Loveless (Book 1) [Completed]

Chapter 63.

THE THANK YOU PARTY.

It was another busy day at LME when Kyoko exited Swara's office with the script of the drama named Box R in her hands. Having her jobs as Bo the chicken and Mio, her acting and regular classes, and also the Love Me assignments the President would hand out to her every now and then, she could only scrape enough time for one more drama in her hectic schedule. So she picked the one she hated the least, since all the roles were of bad guys.

Hizuri's words of wisdom rang in her mind and she decided that the first thing she needed to do was somehow start liking her character. Flipping through the pages of the scriptbook, she stumbled upon the character-profile of Natsu Kitazawa, the role she had been offered.

Natsu Kitazawa turned out to be a package of beauty, charm and charisma. With little effort, she was able to achieve outstanding grades, which proved just how smart she was. Other than that, due to her alluring smile, her commanding presence, and her magnetic personality, she was quite the model student. Every girl at her school either wanted to be her friend or become her entirely. Kyoko did not dislike her so far, but she was also at a loss when it came to relating to Natsu. From loving parents to secret admirers, Natsu had everything. Meanwhile, Kyoko always being the outcast, couldn't even begin to imagine how it would feel to always be the centre of attention.

She turned her head back to the script and now the part she would come to hate about Natsu finally appeared. Everything Natsu did was just a lie. Her beautiful smile, her cheerful behaviour and most of all, the fact that she actually cared, it was all nothing but a pretence. Hiding behind the facade of her pretty smile, seducing words, and fake friends, Natsu never let anyone see how she actually felt. Deep down, she was always dissatisfied. No matter how good things were in her life, she was always board. And so for the sake of getting rid of her boredom, she started bulling other students to achieve some sort of entertainment or recreation in her otherwise dull and wretched life. Most people still didn't see Natsu for what she really was, but those who did, they started fearing her when they used to admire her before. The girls who called themselves Natsu's friends were sweet talked by her to become her bullying companions. And now they followed her around like slaves and did whatever they were told like puppets. For them, Natsu's word was the law. It was how she earned herself the nickname, the Sadistic Queen-Bee.

Kyoko's jaw fell to the floor. Being on the receiving end when it came to bullying, she had no idea how she was supposed to ever love someone like Natsu, let alone become her. Nastu had everything one could ever hope for, but instead she turned out to be so mean and bitter.

Kyoko closed the script with a sigh, trying to come up with even a single reason she should like Natsu. She passed through the cafeteria with her mind still engrossed with the script, when her eyes fell upon a small figure with a familiar face.

"Hey Maria," Kyoko went up to her and joined her in the corner where she was sitting in a sulky mood. "What are you doing here sitting all by yourself?"

"Nothing. Exactly nothing," Maria's snorted through minced teeth. "Why isn't there anything fun to do? I'm so bored!"

"You can't find anyone to play with you? Then how about this?" Reaching into her bag, Kyoko pulled out one of her handmade Ren voodoo dolls. She took it out knowing how crazy Maria was about Ren. Since they were friends, the President's granddaughter had let Kyoko in on her deepest secret, about her having a crush on Ren. She also told her that she intended on marrying him once she grew up.

Kyoko found it so hilarious, in an adorable way, that she couldn't help chucking, and be amused at how much of an active imagination Maria had for a girl who was barely eight years old.