Chapter Eleven.

As if things weren't already bad enough. Honestly, I find a sexy girl who plays along with my fantasies of dark romance and next thing I know, she drags me down into her messed-up world. It won't make me give up on her or anything, but it's starting to get irritating. I beat up the guy who raped her - and I'm pretty sure he's dead, because we haven't heard anything from him since. She has to act all sophisticated and flirty around people that her stupid brother wants as a part of his business. And she acts tough through it all! I'm really proud of her, to be quite honest, but it's pretty bad when a sixteen-year-old girl knows how to manipulate someone with sex and then act like nothing happened the next day.

Oh, and speak of the devil! We get this teal-haired brat who's supposed to be the 'love of her life' staring down at us while I wipe away her tears. The moment I look up at the guy who I now dub 'Sir Leek Freak,' I see that he has his arms crossed and a brow raised. But he's not looking at me. He's staring at Rin, waiting for an answer, while she keeps her face buried in my chest.

"I'd like an explanation as to why you," he points an accusing finger at me, "are so close to my girlfriend."

Ew. The word girlfriend really made me want to knock him in the face.

Trying to be carful with the girl in my arms, I gently push her back and rise to my feet so I can be at Sir Leek Freak's level. My gaze burns with nothing but pure hatred, while he returns it with only jealousy.

"Oh, so you think you're dating her?" I growl, poking him in the chest hard enough that he stumbled back from the force. He meets me with a challenging glare as I inch closer so that my face is closer to his. "Let me ask you something. What makes you think you-"

"Len." I fall quiet as Rin slings her arms around my shoulders, as though she's trying to reassure me of something. Her chin rests on my shoulder, her breath tickling my ear, as she speaks. "Mikuo, I'd like you to meet Len. H-he's my cousin."

Mikuo's expression softens, and he switches his gaze from me to her. "He's the guy who poured coke on us at the movies," he observes coldly.

I smirk at the statement. He remembers me.

Rin moves away from me, nudging me back, and heads towards Mikuo, much to my displeasure. I notice that her hair is a mess, and is covering that wound on her head. I'd have to remember to harass her about that later.

"Len and I are really close," Rin murmurs to him, now standing in between the two of us. "He's very protective of me. He just didn't want anything, uh, bad to happen to me."

Mikuo glares over at me. "Here's a little piece of information for you, Len," he spits out, each word laced with hatred. "You can trust me, because I will never do anything to harm Rin. Understand?"

I take a few steps closer, placing a hand on Rin's shoulder and shoving her out of the way. "And let me tell you a little piece of information," I snap back, my voice mocking the way he previously spoke. "If I ever catch you touching her inappropriately, I will end your life."

"I would like to see you try," Mikuo snarls, dropping his hands to his sides and clenching them into fists.

"Challenge accepted." I close the distance between Mikuo and I, but just when I'm about to take a strike, Rin leaps in between us, a hand on each of our chests to try to push us back a little.

"Guys, please," she says in a begging tone. "Len, you are just a little bit too protective. And Mikuo, if you hit him, I would never forgive you."

Mikuo throws his arms up in protest, exclaiming, "But if he hit me, you'd forgive him in a heartbeat!?"

She's facing him, so I can't see her expression as she tells him, "He has ways to force me to."

Interesting. She's working around the truth, so that I only seem like family to Mikuo.

Rin steps closer to Sir Leek Freak and starts murmuring in that sexy voice of hers that practically begs, 'Please take me to your house and we can have some fun~!' Which pisses me off because...

That voice belongs to me.

Rin belongs to me.

Every part of her is mine.

She leans up close to Mikuo's face, whispering, "I'll have to see you tomorrow. I promised to spend the day with my cousin."

There's a bit of hesitation, but Mikuo replies (failing at the sexy attempt in his voice, I might add), "I look forward to seeing you then."

Silence.

I move to the side so I can't just see Rin's back...and I get a glimpse of the two sucking face. Wonderful, Rin. Just wonderful. Fury building inside me, I dash over to them and snatch her by her arm, ripping her away from Mikuo and pulling her closer to me.

"You've had enough of her for today," I insist, squeezing her arm tighter and refusing to let her go. I wave my other hand dismissively. "Goodbye now."

Mikuo gives me a puzzled look before asking, "You sure your cousin doesn't have a crush on you?"

Rin nods. "H-he's just afraid someone will, uh, hurt me."

Sir Leek Freak blinks to accept her words before his gaze switches over to me. "Well I assure you, Len. Your precious little jewel is safe with me."

"Do something bad to her, you die," I growl in warning.

Mikuo nods in acknowledgment, and then turns to my girl, pink staining his cheeks. "I'll see you tomorrow, then."

"See ya," she whispers as the teal-haired menace turns around and heads away. Rin glances up at me and murmurs, "Len, you're hurting me."

I raise a brow and release her arm from my grip. "I thought you liked pain."

"Not that kind of pain..." she whispers, her face flushing a dark shade of red. Mine does the same as I realize the meaning of her words.

"Are you suggesting...?"

Rin ducks her head. "Only if you promise not to touch my bruise," she whispers softly, pointing to the disgusting wound on the right side of her head.

I glance around to make sure Mikuo's gone before grasping her shoulders and leaning in to murmur in her ear, "I promise you, Rinny, my hands will be everywhere except there."

Rin cocks her head to one side and pushes away from me. "You're such a pervert." She starts walking back the way we came, her hips swinging back and forth in a teasing motion. She stops to turn around, placing her hands on her hips. "Are you gonna show me where you live or not?"

Oh, duh. I was staring again. I mean, I can't really help it. The girl is beautiful. And she's a tease.

I bound forward to catch up with her, and we end up walking side-by-side on the sidewalk as we head back toward the alley. She refuses to hold hands, though, because she's afraid Mikuo might be lurking somewhere.

"I suppose I should thank you for standing up for me," Rin murmurs, breaking the silence we'd grown accustomed to.

"What do you mean?"

"You kept Mikuo from getting really physical. Thanks." She twiddles her thumbs, staring down at her hands as she speaks.

I nudge her slightly with my elbow. "I'm not gonna let him have his way with you right in front of me," I reply through gritted teeth; just thinking back to seeing the two kissing made me want to hit the guy.

"He really is a nice guy, Len," Rin insists quietly. "I just don't know that I want to go as far as I need to if I want him to be in the business..."

"You need to stop thinking about that," I tell her sternly. "Screw what makes other people happy. Think about yourself. This is your life, not theirs. And they're ruining it for you."

Rin looks surprised at my words, and hell, I am too. Never before had I said something so intelligent. It's pretty out of character, but at least it came from the heart.

Oh my God, I'm turning into a sappy romance guy. Think of naughty things, think of naughty things.

"You live on the street?"

Rin's voice snaps me out of my thoughts. I take her by the hand and pull her into an alley that's just too familiar, calling out, "Guys! I'm back!"

"Aww~! Lenny brought his girlfriend~!" Kaito sings as I approach.

The three lazy morons are exactly where I left them, leaning back against the wall and enjoying ice cream. Except...we have a fourth person, someone with long hair, sitting beside Gakupo.

Rin breaks free of my grip and runs forward to kneel in front of the newcomer with a squeal of excitement. "Luka! I haven't seen you in ages!"

That's right! Gakupo's girlfriend!

Luka leans forward to give Rin a hug, laughing and murmuring something I can't understand. She turns to me and lifts a hand in greeting. "Hiya, Lenners." The purple-haired doofus beside her snickers.

An inhuman growl comes from deep within my throat as I storm over to the group and take Rin by the wrist. "Come on."

"Don't hurt her, Lenny-kins!" Gakupo calls after us, as I lead Rin toward the stairs that make up the fire escape. I force her to go first, our feet echoing on the old metal stairs.

"Don't be too loud, Len-Len! You'll disturb the neighbors!" Kaito adds.

I shove Rin to make her go faster, my face burning at their comments. Rin takes slow steps, freezing and whimpering every time the winding stairs creak with age. I push her again.

"It's not gonna kill you," I assure her, wrapping one arm around her waist as I move to walk beside her. By the time she speaks again, we've reached the landing just outside the window to my apartment.

"But I'm afraid of heights..."

"Are you?" I spin her around so that her back is against the rail and push her back far enough that it seems she has no support to keep her from falling. My strong hands are clasped around her waist to keep her safe.

Rin squeals in fear, her legs moving to hook around my back while her hands clutch desperately at my shirt. "Stop it! I swear to God, Len, I'm gonna murder you if-"

I turn around and start walking stiffly over to my window, sliding it open. "I wouldn't let anything happen to you." Carefully, I climb into my apartment and slam the window back down, releasing my hold on Rin so she can walk around on her own.

"Nice place you've got."

"Thanks." I pad over to the front door to flip on the switch so light could flood the room. The walls are a nice neutral tan color, and the carpet, white (Maybe not the cleanest in the world, though...). There's a couch over against the wall, facing a small television. The kitchen is connected with the living room, and is fairly clean. There's a hall to my left that leads to the bathroom and my bedroom.

"Where are your parents?" Rin asks casually as she slowly inches closer to me.

"I'm emancipated," I reply carelessly, making my way toward the narrow hallway.

"I didn't know they can do that to someone who's been to juvie," she points out.

I shrug. "They abandoned me not long after I got out."

"Len..." Rin pads over to me, pity in her voice. "I'm so sorry..."

"I'm not. They were holding me ba-mmph!" My eyes widen and the breath is knocked from my body as I stumble back into the wall. A small hand touches my cheek as a pair of warm lips move against mine.

Rin pulls away ever so slightly, her eyes still completely closed. "I've been waiting for this moment for so long," she breathes.

I chuckle. "You're really gonna enjoy yourself, Rinny." I grab her arm just and start pulling her towards my bedroom, slamming the door behind me. We stumble over each other as I push her in the direction of my bed, one of my hands traveling down the length of her smooth leg until I could set her knee on the crook of my elbow. I lift Rin's leg into the air and drop her down onto my bed as she giggles breathlessly.

Hovering over her with my lips brushing against hers, I grasp at the hem of her shirt, lifting it up over her head and tossing it to the ground. I sit up and do the same with my shirt before lowering myself down again to kiss her, my tongue slipping in and out of her lips as she tugs at my shorts to try and get them off. I caress her thigh with painfully slow circular motions, which causes her to mewl and arch her back so her chest presses to mine.

Just as I move to plant butterfly kisses along her jaw to her ear, this annoying ringing sound starts coming from Rin's pocket.

"Crap."

I sit up, my knees on either side of her legs while Rin fishes in her pocket for her cellphone, still lying beneath me.

"Hello...ah, no, I'm not doing anyth-" Rin breaks off and sighs, her free hand reaching up for my chest and tracing along the muscles. I grin down at her as she keeps speaking. "No...no, I won't disobey again...I promise...Well, I'm kinda in the middle of-" She squeezes her eyes shut and sighs again, finger slipping past the elastic waistband on my shorts. "No, I understand...I'm on my way...bye."

"Who was that?" I ask as she sticks her phone back in her pocket.

"Rinto. I..." Rin heaves a deep sigh, still helpless beneath me. "I have to go."

I hunch over her again, my lean body resting completely on top of hers as I give her another passionate kiss. She wraps her arms around my neck and holds me there, angling her head so my tongue can penetrate deeper into her mouth. After several long moments, a muffled voice marks the end of our kiss.

"Mmph. Len, I need to go."

I pout, pressing my forehead to hers and puffing out air. "If you say so." I roll off her and lay on my belly, propped up on my elbows. My eyes travel along her back, staring at her smooth, flawless, milky skin as she bends to pick up her shirt and hide her body from my view again. I sigh.

Rin whips her head around to face me. "Quit drooling over me."

"You like it," I tease, smiling.

Rin rolls her eyes and stands up, padding toward my bedroom door. She pauses in the doorway, waiting for me to approach. I do so, hugging her from behind and nipping at her neck until she turns to meet my gaze. "You better be willing to finish what we started here," she growls with an intimidating edge, rolling her hips against mine.

I fight the urge to moan at her action and capture her face with my hand, tipping her head back. "I'll be waiting."

She turns away from me, brushing me off. "Oh, by the way." Rin heads through my apartment towards the front door, with me following. "If you want to keep an eye on Mikuo and I, I'm meeting him at his house tomorrow at seven."

"Oh, you're going to his house!" I exclaim, throwing my arms up. "He touches you, I kill him."

"Len. Everything will be okay." Rin pecks me on the lips, her smirk widening before she opens the door and leaves.

I groan, my head spinning. Why does she have to be such a damn tease?

Ugh, I need some sake.

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(:Mizune