Helloooo, my lovely readers! I am in a super good right now because I just finished the chapter! It's a bit shorter, but, oh, well, WHO CARES?!

So the other day I was reading another Fanfictioner's profile, and you know what? This person- this wonderful person- sounded exactly like me! It was creepy, almost. And my friend was reading over my shoulder, and she even asked me if that was me- it's not, but... I'm a big fan of her Fanfictions, too! But I wont tell you who it is! I'll just let you guess if you want to know!

Ooookay, so... PRESENTING CHAPTER 4 OF MESSAGE IN THE SNOW(Dun-dun-duuuun)!

Disclaimer: I don't own Rin or Len or Miku or Bakaito or Gumi or anyone in this magical story, but the story is mine!

LEN'S POV

"Welcome, to our first ever Vocaloid Game Night! Is everybody ready?"

Gumi was standing on top of a stage inside the estate that we often used for dance practice and such. Everyone kept quiet, staring at her with a look of utter confusion, and respect that she had the guts to do something so silly. No one said a word in response to Gumi.

Looking a little flustered, Gumi started flapping her arms like a beheaded chicken. "Why are you all so quiet?! Don't be shy, now, this'll be super fun!" At the end of her sentence, she winked.

I was the first to regain my senses, and asked aloud from my place beside Rin at the back of the crowd "What the hell, Gumi-chan?"

Gumi just stared at me blankly. "What? Did I say something dirty?"

"No, just what the heck are you doing up there? Actually, what the heck are we doing here? Why did we have to come?"

"Don't you understand the name of the game? Vocaloid Game Night!"

"Just what is that, anyway?"

"Allow me to explain," Luka said, walking onto the stage, and Gumi passed her the mike. "Yesterday, Gumi-chan came to me with a proposal, that if, in her words, 'could wip up a totally smagical set for everything,' let her do what she calls Vocaloid Game Night, which is in essense a series of games, each night, so technically it should be 'Nights', but-"

Gumi butted in, grabbing the microphone. "-I said it's called 'Night' because we're celebrating that specific night of the holidays! It will last the whole winter break!"

At this, I heard Nero snort, and whisper to Neru, his sister, "No way I'm going," And Neru nodded in agreement.

"By the way, attendance is mandatory! No skipping!"

This didn't seem to change many peoples' minds.

"If you try to skip out, I will have Mei-chan hunt you down and bring you back!"

"Thaaaat's right!" Meiko said, suddenly appearing behind Gumi and Luka on the stage, and scaring everyone, including Gumi herself.

"Gu-chan promised to give me a 6-pack of beer for every person I bring back... well, actually, just their head, so I wont show any mercy! Since it'll be easier to carry, I'l just chop off the head and bring that back! Wahahaha!" Meiko laughed like a serial killer.

Gumi cheered. "And I'll give you five more 6-packs for every body you bring back after!"

Meiko fist pumped. "ALRIGHT!"

"Just remember, you can't hurt anyone who doesn't skip, okay? Or you'll get a beer reduction!" Gumi ordered, treating Meiko like a preschooler, and caught in the flow, Meiko whined like one.

"Oooookaaay," Meiko said, and hopped off the stage.

Neru and Nero now looked so scared they could cry. "W-w-w-we'll go! De-defintely!"

"So, all that aside," Luka took back the microphone, sighing at the little performance Gumi and Meiko had put on. "This is how each night will work. First, to detirmine what game we will play each night, we'll have someone from the audience come up and spin the... um..."

"The Wheel of Epicness!" Gumi butted in.

"Right, that." Luka said. "Then, if it is required for that game, names will be drawn from the..."

"Uber Awesome Box of Names!" Gumi said.

"Those names are very, um original..." Rin said quietly to me, and I laughed in response.

"That's Gumi for you," I said.

"After the Game is finished, we might have dinner!"

"MIGHT?!" Kaito cried, shocked.

Gumi shrugged. "Certain conditions in the Games might effect when and if you eat dinner each night."

Kaito looked even more alarmed now. "IF?!"

"So why are we dressed all fancy-shmancy?" Gumiya asked out loud, and his sister responded with a shrug.

"You gotta look the part! Riiiight, now who wants to spin the Wheel of Epicness tonight?" Gumi asked, and scanned the crowd.

A small hand in the middle popped up, bouncing slightly. "Ooh, ooh, me, me!" Teto cried, excited.

"Alright, Teto-chan! You're up!" Gumi said, and Teto ran up onto the stage.

"Yaaaay!" Teto cheered.

From the right of the stage, Luka pulled out a very large, very brightly coloured wheel. "Here, Teto-chan."

Teto bounced over, and spun the wheel, and it went spun around, everybody quiet, watching the wheel, as it stopped on a section with a bright blue backround and two red boxing gloves painted on.

"Ultimate Fighting Match!" Gumi announced, and an excited buzz broke out among the audience.

"As you can probably guess, you have to fight each other, having matches, until there is one champion! Is that simple enough for everyone?" She asked, and the crowd cheered as a reply. "This Game actually takes up two days, but oh, well, does it really matter?! No! Particapation in this particular game is optional, by the way, so if you want to play, come up to the stage and place a piece of paper with your name on it in the Uber Awesome Box of Names! There's paper and a pen up here beside the box, so just come on up if you want to play!"

The crowd was becoming louder, as people talked about the upcoming game, and a steady stream of people walked up and dropped their names in the Box.

'...Amazing how quickly they'll change their attitude towards something...' I thought, as I watched Kaito, who had been so disturbed over possibly missing dinner just a moment ago, talk to Miku excitedly, while she tried her best to ignore him. I myself wasn't really sure about the whole thing... it sounded pretty stupid to me. But Rin was gripping my sleeve, her eyes glittering with facination, and I knew she'd already been won over by the idea. But knowing Rin, she wouldn't want to enter alone.

I sighed. "... Do you want to enter with me, Rin?"

She looked at me, surprised, as if she'd been so absorbed in the thought of the game she'd forgotten I was here. But when she realised what I'd asked, she looked at me with relieved eyes. "Yeah!"

I decided, though I knew it was pretty pointless, to talk her out of it, just once. "Are you sure? Both Meiko and Gakupo have already signed up. There's alot of other strong people signing up, too. You sure you aren't going to regret this?"

"Yeah! I'll be fine, Len, just you watch! I'm pretty strong myself!" Rin said proudly. Not that she needed to tell me. I knew myself what Rin was capable of. Once, when we were nine, she beat the double rainbows out of Kaito because he was teasing her. And that was five years ago. Imagine how strong she could be now! Not to mention a large percentage of people would never even try to hurt Rin, because... well... she's cute, okay?! It's like a secret weapon that I don't think she's even aware of. But I couldn't help but worry, because most of the people who would hurt Rin if they needed to are pretty strong... like Gakupo and Meiko.

"...Fine." I finally said. "But don't blame me if you get hurt. Let's go sign up."

GUMI'S POV

I watched, content as people walked up and dropped their names into my lovely box. 'Let's see... so far, we have Meiko, Mikuo, Gakupo, Miku, and Luka...' I thought, keeping track of all the participants. I watched as Rin practically dragged Len up to the stage, she was so excited. Perfect. But then, interestingly enough, Kaito stopped them, and after a few words to Rin, he and Len stepped aside. Curious, I strained my ears to hear their conversation.

"I won't be beaten by you!" Kaito detirminedly announced, and Len sighed.

"...Is this about Rin, Bakaito?"

As usual, Kaito flipped when he heard his nickname. "I AM NOT A BAKA!"

Len smiled. "Are you sure about that?"

"Yes, I am, Len-Len!"

Len looked like he was trying to ignore his own nickname. "...Anyway, you didn't answer my question. This is about Rin, isn't it?"

Kaito glared at Len like he was an obstacle he wanted to buldoze over. "Yes this is! You're keeping me from spending time with my Rin-chan!"

"She's not yours," Len cut in, agitated.

"Well, she's not yours, either, so you have no right to keep her to yourself!" Kaito declared.

"I haven't! It just so happens that she chose to stay with me! Her! Not me!" Len said defensively.

Kaito smirked. "But you're the one who came up with going on a date, right?"

I found this little fact very interesting. I'd figured Len had mde it up on the spot to help Rin, but Kaito was right. At a time like that, the first thing to pop into the little shota's mind is a DATE? My eye lit up at the possibility. I would have to tell Miki and Teto about this later.

'...But wait...'

My eyes widened as I realised something.

'...Had Kaito just said something smart?!"

'HORY SHEET IT'S A MIRACLE!' I cried in my mind, clasping my hands in mock prayer. Kaito! say something SMART! I knew he wasn't a COMPLETE idiot like everyone (*cough*Miku*cough*) said he was, but still, to actually SAY something smart! Either he'd been thinking about this one for a while, or he was having a very, VERY good day.

Back to the conversation. Len blushed a little at what Kaito said, and started to protest loudly. "I-I-UH I-IT WAS THE FIRST THING I COULD THINK OF! YOU SAW HOW THEY WERE, THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE GONNA EAT RIN!" Then, quieter, to himself mostly, "But, then again, maybe you don't. After all, you were like that too." Then loudly again, to Kaito,"I-I HAD TO HELP RIN, OKAY?! I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO THINK!"

"But of all things - and at a time like that, no less! - a date?" Kaiot said, eyeing Len suspiciously.

"SH-SHUT UP!" Then, after calming down a little, Len said, "Anyway, that's not why you came over here, is it? You didn't come by just to try to embarrass-"

At this, Kaito snickered. "Try?"

Len snapped. "GOD DAMMIT, BAKAITO! GET TO THE FRICKEN' POINT! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?!"

Kaito replied with an equal amount of zeal. "A CHALLENGE, DAMN IT!"

Len, stopped yelling, and he looked at Kaito, confused. "...A what?"

Kaito pointed a finger at Len dramatically. "A CALLENGE! In this so-called Ultimate Fighting MAtch, I'm sure we will cross arms! And at that point, if I win, I get to go out with Rin-chan for a day tomorrow!"

"You don't have to battle for that! Just ask Rin! If it's fine with her, it's fine with me! It's not like I was gonna!" Len yelled, shooting an oh-my-glob-you're-such-a-moron look at Kaito.

"I WANT A BATTLE!" Kaito insisted.

"And if we never get the chance?"

"We will!" Kaito, said, obviously convinced that it was already set in stone. "I'm sure of it! We'll get to battle for sure, and then I'll win Rin-chan!"

"She's not a prize, either!" Len said. "But fine, whatever! If you really want to fight!"

"I DO!"

Then Rin, obviously getting impatient, ran over to them. "C'mon, Len, let's hurry and sign up! You too, Kaito-kun, let's hurry up before the Box closes!"

"...Fine." Len said, still looking at Kaito with an annoyed expression.

"Okay, Rin-chan!" Kaito said happily, wlaking up beside Rin. But as he did, he turned and flashed a nervous glance in my direction. And it clicked. Why else had he pulled Len out of the way? He wanted me to overhear, hoping I'd set up a match with him against Len. It was really risky, quite honestly, but... it's not like it was out of my power to do that. I guess I could be a little nice to him. It could turn out to be very interesting.

LEN'S POV

I sat down in a chair set up against the wall, waiting for Gumi to announce who'd be fighting who. Honestly, this was turning out to be such a pain...

Rin sat down in a chair to my left, and Kaito plopped down on the other side of her. "Aren't you excited, Len? This sounds super fun!"

"Yeah... sure..." I said, not really paying attention. I was busy thinking of what Kaito had said earlier. I hadn't even noticed until now, but, as much as I'd hate to admit it... Kaito was right. Why'd I think of a date at a time like that? I was probably overthinking it or something, but...

"Len? Are you ignoring me?" Rin said, shoving her face in front of mine, pouting.

I felt my face heat up a little. "U-uh, no... I-I was just-" But before I could even finish my sentence, Rin grabbed my cheeks and started streching them.

"C'mon, Len, cheer up! Aren't you looking forward to this?"

"Eh, k-kinda," I said after I pried her off. But honestly, beating the crap out of other people wasn't exactly my idea of fun.

Almost as if she read my mind, she said, "If you didn't want to enter, why did you?"

"'C-'cause you wanted to!" I said, and Kaito stared at me pointedly. "You looked like you didn't want to enter alone, so..."

"Alright, every one! It's all ready!" Gumi announced from on the stage. "The first round all set up! I shall now announce who'll fight who!"

Rin was practically bouncing with excitement. "It's starting, Len!"

"I can see that," I said, rolling my eyes.

"First up is Rin and Mikuo!"

"Yeah! Rin-chan!" Mikuo said, walking up and giving Rin a high-five.

"Good luck, Mikuo-kun!" Rin said.

"Next is Gakupo and Luka, and then Len and Kaito!"

"YES!" Kaito said, fistpumping. "I KNEW IT!"

"I-I can't believe it," I said in disbelief. Kaito actually got a fight against me. No that that concerned me. I could still kick his ass. But how did Kaito know? He's a baka! Were he and Gumi in cahoots or something?

"Last but certainly not least are Miku and Meiko!"

"OH GOD NO!" I could hear Miku scream from across the room. I had to feel a little sorry for her. But I'd rather her than me, quite honestly.

"Now, everyone!" Gumi said. "Are you all ready?! Becaise Ultmate Fighting MAtch is about to begin!"

FINITO!

There, did you like it? I wrote this up super fast, because I hadn't been on the computer for a while! Looooong story.

I'll just put this here:

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13: I have just oficially updated! Hope you're happy! And yes, it will, but I'm focusing on RinxLen!

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And my question for you all, is who do you think are going to win in each of the four matches! If you can get them all right, I'll give you... A HUG! Yep, that's it. That's the wonderful prize. Or is it? *Laughs evilly*

But whether you guess right or not, you'll find out in the next chapter of Message In The Snow. And as always, R&R!

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