-Gathering: Part 4-

Boris walked out of the door guard nodded his head. "Thanks again for directions Erik-san," he said pulling out a wad of cash and putting it in the man's left breast coat jacket. "I'd pretend if I were you to have been knocked out."

The man nodded his head, "of course sir." he looked at his clipboard "Is there anything else I can help you with today?"

Boris chuckled, "Naa, I got what I needed."

Erik, "May I ask, why didn't you just ask me?"

"Heh" Boris smiled pulling out his cellphone "You don't deal with middlemen, you always go directly to the boss. Besides would you had told me?"

"No…," he said looking away. Boris could tell that he was hiding something, he figured it had to do with why he was here.

"Right they got a hold on you, strong one too I'd say. I could have gotten the information I required out of you, but I'm betting that hold would have you taking your own life before you ever did it. So you remained loyal but smart, you sent me in to speak to your boss." he walked off leaving the man staring at him. "I recommend going in about 10, he's going to want to have that looked at." he chuckled again.

Dialing his brother, Boris smiled into the phone when he heard his voice. "It's me White," he spoke in German grinning widely. "I got the Blue Rose's name. Don't know why you wanted the information but it seems her name was Mogami Kyoko, here's the kicker, mother's dear sweet daddy is back from the grave."

Vas, "Tod Damon?"

Boris, "Yes seems the little rose was picked up by death's demon."

Inside the student council room, there were two boys staring at the sight they walked in. Amanda hugging her brother's left arm staring down at Kyoko. On the right was Kyoko hugging his right arm staring up at Amanda. Both girls seemed to be annoyed at the other.

Keiji looked back towards Cody "I'm not dealing with." he turned to leave. Cody's hand on his arm, his eyes looked down at the hand that was holding him.

"She's been like this since morning, the ride over… once we were inside the school she was normal business…" his eyes didn't leave the three. Keiji looked back at the three sighing heavily as he did so. "Can't you think of anything? I mean she only got this weird because of you."

Keiji, "She's always been weird."

"Yeah but not possessed by my sister!" Cody snapped turning towards Keiji.

Keiji looked towards David "Are you good with it?"

David looked at him and smiled, his eyes closed to slits as he did so "I don't know how to answer that."

Keiji sighed heavily sitting down at the table, the fact neither girl was doing anything at this point that was dangerous meant something. He looked towards Kyoko and then towards Amanda, 'Doesn't mean that Amanda is holding back' his eyes turned towards Kyoko before looking towards David, "Are you dating her?"

David stared at him for a moment, "What? No, it never crossed my mind, mean she is in theory a second cousin once removed meaning I could…" His eyes trailing towards Kyoko as he did so they were second cousins, it wouldn't be weird at all.

Amanda, "While she is an improvement of your normal standards, I want to point out who her father is and what that would mean for you." David shuddered.

David, "No… no… I said I could…not that I would" he looked towards Kyoko "besides you don't like me that way do you Kyoko?"

Kyoko, "No of course not, you are just my dearest male half." she said nuzzling again his arm.

Amanda huffed "He's not your other half he's mine!" David sighed heavily.

"Tell her whose half you are?" they both said together only to turn back to shooting glares at each other. David looked between them both and then stared at Keiji's "I'm his!" he said moving away from both girls he touched Keiji's cheek as he leaned forward to kiss him.

Keiji hand went right to his face, blocking their lips from touching "Don't drag me into this."

David pouted, "Aww come on. The last time I got into it, it got scary… I thought I was going to lose an arm."

Cody looked at Keiji "See… I told you. She would never be like this if you didn't sign her up as your partner. Yesterday she was this creepy thing in the corner, now she's… possessed by my sister. Today she didn't even want to the food she normally ate, she ate all of Amanda's favorite things. Lory was amused by the whole thing. He started calling her Mandy!"

David sighed running a hand through his hair, "and then went on how talented she was and then told me to play along with it… I can't keep up with both of them. Be my other half Keiji" he said grabbing Keiji's hand looking him in the eyes.

"No" his eyes turned to look at Kyoko and Amanda, it wasn't exactly a copy but the mannerisms and way she carried herself were all the same. Even the whole idea that David was her other half because they were twins and he was everything she wasn't and she was everything he wasn't, the idea that together they were one person who stood above all others seemed to be played out pretty damn well.

"Lory told you to play along?" he said looking at David.

David, "Yes…"

"And he didn't see anything wrong with her actions?" Keiji said looking at Cody who nodded. Keiji pulled out his lunch box. "Then there is nothing to worry about, is there Amanda?" he said with a shrug.

"No… not really…" Amanda said taking David's arm as Kyoko moved after her in much the same matter.

Kyoko, "I just don't like to share the only one who can truly understand me."

Amanda's eyes shot towards Kyoko before looking down, David pulled his hand free of her grasp and wrapped his arm around her before kissing her temple. His eyes trailed towards Kyoko, "You understand her well don't you?" She smiled up at him and gave a small nod of her head.

Ren leaned against the door of the makeshift records room, the lighting was darker with the only real light being around the desk where Akuta was sitting at. The rest of the place was set to be dim, enough light to see the labels written if you were to actually pull out any of the boxes.

"Ren-san" his eyes turned towards the girl that stood in front of him, her eyes batting up at him "Did you like my chocolate?"

He smiled his best smile, "yes it was very good Kimiko-san, reminds me of some of the world's finest chocolates" fact he knew they were exactly that she hadn't even bothered to hide the mark they added but then maybe she didn't realize they marked their chocolates. He, of course, didn't eat it regardless he never ate any of the Valentine chocolates he got because he didn't eat that much. He did keep the cards and notes they were in storage, the chocolates donated somewhere he never asked Yashiro mainly because he didn't care what happened to them.

"Ren-san… you are making me blush" she said looking down her hands behind her back as she swayed back and forth. "They weren't that good I'm sure."

Kijima leaned forward looking at her "Oh you gave him homemade chocolates Kimiko-chan?" he said looking at her before looking towards Ren.

"Ye… yes.." she said blushing more as she played with her figures now.

Kijima, "And you didn't think to let me try a piece, Ren? I'm hurt."

Ren smiled towards him, "Sorry, maybe next time."

Kimiko gasped "No… you can't do that?" she said reaching up towards him as his smile turned towards her causing her to freeze in place.

Ren, "No? But they were really good. I'm sure Kijima who loves sweet things would have really enjoyed them, perhaps next year you can make him some too."

"Clear the set!" Morizumi called, Ren leaned back against the door as Kijima smirked as she ran off to join her cousin side.

"You didn't really eat those chocolates did you?" Kijima voice was low as Ren turned to look at him that fake smile of his planted on his face.

"Whatever do you mean Kijima?" Kijima shook his head as he leaned back against the wall.

"Alright places everyone." Ren and Kijima turned towards the director. "Ren you just looked into the records door window where you see Akuta at the desk. Remember Shosuke pointed out that he would hold her in place while Kaji looks for the record. Kijima you aren't that pleased with this because he's not getting his hands dirty. Akuti remember please, you don't fall in love until his eyes meet yours. Understand?" she nodded her head.

Kijima opened the door as Ren stepped out of the way. "Good action!"

Akuta shorted documents on the desk before marking them on the computer, pulling up files locations and marking them on a sticky note before sticking them to the paper so they could join the hard copy file they belonged with. The door shut and her head shot up looking at Ren and Kijima. "How… how can I help you?"

Ren scanned the room, turning his head he made his ways towards her desk, his eyes looked at her name-tag before looking back at her as he leaned on her desk, a single finger flicked her name-tag as he looked at it "Kita" his eyes slowly moved up towards her face before taking in her eyes, causing face to flush. Her breath caught as she stared back into his eyes.

"Y...yes" her voice was caught and barely carried.

"Kita until I say otherwise, you will only hear my voice" Ren smiled softly at her "Do you understand?"

"Yes…" she said leaning towards him, she sighed running her arms around his neck.

"CUT!"

Ren pulled away from her grasp and she blinked before blushing heavily. "So… sorry!" she sat down in the chair looking down at her hands.

Ren smiled and he gently spoke to her "It's okay. You just got a little too into it." He mentally sighed 'it happens more than I care to admit'

Morizumi walked over to her, "Akuta-san you don't kiss Ren-sama until he's about to leave. You don't even have the urge to kiss him until he tells you, that you won't remember him."

Akuta "Yes! I just…" she placed a hand on her cheek "I mean...I know" she said looking back down at her hands. "I'll get it right next time."

Kijima moved to stand next lowering his voice "she's not even your co-star…"

Ren smiled "No that would be you."

Kijima's face paled "No… just no!" he said pointing at him and moving away. Ren couldn't help but chuckle.

David entered the ballroom in the palace with Keiji at his side rolling his shoulders as he did so. They couldn't be as free in this area of the palace to many eyes. Keiji lifted his eyes towards him "I hope your plan works."

"It should… she got Amanda down…" he said thinking about it.

"Why was she copying Amanda anyways?"

"My other half is really cute." he said looking at him slightly, "most people would agree she is adorable and has a lot of guys try to win her heart. Yet not everyone does, not everyone thinks she's appealing, there are guys believe it or not who find her unappealing"

Keiji looked at him "I'm pretty sure that's because of her attachment to you."

"Just proves it will take a special man to stand next to me… kinda like a special woman to stand next to me," he said smiling slightly at him. "Regardless Kyoko was shall we say borrowing my sister's strength and charm?" he said smiling as Kyoko stepped inside the room with Amanda and Maria.

"Alright Kyoko, we're going to start small. I want you to cling on Keiji like you did on me today, think of him as your other half. You know you are safe with him, that it's just a show and act but you gotta make it believable." he said patting the man on the back. Keiji frowned. "We're going to watch." He pulled out his cellphone "and I'm going to bring more and more people" he smirked, "and if you fail I'm going to give it to Lory."

Kyoko eyes widen and then she hung her head "Why does everyone use him as a threat?"

Maria smiled up at her "because everyone knows how grandfather is of course."

Kyoko sighed heavily "yeah…." she muttered softly.

David grinned "For now just start with us three. We won't take our eyes off of you." he looked towards Amanda "Did you bring the camera" she waved it at him "perfect, we will be taking video too. So show us, Mandy."

Kyoko lifted her head and looked at him "Mandy?"

David smirked "Yeah that's what Lory called you. I didn't get it until I talked to him after we got home. You were acting as Amanda, but you aren't my cute female self. Yet you clearly had a small part of her. I also think if you pretend that you use Mandy as the character when you dance with Keiji then he really will become your other half. Which for dancesport is important."

Maria looked at Kyoko 'so she has the skill to be an actress that's what grandfather meant when he named her… she doesn't know that yet. She won't until it's something she wants to do' she tilted her head 'I have an amazing auntie, completely clueless, innocent even pure and yet able to understand things better than most people and in her heart is a world of darkness. Can someone really be both dark and light?'

Kyoko chewed her lower lip before looking at Amanda, then she began to pace back and forth and Maria watched as her grudges slowly began to wrap around her. They seemed to be having a meeting of sorts, 'if only I could hear them….' she watched as they nodded their heads before disappearing and Kyoko turned around smiling but it wasn't her normal smile it was a smile that Amanda would have.

Kyoko moved her way towards Keiji and wrapped her arm around his "Let's do this my other male half."

Keiji groaned and sighed "What did I get myself into?"