They finally got a meeting set up a week from then with both the producer and director. A lot of their success was due to Ren, and Kyoko thanked him greatly. Then the three of them (Jin stayed around) talked for a little, but then Kyoko had to go to her job and was nearly late, so she ran off. This left Jin and Ren alone to talk among themselves. This was quite awkward as you could imagine, but it sounded something like this:
Ren: So what section are you in?
Jin: Singing.
Ren: Are you here to record?
Jin: No.
Ren: Why are you here?
Jin: PV.
Ren: What's the PV like?
Jin: It's… It's a love-dovey sort of PV, which I hate so that's why I came out here and saw Mogami-san… and you know the rest…
Ren: Yes, I see
Jin: Yeah, well I have to get going…
Ren: Nice to meet you
Jin: Yeah…
Jin had hurried off and the conversation had ended to both of their relief. Ren was left sitting there to ponder, though, because he had nothing to do until an hour from now. As he was thinking about this new acquaintance he had just made, he realized something. Jin had stuttered when he had been smiling, which was almost exactly like how Kyoko reacted to his smiles of evil intent. Could he have figured out my secret after meeting me once? He thought about this for awhile and remembered something else, he had been there because he had run out of a lovey-dovey PV. Did this mean that he also hated love? What else did those two have in common? It was strange how this gave him a bad feeling, but he didn't question his instincts. He would make sure to keep Kyoko away from Jin.
While Ren had been pondering, Jin had been daydreaming about the wonderful he had met. Kyoko Mogami was so interesting and refreshing to be around. She was nothing like any of the girls he had met so far! He wasn't even sure how he could have possibly mistaken Kyoko for a robber when she was so nice. One thing was for sure though, he was glad he had.
Meanwhile, Kyoko had nearly forgotten all about it in her haste to start the preparations for LME's 50th anniversary. It was still a month away, but the president was going all out as he normally did. The whole building, from top to bottom was going to be filled with fiftieth anniversary decorations and freebees for guests. It was chaos as everything was being planned out. If it was this hectic in just planning where everything was going to go, then Kyoko didn't even want to think about the actual carrying out of the plan. One thing made her eyes shine, though. It was the fact that Kyoko got to go to the party with Moko and she wouldn't be running it this time, so they could spend the entire partying time together! Well, actually, they might not. This thought brought Kyoko's spirits right down.
The party was to be a masquerade party and you were supposed to come as a couple with somebody. It wasn't required but Lory had stressed it, so she would probably have to ask somebody. This wasn't what really got her down because she could just ask Moko to go with her. What really got to her was that Moko might consider going with someone besides her. Kyoko wouldn't be able to face the rejection. She thought about who she should go with and thought maybe Ren would, but that thought was quickly squashed.
Why would the most famous actor in Japan go with her? He was just her senpai, and even if he did help her out from time to time, that didn't mean he was willing to help her out that much. It might even make him feel uncomfortable to have to say that he was going with someone else, so there was no way she would impose on him! Was there anybody else she knew that might go with her? Nobody from her school to be sure, and she didn't really have any other friends in the company…
Then a face popped into her head and she decided that that would be the person she asked: Jin Kagami! She didn't know him to well, so if he turned her down she wouldn't feel as bad. Plus, he had mistaken her for a robber, so he almost owed her a favor like this! She decided to ask him tomorrow, and realized that she didn't know what section he was in our if he would even be at LME tomorrow. She could ask Sawara-san she supposed, but it might seem kind of strange… Oh well, she decided on asking Sawara later that day and asking Jin the day after!
Moko had been watching Kyoko's range of emotions and had absolutely no idea what she could possibly be thinking about. Moko had been just about to ask Kyoko to be her partner to the Masquerade when Kyoko's emotions had gone on a roller coaster. She figured that maybe Kyoko was deciding whether or not to ask Ren to the ball, and kept her mouth shut and walked away smiling to herself. How happy Ren will be, she thought.
