"…you-you love me?", I stuttered my eyes wide in shock.
"..Y-yes..Yes I love you Len Kagamine!" She shouted, her face turning as red as a beet.
"…."
"…Hahahaha! That's hilarious Rin! Nice joke!"
"…."
"…Hahaha! Yeah a joke..right. Like I would ever love you right?" Rin laughed along.
"Well…uh…good night?", Len cleared his throat awkwardly.
"Good night" Rin whispered as she pulled the covers over her and heard Len close the door behind him.
The next morning at school…
Mikuo had been feeling guilty after having given Miku those photos. The truth was he had never slept with Rin. Although he knew he was not a perfect person, far from it in fact, he still considered himself to have a sense of morality. He almost snorted at the thought. Yeah, sure, the guy who was in love with his own sister has morals. Who would believe him? But still, Raping a girl definitely went against his moral code.
There was also the fact that he didn't hate Rin. Quite the contrary, sometimes he felt that he kind of liked her. It was in fact Miku who had drummed up the whole rivalry thing to begin with. He merely went along with it as he always did because his blind love for his sister made him a complete sheep, and he bent like paper to her will.
Mikuo sighed. There was still however, his undying love for Miku. They say you can't choose who you fall in love with and he certainly couldn't help his feelings. They were so overpowering that they overwhelmed his better judgement. But because he still loved her, he took those photos. Sure, he didn't actually rape Rin, he just made it look like he did so as to fool Miku into thinking that he did the 'deed'. But the guilt weighed heavily on Mikuo's mind. Even if he didn't actually touch Rin, he was defaming her character nonetheless and he didn't know if he could live with the thought that he was ruining an innocent person forever.
Rin was such a different person from Miku. They were almost polar opposites he thought. Miku was mysterious, conniving and sly. She was the dark sin, the one he lusted and longed for like the apple in the garden of Eden. Though he knew it was wrong, his love for her burnt madly, always boiling under his skin dying to be freed. But Rin, she was like breathing in the salty ocean air. So uplifting, so free and light. With her he felt a simple kind of happiness. Somehow, she turned it all around. Although he had only meant to seduce and dispose of her, it was actually her that had him suddenly wrapped around her finger. Without meaning to she had wormed her way into his heart. He wanted to hold onto her and never let go because he hoped that she would shine a little bit of her warmth on him. Then maybe he wouldn't feel like such a monster all the time.
"Oh Mikuo!"
Mikuo looked up to see who had disturbed him from his thoughts. What a coincidence, it was Rin. She looked brighter than she did yesterday, her white bow bobbing on her head as she waved at him from across the hall.
'No..I can't face her right now', he thought to himself as he quickly turned around and began to walk off.
"Ne, Mikuo! Wait up!" Rin yelled, running to catch up with him.
"Hey!", she said as she pulled on his arm, "Didn't you hear me calling you?"
Mikuo looked at her. Her clear azure eyes, the way she smiled up at him so trustingly.
'Don't look at me like that.
Don't look at me like that…Stop it.
I don't deserve it.
I'm disgusting. Don't look at me!
Don't look at me!' Mikuo fought with himself inside his head.
Mikuo pulled his arm away from her,
"Leave me alone", he hissed at her as he walked off, leaving Rin confused and dazed in the halls.
Miku had hurriedly stopped by at the house to pick up some files she had forgotten to turn in at school. School was over but if she hurried, she could still turn it in before the professors went home.
"Mikuo what are you doing?" Miku said as she stepped through the door to her room. She found Mikuo having ransacked her entire room and holding the bundle of photos in his hand.
"You can't distribute these to the press"
"What are you talking about? You know that was the plan!"
"I've changed my mind. I can't let you do this to Rin. It's not right"
"Quit joking with me Mikuo, it's not funny" She glared at him, taking a step forward "Now give me the photos"
"I'm not joking Miku", he replied just as seriously.
"Why are you doing this? You love me don't you?" she questioned, trying to play the love card again.
But this time it didn't work.
"You know I'll always love you. But you've turned into a monster. And Rin has done nothing wrong. She doesn't deserve this!"
"Oh god" Miku scoffed as it suddenly began to dawn on her. She saw the way he talked about her, the way he protected her. In the beginning it was all part of her orders. She had been denying it all along but it was clear that somewhere along the way, his acting had somehow turned into real feelings.
"Don't tell me…you are actually falling for her?"
Mikuo stayed silent as he turned his face away.
"Look at me!" Miku shrieked, "It's me that you love! Not her! Me! Tell me you love me!"
"Miku what we have…had, is wrong. You're my sister and I'll always love you but we can't continue on like this."
Miku began to scream as she charged towards him.
"GIVE ME THE PHOTOS! GIVE THEM TO ME! YOU DISGUSTING INCESTUOUS FREAK" She yelled, going out of her mind, clawing at the photos.
Quicker and stronger than her, Mikuo defended the photos from her and threw them into a nearby fireplace where they instantly began to burn into ashes.
"NO! YOU IDIOT!" Miku screamed as she watched the pictures crumbled into nothing.
She quickly whipped around and slapped Mikuo across the face as hard as she could.
"That girl…has taken everything from me. Everything that I love she has robbed from me. But mark my words, I won't be the only one left with nothing. I'll make sure I ruin her even if it takes my last dying breath." She said, each word dripping with dangerous venom.
Meanwhile…
Rin felt odd. Why was Mikuo acting so strangely? Just the day before he had been his usual sweet self, he had even taken her back to her house. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss. Still she tried to push it to the back of her mind. As she walked around the school building, she suddenly spotted a familiar blonde.
Ooh!" she cried out, about to call Len's name.
But his name died on her tongue before it even left her mouth as she saw who was approaching him. Luka Megurine. Rin felt her stomach begin to stir as the feelings of jealousy began to rise.
"Len", Luka called out, the both of them still unaware of Rin's presence.
"Luka", he answered solemnly.
"Why have you been avoiding me?", she asked him.
"I...I", Len started
"Stop" Luka interrupted, "Don't say a word" she said as she grew closer to him.
Luka all of a sudden had her arms on his chest, her lips hovering dangerously close to his.
Rin's mouth dropped open, she felt her books falling out of her arms and with a thud they fell on the ground.
Both Luka and Len turned their head to the source of the noise to find Rin standing there.
"R-r-rin!" Len called out.
But Rin didn't want to hear anything, she started to run. Rin felt the asphalt thudding and couldn't hear anything but the sound of blood pounding in her ear. She just wanted to run from it all. She didn't want to see anything, hear anything, feel anything. She just wanted to sink into nothing. How could this be happening?
"RIN!"
She looked behind her, Len was chasing after her. Rin increased her speed dashing madly down the halls.
"RIN STOP!"
But try as she might, Len was still faster and much more athletic than her petite self. Within a matter of seconds he caught her arm and twisted her around to face him.
"LET GO LEN!", Rin cried
"Rin you don't understand! It's not what you're thinking-", Len tried to explain.
"What do you care?!" Rin screamed at him, "What does it matter! You could be dating her, that's your own life! Why do you care what I think? It's not as if our marriage is real! It's not as if any of this is real!"
But before she could say anymore, she felt his lips crashing on hers. This was not what she was expecting. His kiss was gentle and within it she could feel his tenderness, his care. It was as if he was conveying his feelings without saying anything at all. It was as if, with this one kiss, everything else suddenly ceased to matter. Rin felt her knees going weak. She thought she probably would have collapsed had Len not been holding onto her so tightly. Was this what it felt like to love someone? She felt as though she was soaring and there was nothing else that could bring her down.
When they had finally pulled apart, Len looked at her and whispered,
"Let's go home Rin"
Unfortunately for Rin, there was indeed something else that could bring her down. Unbeknownst to the two of them, they didn't realize they had yet another eavesdropper. Just around the corner stood Miku Hatsune, her eyes wide as she realized what she had just heard.
"The..marriage..isn't...real?", she muttered to herself.
Her shock turned into mirth as her lips crinkled into an evil grin.
"Well, well, it seems as if my plan will work after all".
As Miku smirked she took out a photo from her folder. It was a bit charred at the edges but the photo was clear. It was the photo of Mikuo and Rin.
"and though my darling brother has burnt the rest of the evidence, it seems he missed one. But one is all I will need".
The Next Morning
Len fluttered his eyes open as the rays of dawn began to stream in from the windows. He stared at the girl sleeping next to him. Her skin was creamy, unmarred and untouched like porcelain. Her hair, gleaming like gold strands in the sunlight. Her long lashes soft to the touch. He smiled as he looked at the vision of perfection before him. Her eyes slowly opened, revealing a splash of turquoise.
"Good Morning", he whispered.
"Good Morning", she smiled back.
He had recalled what had happened the day before. After that kiss, it was as if no words needed to be exchanged. He still didn't know quite what he was feeling, but all he knew that it was good. And for now, that was enough. He had decided he just wanted to take it slowly, one step at a time. He'd figure out his feelings and all that complicated mess later.
"Time for school", Rin groaned as she got up from the bed.
"No", Len mumbled as he pulled her by the waist back in his arms.
"Let go, come on we're going to be late", Rin giggled.
"Five more minutes.", Len bargained.
"Ugh fine Mr. Spoiled Prince", Rin teased as she snuggled up against him.
They probably would have stayed that way for at least thirty more minutes if Len could have helped it, had it not been for a rude banging at the front door. Annoyed, Len threw back the covers and trudged to the door. Who dared to ruin this moment for him?
"Keep your pants on!", Len yelled irritably as he pulled on a shirt.
As soon as he opened the door, he found himself being attacked by a huge cameras were flashing everywhere, the press, paparazzi all of their faces blurring into hideous caricatures, like beasts each wanting to tear the flesh of their prey.
"Is it true that your marriage is a fake?"
"Why did you lie to begin with?"
"Since when did you decide to do this? To deceive everyone?"
"Is it true that Rin slept with actor Mikuo Hatsune?"
"You whore! You lying whores!" chimed in the anti-fans, who tried to throw eggs at him.
The questions and accusations were endless. Len held Rin protecting her from the hungry masses, shielding her from the flashes and the microphones being shoved in their faces. He protected her as the eggs hit his back instead of her.
"Please! Just leave us alone! This is a place of residence! Please leave!" Len yelled to the vicious crowd .
"Feast your eyes on this! Looks like wifey's been whorin' around on you!", one of them yelled to him as they threw a copy of a photo in his face. With all his might, Len managed to push back the crowd and slammed the front door shut. Once inside he drew all the curtains, but it didn't stop the din outside, that was growing louder and louder as more and more paparazzi began to arrive at the scene, each trying to shoot a photo.
Len sighed as he sat on the living room sofa. He rubbed his temples as he felt a migraine starting.
"What the hell is going on?" he asked Rin.
Rin could do nothing, say nothing. She only stood shaking from the shock of it all.
"Why is this happening all of a sudden?", Len asked again.
"I-I don't know…" Rin replied.
"What do you mean you don't know! How the hell did they find out this marriage is a fake?! Don't you remember saying anything!"
"I-I…", Rin stuttered, "…Oh no.."
Rin's eyes grew as wide as saucers. She suddenly had a flashback to a particular night when she had let it slip to Mikuo. She didn't know what she had been saying! She was only so upset about Len having stood her up that she didn't realize she had told Mikuo about her marriage.
"What do you mean 'oh no'?" Len narrowed his eyes at her, "What did you do?"
"Len…Please don't be angry…" Rin started, "I…well..Mikuo found out"
There was a moment of silence between the two of them. Saying nothing Len began to walk away.
"Len…I'm Sorr-", Rin began.
"SHUT UP!" Len bellowed, he turned around, his eyes blazing with anger.
"L-len", Rin whimpered. She had never seen him so angry before.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?! TO US?!", Len shouted.
"ARE YOU SO STUPID THAT YOU TRUSTED MIKUO? DIDN'T I SAY HE WAS BAD NEWS?!"
Rin began to cry as she felt herself tremble from fear.
"And what's this about you sleeping with that bastard?" Len whipped on.
"I-I don't know anything about that! Really I swear!"
Len paced around until he saw the copy of the photo that one of the paparazzi had thrown at him. He picked it up and his eyes widened as his hands began to shake. Len had never been more silent in his life. He simply threw the picture at Rin's feet.
"Len..please", Rin sobbed, "You have to believe me. I don't know how those pictures happened. I never slept with him."
Abruptly Len grabbed a glass vase from the table and threw it across the room. Rin screamed as the vase shattered into a hundred glass shards across the floor.
"I have nothing more to say to you. I don't know what to believe anymore", he said as he walked away leaving a crying Rin sitting on the floor.
A/N: MWAHAHAHA and the story gets more and more dramatic! Hope you guys enjoyed this part, please review! :)