Chapter 7
Knowing he was Corn and actually finally seeing him in front of her, were two different animals. Sure they had a little impromptu date together in Guam, and the two weeks, a couple of months ago, when she had finished filming in Australia, but this was so much more. She stood staring at him as he stood waiting for her in the airport terminal, like a puppy that was waiting for its owner to scold it for getting into mischief.
"Kuon?" She breathed out with misty eyes.
He gave her a small smile, nodded, and spread his arms wide. He watched as she looked at Yuki and sat her carry-on down, along with Yōsei's carrier, and ran up to him. She jumped into his arms and he wrapped her tightly. "I missed you so much, Corn." She breathed out in relief.
"God, it feels so good to hold you finally." He breathed out and hugged her tightly. "I missed you too." He chuckled a little as he set her back down on her feet. "I think we should go pick up the luggage and help Yuki."
She blushed a little and nodded. She didn't even think about how she'd greeted him, until that point. Honestly though, it didn't bother her as much as it would have even a year ago. She loved him. He knew it, Yuki knew it, Kanae and all of her friends knew it, so she really didn't care at this point what other people thought. She was tired of hiding how she felt hiding it from the world. It was exhausting and pointless, not only that, she'd always been an affectionate person and she was glad to have that aspect of herself back.
On the drive to each passenger's respective apartments, the subject of Kuon revealing his identity to the Japanese public was brought up by him. He wanted their true and honest opinions, they were his closest friends. Yuki nor, Kyoko saw any problems with it. He was talented enough to hold his own and he'd been the #1 actor in Japan long enough, that they couldn't claim that he hadn't earned it with his own hard work. Not only that, he had just landed a couple of parts, thanks to Tragic Marker and Director Konoe.
"What do you mean Tsuruga's overseas?" He groused at the receptionist. He looked up at her again. "Well what about Kyoko Mogami?" He was trying his best to sound cordial, but it just wasn't working with the look he had on his face. You know the look, the Deva King look.
"I'm sorry Fuwa-san, she hasn't been a member of LME for over seven months. If you'd like to contact her agent for a work proposal, you would need to contact LME International and ask for..." He saw her type into her computer for the name. "Ah... Here it is... You'd need to ask to speak to Yukihito Yashiro. He's her agent." She wrote down the phone number for the information desk at LME International and handed the slip of paper to him.
"Why can't you just give me her phone number? You have her information in your computer. I saw her name." He insisted.
She sighed. She'd had seen the warning in the computer about him. "Look Fuwa-san, I don't know what your relation is to her, but it is not in our policy to give out the personal information of our International Stars. I could lose my job for giving that information out without express permission. I'm sorry, but it wouldn't even matter if you were related to her, I still wouldn't be able to do so. If you do have a work proposal for her, I suggest you have your manager call that number and submit the offer."
He snatched the slip of paper from her and stomped off.
Ruto walked up to her and shook his head. "Still at it?"
She smiled. "I suppose so. What is their relation? If you don't mind my asking."
"There is none. Thank you for handling it the way you did. I'm sure Yashiro-san can take it from here." Ruto told her and decided that Lory might want to know that Sho was back for an encore.
~xoxo~
"Angel?" Kuon asked her incredulously.
Kyoko nodded. "They want me to be the antagonist again. I suppose it's not so bad. This character will have a split personality. So, I guess I get to be a good girl and a bad girl at the same time." She laughed a little.
Kuon smirked. "Well Angel, it's nice to meet you. My name is Detective Mark Spencer." He chuckled as he held out his hand that wasn't holding a soapy dish. "Please take care of me."
Kyoko laughed. "I look forward to killing your girlfriend, seducing you, and spoiling your investigations." She grinned sexily and he kissed her cheek.
"As do I, Princess." He kissed her lightly once again, bringing a beautiful light blush to her cheeks.
~xoxo~
He was livid. He had spent the good part of an hour on hold, on an international call, more than once, to get Kyoko's information, only to be told in the end, the web address to her fan-site. Rather rudely too. What was it with Westerner's and their rude behavior? How dare they tell him he wasn't important?
"I'm sorry Mr. Fuwa. Ms. Mogami does not do music videos. Especially for unknown singers. I suppose if you have a few million dollars in your budget something could be arranged, but you'd need to speak to her agent." The effeminate male voice informed him boredly.
That was a little tidbit that nearly caused a stroke. "M-Million? Million?! For that plain, boring, unattractive girl?! Are you kidding me?!" He practically shrieked.
The voice on the other end laughed. "You must be thinking of someone else. You did say her name was Kyoko Mogami, correct? The only Kyoko Mogami that we have in our records is far from your description. If she were as unattractive and boring as you say, I doubt Maxim and Playboy magazines would have invited her for her most recent promotional interviews. Could you perhaps be mistaken?" He sounded a little condescending.
"H-How?" Sho sputtered out, shocked that she was featured in magazines like that. Contrary to a teen-aged boy's personal views on the matter, both gentleman's magazines did have subscribers that actually read the articles instead of using them strictly for masturbation fodder.
"I'm sorry sir, how what?" He asked innocently.
"I'm asking how she did all this? Who did she sleep with?!" Sho spat out.
The man sighed irritably. "Sir, what you are suggesting is highly offensive. LME International does not operate that way. I advise that you check your information and call the correct company before you decide to insult people. Have a good day." He hung up on Sho.
~xoxo~
She groaned a little when she saw two of the men's magazines that her promotional interviews for 007: Rise were in, on Kuon's coffee table. He chuckled a little. "You did great." He handed her an espresso and sat next to her after kissing her forehead. "Although..." He pulled out his phone and showed her the photo that Nick had emailed him. "I think maybe I have one of the best photos. Very rare and only one copy now." The Emperor informed her.
She furrowed her brow. "What do you mean by only one copy now?" She asked a little confused. "Wait... Isn't that a still of the beach scene? Did Yuki send you that?" She squeaked, blushing furiously.
He chuckled and shook his head. "No, he didn't. I had a friend in Monaco that saw you and took the photo. He erased his copy after I let him know that I knew you and you probably wouldn't want him to have that particular photo." and the fact that I told him I would make his existence a living hell if he didn't delete my girlfriend's topless picture from his memory. He smirked proudly.
"You don't mind these others?" She opened the magazines to her articles and glanced over them.
He shook his head and wrapped her in his arms. "No, It's part of the job to get attention for your work, and we belong to each other. Other guys only get to look. I can hold you and kiss you when I want and not in my imagination. Besides, the photos are no different than what will be in the movie anyway."
She sighed in relief. "I suppose you're right. I was a little worried when I did them, but honestly... I didn't feel nearly as exposed as I did on the beach or on the yacht. I guess I'm just getting used to it now."
He kissed her cheek, released her. and let her drink her espresso. "Just keep being you and don't let anything drag you down. You'll do just fine. If it starts getting to you, remember that I love you." He told her with a quick kiss as he leaned back into his seat, and they began discussing their new little cinematic endeavor together.
