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Before she recklessly blurted out, "Sora and Leon have got the hots for each other," she remembered who she was talking to and she was certain that the young girl's father wouldn't appreciate it if she were to say things like that.
"I think Sora likes Leon."
Almost immediately, there were stars in the young girl's eyes.
"Really?!"
Mia nodded enthusiastically. Secretly, she leaned in and cupped a hand over her mouth.
"I just saw them kissing."
Marion squealed, which then prompted Mia's own squealing. The older teen couldn't keep it in anymore.
"Oh!" Marion exclaimed, "but didn't she and Ken—"
Mia shushed the girl. "Not so loud!"
Marion cutely covered her mouth and ducked her head sheepishly. "Sorry." Mia had explained to her that they were secret agents, sharing and discussing the secrets within the Kaleido Stage. These things could only be discussed between the two of them or else their sharing would cease.
Marion liked drama as much as Mia, so she'd be pretty bummed out if she was left out of the loop.
"It's ok. Just don't forget again, alright?"
The girl nodded her head. "So," she started in a significantly lower voice, "what's going to happen when Ken finds out?"
Mia shrugged.
The orange headed script writer had been the one to prompt Ken to just man up and ask Sora out, but the boy was so shy and awkward with these kinds of things. It's a wonder how he managed to kiss her in the first place. It must have been a fleeting spark of courage, she supposed.
It's just too bad he can't control it at will.
He'd probably dating Sora for a few months now if he could.
"We'll just have to wait and see."
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The late morning performance was about to start in ten minutes.
Ken checked his watch as he walked over to the backstage. Hopefully Sora doesn't cut it close again. Granted, she came before the show started, but it wasn't a good habit to be coming in just in the nick of time. The Frenchman was cutting it close too, but Ken chalked it up to the sort of prima donna attitude.
Up ahead of him, he heard a loud thud and then a moan of some sort.
Did someone trip and fall?
That wouldn't bode well for the show.
"Hey, is someone hurt over there?" Ken called out as he turned the corner into the hallway towards the back stage.
His eyes widened when he saw Sora awkwardly leaning against the wall as Leon stood by the other wall opposite her, looking his usual impassive self.
Did he push Sora?
Ken frowned. "Are you alright?"
Sora rapidly blinked as Ken directed the question to her. "Well. Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"
Ken didn't see it since Leon turned his head to the side, but the Frenchman smirked at the naiveté of the shy male and the blank look of confusion on Sora's face at Ken's show of concern.
"You're against the wall."
She blinked again and then her eyes widened in realization.
"O-oh yeah! Haha! I um, tripped while I was running over to the backstage."
Ken's eyebrows stayed furrowed. Then, his blue eyes suspiciously looked at the leading male. Said man's head had turned back when he regained control of his blank mask. Now, he saw the accusation in the carrot top's eyes and he raised a brow at the look.
"What is the matter?" Leon questioned with a flat tone.
Ken crossed his arms. "Do you know what happened?"
Yes. Leon thought. He had found her in the hallway, flirted with her and herded her against the wall, where they proceeded to share an open mouthed kiss that had been so sultry, especially for one who had barely learned how to kiss that way. Then, the carrot top had called out and they broke away from each other.
But Leon had a feeling that he wouldn't want to know that judging by the lie Sora had given him.
"She said she tripped," he voicelessly intoned with a half shrug.
When it looked like Ken was about to further question Leon, Sora stepped up.
"Ah, Ken. We should be going." She tugged at his arm, leaving him no choice in the matter. Ken huffed and then allowed her to pull him away.
Discretely, Sora looked over her shoulder.
Leon's eyes were hypnotic fire. She attempted to suppress the shiver the look caused.
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