I don't own skip beat

Chapter 7

~Kyouko~

When we arrived at our apartment we unlocked the door and opened it to find Moko-san sitting in the couch deep in thought. She didn't seem to hear us until we closed the door. She unfortunate is from LME. I bet your wondering how we became friends. We got to know each other on one of the drama that we played and soon after that we became friends. We were sisters in the drama and ever since then we have been getting roles that either rivals each other or have a family relationship. Since our first meeting we have become really good friends. She knows about my real name, about Sho, even about corn. She was one of my first best friends. And in return she talked to me about her family problems; how annoying her siblings are, and even a girl that annoys Moko-san because she got a lead role on her middle school play while she did not. However what I never told her about was Maria. It is her story to tell not mine.

"Moko-san, we were invited by your president to attend a dinner meeting. Good thing you are dressed properly we will go and change and you can come with us. Lorry said so anyway." I stated with a warm smile. She responded with a smile and a nod. We went to change our clothes for something more appropriate for the dinner meeting with the resident of LME.

"Hey you do know that our president is quite an eccentric person." She yelled out to us from the living room.

"Ahahaha, yea we saw Moko-san" said Maria while sticking her head out through the side of her bedroom door.

"He was so… sparkly?" I said, then we couldn't hold our laughter anymore, we laughed so hard that we were crying. I stopped my laughter only long enough to set some clothes on the bed. "Hey I need some help picking out some clothes, please?" I heard Moko get up from the couch and heard her walk over. Then I heard Marie come out of her room and walk towards mine.

"OK what do we have to work with?" ask Moko- while Maria made her way to find the shoes to mach my outfit along with the makeup. Moko grabbed some outfits and put it in front of me. She kept alternating between black and red outfit. She looked at me and put the red one in my hands.

"This will look better with your completion." The she walked up to Maria and whispered something to her. Maria just nodded; grabbed some black shoes, makeup, and some black jewellery.

"Thank you" I smiled at them before they left. We decided to go and take a shower and dress up.

I was wearing a one piece dress that stopped a little above my knees. Maria's dress was black and Moko's was white. We all wore makeup that matched our dress.

Afterwards we went to his Manor with our driver in a black Mercedes. Moko set in the front passenger seat, while I and Maria sat on the back.

~Lory~

I better wear something else. Hmm an Egyptian king would be great. Or maybe a suit after all Kouki is here to visit me.

Ho ho. Sigh

I better tell him about my meeting with the sisters. I started to walk towards his old room. It all changed once he got married to his wife. It became more girly and the bed got bigger. When my daughter-in-law was pregnant he moved out so they could raise the child by themselves. If only Maria knew how much she was actually loved. Once I reached his room I knock to let him know of my presence. Once he let me in I told him.

"Ah Kouki my boy, I met the flower sisters today" he looks up to me surprised; I walked towards his night stand and grabbed a picture of him and his wife. Once I put it down I noticed the picture of Marie and I grabbed it. It must be new because I don't remember seeing it before he came.

"You did? What they were like?" he asked, ever since Maria left he changed dramatically. Sigh Maria where are you? I put the picture down and turned towards him. I looked him in the eyes and said...

"Yea, they were beautiful but the youngest caught my eye. Something about her seems to be so... familiar."

"Familiar to who?" he asked

"Shiroi Lily, she is a model and an actress. Ah, that's where she seems to be familiar to me. You can say I saw Lina in her. The way she walks and acts as well and her age is the same as Lina's when you first met her." I told him

I saw his eyes widen in shock. He shook himself and asked me

"Then maybe this Lily is Maria under a pseudo name. She has to be my Maria. (He sounded so desperate). Only a blood relative can act like my Lina." He said as he stood up to look me in the eyes to see if I was lying.

"Ah that may be true but Maria never really knew Lina and you because you were always away." I told him with the most out right honesty. I always felt bad when ever Maria would come ask me if her parents where home yet. But it broke my heart even more when I had to tell her no and see her eyes get watery.

"That is true. Anyway I will see if she is my Maria" he said as he set back down on his bed and got his computer.

"We will see, anyway they are coming here for dinner along with a friend of theirs. I wanted to ask them about their president since their president is away on business trips." I said as I was walking towards the door.

"President, president of the Hearts Company?" he asked as he looked up at me from his bed and his laptop on his laps.

"Yes, I have been curious about him or her. Even when I talked to the sisters they always call the president 'the president' they were so cautious as not to give any details about it." I said as I leaned on the door frame.

"So that means I get to see my Maria again?" he asked with such sad and happy, at the same time, expression. He got up and walked towards his closet, moving his clothes from one side to the other. Some he threw, other he just left there half hanging. "What should I wear?"

"Hmm, we will see later when they arrive" I said as left the room and walk towards my room.

A/N

I'll stop here….

Look forward for the next chapter…