Hey, guys. Here's my first Vocaloid story. Enjoy.
Chapter One: Rin and Lily
[RIN'S P.O.V.]
"Oh, did you hear? That Kaiko Shion apparently got rejected by Kagamine-kun right before she transferred schools."
I bit my lip and continued down the stairs, trying to ignore the girls that Haku and I just passed by.
Megurine-sensei had asked the both of us to help her paint the mural and I was not about to let Len Kagamine stop me from doing just that!
"Eh? No way! I didn't know Shion-san was into playboys!"
My grip on the old newspaper tightened. Are they daft? They actually think Len is a playboy? On top of that, they're badmouthing Shion-san's sister!
"Yeah, I heard he went out with over hundreds of girls."
That's a lie! He was still crying over her when they broke up! The one responsible for that rumor was…!
I stopped in my tracks, tired from hearing the girls gossiping. "You're wrong-!" I spun around a bit too quickly, forgetting I was on a staircase. I must have bumped into Haku because the next thing I knew was I was covered with red paint and-
"KAGAAAMIIIINEEEE-SAAAN…."
I looked back to see Hiyama-sensei and Haku drenched from head to toe with red paint. I was not going to enjoy what was to come next.
"Kagamine-san… I'm starting to wonder if you have something against me!" Hiyama-sensei exploded.
Hiyama-sensei had called me to the teachers' office after we cleaned up. Haku and I fortunately had a set of gym clothes to change into. As for Hiyama-sensei…
I snuck a quick glance at sensei to see him wearing the same suit he was in everyday. The same suit that had red paint splattered over it a few moments ago. It seems like he was unable to clean the red gunk out of his hair because he looked like he had clown hair. I held my breath and looked down, trying hard not to laugh.
"Of course not…" I muttered under my breath, staring at my feet.
"Oh? Is that so? Because last week you threw a basketball at my head and I ended up spilling coffee on myself. A student actually went up to me and asked if I had an accident!"
I stifled another giggle, "That was an accident, sensei."
"The week before that, you pushed my face into a very hot bowl of miso soup."
"I slipped on water."
There was a moment of silence. I could tell that he didn't believe me, so I decided to do what I do best – blame everything on that jerk face!
"It's not my fault, okay? If you're going to blame someone then you should blame that jerk, Len Kagamine! I'm minding my own business and all of a sudden, I hear someone talk about that banana freak! It's hard to concentrate when you keep hearing stupid rumors about that guy!"
"So you're telling me that the reason you accidentally pushed my face into miso soup, accidentally threw a ball at my head, and accidentally got red paint thrown over me is because you were distracted by Kagamine-san?"
I cringed at Hiyama-sensei's last words. Kagamine-san. The OTHER Kagamine-san. Not me, but that banana freak. Of all things the things that we have to share… Blood type, hair color, eye color, birth date, class 2-A, the cafeteria, the same route we take to get home… We just had to share the same last name too!
The only thing that I wished we did share, but didn't was the fact that he was so damn popular. As much as I hate to admit it, Len could do the one thing I couldn't do, make friends.
"Kagamine-san… Rin Kagamine!" I snapped back to reality when I heard Hiyama-sensei call my name.
"Yes!"
"Daydreaming about Len-kun again, are we-?"
Before I knew it, my body moved on its own. I slammed my hands down on the desk, enraged, "You are mistaken, sensei! I absolutely… Under no circumstances will I ever like that guy if that's what you're suggesting…! I… I ABSOLUTELY HATE LEN KAGAMINE."
I felt my breaths stop short when I realized that I had just declared my confession of hate to Hiyama-sensei.
Oooh, this is awkward… Now he's going to ask me to see the school's counselor…
Hiyama-sensei looked taken aback, but it didn't look he was taken aback by my declaration. More like…
I followed his gaze and turned around to see the last person that I would want to see in the world right about now. I felt my stomach flip and jaw drop.
Oh crap, I hate my life.
"Hey… Rin…" Before my eyes, was Len Kagamine.
"ALKNGAKSNSQUEEEEEEE!" I made an inconceivable shriek as I mad-dashed passed Len and out of the teachers' office.
I could feel it… I swear I could feel that guy's gaze burning into my back. Of course we would have the same classes together too, why wouldn't we?
I glanced from my math notes to the clock. Right, only a few more seconds…
I closed my notebook and stuffed it into my bag. When the bell rang, I ran as fast as I could into the hallway. I headed down the hall as if running from some psychopath. I was safe-!
Or so I thought, until I felt someone grab my wrist.
"Rin, can we talk?"
Oh crap. I looked back to see Len with a dark expression. My eyes shifted to the other students in the hallway.
Greeeaaat… Rumors were starting to spread already. Screw my life.
"No." I spitted out.
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because?"
"Because your face reminds me Gakupo's eggplants and now I'm hungry!"
"You're being unreasonable!"
"Your face is unreasonable!"
"E-Excuse me?" I took this as my opportunity to escape. I banged my head against Len's (very hard too, I might add) and ran as soon as he let go. I could feel a bump forming on my forehead.
[LEN'S P.O.V.]
"Are you alright, Len?" Miku patched a band-aid on the spot where Rin had bumped my head. She looked at me with a worried expression.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Miku." I grinned.
"Really, the nerve of that girl, and you only wanted to talk to her."
"I just don't understand why Rin hates me," I looked down to my feet, "We used to hang out together all the time last year… And then… She just stopped talking to me one day."
I heard an almost inaudible sigh come from Neru. I looked up, confused, "What?"
"You two, are so oblivious…" She said as she tinkered with her yellow phone.
"What do you mean? Do you know something, Neru?" I questioned.
"Huh? Wait, what?" Miku was just as confused as I was.
"It's expected that Miku wouldn't know anything about it since we only met her this year, but really, Len? You can't think of any reason as to why Rin hates you now of all times?" Neru looked up from her cell phone and gave me an almost angry expression.
"What… Are you talking about…? Of course I can't… We both know that she just stopped hanging out with us one day-"
"No, Len. You know – or at least you think you know that she just stopped hanging out with us out of the blue." Neru said, rubbing her temples.
"Did I do something wrong…?"
"Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner."
"Ah, so you do know then, Neru! You'll tell me why then?"
Neru sighed once again, "Len… What happened a year ago on December 24th?"
"Christmas Eve?" Miku answered for me.
"Yeah, what about it- Oh…" Right, that was the day that she…
"Yeah, oh-"
"That was the day that Lily left…" I looked down to my shoes, to hide my probably obvious pained expression.
Lily… I wonder how she's doing… That was the last time we spoke.
Please, Len… Don't contact me anymore.
"Agh! Len, sometimes… You're such an idiot!" I looked up to see Neru with a frustrated expression. The next thing I knew, she bolted up from her seat and left the classroom, leaving Miku and I alone.
I'm an idiot? … Did something else happen last year on Christmas Eve?
"Neru!" I heard a sigh come from Miku, "Hey… Len?"
I turned to Miku after recovering from my shock, "Yeah?"
"Who's Lily?"
[NERU'S P.O.V.]
I caught eye of a yellow garbage can that resembled Len as I stormed out of the classroom. As if my anger had peaked automatically when I laid my eyes on it, I marched over to the innocent waste bin and began thrashing away at it like it was Len there. "Stupid inconsiderate jerk face! Len, you're such an oblivious, banana-loving fop! The next time we're going on a school trip, I'll push you into some ditch where no one will find you! Maybe then you'll think long and hard as to why-!" I was interrupted by a sudden hold onto my hand.
"Whoa, Neru… Chill. I mean, seriously, yandere* mode much?" I looked back to see Mikuo with a hold on my hand.
I felt my face flush in embarrassment and pulled my hand away instantly. Out of all the people that I had to lose my cool in front of, it had to be this guy! This... This… Leek monster! Seriously, what is up with him and his sister being so obsessed over leeks for?
"What do you want from me, Mikuo?" I hissed in annoyance.
"Well, I was originally looking for Miku, but then I saw the strangest thing ever. This girl was attacking and screaming at some poor, defenseless garbage can. Being the nice person I am, I decided to approach her who was obviously in need of some serious psychological attention."
"Har-de-har-har. Hatsune is in classroom 207, you know that." I folded my arms and shifted my gaze to the yellow waste bin.
"Hmmm." I looked back to Mikuo who smirked.
"What?"
"Did you know that you call my sister by her family name, while you call me by my first name?" Mikuo grinned like the idiot he was, "I wonder if that means that Neru-chan likes me?"
I frowned and answered him with a smack to the side of his head, "No, idiot."
"OUCH!" Mikuo held his head. "Geez, Neru… You're so pissy today… Like… 40% more pissy than usual. What's up?"
What? Did he just call me pissy? That does it. I'm pushing Mikuo into that ditch with Len.
"Can't say, needed to vent, the garbage can was my only solution." I answered as quickly as I could and went back to glaring at the garbage can.
"… This wouldn't happen to have anything to do with Len… Would it?"
"Len's a sweet guy… But he's a dumbass."
"Eh?"
"I asked him what happened last year on Christmas Eve."
"… Let me guess 'That was the day that Lily left.'"
"Exactly, he forgot all about Rin from that time to now."
"Why get angry over it now though?" I heard Mikuo sigh.
"Mikuo, you don't understand. It's as if all he had on his mind at that time was Lily and Rin didn't even exist."
"… That's none of our business though-"
"No, listen to me, Mikuo! It may not be any of your business, but it certainly is my business!"
"…What?"
"If Rin ends up hating Len anymore than she already does, then that'll be my fault because I was the one who got her hopes up to call Len out last year on Christmas Eve so she could confess to him."
Mikuo was shocked. "But… He went to see Lily off at the airport that day- Oh shit." It took him long enough; realization had finally donned upon him. But that didn't seem to be the case. "Len, how long have you been standing there?"
I'm sorry, guys and girls. I know my grammar is a bit off here and there if you pay close attention. Anyway, I'm not sure when the next chapter may come out, since school has been keeping me pretty busy these days, but I'll try to update as soon as possible. Thanks for reading, everyone!
* Yandere: A Japanese anime/manga character archetype, a character that is loving, sweet & gentle that can suddenly switch to brutal psychotic or deranged behavior.