~Chapter 11~
The Fist Secret Rendezvous

A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.

"RRRIIIINNNNNIIIIFFFFEEEERRRR!"

"Gah!"

Oh, the lovely mid-day wakeup call courtesy of your local teal haired airhead. What could possibly better than this? Life is great.

"WHAT THE HELL MIKU?" Yup…life is great.

"Well excuse me for waking you up in time for English. You know how Kiyoteru-Sensei is."

Gulp. Don't I know that. Kiyoteru is honestly a demon on earth and is wicked scary when provoked. He puts a whole new meaning to the saying 'don't poke the sleeping bear'. But even despite having this knowledge firmly shoved in my brain; it still didn't stop me from sending a small glare her way.

Miku though didn't seem to mind it much as she just shot me a small cheeky grin before taking her seat right next to me. With a depressed sigh I pulled out my orange-scented (that's right orange-scented) journal, and grabbing my mechanical pencil. Almost instantly I got lost in the abyss of emptiness I called my mind.

With a certain person plaguing my thoughts of course.

Len, the beautiful blond blue eyed cutie in class 1-A. Insert love struck sigh here. He had easily become the number one person on my Must Get Closer To list….a list that I had just in this moment created. It's been a week (maybe two) since I started eating lunch with Len. Miku (still seemingly disappearing at lunch and after school) has been getting increasingly distant and it was definitely feeling like Len was my new best friend.

Not that that was necessarily a bad thing….but I don't think it's a good sign when you fantasize about your new best friend being….well more than your best friend.

Another thing that seemed to haunt my brain was what had happened in the hall yesterday. I had only heard bits and pieces of the conversation, but, what the fudge was Neru trying to do with Len? He not only looked extremely uncomfortable but a little creeped out. I mean seriously? I had half a mind to march up there and-

A felt something make contact with my head.

Snapping out of my thoughts I looked down, spotting a small neatly folded paper football. I grabbed the offending object and glanced around for the sender (rather annoyed I might add) only to find a smiling Miku.

With another sigh I unfolded the object.

Remember when I said I wanted u to meet someone.

I gave the paper a funny look. Meet someone? I have no idea what she was talking about. Person, person, person, per-

Oh.

Ya I did promise to meet somebody at the ball before I ran off to go find Len. Whoops. Jotting down a quick response I flicked it back none to gracefully. She opened it and read with a small frown on her face when she finished.

Sry. I don't really wanna meet your 'mystery person'.

Y?

'Cuz I no u. U have something up that cheap school uniform sleeve of yours.

U don't know that…

DON'T TRAIL OFF SUGGESTIVLY! U would make it so much more believable in a note if u just write it out straight.

PLEASE! Just meet him once!

Him? It's a him? NOW I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING!

Uh…

YOU DID IT AGAIN!

By now I was getting frustrated, our note passing getting even more frequent and aggressive. I huffed as I passed it back to her. She wrote something down and flicked it back quickly. I was just about to reach for it when a thick hand beat me to it. I trailed the hand up the arm slightly more annoyed than before.

'Who the hell-Ah…Damn…'

Why hello pissed off Kiyoteru-Sensei!

Well I guess I'll never know what Miku was going to say….

Kiyoter- Sensei cleared his throat rather loudly as all eyes in the classroom shifted to me. It's a really sucky day to be Rin Kagamine now isn't it?

"Care to explain what was so important to pass notes in class ?"

I. Am. Dead.

Len

I flopped down on my creaky and sheet-less twin bed, huffing as I bounced slightly on the worn out springs.

Today had been in one sense: Exhausting.

It wasn't that anything about today was particularly different, despite the constant (and awkward) advances by Neru. School just seemed like more work than usual.

Besides Neru, another thing seemed to be troubling me. Every time after I walked Rin home she would suddenly get depressed once we got there. No matter if we were laughing ten seconds ago or not.

I hated seeing her get like that.

I would never admit this to her but; I loved to see her smile. When she frowned I could feel the heart in my chest tighten in pain. In the short time we've known each other and no matter how annoying she can be, she became my best friend.

Sure Kaito and Gakupo still hung out with me but…Rin was different.

I was just getting ready to reach out and grab for my folder full of sheet music when a sudden vibration caught my attention. Reaching into the pants pocket of my uniform (because I was too lazy to change) I pulled out my small yellow ancient flip phone.

From: Rin
Hello! I was thinkin I could come ovr sometime to work on some lyrics to ur song X3

Come over? Why would she want to come over to my house?

I heard a crash and thump from downstairs, signaling my still tipsy mother was awake and probably just fell off the couch. I immediately dismissed the idea of her coming over with a simple and vague 'my house is undergoing some renovations'.

From: Rin
Well why don't you come ovr to my house?

Rin's house? I thought back to the times (which were only about three) when I walked Rin home. The monstrous house behind the big Iron Gate.

That's not intimidating.

To: Rin
Are u sure thats a good idea?

From: Rin
Who cares? I had a crappy day and I'm bbbooorrreeeddd!

I sighed. Even texting she never failed at making me feel exhausted. Not that I wasn't already. I still wasn't sure about the idea of coming over to Rin's house. It just didn't seem…right… I don't know if it was just that I was feeling inferior but I defiantly knew I didn't belong. It was like a commoner entering the home of a princess.

I sighed and was just about to type my reply when another vibration pulled me from my thoughts.

From: Unknown
Hey Lenny~

I gave my phone a funny look. How did some random person get my number? I haven't given in out to anyone recently besides Rin.

To: Unknown
Who is this?

The reply was instant.

From: Unknown
Aw! Way to make a girl feel bad! Why if u must know it's ur future girlfriend~

I groaned.

To: Unknown
What do u want Neru?

Why did all of a sudden did she decide to become crazy? She was totally normal last year. I'm really starting to regret ever liking her. What did I see in her again?

From: Unknown
Ik u hang out w/ that Rin girl

To: Unknown
So?

From: Unknown
Y?

To: Unknown
Cuz shes my friend

I was getting frustrated by now. The flow was back and forth, I didn't even have a chance to set my phone down before a reply came in. Why did she care about Rin? Neru is just my crazy stalker.

It was several minutes before I got a reply.

From: Unknown
I'll be watching

I read the text slowly, a sudden sense of dread and foreboding followed. Neru has totally gone bonkerz. It didn't seem much like a threat but I knew that the texting queen could easily start some damage when she wanted to.

To: Rin
I'll come over.
Tomorrow after school

Rin

Oh. My. ORANGES!

I am gonna hyperventilate! Okay Rin, breath….BREATH DAMMIT!

It is currently after school and as of this moment, I have begun freaking out as I waited for Len by his bike. There are currently two things running through my mind: one being that I hope no one is home so I'm not caught sneaking in a boy and two, Len will be in my house.

LEN WILL FREAKING BE IN MY HOUSE!

I mean how can you not freak out with that? Its only-

"Waiting on someone?"

I let out a squeak of surprise as a sudden voice sounded from behind me. I was so startled I turned around and nearly punched the person in the face but immediately stopped when I spotted the surprised face of someone who was definitely not Len.

This new arrival was a boy (I think) of shortish stature. He had long silver hair (even longer than Len's) pulled into a low ponytail and bright teal eyes. He was cute, definitely a shota, and was wearing our school uniform.

I froze with my fist that would have knocked him to oblivion halfway to his face. I blinked a few times before my face flushed and I let out an embarrassed cough, trying to recompose myself. He seemed to relax almost instantly as he straightened up.

"Uh…sorry about that." I said awkwardly, trying my best to smile at the new arrival.

He just chuckled and waved it off. "Its fine, you just took me by surprise!" Dang…even his voice was cute.

"Are you new here?" I asked, realizing I've never seen him around before.

He shot a bright close eyed smile and nodded with a sound of acknowledgement before sticking his hand out for me to shake. "Utatane Piko! Nice to meet you….?"

"Rin, Kagamine Rin." I smiled back as I shook his hand. His face suddenly lost his smile as his face took an expression of recognition.

"Ohhh, so you're the famous Rin! I've heard so much about you!"

I furrowed my eyebrows. I didn't know people talked about me. Seeing my face he just chuckled (or more like a giggle) while waving a hand in the front of hime to dismiss my thought.

"No, no! Your friends with Hatsune Miku right?" I nodded. "Well she's been trying to get us to meet each other for a while."

Realization dawned on me and I gave a few rapid blinks. So he's the one Miku wanted me to meet. Frankly I was shocked as I looked at him. Maybe Miku wasn't trying to set me up with a total stranger because he obviously didn't seem like my type.

Piko was about to say something else when a beeping suddenly sounded from his watch. He brought his wrist up and checked the time before looking back at me with an apologetic face.

"Well it was nice meeting you Kagamine-san but I must go now. I hope we can meet again soon!" He called back happily, already halfway out of the gate and waving an arm wildly.

"Uh-huh…" I just stared blankly back, waving dumbly at his retreating figure. As soon as he was gone, my brain instantly went back to my worries of before, the momentary distraction no enough to clear my head.

"No no, Rin stop thinking like that! Everything will be fine. Yeah fine. HAHAHA!-"

"Rin?"

"AH!" I jumped nearly thirty feet in the air as I felt a warm hand suddenly touch my shoulder, accompanied by a velvety voice. As soon as I touched the ground again I whipped around, without the fist this time, successfully startling Len as he took a step back.

"Jumpy much?" He asked holding his hands up in mock surrender. My cheeks instantly flared up in embarrassment again and I sent out a nervous laugh while rubbing the back of my neck.

"You could say that."

He walked passed me and bent down to unchain the wheel of his bike. "Why's that?"

"Uh, I guess you could say there's a lot on my mind." I guess he didn't see Piko talking to me earlier….

He finished unchaining it pulled it out of the rack before turning around and giving me an incredulous look. "Uh huh. The great brainless Rin has a lot on her mind?" He asked skeptically with a raised brow.

I almost scoffed at his assessment but I went with my second reaction and let another nervous laugh escape before following Len out the school gates.

"So do you have any ideas on lyrics or is this just an excuse to get me to your house?" He asked while still looking forward. My cheeks instantly flared up and I couldn't tell if he was being serious or just teasing me.

"Ummm….maybe?"

"Maybe what?"

"Maybe I don't know."

"You don't know what?"

"I don't know what I don't know!"

"What do you know that you don't know?" By this point Len had turned his head, a teasing smirk plastered on his face while my cheeks were red, only this time from frustration.

"I don't know what you want me to know so just shut up 'cuz I don't know!" I huffed, crossing my arms across my pathetic excuse for a chest.

Len just stared wide-eyed for a moment before a fit of laughter escaped. He continued laughter just made me even more annoyed.

"Whats so funny?" I grumbled, giving the best glare I could.

"That fact that you actually managed to confuse me and tell me to shut up in the same sentence." He said with a small smile.

"So?"

"So, that's a first for you. Normally your face just flushes and you tell me to shut up and then smack me on the arm."

I flushed before smacking his right arm. "Sh-shut up!"

"Example A." He shot me a know-it-all look and his now increasingly annoying smirk. I rolled my eyes before giving him a small smile.

As soon as our small immature exchange was over I realized we were now standing outside the gates to my house. With Len, all my worries from before seemed to vanish, but now looking at the intimidating gate before me, they all came crashing back down for a second time.

"Well? Are we gonna go in or just stand here?" My shoulders immediately tensed and I turned around to face a confused looking Len.

"Ah…Y-yeah, Yeah! J-just give me a second okay?" I barely stood long enough to see him nod before I turned around and ran up the winding driveway towards the house.

Running like a mad woman I hastily threw open the door, half-hazardly searching the house for my dad or the step-devil. Finally deciding the house was clean I ran back towards the door and signaled Len to come up.

As soon as he was standing in front of me he furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. I ignored the look and showed him a place to park his bike before we entered the house.

Right as we entered Len started to look around, his face and expression of awe. He let out a low whistle of appreciation.

"Wow, nice house." He said, looking at me with a small smile.

I looked at him and tried to send one back but all that happed was a small twitch of my lips. Drawing his attention back I guided him upstairs toward my room quickly, nearly shoving him inside before closing the door.

Right when I heard the click that signaled the door was properly shut I exhaled loudly in relief as we made it but Len didn't seem to notice. He stood in the center of my room, looking around and taking it all in as he had done downstairs.

What it's just a poorly decorated room, what's so special about it?

I was just about to comment on his strange behavior when he suddenly moved towards my nightstand and picked something up. I instantly froze as I realized what was in his hands.

"Are these your parents?" He asked, turning his head to look at my face where I was still standing by the door. I walked over to where he was at, gazing at the picture.

I gave him a small sad smile. "Yeah…I was about 4 or 5 in that picture."

"It's nice." I just nodded and he set the picture down back where it was. There was a small silence passing in the room before Len decided to speak up again.

"Why don't you talk about it?" The sudden question caught my attention and I turned my head to meet his piercing blue gaze. It was serious and I found it hard to look away, no matter how bad I wanted to. I knew what he was referring too, it was something neither of us ever spoke about.

Family.

After the weeks we've spent together neither of us asked a single question on our family situations. It seemed to be a subject both of us just subconsciously avoided.

"It's not something I like to talk about…" I trailed off, suddenly feeling extremely awkward.

"Why not?" He pressed. I could tell he wasn't going to let this go without a suitable answer. I sighed shifting my weight from foot to foot.

"It's just….complicated okay?" There was a slight whining edge to my voice; one I hope would work to get him to drop the subject.

He just seemed to let out a small chuckle that bordered a snort. "Don't I know complicated," He mumbled under his breath before looking back at me.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me now, but promise you tell me eventually?" I blinked in surprise, taken aback by his answer before. I allowed myself a small sincere smile.

"Promise."

His face brightened, "Good, now-"

"RIN!"

Len and I both visibly flinched as the shrill sound of Lily's voice wafted up the stairs. I made eye contact with Len before my eyes widened in fear.

"You've got to get out of here." I hissed out quietly with a tone of urgency.

He just raised an eyebrow. "Wait, you didn't tell your parents you were having me over?"

I just answered that with a nervous chuckle while turning him around and shoving him towards my balcony, opening the glass door and pushing him out.

"Ri-"

"Shhh!" I gave a nervous glance over my shoulder when I heard the sound of someone coming up the stairs. "Just please climb down the tree, I promise I'll explain everything later!" I whispered frantically, I couldn't possibly let Lily find out I had Len over.

He just gave me an 'are-you-insane' look before sighing and hauling himself over the railing and grabbing onto a branch. I tensed as I heard the jiggling of my doorknob, the sign that Lily was picking my lock.

'Hurry!' I mouthed, a sudden dread taking over me.

He frowned before mouthing back, 'You owe me.' He suddenly let go of the branch, dropping out of sight and running in the direction where his bike was parked.

"Thank you…" I whispered quietly though I knew he couldn't hear me.

AHHH! Its been FOREVER! (or it feels like it) I'm sooooooo SORRY! I've been so busy with summer boredom that I just didn't really have the motivation to write...okay that a sad excuse to say that i just didn't know how to start this chapter! So i did have a bit of writers block. I have the issue where i know what i want to write but its where i have to figure out where to start and BLAH!

OH THE ARRIVAL OF PIKO! I was having issues of trying to fit him in (thats why the 'mysterious dude Miku wants Rin to meet has been mentions several times but nothing happened) and now he has arrived! So GOOD? BAD? Let me know!

Question of the CHAPPY!~: What do you expect so see in the next chapter? (it can help me get started so you could get a faster update!)

Let me know!