Thank you so much mangaEATER-chan, perfect beauty, Dana, and nutella4ever for your reviews! I really appreciate them! I can't promise that all updates will come this quickly, but here's Part 5, or Chapter 5, whichever you prefer to call it. I've managed to find a way to continue this story a bit further. I hope you enjoy reading! Please review! Reviews inspire me to write more and update more quickly!

Wedding Dress

Chapter 5: One Last Time

There was brief silence between Kanae Kotonami's commentary and the beginning of the final interview. The people of Japan held their breath in anticipation of seeing the actor and actress that had disappeared all too soon from their lives. While Ren Tsuruga and Kyoko Mogami's movies and dramas had continued to play throughout the last fifteen years, it wasn't the same as hearing them talk as individuals rather than characters. This was like having them back one last time…

Across the nation the televisions suddenly experienced the black and white blizzard screen before an image slowly began to flicker on and off. It was Ren Tsuruga's face, and it appeared as if he was tapping the camera as the picture finally came into focus.

"I think it's working now…" Ren's voice echoed through the televisions of hundreds of thousands of people.

President Takarada's voice could be heard in the background, "Yes? Ok, good, sit down, and let's begin."

As Ren moved away from the camera the audience was finally able to see that it was Ren, Kyoko, and the President all sitting in a room. Kyoko and Ren were sitting next to each other on a small couch, their hands intertwined, and a ring on Kyoko's left ring finger glistening in the light.

"President, why are we here?" Ren asked before the President could start questioning them. He didn't look to happy, but Kyoko placed her free hand on his arm to show that it was alright. The movement caused her ring to catch the light and sparkle. She quickly whispered something in his ear, and he turned to her and smiled, before returning his gaze to the President.

"Well, for the interview of course! But I guess you understand that," Lory laughed heartily. "I want this documentary to have interviews following the lives of some of my most precious children," Lory continued, referring to Ren and Kyoko as his children. "I want to be able to show this to you years from now, to show you how you've grown, to show the world that you two truly are talented artists."

"I," Kyoko began, and then looked at Ren, "I mean we, understand. Please continue with the interview then."

The first part of the interview consisted of a few basic questions that the couple answered individually, before Lory got to the "couple" questions.

"I understand that you two are engaged to be married. Have you set a date yet?"

Ren chose to answer, "No, we haven't. We were hoping to wait for a convenient time when there would be as few conflicts as possible with our jobs."

"Heh, Ren, when was the last time you had free time?" Lory questioned with a "I-know-you-haven't-taken-a-break-since-you-started-this-career" smile.

"…Never."

"This is why I have taken it upon myself to begin preparations for your wedding, and have already made the necessary phone calls to clear your schedules…" Lory continued, while watching the couple's reaction to his words. Kyoko and Ren sat there and stared at him in shock. Did he really just say what they thought he said?

"President why… that is, how? Why did you… how did you?" Kyoko couldn't seem to find the right words to express what she was trying to ask.

"I think what she means to say is: Why did you do this? And how did you manage to clear our schedules?"

"I. Know. Everything!" The President articulated. "There is nothing that the President of LME cannot do. I thought you two would know this by now! It saddens me that you underestimate my ability." It appeared as though the President were about to cry, before he laughed again. He was in such a good mood it seemed.

"Does this mean that everything is already planned?" Kyoko asked, causing the President to stop laughing.

"Of course not! That is part of the reason I called you here today! I wanted to discuss wedding ideas with you two!"

Ren glanced down at his watch. Kyoko's eyes glazed over as she drifted off to the world of fairies, princes, and princesses. The President looked between the two and realized that he was losing them. For such dedicated actors, the two of them could become distracted so easily.

"Come now, don't lose focus you two! I have just a few more interview related questions. I think the world would love to know the story of how you proposed Ren! It's been a mystery to everyone, including myself! If you answer this, I'll let you leave early," Lory finished with a smirk.

"Oh! Should we tell him Ren?" Kyoko asked, returning from her daze as she turned to look at her fiancé.

"If you want to, it's fine by me." Ren replied, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze.

The President looked at the couple and couldn't help but smiling. The number one Love-Me Girl had finally found love. The President made a mental reminded to congratulate himself on his success later with an extravagant party. Surely he deserved one, right?

"Well, let's see. I believe that it was early March, and the forest in Kyoto was just beginning to come back to life after the winter months. I had a modeling job in the area, and Ren and I had talked about him coming to visit me one of the days. He hadn't told me which one…" Kyoko began. Viewers watching the interview couldn't help but become excited as the story surrounding the engagement of Tsuruga-sand and Mogami-san had always remained a mystery. Fans of the deceased Tsuruga-san felt their hearts breaking all over again as they listened to his love story. It just wasn't fair that such a man had to die so young. It would have been different if it were by natural causes… it wouldn't hurt as much… or it wouldn't hurt in the same way. Curse that woman that took his life! Why would she kill him? It just made no sense; wouldn't a crazy fan go after Kyoko and not Ren? Not that they had wanted Kyoko to die, she was wonderful too… it's just, things didn't always make sense.

"…and so I was surprised when Ren showed up one evening. He suggested we take a walk in the woods. I was surprised to say the least- Ren never seemed like the nature kind of man, you know? But that didn't matter, he offered, and I couldn't refuse. We made our way through the forest, before Ren stopped us at a stream…."

"…which is when I confessed to her, and told her that I was her childhood friend." Ren finished with a twinkle in his eye.

The President's shocked face mirrored that of almost every viewer. Childhood friend? Ren and Kyoko knew each other since they were children? No one thought that it was possible, but this love story just became even more depressing.

Kyoko looked down, embarrassed. She wasn't sure if Ren wanted to reveal that part of their engagement story, but she was glad her did. It still didn't stop her from blushing, as she remembered the next part of the story. Taking a deep breath, she smiled, and continued, "Yes, Ren revealed that he was the boy I had met as a small girl. I was shocked for a few minutes, before things began clicking in my head. It all made sense. We had a long talk after that, I won't go into the details…"

"But it was a very nice evening… and Kyoko looked so beautiful, that I couldn't contain myself anymore. I had to ask her the question that had been brewing in my mind for a while. I wanted her to be mine forever. I wanted her to be my wife."

"To say that he caught me off guard would be an understatement. But that didn't matter. It didn't take me more than a second to reply. I always knew the answer would be yes."

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-Tohru12