AN: I'm back! The break is here and I haven't been productive lately so it's a real slap in the face for me. To start off my busy holiday, I decided to finish this chapter in time for Christmas day and maybe update my other story. Maybe.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Vocaloid personas used in this fiction.


Chapter 3 - Light

She was... I am at a loss for words right now. No joke. Seriously. My heart leaped out of me for the first time in my life. Okay not true, but roller coasters don't count. What was ridiculous was her looks. I know that she's pretty and everything, but that's not my point. I swear, she might be related to me. The similarity of her blonde hair and blue eyes to my own were uncanny. She wore a white bow that held her hair up, white jeans and black, fur-trimmed boots, a white pea coat with yellow trim and a loose white scarf. Wow that's a lot a white. Too bright for my eyes.

A hand waved in front of my face. And I just realized I was staring, making my cheeks really warm and me very embarrassed.

"H-hey," I managed to stutter.

Rin dipped her head in slight bow. "H-hi," she replied sheepishly. Her cheeks were red as well and her smile was undeniably cute. God, why is she so cute?

My mom looked at us and started to back away slowly. "Okay then, I'll leave you kids alone. Her bags are in the living room, Len. Won't you be a dear and help her carry them up?"

"Yeah, sure thing," I replied automatically.

I tried to walk past her so I could bring her bags up the stairs, but she was in the way. I sidestepped, she also sidestepped. I shift to the other side to avoid her, but she did the same so she got in my way again. I coughed slightly, to avoid any awkward conversation. She walked into the kitchen doorway to let me by and I thanked her silently. She only had two bags, but the clothes that she was wearing were way too new to be hers. I guess that my mom had already taken her shopping for new clothes. I like how my parents went on to adopt a girl without considering what my answer would be. Totally uncalled for. And here I am carrying a girl's bag, who I just met and is supposed to be my new sister. But I no longer have anything against it. I stopped in front of the room that used to be my brother's. It's been cleared out and all that's left in there was an empty bed frame. Or so it was last time I checked. I opened the door to find a bed already made and a nightstand beside it. A desk was even placed in the corner of the room.

"Okay here we are. This is going to be your room from now on."

I pointed to the small closet in the room. "You can use that to put whatever clothes you have and the bathroom is on the end of the hall. If you need anything just ask me. My room is right beside yours."

I started to leave, but I stopped when she grabbed arm.

She had this sad look plastered across her face. "Can you stay a bit?"

"I-I want someone to talk to."

How could I say no to a cute face like that? I smiled and held her hand loosely. "Sure thing." I sat down on the bed and patted on the space beside me. "Sit here."

She plopped down beside me and placed her hands in her lap.

"Len, how do you feel about me being here?"

That was an odd question. "What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, do you like me living here, with you and your family. I feel like I'm intruding..."

A part of me felt like she came in and tried to replace Shen, but another part of me said that it's alright and didn't mind her presence at all.

"No! It's alright. I mean you're totally welcome here, it's just that…"

Len, she doesn't have to know that this room once belonged to me. She's here to start fresh so make it the best for her.

Shen? What are you talking about? What do you mean a fresh start?

Trust me.

Wait! I actually don't know what you're talking about though… Damn it! Why do you have to be so cryptic about your advice all the time?

Rin waved a hand in front of my face and gave me an odd look. I snapped back to reality and shake my head.

"Sorry about that, just thinking," I started. "And it's fine that you're here with me and my parents. You'll be the sister that I'd never had."

I smiled brightly to cheer her up. Her face lit up instantly, but then she turned away just as fast. She probably wants some space to herself so I got up to leave the room. I turned around before leaving, remembering that dinner was at six.

"Oh and we're eating at six so you have some time to get settled in."

I closed the door behind me and let out a sigh. Now that's done, I can do my homework… Homework? Did I hear myself right? Forget it I'm just going to take a nap.

I dropped my bag against my desk and flopped on my bed. I stared at the ceiling thinking about the girl next door; what's her story? Or was she an orphan from the very beginning? That would be terrible, to be abandoned by your parents a birth. Or maybe her parents just passed away one day. I rub my hands over my tired face and fall asleep.

My nap was short lived after the door creaked open. I opened one eye to see Rin peeking through a half open door.

"You do know that I can see you," I said nonchalantly.

She let out a squeak and shut the door. I sat up, feet together. "It's alright, come in."

The door opened slightly, so that I could only see one eye. "Umm, it's time for dinner..."

I looked over to the nightstand where my clock was. I had one of the old, vintage that had numbered cards that flicked every minute. It read 6:05; it was nice of her to wake me up, or else I would have just kept on sleeping.

"Okay let's go then." I jumped from my bed and ushered her from the doorway.

Dinner went fairly smoothly. Not too many questions were asked towards Rin, surprisingly enough. If Shen were still here, my mother would have bombarded her with questions. My brother would have intervened, telling her that it was impolite to interrogate her like that. It's quite ironic, the relationship that Shen had with my mom. Sometimes he was more of a parent than my mom, giving her advice that a nineteen year-old wouldn't normally give. Then again, he wasn't exactly normal.

Rin had finished her food and waited silently at the table for us to finish. Once we did, she stood up to collect everyone's dishes, but my mom stopped her briefly.

"It's alright dear; I'm the one who does that in this house. Why don't you go upstairs with Len so you two can talk?"

Not only is she pretty, but she was quite responsible from what I just saw. Either that or she was already used to cleaning up after everyone. I stood up from my seat and tapped Rin on the shoulder.

"Come on, let's go upstairs."

Once I got to her room, I saw that she had put her clothes away, leaving the luggage last to put behind. For some reason, my mother had bought that along with the clothes earlier today. I don't know why she would need that bag, but it was fairly heavy for a bag. I was about to put it away for her when she stopped me.

"I can put it away," she said confidently. She struggled somewhat with pushing on to the shelf inside her closet. I didn't want to get in her way because I might offend her. Instead I stood back and watched, but I couldn't help but speak up.

"Rin, do you need some help?"

"It's okay, really!" she replied immediately.

"Are you sure? Do you need a step ladder? I could get one for you," I offered, but she just shook her head.

She had almost got it all the way in when she lost her balance, since she was on her toes. She fell backwards, crashing on top of me. I let out a grunt of pain as I cushioned her fall, but I didn't fare too well. I realized the close proximity of us when she rolled over, our faces right in front of each other. Her face blazed bright red and I felt a rush of heat to my cheeks.

"Hey, are you alright?" I managed to say. She scrambled off of me and held hands over her mouth.

"I'm so sorry!" She bowed her head over and over. I stepped forward to calm her down, but she took a step back.

"It's alright. It's not your fault so don't beat yourself over it." She wouldn't stop backing away so I took another step forward. That was when she hid underneath her bed. This girl was full of surprises. I sat down on the bed and let out a sigh.

"I don't know why you're so upset over something that you're not responsible for. I know you tried your best to put that luggage up on the shelf…"

It was still there, placed precariously from the sudden movement when she fell. I walked over to it and pushed in place.

"Look," I started slowly. "I won't ever hold you against anything like that. It's just ridiculous so don't worry about it."

I got not sign of reply so I stood by the doorway.

"I'm going to leave you alone to think about that. Wait, I'll take that back. Don't think too much; just get some sleep, okay?"

I closed the door behind me as I left her room. My mom was hovering by my door, startling me.

"Mom, why are you there? Were you spying on us?"

Her eyes were flitting around the hallway, as if there was something interesting to look at. "No, what makes you think that?"

"I don't know what you saw, but it's not what you think it was. She merely tried to put her luggage on the shelf on her own, but she couldn't push it all the way in so she fell over. Really, I don't why you're making such a big deal out of this."

She crossed her arms and looked at me crookedly. "Now when did I say that? Sounds to me like you're losing your cool Len."

"Stop that mom! What if she's hears this? She might get a poor impression of me because of what you just said..."

"I don't know what you're saying. I'm just happened to walk past her room," she said absentmindedly. I shot her a glare and she walked away as if nothing happened.

I really despise it when she does that; pretending to not know about her own actions. Sometimes I feel like she's twelve years old on the inside. The door opened behind me and Rin popped her head out.

"Is something wrong? I heard you talk with your mom…"

"Er, it's nothing really." I didn't want her to know about that talk I just had.

"Okay then…" She slinked back inside her room and the door clicked shut.

I played my guitar for a little bit while I waited for Rin to finish in the bathroom. I continued to pick at my acoustic after showering, but it sounded off. I couldn't play my chords right and I my fingers were slack around the neck. I stopped playing and placed it back on the stand, forgetting about finishing the piece. Maybe Rin will open up a little more tomorrow and then maybe things will look up again. I hope.


AN: Boring? Yeah I know. Haven't found any good inspiration lately and I want to make this as long as my other story. Speaking of which, I have decided to wrap up that story and leave it as is. Turns out that my train of thought wants to keep it going, but I just don't have the perseverance to see it to the very end. Oh well. Gonna try my best to write more often and stay away from my games. .

Happy Holidays everyone!~

-Icey