So I decided I'm not going to ask for reviews anymore since it's a little immature and just update when I feel like it. I feel that the people who get reviews like 20 per chapter probably have better stories than me. Even though there were only two reviews for the last chapter I decided to update because I wanted to update. Please enjoy ^^

Chapter Five :: Discoveries

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"

Ren pulled back from her after he had said that, a look of pain in his eyes however Kyoko looked at him, anger and pain tightening in her chest before reaching out and striking him with a slap. Ren pulled back and looked at her as she stood there in anger. He put a hand to his cheek and stared at her.

"How could you not tell me this?" she asked him a little louder than she meant to, "Are you Corn too?" Ren nodded before taking a step back in case she hit him again and tears slid down her cheeks. She froze nervously standing there watching him. She couldn't believe it, the real Kuon standing in front of her well of course he'd be surprised when she dressed up at him.

As she looked down she shook her head, "Stop messing with me Tsuruga-san..." she said with a weak laugh, "There's no way your real name...'

"My name is Kuon Hizuri," he told her as she looked up to see the seriousness in his eyes. He looked hurt and she could feel a gloom arising. She wished she hadn't slapped him, but it was too much to take in and she was in shock, hopefully he'd understand that.

"Corn's hair was blonde..." she said before seeing Ren reach into his medicine cabinet for some root touch up dye and some emergency hair dye that he kept in there. She looked at the boxes and then tears started running down her face. "Why...why didn't you tell me?"

"Is it that important?" he asked her, "You do not know anything about me Mogami-san..." he barked at her unable to control himself, he was hurt and was lashing out at her. Kyoko jumped back in surprise. "Look," he sighed trying hard to calm himself down, "I'll tell you why, but what time do you need to leave to get to work?"

"Around eight," Kyoko replied, "There's no school today and Box R starts shooting around then."

"Good, then go get dressed, I'll get dressed to and we'll talk over tea," he said as she nodded and then left with the shampoo and conditioner. Looking at himself in the mirror, Ren ran a hand through his wet hair as he had just gotten changed from his shower before she came in. He looked at himself in the mirror, it was only right to tell her the truth.

Looking at his script for the day he knew he had to choose between punctuality and taking the necessary steps, for perhaps the first time in his career he was going to choose to be late but he couldn't leave this apartment without Kyoko understanding the truth.

Sighing he inserted the contacts before telling himself, It's going to be alright...you can trust Kyoko. She didn't tell anyone about Cain Heel did she? Nodding he knew he had to risk losing the girl he loved but it was only a test to see if the real him could stand up in this society.

Half an Hour Later

Ren set down the tea in front of Kyoko as she sat down at the table. He took a deep breath in before putting the tea in front of him as well. He looked at Kyoko noticing her insecurity and pain at learning he was Corn and he wanted to comfort her but didn't think she'd let him.

"So," he began looking at the table, he turned off his phone as Kyoko watched him concerned.

"Tsuruga-san," she began, "Don't you need to keep your phone on in case there's an emergency? What time do you have to leave today?" she asked since she had prepared her own bag so she could leave after the conversation if it was a long one and make breakfast for them if it was a short one.

"Not until later," he told her with a gentleman's smile which Kyoko could tell was fake, one that was hiding both his fear and his anger. She nodded respectfully before looking at him, "Hizuri-san," she whispered as he blinked at her taken aback, "Tsuruga Ren isn't real is he?"

Ren looked down before thinking about this, he looked to the side nervously before shaking his head, "No...he's not."

"So the man I'm in love with..." she thought aloud as Kuon felt his heart break in his chest. "He's not real either?" she asked again as he looked down, more pain and fear collecting in his heart.

"I..." Kuon replied before looking down, "Mogami-san there were...reasons," he tried as she looked at him in disbelief before, with his next words the disbelief turned into disgust, "I've killed someone," he blurted out...he paused, he had wanted to gradually move into that but now it had just come up out of context.

Kyoko immediately stood up and backed away from him as he looked down, she knew what it was to have characters, after all Natsu was a character of hers that was completely unlike herself. If Tsuruga Ren was unlike Hizuri Kuon then she had no idea who she was looking at now. She didn't know how to feel and tears threatened to overcome her, "I want to go back..." she said, "Please allow me to return back to the Daruma-ya..." she said as he looked at her painfully before nodding not knowing what to say. That hate that was now on her face was so clear, that coldness in her eyes.

"I'm sorry Mogami-san...I..." he said as Kyoko looked away

"Shut up!" she yelled at him as he was taken aback, "I don't want to hear this! I don't want to hear anything you have to say..." she said because she feared it would break her. She knew she could never look at him the same after this. She felt a tightness in her chest as her heart beat started quickening.

"I..." he said before nodding and sunk into a deep bow before leaving her. Kyoko shivered as she went to the room and grabbed a bag before putting her clothes in it. Within moments she had begun to take all of her possessions she had unpacked last night before taking a deep breath, where would she go now? She couldn't tell of this to anyone...but living with a murderer? Someone who had probably fled his country because he didn't want to get caught...that disgusted her and she didn't want her child living in that environment. Putting the box and bag she had packed in the guest room she sat down on the bed and wept. Who the hell was this guy? This was not her Tsuruga-san but someone completely different.

Meanwhile

Kuon looked down, he created a fist before cursing, "Damn it..." he whispered. He trusted Kyoko not to say anything since she would probably know the gravity of the situation. He had always had thoughts about what would happen if she found out his identity, only in his darkest nightmares had she acted like this but it was him, it was his fate, he knew he could never and should never be happy...not after what happened with Rick.

He heard Kyoko tossing things around and sighed wanting to just lay down and think of her, his body remained stiff and cold as on that day and the memories appeared again. Sinking deeper and deeper into his memories he found his body was frozen but instead of Tina's face he saw Kyoko's calling him that. That look of the deepest hate in his eyes and he took a deep breath in before grabbing the bag he needed for that day, writing a note for Kyoko, and leaving the apartment.

He knew Kyoko was still there but he couldn't say anything to her, nothing was good enough to explain what had just happened. Looking down he took a few breaths before shaking his head, no good...this was really no good. As he got to the car he unlocked it, already having his phone in his pocket again. He sat in the driver's seat before remembering the way he had been at the Dark Moon stunt, she had woken him up from his depression then but that wasn't going to happen again. She hated him...just like Tina and just like Rick.

One week after the event Kuon looked around the garage he had been sitting in for a long time, he knew that his parents were worried about him and though they had heard of Rick's death they hadn't heard of his involvement in it, therefore his desiring not to move was confusing to them. Julie had been in tears for days over what was happening to her son and Kuu had found it more difficult to get into character.

Kuon looked down at the watch that Rick had been wearing the day that he died, the watch he had stolen from him and then looked up at the calendar. So it had really been a week had it? Wasn't Rick's funeral that day...he looked down, he couldn't go. Although he and Rick had been friends he wasn't welcome there. He wasn't welcome in Rick's life anymore. Picking himself up and running on automatic he walked out of the house and started to head towards where the funeral was taking place. After a bus ride he had arrived, his mind had left his body and yet as soon as he and Tina made eye contact he knew he wasn't forgiven.

"Murderer!" she yelled at him, "What is that murderer doing here!"

Rick's father looked at Kuon with a look that shamed the fifteen year old, it was one wanting revenge and punishment to befall the teenager.

Another man put his hand on Rick's father's shoulder and whispered to him, "He wasn't driving the car Keith, look at him he's only fifteen...too young to drive. Was he driving the car Tina?"

"No..." Tina looked away, "But he's still the murderer who led Rick there."

Kuon froze adopting his Ren Tsuruga personality and started the car, his phone off. He left before not knowing where he was driving to but knowing it wasn't LME. He could drive off a cliff for all he cared.

Meanwhile

Kyoko took a deep breath in as she returned from the guest room before spotting the note laying on top of a 10,000 yen bill. Looking at it she read the words in a messier writing than Ren's normal one, This should cover getting you where you need to go. She glanced at it noticing the final letters that were crossed off on the paper, - Re. She froze before looking down and nodded.

One Hour Later

Kyoko stood outside the darumaya, her bag slung over her shoulder and two boxes in her arms. She was moving back here, she was scared of Ren now...scared that he was just a character. Who was Kuon Hizuri anyway?