Hi everybody! Yeah...another one, for all those people who are familiar and read my stories XD Nevertheless, I have begun a brand new FF! The Melancholist Who Didn't Run Away. And...hopefully this will go well like with Boku no Pinku no Sora. Hence, I commence the start of the very first chapter! Let's get this show on ze road.

Rin: Oh, great.

Len: Here we go again.

DISCLAIMER: For the sake of the first chapter, Vocaloid is not owned by me.

Rin's POV

We've all heard of them before.

The fairytale princesses. Now that you mentions it, they all ran away somehow didn't they? Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White etc. The 'happily ever afters'. ...if only that vague nonchalant phrase could actually apply to real life. But nothing lasts forever. Not even love. Or is that true? I myself have always wondered about that, because...I have never actually loved. I've been loved, yes, but I personally have not had this sort of feeling for anyone, anybody in this world...

A beginning, yes...

I could just give you all a formal introduction or some sort of welcome, but I expect you will soon come to know me for who I am, and what I am. But for now, let's continue our merry way...

...It's Monday.

~Monday~

"HI GUYS!"

The hyperactive, crazy, leek-loving girl with flowing teal pigtails catapults herself onto me into a life-squeezing death hug.

"I-I-I c-can't breathe..." I feel my face turning purplish.

"Miku! I think you're killing her!" The girl with a dark blond side-ponytail exclaims.

Miku releases me. "Sorry. Rin-chan."

I manage to catch my breath and rub my temples. "What's there to be excited about!?"

"Well, haven't you heard?" Miku clasps her hands together enthusiastically. "We have a new student coming today! neru, aren't you just excited!?"

Neru looks at her half annoyed, half nonchalant. "I could care less."

Miku shrugs.

"Okay..." I say slowly, "I still don't get what's to be excited about."

"It means a NEW FRIEND."

"So?"

"So...you don't have to be lonely anymore!" Miku says.

"I was never lonely!" I retort.

She rolls her eyes, because I usually am alone in the library studying or reading a book or doing long-term projects. i it doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone. If she means a study buddy, I don't need one.

Neru checks the time on her phone. "...Nero should be here be now..."

"Where'd he go?" I ask.

"Bathroom."

"HI GUYS!"

"...Forget what I said."

A boy about Neru's height with the same color of hair walked over with another boy with blond hair...the same color as mine. And soft majestic eyes of deep azure pools. Like the ocean and weirdly enough, the same color as mine. Only mine are electric fiery blue type.

"So guys, this is the newbie. His name's Len." Nero indicates 'Len'.

Miku analyzed this Len as if he were some wild rare animal that had pink fluffy fur. "Intriguing..." she mumbles.

I roll my eyes.

"So how'd you guys meet?" Neru wonders.

"...Bathroom." Nero answers hastily.

I cock my head to one side. "Really? Fancy meeting there, huh? of all the places it could be..."

Ding Ding Ding...

"Damn, now we have to go to class."

~In Class...~

"Kagamine-san, please sit next to Kagami-san. Kagami-san, would you raise your hand?"

Reluctantly, I move my arm up so Len Kagamine can see me. Just my luck for having an empty desk next to me. Screw everything! Not trying to be negative though. Pessimism is the last thing I need right now.

"Kagami-san, why don't you be Len's helper today? Like, show him the ropes and how we roll things here." Sensei smiled at me. A pleading smile.

Pfft.

"Yes, Sensei." I mumble.

"Thank you," he returns to the board, "Let's continue reviewing chapter 11 before we get to the test on Friday..."

~Time-Skip: Lunch~

So much for luck.

I have just finished Period 4, English. Now I have to go find Len in this writhing mass of schoolkids. I can't find Miku, Neru or Nero either...weird. What are they trying to do?

"H-Hey." I hear a voice.

I flinch and whirl around to see Len standing in front of me.

"Oh, you."

"...Yeah. Um, what should I call you? Kagami-san?" He asks.

I frown. I'm not used to people calling me 'Kagami-san' except the Sensei.

"Just plain Rin is fine."

"Okay then, Rin-chan." he adds a cheeky response.

"LEN! I SAID JUST 'RIN'!" I complain.

"Sure, Rin." Len laughs and puts a hand on my head.

I pout. "You're not being fair."

"Who said I was ever going to be fair?" He leans in closer to me, so I can smell his scent. ...It calms me somehow...

I shake my head clear. Focus Rin!

"Well, are we going to eat or what?" he says.

"What about Miku and the others?"

"Oh, they said they needed to go to the library." he says.

"Did you make any other friends?"

"Yes."

"Why don't you go eat with them?"

"Because they're practicing for track."

I bristle exasperatedly. "LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT ALL THE ANSWERS!"

"Looks like you've got all the questions." he shoots back at me.

"..."

"..."

"HAHAHAHAHAHA~!" I laugh, I haven't argued with someone for so long.

He smiles at me. "Well let's go."

"Okay."

He takes me by the hand and leads me to a table.

BathumpBathumpBathumpBathump

What...what is with my heart? It's speeding up so fast! Someone might as well think I'm going under cardial arrest! ..what's going on?

I look around, afraid someone might hear my pounding, almost exploding, heart.

I take a deep breath. Is it because of Len?

"Here." he says.

The table under the sakura trees?

I sit down at one end and he sits down on the other. I pull out my bento box.

My heart beats faster and faster, almost to the point where I can no longer contain myself.

Stop! Stop! Stop!

"Are you okay Rin?" he looks at me.

"I-I-I-I'm fine! Totally! Yeah! Sure! Yes!" I gasp.

He looks at me quizzically. He smiles.

"You're so cute." He says.

Wait...

"Are you flirting with me?" I demand.

He takes his box out. "No, I'm just stating the facts."

"I don't believe you."

"Too bad."

"I'm not cute."

"But you are."

"UUUGGGGHHH! LEN!" I groan, extremely annoyed.

He laughs good-naturedly. And opens his box.

"Looks like we'll be friends, huh?" he looks at me and pokes his chicken.

I tip my head to one side and blink.

"We are friends." I say.

...Wait, OMG DID I JUST REALLY SAY THAT!?

But Len only smiles again and puts a hand on my arm.

It feels warm and makes me dizzy and blush really hard. "Let's make a promise okay?"

I manage to nod.

"He takes my hand and intertwines his pinky finger with mine.

"I make an oath to be by your side forever. I promise to protect you." he declares with eyes closed. "Your turn."

I exhale and grip his finger a bit more tightly. I close my eyes as well. "You are never alone. I'll always protect you."

I blink my eyes back open. Len looks at me, straight into the pupils, and I force myself not to turn away.

For some reason, I feel all tingly now. I feel like I can do anything.

But can I really make that promise? Can I really stand by his side forever? Because, nothing lasts forever.

But maybe I can just enjoy the moment...

End of Chapt. 1. Yay yay! One down, many more to go XD Hope you guys liked this one better than my last one. Yes? No? Maybe? Probably? I don't know? Okay. I guess depends how many reviews I get. -.- ...

Rin: That dramatic at the beginning? Already?

Len: I make an oath to pro-

Rin: NOPE NOPE NOPE.

Me: Oh come on, it's fluffy right?