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Kyoko tapped lightly on Catherine's bedroom door before prodding it open. Catherine was still lying quietly on the bed in the darkened room.
"Kat-chan?" Kyoko whispered softly to the sick woman as she carried the tray to her bedside. Catherine rolled over and looked at the intruder with sleepy eyes. The pain that had been so deeply etched into her face earlier had eased.
"Hey." Catherine spoke softly to her young friend as she registered the guest in her room.
"I brought you something to eat." Kyoko waited for Catherine to settle herself in a sitting position before placing the tray over her lap. Catherine reached over and turned on the bedside lamp so she could inspect the offering brought to her. Catherine had draped several colorful silk scarves over the lampshade, so the room was flooded with a variety of colors. It was just enough to see by, but not enough to dazzle the eyes. Kyoko looked around at the amazing effect of the light. Her eyes were drawn to the bookshelf and the amazing things it contained. Catherine looked up from her food to see the young woman enthralled with her bookcase. She suppressed a light laugh as she watched the girl being drawn in by the magical creatures hidden within its depths.
"Go on." Catherine encouraged the girl to take a closer look. "They will not hurt you." Kyoko turned to look at the amused woman on the bed. She spoke about the stuffed creatures as if they were alive. Catherine just smiled and sampled the porridge on her lap. Having been given permission, Kyoko stepped closer to the fanciful objects before her. She did not know where to begin, the hanging fairies beckoned to her, but it was the small ball of fur at eye level that pulled her in first. Two shinny eyes and a cute little nose could just be made out in the fur. They sat above a cute little mouth with triangular clothe teeth. Kyoko reached her hand out to touch the small creature and paused just above the soft fur. She looked back to Catherine once more before disturbing the delicately placed item. When Catherine nodded her approval to the actress, Kyoko plucked the ball like animal from the shelf. A long tail hung from the back side and four cute little feet adorned it belly. Kyoko gave the overly cute animal a hug before petting the fur back into place. The girl turned to look at Catherine when she let out let out a light laugh. "Bring FizzGig here." Catherine held out her hand for the ball of fur. Kyoko looked at the now named creature and handed it over to its owner. Catherine took the cute thing and slid her finger between the sharp looking cloth teeth. The sounds of Velcro releasing filled the room as the mouth of the animal parted. Kyoko watched in wonder as the small cute ball split in half to reveal a huge mouth filled three rows of the teeth. Catherine made some cute animal noises as she made the plushy chew on the corner of the lacquered tray containing her meal. Kyoko laughed at the cuteness and Catherine tossed the small animal back to her, its mouth hung open as it flew. She caught it easily and turned it over in her hands. She opened and closed the mouth before returning it to its place on the shelf
The other creatures on that shelf could only be described as goblins. Their faces were wrinkled and the clothing was mismatched. They looked like they had walked right out of a story book. The one piece on this shelf that confused the young woman was the anthropomorphic worm. It's blue tinged pink skin and blue tuffs of hair were broken by the large golden eyes and red scarf around its neck. Catherine let out a sigh as she realized that Kyoko did not recognize any of the creatures decorating her room. She decided that introductions were in order.
"The small ball of fur is FizzGig from the movie 'The Dark Crystal'." Catherine started where the young actress had. Kyoko recognized the name from the dvd cases in the living room. "Those are goblins and the worm from 'Labyrinth'. The large fairies are done by Nene Thomas. And the dragons are collected from different Renaissance festivals." Kyoko looked at each article as Catherine explained what they were. Kyoko was confused by the English word that Catherine had use and turned to question her.
"Renaissance festivals?" She was not sure what the woman meant. Catherine sat the tray father down the bed before getting out from the warm covers and pulling her robe back on. She retrieved a photo album from her shelf and settled back to the bed motioning for Kyoko to join her. Once comfortable she flipped the book open to a section with pictures of men and women in medieval clothing.
"Renaissance or medieval European fair." Catherine tried to explain it better. She was not sure what the Japanese words would have been, but it was obvious from the pictures what went on at these fairs. There were pictures of jousting men on horse and ladies in corseted dresses. Kyoko's eyes glazed over as she imagined what it would be like to wear a corset. Catherine followed Kyoko's eyes to the ladies dresses and flipped a page to a different set of pictures. This one contained a woman in a blue satin corset with a black gunmetal pattern on it. Kyoko's mouth dropped open as she recognized the face of her manager. Catherine smiled at her shock and hopped off the bed, leaving Kyoko to support the picture book.
Catherine rummaged in the closet for a moment before pulling out a plastic storage tub. She withdrew a long cream colored underdress. The same floor-length blue skirt in the picture came out next followed by the blue and black material of the corset. Catherine laid it on the bed so that Kyoko could get a better look at it. Kyoko giggled as she picked up the stiff article of clothing and held it up for a better look.
"Would you like to try it on?" Catherine voiced the desire floating in Kyoko's brain. Shocked that her manager had read her mind she stammered before refusing. "Come on. I think it would look good on you." Catherine relieved Kyoko of the corset before shutting the door and picking up the chemise on the bed. "Put this on first." Catherine handed the cream colored material to her. Kyoko took it reluctantly. "Humor me." Catherine pressed the young woman to change again. Kyoko agreed and stripped off her shirt and pants before slipping the material over her head. The long sleeved dress was very baggy and the neck line was so lose that it looked like it would fall completely off if she was not careful. "You will need to remove your bra. You will not need it with the corset." Kyoko nodded and slipped out of the unnecessary article of clothing. Catherine helped Kyoko slip the skit down over the dress before splitting the corset at the metal clips in the front. Catherine wrapped the stiff apparel around Kyoko and fastened it into place before stepping back. The corset was not at all what Kyoko had imaging them to be. This one was lose and almost comfortable. "Now lean forward." Kyoko did what she was told. To her extreme surprise, Catherine reached down the front of the corset and readjusted the way her chest sat inside it. Kyoko let out a startled cry as she stood up quickly. Catherine turned her around and proceeded to tighten the laces before Kyoko could protest any more.
Ren and Yashiro had sat down to eat their meal as Kyoko went to care for Catherine. It was not long before the guys could hear the soft voices of the two women issuing from the bed room.
"It sounds like Catherine is feeling better," Ren comment to his lunch companion. Yashiro agreed as he helped himself to the meal in front of them. Shortly giggles could be heard coming from the room. This made both men curious. What could be so funny? It was Kyoko's startled cry that caused both men to find their feet and bolt to the room containing the two women.
The door swung open violently as Ren hit it as a dead run with Yashiro hot on his heels. The pair came to a screeching halt when both Catherine and Kyoko turned to look at them in confusion. Ren's heart started beating again as he realized that everything was ok. Then it started beating erratically as he noticed the outfit that Catherine was lacing his love into. Catherine recovered and finished tightening the strings on the back of the corset before turning her captive around and readjusting the positioning of the chemise underneath. Ren could not take his eyes off of the girl as he watched the edge of the creamy material slip below the level of the Victorian corset leaving just the points where the sleeves attached hanging out. He had never seen that much skin on Kyoko's back and shoulders showing at one time. Catherine finished smoothing down her skirt before turning the girl around to face the frozen men.
Ren almost fainted as the blood rushed from his head. It was surprising that his nose had not sprung a leak and flooded the room with the red liquid. Kyoko's chest was bared clear to the top of the corset that pressed her small bosom up creating quite a bit of cleavage. Due to its tightness, the corset caused her chest to heave with every breath. Yashiro squeed at the sight of the young actress in the revealing clothing. The noise gave Ren enough of a jolt so he was able to drag his eyes away from her. He needed a moment to regain his control before he scoped the young girl up and took her someplace more privet. It did not help that the blush on her face was racing down to color her chest as well. He needed something… ANYTHING…. to focuses on other than his desire standing in very revealing clothing just outside of his reach.
"You look fantastic." Yashiro broke the growing tension. Kyoko thanked him and bowed slight in gratitude. This served to give the taller actor a better view of the girl's cleavage as his nose started bleeding for real. Kyoko looked to her senpai for approval but was washed over with concern when she noticed the blood.
"Tsuruga-san, you're bleeding." Kyoko stepped closer to see where the blood was coming from as Ren's hand flew up to cover the liquid running down his face. Yashiro turned in surprise to see Ren pull a bloodstained hand way from his face. Much to Ren's chagrin, Kyoko lost all sense of herself as she gathered up the flustered actor and escorted him to Catherine's bathroom to staunch the flow. Yashiro walked into the room and stopped standing next to Catherine. They were in just the right place to see the actress fuss over the dismayed actor. He was barely keeping it together as she stood very close in front of him pinching his nose. If he had been able to tilt his head forward, his eyes would have been on a perfect level with her exposed cleavage. Catherine retrieved her phone from her bedside and took a few good pictures of the pair before slipping the device into the pocket of her dressing gown.
"Let's leave them be." Catherine gave a little tug on the seam where Yashiro sleeve met his shirt. He nodded in agreement without looking away from the couple in the bathroom. Having broken the awed man's trance, she turned and picked up the lacquered tray with the remains of her lunch on it before heading out of the bedroom. Dwelling on the thoughts of the things those two could accomplish in the next few minutes, Yashiro followed her from the room; his eyes only left the couple when he stepped out of the line of sight. He could only hope that Ren would man up now that he was given this chance. Now that he did not have the cute couple to concentrate on, his eyes turned to the silk clad woman leading the way to the kitchen. His heart pounded as he remembered the feel of that robe under his hands. He watched her paused for a moment as she passed from the dark of the living room to the bright light of the kitchen.
"Are you feeling better?" Yashiro addresses his companion. Catherine sat the tray on the counter before turning to the man following closely behind her.
"Yes. Thank you." Catherine leaned slightly against the counter and addressed the floor just to the right of where Yashiro was standing. She felt slightly awkward by his concern for her. Her mind kept bringing up images of her using this man as a pillow earlier. Her heart sped up as he raised his hand to her cheek and drew her eyes up to meet his. He studied her face for a long moment; signs of the passing migraine could still be seen lightly etched around her eyes. She could see worry and heat rise in his eyes as he slowly closed the distance between them. Her rapid breathing and slightly parted lips where the only think in his mind when his progression was halted by the voice of the young girl calling for the woman in front of him. Catherine woke from the trance she was in and slipped, blushing, from his grasp to answer the girl's call. Yashiro dropped his hand to the counter where the woman had been and leaned against it and sighed. He slid his free hand up under his glasses to rub his eye before pulling the glasses off completely and rubbing a knuckle into his eye. 'What am I doing?' he chided himself trying to regain his control. 'I really should not be doing this, even if she looks so good in that night gown.' Fresh images of her lying in his armed with the lacing up the side of her gown showing swam into his mind. He shook himself and proceeded to splash cold water from the sink on his face. It was just enough to help cool his head.