"I have to go somewhere."
"What?" answered Kyouko at the door. "But I just got here."
"Not now, and come in Mogomi-san," he ushered her in. "I mean, an event. Like, an awards ceremony."
"Congratulations."
"I'm not nominated. It's for singers. But I'm being forced to attend."
Singers? Thought Kyouko. If singer's were going to be there, than Shou would be there for sure. Sucked for Ren.
"Oh…well umm what is it exactly you want me to do?" She asked timidly, not her real self. She had been afraid of this, acting all weird because she DIDN'T like him.
"Well, you see…" Ren started, shyly. "For this event, I need a female acquaintance to go with me…and it's sort of last minute and my friend Ribeika couldn't go, so I was wondering…in conclusion, if you'd like to be my…acquaintance." He knew it was awkwardly worded, but he was hoping that she was so lost in her own little like usual she wouldn't notice the crack in his voice on the word "acquaintance."
Oh, thought Kyouko, so I'm second choice…
"Um sure. What do I have to do?"
"Have fun."
She had said yes. And that was all that mattered.