-Oxford - Friday: Part 11-

Kuon felt the difference and if he didn't know that Marian Walters was indeed Kyoko Takarada he could have been convinced otherwise. Where Kyoko was stiff unless he was angry, at which point she seemed willing to touch him 'as if she was scared he might do something' he couldn't help the smile that he knew was on his face as he stared at her. Marian was indeed more relaxed as long as he kept it all in a friendly manner, he had attempted to run his hand down her leg, which he had one with Kyoko as Ren but her hand shot out and stopped him, her eyes turning towards him showed nothing but annoyance. Yet, her eyes always turned away from him, always looked back towards the Blonde who hadn't shut up yet, as if trying to convince someone who had not once spoken a single English word back to her. Her smile was perfect, it held a warmth but there was clearly no warmth in it. A perfect business smile or perhaps to be more correct it was the same sort of smile that both Princesses and Prince wore themselves. 'Guess even more than actors and actresses they aren't allowed to show their true emotions' his eyes turned towards the Redhead who had grabbed his arm trying to pull it free from around Kyoko's waist. 'They really are annoying though' he thought with a sigh 'and I'm supposed to be meek' he rested his head on Kyoko's shoulder as he sighed heavily.

Kyoko eyes turned towards him once more, she lifted her hand for a moment, debating running her fingers through his hair before mentally scowling herself, 'No Marian wouldn't do that but she would pat him on the head' patting his head some she turned to look back at the Blonde before her.

"Don't people understand when someone is claimed?" Blonde was glaring at Marian.

Truth be told Kyoko didn't tend to care, she was used to being hated. She was used to girls throwing themselves at the man she had loved, she was used to seeing him making out and holding them. She wanted to believe because he was different from her because he had treated her different that he cared. She was stupid and it was taking a lot of effort not to get up and walk away, to tell this woman to just go to Japan and find Ren Tsuruga. 'Not that you could get near him' she thought thinking about her niece for a moment 'Maria would totally destroy you before you got in fifty feet of him' she smiled thinking about it. 'Actually, I do feel bad for this guy though.' Still, this was getting out of control pushing a strain of her hair behind her ear she wondered for a moment how Marian should respond and not so much herself. Besides the nails of the woman behind her was starting to actually dig in and cause pain, 'as if I don't have enough problems' she thought turning her head towards the Redhead.

"It's because she's a stupid foreigner who can't understand basic English." the Redhead was going to snap soon Kyoko could feel the anger building up around both of them, this was going to get ugly fast she had to do something.

'If he was Corn' she tilted her head and smiled softly. There was no way to deny the warmth in her heart, how even after all this time through the Corn stone he was still watching over her. She would now allow herself to think of how sad she still was over him leaving, just the good things about him. Corn likely wouldn't have been very good with women either, he was very kind and gentle. He went out of his way to see her smile, he gave her years worth of good memories in a short amount of time and she felt herself growing lightly and happier with just that thought.

Kuon had felt her shift, his eyes pulling away from her if his heart had stopped before it was never going to pick up again. Her whole face seemed to brighten and warm every ounce of his being and the worse part was, he had nothing to do with it. Kuon eyes darted quickly around the room before narrowing slightly, he could already feel people eyes on them from before but it would only be a matter of time before someone attempted to make a move on her. 'Shit, why does she have to make such an expression' pulling her face into the crook of his neck. She gasped slightly against him, he could feel her stiffen up against him, 'Sorry Kyoko-chan, I can't... I can't let anyone see that smile.' He groans slightly at the thought, 'What the hell put that smile on her face in the first place?' His eyes darted towards the two women next to him neither looked too happy with his action.

"You would think him having two women with real assets he wouldn't be clinging to the one with no sex appeal at all" the Redhead giggled softly at her friend's comment.

"Well, maybe he just doesn't know how to handle pretty women?" She smirked as the Blonde grinned at her.

'Great what are they planning?' Kuon's eyes turned towards Kyoko who still seemed frozen he couldn't help but smile. Still, there was a problem and if he couldn't be his normal self to handle it he really needed Kyoko to step up and do so. It wasn't as if these two women would physically harm her, seeing as Heth seemed to be about young women it was more likely they would be targets than anyone else. 'Hm, but they hadn't been, so what was the difference between them and Kyoko?' He watched as she pulled her face away from him, 'That... smile' he wasn't sure why she was smiling like that but he didn't want it to ever be directed at someone but him, and he seriously didn't want her to look at anyone else and if this was just a role, well he really didn't like it because it meant she was pulling it out from some memory, most likely a memory about Shoutaro Fuwa.

Kuon placed a hand on the side of her face leaning forward "Thank you for helping my mother" he couldn't believe what he said it was stupid. Yet, the way the smile slowly turned icy sent a chill down his spine. He couldn't help but smile at the fact that she was fully Kyoko and no longer Marian at the moment. 'So did you?' He thought to himself and he mentally sighed knowing that it was true. Yet it wasn't as if she had to know that he broke character, 'But Lory told you to not tell her who you were.' He mentally groaned 'Fuck.'

Kyoko's eyes flashed towards him, anger was building up but she knew she had to smile so that's what she did. Kyoko had felt Marian slip away, this was not what she had expected. He was in town, had been in town that's what Daddy had told her. 'All this time he could have said something to her!' she shouted in her head she laid her head on his shoulder trying to gather herself, to gather what remained of Marian, she really couldn't stay here. 'Something Marian like, I need to do something Marian like fast' she could do that.

Kuon held his surprise when she laid her head on his shoulder but he could tell that she was likely trying to figure out a way to question him. From what he could tell Marian didn't have a temper, no that temper was all Kyoko's. At least that much he was sure about because hadn't Kyoko acted differently the last time any woman showed him attention. 'Course that was just an act too' he mentally sighed as he ran his hand down her leg only for her to grab his wrist stopping his actions. His eyes narrowed as he pulled his hand free from her and rested it on the armrest. Throwing his head back against the chair he stared at the ceiling 'I don't like this, Kyoko-chan.' There was a new distance that was making him uncomfortable, the distance when he was Ren Tsuruga didn't feel this large. 'Is it really because she now knows that Juliena and Kuu are my parents?' Then there was the question if she even knew his real name and if she would make that connection? 'No it's been nine years the chances are high she doesn't even remember what I looked like.'

Kyoko 'So he's Juliena and Kuu's son' but she didn't know what his name was. Truth be told she didn't want to know because the pain she saw whenever Juliena started to think about him seemed so overwhelming and she hadn't asked Kuu, well because he was never alone. He was always with her father or with Juliena. Her father wouldn't tell her anything about him either and she understood that much but she still couldn't believe it. 'He was here this whole time and never once thought to contact his parents?' No matter how she thought about it, even if he had a good reason to run away from them, to not reach out at all, just seemed wrong to her. To not let them know personally he was alive and well. 'I couldn't do that...'

Even before Kyoko had a real family she had always done everything in her power to assure that the people who took care of her, knew she was alright. 'I even went out of my way to not be a burden to them, to be useful and needed.' So the thought of not even leaving a message of some sort, every now and again bothered her, even after they had run away from the Fuwa's home together she had kept in touch. She had let his parents know that Shoutaro and her were alright. 'I bet he hasn't even bothered to contact them... not that I have either' but she was no longer that girl, she had a new family a new life. Besides, after two months of no contact it seemed to her they hadn't even bothered to look for her. So what did it matter in the end? 'This man's family does care about him though.'

Kuon watched her face carefully, for some reason he couldn't read her expressions anymore. 'I feel like all I'm doing is learning what I don't like about her.' His eyes darted towards the two women still sitting nearby, 'At least they seemed to finally take the hint' He moved his arms to hold her once more but again she had placed her hand stopping the motion and he again felt annoyed by it. 'Why do you allow him to do it but not me?'

Kyoko mentally wanted to bang her head on the wall, none of this was helping her get back in touch with Marian. 'Wait...' she couldn't help the smile when she looked at him, she knew there was no warmth in it and the way he seemed to flinch slightly in response was enough for her, 'This works well for us' her mind thinking of how Ren Tsuruga acted to annoyances, that gentlemen smile of his that held all his anger behind it. 'Good, Marian doesn't like being annoyed and well he just became annoying to us.' she placed a hand against his cheek. "I didn't realize you were Juliena's son."

Kuon could feel the anger that was behind that smile, it was like ice to him but it was her touch that felt like fire and not in a good way. If he had to compare it to anything it was like someone had just sucker punched him. However, instead of the pain that he would expect from such an action, it was soft. 'She's really changed' but even as he thought those words he knew it wasn't exactly true. Seeing her with Maria, with her family, even his family made it clear to him that there was still so much of the little girl that he had to meet all those years ago. "Ah, yeah... You can call me Roman." This was going to be a huge problem, he knew that now. If she even bothered to look him up she would see exactly who he was. 'Well, the images would be nine years old. Yet, she might piece it together that I'm her Corn if she does.'

"Well, Roman as you are her son. That must mean you know how to deal with women." He was almost fooled by that smile as she waved over at the two women he had just gotten away from.

"What are you doing?" He knew he was having a hard time controlling his anger at the moment but he had a really bad feeling about this.

"Oh, I think it's only polite to return what I borrowed don't you?" she kissed his cheek softly before pulling away from him completely. No more than two steps away and he found his lap full of the Blonde her friend draping herself over him from behind the chair. "He promised you each a drink and a kiss goodnight" she spoke in English to the two women, at once he could tell their annoyance with Kyoko had completely disappeared and he couldn't help but wonder if it had to do with that smile of hers.

'We are not done with this' his eyes shot at her and she simply kept smiling

"Have fun!" with that she turned around and walked back out of the bar never once looking back at him.

'Oh, you are going to regret doing this to me woman.'