Brotherly Love, Sisterly Sin. (A Skip Beat! Fanfic)

Chapter 16

Kyoko snuggled deeper into the warm blanket, her face rubbed gently on the soft fabric of her pillow. She felt warm comfortable and safe. Yet for the second time in not so many days it was the smell that alerted her to the difference. Breathing in deeply Kyoko's sleep addled mind found comfort in the smell she knew to be Ren, the deep masculine scent that only he possessed. The one Kyoko would swear had been burned into her memory banks.

She could feel the rise and fall of his chest now as he slept beneath her. Her first instinct was to panic or even call out Setsu to handle the situation for her. But Kyoko just couldn't seem to summon the resolve to do so. As her body and brain slowly connected Kyoko couldn't help but rub her hand tenderly over the soft grey t-shirt below her. She remembered the muscular contours she had once felt naked in her Setsu role. Her hand almost glided over the cotton covered plains of his chest. And even though Kyoko tried to deny herself the thoughts of how Ren had looked half naked beneath her they surfaced unbidden as she worried her lower lip between her teeth.

She steadied her breathing that had started to become a little erratic. Kyoko used the breathing techniques the acting school at LME had taught her, calming her roiling emotions as she relaxed with every breath. She never noticed when her hand gently started tracing patterns on Ren's chest, but the slowly rousing Kuon certainly did. He wondered for a moment if he was still dreaming as the soft light touches sparked flames beneath his skin. He wondered how it would feel if she were to touch him without the cotton. If again like before it would be like electric currents were lacing through him.

It was the light growl Kyoko noticed first. Looking up, Kyoko smiled as subconsciously her hand continued its rhythmic movements. It happened again after a few moments and this time Kyoko couldn't help but giggle to herself. It was easy when Ren was asleep to forget just who he was... just what he was.

In his sleep Ren looked almost childlike. A catch in his shirt as it rumpled slightly made Kyoko realise just what she had been doing to the man beneath her. As she froze slightly her fingertips still rested against his chest on the rumpled bit of cotton.

"I must say that has to be the nicest way anyone has ever woken me up before. Yashiro normally just yells at me." Even with his closed eyes it was the small boyish grin on his face that made Kyoko's frozen state disappear as soon as it had appeared.

"I doubt you have ever been so late that Yashiro has had to wake you Ren-san." Kyoko replied with a chuckle as she gently pushed herself away from the man.

She could not understand why she did not feel ashamed of her actions with Ren. Maybe it was the fact he had been so kind to her the night before. Kyoko instinctively knew she would only upset him if she tried to apologise for her behaviour. They had fallen asleep in character after all.

"You'd be surprised." Ren said finally opening his eyes and looking at the woman before him.

He he was shocked at how at ease she seemed this morning. The day before only using Cain had made sure she did not leave his embrace. And even though she had pushed away slightly giving him room, she had not run as he had expected.

"We really need to try and stop Cain and Setsu getting us into these positions." Kyoko said with a nervous smile and a blush, testing her theory as to Ren's current mood.

"I don't mind." Ren replied with a devastating smile which made Kyoko's heart falter in her chest. He seemed OK at least, she decided as she tried to draw her eyes away from his.

"What man would ever object to waking up next to a beautiful woman?"

Too far! Ren realised instantly as Kyoko propelled herself off the bed muttering something along the lines of showering before breakfast, and they had better eat well this morning after missing dinner the night before. Kuon shook his head at how Kyoko had no self confidence at all. He really wished for once Kyoko could see herself as he saw her, how Ren and Cain saw her... Hell! How the world saw her. That one bastard and her own mother had made sure she had none left when they broke her down piece by piece. And now she could not even believe that she was beautiful... that she was someone that deserved to be loved.