Alright to make up for lost time, I'm going to be trying to upload a new chapter every 2-3 days, here is chapter 7! PLease enjoy :) I love getting reviews from any of the readers, helps me have the effort to keep going! Thanks for following! :) PLease review, and please continue reading!
"Okami-san, I have a request of the utmost importance to ask of you." Takarada-san said seriously, his eyes stared deeply into mine. "Yes, how can I help you?" I answered. He began to smile again, and said, "We're going to get them together! Oh it's going to be fantastic! I always knew he liked her! Ha!" He started giggling again, a childlike delight covered his face. I couldn't help but smile. "One moment Okami-san, I need to make a few calls…" I bowed my head politely and sat down in a nearby chair. Takarada-san began dialing numbers on his phone rapidly. "Yes, I need the camera crew here ASAP. I'm at a store called Darumaya, only bring your most trusted crew. This can't be spoken of outside of this circle." He hung up his first call and began dialing again, "Yashiro-san, Ren will be taking a day off today, he is in my care. Yes thank you for understanding, I'll alert you to when he'll be ready to continue his schedule." he hung up again.
"Ah, Okami-san I do believe this will work." He said relaxing into a massive golden throne his assistants had brought in from outside. "I certainly hope so… Poor Kyoko has been so down lately, today she just ran home, I couldn't get her to talk to me at all. She just hid in her room. But when Tsuruga-san showed up, she lit up. I really do think she likes him, she talks about him all the time." At my words Takarada-san's eyebrows rose, he was clearly getting excited again. "Truly?! You must tell me more Okami-san! I should have made you an ally ages ago. Perhaps then there wouldn't have been this much trouble getting them together…" "Well, I'll be sure to keep you updated on everything I find out Takarada-san." I said bowing my head politely. "Ah Okami-san please, call me Lory. No no no I need to give you a code name, otherwise they might figure it out let me think about this for a minute." He pulled his legs up onto the massive velvet cushion of the thrones and started rubbing his chin with his fingers thinking deeply.
He continued thinking occasionally changing his position on the throne until the doorbell rang and a crew of camera men invited themselves inside. "Ah you're here Okami-san, this is Kuranosuke-kun, we'll be needing to borrow your basement for a short while, while we document whats going on down stairs." He winked as he said the last phrase. Kuranosuke-kun bowed to me politely, and following his lead so did the rest of his crew. "Yes of course! Allow me to lead the way." The whole experience was beginning to make me very excited, young love, thinking back to me and Taisho's budding relationship, I blushed and began to hide my smile. I walked the crew down to the basement where I had left the door propped open. "Now Kuranosuke-kun and crew! This is very important that you do not speak of the scene you are about to see, that you show no one. And that you don't make A SOUND!" Takarada-san was becoming very serious, there was no room for error if they woke up; who knows if they'd ever speak in a friendly manner again? The crew nodded and we began the descent down the stairs.
At the bottom I saw a couple of the crew members blush by looking at the couple holding each other so closely. They began setting up the lights, reflectors, and tripods. I was surprised by how swiftly and silently they worked. Takarada-san signaled to Kuranosuke-kun to begin his work, he moved around the couple taking pictures making sure the flash was off. Tsuruga-san moved and the whole crew froze. Takarada-san had a look of pure fear on his face. Thankfully Tsuruga-san settled back down and nuzzled his face next to Kyoko's. His eyes were still closed, he must have been moving in his sleep he bent down and kissed Kyoko on her lips. Everyone began blushing and Kuranosuke-kun snapped rapid fire pictures before Tsuruga-san moved again and settled back into a deep slumber.
Takarada-san looked at Kuranosuke-kun, smiled widely and gave him a thumbs up signaling for him to head back up the stairs. The crew gathered up their equipment very quickly and we went back into the main room. "Okami-san, thank you very much for allowing us to photograph in your home." Kuranosuke-kun said bowing again. "Yes of course, Takarada-san is there anything else you need?" "No, not at the moment but we will definitely be in touch. Well we will be on our way now thank you again!" he began to leave as his crew lifted the heavy throne with all their might. "Ah! My code name can be Love-Master! Yes.. I do quite like the ring of that! Anyhow, goodbye Okami-san!" he left just as quickly as he left leaving me in a state of loss. What do I do now? I can't just wake them up and if Taisho finds out..! I walked into my bedroom where Taisho was still sleeping he slept harder than anyone I'd ever met. "Taisho! Wake up! You have to go to the store we need to gas for the generator, what if the power runs out again?" After lots of pushing and prodding he finally got out of bed and left while he continued grumbling. Oh, my this will be exciting.
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I started to wake up slowly with an unfamiliar weight on my chest, looking down I saw a mess of bright orange hair, belonging to Kyoko. I started smiling widely, here she was my Kyoko laying on me, wearing my sweater. The thought was one of the best I'd ever had and for it to be a reality!? It was amazing. I slowly moved my hand out from under her body, and used it to push a strand of her hair off of her pale face. Her skin was like ice though I could feel her breathing slowly, she couldn't be healthy. How could I get her out to some place warm?
While I considered my options I felt a warm draft come from the direction of the stairs. What could it be? I craned my neck careful not to disturb the sleeping angel on my lap. The door was cracked open. Someone must have come down here when they couldn't find us this morning if it was Taisho… I cringed at the thought if it was, he would've woken me up then and had me perform Dogeza* *To sit on ones knees and bow till your head touches the ground as a form of forgiveness*. It must have been Okami-san… Which in itself was a blessing, I adjusted myself under Kyoko to easily carry her bridal style into the warm upper chambers.
I carefully stood up with Kyoko still in my arms; she was so beautiful, her long lashes covering her eyes and her soft lips that I longed to kiss again and again and again. She moved in her sleep adjusting in my arms, her eyelashes fluttered the smallest amount, it was barely perceptible. She pulled one of her hands out of the blanket and laid it on my chest. Her fingers laid against my heart, and I could feel my pulse start to race a blush was crawling across my face. "Ren…" she whispered softly in her sleep before her fingers fell off my heart.
I was hurt… Couldn't her hand have stayed just; just a moment longer? Her hand now laid curled against her chest, she was shivering and I realized I couldn't let it matter she was my junior anyhow. Besides my first priority was getting her warm. I moved as quickly as I dared up the stairs and I pushed the door open with my foot and a blast of warm air blew over my bare chest and began to warm me from the outside in. I only hoped Kyoko was having a similar experience.
I walked into the main room and then up a second set of stairs into Kyoko's bedroom. I pushed open the classic japanese sliding door with my foot opening up the small space, walking in I set Kyoko in her bed and pulled the blankets around her already cocooned form. She wiggled some under the blankets and her eyes slowly fluttered awake. "Ren-san?" her voice asked so softly and innocently it made my heart hurt, she was making my decision even harder. She looked up at me with her beautiful golden eyes, like the sun shining through a glass of whiskey. "Ren, please don't leave me alone…" my heart wrenched in my chest using my first name again.. dropping the honorific, and the way she said that… "Of course Kyoko-chan." I said as softly as I could smiling a genuine smile.
She smiled at hearing that, she relaxed again as I sat down at the edge of the bed and she moved closer to my body. God I loved her more than anything in this world, there wasn't a thing I wouldn't do for her. Yet I always hurt her… Yesterday at that hotel when she was Setsu and I was Cain, I shouldn't have pushed her as much as I did she's still just a kid. Acting or not, it was too far I let my true feelings guide me instead of controlling myself. The way she pushed me the disgusted look on her face, it was all my fault when she fell back onto that table all I wanted to do was help her up but she just pushed me away again and ran. I tried to chase after her but all she did was cry.
God I'm such an idiot-as soon as I thought that, Kyoko's hand snaked its way across the bed and touched mine. I turned to look at her, her eyes were closed and thankfully her hand was growing warmer. She was facing me in her sleep, and I knew I shouldn't stay too terribly much longer. I went to stand up and leave but her hand gripped mine tighter and I stayed. My chest tightened at the action, could she really like me? "Sho… when will you be back?" she whispered. I didn't know pain until that moment. It felt like my heart had shattered inside my chest and broken glass was digging its way through all my arteries. I could barely breathe. He's still in her heart… I stood up and her hand fell off of mine easily. Tears were beginning to blur my vision I didn't know what I felt I wasn't angry, or sad, or anything. I'd lost the light in my life.
I leaned down and kissed Kyoko on her lips. For the first and last time. I'd outstayed my welcome. I swiftly left the room and went down the stairs to the main room where my jacket waited for me still hung on a chair and still dripping with melted snow. I pulled it on, the icy water like a slap back to reality. I had to talk to Okami-san. I walked into the direction of her room, and knocked on the door. "Please come in." her voice said pleasantly, I steeled my nerve and walked in putting on my best gentlemanly smile, "Okami-san please don't let Kyoko learn about the events that have transpired here yesterday evening. I can't let her know about any of this please?" I said and with every word more desperation crept its way into my voice.
"Tsuruga-san I can't just lie to her…" "Okami-san please it's for her… She wouldn't understand right now… Its the best for everyone please just omit everything that happened in the basement tell her that she got sick or something… anything please.. that anything she thinks happened between us must just be her imagination when you came down there and found us we were lying on opposite sides of the basement. Please… anything but the truth." I bowed my head and stood very still a tear was welling up in my eye. "...Okay, Tsuruga-san I will trust you on this. But, Please, please don't hurt Kyoko-chan." she said with tears starting to well in her eyes. I looked her straight in the eye. "I will never let anything happen to Mogami-san." She nodded her head, and I knew it was my time to leave.
I exited the room and started to leave the building I slipped my shoes back on and braced myself for the cold. I was leaving this part of my life behind, and starting a new part. A new Ren, one that would come to terms with that guy, and could tell Kyoko the truth, that I was her fairy prince; and that I would win her heart, and she would love only me for the rest of her life. I wouldn't leave a inch of space for Fuwa, or any other man. Kyoko was mine and mine only.
I opened the door and walked out into my new life, I was ready.