Chapter Twelve

Everything would have been fine after her little encounter with Sho had he not left that cut on her face. She looked at it in the mirror and applied the cream that Miroku had bought for her then covered it with a bandage. She sighed. "Asshole." She hissed under her breath, then pushed the thought far out of her mind and left for work.

If she could avoid Ren today everything would be okay. She had enough issues to deal with, but no such luck. He had to happen to walk up as Sawara-san was giving her a dressing down for the convoluted version of what happened at the studio with Sho. They had lied and told him that she had attacked Sho and he was defending himself, lie courtesy of Shoko Aki to keep her charges ass out of the fire. It was sickening.

"Kyoko-chan? What happened to your face?" Ren asked with concern.

Shit! What do I tell him? She quickly tried to think something up. "Oh... I... I um, I was just a little clumsy." She lied.

He could sense the lie, but he wasn't going to push it. Perhaps her brothers would tell him next time he ran into them. "Hmm, you should be more careful." He commented. "Come on... I'll give you a ride to the set." He told her. Maybe I can get her to tell me on the way.

The ride on the way there was, dare he say? Fun. She made everything fun. She was like a spot of sunshine on a cloudy day. Unfortunately, he was unable to get her to spill the truth. He would have never known the truth of anything had the bane of both of their existences decided not to show up at the set of Dark Moon and demand to see her. Shockingly enough she went with him.

Ren stood there. There was nothing he could do to stop her. It was her business, not his. That didn't mean he wouldn't slip by and listen in to make sure that rodent didn't do anything to her. Ren's blood started to boil when he heard the conversation. He hit her? He was starting to see red and he felt the tips of his ears become hot with anger, his teeth sharpened. No... If I don't stop this right now, I'll end up killing him. He tried to calm himself. She was doing much better at controlling herself right now than he was. It wasn't working. Fortunately there were no cameras or, people around to witness it. He slipped and he slipped badly. He stood there in a pile of his clothing on all fours as a very large brown wolf. He padded to her side growling at Sho fiercely. Shocking both her and Sho.

She had to think quickly and then she said it. "Corn! NO!"

He stopped in shock. Did she know? He felt her small hand pet him from the top of his head between his large ears, down his neck and onto his back. He shivered with delight. Her touch calmed him and he dropped to lay next to her.

"Good..." She sighed with relief. "Sho... I think you should leave now. Don't bother me again."

He kept his eyes warily on the large animal. "Kyoko... I."

"No Sho. You've caused enough trouble. Leave." She warned and Ren stood back up on all fours giving a low growl.

Sho took a few steps back. "I suppose you're right. I have better things to do." He then turned and left.

She waited until he left them both alone. "Ren... What the hell do you think you're doing? Do you realize how dangerous what you just did was?" She scolded.

"Sorry... I just heard him arguing with you and wanted to make sure you were safe." He explained.

She sighed as they walked back toward where he had left his things. "You could have been caught." She picked up his clothing and opened the door to an empty waiting room then shoved his clothing in after him. "Get dressed. I'll see you back on the set." She then shut the door and stayed just long enough to hear the lock click.

This was going to be a long day. Well, at least her brothers had to wait until night, unlike the natural born. Ren was going to be a hand-full. She sighed and shook her head at the thought as she made her way back down the halls to the set. She would make it her personal mission to make sure he didn't expose himself. He was a great actor and her senpai, after all. Yes... That's why she cared. That's absolutely the reason why. Nothing to see here folks, just move along...

Thankfully she had survived the past couple of weeks and now she was happily packing to go on location to the beautiful and lush Karuizawa. The only thing that kept nagging her at the back of her mind was would Ren be able to control himself? Pfft, of course he can. How else did he make it by himself before I came around. No need to worry about something like that. I need to think about myself right now. She scolded herself as she folded her nightie and placed it tightly in her already, almost full bag. They have forests there. She thought dreamily as she placed another pair of undies in the tiny space that was left before zipping her bag shut. Seriously... Why did Ren feel he had to call and remind me? Ugh, he must think I'm such a child. But... It does kind of feel good to have someone worry about me like that. She smiled a small smile and placed her bag by the door.

As Kyoko was packing and second guessing herself, Ren was sitting in his living room having every wall and barrier that he had put up to protect himself from her completely eradicated by the images of the PV that she had starred in for Company of Wolves. Her voice was enchanting and her body swaying to her music was hypnotic. He had the video paused on her image just before they leapt off the stage. Her black leather corset hugged every curve of her body and pushed up her perfect breasts just right. Her tattered black, gauzy skirt was torn in a way that gave him a perfect view of her long legs that were covered in black silk stockings and the garters at her thighs. Her shiny, black, platform heels hugged her small feet and her arms, fingers, wrists and neck were covered in chains and leathered jewelry. He had never seen her look so delicious and sultry. He was beside himself. What would he do when he saw her next? How would he be able to keep himself in line knowing that this was her. Her image, like this, was burned into his mind and he could feel a heat crawl its way up his spine as he thought of her unique scent. How was he supposed to keep Fuwa away from her? Especially if he saw this? This was going to be very difficult...