The ride to the President's mansion was silent, as Ren, which she soon realized, had a rule about talking in the car. If someone talked to him, he might lose his sense of the road. What Keiko didn't know was that Ren told her that since the moment Ren heard her voice, clearly and while they both alone, he might lose himself rather.

But as long as they weren't long conversations, he was fine with it.

"Um... did I do something wrong last night?" she turned to him, feeling odd how the front seat felt different than the passenger seat. When Yashiro san was in the car, he took the front seat next to Ren while the shinigamis took the passenger seat behind him. During those three seats, it felt more comfortable to her. With this seat... it felt even more foreign to her. Was it because most of her victims always made her sit at the back?

Ren glanced at her slowly before steering the wheel to his right, "Well, even if I told you, you might not understand yet."

Huh? Question marks appeared to be pooping out of her head. What do you mean by that?

"See, you don't know. How about I yell at the President of what you did?" smiled Ren, which was freaking Keiko out. Why was a smile from the hottest man in Japan able to make her have shivers down her spine? Shouldn't a smile make you feel bubbly, and happy at the very least?

*Flashback*

"When he smiles at me, it just makes my stomach have butterflies!" Shuki, a female victim, exclaimed.

Keiko smiled at this, laughing as she heard her victim's happiness lightly kiss around her. It felt nice, this weird feeling called love that she spoke of, but... when Keiko thought of this even more, it made her realize that she might never get this feeling. Love from a specific person—not from a friend, nor from a family member, but from... a man? Who would fall in love with someone who couldn't even see them?

"I envy you," she lightly spoke to Shuki, "and why does a smile make you feel like that? I don't get it; it's just a smile. Don't people smile every day? What difference is one person's smile?" Keiko rested her cheek on her palm. "I don't get it."

Shuki giggled at this. Keiko couldn't understand any of this since she was blind. Oh, how she pitied the poor darling.

"You'll see," a clap was sounded, "and when you do, you'll wish he'll do more than smile at you."

*End of Flashback*

Liar! Shuki, you are a liar! Ren just smiled at me, and I didn't like it at all! I also remember you saying ridiculous things like when a guy smiles at you, it means he likes you. Well, he's smiling right now, and I think he hates me! Liar, why did you lie?.!

While Keiko was having a silent battle with Shuki, whose soul probably wasn't even listening, Ren parked the car in front of the mansion. When Ren came out, and opening her door, he noticed her muttering words like "smile", "liar", and "hate".

What was she thinking? It was clearly a mystery when it came to her.

"Keiko, we're here... do you want me to-"

"Why did you lie! I can't believe you!" she suddenly shouted. She pumped her fist out and looked angry. "I know you can hear this! Don't act all innocent and say stuff like "I was far away, I must have missed your message." I know that inside of Tsuki, you can hear this!"

"Keiko?" Ren stared at her, flabbergasted. "Is everything okay?"

She glanced back at him, and slowly smiled. "Yep, I think I vented out my anger." She slipped out of the car, and trotted her way to the garden shed, rather than the front door.

"Hey-Keiko! That's not how you get into a house!" Ren shouted, following her as she raised an eyebrow at him, while still running lazily toward the shed.

Eh? Can't you get into a house using any door?

In Heaven...

*grumble, grumble, gurben!*

"Gurben? What noise is that?" Vidka asked, lowering her head and staring at her boyfriend's stomach. "We're having our breakfast and you're still hungry?"

"No, it's not that..." he bent over and groaned as he held his tummy. "I think Keiko talked to another soul in my stomach again... I hate it when that happens."

"Huh?"

She didn't get an answer and only got bits about how Keiko should stop doing "that".

"Oh! Ren, I see you feel better now! Oh poo, I was hoping to give Keiko more tips on how to take care of you!" Lory rolled up his sleeves and grinned madly. Which actually suited him since he was dressed as the Mad Hatter from "Alice in Wonderland".

"I'm only better because you kept making Keiko do those... indecent things, and I was forced to wish for me to be better!"

"Wish? Oh, right!" he snapped his fingers in realization. "Keiko can grant wishes! Oh, Keiko, you shouldn't have done that," he shook his head.

"W-why not?" she stammered. Her hands were clasped as she leaned in front of the President, wanting to bask in his knowledge (oh, he's giving you the wrong ideas!).

"Keiko, you can't just take the easy road! Wouldn't you feel like you accomplished something if you let Ren feel better—with the right pace—and it was because of you?"

She shook her head, tilting her head. "That would delay the scenes, even if Ren was a supporting character. A professional shouldn't make people wait, and if he is given a chance to heal from a sickness, he will take it so he can get back to work."

She had her finger up, "That was what Ren told me!", she grinned.

And of course, Ren won the first round of reason.

It's your fault for brainwashing Keiko with those thoughts, Ren silently thought, chuckling as he crossed his arms.

"Is it okay if I talk to him alone, Keiko?"

She nodded, "Yes! I'll wait for you!" she said, still smiling.

Ren's eyes widened, as a memory flashed in front of him. It replaced Keiko with Kyoko as Setsu. She was behind him, as she suddenly ran toward him, hugging his back. He turned.

"I'll wait for you! It doesn't matter if you're like this! I'll still..." she let tears rolled down her cheeks. She smiled, "I'll still wait for you!"

Kyoko...

"Gah!" Keiko squeaked as Ren suddenly hugged her. This was the second time he hugged her already! But, unlike last time, his hug right now felt like... it was lighter? The first one was tighter, almost as if he thought she was going to disappear. So, why was this one lighter? Was there some kind of strength you had to have for each hug?

"Ren? I thought you-"

"Thank you... I promise I'll come back..."

Huh?

On the side, the President stared at Ren's sudden leap at the girl. She was surprised, as her face was visible to him. Ren's back was towards him, but he seemed to be... trembling?

"She said she would wait for me," told Ren as he sat down. He ruffled his hair as he sat down. "I thought she would surely leave once she saw me go berserk so many times."

Wait, huh? Why did she say she would wait for him? The President pondered as he saw Ren let go, and seemed to be staring at the girl. Wouldn't someone try to stop Ren from reverting back to Kuon? Unless... was that the time where she knew she wasn't going to be on Earth for long?

Thank you for the reviews, mainly from kitty.0, but it's okay if there is criticism about this story. I know this story is not the GREATEST, and I know I would be better if I had a beta reader... But as many know (I think?), I usually don't plan these chapters. They just flow from my finger tips and onto the screen. The first (I think 5?) chapters were on paper first, which I think looked better. The rest were all just me typing it out as I suddenly had to concentrate on school. Anyway, I kinda don't care anymore if I get reviews or not. If I don't get any, it probably means the chapter wasn't good. That just tells me to do better. I write for the fun of it, and for advice how to improve.