Chapter 2
Middle School Days
A Falling Out

"You like me, don't you."
What? I frowned while I looked up from my algebra textbook.

The smirk was evident in the blonde's voice. Extra stress was placed on "li" of "like" and "do" of "don't." Common way to sound infuriating. Not only that, the way he articulated it made the question come out more as a statement. A fact that he was waiting for me to verify its credibility.

Keeping silent, I simply glared up at my seat-mate, trying to figure out where he got that insane idea from. It wasn't my fault that we were put in the same group for our project or that I'm at his house a lot because his twin wanted to be friends with me. It wasn't like I wanted to be with him at almost all waking hours. Kagamine was probably aware that over half of the girls in our grade have crushes on him, but I am not one of them. Nor will I ever be.

"Your lack of a response leads me to believe that I am correct," he grinned slyly, leaning down to emphasize the fact that he was a good four inches taller than I was. He only smiled that way when he was correct.

"And your lack of intelligence leads me to cringe mentally," I replied, my eyes traveling back to my homework. I don't have time to spend on this idiot. I have a final exam to study for. "And no, I do not have feelings for you."

So if x is 6, then I need to subtract each side by 5 to isolate- my thoughts were interrupted by an angry 12-year-old slamming his fist on the table. Reaching out, I steady my glass of water to make sure it wouldn't spill all over the place.

Without looking up, I chided the fuming boy, "You do realize that if you make such a ruckus, we'll be kicked out of this place."

Libraries are a place for reading and expanding one's mind. To the younger me, all libraries were considered sacred, important. If Kagamine couldn't control his anger, then I would force him out before the librarian had a chance to lay a finger on him.

"I don't give a-," he spat, knocking over a chair.

"Language," I stated firmly, reminding him that there were those younger than us in this room. Standing up suddenly, I met my classmate's frustrated gaze. My opinion of him was getting worse by the second. I couldn't understand what his problem was. He was an enigma. Being all charming and smart while sweeping girls off of their feet. Then the next second, his face turned scarlet and he was blurting out things that made no sense.

"You're not my mother," Kagamine scowled, glaring at his shoes now. It seemed that my stare was too intense.

"I wish I was though," I sighed, pushing back one of my braids.

"Why wou-"

"So that I could ground sorry gluteus maximus until you learn how to manage this rage of yours," crossing my arms, I resisted the urge to stomp on his foot. He needed it for soccer, and I didn't want to ruin his chances considering he was a star player.

"Seriously, what has made you so aggravated?" I groaned, not allowing Kagamine any time to retaliate with his sharp tongue. "You have girls falling head-over-heels for you like a stack of lined-up dominoes and six of them have already confessed to you! I don't see why you need me to be an addition to your set."

His reaction was somewhat surprising. Instead of exploding again, the boy just slid tiredly into my now-empty chair and let out a prolonged sigh. His cerulean eyes met mine, and I couldn't help but look away.

"You talk weirdly, Ia," he drawled, rubbing his temples gently while tightly shutting his eyes.

"So I've been told," I replied, gathering up my belongings. I didn't feel like staying in the same vicinity with the younger Kagamine twin for long. Inside, I was more so disgruntled than mad at him, but somehow I knew that today's events shouldn't be spoken about to his brother.

"I don't get how you can be so calm and cool about my accusation. Most girls would blush and confirm it or scoff and spit in my face, but you. Oh, you. You simply sit there, chugging away at that equation and bluntly state your dislike for me. It makes you feel strong, huh. It makes you feel in control. But really, on the inside, you're just an insecure, acne-prone girl who reads too much. It's so easy to break you..." as soon as the words slipped out of his mouth, Kagamine's eyes immediately lit up with guilt. "Ia, I didn't mean to-"

"You are correct," I smiled sadly at him. "I am not pretty. I am not very athletic. I can't be optimistic all the time like Rin. I'm glad you have the guts to say it to my face and not whisper those things behind my back."

My smile grew wider, for it seemed that I had stumped him. Did he expect me to run away and break out into tears? To scream in his face and tear out chunks of his hair? To be absent from school tomorrow because this experience was too confusing? Because it's what I really feel like doing right now. It was overwhelming, the amount of emotions swirling around. I wanted to throw up. Instead, I hold out a thin notebook for him to take.

"Here."

"Huh?"

"I finished most of the study guide for the math exam next Friday. You don't have my ability and if you sleep in class, you won't be able to graduate, so I copied this again for you."

"But...why?"

"Because as of five minutes ago, I still considered you as a close friend."

And with that, I gently pushed the doors open and left Rinto Kagamine staring at my retreating back.


Hello! Thank you so much for waiting this long, I am so sorry… See, I was at camp for about two weeks and then relatives came over, so it took so long for me to actually type something up and I apologize for that! I'll make sure to update more regularly (no promises though haha…_), but once the school year starts, things will get crazy and, well, ugh. Okay, so this story is based on true events but many of them are skewed and made to be a lot more exaggerated. Like this scene! And I know that this chapter isn't really connected to the first one, but I didn't want Ia and the gang to be stuck as 6th graders forever, so ch. 3 will be the last time they're in 6th grade. And once they reach high school, most events will be fabricated! Now, for some shout-outs…

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