Chapter 33: Murderer!

Hello again~ I apologize for the long wait. Well, it was just like nine days, but that's long for me. I was watching Clannad and I kinda got sick. And then I felt like this chapter wasn't long enough, but here it is anyways~!

Note: This is the same day as the last chapter, where Luka got sad and Aito visited her and whatnot. Except this is what happened to Rin and Len.


December 24th ~~~

Miku's POV

Today's the day.

I will finally give Len what he wants, and he'll be mine.

Len will be "busy" with me, so he can't help out his little "Rinny".

Rin Kagamine will be completely erased from our memories.

I usually never resort to violence, but I just can't keep hanging on to him if we're like this. I touch his hand or kiss his lips and he turns away. I don't know what is wrong, so it must be Rin's fault.

If I don't have Len, then who do I have? My family has become so distant and transformed into different people just for the media. Kaito is with that pink haired girl, no doubt. I've already pushed him far away from me. Far enough to where I've just become a stranger to him.

A stranger, huh?

But even as I think of this…

I can't let any doubt hold me back today. I want Len. I need him. When you give something so sacred to someone, they'll be yours forever, right? I just have to give him that and then I will finally hear those three words.

I'm dying to hear those three words.

Surely I'm not the only one feeling the pain. Len must be feeling something as well. We can get away from this pain; We can get away from Rin.

My phone rings with a text message. It's a location. To be more exact, Len's location. All I need to do is distract him while she takes care of Kagamine Rin. This is actually happening. Tonight, I will have nothing to worry about. My lips smile as I place a fine coat of lip gloss on. I grab a heavy jacket and slip it on myself as I look out at the cold streets.

December nights can get very cold. But hearts can get colder.


Aito's House~~~

Rin's POV

"I…I- I love yo-"

Aito stutters and blurts out another word. "Yogurt!"

Aito lets go of my shoulders and rubs his temples in frustration. "Dammit, why can't I get that line down?"

I am currently standing in Aito's room and we're continuing his lesson on how to confess to Luka. Actually, I'm trying to stand in the midst of all the mess gathered up in his room. He doesn't have trash everywhere, but he has a lot of unnecessary things in his room. I stop looking at the small white bunny sitting on his bed when I hear him slap himself.

"Don't stress it, Aito. You'll get it down," I say, offering a smile.

"I sure hope so. I have to say the real thing in a week or so."

I nod as Aito paces around the room, trying to focus again. His hand combs through his hair once more as he mutters the three words to himself again. He shakes his head and does another pose, trying to convince himself.

It's great to see him trying so hard for someone he likes. I'm struggling with you two, Aito. You're not fighting this battle alone.

I secretly sigh to myself and the ground becomes really interesting. Am I doing what's right? Helping out a friend even though, inside, I'm jealous of them? What would other people do if the one they love loves someone else? Would they be selfish and confess their love no matter what? Do I need to be selfish?

Am I a fool? Or am I kind?

All these questions ramble in my brain and I don't have a good answer for any of them to come out.

Is it bad that all I want is for those golden eyes to look into mine and for him to say " I love you"? That's my only dream!

Why won't you say those words to me? Why can't I evoke those emotions from you? Say to me that you love me-not Luka!

I look up at Aito, who has his eyebrows knitted together, trying to concentrate. He really is one of those hopeless idiots who never give up. He deeply cares for Luka. I know that, I really do.

So, if that makes him happy, then I should support him all the way, even if it hurts me.

At least he will be happy.


A Random Side of Town~~~

Around 8 P.M.

Len's POV

Okay, so I've bought the costume, now all I need is to find a place to put it on. If I put it on in Rin's house, there's a good chance that she might already be home and might ask what's in my bag. Knowing Rin, she would tackle me to the ground and grab the bag while I was distracted. That would ruin the whole surprise.

This is all because of what Rin said last Sunday. We just finished singing rock songs, we started talking about Christmas coming up soon. I told her that I thought it was silly that the whole Santa Claus story is still around. I mean, can kids really be that gullible?

She puffed up and said that she always believed that he existed. I started laughing at the thought of Rin being stupid enough to believe that an old guy breaks into a house and leaves presents. And of course, that made her mad and her fist connected with my side.

"Santa? Isn't that a little childish to have that wish?" I asked, laughing at her.

"Don't laugh at me!" Rin pouted and flicked my forehead when I kept laughing.

"Why do you want to see that jolly old fat guy anyways?"

"Well, ever since I was a little kid, I always stayed up late in hopes of seeing him walk into my house. But every time I tried doing that I ended up falling asleep," Rin says. She pauses with a slight frown and sighs. "Oh well, it's a childish dream anyways. He's not even real."

My laughter died down and I sipped my drink as an excuse not to talk.

Why am I going to doing this again? Just for Rin? Am I that kind of guy who goes out of his way to make someone smile?

Well, Rin deserves to smile every now and then. She has a beautiful smile, so that should happen more often.

What am I saying? This is just something that friends do for another, right? Cheer each other up and make each other laugh and smile.

I slap my forehead as I walk into a public restroom to change. The people around me will probably laugh at what I'm doing, but I don't care if they laugh. I must do this, no matter how silly it is.

It's funny how Rin and I never knew each other before the project. Well, we may have, but we never talked. And now, just a few months after that, we're closer than ever. Why am I so obsessed and worried about her? I am not stupid enough to believe every word from a stranger. But yet, when Rin talks to me, they take on a whole different effect. She really has affected me a lot...

But I don't understand what I feel about her.

She can't speak well.

She's restless.

She cusses sometimes.

She's really childish.

She's also short.

She has almost no sex appeal, literally.

She has a short temper.

But even with all those flaws…

I need to stop thinking about this and just go ahead with my mission.

As I walk out of the restroom, I fix my hat. I can feel stares on me and people pointing, but I keep on walking. Keeping my eyes straight ahead is probably the best thing I can to ignore their laughter. Once this is over, I can take off the Santa costume and hopefully no one will have taken a photo of me.

Just as I'm heading back home, I get a text message from Miku.

'Can you meet me at my house? I need to speak to you.'

"I need to speak to you" is one of the scariest sentences known to man. You don't know what she's going to say, but you can tell that you've done wrong. I check the time. It's already dark out, but it's barely 8 P.M. Whatever Miku wants shouldn't take that long.

I unlock my phone and text her back that I'll be over quickly.


Rin's POV~~~

I tell Aito goodbye with a smile on. A smile is one of the best ways to cover up pain, of course, but when you can't muster one up quickly, you resort to an emotionless mask. Everyone can read it differently, however they want to, and the situation goes your way. No one really knows what you're thinking. I've used those two options to get me through a lot, whenever I feel like crying or like yelling.

I pull the white scarf closer to myself as I walk. It's already late, so I should get to my house as quickly as possible. There is this shortcut I take where people rarely are. I usually take it when there's light weather, but I'm sure the shadows won't scare me tonight. I can last walking through there alone.

My brown bag is empty since I've already given out all the presents to my friends, but I just clutch the end of it anyways as I walk through the empty alley. Being alone is slightly spooky. I've never liked being left alone, really.

The weather forecaster said the snow would pick up its pace during the night, and it has. White is covering everything in my sight besides the walls and I can barely tell where I am.

I feel as if something's following me. Or maybe it's someone. Either it's that or I'm still paranoid from watching a scary movie with Len last night. Every time I take a step forward, I can hear something just a few seconds behind that making a step forward too. I stop and look behind me.

There's nothing but snow and dirty trashcans.

I let out a sigh of relief and turn back around to see a girl in front of me. She smiles wickedly and tosses her blonde hair back.

"You are Kagamine Rin, right?"

"W-who are you?" I ask, looking into her face. The light shines down on the rainbow streaks in her long blonde hair.

She laughs to herself. That laugh… I've heard it before.

When that pain fades away, I open my eyes again and wipe off the sweat on my face. It's strange how my breath is so loud to my ears when it's usually just soft. I grasp the wall again and begin walking again, my head dipping slowly.

Everything keeps moving and the ground isn't steady anymore. I sigh from my nausea and keep walking nonetheless.

Then, I hear melodic laughter.

It must be coming from the open door beside me.

"Sonika, why are you running?"

"Are you having trouble Rin~?"

I stiffen up and turn around quickly to see Mayu smiling at me. She's holding onto her stuffed bunny and looking up and down at me.

"Of course, just tired," I reply.

When the heck did she get behind me?

Mayu laughs softly and walks off to go join the others in some volleyball. Just then, I feel another pang hit my stomach.

It's Mayu.

"You know who I am now, I presume?" Mayu says as she watches my eyes widen. "Yes, get scared Rin. I love it when my prey do that.

It gives me a thrill."

This is the real Mayu?

"C'mon, Rin, there's nothing left to do, right?" Mayu says and blows her bangs in a nonchalant manner. "Despite being so kind to Len, you've stayed far too long… You've held his attention for far too long and it's taken effect. All the girls who Len is normally with barely see him anymore. But you don't care, do you? As long as you're happy, you're alright with things."

"Liar! I am not like that!" I yell.

"Why do you deny it?" Mayu asks and laughs again, "but, strangely, it excites me to see you so distressed, haha."

She takes a step closer to me, making me shiver. "You have precious memories with him, don't you? All those times you two have spent together…laughing…smiling…It's sickening to see all of that. I don't want to see anymore of his smiles directed towards you."

How long has she been watching me? Why didn't I notice sooner?

"Mayu, you don't understand," I say, trying to reason with her. "Len is just a friend. A very close friend...he may have his bad sides, but the more I got to know him, things started to change. Even though he's not who my dream, I could feel something...

…Around him, I can be happy."

I continue. "He makes me feel like I'm not the only one handling all my problems."

Len is more than a friend...but how much more?

Even though I understand this, why don't I know who he is to me? Why does it pain me to see him with other girls? I want to be the one by his side.

Why?

I stilll can't even understand! But with him, everything seems to shine. It's alright if I don't have Aito by my side. Because, if someone can smile, then it's alright! As long as you have a spark inside yourself, all hope is not lost. That's what I told Len on Saturday.

Why do I feel like this with him? Why is he always in my thoughts?

"Those words are idiotic and useless," Mayu says with a frown. "I won't allow you to lie to me anymore. You can't have my Len. I want to break you. I want to break you so bad that I can hear your neck crack from the pressure."

I step back with shaky legs, trying my best to keep the sour taste in my mouth. I need help, I need someone to rescue me from Mayu. I grab my cellphone and quickly start texting Len, but Mayu pushes me down as I press the send button.

"It's useless to try and tell Len to come and save you, or anyone else. Len is with Miku, you idiot."

Why is Len with Miku? He doesn't like her, so what is he doing with her? Images immediately come up to my head as I start pondering about it. My lower lip trembles as I place my hands on the ground, trying to get up. When did I become so weak? I can't move myself from Mayu's glare. She has my legs paralyzed with fear.


Miku's Mansion~~~

Miku's POV

Len's phone rings in the dark room.

"Just…just ignore it," I breathe out, bringing his body closer to mine. Len's eyes quickly look over at the phone, and I guess he sees something important because he reaches over to read it.

I stay quiet in between my ragged breathing as he reads the text. Then he lets down my leg he was holding in his left hand and I feel a draft breeze past me. I sit up as I hear a zipper being zipped back up and see him placing his clothes back on.

"L-Len? Where are you going?" I ask, my voice breaking. He picks up something from the floor and tosses it to my lap. I pick at the fabric before I can realize that it's my clothes. The clothes I was wearing earlier.

I try and look at him as he leaves the room, but he just walks away. I wrap a soft blanket around my body and chase after him. "Len! Where are you going?"

No reply.

"Len! Stop ignoring me! Come back here!" I yell and grab his arm as a last attempt. He roughly pushes my arm away and makes me fall. Without a second glance, he opens the front door and walks out… like as if we weren't sharing an intimate moment. I thought finally giving it to him would make him love me. But it all makes sense now.

I am nothing to him.

I am nothing to my family.

I am nothing.


Mayu's POV~~~

She starts sobbing, letting the truth in my words sink in as her hot tears fall to the ground.

What a weakling, she can't even stand on her own two feet. Someone like this doesn't deserve Len Kagamine, much less deserve to live in this world.

Just sit back and watch your life go away.

I can feel the chemical reacting inside of me. The thrill of killing someone, now that's what I live for. Limbs and unknown body parts strewn all over the floor.

That side.

This side.

These impulses are too welcoming to ignore. Instead, I ignore everyday morals.

I won't listen to any of her pathetic repeating words. I will stop them from repeating. I will watch your body go limp.

My hand reaches into the pocket of my overcoat.

Don't run away, Rin. You can't this time.

"You survived last time. I only had things to give you a frights. But that's alright, because you won't escape me this time."

I smile as my hand comes out with something hidden from her view. I raise a gun up and aim it straight at Rin's sobbing face.

"This time, I will erase you."

The loud gun shot explodes through the still air.


Yep, I will leave you all with a cliffhanger. If you know the PutinP series, you may know what will happen next. This song has nine Vocaloid song references. Edit: Probably won't notice them because I had to edit them out or rephrase those sentences.

I almost forgot. I'm making more time to upload quicker or at least spend more time writing up chapters. I'm starting school next week, but I hope that doesn't affect this.

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