Argh! Can't believe I'm breaking my updating goal to myself, but I just went through a couple of pregnancy sites, though what do I really want to put into this fic and then decided, it's not really about if anyone is reading it [though that is an added, obvious bonus] it's about am I writing what I want to write. When I mapped out the first 2/3 or ¾ of the story it turned out to have 117+ chapters. It's alright if you don't want to support me the whole way through this journey, but I hope you enjoy the result once it's ended and I intend to end this one.
I also can't believe this chapter is this short, next chapter will be longer to make up for it.
Chapter Seventeen :: Meet The Parents
Kyoko nervously paced around the area where the mass media were gathered watching for the arrival of the Hizuri's for their reunion with their son. Kyoko had dressed in a fashionable baby pink skirt with white button up shirt and pink jacket, the outfit that most made her feel like a princess. It only reminded Kuon of how young she was.
"We're really seeing Kuu in the flesh!" the most excited person in the group said as Kuon sighed and stared at his manager before laughing, he felt so anxious about this and it was good that he had his support here, not that he expected his father to come and beat him up but an actor had to be prepared for anything. "I can't believe it, I thought since I'm representing his son it would happen but..."
Kuon sighed raising an eyebrow, "He is human...my father you know, of course," he looked up thinking about it, "He is sometimes rather like an alien though." He looked at Kyoko who was looking down nervously and walked over to her, wrapping his arms around her he held her tight, kissing her on the top of her head. "It'll be fine, my father already loves you."
"But it's father," Kyoko shivered, "What if he thinks I'm dirty for sleeping with someone who I'm not dating. His impression of me will be shattered."
"It was a rape," Kuon whispered to her as he hugged her to him, "No one blames you and we all support you. You've been doing great," he told her softly.
Kyoko shook her head quickly before looking at Yashiro, "Why is Yashiro-san here again?" she asked as Kuon looked away without saying anything, she blinked.
"Well..." he told them, "I have a shoot that I have to get to in about an hour, Yashiro-san agreed to accompany me before then but I think..." he whispered to her, "He has a bit of a Kuu fanboy."
"What?" Yashiro asked raising an eyebrow as Kuon laughed at him. After their first encounter, Kuon and Yashiro's, they had come to understand each other more and it wasn't so hard to work with Kuon as it had first seemed. "He's here" he said seeing people exiting, "Who knew he would choose to fly..." he began as Kyoko paled and then Kuon took her hand as he walked into the point where Kuu and Julie could see him.
"Father," he smiled at him, "Hello Mother."
"Father!" Kyoko replied before dropping hold of Kuon's hand and running to Kuu only for him to hug her, "It's so good to see you again."
Kuon looked at them before gesturing to Yashiro, "I hope you don't mind, I brought my manager here."
"That's fine Kuon," Kuu replied, "I would only expect that you still have work today...although you did tell me you had tomorrow off, we'll be staying for a few days this time but we'll come again soon."
"Understandable," Kuon nodded before looking at Julie, "Hello mother," he repeated seeing the tears in her eyes. Julie opened her mouth wanting to say something before she saw Kyoko.
"You must be Kyoko," she said as Kuon's eyes widened, "My husband has told me a lot about you, might I say you're even more beautiful than he described,"
"Oh," Kyoko whispered fingering her necklace, "Princess Rosa still has that effect,"
Kuon looked at her and shook his head, he then looked at the luggage. "Here," he offered to his mother, "Let me take your bag," he told her as she looked at him with a frown.
"I'm fine," she whispered tears about to fall, "Kuon..." she shook her head as he paused
Crap! Kuon scolded himself, Did I do something wrong! Is that why she won't talk to me? "Mother..." he said trying to use the straight forward approach as he took the suitcase, "Do you have some work over here?"
"Just a few modeling shoots," she said before looking at Kuon and sighed, "Why have you not proposed to Kyoko yet?" she asked bluntly
"What?" Kuon blinked as Kyoko looked to him.
"Oh...I..." she bowed deeply to Julie, "I'm sorry, it's because of me that Kuon doesn't want to get married, it's because I'm some plain girl not like..."
Kuon rolled his eyes and then grinned at her "Shall we get married right now Kyoko?" he asked as Kyoko shook her head quickly.
"No, no that's alright...I don't really need to get married. Kuon has already sacrificed so much for my benefit that it would be wrong to inconvenience him anymore." Kyoko protested as Julie looked at her, "I mean..." she bowed deeply, "I really wish I was your child."
"So you want to marry me for my parents?" Kuon lifted an eyebrow as Kyoko panicked again. Yashiro smiled in the background as he started to lead them towards the car and through the press. "How do-"
"No! That's not it, I don't want to marry you Kuon...at least not yet," she told him honestly as he smiled at her with a sigh, he shook his head remembering his conversation with Kotoname-san
"So you're dating Kyoko?" she asked him before seeing his weak smile, she shook her head, "I'd have preferred it if Tsuruga Ren had dated her," Kanae replied, "But I'm warning you if you hurt her I will make sure you will have to go outside of Japan for your acting jobs if you were to get any at all..."
"So...you'd go after my reputation" Kuon asked lifting an eyebrow
"With someone like you I'm sure you have to sometimes," Kanae hid a smile, "So if you hurt her I will hurt you twice as bad."
"I would never hurt her," he smiled, "I love her. I will always love her."
Ren shivered remembering Kanae's other threats, he definitely didn't want to get on her bad side. As they got to the car he stopped and looked at Kyoko. "Kyoko..." he whispered, "Are you happy?" he whispered as she grinned and looked at the two parent Hizuris
"Of course," she nodded.