The Only Sister

Summary: I stiffen when coming to realize something before turning away from my sister to look back down at the paper of what I was looking into for a singing career... I had come to a conclusion that for once in my life, I was actually scared of moving on into the new world without my sister.

Kyoko/Ren with Sho/OC or a Ren/OC with Kyoko/Sho pairing.

Disclaimer: I don't own Skip Beat or the characters, only Youko and different new plots!

HOS: Just remember that this story is based on the beginning of the manga, not the anime!

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Chapter Three

Rivals?

Youko's POV

Four days. It had taken my sister four days to get the poor guy she tormented to get her into the Talento agency. When my sister is serious about something, she would do nothing to make the person bow down to her will of sending them guilt trips and grudges against them. Eventually they would seccum when they cannot take much more of it and give her what she wants to just get her to leave them alone and done with it.

Though when she got home on the day she got her selection form, she had a look on her face like someone had told her something threatening or just flat out told her she would never make it to whatever she wanted to accomplish. When she looked at me she had this look on her face like she wanted to say something but couldn't put to words and left to our room, mumbling things that I couldn't hear. When I got to our shared room, she had a small picture of Ren tacked to the wall, next to a big poster of Sho while laughing evilly and talking to herself out loud.

"Kyoko," she paused when hearing me then looked up at me with an innocent look on her face, "You do realize that there are other people that live here that are trying to sleep in the other room, right?" Her eyes widen when coming to realize this before looking a bit ashamed.

"Oh, right! Sorry..." she began to shuffle the agency papers on the desk. I pretended to look curious when she did this.

"What's that you have there, sis?" she became flustered as she quickly flattened her papers against her chest for me not to see, I looked amused at this.

"N-Nothing, just... just a job application!"

"Really?" I smiled, "What kind of job is it?" she was mumbling some words as if trying to find the right words to say. Before I could let her say anything, I looked back at the pictures tacked to the wall when I noticed a very small thumb print headshot of me, I raised a brow, "What's with the pictures on the walls and why am I up there?" she looked unsure as to what to say about this situation.

Kyoko's POV

Geez, why didn't I think this through before putting these photos up?! I don't want her to know that I know of her signing up in the same agency as me! This caught me off guard when I found out that Youko was going to audtion with me; stupid Ren! Why did you have to tell me my sister was gonna compete with me?!

~Earlier~

I just left the Talento office with my audition papers that I had torme- I mean asked Mr. Sawara for the last couple of days. It took me a while but I finally got what I wanted to finally start off my revenge against Sho! I wonder how Youko is gonna get her revenge... oh well, I guess I have to find out later when I get home; now, let's see here.

"Alright, the audition is on the seventeenth... I've got five more days." hee hee, if I make it, I will be a member of the L.M.E Agency Talento Section! Yay! I'll do my best!

I wasn't watching where I was going when I rudely bumped into someone, causing me to drop my papers on our feet. Oww... my nose, "Uh, I... I'm sorr..." insert freaking out face here.

Oh, crap! Why did it have to be Ren Tsuruga?! Of all the people that I had to see again, it had to be him! And what's with that stoic look he's giving me? I said I was so- wait, no I didn't...! I quickly looked down when he picked up the rest of my papers.

"Newcomers audition... hmm... Mr. Sawara gave into you." I looked up at him, unsure if he was going to put me down again like he did last time when we met. He just looked at me from reading the paper then sighed. SIGHED! Then shook his head as if disappointed or something!

"Wh-What's with that sigh, as if it's just a waste of time to even try, and I'm going to fail the audition and regret it?!" I couldn't help it on being defensive with this guy, he just annoys the hell out of me even though he's not my sworn enemy anymore. But his attitude was pushing it! That look! What's with that surprised awed look on his face?!

"Wow, are you a psychic?" Th-This guy...!

"Grr... Anybody can understand you, you're so obvious!" I snorted, "I... I... don't think trying is a waste of my time!" Because I'm sure I can make it!

"You don't understand. It's not just you wasting your time. The judges who have to put up with you think it's a waste of their time, too." How big of an asshole does this guy have to be?! I can't really think of anything to say for a comeback! "Like this business is not enough. But... you want to join when you don't even like show business." damn, my motives aren't pure! "Why do you want to join this business? There must be a reason, if you made Mr. Sawara give in to you. Are you just curious? Or do you want some entertainment?" Alright, that's it!

"I want my revenge against Sho Fuwa! You got a problem with that?!" Don't... think that I'm just another high school girl with too much time on her hands! He had a surprised look on his face, good! Be speechless you...! Wait... he took out his phone?

"Fu... Fuwa... Fuwa... where is it?" Are you serious right now?! You don't know who he is?!

I went on a long rant about who Sho was and I could've smacked myself by giving him such praise and calling him a genius about his music! Youko's a better singer than he will ever be, he's a jackass when taking her help for granted when she was coaching his singing! God! Why can't he just...!

"Oh... him." I heard Ren say as I glanced up over my shoulder; oh, he found him then. He pocketed his phone as I turned to him as he patted my shoulder, "Well, with someone like him, you can get your revenge if you can sing." what?! With someone like him?! And you laughed! LAUGHED! You don't really take him seriously, do you? Darn it...! "That's... only IF you pass the audition."

Bastard!

"I'll make it! I'll make it!" I growled at him.

"Don't be so sure... an audition is different from making Mr. Sawara give in." his eyes lower into a threatening glare that gave me a shiver down my spine; what... what is this? "Don't believe... that guts are everything." Did it just get colder in here? "Your sister didn't even need to come in here," what, Youko?! "...from what I hear, her talent of singing was heard and found by our own singing judge of the auditions." I couldn't get the surprise off my face, my sister got an audition without even looking for one in the first place? What does this mean? Am I going to have to go up against my own sister?

"Well," I snapped out of my thoughts when hearing the man before me speak; is he smiling? Why is he smiling? "...in any case, I won't be able to convince you... so use your guts." What? What?! Wasn't he just being mean to me a little bit ago and how my older sister was better than me? Was I imagining it? "Do your best... and get your ego shattered." my face twisted into irritation as my face flushed in anger, "Here..." he handed my audition paper back while I snached it away.

"I won't shatter!"

~Present~

I was so caught up in my flashback that I began muttering to myself about Ren Tsuruga and show business about how and why it was so special in the first place?! "Who does he think he is?!"

"Are you talking about Ren Tsuruga? If you are then maybe it's because he has been doing show biz a lot longer than you have?" I blinked while stopping the muttering that I was doing when realizing my sister was still in the room, "Do you know the reason why Sho and Ren are so successful, Kyoko?" I stared at my older sister in curiosity, "It's because of their passion for what they do, they take their work very seriously..." Youko blinked at me as if she just thought of something, "Did you meet and talk with Mr. Tsuruga? Is that why you're so frustrated with him?" she now knew by my irked annoyed face and smiled a little at me, "Oh, did he give you a lecture?" I blinked at her with a dull look as if shocked in awe that I couldn't even form words or any sort of expression.

"I see, well, I think with a man like that I wouldn't be surprised if he did. He looks the type of man to give them." Oh, that would make... wait a minute!

"You've met him too, didn't you?!" now it was her turn to have a surprised look on her face. She looked like she didn't know what to say at first but then sighed as she relaxed a bit tiredly.

"At the park a few days ago when painting in my usual spot with my familiar customer, we were talking about how Sho had been treating us and how we finally stood up for ourselves, my emotions got the best of me and I broke out into a song about Sho on how much a fool he was in front of people who don't know the REAL him on how he treated us." both our eyes narrowed as our grudge and hate demons began to swirl around us when remembering our torment.

Somewhere across town Sho had sneezed.

"Wait, you sang in front of a large crowd and didn't faint?" Youko gave a small shy smile and ducked her head with her eyes closed and gave a sheepish giggle.

"Like I said, my emotions got to me and had ignored the people around me. Trust me, I almost passed out in shock when everyone started clapping and giving their change from my performance that I randomly did. I never seen so much money before in my life, Kyoko! It made me so happy to have received so much! Our dream of having our own place will soon happen in no time!" I stared in surprise when hearing her say this; she was saving up money to get a place of our own? "My regular customer had her chaperone, well, one of them anyways, was in charge of the singing agency in L.M.E and offered me an audition that is coming up in four days!" she was changing into her pajamas as she continued to talk, "I hesitantly agreed and followed them back to the agency to receive my papers and information. When I was on my way out, I had met Ren Tsuruga." she chuckled, "He thought I was you trying to sneak in 'in disguise' after he just threw you out." brow tick, "We said a few words then threatened him a little as I said our goodbyes and left the building without you seeing me. I think he's still a little mad on what I said and took it out on you or something." she smiled sheepishly at me and rubbed the back of her head, "I had told him not to underestimate you with your power of persuasion or something along those lines after he said some words about you that I didn't like."

Youko let out a chuckle when she rolled out her bed to get ready to sleep. I perked up a little when noticing how late it was before getting ready myself. I smiled a bit, ever since our mother left us with Sho's parents, Youko stepped up and took care and helped me when no one, not even Sho would do. Even when we were bullied, she fought back and protected me. She grew up really quickly to more like an adult rather than having a normal childhood that I 'sort of' did.

I rolled out my own bed next to her after getting dressed; Youko turned off the light and shuffled in her blankets as I did the same. We turned and faced each other like we always did when we were younger and held each other's hand between us, "So, we're auditioning together, huh?" I asked with a curious look, eyes half closing.

"Seems like it..." her own eyes closing as we both grew silent, but before she could doze off I couldn't help but ask a question before going to sleep.

"Could you sing to me until I go to sleep?" she smiled tiredly and complied to my wishes as she began to hum a little.

"A dream is a wish your heart makes

When you're fast asleep

In dreams you lose your heartaches

Whatever you wish for, you keep"

My eyes began to droop by her soft singing voice that felt so soothing to my ears every time she sang to me when either having trouble sleeping or if I had a nightmare.

"Have faith in your dreams and someday

Your rainbow will come smiling through

No matter how your heart is grieving

If you keep believing

The dream that you wish will come true."

The last thought that ran through my mind after she finished that I couldn't believe that I was going to rival against my own favorite only sister.

Moonlight softly glowed into the dark room against the tacked pictures against the wall as my eyes slowly began to fall as the tiny picture of my sister was the last thing I saw before succumbing to a blissful sleep.

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HOS: There you have it! Chapter Three! Hope you all have enjoyed it though it was kind of shorter than my last one but I promise that the next one will be longer, okay?

Song in story: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes by Cinderella Soundtrack

Thanks for reading and hope to get some reviews from you soon!

Next Chapter: Pass or Fail?

Ja ne!

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