Here is another nugget. To everyone that has tried to leave me feedback and has been unable to… I am sorry. There was an error that has been corrected and you should be able to leave feedback again. I should have known something was wrong when I stopped hearing from everyone. . I do really want to know your thought. Thank you for your continued interest.

Special thanks to Noche Eteran, muchas gracias

Note: I do not own Skip Beat!

Sebastian picked Kyoko up the next morning. Catherine had called to let her know that the doctor was going to admit her for observation until they got back some tests. They were worried about possible blood clots from such a larger bruise on her leg. Her regal driver reassured the slightly depressed teen that her manager would be ok as he delivered her to school.

It was several restless hours later when Kyoko was finally released from her classes. She had spent much of her class time thinking about the accident and Catherine's choice to cover up the injury instead of seeking immediate medical treatment. She did not like that someone would put her work above their own wellbeing. She decided that she needed to watch Catherine closer to make sure she took better care of herself. She brooded on the subject as she headed out to where Sebastian was supposed to be waiting for her.

"Kyoko-chan!" The familiar voice cut through Kyoko's thoughts as she turned around to look where the voice was coming from. Catherine was laughing at her from the path she had just come down. In her thoughts she had completely missed her manager waiting for her. To give Kyoko some credit, Catherine was not in the black coat, tank top, and jeans that Kyoko had grown accustom to her wearing. Today she sported a white sundress covered with little blue flowers that buttoned down to the knee. The short sleeves were just long enough to cover the bruise on her arm while the calf length hem hid the bruise on her leg.

"Kat-chan?" Kyoko questioned unable to believe her eyes. She had not expected her manager to be out of the hospital yet.

"Who else?" Catherine came to greet the girl. Kyoko's eyes were drawn to the sling the woman's arm rested in. Catherine followed the young woman's concerned gaze to her shoulder.

"It's just stove-up a little." Catherine waved the girl's worries away. "The doctor wants me to rest it for a few days." Catherine followed Kyoko's eyes as they moved to the bandage-less hand she had risen to deter the actress' distress. "I told you it was only twisted." Catherine flexed the wrist carefully to show that it was better. In actuality, she had pulled the tendon, but she refused to wear the thick brace the doctor wanted to give her. He compromised by making her agree to take it easy and wear the sling for a few days. Seeing that Kyoko didn't really believe her she shook her head with a sigh and changed the subject. "Come on, we need to go." Catherine started down the path towards the car park. "Sebastian is waiting to take up to Totally Wild Rock."

Kyoko and Catherine chatted about the day events and things to come as Sebastian dropped them off at the studio where Kyoko portrayed a well know chicken. Before he left, Sebastian informed the girls that Lory had arranged transportation for them when the job was done. They were to meet their ride in the lobby, and not to leave until they arrived.

"Who is picking us up?" Catherine asked as she gathered her coat from the back of the car, she did not like depending on other people, especially ones she did not know.

"They will find you." Was the answer the cryptic man gave before leaving the girls to their own devices. Catherine thought about it and shook her hear before following her charge to the dressing rooms. She would worry about it later.

Unable to help her get into costume, Catherine dropped her things off and left Kyoko to get some refreshment for the young woman. Having decided on some juice, she went to find the vending machine in the common area when she was stopped by the sound of a familiar voice coming from one of the dressing room. Stepping closer, she listened to make sure that it was who she thought it was.

"After the show, we are supposed to meet Kyoko in the lobby." Yashiro reminded Ren. "I think this would be a perfect opportunity for you to ask her out." Ren cleared his throat to try and stop his meddling manager. "Oh come on, you like her, so why haven't you done anything. It's obvious to me that she likes you, so just kiss her already." Catherine heard Ren choke on the water he was drinking. Yashiro continued to tease his charge. "You should just roll her up and plant a big one on her." She stifled a giggle as she listened to Yashiro pitch his voice more like Ren's before reenacting his favorite daydream. "Oh Kyoko, I just….. *fake kissing sounds*" She could just imagine what he would look like pretending he was Ren with his arms wrapped around an imaginary Kyoko kissing her. She almost completely lost it when Yashiro's voice came back, pitched as Kyoko's this time, "Oh Ren, I …*more fake kissing sounds*" Who know this man had such a lively imagination!

"Cut it out." Catherine could hear Ren's indignation at his friend's suggestion. "We have had this discussion before." She could hear Yashiro sigh.

"Ya, I know, but I still think it is time for the next step." Now that she knew that Ren was the guess for the show, she was just about to go warn Kyoko when Ren spoke again.

"Anyway, why don't you take the next step?" Ren's voice filled with amusement as he turned the conversation on his manager. "You obviously like her, so why don't you ask her out?" Caught by her curiosity, Catherine froze.

"Kat-chan?" Surprise filled the manager's voice.

"Yes Kat-chan!" Ren replied mockingly. "Don't deign it because I have the pictures." Catherine immediately knew where her missing camera had gone.

"Ok, yes I like her, but I don't know that much about her." Yashiro sighed his defeat.

"A date would be a perfect time to find out." Ren retorted. Having heard way too much to be comfortable with, Catherine retreated to the safety of Kyoko's dressing area.

With the men's conversation still reeling in her brain, she stopped inside the room and stared at Kyoko settling into the body of the costume. It took Kyoko a few minutes to notice the unusually pale manager frozen in her doorway.

"Are you ok?" Kyoko asked taking in the odd color of the woman's face.

"No…Yes… I don't know." Catherine responded as she tried to sort out what to do, then the important facts hit her. She remembered that Kyoko did not want anyone, not even Ren, to know that she played Bo. She grabbed Kyoko by the front of Bo's costume with both hands. "REN IS TONIGHT'S GUEST!" She winced as the movement hurt both her shoulder and wrist, the pain pulled her back to her senses. The look on Kyoko's face was pure terror. The last thing that she wanted was for Ren to find out she was Bo.

"Did they see you?" Kyoko freaked out as she tried to think of ways to prevent Ren from knowing the truth.

"No, I just heard them through the door." Catherine blushed as she admitted to the eavesdropping. Kyoko mind was working to fast to catch the social taboo.

"Then you need to hide so that they don't." Kyoko knew she could use the costume and her cunning to keep Ren from finding out, as long as she could keep the brothers from giving her away, she only had to worry about them seeing Catherine. She would be a dead giveaway and then Kyoko really would be dead. She could already feel Ren's gentleman's smile as he confronted her about the deception. She picked up Catherine's coat and pressed it into the woman. "Wait for me in lobby." Catherine found herself being chased away by a half chicken-woman. Once her surprise wore off, Catherine had to laugh at the absurdity of the situation as she pulled her coat on and made her way to the couches near the lobby. She pulled her MP3 player out so that she would have something to distract her from thinking about the conversation she had overheard. She decided to let it go until he actually said something to her.