Disclaimer: I don't own the Vocaloid, but I won't mind if anyone decides to give it to me…

Warning: Contains language not suitable for the young!


Chasing Time

Chapter 2: Two Sides Of A Coin

Written in Len's POV


I glanced at the huge clock on the side of the wall in my room, shaking my head as I began to roughly think of the events that occurred yesterday. It had been a close call and a test of endurance to see how long I could put up with that girl who was damaging my reputation. It was unbearable for me to just stand there and get insulted like that, but I did manage to do so. Usually I would say something in my defense or maybe try intimating the foe with slightly unusual tactics…

Who was that girl with the aqua pigtails again? I could remember her vaguely but not completely. Since she seemed to hate me a lot, I'd assume that she was one of the girls I had a fling with last time. Perhaps I would talk to her again later on, in school, just for the purpose of annoying her and seeing that look on her face. Call me weird, but I'm just like that.

"Thirty minutes more to go, huh…" A frown made its way to my face, and I raised my hand to ruffle my hair for a moment as a way to wake myself up. I had school, didn't I? A chuckle escaped from my lips as I thought of the many ways I could have fun with the Rin girl. "Wonder if she got the message? Well, I was planning on asking her out today anyway."

I stood up and grabbed my bag lying carelessly on the floor, making my way out of the apartment hastily. It was better to leave for school now since I was already prepared and all, and I didn't want to risk falling asleep due to boredom. Waking up to see nobody beside me sure felt strange… and horrible. I'd have to make sure that I would wake up with somebody beside me the next time I slept.

Somebody… like that Rin girl…

I stopped frozen in my tracks, and eyed the lone door in front of me. It creaked open, giving me a chance to stare at whatever was inside. A patch of darkness? There were no signs of anybody in the apartment, so Rin had to be asleep.

A walk to the school would take about fifteen minutes. If she doesn't try and at least get her bum out of the bed, she would be late for lessons. Should I wake her up right now? I could, but…

Well, it wasn't my problem. I wouldn't want to be late for school, but I don't know anything about her yet, so I might as well as acted like I didn't know anything. It sounded mean, but yes, this is who I really am.

I would have plenty of chances to wake her up in the morning soon, anyway.


I peered into the glass in the door and saw the teacher already present in class. He had long purple hair tied up in a ponytail, which gave me the impression that he was a "she" at first. He was wearing something strange – a… shirt, with frills on the side, if you can call it time. He looked as though as he had been cosplaying, though. Luckily for me, his pants were at least normal looking, reaching to the knees of his.

Wonder if people in this school are always this early? I knocked on the door softly and waited for the teacher to assist me. It took him quite a while to realize that somebody was actually outside waiting for him to open this damn door.

"Why, who might you be looking for? The Wonderful Mister Gakupo is at your service." Wow, he even speaks like he was from some alien planet, too. I saw him yawn in front of me, and almost wanted to glare at him, but I refrained myself from doing so.

"I'm supposed to be new in this class… Kagamine Len." My voice sounded rather calm, but my heart and mind was not. I was actually wondering if he even knew he had a new transfer student. He rubbed his chin and took a while to think, looking behind me as if there was something there. Judging from the expression he had on his face now, I don't think he even knew.

"Oh, yes, I remember having a transfer student of some sort! Ah, forgive me… I seem to have forgotten about it! Come in and introduce yourself, quick!" He opened the door widely for me to enter, and slowly slammed it shut after he saw me make my way towards the center of the class.

Wow, there were tons of students here. Unfortunately there didn't seem like there was anyone I knew of, but since some of the girls were whispering in the background and squealing, then I supposed I wouldn't be short of friends soon. I had tons of opportunities to-

There she was! That Hatsune girl looked pretty shocked with her mouth hanging wide open and her eyes bulging out with anger. I could see her lips trembling although I was standing quite far away, to say the least. She was nearly at the back of the class, sitting at the second row from the right.

I tried to stop myself from rolling my eyes. I couldn't resist the urge to present a wry smirk to her, though.

Mr. Gakupo clapped his hands, instantly attracting the attention of several students who weren't quite aware of the fact that I had already been standing here for a few minutes. "We have a transfer student here! Let's welcome him with wide open arms, dearest students!" He smiled nervously at me and leaned closely enough for him to whisper something in my ear. "… Mind introducing yourself, Kagomin Ten?"

What the hell?! Since when did my name change from "Len" to "Ten"?! Didn't I mention my name to him just a few minutes ago?

"Hello, everyone. My name is… Kagamine Len," I rolled my eyes when Mr. Gakupo slapped his forehead for messing up my name and continued, "I guess we'll be classmates soon? I hope I have the honor of knowing everyone here… and I hope to be able to get along well with everyone here."

Some of the girls squealed when I threw a wide grin towards them, but Hatsune sure wasn't pleased with what I was doing since I could see her mumbling to herself with an extremely irritated and pissed off look.

"Ahh, okay… Take a seat, Kagamine Len!" I don't really remember him telling me where to sit, or if the seat I was planning to sit at (Next to the one behind Hatsune) was occupied. This guy was really weird for a teacher since I thought all teachers are supposed to be wise-asses.

I walked towards the seat that I had mentioned earlier while throwing a bright smile towards Hatsune. She tensed up and immediately looked away from me, but I couldn't care less. It was fun seeing her act like this.

I was having fun throwing smiles at everyone in class until Rin came. She was huffing and puffing in exhaustion, completely covered in sweat. Mr. Gakupo sighed and gave her the permission to go to her seat.

"Hello." I smirked when she almost jumped at the sight of me. She was pretty interesting, and perhaps much more funny as compared to that Hatsune. "What, you didn't expect to see me here?"

"… N-no. A-ah, you're a transfer s-student, then?" It was funny seeing how she was stuttering due to her nervousness or something.

"Yes, I am. I guess we'll not only be neighbors, but also classmates too?"

"I g-guess… It's pretty convenient now that I think of it… W-we could help each other with homework and stuff… W-wouldn't hurt." She grinned nervously and then turned to take something- oh, a worksheet, from her bag.

"I may need your help with Chemistry. I'm never good at it." I wasn't exactly lying about that. I had perfect scores for everything except that subject. Those chemical equations and such always confuse me. I was going to add on something to my statement, but stopped when Hatsune turned around and glared at me.

"Will you shut up? This is a school for learning for your information, and if you are going to start flirting with everybody then I suggest you transfer into another school! Also, stop bothering Rin, she's trying to listen to what the teacher is trying to say. You may be smart, but please remember that you are nothing but a newbie in this school!"

"Hatsune Miku, please keep your noise level down!" Hatsune blushed and immediately turned around to focus on what the teacher was trying to teach.

I wanted to start copying down whatever Mr. Gakupo was scribbling on the board right now, but something dropped on my table before I could do so. I took it up and examined the paper and its content before scribbling down to write a reply.

Hi, Kagamine Len, right? Can we be friends?

You look really cool! –Neru

Sure. We can, I guess. –Len.

I smirked. A 'newbie', huh? Well, not for long, Miku. Not for long.


It was lunchtime. I didn't know where the cafeteria was until Akita Neru and her group of friends decided to bring me there. She had been all clingy onto me, and honestly I wanted to shout at her and told her off for being so annoying, but I refrained myself from doing so due to the fact that I had to keep a good reputation of myself.

"Wanna sit together?" She asked, but I pretended not to hear her and started looking all over the place for my target.

"Len, do you mind if I-" I walked away after locating where Rin was, ignoring Neru's shouts of protest. She was sitting alone feasting on her sandwiches in that lunchbox she prepared, I assumed.

"Hello, again." I smiled at her, settling down on the chair opposite of her.

"Hello, Len! What are you eating?" She asked, taking a huge bite off that sandwich she was holding onto.

"Nothing. I'm not hungry." I glanced around to see Hatsune nowhere near her. That was funny, since Hatsune Miku seemed to be crazily overprotective of her. Where was she, then? "… Where did Miku go?"

"Errr, well, I guess she haven't really cooled down from that incident yesterday." Shades of pink covered her face. "… I didn't know why she was so upset with you, so I sort of… fought with her. Well, she'll calm down after a while, I g-guess. You looking for her or something?"

"No, I was just wondering where she would go, and why she would leave you alone here. I guess it's all about curiosity." Great, I could finally talk to Rin in peace.

"Well, I… I wanted to apologize for yester-"

"It wasn't your fault. Don't bother blaming yourself, okay?"

"R-right. Thank you for being so understanding. I wished Miku was like you, you know… It doesn't make sense on why she'd do that for nothing. It's just… not "her". Funny, but t-true…" Rin finished nibbling on her sandwich and stared at me with a serious look on her face.

"Maybe we could ask her some time." I chuckled softly to myself. "I want to know the reason badly, too."

Rin stared at the table as if she was thinking of something for a moment. I had almost nothing to say to her, so I decided to remain quiet as I examined her face. She was adorable with the soft locks of blond hair falling on her shoulders. Her lips were so soft, so full, and looked so pink. Her eyes were wide with-

"Len? … Were you the one who had sent me that SMS yesterday?" She suddenly questioned, breaking me of my thoughts.

"SMS? What are you talking about?"

"Oh… It's nothing. It wouldn't be you, anyway… You wouldn't act like that… Besides," she whispered, "… you don't have my number."

Oh… That SMS yesterday. I almost forgot about that. I could strike now, since Miku wasn't here. The sooner I opened my mouth to confess, the better, because it would mean that I would quickly receive my fair share of fun from the girl. Then I could switch my target after that.

"Who says I don't?" I smirked, glancing at her with half-lidded eyes.

"Well, you clearly don't. We've only known each other for two days?" She rubbed her chin as if to think.

"I know some people from this school."

"W-what? B-but that would mean… I-it can't be y-you!" She was blushing and looking pretty shocked. Well, all girls do, actually, when I act like this in front of them, so whatever.

"I have my own methods, you know."

"W-wait. Let me get this straight… Y-you sent me that SMS yesterday? That SMS with the word "cutie" in it? Is that true?" Rin furrowed her brows and tried to look as calm as possible.

"Yes, I did. I sent you that SMS. I have proof of it, and I can read whatever I wrote there. I'm real, yes I am." I was getting slightly annoyed with that same question.

"B-but… It's impossible! Th-that SMS couldn't be sent by you, because I-it was just… different!" She was almost screaming, but I couldn't care less.

"Different? How so? If you put two and two together, you would know it was me. Want me to recite the whole content of the message to you?"

"I-it couldn't b-be! It's just different based on the way you talk, and behave, and-"

"Rin." I stood up and pushed myself forward so that my nose was touching hers, with my elbows supporting my weight on the table. I could feel her hot and shaky breaths, and I could see her face reddening rapidly. "You don't judge people by the way they speak or behave."

This was awfully strange. Whenever I applied this technique to any other women, they would immediately beg me to take them as their girlfriend. They didn't look as shock as Rin did when I told them that it was me who had been behind the SMS, and they certainly did not mind. In fact, it made them happier, and it made my job easier, since I wasn't the type of guy who would take the time to go after a girl only to receive a rejection after that.

"… W-why?" She looked away from me as if I was some sort of monster.

"Why what." My patience was wavering now.

"Why did you send me that message?"

"'We could hit it off well.' You know what I'm trying to say, don't you?"

"… … You want me to…-"

"-Be my girlfriend." I finished the last part of her sentence, and waited for her reply. I remembered this was almost like sixtieth time I had said this line. Besides, nobody seemed to have the heart to reject me when I asked them that question; they all seemed to infatuated with me to even know how to reject me. A winning streak for years, yes, and-

Slap!

My eyes widened in shock, confusion and anger as a felt a stinging pain on the left side of my reddened face. Nobody had ever slapped me before. Nobody. Not even the girls I had rejected after a while of 'playing' with them had the guts to slap me like this.

"You… You're despicable! What do you think I am? What do you treat me as? Do I look like somebody you could play around with like this?" I turned around to glare at the figure in front of me, and realized that she had already stood up. I moved back to my seat and made my way towards her, in rage.

"I haven't even known you for a week, and you asked me that question! You are no different from him! You are no different from that guy!" She screamed, anger etched in her face, attracting almost all the attention from the people in the cafeteria. They all turned to look at both of us, but I was too angry to even consider the consequences of what I was about to do.

I grabbed her wrist, hard, and pulled her close to me with my glare still intact. She tried wriggling out of my grasp but I was obviously too strong for her. "Why were you staring at me then?! You were staring at me the first time we met, correct?! That proves that you were infatuated with me! So why are you getting all jumpy because of one fucking message?!"

Rin winced in pain as I tightened my hold onto her, but managed to speak nonetheless. "I won't go out with people who just toy with other's feelings! I will never do that again! So what if I had been infatuated with you the first time I met you? That was because I thought you were different from all the guys I knew, since you were so nice to-"

"I don't care about nice! It's a fact that you were head over heels with me the first time we met, and that is just what you need! Just accept me and stop being so whiny over how I behave and act!"

"So you're doing this because I rejected you? Is that it? You can't accept a rejection from someone like me?!" Rin glared at me ferociously, but that didn't affect me.

"Yes. I hate being rejected, because I have never ever been rejected. I don't see why you should ever have a reason to reject me. Nobody did, so just-"

"So this is just something about your pride."

"So what if it is?" I growled, letting go of her wrist since it was kind of pointless for me to hold on to her.

"I hate people who treats all the women like they are their playthings! I hate guys who toy with other girls! I hate egotistical guys like you, and I hate guys with hidden motives like you! Those reasons are enough for me to reject you."

"Not good enough." I growled again, pushing her lightly to the wall behind her and placed my hands on either sides of her, pinning her there.

"I thought you were good. I thought you were a nice guy. Now that I have seen the real you, I decided to change my mind. Somebody who puts their pride above everything, and also somebody who would ask a girl out after two days of knowing them, in my knowledge, is not a good person. You have nothing. No good qualities in you. Nothing good. I can't even find a small reason as to why I should accept you. If you hadn't shown your true self to me, we might still be able to remain as friends, but now…" Rin began to wipe the tears gathering in her eyes with her hand. "… I suggest you to stay away from me. I don't want a playboy as a friend."

Playboy…

… Not a good person…

I widened my eyes in shock and let my hands fall limply to my sides as she stomped away in anger. I did not bother chasing after her; I was too caught up in what she said to do so. I could see several people who looked like Neru and her group of friends approach me, but I didn't care.

"Are you okay? What happened, I heard tons of screaming between you and that freak." I ignored her.

Nobody had ever rejected me like this before.

Nobody had ever hit me before.

Nobody.

Why should she an exception?


That can't be good. Dum, dum, dum... I can tell you that there is more to Rin than you think there is. Rin is afraid of something, and I won't tell what it is until Len gets very close to her. Besides that, I think I wrote this in a rush kinda thingy so it might not be as good as the previous chapter. I had everything planned but unfortunately my execution skill is horrible.

Don't worry, the next chapter will be brighter than this one here. Although we will have an angry Len harassing a mad Rin...

Insane Hex: So what now?

Dotty: It's the end, that's what. This chapter was short O.O Why'd you make it so short, huh!!!

Paper: Don't cry, damn it! I'm weeping for Rin here.

Dotty: Len needs some comforting too... Come on, guys, throw him some bananas!

Review, guys! Please review! :D


Chapter 3: Of loans and sorrow

"You don't scare me! Not at all! Not even when you're so close... If you're trying to get me to fall in love with you, then I'd suggest you to, uh... Try your tricks somewhere! I will never fall in love with you!"

Well, she said that, but...


Till' next time! (Again)