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Without further ado here is chapter twenty-seven.

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

Takarada's Warning

Kuon woke up to the smell of something delicious and smiled. He got up and silently walked to the kitchen. He paused in the doorway and watched Kyoko stir something on the stove. 'She is so beautiful. I wish that she could see how beautiful she is.'

Kyoko felt someone's eyes on her. She glanced over her shoulder and saw Kuon watching her with his heavenly smile. She blushed and turned back to the soup she was making.

Seeing Kyoko blush made Kuon smirk. He left the doorway and came up behind her. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and kissed the top of her head. "Morning, Babe."

Kyoko blushed even more. "G-good morning, Kuon."

Kuon's smirk grew. 'It really is too much fun making her blush.' "What are you making?" He asked looking into the pot.

"Niboshi Dashi."

"It smells amazing. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Kyoko shook her head. "It's done. All that's left is for the rice to finish."

"Then, I'll go set the table." Kuon kissed the top of her head again and went to get the dishes and utensils they would need.

A few minutes later they were sitting down to eat. Kyoko sat down next to Kuon and then looked at him with a slight frown on her face. "Why are we sitting on the same side of the table? I usually sit over there." She pointed to a different part of the table as she spoke.

Kuon smiled gently at her and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "It is just another way for me to monopolize you. I don't like having to share you and after today I have to. I'm glad that the world will know that we belong to each other but now it will be harder for us to go on dates and have alone time. That is something that I don't like." Kuon rested his head on Kyoko's shoulder. "I just want to be able to spend time with the woman I love without worrying about the paparazzi."

Kyoko blushed and gave a small mile. "Do you really mean that? That you was to monopolize me?"

Kuon nodded as he wrapped his arms around Kyoko's waist. "I told you that I'm a very possessive man, Kyoko. I don't like it when another man just talks to you, let alone flirts with you."

Kyoko's whole body turned bright red at that. "W-w-what do you mean other men flirt with me? No one has ever-"

Kuon cut across her, "I mean just that. Other men have flirted with you. Kijima has flirted with you. do you know how jealous I got when you were holding onto his are during the end party for Dark Moon? I waned to break his nose." He didn't lift his head but squeezed her tighter. His tone of voice darkening slightly.

Kyoko's brain short circuited. "B-b-but h-he was j-just kidding..."

Kuon raised his head to look her in the eye. "No he wasn't, Kyoko. He meant everything that he said. Why do you think I took you away and gave you that lecture while waiting for our interviews?"

Kyoko scrunched her eyebrows a little. "You said you didn't want me to bring shame to LME."

Kuon sighed making Kyoko go stiff. 'Is he mad at me? Did I say something wrong? What'

Her thoughts were cut off when Kuon kissed her again. When he ended the kiss he looked at her with a more gentle expression. "I didn't sigh because I'm mad at you. I sighed because of the situation then. I lied about you bringing shame on LME. You could never do that. It was just a cover I came up with. I was jealous of Kijima. I didn't like seeing you so close to him. I couldn't tell you my feelings then, but I had to get you away from him somehow." He laid his head on her shoulder again. "I lover you so much, Kyoko. I can't bear the thought of you being taken away from me."

Kyoko sat there stunned for a couple minutes. Kuon just kept holding her as though she would disappear. 'So, that is why he was so mad that night. He was jealous. I don't think anyone has ever been jealous over me.' Kyoko smiled as tears started to from in her eyes. she turned slightly, so that she could hug Kuon back. She whispered, "thank you."

Kuon lifted his head again to see her eyes. "For what?" He frowned slightly when he saw her tears and brought his hands up to wipe them away.

"For loving me so much." She leaned forward and gave him a light kiss.

Kuon was about to deepen the kiss when his phone started to ring. Kyoko jumped while Kuon just sighed. 'Perfect timing," he thought sarcastically, grabbing his phone and answering it. "Yes?"

"What's got you in such a bad mood so early in the morning, Kuon?"

Kuon sighed again and wrapped his free arm around Kyoko's shoulders. "Sorry Boss. I was in the middle of something and didn't want to stop." He smirked when he saw Kyoko blush.

'I have a feeling I know what he was doing.' Takarada thought with an evil smirk. "Sorry to interrupt your make-out session with Kyoko but I wanted to tell you that Kuu and Julie will be watching the interview. I'm streaming it to their house."

'What did President Takarada say?' Kyoko thought as she saw Kuon blush.

'Make-out session?' "Why did you feel the need to tell me that, Boss?"

"I wanted to warn you because they don't know that you and Kyoko are dating. They will most likely call you wanting to know all the details and ask to see you. Especially your mother. I just wanted to give you time to prepare."

"Thanks for your concern Boss, but it's okay. Mom and Dad already know that Kyoko and I are dating."

"What," Takarada yelled in complete shock.

Kuon kissed Kyoko's temple and held her a little tighter. "I called them the day Kyoko and I got together. All four of us talked for a while. However, Kyoko and I didn't tell them we started dating until the day before yesterday."

'Kyoko must have been the one to get him to call his parents. She really is his protective talisman.' "That's wonderful, Kuon. I'm glad to see you're winning against your past."

"Thanks Boss," Kuon said with a small smile.

"Well continue with whatever it was you were doing. I'll see you and Kyoko at the studio." Takarada hung up before Kuon could reply.

Kuon closed his phone and set it on the table.

"Is everything okay?"

Kuon looked at Kyoko and smiled. "Everything is fine." He leaned forward and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "Boss jsut wanted to tell me that Mom and Dad will be watching the interview."

Kyoko looked surprised. "Are Okaa-san and Otou-san going to be there?"

"No, Boss is streaming the interview to their house."

"Oh."

"Are you disappointed? Did you want them there?" Kuon looked concerned at Kyoko's response.

"No. I was worried about you/"

Kuon furrowed his brow. "Why?"

"Yos said before that you aren't ready to see them. So...' Kyoko tailed off turning pink.

Kuon pulled her closer and kissed her again. When he ended the kiss he said, "thank you, Kyoko."

Kyoko smiled and was about to say something when her stomach growled. She turned bright red as Kuon started laughing. "It isn't funny." She said turning away with a pout.

"Don't be mad." Kuon said still smiling. "I think it's cute when your stomach growls."

Kyoko turned even more red but couldn't think of anything to say.

Kuon took pity on her and said, "let's eat."

The food had cooled off some but not enough that they felt the need to reheat it. They ate in silence just enjoying spending time together.

When they were down Kyoko made to gather the dishes but Kuon stopped her. "I'll do that. You go take a shower." He got up and started stacking the bowls.

"But-"

"No 'buts' Kyoko. You cooked the meal so Ishould be the one to clean up. It's only fair." Kuon let a little bit of Ren through.

Kyoko was going to protest more but Kuon put a finger on her lips. "Don't argue with me, Kyoko. You aren't going to win. Besides if we want to get to the interview on time you need to go shower."

Kyoko's eyes went wide and she ran to the guest room to get her clothes.

Kuon chuckled and continued to pick up the breakfast things. He took the items to the kitchen and started washing them. It only took him a few minutes and when he was done he want to his bed room to get his clothes for the day. He heard the shower turn off a few moments later and looked at the clock. 'She can't have taken more then seven minutes to shower. I know I told her to hurry but that was only to get her to stop worrying about the dishes. She could have taken a longer shower. Oh well,' he thought shaking his head.

Kyoko dried and combed her hair before picking up her clothes to get dressed. 'Wow These are really soft. I wonder what they are mad out of.' She resisted the urge to look at the label since Kuon told her to hurry. She took off her fairy earrings, she wore them everyday, and put on the new tiara ones. 'They're so pretty,' she looked at them in the mirror. 'I really love them.' With that last thought she gathered up her things and left the bath room. She walked down the hall and saw Kuon in his room. She poked her head in and said, "the shower is open."

Kuon turned from the window and smiled. He made his way towards Kyoko taking in how she looked wearing the skirt and blouse he bought her. "I told you they would look wonderful on you." He stopped right in front of her and raised one of his hands to cup her cheek. "You look like a princess."

Kyoko turned bright pink. "N-n-no I do-"

Kuon put his finger on her lips and looked er in the eye with a serious look on his face. "Kyoko, to me you always look like a princess. To me you are a princess. You're kind, loving, generous, beautiful, hard-working, and so many other things. Those are all qualities of a princess. See? You are a princess, my princess. You will always be my princess." He moved his finger only to replace it with his lips.

The kiss was soft and full of love. When Kuon pulled back he saw that Kyoko's brain had short circuited again. He smiled and kissed her forehead. When she didn't do anything he grabbed her hand and took her to the living room. He gently pushed her so that she was sitting on the couch and turned on the TV. "Here is the remote. Find something to watch while I take a shower, okay? I won't be long." He went back to his room, got his clothes, and headed into the bath room.

Kuon walked back into the living room about ten minutes later. He sat down on the couch next to Kyoko and put an arm around her shoulders. "Learning how to make anything new?" He asked watching the cooking show.

"One new dish. Maybe I'll make it for you later."

"Are you going to tell me what it's called?"

Kyoko thought fore a minute and then smiled. "No, I'm going to keep it a surprise."

"Then I'm looking forward to it." Kuon said before kissing her temple.

"Shouldn't we be leaving?"

"Yes. We should give them time to do our hair and makeup. Boss, probably also chose outfits for us to wear. So we'll need time to change." Kuon got up and offered Kyoko his hand. "Shall we, milady?"

Kyoko blushed but took his hand and stood up.