Hello my lovelies I am back again. So it's been awhile since I've updated and a lot has happened in Skip Beat. The whole Saena arc happened and is basically resolved. So yeah, I for sure didn't portray Kyoko's mom right at all. Yeah... when I started this we basically knew nothing about Saena nor did we even really meet her yet. It is my fault that I never updated and my fanfic became not so canon.

Anyways, thanks to all who review I truly appreciate it. I decided it was time to update because I felt it. I also think the skip beat achieve has been lacking in recent months. There have been decent fanfics but not as many as when I first started reading and writing. I wanted to add my fanfic to the mix of possibilities that you all can read.

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Chapter 7

Kyoko looked at the TV screen with a white face as she held a cup of steaming hot. She sat up straight on the couch with her pajamas on.

She tried to scream but all that passed her lips was an inaudible "no". She flipped through the news channels. Every single channel was covering the same thing.

Tsuruga Ren has a wife? Japan's Number Sexiest man was never really a bachelor.

Who is the lucky woman? A celeb or a Cinderella?

She trembled as she gazed and held the remote. Quickly she was taken out of her thoughts as the remote left her hands and her attention was directed to the man who was considered her 'husband'.

"Kyoko, You still need rest and this is not helping." Ren chided her. He looked at her concerned and turned the TV off.

She looked at him with desperate eyes. It's all my fault, she thought. He walked towards the couch and kneeled in front of her.

"Kyoko take a deep breath." He motioned her to breath. Both up them inhaled and exhaled slowly till she seemed calmer. She didn't feel as worked up but she still felt guilty and she wanted to apologize.

"I am so sorry! I-" Before she could continue her fervent repenting, he put his finger on her lips. She quickly shut up. In fact, she could feel a small blush come to her cheeks. Stop it Kyoko, stay in check. Do not let yourself blush. She thought frantically but to no avail her cheeks became rosy.

He breathed deeply and gave her a small smile. He could see her squirm under his touch and the small blush that colored her skin and he found it slightly amusing. Well that is some small trivial progress he thought. He quickly turned his mind back to the important conversation that he needed to have with her.

"Now before I take my finger off your lips, you must listen to me first before you say a word. No interrupting, you promise?" He looked into her golden eyes and she slowly shook her head up and down. He removed his finger off her lips. "First off, you need to take better care of yourself because you are an actress. I know you wanted to help me but it was unnecessary. Your main job is acting and to fully give that your heart, you need to quit the other jobs. " Kyoko looked at him dejectedly. He felt bad but could he really say that he loved her and was worried sick? Besides, there was some truth to this. He paused and tried to find the words to use. "You also need to take care of yourself because you are one of my friends and I would be very worried to see you like that again. I can see it in your eyes that you want to speak but give me a moment." Kyoko looked at him with shock as she tried to wrap her mind around what he was saying. It was true that she needed to take care of herself but she felt that maybe he was talking to her now because he was really worried. I guess it is true that he is a friend. She thought. She thought back to the hospital and the look in his brown eyes as he ran to her hospital bed was undeniably a look of concern. That couldn't have been acting. She could feel slight happiness from that but tried to move her thoughts elsewhere. She reverted her attention back at Tsuruga Ren.

"Also, I think we need to talk about something else. So I know you're Bo and I-"

"Ren I can explain!" She fell into a dogeza. "I just wanted to be your friend and at the time you hated me but you looked so desperate. I-" She rushed to apologize and broke her promise from earlier.

"Kyoko." He knew she would do this that is why he was hoping by making a promise he would be able to finish his thoughts. He was tired of her apologizing to him. He wanted her to feel more comfortable around him and he had to change how she perceived him. Even if he was slightly upset he knew that from a simple sorry she was genuine. He thought about Bo a lot since the hospital and was willing to forgive Kyoko.

"I know you're sorry" She looked up at his face with teary eyes " You don't always have to apologize so profusely. I don't want you to feel like you are less than me. I know you think you are but you are a friend. I may be your senpai but I do not see you as the dust of the earth. I see you with potential and someone who is hard working and is slowly catching up to me. Please sit up and let's talk about this whole thing. Let's sit on the couch." He held his hand out to help her get up. Kyoko looked at it and hesitantly put her hand in his. He helped back on the couch and sat close to her but not close enough to make her uncomfortable. Kyoko was slightly bewildered at his response.

"Ok. I do feel slightly betrayed that you didn't tell me that you were Bo. Why did you hide it for so long? Please tell me calmly Kyoko. You won't be banished out of this apartment for being honest." He really wanted to have an open conversation with her. He knew that this would lead to a more open relationship with her and honestly that is what he wanted.

Kyoko looked at her hands then at Ren. She felt embarrassed and guilty but she knew that if she was honest he would listen to her. Whenever she was honest with him in the past it went fairly well. She inhaled deeply before she spoke.

"Well I work with Bridge Rock and I'm the mascot of a show. It was one of the first jobs I received in show biz. This is something you don't know yet and please don't be angry it was a long time ago and I've changed. For some stupid reason Shotaro was on that show. "She looked at Ren to see if he was angry. He seemed calm which was odd. She continued. "And at first I wanted to sabotage him but ultimately I just made him more appealing to the audience. I thought I was fired and as I was leaving with this costume on. I saw you and you seemed to be in deep thought. I wanted to help you but I was a little apprehensive because at that time we didn't have the best relationship. So I used the chicken to talk to you because I was afraid. At that time I didn't intend to use the chicken again to talk to you. It wasn't until Dark Moon that I decided to use Bo again. I saw that you were struggling with Katsuki and I wanted to help you and talk to you but once again I was afraid. So I got the Bo costume, well the head and I used a duck suit but that doesn't matter. I felt like I did help you. Um.. yeah, what do you think?" She rubbed her hand behind her head and then bowed slightly "I'm sorry. My intention was not to take advantage of you or make you look like the fool" She looked up at him with uncertainty but also felt a weight lift off of her chest.

"Well." Ren thought for a moment "I understand your motive and I understand why you used the suit. The one thing that bothers me is that you know about my love interest. It's almost embarrassing for you to know." He looked at Kyoko to see her reaction. She looked at him with determination and sat up straight.

"I will protect that information with my entire life. No one will know besides me. I would rather die than tell anyone. I would rather chop raw onions for the rest of my life than tell anyone. I would even hug Shotaro everyday if I had to keep it a secret. I-" She was quickly cut off from her pledge.

"That's enough Kyoko, I get the point. I do trust you already. The good thing is I think I can talk openly about her with you. You and her are very similar. I think you could relate to her. "Ren tried to think about how to handle this situation. He knew it was too soon to confess his undying love for her but she already knew he was in love and he had to do something about this situation. Maybe in time I could slowly give her more hints and when she was ready, it would click. He thought

"We should talk openly about that. If you see me in an odd mood you can ask. You're one of the few persons that I can talk too" Kyoko was trying to soak up the words her beloved senpai was saying. She felt joy that Ren wanted to be her equal and that he trusted her but it also hurt to hear that he was in love with someone else. She felt slight jealousy but tried to bury that feel deep within her.

" I would like that. I've always wanted to talk openly with you." She smiled slightly and locked her golden eyes with his brown. Why did she have to smile like that, it will only drive me crazy Ren thought and felt the urge to wrap himself around her but he folded his arms and gripped them tightly to prevent himself from doing anything inappropriate.

"Awesome, so there was another thing that I wanted to discuss and that is the paparazzi. It's honestly my fault that the media exploded. I didn't have a disguise, so don't blame yourself. Right now the president is trying to do damage control. The one good thing is that your identify is not out yet. In the case that the whole world knows about 'us', what do you want to do? "

Kyoko could feel the heaviness of the situation and she knew what the best choice.

" I would deny everything if my identity got out. I'm sure eventually it will and when it does I'm willing to face it even if it is slightly terrifying."

" Ok let's do that. The president has set up an interview for me after the divorce. I will clear everything up and at that point I will have a good story to tell to the media. I also talked to president about our schedules. He canceled all my work till after Christmas. He said I haven't taken a vacation before and he thought it was time." Ren wondered if it was truly necessary.

"What! How could he do that to you! You're one of the most desired actors in Japan! How will the projects go on? How will you go on because honestly you're a workaholic!? That means you'll be home every single day. My heart hearts for you, I would hate that I'm so grateful that-" Ren looked at her and opened his mouth. He had to tell her what the president told him.

"Well actually Kyoko I have news to deliver you. You won't like what I'm about to say. After leaving the president at the hospital, he gave me a phone call and canceled all your work till after Christmas. He said just in case your identity is leaked and we needed to take this precaution. Basically we are under house arrest because of the president..." Ren gave her a weary look.

"The pre-, the presid- the PRESIDENT! NOOO!" Kyoko looked at him in horror

"Achoo! Ahh it must be a cold or allergies" The president rubbed his nose. He smiled to himself as his lovely plan was unfolding. His couple would be spending the next two week together and he wondered what would happen. He could only hope they would be a real couple by the end of it. He would be so proud of his number one Love Me member. He continued to fantasize about the real marriage and the children that would follow. He was soon taking out of thought when Sebastian stepped into the room.

"There is an important individual on the phone, sir. I suggest you take it."

"I don't like be disturbed when I have such pleasant thoughts. Oh well, I will take the call" Lory picked up his phone.

"Hello Lory Takarada of LME. Ahh yes, it's been awhile. Why you are calling? Oh yes I knew you would hear it from the news. It's true but that is all I can tell you. If you want to know more you would have to ask him yourself. No. You. Did. Not. Oh my, that will be very interesting. I'm not going to stop you. It makes perfect sense to come visit on such an occasion. Yes, I'll warn them when your flight comes in. Bye" Lory looked at the phone with a huge smile. This will be very interesting indeed.

And that is a wrap. So this chapter was actually super easy for me to write. At first I was concerned that it was going to be hard. So anyway I'm not completely back but I'll update whenever I feel like it. I'm also starting a new story called The Silent Years. I'm very excited about this story. It will be awesome. I wanted it to be slightly dramatic but also make it in the realm of possibility. Go check it out. I think this new fic is a pretty different fanfiction and if you stick with it, it will be so damn satisfying. Anyways I'm going to try to update between these two stories. Thanks for reading and being patient. I love those of you who have been waiting patiently! Till next time.