Disclaimer: I don't know why I do this, but just so you know I don't own Skip Beat and its characters...

Sooooo... Here we are again... No more excuses, it just takes up some of your reading time. I know your eager to read what happens next so jump right to it. ^_^ Enjoy!

Little recap to those who needs it:

Ren turned to Yashiro and his laughter finally died into chuckles. "Nothing." He defended but with a smile as he slowly stood up. "I just did what she told me."

"Which was?" Shingai asked curiously.

Ren's smile widened. "To let her go."

Everyone who heard his answer sighed in relief and disappointment. But they really were surprise that the great Tsuruga Ren could could act like that... a little childish, sometimes...

Chapter 39

"NO!" Kyoko shouted as she jerked awake and into a sitting position with her hand stretched out in front of her as if to reach someone or something.

Kyoko was breathing hard, gasping for much needed air. She had a terrible nightmare and her mind was still wrapped up in that puzzling dream. Her stretched out hand dropped down to her lap and she stared at it, helpless. She clenched it tight in frustration and then suddenly she saw something clear and wet dropped onto her hand. She was confused for a second and realized that she was crying. Sobs came out of her mouth as her body shook with the painful emotions coming from deep inside of her. She did not even understand why. She could not remember all of her dream. It was just the feeling she felt at the end, the one that woke her up. Kyoko felt like she cried for hours and when she finally calmed down, she looked at her phone for the time. It was quarter to six in the morning.

Kyoko was sleeping on one of the trailers. The other one was for Ren. They did not let anyone slept in the house because it was full of equipments. They set up tents outside for all the crews, staff and the director. There was a lot of empty and wide space in the front yard of the house before the surrounding trees that made the area hidden and secluded.

Kyoko wiped her face clean with a face towel and she changed into her jeans and a cream cable knit sweater. She went outside and she immediately heard the loud crashing of the waves a few yards behind the house. She did not see anyone around but she knew some people were already up because there were lights turned on in some of the tents and inside the house. She slowly and silently made her way to the beach. She walked along the sand heading to the left from where the house was. After a while she flopped to the sand and watched the beautiful sun rising slowly.

Kyoko was enjoying the beautiful view, the peace and quietness of the moment. That is until, she heard someone shouting her name from the distance. She thought she was just imagining it but the voice got closer and louder. She turned her head to where the voice yelling her name was coming from and saw a figure jogging towards her. She slowly pushed up to stand on her feet. She was confused about why someone was yelling her name. It was still early and she was sure she was not needed for another half hour for breakfast.

As the figure came closer, she recognized it was Ren. When he was within earshot, she asked him. "Ren, what happened? Why are yo-"

She did not finish her sentence because Ren threw his body to her and hugged her tight, almost lifting her from the sand. He was a little out of breath from all the running he just did. Kyoko was still confused and much more surprise why Ren was hugging her for no reason. Before she could get her thoughts together and ask again, Ren pulled away to face her and spoke.

"Don't scare me like that!" He scolded her. "Don't go off alone without telling anyone. At least bring your phone with you. Everybody's worried."

"Uh, I'm sorry." Kyoko apologized automatically, her brain was still processing what Ren just said. Then, she gasped when she finally understood. "I am so sorry for worrying everyone." She tried to bow her head as much she could in their current position. "I won't cause any more trouble again. I promise."

Ren sighed in relief and smiled down at her. "It's fine as long as you realize it... By the way, what were you doing here? Did something happened?"

"Eh?" Kyoko was surprised by the question because it was kind of spot on. "Oh, no, no. Nothing happened. I was just going for a walk and watched the sun rising." Ren was looking at her intently, she could not help but babbled in her nervousness. "I-it was so beautiful. All the different colors of the sky... and the clouds... Oh and the sea. It was so peaceful."

"Are you sure nothing happened?" Ren asked doubtfully.

"Yes, everything's fine." Kyoko assured him with a smile. Ren looked her in the eyes for a few seconds before dropping the subject.

"Good. Let's go back before they call a search party." He joked and let her go. But he took hold on one of her hands in his as they began walking back to the house.

They began filming at nine in the morning. They were filming the scenes where Miles and Maddie were preparing for the christening of Vaughan's daughter, Pamela and where Miles gave Maddie two beautiful teardrop diamond earring telling her that it was just cubic zirconia to get her to accept it. It was a rather complicated scene because Miles and Maddie were pretending they only have lust between them and not love. It was a bit difficult for Kyoko because it was hard to act that your holding back something your not really feeling. In Ren's case, it was a piece of cake because he was doing it everyday with Kyoko. With a little help of Natsu, Kyoko finally acted the part without anyone noticing it.

They had an hour lunch break at noon and after that, they got ready again for the next scene. The afternoon scenes were where Maddie was painting and Miles modeling for her. It was set four weeks later the first time they hooked up. Around two o'clock in the afternoon they began filming again.

Miles and Maddie was in a room, a little like a sun room, which she used as her painting room. The upper quarter of walls were all in glass, so all the natural light came in, very perfect for painting. Maddie, dressed just in Mile's white T-shirt, was sitting in front of a big canvas and Miles a few feet away was sitting in a chair with only his shorts on, modeling for Maddie's nude portrait piece for a contest.

He was complaining about how it was so tiring sitting still in the same position for long periods of time every weekend for four weeks. He stood up and looked at the portrait and was surprised that it did not look the slightest bit like him. They talked and argued some more. But eventually Miles agreed to cotinuer to model and asked to take a break for while to swim in the sea behind her house. They reviewed and filmed it again, make-up retouch, the director correcting them until he finally approved.

They took a half an hour break while the crew set up for the next scene which was the scene outside on the beach. Maddie realized that Miles had been gone for more than half an hour and did not come back yet. Kyoko was wearing a body suit underneath Miles' white t-shirt she was wearing since that first scene that afternoon. Ren would have complained if they did not made her wear something that would cover her body.

They prepared Ren for the next scene after their thirty minute break because he was supposed to appear like he had been in the water and was now drying off. They first scene Kyoko's scene where she noticed the time on the clock nearby and looked out the window to look for Miles. She did not see him in the water and she was getting worried. She went out barefoot and headed to the beach to look for him.

They did a few takes for another angle and minor corrections. The director shouted cut when Kyoko arrived at the beach, just several feet from the water. They readied Ren several meters from where Kyoko stood and they will just signal him for his cue. After several minutes, when everything and everyone was ready they resumed their filming.

Kyoko took a deep breath to ready herself and let Maddie took over. She was nervous because this was a very important scene for the drama. It was the scene where Maddie realized she loved Miles. She put that at the back of her mind and let the major emotion, which was worry, Maddie was supposed to feel in the scene consumed her.

When the director shouted action, she opened her eyes and she was Maddie. Her eyes showed immense worry for her lover who was supposed to be there in the water swimming. She was yelling out his name, calling for him somewhere in the body of water in front of her. She could not see him and her mind came up with scenarios why that was. She was thinking he might have drowned. The thought brought tears to her eyes and something about that thought brought images to her mind.

Miles drowning, never seeing him again, ripped at her heart. It was so intense that she thought for a second that something was physically hurting her heart. She took a few steps to the water and yelled his name again. The more she yelled out his name the more it was tearing her apart and something snapped inside. Like an elastic band stretched out too much and it snapped into two. Images of the dream that woke her up early that morning came back to her and the feelings that came with it.

Her dream was of that scene. At first, it was Miles and then it turned into Ren. She was calling out his name and she could see no one, hear nothing and she knew and felt in her heart that he was gone. Forever. That word was the key that opened the deepest corner of her heart. The regret that she was never going to see his smile, hear his voice, feel his warmth and just look at his face, his eyes again, was the one that opened and ripped out her heart at the same time. She hurriedly walked to the water, trying with all her might, her will, her thoughts and her feelings that she might not be too late. Then, she woke up feeling helpless, gutted and powerless.

Kyoko lost in Maddie's character, somehow fused the two. She still kept calling Miles' name and before they could cue Ren for him to jog down the distance to Maddie, she ran into the water, tears falling down her cheeks and she was shouting Miles' name in a desperate hysterical voice, fighting the waves who was taking her precious love from her.

For a moment, everyone just stood there, stunned at how Kyoko was acting the scene. The director shook off the surprise and yelled cut on his megaphone but Maddie or Kyoko did not stop. Ren ran to the water and took Kyoko in his arms before she would drown herself. But she was fighting Ren and yelling that she has to find and help Miles. He gripped her tighter by the stomach and got her ashore. He put her gently on the sand and knelt in front of her to cup her face and looked her in the eyes. But her eyes were still glued to the sea and the horizon.

"Kyoko. Kyoko, look at me!" He commanded. "Look at me! I'm here, Kyoko. I'm okay. Sweetheart, I'm okay." He assured her as he brushed her hair to the side and back of her head, away form her face.

Kyoko finally looked at Ren when he called her sweetheart.

"I'm right here. I'm alright." He said as he brushed her tears from her cheek with this thumb. "See?"

"R-ren?" She asked, unsurely. Her trembling hand rose and touched his face tentatively, as if not really believing that he was there, in the flesh. Ren smiled at her encouragingly. Her eyes twinkled and she threw her arms around Ren's neck and sobbed her heart out.

Ren just held her, running his hand up and down her back in comfort. Everyone was silent, just quietly watched the real drama that unfold before their very eyes. After a few moments, the director barked out a command for somebody to get towels and robes for the two. The air was still a bit cold in spring especially on the beach and at dusk and night. The sun was setting and they could not film anymore. It would not be the exact setting and time of the day for that particular scene. He ordered his crew to pack up for the day because as far as he could see, Kyoko was not in the condition to act after that episode. She looked too emotionally wrung out. It was not good to stretch one's emotional limit.

Someone came back with towels and robe. They draped it around Kyoko because the bodysuit and white T-shirt was not really hiding her curves. Thankfully, she was pressed up against Ren. Kyoko was finally calming down and Ren pulled inches away to cover her body with the towel. Ren helped Kyoko stand up but she was still pressed up against him and she could not complain because she was not sure if she could stand on her own. The woman, then, handed Ren the robe and he put it around Kyoko and tied it close. He reached out his hand for another towel and the woman put one on his hand. He began drying Kyoko's hair. He still had not spoken yet and neither did Kyoko. After he was done, he lowered the towel to the back of her head and met her gaze.

Kyoko looked at Ren with big kitten-like eyes and whispered, "I'm sorry..."

Ren smiled at her and patted her head. "It's okay. Just talk to everybody because they're still worried about you."

"Thank you..." She whispered sincerely. Kyoko nodded and pulled away from Ren to stand on her feet and faced everybody. She apologized sincerely and excessively as she always does. Everyone replied their okays and some just nodded and smiled in relief to see that she was okay. She apologized to the director telling him she got carried away and he told her sternly that he would only accept her apologize if she promise not to do something like that again. She agreed enthusiastically and the director smiled at her. He told her to rest up and they will resume filming tomorrow and that she had better be prepared for a busy day. Kyoko did not protest when the director said that they'll resume all filming tomorrow. She felt too stressed and tired for one day. She went to the trailer, took a shower, got dressed and threw herself on the bed as if she it would open up and hide her or take her away from there.

All the way to the trailer, Kyoko was smiling on the outside, but on the inside, she was in turmoil and panic. Why? Because the box with many locks in the deepest, darkest corner of her heart just lost all of its locks. The most surprising was that no one opened it from the outside. It was broken from the inside. The regret of not having been let out and be known and the pain of losing the target of its emotions has melted all the chains and broken all the locks that confined it. She, Mogami Kyoko herself, was the one that opened that box. Love did not pushed its way in, it forced its way out because love does not come from the outside, it comes from the inside. It's within your heart, not without. That was the lesson Mogami Kyoko painfully learned that day.

Lory's phone was ringing in the middle of the night, interrupting his late night reruns of one of his favorite romantic dramas. It was not stopping and it was already the third call and it was seriously distracting him from his daily doses of love.

"What is it?" He barked at the phone.

"BOSSSSSS..." A wailing sound came form the other end.

"Kuu?" He asked in confusion and pushed the button to mute the TV. "What's the matter?"

"We can't take it anymore, Boss."

"It's only been a week!" Lory reminded him.

"We already watched all of their home videos together. It was the only way to get him to stop crying. He misses them so much. He even kisses the TV screen when Kyoko-chan's face came on." Kuu complained. "We tried our best to distract him but it only works for a few hours. Are they together yet? 'cause we can't take much more of this."

"Not yet." Lory sighed. "Director Shingai called earlier to tell me something happened and he said that there is really something going on between them. He even called Kyoko 'sweetheart'. But Ren calls Kyoko that when they were in that married couple disguise. So it's still not the time to come here yet."

"How long, Boss?" Kuu asked worriedly. "I feel sorry for the little guy to be away from them so much. And feel sorry for us too, Boss. I don't think we can take another week of this."

"Oh, tough it out, Kuu." Lory replied. "That's what grandfather's do." Then, he put the phone back to its receiver.

Soooo... Did you like it? The development? I'm still not done with Kyoko's realization yet. I'm gonna continue it and go inside Kyoko's head. That should be interesting. I wonder what I should find while inside there? Lol so anyway, I hope that little revelation at the end satisfies everyone a little for their dose of Baby Ren for now. I promise I will bring him back... With a vengeance... Haha So please be patient and you got a clue when he is coming back. Clue's at the end of the chappie. I just hope that I could write faster for you guys... I'm really sorry that I'm so slow.

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