Disclaimer: I still won't own Vocaloid even though I finished 3 chapters of this story...
WARNING: Contains YAOI/Boy X Boy relationship...
Pairings: Gakupo X Len, Gakupo X Rin, Kaito X Len
Third chapter's on the role...
If you find this chapter a bit confusing I'll gladly tell you what it's supposed to mean so just ask me okay...it's my own fault 'cause I tried to be graphical on the actions they are making...and I think I was a bit redundant with the words I used...I'M REALLY SORRY...
Err...hope that graphical style turns out effective...
My dear readers...thank you for...err...reading 'til this chapter...
I hope this chap goes to your liking...
Enjoy reading...(as much as possible)
"Just A Mirror Image"
Chapter 3: 'The Gentle Blue Hero'
"Like I said...you have to do this properly...are you even listening to me, Gakupo-niisan...", Len said.
"I know...I know that perfectly...but...what I don't know is how to portray it...a portrayal that would come...Uhm...naturally...yeah, that's it...", complained Gakupo.
"Like I said, just follow my plan and it would work just fine...trust me...", reasoned the yellow boy.
"But Kagamine-dono, how do you know for sure that it would work...you're not the one who's going to do it you know...And besides, it's not like you have done it already...", the older male came up with yet another complain.
Len pouted, "I already did...you want me to remind you?...".
"Oh...well, sorry...I should've used a much nicer word to put things up...", the violet samurai shrugged.
"It's fine already...anyway, you have to make it clear...there's no room for mistakes!", the younger male exclaimed having a bright smile on his face that made the other look away with a glowing shade of pink on the cheeks.
"What now?...do you still have any complains?...", the yellow boy asked for confirmation. Gakupo scratched the back of his head and replied, "N-none...".
"Good!", Len was full of enthusiasm.
'My imagination's playing on me again, huh?...I thought he was really cute moments ago...well of course he's cute...he looks like Rin anyway...', the samurai thought.
It has been a week since Len was knocked unconscious by Kaito. The yellow boy was now back on his daily routine, but he has a single addition to his to-do-list, and so he spent most of his time with Gakupo.
At first, Rin and Miku thought that the two lads were just having some quality time together since they've been talking by themselves a lot lately. Meiko didn't bother knowing what's up with the guys because she was not in the mood, she was nagging about how cruel life is for she have not done a single job after Len was back in action. Kaito was suspicious of what's going on, though he didn't have the chance to ask the reason directly from the yellow boy due to the fact that he was the one person that was receiving the red lady's 'frustration' (not like he wanted to).
Then one day came a big surprise, the violet samurai kneeled before the yellow girl's presence in front of everyone and took her hand to his lips for a kiss. He confessed his feelings for Rin with a full-red face, a shaky tone, and a shivering hand.
"C-c-could y-you pleas-s-se g-go on a d-date with m-me...", Gakupo asked, happy for himself that he had the courage to do so.
Rin stared at him shocked, he took a glance on the samurai's embarrassed face then looked at her brother who gave her an assuring smile. Her hands started to shake involuntarily, her free hand covered her mouth. She stared blankly in space, tears are building up in her eyes.
"Rin-dono?...", worried Gakupo who was waiting for a response.
Rin shoved the samurai's hand that was holding her own, she ran away sobbing. Gakupo stood up trying to follow her, Len stopped him from doing so.
"Don't worry Gakupo-niisan, I'm sure Rin was just surprised from your sudden confession...I'll talk to her so just wait there...I'll handle things for now...", said the yellow boy who followed after his sister.
"I'm counting on you then, Kagamine-dono...", the violet samurai agreed following Len with his eyes. Actually, he couldn't take his eyes off of him 'It seems strange...What's this feeling?...I don't understand it myself', he thought.
Those who were left behind looked at Gakupo. Meiko slapped his back three times saying that he did really well because she knows nothing of the situation. The slaps brought him out of his own train of thoughts. Miku ended up with sobs like Rin, feeling bad for Len and feeling guilty as well. Kaito held on his temper, he clenched his teeth and closed his fist. He knows of the situation very well, the yellow boy relied everything to him while crying back at the infirmary, but he was in mixed emotion –angry at Gakupo and pity for his beloved–. He walked out silently, he thought that he might not be capable of keeping his anger cooled down if he stayed any longer. The green lass left the area afterwards, she was thinking of a way to apologize to Len. The sarcastic red lady took some sake (Japanese rice wine) and asked Gakupo if he want some.
"Don't be sad you gloomy old hag, don't let being rejected get to you, just get drunk and forget everything.", Meiko said handing a glass to the other.
"I'm not yet rejected you know...", Gakupo commented with a straight face.
"You're not yet?...Boring...Let's get drunk when you are already turned down okay?", Meiko sounded sure instead of sounding like how a 'normal-minded' person should.
"Like I said, I'm not yet rejected Meiko-dono, and we wouldn't know if I would...", the violet samurai regretted ever saying something in response at the first place.
"EH? Rin was crying when she left, that means she does not want to go out with you...right?", the red lady said in her usual sarcastic tone. Gakupo stared at her with a blank face.
Len was finally able to catch up with her run away sister. The chase ended up at their own house. The yellow boy pleaded on his twin to go on the date with the violet samurai, but she strongly opposed the idea. Len even said that it would be fun, exciting, and romantic, but Rin was totally against going.
"No matter what you say I'm not going, I just won't!", Rin exclaimed with a worried look on her face.
"But Rin...just give him a chance...", Len uttered.
"Come on Len...there is certainly no way...", the yellow girl said.
"It wouldn't hurt to try...", the yellow boy convinced.
"It would hurt Len! It would! I don't want to hurt you again...Look, I'm sorry about what happened...I-I didn't know that it was a-actually like that...I'm so sorry, I made things worse...How did you found about it?...It must have made you suffer...please forgive me...you don't have to do this, it would only give you much more pain...", the twin sister grabbed his shoulders staring directly onto his eyes. Len took a deep breath.
"Don't say that...Listen...It's my decision to help him like this...I have gone over everything, trust me...that's why I don't want you to avoid him because of me...just once, give him just this once...please...", Len said as he gave her an innocent smile.
Rin held back her tears then looked away, "Fine! But just this once...". Her twin gave her another smile, seeing this, she hugged him tight and started sobbing, "I'm sorry...I-I should've known b-better...". The yellow boy hugged her back and patted her head, "I'm fine already...You've been apologizing non-stop...It's not your fault,...it's no one's fault...so stop crying and get ready for tomorrow.". She nodded then buried her face on her brother's shoulder.
'If there's someone who's at fault here...that would be me...', the male twin thought.
The next day, Len went to Gakupo's place for the big news. And as expected, the reaction on the samurai's face was pure delight. He was crying tears of joy. He grabbed both hands of the yellow boy, shook them up and down, then started a long trail of thanks. A few moments later, the two males found themselves smiling and staring at each other. A light colour of pink blossomed on both their cheeks. Feeling a bit awkward in the situation, Gakupo looked away and so did Len.
"A-Anyway...we must plan everything beforehand, things should flow perfectly...I will tell you Rin's likes and dislikes for some ideas on what should you set up...", Len uttered trying to ease the tension that is building up between them.
"Y-yeah...yeah, you're r-right...where should we go anyway?...I don't have a single idea...I haven't been on a date before...I don't know what air would be perfect...", Gakupo asked getting away from the odd feeling as well.
"Hmm...now that you mention it...it should give a romantic feel right? Can't you think of anything?...Rin likes the color yellow, and she loves oranges...", the yellow boy thought hard.
"What do you think of a farm that grows the best oranges?", the taller teen asked.
"That's a good idea...but I don't think it would be romantic at the very least...", the other denied the suggestion.
"How about going to the shrine, let's cover the place with yellow flowers and leaves?...", the samurai suggested. (actually thinking of a traditional Japanese wedding)
"I don't think it fits to her liking, Gakupo-niisan! You have to go to a place where the girl would enjoy...otherwise, both of you would love to go...let's just say it like this, you asked her out to see her smile so you'll do anything to bring that smile out on the surface...something along those lines...how about a theme park? Rin loves rides, especially roller coasters and go-karts...", the banana lover opposed the other's idea and gave a better one.
"I think that would be a great idea...it's enjoyable...we could ride yellow coloured karts and coasters...and have orange juice in between resting...We'll go with that...and perhaps a fancy restaurant for dinner, do you think that would be fine?...", the older male consulted.
"I 'm not quite sure...that would be a good change of phase after a tiring day at the theme park...but I doubt that she would like the silence there...it's pretty obvious that she's the loud type...and it freaks her out whenever it's quiet, she bursts out and laughs loud enough for everybody to hear...you know, she's that energetic...", Len said in deep thought.
"Do you think she'd go on a bar? it's noisy there with all the loud music and chatting people.", Gakupo stated.
"She's not Meiko-neesan you know...and besides, she's 14 years old...clearly under age...my sister is a decent girl...and as her brother, I won't allow it...take this seriously, onii-san...this might just decide your future...", the yellow boy said.
"Then what should we go for!...I can't take this anymore! And I thought the hardest part was asking the girl out...It didn't come to my mind that this will be so hard!", the eggplant lover sounded desperate having not a good place in mind fit for a date.
"Chill out for a while...you won't be able to think properly in that state, onii-san...maybe the fancy restaurant idea wasn't so bad after all...just make a reservation for two on a restaurant that serves a huge variety of desserts...I think that would satisfy her...don't be surprised if she gets fat one day!", the younger male warned, unconsciously creating a cute posing having one hand on his waist, the other pointing a finger at Gakupo, head tilted slightly on the side, lips pouted, and eyes wide opened. A nod was all the samurai do for a response.
"It's decided then...on Saturday afternoon 'til dinner...don't worry, if anything goes wrong I'll be right there to take cover...", Len proclaimed in a leave-it-to-me tone. The older teen felt rest assured.
Len came out of Gakupo's house shortly after finishing their discussion on the said date, but he was dumbfounded by Kaito's and Miku's presence. He tried asking if they have some business with the violet samurai or to him. The two didn't answered, instead, they grabbed both arms of the yellow boy and dragged him off elsewhere, far from the samurai's residence.
"W-wait...Miku-neesan!...Kaito-niisan!...stop walking so fast while dragging me please...I might trip off...", the yellow boy exclaimed.
Kaito and Miku stopped walking at the central park. But on the side where other people won't be able to spot or eavesdrop them. The green lady held Len's shoulder, her bangs covering her eyes. The blue lad just stood beside her, his blue locks covers his eyes as well. They were silent for a few minutes. Feeling a bit awkward, the yellow boy bent down a little and looked below Miku's bangs, he saw a pair of teary green eyes. Moments later, he was a bit panicking, thinking of a way to keep her from crying. Watery green orbs met azure blue.
"I'M SORRY LEN! IT'S MY FAULT FOR PUSHING YOU SO HARD! I'M SORRY I MADE YOU CONFESS TO HIM! RIN AND I THOUGHT...WE THOUGHT...IT'S BECAUSE WE...WE...THAT'S WHY YOU...", Miku cried in between sobs.
"Ah...no...Miku-neesan, it's not your fault...it's okay already, even Rin apologized to me but I'm really fine now believe me...so please stop crying", Len hands her a clean handkerchief from his pocket. "You don't have to waste your tears on such trivial stuffs like this...", he added.
"It's not trivial at all! It's your feelings we're talking about...you just had your heart broken...and it wouldn't have happened if we didn't rushed you in confessing...I'M SO SORRY...", the green lady said, as she took the piece of cloth offered to her by the young gentleman to wipe her tears away.
"I'm fine with it...we're both guys so it wouldn't work out the way I hoped it would be...", the yellow boy gave her an innocent smile. Miku cried even louder though, then with a pat in the head, Kaito signalled her to leave so he could have a one-on-one talk with the younger male. The green lass objected at first but at a glance on the blue lad's eyes, she silently agreed and walked away.
When Miku was out of sight, Kaito stared at Len with worried eyes. He gave him a hug, a comfortable one at that.
"I understand that you've gotten over Gakupo...what I don't understand is why would you even help him...", the blue lad asked with an obvious light angered tone. "And I don't know why would Rin even agree to that stupid date!", his voice was slightly raising by the minute.
Len pressed back to the hug, "I-it's...it's my own way of showing that I have longed passed my unrequited feeling for him...It's okay already Kaito-niisan...".
"STOP TELLING ME THAT IT'S OKAY BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT! Let me guess...you didn't tell your sister how you were able to find out that old hag's true feelings...you didn't tell her 'cause she'd totally disagree with your schemes if she happens to hear it...I'LL GO SEE HER NOW!", Kaito was really mad, you don't see a very furious Kaito every day, he'd normally keep his cool. He stopped hugging the young male then tried to remove Len's hand around his waist.
The yellow boy desperately tightened his hug and said in between tears, "Please...please don't tell her...don't tell her about 'those' things...". the blue lad stayed still for a while and asked in a deep voice, "Why should I not?".
"Honestly...I just didn't want him to hate me...I didn't want him to think that I was a bitter enough to back stab him in front of Rin...in the end, it was just because of my selfishness...even if he would never look at me with the same eyes as mine...I just...just...just wanted to make look at me with fair stares...I just want him to look at me as Len Kagamine, and not as Rin's mirror image...in the end, it was just because of my selfishness...so please, please don't tell her...", Len cried looking at older male's face.
Kaito took a deep breath, "You're not selfish at all...you're more of a martyr right now...". He cleared the younger male's face from his bangs and gave him a peck in the forehead, "Nee, Len...how about me? Can't you just give that look in your eyes to me instead?...".
The yellow boy didn't know how to respond, he simply forgot about the fact that the guy in front of him had already confessed feelings of love for him. He stopped crying then stared blankly at the blue lad's shirt. He felt his own face heat up, he was pretty aware of the blush forming in his cheeks. He buried his face on the taller guy's chest and mumbled, "Mm...".
"Can I consider that as a yes?...", Kaito lifted Len's head to see the little boy's cute face. At the sight of it, he found his expected answer, "I understand...I told you right? I love you...and I'll wait for the day you love me back, so you don't have to rush...okay, I won't tell Rin about it but in one condition...".
"What condition?...", the yellow boy asked out of pure innocence.
"You're planning on following those two on their date, right?", the blue lad confirmed.
"Yes, what about it?...", he replied with another innocent question.
"Let me come with you...", Kaito looked away blushing and scratching his cheek lightly with a finger.
"EEEEEEEEEEEH!", Len's voice trailed.
"Why not?...I want to be by your side...I won't interrupt them, I swear...I just want to be beside you to comfort you the moment you start crying...", he answered looking at the other teen's face while blushing.
"Well...fine then...I'M NOT GOING TO CRY! As if I would...", the yellow boy pouted with his face still blushing and in his eyes were visible evidence that he had just stopped crying.
"Yes you will...", teased the other in disbelief.
"Will not!", Len strongly denied.
It went on like this for a while, the sad and serious atmosphere they had earlier was changed into a happy and carefree one. The younger teen stopped arguing the moment he realized the sudden difference in the air between them, he sighed in defeat and said, "You know Kaito-niisan...you're like a superhero...one that saves a person from his stress and melancholic feel...YOUR LIKE MY SAVIOUR, at least that's what I think...".
"Then it's decided! Every time your sad and alone, you'll have to call this humble saviour of yours to cheer you up...Just call my name and I'll be there! I'll be the Gentle Blue Hero whose sole purpose is to make you smile...", Kaito assigned himself for the role. "Now, off you go and inform Rin about the date and time of her date!", he exclaimed with a bright smile. Len nodded and off he went.
'Seriously, Len...Why do you keep loving him at such extent? Why do you keep looking at his faults with such blind eyes?...How can you keep up like this?...This coming Saturday...I really look forward to it...', the blue lad thought, drawing off the smile he had on his face earlier. He looked at the departing boy, closed his eyes, then walked on the opposite direction.
-To be continued-
Next chapter would be Gakupo and Rin's date! Hey wait...did it just turn into a double date? Kaito has his own plan set...what's going to happen?
I'm not done just yet...same updating speed I guess...
I hope you enjoyed that even though it went a bit shorter than the first 2 chapters...
I'm sorry that this chap was full of conversations...
Please look forward to the next...it would be awesome but probably be the shortest one...
But then again you should seriously stop keeping your hopes up...it would be bad if I end up disappointing my few readers...
It's a big twist!...
Lemons would be slightly included next time...(drooling?)
To the 3 people who gave a review on the previous chap...thanks a lot...(Crying tears of joy)
yoko23, hope you continue liking this story even after this chap...
TotalAmuto, how I hope you enjoyed reading...
DestinyCanAmaze, I wish it goes to your liking...
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Hope it didn't gave you a headache...
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