So unless a lot of people are interested by this cliffhanger I'm going to take some time and update the rest of my fics. Please look for the next chapter later on in the week.
Chapter Four :: Loss of Contacts
Kyoko looked to the side as she woke up in the large bed, it wasn't quite as large as Ren's own bed but it was bigger and more comfortable than the futon that she had used at Okami-san's house. She sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes only to look around at the nearly empty room. Ren had already promised her to knock before he came in if he ever wanted to talk to her and not to enter on his own so she felt safe, well safer than if he hadn't said that.
She stood up before looking around and decided to shower and then prepare breakfast and possibly bentos for her and Ren. Going into the bathroom that was attached to her bedroom she grinned as she saw the large bath tub and shower and the makeup kit from Moko-san proudly displayed next to the sink. She looked in the mirror and smiled at her reflection before looking around. She had soap, but no shampoo or conditioner. She froze.
Idiot Kyoko! She scolded herself, How could you forget those things? An actresses hair must be washed every day...no a person's hair must be washed every day so that people see them at their best. She took a deep breath in before looking down nervously, was it best for her just to skip the shower for today? No, that wouldn't do especially since she had Box R to shoot. She nervously looked at the door before glancing at the time, it was 6:00, there was a possibility that Ren would be awake.
Putting on her robe, Kyoko walked over to Ren's room and knocked on the door only to not get a muffled answer which she didn't know what it was. Slowly and cautiously she opened the door only to find Ren's figure looking into the mirror of the bathroom where the door was open. Smiling at how she hadn't woken him up she walked over to him before looking into the mirror, "Tsuruga-san..." she asked carefully.
Ren looked at himself as he had one contact in and was just about to put the other in, he sighed speaking to himself, "Idiot...what were you thinking..." he whispered, "Kyoko doesn't..." he lifted the contact up to look into the mirror before seeing Kyoko. He blinked and then noticed her look of shock as he saw her staring at him. "Kyoko?" he asked before looking down, casting his eyes down quickly, "Sneaking into a man's bathroom, here I was thinking that you were a sweet girl with feminine virtue when in reality you couldn't keep away," he whispered to her, the contact still on his finger.
"Tsuruga-san..." she said before shaking her head determined, "Ren, are your eyes not really brown?" She kept a steady voice but as he looked up at her again, one brown eye and one green, he saw her surprise. "Ren...can you look at me?" she said sounding frightened as he put the brown contact back into the case and then took out the other contact before placing it in the case with the solution.
"Yes," he said with a smile, "You've found out now," he raised an eyebrow, "What are you going to do with this information Kyoko?" he smile although inside her was shaking.
"Your eyes are beautiful," she told him, "You shouldn't hide them...but I guess if you're really that self conscious about it I won't say a word. It does shock me though," she admitted with a smile, "Do you have any hair products?"
"Hair products?" he raised an eyebrow before giving out the gentleman's smile. "You mean you want to wash your hair?" he asked before digging out some of the hotel mini bottles of shampoo and conditioner, "Would these be acceptable?"
Kyoko smiled before he handed them to her and as she touched his hand, unable to look away from his eyes a memory flashed in her mind.
" "Kyoko-chan," Corn grinned at her, "Hold out your hand," he told her as she blinked at him. Her heart hurting from how he was leaving her, she looked at his green eyes and his blonde hair quite natural for a fairy. As she did so he put Corn in her hand and she stared at it in wonder.
"You're really giving this to me?" she asked
"Of course," he said with a grin, "It'll take all your sadness away..."
"Thank you..." Kyoko beamed at him as she looked at him.
Kyoko looked down troubled, Corn's face was blurry to her but she could make out his eye color and hair color, the same color eyes as Tsuruga Ren. She looked at him open mouthed as he tilted his head to the side, "Kyoko?" he aksed her, "Is everything alright?"
"Y-yes," she said nervously, "Just memories..." she froze before remembering Ren's question about whether she had lived in Kyoto when he had picked up Corn and his face when she had yelled out the name. At first she thought it was because of how loud she was yelling and the word. Her face stiffened and she looked at him nervously. "Ren...are you a fairy?" she asked, "Are you a member of the fairy court?"
Ren looked at her before laughing and she frowned. Should have known better than to ask him about something like this. Of course Tsuruga-san laughed when I told him about Corn as well. She froze, he had been so rude to her at first but perhaps...maybe...
"Trust you to think that," he said adopting a lighter laugh and a comfortable face, Kyoko looked into his eyes before frowning as she shook her head. She remembered his words from last night and froze...what was that thing he had said about loving her since he was ten years old. She frowned before thinking about Corn...ten...Corn...green eyes...Kyoto...
Without thinking about what she was doing she took a step past Ren as he watched her and then reached to open the cabinet above the sink but he put his hand on top of it keeping it closed, "Ren...what is your real name?" she asked before realizing that Beagle had said something about Ren's name.
"My real name?" he asked as she nodded
"Yes, your real name," she repeated, "I know when we were at Karuizawa you admitted yourself that Tsuruga Ren is a stage name."
Ren blinked at her before looking away from her unable to keep eye contact with her.
Kyoko froze, her heart breaking over how Beagle had said those things about Corn. She saw Ren walking away and although the words weren't registering in her mind she could still hear them. "Speaking of which, that guy was also right about "Tsuruga Ren" being a stage name. But the names people use in show business are either their real name or a stage name. By randomly guessing you would still have a fifty percent chance of getting it right?"
Kyoko looked at Ren a determination in her eyes that he wasn't expecting. Ren however chuckled.
"How wrong I was to think that you were an innocent young women Kyoko when these things that you want to know are about my past. Here I was thinking that you would never see past the gaze, you really are somewhat stu-" he began but Kyoko growled in frustration.
"Don't you dare treat me like an idiot!" she said nervously, "I know your games Ren, if you don't want to tell me your name then don't...just don't act like this. You know I can..."
Ren looked at himself in the mirror concentrating on his eyes, "I've always kept a great deal of distance between myself and that person..." he began as Kyoko looked at him, her fists by her side.
"The president said..." she began, "That you were fighting a battle against yourself, a battle that involved Cain Heel. Is your real name Jack Tsuruga-san?"
Ren looked at his eyes, was it okay to tell her? Was it okay to let her in on this secret? How would she see him afterwards? Would he be as disgusted with him as he was?
This is Tsuruga-san, Kyoko thought preparing herself for the worst, If he's really this troubled with it then it must be bad. I know that Shoutaro didn't want his name to be asked so is it really alright if Ren tells me? Of course Ren is risking everything already for me, risking his reputation and his chances of the future he wants. He must think I'm a disgusting creature, even more disgusting because of this...pu-baby. Is he secretly as disgusted with me as I am with myself.
Ren looked at her, the emperor of the night look in his eyes hoping to scare Kyoko away, "Should I whisper it in your ear Kyoko?" he asked, "Slowly concentrating on each syllable, shall I kiss you again?" he asked as she flinched, the memories of that night with Beagle in her head.
"If that's the way you feel you need to do it," Kyoko replied as he took a step towards her, he bent down low before pushing her hair away only for her to shiver.
"If you wish to escape," he whispered to her in a hot steamy voice, "Now is your chance..."
Kyoko shook her head, "I don't want to escape," she told him before he took an awkward breath and whispered in her ear.
"My name...Miss Mogami...is Hi-zu-ri Ku-on"
