Chapter 11

The amount of control it took her to not turn the spoiled little human female into a dung beetle was astounding. Or, maybe a toad... She grinned mischievously at the thought.

Nanokura Mimori was determined to make the new girl's school life a living hell if she had anything to say about it, after all Kyoko was part of LME, the same agency that her Sho-chan's rival Tsuruga Ren was employed by. She could hardly wait to tell her object of obsession of her new toy. Although, some of the strangest things started happening to her when the new girl came into play. On the days Mimori left her alone, everything was fine, but on the numerous days that she did not, she found her bento infested with little gold spiders, her hair got caught in her locker twice and had to be snipped because it had wound around the locking mechanism, her shoes that she securely stored had a weird green goo in them and the buttons on her uniform shirt decided to break off and one even hit the Sensei in the eye during class. It was humiliating.

What made this day completely and utterly disdainful was the fact that her Sho-chan had come to pick her up at school and asked who the little mutt was as she left school.

"Oi Pochiri... Who's that girl?" She looked so familiar to him. She was a little plain and not as curvy as he normally liked his women, but there was something about her.

"That's the new girl, Mogami Kyoko. She's from somewhere in Europe. She was home schooled or, something like that." Mimori groused. That was another reason she hated her. How could someone go their entire life not spending a single day in school until now and get perfect scores? "She's a talent for LME." She told him as she began pulling the gawking teen to his car.

LME huh? I'll have Shoko check her out. He grinned. He did have a PV coming up. Maybe he could score with her that way, after all what woman could resist a hot young stud like him?

She was really starting to enjoy this being a talent. So far she had been in that commercial, she had her part as Bo the Chicken, she had the opportunity to participate as an extra in several dramas, commercials and photo shoots and she had been able to do it all with her best friend.

The thoughts that had plagued her of her pseudo-freedom had waned and she was back to gold dust and butterflies again. Why let it concern her if the coin wasn't going to force it? Huba Syd didn't even know what to make of it and the gold rune on her right wrist had disappeared completely as though it had never been there. On that one, she just couldn't bring herself to care about it. She felt that it meant something good and she would leave it at that. Anything was better than what she had endured for thousands of years.

BZZT... BZZT... Her phone vibrated. First came a look of confusion then one of discovery. She giggled. "That is a sensation that I will never become accustomed to." She pulled out her phone and answered.

"Hello?" She greeted.

"Ah, Mogami-san... This is Sawara Takenori. Could you stop by my office later. I have an offer that came in for you and it needs your approval." He informed her.

She smiled widely. "Of course Sawara-san... Thank you so very much. I will be there shortly." She ended the call and quickly left for his office. Ah... It's a shame I can't just appear before him without worry. She giggled at the thought of the shocked look the poor man would probably have on his face if she just appeared before him with gold dust and butterflies.

Poor Sawara-san... after that explosive little display, that he wasn't entirely sure of its origins, he was a nervous wreck. "How could all of the windows just blow out like that?" He mumbled as his shaking hand nearly spilled his coffee everywhere. "I thought she would like the idea of being in his PV, but that initial reaction." He shakily took two aspirin from their container. "I can hardly wait until she gets a manager." He murmured as he rubbed his temples. He picked up his phone and dialed.

"Asami Haruki speaking. How may I help you?" A female voice greeted.

"Ah yes, Asami-san... I'm just calling to let you know that Kyoko-chan has agreed to do the PV. Unfortunately Kotonami-san has a prior engagement and is not interested at this time." He told her.

"I see... Thank you so much Sawara-san. I appreciate your help." She told him in deep thought. She sighed. Well I asked for them. I can't turn one down just because the other refused the offer. Oh well. Let's hope for the best.

"Did you have another actress in mind from LME?" He asked.

"Oh that won't be necessary. Just let Kyoko-chan know about the date and time. Thank you." She hung up wondering how she was going to tell the spoiled little prince that he couldn't have both girls. She rubbed her temple. Maybe I'll let Aki-chan tell him. He's her problem anyway.

Kuon followed the halls to her room like he normally did, to only stop before entering. His ears perked and his heart beat painfully as he heard the young male voice talking to her. Who is that? He quickly opened the drapes to find a young male that seemed to be her age, with long black hair, dressed in red silk loose pants, with gold jewelry on his arms, ears and neck. The teen turned to him and flashed a pair of golden-eyes at him with a wide smile.

"Kyoko? Who is this?" The question pained him.

"Kuon! This is my brother." She smiled brightly and motioned for him to join them.

Lory saw Kuon's brow furrow. Perhaps I should explain. I don't think he understands. "Kuon... I am her twin brother. She is my older sister, she was born first." He explained in English while rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.

Kuon sighed in relief. Yes, he had misinterpreted the meaning and what she had said about Lory. This was clearly not Takarada Lory. He chuckled then bowed to the boy. "I am very apologetic. I misunderstood."

Lory understood now as he watched Kuon sit next to his scantily clad sister. He held out his hand to shake Kuon's. He didn't need him making too many discoveries in one night. "You may call me Huba Syd." The boy smiled as he shook Kuon's hand.

Kuon chuckled. "It is pleasurable to meet you."

Kyoko giggled. "You mean it's nice to meet you."

Kuon blushed a little at the mistake. "Sorry still learning."

"Well, I must leave. I have things to attend to. We will continue our discussion later big sister." He smiled and she nodded. She really didn't want to talk about Fuwa ever again, but her brother wanted to know everything before it was time for her to shoot the PV.

She sighed. "Very well brother. We will talk later." She groused.

Kuon watched the teen disappear in a flurry of gold dust and rose petals. "So... That was your brother?"

She nodded.

He threw his head back and laughed. "I'm sorry... I just..."

She misunderstood. "It's alright. He is a bit unusual. He has this obsession with love." She sighed inwardly with relief, thanking every known deity that her dear brother had decided to visit her in his true form.

Kuon didn't completely understand what she had said, but he got the gist of it. Her brother was like Lory. He groaned inwardly. That's all he needed, for them both to be getting it from all sides. He from Lory and she from her brother.