A/N: This is my first time writing anything related to fluff, I don't have that much experience in writing anything remotely romantic or in that area. Therefore, my apologies if this was not cute or sweet enough and most importantly awkward enough. Kyoko was a 16 year old girl in the beginning of Skip Beat! She was growing up to be beautiful and matured and I wanted to see her that way in the story, where she is already beautiful enough. Sho was too blind to see it and Kuon apparently cannot avoid the effect she has on him. As for a darker Kuon, well according to the manga, he had a rough childhood and as an only child he couldn't deal with it and found peace with Rick. So I wanted an alternate route for him as a younger brother and an overprotective and dominating male character, which I'm pretty sure he originally is.

I do not own Skip Beat! or any of its characters.

Thank You for your patience.

Chapter 15

Hizuri Kuon woke up after a restless night. The events of yesterday kept him awake. The girl was supposed to come to his apartment today; he wasn't sure how he was supposed to handle the situation. Should he be patient and formulate a plan to get rid of her, or should he declare a full blown war against her the very minute she enters through the doors. She was given the passcode for his luxury apartment which only Yukihito and Jude knew of.

He thought he would keep calm and formulate a plan. She wouldn't even know what hit her. He smirked inwardly. This is going to be fun. But why was he so interested in this?

This thought hit him harder than he thought. He never gave a rat's ass about anyone before…. Why was it that he gave her his full attention? He even decided to spend time in order to form a plan. This meant he had to find out her weakness and her strong features. This also meant he had to spend time with her. He already decided to do his work from his house today as it was raining heavily and Jude forbade him to go to the office even on Sundays.

He had black coffee for breakfast and he was sitting in his home office going through some paperwork. He thought maybe Kyoko had annoyed him so much with her clumsiness and irresponsibility that his subconscious mind was paying much attention to her. That would be it…. There was no way he would be interested in her. She was pretty, but she was a simple girl, with very less attractive features and most importantly she was a nuisance.

Suddenly he heard the door of his house open and he thought maybe it was Yuki-nii-san or his Nee-san. Kyoko was supposed to cook dinner so he thought she might come in the evening. He was wearing his casual pajama bottoms without any top. He normally stayed that way in his home and he didn't bother to put on a shirt as he got up from his desk. His hair was still in a messy state.

As he strolled towards the living room to greet his brother or his sister, he stopped in his tracks upon seeing the sight in front of him.

Tsubasa Kyoko was sanding in his doorway fully drenched in her blue sundress. The thin fabric of the whole thing was clinging onto her like a second skin. She was shivering like a leaf and her hair was in a side French braid. Kuon stood there and gaped at her; she was panting and her cheeks were red. She looked up and saw him standing there with all his astonishment.

"My umbrella got lost", she said in explanation.

Kuon didn't say anything and just stood there, was this girl crazy? She came to the apartment of a single man in the afternoon looking like that?! It took him all his willpower to keep standing where he was and not grab her and show her the consequence of her innocence. What the hell did she take him as? A freaking monk?

"But Hizuri-san what are you doing home? Your Otou-san called and he said I have to come early cause I had to get acquainted with your kitchen", she said trying not to look at him without a shirt. It did weird stuff to her stomach.

"Today is Sunday", Kuon managed to say with much effort and only forced himself to look directly in her eyes. Kyoko nodded, understanding.

"Amm…. Sorry but, would it be okay if I used your washroom and towels", Kyoko asked nervously. She wasn't sure why this man wasn't wearing any shirt but it was hard to look at him like that. His muscular body and hair looked so good on him and she didn't want to admit it to herself. The man was good looking and she felt herself getting redder by the minute in his intense gaze.

"You can use the guest washroom, it's down the corridor to your right", Kuon said.

"Thank you", Kyoko bowed and walked past him.

Kuon wasn't sure how he managed to stay calm while she went past him. His heart was beating fast and he had absolutely no idea why. He had his fair share of dating experience and he was a man after all. She wasn't nearly as beautiful as the other women he dated, but she was like a magnet. She definitely cannot wear that drenched cloth and stroll in his house and kitchen, he wasn't sure when his restraint came this loose but his wild side was provoking him dangerously.

'You know you can just take her if you want right? No women denied you before', his dark side whispered maliciously inside his head.

It's been years since he had to deal with his dark personality so actively. He was sure his leash was tight enough to keep it at bay but he found himself struggling.

He walked to his room to get a change of cloth. He grabbed one of his shirts and three quarter pants for her and went inside the guest room to put them in the bed. This was the first and last favor this girl was going to get from him. And that was it.

Kyoko was really in a fix. She was totally wet and so she decided to take a bath. That was the rational thing to do if she didn't want to catch a cold. So she turned on the hot water, got rid of her clothing and prayed to Kami that at least while she showered her clothes would dry up enough. That blasted umbrella!

She finished her bath but even though her underwear was somewhat wearable the dress needed time to dry. She needed a dryer. The man was rich; obviously he had a washing machine right? But to find it she had to go out. She couldn't go out like that!

"What should I do?", she whispered.

She decided to wrap herself in a towel and go outside after much thinking. She got out of the washroom and saw clothes on the bed. She thanked her Kami for giving the obnoxious idiot some common sense. She grabbed them and went in again.

As she wore the shirt, it was so big that it went to her knees. She tried to wear the pants but it was not possible. It was twice her size and it wouldn't stay up no matter how hard she tried. So she decided to go without it. The shirt was big enough already and covered her like a dress.

Kuon was sitting in the living room waiting patiently. He was more composed and his wild side was tamed once again. He couldn't possibly jump the girl he hates, so he reasoned and went back to his usual cold demeanor. He noticed her bag on the floor of the entrance and decided to put it in safely. Some of the things were spilled on the floor when he picked it up. He put back her things and put it in his coffee table.

Then she walked in wearing nothing but his dress shirt, in her wet hair looking so innocent.

His heart nearly stopped. WHAT THE HELL!

"Excuse me…. Hizuri-san….Where is the dryer? My dress was totally drenched so I couldn't wear it. Thank you for the clothes but the pants didn't fit at all", she explained with a straight face.

If Kuon hadn't known any better he would've swear she did that on purpose.

If he hadn't known any better he would've said to get him to slip and take her then and there, just like any other gold digging parasites.

But after all their encounters he was sure about one thing, this girl was annoying, irresponsible and stupid, but she doesn't have any idea about men or her effect on men. She was just plain stupid to come to a guy's house, completely vulnerable, in the middle of heavy rainfall. She didn't know how utterly sexy she looked in his shirt. It was like he already had some sort of claim on her.

He told her the direction of his laundry room and when she walked away in the slippers with her long legs, for a moment he forgot that he really wanted to get rid of her.

Kyoko went to the laundry room and put her dress in the washing machine. She then went to the kitchen and started looking around. It was a modern kitchen with every possible thing she can hope to have. She was amazed at how beautiful the kitchen was but how unused it was.

The man didn't cook or eat properly…. How did he manage to survive? Sighing she put on the apron and opened the refrigerator door for ingredients. She opened it and just stood there. There was absolutely nothing that she could make food out of. It contained protein bars, milk, water and ice. She looked for things in the pantry and found her way to some sort of collection of wine, scotch, bourbon and beer. Mostly they were American brands and then she found some cereal, coffee beans and energy bars.

What on earth was wrong with this man?

She could feel herself getting angry. This man had so much wealth and an amazing kitchen that she could only dream of and yet he wasn't even interested in it? How on earth does he survive on protein bars and coffee and alcohol?

Kyoko decided to confront him; she needed to go shopping in order to buy at least any sort of 'food'. While she was thinking about what she needed to buy she didn't notice the presence of Kuon in the room. She was so in tune with his anger that she could sense him easily by now. But Kuon wasn't really angry since she came to the house.

Kuon wasn't sure what to feel; there she was, in his shirt, in an apron, standing in his kitchen. No woman in his life looked as appealing as she did at that exact moment. He was sure his control was slipping. The most horrifying fact was that she didn't notice him. If he decided to do anything to her, she wouldn't be able to put up any fight. Why was she so trusting of him? He was sure she held hatred towards him as much as he did. He almost sexually harassed her by accident for heaven's sake.

Kyoko turned around to find Kuon in front of her. "You need ingredients for cooking and you have absolutely nothing", Kyoko said in a very strict tone.

"I don't eat at home"

"I need to go shopping for your kitchen. I think my dress is already dried enough to wear. Dinner will be late"

She moved past him and went straight to change. When she emerged from the guest room after changing she went to the living space to get her things.

She grabbed her bag and went for the door but she saw Kuon standing in the doorway. He was wearing casual clothes and a cap.

"Ummm…", Kyoko started to ask whether he was going out or not.

"I'm driving, it's my kitchen and I need to be the one to buy things for it. Next time make a list so I could buy it beforehand and I have to spend less time with you". Kuon said as rudely he could manage and opened the door to go outside.

It was still raining and did the girl forget that she didn't have an umbrella? How idiotic can a person be? Kuon thought as he went inside the lift with Kyoko trailing behind. She had an angry look in her face. Good, as long as she annoys him, he won't have those weird feelings. He will drive her out within one week. He promised himself.