Chapter Two – Little Girl

Kuon sat there in panic as he looked to the tiny girl. He let his hand brush some of the long black strands behind her ear and waited for her to wake up. He was nervous about how she would react and whether she would start talking about Shotaro. He didn't want to break the news to a child that the world was still bad. He slowly steadied himself as he heard her yawn. She was adorable but this wasn't the situation he desired to be in.

Kyoko opened her eyes and looked at her tiny little hand. Her whole body seemed so small and she felt a little drowsy. She rolled over to see a very panicked Kuon looking at her and she closed her eyes again.

Kuon stared at her. He wasn't sure how to help her and as he gently brushed her hair back she felt her grab to his wrist and hum. Kuon paused, his eyes watching her nervously. He didn't know what to say, he didn't know whether she had the memories of an older Kyoko or of the girl that she looked like. He tried to figure out how to act before realizing that apologizing to an older Kyoko would be better than scaring a younger one.

"Hi there," he said gently and Kyoko opened her eyes again and reached out for his hand. She was alarmed when she saw how much bigger his hand was than hers. She blinked innocently and Kuon paused. She was adorable but this wasn't a situation which he had asked for. "I'm going to get up and get us something to eat."

Kyoko blinked, "Wha-" she asked and Kuon tucked the strands behind her ear again.

"Don't worry," he grinned, "My wife taught me how to make a few dishes. She had incredible patience with me since I'm still not very good." He tucked her into the bed again and made his way to the kitchen hoping that he could figure this out.

Kyoko watched him still unsure as to why her husband would be treating her in this manner and she slipped out of the bed which felt far too big. She felt herself fall onto the floor. Her body seemed to have shrunk and she felt a little more timid and anxious than she usually did. She walked over to the armoir that Kuon had bought her one year and saw that she couldn't really see the mirror on it and the stool seemed a little too high.

Maybe she had a cold and was delirious or something. That was what would make the most sense. As she looked into the mirror, she blinked hard as she was faced with her old self. She turned around quickly, her panic rising in her chest. No. This didn't make sense to her. She looked like she was a six-year-old. She put a hand to her cheek and the reflection moved with her. No wonder Kuon had acted towards her the way that he had.

She should tell him, right? But that might cause problems for him. If someone heard him tell her that he loved her then he would be seen as a pedophile. No. She had to focus on getting herself out of this situation without relying on him. That meant that she couldn't tell him what was happening and that made her feel sad.

To protect him, she had to act as if she was a six-year-old and look for the cure herself. She didn't want to risk his career or the way that the public had accepted him despite his known problems. She would support him but she wouldn't try to act as his wife. He didn't deserve that headache.

As she heard the sound of the frying pan, Kyoko ran out and wrapped her arms around Kuon's leg. She sniffled and Kuon lowered the heat, squatting down opposite her.

"Hey," he said gently and with a shaky hand, "Hey, it's all right, it's okay."

"Big brother," Kyoko said with soft sniffs and Kuon paused. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath in before making sure that he had a happy smile on his face that wouldn't cause her any further fear. She blinked her tears away as she looked at the warmth he had when he looked at her.

"It's okay," he said as he gently placed his hand on her cheek so he could wipe away the tears from her cheeks. "Big Brother is here," he said in an affectionate manner. "I won't let anything happen to you, Kyoko. That's what a big brother does, right? I'm glad that you remember me despite the age difference," he winked and Kyoko nodded.

"You're Corn the fairy prince," she told him and Kuon hesitated slightly before nodding. For right now he'd play along with that fantasy of hers.

"Exactly. I decided to live on Earth so that I could play with you but the price that I had to pay was to get older. I'm really really old now," he grinned and Kyoko shook her head.

"Not too old," she said as she watched him and Kuon laughed weakly.

"Not too old, huh? I'm glad," he said and Kyoko smiled at him. He seemed happy enough though she could only imagine what would happen were he to wake up in this position himself. Would he try to tell her the truth or would he hide it from her? How could she keep herself from spoiling the tiny little Corn. "I thought that I'd cook us some eggs. I don't have any hamburger but eggs are nice. You like eggs, right?"

"Yeah," Kyoko nodded, "Thank you, Brother Corn," she said and Kuon watched her. He felt hopeless in this situation but if she wanted to call him Corn the fairy, if she wanted to see him as a big brother and not as her husband then he would do it. He saw Kyoko go to sit at the low table in the living room and looked at the eggs which he hadn't even cracked yet.

"Let me turn this on for you," he told her as he sat opposite the TV and Kyoko looked at him eagerly. The silver lining with this situation would be that she would get to test his parenting skills. After checking a few channels, Kuon managed to find a Hello Kitty Princess cartoon. "Is this one okay?" he asked her and Kyoko nodded as she looked across at the two cats.

Kuon walked over to her and gently ruffled her hair before walking over to the kitchen again. Though the cartoon did draw her interest even more than it would have done the previous day. She could see Kuon cooking out of the side of her eye and she watched him as he managed to season the eggs in the way that she had taught him.

There was no doubt that he was struggling but Kyoko truly thought the decision that she had made was the best for both of them. Kyoko sighed as she thought of the things that she would have to sort out such as acting contracts and business deals that she had done. There was a violation for not showing up and she didn't want for Kuon to not do anything about it. She was risking her career if he didn't do anything about it.

No. She trusted her husband. He had always proven that he would care for her and if she were ever in a coma or had a debilitating illness and he had to have power of attorney he would do things for her benefit. He was unlike Shotaro in that. Kuon had always prioritized her first during their relationship. She had to trust him to do the same.

"Here," Kuon smiled as he came back to her. He placed a glass of milk in front of her along with the eggs and some silverware. "I'm going to grab mine too and I'll be right back," he told her before looking to the TV screen where Kitty was dancing with her sister. "This looks entertaining," he commented before going to get his own eggs and a cup of black coffee.

Kyoko paused as she looked down. She would have to decide right now whether to tell him or not. As he sat down next to her, she decided not to but still clung to his arm. She sighed and he chuckled awkwardly. It was at this point he realized how weird it was that her nightdress had shrunk too and he crossed his fingers hoping that she had some other clothes to wear.

"Thank you, big brother" she said and Kuon nodded weakly. He sighed and kissed the top of her head in the type of way that an older sibling might to their younger sibling.

"You're welcome, princess Kyoko."

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Of course luck wasn't on Kuon's side with this, luck was rarely on his side but he knew that he had to get Kyoko at least one more outfit but he wasn't sure how people would react to him with a young girl in a nightgown when he had never been seen with her before and he didn't want to risk her ending up being photographed especially when she wouldn't understand it.

What Kuon did have were friends that would help him out were he to need it. He sighed and then dialed Yashiro's number hoping that his manager could help him with this. It wasn't that they worked as closely as they once had but they were better friends than they had been in the past.

Kuon waited whilst he heard the dial tone for the phone. He picked up the phone and closed his eyes, "Hey, Yashiro. It's Kuon," he said as he felt the nerves spike up inside of him once more. "I was hoping to talk to you about something."

Yashiro took steady breaths before replying, "Sure, it sounds important. Is everything okay with you and Kyoko?" he asked and Kuon laughed weakly.

"I wish that things were better," he told him, "but yes, we're both alive and I believe healthy but I really need for you to do a huge favor for me and I'll explain why when you get here. I…I need you to go to the store and grab some stuff and I'll be really grateful for this. I'll ow—"

"You don't owe me anything, Kuon," Yashiro said immediately. "And you sound really panicked. It feels really rewarding that you'd call me and ask me to help you with this. So what is it that I can get you?"

"Can you get me at least three outfits for a young girl, regular build, six years of age, I need everything including panties," he said and Yashiro paused completely stunned at that request. Kuon laughed weakly as he waited for Yashiro to hopefully agree to do this for him.

"Okay," Yashiro nodded. "I think that I can handle that. You said for a young girl, are you and Kyoko-"

"I'll explain when you get here and I really owe you for this," Kuon said nervously before taking a deep breath of relief when Yashiro agreed to handle it for him. Kuon looked in the direction of where Kyoko had been. He hoped that he could do okay at being her big brother but they would have to get certain things sorted. A six year old would definitely not be cast in the same projects that Kyoko had been.

The next person he needed to talk to was Lory.

End of Chapter Two

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