Ah, we are BACK! And hopefully this time will be more exciting/awesome or whatever...here we go!
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Rin's POV
"Here you are, Kiyo-senpai! Oh, and Kaito-senpai too! ...I didn't forget you Mikuo..." I hand out the heart-shaped boxes I purchased from the local Sweet Shoppe; I even wrote something for each and every one of the persons that received a box.
"Wow, thanks Rin!" Mikuo hugs me a friend-like hug.
"No problem," I say, returning the hug.
I dig through the rest of the bag to find two more boxes. One mint chocolate, the other milk chocolate with traces of lemon.
"Here Miku!" I give her the mint chocolate one.
She smiles and takes it. "I have one for you too, Rin-chan~!" She gives me a box too.
"Thank you!"
Tearing open the box, I'm surprised to see 2 oranges and 5 pieces of specially made chocolate. A note was in there too; I unfold the card and read it. I see Miku unfold my letter too.
Dear Rin-chan!
I love you SO much not even the stars could count my love for you!
I apologize for all the discrepancies and misconceptions that we've had...BUT IT'S IN LE PAST!
Let's look toward the future together, okay? I love you! By the way...
you know, when I was preparing the chocolate for you, I almost asked for leek-flavor XD
Love ya~!
-You're one and only Miku
"M-Miku-chan!" I cry, tugging at my Black Star outfit.
"RIIIN-CHAAAN! I LOVE YOU SO!" she traps me into a death hug.
"Both of you," Mikuo shakes his head, "Please, with the sentimentality. Please don't make this Valentine's Day turn into an old friendship anime."
He turns his head back around to Kiyo-senpai and Kaito-senpai. Miku sticks his tongue out at him.
"Did you read my letter Mikuo?" I ask.
"Huh?" he turns back around to face us, "U-Uh...y-yeah..."
"And? How was it?"
"W-well..."
"Be honest!"
"I-It made me...blush...a little!" he snaps, his face getting red, him trying to hide it while turning back.
Miku and I laugh, but Miku starts pushing me out of the classroom door.
"W-What are you doing!?"
"We're going to find Len!"
"W-WHAT!?" I start pushing Miku to go back in.
She points at the contents in my bag. "I saw you have one more box left! ...That's for Len, isn't it?"
I look down and blush a little. "Y-yeah...But I don't mean I want to say anything to him! I don't think he's just going to forgive me if I just give him chocolate! It's just that..."
"What? If you ask me, HE'S the one who should apologize to you!" she says.
"It's just that, I wonder if he will accept it!?"
"The bitch better! Or else I will make him eat leek for the rest of his poor little life!"
It's the Valentine's Day school prom dance and nearly every single damn girl has a date...except me and Miku. Well, Kaito-senpai did ask her out but she refused, saying she couldn't leave me in the 'cold, bitter wind of loneliness'.
"Are you still feeling sad Rin?" she asks worriedly, "You didn't give Len the chocolate, did you?"
Suddenly, the music starts playing "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" by the band The Offspring.
"No, BECAUSE TONIGHT, THE DJ IS PLAYIN' MY SONG AND AIN'T NOBODY STEALING IT FROM THIS GIRL!"
I take Miku's hand and rush into the pit. Hundreds of bodies pushing up and against each other, the stench of sweat, fruit punch and various other annoying things...such as beerAHEM. Out of no where, a guys' body pushes up against me...and although I have not drunk anything, not even water, I feel very drunk.
I take whoever by the shoulder and spin him around.
"SHOW ME HOW TO LIE, YOU'RE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME!" I call out the lyrics as the song keeps on playing, the speakers exploding.
"R-RIN!?"
"H-Huh? LEN!?"
I let go of his shoulder. Suddenly, no one is in the dance except Len and me. We stare at each other for a long time. I observe his outfit which is called Blue Moon; it was meant to match up with my Black Star one...could you call this a coincidence. I remain mesmerized for a minute until the the drums of the song rang through the speaker, blowing up my eardrums, jar me back to consciousness.
"NOW DANCE, F*CKER, DANCE. MAN, I NEVER HAD A CHANCE!" I scream out more of the words to the song and nearly trip over my own heels. Stumbling backwards, I race out of the pit, totally forgetting Miku and Len.
"Rin?" It's Mikuo.
"Oh hey," I say.
"I saw you go into the whole mess...are you okay?" he asks.
"More...or less," I reply.
"I saw Len go in there too."
"I saw him in there..."
"WHAT!?"
"It was an ugly moment." I nod my head wisely.
"Well," he says, calming down, "I bumped into him the other day..."
I roll my eyes. Why do I care? "That's lovely news."
Mikuo looks a bit hurt and I immediately regret what I said.
"Sorry..."
"No, no. It's not you."
"Then what?"
"Well, Len said that he misses you and-"
"NO! NONE OF THAT!" I push Mikuo out of the way and run away, clutching the chocolate that I still haven't delivered.
I push through the crowd and dash over to the boys' dorm and to the mailboxes.
Len's room number...205...
Here!
I carefully lift the lid up and set the chocolate box inside.
Have a sweet dream...Len...
I sit in class the next day, suddenly realizing that instead in solo music class, I am sitting in Theater class.
"Hey Rin!" a voice calls to me.
I turn my head to see Mikuo. "Mikuo!? You're in Theater too!?"
He shrugs. "More or less..."
"Miku's not in the same class as me anymore..." I complain to him.
"I tried to convince her to join theater. But she said that she wanted to do culinary arts...I hope that she doesn't burn the food..."
"She'll probably burn down the building." I laugh.
He starts laughing too then puts on a more serious face. "Hey Rin..., about last night, sorry if I said something wrong..."
"Last night? Oh!" I say when he makes a face, "Nah, it's fine. It's my fault too..."
"STUDENTS!" the Sensei calls.
"Okay, see you Rin," he heads back to his seat.
A book gets passed out with the dreading title Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Not sure if troll, or seriously ridiculous.
"Every person will read lines from Juliet or Romeo depending on gender. Of course females read Juliet and males read Romeo. Read with conviction and determination, passion! As if you were on stage already!"
It took a long awhile to get to me...since we started from the other part of the room and some students felt too embarrassed to attempt the challenge. The course finally came to me.
"Rin Kagami?"
"Yes."
"Good, please begin."
I take a deep breath, knowing full well how to speak and react to the lines. What kind of strength, tonality and facial expressions to use.
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name,. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet."
"Thank you Kagami."
"Based on class votes and my reviews, we have chosen who will be Romeo and who will be Juliet."
She picks up the chalk and writes on the scratchy blackboard.
Romeo - Mikuo Hatsune
Juliet - Rin Kagami
My jaw drops.
No way!
ME!? AS JULIET!? And Mikuo!? As Romeo!? What does the Sensei think she's DOING!?
I don't want to be Juliet, I'd rather be Cinderella and run away from my true love...
But isn't that what I've done?
"Congratulations Rin."
"You too Mikuo..."
"..."
"..."
"I swear, I didn't even want for this to happen."
"Likewise."
Mikuo and I stood in the courtyard waiting for Miku to meet up with us. Both of us have agreed on one thing: we did not want to be the characters we were assigned to. It's stupid. A romance between us!?
I sigh. "I read a little further in the play."
"So did I," he nods, "It's basically just a bunch of sex jokes in a tragic romance, so to speak."
I laugh.
"Hey guys."
"Miku!" I turn around expecting my best friend instead I saw...
Mikuo waves his hand. "Hey Len!"
Len waves back but I take a few steps back only to run into someone else.
"Rin-chan~!" Miku hugs me from behind then squints past me and gives a low growling sound, "Why is HE here..."
"T-This is a mistake," I stammer, "I didn't ask for this. I didn't want to be part of a sex joke. I didn't want to follow Mikuo..."
"Okay, now I'm really confused. Nii-san!" she takes Mikuo by the ear. "Are you saying something dirty to Rin?"
"NO! LET GO!" she complies.
"Hey Rin..." I hear Len say.
I don't bother to answer. I pretend I don't hear.
"Rin." Mikuo says.
"Rin-chan~!" Miku calls me.
Rin, Rin-chan! Rin! Rin...RIN RIN RIN! KAGAMI! RIN KAGAMI!
Voices ring out my head and start crumbling below.
"No, STOP!" I clutch my head.
"What? Wait, HOLD ON! It's okay..." Len says, trying to gently take my hand.
I yank it back and break free from Miku's hug. I start rushing into the girls' dorm all the way up the stairs...
Rushing, I feel tears stream down my face as I remember what Len had told me. And what I had told Len.
"You can be such a bitch Rin!" "I HATE you LEN KAGAMINE!" "I love you Rin." "I love you too!" "Rin!" "Len!" "Why...why did you leave me?" "How come you keep on breaking everyone's hearts!? LEN!"
A supernatural power drives me on up the stairs. Up...up...up...until I break through the rooftop door and see what a barren landscape the rooftop was. The sky is cloudy gray and the wind picks up, making my school ribbon flash wildly with it.
I walk over to the edge and look down. My hands rest on the fence that really can't prevent someone from landing down there. ...If you do jump down, not seeing the end...will that be happy? Will that be lucky?
"Today is a great day..." I say unconsciously.
I put my leg over the fence but hang on.
"RIN WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" I whisk my head back towards the door.
Len stands at the entrance, panting and out of breath.
"Rin!" he starts running towards me.
No! Don't come near me!
For a few seconds my feet have the urge to run, jump, aim, straight ahead and not see the end of the solid asphalt.
...I've given up on my 'one more time'... But I don't move. I stay put, my fingers clinging on for dear life at the fence. I feel Len firmly grab my hand which tries to pull me back to safety, if not for the fence barrier between us.
"Rin! What are you doing?!" the wind howls as he makes his voice heard above the raucous screaming inside my head.
"What does it look like I'm doing?"
"No...you can't!"
"Says who?"
"Says me!"
"...You can't stop me."
"I will!"
What am I saying? It's like a demon has possessed me or something, driving me to the brink of my destruction. Destruction by my own right hand.
"Rin...!" he coughs as I look at him with blank, unfeeling eyes. A robot. But suddenly...
He's crying.
Len is crying.
Tears rake across his face as the wind pushes the fluid off from their course. His eyes are turning red as the thought of my death crosses his mind. At the same time, the scene of my death flashes into my mind too. He grips my hand more urgently and cries into it, his head down and once soft golden hair now coarse, stringy, thin pale yellow.
"Please don't leave me again Rin..." he mews like a kitten.
I gasp as light returns back to my eyes.
"Today, I don't need to try to reach your deafened ears," I say mechanically, "I don't need to try to fill your empty heart. All I need is to see the pain on your face. That's good enough for me in the end."
"RIN!" he sobs uncontrollably.
The screaming in my brain intensifies along with the howling wind.
How many have you 'killed'? Crawling like a beggar, you're like that Media Monkey...living a dusty existence. Rin? Can you hear me Rin? A monochrome puppet.
Before I know it, my cheeks start getting wet with tears...again.
"Ah...AHHH!" I sob, putting my free hand over my mouth then back to the fence, "Len...!"
I get back over the other side.
Why am I crying too?
I wrest my hand away from Len's grip and softly tell him to get out the girls' dorm or else he would be punished by the school. He nods still keeping his head down, his face still soaking wet.
I disappear again.
I apologize for the weirdness in this chapter. I don't know what I was doing XD But I am sorry for making Rin go through all of this...more chapters to come! Please REVIEW, it always helps!
Thnx for Reading :D