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CHAPTER 1: Girlfriend?
Riiiiiiiing
The school bell. Nice.
Sigh. First month of school and I'm already excited to end it.
I made my way down the hallway with Kaito, talking about the usual.
"It tastes so nice. So creamy and sweet, I could just melt every time I taste it!"
Well... Normal for a Kaito. What is it we're talking about exactly? Ice cream of course. The dude's obsessed.
"Uh-huh. You gonna treat me again?" I asked, letting him ramble on about his new favorite ice cream parlor. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy! No, I'm not friends with him just for the free ice cream.
"Yeah! Let's go right now!" he said with a grin.
Okay, now Kaito is just like a 7-year-old, and that is not an understatement. Once, he made a fit just because someone accidentally bumped his arm during art and made him draw a squiggly line on whatever he was making. Ice cream probably.
"Sure," I replied. "Just let me put away my stuff." We walked to my locker, and on the way, ran into Meiko.
"Hey losers." she greeted, smirking. She's pretty much the exact opposite of Kaito- mature, can be scary at times, forceful, demanding, bossy, and everything in between.
"Meiko~!" Kaito called, hugging her waist. The girl blushed and began slapping his head. "H-Hey! Get off Bakaito*!"
I snickered at their usual quarrel. Oh yeah, they're a couple if you didn't already catch that. Opposites attract, huh?
I continued down the corridor only to see a girl with blonde hair waiting right in front of it.
"Hey, mind if I put a few things in my locker? It's that one you're standing in front of." I said. Her face was unfamiliar to me.
The girl had a long side ponytail and golden eyes. "G-Gomen'nasai*! I-I was actually waiting for you..." she confessed. Oh. Okay.
"Waiting for me?" I asked. "What for?"
She blushed and made eye contact. "W-Will you please go out with me?" ...Oh.
I was surprised to say the least. I mean, how often do you get asked out by a girl who you've never even seen before?
After a bit of thinking, I replied. "Uh, sure?" She didn't seem so bad, so might as well.
The girl's face brightened up into a small smile.
"R-Really...! I can't believe it, I'm dating Len Kagamine!" she said mostly to herself. I'm not really that popular, so I don't see why going out with me is all that great. Well, can't complain about an admirer, am I right?
"Hey, I don't really know you, so how about you introduce yourself..?" I know, 'Wtf Len?! You don't even know her name!?' I don't. No clue.
The girl held her burning cheeks. "Sorry... M-My name is Neru. Neru Akita." I thought for a minute, searching my memory for a 'Neru Akita.'
...
Nope.
"Well hi Neru. How do you know me anyway?" I asked. If I didn't know her, how did she know me?
"W-Well we don't have any classes together... B-But I see you walking with Kaito from my bus!" she replied. ...Creepy. I wonder if she actually knows Kaito. I'll ask him later.
"Oh, okay." Girls are weird. How do you fall for someone when you've only seen them walk?
"Well I'm gonna go now." I said after I finished returning my books to their respective places. Ah, organization.
"Ch-Chotto matte*! A-Actually... I was wondering... If I could walk w-with you and Kaito today..?" she asked hopefully.
"Eh? Sure I guess. Is your house around mine?" Hey, if she watches me from a bus then knowing where I live is possible.
"No, but I can walk." she said with a shake of her head. Hm. Weird.
"Okay then."
We walked together back to where Meiko was torturing Kaito- or is it vise versa? You can never tell with these two.
"Hey guys, this is Neru. She's gonna walk with us today." I said, the last part directed to Kaito.
"Hi Neru!" he greeted. "You like ice cream, right? Cuz that's where we're going today~!"
Neru nodded slightly. "Mhm..."
Meiko joined in. "Hey, I'm gonna go with you three. I have this big project and I don't wanna do it." she said.
"Sure. The more the merrier, right?" I said. Let her do what she wants, it doesn't affect me.
Ice Cream Parlor
"I-It was nice hanging out with y-you Len, bye." Neru whispered. We were leaving the ice cream parlor when Neru got a call from her mom.
"Sure. See you tomorrow." I said. Were we supposed to hug? Eh. I don't know.
Meiko, Kaito and I continued walking home, opposite the way Neru went.
"She was... Quiet." Meiko said. "Didn't know you were into the shy type."
I shrugged. "Didn't even know her until today."
"EHHHH?!" Kaito exclaimed, nearly dropping his ice cream. "Why are you going out with a girl you don't even know!?" he then proceeded to ramble about this 'true love' crap.
Meiko rolled her eyes and shoved his ice cream into his open mouth. "Shut up."
Kaito choked for a minute, but regained his composure and ate it in silence.
"Anyway, Len, he's right. ...For once." she said, trailing off. "Don't go out with her if you're not even interested. That's a bitch move."
I considered her words. "Yeah, you're right. But she literally looked like she was about to cry. I felt bad. And hey, maybe I'll fall for her in the future."
She shook her head and 'tsked.'
Len's House
I got home and my mom greeted me from the kitchen. "Oh, hey Lenny. Welcome home, how was school?"
I actually had some news today.
"A girl asked me out. I said yes." I said bluntly.
"YOU'RE DATING A GIRL?! OH MY GOD WHO IS SHE!?" she blurted. Way to go Mom. Might as well let the whole town know.
"LEN-NII HAS A GIRLFRIEND? I THOUGHT HE WAS GAY." ...Dammit Lenka.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY LENKA? HE'S NOT?" aaaand here comes my dad. He turned into the dining room and caught my glare. "I-I mean- Heyy son. What's this I hear about a girlfriend?"
I rolled my eyes at my family. Just because I don't express my interest in females doesn't mean I'm gay.
"Yeah. Her name's Neru." I told them.
Mom put dinner in the oven and set the timer. 3 hours? The fuck she making?
"Neru? That really quiet girl that just sits and texts during school?" Lenka asked.
"Does she? I don't know, I don't have any classes with her. I didn't even know she existed until earlier." at my sudden confession, my family deadpanned.
"You. Only. Met. Her. TODAY?!" they exclaimed almost in unison.
I only nodded and continued. "Yeah. Might as well give it a shot, right? And anyway, Lenka. How do you know her?" Lenka is a year younger than me in Sophomore* year. Neru is in my grade, as I have learned from what very little conversation we had.
My sister made a face at me. "Wow, I know her more than you. We're in the same dance elective. She doesn't participate much, though."
I nodded at the new information. "Dancer? Cool."
Our parents, who were quiet until now, jumped in. "Oh, speaking of dance! Lenka, how's your routine coming along? When are tryouts, again?"
"Next week! I've already got my routine together!"
"Good luck." I wished. "Are you gonna let us see it?"
Nodding, she beamed. "Of course!"
Dad fixed a stern look towards my sister. "The uniforms better cover everything." He then let his gaze fall on me. "You better punch any guy that comes close to her."
I merely nodded while Lenka groaned. "But Len-nii* has a girlfriend! How come I can't have a boyfriend!?"
Mom laughed and shook her head. "Honey, he's just being overprotective. Just introduce us to him, okay? And make sure you know him before accepting." she said, sending me a look when she said 'know him.'
I rolled my eyes once more and started my way to the hall. "Yeah yeah, I'll be upstairs. Call me when dinner's ready."
*I see 'Bakaito' a lot on Instagram. I'm pretty sure it's like 'Baka' and 'Kaito' mashed together.
*"Gomen'nasai" means "I'm sorry" in Japanese
*"Chotto matte" means "Hey, wait!" in Japanese
*I don't know how Japanese schools work, so I'm just going to go with the traditional American high school ^^' (in case you don't know how the four years go, it's Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior)
*'-nii' is a Japanese honorific. it is derived from 'onii-chan/nii-chan' which means 'older brother.' so "Len-nii" is kinda like "big brother Len"
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i know this is a RinxLen and I made Len be in a relationship with Neru, but c'mon. I needed a conflict. plus, I like the development of stories, so this is probably gonna have a bunch of development in it. I might get lazy thoo
oh, and Rin will be introduced in the next chapter