AN: So, I'm going to try really hard to spend this weekend updating about ten or twelve other fics, but blame writers block or blame the fact that I have a cold and my head is hurting. I wrote another one of these and the fact that I got five reviews (Thank you so much!) definitely has something to do with it. Well, I hope you enjoy.

Chapter Five – Defined Relationship Terms

Okay, so when people said that Kyoko Mogami could run fast, they weren't kidding. Of course, Ren had seen this special ability of hers a few times. Nobody else would have tried so hard to ride a bike at an impossible speed just to keep his punctuality record.

However, as fast as Kyoko was, she wasn't as fast as Ren.

Everybody knew about his agility and how he was adventurous and could do car stunts and stunts where he fell from great heights. There were even two women who knew that he had jumped off a balcony, twirled on a flag, and landed safely on the bottom story of a restaurant.

He knew he could overtake her, but then again he didn't want to scare her, there was a reason she was running. "Mogami-san?" he asked as she fortunately went down an alley that wasn't crowded with Ren Tsuruga fans. Having fangirls tailing him always made everything more difficult.

Spotting a ledge, Ren remembered when he had flown for her. He could get in front of her by using those techniques, he just had to use them safely. With a few agile movements and the use of the wall, Ren actually managed to get himself to flip, or as Kyoko would say 'fly', in the air to where he landed before her. He had placed a hand on the ground to steady himself and looked up to her.

"Wow," he said as she had stopped, a stunned expression on her face, "You really are a fast one to catch," he tried to smile as she frowned.

"Tsuruga-san," she said looking very unhappy with him. "You do know that if you did that to anyone else, they'd think you were a creepy stalker," she scolded him as he rolled his eyes.

"Who says that I'm not," he tried to joke before he saw that she was shaking a little. He frowned before looking at her. "I'm really sorry that you're upset," he said with a guilty expression on his face. "There's just something else that I haven't told you about."

"How am I not surprised about that?" Kyoko asked as she placed her hands around her waist. "You're not going to tell me you're a Beagle as well, are you?"

Ren chuckled at that but then saw Kyoko's firm and hurt look, "I'm sorry," he told her. "You said before that there was a girl that I was in love with and you're right. I mean, I never thought I had a chance with her," he rubbed the side of his neck. "You see, this girl has sworn off love because she's been hurt by love before. She's a girl that I met when I was a kid."

"Well then I wish you luck and happiness with her," Kyoko said as she felt the tears in her eyes. "Whoever she is, she's extremely lucky that she has someone like you two in love with her."

Ren sighed, so much for even the skin of subtlety. "Moga—" he caught her look and so changed the name, "Kyoko-san," he said as she looked at him and he knew she was trying to see Corn through the brown hair and brown eyes. "I am In love with you," he said as Kyoko's eyes widened.

She froze. Surely he hadn't said the words which she had heard. She was taking this wrong, she must be. For someone like Ren Tsuruga to tell her that he was in love with her. No, this couldn't be happening. Again she felt a mix of emotions.

"I care about our friendship too," she replied and looked down. She knew that wasn't what he meant but it did buy her a few seconds to figure things out. Before he could respond to her, Kyoko looked up at him. "I think…that I feel the same way about you," she said as she saw his surprised smile. "I'm not ready to be anyone's girlfriend though and I'm not giving up my dreams of acting to wait around for you and I'll only make you bentos when I have the time."

Ren smiled before chuckling to himself. "You can do whatever you want," he grinned to her. "You know that I support your goal of becoming one of the top actors in Japan, right? You should know that I would never force you to do anything that you're not comfortable with. Believe me on this, that's not how someone in love acts and it's not how I want to act."

Kyoko blushed and smiled up at him, she placed a hand on his cheek as he smiled at her and stayed very still. "How long until you go blond?" she asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"You're really looking forward to that?" he asked as she nodded. "I'm not sure, perhaps a week," he said as he allowed his fingers to run through the brown strands. "So, can you please allow me to take you out on a date?" he asked with one of his cute smiles. "You don't need to define yourself as my girlfriend and it doesn't have to be a public thing, I just want to spend some time with you."

Kyoko looked up at him and then pushed her head into his chest prompting him to hold her in his arms. "I don't even know what to call you," she said with a light laugh. "Are you Ren, Tsuruga-san, Corn, or Kuon."

"Well, I'm not Kuon yet," Ren told her as he allowed himself to rub her back in a comforting way. "It's alright if you call me any of those other names, though I think Tsuruga-san is my least favorite of the three." He kissed the top of her head and she sighed as she let him hold her closer.

"We don't have to let the president know about this, do we?" Kyoko asked again as she stepped away from him enough to look into his face. She couldn't believe that she was lucky enough to be with both Corn and Ren.

"We don't have to let him know," Ren said as he rubbed the back of his neck, "but he's Lory Takarada, it's as if he has a sixth sense about all of this. I won't be telling him, but he might figure it out. You know how he is."

Kyoko nodded, "That's true," she pretended to shiver. "So, is there still time to go to the restaurant?" she asked with a cute smile and Ren nodded, he held her hand in his as they made their way back. "I'm still angry at you for deceiving me, Corn," Kyoko attempted to remind him but she couldn't keep the smile off her face. She was glad that she was with someone who supported her and her dreams, she hoped that this would be so much different than Shoutaro.

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Ren couldn't contain his happiness the following morning. He knew that he would have to move slower in the relationship with Kyoko than with any girl he had previously been with. He knew that they didn't have defined relationship roles yet, it might even be some time before she was ready for that. He knew that he had to try his best not to scare her, but he had just started dating Kyoko Mogami, how could he not be happy?

"As if you couldn't behave more like a foreigner," Yashiro commented as he looked down at the character description page at the beginning of the script. "You already show that you have a Westerner side to you even if it's just your private personality."

"Well, then it's a good thing that I'm doing this role, right?" Ren smiled back at him as they stopped by the light. "I thought you'd be making more comments about my acting across from Mogami-san."

"I was waiting for you to bring it up yourself," Yashiro said, "You always tell me how I should never raise your hopes. This is a role in a script, Ren."

"You're right, Yashiro-san" Ren smiled. "You shouldn't raise my hopes, it's a cruel thing to do to somebody. However, the fact that both Mogami-san and I are working together in this drama is something that I look forward to. Despite there having been a few scenes that Mogami-san and I were involved in during Dark Moon, this one has us starring across from one another."

"And it has Kuu directing it!" Yashiro added excitedly as Ren laughed.

"It does, but we'll be seeing him a lot so please try to restrain yourself," Ren said with a soft chuckle. He looked down, "Yashiro-san, what jobs have I got coming up that require my hair and eye color to be my usual?" he asked as Yashiro looked him over.

"I thought that you had an appointment in a week so that you could get into character. You only have a few talk shows and then that variety hour, all of those could be done with blond hair if you wanted to make a statement. Though everyone is expecting you to look like yourself instead of having a Western image."

Ren sighed, "I never told you that I'm not Japanese?" he asked as if it was an obvious question. "Or really, I'm only a quarter Japanese and then a quarter Russian and then half American?" he asked causing Yashiro's mouth to drop. Ren was glad that he hadn't disclosed his personal relationship with the Hizuri family yet, that would have to be a conversation that came up soon. He couldn't blindside his own manager unless he was willing to commit an actor's suicide.

"I believe that I would have remembered that conversation," Yashiro said as he adjusted his glasses. "Of course, I did suspect with the way that you act."

"Is there really such a difference in acting styles between Japan and America?" Ren asked with a playful grin, "I'll have to make note of the differences."

"You know what I mean," Yashiro sighed as he rolled his eyes.

Ren parked the car and smiled at his manager, "I plan to tell Japan my real name when this movie comes out," he said. "Originally my dream was to act in the United States, but as long as I can keep you as my manager, I think I'd be happier here."

Yashiro blinked at him, "Any reason for this change of heart?" he asked, "as for being your manager, I think we're an excellent fit so as long as relocation isn't a factor I would be happy to keep working alongside you."

Ren smiled, "I have a new dream. It involves…"

"Let me guess," Yashiro smiled and pointed as to where Kijima was pursuing Kyoko. This was a fourth guy that Ren had momentarily forgotten about.

"What do you say, Kyoko-chan?" Kijima asked as he showed Kyoko two tickets for a stage production that was becoming increasingly popular in Japan. It was a retelling of Cinderella, something that Kyoko would usually be very excited for. That excitement wasn't on her face at this time. "I'll even take you shopping before hand."

"Can you stop it?" Kyoko asked as she raised an eyebrow, "I'm not interested. I'm sorry, but there must be someone else who you can ask."

"So cruel," Kijima pouted, "Of course your bluntness is one reason why I like you so much, Kyoko-chan" he said as Ren started to make his way over to them. "Give me one good reason why you can't go out with me? I've definitely earned it. Imagine the power couple the two of us woul-"

"I have a boyfriend," Kyoko said as Ren blinked. He hadn't expected her to use that term for him yet. He smiled happily as he took a few steps back so she wouldn't be alerted to the fact he had just heard that.

"I thought you had sworn off love," Kijima pouted.

"Well you can think whatever you want!" Kyoko argued back to him, "I just started dating him and anyway, if you thought I had sworn off love then why are you so persistent?"

"Then tell me his name," Kijima said, "If he's not famous then why should he be of interest to me?"

"You don't deserve to know his name," Kyoko said as she blushed not realizing that both Ren and Yashiro could hear her at this point. "You don't even know him."

"So, he isn't famous?" Kijima asked before Kyoko let her impulses get the better of her as well as her desire to protect Ren, "I bet he has a stupid, ridiculous name like Mickey Mousington."

Ren turned his back to them knowing that Yashiro wanted to interrupt the conversation. As long as Kyoko was committed to him then it didn't matter, he could be happy. Yashiro kept studying his client's face with an excited grin on his face. He was about to shake Ren and congratulate him on his obvious relationship before the words caused everyone to stop still.

"His name is Kuon Hizuri!" she yelled back as Ren felt his whole body pale.

What had she just said?