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Trouble scene number one
"Alright so we are going to start with the scene where you two meet for the first time. I want to know how well you can work together. You did an excellent job in Dark Moon but then your characters hated each other. This time they love each other. They say there is a fine line between love and hate, but in the acting world, there is a huge difference in the delivery of the emotions." President Takarada was still there but Director Umeda had more confidence now that filming was about to start. "Plus I need to make sure Titto feels comfortable acting with you too."
Titto was the little boy who was going to be playing Kyo. This was the first time she had met Titto because the day everyone met for the first time she was too much in shock over her role to pay attention to anyone else. He seemed like a cute little boy though.
They were starting with Ren's scene with the kid and then they were going into the scenes where he first meets Karu. And the president was still here, silently watching on the side lines.
"Everyone ready? Then lets start!"
Ren walked into the room and saw a lump underneath the blankets and smiled. It was cute. "Kyo, get up. You need to get ready," He walked over and opened the shades. On cue Titto groaned as the light hit his face. After Ren walked out he dragged himself out of bed and pulled on a shirt, looked at himself in the mirror and considered himself dressed.
"Cut! That was good, okay the next scene."
Ren was sitting at a table with a coffee mug in front of him. Upon hearing a noise he looked up and saw Titto entering the room. He smiled as the child looked half dead from sleep. Ren really believed that he had just woken up. Titto sat in front of him and made no other movement. According to the script they were not to talk during this part and so he got out the supplies for their bentos and they started making them in a sleepy silence.
Kyoko was engrossed as each scene flew by. Ren and Titto really looked like they were uncle and nephew. It made her worry if she was good enough. She was also watching the president's expressions. She got the feeling he was enjoying watching Ren take care of a kid. He had a look of ….serenity...was that the word she wanted?... on his face. Whatever the look was, she enjoyed watching the scenes too. The two actors played around and were clearly having fun.
"Cut! Excellent job you guys. We'll start with the scenes with Kyoko after a fifteen minute break."
Kyoko was standing with Yashiro and the president and together they walked over to Ren. Titto was still trying to hang off him as if Ren were a jungle gym. Ren was looking down laughing and teasing Titto. Kyoko wasn't use to seeing this side of Ren. She knew that he was good with the president's granddaughter, but she always just hugged him. She thought this side of him was cute. But then she stopped herself right there, He is the great Tsuruga Ren, I can't use words like cute to describe him.
"Alright Titto, I've had enough." Ren was bent over with his hands on his knees a little breathless. Playing with kids was tuff work, but it was fun. And Titto was very energetic.
"Ok, but that was fun!" Titto wasn't nearly as breathless and could clearly go for a few more rounds.
"Hehe," was all Ren could manage as he was still out of breath. Once he was breathing normally again he looked up to find Kyoko's face. He couldn't put a name to her expression but it was cute. He wanted to reach out and kiss her right there. He stood completely up and saw similar expressions on the president's and Yashiro's face and the urge to kiss anybody completely left him.
"Well Ren now that you have showed us your wonderful acting skills as an uncle, it is time to be a little more serious and show us your loove acting." The president said. Ren didn't like the way he said love. This next scene was going to be dangerous. If he couldn't keep himself in check then the next scene, well, it'll have a little more love than called for. "Kyoko, you too. It is time you show us how much your skills have improved as an actress and if you have discovered how to love."
Titto just stood there looking back and forth between the adults wondering if the next scenes held more importance than he thought. He knew he was going to enjoy it because it was his big part but he didn't realize it was also a big deal for his two costars.
The director had already called them all back to the set to start again. Kyoko was nervous. The president was expecting something big from her, but she still did not know what it meant to love.
"Alright, action!"
"Uncle! We should take the tour!" exclaimed Titto. Ren nodded and smiled for his reply. "It says the tour starts near the front desk in just a couple minutes. Come on, let's go."
In this part of the script Ren had to act like a man shocked by a beauty. Since the beauty was Kyoko, it wasn't hard. He now had an excuse to let his eyes roll over her curves and lips. It was what he was suppose to be doing, so no one would question him for it.
Except Titto, he knew Ren was suppose to act captivated by the older woman, but he didn't look like he was acting. If Titto wasn't holding his hand he looked like he might walk right over there, sweep her off her feet and carry her away. But his new hero was known as an excellent actor. It must just be because of his skills.
She looked there way and greeted them with a smile and a hi "If you're here for the tour, it'll be starting in just a few minutes." As Ren and Titto walked away to go sit on a nearby bench Kyoko needed to figure out how she was suppose to be looking at them. In the script her character is thinking that the man is good looking and the child cute. That was easy enough. Ren was very good looking. He was taller than most Japanese men, had dark hair, and was strong. She remembered how cute Titto was earlier and a slight smile passed across her lips. Little did she know that was exactly what the director was looking for.
Through out the whole scene Lori was watching carefully. He noticed Ren's expressions and would have agreed with Titto's conclusion except he knew that Ren wasn't acting. The real test was with Kyoko. Her character wasn't in love yet, so she should be able to portray this part. At her smile, he knew she would be fine for know. When Karu thinks of Yahiko as more than good looking will be when the trouble starts.
Yashiro too was watching the scene intensely. He wasn't sure if he was scared Ren would sweep Kyoko off her feet or if he wanted him too. It might advance their relationship but would then cause trouble for their jobs. Why did everything have to be so complicated with those two?
"Oh let's go sit over here," Titto picked the table that sat four people. On two sides of the table there were cushioned benches. He sat on one side and when Ren attempted to sit next to him, he said, "Na unh, I wanna sit by myself."
This left Kyoko and Ren sitting next to each other. They both knew it was going to happen and were expecting it, but that didn't make it any less awkward.
"Itadakimasu," they all said. They all started to eat and then Titto excused himself to go to the bathroom. That left the two alone. Just like in the script it felt awkward and she felt like she needed to say something but Ren spoke first "So, how long have you had this job?"
"A couple of weeks now," she replied refusing to look at him.
"Really? You look like you've had this job for at least a year. You're good at it and you know the facts, well, at least enough to sate Kyo's appetite, and that's not easy." It was a lot easier to blush at the compliment than she had expected it to be. Her sempai didn't hand them out too often and she usually felt embarrassed when she was complimented anyways.
"Well I have a good memory. Usually I only have to read or hear something once to remember it, so I've learned fast." Without Kyoko realizing it the blush was slowly fading away from her cheeks.
In the doorway to the room the camera focused on Titto watching them. "Sheesh Uncle Yahiko, you'll never get anywhere like this." He said under his breath and headed back to his seat.
Titto came back to his seat and she started chatting with him again. She was prepared to get soaked but it still felt cold. It looked like an accident but the spill was planned out by the child and she was suppose to react in shock. He quickly got up and apologized and ran to get more napkins. Ren grabbed the ones that were already at the table and started dabbing the spot where the drink had fallen.
He had one hand on her shoulder and the other was dabbing up her lap trying to dry her off. Kyoko too was trying to soak up the liquid with napkins. Then their hands touched. They both looked up and locked eyes.
Kyoko didn't blush. Instead she had that same look on her face as when Ren had tried to kiss her that time on the bus when they were shooting on location. Her sempai's face was really close to hers, she was thinking of the time he asked her if she wanted him to teach her how to kiss.
On his part Ren wasn't doing much better. He was holding back so that he wouldn't do something to her he would regret and lose his job for. He noticed the look on her face, the same one she had whenever he tried to make a move on her. He tried to continue with the scene by moving his hand from her shoulder to his face.
"Cut! We'll have to try that part again. Kyoko-chan don't look like he is going to eat you and Ren don't hold back! Let's try this again, action!" Each time they got to that part they flubbed it up. The director gave up for the day and told them all they will continue next shooting.
As soon as she could Kyoko jumped up and ran to her dressing room. She was soaked and needed to change. Not only that, but she was embarrassed. Her sempai must be so disappointed in her for not getting such a simple scene right. She didn't realize that he also wasn't doing it right.
Lori had watched all the failures with tears in his eyes. He wanted Kyoko-chan to feel love and he wanted the lucky man to be Kyoun Hizuri. But it looked like the two wouldn't be able to get their act together on their own. He signaled to Yashiro to come over and left a message with him. He left the set without saying goodbye to either of them so that he could start making his plans.
I really hope you laughed while reading it as much as I did writing it. Let me know what you think.
