A/N: I hope that I can keep up this publishing roll! :D
Haha, I know that I won't be able to.
Rin POV
"Oliver? Are you awake?" I poked him lightly.
"I am now..." He groaned.
"Sorry about that!" I giggled.
"It's fine, better than waking up from bird-poop," he grinned. I was really starting to like this Oliver guy.
Len POV
"Rin didn't come back all night? Did something happen? Was it my fault? I really hope not..." I muttered to myself.
"Wait, she should have her phone, right?" I whipped it out and scrolled through my contacts list for 'Rin Kagami'.
She's not there? FUCK! We never exchanged numbers!
"Shit, shit, shittttt! She could be anywhere now! What if she really did commit suicide? Was the bullying too much for her? Was it, really?" I got an idea.
I sprinted to the elevator, then to the lobby. Panting, I asked the receptionist, "Do you have Rin Kagami's cell phone number?"
"Yes, why do you need it?" She asked.
"I- It's hard to explain. I just really need to make an important call. Please, can I have it?"
"I'm sorry, but we don't give out numbers to random-"
"PLEASE! I need it!" I slammed my hands down on the desk.
"Alright... However, if anyone finds out that you got it from me..." An evil glint in her eye gave me shivers.
She handed me a sticky note with a number on it.
813-420-1098
I quickly entered it into my phone and called Rin.
It rang.
Rin POV
...A call? Who could be calling me? I looked at the caller ID.
Unknown Number
"Who's that?" Oliver asked curiously.
"To be honest, I don't know. Do you think I should answer it?"
"...I guess, I mean, what harm could it do?"
I answered. A familiar voice spoke to me.
"Rin?!"
"LEN?! How did you get my number? Are you a stalker?"
"Rin, where are you?!"
"Why do you care?! You never gave me a second thought in your life! You told me that you would be there for me, yet when I needed you, you didn't give a fuck!"
"Just tell me where you are!"
"NO! I don't need you! Get out of my life!"
"...FINE!"
He hung up.
"Wow, that was harsh, Rin!" Oliver said.
Angry tears filled my eyes. "It was a lot softer than he was to me."
Len POV
"Get out of my life!"
I replayed those few words in my head multiple times. It hurt. I tried to help Rin, I really did! ...Did I?
I'll try talking to her again, I guess.
I dialed her number again.
Rin Kagamine is not present at this moment. If you wish to speak with her, please leave a message after the beep.
Her voice came on.
"If your name is Len Kagamine, I suggest you stop calling me. I already told you to get out of my life. Any further messages from you will be ignored and/or discarded as trash. Like you."
Ouch. Was she really that mad?
Rin POV
I checked my cell again. Sigh. 7 missed calls from Len. Why did he keep trying to talk to me?!
"Rin? Do you wanna go somewhere today to take your mind off of Len?" Oliver asked.
And then there was Oliver. Sweet, kind, caring. The perfect... WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?!
"Uh, sure! That'd be great!" I was blushing madly.
"Um, are you okay? Your face is red..." He reached out to touch it, and I instinctively swatted his hand away.
"I'm fine!"
"If you say so..." He didn't believe me.
"Alright, so where are we gonna go then?" I asked, changing the subject.
"Does the park sound good?" He suggested.
"Great!" I agreed.
We walked to the park. It was mostly empty, because everyone was either at work or school.
"Hm... Rin?" Oliver said.
"Yeah?"
"Why... did you leave?"
I bit my lip. Did I really want to tell him?
"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to!" He hastily corrected himself.
"No, it's fine... I- I ran away," I said.
"...Why?" He pressed on.
"I- I don't want to talk about it right now... I'm sorry."
"Oh. That's okay."
We spent the rest of the day at the park.
Len POV
"Goddammit Rin, why won't you answer? WHERE ARE YOU?!" I screamed into my pillow. Why did I even care so much anyways? Did she really matter that much to me? Of course not. She was just my roommate. That was the only reason I needed to reach her.
"Woah, Len, tone it down!" Mikuo shouted at me.
I ignored him and called Rin again. She didn't pick up.
That made 42 missed calls.
I continued to call her for the rest of the day. Did she ever pick up? Just once? Nope.
Rin POV
Weeks had passed since I had escaped from Vocaloid High. I had grown accustomed to this lifestyle of 'eat, sleep, live'.
"Rin?" Oliver asked.
"Hm?" I was groggy from waking up just now.
"Can you tell me why you ran away now?" He asked that question every morning. Today, I thought I was ready to tell him.
"...Okay."
"Really?" He smiled brightly.
"Just, can we go somewhere else?" I pleaded.
"Is the park fine?"
"Sure."
I walked to the park with Oliver again, like I did so many weeks ago. Only this time, I crashed into someone.
"Oof!" I exclaimed.
"Rin! Are you okay?" Oliver asked, concern in his eyes.
"...Rin?" A distant voice asked. "Rin? RIN? RIN!"
Fuck. I grabbed Oliver's wrist and sprinted away as fast as I could. I didn't even know where I was going.
"RIN!" Len screamed. Sadly, he was a fast runner. He was right on our heels, ready to pounce on us.
Hm... I guess there's only one thing I can do.
I stopped. Len had a full-on collision with my back, probably earning me a bruise, but I didn't care. I used the diversion to run away, faster than before. Thankfully I had done track and cross-country in junior high.
"Rin, this way!" Oliver hissed into my ear.
I couldn't hear him though, so I pulled us the opposite way he wanted us to go. And guess who I ran into? The one and only... LEN!
"Uh, sorry, Oliver," I glanced at him. He just stared back at me. I didn't know what that meant.
Len grabbed my wrist and yanked me really hard towards him.
"WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU LEAVE?" He screamed.
"OW, LEN! THAT FUCKING HURTS!" I was purposely dancing around the question.
"ANSWER ME!"
"WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE?! YOU NEVER DID! LET... ME... GO!" I jerked my wrist out of his grasp.
"RIN! LISTEN TO ME!" He shouted with so much force, it was enough to stop even the deadliest of animals. I was surprised.
He took the chance to pull me close. "Why do you assume I don't care?" I could feel his breath.
"You don't! Whenever I needed you, you ditched me! You call THAT caring?!"
"Check your phone," he said simply.
I did. I was surprised at what I saw.
293 Missed Calls
293 Missed Calls from Len Kagamine
...293?!
"See?"
I bit my lip.
"No. No, I don't see. You called me 293 times, yes! But did you once step outside to try to look for me?! NO!" I screamed.
"Rin-"
"SHUT UP! I'M NOT GOING BACK TO THAT HELL! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHY I LEFT?! NO, YOU DON'T!" This was pointless.
"Then tell me! How do you expect me to know what's going on if you don't even tell me?!"
"I-" I couldn't even say a single word before he picked me up and CARRIED me back to the school. Yes, CARRIED!
"PUT. ME. DOWN!" I kicked him and punched him, but he wouldn't let go.
I felt wetness on my cheeks, and realized the AGAIN, I was crying.
"I'm pathetic," I whispered.
"What was that?" He asked.
"...Nothing. You don't need to know."
Len POV
Rin was back. After three weeks, Rin was back.
We had classes tomorrow, on Monday. I wondered how she'd deal.
The next morning, I had to wake Rin up.
"Nng... Oliver? Why'd you wake me up?" Oliver? Who was that? I kept poking her. "Nng... Oliver... Stop, let me sleep!" She batted my hand away.
"Oliver? Who's Oliver?" I asked. Immediately, she sat upright.
"LEN! Why'd you wake me up?! W-Were you watching me sleep?" She blushed, covering herself even though she had clothes on.
"Maybe," I smirked. "Go. Get ready. We have classes today," I commanded.
"Oh." Her face fell.
I sighed. "You know what, Rin? I'll help you. I'll stay with you, we have the same classes anyways, and I'll try my best to protect you from anyone."
She glared at me.
"I mean it this time," I reassured hr.
"...Really?"
"Yes." My answer was firm. I wouldn't back down this time, I couldn't let Rin down.
She whispered something that I couldn't hear.
"Sorry, what was that?"
"Len... Thank you." She gave me a heart-warming smile.
"Eh... No problem," I blushed. "NOW GO GET READY!" I pushed her into the bathroom.
"Hey, hey, no need to get rough!" She laughed.
I smiled to myself. The old Rin was back.
Rin POV
After a few minutes of getting ready, Len and I headed to math together. This time, he really did protect me, blocking any comments directed towards me. I was really lucky to have him by my side.
When we arrived at the closed door, I took a deep breath. Len put a hand on my shoulder, probably to calm me down.
You can do this, Rin.
We walked into the classroom. Everyone was silent and staring at me, which made me extremely nervous.
A voice broke the silence. "She's baaack?" Someone groaned.
Len whipped his head over to the person's direction. "Yes, she's back. So shut the fuck up and be nice! Do you know how much she's suffered from your stupid insults already?!"
I turned to stare at Len. Small beads of tears were forming at the corners of my eyes. No one had ever stood up for me like that before, not even Miku.
I feel like I could hug him right now.
I won't.
But I could.
Despite his colorful language, the teacher didn't call Len out on it. Instead, he focused all his attention on me.
"MISS KAGAMINE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU ARE ONE MONTH LATE?!" He screamed.
Oh. I forgot about explanations.
I stared at the ground, not answering, twiddling my thumbs.
"Well?" He pressed.
Silence.
The speaker came on.
"Rin Kagami and Len Kagamine, would you please report to the lobby? Thank you."
Eep! Was I going to get in trouble? I gave a sideways glance towards Len. Why would he be called down too?
Whatever. Might as well go.
We walked to the elevator, then went to the first floor. The second the elevator opened, I met a very angry... Rinto.
"RIN! DYA WANNA EXPLAIN?!" He screamed into my ear. I feel like he almost burst one of my eardrums.
"Um... Explain what?" I managed to peep out.
"Hm... Maybe about that recent ESCAPE you made FROM THIS SCHOOL?!"
"H- How do you even know?" I looked over to Len, and he immediately looked away. That dick! He sold me out to my brother! ...How did he even know my brother?
"That doesn't matter. NOW TELL ME WHY!"
I sighed. I knew he wouldn't let me go until I explained. So I told him about everything, what Len did, the bullying, and how I ran away. Not really a long story.
"Rin, next time you're being bullied, do you wanna maybe, I dunno, FRICKIN' TELL SOMEBODY?!"
"...Okay..."
"Good. You understand? Now go back to class! Len, I want to have a word with you."
I mouthed the words 'good luck' to Len and left him alone with my dangerous brother.
Len POV
"Len, I trusted you with my sister." Rinto glared at me accusingly.
"And I broke that trust. Move on." My voice was monotonous.
"Are you serious?!"
"Yes. Now, can I please go back to class?"
"Fine. We'll continue this discussion later." He released me to go back to math.
Rin POV
It was in the evening, about 7:00. I decided to ask Len how he knew my brother.
"Len, how do you know Rinto?"
"When we were kids, we met and became friends. That's all there is to it."
"And you didn't think to tell me that?!"
"Nope."
"Well then..."
A/N: Another 2K+ words chapter! :D
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