Chapter 20: Trickery Casino
Hello again, dear dedicated readers! In this chapter we will finally have some steaming chemistry between Len and Rin- although it may all be an act. La La la~ Must start typing chapter.
Rin's POV~~~
I am about ready to erupt with anger.
Len has been boasting to all the guys this week about how he's totally going to dominate me and claim me as his "territory". He keeps talking about how it's all going to "go down soon". He expects me to be begging him that I give up and to just "claim" me, as he has done many times with his previous girlfriends or one night stands. He doesn't think I'm hearing any of this at all. Good thing that I can play a good poker face with even eyes.
Turns out I'm not the idiotic one.
Just you wait Len- I'll have you under me and admitting defeat.
And I most definitely will not become "property of Len Kagamine".
Strangely, all this hollow talk is getting me excited to see him admit utter defeat. Yes, it will all come down on Saturday evening. He may have red hearts in his back pocket, but I'm the Joker here.
"Rin- are you okay? You've been staring at-"
"Hm? What?" I ask, interrupting Luka's sentence. A sigh escapes her lips as she lowers her rice ball to the small frown on her lips.
"Are you alright? You seem out of it today."
"I'm perfectly fine," I say and flash her an innocent smile. Good thing Luka can't see through people easily-well at least not with me. She dismisses the subject and returns to eating until she pauses just as the rice ball touches her lips.
"Aito hasn't been to school for a while."
What?
"Of course he is, he's sitting right-"
I look over at the seat to the left of Luka and find it empty. Why, I've been so preoccupied with my plan that I haven't even noticed that Aito has been absent. How long has he been sick? How distracted do you have to be to forget about one of your closest friends?
"I hope he's not that sick…" Luka says and taps her chin. "Well, he does always get sick when the weather changes rapidly. And winter is coming up soon…"
Luka continues to blabber about Aito and how he hates winter and I zone out. I know, by the way I'm acting right now, I suppose you all think that I'm the best listener in the world. It's not like I mean to be rude, but I can't help but think about Len.
Funny, he's been on my mind a lot lately.
Len's POV~~~
I am just oh-so-innocently walking through the hallway with Kaito and Gakupo when Rin suddenly appears out of the corner. She smiles at the three of us and walks up to me. I stop and so do Kaito and Gakupo. The two share a sideways galnce as I smile at her.
"There you are Len," Rin says as she closes the distance. "I've been looking for you."
She has?
"Oh really?" I ask, a smirk playing on my lips.
"Of course," Rin says and slides her hand down my arm. Wait, did I just shiver? And what the heck is she doing? She's not normally like this!
...Well, I don't mind really...
"I'll see you later tomorrow evening. My parents won't be home this weekend so I want to have some fun."
With that, Rin playfullly winks at me then lifts her hand off my arm. She gives us a small wave as she turns around.
"Bye boys~" Rin says and walks away.
Kaito and Gakupo turn to me at the same time, waiting for my expression. Finally, the smirk reappears and I laugh.
"Looks like this will be easier than I thought," I laugh and grab my phone from my pocket.
"Who are you texting now?" Gakupo asks, looking down at my shoulder to see the name.
"Probably cancelling dates with other girls to be with his girlfriend~" Kaito teases.
"I'm just texting Oliver," I reply, ignoring the tease.
"What for?" Gakupo asks.
"Just giving him a little advice," I say and chuckle as I send the text. "He may not want to hear the sounds on Saturday night."
Saturday~~~
Len's House
I look over at the clock and smile to myself. Rin will be over any time by now.
I'm actually surprised on what she said yesterday. And all this time I thought she didn't have the hots for me.
But I guess no woman can resist a piece of Len Kagamine.
Someone knocks on my door gently. That must be her. Keeping my cool, I open the door
"Hey Ri-"
The words get caught in my mouth as my eyes take Rin in. It's like she did a total transformation in the past 24 hours. Her hair is loosely curled, slightly brushing across her cheeks and bouncing from the slight breeze. Her normal everyday white ribbon seems to be gone as well. The dark mascara brightens the blues of her eyes, making me shiver as she looks up at me. I catch a small gleam from her lips, which look rosy and soft.
I wonder what flavor the lip gloss is…
"Hello Len," Rin says and smiles at me. "May I come in?"
"S-sure."
I can't help but look at her figure as she walks in. My eyes travel up from her bare lower legs to the short denim shorts teasing me with her feminine hips as they sway. And don't even get me started on her white tank top. It's hugging every possible curve… in all the right ways.
"Len?"
I snap out of my fantasy to see Rin staring at me oddly.
"Hm?" I ask, trying to act like I wasn't drooling at her two seconds ago.
Get yourself together Len! YOU'RE the one who's supposed to be playing HER. Not the other way around! She may look stunning but surely she can't play the role.
"Hehe, you were staring at me for a long time," Rin says, twirling a piece of her blonde hair shyly.
"That's only because you make me speechless," I say and brush her hair away, slightly touching her cheek. A small hue of pink appears on her cheeks.
There we go. Finally I've gained at least some ground.
"So, what was it you were saying about "having some fun"?" I ask, my breath running across her neck. I expect her to giggle and confess, but instead she nods and smiles.
"Yeah!" Rin says and gives me a cheeky grin. "Let's fight!"
Eh?
"What did you think I meant, Len?" Rin asks and flicks my forehead.
"I- you- but- you-"
"I'm even making you stutter? And look at your red cheeks~!" Rin laughs and pokes them. Gosh, this girl knows how to push my buttons. So she really wasn't talking about- So I was being played? Or did I just misinterpret everything?
"Come on Len- let's get started as quickly as we can."
Rin grabs my hand and drags me upstairs.
I'm not even sure anymore.
Normal POV~~~
"So…why do you want to "playfully fight" again?" Len asks, making quotation marks with his fingers.
"I need to release stress that I've built up lately," Rin replies as she cracks her knuckles.
'I had a different idea for releasing stress…' Len thinks and sighs.
"So, basically, you're using me as a punching bag?"
"Of course. Who else?" Rin laughs and Len rolls his eyes. She takes a stance and smiles at him. "Please get ready for the fight, okay?"
Len groans but takes a stance as well.
'No matter if she was teasing me or not- I can still turn this night upside down,' Len thinks.
'Heh, get prepared to get your butt whooped Len,' Rin thinks with a smirk.
"Don't you try to let me win so easily," Rin says.
"Wouldn't dream of it."
The two then start to playfully fight. Kicks come from below and above. Building into a quick speed, the two start sharing blows, Len usually being the one to shoulder the powerful forces. Trying to gain some ground again, Len blocks Rin's high kick and attempts to grab her leg but is too late and gets another hit on his side. Rin uses this distraction to try a right blow. Len grabs her wrist just on time and pulls her in. Rin's breath catches at the short distance. She can feel his cool breath push toward her face. Len smirks at Rin and leans in to kiss her, but doubles over from a punch to the stomach.
"Gah!" Len yells as he clutches his stomach and Rin laughs. He groans and smiles at her. "You're in for it now Rinny~"
"Don't call me that!" Rin frowns and yelps when Len attacks again. Rin falls onto Len's bed and Len places his arms on both sides beside her head, trapping her.
"Not so good to be the one on bottom, huh Rinny~?" Len teases and leans in.
Rin feels her heart start beating faster.
1 inch closer.
Faster.
One more inch.
Faster.
His fringe brushes across her her lips.
How is it possible for Rin to be alive with her heartbeat speed?
'Wait, the plan! I can't get distracted by Len's stupid face!' Rin mentally yells at herself. 'I must turn this situation around!'
Rin raises her arm, causing Len to stop his trip. He follows her hand until it pauses on his slightly parted lips.
"Not yet, Len~."
Len blinks at her with surprise until she pushes him off by his chest. She rolls over on top and smiles down at him.
"Who's the uke now?" Rin laughs as her bangs fall down and touch Len's face softly.
"So you're admitting that we do have a sexual relationship?" Len teases and raises an eyebrow at her.
'Dammit Len! You got me there!' Rin frowns.
She leans into his face, now just two inches away. "Just shut up and enjoy this."
Len's question is cut off when Rin's lips fall onto his, catching him completely off guard. His fall to his side, now limp as she licks his bottom lip. With now no control of his body movement, she sneaks her tongue into his mouth. Len closes his eyes, trying not to feel the burning sensation on his cheeks. As embarrassing as it is, Rin is dominating his entire mouth.
Rin pulls away and stands back up, smirking down at him.
"Speechless, Len?"
Len falls through of cloud nine and meets her eyes. He's racing to catch his breath and she's giving him a teasing smile.
'Did she just? And was I just sitting there-?' Len thinks and blushes.
Just as Len is about to retort, Rin starts the fight again with a giggle and a right uppercut. Fortunately for Len, he dodges. Rin looks over to where he moved and raises her two fists, ready to strike.
An hour later, the two are on Len's bed panting for air and sweaty all over. Rin reaches up to her hair and pushes away her bangs.
'This girl is stronger than she lets on, isn't she?' Len thinks as he raises his hand to wipe away sweat. Len looks over at Rin and inspects her. Although she looks like she just ran a marathon, Len can't help but feel a little odd as he looks at her. Her sweat is making her white t-shirt cling to her skin. Her shorts are slowly riding up, making him pause again to wipe away any drool from his fantasies.
"Say, Len?" Rin asks and he stops staring at her.
"Yes?"
"Do you have some ice-cream that we can eat?" Rin asks with a cheeky grin. "I'm starving."
In Len's Kitchen~~~
"Only one bowl?" Rin asks as he places the orange bowl in front of them. Confused, she looks up at him. "And why only one spoon?"
"I'm going to feed you," Len says and winks at her as he raises the first spoonful of chocolate chip cookie dough ice-cream. Rin's eyes widen and she begins to stutter.
"L-l-len I don't h-have to be fed-"
"It's just a gift from what you did earlier~"
'Earlier?' Rin ponders about his words when the heated kiss comes to mind. She begins to stutter once more. She never expected for things to go that far, but something made her want to run the extra mile.
"I-I-I-"
"Just open your mouth," Len says and cups her chin with his left hand. "Or am I going to have to feed it to you with my mouth?"
"J-just feed me dammit!" Rin yells out in frustration and Len raises the spoon to her lips. Rin's eyebrows twitch and she hesitantly opens her mouth. Len places the cold spoon inside her mouth and Rin's taste buds are filled with chocolate chip cookie dough goodness. Len retracts the spoon, making sure to take his sweet time. He looks at the piece left and licks the spoon.
"H-hey!" Rin says as she turns even redder.
"We just shared an indirect kiss," Len laughs and Rin feels a shiver go down her back.
'Ice-cream was a bad idea. I've become a stuttering fool! Gah, Len, why do you make me feel like this?' Rin thinks as she looks down at the table, embarrassed. And just then, another spoonful is placed on her lips.
"Open your mouth Rinny~"
"Stupid Len," Rin says and kicks his stool. Too bad for her, she kicks it a little too harshly, making it tip over. Len senses it and jumps forward only to bump into Rin and send her falling too. The spoon clatters onto Rin's neck and the ice-cream bit falls over her lips and nose.
The two stop and stare at each other, unsure of what to do.
Rin's heart starts beating quickly as Len instinctively leans in. And strangely, she can feel Len's heart beat rapidly against her own chest.
'That can't be true- that must be mine. But wait, why am I blushing?' Rin asks herself.
'Why am I so nervous to do this? I've kissed lots of girls and I've done way more things than this!' Len thinks.
The two lock eyes and stare into each other's turquoise eyes.
'I've never really noticed how pretty his/her eyes are…' the two think.
Rin closes her eyes and waits for his lips to touch hers, her hands turning sweaty.
'Should I really be doing this?' Len asks himself as he looks down at her. 'She looks so innocent, but that's obviously not the case. If I kiss her, what will that lead to? She seems to have just left herself vulnerable to me…'
And then, moments with Rin flash through his mind.
"At least I don't have one every week!" Rin yells. "I prefer to stay loyal and genuine."
"Those words mean nothing in this generation. If you want to see those kind of relationships then go watch a sappy movie," Len snorts.
"They could exist! You just have to be willing to put in the effort," Rin says.
"Please. Open your eyes and look around you. Nothing is "loyal" and "genuine"."
"Back off!" Rin yells and pushes him away, watching him bump into a desk. He looks at her, a bit surprised. "I-I-" Rin stutters, racing to catch her breath. "I'm not some girl you can play with! I'm not about to just let you rip my heart out and hurt me!"
Her eyes are wild and she can feel her clothes cling onto he body from sweat.
"Don't look down upon me!" Rin yells and runs out of the room quickly.
"Ready to decorate?" Rin asks excitedly.
Miku…or Rin?
"Len?" Rin asks as Len's phone buzzes again.
"It's nothing," Len replies and toss his phone to my couch. "Now, where do we begin?"
Before Rin can even tell what the heck is happening, Len's lips are on Rin's. Her left arm thrashes around while he grips her right hand. His tongue is licking her bottom lip, requesting entrance to get the candy.
Suddenly, Rin feels a hand slowly run up her back, making her gasp as she shivers again. And with that gasp, Len enters and starts violating her mouth. She can feel his tongue inside and her eyes are wide open, but his are closed for some reason. Finally, he lets go from the kiss and leans down on the other bucket, spitting out the small candy.
"I don't think she was following us," Len says and gets ready to tease Rin until he sees her sink down into the ground. She pulls up her knees to her chest and holds onto them tightly, ducking her face in them. He can hear her sobbing in between ragged breaths, whimpering softly.
Len doesn't know what to do. He's never been in a situation like this. Len looks down at the broken girl below him and kneels down, studying her face. Heavy drops of tears are falling down her knees, her hands clutching her knees tighter.
Len doesn't even think of what to do- he just grabs her and hug her tightly. At first her hands are above his back, her eyes wide in shock from the close contact.
"It's alright, just calm down," he breathes out and feels her hands clutch his shirt. She rests her head on his shoulder and Len can feel his shirt becoming wet quickly. But he doesn't care, as long as she's letting it out. After a few minutes he feels her head rise and the hold come loose.
"Are you alright now?" he asks as she lifts her face to see his. Her eyes are red and a few stray tears are falling down.
"Yeah," Rin chokes out from her dry mouth.
Even though she looks like she's had the worst night of her life, Len has to fight back the urge to kiss her.
Len looks down at Rin and smiles at her slight blush. She meets his gaze and smiles back at him as they sway back and forth to the music. It is oddly relaxing for her.
"Thanks Len," Rin says abruptly and flushes. "I mean- what happened at the forest."
"No problem, I was glad to help," Len says and laughs when she stumbles. "Calm it there, Alice. Trying to lean in for another kiss?"
"Len, you're such an idiot."
"My dare is…" Rin says and taps her chin. "Hm…what should I make you do? Something horrible? Eat something disgusting? Go tell someone something embarrassing?"
"Stop torturing me and tell me!" Len yells in agony.
'Luka, you're going to have to owe me big time,' Rin thinks and turns to Len.
"Let's have a double date."
"You won't understand until you have the same feeling," Rin replies. Wow. Thanks for the awesome answer. "I mean, you just learn to not be selfish and care about other people's feelings too."
But something about the faraway look on her face just makes Len want to listen even more.
"You may be in pain, but when you see that person smile…." Rin says. "You just… it's just… one of the best feelings in the world. Maybe they don't feel the same way about you. But, your suffering isn't in vain. And it's not easy either, it's actually quite hard sometimes. Sometimes you feel like crying, like breaking into a million pieces, just wishing that they could see you the same way. But when you get over those selfish thoughts…."
"Looks like you've had the best day of your life," Len says and Rin sighs.
"And what exactly would that be?" Rin asks.
"Being my girlfriend."
"Yeah, dream on Len," Rin says and roll s her eyes.
"Actually, those are my dreams," Len says as he grabs my hand. Looks like he's returned to his normal teasing self.
"Get your hands off me!"
"That sounds wrong Rin~!"
"Stop it you pervert!"
But for some reason, Rin can't help but smile at the moment. This feels much better than how she felt a few days ago. This is more natural.
"You thinking about me, Rinny~?" Len laughs, poking her cheeks.
"Shut up Len!"
Len stops and looks down at the waiting girl beneath him.
'Do I really want to treat her like I do to every other girl?'
Rin opens her eyes to see Len sitting up and standing up with a sigh. She stares at his outstretched hand with bewilderment. Nonetheless, she grabs it and stands up.
"Okay, you win," Len sighs and Rin tilts her head in confusion. "Don't make me say it! It's embarrassing enough!"
"Tell me Len~" Rin teases, returning to her normal self.
"Rin!"
"Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!"
"No!"
"Are you sure about that Len?" Rin asks as she comes up behind Len and blows on his ear, making his eyes widen and a blush spread across his face.
"O-okay!" Len stutters and sighs again. "I guess we are equals."
"Come on, you can do better than that."
Len rolls his eyes. "You know I hate you, right?"
"The feeling's mutual."
Len groans and shakes his head. "As much as I hate to admit it, I can't fool you Rin," Len says and looks at her. "You can easily play me back like I do to all the other girls. And, to be honest, I respect that."
"So you'll stop trying to "claim me as your territory", right?" Rin asks as she crosses her arms.
"You heard that?" Len laughs sheepishly.
"Everyone could hear it from the volume you were speaking," Rin replies.
"Well, I'll be honest to the guys then."
Rin smiles and lets her hands fall back to her side.
"So I guess now you'll stop flirting with me, right?"
"Nope~" Len says and flicks off a piece of the ice-cream on her lips and licks his finger.
"Len!" Rin yells, her face red.
"Haha- at least we're friends now, right?" Len asks and pulls her in. "And you do know that they say that friendship is the foundation of a romantic relationship~"
"Wow, what a weird friendship we have," Rin laughs and pushes him off of her lightly. "Never thought I would see the day that Len would actually be "just friends" with a girl."
"For now…"
"Len!"
"I'm joking! I swear!"
Luka looks at the television in her room and ponders about earlier.
'I wonder why Gumi wanted to know Aito's address. Could she be trying to go to his house and see how he's doing?'
And then, a romance scene comes on in the screen.
"Lily, I love you! I've been waiting to tell you for four years!"
"As have I Alexander!"
Luka smiles as the couple shares a passionate kiss and gushes at the cute thought.
'I hope she is~! What if something else spawns from this?'
Gah, so many flashbacks 0_o. Anyways, what a sweet ending, don't you think? Looks like Rin slipped on her mission a bit, but at least she won in the end, right? And what do you think Gumi is going to do at Aito's house? I listened to many songs during this. Yes, even "Spice" by Len :3
Anyways, here is the part where I reply to all your reviews~ By the way, if you don't like me doing this, I can reply privately, you just have to ask.
Zumiezoomer- I think I replied to yours privately, but in case I didn't, thank you for your review~ And thank you for your compliment ^-^
Unyielding Wish- I know I've replied to yours~ And your stories are awesome, by the way :D
xSnowflakesx- He, I don't mean to make the suspense that high ^-^. Okay, maybe I do. And that would be shocking to see Oliver half-naked with a girl. Of course, Oliver would have a totally innocent reason, being the guy that he is. And good guess~ Thanks for the compliment and your review~
LazyBigCat- Well, she certainly did :D And thank you for the compliment~ And he was staring towards Teto's table, but then again, Luka could sit close to them… Thanks for the review~
Guest- Yes! Someone caught it :D And thanks for your review~
TeamKagamineForever- It's alright, you don't have to review each chapter. I'm just glad that you like the story. And awesome- another "She's the Man" fan! I love that scene as well~ In fact, I love a lot of their scenes because it's just so epic XD. And of course they can't- denial is just too strong in their hearts. Thank you for the compliment and your review~
Guest- I don't mind at all ^-^ That's how I was before too, actually~ And things actually got a bit soft towards this chapter's ending, I think, so I hope that you like that bit. And sadly, I did not make her grab his shirt and bring him forward to her, but at least she kissed him~! Haha, and thanks for your compliments and your review~
AliyeH- Maybe quite so… and her "lover" will be clear soon enough :3 Haha, I should have explained "bang" a bit better so others could understand it… but at least you got it! And English isn't your first language? You're really good at it though~ thanks for the compliment and your review~
TigerMew225- Yes, indeed she is :D And thank you~ oh and thanks for your review too~
Guest (Tora)- Haha, I do that all the time, but on my Ipod. And thank you for your compliment and the review~
EmoHippy1- Yes she did :D Thanks for the review~
Rin1019- Yeah, she kinda lost her cool towards the end, but she was cool at the beginning! And yes, they are cute :3 You're welcome~ and thank you for your review~
SharksRCool- Nope~ it's over 30~ Hehe thanks for the compliments ^-^ And yes, she did pull a little prank on Len in the beginning. Thanks for the review~
Cosplayingninjas- haha nice :D And thanks for the review~
lightning027- Thank you ^-^ I tried to make them sound good and realistic, so hopefully it'll stay like that in the future chapters~ Thanks for the compliments and the review~
Silver Rock Shooter- It's alright ^-^. I get a lot of songs mixed up too~ And it's really Chinese? Cool! And I just searched up "Luo Tianyi" and I'm contemplating what sort of personality to give her before she appears in the story. And thank you for your compliments- I'll try my best to squeeze in his "I'm going to take over the world' and his hissy fit moments- just you wait. Thanks for the review~
Ae123monkey- Hehe, I'm glad that it makes you feel special :D And gracias (thank you), I liked the ending line myself too~ And yes, Len is an idiot. And Teto and Oliver may build a close relationship later on (aka Teto dragging him into her scandalous business). Thanks for your review~
NinjaBunny8- I would love to see pictures of Oliver in cosplay :3 And I'm glad that you liked her little speech and sarcasm there~ Thank you for your compliments and your review :D
