5 posts tagged “shizuka kudo”

Title: Fade away
Author: Vanessa
Rating: R / HET? (Takuya/Shizuka?)
Notes: Don't own SMAP or Shizuka Kudo. This a SMAP fanfic that deals with some dark issues. This isn't for the faint of heart at all.
Summary: Takuya snaps . Goro's in the middle of it all and Shizuka Kudo finally gets what's coming to her.

"Why don't we go outside," she whispered, "Lots of people are staring at us." Shizuka Kudo pulled her husband by the arm, the pair were in Nagano for the weekend to do some shopping. While from the stares they got inside their hotel lobby, it seems everyone, including themselves felt they were out of place. Outside the hotel, the car was waiting for them with the valet holding their car key's out to them. Shizuka took the keys and Takuya slipped the man some money for this troubles.

Inside the car, Takuya turned on the radio and searched for a cigarette."So how do you intend to explain to the press just what we're doing." Shizuka paid attention the lights and didn't say much for a minute, but reached out for Takuya's cigarette, which he handed to her with no effort. "I just do what I always do, say nothing to the press. If you want to talk to them, than talk." She blew out her smoke while she said this and then flipped the cigarette out the window, "We really have to stop this horrible habit, don't we?"

Takuya squeezed Shizuka's hand and with his other, he pulled out another cigarette.

........

"Shizuka, look this way!" a cameraman was shouting at Shizuka, who just got out of the car, she kept her head down and went to the trunk of the car and pulled out her purse. The a pair of cameramen were talking to Takuya, asking him questions about his girls, but Takuya kept on smoking and just wave a flirty wink and smile. Shizuka wore her heels and slipped; She caught herself, thanks to the car but her purse flew out of her hands and some item spilled out on the pavement.

Takuya didn't seem to notice, but was caught off guard by a cameraman who was recalling events of the Kimura family in Hawaii and how Shizuka wore this gold bathingsuit and how she got all sunburned in the face, Takuya laughed but then noticed his wife on the floor, he dropped his smoke and went to help her. The cameramen were snapping pictures of the pair on the pavement. Shizuka was flushed and was stuffing back items in her purse, she jumped up and pulled Takuya with her and the pair went dashing into the store. The cameraman shouted to the pair, "Just why does your wife have a picture of ...." Takuya turned around to face the cameraman with a photo in his hand, he was waving it and Takuya couldn't get a clear look. Shizuka must have heard, because she skipped a step and almost slipped again, she cursed her heels under her breath and slammed the door shut.

......

"He was talking about some photo."

Shizuka covered her face with her hands, "I told you, it's nothing. Probably a picture of my parents."  The pair were in a small cafe in the shopping center, Takuya had by his sides at least five shopping bags filled with items for himself. Usually Shizuka was the one picking items left and right for herself and the girls, but Takuya noticed she seemed subdued when they got there and had no interest in the sales. Everything in the bags was his and he made a sidenote, to go to a toystore and pick up something for the girls before they got home.

"So would you want to catch a movie tonight? We haven't done that in a while."

Shizuka glanced around the cafe and watched the waitress on the phone, she saw the woman saying words a mile and minute but it was all hushed, Shizuka assumed she was calling a friend who might have been a fan of Takuya. There was the cook who stood on the sidelines watch the pair who had finshed their meal. Shizuka contiuned to glance around and noticed someone taking an order to go and frozed. Shizuka was almost caught off guard and she straighed up and ran a hand through her hair, Takuya noticed a change in her and turned around to look at how she was looking at.

"G-Goro-chan, over here." Takuya waved over his fellow bandmate and looked slighty embarrassed. Goro wasn't wearing his usually fancy garb and infact hadn't had his hair styled at all, it was all loose and curly. Takuya stood and grabbed a handful of Goro's hair and pointed to Goro and Shizuka, "Look, he didn't do his hair. We totally caught him off guard." Goro pulled away and smiled at the two, "I wanted to try something new." He said with pride, "Maybe I should leave it the way it it, someone out there would like it." Takuya sat back down and motion for Goro to sit in the empty chair next to Shizuka and laughed, "Not even your Mom likes your curly hair, Goro-chan!" Goro winced and while sitting next to Shizuka, she patted him on the shoulder, "I think it's rather nice and cute. I always thought men should have curly hair, not women." Shizuka pulled a curl away from Goro's eyes and something inside Takuya snapped.

Goro brought a hand to the back of his head and laughed a weak laugh and pulled away, "Kudo-san....." Goro still addressed Shizuka as if they were young and back when they knew each other only from being in the same circle of management. Shizuka lightly shook her head, "Goro-chan, your always so kind." Takuya looked at the pair and barked, "It isn't Kudo-san, remember? She's married to me." Takuya pointed to the front desk, "I think your order's ready?" Goro stood up and walked away with his head down. Shizuka looked at Takuya, "What was that about? Why are you always so harsh with you, you should treat him the same as you do the other's." Takuya snorted and watched Goro pay, expecting Goro to leave, he saw Goro turn around and waved goodbye. Takuya nodded.

"Goro-chan!" Shizuka called from across the cafe, "How about going to a movie with us tonight!"

......

At the movies, Shizuka sat in the middle and Takuya fumed. "I still think Goro should sit next to me." Takuya sat foward and looked at Goro who was already eatting the popcorn. Shizuka pulled off her jacket and handed it to Takuya, "Will you stop? It's bizarre to have two men sitting together and leave the woman sitting by herself." Goro still ate his popcorn and Takuya slapped Shizuka's jacket on the empty seat next to him, "Well then would you tell him to share the popcorn? It'd be all gone before the movie starts." Takuya folded his arms around his chest and watched out of the corner of his eye as Shizuka tried to feed him a piece of Popcorn, Takuya nodded his head, "Don't want any." Shizuka rolled his eyes and then turned and fed Goro the same piece of popcorn. Takuya shut his eyes and stopped caring about the movie.

Midway through the flim, Shizuka squeezed Takuya's hand, it was all warm and slick from the popcorn butter.

After the flim, Takuya went ahead to the car and watched Shizuka give Goro her cellphone to call a taxi. Out of slight and inside his car, Takuya fumed and played with the radio buttons and searched for something to listen to, he dropped his wallet and went to pick it up from the floor, the car was small and he hit the window wipers switch with his arm and saw the wipers running at fold speed against his windshield, but he noticed a photo being pulled back and forth from the windshield and opened the car door and snatched it from the wipers. He looked at the photo and Takuya felt something. He felt tears.

.........

Takuya was startled by the knock on the window, it was Shizuka and Goro, Shizuka was smiling and Goro was red in the face. Takuya flipped the switch to unlock the doors and Shizuka quickly sat in the car, "You have my jacket, it's freezing!" Goro got in and slammed the door shut, "Think you can drop me off at my house?" Takuya said nothing and started the car and pulled out of the theater parking lot with ease. Shizuka gave Goro a thumbs up, thinking nothing was wrong.

Goro's home was totally out of the way and took at extra 15 minute trip uphill. Goro leaved in a small but swanky apartment in a famous area of Nagano. Just down the street his neighbors were all famous talent, the most famous was the summer home of Namie Amuro, whom Goro bragged that one summer she was locked out of her house and came to his to ask to use his phone. Goro got out of the car and waved goodbye to the pair, he went running up his stairs and waved again to the pair who still sat in the car, Shizuka looked and gave a warm smile and waved goodbye and Goro went inside and turned out his porch light. Takuya and Shizuka were in the car and Shizuka said it was getting late that if he was tired she could drive home.

Without words, Takuya slapped Shizuka in the face, it caught her off guard and she banged herself again the passenger window, she held her face and looked at him shocked, her eyes wide. She had no words and then he slapped her again.

"Shizuka, Shizuka, Shizuka, Shizuka..." Takuya wailed and cried.

Shizuka held her face with one hand and with the other she tried to open her door but it was locked, she flipped the lock switch and Takuya heard the click and grabbed a hold of her shoulders and pulled her close to him, "And just where are you going? He can't help you! He's the reason this is happening."

Shizuka grew still and Takuya shaked her with ease, she looked like a dolll her with her head swinging foward and back, her hair loose and wild, Takuya grabbed her by the neck and wailed, "How long as this been going on? I let it go once, but again?" Takuya cried and Shizuka felt her tears running across her face, she looked puzzled. Takuya saw that look and saw her eyebrows doing her trademark worried look, "Don't tell me you FEEL guilty." He slapped her again, and Shizuka pulled the brake off and the car slid down and smashed into Goro's park car. Hearing the noise, Goro switched on the porch light and came out. Takuya went to start the car and leave the scene, but Shizuka wrestled the keys out of his hand and threw them in the back seat, Goro saw the pair and flung the door open and pulled Shizuka out. While pulling her out, her legs were wild, with her heels on she kicked Takuya as many times as she could. Goro helped stand her up and looked at her and then at Takuya who was still sitting the car, his arm bleeding from her heels.

"Call the police." Shizuka said out of breath, her face now dark red, the bruises were starting to appear.

Goro was at lost of what to do, he held Shizuka and then pulled her behind him and told her to just go in the house and wait for him. Shizuka agreed and ran up the steps, one of her heels her broken.

............

"Hitting your wife isn't a joke." Goro shouted at Takuya who finally got out of the car. Takuya stood on the driver's side and rested his arms on the car roof. He stared at Goro with such intensity that it almost hurt, Takuya spat out, "Sleeping with my wife isn't a joke!" Goro took the remark with almost no shame, "Is that what this is about?" Takuya wanted to laugh, but if he laughed he knew he would start crying and he would be damned if Goro saw him crying. "I'm not talking about the first, you stupid bastard! I'm talking about now!"  Goro froze and didn't say anything, he almost wished Shizuka did call the cops, he wished the cops were here and how they would just haul Takuya any for spouse abuse.

Goro started to cry.

Takuya saw Goro cry, and marched over to him and shoved him against the car, "Don't you cry, you bastard, don't you dare cry! I should be the one crying!" Goro hid his face with his hands and sobbed, they were caught. Takuya pulled out the photo and pulled Goro's arms apart and put it in front of his face, "You stupid fuck, I saw it this morning, she slipped and these items came out of her purse, you know the cameramen are good to us because we give them what they want. I guess they thought they were doing me a favor." Goro looked over the photo, the photo was a picture of the pavement, Shizuka was the on the floor, he could see her purse on the floor and the items on the pavement, put him to shame, it was photo's at least four, of Shizuka and Goro, one of them in the car, another clearly of them topless, and besides the photo's, even more shame, condom's. Everyone knew Takuya didn't use them, otherwise he wouldn't have married, it was a joke that everyone was in on and for her to carry condom's ment she was intimate with someone else. It was her idea really to take the topless photo's, on the weekdays when Takuya was doing his filming the pair would sneak off to her parents home and would carry on their secret relationship. It went on for six months and she had been the one to start it, but Goro was the one to accept the temptation. He never thought she would be so careless to carry these things with her.

"How long?" Takuya spat out, he held Goro's shoulder and stared.

"I don't know. Six months? I didn't mean too..." Goro was cut off by Takuya who punched him in the gut.

"I thought you would have stopped the first time?" Takuya watched Goro choke back his pain. Long before Takuya really got to know Shizuka, while he was knee deep into his relationship with Kaorin, Goro was single and met Shizuka during a radio interview, he knew her from the same circles but this time he really got to know her and who she really was behind the idol mask. He loved her positive outlook and how hardworking she was and wanted to date her but knew she was out of his league, so he was shocked when she called him up and asked him to visit her at her parents home, for three months the pair dated, it was totally in secret but they almost spend either every day with each other, and if they couldn't get together because of their work schedule, they would talk on the phone for hours. Two weeks in, Goro slept with Shizuka and bragged about it to the other SMAP members who were just floored at such a woman would show any interest in Goro, Takuya then slapped Goro and said he shouldn't sleep with her because if she were to get pregnant, SMAP would be all over and Goro agreed to not do it again. It sounds all so silly, but Goro really looked up to Takuya and wanted nothing more than to please him, so fast foward two years's later and to find out Takuya and Shizuka were going to have a shot gun wedding? Needless to say, from that day on, it took some of the loyalty that Goro had for Takuya away.

Takuya and Goro stood close to each other, still up against the car. Goro saw Shizuka watching from the window.

"I can leave her. We can walk away from all this."

"Y-you can't.. What about the girls?" Goro froze, he never thought in a million years that Takuya would choose him over Shizuka, well not really him, but SMAP and his career over his wife.

"She didn't call the police, did she?" Takuya gave a smile. Goro contiuned to look at Shizuka, "Goro, look this way, look at me." Takuya barked, "Let's think abou this." Goro looked at Takuya and the pair were quiet for a moment.

"If she calls the police and says you hit her, it'd be all over the news, and the courts wouldn't give the girls to you, it'd all go to her." Goro whispered, ".. Why did you hit her? I can see it on her face."

Takuya laughed, "I should have controlled myself, but just seeing that look on her face, it's when I finally she realized she's been playing us all."

It was slient and Takuya finally spoke, "I wish she would just fade away."

Goro was shocked, " We can't use very well get rid of her?"

Takuya went to the truck of his car and pulled out a baseball bat that was left from his daughter's pratice, "We have been together for almost over 20 year's. We lose it all because of one woman."

Goro felt faint, but knew he was going to be loyal to Takuya to the end, and if this was his choice, he would go along with it, "I understand, I'm with you."

"I trust you." Takuya smiled, his smile was large and wide and he looked alive again.

"I'll go in first." Goro rushed in the stairs inside his house, seeing the baseball bat, Shizuka pulled away from the window and fumbled for a night and searched for a phone that was only kept upstairs.

END

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Author Notes: Holy hell. What a way to start off 2007. I don't own SMAP or Shizuka Kudo. This is easily one of the darkness things I have ever written. While I love Shizuka and Takuya together, I can't just seem to write a nice fluffy romantic piece of the pair! I just can't! I believe their marriage isn't all perfect and it takes all kinds of work to MAKE it work, but I don't believe that any of what I've written would occur. I didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings. With love and regards to all my smappies! - Vanessa

Now obviously annoyed
Shizuka leaves the house; leaving Kimura with the kids. With the media on his back and his own band mates eager for a divorce and eager for his wife's atttention, Kimura turns to an old friend and realizes just how much he has and how he doesn't want to
PG-13 • Chapters: 1 • Words: 1872  • Published: 27th March 2006

Title: Now obviously annoyed [1]
Author: Vanessa A
Summary: Shizuka leaves the house; leaving Kimura with the kids. With the media on his back and his own band mates eager for a divorce and eager for his wife's atttention, Kimura turns to an old friend and realizes just how much he has and how he doesn't want to lose it.

Fandom: SMAP. Kimura/Shizuka? Kimura/Matsu Takako
Rating: PG 13
Warning: Don't own SMAP. Support the Kimura/Shizuka marriage. I just have no shame and like to write about things I don't know.

"I'll let you know," she responded as she took a hold of the car keys and stopping only a few feet from her daughter she paused and looked down at Kokomi their eldest and gave a smirk. ""I do hope you enjoy your summer." was all she said as she walked out.

Kokomi was more startled with the look her mother gave her and watched as she walked out the door. Her father Kimura Takuya was sitting at the kitchen table, now obviously annoyed he looked back at Kokomi and lot out his smoke. He went right up to her and told her his mother wouldn't be around for a while and left it at that.

"So she left!" Shingo grinned wickedly and he pressed Kimura for the news.

"Don't say it like that!" Kimura winced as he looked around for a cup of coffee. He was in the break room located in the studio where they did the taping for SMAP X SMAP and he was alone with Shingo and he was grateful for that because Shingo could't keep a secret was making no attempt to with this news.

"No one knows. So don't be telling everyone." Kimura said rubbing his neck, his eyes looking up at the clock. "So I don't know how the girls are going to get along. We could always hire help." Kimura pulled a face and shuddered.

Shingo nudged Kimura, "Let's go look for women this summer!"

Kimura grew serious immediately and gave Shingo a look, "JESUS. My marriage isn't over! She just needs some time to herself."

"Don't go looking for trouble.." Goro said softly as we walked in.

"YOU HEARD!" Kimura shouted giving Shingo a glare.

Goro took off his jacket and kept looking at the floor, "Your both loud enough." Goro sighed and went to get a cup of tea.

Shingo asked to no one in the room, "What's with him?"

Goro laughed and shook his head, "I just think it's funny. Your making jokes about finding some women, but you all give me the third degree when I get caught with some fan at a bar."

"FANS? Is that what your calling them now? You were caught fair and square but Miho-san no less with a bar girl! Not once, NOT TWICE, but three times! The things you put Miho-san through it terrible." Kimura said firmly to Goro as he went to refill his cup of coffee, "cheating maybe has been your style, but flaunting it is truly beneath you!"

Goro kepting looking at the floor and all he could say in return was, "It wasn't flaunting. I just always got caught." and with that he left the room.

"Why are we fighting?" Shingo asked, "Kimura this is all YOUR fault!"Shingo stepped backwards and grabbed Goro's jacket and left the room.

After the taping of the day's episode Nakai was screaming at his bandmates, "THIS WASN'T 100% EFFORT! TODAY WHAT WE DID WAS TRASH. THIS ISN'T HOW SMAP WORKS!" No one said anything in reply, they just sat and listen to Nakai ranting about the lack of effort, the lack of a team and just the general vibe of it all.

"It's because Shizuka's gone and left him!" Shingo pointed at Kimura.

Nakai almost fell to the ground, he was in mid-rant and grew wide eyed and serious. "Shizuka's gone? She left the house?"

"For the summer." was all Kimura said.

Nakai took a hand to cover his face. His face held many expressions of embarrassment and anxiety, and first he was embarrassed at how he secretly felt about this. He had admired and loved Shizuka for a long time but she made her choice with Kimura and then he felt anxiety and he didn't want Kimura or anyone else to know he still had these feelings deep down inside him. "I should go." was all he said but was stopped as Kimura stood up, "Don't bother. I was just leaving." and with that he left the room.

A few days later Kimura was leaving a hotel alone and there was the media outside. There was a large group and all had pounced on Kimura asking questions about just where was Shizuka and why the kids were missing school. Kimura just smiled weakly but said nothing and got into his car and went home.

"Thanks for watching the girls."

Matsu Takako gave a half-hearted nod and handed Kimura the mail. "It isn't a big deal. I had some time off and you know I love the girls." She watched at Kimura looked at the mail, he picked up a postcard from the bunch and threw it straight to the garbage.

"Your aren't going to read that?" Takako said as he watched him threw it away.

"You and I both know what it says." Kimura said slowly and Takako grew flushed because she did indeed read it and walked hurriedly down the hallway.

Kimura followed, "Where are you going?"

Takako took her purse and slipped on her shoes. "I should go, it's late and.."

Kimura took a hold of her purse, "It's raining. You should stay the night." he offered sympathetically.

Matsu Takako looked cautiously at Kimura and said, "It's not raining."

"I know, but it sounded cool."

There was a piano in his living room and Takako looked at Kimura and asked, "Can you still play?"

"I wasn't very good, besides if I recall right you were the better piano player." The pair spoke of their days both being in the Long Vacation series, it was the first time both were paired up and both played such intense characters in love for all the wrong reasons. The series proved to be a smash and for years both were bound by the hip in the television world.

"Did you ever like working with Tokiwa-san?" Matsu asked cooly as she drank her tea.

Kimura didn't wait to think of an answer, "She was intense. She used that damn wheelchair to her advantage." Kimura laughed at his own joke. He was paired with Tokiwa Takako who played a wheelchair bound woman and while she didn't need a wheelchair in real life, she offen played the part of a cripple when taping stopped and insisted Kimura carry her around the set. It was also the first real smash hit Kimura had without Matsu Takako at his side and the public felt he finally had met a new match in the television world.

"I was going to get that part, but they wanted a new, younger face." Takako said sadly.

Kimura sat closer with Matsu Takako and looked at her with a big smile. He knew what he wanted to do. He wanted to hold her and hug her and let her know she was the best, he knew without he wouldn't have the big career he has now. This was insane.

Almost certainly a mistake. But Kimura went and held her tight and lightly kissed her on the cheek a few times. Takako began to move forward and kissed Kimura on the cheek and soon both made contact with their lips.

"We should work together again." Takako purred into Kimura's ear.

Kimura nodded uncertainly,but said nothing; wondering if he should just get off the couch and run down to his room and lock the door.

"Want to stop?" Takako asked.

"Yeah." Kimura said as he got off the couch and sat on the floor and smiled at the floor. "We should get to bed, it's late and the girls have school tomororw."

Takako said nothing.

The next morning in the school parking lot, Matsu Takako said from the backseat, "You don't want attention but you buy the biggest car in the world."

"Shove it!" Kimura said playfully as he parked and took the keys out of the car and removed his seatbelt and unsnapped Kokomi's. He got out of the car and went to the passenger side and went to open the door, but before he could the door banged open and Kokomi stepped out the car herself, "I can get out on my own." She said and took her father's hand. Before she shut the door she looked at Takako who sat in the backseat, "Mommmy isn't going to be happy that she's here, Dad." Before Kimura could reply, Kokomi slammed the door shut and lead her father down the sidewalk to her classroom.

Matsu Takako secretly hated how Kimura's daughter thought the world truly did revolve around her Mother.

Kimura came back and started the car, "Sorry about that. She just thinks your someone else. One of the girl's, Goro brings to the house." Kimura smiled and started to drive away, ""Shizuka always tells her to stay away from the Goro's girlfriends."

Kimura laughs and looks at Takako from his driver's mirror and notices she isn't smiling.

It's been three weeks and Matsu Takako is still staying at the house.

"It's really is differnt when someone hand washes the dishes." Kimura said as he held a cup up the light. "Shizuka never washes dishes by hand, says it isn't to good for the skin."

Takako was at the sink washing a pile of dishes, for the pass couple of days she started to cook at the meals. Kimura had some time off and was able to stay home and while Takako took care of the household; Kimura was able to spend more time with his daughters. He was happy and felt content. When he did have time off it was spent doing things around the house.

"I like this." Kimura said lying on the floor watching the television.

"What?" Takako dried her hands and went to the living room, "Seeing yourself on tv?"

Kimura took a good look at the screen and it was him on the TV on another drama series, he changed the channel, "Sorry, didn't realize I had it on that."

"Sure you didn't." Takako took a seat on the floor next to Kimura.

"No, I meant this. You. Here. Things are being taken care of, the girls are happy." Kimura rolled on his back and look at Takako with a grin. His arms were folded behind his head.

"What? A maid?" Takako said with a laugh and crawled on top of Kimura and kissed him on the cheek.

Kimura liked this girl around. He forgot while a singer and entertainer like himself and Shizuka; she was't at all high maintance like Shizuka and actaully liked to be a part of the family and the work that went along with running a house hold.

Both of the lied on the floor, holding hands. However, as supportive and encouraging as she was Kimura had a nagging feeling on the back of his mind about Shizuka and how much he had missed her.

After a while Kimura's silence forced her to look up and there stood in the doorway was Shizuka Kudo.

END of PART 1

One of Two things.
1st part of story where Shizuka takes control of her marriage to Kimura Takuya the only way she knows how. Through his children.
PG-13 • Chapters: 1 • Words: 1180 • Published: 30th July 2006 •

Title: One of two things.
Author: Vanessa A.
Summary: Just a drabble of shorts that I did while on the flight back from Hawaii.
Rating: PG-13. Some harsh language
Warning: Don't own SMAP. Adore the Kimura/Shizuka marriage. I think I'm the only one that does.

"I'm worried," the housekeeper said "this is scaring me. It's all so sudden."

Shizuka ignored the look and kept on packing, "It's alright, we're only going to be gone for a week. He's knows all about it, so there isn't a reason for concern." She buttons up her coat and tilts her head and gives a smile to her housekeeper Meiko. "I'll call as soon as we get to the airport." She pats Meiko's shoulder and signals for her to carry the luggage downstairs.

"I really wish you weren't going." Meiko says as she struggles with the bags.

"You know I have to do this."

"What? Do what?"

Shizuka smiled and pressed the issue, "The trip. I need a vacation, dear." She took the car keys out of her pocket and opened the trunk. She went to the driver's side and looked inside, Kokomi and Mitsuki both were sitting and waiting for their mother to get in. She waved hello to them and got into the vehicle. "Wave goodbye to Meiko." she told her childern as she drove away.

At the airport the wait felt like hell. Shizuka sliently wished she didn't wear her heels. Kokomi begged for a drink and Mitsuki had fallen asleep in her arms. The trio waited in line for over thirty minutes; she couldn't get out of line to buy Kokomi her drink. She felt drained and wished she had her hired help, but knew she had to do this alone.

When security did their checks, Shizuka bought Kokomi her favorite flavored drink and Mitsuki had woken up startled and started to cry. "You told me Daddy was going to be here when I woke up. Where is he?" Shizuka felt lost. She hated to admit it, but whenever Mitsuki cried or grew upset, she would hand her over to Meiko who would calm her down. Kokomi was never one to grow anxious and often sat and watched everything.

"Darling, please. Daddy is at work," Shizuka purred as she stroked her hair, "Take another nap and he'll be here next time." Mitsuki didn't look at her mother but watched Kokomi with the drink, "I want that! Where is mine?" Shizuka handed Kokomi some money and asked her to buy another. Shizuka watched her daughter walk off for another drink and wished she didn't feel such guilt.

After an hour, they boarded the plane. Mitsuki sat in the window seat, Shizuka was to the left of her, and Kokoki was stuck sitting in front of Shizuka. She refused to put on her seat belt and stood on the seat to make faces at Mitsuki who only cried for her Father. Shizuka was busy touching up her makeup and didn't notice that a woman was speaking to Kokomi.

"You look familar? I could swear it by the eyes." The woman looked closely at Kokomi, she stared a little long and Shizuka shut her makeup case and barked at the woman, "Your holding up the aisle, move along." The woman almost dropped her purse when she caught Shizuka's eye. " Y- your his wife.." she stuttered . Shizuka waved her hand to move her along, "I'm more than his wife, I have a name." and the woman was at a lost of words at how stern Shizuka acted.

"Mommy..." Kokomi stood on her seat and looked at her mother, "Daddy says to be nice to the girls, Daddy says their important in his life too." Shizuka scoffed, "Well Daddy should know there is only one important girl in his life."

"Don't you mean three?" The stewardess said off hand as she buckled Kokomi's seat belt.

Shizuka said nothing as the stewardess checked the trio's seat belts.

Back at home Meiko tried to call first Shizuka who had her phone off. It's been over three hours and she didn't call like she said she would. And while that was nothing new, it was well known in the household that whatever Shizuka said was to be taken with a grain of salt, but what concerned Meiko is that she took both of the childern with her or any other help. She tried her call their Father but the calls were only lead to his voice mailbox. She grew restless and while upstairs she cleaned up the master bedroom and noticed and she had taken off her wedding ring. It wasn't hard to miss; it was massive and pink and she'll never forget the argument the pair had gotten in about the size. She was upset that he didn't agree with the cut and he was furious over the fact she didn't want to accept the ring he had presented to her at their engagement. It was a ring his father had gotten from his father and had been kept in the family for years. So for Shizuka to not accept it, at least to wear through the engagement and save him face, it drove him mad. The day they bought the ring, Meiko witness the two going at it and Shizuka threating to flush the family heirloom down the toilet and Kimura ripping the new ring off her finger and throwing it out the bathroom window. She'll never forget the look on Shizuka's face. It was a look of rage, Shizuka's face was shiny with sweat as she barked at the maid to go hell and get the ring from outside while she was at it.

As a last resort Meiko did have this number, it was a number that she kept track of, since the owned of the number called at bizarre hours and asked only for Kimura. She didn't want to doubt the relationship of her bosses but she was aware both had someone on the outside. She dialed the number and a woman answered after six rings. "Is something wrong?" the female voice said. "I can call you, you don't call me." Meiko didn't know what to think and the phone almost slipped out of her grip.

"I have a problem.. I need to speak to .."

"Sorry. You've got the wrong number." the female said quickly in her deep voice.

"PLEASE. Don't hang up! It's a family problem!" Meiko shouted.

"I don't have a family."

There was only slience.

Meiko waited almost a few minutes. She didn't know if the woman was still on the line. She could hear some background noise.

"Shizuka is that you?" Kimura was on the phone, his voice sounded soft, almost tender.

More slience.

"Shizuka? Why did you call this number?" Kimura spoke slowly. Meiko could hear the woman singing in the background.

".. Kimura, this is Meiko. I called because of Shizuka." Meiko managed to choke out a response.

Kimura was silent. Then he asked quietly, "What did she do?"

"She's taken them!" Meiko cried and sobbed, "To the airport! She said you knew about it."

"That bitch," he muttered "I'm on my way to the house."

A rather tense scene.
Summary: Shizuka Kudo shows up for the POP!UP tour to be with Takuya and to take care of Nakai, but while on the tour Tsuyoshi remembers all to well just why he can't stand the woman in the first place. This story has a lot of flash backs on the relationship of Shizuka and Takuya and the relationship she sets up with the other members of SMAP.
PG-13 • Chapters: 1 • Words: 3051 • • Published: 2nd October 2006 •

SMAP fanfic: Shizuka/SMAP. ^^;;; PG-13
Title: A rather tense scene.
Author: Vanessa A.
Rating: Pg-13
Summary: Shizuka Kudo shows up for the POP!UP tour to be with Takuya and to take care of Nakai, but while on the tour Tsuyoshi remembers all to well just why he can't stand the woman in the first place. This story has a lot of flash backs on the relationship of Shizuka and Takuya and the relationship she sets up with the other members of SMAP.

"That was such a great concert! I can't tell you how happy I am about it!" Shizuka Kudo clapped her hands and went straight for her husband and gave him a long embrace, over his shoulder as she held him she saw the other band mates come in after him and smiled at her, Nakai looked to the floor and Tsuyoshi quickly went for a drink. Shizuka held her gaze at Takuya and both stared at each other for a moment.

"You don't mind? Really?" Takuya asked her in a soft voice and she merely just shook her head and ran her hand through her hair, "I totally love it! I know my Mother will be great with the girls." She laughed and turned to speak to Shingo who was just on the phone.

Takuya went over to Nakai and asked him how he was feeling.

"Just a little tired. Really had a hard time catching my breath.." Nakai trailed on..

"Listen, you can sit the next one out. They will understand." Takuya looked at Nakai with sad eyes.

"N-no.. It's just I don't remember the songs that great, you know the new songs." Nakai made an excuse "I catch myself making these mistakes."

Tsuyoshi went to the pair and smiled he handed Nakai a warm cup of tea, "Shizuka-san is here. She is so motherly. Maybe she can watch over Nakai."

Takuya looked annoyed, Nakai couldn't hide his smile. For days now just had hope she would come and follow the tour, but the girls weren't back in school until this month and now she's here. But then again he smiled because he knew what Tsuyoshi was getting at, he couldn't stand to see Shizuka and Takuya together, it sicken him like nothing else. He made it no secret that he hated the public display of affection the pair showed to each other backstage and during the concert.

Nakai turned his back on Kimura and slightly laughed.

Takuya slapped him on the back of the head, "Don't laugh, this isn't a joke."

Nakai turned to look at Takuya, "N-no. It's just that Tsuyoshi said something nice about Shizuka and it wasn't about her singing.."

Takuya gave Tsuyoshi a hard glaze that said a million things all at once, but it mostly said, keep making fun of my wife and I will KILL you.

He walked out the room and Shizuka followed him out the door.

Later that night Takuya was taking a nap and Shizuka left to do some shopping, she was out the door when Nakai met her in the hotel hallway, he smiled at her and she gave a flashing grin and went close to him, to speak to him futher away from the door since Takuya was sleeping. "I'm going to pick up some items from the market place for the morning, would you care to come along?" Nakai looked at her and smiled, he loved being with her more than anything and that always concerned him, almost everyone knew he adored her, expect for Shizuka herself. She was so oblivious to almost everything around her.

"You don't mind? I won't slow you down?" Nakai raised his pant leg to point at his bandaged leg.

"I like to walk slow. It would be nice for a change since Takuya loved to dash in and out of stores."

They went to the elevator and the doors open and out stepped Tsuyoshi with a female at side.

"Ohohoooho!" Nakai screamed, "A little late for such cheap feels?"

Tsuyoshi pulled the girl out the elevator, she seemed star struck to see both Nakai and Shizuka and said nothing.

"Speak for yourself." Tsuyoshi muttered and pulled his lady into this hotel room.

Shizuka gave a small laugh and Nakai stepped in the elevator and rambled about how he's so smart. Shizuka nodded and made a comment about how just the other day he had a nice red headed girl on his arm.

Nakai contiuned to ramble about this and that and Shizuka wouldn't pay attention to any of it until he mention Takuya and how he swore to give up women and then she came along.

It got really quiet. Shizuka didn't really press on about Takuya's past with women but did know of Kaorin and insisted to met her before the pair married. Takuya refused and threw the biggest fit and the pair had a screaming match that lasted for days. What Shizuka didn't know is that up until the marriage Takuya was in daily contact with Kaorin and told her almost everything about their relationship. She found out on a whim when she made a comment to Tsuyoshi about his hometown and he grew upset and screamed back at her things about Kaorin and how Takuya saw her almost every night.

In a flash Shizuka got a hold of Takuya and confronted him and he lied about it.

"Don't lie, Nakai-kun.." Shizuka said in a sing-song voice but it sounded really sad, "I really don't like it when men lie to me."

Nakai frowned and thought, "What did I do now?" He tried to make a joke but it just sounded really dumb and Shizuka marched off the elevator and to the valet parking lot and had her car pulled up in seconds, she quickly went inside the car and started it and watched Nakai rushing and limping down the parking lot. He got into the car and whispered sorry.

"Listen about that, I didn't mean to bring up anything about you know.." Nakai looked at his feet and Shizuka just contiuned to drive.

"Um.. You know he likes you best - " Nakai contiuned but Shizuka gave Nakai a glare and told him to just stop.

"Just stop. We're married now. There are no problems. He swore he wouldn't speak to her anymore." Shizuka tried hard not to look as upset as she felt but her eyebrows gave her away.

Nakai laughed, "Your eyebrows make you look so worried, even when you were young." Nakai pointed and Shizuka tried to slap his hand away.

"I get that all the time." Shizuka gave a weak smile, "Takuya said when we first met, he thought I didn't like him because of the look I always gave me, but really I was just so worried about how I looked, I was so overweigh then, and there was so much attention on us in the media."

"Yeah, you were a bit on the thick side." Nakai grinned, "But he liked that about you, said you reminded him of his mother."

"Oh gee, thanks." Shizuka hung her head in shame while at a stop light.

The next day Takuya left early to see the venue. He loved to wake early and get to the venue to watch the set up the stage. He would go from seat to seat in all the sections and just try to imagine what the fans view is like. He often felt the people who sat near the second stage had better seats because he was more into the concert once he hits the carts and travels to the back of the venue.

"Hey, HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!" Kimura looked back to the front of the stage and saw Tsuyoshi waving, he was wearing his solo outfit and called out to Kimura to watch his solo. Kimura sat back and watched his bandmate give it 100%. While not in front of fans, even just for practice, Tsuyoshi would still give it his all, it was one of many things he liked about Tsuyoshi. Takuya just wished he would accept his wife.

Over at the hotel, Shizuka had went to Nakai's room and offered him leftovers Takuya barely touched the meal, he wasn't a really big fan for eatting so early. She knocked on the door and waited for Nakai to answer, it took almost two minutes for Nakai to get the door, he was on the phone when he answered and waved Shizuka in. She watched him contiune to talk and started to get the foor ready and heated up for him.

Nakai hanged up the phone and went to kitchen area, "I've hope I didn't make you to angry. I just have this bad habit and speaking before thinking."

Shizuka gave a warm smile, "I wouldn't offer my cooking if I was upset." She sat on the chair besides his plate and nodded for him to sit and eat.

Nakai thanked the gods sliently and started to eat her meal, she wasn't a great cook but just the fact it was from her made it all the more worth wild. While he ate, Shizuka kept thinking about the night before and just how funny he looked walking through the parking lot with a limp.

Nakai ate the meal and went to turn on the TV. Shizuka cleaned up and went to his closet and called out and asked what shirt he was going to wear. "I'm going to iron your outfit alright? How about getting cleaned up and we can leave for the venue together?"

Back at the venue Tsuyoshi and Shingo were watching Takuya go up and down the arena and sitting in seats and just staring out. "Look at him..." Tsuyoshi muttered to Shingo, "Hey, Kimura-kun, how about cheering for us?" Takuya stood up and waved and screamed and cat called. "I need a fan, I need a fan.." Kimura looked at one of the people working on the floor and asked for a fan, the worker dashed off to look for a fan. Tsuyoshi was on stage doing backflips and Shingo was running from the catwalk and back. Kimura was handed a fan and started to wave it until he realized it was a Goro fan.

"Oh. I don't want THIS one."

Takuya went to hand it back only to be faced with Goro who asked, "And just what's wrong with that one?"

Takuya only laughed and waved it a little higher, "Just k-kidding.."

Outside the venue, Shizuka and Nakai were still in the car.

"After the concert, would you like to join us for dinner?" Shizuka didn't wait for an answer and got out of the car and went to open Nakai's door, "Takuya had gotten some reservations at this really private place."

"Are the other's coming?" Nakai asked as he stepped out of the car slowly.

"I think Shingo said he wanted to come." Shizuka took Nakai by the arm, "Anyway, let's take it slow, there are alot of stairs to climb up."

Nakai wanted to lean his head on her shoulder, but knew people were out watching. He didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea.

Together the pair walked up the stairs to the back enterance of the venue. Shizuka tried hard to recall if she locked the car.

Inside the venue, Goro went to the stage manager and said he would need to leave early for other work committments and wouldn't be able to join the sound check. The stage manager was annoyed but let it slide, Goro was set to start doing some taping for this televison show doing interviews. He knew the other boys had other projects on hand. As Goro left the stage, Shizuka and Nakai entered arms together, almost holding hands, Goro wanted to make a comment to Tsuyoshi but he wasn't close enough, he was still on the catwalk with Shingo, he hoped he wouldn't forget it after the show.

Shizuka left Nakai's side and called out to Takuya and waved him to come close. He called her out to his seat and asked her to join him and she quickly left to get on the arena floor and sit beside her husband. Nakai pulled up a chair and watched Shingo practice some moves and saw how Tsuyoshi's mood changed quickly. Tsuyoshi watched Shizuka dash across the arena floor to Kimura and saw the pair embrace, he turned away and saw Nakai watching him; He didn't hide the discomfort on his face.

"Wanna dance?" Takuya asked as he took ahold of Shizuka and without words the pair started to dance in the aisels.

Nakai watched and Tsuyoshi watched, both for different reasons. Shingo had left the stage to try on his outfits.

What Tsuyoshi saw in Shizuka was one big mistake. He never admitted to anyone what Shizuka had done to him when she came into Takuya's life, but only after two months of dating, Shizuka would follow Takuya around and be on the set of SmapxSmap and would constantly be by his side. She would carry around this diary and write all about him and about SMAP. He found it once in the restroom, she had left it behind in a hurry when she heard the shower stop running and Takuya would be coming out. She wanted to be by his side with a towel in hand. She really was too much. Tsuyoshi looked at the diary and found almost every entry starting out with what Takuya wore and what he ate, but he found one entry and it was all about him.

It was written pretty poorly and he didn't have time to read it all because Shizuka bursted into the bathroom and saw him with her diary in his hands. She had that god awlful worried look on her face and he handed over her diary and acted like he knew nothing but she knew he had read what she wrote about him.

Later those days were akward, Tsuyoshi would recall the entry and would shudder and get into this coughing fit of half laugher and half disgust. In the entry what he did get to read was about Shizuka would have day dreams about him and about his white teeth and his long legs and these marks that he had on his cheeks. It really concerned him that she was watching him so closely to mention the acne scars of his youth.

A week had passed and Shizuka left the tour and Takuya grew upset because Tsuyoshi wasn't being friendly towards his new girlfriend.

Tsuyoshi didn't want Takuya to be mad, so he figure the next time she came to visit he would make an effort to speak to her and be nice.

Big mistake. About a month later she came and stayed for an overnight trip with the band during a taping on one of the bigger TV shows.

He was getting out of the bath, he was the first to use it and in stormed in Shizuka with nothing more than a flismy night gown on. Tsuyoshi wanted to scream or at least jump back in the bathtub. She came close to him and smiled calmly, "You've been so nice to me, you must like me as much as I like you." In a flash she jumped on him and off his towel went from his waist and while he wanted to scream he couldn't because both came crashing down under the water, with her lips on his.

"This is bad, this is bad, this is BAAAAAAAAAAAD" Tsuyoshi scrambled to push Shizuka off him and find something to cover him with, but all he could notice was just how soft her skin was and just how thick her hips really were, it was nice. He didn't know what Takuya really had, but he knew this was bad and if someone were to walk in, everything and everyone would just go to hell.

"Are you alone today? We should spend the day together?" Shizuka purrred while the pair still sat in the water, Tsuyoshi wanted to scream, this woman was MAD. Her madness almost drove him mad.

"Get off of me! GET OUT!" Tsuyoshi screamed and pushed her away from him. "This is INSANE, your dating Takuya, how can you do this?"

Shizuka stood up and showed off her womanly features, "What? You don't liiiiiiiiiiiiike?" She said in that stupid sing-song voice.

Tsuyoshi winced, this is all too bad, he didn't like bold women and he didn't like any woman that was Takuya's. He knew better.

"GODS! Cover yourself!" Tsuyoshi tried to cover his eyes.

"Oh don't lie, I know you like this." Shizuka stared down at Tsuyoshi's manhood, the pair were standing up in the bath. He clearly had an erection.

"JESUS, this is all just a bad dream!" And Tsuyoshi ran out of the bathroom, almost falling on his face, he ran down the hall with nothing on and into his hotel room. That night he couldn't sleep. He couldn't get over just how bizarre Shizuka really was.

After that incident he almost never spoke to her and made sure he was never left alone with her. He thought Shizuka would just fade away and Takuya would find someone new. It didn't happen, before he knew it, he got the 2AM call he hated all his life. The phone call where Takuya was crying and saying he has to be man and do the right thing.

Back the venue, Tsuyoshi saw Shizuka occasionally look over Takuya's shoulder and stare right at him. Tsuyoshi stormed off the stage.

Nakai rushed back stage, "Man, don't held your jealously well, do you?" Nakai laughed.

Tsuyoshi glared at Nakai, "You don't even know.. Besides I don't know why you like her, she's just so ... INSANE."

Nakai smiled, "She's so helpful, these pass few days she gets my clothing ready and sets up my bath and she FEEDS me. Pure heaven if you ask me!"

You would be jealous if you only knew, Tsuyoshi thought to himself.

END

Note: I had no idea what I was really doing with this story but I really wanted to write something where Shizuka and Tsuyoshi had some interaction. But I didn't want it to be the same ploy that I have with Nakai and Shizuka where he secretly has a crush on her, like he's had in all my stories. None of this is true, it's all made up, so please don't sue, complain and all that stuff. But thanks for making it THIS far. - Vanessa

With words I thought I’d never speak.
It's Kimura's birthday and for he's eager to get to the taping of SMAP X SMAP. With Matsu Takako making a cameo and Tsuyoshi being in pain just being around Shizuka; This is easily a birthday Kimura won't forget.
PG-13 • Chapters: 1 • Words: 1815 • Published: 26th November 2006 • 

Title: With words I thought I’d never speak.
Author: Vanessa A.
Fandom: SMAP
Rating: PG-13
Notes: It's Kimura's birthday and for he's eager to get to the taping of SMAP X SMAP. With Matsu Takako making a cameo and Tsuyoshi being in pain just being around Shizuka; This is easily a birthday Kimura won't forget.

It was just a bad night all around. Kimura was furious that his wife was tagging along to the taping of SMAP X SMAP. Today was November 13th and it was his birthday! "Honestly, it's an eariler taping, I'll be home much sooner than you think!" Kimura walked ahead of his wife and went to unlock the car. He was eager for this day since last month when they made the announcement on who was going to be guest for their Bistro segment. Shizuka came dashing down their driveway, she stumbled with her high heels and her hair was all over the place from all the wind.

"Oh, stop it. It's your birthday, today should just be me and you." Shizuka slammed the door to the car and slapped the heater on. "Besides, my Mother has the girls up until Thursday, so we should have made a trip out of this."

"I do work. Besides we are only doing on Bistro segment this month and I want it to be special." Kimura pulled out of the driveway and watched for oncoming traffic, he got to the stop light and had the eager to pull out a cigarette; but Shizuka moaned and shook her head, as if reading his mind. "Don't start that filthy habit up in the new car." Kimura stopped and drove faster.

It was a bit long to get to the studio. Kimura turned on the radio and a familar voice was heard on the radio. The song was called 'Minna Hitori' and it was sung by Matsu Takako. Kimura grew flushed and wanted to change it, but Shizuka waved his hand away and just stared hard outside the window. The song seemed to last for ages and Kimura wanted nothing more than that cigarette.

"You never told me you were in love with her."

Kimura almost slammed the breaks and turned to look at his wife. "W-who?"

"Fujima." Shizuka hissed.

Kimura felt like he wanted to laugh and choke at the same time, all while driving. "Her name is Matsu." Kimura fumed, "And don't start this! I don't love her."

Shizuka waved her hand and pointed, "Just hurry up and park. It's getting to hot in here."

Shizuka went ahead and onto the elevator and when the floors open, she rushed in and started to push the buttons to go up; causing the doors to slam shut with Kimura missing it by a few seconds. Inside, she realized was one of the script editiors to SMAP X SMAP who went by the name Hatori and Kimura's bandmate Tsuyoshi Kusanagi. Shizuka glared at the pair and sliently wished she took the stairs.

Tsuyoshi leaned closer to Shizuka, "Hello. It's really nice of you to visit Kimura, but he isn't in yet." Tsuyoshi stared at Shizuka who didn't want to give an answer but wanted Tsuyoshi to back up, so she barked, "I'm not here to visit, I'm came with him. He's taking the stairs."

Tsuyoshi winced and thought to himself, "Gods, she'll be here all day.."

Shizuka caught him making the face, "You know what I hate about this place?"

Tsuyoshi didn't want to ask. The elevators doors open and no one moved. He knew she wasn't going to move, unless he actually gave her the time of day. "And just what do you hate?" Tsuyoshi gave her a blank look.

"You." And with that Shizuka pranced off the elevator to Kimura who held out his hand for her to take. The pair were holding hands and Tsuyoshi passed the pair up and grumbled a 'Happy Birthday' to Kimura and went to give warning to the other bandmates.

Nakai came out from his dressing room talking to himself, "Did I hear that voice? She is here?"

Tsuyoshi wanted to warn Nakai, but he knew it was hopeless; Only Nakai loved to have Shizuka around to much. "Matsu isn't here yet."

Nakai pushed Tsuyoshi out of the way, "I'm not talking about Matsu, I'm talking abou- SHIZUKA! SHIZUKA-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!" Nakai went rushing up to the pair, he pulled Shizuka away from Kimura and gave her a huge hug, as their embrace ended, one of his rings got caught in her hair and she rolled her eye as Nakai played around to get his ring loose. He was laughing the whole time and being more touchy than he needed to be. Kimura watched, not really amused but turned to his side to see the smililng face of Matsu Takako, she wore a black pant suit with a cute pink collor and her hair was tied up.

"Happy Birthday, Teppei." Matsu beamed and gave a quick hug to Kimura. She looked so sincere and happy. She came to SMAP X SMAP to promote her new single and gave a copy to Kimura who whispered back to her, "I already got a copy..." And Matsu looked lost, "It doesn't come out for another week." And Kimura just beamed, "I guess the perks of being famous, right?" Both laughed and smiled and Shizuka barked at his husband, "Stop undressing her with your eyes!"

The group broke apart and Kimura slienly fumed at how tasteless and vulgar his wife could be.

Kimura dragged his wife to his dressing room and slammed the door shut. "Stop being so dense! I'm at work!"

Shizuka grabbed what was in his hand, "Did she give THIS to you?" She tossed the cd in the wastebasket and Kimura went to reach for it, but was stopped by Shizuka kiss. She had fully forced her small frame up against him and wrapped her arms around him and held his grasp for what seemed ages. Kimura was out of breath, "That d-doesn't help." Shizuka looked up with a small smile, "Sure it does.." and she kissed him again, with one hand she reached for his belt.

Thirty minutes have passed and taping was ready to start. Kimura asked his wife to keep busy and visit with the staff. Nakai insisted on having her on today's episode but the idea was shot down as fast as the idea left his mouth.

They taped for an hour and stopped to take a break, Shizuka was no where to be found; but neither was Nakai, so Kimura was left with Matsu. She bought him a cup of tea. "I could have wrapped it, but I didn't have the time."

"N-no, it's ok. I love it. Anything from you is good. I'm just so suprised your remembered." Kimura smiled and ran his hand through his short hair.

"So, um..." Matsu was at a lost of words, she hadn't seen him for months, since the taping of the HERO special. She looked around for Inagaki Goro, another bandmate she was close with. Tsuyoshi was across the studio floor on the phone and Shingo was talking to the crew. "So.. Things are good with Kudo-san? Any more kids on the way?"

Kimura looked red in the face, he had asked Shizuka for more childern. He really wanted that son more than anything else, but she refused. He didn't know how to answer, so he said the first thing in his mind, "We are trying." Matsu was taken back, "Pardon?" Kimura didn't bat an eye, "We are practicing." Kimura smiled and Matsu excused hersel to get some more coffee for herself.

Kimura felt like a fool; but at the same time was angry with himself. He was married and they WERE doing lots of practicing. They didn't talk anymore through out the taping.

At the end of the taping, the crew had a birthday cake for Kimura and everyone sang happy birthday. Shizuka was outside on the phone with her Mother and Goro came out with a camera. He took a picture of the group and Nakai yelled for someone to grab Shizuka from outside, but no one moved. Goro motion for Kimura and Matsu to take a picture together and Tsuyoshi quickly grabbed the pair and threw them side by side and Goro took the picture. In the photo Kimura blinked and Matsu hair was in her face. It was an instant poloraid picture.

"I think you should keep it." Kimura handed it to Matsu.

"I think so too." Matsu looked pass Kimura to see Shizuka stroll in.

"You know, she doesn't hate you." Kimura said as if he knew who Matsu was looking at.

"She's just this way with all other women?" Matsu gave a small laugh, like it was a joke she just made.

Kimura looked at with a serious face, "Actually she is."

Matsu watched Shizuka grab ahold of Kimura's arm and smiled at the pair, "Miss me?" She cooed at him and gave him a small peek.Matsu looked away and said, "I should sign that cd? It's in your dressing room right?" Not waiting for an answer she went to the dressing room and looked for the cd. It wasn't on his dressed but saw it in the wastebasket. She took it out of the garbage. She signed it with hearts and stars and with the name Riko. She handed the disc back to Kimura and smiled, "I should get going, the taxi should be here."

Shizuka snapped it away from Kimura, "Who's Riko? And what's with all these hearts and star's; are you a kid or something?"

Kimura went with Matsu and walked her outside the building. "Listen, she threw it in -"

Matsu stopped him, "It fell it, I get it, just be careful next time." She looked at Kimura and smiled and Kimura felt happy, he wish more than anything most women were like her. Matsu always kept a positive attitude and always looked for the best in everyone. "Your always so forgiving. It's what I really love about you." Kimura held her hand and gave it a tight squeeze. Matsu just looked at her shoes and pulled away. Her taxi drove up to entry way and opened the door and went in.

Kimura looked back at the studio and noticed it was starting to rain. He quickly opened the door and sat in the taxi. He barked at the drive to drive and quickly kissed Matsu firmly on the lips, not thinking of anything that moment, he leaned up against her and kissed her like he did when he was 27. Matsu didn't fight or push him away, she held onto his hands and hoped no one noticed that she was crying.

END.

Notes: Matsu was born with the name Fujima. Her stage name is Matsu. Shizuka Kudo once said stage names were for the weak. Teppei and Riko are the names of Matsu and Kimura's characters in the dorama Love Generation. Thanks for reading. Comments? Questions? Let me know!