CHAPTER 1 - RIN

'When will you be back, Rin?' Len sobbed as he wiped his eyes with the back of his hands.

'I don't know,' Rin admitted. She was trying to hold back the tears herself. She didn't want to cry in front of her best friend. 'I'll come back, I promise.' She offered her pinkie.

The blonde boy curled his own pinkie with hers. His tears were still overflowing his eyes, but his hiccups had reduced. 'We'll play again someday?' he managed to splutter.

'Of course.' Rin pulled him in for a hug. Right at that moment, on the back patio of her house, she knew she would never forget this moment. She withdrew from Len and studied his features, promising to herself she would never forget that face so similar to hers. Luscious blonde hair, deep blue eyes, fair skin.

When Len's tears subsided, he wiped his face once more before doing something Rin least expected from him. He cupped her cheeks with his hand and leaned in for a kiss on her lips. It was just a peck but the kiss sent warmth throughout the young girl's face. 'Goodbye, for now,' Len whispered, his voice full of pain.

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Rin sat at her window seat as she daydreamed that moment that took place eight years before when they were still six years old. She felt her heart flutter once again as she reminded herself that a new school year was starting tomorrow, she would see Len again! The boy who had shared the same features as hers, the boy who lived right next door and shared the same surname, the only one she had for a friend back in kindergarten. She was certain he would stay in the same school right up until high school graduation. They made a promise on that too and she convinced herself that Len wouldn't forget it.

Kagamine Rin had just moved back to her hometown a week before from overseas. She hadn't kept in contact with Len because they were still far too young to have any social media accounts. Tomorrow was going to be the first time in eight years they were going to see each other again. Rin couldn't imagine Len changing much from the past. Does he still still keep his hair unkempt? Does he still leave his favorite part of his meal until the end before he eats it? Does he still wrinkle up his nose in disgust the same way or laugh in his own adorable Lenny way?

Deep down, Rin had a feeling she didn't want to admit. Uncertainty, shyness, hesitant and a sense of misgiving. She also had thoughts that she tried so hard to push to the back of her mind. What if Len didn't recognize her anymore? What if he had forgotten all the times they had spent together?

She shook her head and pushed back the thoughts. Of course she missed her school and her apartment in Cheng Du, China. She missed Selena and Shan Ming, her friends over there. Her parents had oddly sent her to a private school in China. They told her that she was young and she would learn the language very quickly. And indeed she had. But she had never forgotten her birth language - Japanese - though she spoke it with a slight lisp nowadays.

'Rin?' Her mother said her name in Chinese before opening the door. 'Are you okay?'

Rin nodded and gave her mother a smile. 'I can't wait to go to a Japanese school again.'

'It may take some getting used to.'

'Don't worry.' Rin got up and straighten her dress. 'I'm young. I'll get used to it quickly.'

Her mother laughed softly. 'Dinner's ready.' She exited the room and went down the stairs.

Before going down, Rin stopped in the doorway and clutched the necklace around her neck. The necklace which Len had given her as a birthday present - a treble clef with diamond wings. Her mother had failed to mention her childhood friend though Rin knew she had not forgotten him. Rin was unsure how her parents thought of him now.

And with that thought, she went downstairs to join her parents for dinner.

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First chapter, short chapter. I'm looking forward for the reviews on this one. Please leave a positive review and tell me who do you ship! :3

I'll go first by listing my top 3 ships. I know I first wrote two Miku stories that mostly (or always) centered around her. But my all-time favorite vocaloid is Rin. Just by looking at her, I know she possesses a fun, cute and childish personality. Her short hair can show that or otherwise - a rebellious young girl. You can easily imagine Rin as a daring tomboy or a giddy young girl. But I certainly can't imagine her as shy though... Len on the other hand, I imagine him shy and self-conscious as a young teen but as he matures I can easily think of him as a horny schoolboy whom all the girls admire (oops, spoiler alert!).

1. Rin x Len

Okay, I know a lot of people are gonna complain about this (Miku x Len shippers, no offence). I'm actually glad that Crypton didn't give the Kagamines a definite relationship so they can easily be thought of as friends, lovers, siblings or just mirror images. That's what makes them so special from other vocaloids, they're meant to be together. Since their voices comes from the same person, their voices suits each other really well.

Rin's voice is light and not so squeaky like Miku's. She does duets excellently with other vocaloids like Luka, Miku, Gumi and Fukase. Though I have to admit, I can't tell the difference between her append and V4X voicebanks...

Len's voice, on the other hand, has big differences among his various voicebanks. Sometimes, he sounds like a kid about to mature (sorry, Len) and sometimes he sounds like an adult teenager. The only person I found who does duets with him really well is Rin.

2. IA x Miku

There's not much of this but I honestly think their voices complements each other really well, plus they look absolutely beautiful in fan art. Someone agree with me please...

3. Luka x Kaito

Because, why not? They look maturely beautiful with each other. I initially ship Meiko with Kaito but then I figured Luka works best. (And no, this has nothing to do with Acute.)

Please don't hate me for my ships.. However, I do look forward to finishing this story.