Chapter 6

When in a society such as it had turned into, it is at most times considered unacceptable, and rude to ask about the caste or the species of an individual. However, Shoko Aki and Asami Haruki were seriously considering it after witnessing Kyoko's little slip. They had been told that she was an elf, but all through the filming and during their breaks, she was displaying some very unusual traits that were nowhere near elf-like.

When she first met them, she was your typical happy, bright, elf with all of the innocence that came with it, but as the day wore on and Sho's abuse continued, they could see and feel the shadows around her and the dark swirling void that was her aura. If that didn't convince them that she was nothing that they had ever encountered, the moment she displayed her large leathery, dangerous looking black wings, that now had soft, wispy black feathers, mixed with others that were as sharp as a blade on them, did. Fortunately she had been mindful enough not to display her crown of elegant horns, her whip-like tail, and obsidian, claw-like nails.

Asami Haruki was extremely impressed with her natural acting ability and wondered just how far she could go. She was amazed that Kyoko was able to fall so deeply into character that it affected her long after the filming was over. Sho and Aki had been as equally as baffled; although, one would never hear that from Sho's lips. He saw himself as an elite, and he would never compliment someone so lowly. It was far beneath him, and the little elf he had hired as the other angel. Plus, they hadn't a single clue that she was the one that had knocked him from his spot on the charts months ago.

The fact that she actually cried made him remember all those times when his parents had first taken her in, and informed her that she was abandoned on the side of a road. Someone that was unwanted like a stray dog. That's only how he saw her. His parents had loved her dearly, but never felt the need to show it. They just assumed that taking her in, and treating as they did, would have been enough of an indication. They never heard his taunts. They never saw the little pushes or shoves. They never saw the jealousy or mistreatment. They just saw an unhappy little girl that they couldn't help, no matter what they tried.

Now she was here, outshining him in every way as she always had in their childhood. She was clearly going to be a problem if she ever decided to say anything. No perhaps not. He thought. No one would listen to such a freak of nature. Who would she go to? It's not like she had family and she was definitely not part of the upper echelon in society. They would scoff at her and send her on her way as they had when they kicked her out of the television station that night she swore vengeance. No, he decided he had nothing to worry about with her.

Just when he was safely wrapped in his smug misgivings, he heard something that he never wanted to hear come out of her mouth. The ultimate betrayal. She was talking to Tsuruga Ren on her phone as she walked down the hall, and finally waited for the elevator to come. He definitely could not have that. She and he both, needed to know exactly whose servant she was. Who she belonged to, and who was responsible for her fleeting new interest, that most likely would crash and burn very soon. So he snatched the phone from her hand, and informed her so-called new master (in his mind) that she was only there out of his good graces. That he was the one that would provide her with her new budding career.

Big mistake. Huge. Never in his life had he felt that someone could actually erase his existence. He was a vampire. They healed quickly. They were strong and quick on their feet. They were fierce and they were to be feared, not the other way around. Finally, they were very difficult to kill; however, her visage and the several hundred little creatures at her beck and call, pointed out to him that a death for him before he reached a ripe old age of several hundred years, was quite imminent if he continued to piss her off.

The point was driven home when she left him feeling weak, kneeling before her, and told him as she stepped over him onto the elevator. "Hmph, I thought for sure you wouldn't have soul." Her eyes gleamed and her fangs glistened in her smile as the doors shut, leaving him panting heavily on the floor. After that, she somehow felt a little liberated at the thought that she had discovered a new aspect of herself. She didn't know how she knew, but somehow she sensed his very essence, his soul. To her it seemed more innocent than she expected and it tasted a little new, like freshly made vanilla ice cream. How common. She giggled at the thought. Was he a virgin? She shook her head at the thought. That couldn't be it. He had bragged so much about losing that aspect of himself. Could he have actually been lying to everyone about it? Perhaps this was an aspect of herself she should keep hidden. She wasn't certain what others would think of her if they discovered it. She did notice after the little "snack" that she didn't have that nagging hunger she had suffered from for so very long, and she couldn't decide if this was a bad thing or a good thing. Probably bad. She decided that she could not allow that to happen ever again.

"I don't understand why he's so angry with me." She moaned to her friend as Kanae brushed out one of her tails.

Kanae sighed and began to done their pink curse. "Maybe he likes you and he's jealous. Maybe, he thinks you went there to make nice, and make up with Fuwa." She pondered. It did sound like it. Why else would he be so wound up about her being around another guy? Why would he even care?

Kyoko just looked at her as if she had sprouted another tail right in front of her, and maybe a head or two. "EH? That can't be right. I mean look at me?"

Kanae gaped at her dumbfounded. What exactly was she missing here? There was nothing wrong with Kyoko, except she was a little weird, but she was pretty cute. She sighed. "Well, maybe it's something else. Maybe he thinks you lied to him or something." Better not open that can of worms right now. She groused inwardly.

Kyoko gasped. "I did tell him that I wasn't going for revenge. Well, I kinda was at first, but not anymore."

Kanae narrowed her eyes. "Explain this revenge thing."

Kyoko stammered and then told her everything that had happened and how Lory had helped her.

Kanae just laughed. "That was you?" She shook her head. "Good voice by the way. Hmm, well it is possible that he doesn't know and thinks that you lied to him. I mean Fuwa didn't even know it was your voice, unless you told him. Right?"

Kyoko shook her head. "I didn't tell him either. It just didn't feel right. I kind of had fun doing it, and it felt like if I said anything about singing, it would ruin it for me."

"Well, that's good to hear, but you should probably apologize, and tell Tsuruga-san the truth then." Kanae commented as she zipped up her uniform and sat next to her.

Kyoko nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I probably should. I don't want for him to think I'm a liar."

Kanae shook her head. "Yeah, that's probably what it is." and I'm a Kappa. She groused inwardly. She is so clueless it's frustrating. "Are you sure he isn't just jealous?" Kanae kind of took a little pleasure in seeing her friend fluster like that. It somewhat reminded her of a chameleon when her friend blushed.

"Of course he isn't! It's ridiculous to even think something like that!" Kyoko insisted.

Kanae held up her hands in surrender. "Okay, okay, I get it. He's not jealous, and he thinks you lied to him about your intentions." She giggled inwardly at her reaction.