Chapitre 15

- I'm so sorry! It was all Kyoko could mumble when she met Ren the next afternoon.

She was on the verge of tears. She slept badly despite Ren's text. She had acted without thinking and had probably hurt him. She understood the difficulty of his confession and blamed herself enormously.

- I understand, said Ren, I'm not proud I lied to you, but I had to protect my secret. I'm sorry too. Are you free now?

- Yes, Kyoko replied, surprised.

- I have a radio show for Tragic Maker, are you coming with me?

- Well, you can do it on your own, you'll do just fine.

- Come on, they'll be delighted to welcome my little sister. You'll tell them about the anecdotes from the filming.

- Like the hickey?

- Ok, this is not a good idea.

- Yes, yes, I come and tell everyone that you don't eat anything and that you are worse than a child!

- You wouldn't do that?

- Ok. I'll keep it a secret.

And she kissed him on the mouth, surprised Ren missed his chance to hug her, she was already at the door, smiling mischievously.

When they got to the radio studio, the crew was thrilled to have Kyoko. They were interviewed about their experiences while filming the movie. Ren said that, without Kyoko, he probably wouldn't have finished the project. Filming had been tough, playing Cain had been tough. He would be forever grateful to Kyoko-san for taking care of him.

Kyoko told about her role as Setsuka. She had a hard time getting into the character but then she had a lot of fun playing alongside Ren. The worst thing for her was Setsuka's sexy wardrobe... Sexy gothic wasn't her thing.

Ren talked about the concert with his fans. He thanked them for this evening.

The host asked them what scared them the most on stage. Kyoko answered immediately the love scenes. Ren took more time and told the violent scenes. It would probably take him a long time to get back into a project as violent as Tragic Maker.

At the end of the show the host made a remark about their complicity. Kyoko blushed and Ren simply said:

- Yes, this shoot brought us closer together. I guess we kept a little bit of our characters in us, Ren explained.

- We lived side by side for 3 months, it creates bonds. I can tell you for example that Ren does not snore, on the other hand he talks in his sleep! Kyoko mocked.

The host laughed:

- And what does he say?

- I don't know, I didn't understand. But it looked terrifying. Kyoko said.

- I usually dream in Russian, Ren said, it's my native language.

- Are you Russian?

- No, but my mother is Russian. My father is Japanese. I am mixed blood.

- I have to hand over the antenna thank you Tsuruga-san thank you Kyoko-san. Good evening.

Kyoko felt uncomfortable; she had pushed Ren to divulge one of his secrets. He must be furious. In the car, she lowered her head, ready to be lectured. She was surprised when he lifted her chin to kiss her.

- You're not angry, she asked.

- No, why?

- Because of me you had to reveal one of your secrets.

- In my next movie I'll have green eyes... Might as well get people used to it right away. Don't worry, everything's fine. Ren reassured her.

- Your movie in the USA... I'll miss you... She looked sad.

- You will come to see me, my parents will be delighted to welcome you, he said.

- Your parents... Otosan ... She whispered.

Realizing that the subject was sensitive, he suddenly changed topic and asked her about her work.

- Everything's fine except for that damn kissing scene, she replied.

Ren twitched; she was an actress, of course she would have to play this kind of scene one day. Besides he was in no position to make any remark.

Arriving in front of the restaurant where she was renting a room, she kissed him on the cheek. Displeased Ren held her back and placed a soft kiss on her mouth. But still he was jealous…. Knowing that another man was going to kiss his Kyoko made him furious. He tried not to let anything show.

- Do you need a private lesson? He asked with a smile.

From soft, the kiss became less and less chaste and more and more passionate. Ren passed his tongue on Kyoko's lips, who understood the message and let him invade her mouth. Her first thoughts were "it's strange" then she let herself be won over by the passion of the moment and began to explore his mouth too. She ran her hand through his beautiful hair, and he held her tighter against him. They let themselves be invaded by the passion, forgetting the world around them.

- Hum hum !

They stopped abruptly and quickly separated. In front of them was the chef of the restaurant and his wife. The first one, a ladle in his hand, had a menacing look. The okami, for her part, smiled softly.

- Since you seem so hungry that you are ready to devour each other, come and eat, she said.

Ren and Kyoko followed them into the restaurant, sheepishly. They tried to regain a respectable attitude, Ren brushed his hair with his fingers and Kyoko was scarlet. Once their ramen was in front of them the chef asked:

- Name, age, profession...

- Really honey! He is Ren Tsuruga, he's 21 and he's an actor, his wife told him.

- And a model, Kyoko said proudly.

- 21-year-old men only think about one thing… The chief glared at Ren.

- 18-year-old boys too! Said Ren, who wanted to stand for his love.

- He makes a point honey, it's their age.

- He can have all the girls he wants; I don't trust him!

- Kyoko is a big girl, his wife replied.

- Still, he had better be serious, he said, sharpening his big knife.

- I'm very serious sir, Ren replied, I've loved Kyoko for almost two years. I'd like her to meet my parents in March.

- Hmmm…

- Thanks for the meal, Ren said, then after kissing his girlfriend he walked back to his car.

Back home, Ren collapsed on his couch, he was already missing her. He was happy to know that she had forgiven him. He had imagined thousands of scenarios where she dumped him… he composed a text message to thank her for her understanding, he concluded by telling her that he would never lie to her again.

Kyoko read the text and smiled; she replied that she blushed every time she met her landlords. It was entirely his fault if she had forgotten all modesty. Despite everything she concluded with "I love you" and wished him a good night.

With all that, Kyoko had forgotten to work on her scene for box R, no way she was going to kiss her colleague like she had kissed Ren last night, no she was going to give him a kiss full of hate. After all he was dating her enemy.

Arriving at the filming location, she put herself in Natsu mode, seductive and cruel. In the scene, she flirted with Takumi, seduced him and kissed him while one of her classmates filmed the scene with her cell phone. Natsu was really a bitch! In Kyoko's mind, the two characters were playing a game like cat and mouse, which annoyed Kyoko. For her feelings were no laughing matter... Why did she have to play villain roles?

Despite her apprehension, she filmed this scene in one take. Chiori came to congratulate her. She was happy not to have to kiss her colleague several times, she felt like she had cheated on Ren and she didn't like it. But he was right, this experience had nothing to do with the kisses of the day before.

She came home exhausted and took a hot bath, suddenly the music of Swan Lake rang out in her room, she got out of the bath, slipped on the wet floor, went into her room and frantically searched in her bag for her cell phone. Too late. She dialed her boyfriend's number.

- Mochi mochi, she said smiling. It's early you don't usually call until 9pm.

- I wanted to hear your voice. And then we finished early because Yashiro-san has a date.

- A date?

- Yes, he sees his ex-fiancée again... It's a long story I hope it works out for them. He was on cloud nine all day.

- Good. I hope it works out too. Kanae also is in love, she and Murasame-san have been dating for 2 weeks. Chiori doesn't want to be alone in the love me section, we had to promise her that we wouldn't leave without her.

- If she wants, I can introduce her to some friends... Ren said laughing.

- Baka! Otherwise, how was your day?

- Very good. I took pictures for Enzo's catalog; I like their new collection. And you?

- I filmed that kissing scene... I only did one take. I was really uncomfortable, but the director was happy.

- Alright, but I hate that boy! What's his name?

- Hee hee! I never thought you'd be so jealous... That's cute.

- I'm leaving for the United States in 10 days. Could you make me one of your delicious meals one of these evenings? I'm free on Sunday evening, for example.

- Sure. What do you want to eat?

- No matter what, I just want to be with you.

- Ok. How about some French food? I'll look at some recipes. Maybe you want some frog legs? she said, laughing.

- Absolutely not! Poor animals!

- Besides, they might be prince charming… Kyoko dreamed

- Well, I'll hang the phone, my princess.

- Good night, Ren.

- Good night my love.