REMINDER: I don't own Skip Beat and its characters; this work is purely fictional any scenes related to real life situations are purely coincidental. xD
Young girls were thinking of their puppy love, looking at what dress they will wear for tomorrow, playing with their friends, and simply enjoying their childhood; but for Kyoko it was a different story for all she was thinking of during those years was to impress her mother. Saena had always been a perfectionist in regards to Kyoko's upbringing, even the tiniest mistake was unforgivable to her. Tears Kyoko shed during those times were immeasurable as her crying were constant like a clockwork on her life during childhood, the only time she stopped crying was when she met her fairy the blonde boy whose name was corn. No matter how much her mother tries to reason herself or show concern at her daughter, the scar was there to begin with and nothing will be able to erase it.
"You can leave I can manage on my own." Kyoko said blankly without looking at her mother's eyes.
"Do you hate me that much Kyoko that you would rather stay by yourself confined in a hospital than have me watch over you?" Saena said emotion evident in her voice.
"I don't hate you it's just that I have burdened you enough. (Kyoko sighs) Wait let me rephrase that, what I mean is that I will always be a burden to you as long as I am alive. It is better that I didn't have to exist in this world to begin with."
Tears were flowing out of Kyoko's eyes without her noticing, she always wanted to say those words for such a long time and now that she said it a thorn was lifted from her heart. Saena was furious at what Kyoko had said to her, it was below the belt and no matter how much she did to her she had no right to say those words. She was shaking by controlling her anger and hand from hitting Kyoko's face with her hand for doing so was inappropriate at her present condition.
"Take those words back Kyoko." She said through gritted teeth.
Kyoko knew her mother was barely controlling her anger by the way she was shaking, but it didn't matter to her and whatever her mom will do to her was not her concern for she was in a middle of a situation now with her breakup still fresh like a newly brewed coffee. There is nothing Kyoko would like now but to at least let her mom experience guilt or whatever feeling it is to release some of her pain from the past.
"I don't need to take those words back. I. Mean. Every. Word. Of. It."
That's it daughter or not, in a hospital or not Kyoko just stepped way beyond her boundary and must be punished. As much as she wanted to control herself from hitting her, but her words are like fangs being carved deep into her heart. Saena put all her strength and frustration in her right hand as she slapped her daughter's right cheek with full force, making her head turn right.
"I'm sorry Kyoko but you pushed me at the edge and I can't contain myself anymore." Saena said apologetically with tears flowing from her eyes as well.
Kyoko did not utter any word she just fell back to her bed and curled herself like a ball crying. She was wondering what made her mother act differently, Saena never cared for her and now she is showing compassion after all those years.
"Just leave me alone PLEASE. I am too confused right now and I am not in the mood to have a conversation with you as of the moment." Kyoko said in between her sobs.
Saena wiped her tears before leaving her daughter's room and walked hurriedly to the fire exit where she let her emotions out. She may be a cruel mother to Kyoko but she never used her hand on her, she was only hurting Kyoko through her words but today was a different case. How can she not be mad at her after saying those vile words after all she had been through during her depression while she's still in her womb? Kyoko may be a product of Himuro's violation but never did she attempt to abort her.
Her depression almost killed Saena, she refused to eat and locked herself inside her home crying until she sleep takes over, if not for Mrs. Fuwa and her husband she could have died without even knowing she was with child. Mrs. Fuwa noticed that Saena was not leaving her home for two weeks, being a concerned neighbor she asked her husband to open Saena's door forcefully to check on her. Saena's body dropped to half her usual weight and her bones were prominent through her fair skin and her eyes were droopy. They immediately brought her to the hospital and that is when they knew she was pregnant.
When Saena regained consciousness Mrs. Fuwa explained her situation and told her how much important life was as she was also pregnant but she was 4 months ahead of Saena. Being moved with the kind woman's words in front of her she decided to live for both her and the life growing inside of her. The Fuwas supported her until she finally gives birth to Kyoko, because Mrs. Fuwa gave birth to a baby boy named Shotaro she made a deal with them that her daughter will marry their son someday and will take care of him as a payment for their kindness.
Saena may not admit it to her daughter but the truth is Kyoko is Saena's life.
The reason why she was strict and wanted her daughter to be perfect in everything was because she did not want her daughter making stupid mistakes in the future and feel pain and hurt like she did in the past. She was toughening her daughter so she can stand on her own unlike her who was used and fooled by love. But no matter how she tries to explain it to Kyoko the damage she inflicted on her daughter was done and a simple explanation is not enough to fix that damage.
Meanwhile in the room adjacent to Kyoko's…
"The doctor said it was better to keep him sedated until alcohol levels in his blood returns to normal or he may suffer from delusions, throbbing head ache and other side effects of excessive alcohol." Yashiro said.
"He must love her a lot for him to literally drown himself with alcohol." Kuu said before sipping his coffee.
"He does. (sighs) I remember you said Kyoko's mother was here, if you don't mind me asking may I know how you knew she's here." Yashiro said with a serious look on his face.
Kuu almost choked at his coffee at Yashiro's question, he saw the young manager's eyes filled with curiosity wanting to force the answer out of him. He could simply walk out of the room to avoid answering him but with Yashiro's determination on a high he will do anything to get his answer. But among Yashiro and Kuon, the first would be more open minded for his son is as stubborn as him.
After sighing deeply and placing his cup of coffee at the table beside him he said, "I want to meet Kyoko's mom and have a word with her on why she treats her daughter terribly. It happened when I overheard Ren and Kyoko talking about it, then I personally asked Sho who met with Kyoko's mom on where to find her. When I went to hear home and saw who Kyoko's mother was, I was taken aback for she was the same person whom I have an affair with."
"But how come you never knew you left her with child?"
"I was careful not to impregnate her! But damn it I still impregnate her despite those precautions I made, and out of all the women in the world my son falls for her…his own sister!" Kuu said angrily but tears were forming in his eyes.
Yashiro was silent unable to form words after hearing Kuu, as his mind began processing the information he just heard.
There is a slight chance Kyoko is not Kuu's daughter. For what I knew about the man he is responsible and if what he said is true then there is more to the story than what he says. Yashiro thought to himself.
Kuu wiped his tears and cleared his throat before saying, "How about media Yashiro? They will start nagging about what caused this, have you taken actions about that?"
"I have spoken to the doctor early this morning to keep Ren's condition confidential. Media will swarm over his condition and will start asking questions that will risk not only hi career but so is yours and Kyoko if they dig deeper." Yashiro said in a business like tone.
Concerned co-actors and staff visited Ren and Kyoko giving their get well soon messages at them. Director Musashi felt somehow guilty for pushing his leads just to reach the deadline, as he felt it was due to fatigue that they were hospitalized.
Sho also heard the news about Kyoko's hospitalization through assistant director Ushio who called him early morning. Sho may be rude and all but he cares deeply for Kyoko, he just doesn't let it show. He immediately told Shoko to arrange his schedules for he was returning to Okinawa and visit Kyoko, Shoko had never seen Sho like that before and she knew how he feels for the girl. She felt jealousy but kept it to herself it was enough that they are friends with benefits, Shoko was contented with that.
It was late afternoon when Ren finally opened his eyes, he groaned as he felt his head being pounded into a hard wall. He saw his father and Yashiro and nodded at them acknowledging their presence.
"How long have I been asleep?" Ren asked as he was massaging his temples.
"Since last night when they brought you here." Yashiro replied.
"My head hurts like hell, can I have something for it?" Ren groaned feeling the pain in his head.
"I'll tell your doctor." Kuu said before going out of his son's room.
Kuu volunteered to go to the doctor for he knows his son does not appreciate him being there after their talk yesterday, but he was willing to do anything for his son to forgive him. His son loved him when he was just a boy but when his son matured their relationship become distant especially after the tough time Ren faced in America, and now just when he was earning his son's respect his past mistake destroyed it. He mentally cursed himself for his stupidity.
"Had she been here?" Ren asked.
"Nope, you see about Kyoko san…she's also confined here at this hospital."
Ren jerked at his bed, "What? Did something bad happen to her?"
"Not really, the doctor said it was fatigue that got the best out of her."
"I knew you were concerned about her Tsuruga Ren." Lory said who just arrived from Tokyo to visit him and Kyoko.
"President?" Both Yashiro and Ren exclaimed.
"I didn't mean to eavesdrop at your conversation but I happened to be at the right place at the right time. How are you feeling Ren?"
"Fine except for this migraine." Ren said pointing at the part of his head that hurts a lot.
"I saw your father on the way here and said he was searching the doctor to tell about that problem of yours. (Takes a seat at the chair beside Ren's bed) Is that all that hurts right now Ren?" Lory asked looking through Ren's eyes as if searching for his answer there.
Ren was speechless, wondering how much Lory knew about his situation despite being far away. Then he remembered how close his father was with the man. Yashiro saw through their faces that they needed to be alone to sort things out with one another and took his leave from the room to visit Kyoko at the other room.
"I will make this conversation short young man for you are not in the proper condition with your head hurting and all. I know how you feel for Mogami Kyoko even before when you are not admitting and keeping it only to yourself, I am a young man once Ren and I can see myself in you when I was your age."
Ren listened well despite having a worst migraine.
"You and Kyoko feel the same for one another but it seems fate is not on your side. Putting that into consideration there is nothing you can do for your love but to go against fate!" Lory said with emphasis to prove his point to the young man in front of him.
Lory looks to Ren like his own son and he feels the same for Kyoko, both are his children and there is nothing more he wanted but to make sure they have their happiness,
"I don't quite understand what you are saying." Ren trailed off his migraine even pushes his thoughts back unable to process what Lory was saying immediately like he normally would.
Lory looked directly at Ren and said, "If Kuu is against you being with Kyoko, elope away with Kyoko and stay far from anyone who might know you both and live happily together."
AN: We will take some speed and the chapters will be quite lengthy like this one or more lengthy than this one.
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This is still not beta read. I may not be a perfect writer but I am doing my best though my best was not that enough. Getting sentimental WTF!
Never mind my bashing though.
I will try to update soon its just that sometimes when I wanted to write the things that I want to write were not there. It just happens even if I don't want to, I really want to update weekly or even daily but I just can't please understand.