I am Lorde, yeah, yeah, yeah, I am Lorde. I love South Park guys, it cracks me up. And if you don't know what I'm talking about then I guess you don't watch South Park! Sorry for not updating for a while, the last few days have been kind of hard, which makes it difficult to think a bunch. I don't think I've been like this for a while, my sincerest apologies. Anyway, thanks for the reviews, thank you for reading the last chapter, and thank you for continuing to read, I appreciate the support! Alright, on with it!

Chapter 4: Hello

Rin stayed in the nurse's office for the rest of the day, thankfully convincing the nurse she didn't have to call her sister to pick her up, but instead she just needed to rest. The nurse agreed, however, on the condition that she got her homework from her classes and tried to work on it. She couldn't stop thinking about Len and how nice he was to her, maybe they could be friends, on the down low that is. Rin knew both her friends and Len's friends would never approve.

It was five minutes until the end of the day, and Len couldn't stop staring at the clock and pay attention to save his life. He was kind of nervous to hang out with Rin, especially since she had no intentions of having sex, he didn't know what else to do with a girl other than that. Is this me unconsciously trying to get her to have sex with me!? He thought to himself. If that was the case, he wasn't quite sure if it was a bad plan. Sex and alcohol is how he got through the last few years; why would that change now? "Kagamine!" Len heard, snapping him out of his thoughts.

He looked up quickly, "What!?"

"The bell rang two minutes ago," Mr. Hiyama raised an eyebrow at him, "You're usually the first one out, is everything okay?"

He nodded, "Yes sir, I've just got a lot on my mind." He said and packed up his things, how could he have not heard the bell?

"Like why you hardly ever pay attention to anything except girls and time, yet you still have the highest grade in this class?" He raised an eyebrow.

Len blushed, "Keep quiet about that… nobody can know about that!"

Mr. Hiyama was baffled, unaware as to why Len was so secretive about his intelligence, "But why? You're incredibly talented."

He shook his head, "You can't tell anyone… I used to uh," he sighed, "I used to get bullied for that kind of stuff at my old school," he kept his voice low. He looked at the clock, "Please, keep that a secret… I really must go," he smiled a little and darted out into the hallway towards Rin's locker. Rin was standing there, looking at her phone as she waited. Len slowed his speed and walked up to her, a sly smile on his lips, "Hey Rin, sorry I'm late. Mr. Hiyama was talking to me."

Rin jumped, she hated that she startled so easily, "Oh, hello." She smiled a little, "So, where do you want to go?"

"My apartment okay?" he asked her and she nodded, "Great," he smiled, "My car is out the side doors," he told her and they started walking towards them. "Are you feeling any better?"

She sighed, "Sadly, not really… I mean, not going to classes helped a little, but I'm still not much better…"

He hesitantly grabbed her hand, they both blushed, "It'll get better, I promise. There are plenty of guys out there." And I'm the best one, why not me!? Love me!

She liked the feeling of her hand in his, it was nice. She was glad he hadn't really changed that much, she hated asshole Len, "Thank you." She looked around to be sure no one was watching them, she really didn't want to get beat up again.

Len noticed her looking and squeezed her hand, "All those girls ride the bus, they can't see us."

She let out a relieved breath, "Thank God, because I don't feel like getting knocked out again," she laughed a little.

Len bit his lip as they reached his car, once inside, he spoke, "I don't think I ever really got the chance to apologize for that, I'm so sorry. I had no idea they'd do that…"

She shrugged, "It's fine… do you still… y'know… sleep with them?"

He cleared his throat awkwardly as he started his car and pulled out into the street, "Um, yes…" he said quietly.

"Why?" she asked curiously, wondering if he'd actually tell her the truth.

"I like sex," he said quickly, "Sex is amazing, and makes me feel good. I'm guessing you wouldn't know the feeling," he chuckled.

Rin's jaw dropped, "For your information," she huffed, "I do know what it's like!" she blurted, instantly regretting it.

Len's eyes widened, Rin didn't seem like the kind of girl to do that at all, "Really!?"

"Shit! I uh… please don't tell anyone."

"My lips are sealed," he winked. Maybe getting her to sleep with him would be easier than he thought, "Do you drink?" he asked, if she was tipsy it'd be even easier.

She shook her head, "No, Taito and Lily would have killed me," she laughed.

"Oh, well I have plenty at my apartment if you want to try it…"

Rin was nervous, if she got drunk she wouldn't be able to go home, her sister would kill her, "I'd rather not be murdered, but thanks," she smiled a little.

Len pulled into the parking lot and parked, "Here we are. The shittiest apartments in town," he laughed and they got out. He led her inside and to his door, then unlocked his apartment door, "Dad?" he called, Thank God. He grabbed her hand and led her to his room, "So do you prefer a certain position?" he asked out of habit.

Rin's jaw dropped and she gave him an awkward look, "Um… I didn't think we were having sex…"

Len facepalmed, "Sorry, bad habit! Do you care if we're in here? We can go in the living room."

She shrugged, "Wherever is fine."

He nodded, "I'll be back," he left for a few minutes, and when he returned her brought a six pack of beer. "So, what would you like to do?" He sat on the bed and opened a beer.

"I don't know, I haven't hung out with a guy besides Taito and Gaku, and we didn't do much."

He looked up and thought for a moment, he didn't know what to do at all, "Well, do you want to talk, I guess?" Hey, it was worth a shot, maybe he could get her to sleep with him that way.

"About?" she asked and sat next to him awkwardly.

"Hmm… Why'd you move here?" Rin's face went pale, and she bit her lip. She didn't want to tell him why she came, that's the whole reason she left; so she could start over and nobody would know who she was. "Rin?"

She snapped out of her panic, "How about that beer?" she asked and grabbed one. After opening it, she took a drink, it was awful and it burned so bad. She took a deep breath, but didn't stop drinking, "This is… good."

Len laughed and finished off his can, "You hate it, I can tell. Now answer the question," he wasn't letting her off that easy.

She tried to think of a lie, and when she did, she smiled, "My sister got married and he lives up here, so we moved!" He nodded, not sure if he should believe her or not. He decided to let it slide since she drank beer to try and get out of it. "What about you?" she asked.

He got another can of beer and took a swig, "My old school was a bad environment, I hated it there. So my father took me up here since we heard such great things about the school." He lied. He definitely didn't want Rin to know about his past; that could ruin his entire reputation. "So Taito went to Oxford, huh?" he asked, changing the subject.

She nodded sadly and finished off her beer, and then grabbed another one, "Yeah, they wanted him."

"So you're pretty bummed about it?"

She took a drink, "Y-Yeah," she said and downed the rest because she didn't like talking about Taito, he made her feel too sad. The beer was starting to make her feel funny. "Is this supposed to make me feel weird?"

He laughed, "That means it's working, and you will soon forget about all your problems!"

"Great!" she smiled and grabbed another, drinking about half of it in nearly ten seconds, "No wonder Taito did this, I should've tried this when I got depressed the first time," she blurted, making Len quickly look over at her, "Shiiiit."

"D-Depressed?" he asked, he didn't know she was depressed, she didn't seem depressed anyway.

"I-I should go…" she got up and walked into the door, making her fall down, "Ow."

Len knelt down beside her, "I'm here if you need to talk about anything." He picked her up and sat her on the bed. That was a major surprise to him, Rin always seemed so happy, he wondered what could have caused it. She nodded and turned away from him, she could not believe she just told him she had been depressed. She'd always been so good at keeping it a secret, she must've been getting tipsy. "So, I have an idea!" Rin made a small sound in response. "Let's get hammered and forget about all the depressing shit."

Rin thought that was both a good and a bad idea; good because she could forget, bad because she could spill more things about herself. She decided the good outweighed the bad and looked at Len, "Let's do it."

He grinned and left the room, and when he came back, he had more beer and vodka, "Let's do it!"

They drank. A lot. So they talked. A lot. Rin was hanging upside down from Len's bed, "Loooook!" she giggled, "I'ma bat!"

Len thought it was so hilarious that he fell on the floor laughing, he'd never done this with a girl before, right now she'd either be fucking him or gone, but he never just had fun. "You are the cutest bat I have ever seen!"

"Aww," she blushed, "You're tooooo sweeeeeet," she sang and flipped over onto the floor, then crawled over to Len, "Hi," she smiled, their noses were almost touching.

"Why hellooo there," he grinned and pulled her on top of him, unfortunately triggering some sort of negative reaction in Rin. Her face grew pale and tears filled her eyes. "W-What's wrong?"

She backed away from him, "D-Daddy," she cried and hugged her knees, "No, n-not again!"

Len's smiled dropped, Oh my God, what is wrong with this girl? He thought to himself, not quite sure if he wanted to find out.

He inched closer to her. Her father slowly crept over to her.

"Rin? Don't cry…" Len whispered softly. "Rin! Don't cry, do you want to be punished?" her father whispered angrily.

Len grabbed her hand gently, "It'll be okay…" Her father grabbed her arm roughly, "It will be okay if you stop crying."

Len looked at her, fear in his eyes, "Rin?" Her father looked her over, his eyes filled with lust. "Rin," his lips brushed against hers.

"DADDY NO!" She cried, "Don't touch me there!"

Len's jaw dropped and he looked at the scared little girl backed into the corner. Her eyes were glazed over, tears running down her face. "Rin!" he shouted, "Snap out of it!"

But she didn't, "No, leave my shirt alone," she cried softly, "No! Not there please!" she shook her head, "Not my skirt," she cried and tried to back away further, "Ow!" she cried, "Stop it daddy! That hurts!" Len cocked his head at her, wondering what was going on inside her head. He had no idea what to do, and he was beginning to grow very worried. "I'm gonna pee!" she cried. Len's eyes widened, suddenly realizing what was happening: her dad was taking away her innocence, he was violating that poor little girl. Len picked her up quickly and took her to the bathroom, getting her pants down and putting her on the toilet just in time. He leaned against the bathtub and held her up, knowing she would fall if he didn't; she was in an entirely different place. The tears were still falling down her face as she whispered softly, "P-Please don't c-come back…" and she passed out.

Len was shocked, how could someone do that to their child? He knew why she was depressed now, and he felt awful. She had it way worse than he did, he was beginning to wonder if that was the reason she left her hometown. He pulled her pants back up and carried her to his bed, it was nearly seven in the evening, and there was no way she could go home like this. He grabbed Rin's phone from the nightstand and unlocked it, going through her messages until he found the ones between her and Gakupo. Hey, where does Rin usually go on the weekends? A few seconds later he replied, Who the hell is this? Len shook his head, Not important. Rin is passed out drunk and I don't want her to get on trouble with her sister. Gakupo called and Len panicked, he didn't want Rin to get in trouble with him either. I won't answer, do you want to help Rin out or not!? I assure you she is safe. Please. Gakupo was angry, but he knew Rin couldn't get in trouble with her sister, not now. Fine… Just text her sister and say she's staying at Luka's working on a theatre project. Len sighed with relief, Thank you so much! He texted Lily what Gakupo told him and she responded almost immediately, Okay Rin, but please call before you do this next time. I worry. I love you sis. Len leaned back and smiled, glad he didn't get Rin in trouble, Okay, sorry. I got so caught up in the project that I forgot. I love you too, see you tomorrow.

"Thank God," he sighed and looked over at Rin, she still looked scared, and slightly messy. Her bow was crooked, and her clothes were shifted awkwardly, but she looked adorable. Even her messy blond hair was adorable, if it was anyone else Len would have found it unattractive, but for some reason, Len thought Rin made anything work. It was odd for him, he'd never wanted a 'relationship' with a girl, he usually just wanted sex. While the beginning was mainly to get her to have sex with him, now he didn't want her like that, well not at the moment anyway. Rin was the kind of girl he wanted a real relationship with, and he was determined to get her to feel the same way. He knew his FWB's would be upset, but he truly liked Rin.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door, Dad must've forgot his house key, he thought and got up to answer the door. As soon as he opened it, he regretted not checking the peephole first, "Hi!" a purple headed girl stood there smiling.

Fuck. "Oh, hi Rion. What brings you here?"

She raised an eyebrow, "We made plans for this on Wednesday, did you forget?" she asked, already smelling the alcohol on him. "Sweet, let's get drunk while we wait for Miki." She walked inside, headed for his room.

Miki!? I planned a threesome!? How could I forget that!? "N-No!" he grabbed her arm, "You have to go."

"Why?" she pouted.

"I uh, what if my dad comes home early!?"

Rion rolled her eyes, "He never does that on the weekends, besides, it's not like he hasn't walked in on us before."

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! He panicked, if they saw Rin they would be furious. "I uh, I'm not really in the mood, if you know what I mean."

She smiled, "I'll get you in the mood," she grabbed his crotch. He tensed up, he didn't want to have sex, he wanted to be with Rin. "See?" she smiled, feeling his boner.

Fuuuuuuck. He gently grabbed her hand and placed it to her side, "I said no."

"Len Kagamine saying no? Yeah right," she smiled, thinking it was some sort of role playing. Another knock, Rion opened it, "Hi Miki!"

She hugged Rion and walked in behind her, "Hi Len," she smiled seductively.

"He said he's 'not in the mood,'" Rion laughed.

Miki smiled, "I know what will get him in the mood," she pulled Rion in and kissed her. Len's eyes widened, why did that turn him on so much? He twitched a little, using all of his power to resist the urge to strip both of them naked. Suddenly, he heard a small noise come from his room, "What was that?" Miki asked.

Len shrugged, "You two get ready, and I'll go check really quick," he walked to his room to find Rin on the floor, "Rin?" he shook her awake.

She looked up at him sleepily, "L-Len? I heard voices…"

"That would be Miki and Rion," he blushed, "They refuse to leave until I sleep with them."

Rin giggled, "Naughty boyyyy," she punched him playfully, "I only slept with Taito, that's it!" She must not remember what happened earlier.

"That's because you're a good person, and I'm a terrible one." He sighed, he really didn't want to do this, but the two girls left him no choice. "Rin, what do you think I should do?"

She shrugged, "Do what your heart tells you," she bopped him on the head and closed her eyes, "Sleepy."

Annnnd she's asleep, he grunted, he really didn't want to have sex, but at the same time, he did. "Leeen?" he heard Miki call from the living room. He laid Rin back on the bed and grabbed a condom from his drawer… just in case. He walked out to find the two girls in lingerie, seductively touching each other on the couch, "Ready?"

He shook his head, "N-No, I don't want to have sex." He managed to say, it was so hard for him to turn down sex, but Rin was worth it. Rion got up and started taking off his shirt, "Rion, I'm serious."

She nodded, "Oh I know," she giggled, and threw his shirt aside, "I'm serious too." She unzipped his pants as Miki came up behind him, kissing his back.

He sighed, this was so hard, "Girls, please stop." They didn't. "I mean it!" he shouted angrily, being nice wouldn't get him anywhere with Miki and Rion. And apparently neither did being angry, because they continued until he was only in his boxers.

"Look at that," Rion grinned, "I don't think that means 'stop,'" she laughed, referring to his boner.

He didn't know what else to do, he couldn't kick them out because that could start bad rumors, and he didn't want to have sex because that could ruin his relationship with Rin, and he couldn't tell them about Rin because then they'd just hate her. He was so conflicted, it was actually making him go soft. "I told you guys, I'm not in the mood."

Miki sighed, "Well, we'll make you in the mood! Again!"

Finally, he had enough, he gave into temptation and he allowed them to do whatever they wanted to him. Well, until he heard a cry come from his room, Shit. "What was that?" Rion asked.

"I-I'll be right back," he said and rushed to his room to see Rin sitting on his bed, blood coming from her arm, "Rin!" he whisper yelled.

She looked over at him, tears in her eyes, "I didn't do this on purpose! I couldn't see and I fell into something sharp."

He grabbed an old shirt, "Here, wrap it with this…"

She did so and then sighed, "Are you having sex?"

He blushed remembering he was naked, "Fuck, I'm so sorry!" he covered himself up.

She smiled, "It's fine, nothing I haven't seen before… I just, I wish I could be like you…"

"What?"

"Y'know, drink and have sex to make my problems go away…"

Rin is an odd drunk, she has so many different personalities, he thought to himself, "No Rin, you don't… and honestly, I don't either… but if I don't do it, they will spread rumors…"

She nodded, she knew exactly why rumors were bad for him, "I get it, now go…"

"Do you hate me?"

She shook her head and smiled, "I just… I understand Len, now go."

He did as he was told and found Rion and Miki making out, so he got in between them and just as they were about to go further, Len let himself go. He didn't think about how hot the girls were, he thought about Rin, and how amazing she was, and how beautiful she was, and how he wanted nothing more than to just have her, and her alone. No more Miki, no more Rion, no more Neru, and definitely no more Galaco. It felt wrong thinking about Rin, he felt as if he was violating her afterwards, but that was the only way he could get through it. Unfortunately, that was both the best and the worst sex he had ever had in his life. The worst because he was too busy thinking about Rin, and the best because he was too busy thinking about Rin.

"That was amazing, Len," Rion grinned, "Probably the best I've had in a while."

Miki nodded, "I loved it, and I love you two." She hugged them both, "Rion, we'd better get going, I'd hate to be caught by Len's dad." Rion nodded as they all got dressed, "Bye!" the two girls smiled and left Len alone in the living room.

Len sighed and went back to his room to find Rin drinking, that surprised him, he thought she'd be sleeping, "Hey Rin," he smiled awkwardly.

"Hi," she grinned, "Best porn ever, am I right?" she teased him, "Not really," she smiled as he sat on the bed, "I uh, I didn't mean to eavesdrop…"

He smiled, he didn't know why, but he decided to hug her. And much to his surprise, she hugged him back, "Are we like, friends?"

She nodded, "We can be friends, because you're not really the asshole I thought you were… And I'm glad."

He smiled, "And you're not the stuck up bitch I thought you were, you're actually really cool."

"Aww," she blushed, "Thanks!"

He kissed her forehead, "I'm worn out… are you still tired? Do you need me to sleep on the couch? Because there's no way in hell I'm allowing you to go home like this."

She thought for a moment, surely sleeping in the same bed together wouldn't be so bad, "No, stay here… it gets lonely and scary when you're gone." She scooted over and he laid down next to her.

He smiled and then took away her beer, "No more for you, young lady. You've caused enough trouble for one night," he said, referring to her arm bleeding and falling to the floor while he was having sex. He finished it off and she pouted, "Rin…"

She looked over at him, still sad he took away her drink, "Yes Len?"

"I-I'm sorry…"

"For what?"

He shrugged, "I don't know… I just am…" he said, not wanting to tell her the real reason. He still felt bad for her little episode earlier, he figured she didn't want him to know about that, so that's the way he left it.

"O-Okay," she said and laid her head on his shoulder. He grabbed her hand, and it felt so right. Rin's face heated up, she didn't know why she was so attracted to him. "G-Good night."

"Night," he smiled. And with that, the two of them fell asleep.

Unfortunately, Len was woken up not even an hour later by his dad, "Len, I'm home."

"Okay dad!" he yelled sleepily, and when he heard his dad walk towards his room he shouted, "Don't come in! I'm naked!"

Al laughed, "Nothing I haven't seen before," he walked in to see Len holding a girl, "Neru?" he guessed, noticing the blond hair.

"Wrong, she's a new girl. And we don't have sex, we're friends. Her name is Rin Kagamine."

He raised an eyebrow, "Sounds familiar…" he shrugged, "Glad to see you and your friend had fun," he rolled his eyes teasingly, referring to all the beer cans and vodka bottles.

"She needed it," he told him, "She's depressed…"

Al's smiled dropped, "W-What?"

He nodded sadly, "Her dad sexually abused her…"

Al shook his head and sighed, "There are sick, sick people in the world. Damn bastard." He looked at Len and something was off, but he didn't know what. "Son, are you okay?"

Len nodded and closed his eyes, "Night dad."

He walked into the living room and looked up, smiling, "Thank you Lord…" Al knew this was the help he had asked for; Rin was the help, she was going to help make Len better. He just knew it.

xx

Rin woke up with a major headache, What the fuck happened last night? She squinted around the room, it was too bright to see. She felt awful, so she decided to lay back down, only to find herself laying on a person, she jumped back, "L-Len!?" She shrieked.

Len woke up and stretched, "Hey," he smiled.

"Why am I here?" she asked, confused. She didn't remember anything except the ride to his house.

"You got really super drunk, so I decided you should stay here."

She remembered a little bit more, "O-Oh yeah…" and then she began to freak out, "My sister is going to murder me!"

She quickly got up, with resulted in falling flat on her face. "Rin!" Len exclaimed and knelt down beside her, "Don't worry so much, I took care of everything." He gave her her phone and smiled, "It's okay…"

Rin took it and looked through her messages, surprised Len would go through so much trouble to save her ass. "Thank you so much!" she hugged him, making them both blush. You can't like him like that Rin! Stop it! She couldn't like him, she didn't want a relationship built on lies… and not telling him about her past, and knowing about his past were two of the worst lies she could possibly commit. Rin pulled away awkwardly, "S-Sorry," she turned a deeper shade of red, despite how hard she tried not to.

He laughed a little, "You don't have to be sorry."

She nodded, "O-Okay… So, do you remember what happened last night? I remember drinking the first two beers, I don't remember anything after."

Len's eyes widened, he couldn't tell her what happened; she'd get mad, "Nope, everything's a complete blank." Lie. He remembered everything, one of the downsides to having an alcohol tolerance so high, it was really hard to get black out drunk.

"Do you think we… y'know?" she blushed, really hoping she didn't succumb to such actions.

He shook his head, "I may be an ass sometimes, but I don't take advantage of drunk girls," he smirked at her. He was relieved that she didn't remember him having sex, because that could be a major speed bump in their friendship, and potential relationship.

Rin didn't know why, but she felt safe with Len. She remembered when she thought she'd loved him back in elementary school.

Flashback

Rin was sitting in her sixth grade class, zoning off into space as she often did. She was thinking about Len again, and how she wished he'd talk to her more. Which was an unrealistic wish of course, he was the quietest kid in school, as well as the smartest, and boy did he take a lot of shit for that. Rin hated that he always looked so sad, she hoped she didn't look that way, because if anyone found out… She snapped herself out of her thoughts, she couldn't think about that, not now. She glanced up at Len—he sat right in the desk facing hers—his blond hair back in a ponytail, paying attention to the lesson… Maybe I should do that, she laughed to herself and tried to pay attention. The bell rang, which meant it was time for lunch, and she and Len stayed behind as they did almost every day. Rin had some friends, she chose them carefully; no one that picked on Len, well, no one that she saw pick on Len. Len had one friend, though he never really outwardly considered her as one, and that was Rin. She was never mean to him, even though her friends were. She was nice, and pretty, and silly. He was the reason she was still passing with A's, he made sure when they took tests and quizzes that she could see his paper, it was the least he could do for the only girl that didn't make fun of him.

Rin pulled out her sack lunch her sister made for her, she reached inside and felt around for the usual peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but something was odd; there was paper on the bag. She took out the sandwich to find a small orange sticky note: I love you Rinny, can't wait until you're home. Love Daddy. Rin felt as if she was going to be sick, why did he have to do this to her!? Unfortunately for Rin, Len noticed the sudden change in her demeanor, "R-Rin?" he said quietly, "Are y-you okay?"

She looked up at him and turned slightly pink in the cheeks, "Y-yeah." She crumpled up the note and threw it back in the sack, along with her sandwich, she didn't feel like eating anymore.

"Why aren't you eating?" his voice was so quiet and soft, Rin thought it was cute.

She shrugged, "I uh, I lost my appetite. All that math made my stomach hurt," she smiled a little.

"I-I could tutor you… if you want…" he smiled a little.

She blushed again, a deeper red this time, "I uh, I'd like that." At least then she didn't have to go home to be violated.

"Okay," he smiled, "Stay after class with me and I'll help you."

It was different seeing him smile, he hardly ever did because the other kids were so mean to him, "Th-Thanks." After that, Len began eating and Rin started doodling. She liked to draw anime eyes, but she could never get two to be the same, one was always far better than the other. It was annoying really, why couldn't one thing in her life turn out perfect? She decided to give up and put her head down until everyone came back.

The bell rang, startling Rin. She looked around as the kids started coming back in. One boy walked past Len and knocked his stuff off of his desk, "Nerd," he snickered. That made Rin angry, so angry that she unconsciously stuck her foot out, tripping the boy and making him fall flat on his face.

"Ass," Rin said under her breath. Len looked up at her, surprised she'd do something like that for him. She looked at Len and tried not to smile as the boy glared at her.

"Why'd you do that!?"

"I-I didn't do anything," she said innocently, "W-Why would you blame me for tripping over your own feet?" she pouted, really just pointing out that she wouldn't get in trouble if he told.

He narrowed his eyes at her, "Suure." He said and got to his feet.

"Karma's a bitch, what can I say?" she shrugged and he angrily went to his desk. She looked up at Len, who was staring at her in amazement, "W-What?"

"You stuck up for me," he smiled, "No one has done that for me except you."

"Nobody deserves to be bullied for being smart," she told him, "You'll show them someday; you'll be their boss someday because you're going places in life, and they aren't."

He blushed a little and smiled, "Thank you…" Nobody had ever said that to him before… maybe he didn't need to leave the world, not yet.

Rin smiled, that was the day she fell in love with Len Kagamine. He was just so nice and smart and cute. She'd always liked him, but now she knew she loved him.

A few days later, Len was beat up by the boy Rin had tripped. Rin tried to stop it, but she ended up being punched in the stomach. She hurried to the teacher, who broke it up. Len was sent home for his injuries, and the boy was suspended. That was the last time Rin saw Len. That was the night he attempted suicide. Nobody found out until days later when his father showed up at the school to inform them what had happened, and why he would no longer be attending. Unfortunately, Rin was in the office waiting for her sister when he explained what had happened, Rin was devastated. She spoke only a few words to him before he left, "I tried to stop it… I tried to make them all stop…" she cried, and then she hugged him and the principal grabbed her, "Rin Kagamine, leave him be." She scolded her. Al, however, was glad she cared about his son. "Thank you, Rin," he smiled slightly and walked out the door. Rin cried herself to sleep that night, and many nights after. She told Lily about what happened, and Lily told her everything would be alright because he was away from all the bullies. Rin felt a little better after that, but she was still upset that she could no longer see him. Rin wished that she could do that to be away from her father, but she couldn't do that to Lily, so she dealt with the abuse.

End Flashback

Rin hated thinking about that day, it was one of the worst days of her life. Len could sense a change in Rin and grabbed her hand, "You okay?" She nodded slowly, she felt like passing out. He saw her slowly start to sway and he held onto her, "No you are not!" He yelled as he laid her down in bed, "Rin, what's wrong!? You always zone out and then you're sick! Tell me what's wrong!" Len just wanted her to tell him the truth, he didn't want her to hide her past from him, he wanted her to trust him. He knew they had pretty much just started talking to each other, but he felt like they had a strong connection already.

Rin bit her lip and stared at his ceiling, she couldn't tell him what was wrong; he would hate her for knowing about his past and not telling him for so long. Al rushed in, "I heard yelling, what's going on!?" He looked at Rin, she looked so familiar, "I-I know you from somewhere…"

Rin buried her face into Len's shoulder so he couldn't figure out who she was. "Dad, this is Rin, and I told you, you've never seen her before!"

Al rolled his eyes, "No! I know she isn't one of your sex buddies… she just looks like someone I knew once…" He tried to think back and remember where he knew her from, it was a complete blank.

Len put his arms around Rin, trying to calm her down, "Everything is okay dad, you can go." He shooed him away, Al took the hint and left. "That was my dad, his name is Al. Have you ever seen him before?" She shook her head quickly, Len believed her, but he wondered why both he and his dad thought she was familiar.

Rin looked up at him, "I-I should go…"

Len sighed, "But why?" He didn't want her to go, he wanted her to stay and talk to him.

"My sister," she told him.

He nodded, "Okay, where do you live?" She told him the address and he raised an eyebrow, "You mean that huge mansion?"

She nodded, "Me and my sister live with the Shions."

"Damn," he said and got up, "When can I see you again?"

"At school," she smiled and got up beside him.

"Aww, you don't wanna hang out tomorrow?" he pouted.

She smiled as he took her hand and led her to the door, "My sister will know something's up, I never go out." Not since Taito left…

Al looked at the two of them, Rin seemed to make Len happy. That was a good sign, they headed out the door and to his car. When they took off, Al's memory came rushing back to him: that was Rin Kagamine, and she was the little girl who talked to him that day at the school. His face went pale, Does she remember? Al didn't dare tell Len, he knew that would upset him, and then the only good thing to happen to him would go away. That was why she hid her face, so he couldn't see her. She obviously hadn't told anyone, otherwise Len wouldn't be with her. And she obviously didn't judge him for that, otherwise she wouldn't be with him. "You work in mysterious ways," he glanced up at the ceiling, "I didn't think you'd bring a girl from his past, but I suppose you know best." He nodded and smiled to himself, his son was finally going to stop his awful sex craze, well… he hoped so anyway.

Back in the car, Rin was sitting quietly as Len drove to her house. Len noticed her silence and raised an eyebrow as he glanced over at her, "Are you sure you're okay?"

She nodded and smiled slightly, "Yeah, just… hungover."

He pulled over on the side of the road, "Tell the truth… I-I'm not an idiot…"

She bit her lip and tugged at her hair, Why don't you tell the truth!? Why don't you tell me who you really are so I don't have to hide it!? That's what she wanted to say, but she couldn't, "Okay…" she sighed, she had to tell a small truth to avoid the big truths, "I'm majorly depressed… I cut myself, I don't feel like I'm worth anything, and sometimes I think about committing…" she paused, she couldn't say that word around him, "I wonder why I'm still here!" she cried, she didn't like telling Len this, but it was better than him knowing about what she was really hiding; he wouldn't talk to her anymore if he knew that she knew, and if he knew about the abuse he'd think different of her. "Taito was the best thing that ever happened to me, and now that he's gone," she choked up a little, talking about Taito was still hard for her, "I feel like something's missing."

I can fill that void… I could make you feel so much better… Just tell me everything. I can help. "D-Don't say that Rin… I think you're beautiful and you shouldn't let a guy control your life… He's gone, and I know that sucks, but it happened…"

Rin sighed, she knew Len was right, But if he knew what loss was like… She then remembered his mom leaving him and his dad, He's never had to… She couldn't think of a reason to counter what he had told her, "It just sucks…" she said at last.

He put a hand on her knee, "It'll get better…"

"Meet me tonight…"

Len raised an eyebrow at her, "W-What?"

"I want to see you tonight… and tomorrow night… Really," she sighed and blushed a little, "I don't ever want to be without you…"

He blushed a little, he didn't think Rin would do something so sneaky just to be with him. "Where do I meet you?"

"I'll wait out front for you," she smiled, "In the bushes. At eleven."

He nodded and pulled back onto the road, "Why do you want to be with me?"

She shrugged, "I honestly don't know, you just make me feel so safe…" Safer than Taito made me feel… Rin couldn't explain the feelings she had for Len, she just liked him so much. They were silent the rest of the way to the house, "Stop at the gate," she told him, "I don't want my sister to see your car."

He nodded, "I'll see you tonight," he smiled as she got out. He watched her run up the driveway and inside the house, she was too adorable. He drove back to his house to find his dad sitting on the couch, smiling awkwardly, "Dad?" he laughed a little, "Are you alright?"

Al got up, tears in his eyes, "I love you son… and I really like your new friend."

Len gave him an odd look, his dad was never like this, he usually hated his girl friends. "You do?"

He nodded, "She seems like a very nice girl, so don't fuck up your relationship with her," he teased.

Len laughed, he had been known to fuck up quite a few things with girls, "I won't… I just don't know how to break it off with the others… They beat her up the last time I asked about her."

"So, inform the teachers, and be there any time you can to protect her."

Len looked at his feet, he liked sex though. He was beginning to have second thoughts on giving it up, "But, sex makes me feel better… and Rin doesn't put out."

Al glared at him, What is wrong with this kid!? "Len, you're only seventeen, you shouldn't be worried about sex all the time." He hugged his son, "Please, I know Rin is good for you."

Len hugged him back, he wasn't quite sure what was driving his dad to act like this, but it was weird. Why does he think so highly of Rin? "How do you know?"

He pulled away and smiled, "I just do, Len… Rin's a good girl, despite the fact that she drinks…"

"I kind of made her do that," he grinned sheepishly. Al smacked him upside the head. "Ow!" he cried.

"Bad Len! Don't make poor little Rin do things she doesn't want to!"

Geez, you'd think he was her father… Len quickly regretted thinking that because now he was thinking back to what happened to Rin, "Dad… When Rin was drunk and I pulled her on top of me, she had this attack thing. She was remembering something her dad did to her, and it was awful to watch… Why are people so cruel?" he shuddered, "I think, well, I hope, he didn't rape her… but she's had an awful life… a lot like me, and I think that's why we're so close even though we just started talking…"

Al nodded, not wanting to say anything to tip Len off that he already knew Rin, and that they were friends at one point, "That's probably it," he checked the time, "Wanna get some lunch?"

Len nodded, "Sure." And with that, they went to his dad's car and drove to get something to eat.

Back at the Shion residence, Rin had taken a shower and was now talking to Zeito in his room since he was the only one that she could trust not to go to her sister, "I got black out drunk last night… with Len Kagamine… and I stayed at his house, in his bed, and I'm sneaking out to see him tonight." It felt nice to get all of that off of her chest.

"I was wondering where you were," he smiled, "I miss our late night chats, what have you been doing lately other than sneaking around?" he grinned at her teasingly, thankfully he and Rin were at a point in their friendship that they practically knew everything about each other, and they trusted each other, so Rin could be as open as she wanted with him.

She shrugged, "Missing Taito I guess… I just sit in my room and cry sometimes, we haven't talked in over two weeks. I've tried to call, but he won't answer… I know he's just busy, but it still sucks," she sighed, surely he was just busy… right?

"I see, well I'm always here for you," he touched her shoulder, "And I'm sure Len is too… Say, isn't Len the boy Taito hated because he hit on you?"

She nodded, "That, and because he has sex with a bunch of girls and drinks a lot…"

He let out a laugh, unable to control himself, "Yes, because he can totally hate someone for something he used to do himself. If anything, he should understand what he's going through!"

Rin nodded, "I know… but Len is so different than what he leads people on to believe. He does have sex, and he does drink, but he does it to numb the pain just as Taito did. Len tried to kill himself in sixth grade," she sighed, she still got uncomfortable talking about that, "He was so smart that people bullied him, and eventually, he snapped. Thankfully his dad found him in time, or else he wouldn't be here today."

Zeito raised an eyebrow, "So you knew him before Crypton?"

"Yes, we were somewhat friends in elementary school. I hated that he was bullied, so anytime I saw something happen, I would help him out. He didn't notice usually, but that was okay, because I was happy to do it."

"So, does he know about you?"

She shook her head, "No, I can't tell him… that could ruin everything. He'd hate me for not telling him sooner, and then he'd stop talking to me because he thinks I'll judge him for his past and then I'll be even more depressed and I just, I don't know…"

Zeito held back a smile, Rin sounded utterly ridiculous, "Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions," he told her, "It'd be better for everyone if you just told him."

"I don't want to risk it; he just came back into my life, I don't want him to leave!"

"Oh Rin," he laughed a little, "You're so silly, but I can understand where you're coming from."

"Rin!?" came Lily's voice from the hall.

She groaned, she really didn't want to have to deal with her sister, "What!?"

Lily rushed in and hugged her, "Why didn't you come and see me first!?"

"I just needed to talk to Zeito," she smiled and hugged her, "And I didn't know where you were," she lied, she'd just avoided that area she knew she'd be in.

Lily looked Rin over, noticing the scratch on her arm, "What did you do!?"

She looked at her arm, she didn't remember that happening, "I accidentally broke a glass at Luka's," she said quickly, "It wasn't on purpose, I promise!"

She eyed her skeptically, but decided to believe her, "Okay…" she smiled, "Kikaito and I have a surprise for you," she grinned.

Rin raised an eyebrow, usually their surprises involved Rin having to do something she didn't want to, "What is it?"

Lily smiled at Zeito, "Mind if I take her?" He shook his head and Lily pulled Rin outside.

"Lily," she whined, she didn't want to go outside, it was still too bright.

"Hush! This is amazing!" She grinned and pulled her into the garage, revealing an orange Jaguar F-Type V8 S convertible, "We got it for you!" They decided to get her something nice since she and Taito were separated so she could have something good in her life.

Rin's jaw dropped, she was utterly speechless, "I uh, mm, uh, th.. OH MY GOD!" She hugged her sister, "Thank you so much!"

Kikaito came up from behind them and wrapped them both in his arms, "Happy late Birthday!"

"Thank you so much Kikaito! But why?" she asked curiously.

"I thought you deserved to have something nice, y'know, just for you," he smiled and ruffled up her hair, messing up her bow.

Rin quickly fixed it and Lily hugged her again, "I can't believe you still wear that thing!"

Rin giggled, she loved it and didn't see a problem with it, "Gaku likes it, so it must be cool," she stuck her tongue out at her.

She grinned, "Wanna go for a test drive!?" she squealed, she wanted to ride in it so bad.

Rin shrugged, "Sure, why not? I'm an excellent driver," she grinned, Rin had been driving ever since she was big enough to reach the corvette pedals… Lily was in the car of course! Rin got in the driver's side and started the engine after Lily got in. She sped down the driveway and out into the road, being cautious so she wouldn't wreck. "This baby's got some power," she grinned, "I like it."

After their cruise, Rin parked her amazing car back in the garage and got out, hugging Kikaito once again, "This is so awesome! I literally cannot thank you enough!"

"It's no problem sweetheart, you deserve this. Being second in your class is amazing, and I'm so proud of you!"

"How'd you know I'm second?" she blushed, she was always just one hundredth of a point away from the number one spot, but she was glad nonetheless.

"I teach at the school," he smirked, "I can look that stuff up."

"Ooh! Who's number one!?"

He shook his head, "I'm not allowed to tell, the school has made that classified information."

Rin raised an eyebrow, "Hmm… Well, whoever it is, I hope they go places in life."

Kikaito nodded, "Me too…"

xx

Later on that night, Rin was in her pajamas as she hid in the bushes waiting for Len. She saw a hooded figure approach, "Rin?" came Len's sweet, angelic voice.

Rin ran to him and hugged him, "I missed you!"

Len picked her up and spun her around, "I couldn't stop thinking about you," he said as he sat her back down.

"C'mon," she whispered, "Let's go up to my room!" she pulled him behind the house and climbed the ladder that led to the balcony outside her room.

"This is so cool!" he whispered.

She smiled, "I know," she quietly opened the window and they tiptoed in, "We shouldn't have to be too quiet because my room is away from everyone else's," she told him. It was dark, but Rin knew her way around and with the moonlight coming in, it was semi-easy to see.

He nodded, "Okay…" he sat on the bed and pulled her down next to him, "So… what would you say if I told you that I liked you?"

She blushed, she wasn't expecting him to say that at all, she thought that he only liked her as a friend, "You what?" she asked softly.

He blushed as well, thinking that she didn't feel the same way since she questioned him, "I uh, I like you Rin… a lot."

Rin grabbed his hand and turned to face him, "I-I like you too," she whispered into his ear, making him squirm.

"Rin remember when we first met?"

Of course she remembered, how could she forget? They ran into each other on the playground in kindergarten… Oh, in high school! Don't think back that far! She told herself, not wanting to accidentally tell him something she'd regret, "You mean the day we ran onto each other before class, and then the locker incident?" she smiled.

"Y-Yeah," he said softly, "I'm sorry if I acted like a dick that day, I just… I was a bad person. All I wanted was sex, but now," he kissed her cheek, "All I want is you."

Rin was so happy that Len liked her, "But what about the other girls?" she sighed, "They'd kill me…"

He shook his head, "I vow to protect you no matter what!" he grinned, "And my dad said that if we informed the staff that they would keep an eye on you as well."

"And my brother in-law works there too, so he could keep an eye out for me too," she was so grateful that everything was working out.

Len looked at her eyes and then they moved down to her lips, She's so beautiful, I wonder if I could kiss her without her freaking out… By force of habit, he leaned in and kissed her despite telling himself he couldn't, and much to his surprise, Rin kissed him back. It was like nothing they had ever felt before, Rin never got these feelings with Taito, and Len never got them with any of the girls he'd slept with. They laid back on the bed and continued to make out. Len pulled Rin in closer, and Rin ran her hands through Len's incredibly soft blond hair. Neither one of them were quite sure of where it was going, but they didn't care, the feelings they had were too strong to stop. Len gently pulled Rin on top of him and hesitantly placed his hands on her butt, though she was nervous, she liked it. His touch was electrifying, and Rin couldn't help but kiss him harder. This was usually where Len would begin taking off Rin's clothes, but he just couldn't. Rin was far too innocent for a guy like him, he stopped kissing her and sighed.

"What is it?" Rin asked, worried he was beginning to have second thoughts about her.

"I'm not the right guy for you Rin."

She smiled and kissed his nose, "Why do you say that?"

"Y-You're just so innocent and nice…" he sighed, "I'm an alcoholic and a sex addict…"

"You're nice," she hugged him, "And that's okay! I'll have sex with you whenever you want!"

Len raised his eyebrows quickly, completely shocked she'd say that, "R-Rin! I'm not gonna make you do that!"

"It's the other girls… isn't it?" she pouted and rolled off of him, she hated that she was so dumb that she actually thought he'd drop the other girls.

"No! They have nothing to do with this… I like you Rin, and my father likes you too, and you're… you're just too good for me…"

She shook her head, "L-Len… I'm just as messed up as you are… I'm not as innocent as you think…"

Len bit his lip, is she only knew that he knew what she was talking about, "What do you mean?"

"That's not important," she told him, "I was just trying to make you realize I'm not perfect like you think I am… I'm fucked up, Len…"

He grabbed her hand and smiled a little, "Rin… Rin…" that was all he could say, he couldn't make out any other words except 'Rin.' He didn't know why his head began to hurt at the sound of her name.

"Len, are you okay?" she asked, his grip on her hand tightening.

He shook his head, "R-Rin…" Oh God, please don't tell me he's remembering! Stop! Those memories need to stay repressed! She thought angrily. He couldn't remember her on his own accord, he'd hate her if that happened. Rin didn't know what else to do, so she got back on top of him and started kissing him again. "What are you?"

"Shhh," she said and started kissing him again.

"Rin!" he turned his head so she couldn't kiss him anymore. "What are you doing!?" He thought she was angry, why was she suddenly kissing him again? His head stopped hurting and he was relieved it didn't last as long as the usual ones, "You certainly are persistent," he laughed, she smacked him.

She smirked, glad he stopped showing signs of remembering, "I just, I like you… a lot."

"I don't understand why," he shook his head, "but I'm not having sex with you tonight."

Rin began to pout, but didn't argue. She laid her head on his chest and sighed, "You're just like Taito…"

"Huh?"

She nodded, "Taito, you're just like he was the first night I met him. I wanted to have sex so I could numb all the pain, but he refused because my virginity was supposed to mean something, but" she grinned mischievously, "I no longer have a virginity to lose. And sex doesn't have to mean anything, we can just, let ourselves go and see how it turns out…"

While she made a valid point, Len still couldn't bring himself to have sex with Rin… at least, not until she trusted him enough to share her past with him. "I'll make out with you, but that's as far as we're going!"

She rolled her eyes but agreed, "Fine." She leaned in and started kissing him.

If she only knew that I knew…

If he only knew that I knew…

Neither one of them wanted to tell the other, but that's all they could think about. Well, until someone opened the door. Len quickly rolled onto the floor and Rin pretended to be asleep. "Rin," she heard Zeito whisper.

She sat up and threw a pillow at him, "You scared the shit out of us!"

"Us?" He turned the light on.

Len popped up from the side of the bed and smiled awkwardly, "Heh heh, yeah… us…"

"So you're the boy I've heard so much about," he smiled and walked to the bed.

Len blushed and got back up on the bed, "Who are you?"

Rin smiled, "This is my brother in-law Zeito, I-I tell him everything… He's pretty much my best friend," she said, and then added, "But don't tell Gaku that!" She couldn't tell Gakupo everything, otherwise he and Zeito would be tied for first.

Zeito grabbed Rin's hand and nodded, "And you are mine, my love." He looked Len up and down and gave him a stern look, "Treat my Rinny good."

Len blushed and nodded, "Of course, sir." This was awkward, he'd never had to meet the people important to the other girls; he especially never had to sit through the next talk with anyone but his father.

"Condoms are a must; Rin cannot get pregnant. I don't care when you do it, just make sure no one is around if you are here. Be careful. And most importantly, wait until you are ready… though both of you take sex lightly, it is a big deal. Sex is a symbol of love and vulnerability, not lust and desire." By the end, both Len and Rin were blushing like crazy, neither one of them had had the sex talk for quite a while. "My work here is done," he smiled, "Make sure you're gone by ten, that's usually when Lily and Kikaito wake up."

Len nodded, "Thank you Zeito," and with that, he turned the light off and was gone. "I haven't had to sit through that talk in forever," he laughed and hugged her, "He's right though, we should get our priorities straight before we start having sex…"

Rin laid her head on his chest and sighed, "I know he's right, but I really wish he wasn't."

"Let's sleep, Rin…"

She nodded and snuggled into him, "I love you," she whispered as she drifted off to sleep.

Len's eyes widened, did she just say she loved him!? Surly she was just confused, he told himself and fell asleep with Rin wrapped in his arms.

The next morning when Rin woke up, Len had already left. And then they did the same thing the next night as well. Rin woke up expecting Len to be there, but he never was. She loved having the feelings she did, because that meant she really liked him… they were even stronger than the ones she had for Taito. Len and Rin continued seeing each other privately, only Zeito and Al knowing what the two of them were doing. Fortunately, both men saw the good in them being together and allowed their relationship to blossom into something beautiful. Rin was getting over Taito and Len was getting over his sex addiction, slowly of course, but that was expected. The two blonds grew to know each other more and more, but still, neither one of them had the guts to spill their secrets. Slowly, they began falling on love for all the right reasons; not because of sex or alcohol, but because they really felt an emotional connection neither one of them had felt before… And boy was it an amazing feeling.

Annnnnnd end! Wow, this was a long fucking chapter! I guess you all deserved it since I didn't update for so long! But I literally could not stop writing, I love it so much! Guys, I was out until one in the morning… I don't think I've been out that late in months! It was great! I was tired, but I was also determined to get this completed, so I did! Sorry for any mistakes, I write late at night so sometimes it's hard to fix everything! Anyway, I hope you all liked it! Review, follow, and favorite if you enjoy the story and stuff! Thanks for the support, I appreciate you all! xxLovelyLuvbi