Thank-you again everyone who has read, reviewed, favorited, and followed this fan fiction. Knowing that you are enjoying it makes it easier to write it. As promised here is chapter five. I hope that it meets your expectations. As always I welcome constructive criticism and I apologize if there are any spelling or grammar errors that escaped my notice. Chapter six will be posted in one week. Without further ado please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Skip Beat or any of the characters from it. Skip Beat is the property of Yoshiki Nakamura.

Kyoko's Confession

Kyoko stood up and walked to Ren when he came out of Takarada's office.

"Are you ready to go Mogami?"

She nodded and they went to the elevator to go down to the garage.

They were both quiet as they went to the grocery store, lost in their thoughts. They went to the grocery store under Ren's apartment and got the things they needed for dinner. The elevator was silent as it went to the floor that Ren's apartment was on.

Ren opened his apartment door and let Kyoko in first. They took their shoes off, put on slippers, and went to the kitchen to put the groceries on the counter.

'This is nice,' thought Ren. 'It kind of feels like we're already dating. No! Don't get ahead of yourself. She might leave me after tonight. Ugh! I can't think like that either. I don't know what to think now.' "Do you need any help Mogami?"

"Thank-you but I think I've got it covered, Tsuruga-san." Kyoko said with the smile that Ren loved.

"Alright, then I'll get out of your way." Ren said as he left the kitchen. He went to his bedroom and got the memory card from his camera. He then went back to the living-room. He pulled out the card reader that he keeps with his TV and put the card in it. He grabbed the remote and leisurely went through the pictures until he found the ones he was looking for.

Ren smiled as he went through the pictures. Most of them were of Kyoko. 'I didn't realize I had so many pictures of her. I need to put them on my computer.'

While Ren was in the living-room looking at his pictures Kyoko was cooking dinner. However she was doing it on autopilot, her mind far from food.

'Am I going to be able to tell him I'm Bo? It'll show that I trust him enough to reveal that secret. But I have another secret that I'm keeping from him.' Kyoko blushed. 'There's no way I can tell him that one though! I could never tell him that I l-l-lo like him. He would never see me that way and if I told him he would probably stop being my senpai.

'Noooooo! I don't want him to stop being my senpai!'

At this point the last of her demons were circling her trying to figure out what to do. While they were trying to comfort their master two Kyoko angels came in from the living-room. They saw their master making dinner with a dark aura around her and her demons trying to cheer her up. The angels sighed, 'this isn't going to be easy,' they both thought.

They didn't say anything to their master but went directly into her heart. It was the fastest way to get Kyoko to finally tell Ren her feelings. Once the angels were in Kyoko's heart they started bringing out memories of Ren. Of all the times he had helped her, when he showed her how much he cared about her.

It was when dinner was basically done that Kyoko started to calm down and her demons sighed in defeat. They wanted what was best for their master and they knew that what was best for her was love. They took off their protective suites, no longer needing them, and just stayed quietly around her; letting the angels do their part of healing Kyoko's heart.

'I guess maybe I should tell him. After all Ren isn't Shotaro. He would never laugh in my face or say any of the mean things Sho did. But how am I going to tell him? I'm scared. Will I really be-'

Just then the timer dinged indicating that dinner was done. The sound pulled Kyoko from her thoughts and back to Earth. She pulled out plates and utensils.

"Dinner's ready."

Ren turned the TV off, knowing it would go back to the last picture that was up, and went to help Kyoko bring the food out to the living-room. After everything was on the table they both sat down. They said, "itadakimasu," and began eating.

They were both quiet as they ate until Ren looked up at Kyoko to ask her if she wanted to see the pictures and noticed that for once Kyoko was hardly eating.

'Okay,' thought Ren. 'Now I know something is wrong. I'm usually the one who doesn't eat. Yet here I am eating, rather vigorously for once, and Kyoko has hardly touched her food. I need to get her to tell me what's wrong.'

"Mogami?"

Kyoko jumped a tiny bit and looked at Ren. "Yes Tsuruga-san?"

"Is something wrong?" Ren asked with a voice full of concern and his face showing worry. "Are you feeling ill? You've hardly touched your food."

Kyoko looked down at her lap and said, "no I'm fine. I just have something that I need to tell you." Her voice was very quiet and Ren almost didn't hear her.

"Yes?" He prompted after a few moments of silence. He was starting to get really worried since she still wasn't looking at him.

'Now or never I guess.' Kyoko turned as pink as her Love Me uniform. "I … you."

"I'm sorry Mogami I didn't hear all of that." Ren said as he leaned a little closer.

"It's okay master you can do it. Everything will be fine." Kyoko's angels encouraged her.

Kyoko sighed and looked at Ren with a determined look on her face. "I said, 'I love you.' You've unlocked all the locks I carefully put on my heart and made me fall in love with you. And it hurts!" Kyoko started to cry. "I know you love someone else but I can't stop the feelings I have for you. They're too strong." Kyoko bawled and covered her face with her hands, unable to look at Ren any more.

Ren sat there stunned. 'She loves me? She truly loves me? And she thinks I love someone else? How can she think that? That's impossible! She is the only girl I have ever or will ever love.

Kyoko's crying brought Ren out of his thoughts. Ren could see that she was hurting, thinking that he loved someone else, and it broke his heart knowing that she was hurting. So he did the only thing that he could think of. He went to the side of the table that she was sitting at and knelt down next to her. She was crying so hard that she didn't even notice that he was that close. He then scooped her into his arms and sat her on his lap.

Kyoko turned a little so that she was crying into his chest as he gently rocked her. After a minute or two her crying subsided some and Ren pulled back just enough to look at her face.

"Kyoko I don't know where you heard that I am in love with someone but you obviously don't know who it is that I love. Please let me tell you who the person I love is." Ren looked directly into Kyoko's eyes and tried to show all the love he had for her in his eyes. "The person I love is you, Kyoko."

Right after Ren said this he kissed Kyoko on the lips. It was a gentle kiss but he tried to pour all of his love into it. He wanted Kyoko to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is the one he loves.

Kyoko was in shock. 'Ren loves me? Impossible. How could he love someone as plain, boring, and useless as me? He is the most desirable man in Japan. There is now way he can love me. But his expression and voice were so sincere. And now he's kissing me. Can he really love me? Can I believe him? I want to believe him.' With that thought she began to kiss Ren back.

The angels smiled and disappeared. It looked as though things were going to be okay between Ren and Kyoko.

When Ren felt Kyoko respond to his kiss he was the happiest man alive. 'She isn't running away. She's kissing me back.' Ren deepened the kiss and held Kyoko even more tightly.

Eventually they both remembered that they needed to breath and broke the kiss. However they kept their arms around each other and kept looking into each others eyes.

Kyoko was the first to brake the silence that had settle on them. "Do you really love me?" She asked in a voice that showed how terrified she was that Ren might be lying.

Ren smiled his most affectionate heavenly smile, killing the last of Kyoko's demons. "Yes, I really and truly love you. I love you with my whole heart." He gave her a quick gentle kiss. Which made Kyoko blush a very bright red.

Kyoko snuggled more deeply into Ren's chest and hugged him tighter giving a sigh of content. Ren smiled his heavenly smile and rested his head on Kyoko's. After a minute Ren stood up with Kyoko still in his arms and moved to the sofa so that they could be more comfortable.

He then remembered something and pulled away from Kyoko so that he could see her eyes. "Who told you that I love someone else Kyoko? Who told you that I don't love you?"

Kyoko immediately bit her bottom lip and lowered her head. "Ummm you told me that you love someone." Her voice was shaking as was her body.

'What does she mean I told her? The only person that I told apart from Yashiro-san and Boss was... Bo.' Realization hit Ren right then. 'She's Bo. But why didn't she tell me? She obviously didn't realize that I was talking about her. Wow, I confessed ages ago without either of us knowing it.' Ren put his hand under Kyoko's chin and lifted her face so that she was looking into his eyes. "You're Bo."

It wasn't a question but Kyoko nodded and tears started to pool in her eyes. "Please don't hate me. I'm sorry I didn't tell you." Kyoko was crying in earnest again.

'Why does she think I would hate her?' Ren gently wiped Kyoko's tears away and kissed her again. "I could never hate you Kyoko. Nothing could ever make me stop loving you."

This made Kyoko cry even harder but she was smiling as she cried. She put her head on Ren's shoulder and sobbed. Ren held her tightly and ran his hand up and down her back to comfort her. He knew that she was crying because she was happy but he still didn't like seeing her cry. He wanted to see her smile.

'Her smile is that most beautiful thing in the world.' "Kyoko please stop crying. I want to see your smile."

Kyoko lifted her head and looked at Ren's face. "Why me Ren?"

Ren was taken aback, 'what does she mean?'

But Kyoko was still talking so he listened. "There are so many women out there. You are the most desirable man in Japan. You could have anyone you want. Why did you fall in love with me? I'm plain and boring. What is there to love ab-"

Ren stopped her by putting a hand over her mouth. "Don't." He said in a pained voice. "Don't talk that way about yourself. It hurts me when I hear you say things like that. You are not plain or boring. You're the exact opposite. You are extraordinary and beautiful. I will tell you that everyday until you believe me. No, I take that back. I'll tell you that everyday for the rest of my life. Even after you believe me. To me you are the most beautiful woman in the world. I will do anything for you."

His voice was so sincere that Kyoko couldn't argue with him. She didn't want to argue with him. She leaned forward and kiss his cheek. "Thank-you."

Ren wouldn't stand for just a kiss on the cheek and captured her lips with his again in a quick loving kiss. He smiled when she turned bright pink again. 'I love it when she blushes. It's so cute. It makes me want to make her blush even more.'

"Ah, Ren."

"Yes, Kyoko?"

"We should finish dinner. It might still be warm."

Ren chuckled, "You're right." He then kissed her once more and let her go back to her side of the table. And they began eating again in comfortable silence. As soon as they were done eating Kyoko went to gather the dishes but Ren stopped her with a hand on her arm. He sat down on the couch and pulled her onto his lap again holding her close. He knew it was time to tell her but he was terrified. She told him she loves him but what if she changes her mind?

'When I tell her everything will she leave me? Hate me? Please no. Don't leave me Kyoko. I can't live without you. I need you, Kyoko.' Ren squeezed Kyoko, never wanting to let her go.

"What's wrong Ren? You're acting like I'm about to disappear."

Ren just squeezed her even tighter. 'I'm scared. I can't do this.'

"Ren you're hurting me. Could you not squeeze me so hard?"

Ren loosened his grip but still held her to him. He kissed her hair but remained silent.

Kyoko wiggled around until she could see Ren's face. She saw his face was contorted with pain, lose, and fear. "Ren you're scaring me. Please tell me what's wrong. I'll be here for you no matter what. So please talk to me." She leaned in and gave Ren a tender kiss on the lips.

Ren took strength from Kyoko's words and touch. It gave him the courage he needed to open his mouth and begin his story.