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Delinquent Life

Chapter Fourteen – Sports Day! Pt.2

Len POV

Sports day continued on and the relay race was now underway

"By the way I got 3rd place in the 100m dash," Kaito mentioned, while not even facing any of us.

"We know. We were watching." I pointed out. "And who are you even talking to anyways?" I leaned in front of him to see who he was facing; however, no one in particular was in sight.

"Oh, no one. I was just narrating a bit," he replied nonchalantly.

"Narrating…?" I raised an eyebrow at him, but decided not to pry any further. "Okay then…" In my opinion, I thought he'd do better in the race, but I guess being smart has its limits.

"Oi, double idiots, the relay is about to start." Teto grabbed our attention. "Meiko already went ahead."

"We better get going then," Kaito said and made his way towards the track.

"Eh? Wait for me!" I scrambled after the two who were leaving me behind.

The relay was about to begin and our class's layout for the race was the following; Hatsune Miku, Shion Kaito, Kasane Teto, and then I was the last runner up. I was anticipating this race the most because I found out that Meiko was also the last runner for her class. Once we got onto the field, I was notified that instead of doing several relay races with 2 different classes each, it became one race with 3 classes. The reason why was because the other classes did not have enough participants for the relay race, so they became ineligible to participate. I'm not sure who their last runner was, but it didn't matter since all I cared about was beating Meiko.

Everyone was now in position and the relay race was about to begin.

…

"We're sorry."

"We apologize."

Both Meiko and I were kneeled down on the ground with our heads hanging down in shame, both of us apologizing sincerely.

"I'm disappointed in you two," Rin told us in a displeased tone.

"Rin-, I mean, our class was depending on you, you know," Teto told me.

"I thought we had a winning chance, too." Kaito said in slight discouragement.

As Meiko and I silently kept our heads down, only speaking to apologize from time to time, our guilt made us constantly flinch by their words. I could bear other people's scolding, but when Rin did it, it felt like her words were stabbing me and made me feel even guiltier. The reason why we were currently in this position was because we ended up losing the relay race for our class. They would have probably let us off easy if we lost normally, but that was the point, we didn't lose because we were slower than the other class, but rather it was painfully obvious that the lost was our own fault. During the final moments of the race, Meiko and I were neck and neck, while the runner from the other class was already far behind us. As we ran, we got so caught up with trying to get ahead of each other, that we didn't realize we had ignored the curve and veered right off the track. By the time we noticed, we were at the end of the field and the other runner, who was desperately trying to catch up to us earlier, had already won.

"I'm impressed you guys got so far away from the track." Kaito praised us, or so I thought; I can't tell if he was being sarcastic or not.

"I blame him." Meiko side glanced at me.

"What?! You were the one in the inner line! If someone is to blame, it's you!" I exclaimed.

"Quiet down, you're both at fault here!" Teto snapped at us.

"Hai…" we lowered our heads again. I'm a bit confused on why Meiko was being scolded along with me, since she's from a different class, but now that I think about it, I doubt anyone from her class has any authority against her.

"We should give them a break now; it's been 10 minutes." Kaito came to save the day.

"You're right, I feel kind of bad for keeping them like that for so long." Rin agreed. She wasn't the type to stay mad for long.

"It'd be great if I could stand up again." I muttered. My legs were starting to ache.

"Uhm… we should hurry then, senpais. Lunch break already started, so we don't have much time to eat now." Piko notified us.

Immediately after the relay race it was lunch break, however, since Meiko and I were being scolded at the time, none of us had gone to eat yet.

"Yeah, we should probably get going." Kaito nodded.

"Alright then." Rin turned to face me again. "Len, I'll forgive you this time, but you better not mess up in the next event!" she said and offered me her hand.

Right… I still had the three-legged race left. I grabbed Rin's hand, subconsciously enjoying the warmth of it, and pulled myself up. "Yeah, I won't," I assured her. There were only two remaining events, and they were both scheduled after the lunch break; the three-legged race and the borrowing race.

"I don't need your help!" Meiko snapped at Kaito, who was trying to help her up, and stood up by herself. However, the numbness in her legs must still have been present since they gave out underneath her, causing her to stumble forward.

"Whoa." Kaito grabbed her by the shoulders to hold her still. "That's why I offered to help you up," he told her.

"I-I can walk by myself!" Meiko shouted at him. After she regained the strength in her legs, she quickly stormed off. Was she really that angry because Kaito tried to help her? I could have sworn her face was red.

"What's up with her?" I asked Kaito as we watched the brunette walk away.

"I don't know." He shrugged in response.

"Hm…" I decided to disregard Meiko's odd behavior and asked Kaito a question that has been bothering me for a while now. "By the way, who's my partner for the three-legged race?" I was curious because it wouldn't be possible to compete in a three-legged race by myself.

"Oh, it's Rin," he answered casually. As he replied, he started making his way towards the school building, following behind the rest of the group who were already going ahead of us.

"Wait, seriously!?" I tried to confirm it, but Kaito was already leaving, so I decided to put my question aside for now and focus on catching up to everyone.

Usually we wouldn't eat at the cafeteria, but when there is a special event at school, like the sports day, the food there actually becomes decent. Even Rin and Kaito, who would always bring a bento, didn't bring anything today.

This was probably the second time in my entire school life that I've gone to eat at the cafeteria. The first time was when I was a 1st year, and had forgotten to bring enough money to buy bread at the school store. That was not a pleasant experience. The rumors about me being a delinquent had already widely spread throughout the entire school by then, so I ended up eating at an empty table with people constantly sending me nervous glances. I quickly lost my appetite and ended up leaving, despite having barely touched my own food. That was an experience that I never wanted to go through again, so whenever I'd forget to bring money, I'd either just skip lunch or leech off of Kaito; the latter option being available once I met him for the first time.

Normally, I would avoid going to the cafeteria, but today was an exception. Lately people haven't been giving me as much anxious glances as they did before so that wasn't much of a problem now, and I won't be by myself this time since everyone will be with me as well.
With that thought in mind, I made my way towards the cafeteria with the rest of the group.

…

"Shouldn't we practice at least once before the race?" I asked Rin.

We were currently watching the 1st years get prepared for their three-legged race. Prior to this, nothing eventful happened during lunch. We arrived at the cafeteria and Piko secured us a table, which was supposed to be an incredible feat since the majority of the student body was there as well. We spent our lunch lightly chatting about random topics, however, our conversations mostly consisted of Meiko and I arguing on whose fault it was for losing the relay race; it almost got to the point where it appeared like we'd break out into a brawl, but thankfully Rin intervened before that could happen.

Conveniently, once everyone was done eating the bell signaling the end of the lunch break had rung.

"We'll be fine!" Rin assured me.

I only found out recently that my partner in the race was Rin, and was starting to worry about how we'd do since we haven't practiced at all. Winning would be out of the question if we couldn't properly match our steps in the race; we'd just end up tripping all over the place.

"If you say so…" I was still conflicted about this, but if Rin didn't want to, then I couldn't do anything about it. I couldn't force Rin to do something that she doesn't want to, especially if she was already fully confident that we'll be okay.

"There's only one thing you need for this event!" Rin stated and pointed at me. "And that's trust! So it's already certain who the winners are going to be!" she grinned at me as she declared.

"Eh?" I raised an eyebrow at her in surprise. Does that mean…?

"You're the one person that I trust the most to be my partner for this race." Rin told me with a grin.

I felt something inside of me tingle with happiness once I heard her words. It wasn't an embarrassing situation, but my face still lit up into a slight crimson by her words.

"W-what? Does that mean you don't trust me?" Teto asked; her expression suddenly became distressed.

"Of course I trust you!" Rin reassured her. "But the partners for the race had to be a boy and a girl, so Len was the only person I could rely on," she told Teto, gesturing towards me as she did. I quickly averted my gaze away from them, half embarrassed and half afraid of meeting Teto's menacing glare.

Once I turned away, I started absentmindedly gazing around and noticed something. "Where's Piko?" I glanced around for the silver-haired boy who'd always follow me around.

"He went back to his class." Kaito replied.

"Oh." I was so used to having Piko follow me around everywhere that it got to the point where something felt astray if he wasn't present. I hate to admit it, but I didn't mind Piko's presence as much as I did before. Despite how reluctant I was of having him as my underling and how much I saw him as a nuisance, he still became part of my daily life.
I shivered as I realized how accustomed I was with Piko now.

"Len!" Rin's voice pulled me out of my thought.

"Hm?" I returned my gaze to her.

"The first years are about finished, so let's go," she informed me.

I glanced at the field, and like Rin had said, the final runners for the first year's three-legged race had just crossed the finish line.

"I know it's impossible for Rin to mess up, but you better not drag her down!" Teto told me sharply. If glares could kill, then Teto would have killed me twice over by now. I felt my body stiffen as I followed Rin to the track, Teto's menacing gaze sending a chill down my spine. Now I couldn't afford to lose this; not only did I not want to disappoint Rin again, but I was also afraid of what Teto would do to me if we didn't get 1st place.
Gulping down my anxiety, I stuck close behind Rin.

…

Rin and I were now standing shoulder to shoulder at the starting line. I was on the right while Rin was on the left, so my left leg was tied together with Rin's right. This was probably the closest I've ever been with Rin, disregarding the brief hug she gave me a while back, so I was beginning to feel on edge. Adding to that, instead of putting our arms over each other's shoulders, Rin suddenly linked her arm with mine and grabbed my hand. Initially, I started panicking, my face lighting up like a red balloon, and asked Rin what she was doing, in which she simply replied 'it's more comfortable this way'. After that, I didn't say anything more since my words would tumble over each other. It's not like I disliked what Rin was doing, but rather it was because it had caught me off guard and it was embarrassing, or so was the reason I used to explain the emotion that was running rampant inside of me.
Regardless, I didn't have much time to settle my emotions since the gym teacher was getting ready to begin the race.

"Okay Len, right leg first." Rin advised me.

I nodded stiffly in reply because I still couldn't talk properly. She was referring to which leg to move first.
The gym teacher placed his whistle on his lips, and all the contestants got ready. I felt Rin strengthen her grip on my hand in anticipation. My anxiety rose, but I made sure to keep it concealed since the race was about to begin. The fear of what Teto would do to me if I messed up here was terrifying. I'm not sure what she was capable of, but that was the reason why I was on edge.

After a moment of tension filled silence, the whistle was blown.

Okay… Right leg first. I recalled what Rin had told me and stepped forward with my right leg. However, Rin did the exact same and stepped forward with her right leg as well. The leg that was supposed to be supporting the weight of my body was swept out from beneath me. "Waaaah?!" I let out a cry as I fell on my backside.

"Len, don't just sit around! The race already started!" Rin said in an urgent tone, oblivious of the fact that she was the reason I had fallen.
I heard an angry Teto shout at me from the sidelines.
Thankfully, the impact and Teto's shout helped clear my mind so I was able to think straight again. I pushed myself up and gave Rin a nod, notifying her that I was ready and linked arms with her again; however, this time I wasn't fazed by it as much. I knew Rin was going to move her right leg first, so I stepped forward with my left. Surprisingly, I thought we were going to stumble a bit at first, but we were perfectly in sync. Right, left, right, left, right, left, right. It was amazing how harmonized our steps were.

Out of curiosity I glanced at the other runners to see how they were doing since we had a delayed start. I expected them to be much ahead of us, but was startled when I saw that they were lagging behind us instead. Since the partners were supposed to be a boy and a girl, most of them had a height difference so it was difficult for them to walk properly. Seeing that Rin and I were almost the same height, we had no problems at walking. Even the couple, who seemed like they actually practiced, appeared to be having a hard time as well

In the end, we ended up winning the race thanks to our sync rate, which was unbeknownst till now. I pondered on whether Rin actually knew it would end up like this. Is this what she meant by trust?

Rin and I returned to the area where our class resided. We received several praises and a couple of pats on the back from our classmates as we made our way through.

"That was amazing, Aniki!" Piko, who wasn't here earlier, complimented me.

"I was worried you guys might lose after that little incident," Kaito said, mentioning the fall I had.

"It was like Rin-senpai and Aniki were two of the same person!" Piko exclaimed, exaggerating the details.

"Since you won, I'll turn a blind eye to the mishaps you had earlier." Teto told me.

I let out a mental sigh of relief, but didn't let it show on my face since I did not want her to know that I was actually anxious. Teto wasn't that intimidating, but when the situation in some way involved Rin, she becomes incredibly solemn. I normally wouldn't take her seriously, but her attitude today was putting me on edge. Was she always this serious? I thought for a moment, but then recalled the whole cat incident from when we first met her, and shook the recollection away.

"I told you we'd win!" Rin grinned at me triumphantly.

I sat down underneath a tree at the side of the field. "Yeah, I just want today to be over now." I groaned. The exhaustion of having done 3 events finally got me, the fatigue weighing down my body.

Since none of us were participating in the last event, we spent the remainder of the school day sitting back and relaxing, which was something I required the most. Because today was the sports festival there weren't any classes nor were there any student council work to do, so this was one of my favorable days. No work and all rest.

Once the last scheduled event was over our homeroom teacher, Megpoid-sensei did a quick role call to make sure no one had skipped, and once she was finished she dismissed the class.

…

I returned home to see my sister lazing in the living room.

"Shouldn't you be at your part-time job?" I asked as I strode past her, heading towards my room.

"I'm on break today," she replied indifferently. If I remembered correctly this was her 5th 'break' this month. "Oh right, Len, how was your day?" she asked out of the blue.

"Huh?" I stopped in my tracks to give her a puzzled look. Lily wasn't the type to ask questions like that.

"You had 3 girls pick you up." She pointed out with a smirk. "I didn't know you were such a player."

I rolled my eyes at her, irritated at myself for assuming she actually cared about my day. "Oh shut up." I snapped at her and continued to my room.

Once inside, I threw my bag to the side and plopped my body onto the bed. I could literally feel the weariness seep out of me. Last year wasn't like this since I didn't have the need to participate in any of the events, but it was different this year. I didn't dislike Rin for signing me up for all this; it was actually a fun experience, despite how tiring it may have been in the end.

I flipped my body over and outstretched my left hand. I recalled the three-legged race as I gazed at it. I could clearly remember the warmth of Rin's hand which was held firmly in mine; the strange feeling that formed in my chest alongside the anxiety at the time. I suddenly recalled what Teto had said to me during the first time we met.

Maybe I do like her… I came to a verdict. It perfectly explained the emotions I've been having whenever I was around her. But even if I do… what am I supposed to do? Confess to her? I have no experience in love whatsoever, so I don't know how to; and considering how much of an airhead Rin was, I doubt she'd know anything about it either.

As I considered my action, I came to the conclusion of doing nothing about my current emotion towards Rin. There was no reason to change our current lifestyle. Even if I did actually decide to confess to her and in the long chance that Rin actually did say yes; our current lifestyle will just become awkward. I knew I wasn't ready for any romantic relationship, nor would I know what to do if I was.

In the end, I decided to keep my emotions bottled up, and continue living this normal but yet not so normal life.

CHAPTER END

A/N – Well this was considerably the most annoying chapter to write. There isn't much dialogue but more monologues. I guess this is more like a chapter where Len is realizing a lot of different things. So that's basically the main reason why it took so long to write this chapter. You can write more when writing a long dialogue between groups of people, but when writing a long single person monologue then it takes a long time to word it out. Anyways, in the end I was finally able to finish! I tried to make Sports day as interesting as possible, and I think it turned out reasonably okay. Len finally realizing his feelings was one of the main things.
Also, I still need people to tell me on whether I should continue this story until college admission or end it when Len actually gets together with Rin. Leave it in the reviews! And while you're at it, give me some of your opinions!

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violet-rash – Glad to know you're enjoying it. Seems a couple of you are finding similarities to this story and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

xKireyy – Mmm… Miku was mentioned in this chapter, but nothing major. It'll probably refer to later on but not for now. Luka is also planned to come out, but I'm not sure if either them are going to fulfill some 'major role' with the group. They'll probably be one of the side characters that appear time to time. There will be a short arc focused around them for a while, but then after that they'll appear from time to time (ex – SeeU) Oh and I forgot to mention… CONGRATULATION ON BEING THE 100th REVIEW! YAAAAAY~

Arius The Heretic – Uhm, action comes out when the idea comes to mind while writing the story. No action, consisting of fighting, was planned for the Sports day so I couldn't do anything about it. However, some action scenes will come out in the next chapter, I assume.

DoKuRiNAnimationQueen – Welp, I didn't see it if you really did review before ; Len realized his feelings now! Wait… wut? Teal and blue haired babies? What.

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Jessi-chan9867 – People are being too indecisive ; Isn't the Y chromosome only in males? :u, or are you saying that to Len... And no, guys don't have secret stashes these days. It's all in their computers now. Well, Len is a physically able character, but he only likes to do things which involve fighting, so things like running competitively don't interest him. Uhm, you're getting the meaning wrong. To be certain on whether you have 8th grade syndrome is when you actually act out the role in your fantasies as well. Like literally going on a solo monologue about how you're the 'chosen one' and must defeat the evils of the world. That's how you know if someone has chuninbyou.

Adorable Reader – Was wondering where you have gone; for a second there I thought you actually grew disinterested in my story and stopped reading D; Well, I guess guys more likely want to be called 'handsome' or 'cool', instead of something like 'adorable' and 'cute'. It just gets to their self-esteem.

AwesomeOrange98 – I'll do my best! Despite the fact that I'm going through some problems while writing my story, I still do my best to overcome them. But the distractions on the sidelines really get to me. I'll keep up with this story as long as I can!

Jello-is-awesome-123 – TLoTSK, that's one long acronym OuO. Well, Vocaloid's personality is entirely based on what the fanbase thinks, so I guess it doesn't matter what they're like. I just need to consider her personality, backstory, and how she meets them. I'll take that as the first vote to college! Since a lot of other people are being indecisive ; He's just physically able; does a lot of martial arts so he should have good legs. Writer's block + Distractions such as games, animes, and mangas = SUPER EFFECTIVE.