Chapter 4 - Birthday

"Hey, Rin, guess what day it is today!"

"Cold." Months passed since they first met. Rin rubbed her hands together then pressed them to her cheeks.

"No, no, Rin. Today is December 27!"

"Ooh, it's almost a new year!"

"Yeah, but today is something else too!"

"What?"

"It's my birthday!"

"Wha? Today is Len's birthday?" Rin glanced down to the floor and started fiddling with her hands. "But I didn't know… and I don't have a present…"

"That doesn't matter, Rin. I already got tons of presents anyways. Besides, I got you some things!"

"What? You don't have to, Len. It's your birthday, not mine! Why would you give me presents?"

"Because, today is special. Say, Rin, when is your birthday?"

"M-my birthday..? I… don't know… When it's a new year, I assume that my I'm one year older... I guess…"

"You don't know your birthday, Rin? Well, then today can be your new birthday then! Okay, happy birthday, Rin Kagamine! Here's your birthday presents!" Len pulled out the things he was hiding behind his back. There were two boxes, one wrapped with orange paper, and the other wrapped with yellow paper. Each was tied with a white bow.

Rin gasped. "It's so beautiful Len!"

"You didn't even open it yet, Rin!" Len sighed. "Open it, open it!"

"Okay…" Rin took the orange present and began to tear it open. Inside was a yellow scarf.

"Happy birthday Rin!"

"Len, it's perfect for this weather! Thank you!"

"Open the other one!"

Rin took the other present and tore that one open. Inside was a white ribbon and a mirror.

"Len… what do I do with this?"

"Here, I'll show you…" Len and began to tie the bow on Rin's head. After he was done, he took the mirror and showed Rin what he had done.

"L-Len… it's so pretty! Thank you so much! I love it!" Rin squealed.

"I thought you would." Len smiled. "Oh, and one more thing…" Len took the mirror with him and ran inside the castle. He later emerged with a slice of cake and two forks. The cake had yellow frosting and a slice of orange and banana on it.

"This is going to be our birthday cake!"

"Cake? It's so pretty… and expensive!" Rin remembered the days she strolled around the streets and saw someone selling cake. It was pretty, but expensive… at least to her.

Len handed Rin a fork. "Let's dig in!"

They ate the cake together.

"Mmm, it's delicious!" Rin licked the frosting off her lips.

"We're now both officially 9 years old! I hope we can do this every year, Rin."

"Me too."

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Sorry for the very short chapter D: but there is going to be A LOT of stuff going on in the next chapter, and it's pretty long compared to the chapters so far.