Len stroked his sister's hair idly as he watched her lie on their bed. She yawned sleepily and peered up at him as he enjoyed the silky feel to her hair.
"Getting long." He remarked. She blinked drowsily before rubbing her eyes.
"Guess it's almost time for a trim." She replied, reaching up to finger one of his locks. He sighed and lay down beside her, wrapping his arms around her. She smiled. It was her favorite time when she and Len could just lay together like this. She secretly loved to be held by him. His breath tickled her neck.
"Are you sure? If you want, we can leave it long. I don't care." He suggested. She frowned slightly before turning towards him.
"Don't be silly, it's fine. I don't care." She snuggled up to his chest and closed her eyes again.
Len frowned. His twin was a mysterious girl sometimes, careful not to appear vulnerable. She often said she didn't care about things that she did. He brushed her bangs back.
Being the Vocaloid twins that they were, they always had the same length of hair, it growing at the exact same pace. If one of them cut their hair, the others would miraculously lose inches as well. Len pressed his lips to his sister's head, remembering when this was first discovered.
When the twins were five and ready to start school, Master decided that it would be best if Len stopped having long hair and got a simple boy's cut, so one afternoon Meiko sat him down for a haircut.
Rin swung her legs as she sat on a chair, watching Len get his hair cut. She sucked on a Popsicle as Luka stood behind her, braiding her hair, which back then, was past her shoulders. Meiko downed a shot of sake before picking up the scissors.
"Meiko-nee, hurry!" Len whined, wanting a Popsicle as well. Meiko frowned and stuck out her tongue, making a box with her fingers as she stared at Len's head.
"Shush. You're ruining my concentration!" she ordered. Miku came skipping in, clothed in a sundress. At seven, she was a tall, spindly thing with growing pigtails. She too got a Popsicle and sat down to watch the scene.
"Len's going to look like a boy huh?" She asked. Rin scowled at her.
"He already does!" She scoffed, eager to defend her blushing twin. Miku stuck out her tongue, purple from the treat. Rin mimicked the older Vocaloid just as Meiko picked up the scissors.
"We will start with the back!" She announced theatrically, relishing in her audience. Luka smiled at Meiko's antics as she twisted Rin's hair.
Meiko cut into Len's hair easily. "Now you won't look like a sheep dog!" She exclaimed cheerfully as the hair fell to the floor.
Luka gasped as a lock of Rin's hair fell into her hand. Meiko stopped at the sound, looking over to see the problem.
Rin, still licking her Popsicle obliviously, sat in the strands of her own hair which mysteriously had fallen out around her. The back of her head was shorn somewhat raggedly, as her brother's was. Luka, Meiko, and Miku all stared at the golden strand in Luka's hand as if it was a ghost before examining Rin's head.
"What could have caused this?" Luka said, horrified and fearful it was her own doing.
"Rin's pretty hair!" Miku sighed sadly, touching her fingertips to the shortened hair.
"Do you think…?" Meiko thought out loud, examining the spot. She saw the similarities to her own handiwork. She reached over and grabbed the scissors, then cut a large strand of Rin's hair off. Luka and Miku gasped, and Meiko looked over to Len just as a strand of hair fell from his hair. Her red eyes widened.
"What's wrong?" Rin asked as Meiko stared at Len, who was getting more worried by the second.
"Rin and Len's hair!" She cried.
"What?" Miku said. Len started to get up from his chair, concerned for his sister.
"Their hair is the same! You cut Rin's, Len's gets cut too!" Meiko exclaimed. Rin frowned and brought her hand up to the back of her head, her eyes widening when she felt the shorn part.
Luka brushed Rin's hand away gently, whispering to Meiko. Miku took Rin's hand.
"What happened to my hair!" Rin cried. Miku patted her hand sympathetically.
"There was an accident." She said gravely. Len's blue eyes widened as he peered behind Rin's head, his hand reaching up to feel the identical spot.
"Rin-" Len started, but was interrupted by Meiko.
"Rin, it looks like you and Len have to have the same hair cut. If his gets cut, yours does too. Do you mind it if it's a little short?" She asked nervously.
Luka stroked Rin's hair. "We would leave it as it is, but master insisted on a boy's cut for Len."
Rin frowned. "How short?" She asked. "Like yours?" She pointed her little finger towards Meiko. Meiko bit her lip and shook her head. Grabbing a magazine, she flipped open to a picture to show Rin.
"Like that." She said. Rin frowned, looking upset for a moment, but suddenly tossed her head.
"I don't care." She announced. "It's just hair." Len frowned as well, remembering her troubled face.
Meiko looked at Luka and shrugged. Grabbing Len's arm, she pulled him back to the chair and finished his hair cut. Miku sat holding Rin's hand as Rin's own hair fell down as well. When Meiko was done, both children had identical short blond hair. Rin shakily raised her hand to feel the new length, and Luka handed her a mirror.
"Now you two look exactly alike!" Miku said cheerfully. Len blushed, hoping she didn't mean he looked like a girl.
After staring unemotionally into the mirror, Rin slowly put the mirror on the table before ripping her hand out of Miku's and running out of the room.
"Rin!" Miku called after her. She turned to Luka, who watched Rin go with a fretful look.
"I didn't mean it like she looked like a boy!" Miku said tearfully, covering her mouth with her hand. Luka sighed, ready to go after the blond girl, but Len slid quickly out of his chair and ran into the hall first.
Meiko brushed blond hair from both chairs. "Maybe next time it won't be so short. If I had known before I started…" she sighed with Luka.
Back in the Kagamine's bed room, Len approached the door cautiously.
"Rin?" He said warily as he pushed the door open. Rin sat face down on the bed, her face buried in Len's pillow. Her body shook with sobs. Her new short hair trembled at the nape of her neck.
Len climbed onto the bed, placing a hand on his sister's back, rubbing it gently.
"Don't be sad Rin, it will grow back." He said soothingly, his young face saddened. Rin shook her head into the pillow.
"They'll cut it again! And I don't care!" Len sighed and laid down next to his sister, wrapping his short arms around her in a hug. After a few moments, she turned to sob into his shoulder blade as he held her sympathetically.
"Don't cry." He murmured. He ran his hand over her short hair. "I think you look beautiful. You're the prettiest girl I've ever seen!"
She sniffed and detached herself from his now damp yellow t-shirt. "Nu-uh." She protested, looking at her twin through tear-filled eyes. He smiled at her tenderly.
"Uh-huh." She shook her head but laid it back on his shoulder, sniffing every once and a while.
"Next time Rin, I won't let them cut my or your hair. I don't care if our hair is long."
"But then you will look like Gakupo." Rin sniffed. "Or a sheepdog." Len laughed.
"Who cares? I'll tie it up like Gakupo-Nii's then, so I at least won't look like a dog." She giggled at the thought before falling silent.
"Are you sure?" she asked. He nodded.
"I don't mind, and it's much better than seeing you cry." She pulled back and smiled shyly at him.
"Thank you." She mumbled. He kissed her forehead and backed off their bed.
"I'll tell them, so no one will cut off our hair." He decided, but he saw the sad look on Rin's face as he left. "What is it?" he asked. She felt her head.
"I still look like a boy." She said quietly. "Everyone will think I'm you." Len frowned, then went to their desk, digging through the scraps and crayons until he found what he was looking for: a white ribbon.
Crawling back onto the bed, he tied the ribbon around her head, making a knot with the ends loose since he wasn't sure how to make a real bow. The ends stood up perkily, and he brushed back the rest of her hair to stay under the ribbon.
"There! Now everyone will know who's the pretty girl twin." She felt the bow lightly before sliding off the bed to examine it in the mirror. After a few seconds, she smiled.
"I like it!" She announced happily. She squeezed Len tightly for a moment before grabbing his hand. "Thank you."
He smiled at her happiness before she tugged him out the door.
Len sighed, looking at his twin now. Was she just saying that now like she did before? He leaned down, close to her face, so close their noses brushed.
Her blue eyes popped open. "What?" she asked.
He touched his forehead to hers. Her color darkened considerably.
"Are you sure you don't want to grow your hair out?" he asked her seriously. She smiled.
Why, do you want to?" she teased. He turned pink at her accusation.
"No! I just thought you might, but didn't want to tell me." He mumbled, turning over to lie on his other side. She laughed quietly and scooted closer to his back, wrapping her limbs around him, resting her head on his shoulder and head.
"Maybe I want to…a little." She admitted. He reached up to cup her cheek.
"Then I guess we aren't getting a trim." He said. She pulled back a little, burying her head into his back. He laughed at her bashful gesture and turned over.
"What?" he inquired, smiling down at her.
"You're sweet." She mumbled into his shirt. He stroked her hair softly as she sighed.
"Love you Rin." Len said.
"Love you too." She mumbled, before squeezing her arms around him.
A/N
Hey! This just popped into my head, and I thought it was cute. I mean, why else would they have the same length hair? *ignores other reasons*
Does anyone wonder why a drunk Meiko would be the one giving a hair cut? I wouldn't let her near my head with any sharp object, especially when intoxicated. Not even safety scissors XD
Hope you all like! Also, check out my other rinxlen story, Broken Fates!
Anyways~
Haruhi Hitachiin~
Hey! Oh thank you / As always, you are so sweet! Your reviews always make me sure I want to be a writer TAT *hugs* I look forward to hearing what you think! I definitely love you too!
LazyBigCat~
Aw thank you! I'll try to every week, but I may switch to every other cuz I'm working on my other, main rinxlen story!
Miharu1111~
Aw, thank you so much! You are so sweet, and thank you for reading them all! I don't mind it at all, and your English looks good to me! :)
I will keep writing! Thank you again!
Thank you to everyone! Next week I think will be more about Len~ or at least from his point of view!