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Chapter 4: Len Kagamine did what?!
Time stood still for those brief moments when his eyes met mine.
He stared straight up at me through the second story window. A gentle smile formed on his perfect lips as we stared at each other. His crystal blue eyes pierced mine, almost as if he were staring deep into my very being.
I was completely mesmerized. Frozen. Nothing could break the hold he had over me.
My mind was racing with a million different thoughts at once.
The only other time I can remember feeling this was with my mystery stalker on the bridge when our eyes had met for that brief second.
Crystal clear blue eyes had been staring back at me then too, but surely that was a coincidence. Len couldn't have been the mystery man on the bridge last night. He didn't even know I existed, let alone care enough about me to randomly show up and stop me from committing suicide.
But as we stared at each other, a small sliver of my mind couldn't help but hope that I was wrong.
I couldn't remember if the windows had a tint to them from the outside, but I was sure he couldn't see me staring at him. Maybe he was daydreaming and just happened to look up at the exact spot needed for it to look like he was staring at me. That seemed more likely than him wanting to lock gazes with me.
In my school, there's a social pecking order. The ones on top are treated like gods while the ones on bottom are harassed and bullied by the ones above them.
Len Kagamine was a god here. Perfect attendance, gentlemanly attitude, kind-hearted, intelligent, and so attractive it hurt. He only stayed within his group of friends, like I did mine. We were polar opposites in this sense. He was at the very top with his group.
Everyone respected and loved him, never getting angry with him, never punishing him for anything, (not that he ever did anything to get in trouble for) just perfect.
If you asked anyone who Len Kagamine was, they could give you a book on who he was. But if you asked anyone, excluding a few people who I was, they would all give you a puzzled look and say they'd never heard of me before. "Rin Akita who?" That's what you would get.
I'm at the bottom of the bottom list. Everyone here has something they're good at and get recognized for. All but one. So for this to be happening was a one in a billion chance. A once in a lifetime sort of thing that you'll never forget. The god-king of Crypton Academy, my god-king, Len Kagamine, was noticing me.
"RIN!" Luka screamed at me. She grabbed my shoulders and turned my gaze towards her, tearing my eyes away from Len. "Earth to Rin!" Hello? Anyone home?" She asked, bringing a closed fist up and gently tapping the side of my head with it.
I batted her hand away and made a shooing motion with my hand. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm here." I said, sounding a bit annoyed.
I quickly glanced back out the window and saw he was no longer there. My heart sank and I inwardly cursed Luka for interrupting my once in a lifetime moment with him before turning back to her. The annoyance must have been apparent on my face because Luka backed up slightly and threw her arms up defensively. "Hey, I was just trying to see if there was anyone home up there." She said in a playful tone that masked genuine concern, her eyes looking sad under the light.
My spacing out must have scared her. I nodded, my mood lightening a little. "Everyone's home. The lights were just off for a minute or two." My response did nothing to comfort her though, her eyes still shone with worry.
I smiled brightly at her, showing her I was actually alright.
She really was like my sister. She shrugged her shoulders and stretched her arms upward, causing her back to arch as she groaned slightly. "Well it's lunch. Are you feeling up for walking on down to the cafeteria with us or do you think you should rest some more? I can bring food up here so we can eat with you."
Despite her best efforts to seem nonchalant, I saw the worry deep in her eyes.
"I'll be fine to walk. Really." I said as I gently tossed the rough cotton blanket aside and swung my legs over the side of the bed.
My feet touched the tile floor lightly, causing a shiver to go down my spine. The cold of the floor made me realize I had no socks or shoes on as my flesh touched the tile.
I started looking around on the floor next to the bed until someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned my head to see Luka holding my socks and shoes up, smiling. "Looking for these?" She asked with a light chuckle as I stuck my tongue out at her and grabbed them out of her hand.
I bent down and wriggled my socks on, feeling the warm cotton-blend fabric encase my feet one at a time.
My school shoes slipped on easily as I stood up. I knew something was wrong immediately.
My head felt as if someone had filled it with helium, making the room spin wildly. My vision blurred as I tried to get my bearings. My hand flew up to my head as I tried steadying myself, my other hand placed firmly on the mattress behind me. I felt my balance go haywire, making me trip slightly as I sat back down on the bed.
"Rin!?" I heard shuffling before someone's hand was on my back, supporting me, then another, one on either side of me. I looked up and saw Luka on my left and Piko on my right, both with looks of fear and worry on their faces. I give everyone a weak smile.
"Rin…." Luka began to say, but stopped. I don't think she knew exactly what to say as her eyes brimmed with tears.
I patted her hand. "I'm fine Luka. Really, I am. Just a little light headed I guess." She opened her mouth to try and speak, but the words became caught in her throat as her mouth hung open slightly. A few tears escaped the corner of her eyes before she pulled me into a tight hug. Her long pink hair cascaded down in front of me, obscuring me from everyone else.
I felt her arms wrap tightly around me as she started to shake slightly, her face buried in my shoulder. I slowly hugged back, patting her on the head and smoothing her hair.
"It's okay Luka. Really, I'm fine." I spoke softly, trying to reassure her as I felt her tears start to soak through the fabric of my shirt.
"I'm so scared rin….I can't let anything happen to you…." Her voice trailed off. I hugged her back, my arms tightening slightly around her.
This neurotic, crazy, loud-mouthed, tuna loving, goofball was my best friend, my family, my soul-sister.
Now anyone who didn't really know Luka would think that she was obnoxious and crazy, which she was, but what people didn't see was the soft-spoken kind hearted side of her.
I remember she had told me that everyone fakes who they are during their school years. They do it to protect themselves because they are afraid of being rejected by people for who they are and they fear being taken advantage of. They're afraid to show their weaknesses because they are afraid their weaknesses will be used against them later on.
"I'm no exception." She had told me as we sat in her kitchen, eating sushi rolls. "I let people see what they want to Rin. No one but you and Luki know the real me. I have to act all tough and goofy which, don't get me wrong, is all fine and dandy, but…." she put the half-eaten roll down and closed her eyes. "sometimes I just wish that I didn't have to act when I'm hurting or upset or angry." She sighed and looked at me, giving me a saddened smile. "At least I don't have to act around you."
As the memory faded and my mind surfaced back to the present, I felt myself tightening my hold on Luka even more. "...you're my best friend Rin. What would I do if you left me here?" Her voice was so soft, I could barely make out her words, but I could hear the fear and sadness she felt, coat each and every one of them.
I closed my eyes and gave her body a tight squeeze. "I'm not going anywhere. I promise. I would never leave….you…." my voice trailed off as I recalled last night on the bridge.
The words caught in my throat.
What I had tried to do…. I realized that if I had succeeded, Luka and everyone else in this room would be total messes. How could I be so selfish? …..I couldn't leave them. I didn't want to leave them, I just….I wanted the pain to end. I just wanted it to all go away. Never have to deal with the bullies or Ted again. But I didn't want to leave them. They were my family.
Luka lifted her head off my shoulder and faced me as I opened my eyes, her's puffy and red as she sniffled. I smiled kindly at her and brought one of my hands around, wiping away the remaining tears.
I poked her nose with my finger. "Now no more tears. Lunch is getting cold." I tried to change the subject to little success. Everyone's eyes were still focused on me with worry and concern.
"I'm fine. Really. Just hungry I guess." As if right on cue, my stomach growled loudly, causing me to blush slightly as I laughed airily. "See?" Everyone chuckled, including Luka, her eyes becoming happier.
As everyone's mood lightened, I felt as if someone was watching me from behind. I turned my head as Gumi let out an audible gasp. She pointed to the person standing in the door frame.
His lean, muscular body was propped up against the wood. His arms crossed over his chest, the black fabric of his shirt shifting slightly. My amazed gaze traveled up from the torso of the god before me to his gentle teasing smirk, up to his shining crystal clear blue eyes, locks of his soft, silky blonde hair covering parts of them.
Our eyes locked onto one another as every intelligent thought I had, suddenly disappeared from my mind, leaving it a blank slate.
"So what's everyone doing up here?" He asked, although his tone of voice made it sound oddly enough as if he already knew. He walked over to us and stood by the window as Luki patted my hand. "Rinny here is sick. Had us all scared to high hell something might be seriously wrong with her. Well, other than the obvious of course." Luki chuckled and gave me a knowing smirk.
I had never told anyone about my feelings for Len, but somehow I'm sure everyone knew.
I gave him an eye roll and folded my arms. "Thanks Luki. I feel the love." I said, letting the slight irritation coat my words. He smiled and leaned over, giving my right cheek a soft peck. "You know I love ya babe. Just playing around with you."
Everyone seemed to chuckle at our banter except Len. I could have sworn I saw him clench his fists when he saw Luki kiss my cheek, but I just shook my head slightly. My imagination must have been playing tricks on me.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." I said, still slightly annoyed, but I couldn't help the playful tone that escaped my throat. I looked over at Len as our eyes met and a genuine smile crossed his lips.
His light blue eyes gave me a strange sense of deja vu, but I couldn't pinpoint the why or how, but I felt as if we had looked at each other like this before.
"So you okay then Rin? I saw you collapse earlier out in the courtyard. Gotta admit, you had me freaked out. Don't want anything happening to ya now." He reached over and ruffled my hair playfully as my cheeks flushed bright red.
He pulled his hand back and as he did, I felt his fingertips brush against my cheek. The light brush of his skin against mine sent a jolt of electricity through my body.
I stared at him, wide-eyed, like a deer caught in headlights as the red tint to my face grew. My skin felt as if it were on fire as he leaned back against the heater by the window.
I saw Gumi and Yuki exchange looks before they both looked at me and giggled. I could feel the huge grin on Luka's face as I tried my best to compose myself. Unfortunately I felt as if I did a horrible job. I wanted to crawl under the covers and stay there.
"Oh. Hey Len. If you saw Rin collapse this morning, did you happen to see who carried her in here? I left to get a teacher, but by the time I got back with help, Gakupo said someone had already taken her up here." Luka said as she leaned forward a little.
Len scratched his chin slightly and then put his hand behind his head. He closed his eyes and let out a nervous chuckle. "Oh that. Yeah that was me. My body just sort of reacted on it's own I guess. I heard you screaming and saw Rin on the ground and well, the next thing I know, I'm carrying her up here." He spoke and I saw a slight blush coat on his cheeks. He seemed so boyish at the moment. So cute it almost hurt.
Wait…. did he just say….my heart skipped a beat as his words sank in. A million thoughts drifted through my mind as it raced with this new information.
One thought kept sticking to the front of my mind. Len's strong arms wrapped tightly around me as he carried me up two flights of stairs, his muscles flexing as he ran. I could almost picture it. Then I remembered the warm sensation I had felt earlier…. was his body pressed against mine. And the smell. If I focused my nose, I could pick up the very faint scent of bananas coming off of him.
"Oh. Well, thank you then." Luka gave him a warm smile as she leaned over and wrapped her arms around me, hugging me tightly. I was too stunned to hug her back. All of what I had just learned seemed to have short-circuited my brain. One part of me realized it all made sense now, but the other part of me refused to believe it was true. That any of it was true.
"Don't thank me. Just knowing that she is alright is good enough for me." Len shrugged and smiled happily at her and then at me. "So you guys are aware it's lunch. Right?" He said, looking at the clock on the wall. "What were your plans?" He asked, seemingly genuinely curious. I could see the light reflect in his eyes as he looked at all of us, one at a time, his gaze finally coming to rest on me, a warm smile spreading over his lips.
"We were all just about to make our way down to the cafeteria. Care to join us?" Piko asked Len as he got up off the bed and stretched. Len looked at him and seemed to think for a minute. I looked at Piko, astounded. What was he doing?! Why was he asking Len to join us?
I was about to open my mouth when Luki sprang out his arms, wrapping them around Piko's waist and pulled him down into his lap to everyone's surprise.
Piko's face flushed beet red as Luki smirked and planted a kiss on Piko's cheek. I heard Len chuckle as Luki rested his chin on Piko's shoulder. "Congrats dude. Bout time too. You guys make an excellent couple in my opinion." Len gave them a thumbs up before moving a closed fist towards Luki.
Luki smirked and fist bumped his closed fist against Len's. "Thanks man."
Piko seemed to be trying to hide his face from everyone as his blush grew deeper and deeper. Once again, that sharp pang of jealousy hit me in the gut, pulling me out of my stupor.
Luka elbowed me gently, causing me to look at her. "Ready to go?" She asked quietly. I nodded and smiled at her. "Mmhmm." She stood up and held out her hand to me with a smile. I took her hand and stood up off the bed. I gave her hand a quick squeeze and let go, but about 10 seconds after letting go, I felt the same sensation I did earlier.
My head started to swim and my vision blurred. The room spun wildly as I reached out frantically for something to grab a hold of. "RIN!" Len's voice called out as I fell and collapsed against something.
I felt the same warm sensation of being held against someone's body and the scent of bananas became stronger as my vision cleared and my head stopped swimming. I blinked a few times and looked around.
As I turned my head, my nose collided with a black fabric covered chest. My eyes quickly drifted up to see Len's concerned face inches from mine, his eyebrows knitted together in worry. His chest heaved slightly as he looked me in the eyes. "Are you okay?" He asked me softly, his warm breath tickling my face.
My cheeks flushed a deep red as I tried to think of something intelligent to say. As I reached through my mind for something, anything, to say, he just stood there patiently waiting for my answer. His worry seemed to grow as I reached for something. I finally nodded, unable to speak. Curse you mouth!
He seemed to think for a second before deciding something. He picked me up, making my blush deepen as I clung to his neck, and placed me gently on the bed before turning to Luka. "What's her favorite thing to eat?"
I guess his expression and question surprised her, because she stumbled backwards slightly and stammered as she replied. "Tangerine cob salad and rice balls. Actually you know what? I'll just show you." She said, finding her nerve.
Her and Len ran out of the room together, their footsteps echoing on the tiled floor. Pretty soon the only sound was everyone's breathing and the soft click of the minute hand on the clock. No one knew what to say. What happened was so stunning it shocked everyone into silence.
I sat anxiously, waiting. Waiting for what? I have no idea. But my heart beat thundered in my ears as I gulped and watched the doorway, my eyes glued to the spot, waiting.
Waiting for something.
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