A/N - I do not own Skip Beat or any of the characters

Chapter 3 - Work

"Did something good happen this morning?" Ren was in the trailer, with Ten-chan helping him get back into his normal character when Yashiro joined them.

Ren looked up "What do you mean?" he asked, eyes dancing.

"You look happy" answered Yashiro, accusingly. "Did something happen between you and Kyoko? Did she confess her undying love for you?" Yashiro came out of his giddy school-girl state with a quick glance at the glare that Ren was now giving him. "Ok, ok, none of the above then. So, what was it?"

"I kissed her" he said, a blush creeping up his face in a very, un-Ren fashion.

"WHAAT! But Ren-darling, I thought you were mine!" Ten stood stock still, a pout temporarily marring her features.

"Of course he is Jelly-chan," said Yashiro absently, watching Ren intently. "So…! Spill!" he ordered.

"It all started with this very vivid dream I had been having," he told Yashiro about the dream, ignoring his questions, trying to puzzle out whether it could happen or not.

"I don't care what happens," Yashiro said at the end of the story, "Ren Tsuruga, if you commit suicide, I will kill you!" Ren rolled his eyes at his manager. "So, you confessed!" Yashiro continued. "And she didn't turn you down! That's a start!"

"I will worry about how she feels tomorrow, for today, I will absolutely not let her be killed!" Ren sat staring out of the trailer window, eyes hard with determination. Ten had finished with not thirty seconds before Kyoko rushed into the trailer.

"I'm sorry for being late Jelly-chan" she said to the shorter woman bowing low in apology.

"Iie, Kyoko-chan, I had just finished Ren," Ten said, ushering the girl into a chair, "You are right on time."

Yashiro turned to Ren, looking at his watch. "We need to leave, or we will be late"

"No," said Ren firmly. "We are giving Kyoko a ride to work." Yashiro looked surprised.

Kyoko looked over from where she was getting her wig taken off and hair fixed. "Please don't be late for me, Ren-san" She said sincerely, Ren's heart leapt at her use of his first name, "I really don't want to be a burden."

Ren went over and gave her a kiss, "You are not now, nor will you ever be, a burden, Kyoko." He said to her, stroking her cheek with one long slender finger. "We will give you a ride today, and that is the last I want to hear of it." The stern tone in Ren's voice took Yashiro by surprise, but Kyoko only blushed and nodded.

Yashiro caught Ren's eye and gave him a questioning look. Ren led the way out of the trailer, not wanting to speak in front of Kyoko and upset her. Once they had closed the trailer door Yashiro turned to the taller man. "Is this because of the dream?" he asked eyes twinkling in amusement.

Ren glared at the short blonde's tone of voice, "It wasn't just a dream. I can feel it. It was so real when I was having it, and then the clothes she laid out for me this morning were the exact ones I wore in the dream, and it was a Friday, and she had a shoot for Box 'R'. " He shook his head, eyes downcast and sad. "There are too many coincidences. You know, that I am not superstitious, but I just get this feeling, that today is different."

Yashiro accepted it without asking anymore questions and leaned against the trailer, arms crossed, looking at the black-haired actor. Yashiro knew better than to show Ren that he was concerned about him, so he kept the worry off of his expression and out of his eyes as he looked at the younger man. "Have you told Kyoko about the dream?" He asked, trying to be as natural as he could.

Ren smirked. "She would go nuts." He said laughing slightly. "She is superstitious. But she is also very focused on doing her work well. You know perfectly well why I can't tell her." Yashiro thought about it, then nodded his agreement.

"True," said the agent. "That is a very valid reason for not telling her. But there are some equally valid reasons for informing her also. It may make her worry, " said Yashiro reasonably, "but it also may keep her on her guard. She also may just brush it off."

Just then Kyoko came out of the trailer, donned in a short jean skirt and a pale pink top with ruffles along the V-neck. Her hair was short and blonde again and she had an old tote over one slender shoulder She looked rather surprised to see the two of them still there. "I thought you had left," she said, happy to see them. "You really didn't have to wait for me, I don't want to cause you any problems." A blush crept up her cheeks and she looked down, highly embarrassed that she had inconvenienced the two.

Ren bent at the waist and used his finger to lift her chin so that her eyes met his. He gently kissed her warm lips "You will never cause me problems." He said gently, resting his forehead against hers and looking into her large golden eyes. "I asked to take you to work, and I will take you to work." He kissed her again as Yashiro silently shrieked with delight. "Lets go," said Ren, opening the passenger door of his car open for the girl. She smiled at Ren as she got in after looking at Yashiro apologetically for a moment. She knew he usually got the front seat, and she felt bad taking it from him, but Yashiro smiled at her, which she took to mean it was fine with him.

Ren was a very safe driver, but he wasn't cautious. He drove fast and was good at watching everything at once. As he drove the ten minutes to the studio he subconsciously laid his hand protectively over both of Kyoko's knees. She blushed at the contact but didn't brush him off. When the three of them arrived at the studio Ren got out of the car when Kyoko did. "I want to speak to your Stage Manager," He said in answer to her questioning look.

The Stage Manager was already at the studio when they arrived, even though Kyoko wasn't called for another hour and a half. Ren said good bye to Kyoko, giving her a long kiss, hoping that it wasn't his last, and went over to the Stage Manager. Kyoko skipped happily off to the dressing rooms wondering only vaguely what Ren wanted to talk to the stage manager about. As she took her costume from the rack she blushed again. Ren loved her. Ren Tsuruga, the greatest actor in Japan, loved HER! She felt that she was so happy she could die! Then she paused, halfway through taking off her skirt, thinking did she love him back? She certainly liked him a lot. He was handsome, and nice, when he wasn't evil, and he was incredibly thoughtful. But did she love him? "I think I could" she said aloud to the empty room. She shrugged and continued changing, blushing again when she took out the necklace she made with the stone he gave her. She really did like him a lot. She may even like him more than she had ever liked Shotaro. Kyoko shook her head, frustrated. No, she would not go falling in love again. It was too painful, and didn't do anyone any good.

When Kyoko had finished changing and went back out onto the set, Ren had gone. She didn't mind though. She would miss him for the few days they had apart, but they would be the Heel siblings again soon enough. She would work hard until then, and make Ren proud. She grasped the necklace with one hand and beamed. Then she walked confidently to where the other early actors were sitting.

"Kyoko!" the show's heroine said sweetly, giving her a hug. "You are here so early." Kyoko smiled down at the girl, returning the hug.

"So are you, Rumi." She said. "Have you been shooting other scenes of yours today?"

Rumi nodded, smiling sweetly. Kyoko could tell why she had been chosen to play the heroine of the show. Her big eyes, and light brown shoulder length hair and her slight frame made Rumi Maruyama one of the cutest actresses Kyoko had ever seen. The long pieces of hair by her face framed it in away that showed off her porcelain skin, and her large chocolate colored eyes looked sweetly from just below her perfectly maintained bangs. The two girls sat down and chatted for a bit while the other actors came in. The girls who played the rest of Kyoko's gang were prompt, as always and one by one came and sat down beside her and Rumi after going to get changed. Yuka came first, long straight light brown hair was perfect, and there wasn't a hair out of place. Honami came next, shoulder length waves in perfect order, and a kind smile on her face. Chiori came last, only minutes after Honami. Her black hair was up and her eyes were eager. "Hello, Sempai" Chiori said sweetly to Kyoko when she came up. Chiori had recently switched to LME and volunteered to be part of the Love Me section, which Lory had specially designed with Kyoko in mind.

"Yes, Hello, how have you been Kyoko?" said Yuka, soft spoken as always.

Honami greeted everyone with something a little more casual. "What's up girls! Ready to kick some Rumi ass today?" She said, tickling Rumi and smiling at her. The four of them played bullies on the television show, but not one of their actual personalities could be described as anything close to an aggressor's. "Did something good happen Kyoko? You are all smiles today" Honami noted grinning at the Kyoko in a playful way

"She came in with Ren Tsuruga," Rumi said happily when Kyoko blushed and didn't say anything. "They KISSED!" the other three girls squealed in excitement.

"You and Ren?" Yuka said longingly, "I am so jealous!"

"But we all knew it was bound to happen eventually," Chiori said, bouncing up and down in excitement. "Haven't you seen the way he looks at her?" she said to the other girls. They nodded profusely. "And Kotonami-san said that he has been looking at her like that for a long time, long before Christmas anyway."

Kyoko looked at Chiori, "Really?" she asked with interest. "Moko said that?" she blushed again when Chiori nodded, smiling.

"We are so happy for you Kyoko!" The four girls said together.

"Spill," Honami said sitting down across from Kyoko. "How did it happen? Where were you? When was it? Tell all!" Kyoko was saved from having to reveal anything about the Heels because at that very moment the Director called them all into order and they started to work.

A/N - ok no translations this time, and no notes, but i will say that i want to thank everyone who has been reading and double thank everyone who has written a review. i love reading your reviews, so please R&R