Adolescence (ad'l es 'əns) n. 1. The transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, terminating legally when the age of majority is reached ; youth. 2. The process or state of growing into maturity. 3. A period or stage of development, as of a society, preceding maturity.

My suspicions were once again confirmed. Dictionaries are useful for nothing but school.

If you're asking why I'm reading the dictionary, I'll explain. I'm no nerd, but everyone needs to know the basic definition of a word once in a while, just to convince themselves that life isn't as hard as it is. That's a lie.

I facepalmed into the dictionary. Out of all the places I've looked, even the dictionary won't give me an answer. What's the question? What is the key to surviving adolescence?

As everyone I know knows, (and probably about one hundred I don't know) I have a massive crush on Kagamine Len. I've figured out why they're called crushes. They hurt.

Needless to say, he's all that. Handsome, smart, cute, the list goes on. What I can't figure out is how to capture his heart. I'll just admit that I have absolutely no experience on how to do this. I hope that makes things easier…

"Hey, Rin!" My best friend Miku caught me as I was walking to school.

"Hey," I casually replied.

She made an annoyed face. "You look gloomy," she remarked.

I sighed in defeat. "You just noticed?"

"You've been like that for the past five weeks," She recalled.

"I know," I remarked a little too harshly. "It's still not helping anything.

"Hm," Miku agreed. Ever since I had to put my dog Kiki down last month, life's been throwing the weirdest things at me.

"Well, he's your first crush! You should cherish it!"

"Yeah, that comes from a girl who's had more than 15 boyfriends…" Miku seriously can't live without them.

"You're cruel today," Miku frowned.

"Aren't I always?" I laughed. Miku just rolled her eyes.

"Hey," I elbowed to Miku, "wanna go get something to eat after school?"

"Sushi?" Miku plainly responded. She knows it's my favorite food.

"Of course! What else?" I chimed.

Miku thought a little. "Take Len," she smiled. "It'll be your first date," she sighed.

I flicked her in the head. "No thank you on that one," I said. I'm kinda the shy type.

Miku and I had already reached school, so we had to go our separate routes. It's a minus of having a best friend two years older than you.

"Oh, there's Gumi," Miku pointed out, "and Len!"

I facepalmed. "Can you get any more embarrassing?"

"No, see you!" Miku chimed before abandoning me for my crush. I turned to the school and spotted him walking inside. "Let's hope that I survive today," I mumbled. Did I mention that I have Len in five of my classes?