Hello, readers. Sorry for the long wait, but trying to juggle school and work can be a big hassle for me to spare time to write. Anyway, enjoy the new chapter, if anyone cares to.
Kaito's P.O.V.: Regular
Thoughts: Italicized
Chapter 11: Loose Screws
Kaito's P.O.V.
I peered down at the shorter blonde, viewing his rose-colored lips quivering into a tiny smile. Although he has been standing for over two minutes, he continued to keep a strong grip, staring at me with eyes that didn't see his own cracks. ... `Look at those shaking eyes. He doesn't even know what to focus on if it doesn't include me, and that's good.ยด My lips curved into a slight smile as I carefully reached my hand out to trace my finger along the rim of the tub.
I used little strength to flip the lid open, letting it fall to the floor. Some of the vanilla left on the lid, smeared across the wooden floors, and yet I didn't mind it to the slightest. All that I did was roam my index against the cold cream, letting some of it scoop onto my finger, carefully bringing it up to my lips, licking the vanilla off.
Without breaking our gaze, I lowly whispered, "It tastes good, as usual. ... But"
"But what?" He rapidly responded, clenching onto the tub even tighter.
It was hard to contain my chuckle, so I tried to reduce it down to a smirk, calmly telling him, "But it'd taste better if we didn't have to sneak to eat together. ... Home is a place where you're safe and comfortable. Not a place where you have to sneak around and worry about getting caught by people who claim they care about you. They had not once asked you for your own rules, since you are the victim."
Keeping the same expression, with the only difference of his smile fading, he remained silent.
Not wanting anyone to see him standing in my doorway, I carefully pulled him inside my room and closed my door as quietly as I could. Once I was done, I had only placed my hands on his shoulders and sighed.
"...It's okay, Len. ... I know how hideous that word is, because you're not a victim, and yet they sit around and call you that as if you don't have a name. ... "Who's Len? That boys name is Victim". That's who they look at you as. But neither one of them make the slightest sense to you, do they?" I whispered to him.
Slowly he turned his head to the side, meeting his gaze with mine as he looked up. "N-no? ... No. They don't" He questioned for a second, but still agreed.
Nodding my head, I began rubbing my thumbs against his shoulders, massaging them gently. "How can they call you such thing, and yet they act like one themselves. And between me and you, ... I overheard Rin and Tanaka calling you crazy. ... All because you're sane and compassionate, they're throwing stones at you because you don't want to stoop to their levels." I felt the corner of my lips ache from the amount of force I used trying to contain my laugh.
"C-Crazy-?!" (Smack! s.f.x.) I quickly slapped my left hand onto his mouth, right when he was about to raise his voice.
"Hush, Len. We don't want them to hear your voice in my room." I tried to ease him back down. After a few seconds, I removed my hand, trusting there wouldn't be another outburst.
"I'm not crazy!" he then whispered loudly. "M-Maybe stressed out, but I'm not crazy! They're crazy! They're the ones who got you arrested and made that tape with two dimensional worlds!" Eh? Two dimensional world-? ... It must be his mind both believing and trying to not believe the stuff on that tape. "R-Rin is my twin; why would she do this-? H-How could they call me crazy. If I was crazy, could I still do this?!" And with that, he quickly turned and slipped out the door.
I knew he was running by the sound of the thuds against the floor. Not wanting to chase after him, I decided to keep an ear out and continue with my plans to go over Tanaka's paperwork.
I closed my door and finally allowed for my chuckle to escape.
I'd be a terrible lover if I lied to my angel. He needed to know the truth, cause they don't love him. I love him! It was always me! ... God, I love him...
5:29 p.m.
"Now, if we go to page thirteen, we can try figuring out how to knock down those electrical prices at the Shibuya stadium" Tanaka murmured to me as we sat across one another, going over the finances of the upcoming concerts. "It's going to be a tough one. They changed the owner almost two weeks ago, and this guy is really trying to take as much money as he can get."
I briefly paused from reading, then looked over to him. "New owner? What happened to the last one? And why didn't he give us a notice of his leaving? He knows damn well that stadium is our main sell-out location." I rose a brow at the, obviously stressed-out, brunette.
Pinching the bridge of his nose, he gave a heavy sigh and simply said, "In this world, money can make you talk, walk, enter, and leave. Apparently for Mr. Daiyu, it made him resign and give the middle finger to all of his business partners. I swear it's just one thing after another throughout this week." He then sat his papers to the side and reached to pick up his wine glass, taking a sip from it.
"Hell. You and me both" I then brought my cigarette up to my lips and inhaled another puff.
Right when we tried to ease our nerves, the door to the room quickly slammed open and close, causing the both of us to eye whomever that just came in. To no surprise, it was Dell. But without stopping to greet or state why he was here, he picked up the T.V. remote off the coffee table, and flipped on the television.
"Channel seventeen. Len is on there talking to a paparazzi! It's all on GMZ!' He panicked as he flipped to the channel.
Right when we heard the word "paparazzi", it was like me and Tanaka had the same mind once we shouted, "What the Fuck?!" in unison.
Immediately Dell sat on the edge of the couch Tanaka was sitting on, turning up the volume as we saw Len standing by the Akihabara station, wearing a pair of shades, crossing his arms with a microphone being held close to his mouth.
"Len! There's a lot of buzz going around of sexual allegations between you and another housemate! And so far, it's mostly leading to Kaito, is that true?!" The cameraman told him.
The blonde had gave a slight laugh and scoffed before saying, "Those rumors are nothing but a game of telephone. It never come out correct, and I'm going to confirm that those allegations are wrong. We were all going through a family dispute, but there weren't any sexual stuff going on. And I know we've all been kind of missing from the public, but we're all trying to calm down our emotions; especially me"
"H-He's covering up the allegations!" Tanaka nearly clapped his hands together.
"Len, why would you say that you need to calm down the most? Who angered you?" The same camera man questioned him again.
The boy paused for a second, then replied, "Do I look angry? I'm not angry." his expression remained blank. Mostly from him wearing the shades. "I'm just trying adjust to my new name, since everyone want to start calling me Victim. I didn't know that everyone was my creator, thinking they have the right to rename me. What's next? Crazy-? Oops. Too late." A small, sarcastic, smirk appeared on his face for a second. "All that's left to say is that I'll be having a "Len's-World" tour coming up pretty soon. Dates will be released after certain stadiums are selected, and the pre-sale tickets will be first-come first-serve as always. Miku and Rin will not be included."
At that second, both me and Tanaka began flipping through the documents, trying to see if we missed anything. But that was till I realized that Len is calling his own shots. ... All because of me.
I sat the papers on my lap and made myself comfortable on the couch, as I listened to him talk.
"If you guys will excuse me, I need to hurry home. There's a lot of planning of future projects. Hopefully of individual stuff." He then began to walk, and yet the paparazzi followed him as he was going towards the black S.U.V.
"Before you go; what do you mean by individual? Do you mean a solo album?!"
"No. It's more like giving the spotlight to the ones who deserve it, I guess. Even in the second universe.."
"Sounds as though Kagamine Len is more than ready to squash any rumor that involves, not only his best-friend/singing-partner, but the company itself! But one thing we do know is that the flames are burning within the Crypton-Future household!
Not only is it rare to spot Mr. Kagamine outside his home without his twin, or some singing-mate, but this is our first-ever "Beef Alert" called upon the Crypton Future company. And you know what that means...
New concerts and some garunteed new songs! Not just any songs, but most likely songs that will have some subliminal shots getting fired. But the real question is, is Kaito the real angered one?! Who started the false accusation! Are Miku and Rin the only ones feeling the burn!? What's the second Universe?! And why has no one gave me my coffee yet?!
Stay tuned for more celebrity exclusives tomorrow evening, only on GMZ!"
The three of us sat in silence as the show came to an end, but that was till Dell gave a brief cough and said, "Great that the allegations are cleared from the public, but it's more than apparent that Len is probably going to make this little tour thing happen. So you may want to hault any tour plans you have in mind. The safest thing to do is ride this wave, but still try to avoid feeding the fire. ... Now Kaito. What did you tell Len? I'm kind of curious." The white-head smirked at me as he leaned his elbow on Tanaka's shoulder, causing the brunette to eye me.
I simply burned out my cigarette on the ashtray, rolling my eyes at their behavior.
"I've done nothing. ... He just happened to realize his distaste to being called a victim. ... Those who point the finger, always seem to be the ones who gets it broken" Throw the stone at Len, I'll make sure those bitches get crushed in return. ... But Dell is right. Let's ride this wave for a bit. I love a good show till it's time for me to take Len and kill the ones who started this mess. ... They're the crazy ones. Crazy enough to step up to my plate. "Relax, Tanaka. You've practically been saved from the social-media hassle. In the mean time, we need to focus on this new tour, keeping that parole-officer off my ass, and keeping the paparazzi away. Or rather, keeping Rin and Miku away from them."
"... Sounds about right. But the thing that's not going to sit right, is the fact that Len still has some loose screws. He still does that twitching thing with his body every now and then, and talks non-sense." Tanaka began to nitpick. "That boy is more than confused about the things around him, and I know he's only listening to you, Kaito. ... You're puppeting him-"
"I am not puppeting him!" I barked back, raising from my spot on the couch across, glaring down at him. "I'm helping him because he need me! And you should be grateful that you're getting help! ... You could be left drowning in your financial crisis, left with the paparazzi on your ass about the truth. ... Take a look in the mirror and realize how much of a handicap position you're in. So don't you dare say I'm puppeting that boy."
Tanaka peered at my through the lens of his glasses, furrowing his brows in anger. Dell had only remained quiet.
"... I try my best to believe that shit has already hit the fan, and yet I have a feeling the real storm isn't here yet." He lowly told me. "All for a boy that doesn't even know the real side to you."
"Tanaka, I advise you to select you words carefully." Dell mused with a smirk on his face.
You know nothing about Len's feelings. Let alone anyone that isn't yourself.
"Listen to Dell. ... He could be saving your life" I laughed. "I also suggest that you keep handling your business. And needless to say, keep in mind who you're talking to. ... Let's go, Dell."
