Len
It was a pretty day.

It was sunny and warm, the cloudless sky seeming bluer than ever. The sounds of children laughing and playing echoed around the park as they ran from each other, presumably playing tag. The tree leaves rustled as the wind blew gently, pushing strands of stray hair away from my face.

That's how I knew I was dreaming.

The town I live in is pretty much shit. From the people, to the weather, to the buildings. Of course, it's no surprise that I'd think that- I was a pessimist that hated nearly everyone and everything after all. Which is strange, since when I was a child, I was a bright kid that believed in Santa and the Easter Bunny and became friends with everything that breathed. Oh, how times have changed.

I turned to look at the girl sitting beside me on the park bench. Her chin-length blonde hair was down as usual, the front parts clipped back with several bobby pins. Her cerulean blue eyes, which were brightly watching the playing children, turned to me. "Beautiful day, right, Len?" My sister asked. I smiled at her.

"Surprisingly, yeah." I answered. Rin sighed, then smiled.

"I missed this place so much. I'm glad I'm here." She said.

"Me too," I said, smiling. She smiled warmly.

"Wake up, Len," She said. I blinked.

"Eh?" I asked, wondering I I misheard. Did she just tell me to wake up?

"Wake up. You're gonna be late for the bus." This was weird. Bus? I thought. What the hell?

"Rin, I-"

"Len Kagamine, get your ass out of bed!" She roared, her voice morphing into my aunt Lin's. My eyes shot open, and I found my aunt leaning over me. Her black hair was tied into a short ponytail and her gray eyes looked impatient. I rubbed my eyes. It was strange for her to be here- she's supposed to be at work around this time.

"What...time is it?" I mumbled. I decided not to ask why she's here- it'd probably come out as plain rude or she'd take it the wrong way and give me some long lecture about respect or something like that.

"7:20." She replied. I shot up when I heard what time it was. The bus came at 7:35, which meant that I had only 15 minutes to make myself presentable, eat, and brush my teeth. Lin was dressed formally- in her work clothes. She held a dark blue purse and car keys. "You'd better hurry up, Len Kagamine. You better not be late for school."

"Yeah, I know." I replied as I snatched a white collared shirt from my closet. "Why didn't my alarm go off?!" I hissed as I hunted for a suitable pair of jeans. Lin huffed.

"You set it to 6:50 p.m, stupid." She told me with an eyeroll. Aunt Lin wasn't unkind- she was usually playful like this and I'd gotten used to it by now. "It's weird how an honor student as smart as you manages to do this at least five times a month."

I decided to skip taking a shower- it would take too long and I could take one tonight anyways. I waved my hand frantically at Lin. "I gotta change!" I told her. She rolled her eyes.

"Kid, I've-"

"-changed my diapers a hundred times, I know, I know." I finished. "But I'm a teenager now! Can you please go?" She shrugged, then opened a drawer and picked something out of it. She threw the article of clothing at me, which I caught. I looked at it to find that was a pair of striped boxers. I felt my face redden.

"Auntie!"

"What? You gotta have a clean pair of boxers. Besides-"

"Can I change in peace?! I'm gonna be late!" Lin waved her hand.

"Fine, fine. I gotta go, and I'm probably gonna be staying late again. I'm in a group project with a bunch of retards so I gotta do all the work and make sure we don't royally fuck up. You gonna be okay?" I nodded.

We said our goodbyes and she got into her car and drove off to work. After brushing my hair, changing, and brushing my teeth, I glanced at the clock to see if the bus already arrived. There was literally two minutes before it came. I decided to skip breakfast and ran outside.

I got onto the bus when it came, only to hear people whispering and snickering upon my arrival. I knew it was about me- I didn't exactly have a good reputation at school.

Not that I did anything bad, though. It started with passive aggressive comments from a few of the popular kids. I never knew why it started, but I mostly made it worse by reacting and sending back a few snarky insults. And that was when the bullying started.

The school's promotion to stop bullying and to tell an adult if you're being bullied did nothing to help. People were cruel assholes and telling an adult would probably make it worse for me. I'd probably be called a snitch or something. I heard a snicker as I passed.

"What, are you back in middle school?" Miku giggled, eyeing my outfit. Her teal eyes sparkled with amusement and slight disgust. I felt my mood drop upon seeing her. She may be pretty, but she was the queen of assholes.

"Are you retarded or something?" I spat back. She just smiled a carefree smile at me.

"It's not usually a good thing to talk to yourself, Kagamine." She chirped. I scoffed and rolled my eyes before shooting her a glare.

"If you had enough brain cells, you'd know that I was talking to you and not to myself." I called back to her as I headed to the back of the bus. Not caring to hear what other nasty comments she or any of her minions threw at me, I got out my IPod and yellow headphones. I put the headphones on, and the sweet, sweet sound of music flooded my thoughts.

It was like this every morning- get insulted, taunted, then I'd put on my headphones to block out what they had to say. What rumors were spreading around about me, the loner and freak. Later, as stupid as it sounds, I'd probably get beat up for any money I had, then I'd have to starve until I got home. Really, I hated this life. But it could be worse, so I suppose I should be grateful, right?

Though through it all, through the tough, smug, and happy facade I always wore, it all hurt. What they said about me. The gossip. The vandalism and mean notes on my locker. The humiliation. But then it'd usual convert to anger- who the hell do these assholes think they are anyways? What makes them think that they can belittle a person when they, themselves, are even more pathetic and pitiful?

Of course, I'm not saying that I'm not pitiful and pathetic, because that'd be a lie. I accept the beatings without doing a thing in fear of getting hurt even worse, then everyone would know how much of a pushover and how weak I really am.

Bystanders that pitied me but never dared to be seen with me in fear of getting bullied often told me that one day I'd find some true love and then it'll all be okay. I wasn't stupid. I gave up long ago.

What's the point in it, anyways? It comes, it goes, and it leaves someone with a broken heart. Besides, why torment myself and waste time trying to find 'the one' if I'll probably just end up hurt again? I let out a small sigh as the bus came to a stop in front of the school, and I stood up.

I really fucking hated everyone.

I ripped up a note I'd received and threw it to the ground, jaw clenched. Rather than hurt bubbling up inside at the malicious words, I felt anger. Sometimes I wondered how long it'd take me to beat the shit out of someone and get expelled from school. Bottling up anger like this wasn't healthy, but I gave zero fucks about health.

"Um...do you know where Len Kagamine is?" A female voice softly asked. I turned around, putting on my signature smug smile. There was a girl in front of me with short blonde hair that was probably the same length as mine, large electric blue eyes, white shirt with some orange design, leggings, boots, and a large, white bow on her head. She looked awfully familiar, but I didn't spend too much time dwelling on it. I just wanted to go home and eat hot pockets or something.

"Yup. You're speaking to him right now." I said, cheerfully. Her face broke out into a grin.

"You've sure grown, Lenny. Oh my god, your voice has totally deepened! You must have gone through puberty!" She squealed, jumping around. She had a slight accent, but from where I couldn't exactly place. It sounded distinctly…Asian? I blinked and studied her face, something suddenly clicking into place.

My throat tightened and I forgot how to talk for a moment "Rin?" I managed, after a few minutes. She grinned, then fixed her bow.

"Long time now see, Banana Boy."

Uwah, sorry for the lack of cover! I'm having some issues with my computer, but hopefully everything will start working soon...thank you for reading, by the way! Reviews on the chapter and criticism are more than welcome!