A/N: 9-19-14: Here is the seventh chapter of Awards Ceremony.

Special shot out to: mutemuia for correctly guessing where I got Ryuji and Tsukasa from. You get one hundred kudo points. And another one hundred for being the first reviewer for this version of the story.

To guest (Amanda M.) While you think that there is too much drama too fast... You may be right, but I think that it works. Like I said at the begining, Ren lossens up because he no longer feels like the weight of the world is on his shoulders, being with Kyoko on Tragic Marker has loosend him up. Kyoko has deffinatly loosened up and realised that falking in love is not a bad thing. We all know that she loves 'Corn' and greatly respects Ren. Ren confessing to her...breaks her wall compleatly down and she opens herself to love. During their time on TM they have become closer and have started to anticipate each other's moods and actions. ...Anyway, back to this being too much drama too fast... I think I thought that when first writing this, hence the reason I skipped ahead a week. So...yeah... Everything escalates after Lory reveals who the Heel sibilings are... This is the aftereffect...

Um...on with the story!

Chapter 7: One week Later.

"It has been a week since Tsuruga Ren rocked all of Japan by revealing who he really was. The son of Hizuri Kuu and Juliena; Hizuri Kuon. He has been staying with them for the past week, reuniting after six long years of separation. Today, he has graciously agreed to join us on the show. Please help me in welcoming Tsuruga Ren." Daisuke said.

Ren walked in, smiling and shook Daisuke's hand. "Thank you for having me here this evening." Daisuke beamed and said, "The pleasure is all ours. I was overjoyed that you agreed to it. I thought that you would want to take some more time off."

Ren smiled, "I have spent the last week pulling pranks on my parents and bodyguards. Father and I enjoyed watching Mogami-san give my mother get cooking lessons, willingly. I have accepted a few new acting offers that will start up in about a month. So I still have about two weeks left of free time."

Daisuke looked at him for a few seconds gathering his thoughts then said, "You pulled pranks?"

Ren chuckled in remembrance. "I don't think the bodyguards liked me much the first couple of days."

"Why not?"

"They remembered me from when I was younger and remembered how I used to pull pranks on them when Dad wasn't looking."

"What kind of pranks?" Daisuke asked eagerly.

Ren leaned back and tapped his lip with his forefinger in thought. "Hmm... There were balloons filled with paint...bugs in lunches... spiders in beds... I snuck a snake in one of their showers once. Just a harmless garden snake, that was a foot long and made him squeal like a little girl." He looked at Daisuke and said, "When you are ten and you are surrounded by bodyguards almost 24/7, you find ways to entertain yourself. Anyway, two of the guards that stayed with us this time were the same as last time so I stayed away from them. One guard ticked father and me off by flirting with Mogami-san, so I poured a laxative in his coffee the next day. Dad did it to his milk, so he got a double dose. Needless to say...we didn't see that guy for quite some time."

Daisuke looked at him with wide eyes and said, "A laxative?!" Ren nodded. "Hizuri men are very protective of the women."

Daisuke smirked and said, "So...can you clear up something that everyone has been wondering for the past week now. What exactly is the nature of your relationship with Mogami Kyoko? We know that she has stayed with you and your family and that she calls your parents mother and father. Why is that?"

Ren sighed and said with carefully chosen words. "Mogami Kyoko is part of my family. My parents have accepted her as their adoptive daughter. Yes, she calls them mother and father, I personally do not care. Do I see her as a sibling? No. Do I welcome her into my family? Yes."

"Are you two dating?"

Ren groaned and said, "I would prefer to be able to actually take her out on a date before saying that we are dating. Has she agreed to actually be mine? Yes."

The audience erupted in cheers. Daisuke clapped his hands once and bit back a squeal of excitement. "Details!"

Ren raised an eyebrow at him. "No." The spokesperson deflated and pouted. "Fiiiiine... Can you at least tell us when it happened? Who confessed first?"

Ren sighed and said, "A week ago before our interview on Bridge Rock."

"A week ago?! But then why didn't you say anything then?"

"Because she had only agreed seven hours before. She was still in shock from me telling her who I really was. We agreed that if the question was asked then we would deny it. Just so we could get used it. The only people that knew were my parents, the president, his granddaughter, a fellow actress, my manager and our guards."

Daisuke jumped up and down in excitement

"Yes! My wife owes me 500 yen. I told you Sumire!" He took a deep breath and stared at the now wide-eyed actor. "Sorry." He blushed. "A bet my wife and have going." Ren nodded mutely.

Daisuke cleared his throat, "Anyway, you said that you have agreed to three new dramas?" Ren nodded then paused,."Well two new ones, the other one I will be showing up for the last half of the season." "Can you tell us about them?"

Ren was silent for a minute before he spoke. "The one that I will be appearing on, I will be playing the love interest of the main bully."

Daisuke leaned forward, "Box R?!" The actor nodded. "You are going to be acting across from Kyoko-san?!" Again Ren nodded. Daisuke fist pumped the air. "Alright!" He looked back at Ren, "What about the other dramas?" Ren looked at him warily, "Are you going to punch the air again?" "Only if you give me great news."

Ren chuckled. "All I can say is that Kyoko-san and I will be in both; playing the lead and in another, mom and dad have agreed to play supporting roles in the second."

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Daisuke jumped up and did a back flip "Yahoo! This is totally awesome!" He leapt back in his chair with bright eyes and said, "What are the names of the dramas? Please tell us?!"

Ren laughed and said, "Since you are so eager. I have permission to give you the name of the one that has all four of us in it. It is based off of a Manga by Nakamura Yoshiki. I play a Yakuza leader who is fourteen but looks 18 while Kyoko plays the son of cops, who turns out to be a girl that was raised to act as a boy."

Somebody from the audience squealed. One shouted, "Tokyo's Crazy Paradise?" Ren nodded to that person then said, "Dad will be acting as one of my two bodyguards, Kamo-san while mom will be acting as Kaya Shozu."

Many people were on their feet clapping, whistling, and cheering. He sweat dropped and held his hands up. "Guys...it hasn't even started yet."

"Good luck!" "We know it will be awesome!" "It's the whole Hizuri family." "Four great actors!" "We love you all!"

Ren bowed from the waist. "Thank you for your kind words. Please continue to support us as we try to live up to your great expectations." He sat back down and Daisuke looked at him. "Are you serious?! My kids love that Manga! That is like their all time favorite! I have to admit that I like it too. They literally tied me down to a chair three years ago and made me read the first volume. I was hooked. The fact that you four will be playing in it... Oooooo...I can actually see you playing Ryuji."

"Thank you. I think?"

"What is the other one?"

Ren bit the edge of his lip and said, "Not a drama per se. Director Ogata literally came up with this in the past week. The way it is written can be filmed either as a movie or drama. There is enough character depth to it to make it a drama, and I think that it would be a good drama. But the president, the director, and even Kyoko and I are leaning more towards it being a film."

"Can you tell us more about it?" Ren shook his head smiling, "Sorry, it is incomplete right now. When the cast is set, I am sure there will be an announcement." Daisuke pouted. He sat back in his chair and looked at his clipboard that was filled with questions. His eyes widened and crossed off a few.

"Okay, changing the subject. When Kyoko-san was your manager for a few days, you were sick right?" Ren blinked at the sudden change of topic.

"Yes."

"I spoke to many of the crew and cast members that you worked with that day. They said that you worked in a shot that involved water?" "Yes?" Ren was confused.

"Why did you do that if you knew you were sick?" Ren chuckled lightly. He replied, "You know how Kyoko first acted?" "With a fractured ankle right?" "Did a perfect tea ceremony too. I remembered that. I remembered thinking that if this newbie could perform perfectly with a fractured ankle and show no ounce of pain, then I could deal with a little rain. Granted of course I passed out afterwards in the dressing room on top of her."

"You passed out? On top of her?" Ren shrugged and nodded embarrassed. "How did she get you to wake up?" he chuckled and said, "By quoting the lines from the scene in the rain. She wanted me to stop, but I refused, so that was when she left to go to the store and get things for me."

"Did she really stop you from collapsing?" "I was startled back to awareness by the feel of her head digging into my back. She glared at me then went to the director. He came over and told me go to the hospital. She dragged me to a cab and slapped an ice patch on my forehead. That felt good. She then ground up ice and poured honey on it. Never get in her way when she gets in that mood. It is kind of scary...in a caring way. She dragged me back from the hospital and took care of me that night. I don't remember anything that happened until I woke up late the next morning."

"So sweet! Was that the start of your friendship?" He scoffed. "Hardly."

Daisuke looked at him and then back at his clipboard. "okay...asked about when you were sick..what next...aha! What happened that made you find your inner Katsuki?"

Ren looked down at the floor then back at him. "I was having trouble figuring out how to portray Katsuki. The director gave me four days off. By the third day I still had no idea. I ran into Kyoko outside of LME and remembered that she had helped me out with lines before. When she was my manager she helped me when I was struggling with my lines. I'm not perfect. Anyway, so I asked if she could come over that evening and help out. We did an improve situation, still using the scene where Katsuki is sick. As Katsuki I went to close the door in her face when there was a thud and the door would not close. She had used her ankle to stop the door from closing. Fast forwarding, as part of the improv she told me to go rest as I was supposed to be sick while she went to go make food.

"Now, I am a tall person, I place my pots and pans in the top cabinet so I don't have to bend down to get them. I was in my room when I heard a clatter. I entered the kitchen and there she was, balancing onto of a box that she had placed in a chair hanging to the edge of the cabinets. The chair was on three legs. It toppled. She fell."

Daisuke and the audience gasped and leaned forward in their seats. He looked at them. "She wasn't hurt. I caught her before she fell. We both ended up on the floor because I was only wearing socks and not shoes but that's a minor detail. Anyway, I broke character and I didn't even realize it. I let my, as Kyoko would say, inner playboy out and asked her if she had any experience in kissing."

There were several gasps, a few guys chuckled and several women awed. "She never broke character and asked, 'What the hell sensei?' That brought me back. I turned away and couldn't stop laughing. Here I was, a professional actor getting shown up by a newbie. Man my pride as an actor was slowly getting abused. I stopped laughing and got back into Katsuki. I asked her if she thought I had been serious. Then I went on to lecture her on how not to be at a guys place alone, late at night. She called me a bully then went back to making a meal. That was when I realized that maybe I needed to make Katsuki a little darker. It worked wonderfully."

Daisuke looked at him and smirked, "Would you have kissed her that night?"

Ren smirked and said, "You have the girl that you are starting to fall for laying on the kitchen floor beneath you, your lips just a few inches apart. What would you do?"

"I'd kiss her." Ren smiled and said, "If I knew that I could have gotten away with it, I probably would have. On the flip side she probably would never have spoken to me again." "True true." Daisuke looked back at his list of questions before picking up a remote and making the screen behind him pull up a photo of him and Kyoko riding a bike. She was peddling and he was holding on for dear life while smiling with excitement. "A picture is worth a thousand words Tsuruga-san,"

Ren tried to smother his laughter but failed. he fell to the floor holding his stomach and had tears falling down his face. When he calmed down he wiped his eyes and said in a breathy voice. "That was when she was still my acting manager, last day actually. As many of you know, I am famous for not being late to any of my appointments, and she knew that. We were stuck in traffic since it wasn't safe for me to take the subway without getting mauled by fan girls. Sorry ladies but is true."

"WE LOVE YOU REN-SAMA!" All the ladies screamed. All the guys covered the ears. Daisuke blinked and said, "Did not know this room echoed... anyway Tsuruga-san, please continue."

"Where was I...oh yes. So there we were, stuck in traffic, we were going nowhere fast. She happened to look out the window and see a bike. Next thing I know, we are speeding down the road, and flying down stairs."

"You look like you were having fun." "Have you ever ridden a motorcycle?" "Can not say that I have. Why?" "Because the speed she was going and the way she was hugging the curves reminded me of being on a motorcycle." "You used to ride one?"

Ren sighed and said, "Dad had one when I was younger. He used to take me out on it whenever he was home and had time. Rick, my friend from America, had one that he let me ride around his property."

Daisuke looked at him then at the crowd, "Well ladies and gentlemen, you learn something new every day." He smiled at Ren and then looked back at his clipboard for another question.

"How did it feel having the men on the set of Tragic Marker gawk at Kyoko-san while she was dressed as Setsu?" Ren's eyes narrowed and he glared at Daisuke before he slipped his mask back on. Daisuke gulped and crossed that question off. "You were pissed, got it."

"...Beyond pissed. I wanted to rip some fuc..stupid heads off for the looks they were giving her. Thankfully she took to wearing jeans most days and my jacket whenever she wanted too. There was one actor who just would not take a hint, so we avoided him as much as possible."

"Murasame-san?" Ren looked at him and said, "He just wouldn't take the hint not to mess with my cute 'little sister'. So every time he messed with us, we ignored him. One day he finally pissed Kyoko off..well, Setsu off by calling her...things that are not appropriate for TV. Setsu snapped. She slammed his face into the table. Twice. Needless to say, he did not bother us again."

"Did you try to intervene?"

"At the beginning, after he called her those names. I rushed at him but she held me back. The director just stood next to me the whole time while complementing me on how well I trained my 'sister' in kicking ass. He also laughed at her kicking Murasame-san's, but he was referring to the scene that she acted in the previous day."

"Hold on! She kicked Murasame-san's butt and the director allowed it?" He nodded. "He did call her a...forgive me for saying this out loud, a person who dressed like a slut and whored herself out. That was when I charged him. But she just slammed his face down twice. Happy day for me." He smiled evilly.

Daisuke shook his head in awe. "...wait..scene? What scene was she in? She was in the movie?" Ren smirked and asked, "Have you seen the movie?" Daisuke nodded. "Twice. Loved it before it was revealed that you were even in it." Ren smiled, "Glad you enjoy it. Do you know that scene where BJ fights Officer Minoka?"

"And gets injured for the first time?!" Ren nodded. "She played Officer Minoka and her twin sister." Daisuke fell out of his chair. "Holy shit! Mogami Kyoko racked you in the balls!" Ren glared at him while crossing his legs. "None of those scenes were rehearsed. When she did that, I had to fight to stay in character as BJ and as Cain Heel. She continued the scene which helped me to push the pain aside until cut was called."

"Was it in the script for you to call her a bitch?" Ren shook his head. "No, I wasn't even supposed to talk during the movie but she was the only person up till then that had put up a fight. BJ wanted to play. She, surprising got his respect by the knee to the nuts and the knife to the shoulder. Too bad he had to go and kill her."

The audience looked at him while Daisuke asked a stupid question. In Ren's opinion at least."Did it hurt being kneed in the crotch?" Ren glared at him and growled, "Would you like to find out?" "Eep, I'm good."

"So, How many nights has Kyoko-san stayed at your place?" Ren, still glaring at him answered, "Maybe ten times." "A month?" "Over the past two years."

"Oh. How often does she go over to fix you meals." "Three or four nights." "A month?" "A week." "And like the perfect gentleman you are, you always make sure she gets home safe. That's sweet."

Ren stared at him in wonder. "It takes a very confidant man to say 'sweet' or to act like a fan boy." Daisuke threw his head back and laughed. "I apologize, that was out of line Daisuke-san." Daisuke fell out of his chair holding his stomach. "No..hahaha...no it...haha isn't." He wiped his eyes and sat on the floor. "I have a wife and three teenage daughters. I sometimes feel that I am growing a uterus some days."

Ren blushed and nodded. Daisuke noticed and said, "Ooooh Tsuruga-san...just wait till you get married and have kids. Your life will change." He leaned forward and did a stage whisper, "Just hope you get a least a little boy, That way you're not alone. And if you have any daughters...hide when that time of the month comes. Have a good stock of chocolate on hand. They are like vultures. They sense when it is near. Agree with everything they say, and if they get pissed at you, bribe them with sweets, and flowers. That has saved me many a time...And I will be paying for this when I get home. Note to self: Pick up flowers on the way home from work. And four boxes of milk chocolate." Ren stared at him with side eyes and an open mouth.

Daisuke looked at the clock and said, "Well Tsuruga-san, now that I have officially made you turn into a tomato, it is time to end this interview." He stood up and Ren followed. "Thank you for coming." "Thank you for having me on." "Good luck on your upcoming projects and maybe we will see on here sometime again." Ren bowed to him and walked away. "Try not to injure your nuts. You're going to need them if you ever want any kids! Especially with Kyoko-san!"

Many of the stagehands chuckled silently as they heard him growl and mumble under his breath. Yashiro was waiting for him and handed him his bag and phone. "Kyoko-chan called saying that she will be home late, she had a job to do tonight so she will be back around nine. Minato and Tina are with her. Kuu and Juliena are still at the hotel but they also called saying that they were thinking of ordering take out."

Ren nodded and looked at the time. "Where is Kyoko working at? I didn't know she had any jobs Friday night." Yashiro rubbed his head and said, "I have been sworn to secrecy by her and the president." Ren glared. "Another dangerous mission?" "Good God no! This is a Love me job that became permanent after it premiered." He breathed a sigh of relief. "Good." He turned to Ryuji and Tsukasa, "You two ready to go?" The two guards nodded. "Lead the way oh Master of Mischief." Ryuji said in a teasing voice. "Would you like to wake up with spiders in your hair Ryuji-san?"

He dropped Tsukasa and Yashiro off at the Hotel then drove to K Studio. He and Ryuji walked in and people stopped and stared. Just then Bo walked past and then froze. Ren froze too. They turned to look at each other. Bo was shaking and Ren narrowed his eyes in a calculating look. Then he smiled. "Nice to see you again Bo-san. Missed you on the show last week. I was actually looking forward to seeing you work." Bo bowed his head with his hands clasped in front of him in a praying gesture. Ren leant forward and whispered. "Kyoko?"

Kyoko nodded, still bowing. Ren straightened up and chuckled. "Why did you never tell me?" She grabbed his hand and lead him to and empty hall way. Ryuji, Minato and Tina stood at the entryway guarding. She let go of his hand and pulled Bo's head off. She took a deep breath and then looked at him with fear in her eyes. He sighed and sat down. He motioned for her to sit down next to him too. When she did, he lifted his hand and ruffled her hair.

"If you're thinking that I am mad at you for not telling me, I'm not. I am actually impressed that you kept it from me for so long. I just want to know why you never told me." She leaned into his side and said, "I play a chicken." Ren laughed and said, "A chicken that everyone loves and adores. A chicken that lights up the stage every time it walks on to it. You want to know a secret?" She looked at him. He kissed her gently and said, "While I may not watch TV all that much, I always record Bridge Rock just so I can watch the chicken." Kyoko chuckled and hugged him. "Oh! I am getting hugged by a half woman half chicken." She smacked him.

"Bo-san? Bo-san?"

The two turned and saw a stage hand turn and stop short spotting them on the bench. She smiled, "Good evening Tsuruga-san. I see you found 'Bo'-san for me." Ren chuckled and stood up. He held his hand out to Kyoko and she took it. She smiled at him and said, "I still have half an hour left if you want to wait. You can wait in my changing room if you want to." He nodded and followed her and the lady that was sent to fetch her. "You have two minutes Kyoko-san. I'll go tell the guys that you are ready." "Thank you Kari-san."

Kyoko looked at Ren and smiled. "Now you know my secret." Ren chuckled and kissed her again. "Go do your job. The sooner you are finished the sooner we can get back for dinner. Hopefully dad will have left us some food." She smiled and together they walked back to the stage entryway. He gave her the head and said, "See you in thirty minutes." She put the head on and gave him thumbs up, "Stay out of trouble Ren."

{{{{{A/N Famous Last Words. Let's see...up next we have trouble on Bridge Rock. Oh dear.

I hope you guys liked this chapter. I had fun writing it. Can you just not see Ren blush? Ah... I love torturing these characters.

Well, I'm off to go write the next chapter and to torture them some more. Especially Reino. Oops... Oh well... : - ) Poor Sho too. Hehehehehehehehehehe. Cain and Setsu make another appearance. ...I can't help it, I love those two characters... Bridge Rock will never be the same after this.

Have fun! oh caffeine rush...}}}}

A/N: 9-19-14: One hundred kudo points to anyone who can tell me from which two mangas I got Daisuke and Sumire from.

Um... If you are wondering about the scene where shr racks him in the balls... I took that scene from my other story Cain and Setsu. Same with her beating Murasama up. But other than that... The two storys are compleatly different..

AngelDemon12 is out for the night!