I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated! I'll just quickly skip ahead to the story for you to read alright?

Len POV

"Um...Miku-sama..." I turned around and noticed two first-year girls standing outside the classroom timidly talking to Miku.

"W..would you mind signing this for me?" the one on the left stretched out a magazine in front of her with her head hung low.

"Eh?" Miku looked surprised, her cheeks slightly flushed, "I guess I don't mind..."

"Um... Miku-sama? W..we're your biggest fans! It's an honour being in the same school as you!" The other girl spoke in her high pitched voice.

I could tell Miku was trying to stop them from calling her such an embarrassing name, her face was starting to flush into a deeper shade of red. How cute.

"'How I wish she could blush like that for me~' is what you're thinking aren't you shota-boy?" Gumiya teased.

"I.. I wasn't..."

"You're blush isn't really convincing dear boy," he continued with the usual smirk on his face.

"Shut up..." I mumbled and tried to avoid the topic by eating, still feeling the warmth radiating from my cheeks. I really need to learn to control the blood vessels on my face.

I had almost forgotten how popular Miku was in school. Her good looks and slender figure was largely the reason why she is so popular among the boys and why she is a model. Topping that off, she also had good grades and a sweet personality. Such a perfect girl, it was no wonder all the guys in school fawn over her. Not only that, I bet some of the girls in our school have girl crushes on her as well.

Does Gumiya like her too? I realised how 'all the guys' could include Gumiya as well. Thinking about it, Gumiya never told me whether he had a crush, or anything about his love life. Most of the time it was just him teasing me about mine. Well, I never actually told him about my c..crush for Miku. He just somehow noticed one day and there began my days of endless suffering.

I wouldn't want to have to fight with my (as much as it pains me to admit it) best friend for the same girl and ruin our (still don't want to admit it) friendship. Not to mention, I knew it would be an instant K.O. being against him.

I leaned towards Gumiya, my eyes narrowed.

"What?" he asked, retreating slightly.

"Do you..." I glanced at the door and back at Gumiya, "like... Miku as well?"

Gumiya was stunned for a moment and stared at me wide-eyed.

"Eh..?" he broke into a smirk and leaned forward, resting his chin on his palm, "So shota-kun is worried about me being your rival in love?"

He must have noticed how I was being serious about it because he then added on, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in her that way. She's just an acquaintance, I guess? In the first place, she's not even my type."

"You have a type?" I asked mockingly.

He nodded in response.

"DO tell me more," I imitated Gumiya's smirk and leaned forward.

"Meh, I would say someone like myself" he grinned.

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Rin POV

Th..this isn't weird right? I have to thank him properly for yesterday for helping me.

I clutched onto the packet drink I held in my lap.

He... helped me, even though people avoid me all the time and don't talk to me and he even said good morning to me this morning s..so I should at least be nice to him as well but I can't talk to him now with him beside his friends, w..what if I interrupt their conversation or what if they find it weird that I suddenly walk up to them even though I've never spoken to them before. It's weird isn't it?

I swallowed my saliva nervously clutching tighter onto the drink.

I see him drinking and eating stuff that's banana-flavoured all the time so t..this should be fine if I give it to him right? B...but what if he thinks I'm a stalker or something knowing what he likes or what if he has already bought a packet for himself then wouldn't this be a burden for him to finish off? W...what if I say something wrong to him and he gets angry? W...what if I say something wrong again and...

"...Come home soon..."

I bit my bottom lip and breathed out. I looked up and glanced at the direction of Kagamine-san's desk.

It'll be f...fine I'll just quickly walk pass there and place the drink and quickly go eat lunch like usual.

I grabbed my lunch box and swiftly walked past Kagamine-san's desk placing the drink on his table then quickly made my way outside the classroom shutting the door behind me. Once outside, I leaned against the door and heaved a sigh of relief.

It's better not to talk...

I paced my way towards my usual eating spot.

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Gumiya POV

...she thought no one saw that...My eyes traced after Shion-san exiting the classroom in a frenzy.

Geez she should have just brought it here and gave it personally...I found myself grinning a little.

"Leeeen, did you forget this on your desk?" Gumi walked over waving the same drink in her hand.

Len took it from her hands and examined it a little, his face filled with confusion.

"It's... not mine?"

"Not yours? Len, it's banana-flavoured," Gumi raised her eyebrow.

"But..." he squinted at the tiny drink as if hoping to find some clue as to where it came from.

"I thought I saw someone leave it there just now. Any idea who?" I lied, trying to hide a grin from appearing.

Len pondered for a while then as if he realised something, his face lit up. "I'm heading out for a bit," he said as he stood up from his seat and began to walk away.

"Where're you going?" Gumi asked and received no reply. My eyes followed him as he exited the classroom.

"Ha..." Gumi sat down in the chair Len was sitting on just a moment ago, "Where do you think he's going?"

I shrugged my shoulders.

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Len POV

I managed to follow Shion all the way here, hoping to confirm whether the drink was from her. Now that I think about it, what if it was accidentally just left there by a classmate, wouldn't I be stealing their food? I have to confirm either how.

What's she doing at the library at a time like this? It's not even examination period and the students in our school rarely use the school library especially during recess.

I slid the door open slowly and entered the library. The lights were on but there was no one in sight. I began to walk around the library trying to look for Shion.

As I expected the library was practically empty. Why are the lights on during this time anyway, shouldn't we be conserving energy or something? I continued pacing around trying to look for that glimpse of yellow from Shion's hair.

Just then, I caught sight of that very glimpse of yellow behind the librarian's desk. I walked towards the table and peeked underneath.

"Shion?" I asked.

Sure enough, I found her sitting down with a lunch box on her lap. She whipped her head towards my direction, her eyes widened.

"W..why..." she stuttered with some food in her mouth.

Before I could answer, I noticed she was trying to cover the lunch box with her hands. "So that's why she was being so secretive about eating here," I thought. Gumiya must have rubbed off me because before I knew it, I was smirking and couldn't help but begin to tease her, "Eh..? Eating in the library?"

She quickly looked away.

"Who would have known you have a rebellious side too. You eat here often, Shion?" I leaned closer.

She remained silent and refused to look at me.

Only then did I realise how rude I must have sounded to her. I quickly placed a hand over my mouth, "S..sorry! My friend usually talks like that so...! I unconsciously..."

"Yes..." she mumbled softly. I looked at her wondering what she meant.

"Eating... often" she continued, her voice trailing away.

She was talking a lot less and a lot softer compared to yesterday. Thank goodness we were at the library because I wouldn't have been able to hear her if we were talking outside the corridors just now.

Feeling a little more comfortable, I asked, "Can I... sit with you?"

She finally looked at me and nodded her head slowly. Her face still bore no expression, I couldn't tell what she was thinking.

I moved to the other side of the table, crouched down and sat next to her. The ear-piercing silence in the library made the atmosphere between us all the more unbearable. I cleared my throat and tried to think of something to say.

"Um Shion, did you... leave this on my table or something?" I waved the drink beside her face, "Is... it for me?"

She stared at the drink for a while before nodding.

"Can I ask... why?"

We exchange silent glances for a few more seconds. I was beginning to wonder whether she was annoyed at me, but once again her stoic face made it difficult to tell.

"I'm sorry if I'm bothering you," I began to get up, "I'll leave if I'm making you feel uncomfortable..."

Just as I was about to stand up, a felt a tiny tug. I spun around and realised it was Shion pinching a tiny piece of my shirt.

"Sorry... I'll... talk..." she mumbled softly, her voice cracked towards the end. I noticed how she was trying her best to talk but it sounded as if she was choking on her own voice, unable to speak.

I noticed a slight change in her expression which I inferred as her feeling troubled, probably from trying to talk. I scratched my head wondering what to do.

"If you really can't talk... how about this?" I sat down again and continued, "I'll ask questions and you just have to respond with a yes, or a no? Is that better?"

She nodded silently and let go of my shirt.

She's a little weird but not exactly someone I would call scary... It's more like she's just… extremely shy and can't seem to speak? If that's so, why is she always glaring at people? But thinking about it, she hasn't really glared at me since yesterday... ARGHH! I don't get it, she seems like a normal girl to me though?

"Did you give this to me," I played around with the drink in my hand, "to thank me… for helping you?" I felt my cheeks turning a little warm, wondering if I sounded a little arrogant.

She nodded.

I buried my face in my hands and breathed out, "Thank goodness, I was wondering who it was from and stuff… 'What if it was someone trying to poison me or something,' I thought. You should have just given it to me personally," I smiled and elbowed her slightly.

She only blankly stared at me, like a young child who couldn't understand what I just said.

"Hey, Shion, have you ever thought of talking to other people? Like speaking up more?"

She shook her head.

"So you don't want to talk?"

"No," I thought as I saw her shake her head again.

"Don't you want to make friends?" I was starting to feel as if I was invading her privacy and inquiring too much about her personal life.

She paused a while and seemed to stare off into space. She then began to tug on her fringe and nodded for the first time in our 'conversation'.

"Well," I leaned back, "you're actually okay, Shion. You seemed a little hard to approach at first but I think you're okay. I know you'll be able to make friends." I turned to face her, "if you don't tell people what's on your mind, no one else will be able to tell what you're thinking either. If you want to be friends with them, the first step is to tell them through words."

Silence once again had enveloped the both of us

I suddenly felt embarrassed by my own words and frantically began to explain, "L…like you know the drink! Um… if you hadn't told me about it I wouldn't have known it was from you and all for yesterday so like… I f...feel like you should convey your feelings or… something?"

Just then I felt a vibration in my back pocket. I took out my phone and read the text from Gumiya.

'Get back to class already or your food is mine.'

"I gotta head back to class now, Shion. I'll see you later in class," I awkwardly crawled out of the desk.

Just before I left, I quickly added on, "You know Shion, talking to people might be difficult initially but I'm sure you can do it. Plus, you managed to talk to me today, didn't you?" I flashed a grin and bid her goodbye one last time before making my way out of the library.

I looked down at the drink in my hand and began to help myself to it.

Banana-flavoured, my favourite. How'd she know?

I didn't notice the grin that had formed on my face and made my way back to class.

Rin POV

Talk...?

I looked down at my lunch which I haven't really touched since I was interrupted by Kagamine-san.

Class is going to start soon if I don't finish this quickly.

I continued to eat.

Deep inside, I couldn't help but feel a sense of loneliness now that Kagamine-san had left.

"Not again…" I mumbled to myself, " please, not again…"

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I finally finished it! After so long TnT I know it took me a long time to update this chapter but I hope you liked it! I was really happy when I saw people actually still reading it even though it's been so long since the last update. My exams are finally over and I managed to do well too. :D I realised my writing style seems to have changed after a while but I hope it's still alright! Was this chapter a little too dull from all the tiny character monologues? :( I'll do my best to make it more exciting and dramatic later on!

These few days I've began to pick up reading again and I totally should not have done that because even more story ideas have flooded into my brain. Now I have 8 stories in my head that I'm waiting to throw up.

But all in all I really hope you've enjoyed this overdue chapter! If you like it feel free to review because that would make me really happy (embarrassed) I'll try to update faster next time! Thank you for all your support!

Edit: I'm sorry I haven't been updating because school has been really busy! Once this hectic period is over I promise I'll pick this up again! I've been having writer's block too