And here is chapter two! Please review and tell me what you think! Also thank you for all of you who reviewed, and also thank you for telling me Sebastian's real name. Also for

wall flower otaku: Lol, no, I did not intend to make this story AR, I actually had forgotten about that detail. I guess I just failed to do all of my research before starting. Oh well. No, I'm not offended, it's fine. I would change it, but I don't really think it really matters, since it is a small detail, but I will remember to check for things like that next time. Anyways thanks for the review!

Now I will stop rambling and let you continue with the chapter. Here we go!

-LIA

~O~

Chapter 2

Tsuruga-san . . . Kuon.

"Ku . . ." I frowned and shook my head. "Kuo . . ." I began again, only to shut my mouth again before I could finish. I gave a frustrated sigh. It shouldn't be this hard to say a name. But then again, it was Tsuruga-san's name. It was his real name, something no one knows about besides him and Takadara-san. And now me.

Tsuruga-san is Tsuruga-san! I small voice in my head said. It doesn't matter that he has a different birth name. He is still himself. There isn't any reason to suddenly be all self-conscious about it. Just because he has a different name does not change who he is.

"Tsuruga-san." I said, this time more definitely. I will not change suddenly just because he has a different name. I thought to myself. He is Tsuruga-san.

And with that thought in mind I changed into my nightclothes and went to bed, deciding that I should sleep early for the night.

It was when my head barely hit the pillow that there was a sound coming from my bedside table. I glanced over and found that it was my phone. I immediately reached over and answered it, sitting up as I pressed the device against my ear.

"Hello?" I said into the phone.

"Ah, Mogami-san, I'm sorry to call you so late." Sawara-san said from the other line.

"No, it's perfectly fine." I answered.

"All right, yes, I called to inform you that you have received a new job offer, for a drama called Hidden Secrets."

I immediately perked up.

"That's great!" I replied. But then a thought struck me. "But why did you call me now? Couldn't it have waited for tomorrow?"

I knew that Sawara-san wouldn't call just for that. He could have told me tomorrow morning. There was something off.

"There are two things that I thought that you should know as soon as possible." Sawara-san said.

"What is it?" I asked.

"You are playing not only the part of the heroine, but also are playing alongside Tsuruga-san, who is the main protagonist in the story."

I felt my mouth open in shock.

"Congratulations Mogami-san, you have finally begun to become a top rate actress."

I could practically jump in glee. Finally! I was finally reaching the top! But then I remembered that there was another thing.

"Thank you! But, you also said there was another thing?" I said, growing slightly wary despite my joy.

"Yes. The other thing is that President Takadara has made it so that both you and Tsuruga-san are to go to Kyoto tomorrow, in order to get ready for your roles."

I was silent for a few moments.

"Mogami-san?" Sawara-san said from the other line.

"Yes? I'm sorry; I was just a bit surprised. I haven't been in Kyoto for so long." I said. "It was just a bit to take in. All right, so who else is going with us? Is the director going as well? Is the entire cast?" I asked.

"Um, no, Mogami-san. It is only you and Tsuruga-san that are going to Kyoto tomorrow."

I frowned for a moment before it dawned on me.

"Oh, all right. Thank you for telling me Sawara-san." I said cheerfully.

"Ah, your welcome. Well, I'm sorry for disturbing you, so I will see you tomorrow then?"

"Yes. See you tomorrow." And with that I shut my phone.

So this is what Takadara-san meant when he said he would take care of it. I thought.

But then I remembered what happened at Kyoto. My birthplace. There I had suffered for almost all of my childhood. I gave a weary sigh. So many bad memories. I thought. Being bullied at school. Sho's parents, my mother . . . I stopped myself before I continued. No, I would not think of that now. I was going to Kyoto with Tsuruga-san for two things. To get the role set, and to help him with his past. Nothing else.

Don't think about the past, Kyoko. A voice in my head said.

My head snapped up as I suddenly remembered something. I got up from my bed and went directly to my purse on the other side of the room, reaching in and searching for the small pouch that carried my most prized possession.

As I took it out I gave a small sigh of relief. I clutched the small violet stone to my chest, practically feeling all the bad thoughts and feelings abscond from my body. I gave a contended sigh. Just like when I was younger, this stone always calmed me down without fail.

Continuing to hold it for a few moments more, I finally set it back inside the pouch I had taken it out of and put it inside my purse once more.

Don't think of the past, the same voice in my head repeated.

"I won't." I replied, not realizing I had said the words aloud. And with that I went back to bed and rest my head in the pillow, bringing the covers tight around me.

It's only to help Tsuruga-san. I repeated to myself once more before I let the dark clutches of unconsciousness bring me into a deep sleep.

~O~

"Ah, good morning Mogami-san." Sawara-san said behind his desk the next morning.

"Good morning Sawara-san." I answered with a bow. "You wanted to see me?"

"Yes, I have your script here for your new drama, Hidden Secrets." He said, handing me a rather large stack of paper in front of him.

"Thank you," I said, taking the script from his hands.

"Also, Mogami-san, there is also one more thing I need to tell you abou-"

"LET US SALSA!"

I whipped around, startled by the sudden noise to find bright red confetti flying in the air as the president, followed by several dancers wearing bright red dresses around him, entered the room, startling some of the newer employees of LME, and only somewhat disturbing the older ones.

Before I knew what was happening, I was taken away in a whirlwind of red as the president took my hand and led me away, the dancers trailing behind us as I held onto the script for dear life. When we left, all that was left to show of the sudden appearance was the red confetti, which was still falling on the ground, and the faces of the startled employees as they stared in wonder at what had just happened.

"Oh dear." Sawara-san said with a small sigh. "What has out president decided to do this time?"

~O~

In the whirlwind that was the President, I was somehow taken all the way to a black helicopter on the roof of the building, and pushed inside while the pilot immediately took off. I had no other choice other to fasten my seatbelt and wait as I was taken to who-knows where. Out of the corner of my eye as I watched the President's slowly shrinking form, I noticed that there was another black helicopter on the roof of the building. But then I was gone.

President Takadara chuckled from the roof of the building, grinning from ear to ear as he watched Mogami-kun take off. He wondered when she would notice that he had put on the flamenco dress on her. As he thought this, Sebastian, his secretary, stood next to him.

"Mister President, it seems as though Tsuruga-san has entered the building."

The President grinned wider.

"LET US SALSA!" he cried, and was gone with the dancers trailing after him, ready to take the unsuspecting Tsuruga-san much in the same way he had taken Mogami-kun. Oh if only he would be able to see Ren's face when he saw Mogami-kun wearing a flamenco dress.

This was definitely going to be fun.

And thus is the end of chapter two! I hope you enjoyed reading it, please tell me what you think! I have already got part of the next chapter done; the only problem is finding time to do so. But don't worry; I won't torture you all by having an extremely long waiting period. Up next is life in Kyoto! I can't wait!

-LIA