For once, I have nothing to write here except that I'm sorry the last two chapters were so painfully short. Well, most of them anyway. And that Rin loves Miku as much as a friend can, but she's just jealous of her sometimes. So if you seem to think Rin doesn't like Miku, it wasn't supposed to come out that way. I doubt anyone reads this though, so RIN X LEN! HOORAH! XD
I woke up with a gentle knock on my door. I groaned from my grogginess and rubbed the sleep from my eyes as I dragged my feet across the floor to open my bedroom door. I expected to see my mom or my dad. I didn't expect to see Miku.
"Happy birthday Rin-chan!" she hollered.
"Miku? What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Oh, you look tired. Did I wake you up? I'm sorry."
"Oh, no. It's fine. I'm usually up by now anyway. But, I still don't know why you're here."
"I'm here to celebrate your birthday! And since it's your birthday, I think you'd want to look your best!"
"Miku-chan, you don't have to go through all that."
"No, it's fine," she assured. "I want the birthday girl to feel her best!"
Miku entered my bedroom and grabbed my hairbrush. She pulled me over to my bed and had my sit down while she brushed my hair. She gently stroked the brush through my hair, and it felt nice. I never really gave it a thought as to whether how brushing hair would feel (unless you forcefully pull the sucker through a rat's nest of hair. Ouch!)
"Rin-chan! I love your hair! It's so pretty and shiny and soft! I wish my hair was as nice as yours!"
Really? I didn't think my hair was that special. I mean, yeah it shined in certain lighting, and I guess it was soft, there is softer hair in the-
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! Back the truck up! Did Miku just say she wishes she had something of mine? What? But-but, Miku is perfect! Even her insecurities make her perfect! My birthday was already more worthwhile than I thought. I never expect much for a birthday, because everyone seems to over think them and they never end up as good as you think it'll be. But, wow. That just made it that much better than I expected and it's only nine in the morning!
"Okay. All done," Miku said. "Now, I'll pick out something really pretty for you to wear!"
Miku dashed to my closet, looking through every garment to find the perfect outfit for me to wear on my birthday. My fifteenth birthday. Shouldn't everyone be like this on the sixteenth and not the fifteenth?
"Oh! These are perfect!" she squealed. She showed me the lavender v-neck and dark skinny jeans I bought at the mall with Gumi. And she also had a beige-colored tank top in her hands. I still can't believe I never worn them yet. Well, might as well in my birthday. I took them from Miku's hands and changed (and Miku walked out to give me more privacy.) I let Miku back in and her eyes lit up as soon as she saw me.
"Rin-chan, you look so pretty and cute!"
Miku called me cute. Miku called me cute. Me! And Miku is the cuteness expert! That means I really must be cute! I am cute enough for Len! But, was I always this cute? Nobody ever said anything before. Wait, why am I even thinking about this? Len said he loved me to my mom! It's because you're insecure around Miku and Gumi, dummy. Oh, shut up. Let me be happy on my birthday!
In response to Miku's compliments, I just smiled. If I started talking, I knew I'd eventually get to Miku's perfect everything.
I put on my bow and placed in my bobby pins and walked downstairs. Miku followed behind me, her long ponytails swishing back and forth as she walked. When we entered the kitchen, I saw my parents at the kitchen table with the biggest smiles.
And a giant stack of blueberry pancakes calling my name, with an orange on the side.
"Happy birthday, Rin!" they both cheered.
I smiled and sat down in front of the pancakes. Blueberry pancakes and an orange. And apple juice! I feel like a little kid! But, it's mostly my fault for them being my favorite foods. I happily dug into my birthday breakfast, stuffing as much as I could in one bite. Man, did I love my fruit.
"Rin, chew then swallow!" My dad warned me while giggling.
"You'll choke yourself!" my mom said full of concern.
"I'll take my chances," I said after I swallowed about two pancakes that were working their way down my throat.
"You may be fifteen now, but you're still the same old Rinny-chan that you were ten years ago!" my mom said.
"I am not! Just because I eat food like a kid doesn't mean I am!" I argued.
"Yeah, Ann! Rin's not a little kid anymore! She's a young woman. She's fifteen now. And look at how she turned out. She's beautiful!"
"Dad.." I whined, my face heating up. Great, even on my birthday, he embarrasses me in front of my friend.
"Hey, I'm only quoting!"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm quoting what Len says about you! 'Gosh, she's beautiful! I can't help but smile when she smiles! Rin's the one thing I'll never regret, and I'll never stop loving her!'"
My face turned beet red. No, worse it turned baboon butt red. I heard Miku gasp with excitement over Len's romantic words next to me. If possible, my face turned even redder. I'm just glad Len's not here right now. I could tell he'd be even more embarrassed than I am, since he was the one who said all those things, and it was my father who was mimicking his voice and repeating them right here and now.
"Rin-chan! You didn't tell me Len-kun said all those things!" Miku complained in a merry way.
"He said way more than that, Miku," my mom said. "He said stuff that you only hear in romance novels!"
"Aww, Rin-chan! That's wonderful!" Miku hugged me from behind, but my face was still red. I smiled when she hugged me, but I was still embarrassed about the whole thing. I tried to get rid of my red face by staring down my plate of the rest of my breakfast. I quickly ate everything on the plate, then gulped down the apple juice.
"Rin-chan, I'm taking you out for a birthday fun day!" Miku cheered gleefully.
"But, Miku-chan! I just ate breakfast! It's only 9:30!"
"We'll find something fun to do. Come on! I want you to have a nice birthday."
I really didn't feel like going anywhere, but Miku insisted. I didn't want to seem selfish or mean. She was offering, and it was my birthday, after all. Plus, I feel closer to Miku than I do with Gumi, and I would've said yes to her. Why would I decline Miku's offer?
I put on my old pair of orange flip-flops and followed Miku out my front door. I could tell Miku wasn't exactly herself, because she seemed way more giddier than usual. I mean, she's always happy and cheerful, but usually in a more calm manner. Seeing her hyper was so abnormal.
"Miku," I asked, "are you alright? You seem a bit...different."
"What do you mean?" she asked in reply, a mischievous grin spreading across her lips.
"You seem more happy than you usually are. More upbeat and bubbly. You're usually a lot more calm than this."
"I have no idea what your talking about! I'm the same Miku as I was yesterday! But more!"
"What do you mean by 'more'" I asked skeptically.
"Well, Mikuo-kun finally came and talked to me. His voice, it's calming. I'm surprised he hardly ever talks with a voice like that..." she spoke as in she was in a daze. Her voice was dreamy, drifting off into the wind.
"Wait, you mean he asked you out?" I asked. Then I realized it came out in a negative way, my fun was now over. Miku looked back with a puzzled look, but I quickly put on an ecstatic smile before she could notice I wasn't. Her smile grew back and she nodded her head vigorously. I ran and gave her a hug.
"Miku-chan! That's great!" I told her. As much as I hated seeing every guy drool over Miku, I hated seeing her upset. And from what I've heard, Mikuo was a pretty nice guy. I was happy for her. At least she didn't get stuck with Kaito or that purple-haired asshole. What was his name? Gakupi? Whatever, like it mattered.
"So, what do you plan on having us do?" I asked her.
"I was thinking maybe you'd want to see a movie, since you're not very girly. Is there anything you wanted to see?"
"The Avengers! I've been wanting to see that for months!"
"Then let's go see it!" Miku cheered. She grabbed my hand and we both happily headed towards the movie theater.
When we arrived, I ordered a medium popcorn for us to share, an orange soda, and Miku got a cherry coke. The two of us sat in a row in the middle, so we didn't have to crane our necks to see the screen, or squint to make out the moving pictures. Not many people were in the theater, but the movie was already out for two weeks, and everyone's seen it already. From what I hear everyone saying about it, I'm surprised they didn't see it a second time.
Oh, wait. They already did. Every show was been completely sold out. Nobody cares to see it anymore after that.
The theater went completely black and the movie started. I was completely entranced by the flow of everything. How badly Loki wanted revenge, how all six had to work together, how Stan Lee made an appearance towards the end. Everything! I loved all the humor, all the action, and all the explosions. The camera didn't make anything too fumbly (unlike Hunger Games) and I couldn't bring myself to blink once the entire 143 minutes. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, shoving pieces of popcorn into my mouth, Miku occasionally stretching over to eat some herself. When the ending scene after the credits faded, I was stunned. It was the best movie I've ever seen! I wanted to see it again! But Miku shook me out of my daze and had to drag me home (almost literally) after the movie.
"Rin-chan, I'm glad you liked it, but you're obsessing over it."
"Am not!" I protested. "I'm loving it with every fiber of my being! Miku-chan, you were there! You can agree it was a good movie!"
"Eh," she said. "Not my type. It was action-packed."
"That's it? That's all you have to say about the movie?"
"I really wasn't paying attention. I was watching you watch the screen. You looked at it just like you look at Len-kun."
I blushed bright red. How was that even possible? I liked the movie, and I liked Len. But those likes were completely different from one another. I heard Miku let out a small giggle as we approached my house. I opened the front door and it was kinda dark, but light enough to where I could see where I was going. I walked forward a few steps, then all the lights flashed on.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RIN!" a chorus of voices cheered.
My house was decorated in a splash of different colored streamers all over the walls, across the ceilings and around all the furniture. There was confetti sprinkled all across the counter tops and tables. But most of all, the people I loved the most were all here for me. In front of me were my parents, both wearing party hats. There was also Gumi, who had a party blower in her mouth, and Len was holding a popper. He popped it, and streamers came out of the tiny round container, the small puff of smoke slowly rising.
I felt a sensation fill my chest. I wasn't expecting anything like this! My best friends, my boyfriend, and my parents altogether, just for me. I felt the tears coming, trying to escape over the brim of my bottom eyelid. I buried my face in my hands and began to cry.
"Rin, what's wrong?" Len asked as he came over to hug me. He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and held me close, hiding me from the world. I shook my head.
"Nothing's wrong," I said. "Everything's perfect." I smiled into Len's thorax, and I could tell he was smiling back.
"Let's get this party started!" Gumi cheered as she turned on the stereo. Pop music started blasting through the speakers. Gumi and Miku joined hands and started dancing, jumping up and down while waving through held hands above their heads. I smiled at my friends having fun. Len relaxed his arms around me and slid his hands down to mine.
"Why don't you have fun with them?" he whispered to me.
"What about you?"
"I'm not much of a dancer," he stated, blushing a little.
"Come on! Nobody will care. I won't do it without you."
"I-I don't know..."
"Please? For me? It is my birthday!"
"Fine. But because it's your birthday," he pouted.
I pulled Len to where Gumi and Miku were, and they happily let us join them in their dance to Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "PONPONPON." Miku, Gumi and I all joined hands and danced in a triangle, while Len was kinda standing off, not really sure of what to do. Gumi gave me a look and I mirrored the look back. We left go of our hands grabbed Len's and let him in our dance group. His face was flushed pink, but he started bopping along awkwardly. After a couple more songs, he opened more. Len wasn't that bad of a dancer. He was actually pretty good! I wonder why he was so shy about it...
o.O.o
"Here, Rin!" Gumi said as she slid over a green gift bag. I pulled out the card and read it. It was a plain card with a cartoon saying how great the birthday girl is. Inside her gift bag was an orange plushie. It's leaves were like it's hair, and it had one of those angry-yet-adorable faces.
"Thanks, Gumi! It's cute!" Gumi just smiled in response.
"Here's mine, Rin-chan," Miku said as she handed me a card in a blue envelope. I opened it, and inside was a gift card to GameStop.
"Thank you, Miku! I know I'll definitely use this." Miku smiled at me when she heard this. Then Len silently handed over his present with a smile. It was a small, neatly wrapped box. I opened it and inside was a bracelet. But not just any bracelet, a Pandora bracelet! And it had five charms! One was a round orange bead, another was a silver charm shaped like a treble clef, another was shaped like a rabbit, another was in the shape of a heart, and the last one was a square bead with a design of an eighth note imprinted into it.
"Len, this is beautiful! It must've cost so much money!"
"I don't really care about that. I'm just glad you like it." I gave Len a longing look, my eyes definitely glimmering.
"And here's ours," my mom said as she slid over a box to me. I opened up the box and found another box. This trick...I kept opening the box until there was a box about the size of the one Len gave perimeter wise, but it was taller. I opened this box and inside was an SLR camera. It was so shiny and smooth, I was almost scared to touch it.
"Wow! Thanks Mom! Thanks Dad!" Both of my parents smiled at me.
"It's getting late. You three better head on home," my dad said.
"Happy Birthday, Rin-chan," Miku said to me one last time. She gave me a hug and walked to the front door, waiting for Gumi, since they were carpooling.
"Happy Birthday!" Gumi said as she hugged me(or more like squeezed the breath out of me). She headed towards Miku and both of them left.
"Happy Birthday, Rin. I guess it wasn't as bad as you thought, huh?"
"No, it was great! The best birthday ever!"
"I'm glad my princess had a great day." Len leaned forward and kissed me, his lips gently pressed against mine. He pulled away, staring into my eyes lovingly. "Happy birthday again."
"Thanks," I said as he walked out the front door.
Oh yeah, definitely the best birthday ever.
Yay! Another chapter! This one took me a few days to write. I did bit by bit. I was trying to make it long-ish since the past few chapters were short. And, I have an idea as to where I'll end this story. (I know, it's so sad!) So, maybe another three chapters and it'll be finished? And maybe I'll do an afterstory, or have it be part of this one. YOU GUYS VOTE ON THAT! And I'll probably write a LukaxGakupo story after this. (I mean, once I update our stories. It's more challenging writing three at once then I thought!)