'I will remember and memorize it while I can. And I will miss it when this is over.' Kyoko blushed and kept her head down to hide it.
'I will always be here with you. You may take me out for a walk if you feel lonely.' Setsu rolled her eyes at her own dog joke.
'Thank you, Setsu, it means a lot. But what's the point without your brother?'
'I guess you should bring my brother too.'
'Ren will finish this role and then it will be over.'
'Something tells me he wouldn't mind being Cain even after this is over.' Setsu smirked widely and stepped a bit further out to regain control of their face. Kyoko's new "get the drift" failed her and the old pattern resurfaced.
'I guess it would be nice for him to be outside without getting run over by fans.' She mumbled and Setsu sighed.
'Kyoko, don't disappoint me.' Kyoko had no time to answer her as the bus made a sharp turn and came to a shaky halt.
"Everyone off the bus!" The director called out and Setsu felt her brother move. When everyone else reached for their belongings she bent down and kissed him softly on the lips.
"Nii-san. Let's get you into a real bed." Setsu hummed as her eyes found his. It was only for a moment but the lens had slipped out of the way and she caught a hint of green.
'What was that?' She thought before Cain answered.
"Yeah, and you will join me." He said in a deep husky voice that made Kyoko shiver on the inside.
"Of course." Setsu smiled and pulled her hand through his hair again. "You can't get rid of me." Cain's eyes sparkled and Kyoko leaned in for another kiss.
"Perverted siblings!" Murasame exploded out of nowhere and threw a hand between them. Anger flashed through the brother and Cain got up on his feet. Setsu saw Murasame's confidence waver. Cain moved in between them and forced Murasame to step back.
Setsu followed her brother to standing and laced their hands together. Without another word, she sidestepped Murasame and pulled Cain along. Murasame didn't complain but followed them two steps behind while glaring at their hands.
They were the last to reach the director that fumbled with four key cards.
"Heels' you got a room together as you wished. Murasame you are alone in a king size bedroom, but you have two keys." He said while sorting the cards and then held out two for the siblings and two for Murasame.
"It's free playtime until 7 pm. We will gather in the lobby and travel together to the location." The director smiled widely and Setsu shifted her head to show that she heard. She didn't wait for him to finish talking but just pulled Cain's hand again and led him to the elevator.
A quick glance at the key made her press the button for the sixth floor and then smirked evilly as Murasame reached the elevator the moment the doors slid closed.
Cain shifted beside her and she could see him hide a yawn.
"Still tired Nii-san?" She tilted her head and he shrugged. "Well let's hit the sack early. I want to do my drugs." She purred referring to the long pulls of his smell that made her head fuzzy.
"Drugs are bad for you." Cain turned to her and seemed to evaluate her expression.
"Not this kind. It's safe for life-long use." She retorted and saw him flinch at her words.
"Setsu…" He began when the elevator stopped, and the door opened.
"Yes Nii-san?" She asked and pulled him down the hallway for room 66. She mused over the number, it seemed fitting for some reason.
"Let's get inside first." He said and Setsu unlocked the door with her card.
The room was smaller than the one they had back at the main set but this one only had one king sized bed. Setsu smiled widely when she saw that but her brother only looked at her.
He didn't seem to register the room at all, instead he let go of her hand and pushed her back against the door.
Setsu registered the trembling hands and force that he had pushed her with. It thrilled her but Kyoko was blaring the alarms in their head. Cain leaned close, until her ear was between his parted lips. The hot air made Kyoko run into hiding, screaming, in a corner of her mind.
"Setsu." He breathed and even Setsu got some colour on her cheekbones. "Don't say you will follow me into death." He said with a serenity that made Kyoko peek out from her hiding.
Cain closed his lips around her earlobe and she couldn't help it when a pleased sigh escaped her lips.
"I can't live without you." Setsu spoke before Kyoko could stop her. Something was wrong with her senpai and they should tread lightly.
"You have to. I don't want you to lose even a second's worth of your life." He said and his hand found its way around her waist.
Something was wrong with him.
"Then don't live even a second shorter than me."
"I can't promise you that and I don't want you to follow me. I need you to live." The last words were trembling and his grip of her got firmer. It was too close to his darkness for Kyoko's liking. She would have to do something about it.
'I have my acting and Setsu.' Kyoko thought when she saw the man on the brink of his mind. She had no idea of what triggered it but she recognized the signs.
"If you can't promise it, then I must make sure of it. Don't I?" Setsu purred playfully and Cain backed away a bit to be able to read her face. With some room to move she gripped the front of his robe and pulled him into the room. He let her push him down on the bed and she took a stance in front of him.
"Setsu?" He asked and already seemed to have regained some of his composure.
"Maybe it isn't ME, but YOU that need to get locked up?" She smirked and pulled free the black satin belt that has been a detail on her white shirt. She tensed the fabric between her hands with a snap. "To keep you well, maybe I need to tie you to the bed?" She asked playfully and saw his eyes widen. He was fully back in character and the emperor like fire burned in his eyes. Kyoko exhaled in relief and began to back down.
"Do it." His voice was clear as day and she didn't miss the challenge attached to it.
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Ren tried to stop Kuon but the man needed distraction from the icy hell he had just been caught in.
"Do it." His lips told her and Ren died a bit on the inside. He couldn't help to admit that the Setsuka with a power stance and the black fabric between her hands was painfully sexy. To think that it was Kyoko in this position was a bit beyond what his mind could comprehend.
Her eyes widened for a moment at his words and then she showed that sexy smile that had become his weakness. Cain couldn't help to let her do whatever she wanted when she showed him that smile. He could see her biting her lip. Cain backed up until he could lean on the pillows at the headboard and his own mood lifted when she smiled like Christmas had come early.
Ren thanked the merciful god that had put her in the long white skirt when she straddled his stomach. Cain let her secure the knot around his right wrist and then lifted his arm above his head when she weaved the belt between the ribs in the headboard. Her expression burned of explosive excitement as she reached out for his left hand. The other knot made the strap short and both his hands had to touch the ribs to make it work.
A small tinge of unease travelled through him when he tested the restraints and they held him without even a hint of give.
'I'm really trapped! I can't reach the other hand's knot and the restrain is too tight to allow me to undo it with the same hand. I could probably get out if I used my teeth, but I can't do that when she's on top of me.' Kuon thought and pulled again with the same result. Setsu scooted back on his stomach and grew that smile again that eased his heart.
In all, Ren's feelings were conflicted. He was eager to know how the girl would act and at the same time it was uncomfortable to be completely at someone else's mercy. It was a new feeling to be totally out of control.
Kuon was the most conflicted. He felt strangely exposed but at the same time excited beyond words. Cain was amused, this was a special service for his sister that gave him the leverage to trap her himself sometime in the future.
'Let's see what she does.' The men agreed and watched the girl with expecting eyes.
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If you were talking about conflicted feelings, Kyoko wasn't any bit better.
'I have seriously tied Tsuruga-san to the bed.' Kyoko thought with equal amounts of fear and excitement.
'He asked for it.' Setsu mused as she saw her knots hold.
'What am I doing? He is better already.' Kyoko started to panic and Setsu had to pull the reins.
'You are in the act. Act with him.' She pushed and Kyoko focused forward again. Setsu was right, she knew that she couldn't back out at this point.
The excitement climbed inside her again. It was a thrill she hadn't expected - a challenge she could not back down from.
"Don't worry. I will take good care of you." She whispered and leaned down to his ear. He had given her this idea from their moment at the door. When she took the earlobe between her teeth, she could feel Cain smile against her cheek.
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Murasame arrived on the ninth floor and stepped out of the elevator. The two girls he had made sure to share the elevator with had ignored him and he was in a foul mood. He could understand one of them but neither had even looked at him twice.
'This day sucks.' He thought before searching for the ninth room. He inserted the key and went inside. The two single beds filled the room to the limit and there was only a small bathroom directly to his right.
'Two beds? Where is my king size?' He flared up and took a closer look at his keys. He could see the difference between the two and aligned them both with the chip down. 99 on one and 66 on the other. It hit Murasame like lightning when he realized the situation.
'They are in my room. Otherwise, they would be here.' He thought and gripped the card with 66 harder. 'I have the key. I could bust them with this.' He turned around and quickly got out of the room again. 'That sick brother won't get away with this.'
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'What should I do?' Kyoko's head panicked while she nibbled on his earlobe.
'Take the opportunity.' Setsu pushed on. 'Learn all his measurements.' She dangled in front of Kyoko like bait and the dolls immediately appeared on the girl's mind.
'C-can I really?' It was half excitement, half restrain in her mental voice.
'Girl. You know that a tied up Nii-san would not stay untouched by me. HE expects it and still allowed us to do it.' The excitement outweighed the restrain and she moved to undo the buttons on his robe. It wasn't like she hadn't done it before. Her hands were busy and she moved her face from his ear to his neck. The smell was giving her courage while it still messed with her head. Without warning she bit down on the warm skin and her hands released the first button of his robe.
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Ren stayed as still as he could while she made work of his ear. It had never excited him before when girls played with his ears, but this time it took his full focus to not make a strange sound.
The pain from the bite distracted him for a bit but when she changed it into sucking on the skin, he could feel her hands. This robe had three buttons running down the middle and she was already on the last one. He could not help to move his legs restlessly when she opened the fabric and slid down with her face to his chest. She was breathing slow and deep and then bit down on top of his heart.
Ren kept his face cool but honestly, it hurt a load.
"Enjoying yourself?" He asked and when she changed to sucking, her head tilted and their eyes met. He didn't need another answer than the glow of excitement in her eyes. They were still Setsu's but twinkled with something he couldn't place. It travelled into his gut and made him shiver.
The girl let the skin go with a loud 'pop' and he saw the smirk on her lips.
"Of course, I'm enjoying myself." She said and then put her nose to his sternum and pulled another breath.
"Don't do drugs." He couldn't help but to smile a bit at her confident movements.
"This kind is special." She hummed and he could see when an idea appeared in her head. His heart made a double take when she smiled cunningly and then slid off to his side.
Ren let his eyes follow her when she walked away and he saw her kneel in front of their bag. He could hear the zipper open and then close. When she turned around, she had a bottle in her hand that made him frown.
"You are too young for that." He said and Setsu smirked while she slid onto his belly again. With their eyes' locked, she undid the lid. His eyes narrowed while her smile grew.
"And what can you do to stop me?" She asked mockingly and lifted the bottle to her mouth. Ren couldn't believe it when he saw the golden scotch wash past her lips.
"Setsu!" He pulled the restraints hard but they didn't give. It was only a blink of an eye later when she had put the bottle on the nightstand and smashed their lips together. With a hand on his jaw, she forced his head up. Ren smelled the scotch and opened his mouth to protest again.
He almost choked before catching the liquid that flowed into his mouth.
When her mouth was empty, she waited for him to swallow and then gave him a taste of her lips. When they both were breathless, she grabbed the neck of the bottle again and sat up straight.
"Was there anything you wanted to say, Nii-san?" She asked teasingly and he licked some scotch off his lips.
"Guess' I'm fine." He snorted and bit his lips to stop the tingling that had started in them.
"Well then. Bottoms up." Setsu sing-songed and tipped the bottle against her lips again. He reached up to meet her but she missed his lips and moved down the centre of his body.
She put her lips to his stomach and filled his bellybutton to the brim. It threatened to spill over and he tried to relax to keep it in place.
"Stay still." She smiled and settled to straddle his legs. He managed to hold the liquid contained at first but the distant sound of a lock opening made him turn to the door. He could just make out the handle of their door and it moved as he watched.
"Stay still." Setsu repeated and Ren turned to her.
'Did she not hear the door unlock?'
He realized why when he felt a single drop travel across his side. He didn't care about the door for one moment when she licked her lips and then began to chase the golden pearl with her tongue. The gentleman in Ren could not help to break the surface even if Kuon and Cain were enjoying the feeling.
"Don't Setsu!" He choked. "Please stop." He managed to call the right name at least. He was dangerously close to giving in to the urges in his body and it would reveal his emotions to the girl in the most embarrassing way. He had to stop her before it happened.
"Nii-san. You moved. I told you to not move." She bantered him when she had erased the escaped drop and its trail back to the source. Ren flinched when steps sounded just to his side and they both turned to the man that had joined.
"What the hell are you doing?" Murasame gasped in shock and Ren cursed mentally. Cain was on the surface again but he knew Murasame had heard his words. Setsu moved in his lap and Cain turned to her, ignoring the bothersome intrusion.
The girl was smirking as if nothing happened and she leaned in closer.
"Bottoms, no buttons up." She teased in English before putting her lips around his bellybutton and emptied it from the golden liquid. The feeling did not go unnoticed and both Cain and Murasame inhaled sharply.
When she was done, Ren felt her move up until she sat on his lower stomach again. There was too much happening and Cain didn't care that the other actor seemed to have a hard time breathing. Setsu on the other hand sighed and turned to him.
"I don't think I invited you." Setsu returned to the bored face she used when talking to the actor and Cain turned to Murasame too.
"What?! What are you doing?!" Murasame asked in horror and pointed at her with a shaky finger. Cain saw Setsu's smirk as she reached out to trace the new bite mark on his chest.
"I'm enjoying myself." She purred and Cain saw Murasame's eyes widened as he traced the marks and then his tied hands with his gaze.
"Why are you tied up?" He sounded so confused that Ren actually pitied the man. One glance at Setsu's still black hand brought him back to his senses.
"Brother is mine. I do what I want with him." Setsu leaned down until her face was close to Cain's. She kissed him shortly on his cheek. "Nii-san can't help but give me what I want."
"No…" Murasame was apparently stumbling with his own mind. "You?" He asked and pointed at her again. "You? Not him?"
Ren felt a bit guilty.
'Setsu must not get all the blame for what they did.' Before he had time to think of something to say, Setsu slid off him once more.
"Me? What about me?" Setsu teased but he could hear that she knew what the actor was talking about.
Cain pulled on the restraints again but he already knew they wouldn't give. Setsu walked closer to Murasame and forced him to back up.
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Murasame couldn't turn away his eyes from the man on the bed. It felt like someone had tied up a wild beast. For some reason, Cain scared him more than the man usually did. The restraints looked weak and only seemed to agitate the man with the face of a reaper.
He snapped out of his thoughts when two fingers pushed into the bruise on his chest.
"What are you doing here?" Setsuka asked coolly and he was forced to take another step back.
"This is my room, you damn siblings." He said and showed the two cards in his hand. Setsu didn't hesitate for one moment but picked one of them and then moved to the bed and picked another card from Cain's pocket. She pushed it into his hand and smiled mockingly.
"There. Now go."
"Hey! This is my room. You have two beds!" Murasame moved forward but she pressed the bruise again and he had to stop.
"I like this one. Finders keepers." Setsu said.
"It's mine."
"The handsome man on the bed is mine. As you see he is a bit tied up. We won't move." She leaned in closer and Murasame caught himself staring at her lips while she talked.
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"Don't be that close to him Setsu." Cain was furious behind her and Kyoko couldn't help but to push him a bit more.
This was the right kind of upset.
"How close do you mean?" The teaser asked and she gripped Murasame's shirt and pulled him closer. Setsu tilted her head so that she was able to watch her brother fight against the bindings. His eyes would make anyone freeze in their tracks. All but Setsu.
She moved her lips closer to Murasame's.
"Setsu?" Cain asked with murder in his voice.
"Mmm?" She licked her lips and the actor in her grip stared, entranced with her movements.
"Don't. I will crush him." Cain said in Japanese and Murasame flinched back into focus. His eyes full of fear, made her want to laugh.
"I have no interest in this man." Setsu snorted as she turned to the door and pulled Murasame with her. She managed to push down the handle even with her hurt hand and pulled the door open.
"See you at seven." She dropped his shirt with a last push towards the door. She used the door as a lever and shoved him out of the room before he had time to start up a fight.
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Murasame felt his head chew the new information. The evidence of the girl's actions was too clear to ignore.
'She did it all. Cain even begged her to stop but she didn't listen… What if… he is innocent?' Murasame directly dismissed that thought. 'No, Cain Heel is not innocent.' Of that he was sure. Murasame turned to the door and stared. Who knew what happened behind that door at that moment?
'Should I tell the director?' He thought but gave it up. He could imagine the snort on the brothers face when he heard that Murasame had snitched on them.
The actor grunted out loud in irritation. In the end, he turned around and sought the hotel's own bar.
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Setsu turned the lock just to be safe and headed back to the bed. Cain had pulled up to almost a sitting position with his hands uncomfortably angled behind his head.
"Why did you kiss him?" Cain asked and Setsu rolled her eyes. She had not kissed Murasame but it must have looked like it from where he had been.
"For practice." She lied and Cain looked like he burned.
"Let me loose." Cain demanded and Setsu slid into his knee, facing him.
"I don't want to." She pouted and traced his jaw with her hurt hand. She knew he would stay still when she used the hurt one out of concern to hurt her again.
"I have to kill him." Cain growled and Setsu leaned into his space.
"I didn't kiss him." She said and fitted her lips against his instead. Kyoko was blushing but knew that she would be able to get him in a better mood that way. Slowly, she worked her magic and he gradually let the tension go.
'A very different kind of magic.' Setsu smirked but gave her all to the kiss. When she was almost certain he was back on track they both flinched from Cain's cell phone signal that cut through the silence.
"Ignore it." Cain breathed against her lips and she did as he said. The call disconnected and then started again. Setsu grunted and reached for the phone. Cain cooperated by stretching out his leg so that she could dig into his front pocket more easily. She recognized the number and flipped the phone open.
"Boss." She greeted and Cain's eyes watched her closely.
"Setsuka?" The president had an excited thrill in his voice and it peaked Kyoko's interest.
"How is your brother?"
"In a foul mood, but I will get him on a better one in a minute." She hummed and grinned when she saw that the mark on his neck looked horrible.
"Sounds great. Could you put him on?"
"Nii-san is pretty tied up at the moment, but we could try." Setsu smirked and moved her legs to put one knee on either side of his hips.
"Tied up with what?" The president asked but Setsu only hummed undecidedly. She fitted the phone between Cain's ear and shoulder and he lifted a questioning eyebrow. When she didn't tell him anything, he shifted his focus to the caller. Setsu could see his mouth tighten up.
"I won't tell." Was the first thing he said and Setsu glanced at his hands in the meanwhile. It didn't look like the fabric hurt him. Cain continued to answer unheard questions and she tried to let him be.
Setsu quickly tired of not being in her brother's attention and she reached for the bottle on the nightstand again.
"Don't Setsu." Cain growled as she inhaled the fumes. She had his focus again and she secured the lid before dropping the bottle into the bed. She moved to his chest and ghosted her lips across the mark she did earlier. The president obviously asked about his words but Cain didn't tell.
"You don't have to call for that." Cain continued when the president dropped the subject and seemed to move on. Setsu smiled a mischievous smile before she sucked on the bruised area. Cain pulled a heavy breath and he trapped her with his gaze.
"Nothing." He said to the phone but Setsu was sure Cain was calling her something like devil or vixen with his eyes. She moved up to the mark on his neck and attempted to do the same thing there.
"Setsu. No." He said but it was more fun to continue. There were slight trembles traveling Ren's body when she pulled the skin between her lips. He moved his head and the phone fell forgotten onto the bed.
"Untie me." Cain moved and made her lose contact with his neck.
"But I'm having soooooo much fun." She pouted and even Kyoko called for more from the inside.
"You, naughty devil. Making fun of your big brother." Cain burned with an emperor like flame again.
"I'm not making fun of you. I'm enjoying you."
"Then untie me and I will enjoy you too." His words were thick with feelings and he seemed to be in a good mood. Setsu and Kyoko gave in as the strap looked like it hurt him.
"Fine…" Setsu sighed but caught the still lit screen on the phone by her knee. She picked it up and put it to her ear.
"You done?" She asked and the president stammered a 'yeah' on the other end.
"Bye then." She closed the phone and caught Ren's look of regret.
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'Damn it. I will never hear the end of that.' Ren groaned internally but soon got distracted when the girl in his lap put a thumb on his lower lip.
"Don't worry about anything." She whispered and traced the full length of his lip. Flashbacks from when they were in the reversed situation flooded his mind. He realized that his left hand was free and he didn't hesitate.
'I can't still let her know my feelings. But I can hide it all inside the act.' Ren thought and rolled them over. Setsu smiled his way and with her hands she slowly steered their lips together again.
When their lips were swollen and his heart threatened to burst with all that he felt, Ren fell asleep with his face to her neck.
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Kyoko stayed awake and just watched the man while she smiled softly. He had a firm grip of her but she eased her way out slowly, inch by inch.
'I'm glad that he is back. Still, he needs to eat. He hasn't eaten since lunch yesterday.' Every fibre in her body protested that fact.
With a last effort, she slipped free of his arm and pushed a pillow in her spot. Ren twisted and frowned when he dug his head into the pillow but calmed down in the end. Kyoko couldn't help but think he looked cute as she took a last look and then slipped out of the room.
The hotel was located on a lonely road without any buildings in sight. After dismissing the few unhealthy options of food provided by the front desk, she asked for directions for the closest store.
"If my brother asks, tell him I will be back in an hour." She said as a demand and the slightly flustered clerk nodded. Kyoko checked her pockets for money and then headed out.
It was an uphill climb and the sun stood high in the sky. She soon realized that the wig did not mesh well with exercise and she quickly broke into a sweat. She was halfway giving up when a car slowed down beside her. Setsu thought about ignoring it before she spotted the lonely Director behind the wheel.
"Kyoko-san, what are you doing here?" He asked while smiling widely.
"Director Konoe!" She greeted and bowed beautifully. They were alone on the small mountain road and Kyoko was fully out in command. "I'm headed for the store to buy some lunch for Tsuruga-san and I."
"The actors are served dinner at the hall at five." He said surprised and then slapped his head. "I'm sorry, Kyoko-san. You were last off the bus so you might not have heard."
"No. Don't worry. It's better for us to eat alone. The crew do not fear us anymore and we can't risk them to take a closer look at Tsuruga-san." Kyoko smiled reassuringly.
"Or you." He added.
"I'm a newbie talent. It is very unlikely I would be recognized." She immediately waved it off. She could see the director's surprised face but even he had not recognized her even when she had dropped the Setsuka act.
"Well then. I'm headed for the store now. Please join me." He said and she only hesitated for a moment before she quickly bowed again and jumped onto the passenger seat.
"Thank you, Director. This wig is suffocating in the hot sun." She fastened her seatbelt and pulled a few breaths of the AC cooled air.
"I can only imagine." He answered and put the car into drive again. Kyoko lifted the hair hanging down from the wig and let her skin cool down in the cool breeze. A sharp jolt of the steering wheel made her jump and she looked for what happened. The director was staring at her neck with a flustered face.
"Are you okay, director?" She asked worriedly when he steered the car back to the curb.
"I'm okay. I wonder the same about you Kyoko-chan. Your neck is full of marks." He said with a hesitant voice full of worry. Kyoko felt herself turn stiff and the heat climbed her face again but for a different reason.
"Kyoko-chan?" The director asked when she didn't answer and his voice filled with even more worry.
"I'm sorry, sir!" She exploded and made the man jump. Somehow, she managed to make a dogeza in her seat with the belt still fastened.
"What are you apologizing for?" The poor man sounded increasingly more confused and troubled and Kyoko knew she had to explain. "Is someone hurting you?" Her eyes widened in shock and she shook her head violently.
"No! No! It's really nice!" She stumbled over the words and saw that the man looked even more confused.
"Kyoko-chan?" The colour deepened on her face when she realized what she had said.
"Setsu and Cain do things like this! They are dangerously in love." Kyoko tried to explain and she saw him try to put her words together.
"But it's an act, right? Why would you make them sickly in love?" He asked and Kyoko moved past the beet and went straight for fire engine red.
"It was the president's idea." She mumbled and her gaze dropped to her hands. Speaking of the president made her think about this plot with Cain Heel that Konoe had staged. Maybe he would understand if she explained a bit more.
"What? Why did he think that was a good idea?" The director wondered and Kyoko felt the guilt paint her face.
"One thing is that it makes the siblings more unapproachable as a pair, I think." She saw him nod and gained confidence to continue. "But I have another guess too." Kyoko mumbled and the director waited patiently for her to answer. She could not help to make a face but then moved on. "I think it was for my sake." She confessed and folded her hands in her knee.
"For you?" He asked curiously and she nodded.
"Yes. I'm part of a section in LME called The Love Me-section." She said and to her surprise did he seem to know what she was talking about.
"That section for the people that have forgotten how to love?"
"Yes. I had lost the ability to love. That is, until recently." Kyoko stammered.
"You found love again?" He sounded far too happy to justify her story.
"Yes. Setsu's sick love made me open my mind and admit what I felt. I could no longer refuse to acknowledge my feelings."
'You're welcome.' Setsuka snorted mentally and it made Kyoko smile again.
"I think the president knew that this role would test my feelings."
"Is that a good thing?" Konoe asked but his voice was hopeful.
"Yes. I did pledge to never fall in love again. But, I could not resist the force of Tsu…" She shut her mouth quickly but the director was smiling brightly her way.
"You would not be the first to fall for Tsuruga-san." Konoe pointed out and a bit of her dark memories returned.
"Yes, I am one of those foolish girls again." She mumbled darkly but then stilled the dangerous air threatening to escape her. "Tsuruga-san doesn't know!" She assured him and the director tilted his head.
"Is it not hard to act in love without him realizing it?"
"A bit. But! I can't waste this opportunity to learn about grown up love." She said and lifted her gaze again from her hands.
"You are using this as practice?" He asked and Kyoko felt ashamed when she nodded. His eyes drifted to the mark on her shoulder again.
"And you both do it?"
"I don't think Tsuruga-san need practice in that area." She said with an eye roll and the director laughed.
"I meant the marks."
"Ahh yes. We both do it. As Heels." She admitted and blushed.
"You don't have to feel ashamed, Kyoko-chan. I know you are an actor, but you support your Senpai in his work and it is only natural you use this opportunity the best way you can. I feel much more at ease now when I know. Please continue to take care of Tsuruga-san this short time that is left." He said and Kyoko beamed with relief.
"Thank you, director. Your acceptance relieves me of many worries." She said and bowed again. "And I am sorry for all the trouble we have caused."
"This was my idea and you two made it possible. Setsu gives mysterious actor Cain Heel a reason to stay isolated and I am completely convinced that we could not have done this without you." Kyoko felt the blush of pride on her cheeks. They moved on to lighter subjects and the director steered the car back on the road.
Kyoko turned into Setsuka in the store in case someone recognized her from the hotel but then they exchanged battle stories in the car ride back.
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Ren woke with a start in a cold empty bed. His forehead was wet from nightmares and his heart pounded in his chest like he had been running a mile at full speed. He had chased after the girl in his dream, she had slipped further and further away from his grasp. He had been searching everywhere but she was nowhere in sight.
Real fear welled up in his chest and he almost teared the room apart, searching for her.
'Where is she? Where?!'
The satin strap was still attached to his wrist and he collected the long end around his hand.
He grasped it hard while he tried to collect his mind.
'She isn't here. She must have left.' A quick glance at the clock told him that was more than three hours since they arrived at the hotel. They could not have spent more than an hour before sleeping, which meant she could have been gone for hours.
He ripped the door open and descended the stairs like a demon as the elevator was far too slow for his temper. He slammed the door open to the lobby and his dark air hit the poor people like a blizzard.
He ignored the maybe five other people there and walked up to the reception desk.
"Where's my sister?" He growled and the clerk tripped backward in fear. He watched the poor boy open and close his mouth twice.
"She went to the store." He stammered and Ren released a full breath for the first time since waking up.
'The store. Of course.'
"When did she leave?" The freezing air toned down slowly when he relaxed.
"Almost two hours ago." He said and then wrinkled his forehead. The gesture did not go unnoticed and Cain focused again.
"How far is that store?"
"Not far. She said she would be back within the hour." The full killing air made the boy choke up again and he scooted back on his elbows.
"Where is it?" Cain asked and every word stole a couple of years from its listeners. The people in the lobby turned tail and disappeared from the threat as quickly they could.
Everyone but one.
"Take it easy." The last person he wanted to talk to at the moment said in an annoyed voice. Cain was about to ignore him when the thought hit him.
'Wait a minute. HE has done this before.' Kuon growled as he remembered the hours uncounted for after the changing booth incident. Reason had left him and he turned to Murasame and grabbed the front of his shirt.
"Where is she?" He lifted the actor half off his feet in pure fury.
"I haven't seen her since your tasteless display hours ago!" The actor exploded and Cain narrowed his eyes.
"I don't believe you." He growled and pulled Murasame closer. He saw the yakuza's fist pull back for a punch but another connected first.
Cain felt his world come into focus when he saw the pale hair in front of him again. Setsuka's left fist had connected with the bruise on Murasame's chest and he coughed in pain while Cain dropped him ungently.
"Don't touch my Nii-san." Setsu's voice was filled with enough poison to even make Cain grow some goosebumps. He watched as she reached down to pick up two bags full of groceries at her feet. Ren caught the director at the lobby doors eye the scene with poorly hidden amusement.
"HE attacked ME!" Murasame screamed as he stumbled forward.
"I don't care." Setsu snorted and Cain turned to her.
"Where the hell have you been?" He asked in English and she rolled her eyes. Kuon felt it tick him off tremendously.
'Doesn't she have any idea how worried I have been?'
"Don't think I will let you escape another meal." She lifted the bags with a blaming expression and Cain stepped up.
"Setsu." His voice almost broke from the heavy feelings he barely could contain and Murasame stepped back. Setsu tilted her head and then transferred the bags into her left hand. Cain staid put when she walked up to him and wrapped her right arm around his waist.
"Nii-san." She purred soothingly.
He needed her for himself. She needed a telling to and he didn't want anyone interfering.
Cain reached down and took the bags from her hand and then picked her up with his other arm. She hardly reacted except moving her arms around his neck to steady herself. Without acknowledging anyone else, he turned around and Setsu kicked the button for the elevator.
"Hey! Stop a freaking minute! You can't just leave after you hit me!" Murasame stepped forward again and Cain felt the explosive anger of Kuon feeding his own fury.
"As she almost crushed her hand in an attempt to escape your disgusting desires the other day, I think she can." The acid in his voice stopped Murasame's advance and shut his mouth. The elevator opened its doors and they stepped inside.
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Kyoko had stared at the scene when she and the director entered the lobby. It wasn't hard to tell that her brother was furious and that she was the cause of it. The way he clenched the satin strap in his hand almost looked painful. She had snapped out of her shock and given the director a smile of apology when Murasame had folded his fist.
Cain didn't speak all the way up the elevator and his face was hard. Setsu liked a challenge but Kyoko feared that his unstable mood was acting up again. She let the door close behind her before she asked out loud.
"What's wrong Nii-san?" She frowned slightly and his hard face fell. Kyoko could never have foreseen the woundable Cain to make a show but it immediately put a crack in her soul. He dropped the bags and kicked the door to make sure it was closed before he flipped them both onto the bed.
"You weren't here." He gasped for air and clung to her like a drowning man. The current Cain unsettled her but Setsu knew that she had to make it better somehow. She was beneath him and his full weight rested on her body but she pulled him even closer.
"I bought dinner."
"You. Weren't. Here. I looked everywhere. I tried to chase you." He breathed and she frowned again.
'That didn't make sense. If not…'
"Was it a dream, Nii-san?" She wondered and when he didn't deny it, she smiled softly. "I would rather have you dream about us alone and comfortable somewhere." She mused and she felt Cain move his face against her neck.
"I usually do." He admitted and she patted his head. "You and I, isolated from the world with rain, darkness and a soft bed." He said and Kyoko burned hot with the blush. Thankfully, was he too close to notice the red on her cheeks. Setsu pulled a deep breath and sighed pleased.
"Sounds wonderful." She pulled her left hand up to his head that rested against her neck and dragged her fingers though the soft strands. He relaxed further and she had to take another deep breath to adjust her lungs to the added weight.
"Don't leave me for even a moment, Setsu. I can't take it." It was a plea and it pained her that he felt insecure enough to plead to her.
"Then you have to follow me to the store and I know you hate that." She dragged her nails across his scalp in an attempt to distract him.
"I will survive." He said and she felt his lips press against her neck. "Just, stay close." He demanded and she smirked.
"We are back at locks and chains then." She hummed and Cain flipped them around. Setsu balanced on his stomach after the quick change and folded her legs along his sides. She felt his eyes on her and it felt like half a bottle of scotch filled her stomach when she met his eyes.
"I will buy locks and chains. Whatever I need." He breathed out in a whisper and his face made it hard to breathe. He looked exposed like a nerve but strong at the same time. He was at her mercy and Setsu knew that one word from her could either break or save him at the moment. Kyoko felt like crying but settled with the truth instead.
"I love you." She held his gaze firm when she spoke and was not fully sure who she was at the moment. It didn't matter as the words were true for both. The fire in his eyes got scorching hot and he reached up to caress her face.
"I love you too." He whispered and brought her down to meet his lips.
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Extra (Because this chapter turned very dark)
"There is something you can do to make me love you even more." She whispered and the cheers inside Ren's head got even more excited.
"What?" He asked and the cunning glint in her eyes warned him of what she was about to say.
"Eat dinner." She challenged him and Cain couldn't help but to give in when Kuon rolled their eyes.
She started to slip off him again but he caught her and held her tight.
"Don't move." He told her playfully and Setsu's eyes narrowed.
"Nii-san!" It was a warning that he gladly ignored. When she started to wiggle in his arms, he only held her in place. "Let me go! I have to cook dinner!"
"No, you don't." He teased as he knew it would set her off. As he assumed, she began to use more force in her attempt to escape his arms. She managed to get her hands free and pushed against his shoulders. He still held her stomach to his and her back arched when she pushed away. He loved the sight of her towering above him and a childish smile grew on his lips.
She turned to look at him and without warning did she fall back and began kissing him. Cain was pleasantly surprised and joined gladly. She dominated the kiss for once and he felt his mind slip. Before he realized what she had done, she had slipped out of his relaxed arms and she turned to him with her tongue sticking out.
It was her victory.
"Cheater." He cursed and Setsu smirked that smile that downed him again. She had gone for the double-kill and her smile told him that she knew it.
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Finally! I'm sorry for the delay.
I had a scientific report to hand in this week and it seriously messed up my writing. I tell you; writing for an article is not my thing. My supervisor actually said to me "You write like it's a story. You have to make it more compact and know you write for boring old scientists."
Soo, when I finally did it, my brain was all chopped up and reprogrammed. When I proofread the thing I had written in the beginning of this story, I got horrified. I had typed things like. Ren walked, she turned and spoke. OMG.
Anyhow, change of location and a trip down memory lane that messed Ren up profoundly for the rest of the day. Please understand that I absolutely did not aim to make Setsuka suicidal or something like that! However, without her brother I think she would not live fully again and life would pass her without her caring. That's how I tried to make it, but with Kyoko's famous way of not realizing what her words could mean to others.
A lot of things are coming up next. New location, a Murasame that seems to have forgotten Cain's threat and the call from the president. Wiii!
Please review like always. I know my language is messed up in this one but you will hopefully get my point.
Hugs from Sweden ^^