Authors Chat: Chapter 7 is very short, but I've ended it where it needed to be ended. I'll likely have Chapter 8 up very shortly. Enjoy!
I would greatly appreciate your comments and constructive criticism!
That being said, italics text are direct thoughts of characters, text is in quotes, noises are done with asterisks.
DISCLAIMER: Skip Beat! and it's characters are not my original creation, they are owned and created by Nakamura Yoshiki.
Story Timeline: This fanfic is outside the timeline Nakamura-sensei has set forth. This would take place past the present storyline, but a not-so-distant future. Character development applies as I will attempt to keep the characters as Nakamura-sensei has made them. (Otherwise it just isn't a fanfiction but rather a fiction merely using the same names!) Just don't forget that some things may seem a bit out of character since they (characters) are in situations that Nakamura-sensei has not yet put them into or developed the emotional necessity for.
Playing With Fire
Act 7
The car ride was silent, each lost in their thoughts.
Ren was grateful Kyoko's fear and his confusion took the passion off his mind and the tent out of his pants.
She was playing with me one moment, afraid of me the next! He had forgotten somewhere between the two that Kyoko completely immersed herself in her roles. He would have to remember to maintain his self restraint in the future.
This Natsu couldn't be trusted to keep Kyoko's best interest at heart nor in mind. Natsu was dangerous. To himself, as well as Kyoko.
Kyoko had first realized what was going on when Ren had removed her sweatshirt. It was like Natsu's spirit had left her when the sweatshirt was thrown across the room.
Did Natsu want Katsuki? Or Ren? Kyoko didn't know for sure. All she did know was that when Natsu had left her, the sense of excitement, and the warmth burning her skin where Ren touched and kissed lingered, and that scared her.
She had refused to allow herself to love after the fiasco that was Shou, but her mind could only push the thoughts away while her heart was screaming and wanting to love Ren.
"Mogami-san?"
They had pulled up to the Daruma-ya and been sitting in the car for a few minutes, lost in thought.
Kyoko looked up to Ren and blushed. She turned to leave the car, but as she unlatched the door, Ren spoke again.
"Mogami-san… I'll pick you up in the morning. We have more scenes to go over. … and I would like to discuss what happened tonight."
Kyoko exited with a nod.
What DID happen tonight?
It was so hard to grasp, and however much Ren would like to let Kyoko forget it and move on, he had to understand what pretense she was acting in while kissing him.
Katsuki was meant to kiss Natsu there, but realize what he was doing and that they were still in school, then back off of her and leave the room.
Natsu was NOT supposed to keep egging Katsuki on, so was it Natsu? Or was it Kyoko?
He had to know.