"Uh... That's not going to work," Mothy said nervously.
Rin turned to him, her eyes flashing. "And why is that?" She growled.
Mothy gulped. "Their master can always just recreate them. The best way is to kill yourselves. Then the homunculi will also die and their 'Father' won't be able to recreate them." "Why do can't he recreate them?" Miku asked. "I mean, if we die, will it just disolve their bodies or something?" Mothy nodded. "Something like that..." "But why will killing ourselves hurt them?" Gumi asked. Mothy shrugged. "Beats me..." He replied.
Rin jumped up, startling everyone. "I think we should leave," She said quickly, grabbing Len's hand and pulling him up. "Lets go."
"Wha-?" Rin ran out of the house, dragging Len along. Len stumbled after her.
Miku sighed and stood up. "Thank you for your time, Mr. Mothy," She said. Miku extended her hand. Mothy shook it, his grip firm. "The pleasure was mine, Miss." Miku turned to her family. "Lets go home, guys." Everyone stood, stretching their legs. One by one, they headed out the door.
Mothy watched them leave. He closed the door and turned, walking straight into Envy.
The last thing he saw was the homunculi's cold red eyes before blacking out.
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The house was a mess when they got back home.
Meiko had consumed more alchohol than normal (which meant she had drained almost every drop in the house) and had decided to destroy the house.
Luckily she had passed out before she finished.
Unluckily, she had drawn unwanted attention from some of their least favorite people.
"Lust, I'm hungry..." Gluttony complained.
"Shush," Lust commanded. Gluttony pouted.
The vocaloids froze in the living room.
"Shiiiit..." Rin muttered.
"Hello," Lust said politely. "Where's- Ah, hello Pride."
Len hid behind Miku, whimpering. Miku stood protectively in front of the boy. "Stay away from Len," Miku growled. Lust smirked. "Len? There is no Len. Only Pride. Pride is just a copy of your precious Len." Rin glared. "Don't call my brother a copy!" She huffed. Lust just kept smirking. "Oh, but he isn't your brother, is he? After all, your Len is dead." "SHUT UP!" Rin screamed. Lust grinned. "Oooh, I hit a soft spot, hm?" "Rin, calm down!" Len said. Rin glared at Lust and charged. Len grabbed her by the arms and held her back. "Are you crazy?" He asked. "She'll kill you with those knives of hers she calls nails!" "...Oh yeah," Rin replied sheepishly. Len sighed. "Look, can we just kill her?" Luka asked, exasperated. "Good idea," Miku grinned. "Not if we kill you first. Right gluttony?" Lust turned. Gluttony was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly a voice came from the pantry.
"Lust, can I drink this?"
"Drink what?" Lust asked. Gluttony came out, holding a bottle of vodka. He drained it. "Tasty vodka, Lust. Want some?" "uh, I don't think-"
"WHO DRANK MY VODKA?" A voice screamed. Everyone turned.
Meiko was standing, her eyes wild and a bottle of empty vodka in her hands. She lunged toward Gluttony, swinging the bottle ferociously. The bottle smashed into his face. Blood splashed everywhere.
"Oww..." Gluttony moaned.
Meiko hit him with the bottle again. The glass shattered in Gluttony's face. There was a flash of light as Gluttony healed.
Everyone watched in frozen amazement as Meiko bashed poor Gluttony's face inside out. Lust rushed to his side. "Let's go, Gluttony!" She said nervously. Gluttony nodded, trying to stop up his nosebleed. "I-it hurts," He moaned. Lust sighed and picked him up. She kicked the door open and left, leaving the Vocaloids to stare at the mound of blood in awed silence.
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An hour later, Rin was staring at the ceiling when she spotted Len peaking at her from behind the door. "Stop staring and just come in," She said, not looking up. Len squeaked and obeyed. He sat on her bed, his thin legs dangling off the side. "Rin? Do you really just think of me as a copy?" Len asked quietly. Rin tensed. "Of course not!" She said indignantly. "You're my brother Len. You'll never be a copy of anyone to me." "But I'm not your brother!" Len huffed. "I-I'm just someone who happens to look and act like him. The real Len is dead. I'm just a replacement for him, aren't I?" Rin sighed and hugged him tightly. "Even if you aren't my brother by blood, I still love you. You're my best friend, Len. So don't do anything stupid, ok?" Len nodded and detatched himself from Rin. "Ok," He whispered. He left quickly, his mind racing.
'To Rin, I'm Len. There is no Pride to her. She thinks I'm another Len. They all think that.' A tear trickled down his cheek. 'If they think that way, it'd be best for everyone if I just left.'
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Luka barged into Rin's room, breathless. Rin sat up, still tired. "What is it?" She asked sleepily. "I-it's Len!" Luka gasped. Rin's eyes widened. "What is it?" "Len's gone!" Luka cried. "WHAT?" "It's true," Luka sniffed. "He left last night. He isn't anywhere. We can't find him!" Rin glanced around the room, hoping foolishly that Len might appear out of thin air. A flash of white caught her eye. Turning, Rin found a piece of paper folded up on her desk. She walked over and unfolded it, the two words making her eyes water with tears.
Love you.
