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A/N: I am so sorry for the late update. School has been a hassle. Really.

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Promises and Heartbreak

Chapter 10

The warmth of the sun and the gentle breeze the wind made soothed her; her eyes lowered a fraction as she lightly traced her book cover.

It was soothing her.

Even just a bit…

"Rin! Rin! Rinny!"

And bam, there it goes.

Inwardly sighing, she ignored the blonde, flipping on to the next page.

"Rin! Rin! Rinny!"

Oh, that was bloody irritating. Rinny? Seriously? She sighed and closed the book she was reading.

"What?" She deadpanned. He pouted cutely at her, poking her cheek. She brushed it off and stared at him. "You were ignoring me." He whined. The crystalline eyed girl rolled her eyes. "Believe me, it'd be a miracle if I could…" She muttered and added mockingly, "Ollie." She wanted to annoy him with that, then maybe he'd stop using Rinny.

Rinny. Seriously.

He paused, crossing his arms across his chest, looking thoughtful. "Hmm…you know…I sorta like that name!" He proclaimed.

That was not intended.

"I'll call you Rinny and you can call me Ollie! It'd be like some pet name thing."

And that completely backfired. Yay.

She shook her head. No way in hell was she going to let him call her that. "No, I do not want-"

Oliver grinned at her, giving her a thumbs up. "It's decided." He declared, looking at his watch. "Is that the time? Gotta go, see you later Rinny!" He sped the other way before she had the chance to speak.

She groaned and banged her head on the desk. Moments later, a hand ran gently through her hair.

"You okay Rin?"

She froze for a split moment before relaxing at the touch. "Oh, hey Len…" She murmured, bringing her head up. The said boy smiled at her warmly, the same smile that she loved and tore her apart at the same time.

"You look exasperated. Pissed. Is there anything wrong?" He asked softly, continuing the tender strokes on her hair. She started to open her mouth but instead shook her head, gently pushing away his hand. "No, don't worry." She answered, half smiling.

"Are you sure?" He pressed and she nodded again and smirked. "How's the relationship coming around?" She asked lazily. Len smiled softly. "It's going good. Really great, I mean. Miku is a really nice girl and I'm happy I got her." He answered.

It hurts. It hurts.

"Oh? Is that so?" She raised a brow and added jokingly, "Oh thank the heavens, my Shota is finally growing up!" She clasped her hands together.

It bloody hurts.

"Rin…!" He said indignantly, turning red. "I-"

"Len?"

The blondes turned around and saw the tealette smiling at them. Although uneasy with the girl, she managed to greet her properly. "Hi, Miku." Rin greeted, pushing up her glasses. Miku nodded back as Len kissed her on the lips. "Hey." He said, breaking the kiss.

For a split moment, it was as if the two were in their own world and she suddenly felt out of place…

And it was if they were frozen in time.

The sharp stab in her heart made her turn away. "Dear God, Len. I know I thanked the heavens my Shota grew up but that was not intended to make you do PDA." She chastised, shaking her head. "Len! Miku!." The said boy blushed and rubbed the back of his head meekly. The tealette turned red, coughing.

It hurts…it hurts…

"Sorry, must have gotten carried away…" Len trailed off. Rin tsked and stood up. "Well, I'll leave you two love birds alone for a while." She said and walked away, hiding the pain clouding her eyes. "Oh," She added smirking. "No PDA, alright?"

"Rin!"

As the blonde walked away, the tealette cocked her head to the side, scrutinizing with a gleam in her eyes.

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It really hurt her.

She took deep breaths as she tried to calm her raging emotions. Covering her eyes with one hand, she attempted to collect herself.

Pain.

Sadness.

She paused as she processed the third feeling, eyes widening at the realization.

Loneliness…?

"Seriously, Rin? Pathetic…" She muttered, smiling painfully. "Just because of that…? You've been through rougher, worse situations than this…"

And yet this is what hurts you the most.

"Damn it…." She muttered again.

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"I'll make a promise to you then!"

"…Really?"

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Unbeknownst to her, a single translucent yellow green colored eye watched her worriedly. "…Rinny?"

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And they were walking again together. She tried to understand, comprehend why this person insists on walking her home.

"Oliver, you live at the opposite end of my street, you don't need to walk me home." She told him. He was skipping happily again at her side, tossing his sailor hat up and down. His bandaged eye looked loose and she wondered how it managed to stay there with all the jumping and skipping he did.

"I don't mind, Rinny!" Her eye twitched. He stopped dramatically. "You might get attacked or something, like someone might try to rob you or rape y-"

She held up a hand, using the other to rub her temples. "Don't. Don't give me worst case scenarios, please." She deadpanned. He grinned at her and nodded. "No problem, Rinny!" He chirped.

She sighed. Silence enveloped the both of them as they continued down their path.

I need to watch over Len. She thought to herself, hoping and wishing that her assessment was wrong.

If he were to get hurt…

She'd never be able to forgive herself.

Lost in her thoughts, her face turned more and more forlorn; she was immediately brought back by the familiar poking on her cheek. "What?" She inquired coldly, brushing his hand away. He watched her, the grin wiped from his face, and he was suddenly very quiet, which she found unusual. .
Where the hell did the energetic blonde go?

She stopped in her tracks and he followed suit. "What is it?" She asked again, more politely this time.

"Rinny…? Are you hurting…?" He asked quietly. Hurting? What?

There was no way he could know, right?

"No, I'm not." She answered back coolly. "Is that what you were worried about?" It seemed odd for someone to care about a person they only just met.

His silence was deafening and she noticed that he was biting his lip. "Rinny…Rinny…" He murmured. "You must be used to lying too. Just like…" The words coming out of his mouth got stranger and stranger.

"…Oliver? What's wrong?"

"I saw you a while ago…you…you were hurting…" He told her in an almost inaudible voice. "It reminded me of…"

She suddenly felt cold. Exposed.

Like an open book.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Ollie." She told him flatly. He nodded at her, smiling sadly. "Maybe. Maybe you do."

It was a horrible thing to let someone see. She did not want anybody to see…that vulnerable state. She didn't want any pity.

Not from anyone.

"Oh, look…it's your house already, Rinny…" He trailed off, giving a tight smile. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" The light in his translucent eye gradually dimmed to a dull yellow and realization hit her. Hit her like a ton of bricks and she found herself almost smiling at the irony.

He wasn't unaware of pain…

Wordlessly, without looking back, she entered her house.

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Perhaps they were more alike than they knew, she was hiding, he was hiding…

A web of secrets and pain…

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End of Chapter 10

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