FATE

Chapter 7

A/N: Still don't own Skip Beat and still wish that I did. Sorry for the long wait for this update. I have been really busy working and I have a wedding to plan. I never knew everything that went in to planning weddings. It almost makes me want to elope.

As Ren and Kyoko got ready for their day, Yashiro got another call from the director of Dark Moon informing him that they were not able to find another crew to help with the filming, their normal crew were recovering from the food poising they suffered the day before. Filming would be post-pounded for two days to give the crew time to fully recover. Yashiro could not wait to tell Ren about this new development. This would give Ren and Kyoko the time they needed to work out the details of their relationship and time together.

Ren was dressed and ready to go before Kyoko finished getting ready. He was so excited to he heard that not only did filming get cancelled for the day it had also been cancelled for the next days as well. He was hoping that he would have the day with Kyoko and now he had two days. He was already starting to plan activities they could do with their time.

Kyoko was standing in her room still in her bath towel. She had put every piece of clothing she had with her on the bed trying to figure out what to wear. She wanted to look nice for Ren but not knowing if they were going to filming later that day caused her to rethink every outfit that she put together. In the end she decided that if they ended up having to film later she would worry about it then. It's not like she did have a costume that she had to wear or anything, it was just that she didn't have a few things that didn't really work under the costume. But hey she could always come back to the room to change later if need be.

Ren was in the living room with a blanket in hand. He though that a blanket would be a good thing to take with them on their walk, because no matter where they ended up walking it would give them a place to sit. Yashiro gave him the idea of taking a picnic lunch with them, but Ren though that it would be more romantic if they could be walking around and happen on a picnic lunch set for them with roses and soft music playing. Yashiro left to talk to the hotel about setting up everything for them. With that in place Ren just had to keep Kyoko busy till lunch, no that it was at all hard, he had a lot of things he wanted to talk about with her and other things that he wanted to do that didn't involve words at all.

When Kyoko finally walked in to the living room she was dressed in a light blue sundress that came down just past her knees. It was a dress she got a long time ago but never had a chance to wear; this seemed like the prefect chance to use it. She had brought it with her because she wanted to have something nice to wear if she went out to eat with anyone while there, but this was a better reason to wear it. Ren was wearing black pants and a nice shirt. It was nothing special but Kyoko could not believe how good he looked standing there waiting for her. Her heart skipped a beat when he looked at her with that sexy smile on him face.

"Well hello beautiful. Are you ready for our day out?" Ren said taking Kyoko's hand in his.

"Yes, I am. Have you heard anything about the filming today?" Kyoko smiled happily when Ren took her hand.

"Yashiro told me that the director called to tell us that we have the day off because they were not able to get another crew, so it looks like we have to waiting for a few days till our crew starts to feel better. So what do you want to do with our days off?"

"I don't really care what we do as long as we get to spend the time together. I want to enjoy every minute that I get with you before we leave to go home. Plus I have wasted so many years not being with you that I want to make up for time."

Ren stop walking down the hall and turn to kiss Kyoko, he felt the same way about his life without her in and didn't want to lose any time now that they were together at least.

As the two were kissed they had no idea that they were being watched. Who was watching them? It was no other than Shou. Ren had pissed him off earlier and now he was working on a plan to get Kyoko back. Watching them kissing in the hall was like seeing his worst nightmare coming to true. He would have Kyoko if it was the last thing he did, but how was he going to do it. As he headed back to his room to get ready for rehearsal, and idea hit him. The idea was a new song that would get Kyoko back.

The couple, blissfully unaware of the plotting against them, walked hand in hand out of the hotel on their way to what Ren hoped would be a romantic day. Ren lead the way to a little river that ran through the area around the hotel. It was a beautiful day with a light breeze blowing that kept the temperature just right. As they walked they chatted, and just enjoying being together, Ren knew he would do anything if he could keep her in his life forever. They found a beautiful spot to sit down and enjoy the weather. Kyoko was sitting with Ren's arm around her.

"What are we going to do when we get back to our real lives?" Kyoko asked.

"What do you mean?" Ren was confused by the question. Did she think anything would change when they went home?

"I don't know. I guess I am just not sure what you were thinking in terms of our relationship. Are we going to go public completely, or are we going to keep this between us? I am just trying to figure out where you stand and at the same time where we stand."

"Where I stand is that I love you and want you to be in my life. I want to be able to share everything with you. When I think about what happened the other day I get really worried that something like that will happen again. I am scared that when our relationship becomes known to the world that a lot of girls are going to try to hurt you." He turned her so that she was facing him, and cradling her face in his hands, "I don't want you to get hurt again. I love you and don't know what I would do if that happened."

With that being said he could not stop himself from giving in to his need to express his love for her with a deep passionate kiss. The kiss only scratched the surface of the emotions that Ren felt but at least it was a start. He had finally found Kyoko again, told her how he felt and found out she loved him too. The only way his life could be better is if she were to marry him and they spend the rest of their life together, but that would have to wait. He wanted to do things the right way and ask her family, or at least the people that were like her family, for permission before he asked her.

They ended the kiss for lack of air. Ren decided to was time to get to the picnic that he had set up her them as a surprise, but didn't want break the close contact so he stood up and picked her up so he could carried her bridal style. Once they got to the picnic blanket he sat down with her still in her arms. He started picking up food and feeding it to her.

Kyoko loved Ren feeding her and loved being in him arms. She really loved him. She had been waiting for him most of her life and now that they were together she was going to enjoy every moment. After eating her fill she laid her head on his shoulder, enjoy the feel of being in his arms and the sounds of his heart beat.

With the food mostly gone Ren laid down while still holding Kyoko. The weather was prefect for just laying under a shade tree with the one you love.

Back in his room Shou started writing down the words to his new song. He hoped that it would show Kyoko once and for all that he loved her. If not he didn't know what he was going to do. The question still reminded as to how he was going to get her to listen and understand his true feelings.

He would have to work on it a little long before he figured it all out. Kyoko would be his. She had to be.