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
Sho took a deep breath before turning the door knob to Kyoko's room he was a little hesitant when he was standing in front of her door. He was aware of her anger towards him and seeing him will not make things better, but Sho was determined to see her whether she likes to see him or not. Turning the knob and pushing the door slightly he saw Saena sitting beside Kyoko's bed looking at her daughter who was sleeping peacefully.
He cleared his throat to make the woman notice his entrance and said, "I heard she was hospitalized…I was wondering how she is faring."
"She's getting well it was fatigue that caused her body to weaken. Tomorrow if she is stronger she is cleared to go."
Sho sighed a sigh of relief from what he heard.
"Have you eaten yet Mrs. Mogami?" he asked concerned at the woman.
"Not yet, I was looking after Kyoko."
"I'll call on Shoko to escort you and grab a bite for yourself, it will not do Kyoko good if she saw you sick from taking care of her."
"I understand your concern but I can manage on my own don't bother yourself over small matters."
"I insist." Sho said with determination in his eyes.
Saena didn't argue with him after seeing the young man's eyes, she saw those eyes before in Mr. Fuwa before when he asked Saena to live for herself and her child when she was found by the Fuwas. After a few minutes, Shoko enters the room and nod her head before Saena.
"Take her somewhere to eat, you should eat also it's already past dinner." He said with authority in his voice.
"Mrs. Mogami, please come with me. How about you Sho aren't you coming with us?"
Sho took his seat at the chair where Saena was previously sitting and said, "I'll stay with her. (pinches the bridge of his nose) Just bring us some food, I'm sure Kyoko would like to have some food when she wakes up."
Shoko only nodded and proceeded to leave bringing Saena along with her. Saena on the other hand was smiling in her mind as the heir to the Fuwa was showing concern to her daughter, something he didn't show even during their childhood. Being betrothed to one another doesn't look like a pain in the ass for Sho at that moment; he seems to like the idea of them being betrothed as he shows his concern for her well being.
Reaching the elevator, Shoko can't help but see the similarity between Kyoko and her mother as they both possess the same eyes. Their eyes were full of mask hiding what they want to express, they may look ok on the outside but they were hurting so much inside. Saena noticed the young woman staring at her and interrupted her by sighing audibly.
"You have been looking at me for quite some time, is there something you want to say?" She asked coldness obvious in her voice.
Shoko flinched upon hearing the woman's voice, she wasn't used to coldness from other people.
"I was just looking at your eyes they were the same with Kyoko's."
"Hmmm. Indeed they were identical, you seem to be close with Sho who are you to him?"
"Excuse me for not introducing myself earlier and for Sho for forgetting to do so also. I am Aki Shoko his manager." She said with a smile and hand extended for Saena.
"I am Mogami Saena, Kyoko's mother obviously." Saena replied extending her hand to shook with Shoko.
Meanwhile in a bar not far from the hospital Lory and Kuu was having a drink although Kuu was only drinking cold water as for Lory he was drinking a hard drink.
"Don't want to end the same way as you son eh?" Lory said smirking at his friend.
Kuu scoffed offended a little from Lory's little comment, "Not really, I just don't feel like drinking."
"Of course of course, anyway I have talked with your son earlier when you saw me exiting his room. I tried to shed some light on him as he seems to be lost in the dark."
"I see. Is that all you want to talk to me?"
Lory took a sip of his drink before speaking again, "No, I want to talk about a lot of things actually."
Kuu gulped a glassful of ice cold water and placed the glass a little hard on the table. It made Lory's eyes flicker a little as he was aware the man in front of him will snap anytime he was provoked.
"What are those things then?" Kuu asked a little anger in his voice.
"First of all, have you told Kyoko about her possible lineage with you?"
"No, Ren doesn't want her to know."
Lory rubs his chin with his right hand thinking deep in thought.
"She deserves to know doesn't she?"
"Kyoko does but how will she react about it?"
"At least you can tell her she's your daughter. Besides she doesn't know you are Ren's father."
Lory's statement got Kuu into thinking, he does make sense but given the situation that Yoko/Saena is here taking care of her sick daughter, it is just a matter of time before she explains everything to Kyoko and she will know about her connection with Ren. That is what his son is trying to avoid as it would cause the poor girl to break.
"Kyoko deserves to know who her missing father was. But Lory if she finds out that the man he loves and loved her in return was her half-brother (tears fall) how do you think she'll react?"
Lory crushed the glass he was holding with his hand that caused it to bleed, the seeping pain from the breaking of his skin didn't matter as the weight of Kuu's words hurts him inside. As a man who believes in love conquers everything the situation did not look as bad as it is before Kuu spoke of the circumstances surrounding it, but when it was explained clearly challenging fate wasn't that easy after all.
When Ren's migraine subsided and jerked his eyes open he saw Yashiro preparing foods he bought at the convenient store after visiting Kyoko, he was waiting for Ren to wake to serve his food.
"I bought something to eat, staying there in bed with nothing but fluid to replenish your body is not enough to satisfy your caloric requirements. Don't tell me to bugger off because you need to eat if you want to be waived earlier by your doctor and sort things out with Kyoko."
"Fine if you insist. Is she still mad at me?" He asked looking sternly at Yashiro.
"Mad? Why would she be mad at you?" Yashiro asked handing over Ren's food to him.
Ren was playing with his chopsticks and said, "I broke up with her the night I was hospitalized, she didn't tell you?"
Yashiro thought about the events of that night when before Kyoko fainted and everything made sense to him. She did say Ren broke up with her before fainting and her desire to speak with Ren when they are cleared to go when he talked with her. This explains the reason of them being hospitalized at the same time.
"She did tell me, you see I happened to talk to her this afternoon when I left you with president Lory."
Ren remembered the fact Kyoko was in hospital also, his medications and migraine earlier makes him remember things slowly. "How is she?"
"She's fine, and she isn't mad at you in fact she wanted to speak with you after you are both cleared to leave the hospital. If you want to leave early then you have to eat up so that you can talk and clear things once and for all. Hurting each other doesn't help things to go smooth Ren, at least give her a clear reason why you want to break up with her not just telling her you want to."
He didn't answer he just ate his food along with Yashiro and Lory's words. The food Yashiro gave him was easy to chew and ingest however the words were hard to chew and digest if only they can be osteorized for easy digestion.
Kyoko was having a dream when she was sleeping.
Kyoko's Dream
Kyoko was wearing a beautiful white dress running along a field of flowers, she was happily running across the field until the sky went dark. Rain started to pour heavily and the fields of flowers were destroyed while she was running in search for shelter, upon reaching the end of the field there were two houses. A man with no face stood at each house both have a hand extended for Kyoko to reach however before she was able to reach one hand she woke up.
Kyoko was a little irritated when her dream was cut off to her demise someone she least expected to see was the cause of her waking, it was Sho sleeping whose head was resting in her bed with his hand interlaced with Kyoko's.
What is he doing here?
Deciding to wake him Kyoko tried to move her hand that was interlaced with Sho's, the young man woke from the movement and smirked at Kyoko.
"Why are you here and will you please take your hand off mine?" Kyoko said irritably.
Instead of removing his hand, he tightened his grip and placed it in his cheek rubbing it there. Kyoko was quite disgusted at his action and wanted to hit him but Sho's almost angelic face when he did so sent shivers down her spine, shivers she last felt from Sho when she was still infatuated with him.
"Why the sudden care Shotaro?" Kyoko said looking away from him.
Instead of irritating Sho it made him smile, hearing his real name from Kyoko's lips sound good to him.
"Why wouldn't I care for you Kyoko? We are betrothed and it is my duty as your fiancé and childhood friend to care for you in case you forgot."
Kyoko jerked her hand away from his grasp and turned her word betrothed made her sick with all the dilemma and problems in her mind. The problem with Sho and the stupid deal resurfaced, but the word childhood friend coming from his mouth overlapped her anger towards him.
"Thanks for coming though." Kyoko said turning to face him.
Sho stared at Kyoko's eyes and breathed deeply, he was expecting to receive a punch from Kyoko from hearing his sentiments but instead she thanked him just by being there for her. He thought maybe if he had done such a small thing earlier then they will never part and Kyoko would always be by his side like it should be, but his pride changed everything in a snap and returning back to the way it was before was not easy. But he was decided to do everything to make her fall for him again even if the competition is going to be against Japan's no.1 Tsuruga Ren.
When Saena and Shoko were eating at a restaurant, Shoko did not waste opportunity to know more about the mysterious Kyoko and her close relationship with Sho.
"How long did they know each other?" Shoko asked.
"Since they were kids."
"If they are friends since childhood, why does Kyoko hate him now?"
Saena wanted to answer her question if only she knew the answer, unfortunately during the time when Sho and Kyoko went to Tokyo together for Sho's career was the time Saena was doing her revenge.
"I am not the right person to answer that question. Why don't you ask Sho or Kyoko for they know the story behind it than anyone."
Shoko nodded and resumed eating her food. Since the day when Sho chose her over Kyoko she decided to be there for him whenever he needs something whether it would be for his career or his own personal needs. Because of the moment they spend together she felt for him even if she knew she was only used by Sho for his own personal gain, knowing that she was startled knowing his sudden concern for her and the way he reacted after knowing Kyoko and Ren's relationship. There is more to friendship between the two although they are blind seeing it and as his manager she will do anything in her power to help Sho win Kyoko even if it breaks her heart.
AN: In case you are wondering why the sudden change of heart for Sho the answer is I want him to be there for Kyoko when the bomb explodes.
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