Song: FireFlower

Artist: Kagamine Len

Author: Toan Daxland

Disclaimer: Never, never will I ever, ever own Vocaloid~

Or eat Natto.

Should I call?

Her hand hovered over the receiver, eyes staring blankly at the wall of photos behind the small satin table cradling the phone.

Despite the last two months being very pressuring and hard for everyone related, Miku still was unsure about what she could say, and what she really meant to her friend who was infirmed in a hospital which was not very far, yet it was an alien place.

That was not to say that she didn't try to contact; the last time she tried, panic gripped her, and she was forced to set the clammy plastic down, and do something else.

Anything else.

The house was very clean over the last 2 months.

She's not dead is she? Hurt? Broken anywhere? Bloody?

…But…

Oh. That's good then, right?

Please, just stop stressing. What's the point?

Ha. She'll get better soon, right? They did say she'd make a full recovery very soon, right? You know. Within the week?

Come on Len! It's not like she's going to die with you just being there. She's very lucky to have you, you know?

You just got there! Surely things will work out fine.

Nah, it wasn't your fault.

Hang tight, I'll come over soon, ok? With your/my family, etc.

When Luka did arrive however, it was evident that she didn't need to be there, so she just left Len with her, sure that nothing much would happen for the next few days.

Though, days stretched into weeks, and weeks into months, but eventually she recovered.

Was she the same as before? Who knows.

At least she was all there, right?

"Riin! It's time for lunch!"

"But I'm not hungry!"

She grumbled but secretly was ecstatic, even though her head hurt a lot, and she had several broken bones, apparently with potential complications.

Not that it mattered.

She's not here, he's here, everyone else doesn't really visit, and everything's just dandy right?

Apparently she'd been sleeping for 2 months.

Didn't really feel like two months. More like 1-2 days.

On the bright side, she lost a lot of weight.

"Riiiiin! You need to eat though! You're so thin! And skinny! It's unhealthy" He pouted.

He's so cute…

"But but, aren't I sexy?" She giggled, coyly watching him blush deeply up to his ears, and look away, flustered.

"U-Um… You'd be sexier if you eat more…?" He replied lamely, refusing to look into her eyes.

She grudgingly opened her mouth wide so he could feed her a mixed fruit and meat salad.

She grimaced a little at the odd flavour, as he took a bite of the salad.

"What's wrong, Rin? Isn't it tasty?" He stared at her cautiously, a little worried.

"…Len." Her annoyance starting to get the better of her, "How the hell can you eat meat and fruit together? WHERE ARE THE FRESH LEAFY GREENS?"

"Rin. Meat is for growing boys. Vegetables stunt growth." He didn't back down, staring back with suppressed mirth.

"…H-hey! Just cause I'm flat and short!" Flustered, she pulled a pillow from behind her, and smacked him on the side of the head.

He grinned, putting his hands on her chest. "Oh, Rin. I don't think you're flat."

By the end of the day, Rin had to pay for a new pillow.

"Leeeeen! Where's the sugar?"

The week had passed rather uneventfully since the pillow "fight", though, Len would never call it that. It certainly didn't look like it to the nurse who came in and reprimanded both of them for being such children.

"Rin. You need to eat some good stuff. Y'now. Good stuff. You lost so much weight!" He looked over her with worry.

"Pfft. I think it's better this way. I can finally fit into that dress that I bought last summer!" She smiled brightly at him, and he had to concede that it was somewhat of a good thing that she had lost some weight.

But on the other hand…

"Rin, it's still rather unhealthy that you weigh so little… please eat? I know you're in a competition with Miku but…"

"Miku? So you never really got over her huh…" She looked at him with a haunting melancholy in her eyes that betrayed her own feelings of betrayal and hopeless jealousy.

"What? Miku's just a friend. And I'm concerned, just as much as she is for your health!" He grimaced, apologizing with his eyes for raising his voice.

"Sure… She's never done anything good for you. What ever happened to us…? Murmuring quietly, Rin refused to look into Len's eyes, which were frantically searching hers.

"… I don't want to have this talk again, Rin. She's your friend, she's my friend, isn't that ok? I donm't like her, she doesn't like me-"

"YES SHE DOES!" She screamed, on the verge of tears, biting back a sob.

He knew as much as she did that it wouldn't help to keep talking; it was like yelling at an orange. Nothing good would come out of it.

What he didn't realise was perhaps if he stood back, and saw things her way, perhaps he would understand her anguish. The distance that stood between them only really lengthened because of their stay apart. Hopefully, it would change, but it was hard to say.

As it was, neither understood each other, and that was that. Nothing at the present moment could change that.

So he did the best thing he could, and hugged her, consoling her. Wrapping his arms around him. Knowing that all she really wanted was him.

Despite her exasperated efforts to futilely push him away.

Despite her pain, and confusion.

In the end, she didn't care, and just let Len hug her, crying into his shoulder, feeling the uncomfortably stifling warmth of his body wash over him, and sooth her into a sort of pained slumber.

((Hehe... Maybe it's ending soon, maybe it's not? Up to you guys. I mean, I'm not sure how it's going along, and yes it was rushed, and yes, today's a special thingy, because I can't be bothered to upload it tomorrow, AND

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