So before I say anything else I've got to apologize for it taking me so long to get this chap up. But I went on a trip for a couple weeks and before I left I had to get the rest of my school work done. I'm hoping now that I can update often.

Story notes: So I'm going to have the island speaking Japanese just because a language barrier would interrupt the story too much. I'd like to thank Runadaemon for pointing out some detail mistakes. I'm gonna try and pay more attention to that stuff but I'll admit, if it's a boring part I tend to skip the details. So please help keep me on track.

Oh BTW I have a poll going on my page for changing the title to "Lies". So let me know what you think.

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Chapter 6 Breakfast

Kyoko's sleep had been fitful. She couldn't sleep peacefully knowing who was sleeping beside her. His presence felt huge and because of that she had stayed next to the edge of the bed all night. A couple times she almost fell during her few moments of sleep.

Last night she had felt confused. He had called her by Kyoko and he had told her to call him Ren. His reasoning made sense but she still felt uncomfortable. With the use of surnames being swept aside so easily she felt out in the open and naked. Then when he had stood behind her he had felt big. It seemed as if everything in the room belonged to him, including her. Kyoko had thought about it a lot through the night. It didn't make any sense what he had made her feel. Other people called her Kyoko (like Yashiro-san) but she was okay with it. Actually her sempai had as well when he was sick, but she usually didn't count that because he was out of it. He had stood close to her before as well. Why in the world is he having a strange effect on me? Kyoko gave up her musings and decided to open her eyes.

While she had been thinking she had been in a state of half asleep, half awake. Now that she was fully awake she could hear the birds. It was morning, and it didn't feel like it was long after sunrise. She sat up and looked behind her at her sempai. He was still sound asleep. He looked peaceful and vulnerable. She wanted to reach out and touch him but thought better of it. He needs his sleep. She decided to leave the room quietly on her own.

Once outside the door she heard movement down stairs. Slowly she descended to see her hostess busy working in what looked to Kyoko like a kitchen. Jen didn't even notice the young woman's presence. "Good morning" Kyoko said.

The woman jumped in surprise and looked at Kyoko, "Oh good morning. I didn't expect either one of you to be awake yet. I figured you'd sleep awhile, possible even all day considering what you went through."

"GRAHHH" the woman just laughed as Kyoko blushed profusely and covered her stomach with her arms.

"Ha-ha, I guess it's a good thing you woke up just in time for breakfast. Can you cook?" Kyoko nodded her head and walked over to help still blushing. There was no electricity so the kitchen was different from what she was use to but she was a fast learned and Jen was a good teacher.

"Did that old man feed you two anything yesterday?" Jen asked. Kyoko had to think for a second.

"No he didn't. But I guess we weren't hungry either. Tsuruga-san doesn't usually like to eat anyways and I was too distracted to think about food." Kyoko said remembering her fairy friends.

"Tsuruga-san? Why isn't that your family name dear?" Jen asked with a chuckle.

"Oh, um…. Um," Kyoko's face had gone bright pink and she couldn't think of anything to say.

"Hahaha, don't worry about it hun. It took me a long time to get accustomed to my new name when I got married too." Kyoko could only give the woman a shy smile. "So how long have you had that name?"

"Huh" Kyoko asked confused. I've been called Kyoko since I was born, it's even on my birth certificate.

"The name of Tsuruga. How long have you been married?" Jen asked as she started to set the table.

"Oh ah… my memory is… still a little fuzzy from the storm. I'm sorry I can't answer you question right now." Kyoko was red with embarrassment. She didn't like lying to this kind woman and she realized her and her sempai would have to make up a past to tell people.

Just as Jen was setting the last plates on the table a whirlwind of kids came running into the house. One was being chased by another and there were others running around. All of them were screaming. Kyoko couldn't even count how many there were amidst all the chaos.

"Nakatsu give it back!"

"No!"

"Kyahh! You stepped on me!"

"Stop pulling on my hair!"

"Hey, that's not fair!"

"Enough!" Jen finally boomed. All the kids were silent. Jen stared at each of them while she spoke. "We have two guests staying in our house right now. One is right here and the other is still trying to sleep. Now how are you gonna make it up to him if you wake him up? He's a big man, even bigger than your father was. If you make him mad he just might throw all of you into the ocean." After staring them all down one more time Jen told them to go clean up for breakfast.

Kyoko wanted to say Tsuruga-san wouldn't do that and she almost had. But then she had remembered the times when he had been so mad her demon antennae had popped out. That Ren just might through them into the ocean.

The kids came back to eat and were all quiet. Apparently the threat of being thrown into the sea by the man sleeping upstairs was very effective. With them sitting still Kyoko could tell how many there were. Jen had two girls and three boys. It was hard to tell the order of the ages but one of the little girls was definitely the youngest.

After breakfast was eaten Kyoko helped pick up the dishes and the kids quickly ran outside. Then one returned with a bucket of water. "Oh thank you Mizuki. I was just about to ask if anyone had gone to the well yet." The little girl beamed at the praise from her mother. Kyoko warmed at the sight of the two. Her and her mother had never had a simple moment like that. "Mizuki, why don't you take Kyoko and Kayra down to the watering hole to wash up. Kyoko needs to wash off the salt still and I'm sure you two could use a good scrubbing.

"Okay!" The girl said as her eyes lit up. She quickly ran up stars.

"Hahaha, it's easy to get the girls to bath but the boys are a whole nother challenge. Now if you'll just wait here a sec I'll get you some clean clothes to change into afterwards." Jen followed her daughter upstairs but at a slower pace. In a few minutes they both came back down stairs holding a bundle of clothes. Jen handed hers to Kyoko, "Now you go wash up for yer man." Kyoko blushed.

"Thank you Jen-san" Kyoko said as she bowed.

"Now Kyoko, my name's Jen. Now I don't know how things are done where you come from, which I don intend to ask when your memory gets better, but around here we just call people by their names. So I'm Jen, not Jen-san." She was looking at Kyoko as if she were scolding one of her daughters.

"Yes Jen-sa… ah Jen." Kyoko said with a smile and a quick bow of the head.

Okay so two of the names that I used in this chapter come from another manga. The first person to review saying which one I took from will get a prize. And it has to be the manga I'm thinking of, it's possible there are others that use those names but only one will work. The prize is a sneak peak at a sweet part that will happen later on. It's mostly just because I want to write it, it'll be a few chapters (I think) before Ren and Kyoko are in the same room together.