109. Official

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Director Takahashi admonished Satsuki sternly for disrupting the shoot, but soon after congratulated the both of them with a small smile. Their friends among the cast and the staff of Inuyasha also joined in on the congratulations, and although Satsuki felt a little shy after her very visible demonstration, it took quite a while to wipe the silly smile from her lips and go back to channelling Kagome. It took a few tries, but they did manage to finish the scene eventually. Satsuki was sure the scene had turned out pretty good in the end, and hoped that the viewers would come to like it. It really held a special importance to her, it had been the turning point, the moment she had gathered her courage to take the needed step forward.

Now the filming had been wrapped up for the day and the work was over, Satsuki hesitantly hovered nearby, waiting for Ken. Though she had managed to take that step forward, and she was sure Ken had understood what she had wanted to tell him, she still felt like they should have a real talk about where things stood now.

Finally Ken emerged from his dressing room. With his costume – the kimono and the armour, the wig and the contact lenses, the fake nails and fangs and the markings on his face, it was always quite the ordeal to get him back to normal. Satsuki was so very glad 'Kagome's' costume was so much simpler.

"Hi," she greeted him, averting her eyes and flushing a little.

"Hello, Satsuki-san," Ken replied smoothly and smirked at her.

"Uhm, I was wondering if you were busy?"
"Right now? I'm at you full disposal."

"I, erm, just kinda think we should… talk."

"That sounds like a good idea," Ken intoned.

"So if you want, you could come over. To talk."

"Gladly," he said with a crooked little smile.

They hailed a cab and rode to Satsuki's apartment. It was the first time Ken actually crossed the threshold, so Satsuki was understandably nervous. She spent the first minutes fretting about being a good hostess, but soon they were both seated on the living room couch, steaming cups of tea on at hand on the coffee table.

"So…" Satsuki swallowed. "Just to make sure, I think it's safe to say that you've proven yourself to me a hundred times over. I no longer feel so afraid and insecure as I did before… And there is no longer a need for any kind of a trial; I've had enough to know that I want this – that I want you – for real."

"So it's official then?" Ken hummed, the corner of his lips twitching.

Satsuki exhaled.

"Yes. I'm all in."

"I'm very glad to hear that," Ken set his hand affectionately on her thigh. He spoke sincerely, for once sounding completely serious. "You do understand the consequences?"

"Yes," Satsuki sighed. "Though I don't really want the kind of publicity, to be known as the actress who became Narita Ken's girlfriend, I suspect that is inevitable."

"We do not have to make it public yet. Inuyasha will start airing soon enough, and I'm sure once they see the drama, enough people will understand that you are so much more than the woman who won my heart."

Satsuki blushed, her heart skipping a beat. She peered at Ken shyly under her lashes, and then the world stopped. Ken was looking at him with the all-too familiar glimmer in his dark eyes. Satsuki's heartbeat quickened and her lips parted as warmth suddenly pooled in the pit of her stomach. Then her eyelids fluttered shut as Ken's face neared hers. His lips settled on hers and tasted her hungrily. His need was evident in the kiss, but Satsuki could tell just as clearly that he was holding back, probably because he didn't want to scare her; he was eager but not aggressively so. The warm, large hand on her thigh tightened its hold as his tongue invaded her mouth, stealing a moan from her. Her heart beat in her chest like mad, and she was overwhelmed by the heat flaring up within. His free hand found her hair, and she instinctively gripped his shoulders as his lips moved, trailing down her neck. She sighed in a bliss, and time stopped. After what could have been either a few seconds or an hour, Ken whispered into her ear.

"Shall we move this into the bedroom?" he purred seductively.

Her mind hazy and clouded from his sinful kisses, Satsuki gave him a breathless nod.