I loved the very energetic reviews for last chapter! Reviews like that make me want to write more…although the ones I like most were threatening…perhaps I have issues…;) Anyways I still won't get my cookie for this chapter *tear* and I'm sure there will be more threatening reviews.

About the story: A lot of you have said that this is very original but in truth it is not. Perhaps for showing up in the Skip Beat fanfic section it is but I stole the idea from mangas that I have read. For many of you I am sure that will become evident as the story progresses, as it is I don't want to give it away so I won't say what's happened to them. That info will probably come next chapter.

BTW DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I GOT OLD MAN TUCKER FROM??? I know it has to be a poem or nursery rhyme or a children's song. Ahhhh! It's bugging me that I can't figure out where I pulled this name from!

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Chapter 3 Old Man Tucker

Ren could feel the motion of the sea around him. It gently rocked him back and forth. Slowly he began to realize that he was not soaked, and he was no longer in the sea. He was laying on something soft and warm. He couldn't remember how he got there. For some reason his mind was telling him that he should be dead or drenched floating out in the middle of nowhere. He moved his arms slightly and felt a mass next to him. What is going on? He opened his eyes and saw that about a foot above him was a wooden ceiling. To his right was a wooded wall. He shut his eyes and rubbed the side of his face with his hand. Then he remembered. Their plane had crashed. He had grabbed her hand so he wouldn't loose her. They were in the sea and the waves violently tossed them around but he never lost his grip. Then he saw her terrified face and the massive wave heading in their direction. He felt the force of the sea rip her apart from him, scanning the sea helplessly looking for her but seeing her nowhere. "KYOKO!" he yelled as he bolted up. He forgot the height of the ceiling and slammed his head against it. He fell back down and moaned as both of his hands rubbed his head. His left elbow brushed up against something beside him. Looking over he could tell he was lying next to a figure that was asleep. The frame of the individual was small. Ren's eyes widened in disbelief, It can't be.

He rolled the individual over to see who it was, and sure enough it was her. She was sleeping soundly and she showed no signs of being violently thrown about by the waves. He gently caressed the side of her face and rested his head in the nook of her neck. He couldn't believe she was alright. He had felt like he had died when he lost his hold on her and then like he was in Hell when he couldn't find her. He could feel her steady breathing and his arm wrapped around her to hold her close. He would never let anyone or anything hurt her again. Slowly he raised himself to loom over her and looked at her peaceful face. Kyoko…what would I do without you? He leaned in to give her a kiss when he heard a door slam. He looked over to see a door of light in the little room they were in and the shadow of someone standing in it. Kyoko bolted upright and smashed her head into his jaw. Ren hit the ceiling from the force of her blow and fell off the bed, which he learned was a few feet in the air, and Kyoko groaned in pain.

"Owww," she moaned. She still hadn't taken in her surroundings, all she knew was that she had just hit her head on something hard. She looked around her and realized the ceiling was very close to her. She assumed she had hit her head on that when she realized someone in the room was laughing. There was a man standing in the door way who was doubled over laughing. She thought him rude. She had no way of knowing the ceiling was so close. Below her, Kyoko heard someone groan. Looking down she saw her sempai kneeling on his hands and feet. "Tsuruga-san!" She rolled off the bed being careful not to land on him and to not hit the wood above her. She knelt next to him and put her hand on his back. "Tsuruga-san, are you alright?" Underneath her touch she felt him shudder.

"Of course he's not! You just sat up right up and smacked into him," the man had to stop talking because he was laughing so hard "…and on top of that he smashed his head into the ceiling and then fell to the floor." The man had barely managed to get this much out in his hysterics.

"I'm so sorry Tsuruga-san!" She exclaimed looking at her sempai.

"It's alright Mogami-san. I'm fine." He looked at her and smiled. He tried to stand up but swayed a little and Kyoko helped to straighten him. Ren liked the feeling of her arm around his waist. When she had touched him at first he had shuddered in pleasure, it wasn't often that he felt her hand on his back.

"Why don't you two come up into the light and then we can talk there." He finally had his laughter under control but was still chuckling a little as he left the silhouette of the door way and headed outside. Kyoko let go of Ren after making sure he was steady and followed the man. Ren regretted the absence of her warmth.

Upon reaching the door both of them had to turn away to shield their eyes. The sun was exceptionally bright after being in such a dark room. Slowly the two made their way forward. Kyoko gasped when she could finally see. All around them was wide open seas. The smell of salt was strong and the sky was blue without a cloud in sight. Living in the city did not afford them much scenery. It was true both of them had at one point or another lived in the country and seen nature's beauty but it had been nothing like this. Even Ren, with his head pounding, was impressed. Kyoko ran to the side of the boat to look down and squealed when she felt the spray of the sea on her face. By the look in her eyes Ren knew what she was seeing, fairies all around welcoming her to their home. He chuckled and looked around. They were in a sail boat. The mast was up and the wind was carrying them at a good speed. The boat however was old, the man who owned it must have been poor. It had clearly been fixed on several occasions and had seen much use. From the cabin he had discovered it was made out of wood, few people still used wooden sail boats. Then again, they had been crossing the sea, for a local island this might very well be the only boat they had available. "Where are we?"

"Well… right now you are in the Cadian Sea." The man said to him. Ren hadn't noticed him since he had been on deck. "Currently you are riding in the boat of Old Man Tucker. You two are lucky I found ya. That storm last night was mighty terrible. I thought I would loose my boat." Old Man Tucker was indeed old, but Ren couldn't guess his age. His hair was covered by a wool cap. His clothes were like nothing Ren had ever seen before, well… besides in the movies. They were clearly homemade and made out of a mixture of cotton and hide. His boots looked to be made from leather. His smell told Ren that he needed a shower. Then a again Ren probably did too. Just by looking at him the actor could tell that the man would have no knowledge of the celebrity world.

"Did you find anyone else?" There had been several other people on that flight. He hoped they had managed to find safety as well. Kyoko was walking towards them and he could tell that she was following her fairy friends rather than walking to him.

"No… just you two. Why? Were there other people to find?" The man looked at him curiously.

"Yes our ….carrier sank." Ren wasn't sure if the man would know what a plane was and if he didn't, he didn't want to try and explain it.

"Carrier? That's a funny word to use for a boat. But I didn't even see the debris for a wrecked ship. By the way what's your name boy?" Ren towered over the man and was a little shocked to be called boy.

"Ren Tsuruga," Kyoko was now near them but was still lost in her fantasy dancing about. Old Man Tucker saw Ren look in her direction.

"And who's that pretty little thing?" he asked. Ren's lip curled in a smile as he walked over to her. He wrapped his hand around her waist possessively and pulled her close to him and out of her fantasy.

"She's my wife."

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What do you think of this cliff hanger? No really, what do you think? I wanna know which one is more aggravating. I think this one but I want to know what you guys as the readers think. Cause I know what's going to happen next…well sort of…from here I have to think hard…the rest of the story hasn't been shaped yet. And I have to make sure I plan it right other wise it will be crap. So I'm really not sure how long it will be before the next update.

I also think this is only the beginning of putting Ren in pain…for some reason I want to make him suffer physical pain.