Heels 7 Rewritten version.
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Let's begin…
After finally getting an all clear on his health, prepared with some tonic for his heart and a pillow fort for his mind, the LME President had finally given in to his curiosity and called Ren.
He had several excuses to call the man in case he needed time to work the unwilling youth. Ren wasn't the most open person to begin with and Lory had accepted that it might turn out to be a fruitless operation. Still, he had a great story unfolding between his two actors that he refused to be left out of. He had somewhat promised to not interfere with their progress but he damn right would follow it's every step.
The president curled up on the sofa inside the two-story pillow fortress and pressed dial. He mumbled some curses in a foreign language when the call went to voicemail but he knew they were in the hotel room alone (thanks to local investigation) so he hit redial. He counted five signals before someone answered.
"Boss." The bored tone greeted and Lory couldn't help but to shiver when he hardly recognized Kyoko's voice. She was Setsuka Heel to such a degree she even had transformed her own voice.
"Setsuka?" He asked without being able to contain his excitement.
'This girl!' He mused. 'No, focus!'
"How is your brother?"
'Good, focus on Ren.'
"In a foul mood. But I will get him in a better one in a minute." The girl played his buttons and he felt the ridiculous grin spread on his face when his mind went haywire. 'Focus.'
"Sounds great. Could you put him on?"
"Nii-san is pretty tied up at the moment. But we can try." Was it just his imagination or had she pushed the 'tied' word a bit too much? Lory was sitting on the edge of his seat and cursed the universe for not making him able to teleport as a fly to the wall in the siblings' hotel room. He was forced to use more conventional methods.
"Tied up with what?" He asked and then heard her shuffle around.
"Hello?" He asked and a low grunt told him of the new speaker. "Ren! What are you doing with your dear sister? It sounded interesting."
"I won't tell." Ren grunted irritated and it piqued Lory's interest.
"Why? You know I worry about you Ren." He said with faked hurt. Ren called him on it obviously because he only snorted. Lory pulled one of the topics he had prepared to keep the actor on the phone. "Well then. I just wanted you to know that you have received two new offers for dramas." The president sing-song-ed and he could almost hear how Ren rolled his eyes.
Lory had his mouth open to explain but Ren cut him off before he could.
"Don't Setsu." Lory knew it was Cain that spoke but he can't help but to get curious about the harsh tone.
"Is there something wrong?" Lory fished for information but Ren totally ignored it and continued the earlier conversation.
"You don't have to call for that." Lory heard the brother losing patience and he pulled out the big guns.
"They are from America." The president waited patiently for a reaction from the other end but when he heard a heavy breath, he knew it's not because of his words.
"Ren, what's happening?"
"Nothing." Cain growled again and Lory pressed the volume button in a try to hear what happened in the background.
"Setsu." Lory felt like a kid eavesdropping like that but Ren had himself to blame. Lory had to pull away from the phone when there was a lot of scraping and ruffling. He put the phone into speaker mode in a last attempt to hear.
"Untie me." Ren's voice said in the distance.
'What!?' Lory caught the words but the images in his brain made no sense.
"But I'm having sooooo much fun." It was even better than Lory had hoped. He wished he had some popcorn.
"You, naughty devil." Forget the popcorn, he would have choked on them.
'Ren completely forgot about me. What is she doooing!? I'm curious.'
"Making fun of your big brother." Ren, or Cain, continued.
'Doesn't sound like he disapproves in the slightest.' Lory snorted a laugh.
"Then untie me and I will enjoy you too."
'Again. No…. don't tell me she actually tied him up?' Lory could not contain the surprised laugh from the mental image of that. 'Ren… how flustered aren't you right now?' The president couldn't help but to giggle.
"Fine…" Setsu gave in and Lory grasped the phone harder. This could easily be the most fun he had had in years. There was a lot of shuffling on the other end and then he heard Setsuka clearly.
"You done?" She asked him and Lory felt like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
"Yeah." He choked out before he could stop himself.
"Bye then." Setsu ended the call and Lory whined out loud.
'So close.' But he couldn't help the smile. 'I was afraid Kyoko wouldn't be able to handle the siblings after realizing her feelings. But she seems to have done the opposite. I can't help but get inspired…' The president smiled even wider and then crawled out of his pillow fort.
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They were at least twenty minutes late for the seven-p.m. rendezvous but no one expected anything else from the pair. A short ride took them to the new set and Setsu got to enjoy the cooler evening air in the woods. Cain only had to put on some ruff special makeup as the dim light would make the details unnecessary.
Setsu was prepared for a long and tiresome evening but both Murasame and Cain held the no NG streak. All the pieces fell together and it was the smoothest shooting to date.
There was no drama and no one tried to speak to her. Kyoko was left with her mind and it started to drift.
'Just a few days left.' Kyoko sighed and Setsu bit her lip. 'How will I be able to return to normal after this?'
'I think it will be hard to not react to him when you meet again. You have become used to this casual skin ship.' Setsu thought and Kyoko saw the mental images of her and Ren meeting in LME and how she walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck like the most natural thing in the world.
'That would be disastrous! My feelings are already too close to the surface.' Kyoko gasped in horror over the possibility as Setsu followed her brother to the trailer where he changed out of his robe.
'But you love him. Don't you want to get closer to him?' Setsu baited carefully and Kyoko wailed mentally.
'Of course, I love him! But I'm so far out of his reach, I won't even be spotted from where Ren is. If I did something like that…' Kyoko sank down into her thoughts and felt the heaviness grow.
'Girl…' Setsu felt the thick barrier around the girl and tried to decide what way to start working on it. 'You are beautiful.'
'Thank you.' Setsu wanted to punch the air when Kyoko didn't brush the comment away.
'You are beautiful and take great pride in your work.' Setsu treaded carefully around the girl with her mental state on a solitary island.
'Thank you…' There was still no refusal of Setsu's statements.
'You haven't been in the industry for more than a year and you have landed two big roles.' Setsu continued and Kyoko thought about it.
'I guess.'
'Then what else do you have to do in order to get within his reach?' Setsu slammed the hammer down hard on the wall around Kyoko.
'Wha-…' She began but got interrupted by her brother.
"Setsu." He called and she slowly turned his way.
"Yes, Nii-san?"
"It's already late, let's head back to the hotel." He said and Kyoko felt a strange sense of danger.
'Why…? It feels like it would be dangerous to be alone with him right now.'
'Your feelings are starting to catch up with our actions. What you fear is that he will notice your feelings in our kisses.' Setsu sighed as she deciphered the girl's feelings.
'He will notice! His kisses make my head dizzy. Wha-what if I forget that I'm acting?'
'You used me as a shield before when you kissed because it was so far from your own interest. But now you have caught up and slipping is no longer such a foreign concept.' Setsu sighed while Kyoko cried out in her head.
'What if I slip without noticing and call him Ren!?' She cried while Setsu smiled at the man at her side.
"Sure, but you have to take me out tomorrow if we do." She said and Kyoko almost panicked in their head. The day after had been reserved for traveling and the rest was free time. She could not spend a full day alone with Ren. She needed the safety of the masses.
Setsu saw him frown but then nod.
"We still have a lot of shops to visit." He agreed and Kyoko's mind calmed a bit. Cain laced their hands together and led her to the commuting bus that waited for them.
They didn't speak but Cain squeezed her hand several times when she accidently fidgeted in her seat.
'What should I do?'
'Do not kiss for too long. Just quick kisses. You should be fine then.' Setsu hummed and almost jumped when Cain squeezed her hand again. His pointed look told her that he had noticed that something was on her mind, and he wouldn't let it go.
It took as long as the door closing behind her until his hand found her jaw.
"What's wrong?" He asked and forced her head to his.
"Nothing much." Setsu said and lifted her hand to mirror his grip of her jaw. She smiled the smile that made his resistance waver.
'This is good. Talking instead of kissing. Keep it up.' Kyoko pushed on.
"Don't lie to me."
"I'm not. I don't think Nii-san is concerned with our meal plans or the fact that my wardrobe is running dangerously low." Setsu said and Cain frowned.
"That is not enough for the face you are making." He said and Kyoko started to run around in circles inside her head.
'What would satisfy him? I can't tell him the truth.'
'No, but you can use your acting.' Setsu pointed.
"Okay. I didn't want to bring it up because Nii-san is already in a better mood than earlier." She said slowly and he tensed slightly beneath her fingers. "I was thinking about why you got so mad this morning."
"I'm all right now." He said and Kyoko exhaled mentally when he heard the reserve in his voice.
"I told you it was nothing. But I can't help worrying about you sometimes." Setsu smiled and walked further inside the room. "Take a shower. I will order food."
"It's late." Cain grunted and started to strip out of his clothes. Setsu picked up his shirt where he had thrown it and followed him inside the bathroom.
"You have to eat some fruit at least." She compromised while she collected all the clothing he had dropped on the floor. Cain caught her neck when she straightened again and quickly gave her a kiss on her lips. Setsu returned it unfazed while Kyoko realized that he probably didn't have any clothes on.
"If I must." He whispered as they parted and she gave him a confident smile.
"You must." She threw over her shoulder as she walked back to the phone to order.
'Yep. Naked.' Setsu mused while Kyoko frenetically started to search in her mind for the "personal peace"- sash she had worn after Ren's valentine day invasion.
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They were shooting in the early morning light and the siblings were on time for a change. The big bed that allowed them to sleep together without fighting for space had given them an unexpected good night's sleep.
BJ's scenes were shot early, before the sun rose too high on the sky and they were done in time for lunch. Cain pulled Setsu on the first bus back to their main hotel when he realized that Murasame and Manaka would have to stay for the night. A full day without the actors was obviously more tempting than the big bed and Setsu joined. The air condition in the bus was heaven and they almost didn't want to leave it.
Still, it was just early afternoon when they arrived and she had been promised shopping.
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Ren knew something was bothering the girl by his side from the moment he had finished the shooting the evening before. He could not put his finger on it but she seemed more low key than ever before. His attempt to jump start her with a "more-indecent-than-usual" kiss had not worked either and he was at a loss.
'We behaved irrationally yesterday.' Kuon grunted and cursed himself for falling into that pit in his heart.
'I know. But this is something else.' Ren thought and Cain joined that statement. They moved from one store to another and he watched his sister pulling the fabrics and trying some of them on. They picked up an airy shirt but the haul was smaller than expected.
"Let's head back to the hotel." Cain suggested and saw her immediately flinch.
'What?'
"I want to move. I want to dance." She was firm and Cain frowned. She glanced his way and he could see her smirk. "Don't worry, I won't do THAT dance."
'You damn better not.' Kuon mumbled and Cain glanced up at the sky. The shops were closing and the night was falling. Something told him that she would resist all his attempts to take her back to the hotel room and he pulled her arm again.
"Fine." He said and regretted it the moment the words left his lips.
'At least Murasame isn't here.' Ren pointed and the others grunted a bit more content.
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There was no line yet and as it was the same night guard, they passed without showing their IDs. Kyoko almost went back to give the man a talking to but stopped herself for the sake of Setsu's image. When her focus turned forward again, she saw a pair hastily collect their things and move out of "their" seat. She had no idea what Cain had done but they were gone the next moment.
"Sit." He ordered but stayed standing. He placed the bag on the seat beside her and Setsu scooted to the middle. "Same as before?" He asked and she nodded while she reached for the bag.
'He is concerned. What should I do?' Kyoko thought and bit her lip when her brother headed for the bar.
'Tell him.' Setsu teased. 'Tell him that the pure hearted Kyoko actually enjoys the kissing to such a degree that she might slip. Please tell him. Tell him that you are sad because you can't kiss him any more after the movie is done.'
'Setsu!' Kyoko burned red but collected her face when a small group of people passed her on the way in. 'Don't tease me.'
'Oh girl.' Setsu hummed and Kyoko felt the glee. 'I know that you do not want him to notice your feelings. But instead of cutting back the touching and the kisses, you just moved the show outside where I am the only one brave enough to do those things. You are not fooling me.'
'But! If it is only Ren and I… Even I could kiss him then. Probably. So, I might slip!' Kyoko whined and Setsu took the front place again.
'Well then. I won't disappoint. Let's make Nii-san worry about other things than my alter egos fantasies.' Setsu pulled the new shirt up from the bag and smiled cunningly. Kyoko almost snatched back the control when she figured out what Setsu was about to do. She only held back because it was a sure way to distract Ren from the whirlpool in her head.
The new shirt was a ¾ sleeved, silk, kimono wrapped shirt that reached just beneath her bum. There was a black, white, and red print on it that made it look like something a Yakuza boss would dress their mistress in. The wrapping crossed between her breasts and was secured with a silk strap in her waist. It was totally outshining her current silver corset and Setsu couldn't have that.
Kyoko had to tell herself five times that bra and shorts had been her outfit more than once during their days in Guam when Setsu started to undo the corset wrapping. She glanced around for guards but there were just a handful of guests in sight from their corner. She got up and dropped the corset in the bag.
Her bra was just a plain black bustier but it was fitted well and Setsu ignored the stares from two girls at the table closest to her.
'It is all right. I have worn the same thing before. Just because I am undressing does it not mean that I am indecent.' Kyoko tried to convince herself and Setsu snorted a short laugh.
She pulled the new shirt up and slipped her arms inside the cool sleeves. Movements to her left made Setsu smirk.
"Setsu." Cain was vibrating with anger and she slowly wrapped the fabric to cover her stomach while lifting her gaze. His eyes were burning with anger and stress and Setsu felt that tinge of adrenaline that she loved.
'Ahh. I love that I am able to make him like this.' Setsu purred inside her mind and Kyoko shivered out a small 'sadistic sister' that amused Setsuka to no end.
"What are you doing?" Cain moved in between Setsu and the closest group of men and Setsu slowly gathered the ends of the belt and secured them around her waist. She was more than decent again even if the neckline was generous beyond any other top she had worn.
Kyoko could not help to love it. The silk made her skin tingle and she felt like a princess, although a mobster one.
"I'm waiting for you." Setsu answered his earlier question and took a yellow drink out of his hand. The cold almost hurt her heated skin. She had no time to adjust her grip when he wrapped his now free arm around her waist and pulled her close.
"Do not try to make me angry." He warned her but it only made Setsu grin wider.
"I have no idea what you are talking about." She continued and she could actually see him pull a breath to steady himself. She grabbed his robe before he had time to speak again and steered him to sit on her earlier seat. He complied unwillingly and Setsu got another mischievous idea to shift his anger into something a bit more pleasurable.
She didn't hesitate when she followed him into the seat by straddling his knee. The anger was out like a light and the fire burned with amusement instead.
'How easily pleased.' Setsu purred as she caught the straw to her drink between her lips. The fire in Cain's eyes and the ice in her mouth mixed and blended until she was perfectly comfortable. She couldn't help the sigh that slipped past her lips.
"Mmm. Good." She breathed and the corner of Cain's lips started to twitch in a smirk.
It started as an attempt to distract him from her dangerous thoughts but Kyoko was now hooked on this game. Everything she did found an immediate response in him and she wanted to explore it further.
Setsu didn't mind the slightest and joined the game. Their position was intimate already and gave him a clear view of her face. Kyoko watched his reaction when she let her tongue caress the straw and guided it into her mouth.
She could see his pupils widen and the next breath was a little deeper than the one before.
'He is affected.' She realized and the excitement started to build inside of her.
'This is it! It's things like this that made him lead you on the first time you acted. You are doing it to him right now!' Setsu encouraged and Kyoko pushed on.
She let the straw go and turned her focus to the condensed water on the outside of her glass. She could see one break free for the sake of gravity and she immediately started to chase it with her tongue. The long, slow lick almost made her miss when he clenched the armrest hard.
"What's the flavour?" She asked sluggishly without losing the contact of the glass with her lips. It took two moments too long for him to answer.
"Mango." He exhaled with his eyes transfixed on her mouth. Kyoko almost giggled when she slowly let go and licked her lips.
"It's good." She said while she leaned forward slightly. She changed the glass to her right hand and reached out with her left. It was a hot day and she knew that he suffered more than her. She found the open robe and let her cold hand stroke the warm skin. His warm hand found her hip the same moment.
Kyoko saw Cain collect himself by taking a big swing out of his glass of scotch and the ice rattled when he put it ungently back against the seat. She hadn't missed the slight shiver in his skin when her hand had made contact. She moved it up against his collar but they were almost the same temperature by then.
'Humm…' She eyed the glass in his hand and he pulled it back to his lips. She saw him down all the liquid with a pointed grin. She didn't care. It was not the liquid she was after. When he lowered the glass again, she caught his hand and pried it from his fingers.
"Don't even try. There is nothing left." He said but let her take it. Setsu pulled a long take on her own drink and then put it down on the table behind her. She shivered from the frozen liquid but then tilted the scotch-glass to her lips. His triumphing grin only told her that he hadn't caught on what she was doing. She put his glass down beside her own and then turned back to him.
'He is beautiful…' Kyoko mentally gasped when their eyes met again.
Cain was relaxed back on the backrest and his eyes were slightly hooded above that grinning mouth. His every line was curved to perfection and it was almost painful to watch.
Setsu reached out for his collar and then followed with her face. She couldn't watch any longer and she had a plan in movement either way. When she placed a kiss on his neck, Cain leaned even further back to give her easy access.
Kyoko paced scarlet red inside their mind when she thought about what they were about to do. It was daring, especially out in the open, but she wanted to see his reaction.
Setsu placed a feather light kiss to his collarbone and then one to his neck. Then she let the shard of ice she had snatched from his glass out between her teeth and held it into place. She wrapped her lips around it and then gave him an ice-cold kiss directly at his pulse point.
"Ahh!" Cain exhaled in surprise but stayed still beneath her hands. She felt the skin rise against her lips and she dragged the ice across his neck to his ear. Kyoko almost died when a pleased moan slipped his lips.
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'What is this girl doing?' Ren's heart was seriously beat up. Firstly, he returned with their drinks to find her half naked in the middle of the club. It was so far from his range of reasoning that he didn't know how to interpret that one. Secondly, she had straddled him. He had not minded that at all. Finally, she kissed him with ice cold lips all over his exposed neck.
'Damn, this feels good.' Kuon moaned and the sound slipped out his lips. Ren wanted to die of shame but the girl's movement soon pulled his mind back on track. She moved to his ear and when she took the lobe between her lips, he felt the slippery surface of the ice.
'She planned this when she wanted our glass.' Kuon sighed and enjoyed the chilled feeling. He felt her move across his heated skin and the cold made his skin form goosebumps.
"That feels good." He breathed in her ear and Ren felt his pulse speed up when the shiver travelled through her full body. She still didn't lose contact with her lips and continued her path forward to his windpipe. He almost flinched away when her ice-cold tongue wrapped around his Adam's apple.
The clash between fire and ice made Ren tremble. The fire in his heart mixed with her chilled kisses into a beautiful contradiction. He could only feel her, smell her, hear her.
He caught her neck and only had to begin to pull her away when she moved up to his lips.
Her cold lips begged for heat and he quickly closed the distance.
'Damn. Why are we here? Let's get back to the hotel.' Kuon wined and Cain pulled her back again gently.
"We are going back." He told her and saw her eyes widen for a moment.
'Again…'
"No, Nii-san. I want to dance." She complained and Cain tilted his head.
"What do I have to do to make you understand?" Cain growled and leaned closer until their foreheads met. "I don't want to share you, not even the sight of you." He said and willed her to understand with his eyes. He saw her waver but then stood her ground.
"Nii-san. I need to dance." She said and started to scoot back out of his grasp. There was no way he would allow that.
"No." He pulled her close again and gripped her chin to hold her close.
'Why doesn't she want to go back?'
'No, she wanted the day out too. I think she doesn't want to be alone with us…' Cain frowned at his own thought.
'Why? She still did this so she can't intend to avoid me.' Kuon pointed and Ren could not help to feel a bit disturbed.
"Nii-san!" Setsu sighed out loud. She tried to back away again and he threw a low blow.
"You don't need anything else but me." He challenged her and he felt her whole body tense. She was holding her breath and he knew that he had won when she relaxed partly again.
"Of course." She said and he didn't wait for her to change her mind. He got out of the sofa with an arm around her waist that lifted her with him. He still had their gazes locked while he slowly lowered her down onto the floor and laced their hands together.
"Then let's go." Cain moved past her and Setsu followed him into the crowd.
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Kyoko hadn't even noticed that the time had passed and the club had filled up with people until she was pulled through the masses. But even if the music was loud, her heartbeat was even louder.
'What should I do? One kiss and I will slip. I know it.' Kyoko felt horror and Setsu grunted.
'With this mood, I bet there will be a lot of kissing.'
'What should we do? Could we pretend the president called or something?' Kyoko was grasping for straws but patted her pockets to find the phone. When she came up empty, she stopped in her tracks.
"What?" Cain asked her way when they came to a halt and she lifted an eyebrow.
"My phone. And my bag." She tilted her head and looked over her shoulder to where they came from. Cain immediately sighed and glanced around.
"You stay here." He said and pointed to the ceiling. Setsu glanced up and saw some sort of light-rig just above her head. It was the only one close so it made a good landmark.
"Fine." Setsu let go of his hand when Cain turned to their corner. She was in the middle of the dance floor and Cain had caused a clearing around her. The music was loud and her heartbeat matched the beats almost perfectly.
'Okay, we need a plan…' Kyoko began but her thought was cut short by a heat against her back and hands on her waist.
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Ren swore it had only taken about five seconds to walk to the sofa, two to locate the phone and the bag and just one more second to turn around. In that time, someone had already put their dirty hands on the girl he loved.
He had to swallow down the killer air that was so close to the surface these days and focused on retrieving the girl from the blond surfer type that had started to lead her into a dance.
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"You should really let me go." Setsu said calmly when the hands began to move her. She didn't fight it but swayed to the dance while she glanced at him over her shoulder. He was a head taller than her, with sun kissed blond hair and a white tank top that showed off a muscular, tanned body. He was a foreigner so she spoke in English. His smile only grew at her words while his eyebrows danced on his forehead.
"And why is that, my beauty?" He asked in flawless English and she guessed it was his native language.
"Because my brother won't like you touching me." She answered honestly but continued to move to the music. It felt good after several days with minimal movement.
"He should learn how to share." The blonde called over the music and turned her around with a snap of his wrist. She landed chest to chest with the man and she could smell the sea on his skin. She snorted and turned halfway around again. She was about to walk away when he gripped her hips hard and pulled her to his front.
"Your brother won't be able to give you as much fun as I can." He breathed into her ear and Kyoko almost died when realization hit her.
'He… he is trying to pick me up!' Kyoko didn't know if she should be furious or proud.
"My brother does not like to share." Setsu said and smirked when her skin startled to prickle. Her brother was furious and close.
"He should learn how, when he has such a sexy sister." The guy's voice started to echo in her head.
'Sexy? Me? What?'
'Told you.' Setsu rolled her eyes mentally and then started to grin. She turned her head to the guy that smiled with a hopeful glow. She would crush it.
"You should run little boy." Setsu almost laughed when she locked eyes with the blonde. He lifted his eyebrow in surprise but then snapped his eyes to something behind her. "My brother seems a bit murderous." She smirked as the surfer's eyes widened in fear.
The grudges were trembling in excitement when they felt the anger behind her. The guy let her go as if he had been burned and open and closed his mouth twice.
"Man, I'm sorry." He said and backed a step away. Setsu didn't stop dancing until a familiar arm caught her waist.
"Nii-san." She greeted as the grip turned almost painful.
"S.C.R.A.M." Cain had his full focus on the guy and Setsu didn't even spare the blonde a look when he disappeared into the crowd.
"Did you find my phone?" She asked and she turned to look at her brother's face. Kyoko and the grudges trembled for two very different reasons when they saw the fury in his eyes.
"What are you doing, Setsu?"
"Waiting for you." She feigned ignorance and reached up to touch his face.
"Do not let other men touch you." His voice vibrated with poorly held back anger.
"I didn't give him permission. It's not my fault he took liberties." Setsu said fully aware that the words would ruffle her brother. Kyoko wanted a distraction, this would be enough.
'If I keep him mad then you won't slip, because you need me to hide from his anger.' Setsu explained coolly and Kyoko seriously wondered if it was worth it. Especially when his face fell in shadows and he pulled her to the exit without another word.
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Cain hadn't said anything from when they got out of the bar until they were halfway back to the hotel. Kyoko tried to keep even footing with him but his legs were too long for her low-key stride.
"Nii-san!" She pouted loudly and made him turn around by stopping abruptly. He was the demon lord but he seemed to be focused on something else than her. He glanced around and Kyoko almost fell over when he suddenly changed direction and pulled her down a narrow alley between two buildings to their right.
It was the kind that would have scared Kyoko to death if she had been alone. Right then, she couldn't imagine there to be anything scarier in the world than a demon lord, so she was somewhat safe.
She followed him without questioning until he slowed down and finally turned around halfway down the house side. The first she noticed were how drop dead gorgeous he was. That dark hair and the fire in his eyes hit her all the way down to the core.
"You are mine." He breathed and hit his forearm against the wall to her right. He was hunched over and seemed to keep a tight real on what was behind those eyes.
'Dangerous and beautiful.' Kyoko breathed and leaned forward so that their faces were even closer.
"Of course." She whispered and he evaluated her eyes like to see her serenity. He could look all he wanted, she didn't hesitate or wave. "I will always be yours."
'That was almost a confession, Kyoko.' Setsu hummed when the anger started to ebb out in the man.
'Just a little bit. He thinks it is just you.' Kyoko mumbled back and moved even closer. Cain was forced to move back and she made him turn his back to the wall. When the anger subsided, it left a sort of lost feeling in its tracks. She could read him as easy as if he was a book. He needed to confirm that she was really his but he hesitated.
A fleeing look of doubt in his eyes sealed her next movement. She was glad she had her highest heels and that he still was slumped down when Cain inhaled and she cut his air-supply short. Her lips against his were just what he needed and she would give him that.
"Nii-san." Kyoko whispered when she allowed him to breathe through his mouth again and surprised herself. She was only about ten percent Setsu at the moment but she hadn't slipped.
"More." He breathed and she kissed him again.
'I can do this.' Kyoko stunned and felt the glow on her face even if the night covered it from his sight.
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It was the mixture of possessiveness, frustration, longing and anger that didn't mix well inside of him at the moment. Kuon wanted to fight, or to pick up the girl and hide her from the world. Cain wanted her chained to his side, she was his and he could not live without her. Ren felt the longing and frustration from his hidden feelings that had been fettered inside his heart. Possessiveness was shared by them all.
All the feelings had been burning so strong in his body that it had been nothing slight of a miracle that allowed him to just walk away from the club.
"You are mine." Ren knew it was an act for her but his feelings were strong and real. To see how easily someone had offered her what he wanted had put it all into perspective. It was Ren's feelings but he exhausted them through Cain.
'How unsightly of me.' Ren cursed but held his full focus on the girl's response.
"Of course."
'Of course.' She might not be purely Kyoko but she was by his side and stayed by his side. That's all he needed to confirm at the moment.
'She will not leave me.' She had gone far and beyond for him and she stayed even when he had shown her his ugly sides.
'She even acts normal outside of work.' Kuon pointed. 'And she always returns to our side.'
"I will always be yours."
'Maybe it's time to believe in our relationship, whatever it is. She will not run away from us.' Kuon stroked his mind cleverly and Ren felt the anger subside. Kuon was right.
She had always come back when they fought. After the PV, in the forest of Karuizawa and after his unsightly reaction to Fuwa Sho's call. She always worked hard to make their relationship last.
He wanted to hug her, kiss her, smell her, and hear her heartbeat to prove to himself that she actually was this close to him. So, when she kissed him on her own accord, he only set in stone what he had been thinking. She did this for him. She didn't mind doing this for him.
"More."
'I even dare to ask for more.' Ren watched the soft smile on Setsu's face closely when she kissed him again.
It took about three "More." before he started to notice the world outside them again. It was late and the cooler air started to make the girl shiver even inside his arms.
"Let's go home." He smirked when she carefully pulled away again.
"Sure, I have spoiled you enough for now." Setsu smirked with hooded eyes.
"I want more." Cain simply said and Setsu snorted.
"Luckily for you I'm generous today."
"But first. You need a shower." He said and Setsu lifted her free arm and smelled it.
"Is it that bad?"
"You smell like him." Cain growled even if he was in too bright of a mood to put any darkness behind it.
"It's your imagination." She sighed but he knew that she would want a shower either way. They pulled out from the alleyway and Ren could not help to smile when he saw how swollen her lips were.
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'I will be able to keep it in it seems.' Kyoko deadpanned after she had climbed out of the shower and met her own gaze in the mirror.
All her fears seemed to have been in vain. She had actually kissed him for half an hour and her mind had been white light but she hadn't not even once been close to uttering the wrong name.
'I don't know if I should be happy or sad that 'kissing' and 'Nii-san' are that tightly connected in your head.' Setsu snorted and started to blow-dry her hair. The special powder she used on the wig for cleaning worked in the meantime.
'I'm safe for real. What a waste of a free day then.' Kyoko sighed and worked the chestnut strands until they were dry.
'Well, it means that you may go all out during this time we have left.' Setsu pointed and it made a smile spread on the girl's face.
'What should I do?' She wondered and Setsu dropped some hints that made Kyoko giggle.
'Poor Ren.'
'He is a professional. You couldn't ask for a better partner. He is one hundred percent sure you do this for the role and will comply the whole way.'
'I know. I want to see how he reacts as Cain to what I do.' Kyoko felt the glint in her eyes sparkle and pulled Setsu back to the surface. She moved the blow-dryer to the wig and combed all the powder away with the airflow and the special brush. She took the time to brush every strand of hair to perfection and then pulled the cord. She flopped the wig back onto her head and then turned to the clothes she had put out for her and Cain.
She dressed in her underwear and then halted when Setsu dropped another suggestion in her head. Instead of her own sleepwear she pulled on the black t-shirt with ripped hems from Cain's pile. She only needed a quick glance in the mirror to know that it was a brilliant move.
The shirt that usually ended at Cain's belt reached her to just above the knee and the arms continued past the elbows. She managed to make it sit well around her neck and then stepped out with her face in order.
"I'm done." She hummed and looked for the room's other inhabitant. He was nowhere in sight but the door to the balcony was open and she smelled a hint of tobacco in the air.
Setsu cleaned the table by the armchair of empty beer-cans and dumped them on the desk by the door. The cleaning personal would take care of them in the morning.
"Do that later." A voice called behind her and Setsu put the last can down beside the rest.
The moment after, she could feel the heat against her back and she turned in anticipation.
Cain loomed over her with that fire in his eyes that made her weak in her knees.
"Then what should I do instead?" Setsu purred while she slipped her arms around his neck.
"You seem to be on the right track." He said and Kyoko almost yelped when he bent down and scooped her knees up with his arm. Cain lifted her off the floor and cradled her in his embrace as easy as if she weighed nothing. Kyoko fussed a moment about her bare legs and the fact she wore nothing but underwear underneath, but the t-shirt was more than enough cover.
Cain walked them to the armchair and sat down so that she rested in his knee with her legs over the armrest. Setsu dragged her hand through his hair and he leaned back into her hand.
"What should I do?" He asked and slowly moved his arm from under her knees until his hand caught her calf. He then absentmindedly stroked the soft skin from her knee to her ankle.
"About what?"
"About how men can't seem to leave you alone…" Cain used the back of his knuckles to trace a path up her shin and Setsu shivered.
"As long as you are one of those men, I don't mind." Setsu lifted her right hand and traced the collarbone that protruded above the neckline of Cain's shirt. He caught it before she reached his shoulder and eyed the bruise like if it had personally insulted him.
"I do mind." He growled and she saw him clench his teeth.
"I don't know why. Other men are bugs. I will crush them if they try anything. Like I did with this one." Setsu said and wiggled her fingers. Her brother frowned and caught her fingers in a way that called déjà vu to her.
'He did this to Mizuki during the acting test.' Kyoko pounded even if Cain gripped her fingers in a way that would bring her knuckles to his lips instead of her fingertip. Setsu watched half annoyed at the memory but she would not be able to hold it against him either way as it was before their time.
Kyoko silently watched as he pulled her knuckle to his lips and kissed the three scabs lightly. The wounds were practically healed and the black and purple were just shadows of their original so she didn't know why he acted with such care.
'Never mind that, you didn't even get flustered by Cain's emperor right now.' Setsu gave a mental applause to that.
"Murasame won't do anything to you again. But I have 3.5 billion other people to worry about." He grunted and Setsu turned his head with a finger on his jaw until he looked at her.
"I was only born into being one man's sister." Setsu pulled her hand out of his grip and laced their fingers instead. "I am fated to be only yours." She hummed in a soothing way that left a smirk on his lips.
'It must be fate.' Kyoko agreed and slumped into his arms some more.
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"I am fated to be only yours." She said and Ren could not help but to agree to some point.
'She was fated to become my one and only love.' He corrected her statement to fit his own view and could not help but to smile. Cain turned it into a smirk but it was still his own emotion slipping out.
'We were helpless really.' Kuon joined with a short laugh inside their head. 'She was only six the first time we found her adoring. And then, Fate brought her back in an unexpected way.'
'She returned and turned our life up-side-down.' Ren sighed mentally and glanced down on the girl in his lap.
'Why? Why do I still get shaken when she does unexpected things? It's just my shirt… Why does my shirt make her so adorable that I can't keep from hugging her?' Ren grunted and cursed his poor control.
He had been headed for the shower when he heard her move the cans. He had not expected a Setsu that seemed to drown in his own t-shirt. Before he had realized it, he was behind her with his heart crushing under the weight of his possessiveness. He had just wanted to pick her up and hold her tight. Cain had done just that.
'How am I supposed to hold on when I can't hide behind Cain?'
'You know what you could do…' Kuon baited and Ren caught on his idea.
'I can't fool her with acting practice.' Ren sighed while Cain moved back to stroking her hair when she placed her face on his chest.
'Then say you need a break. She will be Setsu for you then. Ask for 'more'.'
'Don't tempt me.' Ren sighed and Cain glanced down on her face.
"Setsu."
'No, Stop!'
"Mmm." She mumbled and turned her head up to his face.
"You are my safe place to rest." Cain said and he could see the tint of confusion on her eyebrows. "I might need you even after we return to Japan."
'Damn it. Could you please stop being so selfish?' Ren grunted but still kept an eye on the girl's reaction.
"How would you manage without me? My Nii-san is a klutz." Setsu sighed with an amused smirk.
'She didn't get the hint.'
'Doesn't mean she won't do it.' Kuon pointed.
"Just let me know and I will be there even if I'm far away. I will come for you." Setsu continued and Cain felt the weight behind the words. She got the hint and Ren just allowed himself to be happy for a moment. It was just words. But she got it, and she meant it and she would stay by his side.
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'Did I say too much?' Kyoko panicked for one moment but the first heavenly sparkle drizzled around Cain the next moment and she got distracted. The grudge Kyokos' that had soaked in a vacation from the heavenly smile got hit with it bad.
'The light! That dangerous light.' The spirits screamed while they covered in fear. Kyoko could not help but to be amazed. Cain's face wasn't that much changed but it glowed from within. The spirits, hurt but still alive, shivered and passed out from the shock.
'He must be very troubled about not getting a rest.' Kyoko stammered while Setsuka loudly groaned.
'Sure. A break would get him this happy…' Her voice soaked in sarcasm but Kyoko let it be as Cain had pulled her closer. She was basically flush against his chest and her knees had fallen into the chair as her body twisted. They were in some sort of limbo where Cain could smile heavenly and Setsu was Kyoko without being caught.
'Not only a few days left. He might continue this even after the role is done.' Kyoko felt the clouds in her mind disperse. She was completely fine at the moment and thrilled about the possibilities that waited for her the next day.
Even if she would have liked to soak in the mood a bit longer, she felt the inevitable sleep call for her. There was no way she could resist the smell, the comfortable heat together with Cain's continuous stroking of her back. The small kisses to her temple set the mood for her dreams when she drifted away to sleep.
Authors note-
Wow this was hard. I hope you get my point in this chapter. I figured Kyoko would not be able to continue all this kissing I have put her through without some freak-outs about the future. Ren did a lot of thinking the last time and this time it was Kyoko's turn. There was not much action in this chapter but I felt like it was inevitable as I wanted to sort out their feelings some more.
I am slightly out of ideas what to do for the pair at the moment. I hope some inspiration finds its way to me because I really enjoy writing for you 3.
Love from Sweden.