MoNoChRoMaDdiCt here with another chapter of Proof of Life! You know what irritates me? For some reason FF won't let me type Proof of Life the way it is in the title, on this document here. I realized that a few hours after I uploaded the first chapter. Ok, so it's not THAT irritating but still ah ha~

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Rated: T, Mystery/Hurt-Comfort + Romance

Rin x Len x ?

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Chapter 2: GHOST

Some say they believe while others simply just cannot comprehend it. For Rin, she took to the believing the hardest way, by actually seeing.

She was four. Her blonde hair reached her waist never having been cut since the day she was born. It was tied into a single half-up side ponytail, with most of the strands sticking out in odd angles, having been tousled by her sleep.

A sparkly white scrunchie was looped around the hair that hadn't escaped, as Rin had not yet received the bow that became so signature to her everyday look yet. Rin's small feet padded, quietly down the dark halls of her house.

The girl knew she was alone (not actually since the rest of the members of the household were currently asleep at the late hour), but she felt that she felt that she wasn't. Like something was following her every move. It caused Rin to jerk and look back every few steps.

Things like this had happened since Rin was young enough to remember it. Mama had told her it was a reminder that Kami-sama had his little workers watching over them. However, Rin still felt that it was different.

She heard things

It ranged from voices of people who weren't there, to screams that pierced through the air. Sometimes Rin even felt like something had brushed her shoulder, but when she turned around nothing was there.

It all changed that night when she was four.

She had just gone downstairs for an innocent glass of water. When your diet consisted mostly of citrus, water was something you often needed; even at 12 something (1) in the morning.

As her fluffy orange polka-dot slippers made their way across the linoleum, Rin could hear every normal sound intensified. As if she wasn't scared enough just of the dark itself, she had to be aware of every creak in the floor board. It made her think that a monster would jump out and get her.

It was a long time before Rin would learn that real monsters didn't lurk under beds or hide within the unknown dwellings of her closet.

Holding her breath the young Rin tiptoed to the sink and pulled a yellow and orange badly painted stool over to it. She wouldn't be able to reach the faucet otherwise. Releasing her mouthful of air in a soft sigh, she stepped upon the stool.

Rin began stretching her small body across the counter-top while reaching for her orange printed cup, which sat next to one with orange and yellow stripes. It was just out of her grasp and she had to nearly climb onto the counter in order to finally capture it in her tiny hands.

Rin grinned in delight; pleased with her victory and maneuvered her body back to a regular standing position. The blonde then proceeded to turn on the water.

Drip Drip Drop

Ah~ She had forgotten that the faucet would need more strength to turn on properly. Rin tilted her cup to the side and mashed it against the handle of the cold water and gasped as it started to pour. She filled her cup to the brim and shut off the water.

Rin then made to climb off the stool but…

Drip Drip Drop

The faucet hadn't been shut off properly. Mama would be upset if it was left like that all night. Rin didn't want to be a burden to her Mother so she faced herself back to the sink. Unknowingly she splashed some water off the side of her cup as she did so.

With one hand she fully turned the knob to the off position and twisted her body back around. With a loud CRASH the cup flew out of her hands and landed on the floor splashing the contents everywhere as it rolled away. Rin went tumbling down as she slipped on the seemingly innocent water that had fallen onto the stool earlier.

Rin collided with the shiny floor of the kitchen hard, bumping her head on the bottom crevice of the counter in the process. Dizzy and in pain, the girl groaned crumpled into a ball where she lay. And then, she heard a voice she didn't recognize.

"Are you okay?"

The four year old nodded trying not to cry as she lifted her head, only for her blue eyes to widen drastically. Standing in front of her was an older boy with blonde hair, quite a few shades lighter than her own.

He was wearing a faded looking hospital gown which had a few tears here and there. But the most shocking thing, even more so than the bandage that engulfed one of his eyes,(2) was the fact that…

She could see right through him.

"Hey, are you okay? You hit your head pretty hard."

The transparent boy was saying. Rin opened her mouth gaping in disbelief her eyes widening even more.

"Are you a-"

She began. Just then the room was flooded with light blinding her for a half a second.

"RIN!"

A male voice screamed in alarm from the kitchen entrance. Rin blinked staring at the spot where the odd boy had just vanished from.

Someone was running across the kitchen to her. Confused Rin blinked and whispered.

.

.

.

"Ghost?"

Chapter 2

"…-"

Rin's lips moved to say the word hanging on her tongue, but no sound was produced. It had been so long since she had spoken it and it almost seemed foreign to her. However the reason of her pausing was not that.

It was more so because she had gotten a closer look at the boy standing a few feet away from her kneeling form. Blonde hair falling in wispy looking bangs around his face was brushing just against the contours of his paled cheeks.

That was exactly right.

But the eyes that reflected both the blueness of the sky and the green of the ocean were something unrecognizable. They were nothing Rin knew of and it meant that she had been mistaken.

The word she was going to say vanished into a realm of long unspoken things, fading from her thoughts as she closed her mouth.

Like shattering glass the joy on Rin's face broke, her eyes lowered to the ground as if embarrassed. Rin's arms moved up to cross over her chest defensively and she bit her lip. Shaking slightly she lifted her head just enough to peer at the stranger through her blonde strands of hair.

He was still there, just standing there staring at her, only stopping the staring to blink. An uncomfortable feeling shot through Rin's body. No one liked to be stared at. Her thoughts went wild with accusations as she stood up.

"Wh-what are you looking at? Don't you know staring is rude? Do you find it intriguing to just stare at random girls who just so happen to be standing in a place like this?!" Her gaze flicked around, looking at the tombstones and then back up.

"D-Don't get me wrong! I didn't come here to visit someone or anything like that! It was raining okay! It's not my fault that there aren't enough places in this town with good roofing!" She went on barely pausing for breath.

The boy watching her, yes watching as his eyes had yet to move, just continued on staring as Rin continued to rant. Rin's cheeks gained a pinkish tinge to them, and she rubbed her arms as if she were cold.

"What a creep just how long has he been there?" Rin wondered aloud, turning a little away yet not moving her feet.

"You shouldn't lie."

Rin's rants cut off as she looked back to the boy who had just spoken. Her eyes widened again and she felt she had been stabbed by something. She rubbed her arms again, geez it was chilly! She was definitely regretting not bringing that coat with her.

"Wh-what?" She asked back, delayed.

"If you lie, they will surely pile up until they are all you can remember."

The strange boy said, causing Rin to gasp sharply.

"What are you some kind of Book of Wisdom!?" she shot back. "What are you even saying?" She clenched her hands into fists and looked around wildly. She would rather have been soaked in the rain than have to deal with this.

Who did this boy think he was? Just appearing out of nowhere. No, that wasn't possible; he probably followed her there from the market or something. She shivered again and took a glance at the stalker-boy. He's still there!

You shouldn't lie.

His words were coming back to her, and even though Rin wanted to ignore it she couldn't help but to know that it hit home. 'I'm not lying!' she thought irately. She huffed rubbing at her arms again. She needed to move from that spot and yet she couldn't. What was it that was holding her there?

Fear?

Cold?

Hesitation?

Again Rin found herself looking up at the boy. Unsurprisingly he was still there, only now he wasn't looking at her but his hands. Weird? Rin thought. Now was her chance, she could easily move away. Rin lifted one foot, flinching as some of the wet ground picked up along with it.

She moved her leg backwards and stepped there now watching the boy. Hitching her breath, Rin took another step back, and glanced at the Cemetery entrance making her decision.

'BUT THE ORANGES!'

She suddenly remembered her precious bag of fruit that was still sitting on the ground near her feet. She couldn't forget it.

'Don't worry Orange-san I will save you!'

Rin began lowering herself again, one hand reaching out to her right while keeping her eyes trained on the stalker-boy. Her fingers stretched downward and she almost gasped when they came in contact with the grocery bag.

She twisted her hand hooking her fingers under the handle; sweat was beading on her forehead as she closed her hand and pulled up the bag. All at once the sound of plastic crunching filled the air, and the boy looked up.

'SHOOT WE'VE BEEN CAUGHT!'

Rin gasped sharply and turned with her bag in hand all she had to do was run. She moved quickly, but out of her peripheral she could see that the boy was quicker still. Even so Rin tried to escape, her legs stretching outward one hand to each side and then she froze.

The boy had made an attempt to grab her hand, but it didn't seem to have worked as he planned. Instead Rin felt a chill, as if something like ice had sliced through her palm. If it weren't for the fact that she had seen with her own two eyes what had happened, Rin would have assumed she was hurt.

The boy had tried to catch her, only to cut through air.

"Imaginary Friend?"

The six year old questioned tilting her head to one side. Her long blonde hair swished lightly against her shoulder the large white bow tied in it poked at the neck of her mother as she sat in her lap.

"Yes sweetie."

the woman said brushing a hand through the loose strands of the ponytail that had come out sometime when playing. "It's someone only you can see and speak to, someone special just for a child like you."

The small girl blinked a few times, confused by it. She was saying 'Friend', as in singular, but Rin was certain it was supposed to be plural.

"But what if there is more than one Mama? What if there are lots of them even!?" Her lips formed a pout and she flailed her legs a bit, bouncing impatiently. It was something she just didn't understand and no one seemed able to give her the answer.

Her mother was thinking for a moment, her eyes having a faraway look as she tried to find the right words to explain the concept to a child. She looked down and smiled at her daughter tapping the edge of her nose causing the young Rin to scrunch it up and squint.

"Why then my darling then that means you just have a wonderful imagination!" She exclaimed and wrapped the younger female in a hug. Rin squirmed in her mother's grasp still feeling unsatisfied with the answer.

"But the kids at school were saying something else; they were saying that it's ghosts."

Rin explained, trying once again to get this point across to her mother. The woman froze in mid-petting Rin's hair, making Rin look up wondering why she had stopped. Haku's red colored eyes were just slightly narrowed and almost annoyed looking.

"Don't let people tell you scary things like that, they're just not behaving nicely. If it happens again, tell the teacher." She instructed firmly.

"But Mama even teacher sa-"

"I have to make dinner." Haku interrupted lightly picking up the girl and settling her down on the floor. Rin looked up at her wanting to ask more but it was obvious the woman was done for the day. She left the room leaving six year old Rin alone to her thoughts.

…

"If you're scared just hum."

"Hum?"

"Yes like this

Mm…
Mm ...
Mm...

…"

"And if I hum they'll go away?" eight year old Rin asked, lowering the blanket from her head as she peered up at the other. Her eyes looked tired, and she was continually shaking from fear.

"Mhm~ Just close your eyes and hum and you'll feel better. Try it."

She looked as if she didn't believe it but she had tried so many things and she was tired of it, tired of seeing those faces and hearing those cries. She wanted it all to go away. Shutting her eyes, Rin parted her lips and took a breath before letting her voice reverberate.

"Mm…
Mm ...
Mm..."

She echoed softly her tone a little more shaky than the tutorial.

"Do you feel any better Rinny?"

She opened her eyes again allowing a smile to break her features as she lifted a hand to wipe away the excess tears.

"Yeah~"

Rin staggered back, her shoes slipping on the grass but she was too sidetracked to even think about the possibility of falling. Her pupils expanded as she gawked at the space between their two hands.

"It went right through."

Her voice was breathy as if still gasping in shock as she spoke.

"Your hand it just passed through mine, I know what you are now, a g-gh-ghost!"

She gulped and gulped again as if suddenly thirsty. Instead of responding the blonde boy stared at his hand that hovered near Rin's own. He opened and closed a fist and then drew his hand back to get a closer look.

Rin stumbled back further, shifting her balance as she leaned on the heels of her feet. She brought both of her hands up to her face, and began digging her nails into her cheeks. Her lips were quivered, forming an odd shape and her legs were shaking badly.

Rin's heart was beating rapidly in her chest and she could hear her breath coming out in rushed gasps. 'Calm down' she was telling herself. 'This isn't the time to freak out' She swallowed again and took a few more rapid breaths.

'Remember just hum!'

Rin shifted the grocery bag from one hand to the other and tried to compose herself. 'First step…first step… What was the first step!?' she thought desperately, looking down, then left, then right, then back up and down again.

"Right! Right! close my eyes" she reminded herself in a whisper.

It was harder to do than she thought, the boy seemed so real in front of her and yet she knew he wasn't… at least not in a living sense.

Rin forced herself to drop her eyelids until she would no longer see even a sliver of her surroundings. It took a few attempts but finally she was able to achieve success.

Clearing her throat she began

"Mm…"

Her voice squeaked and Rin took a deep breath before continuing

"Mm…
Mm...
Mm..."

It wasn't as smooth as she would have liked but it would do. She could feel her heart beat slowing to a more normal pace, as she continued humming for a few more minutes. As she kept constant Rin's legs were no longer shaking, her feet were firmly planted on the ground beneath her.

She breathed out one more chorus of hums, before feeling like she was completely relaxed. 'There we go, much better' She thought in relief and with a flutter of eyelashes she opened her eyes.

The boy was still there.

Only now, Rin wasn't so frightened. It was proven that he couldn't hurt her when his hand passed right through hers. She was perfectly safe and she didn't have to worry about anything anymore. Although Rin was still bothered about him.

Why had he chosen to speak to her?

Did he know she could see them… him?

Her gaze darted around the area again, Maybe his grave was somewhere nearby and she had disturbed it. So if she were to apologize, things would be sorted out right? Rin looked at him again. He didn't seem to move much, just what was so interesting about his hands, other than them seeming feminine?

Rin bit her lip, tapping a hand against her thigh. But he was talking to her right? So there must be a reason. 'What was it that ghosts are here for?' Rin wondered, 'Oh right, something like unfinished business.'

"H-Hey you know, I'm not really good at helping people and all. Dead or not" Rin began looking at him and then averted her gaze crossing her arms across her chest and puffing out her cheeks. "So if it's something like that you need you're better off asking someone else, because I can't be bothered with it."

The blonde boy didn't lift his head or look at her, making Rin anxious she moved forward, closer to him and waved the hand holding the bag to make noise.

"Yo!~ Ghost boy! If it's unfinished business that you have, I can't help so I'm gonna leave now Okay!"

With an irritated sigh Rin made to turn when the boy lifted his head again. She was close enough to him now that she could perfectly see the odd color his eyes had, as if they were being viewed from behind a veil.

Then suddenly droplets of clear moisture formed at the edges of the blue-green orbs and tears began spilling down his cheeks. Rin looked upon him, her own expression becoming forlorn as he lifted one of his transparent hands to his cheek as if it just dawned on him. As if he just realized what he was, and all that he had lost. Streams of tears continued to fall silently from his eyes.

Rin blinked, a feeling of guilt filling her.

"Oh!"

'It looks like he didn't know.'

Rin raised a hand, unknowing what to do. "He-hey n-now, You're a boy aren't you. You shouldn't cry right? Be a man huh? Toughen- Oh what am I saying anyone would be upset at that."

Running her fingers through her hair in a frustrated fashion, Rin looked away from him again. She didn't like the sight of crying, no matter the reason. She didn't even cry herself! But what could she do, it's not like she could hug him.

Not only would that be weird, but well. Rin thought back to their hands and shook, she didn't want a recurrence of that coldness. She repetitively bit at the bottom of her lip.

'I'm not good with words either, after all I'm the one who said the thing that made him cry. I shouldn't say anything more'

She shifted again, stretching her legs, which were slightly pained from standing so long in one place.

But then what!?

Rin looked back at the blonde who had his hands cupped over his mouth, his form jolting every few seconds from the silent sobs he couldn't seem to hold back.

'You're alone, aren't you?'

She thought, her eyes lowering in shame. She didn't want to see someone crying; after all it was her fault.

"Alright, I guess I'll stay until he finishes."

At least then she wasn't thinking about avoiding going home

Rin closed her eyes in the middle of the long silence allowing a soft breath of air to push past her lips. How much time had passed? Rin wasn't sure of it, only that the boy must be in a lot of agony. It was sort of ironic when she thought about it.

Wasn't life after death supposed to be trouble-free? And yet, It seemed more like it was the type of pain that went on forever. Rin couldn't even begin to think about what it was like, but it did cause her mind to wander and wonder.

Did this happen to anyone who…

"I'm sorry."

Her thoughts were interrupted and faded away consequently. Rin's eyes snapped open and she turned her head. Her eyes met with those strange blue-green ones. It was peculiar to her she couldn't see any signs of his recent sorrow. There was no redness in his face, no puffiness to his eyes.

He looked to be completely without emotion. Rin's own eyes widened and she blinked, taken aback.

"W-what?!" was all she could manage, her voice sounding almost choked.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

The blonde boy repeated. Sorry?! He was apologizing for what?! Crying? Rin couldn't comprehend it. She could understand why he would be upset. But as to why he would apologize for something normal and obvious was beyond her.

'Perhaps he's just some sort of nice person.' Rin pondered blinking. Those people who were called self-less for the reason that they pretty much did everything for others happiness instead of their own. 'I could never be that nice' Rin thought.

"Look, it's not that big of a deal or anything. It's not like I was going to judge you" Rin huffed. She turned away again crossing her arms. The corner of the ghost boy's lips turned up for a half a second she almost thought she imagined it.

But the smile wasn't one that reached his eyes.

Taking out her phone again, Rin looked at the time. "Past two already gosh I didn't realize how fast time can pass…" the girl mumbled to herself. Her gaze flickered back up to the boy, ghost, boy…she still didn't know his name.

With another sigh, Rin ran a hand through her fringe her fingers settling on her bow for a second before she turned back to the other figure.

"So you know I don't want to stand around here calling you 'ghost boy' all day. You must have a name right? I'm Rin, Rin Hitoshi. Call me whatever you like, just nothing strange okay!"

He stared at her, and nodded showing that he had understood, but he didn't say anything back, making Rin let out a frustrated sigh.

"Giving my name kind of implies that you give yours too." She explained making the boy quickly look down as if embarrassed. But there were no signs of such an emotion on his face. After a moment he lifted his head again opening his mouth and…

RING RING RING

Rin nearly leapt out of her skin as her phone played an unlikable and often unused tone. The tone set for unknown numbers and the like. It took her a moment to realize the offending sound was coming from her hand; she hadn't put away the phone yet. Twisting her hand, she brought the cellular device up to her view.

710-6513 (3)

It certainly was a number the teen didn't recognize. 'Who in their right mind would call someone at 2:30 in the morning!?' Rin thought wildly. The boy seemed to be just as surprised as her by the disruption. The screen stopped blinking and the ringing cut off.

Rin rolled her eyes, moving her thumb to end the call before some annoying computerized voice started trying to sell her a strange product or claim that she was a winner to a non-existent prize. However, she was a second too slow.

There was a sound, like a TV with bad reception before a voice spoke that certainly wasn't electronic.

"Rin…"

The girl flinched at the voice speaking her name. Her shoulders stiffening and her pulse quickening. Rin was able to keep silent though as the person on the other line paused awkwardly and continued speaking as if to closed off ears.

"The time well it's... Your father was just…You should come…" The speaker, a woman cut off again as if contemplating what words to use. "I mean I…" another pause and then the call ended, the time allowed for messages to be sent was up.

Rin stared at the screen of her phone, not really seeing it. Hearing the voice she recognized the speaker. But it had been so many years since the last time she had listened to it, much less spoke to her.

Haku…

Rin gulped down air and wiped her now sweating palms on the sides of her skirt. She took a breath and then another before holding it for a second and breathing out again slowly. Rin then seemed to remember that she wasn't alone there.

Rin's eyes shot back up quickly afraid the boy there would be judging her in some way for the weird call. Her mind raced over excuses to make up. It's not like the woman had said anything about who she was. But as Rin's gaze focused on the area around her she saw that no one was present.

Had the boy vanished into thin air?

Or was he never even really there?

With a squeak against the cold metal there was a notable click and the door swung open revealing a dark hallway. Rin stepped warily into the entrance way. The door had been left unlocked. She wondered if that was something to be happy about or not as she ventured further into the dark dwelling.

The girl looked around for a light switch. She couldn't really recall where everything was, or even if it was still as before. Her hands skimmed the walls when suddenly she was blinded by brightness. Rin gasped softly, she hadn't found a light source though. Then what could it be?

Turning her head she found her answer. For standing there, dressed in a long and rumpled looking nightgown was a tall and frail looking woman. Her long strands of silver looking hair stuck out in odd angles, some of which was tied in the back with a purple hair tie.

Haku stood by the wall near the kitchen entrance with one hand still on table side lamp. The light cast on her face wasn't much but it revealed to the teen, tired looking dimmed red eyes. Rin bit her lip and quickly spun her body back around.

Neither of the two females seemed comfortable, and yet neither of them spoke. For a few moments all they did was stare at one another. 'Had her hair always been that gray?' Rin wondered to herself. 'She's not that old right?'

Haku cleared her throat snapping Rin away from her thoughts. "…You eaten…?" the woman began. Rin nodded, jostling the bag in her hand. Haku nodded. "… That's good, kitchen's here if you…." "I'm not hungry" Rin replied. She knew where it was she would never forget the place where she met her first ghost.

"..Right, well… your Father explained…?" Rin nodded shifting her feet. The older female seemed to be trying to say something else when Rin spoke up louder. "You know I'm really tired and I think I'd like to take a shower" she directed her gaze towards the adjacent stairwell.

"Oh!... Right…Well. I'll go to sleep then."

Haku turned her body swiftly from the wall and walked back down it, her pale form vanishing into the darkness. Rin let out a sigh of relief as she finally heard the footsteps cease and a door open and close. Lifting the nearly empty bag, Rin crossed the hall to the kitchen. It hadn't changed much; in fact it was almost the same as the teen remembered it.

Rin didn't linger, simply placing the remaining fruit into a bowl on the table where she could get to them easily. She glanced at the wall opposite her and then lifted a hand to stifle a yawn.

'It must be at least 3 A.M. now.'

Rin thought and left the room, stopping to turn off the hall light. As her hand dropped back to her side, she glanced at the stairs. She was wrong before, she really did remember this place. It hadn't really changed had it?

The thought brought a strange feeling to her and she huffed and shuffled back to the stairs. Rin's fingers trailed over the railing before she set up the stairs again. Soon she had reached the top. The upstairs hall was slightly alighted by the moons glow shining through the window at the far end of the hall. Rin walked slowly counting the doors and whispering to herself which room they were.

Hers was the last door on the right. "Bathroom…Closet…" she mumbled as she passed the doors. Her eyes fell upon another door, one on the left side nearly directly across from her own. Her steps came to a stop as if she was compelled to by some unknown force.

"Ah…which room is this? Eh heh, I can't really remember…"

Rin whispered her laughter strange sounding. She raised a hand as if to knock on the wood but instead placed her palm against the door. Her eyes traced the outline of it. In actuality it looked just like every other door in the house. Same amount of edges and indents, same color, same everything and yet.

Rin made a bizarre sound and nearly lost her balance. Her body weight pushed forward and she landed against the door frame. Her bangs hung limply as she leaned her head on the door.

"God why!?"

She sent the grievous prayer. Her voice was barely a whisper and yet held an unknown and powerful feeling behind it. No tears fell from her eyes as she stood touching the door. Her fingers curled, her nails scratching against the surface and she pushed herself back again.

Spinning on her heels she flew to the last door in the hall, flung it open quickly and shot inside. Rin twisted her body around as she slammed the door shut and leaned against it as if trying to fend off a horrible creature waiting just behind it.

She was gasping like she was terrified. Rin felt like she couldn't breathe. Her chest was being hit with stabbing pains as she desperately tried to calm down. Her mind was a blur as she continued to gasp. Slowly the pain ebbed away, as her breathing slowed to a more normal pace.

Closing her eyes and opening them again, Rin justified that she was fine now. She moved from the door looking up at the room and screamed.

Someone was standing right next to her window.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!?"

"I'm sorry."

"Just up an appearing in peoples rooms. Didn't someone ever teach you to knock?"

"But I was-"

"You scared me to death!"

"I- I'm sorry…"

Rin held a hand to her chest, as she plopped down on to her bed and sent a glare at the translucent boy still standing by the window. He looked apologetic as he repeated.

"Sorry…"

"A warning next time if you please!" She shot at him as she looked around the area. Her bag from earlier was atop the bed. Haku must have brought it in. Rin blinked before flipping her legs onto the mattress and unzipping the bag.

She looked back up at the male and her anger faded away seeing his empty looking expression. "Well… it seems you didn't know that you were well…You know." She began and focused on unpacking her belongings as she spoke.

"Didn't mean for you to find out that way and all but you can't deny the fact forever right?" she chanced a glance at him. The boy didn't respond. "I mean things like that are inevitable for everyone at some point it's going to happen no matter if you want it or not. Dying is a part of life right? Ahaha~"

She grinned slightly but the boy didn't say anything so she went back to her work. 'Nice Rin, he probably thinks you're a complete jerk by now. Talking about fate in such a sarcastic way.' She rolled her eyes at her own misgivings. The only sound was her placing clothing into drawers and arranging things upon the shelf.

"Lying is a really bad habit." The boy finally spoke.

Rin looked up at him feeling slightly offended.

"Doesn't it haunt you?"

"What are you talking about? I'm not lying about anything. You crazy stalker ghost boy!"

There was a sudden glitter in the cerulean eyes of his as if he had a slight moment of reaction.

"I'm sorry."

"Ugh! Will you stop with that?" Rin grumbled. "Constantly apologizing are you even really sorry or are you just trying to annoy me?" She rumpled her hair as the boy settled back into the lonely silence.

"Hauuuuuuh!"

Rin sighed in frustration throwing her arms down by her sides and looked back at the other person. "Look I've told you this already, but I'm not really good at helping people, regardless of condition. So you should really look elsewhere for whatever it is you need done and count me out" she informed him.

He frowned and looked towards the window.

"I didn't know where else to go"

He answered softly. Another wave of guilt hit Rin. Why was she feeling guilty anyway? He wasn't a stray puppy. Even if he was, she preferred cats.

"Just who are you? You're not gonna possess me or try and steal my soul right?"

He however kept his eyes facing the window and stayed without speaking. With another huff Rin grabbed a handful of clothes and left out the door.

…

It was nearing four in the morning when she returned to her room with her blonde hair tousled and dripping, a towel resting over her shoulders and clothed in a flannel orange striped shirt with matching pants. As she entered she saw that the guest hadn't moved from the window.

Maybe she could just ignore him, go to sleep and wake up and figure out what to about what she was seeing in the morning. Rin shuffled to the bed.

"It's Len."

"Huh?" Rin turned, her wet hair whipping her cheeks as she did.

"My name. It's Len. Len Kagamine." The boy was saying.

"Kagamine huh?" Rin tapped her chin rubbing the towel against her hair as she did. The name sounded oddly familiar. But she didn't know any people with the name. "Ka…ga…mi…ne?" She paused. "Wait… is that spelled with the characters for 'Mirror sound' or 'Sound of a mirror'?" she asked.

"Yes that's it."

"ACK!"

Rin gasped smacking a hand against her forehead in the process and the boy, now known as Len widened his eyes. "Kagamine! The Vault! The Rain! The Oranges!" she ranted as the memory returned.

Len was staring at her with confusion. Rin realized… in a way… she sorta.

Owed him.

It was true; she had said she would pay it back for shielding her from the rain. Rin wasn't a person who liked to break promises. If Len was a Kagamine, she could fulfil that promise by helping him. She sighed again, this time in relief.

Len blinked moving slightly closer to her almost as if concerned about the change in her. Rin flung the towel onto her bed and looked at Len again.

"You know what. I've just decided that I will help you."

"Eh?"

Rin nodded. "Don't ask questions just accept it okay or I'll change my mind and ignore you for eternity!"

"O-Okay…?"

"Okay then. So then Len what is it that you need me to help you with?" Rin made an attempt to make a friendly smile, however it failed slightly because she wasn't used to it. Even so, she felt like things were going a little better now.

Len looked down and then back up, startling Rin with the seriousness on his face. Everything else he did seemed so emotionless but now, he almost seemed …alive.

…

As he spoke, his words were clear and absolutely certain.

…

"I need to find out how I died."

GHOST is a song by Ahirugunsou-P. I used many references to this song as well as a few English adaptions for the lyrics, mainly Voca Subs.

Sorry for the late update. I've been ill and then it's still hard for me to write. I try and then get distracted, and writing ends up feeling like a chore, does that happen to anyone else? Ah~ I wish I could be like before.

Footnotes

(1) 12 something: A reference to Kagerou Days song from Kagerou Project. Did you see the anime MekakuCity Actors? I thought it was delightfully confusing :D

(2) Yes this is Oliver

(3) 710-6513: Haku's Phone number, no You can't really call a Vocaloid with this but if searching for a video on nicovideo you'll be sure to find GHOST with this number. 7106513

Review Replies

Zee126- Yes I'm back, thanks for noticing :3 Ah, I'm happy that you still like my writing style, sorry it took me so long. Here is the update and Thanks for the support~!

Lady Japan(Guest)- Ah yes the lightening the darkness, Rin's parts are meant to do that so I'm glad you could see that. Thanks for the compliment!

Ah ha yes! I managed to capture suspense! Here's the update!

Me(guest)- Yes I had to stop there :3. Oh don't join Len; Rin can't handle seeing too many ghosts at a time. :O Here's the update!

Oranssi-Rin- Hi there! :D Ah well I am glad I managed to catch your attention. Rin and Len is a good OTP, spread the word! xD Thanks for the wonderful review! Here's the update! Have a lovely day too

iloveyugiohGX93 - Thanks I like it too XD

The Hatsune Miku- I've been demanded? xD I try to put as much detail as I can into writing. Yes I will continue this. My other story, ToKyO tEdDy BeAr too~ eventually xD Here is the update!

Constructive criticism is welcome! Review if you want

~ MoNoChRoMaDdiCt