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

Happy Grateful Party: part 1

December was a busy month and even though she was upset at not being allowed to help with the Happy Grateful Party, Kyoko had little time to think about it. She and Toru had been asked to model for some more baby brand commercials. Toru was now doing a children's clothing magazine with her for the Winter/Spring season and she was also filming a 3 part drama called 'Coming Home for Christmas' which she was really enjoying as Ren was the leading man. It wasn't a romance but the story of how one family travelled from all corners to be together for Christmas Day. Kyoko was playing the younger sister who sat waiting for her elder brother played by Ren to arrive.

Toru was going from strength to strength too. His walking was getting stronger everyday and he was even trying to run a little, which made them all laugh as he just toddled faster. His vocabulary was still expanding at an alarming rate as he learnt new words almost daily or so it seemed. Even if he couldn't say them correctly most of the time they were understandable. His new favourite game was football and they would all spend hours in the entrance hall or gardens when it was too cold outside.

On the 22nd December Kuon took Kyoko and Toru on a day trip to Hokkaido especially to see the snow. They spent a fun few hours playing around with Toru before going back to the private hot springs hotel Kuon had booked for spent some family time in the private hot springs before returning on the 23rd. Kyoko almost felt like she was being kept away from the Happy Grateful Party but whenever Mimori told her that it was a special occasion not only for Toru but her, she allowed them to work around her. Besides she couldn't think of a better distraction than Kuon.

December 24th

Kyoko and Toru had firmly been taken by Julie to her house and they would not be returning to their own home before the party started as everything was under control. At 6:45 pm Kuon arrived in a limo to collect his parents and small family. Again Kyoko had been prepared by Julie and Jelly. Even Toru was wearing a small, black fitted tux with white shirt and shimmering blue bow-tie and waistcoat. None of them could get over how cute he looked as he toddled around. When Kuon arrived, Kyoko was already wrapped in a floor length black cloak with a large hood. It was thick and fur lined and she refused to remove it to show him her dress no matter how much he begged.

Julie and Kuu stood and laughed as Ren, dressed in the same black tux and shimmering blue waistcoat as Toru but with a tie a darker blue, begged and pleaded with the young lady. She simply said he would see it soon enough. It was a short trip to the Takarada mansion and people were arriving in cars and limos as valets and drivers took them to the arranged area. The Hizuri extended family entered together. People turned and smiled seeing Ren holding Toru in their matching outfits. Maria squealed with glee when she saw her little brother, promptly taking him from Ren she took him to meet his Uncle Tiger and her own father who had come over specially to spend her birthday together.

Ren smiled down at Kyoko as an assistant helped Julie remove her coat and Ren handed over his own and Toru's.

"Do I get to see your dress now, princess?" he asked quietly as she looked around the room, smiling at people she knew and keeping her eyes on Toru.

This year it seemed entire families had been invited. Two of the large dining rooms had been turned into soft play areas for the children as servers now carried not only alcohol but soft drinks for the children,.Kyoko smiled at Kuon, her eyes alight with mischief.

"Do you think you have been a good boy?" she asked softly.

The smile he gave her would have knocked out any other woman but Kyoko stood firmly as the assistant came behind her and she allowed him to slowly remove her cloak. Kuon had wanted to do it so he pouted slightly but as her dress wrapped figure came into view, he was too awed to pout for long. The shimmering, strapless light blue party dress was revealed before him and again for a few moments she took his breath and voice away. In fact, the whole room was captured in that single moment, staring at the beautiful young woman.