Story: Deheaded Chicken
Chapter 27: Catch you when you fall
By: BiShoujoMiharu

“Kyoko?” Yashiro asked worried, hanging over her. Kyoko slowly opened her eyes.
“I’m fine, it’s part of the act..” She told him and tried to get up, Ren stood behind her now, catching her as she nearly fell again.
“No, it was supposed to be acting,” Yashiro corrected her and smiled faintly.
“I do feel a bit faint..” Kyoko replied.
“Have you eaten enough lately?” Ren asked her, his voice friendly. She looked up at him.
“Now that I think about it.. I only made you breakfast this morning..” Yashiro sighed heavily.
“You shouldn’t take over Ren’s bad habits!” He told her. Kyoko smiled a bit uncomfortably.
“I’m sorry..” She replied and tried to bow, but Ren lifted her up.
“You’re too faint to stand and yet you think you can bow and not fall over?” He asked sarcastically. She smiled faintly.
“You don’t have to carry me though..” She said, pretending to be grumpy over the fact that he’d picked her up.
“The scene was performed well though..” The director said softly. Suddenly Yashiro turned towards the director.
“SHE IS NOT GONNA STARVE HERSELF JUST SO IT LOOKS GOOD ON CAMERA!” He scolded the director, who merely nodded. Then Yashiro walked away, following Ren, who’d already taken Kyoko to the cafeteria. Yashiro peeked around the corner as Ren seated Kyoko on a chair.
“I’ll go get you some food,” He said and smiled warmly before walking off. ‘I see my help isn’t needed here.’ Yashiro’s mood had lightened up and he nearly skipped off to the set again.
“Ok, we’ll be doing some of Sho’s scene’s now. Fuwa Sho?!” Shoutaro, who’d just wanted to follow Ren as well, sighed heavily. His manager could tell he was aggravated when he walked up to the set. ‘He really likes that girl..’

“Open your mouth,” Ren told Kyoko. She looked at him as he held the spoon with some pudding on it in front of her.
“I can feed myself,” She told him stubbornly, looking away slightly.
“Apparently not.” Kyoko sighed and parted her lips. Ren smiled overly happy and fed her.
“You know, I should be the one spoon-feeding you,” She told him, still a bit grumpy.
“Why?” He asked as he fed her another spoon of pudding. She looked at him.
“You’re the one with the bad eating habits..” Another spoon full of pudding went into her mouth. Ren smiled warmly.
“Well, if you really think so-,” He handed her a spoon full of pudding and parted his lips.
“-Aaaah.” Kyoko grinned as she fed him. She smiled happily. Eventually they didn’t feed each other that well anymore and Kyoko’s nose ended up covered in pudding, as well as Ren’s cheek. Ren kept his gaze on Kyoko as she wiped the pudding off her nose with a napkin. Then she removed the pudding on his cheek. ‘This is more fun than I’ve had in years.’
“Let’s go get some real food,” Ren told her and got up, holding out his hand to help her stand.
“Sure!” She replied cheerfully and took his hand. He helped her off her chair, but didn’t let go of her hand. When he saw her looking at their hands and blushing slightly he muttered:
“So I’ll be able to catch you if you fall.” That seemed to be enough of an explanation, because Kyoko smiled at him and held on to his hand a little more tightly.

There they were once more, at Ren’s apartment, sitting on the pillows by the television. Kyoko was drinking some water, while Ren drank a small glass of whisky. Another episode of their drama was on.
“You look quite.. frightening.. killing those men,” Kyoko commented on Ren’s acting.
“Ain’t I always that dangerous?” He joked and chuckled slightly. Kyoko smiled. Once they’d finished watching it’d become quite late.
“You can stay over again, if you’d like,” Ren suggested.
“If it’s no trouble to you..?” Kyoko asked politely.
“Of course not.”
“I should probably call the Darumaya..” Kyoko told him and got up. She walked over to the phone and dialed the number. Ren watched her as she told them she’d be sleeping over at a friend’s place. He smiled warmly. ‘She truly is.. beautiful..’ He looked at his empty glass as she walked back to him.
“I am allowed to sleep in the guest bed this time, right?” She asked. She was smart enough not to tell him about the way she’d reacted when she’d woken up in his bed instead.
“Yes, I’m awake enough to remember I have one this time..” He smiled faintly. ‘So even Ren’s memory doesn’t work every minute of the day..?’ Kyoko smiled back at him.
“I’ll be going to bed then. Thanks for letting me sleep here.” She bowed politely and left the room.
“Good night!” Ren said loud enough so she’d still be able to hear it.
“Good night.”

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AN: YAY! Problem solved! xP

I got a comment last time that Kyoko was a bit ooc (Don’t worry, I’m not angry, it’s just your opinion) but I just wanted to explain a bit:

Kyoko’s already been through.. 27 chapters with Ren and they’ve slowly become closer, she was just really happy to see him instead of that stupid beagle.
And as you can read in this chapter as well, she’s starting to realize what a great guy he is.