The Wolf that Fell in Love with Little Red Riding Hood

Chapter 7: Confusing Rejection

Disclaimer: I do not own Vocaloid.


Rejection is painful. But what hurts more than being rejected, is the reason why you were denied. Was it your looks? Your personality? The other person thinking that being together won't be fit? What is the reason? Unfortunately, no one has ever been able to ask that person, for they were too scared and shy to find out what their true feelings of them were.

The little blonde girl sulking in her bedroom is no exception. She had been rejected the day before. Although she wasn't sure if it was one, she still felt pain in her heart. After thinking it out for an entire day, causing her so much stress, Len just turns away from her at the last moment. Who wouldn't be torn from that? Rin hugged her pillow more tighter, feeling the warm and forgiving softness of it. Closing her eyes, she dreamed of the flower field.

Running barefooted in the grass, she laughed as the tall grass tickled her feet. She felt so free and light, like an angel. Angels are pure humans, set free from all their desires and worries. Lifting her hands high up into the air, she flapped her arms, wanting to fly.

"I want to fly like the angels in the sky. I want to be happy like the angels." she wished.

But suddenly, the girl opened her eyes to see her plain bedroom instead of the flower field. A tear trickled down her cheek.

"Yeah right. Like that'll ever happen."

Positioning her feet above the ground, she placed them on the floor softy. She had no problem getting up but the problem was standing up. Her legs were numb and were shaking slightly every time she took a step forward. However, she manged to get outside her room and onto the living room couch. As soon as she sat down once more, her leg muscles softened and loosened up. Sighing of relief, she propped them up on the seat cushions.

"Rin!" Miku suddenly shouted from her room before walking out. Once she was near Rin, she asked, "Are you busy now?" With a shake of her head, Miku sighed. She sat beside Rin, then gave her a warm look. "I'm so sorry Rin. I heard from Luka earlier and I just want to say-"

"It's alright," Rin interrupted. "I'm fine. Nothing's wrong."

Miku raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "Are you sure about that?"

For and unknown reason Rin could not understand, she burst into tears. "Why does it hurt so much?!" she shouted to no one in particular. "I wasn't the one who asked so why was I rejected?" Her loud sobs were muffled by Miku who had hugged Rin against her chest, patting her back gently.

While Rin continued to cry, Miku hummed in a soft tone. Rin's sobs started to quiet once the beautiful melody of the song Miku was humming made its way into her ears. Afterwards, the house was completely quiet except for the hum o f Miku's song. Slowly and peacefully, Miku ended her humming. She also stopped patting Rin'a back once she finished. Rin removed herself from Miku's grasp.

When Miku was able to see Rin's face up close, she saw that there were still tears on the corners of her eyes. She lifted her hand up and wiped them away with the flick of her fingers. "See, now you're the same pretty yet strong girl I know." Brushing the stray bangs from Rin's face to the back, Miku smiled. "Crying is never the solution. It'll never help you in this world. Remember, to live in this world, you must stand up to it, and face the obstacles waiting for ou up ahead." Rin nodded, counting the many times Miku has told her that in her head.

"I know, Miku. Be tough and strong so you can face the world. And life." Rin stood, this time without any trouble. Her legs were sturdy due to the strength she has inside herself. "I'll never back down." She turned to the wall clock and saw that it was almost time to begin the story. With a cheeky grin, Rin said, "Come on, let's start a new day of our lives!" Miku smiled happily, her heart all warm and at ease. She was glad to see that her friend has gone back to her usual self.


"Looks like another day for us Len." It said as Len stood up, having to awake from his sleep.

"Yup, looks like it." he said in a monotone voice. He feared this day for he had to see Rin again. For all he did, she must really hate him. Last night, he even wished for himself to disappear so no one would suffer any longer. Because everything is all his fault. "My fault huh..." Len said in a lost tone. It was slightly concerned of the boy, but he was also wondering what he would do when he saw Rin. And judging the position of the sun, he guessed that it;ll be real soon.

"Almost time, Len. You ready?" Len just shrugged lazily, obviously he wasn't. It had taken the hint, and took pity on Len. If Len wanted to fix all his mistakes, all he had to do was look inside himself for his true intention, and he'd be able to make a wish on It. If only he had realized that. But something seemed to be blocking him from seeing the obvious. Was it the girl, Rin? Probably so since Len thinks of her all the time. It's a beautiful how strong his life is and how hard he tries to conceal it, but if that love makes him blind, then there is no point to it. There is no point to the love.

"She's a nuisance." Len raised an eyebrow at It's thoughts.

"What was that?" he asked. But It ignored him so Len chose to ignore it also.

The sun had risen higher in the sky, meaning it was almost time for the story to start. But Len didn't feel ready to face Rin just yet. "Hey It, can you stop time, just for a while?" It was shocked at Len's selfish question, but he answered him anyways.

"No I can't. Why would you stop time anyways? It's pretty much useless because if you're trying to avoid Rin, you'll still need to speak to her some time." Len hated how accurate It was. With a grumble, he sat down on the floor and propped his face on his hands.

"Why do you people have to be like this? So encouraging," he said sarcastically. Looking up at the sky, he knew that it was time. "Okay, let's just get this over with."

Easier said than done, he thought to himself bitterly.


"Time to start, Miku." Rin said to her older friend as she picked up her basket. Miku gave a small nod, slowly dropped her marker, and stood up. Rin had caught a look of what Miku was drawing and squinted hard at it. It was a picture of a rose covered by thorns, and a hand, who was reaching out to it, was bloodied and cut from the sharp green thorns. "Uh…" Rin said. "What is that supposed to be?"

Miku looked at her own drawing and grinned. "It's exactly what it looks like." Before Rin could ask any more questions, Miku said her line, which meant that the story had officially started. Giving up, Rin went along with it and continued the story.

I'll have to see the wolf again, she thought nervously. But I don't want to. Walking a little slower than usual, she kept on thinking about her life ahead. I'm gonna have to see him, I'm gonna have to see him… Suddenly she realized what she has been calling him this entire time. "Wolf". Now that she thought about it, she didn't know his name. That's strange… And a little cruel, she thought. She pitied the wolf and how no one truly knew him. She wanted to help him, but how? Kicking a rock, she watched it as it rolled and landed in the stream.

"I don't want to…" she pleaded quietly, hoping someone would hear her wish and grant it. "I don't want to see him yet. It's too early… I don't want to!" Traumatized at her thoughts, she dropped to her knees and clasped her ears. I don't want to I don't want to I don't want to!


Gakupo's POV

Without a sound, I watched the little girl cry to herself in the unknown parts of the forest. If I remembered correctly, this was where Len used to go when he was feeling down. So basically, he lived here.

Since this girl had came to the exact same spot, it must be fate. I smiled, but then it dropped into a frown. If it was fate, why did they part ways? I shook my head sadly. Why did you do that Len? You could've been happy? Now look, you have torn the girl also. Is this what you wanted?

Thinking about the young male made him remember the night before. After Len broke the news to Rin, he ran off towards Meiko's cabin. He had burst through the door, sat on a chair, and dropped his head on the table, as if it was his daily routine. Next, he cried in a saddening tone. Meiko and I had to cover our ears and calm the boy down, which took about 30 minutes. As soon as he stopped, Meiko started scolding him about crying in her cabin. Saying things such as, "you need to man up" and "crying is for wimps, and there are no wimps allowed here". Which added on another 30 minutes.

After she finished, I kindly asked Len what was wrong. Before he could control himself, he spilled out everything about Rin and him. We listened quietly but I could tell millions of questions were already forming inside Meiko's head. Finished, Len slouched his back and wiped his eyes, only shedding a few tears. Luckily Meiko didn't scold him again. But the downside was that we didn't know what to say. I mean, none of us had been through this.

Trying the best we can to help him, Meiko asked him just one single question that had made him ponder about it for quite a while.

"Do you accept that?"

Len didn't have an answer because he had stayed silent as soon as she asked him. I thought that she had made the situation worse, but once I saw Len thinking deeply about it, I almost smiled. He was thinking about his actions for once. Never thought the day would come that we needed to teach this genius boy a lesson.

With a small smirk, I left the girl alone to find Len.


Rin's POV

No. Stop. I need to stop right now. If I don't get back to the story, bad things will happen to everyone. And I can't bear to see them sad...

Finally getting to my feet, I just realized how numb they were. Needles pricked my skin as I walked with a limp, trying to ignore the pain. It doesn't matter if I see Len. I'll just have to face it. And soon, it'll just go away.

The needles disappeared and my limping stopped when I saw the wolf in the distance. Taking in a deep breath, I prepared myself. When I walked up to him, I saw that he had the same expression as I did. Tired and sad. I guess what happened yesterday must've haunted him too.

We both said our lines, on script. But I sensed there was something strange about it this time. We both were so emotionless and stilted. Our words were chopped phrases and our mumbling made it stand up much more. What is wrong with me? Smile! Smile! But with every attempt, my muscles just won't budge. My jaw felt like there was something pulling it down, not loosening its grasp.

But before I knew it, our scene was done. Walking away, I turned back to take a glance at the wolf. His expression was much darker than before as he sat on the hard dirt, hugging his legs to his body. No pitying him. It'll just make it hurt worse. As if I could, I tried to escape from the pangs in my heart.

The day gone by before my eyes, and it felt like no time had passed. I was too distracted on the wolf to notice what I was saying and what I was doing. My lines may have been messed up and my actions may have seem strange, but that was all because of the wolf. Why? I asked myself over and over. Why do I care so much? I don't even know the answer to that myself.

"Hi, Rin." Kaito said from behind me. Without turning to look, I gave a small nod.

With a sigh, he walked over and patted my head. "It's alright Rin. I heard from Luka. It's all over now. All over..." he said as if he were in a trance. Sitting down on the grass, Kaito followed me and sat down across from me.

"So I guess Luka's the gossiper now, huh?" I joked. Kaito let out a chuckle, but that was all.

"It wasn't meant to offend you. But if it did, talk to Luka. She's at fault here." He raised his hands up as if he was surrendering. I laughed at his comment and propped my head on my left hand.

"I know why you're here. You want to talk about the thing between the wolf and I, right?" I said in a flat voice. Kaito shrugged and scoffed at the same time.

"Yes, I do. There' nothing going on between the two of you right? It's all over right? Done? Ended?" Kaito's pestering made it extremely uncomfortable for me but I answered him because he was one of my close friends.

"Yes it is," I said. But I wondered why Kaito would care so much. Could he...? My eyes widened in excitement. It can't be... That's impossible! I quickly cupped my hands over my cheeks to hide my reddening face.

"Something wrong?" he asked, leaning over to see my face. Frantically shaking my head, I turned around completely and tried to calm myself down. But how could I when the person I liked sounded as if he was very concerned about me. Only me!

"Nope. Everything's fine. Just fine. Nothing wrong. Nope. Nope." I said without thought.

His grin made it even worse for me. I tried stretching my cheek but it only made it redder because I pinched so hard. A whimper escaped my mouth and I swung my hand back and fourth while using my other hand to cup my sore cheeks.

"I'm just glad you gave up on him." Suddenly my heart felt as it had stopped. What did Kaito just say? Was this supposed to be a confession? No. I have had enough of that already. If he's going to confess to me... Then I won't know what to do! But another part of her told her that it wasn't just about that that bothered her. "Glad that she gave up on him"? Doesn't that sound a bit... Heartless?

"I'm proud of you Rin."

That wolf was feared and hated by everyone in this story, but after those minutes I had spent with him, she started to feel close to him. I didn't sense danger from him, only this warm aura that somehow made me all cozy on the inside.

But what I didn't understand also was what I had sensed in Kaito. Whenever I was with him, I did feel comfy too, but there were part of the "cloud" that felt cold and sharp, like "lightning". What exactly is Kaito to me? What exactly is the wolf to me?

"Hey.. Don't just say that..."I spoke in a mumble. Kaito glanced at her with wide eyes.

"Don't tell me you haven't gotten over him?" he asked. I shook my head and gripped the grass beneath my feet.

"No. I did. I just... I just don't like it when people talk bad about others." I pulled the grass out and tossed them aside. "Saying that leaving him alone for the rest of his life as a good thing, really isn't... A good thing." I was unsure where I was going with this, but I knew that Kaito may get the wrong idea.

"Oh. I see." Yes, he definitely had gotten the wrong idea. I wanted to correct him, but what was the point?

Kaito stood on his long legs, then looked down at her with squinted eyes. I could sense his anger towards me, but I couldn't explain it at all. With a low grumble, he walked back to his home.

After a few minutes, I stood up also. On my way home, I thought about everything everyone had told me about yesterday's situation. They were proud, they were glad I left him, and they want me to be strong about this also?

"Miku," I said bluntly as I let myself inside her room. She didn't even give me a glance, being too entranced with her drawing. I walked next to her bed and took a look at the other drawing.

It was pretty much the same thing as the first one, but this time the rose wasn't covered in thorns. Even though it was free from any barriers, the hand still couldn't reach it. When I looked closer, I saw a thin string tied around the hand's wrist. Nodding my head, I understood why the hand hadn't reached the flower. It was held back by an unnoticeable yet strong force.

"Clever," was all I said. Somehow, it related to my problem. Maybe there was something I was overlooking. Something that made a huge difference, or could cause one. I turned away from the picture and watched Miku trace over her drawing, making it darker and more visible, but leaving the string untouched. Was Miku trying to give me a message through her drawings?

Sitting on Miku's bed, I breathed deeply, trying to calm my senses. "Is this really the right choice?" I mumbled to myself as I lay on her pillow, my consciousness slowly drifting away.

"Only you know the answer to that." Miku said at the last moment.

Ah, I do not understand this confusing love at all.


A.N. Finally got the next chapter out. Yay~ Even though I had writer's block, I managed to break through it and finish this chapter. I feel so much more relieved now.

Please review this chapter. If you want to complain to me about the late release, that's fine with me. It's optional but please continue to read my story to find out what happens next!

~Preview~

"Why would you go back to that? Are you trying to harm yourself again?"

"You will regret this terribly."

"Wait... I want to speak to you. About that time..."

"I have already chosen. And none of you can make me change my mind."