Letters of my Life. (A Skip Beat! Fanfic)

Chapter 1

Thanks always to my wonderful Beta reader @rsrdiall

Letters of My Life.

Kanae knocked on the door and listened until the voice called out,

"Come in." a choked voice called as Kanae pushed open the door and entered.

"Mo! I can't believe you're really crying all because of a dress." Kanae groaned as she looked at her best friend who sat before a large vanity mirror, tears streaming down her face.

"Mo, at least let me see what all the fuss is over." she said as she walked towards the girl. Kyoko stood slowly from the chair. Stepping to the side she turned towards Kanae. She couldn't help but gasp, she hadn't even meant to do it since that wasn't like her at all, but as she looked at her best friend, her reaction was one of true awe. She could only be described simply as a princess.

The gold dress was what all little girls dream of wearing when they heard those princess stories as children. As Kanae looked closer she realised it was a lot like a dress she had seen in one of those stories, 'Beauty and the Beast' was it? She couldn't really recall now but it certainly was stunning. The tightly laced top with the silken scarfed neckline was beautifully decorated with small glittering gems and embroidery leading down to the sashed and bowed skirt with the layers of material falling full yet delicately.

It must have a small under bodice

she decided as she smiled and nodded. The outfit was perfect, right down the the elbow length golden gloves, golden sandals and even the small tiara that had been placed in her hair after Jelly Woods had expertly styled it for her.

"Mo, you look great! Why are you so upset?" Kanae asked thinking honestly she wished someone would buy her something like it.

"Moko-san, how can I accept this? I know Dad said Mom had it made specially for me and everything and Mom looked so happy when I put it on but Moko it must have cost so much!" the young woman looked distraught, happy, anxious and completely euphoric all in the same moment.

"Mo, you baka you're not 18 every day! You know it's your birthday gift! Stop looking a gift horse in the mouth, you like it don't you?" she crossed her arms and stared at the girl.

"Yes." Kyoko couldn't meet her eyes.

"It's the type of dress you have always dreamed of wearing." Kanae was smiling at the uncomfortable look on her friend's face. The truth is so easy with this one.

"Yes." Kyoko started shuffling her feet so Kanae went in for the kill.

"So why are you upsetting Julie-sama by not accepting it? I bet she thinks you don't like it the way you went on crying so they couldn't even fix your make-up." Bingo Kanae thought as Kyoko's head suddenly snapped up.

She knew that Julie had come out of the room to her husband smiling at how much Kyoko loved the dress, but she wasn't about to tell Kyoko that, now was she?

"She probably feels heartbroken. She probably thinks you don't like it even after she spent all that time designing it and having it made." She continued in a whimsical tone.

"Oh, Moko-san what do I do? I don't want to upset Mom (Julie had insisted upon first meeting Kyoko that she call her this). What can I do to show her how wonderful and kind she is?" Kyoko was looking at her with begging eyes.

You're too easy to manipulate

Kanae sighed inwardly with a chuckle but none of this showed on her face as she faced Kyoko with a stern look,