Skip Beat

Chapter 5: (Tentative Title) A chicken

Plot: Just read the previous chapters and then you can get the plot.

Disclaimer: I do not own Skip Beat!

Author's Note: Yes, I have noticed that, I the author. Did not update this series in about three months.

(In the Hospital)

The only person that would actually make a grand entrance was the president, but the person who actually came through the door was Maria and then the president. Maria wore a Victorian-Gothic designed dress. The color brought a contrast to her hair color which was blonde. Maybe she got more into the lolita thing, but she is still ten years old. Not surprised with her grandfather's decision for an entrance, she went up to Kyoko who seemed to be in Ren's arms. As the rest of the room was distracted by something else he decided to put Kyoko on her bed.

"Hello, everyone! I hope I did not bother this moment." President Lory on the contrary was the opposite of Maria, since his clothing was from a different era.

"Who the heck is this guy?" said Sho with an unhappy frown on his face, since these people just opened the door without knocking first.

"What are you talking about this is the president of the LME agency. How dare you disrespect your elders, Shotaro." Kyoko said to Sho in a monotonous tone. Everything in the room became silent after that. Well, the atmosphere in the room felt a bit scary, so someone began to talk.

"Hello, who are these guys?" Since he was still in his mother's arm he wanted to sleep and these people ruined it for him. A glare could be seen at an angle and Lory noticed it. The room was okay and the space did not bother him, even though the layout did not feel like home. Maybe the years he lived in a high-class Inn rubbed on him. As the room only had a window with a desk underneath it. The design was not so pleasing to the eye. It was petty to the radiance of his mother.

"What! Big Sister Kyoko is in the hospital and all you do is question why more people have come to visit her." Maria was a bit angry, because this guy was gave them an unwelcome.

"Maria." Kyoko said in a cadence that could not be heard unless you were near her.

Since, the doctor felt out of place she left and at the same time she closed the door. The little boy just watched it all happen, while the rest of the others just began to converse amongst each other. The boy did not like the fact that there were more people now. Yet his mother did not mind them at all. They seemed to be part of a family he never knew about. Well, he did stay in Kyoto for most of his life in a Inn no less. The girl that talked backed to him, also effected his mother, too and he began to wonder who she was and her grandfather, who seemed to have a weird style. At the same time, Sho was lost in the abyss since he do not know anyone else other than Tsuruga, Kyoko and the little brat.

"Hello, boss and Maria. Why are you two here?"

"I was worried about you since you fainted at the beach party. My grandfather just wanted to see if you were okay, too. Big sister Kyoko are you okay? Can you move? Is there something wrong?" Maria asked all these question with puppy dog eyes.

"Maria calm down Ms. Mogami just woke up from her sleep. She has been sleeping for hours since she fainted at the beach."

"Kyoko's career as an actress is pretty stable at the moment, but if she continues to have these hiatus, too frequently then the media will start making things up. As a matter of fact I came today to let her know, if she still wants to continue her career."

The rest of the people in the room looked at Kyoko and saw the look in her eyes. Kyoko's aura changed from a weak light fire to a creature raising from the dead. Her role as Natsu made her character seem more devious. She was ready for this challenge; therefore, she decided then and there that she wanted to continue her career.

Ready to speak her mind. A subtle figure by the wall distracted her. Just staring into space with his back to the wall. It looked as if he was thinking about stuff with his foot tapping the tile floor. Kyoko did not remember Tsugura coming to her rescue, other than the one with the beagle guy. She began to notice the others in the room. All their eyes on her.

(In the hallway)

There was still a lot of tension in the room and the doctor did not want to get in-between. Walking away from the door she heard a couple of people talking.

"Did you just see that?" A nurse said out of the blue, and just being a bystander. She had her hair tied up in a pig tail.

"A guy in a costume seemed to visiting one of our patients and those colors were terrible." said the second woman with very short hair.

"Hey, did you hear the humor of Kyoko ending her acting career?" Since Kyoko has not been out there in the open with the public and has kept herself hidden instead.

"What? Really, I watched her dramas, when I was a teen. Some times I watch them on my spare time. They never get old, but I have noticed it has been a while since her last debt as an actress. She did so well in her television series "Box'r".

"She looked really mature compared to her scary Mio." Thinking back to the cool-bully type that is Natsu. The two girls kept on talking.

"True, her charisma stood out from most of the actresses in the whole series. People really wanted to know who this actress was, too."

It is interesting to think that the Kyoko today is still remembered for her work years ago. The doctor took note of what the two women were saying. Not until, they heard a nurse nag at them with a "hmph," they went back to work.

(Flashback)

While looking at the adults Mamoru remembered something his mother said to him. It was a story, a fairy tale to be exact. His mother told him fairy tales to get him to go to sleep at night. Only if she was home, because she was not home all the time.

She spoke of a chicken whom did everything to the best of her ability. She never thought of the pleasures of life, only the things that could make her perfect. Living as the only way she had known it, change was different for her. She did everything in her power to please others and make them happy. She thought she had it all, then she met the Rooster. He was different, strange, not like her. She became curious and wanted to know more about the Rooster. So she started to feel different emotions when she was with the Rooster. The chicken sought for new ideas, places to go, people to meet. It brought new light into her world, because she never thought of a world so random, but kept things in order. She began to adore the Rooster more and more as they began to spend more time together. All of the emotions that she wanted to express became hard to show as began to notice that the Rooster did not notice her anymore. He started to act differently toward her. She was afraid something bad had happen to him.

"Why are you leaving? Is it me? Or is it something else that you do not wish to talk about?" said the Chicken in her grief.

"Nothing is wrong, all is well. Things have changed and so must you." He did not look at her once. His feathers could blind the sun at dawn.

He spoke in a different tongue, it was hard to decipher. Maybe he had left her like the other Roosters do when they grow tried of the Chickens they folk to, that she may be one of those chickens, the Rooster has courted during his life-time. This feeling of sadness was knew to her she could not face it like she did in the past. The object of her affections took lightly of her actions toward him. Everything then became a dream for her as reality had no place for her now. She had a job to do. It surprised her in the most unexpected moment, a hatchling.

Well, so she thought at least. The chicken did not know.

His mother did not finish the story, for some reason as to imply that it was not done yet.

(At the hospital)

Kyoko knew it was a hard choice to pick between Mamoru and her career as an actress. Yet, deep inside she had a feeling her little boy was growing, faster than she ever expected. Kyoko subconsciously grabbed Mamoru closer to her, as she stared at the president and what he had to offer to her. Kyoko still wanted to bring her own character into the silver screen, to show her ability and go as far as she can.

"Boss, you know I would never back-down on a challenge." with mischief in her eyes.

"Maria. If you want to stay, do so for, I am leaving now. I have my answer. Make sure Ms. Mogami is well." As the president left he had a wifty smile on his face as he left the dormitory. Maria went up to Kyoko and then noticed the boy in her arms.

"Big sister, it has been a while. Moko is busy with her commerical at the moment, but as soon as she is done she will visit you."

"Hey, don't you have school?" Even though it was a Saturday.

"Don't worry about that, we have to take care of you. Nothing has been the same without you."

Sho noticed the time and decided that he had stayed too long. As for the brat, he did not have to worry about him since he was with Kyoko.

Author's Note: Well I tried to make this chapter long enough to make up for the time that I did not update this story. Thank you for taking your time and reading my unwarranted story.