The room was a "sea-breeze" blue as Akira Kagamine, Len's father, had put it. Okay so I was picturing a preppy pink with overbearing hearts and flowers. Maybe it wasn't fair to judge them right away. But after all I really didn't know the Kagamines, well at least not anymore.

"I think you'll really like it here Rin. You get your own bathroom and the closet space isn't bad at all," Akira smiled as he swung open the closet.

I tried to hide my reaction but really why should I? The "decent closet" could've easily been a bedroom or a bathroom or something. Certainly not a place to hang enough clothes suffice for the Salvation Army.

"Oh, you don't like it," he said actually looking a bit hurt.

"No, it's . . . nice."

"I know it'll take some adjustment but I think it'll start feeling like home in no time," he said cheerfully and then smiled. He was so positive, all of the time. That's something I could never adjust to. Not Akira, not this room, nor this house because I didn't belong. I stuck out like a sore thumb. The beautiful house, that felt more like a mansion, the expensive interior, that costed more than I could ever dream of and their outfits probably worth more than everything I owned.

This wasn't my home and I wasn't going to stay and pretend that it was. I was leaving the first chance I could get.

My little apartment, I've been away from it for three days. I can still picture the dishes that need to be washed and the clothes that are hanging up drying that are waiting to be taken down.

"Can you get that Rin?" My mom asked from the couch. Her dirty blonde hair fell over her eyes, holding two cigarettes in her one hand and a beer in the other. My hands were soaked as I tried to wash the last of the dishes but I could tell she was done for the day so I knew better than to protest.

When I opened the door it was an old couple standing there just smiling. "I'm sorry you must have the wrong address," I said already trying to close the door.

"No, we're your landlords. I'm Izumi Souma and that's Taneki," Izumi then held out her hand for me to shake, expecting a greeting in return but I was cut off.

"Hello there," my mother appeared at the door next to me. "I'm Megumi Kanazaki and this is my daughter, Rin." My mother shook both their hands pulling away as quick as possible. Or maybe I only noticed that.

"Well we just wanted to drop by to say hi and meet our tenants," Taneki said looking from my mother to me. "Can I just tell you that you two look so much alike? The only difference I see is that Rin's hair is a little lighter."

Most people tell us that. Sometimes complete strangers come up to us just to mention our striking similarities. A spitting image they would say. But I couldn't agree with that. I didn't feel anything like my mother and damn the day I did.

"Well, we get that a lot don't we Rin?" She smiled and twirled a piece of my hair. "She's very lucky she got her father's hair."

At that moment it was easy to pretend. Oh it almost felt natural to lean into my mother like we were always that close. I was the only one that could tell my mother was smiling through her teeth because she would rather be doing anything than talking to Mr. and Mrs. Souma. In fact she didn't really like talking to people at all. She could put on a fake smile for a few minutes but that was as far as it went.

My mother would disappear sometimes. The first time she left she was gone for a weekend. I freaked out, asking her all these questions but this just seemed to annoy her. She would get angry like I didn't understand.

"I'm a free woman Rin, I can go where I want to. You're not a baby any more I'm sure you like the space anyway."

So I just got used to it. But seven months ago my mother left and never came back. The cash we had saved was gone along with all her clothes. I just thought she planned on a long trip but after a month had gone by I realized she wasn't coming home. At first I was upset. She didn't want me in her life anymore. The most she had ever done was tolerate me.

But then I realized I like this. I liked her gone, that I didn't want her back because I was perfectly capable of supporting myself. I thought of the times I had to deal with my difficult mother. She always had a new boyfriend. Sometimes I would come home and there would be a half-naked man I had never seen before lying on my couch. I hated the way he looked at me like I was an ornament on display for his viewing pleasure. So instead I made a habit of coming in through the window. But now the place was all mine. I took over my mother's job and although it didn't pay well and the hours were late I always managed to get by.

I would've gotten away with this too. No one would've found out I was living on my own. It was the perfect life. But then a pipeline broke and the tenants living below me reported it to the Soumas who came to investigate.

"Where's your mother Rin?" The Soumas had asked.

"Where's your mother Rin?" Child Protective Services had asked.

"Where's Megumi, Rin?" Len mother's Ayumi had asked.

I don't know and I don't care. Don't they see I don't need her? I had been living on my own for seven months. I didn't matter if I was only 14 years old I was still an adult in my eyes.

"Minor, abandoned by mother, living in hazardous conditions. No running water or heating and there seemed to be a pest problem," the women working for cps had reported.

Okay, that was unfair. I did have running water just not in the kitchen. I used the stove for heat so that was never a problem. And I did get roaches occasionally but I made to sure to spray regularly. Really, she was exaggerating and being so dramatic.

"She doesn't have any close living relative that I can see," the women said panicking. "Her father died when she was five and I can't get the addresses on even the most distant of relatives. What should I do now, foster care? Wait I didn't check for that yet. Yes, I think it's here. Guardian Parents: Akita and Ayumi Kagamine."

And just like that I was shipped off to live with the Kagamines, like I was an abandoned dog in need of a new family. Well I wasn't. I was forced out of my apartment. I didn't even get to pick what to bring. The cps woman sorted through my things deeming what was important and what wasn't. So many things were left behind that I would have to go back for.

"Dinner's at 5:30," Akira said, "We're having lasagna."

"Okay," I said glad the house tour was over and I could be left to my own thoughts.

I was already in deep thought about my deserted things as Akira closed the door and I lied down on the queen bed in my "new room." Sitting there it felt like another faraway world.

It was like a dream. Me in this beautiful house. But I knew it was only fleeting, soon I would wake up, and be back to reality.

Yes I would leave and it would be tonight.

Hey guys! I wrote this a few weeks ago and I've been working on this story bit by bit.

I just want to stay that I did use part of Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key as inpsiration for my story. It might seem very similar at first my the rest of my story goes in a very different direction. I want to give Sarah Dessen her credit because I love all her books and I think she's awesome. If you haven't heard of her I recommend that you pick up one of her books. However, I'm not copying her or trying to take credit for something that's not mine. Obviously I'm not publishing this I know it's not my original idea. I read Lock and Key over a year ago and I liked the plot idea when mixed with Len and Rin. Sorry I just had to say that guys.

But this is going to turn into a really fun story, like all vocaloid fanfics. But also it has some more serious topics. In this chapter I had to incorporate a lot about her mother and the past. It wasn't the funnest part to write but it was essential so I'm glad I got it out of the way.

There will be romance I promise coming up soon. And Chapter 2 is coming out tomorrow.