DISCLAIMER: I don't own Skip Beat or anything it contains! But I do like reading Skip Beat and watching it! :)

Chapter 7

Kyoko and Ren arrived at Ren's abode and she began to search for a stray magazine. She found one and showed it you Ren and made circular motions over some words and gave him a thumbs up.

"Oh, yeah, you can circle in it if you want to."he said. Kyoko then proceeded to circle lots of words and handed it to Ren. She then pointed to the kitchen.

"Alright, I'll read it while you make dinner."he said to confirm that he had deduced what she was trying to say.

Kyoko sighed happily,"Tsuruga-san understands me so well!"she thought and started to make dinner.

Ren read,"Thank you, thank you, thank you. That was reckless of me. I'm sorry I always get into trouble and you have to help me all the time but why were you there anyways? It's not that I'm not grateful or anything, I'm just curious to know." He was getting pretty adept at reading circled words so he finished quickly and mulled over what to say to her when she got back. "He couldn't say that he was following her; she would probably get angry and leave or something."he frowned in thought.

When Kyoko came out of the kitchen, balancing two trays of hamburger, Ren was still deep in thought. He was startled at the sound of the glass plates clinking against the dining room table. Kyoko stared at him expectantly for an answer. Ren scratched the back of his head.

"Well..."he stalled,"Uhh, I was just taking a walk and it was just a coincidence that I saw you and Sho."

"Hmmm, okay, that's a pretty legit reason, I guess,"she thought. They silently continued their dinner. Afterwards, Kyoko washed the dishes in silence.

"Ummm, I'm going to turn in for the night,"Ren said, getting out of his chair,"Night',"he casually waved.

After Ren had gone to bed, Kyoko sighed,"Awkward!"she thought, raising her eyebrows. She turned off the faucet and dried her hands on a towel. She dressed in new pj's after taking a shower and went to her temporary room.

It had started to rain after dinner and now it was thundering with flashing lightning bolts. Lightning illuminated the posters making each look so realistic that Kyoko jumped. She turned off the lights and jumped into bed quickly. She pulled the covers over her head and shivered.

"It's okay; they're not real, they're not real."she reassured herself. She lifted the covers off her head and thought,"See? It's not so scary."Lightning struck again.

"Aah!"she jumped out of bed and ran to Ren's bedroom with pillow and blanket in hand. When she arrived, she was breathless. She dropped everything and picked up a magazine and scribbled. She tried to wake Ren up but to no avail. She kneeled on the bed over him and proceeded to pinch his nose when she felt arms encircle her. Ren hugged her close to him and breathed in her scent.

Kyoko stiffened and stifled a scream. Her heart pounded and she blushed hard. She almost forgot herself and yelled but she caught herself at the last minute. Instead she pinched his nose, hoping that would do the trick.

Ren was deep within the depths of dreamland, having a horrible nightmare. "Nooo! Don't leave Kyoko, I love you!" as he was pulled back to the real world.

Kyoko was shocked. Her cheeks turned red. "What? Did she just hear what she thought she heard?" she shook her head. "I'll forget it and pretend nothing happened. Yeah, that's what I'll do."

Ren woke up to a flustered Kyoko in his arms. As he realized what the circumstances were, his cheeks turned pink and he let go of her quickly and got up. Kyoko jumped off the bed and grabbed the magazine and showed it to him.

"What are you doing here, Kyoko?!"he quickly scanned the article. "Oh, ok, sure. I'll go sleep on the couch."he got off the bed.

"No, it's too scary by myself!"she thought and grabbed the edge of his shirt and looked at him with pleading eyes. She plopped herself on the floor and pulled the blanket over herself. Kyoko gave him a thumbs up.

"Oh, okay, are you sure?"Kyoko nodded. Ren returned to his sleeping position on his bed. He shut his eyes but couldn't go back to sleep. He could tell that he wouldn't be sleeping anytime soon.

One more chapter left, or at least I think so. Please review and if you happen to come by a grammar issue, then please tell me. Have a great day!