Steal You Away
Disclaimer: I do not own Skip Beat!
A/N: I tried to go back to work… not happening so I'm back to the stay at home mom gig. Also, I got a hand-me-down computer… free but I'm not a fan of Windows 8.
Any English spoken by the characters will be in BOLD! Flashback with be in Italic.
Previously...
When finally a hand parts the curtains, he steps out wearing the same Cain cloths but his hair is gold and his eyes are cerulean blue. Her mind goes blank and without realizing a word escapes her lips, she hears it but she seems miles away.
"Corn..."
Ren smiles gently at the mistake and shakes his head lightly, his golden locks sparkling from the salon light.
"Kuon."
Ch. 12
A bright flash engulfs the room stealing the moment.
"Shit." Ren bolts for the door and catches a glimpse of the guy just as he jumps into a car and speeds off.
"A reporter, this is not good." Ren says as he comes back in.
"How do you know?" Kyoko asks. Ren ruffles his golden locks. "That last report that came out about us, I researched the guy who wrote it and found a picture. That was the same guy."
"What do we do?" Kyoko asks as Jelly comes into the room, wiping off her hands of the excess dye. "What's wrong?" She asks reading the room. "A reporter just got away with a shot, had I known he was there… man this is bad." Ren states looking flustered.
Jelly takes charge. "Kuon calm down I'm calling Lory he'll fix this."
Aki drives furiously toward his studio, hanging up with his boss revealing the scoop of the century! Kuon Hizuri! The Hizuri son had tricked all of Japan into believing he was someone else and had rose to stardom! Kuu was a worldwide treasure, and Juliena was the most sought after model in multiple countries! Nobody had seen the Hizuri son in years after multiple failures in acting in the United States. Aki couldn't believe his luck, he was gonna be rich. This news would be everywhere in less than two hours.
Lory looks blankly at Sebastian as the Jelly fills him in quickly on the situation. After the initial goings on Lory's mind only repeats one phrase.
'Ren revealed Kuon...' Six years...Kuon has portrayed himself as Ren flawlessly immersing himself into a new life away from the shadow of his father and the death of his friend. Why would he suddenly reveal himself to this woman so quickly… Who the hell was she!?
Lory lost in his thoughts of the past and multitude of questions gets jerked back by a name. Aki Takamura. That snake...Lory grinds his teeth in frustration. There was no getting ahead of this news with that bastard at the helm. His news station would do anything for a scoop and if he attempted to buy the story to keep it off the airways and out of the papers they would just release that news too and LME would look bad trying to cover this up anymore. The kid was gonna have to face the music on this one…
But just then a plan began to form. A light bulb moment that would be fueled by love and self healing. 'Yes… that just might work.' Lory interrupts Jelly.
"Tell Tama-chan to bring them to my house and you come to. Tell him to step on it!" Then he hangs up and looks at Sebastian.
"I hope you're packed buddy we're gonna have some fun!"
Kuon and Kyoko sit flabbergasted staring at the blackDassault Falcon 7X fueling up at the private runway on Lory Takarada's estate. Tama-san pulls onto the runway just as the news breaks on the mini television in the back. They watch as the damning picture shows a very blonde haired, blue eyed Kuon and an audio recording plays in the background from when he revealed his name.
"Kuon."
The reporter then reads his story.
"Tonight, a shocking discovery that will finally answer the question. Where is Kuon Hizuri?!" Kuon already tired of hearing it turns it off a little too harshly. He puts his head in his hands and leans forward feeling lost. Kyoko feels useless, not knowing how to comfort him. She reaches out her hand and places it on his shoulder, giving it a reassuring squeeze. Kuon raises his head from his hands and looks at her gently. He removes her hand off his shoulder and cocoons it in both of his. His golden hair hides his eyes as he looks at his hands around hers hiding the pained expression, he sighs deeply.
His voice is heavy with doubt and regret when he speaks. "We finally found each other just for me to do it all wrong. I'm so sorry Kyoko..." He says his blue eyes lift showing her the hurt and sorrow. Kyoko takes her free hand and places it gently on top and meets his gaze with sincerity. "No, never regret this Kuon, we found each other and that's all that matters you've finally broken the spell Shotaro had on me. I know I'm worth more now, none of this would have happened without you. Kuon whatever brought you to me, I'm grateful for. Please, don't forget this." She smiles and kisses him on the cheek, pulling back blushing. Ren shakes his head no and his hand cups the back of her neck pulling her gently but quickly to him and their lips collide. Kyoko feels tingling from her head to her toes and her mind spins with the pleasure of it. Her hands wrap around his neck in an embrace and she begins following his lead, eagerly kissing him back. Kuoninstantly falls in love with her lips sweet and eager. She learns quickly and soon they must pull apart both breathless and flush from excitement. Before anything else can be said a knock on the window makes them both jump. Tama-san who had been outside the car during their conversation was now letting them know it was time to board. Kuon gets out of the car followed by Kyoko and they join Lory by the stairs lowered from his private jet. He motions for them to follow him onto the luxurious jet, the outside too loud because of the twin engines warming up. When they board he motions for them to sit in a set of satin white chairs. They oblige and wait.
Lory looks at the two hard and wonders if they even realize they are holding hands. He gushes inwardly at how cute they are even though they look completely different than when they left 2 hours ago. Kuon's outward appearance is obviously back to it's original brilliance and it was nice to see after so many years He wondered how the night had come to it, and so quickly. Kyoko now seemed more sure of herself and confident her eyes bright and determined. He cleared his throat and began.
"While I want to know how this development unfolded I'll resign myself to working on smoothing it over once I get back. For now Kuon we're going to Los Angeles there are two people their who you have to see now and that's also where you'll stay low until I've fixed this."
Ren sighed and nodded knowing Lory would not here an argument right now. Lory moves his attention to Kyoko.
Kyoko swallowed the lump in her throat and tried to hold back the tears, keeping the goodbye for Kuon at bay not yet ready to say it out loud.
"You young lady are an enigma. Ren's fans, though they are mostly cordial and respectful this may not go over well for some, which could be bad for you." Kuon tenses up at the sudden threat he hadn't thought of. Kyoko was in danger, her picture by now all over the media and internet along side him. Lory notices Kuon's demeanor and grins a little. 'Here comes the kicker…'
"Therefore you are joining us. Yukihito is taking care of your arrangements such as jobs and the apartment you're leaving behind. So nothing to worry about in that regard." As Kyoko process the new information an important question begins to bubble to the surface.
"I don't have a passport." Kyoko states silently knowing her mother would never give permission. Kyoko's demeanor changes with the thought of her mother, becoming dejected. Lory wonders for a second at her sudden change but she bounces back just as quickly as she descended.
Lory smiles as Sebastian boards the plane and raises the stairs as he enters. He quietly makes his way over to Lory and hands him the manilla envelope. Lory tips the content into his waiting hand, two passports emerge. He quickly glances at the two, passing one to Kuon and one to Kyoko.
"Handled." The engines begin to wind up for take off. As Kuon looks at his now updated passport, Kyoko looks at hers amazed. The plane begins speeding down the runway and soon they're high above Japan.
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter, please R&R. Let me know what you think and if you like the way this is going.
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