So I'm pushing the introductions to next chapter! Forgive me for the... cheesiness or whatever of this chapter. Oh, and review please! :D Oh oh! And the total number of chapters this is going to have is now above 50! wahaha... Is that a good thing or not...? I don't really know...
Disclaimer: Usual disclaimer applies.
Warning: I can't help but write fluff... Sorry in advance because I just can't steer away from the RinxLen love. Hehe~ -sweatdrop-
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Chapter 10
I squirmed in my seat, pushing my legs together as I broke out in a cold sweat. Urrgghh! How long was Science going to last? I need to go to the bathroom! Now! Urggghh...
"-Ne, Rin-chan, what do you think about this?" I turned to my left and saw Len leaning towards me, pointing to his notebook with an excited look. "Well, well?" he added as he pushed his notebook closer to me.
"Uhm," I frowned and tried to distract myself from my almost exploding bladder. I gazed down at his notebook and saw a... doodle? Well, it looked like a guy and a girl kissing. They were drawn in chibi style though so I couldn't tell who it was. "What the heck is that even about?" I asked as I pressed my hands to my legs before I clutched my skirt.
Len's eyes followed my hands as he answered rather absentmindedly, "It's you and me, see the tiny ponytail for the boy and the bow for the girl? Uhm, what's wrong, Rin-chan?" he asked. I didn't even have the will power to insult his poor, ugly drawing.
I bit my lower lip and said, my words sounding muffled, "I haff tf go tf za baffroom." I, even though I didn't know if he understood that, could tell that I was blushing.
He tilted his head a bit. "Baffroom? What's tha-" then he looked like he got what I was saying and asked in a shushed voice, "Oh. Did you eat too much during lunchtime?" He looked a bit hesitant when he asked.
A vein popped up on my forehead as I twitched. With all my patience, I tried not to yell at him as I replied, "I have to PEE, you idiot. Not the other thing!" My face felt hotter as I looked anywhere but at him.
He pulled back a bit and said, "Right uhm, why don't you just ask sensei to let you out?"
I stiffened. That was the problem. I had always tried not to get out of class just to go to the bathroom before because of one very significant reason. "I-I... I can't." I bowed my head down, letting my short hair slide down too.
"Why not?" He inched closer and peered from behind my hair.
I shook my head and muttered, "I-I'm... a bit uhm... shy." I blushed some more.
There was silence between us for a while before Len suddenly stood up, I turned to look at him. He was facing sensei and had his hand in the air as he asked, "Sensei, me and Rin-chan need to go to the bathroom please!" Everyone's heads turned to his direction as I literally shrunk in my seat.
In my head, I was cursing and backstabbing Len with every colorful word I could get from my mind. That stupid idiot... I groaned and kept my head hung low but I'm sure everyone could easily see my reddening ears anyway.
"Uh... Sure, Len-san and Rin-san. Go ahead," I heard sensei awkwardly answer before I saw him from the corner of my eyes go back to writing things on the blackboard.
I heard faint giggling from the girls of the room as Len stood up happily, preparing towards the door. "Rin-chan, let's go?" he asked before he could take a step away from his seat.
I looked up a bit and frowned. Then slowly, I reached a hand out and gripped the hem of his uniform, standing up but making sure that my head was still bowed down low. Len chuckled softly and grabbed my hand before we waltzed out of class together.
When we were out of the classroom, I finally had the courage to lift my head up. What I saw was very... weird, if not disturbing. It was Len. He was uhm... the right term for it would be skipping. Yes, he was skipping his way to the bathroom while he had my left hand in his right. And there were flowers in his background, completing the whole 'happy idiot' effect. Hm, it must have been my imagination though. Too much anime for me, I guess.
He suddenly laughed and turned to me. I gave him a questioning look before he answered, "Isn't this fun, Rin-chan? We get to go to the bathroom together! Let's go do some stuff later, okay?"
I eyed him suspiciously. "What kind of stuff?" I just feel this is going to make him hurt.
He smiled happily. "You know~ Naughty stuff!" I smacked him on the head and pulled my hand away from his. Then, I stepped away from him as he clutched his head where I hit him.
"Len, you're a pervert, you know that?" I sighed.
"Only to you, Rin-chan!" he answered happily. Apparently, he had gained regenerating abilities which let him recover fast from my attacks. I guess I should start making my hits harder? Like an upgrade. Okay, now too much video games for me too.
I groaned and shook my head. "Oh really? Are you saying you wouldn't flirt with Neru if you were given the chance to?" I asked out of boredom. The bathrooms were still in the next building so we had a long way to go.
He gasped and said, "Can't you give me a hotter specimen?" He pouted and I chuckled.
"Fine. Then how about Miku?" I'm sorry for dragging you into this Miku. Hehe.
He thought for a while. I'm sure he's going to say that he'd flirt with her.
... I don't mind though. Nope. I wouldn't care if he wanted to go at it with a different girl. I mean, I'm not his girlfriend or anything like that, right? Ha. Ha. And I am NOT in denial here. I'm just... saying the truth. Bleh.
"I guess... Miku-san's pretty hot, after all," he answered while he rubbed his chin.
I knew it. I knew he would say that. I knew it. But why... did I feel like this?
"Oh," was all I could say. I frowned, and stayed silent. It felt so... not nice. That's the best I can think of. And you see, because of that certain feeling, I kinda temporarily lost my urge to pee. What a strong feeling. I bet even Mojojojo would be held back if he felt like this too.
"But you know, Rin-chan," he started as he walked backwards so that he was facing me. He had his hands behind him as he smiled warmly at me.
"What? Are you gonna tell me that you'd rather have Miku as a bride too? Hah, coz I'll be... fine with that... Haha," I spat out as I tried not to look at him.
He shook his head almost instantly. I looked up at him.
"Even if I would possibly flirt with other girls in the future because of things like hormones and such, Rin-chan would still be the only one who actually has a place in my heart." He smiled.
Doki doki.
H-Huh? A-Aah! W-W-What was up with t-that "Doki doki" up t-there? U-Uhm... Well, you see, h-he... ehem. He mentioned his heart right? So uhm... I was just stating how a heart would sound like when it beats frantically because someone somehow managed to make it beat that fastly, possibly from cunning words or maybe cake! Y-Yeah, that's it... Err... I-It wasn't my heart beating quickly though, o-okay?
My eyes widened before I could control them and my face heated up. Len peered at me, bending a bit to see my face clearer. "Are you okay, Rin-cha- nff!" Before he could see just how red my face was, I pressed a hand to his face to block his view.
"D-Don't look! W-Whatever y-you do, d-don't look!" I practically yelled at him as I tried pushing down the blush while Len was still oblivious to how he made me look like.
"Eh? Why? Is there something on your face? Because I wouldn't mind," he said calmly as he stood up straight but of course, I was still pressing my hand to his oddly smooth face.
I shook my head vigorously. Maybe if I shook it like this, the blood would scatter, right? Well, it didn't. Boo.
"Y-Yeah! That's it, Len! I have uhm... pimples on my face! You shouldn't look! It's horrible." We were still walking and I just felt that something bad was going to happen later but I was too preoccupied with my blush and Len to concentrate on fortune telling at the moment.
"Really? Why didn't I see them before? Let me see. I'll kiss them away if you want." Hm, kiss them away huh? That sounded really sweet and cute right there... Uh! B-But! Bah, only stupid people would think that kissing pimples would make them go away! Right..? Therefore, this proves that Len is stupid! Let's also add that he doesn't really know what he does or say most of the time. Yeah, that suits best for me right now.
"I uh, don't be stupid! Just don't look and everything will be fine!" I assured him as I checked my face's temperature with one hand. Shoot, it still feels hot.
"But Rin-chan, at this rate I'm gonna end up trippi-"
And true enough, both of us came tripping down because Len lost his balance as he was backward-walking. It was his fault! Everything! The fact that I was on top of him, my upper body squishing him while I held myself up with my legs was his fault! And that he was lying on the ground with my hands on his face was his fault! That my face just freaking heated up some more because of realizing our position was most definitely his fault.
He moaned under me as I removed my hands from his face and held myself up with my arms. My hair fell to the sides of my head as I frowned down at him. He must've hit his head. Poor thing.
His eyes shot up before he began saying in a panicked voice, "Rin! Rin! Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself? Did I cushion your fall completely? If I didn't, did you hit the floor hard? I'm sorry, Rin!" He would have gone on and on if I didn't cover his mouth with my hand.
I glared down at him and said, "Shut up. I'm fine." I looked away and asked quietly, "A-Are you?" I removed my hand from his mouth.
He was silent for a second before he smiled and said, "Yes, thanks for worrying about me." I didn't even respond because I... well, I WAS worried...
- just a bit though!
I started getting up, being unable to bear being in that very awkward position any longer. If someone happened to pass by and saw us like this, we would surely be sent to the principal's office.
But oh ho, Len just had to grab my arm and say, "Wait."
I stopped and turned to him. "W-What? It's dirty in here and the floor's cold," I whined just to distract myself from those serious eyes of his which were scanning my face ever so intently.
He grabbed my chin and turned my head from side to side. "What are you doing?" I asked in a monotonous voice.
He furrowed his eyebrows as if he was solving a hard math problem and muttered absentmindedly, "I... can't find any."
I raised an eyebrow in question. "Excuse me?"
He let go of my chin and rested his hands by the side of my arms. Oh look, I noticed that his bangs were pushed out of the way and I could see his whole face... which was so close... and was so smooth and so-
"Your pimples. I can't find any of it," he stated with a worried look on his face.
I began to feel nervous. "A-Ahaha! Yeah, I suppose they went away after uhm... a few minutes... Yeah..."
He frowned. "I don't think they go away that quickly though... Especially not without my special kiss."
I twitched. "Of course they do! Haha! Y-You're funny, Len!" I slapped his cheek gently. I have to get up before he actually notices how red my face is. Being the oblivious idiot he was, he didn't realize that yet.
"O-Okay..." Was he blushing? Woah. I rarely see him actually blush! I admit that I'm usually the one who blushes most of the time between us two so seeing him flush is kinda... amusing, hehe.
I got up and helped him up afterwards. Then, we were silent the whole way to the bathroom. Well, as quiet as Len could ever be, anyway.
"Ne, Rin, did you know..." His voice went on and on the whole way. I only nodded my head and said random things like "Ah, cake sounds nice" to keep him company.
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Ah dismissal. It was my favorite time of the day! When classes were over. When we would go back to our respective houses. When we were free to do whatever we want to. When Len would be called by his brown-haired lady friend out of the classroom. When people around me whisper loud enough for me to hear.
"Hey hey, isn't that Sakine-senpai? Len-sama and the others' friend?" Sakine, hm... as in sake?
"Yeah, but she rarely calls for Len-sama! I wonder what she wants with him...?" I'm wondering myself.
"Ooh, you don't think she wants to ask him out, do you?"
I choked on nothing in particular. Ask him out, she says? Isn't that a bit odd? She's older than him! And girls do NOT ask out the guys... as far as I heard.
Fangirl squeal, silent mode. "Eep! You think? Well, some DID say that Sakine-senpai had a thing for Len-sama before! They always saw her hugging him back in middle school!"
Gah...? H-Hugging someone i-is perfectly n-n-normal! Nothing wrong with that, nothing... Nothing wrong... Nope, nothing...
These thoughts were actually making me feel better. Good, good. That stingy feeling in my chest is starting to go away... Ah...
- Until this Sakine person decided to hug Len. In front of the whole class to see. In front of ME, his future wife! Gaah! That pisses me off so squireldamn much!
And it didn't help that my girl classmates were squealing. The guys were whistling, some were feeling envious. Len was doing absolutely nothing to resist the hugging and the lovey-dovey thing going on between them both. And Sakine was smiling. Smiling... and whispering... something into Len's ears.
"Len!" I yelled, finally having enough of everything, making everyone turn to me. Sakine pulled away and allowed Len, the poor boy, to breathe from being squished into her massive chest.
I frowned. He didn't look the least bit regretful, sorry or mad. He looked... like he was in realization. His eyes were a bit widened and his mouth was a bit agape. Don't tell me he was planning to...
"Len! Len! LEN!" I yelled over and over again just to make him look at me. And by the third time, it worked after he snapped out of his thoughts and glanced over at me.
I pushed my lower lip up and furrowed my brows together. I didn't care if everyone was looking at me. I didn't care if what I did was totally out of character for me. I didn't care if I probably looked like I wanted to cry.
... Yeah, if only those were true. Sigh.
Feeling totally embarrassed, I ran for the door with my head hung low, brushing past Sakine and Len on the way out. And then, I just ran.
Ah, this was so like those shows on TV where the girl would run and run to nowhere in particular and end up in the park. Yup, now my life is turning out to be a comedy drama romance of some sort.
I glanced around. Again, my feet took me to our lunch place behind the campus. Okay, so much for the park. But I guess this would do.
I sluggishly walked under the tree and began working my way up. I found a comfy branch and sat down quietly on it, leaning my body against the trunk. I closed my eyes as I let my thoughts wander off.
So let's see here, Rin. I'm going to ask you some questions, got that? And you better answer truthfully or else...
"But how would you know if I were lying?" I asked myself.
No duh. I am you. You are me. Is there any reason to explain that further?
I gulped. I am one wise girl, I tell you. "O-Okay then... Ask away," I said. I pray to God that no one would walk into me in my moment of craziness.
Okay, good. First, why did you run away?
Apparently, I am also a ruthless being, asking myself a hard question right at the bat. "W-Well... Because... Because I was e-embarrassed." Yeah, that was true enough.
Reeeaaally? Why were you embarrassed then?
"B-Because I... screamed Len's name over and over..." Oh I know where this is going. And I don't like it.
Why did you scream Len's name over and over again? Hmm?
"... To make him look over to me...?"
Uh-huh. Now why would you want him to do that?
This evil creature is surely smirking right now. "I-I don't know... To get away from Sakine... I guess."
Hm-hm. Lastly, why did you want him to move away from Sakine?
I furrowed my eyebrows as I felt my cheeks heat up. "I... can't tell you," I muttered, head bowed down.
Why not?
"Because I... no, you already know the answer to that." I started shaking, my whole body feeling like it wanted to succumb and break down.
Hmm... It's because you were jealous, right?
I flinched. "I... was jealous... Y-Yeah," I weakly nodded my head.
And why do you suppose you were?
I held my breath. Why? I wonder why...? "I don't know why... I just was..."
Nope, not good enough, Rin. Think harder!
I shook my head. "I don't know why!" I yelled angrily as I clutched my body tightly. I feel so out of myself right now.
Yes you do! You just have to think harder.
"No no no! I still won't know why!"
Rin... please just try?
"You know I can't! You just know I can't!" I yelled some more. I'm starting to get mad at me here.
You can, Rin! I know you can!
"If you're such a smarty-pants, why don't you do it!" I threw my eyes open in anger.
It was Len. Right in front of me. Using his hands on the tree trunk to support his weight off of me.
"What...?" I breathed out, shocked beyond comparison. I covered my mouth with a hand just as tears started to involuntarily fall from my eyes. I began whimpering quietly as silence engulfed both of us.
Now that I looked closely, I could tell that he was running before. His face had beads of sweat rolling down the sides of his face. His hair ruffled and not really as neat as it usually is. His cheeks were slightly flushed, bearing a pink tinge across them. But his eyes. It was his eyes. They were staring at me, more intently than he has ever stared at anyone before.
"You can do it, Rin. If you tried looking for an answer, I'm sure you'll find out," he said, quietly and gently. He took his hand from the trunk and used the back of his index finger to wipe away the tears falling from my eyes.
Wait... So he was the one questioning me the whole time? What the heck is happening?
"Len... How long have you been...?" I couldn't finish. I was too dumbfounded.
He smiled, that handsome smile of his. "Since the beginning. When you said you were embarrassed, that's why you ran away," he answered.
I sniffed. "T-Then you were the one who-"
"Yes, I was the one who asked you all of those," his face turned serious. "And I'm not leaving until you answer the last one, Rin," he said firmly.
I gulped. The last question, last question... Yeah, the one about why I was jealous in the first place. "I... seriously don't know, Len. I-I'm sorry," I managed to utter. It was true, I have no idea why I would suddenly be jealous like that.
He frowned slightly. Then his eyes took on a different glow. He smirked at me and asked, "Then I have no choice but to teach you why, don't I?"
I blinked at him and looked away a bit, frowning. "I-If you're sure...," I answered, partly wanting to know the reason and partly not.
He pulled away and jumped down the tree before he looked up and held a hand out to me with a smile. "Oh I'm sure, Rin. Are you?" he asked.
I reconsidered for a second. But after seeing him like that, all doubts washed away before my eyes as I took his hand in mine and jumped down the branch too, landing beside him as I smiled and answered, "I guess I am."
He laughed as we began walking back to the classroom, hand in hand. "Then from now on, I'll teach you the reason why you were so jealous back then," he said happily, a boyish smirk across his lips.
I flushed. The thought of me getting jealous over Len just hit me. I was jealous! Gyaa! Embarrassing!
"Y-Yeah, fine. Just shut up about it," I ordered him. I never wanted to hear-
"That you were jealous of Meiko hugging me?" He was grinning.
"LENNNNN!" I screamed as I bonked his head with my hand, a crazy blush on my cheeks.
He laughed happily and leaned his face into mine with a smile. "RINNNNN!" He laughed again.
I stepped back and looked away. "Stupid Len," I muttered, frowning.
"Cute Rin," he replied, smiling.
I blushed intensely at that. And let's just say, the rest of the day went on with the words 'Rin' and 'Len' being thrown at each other for more than a handful of times.
Chapter End
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Author: Uh, yeah... The gang was SUPPOSED to be introduced in here. But, a majorly big BUTT - err, I mean BUT is present in this statement. But as I warned before, I am a crazy, chocolate crazy fluff writer out to get different couples in situations like these. And it just so happens that Rin and Len are my current victims. Wahaha!