Prologue: Nostalgic Memories

Often I dream of darkness when I want light; I dream of day when night befalls me and death when life is brought into this world.

I can't help but wonder why. I ask myself the same questions, yet I end up where each end meets a new beginning and each a new beginning meets its end.

I never seem to talk to anyone these days. I'm always stuck, chained to my cell walls carrying unusual conversations with the strange inhabitants of my cell. The bed, my chain and the wind always mock me all of the time. This used to be my room, but my captors blocked off the warm light that made this place paradise. Now its my private pit of hell. No matter what I do, escape is futile. And even if I found a way, I couldn't run, for Rin's sake. Time is eternally my tormentor battering my mind and saddening my soul.

Such endless despair surrounds my very being. And yet, it wasn't always like this. No, there were certainly days where the sun shined through these windows on my face and warmed my now frozen heart.

I remember a time where a noble ruled over this land, and her name was Rin.

"Len, come play with me!"

Len, dressed like his sister in noble clothes, nodded. "Sure! What shall we play today?"

The two of them were in the best of the many courtyards the royal Kagamine family possessed, playing around and having fun as they always to did. More precisely, they were in the courtyard placed right in the middle of the castle. Normally, castles didn't have openings large enough to grow a garden, much less an entire courtyard of plants and grass. However, this one possessed one of this kind and in fact the land of nature placed surrounded my the castle was Kagamine's best garden to admire nature and to play for the children, especially Rin and Len.

"I know!" Rin had strung together some wild flower blossoms together in a flower crown and placed in atop her twin brother's head.

"There you go. You'll be king and I'll be your servant princess." She curtsied and giggled. "All hale king Len, the future king of Crypton Country!"

Back then seemed so nice. Not an hour passed when I hadn't thought of Rin. We lived in such warm luxury; none of our enemies could pierce the warm barrier surrounding are happiness with their cold insults and threats. Nothing ever went wrong, it was simply paradise.

Len smiled and lightly petted his sister's head. "Okay, my servant, will you fetch me cup of tea."

She puffed out her cheeks. "No, if you continue doing that I won't you servant anymore."

"Aw, don't be like that. Besides, you look cuter this way." Len used both of hands and began to mess with his sister's hair. When he was done, it looked like she just got of bed.

Len laughed and pointed. "See?"

Rin's bright red shade grew across her face. "You! You jerkface!" She pushed Len to the ground and messed with his hair. "Let's see how you like it!"

Despite being pressed to ground by Rin he couldn't help but laugh at Rin's efforts. "No matter what you do, my hair will be too short to mess up."

She stuck her tongue out and looked away. "That's not fair! Meanie!"

"Hey! I'm not being a meanie!" He leaned up and hugged her. "I'm not a meanie to you Rin. I love you, Rin, please smile."

She was surprised by her brother's hug and reluctantly gave it back still puffing her cheeks. "Fine, I love you too."

With a surprise burst of energy, Rin turned the tides and put Len on the ground. She got up quickly, placed one on her brother's chest and triumphantly raised a fist in the air. "Ha! I Queen Rin will conquer you!"

Even though was on the ground, his smile never left his face and began laughing throwing Rin off her balance. "Len, quit laughing! I am Queen! Not a joker!"

Yet his laughter wouldn't stop. Eventually Rin collapsed on her laughing brother, spreading this contagious and happy disease to Rin.

Yes, time back then seemed to spread nothing but laughter and smiles when I was with her. So full of life with such a warm smile, not to mention her laughter brought joy to me like no one else could. Like I said before, it was paradise…. Unfortunately, as all paradises do, this one too… met its untimely end…