I'm SO sorry for not updated for like a decade and a half. I have no reasonable excuse other than life and my broken laptop…. Fanfiction won't let you update from your phone. I've tried…. Anyway I kept forgetting about this story and then procrastinating. Than not remembering what I wanted to do with it. But I kinda remember now. I am sorry to my reviewers for the wait, your encouragement means a lot to me. Especially the positive reviews.
BTW I don't own Skip beat, if I did it would have yaoi and Ren would be with Kyoko by now. Just saying.
Kyoko-17 (Dec, 25)
Ren-21 (Feb 12)
'Direct Thoughts'
'Outsider thoughts/feelings'
( Author interrupting Or just inserting needed information)
Ch. 8
FINALLY MOVING IN TOGETHER!
The bet begins….mwahahaha
Skip to day of… (Two weeks later) I will fill in gaps as story progresses.
'I can't believe I'm moving in with the Tsuraga Ren! This cannot be happening I am dreaming or hallucinating, maybe I'm in the Psyche ward and they have me tied up in some room surrounded with those pillow-wall thingies.' Unbeknownst to Kyoko while she is doing her internal monologue she is beginning to hyperventilate and is shaking her hands around her head like a person having a break down. So Ren pulls the car over to the curb.
"Kyoko, are you okay...?" Ren said concerned for Kyoko; however mostly trying to get her out of her state of mind. 'Why does she get like this? I don't understand this girl or what she is thinking at all.' This of course catches Kyoko's attention and she starts pulling out of her own mind. She than immediately gets embarrassed for getting so distracted and acting like an idiot in front of her beloved senpai…'What have I done!'
"I am so sorry for getting lost in my own thoughts and ignoring you! I WOULD NEVER IGNORE YOU ON PURPOSE! I swear. I am so sorry! (She starts getting into dogeza position) I am so –"Kyoko says and when she stands up to get into doggy position she hits her head on the roof of Ren's car.
To which Ren starts laughing… 'This is why I pulled over, I would wreck the car laughing this hard… This is why I love her though, she makes me laugh when I'm worried and smile when I'm down.' Ren is laughing and smiling at this point so hard it hurts his cheeks a little. He wipes tears from his eyes and starts calming down and realizes she is - glaring daggers at him for laughing so hard. 'Shit'- Ren.
Kyoko is pouting and glaring daggers at Ren while he realizes the trouble he is in/ simultaneously thinks about how adorable she is when she makes that face.
"Why do you think it's so funny?" Kyoko says exasperatedly then continues. "IT'S NOT FUNNY" her hands on her head covering her injured noggin.
"Yes it is" Ren promptly responds. Knowing that his comment will likely start a fight between them, but said it anyway. 'Worth it.'
"No it isn't! Stop laughing!" Kyoko said as she brought her hands up and down motioning that she was emotionally upset. Temporarily forgetting that she bonked her head on the ceiling of his car for a moment.
Ren's laughter becoming contagious they sat in blissful laughter, enjoying the moment for what it was worth. They simply smiled at each other and forgot exactly what they were doing in the car until another car honked and brought them bug eyed out of their stupor and right back into the real world.
"I guess we should get going." Ren said as he signaled to traffic that he was going to merge back in with everyone else. Kyoko sat back and put her seat belt back on. Just sitting and thinking about Ren's smile and trying not to smile too big or else be caught unawares.
"I guess" She said quietly in return looking into her lap while lacing her fingers together and playfully crossing her thumbs not knowing what else to do with them. Her head still hurt but she didn't want to make Ren think she had a concussion or anything…
The rest of the drive to the Darumaya was uneventful and they got there fairly quickly. She stepped out of the car and towards the trunk of Ren's car as Ren was opening the trunk to get out boxes for her to pack her belongings in. Along with packing tape and some newspapers he'd purchased before picking her up at LME. Suddenly it was like a weight returned to her shoulders as she realized that it was probably already too late to turn back and that this might change everything…
'….I'm moving in with Ren, what if I have a dream and he overhears me, or what if he walks around his apartment naked? Or what if, what if. What if's ran through her head a mile a minute while her body went into automatic and she simply and silently started the task at hand before her.
Soon enough they were up in her room packing everything up and neatly placing it into all of two boxes. 'This is really all the clothing she owns? Doesn't she have anything personal or something of sentimental value, you'd think this was a guest room with how little she has in here….' Ren thought quietly as he finished taping the second box holding her blanket and pillow.
Ren and Kyoko headed out to the car with the boxes and Kyoko told the Darumaya couple she would be right back to talk to them and say goodbye. They shut her belongings in the trunk and Ren got in the car, while Kyoko headed back to the Darumaya to say her farewells. They hugged her and told her to be happy with Ren and that it was nice to see her finally getting her happily ever after. "You deserve to be happy." – Mrs. Taichou said, with her hand on Kyoko's shoulder. Taichou walked to the car and bent down to the window and Ren made a hand notion and Taichou stepped away and Ren got out of the car.
Kyoko couldn't hear this nor did Ren inform her of what conversation took place once he stepped out of the car. But based on Ren's reactions this was not the first time they had had this particular discussion. It ended with Taichous hand on Ren's Shoulder as Ren nodded his head somewhat bashfully. When it was over Ren shook Taichous hand and said a few last words seeming to be promising something as he did so. Taichou leaned in right before he left the conversation back to the restaurant he called home, and said one last thing that had Ren's face flash with fear, but he quickly covered and smiled his gentlemanly smile.
Ren started following behind Taichou about five feet behind, Kyoko started walking out to the car and they met in the middle. Kyoko gave the couple one last hug and promised to still visit and help out like she did before. They got in the car, and Rend being the gentleman that he is, of course opened the door for Kyoko. As they drove away you could see the Darumaya couple holding hands and watching as their pseudo daughter drove off to live with the man she loved. Finally in their eyes getting her happily ever after that she deserves. Holding hands with a reminiscent look on both of their faces. They walked inside and discussed when they thought Ren and Kyoko would be getting married and if they thought she might get pregnant soon…. Because mini Kyoko's and Ren's would be the cutest little babies.
Back to Ren and Kyoko. The drive to his house was filled with awkward silence and a nervous air you could cut with a knife. Neither said a word until he parked his car and they opened the trunk to get out her stuff and walked to the gate where security would do the official paperwork and get her a card so she could come into the apartment complex without Ren, after all this would be her new home. For now.
"I can't believe this is happening" Kyoko said under her breath but loud enough for Ren to hear. So he replied.
"Me neither, but it is." Ren said as he thought sadly to himself. 'But for completely different reasons… Man that's depressing to think about.' His shoulders slumping as he looks away from her, a far off look in his eyes. Because he just realized that the girl that he loves with all of his heart, would be within arm's reach but he would never be allowed to touch her. 'This is going to be torture, How on earth am I going to deal with having her constantly at my side but never be able to kiss her, or hug her, or even hold her hand….'
On the other side Kyoko is done panicking and is now just making plans for dinner and trying to think of meal plans for Ren to eat and what she should teach him to cook during her time living with him. Settled into the situation Kyoko got a piece of paper out and put it on the table. Then she set to work finding out what Ren had available in his house to eat, and started dinner for the night.
"What's up with this piece of paper?" Ren asked while Kyoko was setting to work on his kitchen.
"I was just wondering what kind of foods you wanted to learn to cook so I can create a plan on teaching you so you're making food that you'll eat in the long run. There's no point to this if you learn to make food that you don't even like." Kyoko said while pulling down pots and pans from the cabinets above the stove.
"Good point." So Ren pulled a pen out from his desk drawer and came back to the kitchen and set to work on a list of his favorite foods and tried not to put on dishes that are too complicated…. After all he wasn't good at cooking but he still didn't want to look stupid in front of the girl that he loves. 'Hopefully I didn't put down anything super hard to make….'
When he was done with the list he offered his assistance to the chef, who promptly told him to sit his butt in the living room where he couldn't set the apartment on fire. 'I'm going to have to get in the kitchen in order to learn how to cook, you know? It feels silly to tell me I'm not allowed into the kitchen today, after I just finished a list of dishes I want to learn how to make…'
Ren snorted and grabbed the boxes from the living room and placed them on the bed in the spare bedroom. He sighed and pulled himself away from the bed completely unaware of just how drastically this bet was going to change his life; or how it would change hers.
Ren decided to simply sit in the dining room and watch her do her magic. It all just seemed so amazing to him, 'it's like she can talk to the food and tell the food what she wants or something. I am never going to be that good…I hope she knows that.'
Soon they were eating dinner and Ren was watching Kyoko's expressions as she read over what he'd picked out and he could see the wheels turning in her head. It made him nervous for the following day. . .
'Was this a good idea?' Ren thought to himself as he mentally crossed his fingers for the best.
They went to bed.
(Author smiles and promises the next chapter will have something steamy.)
