-Miku-
"Y-You mean your brother?" I asked. Rin nodded, pale-faced.
"I...I thought he was dead...h-he's in Crypton hospital...I-I need to go there right away! You coming, Miku?" She asked, standing up, and getting her purse. She took her car keys out. I nodded.
"O-Okay, if you don't mind." I said. She nodded, and walked out of her room. I followed her, and she locked up the house, and we got in her cherry red Camaro.
It was quiet for the most part until I found the silence to be a tad uncomfortable; I always immediately became slightly nervous or uncomfortable when it became silent. There was literally no memory of me being grateful for silence as long as there was another person in the room with me. Well, I suppose the only exception being going to sleep.
"So, um, what's he like?" I asked. The question seemed appropriate, and it didn't look like they were on bad terms. The relief and happiness on Rin's face was genuine. But then again, whether or not they parted with an argument or something negative, it was her sibling. Of course she'd feel happy, he'd been missing for two years after all. Rin smiled gently and glanced at me, then quickly redirected her gaze to the road in front of her.
"Sweet. Shy. Smart. Dorky. Too kind for his own good. Way too selfless for those he cares about. Real popular, too. And not the fuckboy kind of popular where he dated everyone. Lot of desperate people were crawling all over him. Fucking whores. But then again, he is pretty hot. Like me. Hm…what else…oh, yeah. He's pretty damn innocent for someone his age. Didn't even get half of the innuendos I made. I swear to God, that kid has the brains of a freaking snarky-ass college student but the purity of a 7 year old," She chuckled. She glanced at me once she came to a stop behind a white pick-up truck at a red light. Her lips were pulled into a small amused smile. "You know, he's real nervous around beautiful chicks, so don't be surprised when he starts to stutter and stumble over his words when talking to you." I felt my cheeks heat up at the comment.
"E-Eh?" I exclaimed. "N-No way I'm p-pretty!" Rin rolled her eyes.
"C'mon, hell yeah you are!" Rin said, slapping my back. "I see a shitload of guys staring at that ass when you walk. I mean if they were ever to make a move, I'd kill them, of course, but that's not the point." She smiled crookedly.
"W-What else?" I finally settled on, changing the subject. Rin thought for a moment, glancing at the light, muttering something like "Damn, this light ever gonna turn green?"
"Well, that boy was clumsy and tough as fuck, let me tell you. Once, he tripped down the stairs. Over nothing. Another time he accidentally set a table on fire. You know what he was making? A freakin' cake. To this day, I still don't know how he did it. Oh, yeah, once when we were about eight or nine years old, he broke his leg because he jumped off the roof-"
"Wait, what?" I asked.
"I think he was trying to fly or something, I dunno. He was a wacky kid. Anyway, so I go up to him and ask if he's okay. You know what that little sassy bastard did? He gave me blank look, like he was so done with my shit or something, and I kid you not, he literally said, 'Yeah, Rin, I just fell off of a two-story roof and I'm totally, completely fine.' I swear to god, that kid- Oi!" She yelled, suddenly as she honked the horn of her car, making me jump. "Get the fuck moving, you slowass bastard! Jesus fucking Christ, some of us have places to be, you inconsiderate cunt!"
The car in front of us finally began to move and Rin grumbled something. I silently reminded myself not to tick Rin off while driving. "He seemed like a real character," I said after a moment of silence. Rin grinned.
"Oh, he was. Definitely."
~*~
"You're Rin Kagamine, the sister of Len Kagamine, yes?" A doctor with long, wavy ebony hair and sparkling green eyes asked. Rin nodded.
"Y-Yes. Can I see him now?" She asked, anxiously. The nurse nodded.
"Yes. Come, follow me." She said. Rin and I stood up and followed the nurse.
"The way he was found was...strange," The nurse said, hesitantly. "A group of people were camping in the forest. They reported hearing loud cursing and yells. And, apparently, he fell out of the sky. There aren't any broken bones. Some of the tree branches could have broken his fall, or the height wasn't very high." She said. She stopped in front of a closed door.
"This is it. I assume you must want some time alone, so I'll allow you to go in without me." She said. Rin nodded, and the doctor walked away. Rin put her hand on the door handle. I noticed that she was trembling very lightly, and she was deathly pale.
"You okay?" I asked. She nodded and flashed me a reassuring smile.
"Y-Yeah." She said, taking a deep breath. She opened the door, and walked inside, slowly. Rin let out a little squeak. On the bed, there was a boy about Rin's age. He had chin-length, wild blonde hair, and lovely cerulean eyes that were clouded with thought. Well, the eye I could see was blue. His left eye was covered with his hair, blocking it from sight. He definitely had some muscle, but he wasn't completely ripped like those wrestlers. His arms were crossed and his pink lips were turned down in a frown. With the long, thick eyelashes and seemingly silky blonde hair, I'd say he looked a bit girlish if I didn't know any better, but something about him seemed…masculine? Mature? I didn't know, but he gave off an intimidating presence that made me take a small step back. He was staring out the window thoughtfully.
Rin inhaled sharply, her hands clenched into fists. The boy turned to look at her. His eye held coldness and determination, but when he saw Rin, there was a small glimmer of happiness. "Rin," He said, softly, his voice smooth and quiet, "it's been a while."
Rin sniffled. It was then I saw the tears streaming down her face. She ran towards the bed, and grabbed his shoulders and hugged him. "D-Dammit, Len! You look so god damn different and- and- you fucking scared me, you little asswipe!" She cried. When she ran towards him, he stiffened, as if he expected an attack. He looked unsure of what to do, like he hasn't had much experience with people hugging him.
He ended up awkwardly patting her back. She cried into his shoulder, and I stood in the back, taking it all in, not quite sure what to do. Just stand there? Say something? I internally asked myself before shooting the idea down. No, that sounded rude. I settled with awkwardly looking around the room in the end. Rin let out a sob, and finally pulled away. She wiped her tears away with her sleeve, and Len gazed at me. He looked like he was evaluating something. "Who's she?" He asked.
"That's Miku, my friend. Well, probably one of my only friends. All of my other friends drifted apart from each other, until Miku transferred to Crypton high a few months ago." She explained. He nodded, slowly, the distrust in his eyes slowly dissolving.
"Ah, I see. I thank you for looking after her. I'm Len." He said. I nodded.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Len." I replied, softly, offering a small smile. Len blinked, then turned away. Rin stared at Len for a moment.
"Hey, Len..." She said, slowly, moving her hand to brush his bangs out of his face. He caught her wrist.
"I think it'd be best not to do that," He said, looking her in the eye. This boy didn't seem like the Len Rin had described to me. This didn't seem like the innocent, bashful, too-kind-for-his-own-good, king of sass she described earlier. When I looked in his eyes, he didn't look innocent at all. He looked like he saw terrible things- a look in his eye that only men returning home from a treacherous war had. A look that certainly didn't belong on a 16 year old. Rin frowned.
"But...your hair isn't up like it always is. And...I think I see something under your bangs. Can I look? Please?" She asked. Len sighed.
"Again, I'm not sure if you want to do that…" He trailed off, looking up at her. She gave him a questioning look.
"Why? Is there…something wrong with your eye?" He didn't reply. Her gaze on him unwavered. "I'll be fine. Whatever it is you're hiding from me. So let me see you're god damn eye, alright?" Len sighed, then apparently realizing the fruitlessness in arguing with a stubborn Rin, let go of her wrist.
"Alright, then..." He said warily. If I said that I wasn't curious as to why he wouldn't let her push his bangs away, I'd be lying. Maybe it was because he didn't want her to fuck up his hair. Maybe it was because he liked having his hair covering his eye like some emo person. Or maybe it was because there was something wrong with his eye. She nodded, and brushed the bangs away from his face, and gasped, and so did I, for reasons even I didn't know. I was expecting ugly, marred flesh surrounding an empty eye socket, or even just a real nasty scar and messed up eye. But that wasn't even the case. On his left eye was a black, sinister-looking eye patch covering his eye. Perhaps I was shocked because I was actually right for something for once.
"Len...what did they do to you?"
