Chapter 3
Monday came entirely too quickly for her. Yet it also took an eternity for it to come. Kyoko was an hour and a half early to her meeting that day which was on the fourth floor. She just sat there going over her lunch with Ren in her mind until the casting director for the show came in about ten till. Encouraged by her punctuality, he told her about the drama. It was about a street rat forced to become a bodyguard for an heiress.
The plot of the story was about this street rat with a little brother who walked the streets for a gang. The little brother dies in the cold and the older sibling is picked up by a couple of suits, and taken to a mansion and the head of the family is shocked, for-.
She is a girl! The main character's big sister was forced to become a whore and when she was born big sister made her promise to lie and survive as a boy. Everyone around her bought into it until this man. After a year, she proves her strength and is given to a girl her age.
She was promised food, bed and mastery of the deadly arts so long as she protected the Missus. Eight years later, she is a master at fighting with multiple weapons, opponents, terrain, but she never develops the brute strength that boys are born with. The only people who know her is thegirl's grandfather and her keeper.
And then she fell in love with the boy whom her charge also fell in love with. There starts her passionate battle of responsibility and first love... broken up by the comedy of the typically heterosexual love interest dealing with his mounting attraction to the "male" bodyguard. What was the most shocking was that she was approached by this, and the President had not barred this violent, mature and romantic role.
Kyoko almost swooned at the thought of protecting a prince-um, heiress. The first few episodes wouldn't involve her image, just her voice. She would provide a commentary of her past, and then she would debut in the fourth episode.
The casting director gave Kyoko the character's personality. Her name is Jun, which meant obedient. She was dedicated to protecting her charge Yuriko. She's too scared to die in a gutter, so she feels that this way of life is the only one that exists. She takes her job extremely seriously and sees Yuriko as the sister that she could protect. She doesn't care who it is that harmed her; she removed all threats. The film also explores the extent to which one human being can belong to another.
"What do you think?" He asked after explaining it. "Not to scare you, but most of the cast needs to condition themselves at boot camp for weeks to meet my vision! And you need about ten more pounds on you."
"When does it start?" Kyoko asked, struck by the immensity of her role. This was something so new to her. She would be able to express conflict and depth without having to scare anyone! Well, except for the people she might kill out of defense.
"In a year. This is my vision. I've put out enough blockbusters that I can afford it. All the roles haven't been cast yet, just the major ones. I had a meeting recently with the love interest. I have another meeting today for your charge. Then we will be holding auditions sporadically for the rest of the roles. We can't wait to see everyone. Once we have everyone, we will send you a request for a script reading, and you can meet your co-stars." He smiled and handed her the first few scripts. The easiest of them since she didn't have to act but just speak.
She spent the next few days reading the scripts. The girl's circumstances were a tragedy, but Jun wasn't. Jun was an extremely strong person despite her upbringing as an object.
Then Sunday came around, and she was instantly reminded of the next day.
A Date
With Ren
Tomorrow
Kyoko's room was littered with clothing, and she would be embarrassed to admit that she took three hours to try on different mediocre outfits. She was curious as to where they were going. Would she need pants or would a skirt be okay? She wanted to dress up for him, and she should dress nice just in case they went some where fancy.
She wasn't able to sleep much that night as nerves and glee filled her mind and heart. It wasn't long before morning, and she left to do her shoot. She had to take the train down and then walked over. Thankfully, she hadn't become recognizable enough to have to hail a cab, no money for that. Once she turned 20, she will be able to buy a small used car that she has been saving up for.
Kyoko was nervous about today. She remembered having swim classes in school when she was younger, but to have it now at 17 with all these other beautiful girls and their full bodies was stressing her out. She was Natsu. She was suppose to be sexy and beautiful, the leader of the bullies. She had this sophisticated allure that Kyoko was worried she wouldn't be able to pull off with her wiry little body. She sighed. Perhaps they would put pads for her chest or something. She was thankful that they would be forced to wear a one piece school swimsuit.
She arrived at the college and was instantly overwhelmed. There were people walking back and forth with books in hand and lugging backpacks on their shoulders. Some avoided her eyes as she looked around uncertainly. She opened her purse for her cell phone but then realized she didn't have any of the crew or casts' number. Well perhaps she could find a map, she was early. She could find the pool on her own. She walked towards the building, hoping to find the nearest exit map or something displaying the layout of the college.
"You look lost. Can I help you?" A male voice surprised her, and she turned to find a handsome young man smiling politely at her.
"Oh, yes, please. I'm looking for the outdoor pool. Could you point me in the right direction?" Kyoko bowed down, happy to have someone aid her in her distress.
"I'll take you there, but I have to warn you, it's closed at the moment. The school rented it off to some studio for a show. You can't go near it. There are so many people there already watching them setup," the young man explained.
"Is there really?" Kyoko asked nervously. She didn't think there would be spectators, which was foolish of her. There were always spectators at every single public shooting, and this time she was going to be in a swim suit in front of everyone.
"Are you new here? We have other pools if you are in the swim team," he asked. She looked up at him. He was just a little bit taller than her with very short black hair and glasses. He had a nice smile and a friendly demeanor, which is probably why he was helping her out.
"Ah, no, I'm still in high school. I really don't know if I will be going to college actually." She frowned, now that she thought about it. College never once entered her mind. She wanted to act. Would college help her acting? Did Ren go to college?
"Are you here for a tour then? I can help you with that. I often help with the new students." He smiled down at her. She was polite, cute, and slightly nervous with him. She was exactly his type.
"That would be nice, but I can't right now," Koko admitted as they finally approached the area. He was correct. There was a large amount of people standing around the closed off set. The pool had a fence around it and the gawkers were far enough to where they wouldn't ruin the shot.
"Here we are. But I told you, you can't get near it." He smiled gently at her. "Let me take you to the other one. I can show you around and tell you about the school." He started to turn away, but she just turned and bowed to him.
"No, they are expecting me. Thank you very much for showing me the way." She smiled and started to walk to the security guard. He walked slowly after her and watched as she bowed and greeted the guard. He just smiled and let her in after an exchange of words. As he approached the line, a friend of his came rushing towards him.
"Dude! Do you know who you were talking to?" Shouzu asked him.
"No. I thought she was a new student. She was lost. Who is she?" Keita asked as they finally reached the edge of the line with the rest of the students.
"That's Natsu. She plays this sexy bad guy in the TV Drama that booked the pool. I think her real name is Kikyo… no, that's not right. Kiyomi… Kyo…Kyoko! It's Kyoko. Damn, I wish I found her wondering her around."
"That girl plays a bad guy?" Keita asked incredibly. "What kind of bad guy? The kind that helps kittens and grandmothers by accident?" They watched her bow and smile at a group of other very pretty girls.
"She's the leader of this group of mean girls, those girls except the shorter one with the brown hair is her little gang. The other is the main star so her target. It's mostly about her, but Natsu is the constant bad guy in the story line, ruining her life and all. It's messed up," Shouzu explained. Everything Shouzu told him must be true, but he found it hard to believe that the girl who trusted him enough to follow him would play a mean girl. He knew mean girls. His ex had done a Mexican hat dance on his heart.
Keita saw the three girls enter the pool area and start talking to an older man, probably the director or producer or something, he didn't know. Either way, he could barely see what they were doing and decided to leave.
"Aww, you aren't staying?" Shouzu asked, and Keita shook his head.
"No point. You really can't see anything from here anyway. Plus, there are more important things to do." Keita started walking off with Shouzu in tow. He arrived at the head office. He was a third year student and often worked as a teacher's aid. He checked to see if there was grading he needed to do, but his box was empty. Before he could leave, he was stopped by an administrator.
"Kurosawa-san, are you busy today?"
"I have work at noon for Kanzaki-sensei till 3. I'm free till then," Keita replied wondering if they had extra work for him. He could always use the money.
"The studio company asked for some of our students to help in their production, extras with professional personalities. Could you round some of your classmates up for that? They want five people, and you will be paid. Some of their extras didn't show. No one too old, and they said looks don't matter. Oh and don't worry about the class today. I'll send another assistant to Kanzaki-sensei."
"Yes, sir. I can do that." Keita bowed and walked out.
"YOU HAVE TO PICK ME!" Shouzu shouted as soon as he left the office.
"No, they said professional. You are a lunatic. I'm going to find people who don't know about the show, so they don't disrupt their filming." He walked down the hall and pulled out his phone. He scrolled through his list of friends trying to find who would be available to do this.
"PLEASE!" Shouzu begged, "I promise I'll be in my best behavior. Let me go, I just want to see the girls in their swimsuits. PLEASE!"
Keita didn't hold with torture. He sighed, "Fine, but I don't know you when they kick you off the set for screaming like a girl."
"YES!" He pumped his fist into the air.
"And no talking to the actresses unless they tell you to," Keita said and started calling up people. It was rather easy to find willing people. He was a little surprised how popular the show was though. Most of his friends knew about it, and he was comfortable enough with a few of them to let them join in. He ended up with the three guys and two girls. They didn't mention if they wanted girls or boys, so he thought it wouldn't matter. They gathered rather quickly and walked over to security.
"Hello. Ikuemi Ryou from the school administration said you were looking for extras. They asked us to help you if you require it." Keita bowed and then waited patiently.
"Your name?" The man asked suspiciously.
"Kurosawa Keita" He replied, and the man nodded.
"Don't cause any trouble and listen to whatever Director Sutoyo tells you. Go up to the fence and introduce yourselves to him. He will tell you what to do next." The guard pointed to the older man that Kyoko was talking to earlier.
"Oh man, this is awesome," Shouzu whispered excitingly.
"Shut up. Don't make me regret bringing you here," Keita warned him as they walked across the lot to the pool.
"I agree. This is awesome. We are going to be on TV!" One of his class mates by the name of Rika exclaimed. He smiled. He had to admit, this was oddly exciting, and he would get to see Kyoko in action. He just couldn't believe that she could act as a mean person. They introduced themselves to the director, and he in turn left them with the costume manager. She asked for their sizes and then brought them dark blue swimwear with a large wide white strip on the side.
"Ugh. I thought I would never wear a school swimsuit again," Momoko whined, the other girl he got to join.
"These don't seem so bad. It's not like the swim suit my school had," Rika said casually. She was just too excited to be frazzled by the suit. They were shown where to get dressed. The girls were to meet with the other actresses as were the boys with the actors. The males finished rather quickly but since they were the last to come in, they were the last to come out.
"Whoa," Shouzu said softly which made Keita worry but then understood his comment as he looked up. He found the five actresses standing next to the director in their swim suits. All of them were gorgeous with bodies he would love to know more about. The lead of the story had her hair up in the little cap, however the other four didn't. One had her hair in braids, another had it up in a fancy twist, and the third had let it down. As for Natsu, her hair was tussled, and the sly grin on her face suggested that she had enjoyed doing whoever it was that messed up her hair style.
The four girls also didn't conform to the school swimsuit. While they all had one pieces, most were still showing off quite a bit. The one with the longest hair in braids wore a baby blue halter swim suit that laced up in the back. She was constantly tugging suit up over her breast afraid it was going to fall. The girl with short black hair had a red suit with a strip of cloth connecting her top to her bottoms running down her stomach and then several ties lining up her back. The last girl with the twist in her hair wore a black one piece with fishnet designs running across her stomach from her left rib to her right hip. Then there was Natsu's swimsuit.
Natsu wore a creamy one piece. It was most modest between the four girls and for a violation against dress code at the pool. The surprisingly demure suit didn't match her, though it hugged her proportions. It must've been the way she moved. When she lazily stretched, the bottom rode up and the scoop neck dipped down and the way she almost smiled at you, as if she knew where you were looking.
"That's the same girl?" Keita whispered as they gazed at the actresses.
"Yeah. Amazing, right? She was cute, but damn look at her now." Shouzu was happily leaning against his friend, watching them.
"Alright!" Director Sutoyo yelled out to the group. The stars of the show left to their positions as he continued, "All extras please listen to the assistants and go where they tell you to. Please don't speak and just do as you are told. You will get paid if you last through the shooting. We only have this place till 2 so if you mess up my scene, you will be kicked out immediately."
They were told their duties. They were to stand in line and were assigned numbers. There were five people in each group . Groups 1 through 4 were to line up in four lines, and take a turn swimming a lap, exiting the pool and returning to the back of their line – rise and repeat. Group 5 were suppose to stand or sit off to the side looking like they were just chatting about random things but no loud talking, very soft whispers only. Keita and Shouzu were in this group, while the girls and Nao were assigned in the swimming groups. This was their only job until told otherwise.
"Ah, so boring. I was hoping we could interact with them." Shouzu pouted as they sat on the edge of the pool. Some of the other group 5 members stood against the fence and started talking quietly.
"This is better. We can watch them act, and we don't have to swim all day. Imagine swimming for the next four hours." Keita really didn't know if they were going to do that much, but he didn't know anything about the acting world. Perhaps that was why they had so many extras.
The scene started, and he couldn't help but be astounded. Natsu was a massive bitch, but everyone looked up to her. They were the only ones that didn't participate in the class. In fact, she was the only one who lounged in a chair... with an oversized umbrella...rubbing on sunscreen while her three friends sat or stood next to her.
The scene started out with them just talking. He could hear everything they were saying but then everyone could even though it was supposed to be them planning things behind the main girl, Chitose's, back.
Chitose was in line to swim, and the four girls smiled and giggled a little too much. They spoke about her boyfriend and Kaoru's progress with him. The dark haired girl mentioned facts about the boy and Natsu just sat there smiling as Kaoru told her about the look on Chitose's face when they found her and her boyfriend talking.
"It was so innocent. I wasn't even touching him, and she was so sad. It was hilarious," Kaoru laughed.
"When do you think we should start the show?" Natsu asked.
"Oh, well I think by next week, I should have him. Shall we book the same room?" Kaoru asked.
Natsu smiled. "Yes. Oh this will be so much fun."
The look on her face sent chills down his spin. He really didn't know if he should be turned on or scared out of his mind, because she was arousing all sorts of primal urges, and they were battling it out inside of him. The first scene was done twice. They had to change the layout of the scene, but both were done flawlessly.
"She is amazing huh?" Shouzu whispered almost too low for Keita to hear, but he caught it. Making sure he didn't ruin the shot, he smiled at him and nodded.
"Remarkable. You've seen this show? Do you have it recorded?" Keita asked curiously.
"Ah-ha. You are suckered in. No, but I know someone who does. If she won't lend them to you, you could probably see it online," Shouzu said softly.
The second scene was a little longer. Natsu was pretending to be Chitose's friend saying that her boyfriend was up to no good, and that they were just watching out for her. That Kaoru was just asking him a few questions. Here Natsu hid all of her cruel intentions behind a concerned grimace. She had Chitose eating out of her hand. The main actress kept screwing up her lines, so they had to redo the scene several times.
Keita couldn't understand how someone who knew what was happening acted as if nothing was happening, but then that's why he wasn't an actor. They called for a short 15 minute break, and there were drinks and snacks available to them. Rika, Momoko and Nao joined them with towels wrapped around them.
"Oh my God, I'm tired," Rika complained, "Did you see how many laps I did in that damn pool? I'm out of shape." She did look tired. She did four total, they were just cycling through the four groups of students, five students each so twenty. It was actually really quick but with all the retakes and the scene itself made it longer. Nao and Momoko looked fine, and they did the same amount of laps.
"Hey Nao, what do you think of all this?" Shouzu asked.
"I'm getting paid, I think it is great," Nao answered. Keita laughed lightly. Nao was a simple guy. He was always straight to the point and really didn't care much about anything. He always seemed strapped for cash though. His schedule of school and sports didn't let him work much though.
"I'm getting a drink. Anyone want anything?" Keita asked. They all asked for something of course, and he left to get it. As he approached the table, he found the bad girl starlet there as well.
"You are very good," Keita said, and she turned towards him in surprise. She blushed slightly.
"Oh. Thank you. So you volunteered to be an extra?" Kyoko took a bottle of water and her sweet expression seemed wrong after watching her act. With the way she looked right now, the real her was such a difference.
"The office asked me to pick some people when they sent in the request. So here I am. I was curious about it anyway so it worked out." Keita was struck by how his eyes stayed on Kyoko's smiling face, but occasionally strayed all over Natsu's body.
"Who is this, Kyoko-chan?" The actresses that made up her group came up behind her.
"Oh… um… I'm so sorry, but I don't know your name," Kyoko pouted, feeling really bad about that.
"Kurosawa Keita." He bowed politely at the four girls. "I'm a student here at the school. All of you are very good actresses." They all smiled, and he felt like he was the luckiest man in the world with four attractive girls talking to him.
"Ah well, I'm Kyoko, this is Makino Honamai, Amamiya Chiori and Sudo Yuka," Kyoko introduced everyone to him, and he acknowledged them all. He was curious as to why she only introduce herself as Kyoko though. Did she not want him to know her last name?
"I should go. My friends probably want their drinks, but would you mind if all of you came by and said hello? They are fans of the show," he asked, hoping it wouldn't disturb them.
Kyoko nodded as did the other girls. She didn't think anyone would want to meet the antagonist. They must prefer the protagonist since she was the main star, but they wouldn't mind spending time with someone who liked the show. Saying hello to their fans was a good thing.
Keita grabbed the drinks for his friends and started to walk back to the group. All of them stood up as they approached, wondering why the girls were coming over.
"Hey, I asked them to come over and say hello," Keita introduced them, but the actresses really didn't need it. The two girls started in right away.
"Oh My God, I love you guys. I mean I wouldn't want to be in Box R with you unless I was one of you, but you guys are great." Rika was excited beyond words about meeting them. Momoko was a little calmer but not by much. Nao said a pleasant hello but didn't really care, but he didn't show that he didn't care either. No matter how you look at it, they were still four pretty girls, and he wasn't blind. Shouzu was last and he wanted to shake their hand. Since the girls did it, he thought he should too. They didn't seem to mind until he came to Kyoko.
"Can I have your number?" He asked softly, and Keita prompt smacked him upside the head.
"What are you thinking!" Keita was embarrassed for him since Shouzu felt there was nothing wrong it asking that. Fortunately, the four actresses just laughed at that.
"That's the first time that's happened, ne, Kyoko-chan," the dark haired, Amamiya stated. She seemed the closest to her even if it's not the same as on the show. Kyoko blushed and nodded.
"I'm sorry, but I have to decline," Kyoko said apologetically. She was actually worried about hurting his feelings.
"Don't mind him. He is just stupid. Thank you for coming over," Keita spoke for the group, and the four actresses all nodded and left, laughing and teasing a very red Kyoko. It still amazed him that five minutes after her friends teasing and poking fun at her innocence, she turned into someone that no one would dare tease or even look at with anything but respect or fear. She seemed to prefer the later.
After the break, the scene was completed. It was about 1:30 now and the extras were given new assignments for the last scene. They were told to watch the argument between the instructor and the group normally. Just act as you normally would if it were to occur. Don't interfere with the scene, stay put and no loud talking.
The instructor was upset that the group wouldn't swim and was angry that Natsu hadn't bothered with the school uniform.
"What is with those swim suits and where are your caps? Those are regulations. Do you girls want detention? I can give you cleaning duty for the rest of the week!" The sensei looked like he was about to explode as he screamed at them.
"Now, now sensei. We have an excuse. They are so tight, they give us headaches, and the nurse told us we could leave them off." Natsu smiled up at the older teacher with this wicked smile. He swallowed and turned a darker red either from rage or from something else entirely.
"Fine. I'll take it up with her and see if this is legit. But you girls still need to do your laps. Don't get upset with me if you hair gets wet, and you get sick," he conceded.
"We'll do the laps. No need to get so upset, sensei," Natsu pouted sexily and walked up to the edge of the pool. She waited for her other girls to line up beside her, and they dove in first and then she was the last.
They all swam the two required laps in the pool and while Natsu was the last go in, she was the first to come out. Watching her swim was like catching a water sprite returning to its waters. She dove in and didn't come up to do a standard breast stroke like the others. She moved her body under the water and swam like she was apart of the water. She reached the end with the other girls, came up for air and then dived back down and kicked off the pool gaining a lead.
Once she was done, she emerged out of the water, her breasts fluffing up as she sucked in more air. The water darkened her suit to match her skin tone making every single man in the area suck in air as they ogled her. She might as well have been naked. She lifted herself out of the water effortlessly, the sudden chill in the air making her nipples hard and fairly visible. She stretched her small lean frame as she stood by the pool and slicked her hair back from her face. With her arm raised up squeezing the water out of her hair, it was like she was posing for a pin-up. She stalked over to the teacher who only had eyes for her as her friends pulled themselves out of the water.
"Happy?" Natsu asked in a sultry voice knowing how very happy the male sex in the area were and strutted away since class was over. She didn't even bother wrapping herself in a towel.
Keita couldn't breathe as he watched her. That had to be the hottest thing he had ever seen. Soon everyone around him started moving, and he was brought back by Shouzu's hand on his shoulder.
"That was beautiful. This episode, I'm keeping for my late nights alone," Shouzu said causing Keita shrugged off his hand in disgust.
"Too much information!" Keita had no interest in anything this guy did at night.
"Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God, That's Tsurgua Ren!" Momoko started jumping up and down hysterically beside Nao.
"What is he doing here? He isn't in Box-R," Shouzu commented. Keita knew who Tsuruga Ren was and instantly found him. He's as tall as he looks on screen. He was standing next to the director who was chatting merrily with him. There were whispers and lots of pointing in his general direction.
"OH I want to meet him! Can you introduce us to him, Keita-kun? Please, please, please, please" Momoko begged while yanking on his arm. He had to pull it away before she tore it out of its socket with her enthusiastic tugs.
"I don't know him. Just go over and ask for an autograph," Keita replied and started to walk away but looked around for the intriguing actress, hoping for a last word or maybe her number. He found her as she was walking away from the outdoor shower and made his way over.
Ren was early. He was let out at noon and tried to wait patiently for 2 to arrive but couldn't wait any longer, so he figured it wouldn't hurt to go to the set and watch her live. He almost regretted that decision too as he got an eyeful. Having arrived at 1:15, Ren found them in the middle of apparently the seventh take of a scene.
He was in awe as he watched her sashay around the pool, treating it like a circular runway the way he had taught her. Ren noticed he wasn't the only male who appreciated his teaching. A lot of the crewmen openly stared and some of the extras kept stealing glances at her. Ren wanted her to cover up, but this was her job. And in all honestly, she wasn't showing off as much as she could. It was a one piece, not a bikini.
Then it was time for the last scene. He was proud to see her do the take with such ease. The first try and she got it no problem but when she dove into the water, he was enthralled just as the rest of the male crew. He has never seen her swim before, and she moved her body like an experienced swimmer.
The most difficult part was watching her exit the pool. He had to fight not to walk over wrap her in something huge and very thick, knock out the actor who played the teacher and steal her away. Where did she learn to project her pheromones like that?
He was extremely happy to see her cover up the moment the scene was finished. Everyone started to clear up when the director came over to talk. Ren politely spoke with him while keeping an eye on Kyoko. He saw a group of the extras looking at her and the other actresses then the female extras found him. They started looking at his direction and knew they weren't normal extras or very new extras.
He watched as one of them started walking towards his Kyoko. Keep going. Don't stop. Just walk past her… damn it. He wanted to walk over and claim her but this director wouldn't stop talking. If he left and then she left to get dressed he would just be suckered in to another conversation. Maybe she could change in his car. He would promise not to look.
Not to look directly, anyway. His promise didn't include reflective surfaces.
He sighed to himself, smiled and nodded to the eager director about ideas for the show. He was expressing interest in creating a guest role for him. Which he doubt he would have time for. Ren just told him to talk to the agency as he saw a crew member walk up to Kyoko. He spoke to her and pointed at him. She turned towards him with a bright smile which he was more than happy to return. He waved at her and watched as she bowed to both of the men talking to her and started walking over to him.
"Ren, you're here early. I need to change and then we can go, okay?" She had a large white towel wrapped around her shoulders that was being weakly held together by her hands. He still saw everything and knew the guy looking this way enjoyed the view as much as he did.
"That's fine, Kyoko. Go get dressed, I'll be here." Ren wanted to hug her or make some other claim on her that wouldn't bite them in the ass later.
"Okay. I won't be long." Kyoko rushed off, and he couldn't keep his eyes off her backside. She paused for a moment in front of the other guy, and he smiled nodding and then she went inside the changing rooms. The man stood there for a moment, looked at Ren once more and then left to the men's side.
It was about 15 minutes before she came out again. The crew was still packing away their equipment and most of the extras came out and were long gone. He saw the group of three men standing waiting for something or someone. He hoped it wasn't for Kyoko or any of the actresses.
They weren't. It was just for the two girls they were with before; however, they didn't leave. They kept glancing his way and sort of wished the director was still there talking to him. Being alone always meant he was more approachable. Well there were only five of them. It shouldn't be so bad and security was still here.
Kyoko came into view a few moments later, and he found out why she took so long. She walked out in a dress splashed with rippling flowers. It was so unlike the Kyoko he'd known, but no less becoming on her. It seems like she might have told the make-up artist for they styled her hair, and they played up her fascinating eyes.
He frowned slightly as he watched this different Kyoko speak to the person he deemed the leader of the group. One of the girls spoke, and she laughed nodding. Soon, Ren found them all approaching him, and he aimed his lethal smile at them.
"Ren, these people are attending this school and were asked to help today when some of our extras didn't arrive. They recognized you and asked if they could meet you," Kyoko proclaimed. She turned to the group.
"Everyone, Tsuruga Ren," she said with a cheery smile. She stepped up to stand next to him as she spoke and then introduced each of them by name. He would have been curious as to how she remembered them, but she always remembered everyone's name once she heard it. It was probably her Okami training at Fuwa's Ryokan that did it.
"It's very nice to meet all of you. I'm happy you could help out today." Suddenly, Ren saw red... in a line-up of blushing girls. They asked for an autograph from both of them in their notebooks. Ren was beyond delighted that she used his first name so easily. The moment she did, he saw them all look at her in shock. The leader, Keita seemed especially thoughtful about it.
She's mine and you'll never see her again unless you watch her show. Keep dreaming. Ren thought smugly.
"We should go, Kyoko," Ren said casually and put on a display as he placed his arm around her shoulder. She nodded without jumping at the contact.
"Thank you for today, everyone." She bowed down again before he led her out. Keita watched them leave; watching as the actor's hand gently caressed her bare arm.
"Hey man, your dry spell won't last forever..." Shouzu patted Keita's back as the girls squealed about meeting Tsuruga Ren.