Disclaimer: This fiction is from my head, the characters are not. I realize from previous comments that I have not named the mother or father of the twins, but I do that for the imagination of the reader. You, the readers, can name them whatever you'd like, even ridiculous names such as Timon and Pumbaa Kagamine. Not only that, but I could not come to an agreement with what I should name them. Being that none of their songs remotely mention parents, save for Adolescence, it made it even more difficult. Anyway, enough with my rambling. Read the fic now!

'…' Represent Thoughts.

Waltzing with Strangers

"The big day is here," mumbled Len's lips. Rin opened her eyes while clasping her hand tighter on his. They slept, but not peacefully. Though they slept like they always did- Len gave her a story from top of his head, and they held hands throughout the night- their minds were not at ease. As if the imaginary red string that held their pinkies together was minutes away from being cut. Rin didn't say anything, as she slowly got up and paced her way to the closet. Len sensed her lack of enthusiasm and quickly thought of what to say to cheer her mood a little.

Hey, it was their birthday; no sad feelings were needed, right?

"Rin."

She turned to him with a straight face.

"Mm?"

Len smiled at her sincerely.

"Happy Birthday."

Upon hearing this from Len before anybody else, she smiled.

"Happy Birthday."

-At the Dining Table-

"Happy Birthday my little rascals!" chirped the tall man who sat at the dining table, waiting for the maid to bring him his breakfast. The two twins smiled half-heartedly.

"Thank you father," they both said simultaneously. Their mother sat across from their father, drinking a cup of coffee. She glared at Len from the corner of her eye, but smiled as her attention went to Rin.

"Happy Birthday," she mumbled, her lips still to the cup. They sat down, Len taking a far seat from his mother like usual. The father figure perked up as he had exciting news.

"The preparations are set. All the people we've hired to take care of our ballroom are going to be here soon to finish setting up. The cooks and musicians will be here in the evening," he explained. The twins pretended to smile. Their mother was the next to perk up.

"Rin, I would like to show you the gift your father and I have gotten for you, after you finished eating."

That lifted Rin's spirit up a bit. Rin couldn't deny she was somewhat excited about today, more than Len obviously. She was happy about getting a present and getting to show Len the dress that she was going to wear. She was happy that she could find the perfect dress to match Len's outfit. Len on the other hand was quite opposite on the matter. Hearing his mother mention Rin's gift, made him think about his own.

A new bed.

Curse it.

It will be an unneeded piece of furniture that will take Rin away from his reach. Because of it, he will not be able to hold her hand as they slept anymore. He will not be able to watch her sleeping body.

Their father motioned for Len's attention.

"Len, I'll show you your gift as well, so hurry and eat your breakfast, son," he added.

Once the twins had finished eating, the two got up and followed each parent to different rooms. Len followed his father to the doors that lead to the guest room. Scratch that. HIS Room.

Len's father opened both doors and the blonde was somewhat taken with how his new room looked. The bed he saw the previous night was already there- he figured it was brought in while he was still sleeping- and the curtains were changed to look more masculine. To any human eye, it was a beautiful room.

Len felt his heart drop. Though most boys would love to receive such gift, he didn't want it.

"Isn't it great Len? Now you can have all the room you need to yourself," bellowed the tall man. Len did what he always did in front of his father; smile.

"Thank you."

-The Other end of the Hallway-

"Rin, you're going to love what I've picked out for you," stated the tall woman as she entered the master bedroom. She opened one of the drawers and pulled out a thin, white, rectangular box. Rin eyed the box in curiosity as her mother set it down on top of their over-sized bed.

"What is it?"

"You're going to have to open it to find out," she replied. Rin went over and took the top of the box and put it to the side. She unfolded the white gift paper to find what it contained. Her eyes opened with awe and excitement.

"It's beautiful."

Rin pulled out a night gown that was a silky white. It had ruffles above the breast area; black lines on the seams of the ruffles, and thin straps.

She pulled it to her body to see if how it would look before she put it on. It was revealed to be knee-length and flow any direction she turned. Her mother grinned happily at Rin's reaction.

"I'm glad you like it."

"Like it? I love it, Mom, thank you!" Rin twirled around facing away from her mother and looked down at her beloved night gown.

"I'm glad. Since you are going to be sleeping by yourself from now on, I figured it was okay for you to wear such mature clothing at night," she explained. Rin's expression quickly changed. While still looking away from her mother, she bit her lip.

'Thanks for ruining my happiness, Mom.'

-Later that Night-

The sun was now setting and music was beginning to be heard from the ballroom. Len stared out of his new bedroom window. He was already dressed in his evening wear, his hair tied up in a pony tail like his usually was. He heard footsteps approaching. He heard his door open and close behind him.

"Ready, Len-kun?" he heard his sister say from behind. He turned to face her, and inhaled a deep breath as he saw his sister in her evening dress for the first time. Her beauty stunned him speechless. She smiled at his reaction and twirled in her dress.

"So what do you think? I wanted it to match yours," she explained. Len swallowed his siliva and stared into her eyes from across the room.

"Gorgeous. You're going to be the most beautiful girl in the entire party," he replied sincerely. He was taken with how the glimmering gold brought out her eyes and how well her figure stood out more than it usually did. He went and offered her his arm, which she gratefully accepted.

He led her to the entrance of the ballroom, the music getting louder with each step they took. Still outside the door, he looked into her eyes.

"I have one request from you tonight, my Princess," he mumbled. She moved in to hear him better.

"What is it?"

He leaned in close to her ear and whispered.

"Save the last dance for me."

He opened the doors and the entire group of invited guest turned their attention towards them. The crowd of people flooded around the twins as they walked towards the center of the ballroom, still in arm lock. They separated and went off into different directions to meet up with friends and greet guest politely. Rin saw three of her friends near the appetizers. Miku Hatsune, Teto Kasane, and Neru Akita stood waving at her, all in fancy evening dresses. None of their dresses competed with hers, she thought inwardly. Teto ran forth and hugged Rin.

"Happy Birthday, girl!" she shouted with glee. The other two followed suit. Miku grabbed one of her hands and sighed happily.

You look so pretty Rin! You're party is such a grand one too," she chirped.

Neru stood next to Rin as she mumbled something that only the four girls could hear.

"Your twin is looking pretty good tonight, too. I've always found him to be such a good looking guy," she exclaimed as she licked her lips seductively, looking at Len's direction. Rin felt a pang of jealously flow through her as her friend talked so openly about her twin in such a manner, but quickly shrugged it off.

Len was on the other side of the room, talking to his teacher, Gakupo-sensei.

"This party is splendid, and the girl singing is really appealing too," he spoke as if he and Len were friends more than student and teacher. Gakupo's attention turned towards the singer, a curvy, pink-haired woman with a high pitch voice. Len rolled his eyes and chuckled.

"Her name is Luka Megurine I believe," mumbled Len to Gakupo, as he glanced at his twin in the other side of the room from the corner of his eye. He couldn't stop looking at his twin to save his life. She was so damn gorgeous tonight.

Back at Rin's side, her conversation about the party was going pretty casually, but stopped as her three friends blushed at once. Miku, Teto, and Neru covered their cheeks to hide their blush. Rin was curious about their sudden change of behavior before a tap was felt on her shoulder.

"Hello, Kagamine-san," came a deep voice from behind. Rin turned to see one of the many 'sons of noblemen' looking down at her. He had blue hair and deep blue eyes. He also seemed to look just a bit older than her, but either way, should couldn't deny that he was more or less attractive compared to the other boys in the room. He offered her his right hand. "My name is Kaito, may I have this dance?"

The three girls behind her squealed as Rin looked down at his hand. She was going to decline, but remembered what her mother had said to her days before.

"O-okay," she agreed as she took his hand. He led her to the center of the ballroom and the two started to waltz slowly to the song that Luka was now singing. Len, watching the entire scene from afar, clenched his fists tightly. A large wave of jealousy flew through his body like oxygen. He hated the sight of seeing another man dancing with his sister. He hated even more that he could do nothing about it but watch. In rebuttal, he approached the three girls and applied a false smile. The three girls blushed once again as they now gave him their attention.

"Hello girls," he greeted. The scanned each one to decide which of the three girls will be his target to distract him.

'Ini...'

Neru.

'Mini...'

Miku.

'Miny…'

Teto.

His counting fell back onto Neru.

'Mo.'

He held out his hand.

"Neru Akita, may I have this first dance, with you?"

Miku and Teto squealed as they deemed Neru as the lucky one.

"Go show him your moves, Neru!" bellowed a chipper Teto. Miku nodded in agreement. Neru blushed deeper as she nodded and put her hand on top of the once offered to her. Len led Neru out to the dance floor where Rin and Kaito were dancing and joined in the waltz. The rest of the guest in the room gave all attention as to how the twins were both already waltzing. As the two couples circled the floor, Len and Rin would look past their partner's shoulders or arms to find each other. Len and Rin's eyes met once, and both of their faces flooded a light pink. Their partners didn't seem to notice. More people joined the couples on the floor.

Kaito decided to spark up a small conversation with Rin.

"Rin, I must say, you dance pretty well, do you practice?" he questioned.

"No, I just used to dance a lot with my brother when I was younger," she answered nonchalantly.

"You're really appealing to the eye. I'm actually trying to find a girl that I'm willing to court. You're beautiful, smart, and a good dancer, so if anything, these past few minutes, I've learned that you might be the one. Rin's eyes went wide.

'Only a few minutes of dancing with me and you're labeling me as your future wife?'

"I'll think about it," was all she could reply. Kaito's eyes shimmered with hope at her reply.

"Well, I live in a mansion due north of here, if you would like to get to know me better," he added before another man tapped him on the shoulder. Rin was relieved as another man offered to dance with her, which she accepted. While dancing, the twins glanced at the grandmaster clock from the corner of the room.

8:52.

The two couldn't wait for the party to be over with, so they could share the last dance with each other.

Ohh...only a few hours until midnight! How will their first night without each other go? Will Rin accept Kaito's offer of courtship? I can't wait for the next chapter, can you?

If any of you were wondering, I did base her night gown design off the one she wears in many of the Adolescence PV's. I'm trying to make the story as close to the PVs as much as I can.

So yeah, I was able to type this up only a few minutes before having to go to work. I might be busy all this week, so if anything, I'll hopefully have the next chapter up by the 1st of October. Leave me lots and lots of good reviews! Don't forget to visit my profile page and gaia account!

September 27th, 2010- I had to edit this chapter to fix few things that might seem confusing to many.