Hey! How are you guys? Just a question to ask. But I bet you aren't even reading this, cuz you . . . oh, who cares? Here's the chapter.
~Len POV~
Saturday . . .
I decided to invite Rin to go on a walk around the park. She seemed pretty down yesterday, and it always seems that Rinto is there for her, but not me! I haven't been a supportive friend to her, and I want to try to help her this time. I got there early, wore thick rimmed, fake glasses, and a blue and white hat.
"Hi, Len!" she said happily, giving a slight wave.
"Hey, Rin, how are you?" I said kind of surprised by her change of personality since yesterday.
"I'm fine. How are you?" she asked politely just as I noticed the light pink tint on her cheeks.
"I'm good. So, you ready to get going?" I asked. Rin gladly nodded as she came to my side and began to walk.
It was really quiet, maybe a little awkward, but not too awkward. Rin seemed a little sheepish, not making a lot of eye contact with me and looking at the autumn scenery instead. I, on the other hand, was still thinking about how I should approach her about her problem. I mean, I don't want to be too straightforward and say, "Hey, let me help you with your problem!" That might freak her out, right?
How come Rinto can relate more to Rin than me? Well, yeah, he knew her longer than I have, but still! Sometimes, I wonder if Rin even trusts me. She keeps a lot of secrets from me, and I know it. But when I think of it, I keep secrets from her. We all have them, right?
"Hey, Len, is there anything you want to do?" I looked at Rin, who had a smile on her face.
"Um . . . how about we go to . . ." Suddenly, I felt a tug at my jacket. Looking down, I saw two little kids, who looked like they were on the verge of crying. "Ah, ah, Rin, what do I do!?"
"Um . . . where's your mommy?" she asked, leaning down towards them.
Now they cried. "We lost mommy . . ." They burst out in tears, not letting go of my jacket.
"D-d-don't cry, kids . . . L-Len, sing for them, will you?" she exclaimed immediately.
"Um . . ." I thought for a second of a song that was child appropriate. Then I gently began to sing, bending down like Rin, so that people won't hear my voice.
Like a Fire Flower
Like a Fire Flower
Itsuka yozora ni tairin o
One day, the night sky will be filled with large flowers
Sakasu sono toki made matte kure
Until the day that they bloom, wait for me
"Saisho kara kimi o suki de irarete yokatta" nante
"I'm glad that I've been able to love you from the start"
Sora ni utaunda
I'll sing those words to the sky
I looked at the kids, and they had a grin on their faces just like Rin. Their cheeks were a little red and puffy, and there were still little tears at the corners of their eyes. Rin carefully wiped the tears away with her handkerchief.
"Now, shall we go find your mommy?" I asked, as I took the little girl's hand and Rin took the boy's hand. The siblings linked their empty hands with each other as we all continued to walk. "Their mom couldn't have gone far."
"That's true. So how're we gonna find her? We have no idea who she is."
"Well, if they see her, they'll know."
"Balloons!" the boy cried, as the two of them ran towards the large teddy bear handing out free balloons to kids.
"W-wait a second, you two!" I called, as Rin and I jogged over to them.
They were smiling happily as the girl had a pink balloon and the boy had blue.
"C'mon, kids, let's not go too far away from each other . . .," Rin sighed, taking the boy's hand again.
"Okay!"
"Do you know where you lost your mommy?" I asked the boy while taking the girl's hand.
"Um . . . At the park . . ." He pointed in the general direction of the park they went to.
"Len, how about we start there? We might bump into their mom on the way." I nodded at her, and we walked towards here. We did end up meeting the mother and we were back to not knowing what to do for the rest of the day.
We ended up at a lake, skipping stones.
"Hey, Len," she began hesitantly as she threw another stone into the water and skipped it twice.
"What's up?" I replied with a smile.
"W-why did you want to be an idol?"
I laughed a little as I picked up a stone. "What's with that with all of a sudden?"
"W-well, I just got curious, okay?" Rin pouted, and I have to say that was a pretty cute move for her.
"I remember seeing some other idols in Crypton perform at that really big concert back when I was in elementary school. Around the time, Hatsune-senpai and Shion-senpai were still in middle school. When I watched it from my TV, it made me wonder, 'I can do that too, can't I?'" I threw the rock out, but I didn't skip it at all. "Later on . . . my mom got me a little performance at a talent show. I sang a karaoke version of one of Shion-senpai's song." I closed my eyes in thought of that exact day.
"Is that where you were discovered?" she asked.
"Actually, I wasn't discovered there. I had a really exciting feeling on that stage, and I couldn't get rid of it! I chose to audition for a part in a play in the committee, and apparently, there was a talent agent there, and recruited me for Crypton." I sighed in happiness. "I'm really living the dream now, and I'm still glad I could have an once-in-a-lifetime chance. It makes me wonder how other idols were found, and what their story is. What was Ru-chan's?"
"You mean Kagene Rui?" she asked before I answered with a nod. " . . . She was discovered from the internet. She says that she was really found by luck."
I laughed happily. "I was really lucky to meet her, really. I'm really happy I could have met her. And you, too, Rin!"
I saw her face get a little red as she picked up another stone and skipped it five times. "Y-yeah . . ." I raised a brow in curiosity.
~Rin POV~
I came straight home after hanging out with Len and plopped myself on the couch to watch some TV.
"Stupid Len . . .," I muttered to myself, using my arm to cover my flushed face.
I'm really sorry I haven't been here so much! I've been busy with my History Project (A+ by the way), and I've been working my butt of with this. I think it's time I stopped stretching it, and get right to the chase with this fanfiction.
I'll try to give this more attention, but I also have to pay attention to my academics. If you have any ideas for the reveal or anything that should happen in this fanfiction, please don't hesitate to tell me~!
