Chapter 3
Contemplations
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Regretfully he pulled away with a sigh and opened the car door for her. Man I can't believe I almost lost it, she'll probably shut me out for good now... unless...
He turned to the still shocked spirit of Kyoko putting on his most charming expression "Is that a new perfume?"
As she barely registered what he had said she looked up at him through glazed eyes and slowly sank back to reality. "Yeh... I uh have had it ...for a while" She still couldn't help the myriad of questions crossing through her mind. Did he just try to? Surely not?
He looked at her with an expression she could only ever associate with the king of the night and presented her with an answer to her questions "It smells really nice, you should wear it more often" he explained as he chucked her a lopsided grin and allowed her into the passenger seat of the black sports car.
Oh thank god, Kyoko thought to herself. Ugh silly me of course he was just smelling my perfume! He couldn't have wanted to kiss me... right? But his face was so close...
No! He was smelling my perfume, oh dear this is bad I cannot allow myself to be caught up in something like that again, that could have been so embarrassing if I had leaned in! Geez Kyoko get a hold of yourself!
She had been so caught up in her fantasising she hadn't noticed they were already pulling into the street of her home.
Ren quietly shut the passenger door after Kyoko had got out in order not to wake the owners of the Darumaya and turned to the slightly blushing young girl.
"Thank you so much I had a lovely time... and you really helped me put my mind to rest" She looked up at him earnestly and repeated "Thank you" her golden eyes shining with the truth behind them, she hadn't even needed to say the words, her expression conveyed it all to him.
"Anytime... Kyoko-Chan" He gazed down at her in the most seductive and honest way she thought if she wasn't careful he could easily absorb her to a trembling puddle.
Her mouth parted in surprise at his mention of her name again and she looked down at her feet while shuffling her toes in her pointed heels, before looking up at him again deciding to finally brave her fears and for once in her life embrace the line he had thrown her, Totally going against all he had expected her to do she boldly said "Goodnight Ren" and turned to her leave before turning again to wave goodbye as she reached the entrance to the building.
He had never expected her to return his informal statement and the thought brought a small smile to his mouth followed by a small hope that she may just be giving him a tiny opening to her heart. He waved as he climbed into the driver's side and hastily drove off before he completely ruined the exchange by doing something stupid to make her hate him.
He had got her to call him Ren! He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
A small step for Ren but a big step to her heart.
Kyoko had situated herself into an organised schedule for the day, she didn't have any filming until the evening when she would just be casting an appearance as Bo, until then she had filed an efficient plan for the day.
First on her agenda was to go shopping for all the things she had thought she would need for the trip which she didn't already have, she had decided to go to the shopping district downtown to ensure she could get some cheap clothes for the hot weather. She had originally asked Moko-san to accompany her as she could really use the young actress' elegant sense of fashion but she had been disappointed to hear her best friend had filming scheduled all day. Oh well she thought to herself, she would just get a couple of tops and shorts that she liked the look of and it should be fine, after all she was going to be in a whole other country! She didn't much care that it wasn't cutting edge fashion as long as it served its purpose to keep her skin cool from the burning UV rays.
She had decided to go into one of the big chain clothes shops as it was cheap and usually known to be quite fashionable and comfortable, she had picked out a few tops, shorts and a pair of crop jeans and had decided it might be best to get a swimsuit when she suddenly stopped in her tracks, slowly she turned her head to the side, something had caught her eye that made her eyes glow.
There it was a dark red bikini. The top half of the bikini had straps that led round and crossed over at the back which was cute but didn't reveal too much, it then crossed over to the front to be tied together in the middle between the breasts. The bottoms were similar as they tied at the sides where the hips were.
But that was not what had caught her eye, no what had drawn this small town girl to her marvelling over the cute but slightly sexy bikini was an emblem situated at the far left corner of the bottom half round the back, on the left but cheek.
There was a small fairy emblem sewn into the fabric in shiny silver material. O-OH MY GOD IT'S A FAIRY! Kyoko was practically dribbling by the time the assistant had reached her and asked her if there was anything she could help her with as the unknowing assistant was slightly ... concerned over the strange look that had worked its way onto Kyoko's face.
The cashier had rung up the sale after standing there for several minutes whilst Kyoko had babbled on over how magical the fairy was and then left the store leaving the cashier confused and slightly mortified over the character she had encountered.
Kyoko was so thrilled with her purchase and couldn't wait to try it on; when she had seen the fairy it was just almost as if the bikini was made for her! It was so cute she just couldn't resist.
Now she had her clothes and things ready and bought for her vacation next on her agenda was a rather more daunting task.
She would have to go and meet with the President to organise time off and anything else that was a necessity to go over to ensure her trip was organised. She rode her bike to LME offices and approached the desk outside the president's office "Umm hi, I'm Kyoko I believe I have a meeting with the pre—"
Before she could finish her sentence the president burst through the double doors leaving Kyoko in disarray over the scene before her "Kyoko here you are! Come come we have many a things to discuss!" He was riding a white stallion, two men at his side throwing rose petals over him and his getup was that of a period long forgotten. Shaking her head over never being able to get used to the president's eccentrics Kyoko followed him into his office noting how the doors mysteriously closed behind her. She sat down on the red couch as she was offered a drink from the selection tray one of the two men was holding out to her, she chose a small glass of sake. She felt she would need a little bit of a kick to get through this meeting.
"So we need to organise your trip to America! I know you were worried about the audition but I'm so glad you agreed to go!" The president sobered up a bit in his excitement before continuing "It will definitely move your career forward in the right direction"
"Yeh" Kyoko agreed looking down at her drink, her fingers delicately tracing the rim. She hadn't been so much worried about the audition. No, that was more of an excuse as to her true feelings.
She was worried about returning to that place. Whilst she had cherished some fond times with her accomplices she had met there. It also held some memories she had forever shut away to the recesses of her mind and she fretted that revisiting her past would bring to light some of those regrets. Would she be able to handle reliving all of that again?
She slightly shook her head back to reality as the president asked "So where would you like to stay? We can rent a hotel for you or Kuu and his wife have offered you a room in their house for the week?" His eyes shone brightly at that last part and Kyoko really felt touched that her 'father' wanted to spend time with her and introduce her to Kuon's mother but she already knew arrangements had been made for her, though not necessarily with her consent.
"I would have loved to but I've already been offered by a friend to stay with her" She had expected the surprise that crossed the presidents features as he asked her about the stranger.
"Oh well that's great! Are you sure though we could get you a hotel room?" The safety of people the company was responsible for was always utmost in Lory's mind and he would have to do research into this woman Kyoko had brought up to ensure she would indeed be safe there, after all you never know with people these days, the president sighed to himself reclining himself into the red leather couch opposite and inhaling a puff of his cigar.
"No I'm fine thank you" Kyoko laughed nervously "I think she is rather looking forward to spending time together again, we haven't seen each other in a while and we were very close from a young age. I think also she has arranged to meet up with some of our old friends we used to hang out with... actually now that I think about it she texted me this morning to tell me one of them might also be staying over, so I'm sure the three of us will have a lot to catch up on." They had been through everything life had thrown at them over the years, there for each other through thick and thin, life and death. Although they had their moments they never really meant it and would always ensure the relationship restored after a fall out. As their friend Shorty had once said they were like an 'old married couple'.
She was also looking forward to seeing her other friend staying with them as she had moved away about 5 years ago and they hadn't really seen each other since.
"Oh wow really, I never got the impression you had many people to contact from your past" Well certainly not her mother, no she had abandoned them years ago.
"Well I do have some old friends but they all now live in America, and as the years have gone by she is the only one I really keep in contact with any more" The president felt her sadness through her expression as she glanced down at her hands with almost a look of regret. No wonder, anyone would regret growing apart from close friends.
"Well then it'll be good for you two to catch up" He smiled at her warmly which cheered her up somewhat.
"Yes I am looking forward to it thank you" Ok her best friend was a bit eccentric but she couldn't deny it, she really did love her. She had been like an older sister she could always depend on to be there when she needed her most.
The president smiled at her obvious attachment to her old friend and lifted up some papers off his desk scanning over them before continuing "Right so you are going to America for a week... here is your flight ticket, don't lose it!" he handed her an A4 sheet with a colourful banner across the top stating the airline; a barcode and various paragraphs of information about her flight "Yes thank you" she replied politely as she took the various papers he was handing her whilst he explained what each one was for. "Right that one is information on the airport, what time the company car will come to get you, where to hand your luggage, etc... this one is for what you can take with you and what you can't... and this file..." he stated pulling a brown folder off the table before handing it over "is all the information on your audition and the part, what you will be required to do, time to be there, Don't worry everything you need to know is in there!"
"Thank you very much President" Kyoko bowed as she stood up.
"Have a safe trip" the president nodded as she walked over to the doors to exit the chamber.
Lory suddenly remembered "Oh wait Mogami-san!"
"Yes?" she turned and stared with contemplation.
"What was your friend's name?" Lory still had to check this person out, it was his duty as she had no real guardian he had felt obliged to help organise the trip as a parent would have done and of course he had to ensure her safety.
"Its Kayla" Kyoko replied with a fond smile.
"And the other girl staying with the two of you?" Lory needed all the details just in case; you never know when they would come in useful, especcially if something was to happen.
"Oh her name is Tina."
"Hello Ren" The president said down the phone.
"Hello president, what can I help you with?" The boy's voice asked quizzically
"I'm sure you've heard about Kyoko's audition in America?" The president asked, guessing Kyoko would have told him first given their close relationship.
"Yes, it's a very good opportunity for her" Ren replied innocently though Lory knew that Ren probably was almost unable to bear the separation.
"Perhaps it's time you accepted that opportunity the director offered" Ren sighed he knew he was talking about the director of B.J.
He was going to America with some others of the cast and crew to promote the film in America because they had predicted if it was a success the movie would be translated into English and released in America, alot of these horror movies were nowadays, it certainly seemed a plausible idea.
"No I'm not ready to go back there I already told you this and you know why" Lory sighed he could see this would be hard work.
"But you would get to spend a whole week with your love and help boost the movie's reputation... obviously you would be there as Cain *sigh* you don't even need to go and see your parents if you don't want to, they wouldn't know any different" Lory knew Ren desperately wanted to return to them but found he couldnt until he had overcome the darkness within him but Lory thought this might be a good break for him after struggling with Kuon's emotions on the set of B.J. two weeks ago.
"*Sigh* ... It would just bring back bad memories" Ren stared out the window of his penthouse remembering how he had been the cause of Rick's death. 'MURDERER' screamed through his mind before he was brought out of the eternal fog trying to listen to what the president was saying to him, just in time to catch the last bit.
"...different area"
"Sorry what? I didn't quite catch that"
Lory huffed "It's in a totally different part of America to where you used to live!"
Ren sighed, he knew that but just thinking about returning to his home land had fear spreading through his veins.
"Besides Kyoko needs you" That caught his attention.
"Think about it, she has never done anything like this before, I'm sure if you were there to support her and sat in the audience to watch she would feel a whole lot better" He failed to mention how he had also organised for Kuu and his wife to sit in the audience and watch. But this wasn't about Ren, it was about Kyoko. And she would need all the moral support he could send.
Ren sighed "I really don't think I can" although he could feel his resolve wavering.
"Go, even just for her."
"No"
"Please" The president was begining to get desperate now.
"No"
"Go"
"No!"
"FOR GOD'S SAKE GO!"
Ok dun dun dun! Could it be Tina from Kuon's past? Wait and see ;D
Also i won't be able to update for like another week due to a week of exams, but i will try to get the next chapter out a.s.a.p!
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