A/n: This chapter goes out to my math teacher MRS. FLOYD!!!! You rule Mrs. Floyd! And the reason being is that if she hadn't helped me out with probability then I would have so failed my math test!!! WOOOOO YOU ROCK!!!! Okay moving on I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed I hope this chapter pleases you all! Enjoy
Sho pulled Ren's car into the parking lot and shut off the engine. Shoko looked up at him nervously. "Honestly I was afraid you were going to drive the car over a cliff or something." She smiled weakly as Sho threw his door open completely ignoring her. Shoko sighed and, treating Ren's car a little nicer than Sho had, she open the door and got out. She closed the door gently and turned to scrutinize Sho over the top of the car. He noticed her but blew her off and trampled a bag that blew past him before walking towards the hospital.
Shoko looked after him, having an internal battle over whether or not to fallow. She quickly sprinted to catch up, fearing what might happen if she left her undisciplined super star alone for more than five seconds. She caught up swiftly and panted to catch her breath.
"You should work out more." Sho seethed as he glared around the entrance for the front desk. After spotting it he left an insulted Shoko by the door and waltzed right up to the swooning secretary. She giggled annoyingly as Sho flashed her a charming smile. "Can you tell me where the waiting room is, Miss? My friend just had an accident and I would like to wait for her." Shoko slumped up to Sho's side still pouting over his comment.
"U-uh o-of c-course! R-right thi-is w-way!" The girl stuttered and walked away from her desk leading the way down a bland, pure white hallway into an elevator. Shoko stared out the elevator and caught a glimpse of the woman who had hit Kyoko. She walked in with her eyes dry and her head held high wearing a giant self pleased smirk on her thin old lady mouth. Shoko's eyes narrowed as she studied the woman, the doors slowly closed blocking her view.
When Ren woke up he was laying on a hard lumpy couch staring up at a white textured ceiling. He blinked rapidly and raised his hand to his head at the throbbing sensation that lurked behind his eyes. "Your head hurt?" Sho's voice startled Ren enough to make him turn too quickly and tumble off the couch. Ren's feet still rested on the sofa but his entire upper body was now lying on the floor. Sho sniggered quietly and Ren looked up at him, irritated.
"It feels like I have a hangover… But I know I wasn't drinking so why do I… and why are you here?" Ren made no movement to get up he just glared at Sho in confusion and irritation. Sho stared back at him blankly. Just then it started to come back to Ren. "O, that's right… How is Kyoko? Have you spoken to a doctor? My leg hurts." Ren looked up to see he was now wearing a set of scrub pants. "Who changed me?" Ren's mouth fell open and he turned to Sho, eyes widened in Horror.
"It wasn't me dumb ass! It was that nurse person. The one who dropped your worthless arse here and begged me to watch you until you woke up! Now my jobs done." Sho glared off into the corner and rested his chin in his hand. Sho squirmed in his seat as Ren stood and sat next to him. "Here." He held out Ren's keys and Ren took them, quickly dropping them in his pocket.
"I thought for sure you would drive it off a cliff."
"For the love of God! Why is everyone saying that?!" The corners of Ren's lips tugged upwards and he quickly turned away from Sho, sinking deep into his chair and sighing.
Way, way, way later… like four hours or so…
Ren sat there, head in hands, hunched over, still wearing his blood soaked shirt in the waiting room of Kyoko's hospital. Sho sat next to him in the exact same position, both tried to compose themselves but failed miserably and repeatedly. Ren tugged his cell phone out of his pocket as it went off and slammed it against the side of his head, instantly regretting it as a ringing noise bounced around painfully in his eardrum.
"Yea." He answered in an agonized voice and didn't bother to move from his spot.
"O God Ren!" Yashiro screeched into the phone and Ren held it a few inches from his head and massaged his temple trying to alleviate his head ache. "WHERE ARE YOU? WHICH HOSPITAL? HOW'S KYOKO?" Ren answered all of Yashiro's questions quietly then closed his phone dropping it to the floor. Shoko sat across the waiting room from the boys trying desperately to soothe the still sobbing woman, whose name Ren for the life of him couldn't remember. At this point he wasn't even sure if she had ever told him it.
Ren glared at the woman praying to God that she would stop the intolerable noise that was rattling his agitated head. Once again he noticed the woman's nose. It bugged him that it was so familiar yet he couldn't place it. 'Is she a relative to someone I know? God she's just so familiar.' Ren's thought ended abruptly as a surge of pain once again radiated through his head. "Did I hit my head?" He moaned quietly and Sho shrugged.
"All the nurse said was that you lost a lot of blood and that your head might hurt. Also I'm `spose to tell you not to run too much." Sho fallowed Ren's gaze and his eyes to landed on the woman. He seemed to realize something for he slowly sat up and studied her intently.
"Shhh, it's okay, it's okay." Shoko patted the woman on the back and Sho suddenly stood pointing an accusing finger in the sobbing woman's direction.
"You!" Sho hissed with sudden intensity causing Ren to look up at him. "You're her! Your that bitch!" Ren stared at him in disgust.
"We get it Sho. We know she's 'The Bitch' that ran Kyoko over now drop it." Sho chuckled darkly and glared at the woman who had suddenly stopped shaking and halted the sobbing. Even though her hands covered her face Ren could still see the smirk that was forming on her lips in the spaces between her fingers. She rose to her feet, and was now waltzing towards them.
"Hello, Shoutaro." The woman sneered at him and Ren jumped to his feet hastily. "It's been a while hasn't my dear boy? Has Kyoko been well? Up 'till now that is." Her smile was disdainful and sickening to Sho. He quivered slightly and glared ferociously at her.
"Who is this? Sho?" Ren found himself glaring at the woman too even though he had no idea who she was or why he should be mad at her, well besides the fact that she was the one who was responsible for Kyoko being here, but that wasn't really her fault. So why was Ren glaring too? And why was she suddenly smiling?
"Kyoko's mother, Saena" Sho spat like the very saying was poison. Ren's breathing stopped and his eyes grew to the size of saucers. "The one who abandoned her when she was little! THE DISGUSTING TRAMP WHO WAS THE CAUSE OF KYOKO BAWLING HERSELF TO SLEEP AT NIGHT UNTIL SHE WAS FOURTEEN!" Ren felt instant hatred for this woman he had just met. He and Sho glowered at her as she smirked and twirled her hair innocently.
"Well Shoutaro, you do recognize your auntie. What a relief I was afraid you had forgotten." She said with the false airs of pleasantness. An arrogant smile laced her thin lips as Sho scowled at her. "At least I don't have to pretend to be sad anymore." At this Ren felt sick. He moved his hand up to his mouth and covered it to stop himself from killing the demon in front of him. But this didn't stop him from assaulting her with his glares.
"Don't you dare speak to me like we're family! Kyoko will never forgive you! I won't let her even if she tries! You're a sick twisted freak!" Sho shook with anger and he breathed shallowly. Ren could almost see the steam that was coming out of his head.
"You would keep a young girl from reconciling with her mother?" Sho froze as Saena laughed aloud. "What a terrible little monster you are Sho." She giggled then let fake tears slide down her face. "And all this old woman wanted was to see her daughter again." She sniffled then dropped the act, smiling lightly.
"You have no right!" Sho grabbed her collar again but Saena continued to smirk at him dauntingly.
"Says the boy who stole her away from her home town with whispers of false love and the dark intentions of using her as a slave." Sho stumbled sideways. "Yes that's what you did isn't it Shoutaro? My poor, innocent daughter, tainted by the likes of you!" Ren and Shoko ogled at the two as Sho loosened his grip. "And then you did the same thing as me, huh? Except your break wasn't nearly as clean with her as mine." Sho hung his head in shame as Saena giggled. "You're a damn hypocrite Shoutaro Fuwa!"
"Shut up." Sho's body began to shake as he retightened his grip on Saena's collar. She snorted loudly.
"O, did I make you cry? You're the same as ever Sho." She yawned and grabbed Sho's quaking wrist.
"Shut up." Sho hissed loudly raising his head to reveal an extremely pissed face. He looked as if he was going to tear her head off. "SHUT UP! WHAT RIGHT DO YOU HAVE TO JUDGE ME?!" Shoko stepped forward trying to calm Sho while Ren stared on in horror at the boys face. "I saved her!"
"You broke her heart!"
"No that's what you did! I'm the one who picked up the God Damn pieces!" Saena flinched backwards but Sho kept her in her place by yanking her collar.
"Did you now? How in God's name did you save her!" Saena's sneer returned and Sho smirked back, his eyes dangerous and threatening.
"I took her away from where she would've been forced to… marry me." Shoko and Ren's mouths dropped to the floor. "Let see, I also saved her from being a servant for her whole entire life!"
"What?!" They shouted in unison but the pair ignored them.
"O what a sweet boy you are!" Saena screamed sarcastically.
"She would have been trapped then. It's not the life she would have wanted," Sho dropped his head again. "It's the life she would've grown to regret. I-I wo-won't ever see you hurt her again!" Shoko and Ren starred in disbelief as Sho began to scream. "She was my world damn it! And you tore her to shreds! I did the same but so she would be happy! You did it out of your unquenchable lust for money! A kid was just holding you back right!" Sho raised his hand and pointed at Ren. "Because I hurt her she ended up with him! A job! A life! What the hell did she get when you left?! A family who raised her to be the perfect slave?! You're the hypocrite!" Sho stood and thrust Saena to the ground. "LEAVE!" He screamed hysterically at the very moment Moko, Maria, Lory, and Yashiro entered.
No one moved as the new comers stood shocked at what they had just witnessed. "Please leave, Saena." Ren clenched his teeth trying to hold back his anger. At the name Saena everyone gawked at Ren in surprise, except for Sho who was too busy trying not to murder the woman smiling up at him. Where had those gentlemanly mannerisms gone? He didn't even offer the woman a hand up as she heaved herself to her feet and bowed low.
"Yes, Fuwa-Sama and Tsuruga-Sama." She sneered up at them and Sho shook with anger. "Well then, if you dears will excuse me." She slithered from the room giving each of the new comers an unnecessary glare and smirk. "This will be fun." She whispered loudly then disappeared out the door. Sho's knees gave out and he slumped to the floor while Ren stood dazed like he'd seen a ghost. Well in a way he had, Ren had just witnessed the most terrible ghost of Kyoko's past.
"Sho." Ren's voice was tight and gravelly causing everyone to turn to him.
"What?" Sho was trembling in a heap on the floor trying to calm himself.
"She didn't even try not to hit Kyoko. Did she." Ren made the accusation more of a statement than a question. Sho shook his head, tears dripping down his face.
"No." He squeaked and Ren nodded before returning to his original position in his seat. He too now felt like crying. But he told himself he wouldn't. Ren pleaded with himself to stay sober as his shoulders quivered slightly.
"Thought… so…" Ren was losing control fast.
The sight of Sho Fuwa sobbing like a small child on Shoko's shoulder while she tried to comfort him and of Ren Tsuruga hunch over silently shaking with anger and worry proved to be too much for little Maria. She ran to Ren's side and grabbed one of his giant hands in both of her tiny ones. "Please Ren. Don't be mad!" Ren looked up at the desperate tone of Maria's words and felt terrible. She had tears streaking down her face, but she was trying to hold herself together for his sake.
"Sorry, Maria-Chan." Ren leaned over further gathering the trembling figure in his arms. "It's okay."
"N-no-o I-ts n-o-o-t! Ky-ky-kyo-ok-o O-o-one-ee –S-aa-an is h-hur-t its Not OKAY!" No it's not! Kyoko Onee-San is hurt it's not okay. Ren ran Maria's sobbed words through his head over and over trying to think of a response. Not! Onee-San is hurt! Kyoko…
"Yea, you're right, Maria-Chan." Ren hugged her tighter. "You're right, but Kyoko Onee-San is going to be better soon. Okay? And she'll be sad if she hears you were crying over her. So let's be strong for Kyoko Onee-San. Alright, Maria-Chan?" Ren felt Maria slowly stop crying, she clung to his bloody shirt until she was finished then pulled away.
"Okay, Ren." She glanced over at Sho then back at Ren. "What about Sho-Kun? Are you going to make him feel better?" Ren smirked inwardly. 'No way in Hell little girl' He thought then smiled hopelessly at Maria.
"Why doesn't Maria-Chan make Sho-Kun feel better?"
"Okay." Maria stepped over to Sho and dropped down to her knees staring him right in the eyes. "You're a cry-baby." Ren held back his laughter but Shoko failed in doing so. Sho glared up at her then turned to Maria.
"I'm-"
"But someone who cries this much when they know a friend is in pain can't be a bad person. Right?" Sho stared at the little girl blankly. "And if that's true then that means that Sho-Kun must really care about Kyoko Onee-San. Right?" Once again Sho said nothing so Maria continued. "And that means that sense you care about her you can be my friend." Sho's eyes widened as Maria leaned in kissing his cheek. "It's alright Sho-Kun. Kyoko's a strong girl and she'll be just fine. At least that's what Ren thinks." Maria pulled out a handkerchief and whipped off Sho's face. Blood still was caked onto his lips and jaw and Maria sighed solemnly. "Did you give Kyoko Onee-San mouth to mouth?"
Yashiro gasped at the accusation along with Moko, but Ren and Lory just stared on as Sho spoke. "Yea." Moko covered her mouth and Yashiro turned to Ren, half expecting to find him ready to strangle the young man.
"Why?" Maria kept her face solemn as she and Sho studied each other. "Why would you do that?"
"Ren asked me to save her. I did the man a favor." Gasps flooded the room and suddenly Ren was the center of attention again. Moko couldn't control herself any more. Her body moved on its own, dragging Ren to his feet by his shirt.
"You Bastard!!" She screamed into Ren's face. He stared back at her motionless. "Say something! Defend yourself!" Still nothing. "Idiot!" Moko dragged the back of her free hand across Ren's face, once, twice, three times. He didn't flinch as she continued screaming into his visage. "She hates him! What were you thinking?! Do you honestly not know her at all! You're a jerk Ren! An absolute Jerk!" Ren took the abuse silently.
"That's enough." Sho was standing next to Moko now, his hand wrapped around her wrist. "That's enough." He whispered convincingly. "Forgive me, as much as I would love to stand here and watch you kick this stuck up jerks ass…" Moko glared at him profusely. "Let it go." Moko snapped her wrist out of Sho's hand and proceeded to slap him twice as hard as she had Ren.
Sho stood in shock, clutching his purpling cheek. "Don't touch me." Moko growled before returning to Ren. "What is your excuse?"
"She wasn't breathing. Kotonami-San, please stop this." Moko continued to scowl at Ren. "She would have died. Do… do you…" Ren was shaking visibly and Moko stumbled away from him. Ren's voice fell low and dark as he fell to the Demon Lord. "Do you honestly think I wanted him to touch her? I did what was best for Kyoko." His eerie tone startled Moko more than when Ren slapped her hand away and stalked past her, fuming. Yashiro didn't move as Ren threw the door open and thundered out into the hallway.
Moko raised her hand to her face and shuddered in disgust. "What was I thinking?" Her whisper was only heard by Sho who stared at her compassionately. He patted her shoulder and smiled slowly.
"Let it go. He was only thinking about Kyoko's well being." Pure shock was edged into every expression in the room. No one could believe that this was the same Fuwa Sho who had a reputation for a shitty attitude and a terrible personality. "Sorry, Kotonami-San." He removed his hand from her shoulder and toddled out after Ren.
"What's going on?" Yashiro breathed an exasperated sigh and pulled his hand through his hair before turning to Lory. "What do we do?"
"Go find a doctor to fill us in on Kyoko's condition. See if she's awake yet. Then tell me and… Go find Fuwa and Ren."
"Yes sir." Yashiro sprinted out of the room right into Ren who caught him with ease. Lory's eyes fell on Ren's cell phone, he strode over flipping it open. For Ren's wallpaper there was a pic of Kyoko laughing with a giant smile gracing her lips. Her hair was blowing in her face and Lory tried to remember when Ren had taken the picture. Then it came to him.
Kyoko was laughing happily as she and Ren sprinted down the street, Lory recalled seeing Ren slip out his cell and snap a quick photo of her. She, of course, tried to persuade him to delete it but Ren had refused, setting it as his background.
"That's right." Shoko looked at him dubiously but he simply smiled dropping the phone into his pocket.
A/N: OOOOH! Moko slapped Ren O.o ! ! ! ! I hope everyone understood what was going on in the scene with Kyoko's mom and the scene with Moko and Ren. This was a hard chapter to write And I would like to give thanks to Ashlyn Darke who told me Kyoko's moms name. If it's the wrong name someone please fill me in and I will change it. Thanks for reading! I'll update soon!