A/N: I would like to announce the results of the votes for '_ vs Sho' scenario.
EDIT:
- Ren and Shion against Sho 3 votes
- Ren and Kyoko against Sho 1 vote
- Shion only against Sho 1 vote
If there are any changes to the votes, I will improvise. Otherwise, I would like to declare the start of the VS arc.
Disclaimers:I do not own any of the Skip Beat! characters, but I do own my own character! Contains OOC elements! WARNING! Mild gore up ahead (I don't think it's something teenagers nowadays shouldn't know anyway).
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Chapter 12: Arrival of Summer
"So…" Shion sat across a red faced Kyoko in her room, "Care to explain what happened?"
Kyoko fiddled with her fingers, wondering where to start.
Understanding her dilemma, he sighed and patted on her head, "Okay then. What got you flustered?"
At the question, the actress flushed redder, sputtering incomplete sentences.
Shion felt a little guilty. After all, he had been the one to tell her to watch Ren's actions. But for a stubborn girl like her, he'd need to use forceful methods to make her look at the things she just refuses to acknowledge.
"…me…"
He blinked, "Sorry, did you say something?"
Kyoko flinched, and looked up at him timidly, "H-He kissed me."
Shion dropped the cup in his hand, spilling all the tea on the table. Kyoko scrambled to get the napkins to wipe the tabletop.
"He did what?" The boy grabbed her wrist and looks at her with a frown, "Did he force you?"
"Eh? N-No! No he didn't! U-Um… he called my name and I turned my head, and then his lips landed here…" She pointed to the corner of her lips.
Shion released the grip and sighed again, "Right…" As long as Tsuruga Ren didn't touch Kyoko-chan inappropriately, everything's fine. I have to protect her from any potential dangers. But, I have to bring them together before I can go see Azuma...
"Even after he made you a killing machine?"
He froze efficiently. An image of burning inferno and sea of red flashed through his mind, chilling his blood icy cold.
"How many… just how many lives have you taken so far?"
He squeezed his eyes close, trying to shutting out the gruesome images from replaying. His nails sunk into the wooden table, startling the girl with a loud crack.
"S-Shion-kun?" Kyoko stared at the splinters sticking out from the surface.
Shion inhaled shallowly and looks at her, "Yes?"
"U-Um, a-are you okay? Y-You look pale." Kyoko tried not to stutter, but that look… Shion looks like the Demon Lord, in fact, he looks like he's planning to eat her alive, literally. Her grudges, instead of delightfully going to the boy, actually edged away, more so than they did for that denizen of hell.
D-Did I offend him? B-But I just told him what happened!
Noticing how the girl looked frightened, Shion placed a palm over his face and laughed shakily, "Sorry, I must be very tired…"
"Eh? Oh, n-no! I'm sorry for taking your time!" Kyoko was relieved that Shion wasn't angry with her, but still, she's worried. His face just turned pale in an instant.
Standing up, Shion offered a weak 'good night' before retreating to his room. He didn't want to remember the blanks in his memories; the reason why the Serbeasts were destroyed 15 years ago, the fragmental pieces of how Azuma left him 9 years ago…
He tried staying up the whole night, but to no avail. He drifted off to a restless sleep by 2am.
He stood tall, thick blood dripping from his hands. The red around him told him that he was finishing what he had set out to do. The blazing fire in the house kept his system alive.
"What—what happened here?!"
His emotionless eyes shifted to the entrance, where he saw another human, accompanied by several other Serbeasts. He dropped the torn arm in his hand onto the bloody floor.
He didn't know who the man was. He looked strangely familiar, but he can't put a finger on it.
The man's chocolate brown eyes widened at the sight of a bloodied boy, standing on the crippled bodies of the other Serbeasts. "Shion?"
Shion moved towards the man, intending to finish him off, when several hands grabbing his ankles stopped him.
"Don't… hurt… father…!"
"Stop… Shion! He… is our… maker…!"
Distant, cold blue topaz eyes rolled to glance at the writhing androids. He merely shrugged them off and approached the man, reaching out a bloodied hand towards his throat—
He jerked to a stop when he saw hot, pearly tears rolling down the man's cheeks.
"Shion, it's okay, it's not your fault." Azuma moved forward and hugged him, "It's not your fault, Shion."
Light and comprehension returned to his eyes, "A…zu…ma?"
He lifted his hands up and saw the thick, red liquid staining them. He started trembling, "I… I did this?"
"It's not your fault, Shion, it's okay, you're okay." Azuma chanted soothingly, "We'll escape from here. I won't let you die here, Shion."
(There was a loud and unstable static, and the scene moved on to somewhere else.)
Shion crawled, his vision blurred and hazy, "Wait, Azuma! Where are you going?!"
The dark haired man turned back with a gentle smile, "I'll be right back, Shion. Until then, wait for me, okay?"
He watched helplessly as his creator, his father, his only family, left. The other Serbeasts were inactivated by Azuma. Shion couldn't understand why he was the only one that man left activated, only drugged.
"Wait… please, wait…!" He lifted an arm towards the retreating back of his 'father', "Azuma…!"
Shion woke up with a start, his eyes widely opened and his pupils dilated. Breathing erratically, he slowly sat up, running a clammy hand through his hair. He sighed, feeling like a wreck.
Damn that witch… and that psychic man! I didn't want to recall those horrible memories.
His half-lidded eyes glanced to the side, where he saw his cellphone blinking and vibrating.
Ignoring the phone seeking his attention, he stood up from his futon, his exhaustion disappearing into nothing but mere smokes.
He decided he needed a cold bath to clear his distraught mind.
Kyoko stares at the unmade bed, feeling a little surprised. She was always the first one to wake up. But today, Shion was missing from his bed, 5 in the morning.
Shrugging, the actress padded into the room to help him fold his futon when she saw his phone lying beside the messy bed. It was blinking and vibrating.
Finishing up whatever she was doing, Kyoko grabbed the white device and walked briskly down to the bathroom, where she knocked on the door.
"Shion-kun, are you in there?"
"Yeah…" He drawled, floating partially on the huge bathtub, his body stretched out in a relaxed manner. His tail beat into the water, making loud splashing sounds. "Do you need the bathroom?"
"Eh, uhm, that's one but…" Kyoko blushed at his oddly blunt question, "Your cellphone's ringing."
"Wait a minute." He growled, surprising her. Is he angry? Am I being too nosy?
Shion stood up from the tub, stretching his arms above his head. Hot…
He then went under the faucet, spraying some more cold water onto his naked form before he went and dressed up into a grey tank top with black rippling patterns and a pair of cargo jeans.
Pulling open the door, Shion looks down at a shocked Kyoko, who was holding onto his phone to her chest. He pointed to the device and smiled, "Thanks, Kyoko-chan."
Nodding hesitantly, she handed him the phone, in which he took and answered the call while stepping out to the store, which is still closed at early hours.
"Hello—"
"Shion, you're going on a summer vacation!" Lory's voice boomed excitedly, making him hold the damned thing away from his sensitive ears.
"No I'm not." He deadpanned.
"Aw come on, don't be such a spoilsport!" The president whined, "When you talk about summer, you think of the beach, the sparkling sea! Isn't it a perfect season for heated love?"
"I'm not going anywhere. I hate the heat." He slumped sluggishly against the table at the counter, where Taisho stared down at him with his usual stoic glare.
"Oh, but wouldn't you want to at least take a dip in the cold water? It's a good chance for you to take a breather."
"Hm…" He actually contemplated whether he should go or not. It's hard to focus when sweat constantly rolls down every part of his body. He feels as if he's in a heated wok or something.
"I'll take up your offer, Lory-sama." He huffed and shut the phone before he even heard the celebration at the other side.
Shion then whined softly, "It's so hot…"
A palm rests on his forehead and pushed his bangs up. Shion looks up slightly with wide eyes, seeing Taisho with his trademark expressionless frown.
"You look like that gentleman Tsuruga." He remarked, absently rubbing his soft hair.
"Huh?"
Taisho shook his head and withdrew his hand, returning back to chopping the vegetables on the board.
I was modeled after that 'fairy prince', so it's natural that I look like him. But Tsuruga-san… do I really look like him?
"Shion-kun, you're sweating a lot, are you okay?" The boy turned his head to look at Kyoko, who just came out of the showers in a soft pink sleeveless sundress and knee-length denim shorts.
"I'm dying from the heat." He whined.
"Oh, would you like me to tie your hair up?" She asked politely, smoothing out the back of the neck-length hair in her palm.
"Yeah, thanks." He smiled cutely, making him look younger.
Kyoko smiled back, happy to be of use to him at least.
Meanwhile, Lory leans over the table where a ball globe stood. He spins the blue world globe and stops it with a palm.
He smirked at the name of the country for the perfect progressing of the pink emotion between his favorite individuals.
"Sebastian, help to pack some clothes and necessities for Shion." He turns around to face the tanned man, "And inform this list of people to leave a week off starting the day after." He handed the butler a piece of paper filled with names, "Don't forget to book a whole of the hotel."
Sebastian bowed, "I will see to it immediately."
Another smirk graced his lips as he walks over to the floor-to-ceiling glass window, "Let the games begin."
Sebastian looks at the globe, where the country Lory has his eyes on stood out…
Hawaii.
There! I presented to you the twelfth chapter! This is the beginning of the VS arc, so I hope you will enjoy it.
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