Chapter 15
She was absolutely exquisite. Her ivory skin, raven hair, golden eyes and all of her beautiful runed tattoos that covered her body. Of course others couldn't appreciate the vision before him, at least those that weren't like her. It had been so very long since he had seen a female Djinni and one so completely untainted by her eons of captivity.
Her ire for the empty vessel called Fuwa Sho was intriguing to him. What had caused it? The command she had over her temper was astounding. He wanted to kill the worthless human and his manager for him striking her but she had handled it gloriously by temporarily turning both of them into a pair of cockroaches. It was certainly entertaining even if the manager wouldn't remember it.
He couldn't help himself. He just had to tease her. The expression she gave when he did, flashed her beautiful true image to him briefly. Perhaps he should set his sights on her instead. It wasn't like Fuwa had anything to offer anymore, not after his final wish had freed her. He chuckled. If he made one more wish he would literally dry up and blow away as dust on the wind. Why is he trying to reclaim her as his property? Stupid mortal. Too bad only she can punish him. Reino shook his head at the thought. I wonder if she knows how she gained her freedom? He smirked.
It was infuriating. That miserable little cockroach had pulled her into his dressing room to demand that she return to him and when she laughed at him and refused, he slapped her. He and his manager were both lucky that she didn't consume them in flames for the affront. She thought that his manager would have at least had the common decency to keep control of him and what was up with that silver haired idiot?
She groaned as she covered the small cut on her face with a bandage. "I will not kill him." She repeated over and over. "however... I can make him wish that I had." She finally smirked.
"MO! What the hell happened to you? How did you get that cut?" Kanae asked as she saw Kyoko put the bandage on her cheek as she entered the room.
Kyoko sighed. "I had a little accident on one of my jobs yesterday." She lied not wanting to give away too much information on her connection to Sho.
Kanae raised an eyebrow. "Mmhmm, right..." She walked to her after pulling her pink curse from her locker and turned Kyoko to face her. "If you don't tell me the truth right now, you will have to find another best friend." She turned to walk away.
"NO! I'll tell you Moko-san! I'll tell you everything!" She sobbed. "Please don't stop being my best friend." She begged. "But... I just can't tell you here."
Kanae nodded. "Fine... You can tell me later. We can have dinner at my place or, something. Unless you have a better idea. What time do you get off work?"
"We can talk at my place." Kyoko mumbled staring at the floor. "It's more private."
"Good, I'll meet you back here at four." Kanae left the room after changing with a smirk.
She knew it was going to be a rough day when Kanae demanded the truth from her. She did have one bright little spot on it when Kuon had escorted her to the set; however, it was quickly dashed to the depths when her pest problem humbly surfaced, bearing a peace offering of medicated ointment for the injury he had inflicted. "Did he really think that would placate me?" She glowered. "He's lucky I didn't ruin him on the spot."
"Kyoko-chan? Is everything okay?" Yashiro asked nervously.
She nodded.
"Why did Fuwa-san come to see you?" He asked out of curiosity.
She looked up at him. "It... It was unimportant. Nothing really."
Kuon shot him a look that told him to let it drop. Yashiro swallowed hard. "Oh..." He said as the two men watched the cute little Djinni run off to speak to the director.
He sat in his manager's empty apartment thinking on how his meeting with Kyoko went, thankful that she didn't transform him into anything again and hoping that his little peace offering helped to placate her. After these last few months of her being away from him, the last thing he needed was a pissed off Djinni out for blood. Not that he thought she could actually bring him harm; although, he was constantly reminded that there were indeed things that could be worse than death and he was steadily realizing that she was kind of cute. He shook off that thought. She was beneath him and that's where she should stay, a servant, but how to get her back to his side?...
Kyoko looked at the floor nervously. This would be the first human that she brought to her special place. Kuon came on his own, somehow and Huba Syd was like her. They were the only two who knew until this next moment. She steeled her nerves and took in a deep breath, looked up at her best friend and smiled. "Moko-san... I need you to close your eyes and try to keep an open mind."
Kanae rolled her eyes. This girl was being completely ridiculous. "MO! What's with all the secrecy and drama. Just grab your things and we'll take the bus to get to your place." She commanded.
Kyoko smirked. "I'm afraid it's not that simple." I suppose I could make her forget if it goes wrong. Kyoko pondered.
"Fine..." Kanae sighed exasperated. "Happy now?" She asked and heard Kyoko snap her fingers then the room felt different. It felt as though they had moved, but not. The air was clean and fresh. The temperature of the room was perfectly comfortable and she could hear birds chirping. A floral scent that she couldn't place permeated every corner of the room. It felt wide open. Were they still in the LoveMe locker room?
"You can open your eyes now." Kyoko told her sweetly.
Kanae opened her eyes to what seemed to be an expansive, open room with marble floors, walls and columns. A soft breeze gently flowed through thin billowing drapes of silk. The floral scent was carried on the breeze from the garden that was filled with a wide variety of flowers, some of which she had never seen before. She turned to her best friend with wide eyes only to find the copper haired girl, now with long raven black hair, past her waist, clad in silk veils and offering her the juiciest looking fruit.
"MO! What the hell Kyoko?" Kanae shook her head and smirked. "Why doesn't this surprise me?"
Kyoko giggled. "You're taking this better than I thought you would Moko-san."
"I can't say that this doesn't scare me a little or, make me feel like I'm hallucinating, but it actually explains a great deal about you and how you behave sometimes." Kanae grabbed a perfectly plump plum and took a bite while walking to the cushions that were laying on the floor.
Kyoko sighed in relief. "I'm so glad you understand at least a little." Kyoko snapped her fingers and soft music began to play.
Kanae leaned back into the cushions and snickered. "It's comfortable here... So... Spill it... Everything."
And with those words Kyoko began to tell her story from start to finish. From the very beginning of her childhood with her twin brother, down to her current life at LME. Leaving out the fact that her brother was the eccentric Lory Takarada, of course.
Kanae growled when she heard about Fuwa and how he acquired his talents. "I really, really despise that man now. It's not bad enough that he treated you like a slave, but to not gain his talents through hard work is disgusting. Is there nothing you can do about him?"
Kyoko sighed. "No Moko-san... What's done is done and cannot be undone. However, he didn't specify a time frame in which it were to happen." She smirked. "And he didn't really specify exactly how he wished for Tsuruga-san to be removed from the list." She told her with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes and Kanae shivered.
Kanae shook her head. "Just don't involve me. I've no intention of becoming a baby making machine for some overrated pretty boy to pass on his genetics with. Besides... He has the hots for you."
Kyoko blushed from head to toe and stammered. "HE DOES NOT! I-I, He already has someone special. He told me when I was Bo."
"Mmhmm... I'm sure." Kanae smirked then looked at her friend softly. Because you aren't special, are you Kyoko? She shook her head. She could see this one coming from a mile away and if her friend didn't see his intentions, she certainly wasn't going to warn her. She wouldn't believe her anyway.