A/N: Kerii-tan: Sorry for the really long update guys! I wanted to finish Incompatibility,
and the rest of the time, I was being lazy and finally decided to finish this.
I'll have to do these days in parts cuz otherwise the chapter's will be too long.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Vocaloid.
Now let's read!

Chapter 10- Rin's POV

Day 2; Part 1: Sucks Twice as Bad.

When I opened my eyes this morning, I woke up to Len's face.

Startling, yes.

As an only child and having no sleepovers in your life, waking up to someone's face extremely close to yours could scare the hell outta' you.

I nearly yelped too, but immediately covered my mouth. For some reason, I really didn't want to wake him up, so I had to stay quiet.

But also being that this was a guy made me want to scream. Being that this was Len, the guy I am unfortunately beginning to like, made this unbearable. I mean, really! And he's still asleep! I swear, I can die right now. I can just die. I can die with Len sleeping in front of me, and just die. I can just die.

My life sucks, really.

And man, Len looks like a freakin' angel when he's asleep. He looks so innocent and calm, almost, believe it or not, which is quite hard, but really. No joke; he looks so quiet and like, kind. And oh my God, his hair…

Yeah, I was staring at his hair; don't judge me.

I blinked at him constantly, kind of expecting him to wake up, but he didn't, so I only stared at him more. I mean, honestly, my heart was racing but I had to ignore it. I didn't like the fact that I was starting to like Len. He's stupid and he can't love me. He wouldn't love me. I mean, who would love me out of anyone in the world? It's so…ugh, stupid.

I'm just not…worth loving. I guess.

Like, for instance, I'm mean. Annoying. Ugly. Flat. Short. I act immature and I'm not popular. I'm a social outcast. What is there to love about me?

Why does Len love me out of every girl there is?

I closed my eyes slowly and rubbed them, letting out a long sigh. I held my hands to my eyes for a moment and flipped onto my back and lied there, enjoying the peace and quiet. I heard the sound of the curtains by the window flying in the wind, and felt the warm, summer breeze blowing by my face. I heard more shuffling from the curtains although this time they sounded closer to me. I kept my eyes shut and rubbed them lazily, breathing in slowly and then I smelled something sweet; something…unfamiliar. It was kind if sharp but sweet and calming; it was pleasant. It was so familiar.

I scratched my forehead as now the scent seemed to be stronger, and I opened my eyes slowly, but only to see a certain person smiling at me from above.

"Hey, Rinnnn."

"HOLY CRAP—!" I screamed, immediately sitting up and taking most of the covers with me. I scooted over to the edge of the bed while Len just sat up, his legs crossed. I didn't want it to, but my face flushed red as I tried to regain my composure.

"Geez, Rin, am I that ugly?" Len laughed dryly while pulling his hair out of the ponytail it was in.

For a few seconds, I got incredibly distracted by his hair, and it wasn't that neat either. It was all messy and everything, but somehow, it made him seem more attractive.

How the hell do I even think?

"Errr—YES!" I yelled at him, holding the covers closer to my chest and he laughed again, while pulling his hair into a ponytail towards the bottom of his head.

"Okay, Rinny, sure." He said, and I frowned angrily, letting go of my grip on the covers.

"Rggh… You don't believe me!" I turned my head away and he nodded, cupping his chin.

"Mm, I don't suppose I do, Rin. I am quite attractive."

"You cocky jerk." I muttered and Len laughed, scratching his head.

"Oh, c'mon, Rin, y'know it's true…" he said, looking up at me while smiling and I blushed, embarassed.

Dang it. Don't blush when he's acting seductive, STUPID. Stupid Rin. Stupid. Don't fall for his traps…!

"It is most certainly not true." I said, crossing my arms, and Len nodded as if he were making a decision.

"Ah, I see. The girl's in denial; mm-hm." Len covered his mouth with fingers, grinning behind them. I twitched and slapped his leg.

"I am not in denial, you—"

And then I fell backwards off the bed.

"GAH!" I screamed as I hit the floor, the covers falling on me. I had my knees bent up and I was on my back, so this hurt in a way, and I couldn't see either, with the covers on my face. I tried pushing them off as I tuned into Len's laughing.

"Geez, Rin…" he laughed, pulling the covers off of me, and I grunted as I sat up, smoothing out my hair. "You're so clumsy…"

"Shu'up!" I smacked him on the arm and he rubbed it, trying not to laugh.

"Haha, Rin, why do you always hit me?" he asked as he reached his hand out for me to grab.

"I hit you because you are an idiot." I answered, grabbing his hand and standing up slowly.

Len nodded, and wiped his hands on his pants. "Well, at least you don't slap me in the face anymore, huh?" he turned to grin at me and I gasped silently.

Why don't I slap him in the face anymore? I always slap him in the face! What the hell's wrong with me?

And just to prove him wrong, I slapped him across the face and ran as fast as I could out of my room.

"OW." I heard Len say as I slammed the door behind me and headed for the stairs.

I tried to calm myself down, but for some reason, my heart just wouldn't stop pounding, and my face's temperature wasn't changing either. And to be honest, I kind of felt bad slapping him in the face. But… How could I possibly feel bad about it now? Oh my God, this is so stupid…

"Damn it…" I muttered under my breath as I stepped down the stairs, my hand gripping the railing hard and tensely. I slowed my pace and walked into the kitchen, sighing as the cool air calmed me down. I glanced around and walked over to the refrigerator, groaning as I opened it up.

And surprise, surprise, the refrigerator was empty.

Well, almost empty.

"Craaaap." I groaned, shutting the refrigerator and walking over to the counter. I pulled out a small notepad and grabbed a pen. I started to scribble down things to buy and was almost done, but got disrupted by a certain someone.

"Rinrin! Hey, um, I'm real sorry 'bout—" he was scratching his neck and then I looked up at him.

"Len, we're goin' shopping today." I told him and he raised his eyebrows.

"Ohhh what." He said, frowning and I shrugged, sighing, and grabbed the piece of paper.

"Yeah, so get ready."

- x + x -

"Ahh… It looks like it's about to rain…" Len said from the front of the house as I was fitting on my shoes.

"Does it?" I asked as I stood up, and Len nodded at me.

"Hm." I walked over to a closet near the front door and opened, grabbing a small-ish orange umbrella.

"Ooh, an orange umbrella. Go figure." Len snickered, and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Oh, shut up…" I mumbled as I opened the front door, and stepped out into the muggy air.

"Ahh. It's too warm out." I said as hopped down the front steps, Len following shortly behind.

"Yeah, and wet…"

I walked forwards down my driveway and onto the sidewalk in the direction of town. Len caught up to me and started walking by my side as we made our way to the stores.

"Hey, Rin."

"Mm?"

"Guess what."

"What."

I looked over at him and he grinned, holding out the umbrella. "You know that… Typically, two people that hold an umbrella together are a couple, right?"

Oh, crap.

"Len, I know what you're getting at, but…" I turned to him slowly, giving him an irritated smile. "We are not a couple."

"Ohh, Rin."Len pouted and tapped my shoulder with the umbrella. "Why not? You're so stubborn…"

"Because I don't like you, that's why!" I spat at him, angry but embarrassed.

That was a total lie, right there.

"Ahhh, Len, Len, can you hold this for a sec?" I asked him, frantically attempting to open the umbrella in my hands with grocery bags hanging onto them.

"Uhh, sure, right—hold on!" Len took the bags from my hands as I finally managed to open the obnoxious contraption in my hands.

"Here, here, gimme them back now." I told him as he started to hand the wet bags back to me. I pulled my hood back over my head and held the umbrella over me and Len.

We fast-walked down the sidewalk and tried to avoid large puddles and the battering rain that fell in sheets.

"God, it's raining so hard…" I mumbled as we struggled to stay dry while carrying a billion heavy bags and an umbrella that was being used by two people at the same time.

"Why the heck is it raining so hard right as summer starts?" Len questioned aloud and I took a big breath as I continued to run down the path.

We stopped by a bus stop where there was a little shelter from the falling rain, so we went under it to take a rest.

"Gahhhhh…" I exhaled and placed my bags down, exhausted. Len leaned against the wall and sighed, patting his wet hair.

"Man, I'm so wet…" he mumbled, and I nodded, trying to catch my breath.

"Same…" I agreed and held out my wet shirt.

God. Why did it have to rain…? Now I'm soaking wet, darn it.

"Hey, uh, you two…?"

I looked up and saw Mikuo standing in front of us in a raincoat and a light blue umbrella in his hand.

"Mikuo…?" I gasped, and he tilted his head.

"Hey, Len, Rin. What're you two doing? And together, at that…"

"We were—" I was about to say shopping, but then Len went and said something stupid.

"On a date." He grinned at me and my eye twitched.

Why. In. Hell. Would. He. Ever. Say. That.

"Oh, you guys are…?" Mikuo eyed us suspiciously and I waved my hands back and forth.

"No, no, no! We're shopping! Really." I gave him a long stare and Len looked at me with a pout.

"Oh, shopping, right." Mikuo laughed nervously and walked closer to us. "You guys need help with those?" he pointed at the bags and I nodded, bowing.

"Um, that'd be nice."

"Yeah, and it's raining pretty hard." Len added, and walked over to the collection of bags.

"Hmm…" Mikuo started picking up the bags. "You've got a lot of these, huh?"

I took notice of all the bags we actually had, probably more than 10, which is an annoying amount of bags for only two people. I sighed, tired, and grabbed a couple bags in my hands.

"Yeah, we do. Len, get some of them, will you?"

"Yeah, yeah, I got it…"

The three of us started walking back in the rain to my house, and along the way, Mikuo brought up a striking question.

"Ne, Rin, Len, why are you two together in the first place, anyways?"

Well, of course. Why are we together? Because I decided to torture Len and make him live with me for 3 days and it just turns out we have to go shopping in the rain. Fun.

"We're together because…"

"Because Len's mah pack-mule." I said, and then Mikuo and Len gave me odd looks. Actually, Len's was more of amusement while Mikuo's was more of confusion.

The rest of the walk home was quiet because Mikuo walked in between us to prevent us from fighting and other "stuff" like that. Once we reached my house, I thanked Mikuo and offered him a stick of butter, but he (politely) refused. After that, he waved and left for his house, which leaves me with Len again.

"So uh, whaddaya' wanna' do now?" Len asked me when we walked into my room. He sat on the floor, legs crossed, and I kept standing, searching the room for something I don't know what. I looked around at the window, still open, with my photos sitting silently on the ledge, and my desk, neat and stacked with papers. My nightstand, topped with books and my clock, reading 2:00 pm and an old cup of water, not good enough to drink anymore. I turned my gaze to my bed, neatly made; pillows in place and the blankets not messed or wrinkled.

I turned to the floor where Len sat, staring at me, waiting, and I blinked, suddenly remembered that I like him.

Ha. Me? Liking Len? Very unlikely.

Not.

Of course I like him. Somehow, it happened. I don't know what made me realize, but somehow, I know I do. And him liking me? It can't be. Like I said, there is no way Len would ever like me. Whatever reasons he has, they must be stupid and worthless.

I'm a worthless person.

"Rin?"

I snapped out of my daze and focused my sight on Len, who was looking at me intensely.

"Huh—what?" I asked defensively, and for some reason, with a look of disgust on my face. Len narrowed his eyes at me, and stood up, walking towards me. He reached up towards my face, and I flinched, turning away from him and closing my eyes. My body must have reacted and thought he was about to kiss me, but instead, he held my face with his left hand and wiped right below my eye with his right.

His hands are so warm and soft.

"Are…Are you okay?" he asked, staring at me hard, and I blinked, some strange sensation on my face but I just can't place it.

"I'm fine, why?" I said, attempting to push him away, but Len held his grip, tightly, yet at the same time, gently.

"You're crying, Rin."

I'm crying?

"Wha… I am…?" I blinked several times, and touched my face, finding salty, wet, droplets on my finger tips. I stared at them amazed, my eyes wide, and stayed silent.

Why am I…

Of course, I was surprised because I haven't actually cried since my parents got divorced.

This is the first time in years, and it happened over Len.

-CHAPTER 10: END-

A/N: Kerii-tan: Sorry this was short compared to other chapters, but this seemed like a good
stopping point. Um, yeah, I had to use Mikuo. He was getting enough screen-time.
And what is with Rin and her conflicting emotions on the inside, and what is with her
childhood? We'll find ut soon... Part 2 coming soon~ Reviews please! :3
By the way, go read the fic "Only a Theory". It is a very good RinxLen fic, and I highly
suggest it~~ (It's cute, romance, and drama. SO READ.)