~Prolouge~

Soothing, relaxed breaths were inhaled and exhaled as she slept in REM stage. The peace of the morning was left untouched, with the birds chittering to their acquaintances. A few pieces of used clothing were pushed off to the side of the bed, as lady cleanliness was too busy (moreover, too lazy) to throw it in the laundry basket. Other than that, the area was quite clear of any obstructions. Cold air seeped into the room from the somewhat open door, causing her to subconsciously raise the covers. Unfortunately, the alarm blared it's irritating racket.

She drew a sharp breath, and groggily sat up. With closed eyes she sat for a moment. Immediately after, her firm hands slammed the snooze button violently. Sleep lingered in her half-opened eyes as her legs made way to the closet. However, she stopped half way, sheepishly realizing she didn't wash last week's uniform set. But...

She turned.

On her bed was her soiled uniform. Nevertheless, she put it on, dismissing the fact it was a couple days old. As she slipped on her skirt, she eyed the roughly stacked piles of paper laying on her desk. It was a mountain of work, fairly tedious in it's own right, and barley worth any credit. It was barely worth anything. In a second, she made her decision.

Stepping down the stairs, lady cleanliness went to the kitchen, and opened the fridge, deciding what to eat. She didn't really have alot of choices, but she chose oranges for breakfast as lunch. Before closing the fridge, she spied the half empty carton of ice cream. Stuffing it in her bag, she recalled on the news that today afternoon was going to be hot.

With a click, the front door was locked. Her short hair didn't sway much by the gentle breeze, but was still cooled by the freezing morning air. She walked to school adjusting her bow and eating an orange.

Rin Kagamine dawdled enthusiastically. To her, school was amusing and terrifying.

If stress was a disease, everybody would probably be dead right now- if not, a loong time ago.

Crypton Academy's yard was utterly blank. The trees stood solemnly, towering above the school. Vibrant flower beds sat in the morning dew. Locals would probably assume the day was off for some uncalled holiday. For a student attending Crypton Academy, there was only one reason.


Messy locks of blonde hair were tousled as the blue-eyed boy walked the halls of Crypton Academy with long strides. His pace was not slow, nor fast. However, there was a slight rush to it, a panicked feel. Behind him sauntered a tall, lean boy and a tall, strong girl (though, still shorter than the boy by a couple inches.) The boy called over to his friend.

"Lennnnn, can we just go back to class. The others are gonna get worried." Len stared at his friend from the corner of his eye as he continued his brisk pace.

"If Kaito doesn't come back to class we're gonna have bigger problems." The boy sighed.

"As much as Kaito is an idiot, he would never miss the placement test." The girl pointed to the boy.

"Mikuo's kinda right Len... Kaito probably wouldn't miss something as important as today."

"But what if he forgot! I mean, he is the 6th seat in our school, but this is Kaito! Anything could happen!"

Kaito was a smart person, but he was a complete idiot as a friend.

"You worry too much, it's not like he died or anything." Len stopped in his tracks as his eyes bulged out.

"Gumi..." Mikuo whispered," instead of Kaito being dead, I think Len already died from a panic attack."

"Haha..."


Rin walked along the asphalt, taking in the silence. She was fully aware of the event happening today, and didn't bother coming early.

"Who the heck cares anyway?," she muttered.

Ironically, the whole school did... except Rin. On the placement tests- or more specifically, the last day of placement week- every single student and teacher would arrive early. Why?

Rin walked up the steps to Class A-1. The Class A-1, as classes B-1 to C-3 would sometimes refer to, was special. Unlike the rest of the students, Class A-1 was an extremely small class. Normally, 30-40 kids were grouped up in a room, the numbers getting bigger as the rank went down. The more students meant a lower class.

Class A-1's amount of students...

Turning her heel on the corner, Rin strolled down the hall, silently dreading her decision to come here. Sadly, her expectations were shot down, as she assumed the pressure would lessen after a couple years. Rin sighed inwardly. She disliked the tension greatly, it was basically unmoving air. Not only that, everything is the same. The school watched Class A-1 take the placement test through the classes large windows, wondering who'll take number 1.

'Wait...' Rin thought, something was off,' there's someone missing.'

Not only that, Rin also realized the atmosphere was different. It was more panicked that usual. She also realized the students were gossiping about what would happen to the 6th seat.

As far as she knew, the 6th seat belonged to Kaito.

Rin started to walk past the mob, listening in to their chatter.

"Maybe Luka would get it, she's just right behind him."

"But why would Kaito miss something as important as the placement test!?" Rin had to agree. The 8 seats were the most prized thing in Crypton academy.

"Maybe somebody restricted him from coming." Laughter almost escaped her mouth, to Rin, Kaito being restricted was like Phrenology being right- it was unbelievable.

"That could be true...the teachers couldn't find him no matter where they looked."

Rin caught herself before she turned to look, and just kept walking. Obviously they didn't really eat lunch on the rooftop.

She walked briskly around the corner and ran to the elevator. Rin thought of why they didn't think of the possibility he was asleep. Why did she remember that he liked to sleep when stressed. It wasn't obvious, but it's not like Kaito really hid it, and if he did, he never really did it well. However, Rin only knew because last year her locker was next to his fanclub.

Rin pressed the highest button, and the elevator soared up in seconds. Class A-1 was the highest class, therefore more commonly known as the Elite 8. It was located at the highest point of the building, privileged with the amazing view. It was one of the reasons why the windows were freakishly big, other than that to give air.

The elevator opened and Rin strode over to the storage behind the elevator. She lightly pulled the handle to reveal a sleeping Kaito, and she had to admit, he looked pretty innocent.

"Kaito...Kaito..wake up," Rin said a bit loudly, she didn't want to scare to poor boy to death. She wondered of how to wake up a sleeping Kaito...,"For the love of oranges! Kaito! I HAVE ICE CREAM!"

In a flash, he sat up, screaming.

"Really?" Rin kicked his face.

"THE PLACEMENT TEST IS TODAY IDIOT RUN OR DIE."

His eyes bulged out, and he ran like his life was on the line.

Meanwhile, Rin relaxed and sat down, taking in the cold air and the beautiful view.

Kaito ran down the stairs, opting out the elevator because he was in a rush.

In only seconds he bursted into class screaming,"IM HERE!"

Following that was silence.

The 7 Elites looked up to meet their idiotic friends eyes.

Len slowly stood up, and walked over to the Kaito. When he reached him, he kicked him in the face.

"WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU!" Len yelled,"WE WERE WORRIED SICK."

"Ah..about that..you se-"

Sweet Ann, the official supervising the placement test, gave a cough.

"Ah, gentlemen, may you please take your seats and resume your test." She gestured to Kaito,"Please start you test."

Sweet Ann sat back down, but she faintly remembered another student that were to take the test.

"Where is the last student?"

The Elite 8 looked up in confusion.


Rin sat down and thought about last week. Truth be told, she made a mistake she instantly regretted. And it was hell to fix it.

But she didn't know for sure if it anyone saw it.

The final Placement test was not only reserved for the Elite 8, it was also reserved for whoever signed up, aka Rin.

Rin decided to sign up because she thought it was time to show her abilities. Of course, she couldn't hide it forever. But when she heard Len's only friends were the Elites, she was reminded of herself. The reason why she never showed her abilities? Her friends. If she did do that...


"Last student?" Len jeered,"What last student? Not a single person in this school is as smart as us 8. Everyone else is just mindlessly stupid."

"But I was so sure...I saw someone's name on the signup sheet..."


...if she did...


Miku leaned forward and asked politely.

"Um... can you please- n-not like you have to! but... who signed up...?"

Sweet Ann closed her eyes and tried to remember.

"I believe her name was either Rui or Rin."


It would be likely she would never be able to talk to them again.


Author's note:

I would like to note that this is, indeed, a RinxLen story.

Hollu craps ._. Im sorry it's so short ;-; its only around 1,600 words. I'll try to make the next chappie longer. ;-; Please review comments or criticism on the story! ^-^!