OK! Here's chapter 2! Hope you like it. Sorry I didnt update sooner but I had a serious writters block. And when I finally knew what to do, it was Christmas. See this as a late gift ;) Enjoy!
The bell rang. Finally, I thought to myself. No more bulging eyes or whispers. What I had done today at the cafeteria was going down as school history. Random people I had never seen before in my life has approached me and asked for details, what I said and Lens response, what I had done and what he did or the way he moved. It was all very strange, being the center of attention. The crowd was both female and male. Freshman's, juniors, seniors, you name it, they all came and paid me a visit, all guys came and "congratulated" me for being so strong or whatever. Mostly girls came over and asked how and why I had let him down so harshly, I replied them all with a shrug of my shoulders and said, "Because he deserved it". Some would gasp; some would give me the Is-she-crazy? look, some even gave me the evil eye, some would go babbling about how jealous she was because he noticed me without even trying and how she had begged for his attention. I just smiled politely and nodded my head from time to time waiting for them to get the clue and leave me alone. One of the weirdest questions today came from some girl that had once gone on a date with him but hadn't had the "luck" to get in his pants. She just walked up to me with a crazed expression and asked (shouted) had I gotten the luck to see his underwear… isn't that crazy? I just slowly backed away and told her that I hadn't and that I wouldn't want to either way. She stared at me for two longs second then screamed her lungs out and ran the other way. I'm still freaked out.
I hadn't had the luck to catch up with Miku and talk with her, but it didn't matter, Neru rushed to me the second I walked out the school main door, a big smile on her face. You see, she was one of my friends that had fallen for Lens charms, I had warned her, but she didn't listen, and when she came to me, her face full of tears, I didn't have the heart to tell her I told you so. Now, she happily hates him with me. Her eyes spoke more than she could ever tell me with words.
"Come here you little genius!" She hugged me jumping up and down, and when she finally let me breathe again, we high-fived and started coming down the main stairs.
"Did you hear?" I asked exited. Neru was like a twin sister to me, so I wanted her to know everything about my little show.
She held up her cellphone witch had a conversation open with some kid. "I did Rin! You did amazing! Now of course I want to hear it from the main source. C'mon spill." she urged me, while we slowly walked down the stairs avoiding little boys running around and people coming and going.
So I told her, every little thing, his over-the-top confident attitude, the flashing sapphire eyes, our audience "fan-club", the way I left him watching me leave twice, I even showed her the picture I had drown in art class of his thunderstruck expression on the stairs. She laughed out loud at the picture, when she finally could breathe again it was to tell me she wished she could have been there.
"God, Rin, that must have been so much fun." She said laughing a bit more.
I giggled with her. And of course, as if fate wanted to tempt me again, Len passed us with his usual crowd and looked over when he heard us laughing. He frowned as he remembered this afternoon and then walked over to us. When he was halfway here, his frown became his usual smirk.
Neru stopped laughing when I nudged her with my elbow and slightly pointed to Len with my head. Her eyes became wide as she looked from Len to my picture on my lap. Damn. I had forgotten I still hadn't put it away.
"And speaking of the devil" She said with her usual bitter tone.
I was just about to close the sketchbook when someone ripped it out of my hands. I looked up and found Len, Kaito, Nero and Gakupo studding it closely. Lens face changed from smug to shock and then to embarrassment when we heard Kaito and Gakupo laughing their asses off. Nero was staring at Neru and she was staring back with a slight blush on her cheeks. Hmm, an idea popped into my head looking at both of them. First of all, I ripped the picture out of Lens hands, when he looked up at me I stuck out my tongue, turned around and didn't give him a second glance.
I looked at Nero with my puppy-eyes. "You know Nero… I usually walk Neru home so that she can be safe," I partially lied. Yes I did walk with her, but only till we had to part ways "but today I'm in a bit of a hurry… would you mind walking her home? Its not so far away." I batted my long lashes and nudged at Neru for her to do the same. Nero looked from me to her and then widened his eyes when he saw Neru batting her lashes with a very embarrassed look on her face.
It took him a moment but he finally nodded and as the wonderful gentleman I knew he was, he offered Neru his arm. She reached over and with shaky hands accepted it. They walked away, and Neru turned back to see me with an expression of gratitude so big I giggled again. I gave her two thumbs and shooed her away with my hands, transmitting a silent message Go, enjoy, and have fun!
I sighed, knowing that now I had to deal with Len and his crowd alone. Not that I cared. Len was still behind me. Actually, he was too close. I blushed. I wasn't used to having someone pressed so close to me. I was about to turn around when I felt to warm hands wrap around my hips, a warm breath on my neck. I froze. Then slowly turned around, to find two sapphire eyes with an amused look, watching me intently.
A tremor passed through my body. NO! My left hand gripped his shoulder my right stroked his cheek. His sapphire eyes flashed. My mind reacted. This was his I-got-you-now look. I gripped his shoulder harder. Took a step away from him and before he could say anything slapped him on his "delicate, pretty face".
I heard more than a dozen gasps. Even Kaito and Gakupo had that I-don't-believe-she-did-that look.
Before anyone could harass me, I grabbed my things turned to Len "Don't you have any respect for peoples personal space? Or how about free will?" I hissed. I think I have some kind of record, one of leaving Len Kagamine speechless twice in one day. I turned and left school in a truly bad mood. When students where finally out of sight, I ran. It made me feel better. One of the two things that let my steam out was running. The other was music. I usually sang my stress out, or maybe played. The only instrument I knew how to play was the piano, and it was the only extravagant thing I owned.
When I finally got home I was out of breath. I panted near the door and then reached for my keys. I paused before turning it in the door nob. My aunt was home. Dammit.
I hated my aunt, she was really mean to me. Nothing happened to my parents, but they were almost never home. They were always traveling. No matter how much I begged them to take me with them, they wouldn't budge. I had told them again and again that my aunt didn't want me -that she didn't even like me-, and for that case, I didn't want her either. But as always they wouldn't listen. She only liked the TV, the food and me doing things she should.
I took a deep encouraging breath before entering. And what I saw inside made my stomach flip sickly.
My aunt was making out with some guy in our kitchen. My kitchen.
At first I didn't move, breathe or blink. Then very silently took a step out of my house to leave them alone. I didn't want any more trouble. I heard a creek and then with quite a surprise, realized that I stepped on a creaky plank. I shut my eyes closed as I cursed silently. Dammit.
That seemed to be the word of the day.
My aunt and her (I guess boyfriend) guy looked over at me. Her hair was a mess and the guy's shirt was halfway up. I blushed furiously as my aunt looked at me with a crazy look in her eye.
"Sorry! I didn't meen to interrupt" I blurred out quickly. I blushed even harder as I realized what was about to happen. Good thing I came in, she would have probably used my bed.
"You should have nocked" she replied annoyed. Her boyfriend looked away and slowly walked away to the living room on the left. "You stupid little child" I heard her mutter through clenched teeth.
"Hey! This is my house! I nock whenever I want to" I said crossing my arms. I usually didn't talk back to my siblings, but today I was in a really bad mood.
The look that came into my aunt's eyes made me cringe. I was about to apologize when my head was thrown to the side. My cheek burned. Tears came to my eyes.
She had slapped me. Hard. Usually when my aunt was pissed she just yelled at me and threw pillows or something. The worst I had seen her was one time I saw her take some pills. It had made her go crazy. I guess today she took them too, but in a bigger dose.
I didn't raise my head. I looked at the ground and murmured an apology.
"Sorry won't cut it" She stuffed something in my face "Go do some chores, leave me alone for a few hours." She left. To join her boyfriend I guess. I stood there another moment before dashing to my room.
I took the stairs two at the time and when I got to the door I flung it open. I threw my bag to the bed and quickly changed clothes to my favorite shorts and white tee shirt. I combed my hair and then placed my clips and bow where they go nicely. I grabbed the list my aunt had given me and ran out of there as fast as I had gotten in.
I went through the back door so that I could avoid any unnecessary encounters. Fresh air blew in my face as I took to the park with all my might. A little alone time would be good.
When I finally got there, I sat in my favorite bench and listened. Listened to the sound of children playing, the beautiful bird songs, the sound of worried parents steps running around to catch their kids.
After a while of alone time, I got up and headed to the direction of the market. While I walked I checked the list my aunt had given me:
-Pick up my laundry
-Buy ingredients: Bananas* Bread* Sugar* ...***
-Pass by cafe and tell boss I was sick
-Pick up Haku at this direction: Stalemond street, red house at 6:00
Do it and don't screw up
I look at my watch. I sigh. It's only two. When my aunt said alone for a few hours, she meant it.
After picking up the laundry and shopping for the food I was on my way to the cafe when I bumped into someone. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't even notice who it was until she screeched in my ear.
"Oh my god Rin! So glad I found you! You'll never guess!"
"Huh?" Was all I could mutter. My brain took a second to recognize Miku and her big grin.
She waved something in the air "Rin! We got invited to a party! More importantly a ball!" She laughed. "A mascaraed ball!" She grabbed my hands and gave me a twirl. That made me snap out of it and I laughed.
"That's great!" I reached for the card eagerly. We didn't have lots of parties around here, so this one must be big and important. "Who's the host?"
She looked away. "It doesn't matter!" she turned around with a smile and snatched the card back before I could open it. "Lets go shopping!"
Since I didn't have much to do for the next hours I let her guide me to the closest mall.
We entered store after store, searching for the perfect dress. We laughed a lot trying some good dresses and some goofy ones.
After a while we sat down to rest. It was five; the time had gone by really fast. Then a voice made us look around. "Hey guys! Did you hear the news?" Neru's voice called to us. The next second we could see her running toward us; cellphone in hand while waving it in the air. She reached us and sat in the middle nudging us apart.
"What is it?" Miku asked exited.
"There's going to be a ball! A mascaraed ball at Len's house!" she squeaked and danced a bit in her seat. "Here, I'll show you a picture of the invite"
"Oh you mean this- " I was reaching for Miku's purse when I stopped cold. Did she say Len? "At Len's house?" I said slowly through clenched teeth looking at Miku.
"Oops" She said not sounding very sorry. "God Rin, I know you don't like the guy but you can't let this opportunity go by just because of this!"
I sighed. Dammit, she was right.
"C'mon Rin, Neru! I still have to get my perfect dress" She got up quickly and grabbed both our hands. When we were up she steered us to the closest store.
"To impress Kaito?" I said with a laugh.
She blushed and started to look for the dresses. Neru and I laughed at her expression but soon joined her to pick up our dresses.
It was five thirty and we all had dresses. The party was like two weeks away but we still had to look for the masks, make-up, and the ideal hairstyle.
Mine was an old-style dress. It was black for the top part, strapless, with a corset kind of back that fit me tightly and made me look curvier that I actually was. The bottom was a cloudy white. It was dense but transparent. Floor length.
Miku's was a light pink with a lace border. It was more of a Cinderella dress. It had a lace on the waistband with a bow on her side. Also floor length. Hers had short sleeves and a ribbon at the end that made the sleeves look puffier.
Neru's dress fit her personality perfectly. It was a bright red, one shouldered, floor length, dress. It had a long gap that went all the way from her thigh to the edge of the dress. It had a black chain wrapping around her waist and black boots to match. We all bought gloves, mine were white and elbow length. Miku's were pink and were wrist length. Neru's were midway between her elbow and wrist, bloody red and covered only her middle finger.
Finally we walked out of the mall at ten to six. I said goodbye to my friends and left to go pick up Haku. She was a friend of my aunt's. She wasn't mean so I was happy to get her. When I finally got there I pressed the bell with the only finger I had left because I was using all the others to carry the bags.
"Coming!" I heard from the other side of the door. Haku opened the door and smiled at me.
"Hey Haku!" I said brightly. I fidgeted while looking at the ground at I was about to say. "Haku... Could I ask you a favor?" I said nervously.
"Sure, what is it?" She replied easily.
"Would you mind... taking care of this dress?" I said lifting the bag at her. "Its just that I don't want to take it home and risk my aunt finding it."
She looked at the bag with a serious expression and then smiled. "Sure" She said taking the bag from my hands and putting it behind the door.
I sighed in relief; if my aunt saw it she would probably try it and ruin it.
We walked home. And had a nice time. I opened the door for her when we got there and sneaked up to my room to leave my aunt alone for the rest of the day.
The next few days were a relief. They were the last few days of school before winter break. Len winked at me everyday, and when he had a chance he whispered in my ear then quickly moved away before I could do something. It was maddening. In another matter, my aunt was busy with something and let me be at peace. Then there was the party. My friends and I had already decided with our masks, transportation, everything.
Then there were my parents. They were coming for Christmas. I was so happy. Of course, that was before they told me they were leaving a few days after.
"What?" I screeched at the phone. The day before my birthday! They were leaving me alone for my birthday!
"I'm sorry honey" My mom replied, regret filling her voice.
I took a deep breath and let it out slowly "Its ok" I reassured her. I wasn't sure I was convincing her or myself.
Finally, the two weeks came to an end. We were all together at Neru's house. Talking excitedly and going through our make-up plans, hairdos, masks and whatever else that came into our minds. The year's biggest party lay a few hours away and we couldn't sit still for a moment. Miku did my make-up, I did Neru's and she did Miku's.
We were ready. Finally. The only thing that remained was waiting for the car that was going to take us to the party. Neru didn't want to tell us about. "Its a surprise" she said every time we asked, a devilish glint in her eye. When the car finally came, we were out of breath. It was a limo! White, long and elegant. We all gave a victory whoop, raised our intertwined hands and climbed on. The interior had a minibar, a TV, a karaoke, and a sunroof. We opened it immediately, pumped the volume at the top and had a mini-party in the fresh air. When we were getting closer we all went inside to put on our masks, retouch any damaged make-up and tell the driver to slowly drive in.
I saw as all the houses grew bigger and bigger. Finally we pulled up to the biggest one. Lights went up in every direction and color. People were all around. Some arriving, some were hanging out, and for the most, they were staring at us.
When we did completely stop from our slow dramatic arrival, the driver parked the car and came to open the door for us. We climbed out one by one. Then like we were some big stars, we started walking toward the big door in a V formation. I was in the middle leading the group, with my girls on my sides, chins up, feeling like we owned the place.
We came in to see a big down-staircase. The dance floor was below it. Filled with dancing bodies, passing waiters, and people talking.
I stopped short. Miku and Neru kept walking and descended quickly to meet our friends at the arranged place. I looked around. This was HUGE. My entire house was probably half of the dance floor. Just the dance floor. It was amazing: mistletoe in every corner, chandeliers, pine decorations around every marble pillar. It was too much to describe. Music and laughter filled the air.
I took a few steps to the very first step and stopped again when a bright light out of nowhere shined on me. A few people turned around. I blushed but kept my chin high. This was the Kagamine house. Lens Kagamine house. I couldn't show weakness in front of this jerk. So, instead of running to the door like every nerve in my body was telling me to, I slowly came down the stairs.
Curious eyes and the light followed me. When I finally came to the bottom someone was waiting for me.
He was slightly taller that me. It was obvious it was a boy because of the tux. He offered me his arm with a smile. I couldn't see his eyes or hair because they were hidden beneath his masks, and because of the poor lighting.
I knew I had to go with my friends, I knew everybody around us was looking at us (My friends probably were too), but there was something with this boy. I gave him my arm curiously. He took it and guided me to the dance floor. The moment my foot touched the edge of the obvious dance floor the music changed to a dramatic tango. Most of the couples decided to have a break because of their lack of Latin experience. But this guy just kept going until we reached the middle of everything.
Even though I did know how to dance, I wanted to get out of this spotlight. I was about to object when mystery guy here quickly pulled me to his body, gave me a devilish grin and then slid his arm behind my back. He lowered me slowly in a circular dip. Snapping me up quickly, we began moving to the tango music. An electric shock went through me as I finally let my body get away with the music.
I knew people were probably watching us, but at that point, I didn't care. We were able to sweep through the moves perfectly. The dance was fiery and passionate, and he and the music quickly overwhelmed me. His breath, his warmth, his hands. They wrapped me in a physical and mental blanket. When the dance was over, my leg was on his hip, his hand on my lower back and upper body upside down. My arm was extended over me, my finger a few centimeters from the floor.
I heard clapping. And I slowly righted myself. My breath was heavy. I looked at my partner. He was looking at me, his breath mimicking mine. A passing light gave me a glimpse at his eye. They were blue. The light quickly moved away before I could define the exact color.
He grabbed one of my hands on his shoulders and made me face the public. He lifted my arm and the guests whooped and cheered. I smiled and then looked back at Mr. sexy. I was about to ask a question when he turned and started walking to a staircase on the other side of my room, dragging me with him.
I didn't know where we were going, but I actually didn't care. I wanted to know who this guy was.
He gave a few turns, passed a hallway and entered an empty bedroom. He gently pushed me inside, turned on the light and followed me inside. He quietly closed the door and turned to look at me. He leaned on the door and for the lack of a better word, checked me out.
"Who are you?" A silky voice said. I knew that voice, but I just couldn't place it.
I crossed the room to a big window and looked out to the ever-lasting night. "The point of a mascaraed party is for you not to know who you are talking to" I replied.
"I still want to know" He called from the door. I actually wanted to know who he was, but I wasn't letting go of my identity so easily.
"Tell me who you are, and Ill maybe tell you" I said turning around and walking closer to him.
He looked me up and down for a minute and then, without any warning, ripped off his mask. Blond hair and sapphire eyes gazed back at me.
"Len?" I gasped. I took a step back and placed my hand on my chest.
He smiled and nodded. He never moved from the door. Escape was impossible, unless I used the window. But that was a bad idea since we were in a second floor.
This is bad, I said in my mind. This guy had treated me like one of his preys for weeks and then with one dance makes me loose my mind. Mr. Sexy, I had called him. I can't believe it.
I shook my head and took another step back. NO WAY am I telling him it's me. I wasn't going to tell him I had fallen for his charms. You didn't know it was him a voice consoled me. But it was him! I felt like I was confessing a big weakness.
"Let me out Len" I said quietly. I wrapped my arms around myself. It was suddenly cold. I thought of being inside a bedroom, alone, no way out, with Len and shuddered.
"Not until you tell me who you are." He said shaking his head and laughing softly. He looked me up and down again. "Nobody is leaving this room until I know who you are, and how you learned to dance like that, because" He looked me in the eyes "You made me go crazy down there." He finished with a hint of surprise in his voice. It made sense. He was the one that took control, and when someone took the reins instead of him, well lets just say it doesn't happen very often.
"But my friends... And I really have to go... And-" I was desperately looking for an excuse to leave, but came out empty. It didn't matter. He interrupted me.
"No one is leaving." He said again. "And if you want to go..." He dangled the key on his fingers, locked the door and slid it in his pants. "You are going to have to come look for them"
Well? Thaaaaank youu for all of you that are reading this story. Thank you for all those people who review 3 Im the type of girl that is happy with like three reviews. As long as I make people happy reading this, all Is ok.
PS: please remember my bad spelling, sorry for any miss typing.
PSS: Im kind of stuck between two outcomes... I would really apreaciate some advice :) Oh and I don't respond reviews because I kind of dont know what to say except thank you, Ill do my best to keep up ... Oh and try not to wake up youre neighbors :D
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