Hi everyone! Yuki Kagene here, with a new chapter of 'Memories'. That title is still pending, by the way! Right and...Len, if you can?
Len: YUKI DOESN'T OWN VOCALOID! SHE ONLY OWNS THE PLOT!
Seriously Len, my ears are bleeding! Right, on with the story.
The aforementioned princess was walking up and down the room she was locked in, currently talking to the 'assassin' who had kidnapped her. Miku, the princess, had gathered certain things from talking to Dell the assassin; most importantly that she wasn't getting out of here until a prince came to save her. To be honest though, Miku liked it in here, no parents telling her to 'practice sewing', no annoying little brother telling her that he would be the 'best knight ever!'. For a old, derelict tower it was quite a nice room. The ceiling was ornately decorated with stories of old, wonderful creatures and scenes of beauty. Dell (who, of course she was listening to…) was describing why he became an assassin (she couldn't care less) , but a specialist assassin who never killed anyone, only took them to a cell, dungeon, or in her case, a tower. Miku had decided he was basically a professional kidnapper.
It was nightfall, and Dell had left. Miku took this chance to explore her surroundings more, after all, she wasn't expecting to get out anytime soon. She walked down the crumbling steps, being careful so she didn't trip and fall. Surprisingly, there was many other well furnished rooms in the house, so she walked into the one which resembled a lounge. Sitting on a crimson armchair, she started to sing one of her favourite songs, which many memories were attached to, both good and bad. It was her best friend's favourite song.
These things I want to tell you
The things I want to reach you
May they converge together
And reach out to you
It always comforted her, no matter the circumstances. She sighed. She hadn't seen her best friend in years, and she missed her all the time. Miku wondered if she even remembered who she was anymore. There was the sound of a door unlocking, which caused Miku to run back to her room, quickly, before anyone noticed she had abandoned it for a short while. Even though she did love it here, without any rules, chores or family, in her heart she hoped for this prince to hurry up. Miku gently lay down her bed, and sleep washed over her. However, she had a rather unsettling dream…
{A/N: This is in Miku's POV. I gave up on keeping Miku's part lighthearted.}
I was in a dark room, with only a small crack of visible light. I felt scared, walking over to the walls to feel for a door, or at least something to reassure me slightly. I recoiled almost immediately after touching the walls, as my hand was now covered in a thick, disturbingly warm liquid. To my horror, I brought it up to the slit of light and saw it was blood, or at least something resembling it. Shocked, I tried to wipe it off on my dress, but to no avail, it was still sticking to my hand, solidifying and making a hard case around it. I felt a horrible pain in my head, and the minuscule amount of light widened into a opening. Through it I could see a shadow, laughing at my pure helplessness and misery. A hand reached down and chucked a loaf of bread at me, and I scrambled to catch it before it hit the floor.
Miku woke up with a start. That was most certainly not a normal dream.
Rin Kagamine walked over to her brother, in the hope that he would still let her go, even after refusing before. After all, Rin worried about her brother. Len had decided to ignore her again, although after their conversation the other day, it definitely was not as bad. Rin watched as Len stomped down the towering staircase, obviously (but unsurprisingly) in a mood again.
"Len?" Rin asked, slightly wary if he would snap at her.
"What?" Len replied, with a softer tone than Rin had expected, as he had looked miserable and angry.
"D-did you consider what I suggested?" Stuttered Rin. She still had hope for her idea. However, she did have a backup plan if he refused. She was hoping to suggest the two of them go together, hopefully to become as close as they once were, before everything happened. Then, they could be Rin and Len, as they used to be.
"No. No way in hell am I letting you go instead." He glared at her, and all hint of softness had abruptly vanished.
"Well then, I had an idea! We could go together!" Rin explained the entirety of her idea, but not looking at her brother's face, incase there was the look of hatred she was too used to.
"Oh, and will we then rule together?" Len's voice had taken on a patronising sarcastic tone "Be happy little siblings, skipping around under the clouds and looking at our dear mother's grave, reading how it says "Killed by her psychotic son"?"
Rin gasped when he brought this up. "Remember little sister, I am dangerous, and what would happen if I hurt you?" Len's face had turned sour and full of the hate for Rin. She started to walk very slowly away from him, a look of fear on her face. "I think I would end up more than hurt, don't you? So much that I could never ever hurt anyone again. Is that what you want, Rin?" Len yelled, the fury and frustration in his eyes was obvious – as obvious as the air of anger and melancholy permanently around him.
Suddenly, he raised his hand into a striking position, ready to hit Rin, but stopped completely and a peculiar expression came across his face – worryingly, Rin thought it almost looked like he was scared of himself. But surely it couldn't be, Rin was sure Len had never felt regret or guilt for what he had done, but now Rin felt guilty for thinking such things. Of course he was regretful, how else could you explain how his actions and mood changed completely after he did such a terrible thing? He walked away, shaking slightly, with a mumbled 'sorry' in her general direction.
Rin was slightly shocked. What would've happened if he hadn't seen sense, hadn't stopped? She shook her head to clear it of the thought. She suspected her brother wasn't telling her something serious, and she was afraid of what it could be, but she had a strong suspicion it had to do with what happened with their mother. As she walked back to her room, she could see Len sitting down, looking like he'd seen something awful.
Len was indeed scared. What he'd seen, just at that moment, was truly horrifying. It was the consequences of hurting Rin. He just now realised how important his sister was to his father, and to their people. To all the civilians, Len was unknown. They'd all been told that he was dead, and the death of his mother was caused by her falling down the stairs. Ha. Len doubted there would've been that much blood if she had simply fallen down the stairs. Sometimes he felt sick when thinking of what he did, as his mother had looked so much like himself, and so much like Rin. Ugh, Rin. How he hated her. Her innocence, so gullible and pathetic. Anyway, who did she think she was, asking him to go on his quest? He may not like it, with it being so tiring, but it was outside! That meant more than anything to him, he could finally go out! Outside was like a curse in Len's head, or maybe a forbidden place like heaven or hell.
Later that day, Len started to prepare for his journey, because he just remembered another bonus, it was away from Rin! However, if that princess is stupid, then she is getting chucked into the nearest pit of lava there is, because if she is that bad then surely they will not miss her. He was now a lot less reluctant to go than, well, ever! He laughed. It wouldn't be that bad. He was now thinking of how his father would trust him after, and the joyous news would be announced that the prince never died! Len felt a strange feeling wash over him. He only realised later that it was a feeling not felt in many, many years - it was happiness.
A/N: Thank you so much to the three reviewers, It made my day to see reviews! I would like to point out something, I am aiming at updating this around every three days, but it is quite hard, considering I get i at 6:00 each night and have almost an hour of homework. I hope people like this new part of the story, and the slight progression of Len and Rin's issues, and the introduction of Miku! Oh, and I will point ou now that unless I change my mind, it will only be a onesided thing between Len and Rin, so just RinxLen, no LenxRin for now, sorry if you were hoping for it. Aww, and Len is feeling happy! Yay him!
Len: Something tells me that you're not entirely honest.
Stop being such a pessimist, Len! Of course nothing's going to happen to you...heh.