Okay, so I really wanted to write about mood swings but I think I went a little overboard, please enjoy. Also I do not own Skip Beat

Chapter Twenty Two :: Dysfunctional Emotions

That Night

Hikaru nervously watched Kyoko as they got ready for Kimagure Rock, she had been out of sorts all day. The only words he could get were 'baby books' and 'library' and 'even if he was fifteen'. He sighed wanting to help her, he didn't exactly know what to do but he was beyond surprised when she had appeared on the interview a week ago and told Japan that she and Kuon had broken up because of personal differences, Kuon wasn't rated the top Japanese actor any longer but he was still quite high in the rankings, he, Hikaru, however was not.

"Kyoko-chan?" he asked her as she blinked at him, an excited smile and a blush covering her face, he paused unsure what this meant. Did she...like him too? No, it was probably a blush because of something else, perhaps his voice had sounded a little like Kuon's or something. "Kyoko-chan...you seem in a better mood."

"That's because," she laughed, "I'm with such excellent people as you and Shinichi and Yuusei," she nodded before her smile grew stronger but tears picked up in her eyes, "I couldn't wish for anything more for tonight."

"Ah!" Hikaru panicked, "You're crying!"

"No I'm not," she laughed, "And if I am it's because I'm so happy about being Bo...I can't believe that I got given such an opportunity and now kids look up to Bo and love him. I only wish that I can continue to be Bo after my own child comes sos my own child will love me. It's really touching."

"O...kay," Hikaru said nervously before grinning as they carried the okonomianpan, "Well, that's good. I sometimes worry that you don't like the role since we kind of forced it upon you at the last moment a year ago," he grinned, "It's good to know that you've enjoyed it and I'm sure that your child will love you."

"Sempai..." Kyoko said jumping up and down lightly as Hikaru watched her belly unsure whether the baby or the anpan could take this but it was cute seeing Kyoko so happy, he nearly blushed at it, but it was wrong to take another guy's girl. He shook his head, thinking about it. "Let's go out after the show! Wouldn't you like that!"

"Ah, okay..." Hikaru nodded enthusiastically, "Kyoko it's good to see you so happy," he smiled as her smile turned bitter and her eyes showed anger, he jumped back unsure as to what he had done.

"You mean..." she said angrily, "That you prefer a stupid girl rather than one with actual depth." She stormed off angrily

"No!" Hikaru yelled after her running to keep up since she was heading in the wrong direction to the other two. "Kyoko-chan...you need to go the other way"

"You think I'm just some stupid girl who doesn't know directions!" she snapped at him as his eyes widened.

"Why would I ever think such a thing about you Kyoko-chan!" he said as she smiled again.

"Well that's good then," she said her mind working over drive with what Kuon had told her the previous week. "Hikaru-kun," she said before leaning closer to him as he waited for her to come back, "May we go out on a date this weekend?"

"A date?" Hikaru asked and then he blushed, "Yeah, sure..." he rubbed the back of his shoulder with a pleased expression, "I'd like that."

"I just need to know one thing...Hi-ka-ru-kun..." she said slowly, her tongue making sure to hit every syllable of his name.

"Sure," he nodded

"Would you ever keep secrets from me?" she asked in a sexy way that Hikaru didn't really know she could do, "Are you really a bad boy?"

"I...I can be whatever you want me to be," he choked unsure as to why she was acting this way.

"Would you..." she said before taking her hand and pulling it towards her stomach, "Come to the doctor's appointment with me...Hi-ka-ru-ku-n"

Hikaru nodded but then paused, he didn't really want Kuon's anger on him, "Is that really alright?" he asked her

Kyoko licked her lips before taking a step back from him and Hikaru swore he could see Natsu in her eyes, okay so maybe he shouldn't be getting this excited. To say that their first date would be taking Kyoko to the doctor's to see another man's baby inside of her, but at least he'd be there with her. Didn't that make him as good as Tsu—Hizuri Kuon? "Hikaru-kun you'll be my boyfriend won't you?" she asked

Hikaru nodded excitedly, "I will..." he said quickly before his eyes widened at the people approaching him. Kuon...no Tsuruga Ren, judging by the eye and hair color, with his manager.

"Mogami-san?" he blinked having overheard her question, he had thought that he had had a chance to make things right when they were in the library today but obviously she was still angry at him and that anger took over her face, "Are you?"

"Here!" Kyoko said throwing Corn at Ren's face however he took a step back and caught it, "DAMN YOU!" she yelled, "I didn't want you to catch it,"

Yashiro paused, hesitated and then noticed Kyoko's eyes, that was a look she had distinctly for when she was talking to Shou. Ren took a deep breath in and sighed, he looked at her nervously, "I hear that we got an offer for the same movie after the pregnancy finishes, I'm looking forward to it."

"Like I'd ever want to work with you!" she snapped at him, a fire burning in her eyes. "You're a liar, a cheat, a monster..."

Ren looked down, this wasn't how she'd been earlier at all, "Look, I just had an interview where I said I wanted to go back to being my stage name, I thought you would be happy. I thought this was what you wanted."

"Does it matter!" Kyoko snapped at him again, "You're now lying to everyone! Covering up the truth! What about if I was to tell everyone about Samantha!" she yelled as Yashiro looked between them as Hikaru blinked too. They knew that was out of the loop but had Kuon really been cheating on Kyoko and dating in secret another foreigner.

"I want you back," Ren announced looking at her fiercely, "If I have to live the rest of my life as Tsuruga Ren then I'll do it. You said you loved Ren, if you can't love Kuon, at least give Ren a shot."

"Ren is a fictional character!" Kyoko yelled in disbelief, "Anyway I haven't got time to be talking to bastards like you...no wait, Samantha was a female bastard because of you!"

What is she talking about? Yashiro thought to himself looking at Ren, There was no way that Ren or Kuon could have that effect on someone in the literal sense, what was Kyoko talking about?

Kyoko had tears in her eyes as she looked down and started crying, her tears hitting the floor. "She's going to be a bastard too..." she whispered looking down at her stomach, "I mean I'm not married to Beagle and so..."

Ren reached out to touch her, to hold her and comfort her like he had in the past but she pushed him away, her eyeballs drowning in tears, "I..." she said weakly, "I don't love you! I hate you!" she screamed, "I detest you! Loathe you! That's what I should have said today..." with that she turned and left with Hikaru leaving Ren speechless.

Hikaru looked at Kyoko who started laughing through the tears, "Kyoko-chan?" he asked knowing they were taking the long route now, "Are you alright? Did you want to talk about anything?"

"I still love him..." she said painfully, "But I don't want to anymore." With that a naughty girl look came into her eyes drying up the tears, "Hikaru...may I kiss you?" she asked as he blushed again and nodded only for her to use her Natsu skills to kiss him, blocking out from her mind all her kisses with Kuon.

Next: Ultrasound with Hikaru

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