-Beginnings: Part 7-

Kyoko breathed deeply as she walked into the classroom with Cody, they had 1st period History together which was a relief, though she felt a bit odd that she wouldn't be introduced as a new student but then she was also supposed to have been going to this school since level one her records would state that she been here pretty much from the start. She moved towards the back seat near the window. Cody had gone to talk to a few of his friends while she looked out the window.

Her father had truly planned to include her last life into her new life. Even down to the fact she only was friends with the family, she was being raised with. True they were much kinda and far more like a family than the Fuwas ever had been not that she hated or disliked them it was just the fear of being sent away, how they were turning her into a fitting bride for Shotaro, at the time she had thought that was her dream. Now she wondered if it ever truly was… sure she loved him. She was madly in love. So much so that even when he kissed other girls she forgave him, believing beyond that it was just a phase, that because his mother was raising her to remain pure for him that he was just getting out the urges he couldn't act on with her.

Her fingers twitched as she felt one of her children twirl itself around her wrist. She didn't care how it looked as she allowed a finger to pet the little creature she couldn't see but only feel sometimes, but the darkness, the hate the bitterness of a past life she couldn't forget that seemed to even haunt her into this life… fed her. Gave her a strength that even she didn't fully realize but she knew it was there. Something that would never truly disappear for the rest of her life no matter what else happens to her.

"Kyoko" he smiled as she slowly drew her eyes towards him. "I see you have your mask on," he said patting her on the head. He was sitting at the desk in front of her. "It's pretty amazing, it's been awhile since I saw it."

"Is it really?" she didn't know if that was the case.

Cody smiled sadly "I'm sorry I left you."

Kyoko shook her head softly, "Don't be, you need to great your friends. I know that. You are a Prince after all."

The smile that played across his face was well placed but his eyes show a hint of sadness. Kyoko could tell that he didn't really see any of these people as his friends. People with connections that could help his country. That was the role he was born to play and he had to keep face painted no matter what he really felt inside. Only within the palace was his smiles more real than they would ever be here. Just like with the Fuwa's she had to keep her smile on her face in front of the people who brought their business to them no matter how she felt, how sick or hurt she was. It wasn't allowed. "I fully understand, you don't need to worry about it."

Cody stared at her before looking down slightly, "Yeah I guess you would understand better than anyone else."

"Alright everyone please take your seats" and thus World History began.

Reino sighed as he flipped open his cell phone, he closed the lid and leaned in the chair. A hand played across his features, "Reino shouldn't you answer the phone?" Violet eyes met his own as if trying to see into his soul.

Fear washed over her features as she shakingly picked up the phone. "Y...yes?"

"Hello Aunt Nikita" the voice was emotionless and speaking in Russian. A hand fell across her lips trying to hold in the fear as she looked into her mirror before looking quickly towards the door. "Aunt Nikita~" her head snapped back towards the voice on the phone, closing her eyes she smiled praying that it would reach her voice.

"Tomi, it's so nice to hear from you," she replied back to him in Russian, yes it would have to be if he started talking in Russian, he would not change unless to mess with her mind.

"Hm" she knew he didn't believe it but she pushed it down the fear as if nothing was the matter. Yet he knew as well as Tomi would that she was terrified of him. She was scared of the anger of her siblings but for some reason that Reino didn't know the fear of Tomi was the strongest.

"I'm at work at the moment, how can I help you?" the smile was on her face as she looked at the mirror as if acting a role.

"Oh. I'm bored." Her eyes snapped open the fear washing over her face. It took everything in her willpower to not drop the phone.

"Bo..bored you say?" her eyes darted around the room carefully as if expecting someone to step out of the shadows.

"Yes… Reino should answer my calls soon." she nodded her head as she looked back in her mirror.

"Yes…. I'll talk to him about it."

"Thank you, Aunt Nikita, I'll let you get back to work now." his voice seemed to say he was happy for the time being.

"Of course, anything for you Tomi. Goodbye" she said hearing the dead tone, on the other hand, she quickly turned off her phone.

Reino's eyes narrowed slightly before he smiled, not wanting her to worry he placed a hand on her cheek "I'll pick up the next time he calls."

"Thank you, dear," she said kissing the top of his forehead.

She moved away before talking about her plans for the day. Reino allowed his mind to wander only slightly following along, besides if she actually needed to reach her it wouldn't be hard to do so. Whatever Tomi wanted from him, he was willing to scare his mother for it. He knew Tomi's past… he knew he would not physically hurt her but he had no qualms messing with her head. It was the main reason he didn't call her, Tomi didn't honestly want to destroy her happy life, living in the light was something Tomi wanted and at the same time, they both knew the dark underworld held him firm and would always hold him firm. In some ways, Tomi was more dangerous than even his father.

Vas took joy in killing, Boris took joy in maiming people but they both did it for The Family. Where Tomi didn't… if he couldn't see the memories of those around him, their strong memories. He likely would never have known that Tomi did it because he could. He could do it and you better hope to the gods above that it wasn't because you took something from him, something that he was interested him. There was no enjoyment in it, it was a message to the rest of the world, to not take his things.

Reino sighed, 'well I'm bored by the normality of this world but even this is too much for me.'

Kyoko picked up her books and put them into her bag. Cody leaned back under his breath "Keiji and I go to the Primary School Roof for Lunch." No sooner were the words out of his mouth did he have several people around him. Kyoko moved passed them. They only had so much time before classes, the biggest issue she thought she would have had was finding her location but between Amanda, David and Cody she had a pretty good idea of not only the classrooms for her classes but the whole campus itself.

No friends meant that she could take her time to get to class, take a seat in the back, near the window, no one bothered her, no one even seemed to notice she was there either. It hurt but it was a dull pain that she knew and unlike in the past she knew none of these people would actually pick on her, they all had masks, they all wore them… but she did notice that they allowed their own feelings show within those masks or at least what they thought would help them fit in more.

'I can do this, I can get through French…' it was the very first level. Then she had English while it was not learning the language she would be able to write and understand it better. This would be the most useful for her, she could use it to push home that she was raised her.

Stepping into her French class she found a seat in the back. Instead of in the window, she was against the wall this time as a group of people were already there. Pulling out her things she allowed her mind to keep going through how her day would go. 'After English, I have History of UK, this differs from History which dealt with the world this focus just on the country I was raised and born in. This is only on Monday and Wednesdays, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday was gym.' A small smile played across her features 'Daddy really did plan to give me all the information and skills I would need for being his daughter…' she flipped open the French lesson book 'I can meet up with Keiji and Cody after that… then I will need to rush to my second language class Russian course… followed by science which Cody was apparently in as well, then there is math with Keiji, her last class was a study period. 'This is doable, while I'm not a fan of history, I knew that woman didn't accept anything below 100% so of course, I applied myself… and it's not like a waste to learn either… not with the way Father dresses' she mentally sighed at the thought. 'Does he even own normal clothes?'

Yukihito sat in the passenger side as Ren drove to their next appointment, "I rearranged your to fit in the walkthrough of the main cast. It will allow you to meet the other main cast too. I talked to them they are willing to move the read through next week. March will be tight for filming but I was able to get you 9 days for the Oxford Fashion Week, they'll also want you to model for the photos, not just the walkway."

Ren nodded his head. "Thank you."

Yashiro, "You also have a… well the President planned a date for you." Ren sighed heavily, " she's supposed to try and sway you to do the engagement ring commercial that's tonight" Ren's eyes turned towards him a smile planted on his face.

"Oh?"

Yashiro nodded "Yes the President told me while you were working…" Ren wanted to bang his head on the steering wheel but he would keep it as a business dinner. "Shall I arrange for flowers for the night?"

"No. It's a business dinner, actually Yukihito you will be coming with me to assure no rumors spread," he said looking at his manager slightly, a smile lit up his face and Yashiro sighed heavily. The President throwing women at him, Ren throwing him into the middle of those meetings. What did he do to in his last life to get stuck in the middle between the two of them?

Kyoko stretched on the roof of the Primary School Roof, it was cold but they really did make sure the uniforms would help fight the cold. Not to say after running all the way she was feeling pretty warm. Staring up at the grey sky she couldn't help but feel a moment of calm wash over her. "You'll get sick like that" Kyoko blinked as Keiji came into her view "Where is your coat?"

"I didn't grab it, I didn't want anyone to know where I was going," she said sitting up. Keiji sighed as he dropped a blanket on the roof. She watched him as he pulled out his lunch, "I am surprised you brought your own lunch."

"I don't want to bother with the crowds." Kyoko couldn't deny that was like him, he wasn't exactly social unless he had to be. He had a very dislike of people in general.

"Is it like with Cody?" The poor man seemed to be bounced on from the moment they weren't in lessons.

"No, but it's annoying to have women hang off of me." Kyoko gave a small nod of her head. He didn't tell people he was interested in men, because in Japan it wasn't something they really approved of, don't show it, doesn't talk about it type of thing. Still, he was living in the United Kingdom and they were much more welcoming about such things so she didn't understand fully why he wasn't as well. Maybe because he really wasn't a citizen here.

'I'm sure father would celebrate it regardless… and make a big show of it if they allowed him too' she mentally sighed thinking about it. Her father didn't seem to care those sort of things, as long as it was love.

"He would"

Kyoko's eyes shot open, then looked down "You could tell?"

"You are easy to read when you aren't wearing that mask" his eyes turned towards the door as it opened and slammed shut, Cody had ran it seemed too, he was wearing his coat as he looked back at the door. "Bad day?"

"Keiji~" Kyoko could tell he wanted to cry but he wouldn't "They kept trying to feed me~" he slides down the door sitting against it, his hands in his head. "Do you know embarrassing that is and the hurt expressions…" he took a deep breath "I wish I had my own Amanda sometimes."

Keiji, "the world is better off without two of her. Come on let's have lunch." He held out a second lunch for the boy, Cody stood up his eyes moving towards the door before sighing heavily and sitting next to him.

"The only time they don't bother me is when I'm at your side." his eyes turned towards him "they are so focused on you… it's creepy how they fawn over you." He turned towards Kyoko smiling warmly at her.

Kyoko, "Why don't you have your lunch? I know you packed it…" actually she had made sure he had it with him.

Cody eyes dropped "It disappeared…"

Kyoko frowned slightly, "How did it disappear?"

Keiji "They like to hide his lunches. It's rarer when he actually has it with him. It's in hopes of buying him lunch or feeding him his lunch depending on the person."

Kyoko eyes turned towards Keiji, "That's why you have two?"

Keiji nodded his head, "Yes… otherwise, he would go without."

"I wouldn't if you would come with me," Cody said taking the lunch that was offered to him.

"I am not a meal" Keiji eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at him and Cody sighed heavily.

Kyoko couldn't help but laugh at their batter. She couldn't help but think that this what it was supposed to be like to have lunch with friends. She grabbed her own lunch box, 'I have to thank him in a way I suppose… if he hadn't been so full of himself' her eyes darken she didn't want to finish that line of thought.

"Kyoko" she looked back up at Cody, his ginger hair falling covering his green eyes "That was your past life." He smiled patting her on the head.

She smiled softly nodding her head, 'I have to make sure not to worry them'

Keiji, "It's fine for us to worry about you Kyoko"

"Are you sure you aren't a mind reader?" it was creepy how he could read her so well. Keiji shrugged his shoulders as he ate, Cody looked at him before looking back at Kyoko before looking back at him. A grin playing across his features as he sat down.

Sho stretched out against his couch a grin playing across his lips, 'that was to easy' he laughed. He turned on the tv, his eyes narrowed at the man on the screen.

"Our special guest is Japan's Most Desired Man, Tsuruga Ren" the voice of a very attractive chestnut colored woman with hair that fell down the middle of her back held out her hand towards the man sitting on the couch. The applause was more like a roar. He smiled towards the host.

"Welcome Tsuruga-san," she said sitting in the chair next to the couch he sat in, leaning ever so close to him. "So… we must ask has anyone caught your eye yet?"

His smile still in place, "No. Not yet."

"You heard it, ladies! Tsuruga-san is still single! Meaning that he still holds the title of the sexiest bachelor." cheers drowned out the conversation once again.

"Is that the same thing as being the most desired?" his smile gave off a boyish feel.

"Oh no, not at all. They are totally different"

"Oh?"

"Yes. The first means we will never want to take our eyes off of you. The second means we want to be that special lady in your heart. Isn't that right ladies?" cheers of agreement.

Sho turned off the tv, throwing the remote, against the wall. "That no good pretty-face no talent bastard… don't worry... I'll be taking your crown soon. Just watch me you bastard." He grabbed his phone as it rang.

"What?" he snapped.

"If you are going to be rude."

"No, wait! Sorry I didn't know it was you."

"Fine, I'll forgive you this time. Tomorrow morning at 9, be here if you want to talk." The man hung up and Sho grinned.

"And soon Kyoko will be back where she belongs." his good mood being lifted at that thought.