I don't own Skip Beat, Yoshiki Nakamura-sensei does, So I give her all credit for the original Story, While I own this fan-fiction – My first about Skip Beat
This Story Start after File 276 ( No elevator scene – sorry )
Enjoy !
Chapter 1 : The gifted chocolates
After her segment as Boo the chicken, Kyoko decides to leave early and go home. She was about to take out her phone to let Okami-san know that she's on her way home and is willing to help tonight at the restaurant. As she leaves the hallway, she comes face to face with Ren, who has just told her that he will finally confess to his beloved.
Kyoko still felt uncomfortable with the idea of Ren confessing to the very women she hates, Kimiko Morizumi. Those feelings overwhelm Kyoko and make her unable to speak with Ren, so she take a few steps back.
Ren, who was just planning to call Yoshiro and ask him about kyoko's schedule, looks up and see's the very person he is thinking about.
Ren: Kyoko !
Kyoko is caught by surprise, as Ren is addressing her while she plans to Run away, she looks at him apologetically and turns around, hoping she can fake not hearing him and leaving quietly
Ren thinks quickly, remembering the incident of her running away yesterday, he runs and holds her arm, and says: did you forget, Yoshiro-san is waiting for us in his car, let's go !
Kyoko puzzled, follows him without struggle because she didn't want to make a scene. Once they reached a quiet place with no one around, kyoko asks: where are we going ? this is not the garage !
Ren looks at her and says : I want to talk to you in private, Yoshiro isn't here yet, and that was only an excuse, I am already dealing with those rumors related to kana-san, I don't need more rumors spreading, especially those that might target you if I made a scene !
Kyoko confusingly asks : Why would you make a scene ?
Ren: you Ran away from me yesterday, and I just called you by you clearly ignored me, if you run away and I chase you, it will make a scene, and rumors will surface about possible reasons ? do you want that ?
Kyoko: I am confused, I … I ….. I did mean to ignore you !
Ren smiling with his infamous gentleman smile : lying ?
Kyoko demon minions appear and start talking ..
Minion 1 : that smile, he's mad for sure !
Minion 2: you lied, and he discovered you
Minion 3 : how amazing this smile is haunting
Minion 2: you can only confess your crime !
Minion 1 : He's really mad, isn't he ?
kyoko confesses immediately that she was indeed attempting to ignore him
Ren: you can't lie can you ?
Kyoko: No! … you know my biggest weakness, and keep using it against me !
Ren: Honesty is the best policy, honestly ! … can't you just be honest with me and have a face to face conversation ?
Kyoko: sorry ! … I just …. Need some time …. My thoughts are all over the place and ….
Ren interrupts her be holding her shoulder : you don't have to say anything, just listen !
Kyoko: I CAN'T !
Ren: you can't ? why not ?!
Kyoko: I won't be your ally !
Ren: Ally ? …. Now I'm confused !
Kyoko: If you want to confess to the girl you love then go to her directly and do so, don't ask me to be your ally and help you ! … your Tsuraga Ren, You can make any girl fall for you !
Ren: how ?
Kyoko: huh ?
Ren: how did you know I wanted to confess me feeling ?
Kyoko: what ?
Kyoko realizes that she just exposed herself, since she personally shouldn't know about this matter, as he only told it to Bo.
Ren: Wait ! …. Were you listening to me talking t obo the Chicken ? don't you know the eavesdropping is wrong ?!
Kyoko: I wasn't !
Ren: then, how did you know ?!
Kyoko: ah .. well … I … just …..
Staff member walks by and says : hey Mogami-san , Glad I finally found you, you left your script for your other job in Boo's fitting room !
Kyoko face turns red as she takes the script and apologizes for the inconvenience
Ren waits for the staff member to leave then asks : So you are Boo ?
Kyoko goes down and performed a dogeza as an apology while her face gets more redder with embracement
Ren: I take that as a Yes ?! … you really are something !
Kyoko: I AM SO SORRY TSURAGA-SAN … PLEASE SAY IT … THE WORDS THAT WILL CHOP ME AND COOK ME …. PLEASE …. I DESERVE IT !
Ren looks at her and says: That again ? …. Please get up Mogami-san !
Kyoko looks at him apologetically and gets up, then she looks down from embarrassment
Ren: let's go somewhere more private and talk, I can talk here ! … ( he take her by the arm and heads to the garage where Yoshiro is waiting
( In the car )
Yoshiro see's Ren leave the building so he gets out of the car and says : Ah Ren, I am sorry I'm late !
Yoshiro notices Kyoko behind Ren and says: Kyoko-can is here too … you informed me that you will travel on your own for a while ?
Ren : you're not late, you're here on time, let's go !
Yoshiro: did something happen ?
Ren pulls kyoko into the backseat next to him and says: please take me back to my apartment, we need to have a serious talk … about everything !
Kyoko is sweating from fear ….she keeps her head down because she is so scared of what is about to happen, she knew that she messed up when she mentioned something only boo should have known…. In front of the very person she wanted to hide the fact she is boo from.
Yoshiro drives towards Ren's apartment, and thinks to himself, what is this gloomy mood I feel like I am suffocating, what happened, what did you do or say this time kyoko ?!
Ren looks out of the window while he thinks of everything he said to boo, and start planning what he will say to kyoko … he minds starts going out of control because he said things that he never thought he would tell her, the very last memory pops in his mind and he thinks to himself, I told her that I will confess to her ! … wait … no …. She said her self that she won't be an ally, does she think I like someone else ? could it be that she thinks I will use her to confess to someone else ? … who ? …. I described her to boo, she should have realized who I was talking about ….. wait ! …. No ! … she the Love Me section number 1 member, she can be very dense, so she definitely didn't realize …..I can still confess to her !
Yoshiro: Ren …. Ren … hey Ren ! …. We have arrive !
Ren : what is it ?
Yoshiro: we have arrived ?!
Ren : ah ! … Thanks Yoshiro ! … ( he open the door and exists with Kyoko) and says : See you tomorrow ! …. I will take her home myself !
Yoshiro confused , only says : Ok !
Ren walks away while dragging kyoko who keep looking at Yoshiro a look that make him feel like she is pleading to be rescued.
Yoshiro felt bad for kyoko, but he thought that they really need to talk, when he was with them last time, things turned bad, really bad, .. and since Ren finally caught kyoko who ran away last night … it meant that he really wants to talk and fix the misunderstanding between them, and his only way of helping is leaving them alone, so he leaves and heads home for the night
( In Ren's apartment )
Ren leads kyoko to the living room and heads to the kitchen to make tea and cool his nerves down … he need to talk to her without scaring her away, and with his current mood, she might run away and never comeback, which is something he fears the most …. So he takes a few deep breathes and start making the tea
Kyoko mind was also going out of control, she is lost for words, she was first trying to avoid him, she also failed to lie as always and she not only revealed that she knew about his confession, but also about boo … but in her mind, the worst part of it is that she said she wouldn't support him to his face, she wouldn't be his ally … which might give him the idea that she isn't a supportive kohai …. No worse, her jealousy might have surfaced !
Ren walks out with two mugs … he hands kyoko one and sets beside her
Kyoko takes the mug silently and looks at Ren for a second before looking back at the mug in hand and attempts to drink
Ren: The tea is hot, be careful !
Kyoko put the mug on the table rather than drinking it while its very hot, as she didn't want to cause a scene.
Ren: where should I start ? … let's see …. I think we should start with the fact you are Boo the chicken !
Kyoko: I am so sorry ! … I didn't ….
Ren interrupts her and asks : what was your plan … with boo ?
Kyoko is confused by his question and asks : what plan ?
Ren: why did you approach me as Boo and talk to me like you were someone else ?
Kyoko: I didn't approach you ! mind you ! ….. you are the one who talk to me as I was leaving, sure I made a sound with the custom, but you could have ignored it, but instead you personally asked me to help you !
Ren: right … sorry !
Kyoko: no .. I am sorry ! … I didn't mean to deceive you ! … I just tried to help … I mean I know I am in no position to help the great Tsuraga-san, but … I enjoyed talking to you in that custom, because we never really talked about those things, or troubles before … it was the first time Tsuraga-san talk to me without judging me as kyoko …. Because at that time we were at odds with each other and I thought I saw a different side of you that you never showed to me at the time !
Ren was surprised by her answer, he looked down to compose himself then he looked at her and smiled gently
Kyoko thinks to herself ( this smile, he isn't mad ! … what should I do now, what should I say ?)
Ren: I understand, this really caught me off guard, the fact your boo the chicken, but what about this ally thing ? why do you think I will use you as an ally, did I ever say that to Boo to begin with ?!
Kyoko: No !
Ren: then ?! … where did this ally situation come from ?
Kyoko: I don't know ! …. I mean you were coming to me to talk about the confession, that was the only thing I thought of … that you will use me as an ally to get the girl to talk to you since we are both in high school and girls, I could somehow help you get her attention !
Ren : and who in the world might this high school girl be?
Kyoko: Morizumi Kimiko-san !
Ren confused : who ?
Kyoko: who ?! …. HOW RUDE ! …. aren't you in love with her ?!
Ren: believe me, I am unsure If I know anyone with that name
Kyoko looks at Ren with a shocked face and isn't able to understand how can he not know her, does she have a different stage name, no, maybe because she spent so long is the US … no it couldn't be … he described her to boo, he has to know her… right ?
Ren : come to think, Producer Morizumi Reiji has a child with that name, Kimiko is he name isn't it ?
Kyoko: child?
Ren: yeah, that girl is really trouble, she is infamous of playing with people, especially their emotions, so she can get whatever she want!
Kyoko: oh ? so was she only playing with me ? she told me you gave her a ring for her white day present two years ago !
Ren looks at kyoko with confusion, what ring ? could it be ? … wait why would kyoko think that Kimiko is playing with her…. If I remember correctly kyoko called me the worst with that flower ring, … she probably thinks that I am total playboy … I need to confirm that !
Kyoko: Tsuraga-san ?
Ren: I never gave her a ring , besides her white day gift was a shoe she ordered to be made for her… I only played along because she was young and I didn't want to upset her, which can only cause trouble for me and everyone on set
Kyoko: she ordered a shoe ? do people normally request their white day gifts ?
Ren: No, but she different, she's just too much to handle so I did what I had to do to keep her under control
Kyoko: wow … she is really something else !
Ren : so you thought I liked her because of the ring ? did you not pay attention to what I told you as boo ? the description of the girl I like !
Kyoko: well, since she told me about the ring, everything you said about that girl you liked came to as Morizumi … I can't think of someone else ! … since you already told me that Kana-san was just … you know … what you said
Ren: using me like a tool !
Kyoko embarrassed: yeah, sorry I kept making you repeat that, the idea of you being used is weird to me, I can't handle it
Ren: and you thought I was going to use you ! do you really think I was going to make you feel the same feeling I had when I was being used ?
Kyoko: sorry ….
Ren : well, your apology is accepted as long as you stop thinking that I am a horrible man and that I only want to use you !
Kyoko thought to herself ( he's will only accept my apology with such condition ?)
Ren looks at kyoko and wonders what she is thinking, and how he should proceed from here, however his thoughts were interrupted by kyoko phone ringing
Kyoko looks at Ren and bows as an apology and gets up to answer the phone
Ren waits for her return while thinking about his next step…. Thinking … should I confess now ? should I remind her of the description … should I question how she felt about the ring first … no wrong move, she was really hurt before …. Hurt … hurt ? … yeah, could it be that she was jealous …. Like me of her and Fuwa?
Kyoko Return and says : Tsuraga-san, are we done here ?
Ren: what? I am not done talking !
Kyoko: sorry but, Okami-san asked for my help, it seems the restaurant is getting a lot of customers and it is a little out of control, can you let me off for today ?
Ren: I will drive you ! … we will continue the conversation on another day !
Kyoko smile and says: Thank you !
(The next day)
Kyoko arrive to the set of "Lotus in the Mud"
She greeted everyone on her way to her dressing room and sat quietly waiting for the makeup artist to come. Her thoughts started to wonder back to her time with Ren, thinking what else did he want to touch upon, didn't they discuss everything.
Door Knocking
she looks at the door anticipating the makeup artist to come, but she hears another knock on the door so she gets up and opens the door to be greeted by a mail personal who was asking for her signature and giving her a bag that was addressed to her. She wondered who could be the sender, thinking ( could it be Tsuraga-san ? but why … who could it be ). After closing the door she opens the bag to see a small box of chocolates and a small card, so she open the card and reads it:
{Card}
Congratulation on winning the
Role of Momiji
From the Staff of "Lotus in the Mud"
{ End }
She is delightedly surprised and silently opens the box, but is distracted when she heard another knock and the makeup artist enters
Makeup artist: Are you ready ?
Kyoko gets up, puts the box back in the bag and says : I'm ready ! ( while she thinks to herself that she will have the chocolates once she finishes filming for the day)
Makeup artist: that bag, is it a gift ? …. From a secret admirer ?
Kyoko: ah no, it's from the staff here, it's to congratulate me for winning the role
Makeup artist: really ? that's new !
Kyoko feels weird about that and asked : didn't the Koga-san and Asahina-san receive chocolates too ?
Makeup artist: I am not sure, but perhaps they did and you just received its later, I mean you already had a few script reading seasons and training, right ?
Kyoko: ah, maybe they didn't know my address so they sent it to me here instead ?
Makeup artist: could be, but it doesn't hurt to ask, you could ask them later on set if they received chocolates when they got their role or today
Kyoko smile and agrees
(On set)
Kyoko finishes the scene and steps out of the set, when she notices Koga and Asahina talking, so she heads towards them and greets them and thanks them for all the hard work
Koga: aha, Tsuraga-san's pupil …. You finally came to me ! … so do you think I'm the better actor now ?
Asahina : Koga-san, aren't you teasing her to much for being close to Tsuraga-san ?
Koga: It's her fault that she likes him more then she likes me, I was honestly a fan, but I am really disappointed that she sees Ren as the better actor, honestly, all girls are blind, what do they see in him ?!
Asahina: well, I think Koga-san is a better actor, does that help ?
Koga smiles and bows to thank her for the compliment and then looks at kyoko and says: see, Asahina san is amazing she sees real talent !
Asahina smiles and blushes
Kyoko: Kogo-san, Asahina-san, I would like to ask you both a question
Koga: sure, I will answer you as long as you tell me I am the best !
Asahina: Koga-san ! …. Do worry about him kyoko-chan, what would you like to know ?
Kyoko: did you perhaps received any chocolate today as a congratulation for earning your role ?
Asahina: chocolate ? …. No, I didn't receive any today
Kyoko: I see, what about Yesterday, or when you first earned the role ?
Koga: I had some chocolates, they were given to me one the first day of script reading
Asahina: ah, me too
Kyoko: I see, perhaps I just got mine later
Koga: so you got chocolates today ?
Kyoko: Yes !
Koga: No fair ! you should at least share ! ... you sure are selfish, I am sure you would rather share them with Ren-sama as you call him, disappointing, I need some space !
Asahina: Koga-san, your being awfully mean to her !
Kyoko looks at them as they leave while arguing, and sighs in relief, she was happy that she wasn't being treated in a special way.
The filming finished at 3pm for that day and kyoko was told that she is expected to come to set next week, as she doesn't have any more scenes to film in this set, and that she will only be asked back if they needed to reshoot a scene.
Kyoko contacted Erika Koenji about what happen the night of her winning the role of Momiji, and told her what she was planning to do, and although Erika was against it, she couldn't tell her not do it, but asked to keep her identity secret no matter what.
she receives a call from Yoshiro letting her know that he is waiting for her outside, so she takes her bag, her chocolates and leaves.
( In the car )
Yoshiro: Kyoko said she is on her way out !
Ren smiles and looks out the window to her figure coming closer and closer, … she was running !
Yoshiro: here she comes !
Kyoko: I hope you didn't wait too long, ah Tsuraga-san, you're here too ?
Yoshiro: ah, he finished early, so he tagged along, I hope you don't mind !
Kyoko: not at all
She enters the car and sits next to Ren and wonders why he isn't saying anything, could he be mad, because he still wanted to talk
Yoshiro: so, you have sometime before your next job at TBM, do you want to go for a late lunch ?
Ren groaned when he heard they were going to eat
Kyoko: Sorry, but I can't, I actually need to go to Viride General Law Office
Yoshiro: Law office ?
Ren : could it be, your meeting your mother ?
Kyoko: well, hopefully! ….. ( kyoko freezes and asks her self if she ever mentioned her mother was lawyer to Ren) and asks: how did you know ?
Sensing a possible issues from Ren's reply, Yoshiro decides to interfere and said : I saw it on TV, a women called Mogami Saena who is a lawyer, and I thought she and you looked so much alike, besides the fact that you both have the same surname, we just guessed !
Ren looked at Yoshiro and thanked him for saving him this time, because he seriously couldn't think of a valid explanation
Kyoko was horrified, she was told that she looked like her mother, AGAIN !
Yoshiro notices that kyoko is in disbelief and asks : what's wrong ?
Kyoko shocked : you said we looked ALIKE ?! … how ? … in which way …. Natsu ?!
Yoshiro: Natsu ?
Ren : have you been told that you looked like your mother before ?
Kyoko : well, Moko-san said that my expressionless Natsu is very similar, she told me that she was sure the lawyer in the script reading was my mother, since U did tell her my mother job was related to law.
Yoshiro: well, I can see that, Natsu is indeed very similar, but really, just looking at your face, you have similar features regardless, since your mother and daughter, there is no question about it!
Ren : you look unhappy !
Kyoko: it's not that I am unhappy, it's just only Moko-san and Yoshiro san ever told me that I was similar to my mother, it kind of shocking, because I never thought about it personally.
Ren: did she ask to see you ?
Kyoko : no, I asked to see her, and she accepted the request, I wasn't going to contact her honestly and I originally planned to talk to Todoh-san, but I realized that , If I wanted any legal help, I should ask her, because I don't want her to feel like I didn't believe in her being a lawyer, and I really do want to build a relationship with her. Although Asking her might trouble her, but, I really want to show her that I am willing to work with her !
Yoshiro: I see, but about what, are you dealing with an issue that needs legal help ?
Ren: did the president give you an unfair contract, or a dangerous job ?
Kyoko: you were the dangerous job, or at least Cain was !
Ren : oh yeah, then it's something else ?
Kyoko : of course, the president has nothing to do with it, although I would think he would be upset that I didn't tell him sooner, my first thought was to contact a lawyer and have more quality time with my mom !
Yoshiro: could it be ? that incident ?
Kyoko : yeah ! …. I just can't sit still and do nothing, I still feel anxious and I am truly worried it might happen again !
Yoshiro: I agree, what koenji-san did is surely not enough !
Ren : wait, what are you talking about ? … were you not talking about that stalker ?!
Kyoko : ah no …. well, I didn't want to tell you want happened !
Shocked, Yoshiro thinks to himself ( Kyoko, what are you doing ? .. you told me to keep quiet and now you're telling him you don't want to tell him what happened ! )
Ren : why ? don't you trust me ? …. You told me before that you felt safe around me and that I gave you strength, is that not the case anymore ?
Kyoko : NO ! …. Well, I just didn't want to hurt you !
Yoshiro turn pale and thinks to himself ( Hurt him ?! how is that going to hurt him ? … you were the victim kyoko-chan ! … you even agreed with that girl that you should've actually fell ! )
Confused, Ren asks : protect me from what exactly ?
Kyoko : well, I thought you and Kimiko-san were lovers and so I didn't want to tell you how awful I think she is, especially after what happened, I didn't want you to get the wrong idea about me, and I wanted you to see her true colors yourself !
Yoshiro loses control over the car for a second when he heard kyoko's explanation, he really couldn't understand how she came to that conclusion, but he regains control and thinks to himself ( could it be that girl lies , which caused kyoko to lose concentration in the audition, and possibly fail ? …. If I remember correctly, Kotonami-san got mad and asked her to explain, which led them to leave me behind because it was embarrassing to talk in front on me, a male ! … that makes a lot of sense now ! )
Ren: what are you even talking about, first you mention koenji-san and now Kimiko ? .. Care to explain ?
Kyoko: ah …. Well…. I will explain it to you later !
Yoshiro: Let me explain it …. I will explain it after we drop Kyoko off !
Kyoko thanks Yoshiro with a smile
Yoshiro: changing topics, what about that bag you have with you, a present ?
Kyoko : oh yes, I received it from the staff today, it came in the mail though, I was honestly surprised, because I didn't know they did that, I mean I didn't know they would give you chocolates congratulation for obtaining the role of Momiji … I asked Koga and asahina if they also received some, and they said they did in the first script reading, so it seems mine came late
Yoshiro: that's odd, you should have received it then, shouldn't you ?
Ren : interesting !
Kyoko : have you ever gotten chocolates for winning a role ?
Ren : no never !
Kyoko : I can share them …. With ….. never mind …
Remembering that Koga told her she was selfish and wouldn't share with him and instead with Ren, made her hesitate about sharing her chocolates
Puzzled by her hesitation, Ren asks her if something is bothering her
Kyoko: the thing is, Koga-san called me selfish because I he thought I was going to share the chocolate with you and not him !
Yoshiro: Koga-san is such a tease, he can't get over the fact he is number two !
Ren : that guy still hates me, huh ?
Kyoko nodes her head in a silent agreement
Yoshiro: don't worry about him, he is probably only joking with you, since your Ren's junior !
Ren : Will you share them with me ?
Kyoko nodes her head and smiles
Yoshiro smiles because the mood in the car seemed to have lightened up a bi
Ren: you should try it first !
Kyoko open the box and her eyes sparkle with excitement, she take a piece and eats it instantly and she enters a world of fantasy … full of fairies and chocolates
Yoshiro: we lost her !
Ren smiles and says : you got that right !
Snapping out of her fantasy, Kyoko offers some to Ren and Yoshiro
Yoshiro: I will take one later, but thank you !
Ren takes a piece and eats it, then says : this is some quality chocolates … thank you for sharing !
Kyoko smiles and nodes to him, before closing the box
They arrive to the law office after 30 minutes of driving
Yoshiro: here we are, are you still on time with your appointment with your mother ?
Kyoko looks at the time and nodes, then she hands the box of chocolate to him so he can take one
Yoshiro: Thank you !
Ren : shall we wait for you ?
Kyoko : I couldn't ask you to do so, I know my way from here !
Yoshiro: No ! …. We will wait, since Ren's Job is not until later, we will wait for you, I wouldn't want to leave you alone !
Ren suspicious of Yoshiro over-protection decided to asks him about the incident the moment Kyoko leaves the Car
Kyoko picks a random piece from the middle of the box in a hurry covers it in some tissues and takes it with her as she leaves the box in the car and head towards the building
Yoshiro gulps while Ren is staring at him, knowing that he will surly ask about the incident involving kyoko, koenji and Kimiko
Chapter one ends here !
Thank you all for reading it, and hopefully you enjoyed it
This is my first Skip beat fanfiction, so please bear with me
See you next time ! Jane !