Kyoko's baby bother! (A Skip Beat! Fanfic)

To Arm's!

Today Kyoko was taking Toru over to the Darumaya to visit his nanny Okami and Grandpa Taisho who Kyoko stilled love dearly and who loved her just as much. Sebastian dropped her off a little way from the store and promised to be back for her later so to call him when she was ready. Fitting Toru's car seat into the travel system pushchair, she headed off towards the restaurant with a happy smile.

Mimori who never would've normally bother coming to an area like this was shocked when she saw the golden eyed object of Sho's affection with a baby! And sadly she was the start of the trouble to come.

Monday 22ndJuly

As Kyoko didn't have any shooting today and Toru was with Granddad Lory at LME she decided to go into school for the first time in a while. She got through the morning in relatively normal fashion. She hadn't really made any friends at school but it didn't bother her as long as the work was interesting. It was after lunch that the fuss started.

Kyoko noticed girls pointing and whispering behind their hands and she could've sworn they were pointing at her. More and more people were staring at her while pointing and talking and as the principal of the school walked in and called her name her heart sank.

Oh God, what have I done?

She thought as she followed the principal to his office. When she entered her heart sank. Yashiro smiled at her as she took two steps back scared.

"What's the matter Yashiro is Ren-san OK? Is it Toru, is he OK?" Yashiro smiled at her as he patted the chair next to his as the principal left them alone together.

Lory looked at the flood of new reporters standing outside the front doors and it was the same outside his home. He had been informed not even 15 minutes ago. Maria sat on the floor playing with Toru as Sebastian came back with all the information Lory had asked for. He looked at the top newspaper and sighed inwardly.

"So the news got handed over about an hour ago and so far 5 newspapers have published this story or the like." Sebastian nodded as Lory looked concerned.

"They must think they have one hell of a scoop with that picture." he said slowly, as a grin spread across his face.

"Oh well, then let's give them the hell they deserve for printing such lies without even asking for the truth to begin with. Sebastian, I want all of the legal team working on this immediately. I want the source found and when we do I will personally see to it they understand what happens when they mess with my family."

Ren had received the call to LME but not before he saw the new spread across Japan on the news network. The picture he saw stunned him but also made him quake with anger. Yashiro was pretty pleased when Lory sent him out to get and inform Kyoko of the situation. Ren seemed about to explode.

"So what are we going to do now Boss?" he asked, trying to rein in his anger. After all this wasn't Lory's fault and he knew it.

Kanae arrived at the Darumaya. Okami let her in and Taisho stood watching the news looking stern.

"This is a problem, a big problem?" was all he said as he watched the pictures flashing on the screen. He was angry. How could they even consider that what they had said was correct, he would make them pay for their gross misjudgement.

Ren opened up the call screen so it filled the entire page. He waited as the call connected and 2 people, his own parents, started back at him.

"How bad is it? What's Lory going to do? Is everyone OK?" Julie asked before Ren could even speak.

"Everyone is fine, and to answer the rest it's looking very bad. Who \ever spread the story did it in a big way. I'm not sure what Lory is planning yet but he has everyone he can looking for the source."

"How much damage?" came Kuu's words over the screen.

"The phones haven't stopped ringing off the hook. Everyone wants to know if the story is true and that picture, well that picture just makes it all the more believable. Even if it's not what happened." Kuu nodded slowly at Ren's words.

"We will see what we can do, see if we can dig up something on our end. Ren you need to listen to me do not do anything rash. This needs careful consideration if we are to limit the damage. Don't do anything that could make the situation worse." Ren listened to his father's words, he knew he was right, but it didn't mean he had to like it.

"Look after them all Ren. We are counting on you until we can come back, you need to be strong for all of them." Ren nodded, tears in his eyes.

"I honestly want to kill whoever has done this. How could they spread such vicious lies?" Julie wanted to hold her son, hug him, tell him it would all be OK. But in this world where the views of the people that watched them ruled, she hoped they could all get through this.

Chiori approached the small man in the coffee shop he was wearing the Red raincoat as Lory had told her he would be, sitting next to him she recited the words she had been told

"He may be eccentric but he is no fool." she waited as the small man smiled.

"No man who works with me could be classed a fool." he nodded at her and handed over the large brown envelope.

"Be careful little miss that's some important stuff right there." Chiori nodded but her face remained grim.

"Who ever tried to hurt my friends should be the on being careful sir they won't see this week out without a lesson they will remember for the rest of their life" the small man nodded and smiled at Chiori

"I wouldn't wanna be in their shoes when you lot catch up with em, good luck little miss." and with that he left Chiori, waited 10 minutes then did the same. Tucking the envelope into her bag she ran to meet the car waiting for her with her manager driving.

"Did you get it Chiori-chan?" Chiori nodded.

"Yes, you know the way into the underground car park?" Yoshimoto nodded as she pulled away.

"Yes now let's go help out our friends, shall we?" Chiori nodded at her words. They may be from Soft-hat but LME was their second home. They would protect it and its people at all costs.

Jelly Woods looked at the girl sitting in the chair before her and thought for a moment,

"Hmm mm what to do, what to do?...Ah ha I know!" then she was off weaving her magic spell as the witch set to work changing the ordinary girl into an extraordinary sight.

Kuu picked up his mobile while Julie grabbed the house phone as she looked around at the packed boxes and the things still yet to pack.

"Why couldn't they have waited just 1 more month?" she sighed as flipping through her diary she found the number she was looking for. Dialing it, she set herself to the long task ahead. No one and she meant no one would hurt her family ever again.