Thank goodness for 5-day breaks, otherwise there wouldn't not have been time for this update. But nonetheless, here it is. It's not as long as last chapter but I hope that it will be enough. And just so you know, I'm expecting about 2 or 3 more chapters out of this story and then it should be over. I think I'll start another story soon after, if there's time. :)

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xX little kagami Xx- If you think Neru's rejection in the last chapter was good, wait until you read this. I think you'll enjoy it ;)

lizzie-rivers- Neru is pretty messed up, and I'm glad you like the relationship between Rin and Len. It won't be very important in this chapter though, sorry. There's still a bit of romance though.

Tracy- I will never write a fanfiction that doesn't pair Rin and Len. I can assure you of that. RIN X LEN FOR LYFE!

SoundlessVoice27- That'd be funny. *POOF* Gone. No more Neru. Just like magic

CaramellYandere- Your questions about Rinto will be answered. And I like him as Rin brother to, partially because I support Rin x Len.

domo cat- Yeah, I play soccer. But this fall was my last season, because I've decided to focus on cross-country and track.

Katy kit- I don't think you can just bribe a school. That might be illegal. And Rin's mom (Lily) is cool with everything. That's how I interpret Lily's personality. She can be badass, but she also seems caring and cool.


Rin's POV

"Who's at the door?" Len asked, trying to see through the small windows by the door. "It's a little late for visitors, don't you think?"

"Go into the kitchen," I commanded as I pulled him away from the door. There was another loud knock. Crap! When I entered the kitchen, I opened the pantry door and shoved Len inside.

"What the hell are you doing?" Len asked, as I shut the door on him. I turned off the kitchen light, and hoped Neru wouldn't notice him there.

"Just stay quiet," I whispered through the door. Len said nothing, so he must have heard me. There was another impatient knock.

"Coming!" I yelled, carefully walking towards the door. I slowly opened the door, and poked my head outside. Neru was standing there frowning with her arms crossed.

"N-Neru, what a surprise! What are you doing here?" I asked innocently. "It's awfully late, isn't it?"

"Have you seen Len?" she asked, her voice tinged with loneliness and sadness. "I was with him at a party, and then he just disappeared. I thought he might have come here."

"I don't think Len even knows where I live. I never told him. By the way, how did you find out I live here?" I asked. I was a bit frightened to even know how Neru found out where I live.

"The internet," Neru shrugged. "And if Len's not here, I guess I'll just leave. But if I find out you're hiding something from me, I swear you're going to regret it," she growled. Neru turned around and walked back to her car, which was parked in my driveway.

I waited until the car had driven away before getting Len. There was no point in risking it. Once the car was gone, I sprung Len from the pantry closet.

"What was that for?" he asked, sounding a bit upset. "You shoved me into your freaking pantry!"

"Neru was at the door," I told him plainly. "I didn't want her to find out that you were here."

"Oh," Len said quietly. "Is she gone?" I nodded, and the two of us sat down at the table.

"So what do we do now?" I asked Len. He promised to get my scholarship back, and I'm interested to learn how he plans on doing that.

"Well, I should probably go home soon," Len said. "The regional game is tomorrow, and I want to be well rested.

"Oh yeah," I mumbled under my breath. I forgot about the regional game. But it's not like I could play in it or anything. I probably wouldn't even come. Partially because Neru would be there.

"Will you come?" Len asked me. I bit my lip. I felt bad about not going, but I really didn't want to.

"I don't think so," I answered truthfully. "I don't think I could handle it."

"Oh," Len said sadly. "I guess I'll just text you with the results then."

"Yeah, I guess." I hung my head down in sadness. If he only knew how much I wanted to go out and play. If he knew how much I wanted to see my friends. But that's all just a faded dream now. And as much as Len tries, I don't he can get my dreams back.


Len's POV

Rin looked sadder than I had ever seen her before. It was killing me. Is this what it's like to see the person you like in pain? It's depressing, and I wish I could do more to help her. Considering it's partially my fault for getting her into this whole Neru mess.

"Don't look so depressed," I told her. She looked up at me with sad eyes. I tried to fake a smile to cheer her up, but it didn't work. So I decided to try Plan B: Kissing. It didn't work that well last time, but I think it's worth a try. Besides I didn't hear Rin complaining about it, so it must not have been that bad.

I leaned closer to her. She sat there not even noticing, until I was inches away from her face. But she didn't protest. She kept quiet, as I leaned closer. In mere seconds, our lips were almost touching until…

RING! RING! RING! Damn it! I forgot to turn my freaking phone off. I leaned back into my chair, and pulled my phone from my pocket. Rin sat in her seat, blushing as red as a rose. I checked my phone, and saw that it was Neru calling. Oh jeez!

"Hello?" I said answering the phone.

"Where the hell are you?" Neru screamed. Her voice projected throughout the kitchen, even though the phone wasn't on speaker.

"You left me alone! I demand to know where you are!" Neru yelled again.

"Calm down," I said. "I just went home. I wanted to get some sleep before the game tomorrow, so I left. But I thought you might want to enjoy the party so more, so I left without you." I thought my excuse was pretty good, but Neru saw right through it.

"Nice try! But I called your parents already," Neru said. "They said you haven't gone home yet." Oh crap! What do I tell her now? I looked at Rin for support, but she didn't look like she was in the mood to talk.

"Are you at Rin's house?" Neru demanded.

"NO!" I protested. "I don't even know where she lives!"

"At least you aren't there," Neru grumbled. "It's a good thing I checked already."

"You already checked her house?" I asked, pretending to sound amazed. "Shouldn't you have called me first?"

"I just had a feeling you might have been there, so I didn't bother to call," Neru said. "But tell me. Len, where are you?"

I was silent for a moment, as I tried to think of a good excuse. She knows I'm not at home, and all the soccer guys are at the party, so I can't be with any of them.

"I'm out with another girl," I told Neru. I guess it wasn't entirely a lie. I was with Rin.

"WHAT!?" Neru raged in anger. "Stay where you are! I'm coming to get you now!" I can already tell I'm going to be in a lot of trouble.

"Err…okay. Pick me up by that small restaurant by the public school. That's where I am," I lied. Neru hung up on the phone. I'm surprised she wasn't more suspicious that I told her exactly where I was going to be.

"Rin, I got to go," I told her, as I headed towards the front door. "But I promise I will find a way to help you." Rin nodded, and opened the door for me. I gave her a smile, and watched her face turn red. She looked cute when she blushed like that. I quickly ran out the door, and headed towards the small restaurant. I would have to be quick if I wanted to get there before Neru, otherwise I'd be in a lot of trouble.

*10 minutes later*

After 10 minutes of hard sprinting, I arrived at the restaurant, and I was delighted to see that Neru hadn't arrived yet. That means I'm safe. I sat on a bench outside the restaurant to catch my breath. A few minutes later, Neru's car rolled into the parking lot.

She jumped out of the car, and stomped towards me. It felt like the ground shook with every step she took.

"Len Kagamine, you're in so much trouble!" she growled. She grabbed my arm, and pulled me into her car. As I got in, the door closed automatically and they locked as well. Talk about creepy.

"You've got some explaining to do," Neru said angrily, with her arms crossed. Is this how Rin felt when Neru got mad at her? I can't blame her now. Neru's like a giant squid of anger right now (A/N a John Green reference for any nerdfighters reading this story).

I wanted to tell Neru that she had some explaining to do. I wanted to find out how she got Rin kicked out of school and why. But if I asked, she would know that I was at Rin's. And I didn't want to get Rin into any more trouble with Neru.

"I was just hanging with some girl," I lied. "It's none of your business."

"Considering you're my fiancée, it is my business!" Neru protested.

"I never agreed to be your fiancée!" I yelled back. "Who would want to be your fiancée anyways?"

Neru's anger stopped, and turned into sadness. She looked like she was going to cry. Oh man, I can't handle another crying girl tonight.

"Y-You really think that?" Neru asked, her voice wavering.

"Well, I guess there are some guys that like crazy chicks like you," I said. "But you're just not the kind of person I like." Neru sniffled, and gave a small laugh.

"You know," she started. "I thought when I met you; you were the one for me. I thought you'd be the perfect fiancée. And I thought that you would love me. But when I found out that you didn't like me, I was determined to get you to like me. No matter what it took. And now after all the things I've done to get you to like me and keep the other girls away, you still don't love me."

"Neru…" I said, trying to console her. She was starting to make me feel guilty. It sounded like she was actually ashamed of everything she did to me and Rin.

"Don't try to make me feel better," Neru added coldly. "I know you don't care. And after all I've done for you; you don't even care enough to help me." Her temper slowly started to build up again. So much for feeling guilty.

"Neru, that's not true," I said. "Even though I might not like you that way, I still care about your feelings."

"Len, who do you like?" Neru asked all of a sudden. I was taken aback by her question. I can't answer truthfully. That will just cause trouble.

"Nobody," I lied.

"Tell me the truth or else," Neru threatened. "You like somebody, I can tell. But I want to know who." I remained silent. Rin will get into a lot more trouble if I tell Neru that I like her.

"It's her, isn't it?" Neru asked sadly. "It's Rin?" Now I couldn't dodge her question, so I nodded my head.

"Of course it is," Neru said. "Even after I got rid of her, she still is a burden on my existence. Why can't she leave me alone and let me love you? Why must she be such a pest?"

"Wait!" I objected. "Rin is a pest? You're the one that got her kicked out of school! You're the one that made her life miserable, and you're calling her the pest?"

"How did you find out about her expulsion?" Neru asked.

"That's doesn't matter!" I yelled back at her. "What matters is that you've messed with her life, and don't even seem to feel guilty about it. Maybe that's why I don't want to be your fiancée. You're a cold-hearted person who only cares about yourself!"

"Maybe that's why I liked you so much in the first place!" Neru cried. "When I met you, you were the same. Every night, you had a different girl and lived to support yourself. You and I were the same. Rich kids who wanted for themselves. I thought the two of us would be perfect together!"

I was quiet for a moment. Was that really how I was? Some self-centered jerk, who only cared about himself? No wonder Rin hated me when we first met. I would hate me to. But I'm not like that anymore. Other factors had played into my life, and caused me to change. The main one named Rin.

"I'm not that kind of person anymore," I told Neru. "So maybe you should find a new fiancée that is more suited to your tastes."

"No, I won't give up. I'll win you yet. This nice guy act you're faking won't last long," Neru taunted. "I know you just act like this to impress Rin. You still don't care about anyone but yourself still. Don't try and fool yourself."

This isn't an act…or is it? Can a person change so easily? Am I just trying to impress Rin? I thought about my kiss with Rin earlier. I had only kissed her because my playboy instincts said that was the right choice. And the entire time Rin was going through all her suffering because of Neru, I did nothing to help. I worried about my own problems. I didn't care that Neru was slowly ripping Rin's life to pieces. This proves that Neru is right. I'm no different than I was before. I just pretended to be something I wasn't to win over Rin.

"You understand now, don't you?" Neru asked. "You don't belong with someone like her. There's someone that matches your personality better than that little rat. Someone like me."

"That's where you're wrong," I frowned. "Even though I might be the same selfish jerk, that doesn't change how I feel about Rin. She's the kindest person I've ever met. She can make everyone happy, and puts everyone before herself. I'd rather love a person like her than someone like you or me."

Neru started to fume. Her face was red in anger. I think now might be a good time to leave the car.

"Stop the car!" I told the driver.

"What are you doing?" Neru screamed.

"I'm done with you," I said truthfully. "Maybe you can find a guy that makes you want to be a better person than you are now. Someone who makes you happy, and wants to create a better you. But that person isn't me."

With these words, I jumped out of the car and shut the door. The car drove away, and I turned to walk home. The car dropped me off only a few miles from home, so the walk shouldn't be that bad, even though it is the middle of the night. So much for getting some sleep for the game tomorrow.

*Time skip to the next morning*

I woke up, more tired than I had ever bed. I didn't get home until late last night, and needless to say my parents were mad. My mom was worried that I had been kidnapped or something and my dad somehow found out about my conversation with Neru. She must have called him.

I tried to explain to him that I didn't love Neru, and never will. If the two of us were to be engaged any longer, it would just end in complete disaster. My dad was angry at first, but my mom saw how upset I was. She somehow convinced him that the engagement might not be such a great idea. And once I explained to the both of them how insane Neru was, they quickly agreed to cancel the engagement in the morning. I think my dad didn't want a crazy daughter-in-law helping his son run is business. And mom said something about not wanting grandkids that had an insane mother, whatever that meant.

All this took place at 1:00 in the morning, so I didn't get to bed until 2:00. I slowly got out of bed and put on my uniform. The soccer game was being held at Yamaha , but being the captain I had to get there early. I grabbed a quick breakfast of a banana, and called for a car to come and pick me up.

I arrived at school, and was surprised to see Rinto already there setting up corner flags, and doing a bunch of other soccer stuff. He looked depressed. I felt kind of bad for the guy. Maybe this is how Rin feels when she talks to him. Rinto just radiates sadness.

"What's up?" I asked him. He looked at me in surprise. I guess the two of us have never really talked before, and every time we do, it's usually an argument.

"No much," Rinto mumbled. "By the way, have you seen Rin lately?"

"She's not going to school right now," I said truthfully.

"Why?" Rinto asked worried. "Did you do something to her?"

"Not me," I said. "Just some crazy bitch named Neru. Thank god I'm done with her."

"What does she look like?" Rinto asked. I wondered why he wanted to know, but I told him anyway.

"She has a long, blonde ponytail, and is always fiddling with her phone. She has a face that just screams crazy," I laughed. It felt good to be able to vent about Neru now that she could do nothing about it.

"That's that girl," Rinto said in horror. "She…she tricked me!"

"What?" I asked, really confused. How did Rinto know Neru? When would she have ever talked to him? "How do you know Neru?" I asked.

"She asked me to do her a favor, and in return she promised that Rin would like me," Rinto muttered. "But she played me for a fool. She took advantage of me and Rin."

I felt bad for him now. It sounds like he really likes Rin (though I hope she chooses me over him), and he was part of the plan that got her kicked out of school. But I can't be angry with him, since he didn't know how crazy Neru was.

"It's going to be fine," I assured Rinto. "Rin will be back at school in no time."

Rinto gave me a brief smile, and went back to work. I headed towards the benches, and set my backpack down. And soon little by little, the guys started showing up. Along with them, were their girlfriends, who all sat together in the bleachers. But there was no Rin. She said she wasn't going to come, but I still hoped she might have reconsidered.

The other team's bus arrived, and more players spilled onto the field. The bleachers filled with people, and everyone started to get excited, except for me. The game wouldn't be the same without Rin there. She made it more fun, and without her, I felt like I was playing for nothing.

"You ready?" Kaito asked, walking up behind me.

"Yeah," I lied. No point in making my team worry. Besides we'll make it to the next game, whether I'm happy or not.

Soon the game started, but it felt lifeless. Yamaha scored easily, and we were up 2-0 when the second half started. But it all didn't matter to me. My heart wasn't in the game, and my team had started to notice. During half-time, Kaito and Gakupo came to talk to me about it.

"You don't seem like yourself. Is something up?" Kaito asked.

"It's nothing," I lied.

"You're not telling us something," Gakupo observed. "But you seem depressed. So we had Miku and Luka get you a little gift. It took a lot of convincing, but they somehow managed it."

I gave him a confused look, and he pointed up towards the bleachers. I scanned the crowd, and looked where his finger was pointing. And to my surprise, sitting between Miku and Luka was Rin, smiling down at me.


Sorry for the really long Len POV. Not a lot of Rin.

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