Here we are: Chapter 6! This is a special one today as it is my 21st birthday. I'm officially older than Ren Tsuruga. :O I decided to write the names the Japanese way, surname first and given name second just because it sounds better to me that way. Enjoy xxx
The foursome were split into two's, Ren and Kyouko on one couch and Yashiro and Kotonami on the other. Kanae was tapping her foot on the floor out of frustration at Fuwa Sho's idiocy. She truly hated the arrogant popstar, or 'shithead' as she liked to call him. At moments like these she found she was increasingly protective of her little innocent and bubbly friend that was chattering away as if nothing was wrong. At first the whole idea of becoming friends with someone, especially Kyouko was repulsive to her. Back then friends were unnecessary and only hindered ones success. Now, much to her chagrin she couldn't imagine a life without her good friend and would happily beat 'shithead' into a steaming bloody pile on the floor. It made her feel sick when she found out how he had used Kyouko in the past. How he had broken down all of her self-confidence and made her convinced she was a plain ugly girl with no talent. To Kanae, Kyouko was one in a million. Kyouko was the first person to break down the walls that Kanae protected herself with; she was the first person to love Kanae for who she was. That's why Kanae was creating an elaborate scheme with the help of glasses-kun. She had to show Kyouko that she was special and loved and being no good at expressing emotion herself she decided to do show her with the love sick puppy that was Japan's number 1; Tsuruga Ren.
"Moko-san?" Kanae blinked at Kyouko's hand that was waving in front of her face. "Moko-san you weren't listening!"
"Huh?" She blinked again realising that all eyes were on her. Ren was smirking at her from across the low Japanese style table and Yashiro was stifling a chuckle, badly. She dug her elbow into Yashiro's side.
"Mou! Stop laughing glasses-kun!" Yasiro feigned offence.
"Glasses-kun?! That's not very nice Moko-chyaaaaan!" He teased. It soon turned into what seemed like a full blown lover's tiff slash flirting session. Ren was openly laughing at them now slowly shaking his head. These two were good together. Kyouko was watching the mock argument like one would a tennis match, her mouth slightly ajar. She wondered at the informality of these two, she wasn't surprised that Moko-san had said glasses-kun but Yashiro-san was being informal too. She noticed they were sitting quite close together and touching almost secretly as if they couldn't bear not to. Ren was watching Kyouko's expression closely with amusement; he could see the cogs slowly clanking round in there. Suddenly she giggled and a slight blush graced her cheekbones in the cutest way possible. Ah, the penny has finally dropped. Ren chuckled to himself.
A ring of the doorbell ended the giddiness that enveloped the room and Yashiro rose to get the take-away. They had eventually decided on take-away food much to Kanae's dismay as it was so late and Ren refused to let Kyouko cook for so many people when she was already tired.
The dinner was accompanied by the comfortable chatter of the four friends. The sound of laughter and low chuckles were heard often as they teased one another, Kyouko could honestly say she hadn't felt so happy in a long time. When she'd finished eating she leant back onto the sofa with a contented yawn to find Ren's arm was resting on the back of the couch. He dropped his arm off the couch and onto her shoulders; much to his surprise instead of flinching away she relaxed sleepily into his arm. The chatter continued but at a quieter level as everyone noticed Kyouko's eyelids droop. Slowly over the course of the next half hour she unconsciously curled up on the sofa with her head on Ren's chest and his arm wrapped protectively around her waist. She was fast asleep with a slight tint of pink on her cheeks and her lips slightly open. Ren marvelled at the way their bodies fit so perfectly together, he gently brushed a stray strand of hair off her face. Kanae smiled in spite of herself and she felt Yashiro tense beside her as he tried to supress a fangirl squeal. Kanae cleared her throat to get the tall actors attention, his head snapped up seemingly having forgotten that they were in the room.
An evil smirk played across Kanae's perfectly glossed lips. Yashiro almost turned to stone. What the hell is she plotting now?
"Well, I'm tired too. I'm going to bed." She turned to face Yashiro and glared as if telling him to play along, then she added "Are you coming glasses-kun?"
"Eh?" Yashiro's mouth dropped open, only to receive a glare from the actress. "Oh, um… hai."
He suddenly cottoned on to what she was doing as he rose off the sofa with her. "You and Kyouko-chan get the spare room Ren."
He smirked as he walked towards his bedroom door with Kanae in toe. His heart was pounding against his chest, Kanae sure was making things hard for him. Ren just sat there open mouthed. Yashiro turned towards the room but felt Kanae turn towards Ren. She narrowed her eyes at the handsome actor and then softened her gaze as she looked at Kyouko curled against him without a care in the world.
"Tsuruga-san, that little bundle of innocence on your lap is special to me. Hurt her and I'll get you." She warned with a pointed glare and she stepped into Yashiro's room. Yashiro smiled warmly at Ren and followed her before shutting the door behind them. Ren blinked at the door for a few seconds in shock. He looked down at Kyouko on his lap; he couldn't help feel his heart swell at the contented half smile on her contented features. So damned cute. He lifted her gently in his arms so as not to wake her and walked to the spare room and placed her softly on the bed. He lay down behind her and removed his shirt. In her sleep she shuffled towards the warmth of Ren's body, her back against his broad chest he wrapped his arms around his darling again and slowly drifted into a peaceful sleep.
Additional AN: To clarify what I said about the Cain complex:
Brother complex -Cain complex in the medical dictionary:
"Extreme envy or jealousy of a brother, leading to hatred."
Synonyms: brother complex.
Origin: Cain, biblical personage.
I personally don't like this definition; It is obviously not what the author was going for. I see Setsu's brother complex an obsessive admiration of her brother that will do anything to keep her happy.
