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Sorry for the very late update… I know your itching to read, so I won't say any excuses anymore… lol Enjoy! ^_^ Hope you'll like it…

Chapter 21

Baby Ren was crying when the plane set off for the sky. The two did their best to distract him even though Kyoko was nervous about her first flight but the distractions were not working. When the plane was steadily flying in a safe altitude, he hushed down as Kyoko was gently hugging him and stroking his back in comfort.

The male flight attendant who helped Sebastian with the luggage came out behind the curtain to the pilot's flight deck. He was pushing a trolley in front of him. He served them each a cup of tea. Kyoko asked for hot water for the baby's formula. Ren mixed the formula in the bottle with the hot water when the steward came back with it. Kyoko fed baby Ren and he drifted off to sleep after a while.

The flight lasted about two hours and a half. The plane gently landed in an unfamiliar airport. Before they went out of the plane, the steward handed them their passports including the baby's as well. They safely passed port of entry designated for private plane passengers and there they finally knew where they were when the woman behind the booth window said, "Welcome to Taiwan, Mr. and Mrs. Hizuri."

Ren and Kyoko both stared at woman behind the booth window. Yes, they were surprised that they were out of the country but they were even more surprised by how the woman behind the booth window addressed them. They took their passports and looked at it. And it was true. Their disguise couple name was indeed the name on their passports and their little junior too

They were ushered to a car and their luggage inside the trunk. They were still stunned when the car started pulling out of the airport. They did not know what to say or think. They could not believe what just happened and that they were in Taiwan using false names. After a while, the car pulled up in front of a magnificent building. They stepped out of the car slowly with eyes wandering around, taking in their unfamiliar surroundings. When the driver took out their luggage from the trunk, he bowed and drove away.

A uniformed bellman came to put their luggage into a cart and led them to the front desk. They stated their disguise name and they gave them the key to their suite. They were just going along with this unexpected happening quietly since they did not know anything. The president did not tell them a single thing except that it was a surprise vacation for the two, no, three of them. And it was indeed a surprise. They followed the bellman who was pushing their cart of luggage and was leading them to their room.

Baby Ren was still soundly asleep in his car seat which was carried by Ren single-handedly. They finally arrived in front of their suite. Ren opened the door and let the man pushed it inside. Since he did not have any money in Taiwan's currency, he gave the man Japanese Yen with an apologetic smile. They walked inside and Kyoko was stunned to see the luxurious room. They were standing in a beautifully decorated living room. As she scanned the room, she saw a glimpsed of something that interested her and walked towards it. It was a gorgeous, sparkling kitchen. The remarkable appliances were sparkling but the kitchen was not really because it was somewhat messy at the moment.

She was confused because it was their suite and it seemed like someone used their kitchen recently. She went back to the living room to tell Ren about her odd discovery but she saw him standing with a phone in hand.

"Hello, president?" Ren said to the phone pressed in his ear.

"Hello, Ren. Did you arrive safely at the resort?" The president inquired at the other end.

"Yes, but why are we here under false names? Don't you know that's a crime?" Ren asked the president incredulously.

"Well, that's the only way for you to be able to take the baby with you." The president answered nonchalantly. "You should be thankful. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man. Ciao."

Hearing the tone that indicated the president was not on the other end anymore; Ren put the receiver back with a sigh. "What did the president say?" Kyoko asked.

Ren turned around to see her standing a few feet away from him. "He said it's the only way for us to bring the baby with us."

"I see. That make sense" Kyoko replied trying not to think about the consequences or the dangers of the situation and decided to change the subject. "You know, the kitchen is a little messy like someone used it just this morning."

"That's strange. They should have cleaned it up before they let another costumer use this suite." He passed her and made his way to the kitchen to take a look at it. Kyoko did not follow him. Instead, she went to baby in the car seat sitting in top of the couch. She heard noises coming from the door. There were voices talking loudly outside their door.

"Ren," she called out to him nervously and her heart was pounding when she saw the door knob turned and the door was being opened.

"This is really terrible. I don't have a model who can wear my finale dress tonight." A female voice complained.

"Don't worry, honey. You'll just have to wear it yourself." A familiar voice answered.

Kyoko stilled in a position much like a tigress protecting its cub. Ren was still in the kitchen, she had to do her best to protect the baby on her own until he comes back into the living room. But when the owner of the two voices came in, she was surprised. They seemed to have not noticed her since they kept on talking with each other.

The tall blonde man put his arm around the woman while he kicked the door shut behind him. He lightly kissed the woman, who was the most beautiful human being Kyoko had ever seen, on the temple of her angelic face. In Kyoko's eyes, the woman was glowing and shining even when she looked troubled. Then, eyes of clear blue sky met hers and it widened in surprised. The man beside him noticed and followed the woman's gaze.

"Kuon!" Exclaimed the tall blonde man. He flew to Kyoko and snatched her into a bear hug. "I missed you!" He twirled them around and then put her down to look at her some more. Then a clearing of a throat caught their attention. Kuu looked at her wife. "Oh, honey. She's the other son I talked about when I went home that time. Come here." He motioned for her. The woman obeyed and went to them. "This is my lovely wife, Julie."

Kyoko took a few seconds to snapped out of dazed from the heavenly presence of Julie and introduced herself. "I'm Mogami Kyoko. Nice to meet you." She bowed but halfway into bowing Julie seized her shoulders and hugged her tightly. Kyoko just stiffly stood there while Julie hugged her.

"It's so nice to finally meet you, Kyoko. Kuu talked a lot about you." Julie said warmly. Kyoko looked at her with open mouth. Julie giggled at her expression.

"Kyoko?" A voice called out from the kitchen. All three whipped their heads to the direction of the kitchen entrance. Slowly Ren's figure appeared. "I'll call the front desk and let them clean…" He trailed off when he noticed they had company and not just any company.

A gasped came from beside Kyoko. It was Julie. Then, the next second she in Ren's arms desperately clinging to his neck. Ren's arms unconsciously wrapped themselves around her waist. "Kuon!" She exclaimed and then small sobs came out. She pulled away and cupped Ren's face in her hands. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. "I missed you so much, Kuon!" She hugged him again.

Ren was caught off guard and suddenly Kuon inside was resurfacing. Kuon felt guilty for making his mother cry and for making her feel sad all these years. He did not want to see her crying. He rubbed her back to soothe her. In that moment the two forgot about the other two who was standing not too far away from them. Kuu was wiping tears from his eyes. He could not help but cry seeing the emotional scene in front of him. But the girl beside him was frozen.

She was frozen solid ever since she heard Julie exclaimed a familiar name. With Julie's English accent, Kuon became corn. She was confused and felt like a fish on dry land. Her adapted father, Kuu, joined the two as well. He went to comfort his wife with a smile so bright, she could not stand it. The three of them seemed to be emitting this really bright aura that they three only have. It had unity and love and everything Kyoko did not once know or felt in her entire life. But it was familiar because she had seen a lot of this kind of aura when she was small and still very foolish. She saw them in every happy family, their smiles, the light in their eyes, the sense of peace, belonging and home. She once wished and even worked hard to get it when she was small. But it was a lost battle in the end.

When the mentioned of the word 'family' in Kyoko's mind, gears began turning. Family. They looked like a family. Kyoko simply stated in her mind. She remembered how Kuu pronounced his son's name the first time she heard it. It was just like how Julie said it. So… Ren is Kuon? She asked herself. She remembered when Ren taught her the catwalk and told her that she was learning from the model who said to be the most beautiful in the world. Julie's face came to mind when she though of the most beautiful in the world. Ooh. So that's how he knew the modeling techniques of the most beautiful model on the world. She looked at them, carefully observing. Ren certainly and undoubtedly resembled Kuu ad Julie. Except for one thing. Ren's hair. If Ren had shiny gold blonde hair like Julie-san… She trailed off because her imagination did the rest of the work for her and one word registered in her mind. "Corn." She whispered so softly to herself.

Ren is the Kuon, son of Julie and Kuu. Ren with blonde hair looked like a fairy much like Corn. Kuon. Corn. Her mind was just thinking so fast even without her telling it to think or figure things out. It just worked on its own and she could not stop it. Memories flashed through her mind. A picture of Ren by the stream in Karuizawa when she thought he was Corn because of the way the sun hit his hair. Then, the memory of Ren hugging her and soothing her while she cried on his chest because the beagle said that Corn was no longer of this world played in her mind. She recalled how his every word of assurance that Corn very much alive and was now freely flying in the sky. But it was cut when a new memory showed in her mind. It was the time when she gave the corn stone to Ren outside the studio after his acting test from the president. When she told him about Corn. He… She thought and just then, Kyoko and Ren's eyes met. He laughed. He was laughing… at me… this entire time…

Soooooo? Is it any good? Is it OOC? I'm scared… lol but seriously, I am… But I hope that you liked it. And are you excited to find out what's gonna happened next? I know, I do… ^_^ Thanks so much for continue reading, reviewing, alerting, fav-ing… love guys, see yah next chap…