Beep. Beep. Beeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

My phone buzzes.

"Len. Seriously, where were you yesterday? Who was with you?" a girl's voice interrogates me as soon as I answer the damn thing.

I rub my eyes. I'm tired. It's four in the morning and this pesky girl's call got me up.

"Len? Hello? Hello?" she asks.

I jolt up; realizing that I must of not said anything.

"Wha…?" I slowly walk over the kitchen, cell in hand, looking for a pot of coffee that I could make.

"I repeat, what the hell were you doing last night?" she persistently asks.

"Writing… history essay due next week…" I lie.

"Oh, really?" she questions.

"Fine, ya got me." I smile. Coffee's almost ready.

"No, but seriously, you're not cheating on me, are you?"

I want to bash my head against the countertop. She got me up to ask me that?

"No, of course not, you're the only one for me." I take a sip of the coffee. It's perfect.

Okay, now that I'm awake, I can really have fun fibbing my way through this.

"Are you sure?"

Taking another mouthful of the liquid, I smile. "I love you… ya really think I could do anything with anyone else?"

In all honesty, that's what I was doing last night. One of Rin- my twin sister-'s friends came over for a sleepover, and while Rin was actually sleeping, I took the opportunity to, um, do something with her.

"But I heard that some girl slept over at your house yesterday-"

I cut her off. "Yeah. I have a sister. She has friends. She hangs out with her friends."

She laughs. "Okay. But I wanna see you in person again! It's been so long!"

"Uh, sure, you can come over today." I shrug- even though she can't see me- and drink more coffee.

"I was thinking more like tonight, if you know what I mean." She insists.

"Okay, I'll see you tonight." I say, hanging up the phone.

Placing the cell on the table, I finish my coffee.

"Len?" Rin appears, fuzzy yellow slippers placed onto feet, flannel pajama bottoms, old sweatshirt, and bedhead. "What're you doing up?"

I shrug. "Someone called,"

"Well, can you please stop making so much noise? Luka and I are trying to sleep,"

Luka. That was Rin's friend's name.

"Yeah, sure, whatever."

After Rin leaves and I clean up the mess I made from the coffee, I walk away from the kitchen and back into my huge bed, thinking about how Luka was there last night and Miku- that's her, I'm sure of it- or was it Meiko? It might have been Gumi… - was going to be there soon.

That night, Miku stormed into my bedroom.

I flirtatiously push her out, lock the door, then unlock it and let her back in. She smiles, kissing me.

She presses herself against me. "I love you," I whisper.

But do I really? No. I don't understand 'love', don't know a thing about it, and basically steer clear of it altogether.

And I'm perfectly happy that way. Why is it even necessary?

I rip off my shirt. Miku seems completely oblivious to the fact that I just totally trapped her in my spell. Spice.

Spice is how I got Luka, Meiko, Lily, and the rest.