"Are you sure, Rin?" Nero asked Rin when they stopped for a burger on their way home.

"Positive!" Rin exclaimed, mouth full of half-chewed cheeseburger. Swallowing, Rin continued, "They both have matching necklaces, Nero. What other proof do you need?"

"Uh," Nero gave Rin a look that told her she was being more than stupid, "a lot. There are tons of those necklaces out there, so who's to say Len got the necklace from this Miku and vice versa? Besides, has Len ever mentioned a Miku to you?"

"Well, uh," Rin figited, "no."

"And did Miku say anything about you having the same last name as a friend she once had?" Nero continued. "Or that you look like someone she used to know? You and Len look a lot alike, so if she didn't find you the least bit familiar then there's no way it's her."

"You're right," Rin sorrowfully admitted. Perking up, she nearly exclaimed "But I still have an idea."

"Oh boy," Nero rolled his eyes as he put a fistful of French fries into his mouth.

"Just hear me out," Rin held up her hand. "What if I introduce Miku to Len? If they knew each other previously then they'll have to admit it. If not, well I think they would make good friends, anyway."

"Why would you say that?" Nero asked before ripping off a bite of burger. With his mouth still full he asked "What's Miku like?"

Rin puckered her lips the way she did whenever she was thinking. "She's a good student - something I'll have to fix about her, friendly, sweet, and kicks some serious butt in volleyball."

"Is THAT how Neru broke her nose?" Nero asked.

"It's a 'you had to be there' kind of situation," Rin waved off, trying to get Nero to like Miku before she admitted to Miku's vicious side. "She hates mushrooms, her favorite color is blue, she's wonderful in Englsih, not so much math, she has a sweet tooth, and she loves the Back to the Future trilogy. Pft, what a nerd," Rin teased at the end.

"And you've known her for how long?" Nero raised an eyebrow at Rin. "You've only known her for not even a day, and yet you know her favorite color?"

"I know everyone's favorite color," Rin claimed.

"Oh yeah?" Nero began. "What's my favorite color?"

Rin immediately answered "Black."

"Wrong," Nero said. "My favorite color is orange."

"Oh, that's right," Rin said. "Like a sunset."

"Like the orange fruit," Nero corrected her. "Rin, we've been best friends for how many years now? Seven. We've been best friends for seven years, and you don't even know my favorite color?"

"Do YOU even know my favorite color?" Rin challenged.

"As a matter of fact, I do," Nero answered. "Your favorite color is purple, but not just any purple. Lavender purple."

"You're right," Rin said as she threw down the remains of her cheeseburger. "Okay, so I'm a horrible best friend. I get it."

"No," Nero said, "you're not. A horrible best friend tells the teacher that you stole the stapler. A horrible best friend doesn't back you up in an argument. A horrible best friend ditches you when you need them. A horrible best friend says 'Don't egg that house; it's illegal.' Rin, you've done none of those things. You even brought an extra dozen eggs for crying out loud!"

Rin smiled at Nero's last sentence. "Well someone had to make sure you got all the windows."

"And that is why you're my best friend," Nero said. "You're the most flawed character I have ever met."

"Hey!" Rin smiled as she tossed a fry at Nero. "I wasn't the only one who went to jail over that egging incident."

"Well you make a great cell buddy. Besides, you're flaws are what I love most about you," Nero said as he picked up the fry Rin threw at him and put it in his mouth. "Except," Nero said after swallowing, "your trying to hook your brother up with the new girl."

"I'm not saying that I'm trying to hook them up," Rin huffed as she crossed her arms. "I just think they would make good friends. If they become a couple, great; if not, so what? I just think having the two meet would be a good approach to all this."

"And if Miku really is this mysterious girl?" Nero asked.

"Well I don't know how Len and she will take being reunited," Rin said as she sipped her soda, "but I can garuntee this: If Miku and Len really did know each other previously and instantly click, then all hell is gonna break loose when Neru finds out."

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Early that next morning, the group of girls sat in a circle as they waited for school to start. All had arrived twenty minutes early, so the group was completely relaxed and having fun.

"Cake~. Cake~. Round cake~. Who is the cake~?" They sang.

"Is it Miku~?" IA asked.

With a hand under her chin, Miku sang her part. "You are wrong~. I am a spring onion~. The round cake is rolling~. Is it Rin~?"

Rin smirked, her bangs covering her face as she, in her rush out the door that morning, didn't clip them out up. "You are wrong~? I am an orange~. The round cake is red~. Is it CUL~?"

"You are wrong~," CUL said as she tilted her head back in order to stretch her neck. "I am an apple~. The round cake is small~. Is it Lapis~?"

"You are wrong~," Lapis continued. "I am a blueberry~. The round cake taste good fried~. Is it Yukari~?"

Yukari giggled. "You are wrong~. I am an eggplant~. The round cake is squishy~. Is it IA~?"

"You are wrong~," IA replied. "I am a gummy bear~. The round cake- Oooff!"

"Sorry," Neru smirked. "My hand slipped. I didn't mean to hit you with my bag." As a result of the day before, Neru had a giant white bandage covering her nose. It looked as if Neru had a nose job . . . with the hammer being the tool of use.

IA rubbed the sore spot on her head. "Well perhaps you shouldn't swing it so carelessly," she replied.

"Well perhaps you shouldn't sit on the flooor and play childish games," Neru said.

"We were just having fun," Yukari said. "Is there something wrong with that?"

"Maybe not for the mentally disabled," Neru commented.

"Leave her alone!" Rin said.

"Or what?" Neru challenged.

"Do we need a repeat of yesterday?" Miku evilly smirked.

"Pfft!" Neru spat. "Only beginner's luck."

"I wouldn't say that," Yukari said. "Miku was captian of her sophomore volleyball team."

"Oh really?" Neru raised an eyebrow. "What other lies has she been feeding you?"

"Well," Lapis began, "she's lived in three different regions of Mexico, speaks fluent Spanish as a result, stared the lead role in both of her junior high plays, lived in the mountains a few years ago, can play soccer really well - let's see, what else?"

"That's enough," Yukari hissed.

"You can be a real dumbbell, Lapis," CUL sharply whispered.

"Unbelievable," Neru said. "Ain't no way Little Miss Miku classifies under any of those things."

"Yo permito disentir," Miku said, speaking Spanish for "I beg to differ."

Neru, who had not the slightest clue what Miku had said, replied, "Okay, so you know SOME Spanish. Big deal. Whatever. See you losers later." With that she slammed her bag into the nearest victim's face. That victim happened to be Rin.

"I had ought to murder her," Rin grumbled.

"Don't, Rin," IA said. "You don't need to go back to jail."

"Back?" Miku asked. "What did you do?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out," Rin answered.

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"Join the soccer team?" Miku questioned.

"Yeah," CUL answered as the two headed towards Physics, the only other class the two had together. "If you're as good as you say then I don't see why not. Maybe we can finally win the state championship this year."

"Are you sure?" Miku asked. "I mean, would it really not bother anyone?"

CUL shook her head. "The only person who'd hate it would be Neru, but she's a cheerleader for the boy's basketball team so why would she care if you played soccer?"

"Good point," Miku replied. "And Rin?"

"I'm amazed she didn't ask you before I did," CUL said. "She's been telling me that she thinks you should try out, but I guess she doesn't want you to feel as if this is something you have to do."

"Why would I have to do it?" Miku asked. "I love playing sports. It's the one thing I try to do every school year."

"So it's a 'yes'?" CUL asked.

Miku shrugged. "Depends if I can get a spot on the team."

"That shouldn't be a problem," CUL shrugged. "Rin's team captian and MVP two years running. Anyone she suggests coach would consider putting on."

"Well then expect me at try-outs," Miku smiled with determination.

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During P.E. for the boys, Nero and Len were running around the field and talking to each other.

"Wait," Len said with mild surprise, "Rin wants me to meet the new girl?"

"Uh-huh," Nero said as he struggled to keep up with Len's quicker pace. "Rin has already made good friends with her, and she think you would like this girl."

"Did Rin say her name?" Len asked.

"Nope," Nero lied. "She didn't mention it."

Len gave a Nero a stare before saying, "You're hiding something from me."

"Wh-what?" Nero stuttered. "What would m-m-make you say th-that?"

Len misinterpreted Nero's stutterers as from running too fast and slowed down his pace in order to make it easier for Nero to keep up. "Well you just look as if you know something that you're not telling me."

"So what if I am?" Nero asked.

"Please tell me you and Rin didn't do anything illegal recently," Len said.

"Nope," Nero said. "We haven't done anything illegal since our field trip to jail."

"Still can't believe you two would egg that house," Len shook his head before speeding up again.

"And this is why Rin's my best friend and not you," Nero huffed, unheard, before attempting to catch up with Len.

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"Say, Miku," Rin said as the girls were changing out of their P.E. uniforms, "wanna go to lunch with me today?"

"Are you asking me out on a date?" Miku teased as she peeled the white tee off her sweaty body.

"Haha, very funny," Rin replied without humor. "I just wanted you to meet a couple people."

"Who?" Miku asked. "Obviously people I don't go to class with or else I think you would have introduced me to them yesterday."

"That's why we're all going out for pizza," Rin said. "I want you to meet my best friend and my brother."

"You have a brother?" Miku asked, raising her eyebrows.

Rin nodded. "A twin brother."

"A twin!" Miku exclaimed. "Why didn't you tell me you're a twin? That's so cool!"

"A lot of people seem to think so," Rin smiled. "A lot of people say I'm lucky to have a twin."

"Well duh you are," Miku said as she slipped on the green V-neck shirt she wore to school. "I always wanted to have a twin sister - or brother, it doesn't really matter to me - because then I wouldn't have always been so lonely from of all the travelling we did." Rin puckered her lips, unsure how to respond. "Anyway," Miku waved off, "I'd love to go. This could be fun."

Rin bowed her head as to hide an evil smile. "You bet it will be fun."

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"Rin wants us to meet her at the pizza parlor," Nero told Len. Flipping his phone shut, Nero continued. "She says the new girl's going to be there so we need to be on our best behavior."

"That's rich, coming from her," Len said as he stuffed his textbook into his backpack. Throwing the strap over his shoulder he said, "What's makes this girl so special, anyway? It's not as if Rin was eager to introduce 'Don't call me Aria or I will slap you' or 'Red's my natural hair color' to me."

Nero shrugged. "Rin says that this girl has spent every school year in a totally different school, so Rin wants this girl to have a lot of friends during her senior year."

Len nearly stopped walking. "A different school for every school year, huh?" he said, his palms growing sweaty.

"Yeah," Nero, who was walking ahead of Len so was oblivious to the blond's stop, said. "Says her mom has a travelling job and always moves at the end of each school year. Poor girl, she's probably never had any close friends."

Len forced himself to keep going. "Where has this girl lived?" he asked.

"Like I know!" Nero snorted. "She's Rin's friend, not mine. I haven't even met her yet, but I guess the sooner we get this over with the better."

"I suppose you're right," Len said.

"Lenny!"

"Good God," Nero mumbled under his breath. "Rin is not going to be happy if we show up with Neru."

"Hey, Neru," Len said. "Holy cheese and crackers!" he jumped when he saw Neru's face. "What happened to you?"

"Volleyball accident," Neru crossed her arms. "Everyone thinks that new girl is so sweet, but I know what kind of monster she truly is."

"New girl?" Len asked, partly relieved because the girl he was thinking of would never do anything like destroy Neru's face. "Nero," Len asked the boy, "did you know that?"

"I didn't," Nero said. "I swear I didn't."

"That horrid girl," Neru said as she touched the bandage on her nose. "Everyone thinks she's so great, but I know she's really just an attention whore trying to climb her way up the popularity poll, and she's so vicious, too. I'd be lucky if my poor nose doesn't heal crooked."

"Well Nero and I are going to meet Rin and the girl at the pizza parlor right now. Why don't you come with us and confront the girl? I'll be there to back you up."

"Really?" Neru asked. Len nodded. Hugging his arm, Neru said, "Thanks so much, Lenny. You're the best boyfriend ever."

As Neru was leading Len away, Nero shook his head and predicted "This is going to be one interesting pizza party."


Author's Note: Sorry for taking my sweet time on updating, but January's a real busy month for me. Like "Oh my gosh I actually have time to myself!" busy. At least February is free~. Also, the little cake game the girls were playing is something I stole from Mahou Shojo Madoka Magica: Rebellion. I saw it and thought it could make a really cute children's game, but I'm sure most of you never seen the movie so you found the cake game a bit annoying. I'm sorry.

AkiraSaphire: Well everyone who read this and gave me feedback said they cried. I don't like making anyone cry. T-T Besides, I love writing contemporary (which is so funny because I hate reading it . . .) so to not make a sequel would have been a wasted opportunity. I love you, too. XD

zhane17: Hey, don't hate Len-Kun. Instead you should feel sorry for him. Imagine the hell that he's going to go through in the next chapter. I feel bad for making the poor boy go through all of this. D:

awesome dt: Well I don't want you to die. T3T I also laughed at Miku-Sama's smashing the volleyball into Neru's face. XD Yeah, I'm a bit of a sadist. XP I love you, too.

Shino No Mikaga No Kudotaka: Here's your update. :)

I was originally going to end this chapter with Miku-Sama and Len-Kun's meeting, but since I am a horrible person I decided to just end here and make you all wait another chapter. Sorry guys.

-Ray