AN: swaggie. I'm back wonderful people. So if you read my update on my profile then you'd know what this story was all about, if you didn't, its all good in the hood. Basically, this story has been revolving in my brain for a long time now, and I was contemplating if I should or shouldn't write this. Well today's the day I finally pulled myself together and produced this mess. Please bear with me as I haven't written a story in a while so it might be REALLY poorly written at first, but in time I'm sure I'll remember how to write a half decent chapter lol. This story will include A LOT of pairings so ewe be prepared. Anyways uhhh I don't remember what kind of stuff to write abouts here so I'll just cut off my rampling and lets get to the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own, nor do I claim to own any of the characters who are featured in this story. I only own the story… minus the characters… 8)
Bittersweet; Chapter 1: "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance"
Rin's P.O.V.
I sighed as I sat quietly in the back of my English class. It was exam review day, meaning the day we came back from our after exam break to look over: either how amazing or horrible our marks would be. I rubbed my temples, this wouldn't be pretty. It was still pretty early in the morning so not that many of my classmates were here yet. I was sitting alone in my designated seat, the classroom full of empty desks and chairs all lined up in rows. A trio of girls walked in together laughing and talking about what they did over the break.
Don't pay any attention to them, I thought to myself, it's only the end of the first semester… i'm sure i'll be able to make friends with more people next semester.
My names Rin; Kagamine, Rin, i'm a freshmen at my new high school Aomori Seconday School. D-Don't get the wrong idea from above! I-I do have friends! It's just, because high schools are fed two different middle schools I-I just haven't acquainted any of the kids from other schools yet thats all!
I looked outside the window, but there really was nothing to see. I was on the second floor of the three floored building, and the only scenery I really have is a bunch of trees and houses. So much fun to look at.
The bell rung at 8:30 and the class soon filled with students rushing to make it on time. I laughed a little. Maybe you wouldn't have to rush to class if you got here a little earlier. After the morning announcements were made, our homeroom teacher gave us a smile.
"It's great to see everybody's smiling faces again" she began, "Now how was everyones break?". The class was filled with everyone shouting random answers that varied from: "it was great!", "it wasn't long enough, one week?", "ugh, it was terrible". Me? I had an okay break, thanks for asking. I really did nothing other then meet up with some friends, and play some video games.
"It's great to hear that!" the teacher continued. "Now, off to exam review!". Everyone started to groan. This was my first ever set of exmas… so I was rather nervous to check and see how I did. I mean, exams count for 30% of our final marks!
"Kagamine Rin" my teacher called and I carefully got out of my seat. My heart started to race as I walked to the front of the classroom to collect the test. I took a deep breath and took the test from my teacher.
"Good job" she whispered, as I took my test out of her hands. I soon I flipped it over to see a higher mark than I had expected. 95%, not too shabby. I exhaled in relief and returned to my seat. I sat down and flipped through the pages of the test. Not too many mistakes, one spelling mistake there, a punctuation error there. Overall I was quite pleased with my grade and left the test alone. I took out my phone and unlocked it. I suddenly got a mass amount of text messages from my friends asking me how I did on my test.
I had this small group of really close friends. It consisted of me and six other girls: SF-A2 Miki, Akita Neru, Hatsune Miku, Kasane Teto, Sakine Meiko and Megpoid Gumi. Many of us had come from the same school so we were already quite close friends, but we met Miku and Gumi this year, and they instantly bonded with us. The seven of us are almost insuperable, if one of us is going out somewhere, chances are quite high that we'll all be there. It was nice knowing I had this group of girls who I could always depend on. I hurried to reply to each of their texts.
"I did pretty good! 95 on my English exam! you?"
Instantly I got a reply from Miki.
"Ehh, I did alright… I got a 65 on my Geography exam. Whatever it's just Geography lol"
I laughed a bit reading her text. Miki sure wasn't the brightest bulb, but she definitely was one of the prettiest. Before high school, Miki was really quiet and didn't really talk to anyone. She always had her messy red hair in a high ponytail and always kept her glasses on. During the semester she told us about how she didn't want to stay quiet forever, how she wanted more people to know her. So out of no where, one day she came to school with her red hair straightened, put in contact lenses and started to wear make up. She instantly changed from looking like an extreme nerd, to a beautiful lady. We were all surprised, because even in the past when Miki says "yea! I'll change! I'll do something about it!", it's never really happened. But this time I guess she was really motivated to change her appearance.
The whole morning was the same pattern, I went to my three other classes: I went to my other classrooms, collected my results, repeat. I was exhausted from looking at so much red pen markings. When the bell signalling lunch rung, I couldn't have been anymore excited. I quickly rushed from the second floor to the first, and straight for the cafeteria. Upon entering I was welcomed by my friends who were already sitting at a table. I smiled and rushed over to the girls and quickly took a seat next to Miku.
"Haha, it seems like I'm always the last to get here. How the hell do you guys get to the caf so fast?" I asked as I took out my lunch.
"Well unlike you Miss. Kagamine, we have all of our classes on the first floor. You have to walk alllllll the way up those steps just to get to class, you poor soul." Teto teased as she took a bite of her sandwich.
"Yea you lucky bitches" I joked, and they all suddenly bursted into a laughing fit. I felt my face heat up.
"W-What's so funny!?" I asked. Miku placed a hand on my shoulder. "I dunno, it's just, we haven't seen you that much lately Rin. You were studying so hard for those exams." she explained,
"Yea" Miki said as she placed her head on the table, "Studying is such a pain in the ass, no thank you." I laugh a little at her statement, "Yea it really is, but hey! I got over 90%'s on all of my exams! Can't be too too terrible now can it?"
"Rin it's boring."
"Miki it's worth it." She smiled, "As thick skulled as always." I roll my eyes at her.
"Moving on" Miku changed the subject, "any hot boys yet my fellow girlies?", I could see Meiko sigh as Miku brought up the subject. Mei-chan isn't really all that into dating. Sure she has crushes, but she likes to keep those boys names a secret. She was smart, she knew that if someone were to find out, eventually all of us would find out. You see, my group of girls really can't keep a secret from one another. So if you want your secret to never be told, best not tell anyone.
"I mean, besides the obvious Neru over there crushing on Rei-senpai." Miku added on making Neru flush a deep red. "M-Miku please!".
"Ohoho, do we have a little tsundere on our hands or what?" Miku replied, grasping Neru's face between her hands.
"I-I am not tsun!"
"Then admit to us that you love Rei-senpai!"
"I-I don't l-love him!"
"Ahaha, our little tsundere is off to tsundere land again" Miku sang as she released the blondie and went back to eating her lunch. "You guys are boring" she continued, "Rinnnnnnn, is there anyone you're interested in?"
"Asking Rin won't do you any good" Teto threw in before I could reply, "Rin's still devastated from her last break up"
"W-What! I am not!" I objected, crossing my arms over my chest.
"You're so easy to read"
"Teto, no, no please. Teto please. I'm over that boy alright."
"Another tsundere in our friend group!?" Miku questioned as she leaned over onto my shoulder, "I-I am not a tsun! Neru's the tsun!"
"H-Hey!" Neru blushed, "I-I'm not a tsun…".
They weren't completely wrong. I mean it takes a girl a while to get over their first break up! I dated Rinto Kagami during my 8th year. We lasted a solid six months together when all of a sudden, he just left me. I knew he was chasing that Lenka girl for however day before the end of our relationship so it wasn't too much of a shocker when he told me it was 'time for us to start seeing different people' code for: 'I found a hotter girl to date then you'. It honestly didn't bother me as much as my friends wanted it to. Sure I still had some feelings for Rinto, but they were hardly there anymore. During the beginning of my freshmen year I would almost see Rinto everywhere. I swear he was following me. But what purpose would he have to follow me? He was the one who wanted to 'see other people', what's so captivating about me now?
"Earth to Rinnn" Miku whispered into my ear and I snapped out of thought.
"Woah, sorry, spaced out a bit." I replied.
"Day dreaming about Rinto?" Teto teased but I just shot her a death glare that sent the message 'lets not cross that line again'.
"Enough about Rin and Rinto" Meiko switched the conversation, "let's talk about homerooms for the upcoming semester!"
That's right! The day of exam review also meant the beginning of a new semester. If you don't have semesters at your school like mine does, heres how they work. Over the course of your school years you take a total of eight courses/classes. Four classes are in one semester and the other four in your second semester. These classes are divided to both last approximately five or so months to fill up an entire school year.
"I have… music homeroom!" Miku replied as she whipped out her timetable (or daily class schedule)
"Hey, me too!" I replied as I looked at my homeroom class. Music homeroom! How wonderful! Music is my favourite subject. I love sitting in that classroom playing musical instruments, learning theory and talking to my fellow musically influenced classmates.
"That class is amazing, the teacher is the best music teacher i've ever had!" Neru said as she looked at our schedule, "yup, that was my last semester homeroom. Ahhh what I would give to have that class as a homeroom another semester."
"Is the teacher really that good?" I questioned, it was rare that Neru was saying such nice things about a teacher. Her personality is kind of cold, but shes loving when she needs to be. Neru hates school and would much rather be on her phone then pay any attention to what a teacher has to say to her.
"Uhh yes? She's the greatest teacher i've ever had!" Neru starts to flail her arms as she explains to me the experience of having 'Mrs. Jasmine' as a teacher.
"She doesn't bullshit you, like she actually talks to you like a normal person. You can count on her musical knowledge unlike some music teachers who claim they know music, when we all know they don't. She's a really high leveled french horn player, and she plays in our towns symphony orchestra! She's pretty chill and easy to hold a conversation with. She's really funny too. Man, that class is really great, Miku and you will definitely have a great time there together."
"Is it just Miku and I in that class together? You guys didn't take music?" I asked, "Music? Like music homeroom this semester? Oh, oh I'm in that class too!" Gumi exclaimed as she shoved her schedule in my face.
"Yea yea I can see it without having you shove your paper in my eye" I laugh as I nudge the green haired girl away.
When the bell that signals the end of lunch rings, Miku, Gumi and I make our way down the far first floor hallway towards the music room. Upon entering we realize we're the first ones there. The room is huge, its doubled the size of a normal classroom, filled with double the amounts of chairs all scattered around the classroom. A large wooden shelf takes up the whole entire side wall of the classroom, filled with a variety of different instrument cases, all lined up neatly in their proper slots. On the other side of the classroom. theres another wooden shelf, but only half the size in height compared to the wall. Inside are instruments students bring from home (we borrow instruments from the school, thats why they have so many), and on top of the shelf is a neat row of new music stands just waiting to be used. The front of the classroom is just a regular chalkboard where I guess the teacher shows us theory lessons, and placed in the front corner of the room (near the wall with all the rental instruments) is a large grand piano. The back of the room consists of four separate rooms. Two of those being soundproof practice rooms, one to be a percussion instrument storage, and last but not least, the music office.
Soon after I finish scanning the room, the classroom starts to fill up and we all take a seat somewhere in the classroom. Mrs. Jasmine walks to the front of the classroom, and welcomes us all with a large smile.
"Welcome to instrumental music" she smiles as she looks at every single one of our faces. "My names Mrs. Jasmine, though you probably already knew that. But I don't know your named yet so first things first lets take attendance shall we?".
Mrs. Jasmine went down the list of names quickly, calling everyones names off one by one, asking them what instruments they played and what they were going to play in this class. This was advanced music, so you should have at least one year of experience before being signed up for this class.
"Kagamine, Rin?" she called my name and I simply said 'here!', she smiled at me and asked me the same question as everyone else, "what instrument do you play?"
"Well" I started as a small smile spread across my face, "I actually play the oboe."
"Shut up" she replied, woah… okay… I didn't expect that.
"E-Excuse me?" I asked, whenever my music teachers ask me what I play I usually get the "thats a fun one to play" responce, but this time… this time it was different.
"You, you play oboe?" she asked me once again, what was wrong with this lady?
"Yes..?" I replied uncertanly, at this point I was kind of afraid. Was oboe not allowed at this school? Would I have to chnage instruments? Please don't make me play another instrument! I'll suck, I'm in advanced music for a reason! I've have experience playing oboe, and yet this may be where it all ends!?
"I-I'm so sorry for sounding rude a second ago" Mrs. Jasmine continued, "but you see, I just haven't had an oboe player in so long! I'm very excited to have you in this class Miss. Kagamine". Oh, oh my. Forget what I said earlier…I smiled back at her, "I'm sure it'll be a great load of fun to play oboe in this class then!". She gave me a look of approval and continued down the list.
"Oh, Ms. Kagamine's brother perhaps? Mr. Kagamine?" Mrs. Jasmine asked as she looked above my head.
… Mr. Kagamine? Mr. Kagamine? Who the hell is this Mr. Kagamine. I haven't heard of anyone ever having the same last name as me ever. Just when I started to think my last name was so unique, so one of a kind, I hear that there's a 'Mr. Kagamine' in this class? I hear a small laugh from behind me.
"Haha, nope, no siblings here Mrs. Jasmine. I'm Len" he said, "Kagamine, Len. Oh, and I play Alto Saxophone.."
"Oh! I'm very sorry Mr. Kagamine! You know having kids with the same last name in a class just usually gives you the vibe of siblings don't you agree? my apologies.".
Kagamine, Len? Len? Who the hell is this Len guy? I've never heard of him.. and yet he has the same last name as me? To think, i've already finished an entire semester at this school, and not until today was I even aware that there was someone who has the same last name as my own.
I quickly turned around to find out who this Kagamine Len guy was. From his voice he sounded like some typical teenaged boy. But when I turned around at that moment, I realized I was completely wrong. I was face to face with an angel. His blonde hair had such a nice shine to it, with his messy front bangs and his little ponytail in the back. His sea blue eyes met my own and I was paralyzed. I couldn't move. His beauty had captured me in a state of disbelief. This, this beautiful creature has been walking the same halls as me, and I hadn't noticed him until today? He smirked a bit and held out his hand.
"Nice to meet you sibling" he said in a confident voice, "I'm Len. Len Kagamine". I felt my face go hot, and suddenly there were butterflies in my stomach. His voice sent shivers down my back.
"I-I'm Rin… Rin Kagamine" I said as I took his hand, my eyes still locked with his. I shortly realized I was staring at him and looked at the ground in a panic. Ahh! Rin get it together! I heard him chuckle as I looked back up at him.
"Well Miss. Kagamine, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance."
This, this boy.
"Pfft, you tease."
AN: aw shit that was shittier than I thought it would be LMFAO BUT DON'T WORRY I'LL PICK UP THE MORE NEAT AND GRAMMATICALLY RIGHT WRITING STYLE SOON. Just gotta let me warm up. Again I haven't written… anything really in a really long time (I had a really easy English teacher last semester who didn't make us write any essays or like anything… so it's literally been forever since I wrote something).
SO YEA HUEHUEHUE RIN, YOU LIL GIRL. Uguuu I'm so ready to expand this storyyy. I'm so excited to get to later chapters. I'M S Y.
I hope you enjoyed chapter one! Again I know it's not the best, and don't think they story isn't going anywhere, cause hone st me lol there's a lot ahead of us ewe.
uhh I forget how to AN… something like:
"Please R&R and I'll see you in the next chapter!"
…. YEA? 8'D
(Also short chapter, yea… I just wanted to get this story moving. Later chapters will definitely be longer~)