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Lory and Kyoko made their way down the hallway of the school to the classroom where everyone in the scene was. Kyoko didn't have very fond memories of high school, thanks to that idiot Shou, so she felt a bit excited to be in one. They arrived at the classroom to meet Daniel, Jasmine, Ren, Yashiro, Maria, and other people that she didn't know yet.

"You look absolutely beautiful Kyoko-chan"

"All thanks to the makeup" Daniel chuckled and leaned down close to her ear.

"I think even without the makeup, you'd be beautiful." Kyoko looked at Daniel and gave him her brightest smile.

'This guy is also a playboy, sweet talker just like that baka Shou' Grudge growled. Daniel sensed that something was wrong with her smile.

"Kyoko-chan?" he called.

'Idiot. I guess I can't really blame you for not knowing' Lory shook his head.

"I think I should go introduce myself to the others", and she left. Daniel looked at her walking off.

"What'd I do?" Lory put a hand on his shoulder.

"I think you just made it on her bad side."

"Whaaaat? Whyyyy? I only complemented her!"

'Not in her point of view. To her, you probably remind her of a certain someone' Lory thought.

"What do I do? She's my savior, I don't want her angry at me!" he whined.

"You're on your own." He shrugged.

"How mean!"

"Hello, My name is Kyoko Mogami" she said bowing to her co-stars.

"I've never seen or heard of you before" one of the girl said. Kyoko looked up.

"Huh?"

"On tv, commercials, plays, nothing. I've never seen you before." she elaborated.

"Oh! That's because I've never been acting until now." They all looked at her wide eyed.

"What's the director thinking!?" said another brown haired girl.

"A total newbie?!" said another.

"This is going to take forever! I thought that since Ren was here, the shoot would be done quickly, but now!" the girl threw her hands up in the air.

'These girls have a really big mouth!' Grudge snapped. 'Maybe we should show them just what we're made of?'

'No! We can't make trouble on the set!'

"Stop being mean guys. Since she's a newbie, we should be nice to her. Hi, I'm Ruriko Matsunai, you can call me Ruriko." Kyoko looked at her with sparkles in her eyes.

'My first female friend! I never had any because of that baka Shou, but now I finally have one!' Kyoko took her hand and shook it vigorously.

"Nice to meet you!" The girl snatched her hand back.

"Yeeeah...you too" Kyoko rubbed her head nervously.

"S-Sorry, you're my first female friend, so I kind of got excited."

"Wow, that's pitiful" She looked to the ground.

"...Yeah" The atmosphere turned awkward, and no one spoke. She began to hop from one foot to the other.

"Introducing ourselves?" came a familiar voice from behind. Kyoko jumped away. Ren smiled.

"Mogami-san, if you constantly jump from me every time I'm around, I'll feel hurt." Kyoko immediately bowed.

"I apologize, but it's not like that! It's just that...you just sometimes come out of nowhere."

"How do you two know each other?" asked Ruriko with her hands crossed.

"Oh! Tsuruga-san came to my dressing room to introduce himself" answered Kyoko. Ruriko stomped her foot like a child throwing a tantrum.

"You didn't come to my room to say hi!"

"Like Mogami-san said before, I went to her room to introduce myself. I already know you." Ruriko continued to pout and wrapped herself around Ren's arm.

"You still could of came over to say hi." she whined.

'I think I'm going to be sick.' Grudge dry heaved.

'Don't be mean!' she lectured.

"Alright everyone" Daniel clapped. "In your positions." Kyoko's knots came back immediately. Not only was this her first time, but what she had to do in this scene wasn't helping much either.

'Remember what you're doing this for, close your eyes, and take a few deep breathes.' Grudge coached. Kyoko did as she was told.

Breathe in.

'You're-'

Breathe out.

'just-'

Breathe in.

'my-'

Breathe out.

'maid.'

When Kyoko opened her eyes, a huge calm swept over her. And under, was a bubbling hate. She walked out of the room to join her the other actresses. Lory had been watching the girl from afar. He saw the panic in her eyes when the director called everyone to get ready, and he was ready to walk over and give her some advice, but then, he saw her close her eyes and take deep breathes, and when she opened them, the air around her had completely changed. A smile crept up on his face. He had a feeling this was going to be fun. Maria, on the other hand, was watching nervously at her big sister.

"Cameras and lights ready?" Daniel shouted. "Action!"

The bell rang, and Kyoko and the other girls came laughing into the classroom from lunch. They sat in their seats and continued to chat. Kyoko reached into her bag and pulled out a notebook, placing it on her desk, when she saw another class outside playing basketball. Ren's class. Kyoko's eyes softened when she saw the man get the ball from a teammate and make a three-pointer. She didn't realize her friend was watching her, and when she caught her gaze, the girl began poking her in the shoulder, teasing her. The other girls joined in. Kyoko was turning red like a tomato. The teacher came in and told the class to quiet down, only them did they stop and turn around correctly in their seats. Kyoko risked another glance in Ren's direction and gave a tiny smile. The scene ended with her opening her notebook and jotting down whatever was on the board.

"Cut!" the director shouted. "Get ready for the next scene" Everyone got up and moved around. Kyoko put a hand to her heart and breathed out.

"Onee-sama!" Maria called, followed by Lory, and grabbed her in a hug. "That's amazing! It's your first time acting, and you did it in only one take!" Kyoko gave a nervous laugh.

"I'm surprised at myself too" she replied.

"Hmpf. Even I could of done better than that." said one of the girls from before.

"A newbie's a newbie after all" said the other.

"You girls are all just talk!" Maria yelled.

"They're right, I am a newbie"

"Oneeee-samaaaa! Don't agree with them! Even if you're new, you're still way better than them!" she said, picking a fight.

"What?!" the girls asked.

"M-Maria, please calm down" Kyoko begged. Lory chuckled.

"You did do a wonderful job though." Lory added.

"Really?" she asked. Lory nodded. Maria put both hands on her hips.

"Even if I'm a child, I'm a well known actress myself, if I say you did great, then it's true. Don't you believe me?" she pouted. Kyoko laughed and put a hand on her head, caressing it.

"Yes, yes"

"Yes, you did a great job, and it was a nice touch to add that last glance on your part." Daniel said, walking over.

"... Thank you." she said, not sounding the least bit thankful; she stood and bowed.

"Kyoko-chan! Are you still angry with me?! I don't understand what I did, so please tell me so that I can apologize!" Kyoko looked at the man dully.

"It would be disrespectful of me to ever be angry at such a great person like you." she said simply and walked away, followed by Maria.

"Kyoko-chaaaaan!" he whined. Lory patted him on the back.

'Should I tell him that she thought that he was flirting and took it as a insult, or not?... I'll let him think for himself a bit more.' he concluded, and walked away.

"Kyoko-onee?"

"Yeah?"

"What were you and grandfather talking about?" They were walking along the hallway of the school to the dressing room in order to get Kyoko ready for her next scene.

"Oh, he was just asking me to join Love Me" Maria abruptly stopped and jumped in front of her.

"You didn't join, did you!?" She nodded.

"Yeah, he said it will help to develop my acting abilities, so then I'm willing to sign up." Maria made a face. "What?" Maria continued to walk, with her hands behind her back.

"Weeell, as you probably already know, grandfather is a bit weird and unpredictable, so you never know what he's going to do. He might put you in uncomfortable positions." Kyoko began to get nervous.

"W-Well, if it helps with my acting skills..."

"Alriiiiight, don't say I didn't warn you." They continued to walk down the hallway, when they met up on Ren and Yashiro. Kyoko bowed.

"A job well done." Ren said.

"Thank you, you as well"

"Thank you"

"Mogami-san, not to be rude, but I have never seen you act-" Yashiro started.

"No, no, it's fine Yashiro-san! I never acted in anything, so it's only natural that you've never heard of me before."

"Eh! This is your first time?!" he asked skeptically. She nodded.

"We only me yesterday." Maria said.

"Yesterday!?" Both Ren and Yashiro said at the same time. Maria nodded.

"Grandfather found her out-" Grudge had covered her mouth and body, enabling her from speaking.

'YOU'RE SAYING TOO MUCH! DON'T SAY ANYMORE! DON'T SAY ANYMORE!' It repeated over and over.

"Mmmmmmm" Maria struggled.

"M-Maria-chan?" Yashiro called, slowly put his hand out to touch her.

"Ren!" Ruriko came running up the corridor. She tangled her arms around his. "I've been looking everywhere for you. Where have you been?"

"Here talking with Mogami-san" Ruriko shot a look at me. Grudge untangled itself from Maria and wrapped itself around Ruriko instead. Maria looked around, shocked and confused.

'Ooooh, what a nice taste of anger.' It purred.

'Anger? Why would Ruriko-chan be angry at me when she's my friend?'

'Jealousy'

'Eh? Jealous of what?' Ruriko clung to Ren, as if to say he belonged to her. 'Don't tell me...'

'Yup!'

'Never!'

'She doesn't know that.'

"Um...Ruriko-chan-"

"Matsunai-san!" she corrected.

'Wow, girls really do change behaviors when it comes to boys, huh?' Kyoko's mood began to dampen. This always happened. When she tried to make a friend, some famous guy always came and took it away. Kyoko bowed and simply walked around them. She was tired of it. Maria came running behind her.

"N-Nee-sama. Don't feel bad, girls like her are always like that even when they say they're your friends." she comforted. Kyoko gave he a sad smile.

"I know, I'm used to it."

"Ruriko, that wasn't very nice of you" Ren scolded.

"Buuuuut, she's always sticking to you." Kyoko stopped in her tracks.

'It's the same pattern over and over! Who's sticking to who!' Grudge flared and blasted the school windows, sending shards flying. One of them had cut Kyoko's face, but she hardly noticed.

"Kyaaaa!" Maria cried. Kyoko finally realized what she was doing and sent Grudge away. She bent down to inspect Maria.

"Are you okay?!" she asked. Maria dusted the glass shards out of her hair and nodded with a smile, but it immediately turned to a look of fright when she saw the scratch on Kyoko's face.

"Kyoko-onee!Your face!"

"Eh?" Ren and Yashiro, along with Ruriko, came running over.

"Are you two okay?!" Yashiro asked.

"Nee-chan has a cut on her face!" Ren bent down and tilted Kyoko's head up to his. It was a surprise to her, so she couldn't help but blush.

"I'll go tell the director that her makeup might take a little more time." Yashiro offered. Ren nodded, and ran back towards the way Kyoko and Maria came from.

Ren grabbed her hand and pulled her up and down the hallway, the rest following behind.

"Ren! How come you're treating her so nicely?! She can walk by herself!" Ren stopped and spun around to her.

"Ruriko!" His sharp tone of voice made her flinch. "I have no time for your whining right now! I need to get her to a makeup artist and see if they can cover up this wound for the next shoot!", and then he spun back around and continued running, dragging Kyoko with him. He pulled her around turns and corners until we finally came upon her dressing room. Ren slammed open the door without knocking. Rino was eating her lunch when Ren burst through the door, making her almost choke on her food.

"Is *cough* there something *cough* *cough* wrong? " Kyoko slid her hand out of his grip.

"Um... sorry for interrupting your lunch, but I got a small cut on my face." Rino beckoned her over and examined her face.

"Mmm... this is a pretty long cut, I'm not sure if I will be able to-" Kyoko immediately went into a dogeza.

"Please! If I don't do this, I won't have another chance at this" Rino patted the girl on her back, a bit startled at her dogeza.

"Of course you do Kyoko-chan! You could audition properly, and then-"

"No! I won't have another chance to defeat him!" she began rambling to herself. " I have to make sure he regrets using me the way he did, if I don't act I won't..."

"Him?" she asked. Kyoko's head snapped back up.

"Ah! S-Sorry for being so rude, but-" she bowed again. " I beg of you, please help me" Rino couldn't help but want to help the girl, a smile crept on her face.

"...I never said I couldn't do it, but it might take a little more time... " Kyoko rose and hugged the woman tightly.

"THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH!" The woman smiled. It's been a while since she saw such a sincere actress or actor in a long time. She got up and started to immediately prepare.

'Oh! I should thank Tsuruga-san for his help' Kyoko thought. She planned to bow and formally thank him, but was stopped by Ren's gentleman smile. Grudge immediately wrapped itself around Ren, confirming her fears.

"Uh...Tsuruga-san? Is there something wrong?" Ren's smile grew brighter.

"No, why would something be wrong? The problem is fixed, and everything is back in order. " Kyoko took a step back.

'Why would something be wrong, my ass' she thought. 'He's obviously angry' Rino chuckled.

"Ren stop flirting and leave, so I can start on the makeup." She said gently pushing him out the door.

"Oh, I apologize for the delay, I'll leave now", and he closed the door behind him.

'Flirting? How in the world does that look like flirting?'

"Ren may be handsome, but he's a flirt, so I suggest you don't fall before him" she teased. Kyoko only absently nodded. It seemed like Ren Tsuruga wasn't the gentleman everyone thought he was.

"How did you get this cut in the first place?" she asked Kyoko.

"Uh, well, we were walking down the hallway when the glass just suddenly broke."

"By itself? Was there someone out there? But that shouldn't be possible since no one is allowed on the grounds until you guys are done with the shoot, but someone could of sneaked in, you never know." Kyoko stayed quiet, and she felt guilty, but there was no way she could explain that her inner demons did it. Daniel burst into the room, making Rino wipe Kyoko's face with the alcohol a little harder than she should.

"Oh! Sorry, Kyoko" she apologized.

"Don't worry about it"

"Kyoko-chan! Are you okay?! " Daniel worried pulled her off the chair and was spinning her around, inspecting her. He found the line on her face. "You're face!" Kyoko politely took her hand away and smiled.

"Don't worry, the shoot will continue like it should,so it's fine" Daniel shook his head. "Yeah, I'm worried about the shoot, but I'm even more worried about you, Kyoko-chan. This is your first time acting, and you already have to go through this. What if it had traumatized you, and you never want to act again?!" Kyoko smiled.

"I don't think you have to worry about that director-san. No matter what, I will continue to pursue acting" Daniel looked at the girl in awe. A good deal of the actors he worked with would already start either suing, crying, or throwing a fit, but this girl was simply taking it as if this kind of thing happens everyday. He really did like her.

"Kyoko-chan, since I'm calling you by your name, it's only fair that you call me by mine."

"No, it's fine", and she sat back in the makeup seat.

"Kyoko-chaaaan, are you still angry?"

"What would I be angry about?" she said with a tilt of her head.

"I don't know, that's why you have to tell me!" Lory and Maria came through the door.

"It seems the problem is under control?" he asked.

"Onee-sama!" Maria cried, running into Kyoko's arms.

"Now, if you all crowd in here, it's going to take much longer to get her ready" Rino lectured.

"Yes, let's leave the room" Lory said dragging a pouting Daniel along with him.

"Are you really okay Kyoko-onee?" Maria asked. She nodded.

"It's only a scratch" Maria smiled at her respectable big sister. She placed both her hands behind her back and ran to the door.

"Knock'em dead onee-sama. Show those girls that you're way better than them!", and she left.

"Wow, you actually got the president's granddaughter to like you? That's impressive." Kyoko laughed nervously.