This took a month and I am so sorry. I could not decide exactly where I wanted the conversation to go, what I wanted Ren to learn or anything at all really. Plus I moved out my apartment, started a new job and a bunch of other shit. It's been a busy month and I am a walking talking excuse and I'm so sorry
I don't own anything at all.
"Mogami-san, what in the world is that stain on your shoulder?"
I turn around to face what is easily the most fake and blindingly shiny smile. I'm dazzled by it, but surely an actor would have a better fake smile than that, I can see right through it to his anger and irritation.
I feel like a rabbit staring down a lion, he might just be the death of me. Dear Lord this is how I die, isn't it. He is going to chop me up and eat me for dinner.
"Mogami-san?" He says in warning, but it snaps me out of my panic I have to come up with something to say.
"Oh... It's...It's nothing." The look of skepticism is absolutely picture perfect. You can see on his face how little he believes me. The answer is absolutely not at all if anyone was wondering. That smile is back. "Really it's nothing, I just took a little fall earlier, nothing to worry about at all."
He sighs "You don't have to be so nervous, but it is late, and you are hurt let me drive you to your home."
"NO!" Sho would absolutely kill me if I was in a car with Tsuruga Ren. He is looking at me again. Is he pouting, he looks like a little puppy that is so unfair no one should be able to look like that, let alone Tsuruga Ren. It's cheating. "I don't want to be a bother. You should just go home I'll be fine."
He opens the passenger door and looks at me with eyes full of challenge. I submit.
I get into this man's car and I can only hope Sho doesn't find out about it. "I need to know where you live." I give him the address and he looks at me flabbergasted.
"What?"
"You work at a a convenience store?" I swear he is looking at me like I've grown another head. I confirm "Do you live alone?"
"Of course not, I live with Sho-chan... well kind of, he hasn't been around a lot recently. But, that doesn't matter he still chose me to live with, he is like a perfect prince and we are going to live happily ever after, and if I have to work three jobs for it I will!"
I can't begin to describe the look on his face, it feels almost like he is looking through me. It is rather odd. He shakes himself visibly and the car starts to move. I reach into my pocket and touch Corn, I said too much what if he figures out Sho is the Sho and tells the press. Oh no, I have ruined everything with one angry moment. This is awful.
The car slows down and I start preparing to beat a hasty retreat. Tsuruga Ren grabs my wrist before I can leave the car. "Do you have a phone?" I shake my head too startled to answer properly. He reaches into his wallet and pulls out a card and puts it in my hands. "This has my manager's number on it, if you need anything call it." I nod numbly and as he releases my hand I rush inside.
Tsuruga Ren
I stay until she is safely in the building I know must be incredibly expensive. Three jobs. Kyoko Mogami... Sho-chan her personal, negligent prince. As I drive all of this information washes pver me and something almost like the memory of a dream raises. It is all so familiar.
It couldn't be the little girl from Kyoto, she would only be sixteen, far too young to be living practically alone in Tokyo she would be in high school. This Kyoko does seem rather young though, and with three jobs she can't be a student. No, it is impossible the world cannot be so small. I stop at a red light and a gleam in my passenger seat catches my eye.
Maybe the world is smaller than I thought.
I'm sorry again. I hope it never takes me that long to update again, but at this point I have no faith in myself. Questions, comments, concerns not only simply welcomed, they are invited.
