A/N: I usually take forever to update, but because this is my favorite pairing, i'm already on chapter 3! I hope y'all like this chapter!


"Friends show their love in times of trouble, not happiness."

-Euripides

—Chapter 2—

The blonde sighed heavily, watching the clock, that was currently hung up on her bedroom wall, slowly tick away. Honestly, she didn't want to get up, but she had a major test grade today during school. Throwing the blankets off of her tired body, Rin slipped out of bed, a blast of cold air hitting her skin.

She shivered on contact and shuffled over to her wall, pressing a finger against the light switch. The light flickered to life, and Rin grabbed her uniform off of its place in the closet. Setting off to go find the bathroom, she switched the light back off, grabbing her phone while she was at it.

It had officially been eight days since her soccer match and the day Miku and Rin had song after the game. Smiling to herself, Rin entered the bathroom to get ready.

Since then, Rin and Miku had been spending a lot of time with each other, besides the moments that they had to do recordings and scheduled meetings that Rin would rather not go to.

After she was done, lightly humming, the blonde put on her ivory now headband, along with fixing her hair clips into place. Checking herself in the mirror, she deemed her reflection seemed good enough. I think I'm finally ready to walk to school. I just have to wait for Miku now.

Ambling over to the front entrance, Rin yawned, using her hand to cover her mouth. She easily slipped into her shoes, tapping the front to the ground to make sure her feet were in correctly. The blonde placed her arm through her book bag's handle and slid the bag all the way up before shoving her hand in her skirt's pocket.

As if on que, Miku appeared from behind another hallway, their rooms were right next to each other, but they always seemed to get ready at different times. "Good Morning, Rinny!"

"Mornin' sleepyhead," Rin nonchalantly replied. The blonde leaned against the wall, waiting as Miku slowly put on her shoes.

"How long have ya' been waiting?" The tealette inquired, slinging her book bag back and forth. She was dressed in the same uniform the the blonde was in, except she obviously added on the two weird pigtail holders that kept her hair up.

"Not long. Probably like five seconds." Rin pushed open the front door, letting Miku outside before closing it. The two had to leave early due to their clubs in the morning. Rin, of course, was in the soccer club, and they had meetings in the morning and practice in the afternoon. Miku was on the student council, student president to be specific. Frigid wind brushed against their bare necks, and immediately the blonde shivered in response. "Ugh! What is with this weather?"

The older teen only chuckled at her friend's actions as they walk towards their school. "I feel perfectly fine! Here, feel how warm my hand is," she stuck her opened hand towards Rin.

Reluctantly the younger teen rested her own hand on top of Miku's. "Oh! You're actually really warm! I wish I had brought out my scarf, but it's kinda too late."

As Rin's hand began retreating to rest at her side, Miku intertwined their fingers with her dorky grin. "This way you'll keep warm."

The blonde quickly overlooked the blush that had spread across her friends cheek to steady her raging heart. Calm down! We're just holding hands. Best friends do that— Rin glanced down at their connected hands. Don't they?

After taking a relaxing deep breath, the blonde exhaled. "Thanks, Miku." They continued in almost complete silence, hearing only each other's breathing and footsteps. Miku's hand was extremely cozy, and Rin was wondering if they could ever hold hands like this again.

While holding Rin's hand, Miku whipped out her phone, quickly punching a few buttons. The blonde flashed her a weird expression, but slowly disclosed it as Miku having a random idea. Seconds later the tapping stopped, and a loud chime came from Rin's pocket.

"Huh?" Taking her eyes off of her crush, Rin dug through her pocket, picking up her phone. Opening it up, the phone said she had a message.

Subject: Let's play a game!

Sender: Miku

Message: Rinny! Let's play a game!

Scrunching her face, Rin looked over at Miku who was wearing a giant grin like usual. "Can't y—"

Her mouth was covered by a lone finger that didn't belong to her. After hearing a few more taps, the blonde's phone rang out again.

Subject: Rules

Sender: Miku

Message:

You can't talk! (This only applies to you and I when we're next to each other)

You can only text or write words down.

Who ever loses will have to pay for dinner ;3

Straightening her lips, Rin typed in a message, sending it to her teal haired friend.

Subject: :/

Receiver: Miku

Message:

Alright, I'll play, but how long does this game last?

Subject: Yay!

Sender: Miku

Message:

Until dinner, I guess! And it starts now!

The two place their phones back in their original places, and continue to walk in silence. The morning was nice and cold, though Rin doubted it'd be the same way the next day. It was slowly turning winter so the weather was rapidly fluctuating.

Though, she was somewhat thankful for the cold weather as it allowed her to hold hands with her best friend. Even if they didn't share the same kind of feelings for each other. Unless Miku is so straight that she curves.

Rin bitterly laughed at her own thoughts, there was no way that Miku swung the other way. Her friend gave her an odd look, wondering what Rin was thinking about, but eventually returned to her own thinking.

By the time they make it to their high school, Rin waved goodbye and scrambled off to the club room, while Miku ambled to the student council lounge.

The tealette slowly walked through the hallways, already missing the warmth of her younger friend. I want some leeks, and possibly, no I already do miss Rin. Ah, everyone's probably already here. I lagged behind to stay with Rinny, and I'm always late 'cause of it. Hey, at least I got to spend time with her, right?

Entering through a wooden sliding door, Miku was greeting by the other members of the student council. "Good morning, every one!" She sang out, ignoring the fact that everyone was indulged in their own work.

Most of them casually replied with a 'morning' of their own, while the others were too busy to even acknowledge her presence.

I guess it's time to get to work. Hopefully, I can finish it and get to walk home with Rin in the afternoon.

Sitting down at her own desk, Miku began filling out several different papers.

Soon, the bell ringed, signaling the first passing period of the school day. Silently, Miku placed her finished papers to the side, and gathered her stuff. She left to her first classroom or the day, but not before checking her locker. A pure white envelope fell to the floor as she opened the small door. Picking it up, she shook her head. Walking with the letter in hand, she sent a text to Rin.

—Line Break—

Plopping down in her designated seat, Rin let out the umpteenth sigh of the day. I already want to go home... But at least I don't have soccer practice today after school.

The blonde fiddled with her bow.

I'll have to wait for Miku to get out of her student council work.

Slowly, but surely, students filed in, and sat in their own seats. After the bell rang for the second time, the teacher promptly came in with a load of papers. Her first period was English, which she was somewhat good at, especially when it came to fluency, but bad when it came to writing it.

The teacher made a long speech, drawling about tests the next week, and Rin was handed a worksheet. The thin paper crumpled under her touch, nevertheless she lay it on her desk to complete it.

The blonde's mind was thinking about anything but school as she absentmindedly filled it out. She glanced about the room, mostly at the clock, waiting for after school. Just got into school and already want to get out.

"Bruh, I told you, I don't care," Rin's face twisted into an expression of annoyance.

Morning classes had ended, and it was time for the Junior's lunch period. Usually, Rin would meet up with her brother and eat inside his classroom, but they opted to eat up on the roof. Thankfully, no one else was there since there were a lot of roofs at their school.

"Are you sure?" Len inquired for around the seventeenth time. The male was dressed in his gray school uniform with his unkept blonde hair tied in a ponytail.

The female groaned, placing her face into her palm. "Oh my god, Len. Go ahead an ask her out. It's not like I'm your mother." Laying on her side, Rin picked up her chopsticks, ready to eat her lunch.

"Alright, alright. I was just wondering how you'd react," Len stated, leaning against the wall as he sat next to his twin.

Rin was too busy munching on a piece of seasoned chicken, that she bought from the school store, to answer.

"Hey, how's it going with Miku-Nee-San?"

Promptly, Rin's head snapped to face her twin in surprise. "I don't know," she replied. Her eyes watch her wooden chopsticks in interest. "I'm pretty sure that I'm just her little sister figure. Unrequited love is what this is."

"You shouldn't talk like that, Rin," Len pointed his fork in her direction. "You don't know that she doesn't like you for sure."

"I can't help but be pessimistic about this, Len. I don't want to ruin the relationship we have. I feel like I have a 0% chance of being with her."

Len glanced over at the sky. "Would you rather her be taken by someone else, and you're left alone on the side line? She'll be done with high school this year, y'know?"

"No," Rin expressed harshly. "I may sound selfish, but I want her to be mine and only mine. I want her to be all for myself."

"Wow, possessive much?" The male quipped.

Rin snorted, "Shush it, Len. The whole school knows how you feel about your crush, except your crush herself."

"I feel like we have our problems reversed," Len spoke. "No one knows about your crush, neither does your crush. But everyone seems to know mine, except my crush."

"Y'know I wouldn't really label mine as a crush," Rin dropped her head to the ground, watching the fence that surrounded the roof. "I'm hopelessly in love. With a girl at that. Talk about forbidden love."

A pregnant pause was born between the two, and they sit in silence. They recognize each other's thoughts through a single second of eye contact.

"Len," his sister called.

"Yeah?"

"Do you think that I'm disgusting for loving another girl?"

His response is immediate, and definite, "no, I don't. I love you, Rin. You're my sister. There's no way I'd hate you because you happen to like the same sex because I know you'd feel the same for me."

"Thank you, Len. It's reassuring to hear that." A small grin replaced the frown that had made its way to her face. However, that doesn't change the fact that others will think differently.

The older twin can't help but remember the day that she confided in him. "No problem, Rinny," he joked, using her nickname.

Rin gasped, sitting up, "you did not just call me that nickname."

"Yes, I did," he slyly grinned, attempting to take her mind off of a touchy subject. "Do you have a problem with me using it?"

The female groaned in agony due to the use of that horrible nickname that she so very much disliked. "Yessss, I doooo. To be honest, I don't mind if Miku calls me 'Rinny,' but it's a no no if anyone else uses it. Including you!"

"Ha, but that won't stop me from calling you it, Rinny~" Len grabbed his food and stood up, "you'll have to catch me if you want me to stop."

"Oh, you're so on!" Rin did the same, shoving the rest of her lunch into her mouth. She readied her fists, holding them up by her chest.

The female threw a playful punch towards her twin, easily missing the intended target. "Heh, it'll take a lot more than that to bring me down, Rinny!"

Their game of play fight continued for a good chunk of their lunch time, and at the end they were both severely panting. "I'll get you next time," she playfully threatened. "We have to get back to class right about now. I don't want to get detention today."

At the mention of class, Len pulled his phone out of his pocket to check the time. "Ah, you're right. I don't want to get detention either."

Rin gave her brother a smug look, "yeah, that's because you're gonna be asking your crush out~."

"Uh huh. And you're gonna be— Wait, what are you doing after school?" Len inquired, raising a single eyebrow as they walked down the stairs that connected the roof to one of the minor hallways.

Reaching out to a nearby trash can, she dropped her empty wrappers and chopsticks. "I'll probably be walking home with Miku today. She'd probably laugh at me if I got detention."

"Sounds like Nee-San alright," Len stopped in his tracks. "Well, my class is this way. See you later, Rin."

The older twin waved a hand, "Ah, bye, Len."

The two parted ways, each heading back to their respective class rooms. Next and last period was art for Rin, and she ambled over to the art room, which was in the east wing.

For some odd reason Rin's high school had a policy to keep Mondays as half days, due to the amount of work that the students have after school.

Sliding open the door, Rin slid into her seat next to her classmate, and upperclassmen Kaito Shion.

"Yo, Kouhai-Kun!" He sent her a cheesy grin that she thought looked absolutely stupid.

"Hey, Kaito-Nii," Rin mumbled from her chair, placing her head face first into the desk.

He seemed to notice that the younger teen had a different mood than usual. "Tired? Or are you simply bored?"

Slowly the Kagamine twin let out a lengthy yawn. "You could say that, I guess." She turned her head sideways, letting her cheeks press against the cold surface.

Len's words float around in the back of her mind, prodding at the most obnoxious times. Is it wrong for me to want her all for myself?

"Are you stuck?" Kaito blurted out, though still quiet enough that the teacher didn't hear him.

"Huh?" Rin glanced up to him, "what'd you mean by stuck?"

"You're troubled by something, and I can sense it," his voice was calm, but she can tell he was fretting inside. "My little sister radar is going off the charts!" He exclaimed, acting as if he had an electronic on his head that continuously beeped.

"I think your radar's broken," she stated, closing her eyes. The art teacher began talking, but she paid no heed to him.

Kaito leaned back in his chair, "Hey, we're going outside to sketch."

Groaning in annoyance, she pulled herself up and out of the seat, dragging her book bag along with her. "Where're we goin'?"

"Just out to the west courtyard, I'm pretty sure," Kaito stood up, grabbing his art supplies that he usually shared with the blonde teen.

Rin followed behind Kaito as they sauntered over to the doors to be let outside. "Honestly, I don't feel like doing anything."

The sky was cloudy, almost reaching a dark gray. It's going to rain soon.

Her mind was a continuos struggle between her feelings and the reality that would happen in each situation she played out in her head.

"I knew my little Rin-Chan radar wasn't going off for nothing!" Kaito grinned in triumph, but for only a split second. "Do you want to tell me what's wrong?"

"Yeah, I'll try explaining," the two took a seat on a bench in a courtyard near the west wing of the school. "So, let's say you like someone. Like you really like them, but it wouldn't be right if you got together with them," Rin said, pulling out her sketchbook from Kaito's art bag.

"Could you be more specific when you said 'it wouldn't be right if you got together?'" Kaito grabbed an assortment of colored pencils, sharpening them as Rin spoke.

"I mean it as in it wouldn't be morally correct," she whispered, the blonde couldn't believe she was telling someone other than her brother about her crush.

"Morally correct, huh?" The male opened his sketchbook, pressing his pencil to the paper. "I think I'm getting the gist of your problem."

Rin shrugged, not knowing what to do next. "Kaito-Nii, what am I supposed to do?"

His reply was blunt, "ask them out." Kaito began to sketch. "It's okay to be selfish when it comes to love."

"But what if they don't like me back? I don't want to ruin all that we have now."

The male laughed, "Rin, this is their last year in high school. Lots of people will be asking this person out."

The blonde's breathing stopped, "how'd you know that the person I like is a senior?"

"Rin-Chan, I know exactly who you like. And I think you have a pretty good chance."

The younger teen's cheeks immediately redden, "is it that obvious?"

"Eh, if you look closely, I guess. I mean no friends hold hands with each other."

Rin cradled her head in her hands, "I'm not even the one initiating the hand holding!"

"Doesn't that mean that mean that there's a good chance that she likes you back?"

His next sentence was cut off by a person's calling. "Kaito!" Two pair of eyes travel down towards the horizon. There, standing in the midst of the lush grass, were two people. Both with unmistakable identities due to their blonde and teal colored hair.

"Len? Miku? What're you doing here?" A confused Kaito inquired as Rin attempted to hide herself behind the bench.

"Right now's our off period so we basically have the rest of the day off, but Miku here," the blonde pointed to the tealette, "has to go finish up her student council work."

"Wassup, Kaito?" Miku asked in a horrible, fake accent as the two ambled up towards Kaito, easily noticing the teen that had her face to the ground behind the bench.

Don't find me. Don't find me! Rin could hear footsteps come up from behind her. Noooo, go away! I can't let you guys see my face like this.

"Just doing some outside sketching for art class," he answered smoothly unlike his cowering friend.

A pair of hands touch the sides of her stomach before rapidly moving their fingers. Rin erupted into a symphony of laughter, clutching her stomach. Quickly, the older Kagamine twin tried crawling away, but the accused doesn't stop their attack.

Rolling over on her back, Rin couldn't stop laughing to the point were it started to hurt. Cerulean orbs met teal and they both shared a friendly smile that Rin couldn't keep on her face for long. Crap! I can't talk 'cause I don't want to pay for dinner!

"Miku, I think Rin's about to die," Len stated, watching the two in amusement.

The tealette's teasing fingers finally stopped, returning to their owner's side. Rin was left laying on her back, face flushed, and heavily breathing. Sprawled out, Rin lay there for several moments, trying to catch her breath. She'd really like to speak and tell Miku how angry she was, but she obviously wasn't going to lose the bet.

Gasping for air, she lifted herself off the ground, using the tealette as a way to get up. The warmth of Miku's should lingered on Rin's palm, nevertheless, she gave Miku a light push.

The older twin growled, 'hmphing' as she walked away from the tealette and smoothing out her crinkled uniform. "Kaito-Nii, can you get my pencil?" She questioned, now ignoring her friend.

The blue-headed senior nodded his head, dipping his fingers into his art bag to pick up a mechanical pencil. Rin's heart was racing, not because of the tickling, but because of the fact that her crush was literally following her around with that dorkish smile of hers.

The older blonde took the pencil from his hand and her sketchbook from off the bench. Holding the pencil towards the scenery before them, she turned her attention away from the rest of her friends.

Though, Len just had to be nosy and ask, "What're you gonna draw, Rinny?"

Rin opened her mouth to retort, but someone's gasp beat her to it. "No, Lenny! You can't use that nickname!"

Silently, the older twin looked away from the now two bickering 'children' to figure out what she was going to draw.

The argument seemed to stop when she was able to figure out what was going to be drawn on her sketch pad. Walking backwards, she plopped down on her spot on the bench, but landed on something that was definitely too soft to be a bench.

"Huh?" As soon as she was turning around, a pair of arms wrapped themselves around her waist. Her insides turned into a pile of mush, churning at every possible second. The blonde was currently sitting on Miku's lap, unable to get off due to the arms that kept her in place.

'Let me go... Please?' Rin's eyes begged, and went unnoticed by the teal haired devil. Instead she just sat there, not budging a centimeter. Facing away from Miku, Rin decided it would just be best if she ignored her older friend.

The pencil that had been sitting in her hand moved against the paper in quick, sharp movements. Every few seconds or so, the blonde would look in front of her in order to catch the scenery perfectly.

Little time had passed since she had begun drawing before something touched her back, and her shoulder. Rin could feel Miku's watchful eyes looking at her drawing, which meant... Oh gods, I can't take this much longer.

Rin thickly swallowed the saliva that formed in her mouth. Miku's chest was pressing up against her back, while she lay her head on the blonde's shoulder.

The older Kagamine twin sent a distressed glance over to the younger twin who gave her a sly smile. Changing directions, she faced Kaito, hoping he'd actually be useful, but he only continued to work on his own sketch. I hate both of you two! She mentally shouted.

The worst part was since they were both wearing skirts, their legs were directly touching each other, sharing each other's warmth. Someone save me!

Realizing that she couldn't get out of the situation, Rin simply sat there for a moment, resuming her sketch. At that second, a song entered her thinking, and she began to hum it aloud. It was a song called 'Crime & Punishment,' though the lyrics were kinda graphic, Rin just so happened to love the melody of it.

The blonde attempted to take her mind off things, but her heart wouldn't stop racing. Dumb thing. While she was humming the song, someone joined in, singing the lyrics, and everyone could obviously tell who the singer was.

"The girl that needs you is now gone, she is forever gone, she's gone. Hey you, it hurts, you know~" The tealette sang out, tapping her foot along with the rhythm, making Rin bounce up and down on her leg.

The rules of the game was that they couldn't talk to each other, but apparently singing with each other didn't count.

The motion of Miku's leg, greatly annoyed Rin, but she still couldn't escape from her Iron grip. The song still went on, and loudly, too, attracting many of the students that were outside, and even some that were passing through the nearby hallway. Noticing that many of them pulled out their phones, Rin's definitely resembled a tomato.

"If you would have ears, I will let you hear my song. If you would have a heart, I will fill you with my love~ Feel me?" Rin hadn't stopped humming, which the blonde had no idea why, but inside she knew she wanted this moment to go on.

The people that surrounded the two (more like four but Rin easily forgot about her brother and Kaito), were recording their little duet, though to their sadness it ended.

Soon everything came to an end when the art students had to leave, and Miku reluctantly let got of Rin to let her get her bag from the classroom.

Upon entering the empty classroom, Rin took out her phone that she had left on silent. The screen lit up, showing her a message.

Subject: Yo!

Sender: Miku

Message: Hey! I have something to do after school so wait for me! You have soccer anyways, right?

I guess I'll just wait for her in the commons.. The commons was the center of the school where everything branched off into all the wings. Rin had finished her sketch while outside so she took it with her as she walked down the now silent hallways.

She situated herself in one of the leather couches that were spread about in the commons. The blonde stared at the clock that sat on top of one of the coffee tables, and sighed. Usually it took Miku about an hour to finish up her student council homework, and Len was out asking his crush out. Or at least she hoped he was.

How's it goin', Len? I hope you've already asked her out and didn't get rejected. Rin laughed at her thoughts. Who am I kidding? I know your crush likes you, there's no way you're getting rejected. You just have to muster the courage.

The Kagamine twin leaned into the chair, cradling her sketch in hand. The sketch itself was extremely embarrassing to show to anyone else, but when only she looked at it, the sketch was beautiful. Of course, Rin had found some way to not allow Miku to watch or see what she was drawing.

Concentrated on her thoughts, about five minutes passed by and Rin has had enough. She leapt out of the sofa and onto her feet, only to march down to the student council room.

I've never been in here, I hope it's okay if I intrude. The blonde curiously peeked through the window, but wasn't able to see anything. Sliding the door open, she moved her head inside, yet she didn't find the tealette she was searching for. Immediately everyone's eyes landed on her. "E-excuse me, but is Miku here?" Rin timidly whispered.

"Ah, you must be Kagamine Rin, right?"

Rin dipped her head into a nod.

"Well, if you're looking for the president, she left about five minutes ago."

Rin's eyes widened, "She ditched me!?" She spoke her thoughts out loud, staring at the ground. She even texted me that we were gonna walk home together.

"Hmm? Though, she did mutter something about the roof, maybe you outta check out the west wing roof."

Rin smiled in return, "thank you for the help," she said politely before dashing out of the room. Her feet pound against the tiled floor as she made her way to the hallway that led to the stairs of the roof. The blonde held her sketch in her arms, against her chest.

I wonder what Miku's doing on the roof? Maybe I'll surprise her. Rin chuckled as she easily reached the stairs, oddly the stairs to this roof were narrow and the ceiling hung low enough that Rin had to duck her head. Slowly, she made it to the top, peering through the glass window, and there she saw her older class men.

With a another guy.

What the heck are they doing out in the rain?

She really wasn't a person who liked to snoop on other people's conversations, but this one an exception. Rin pressed her ear up to the cold, steel door, but wasn't able to hear anything. Slightly opening the door a crack, without a thought, she watched them. However, they were still not loud enough for the junior to hear them.

The male moved closer to tealette, taking what seemed to be cautious steps, but Rin only paid attention to the fact that he was about to touch her Miku. His hand grabbed the senior's arm, and he pulled her close, and Miku didn't pull away.

This— this isn't what I think it is...right? Rin's heart dropped to the bottom of her stomach, slowly beating away. He dipped his face downward. No, no, no, no, no. Rin's eyes widened. No, stop it. Please. I beg of you. She couldn't tear away from the scene that was unfolding before her.

Their lips are about to touch.

And I thought I had a chance. How stupid of me. The blonde grit her teeth, her lips slowly falling downwards into a frown. I'm so stupid. Anger and distrust swelled up in her mind. So stupid to ever think that I had a chance with her. Honestly, what was I thinking?

All I did was let myself down.

Their lips met.

Her throat constricted, making it hard to breathe. She held a hand against her throat, unable to comprehend what was happening. Tears flooded her vision as she remembered the times that she had spent with Miku, thinking that they could get together at one point.

They were together since the third grade, and Miku had gracefully entered her life and now she's gracefully destroying it with a single movement. The tealette's smile only reminds her that she'll never be the one to make her smile like that. It was a smile that didn't belong to her, but to him. An overwhelming pain in her chest bubbled to the surface. Why? Why? Why does it hurt so bad? I can't breathe, help me.

She so badly wanted to call out to Miku. Salty tears spilled out like a broken dam, rolling down her cheeks as she silently sobbed out her heart.

Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! I'm just a disgusting person who fell for the same sex and believed in false hope that she'd like me back. Of course she wouldn't.

She's not disgusting like me.

Maybe that's why I fell for her.

Huddled in a ball, Rin buried her head in her knees, breathing uncontrollably. I didn't think it was going to hurt this bad. Her heart broke into millions of pieces and was beyond repair. I can't this anymore! Watching them like this.

As she got up, her voice rolled off her tongue and escaped through her parted lips. Rin's reddened eyes widened in fright. Did they hear me? Through the opened doors, she could see Miku standing still with wide eyes directed at the blonde.

Rin clamped her mouth shut, afraid of making anymore noise. She couldn't move, she couldn't run, she couldn't do anything. Miku opened her mouth, "Rin..," she mumbled.

The tealette's voice broke the spell, allowing Rin to whip around and run away. In her escape, she forgot how low the ceiling hung, hitting her head, however still holding her sketch. "Idiot!" She screamed desperately as she kept moving, leaving a fallen bow and hair clips on the stairs.

"Rin, wait!" The blonde could hear her friend hopelessly call. I can't look at you anymore. It'll only hurt me until I can't even be in your presence.

The Kagamine twin darted out into the hallway, not caring how many things she bumped in. The only thing in sight was the floor as she didn't have to will to lift her face anymore. Why must you do this to me? Why did you play with my feelings? Do you know how much this hurts? If only you knew.

Rin burst out of the front doors, rain slamming on to her blazer. How freakin' ironic! God! Isn't this just dandy? She pressed her sketch under her blazer, making sure none of the water droplets could touch it. "Rin, stop! What're you doing?!"

Hearing the tealette's voice, Rin dived into a set of nearby bushes that were situated next to the intersection.

"Rin? Where'd you go?" Miku came up to the stop light, frantically twisting in all directions to find her blonde haired friend. "Please! It's just a misunderstanding!"

A misunderstanding? Yeah, right. What kind of kiss is a misunderstanding when both of you had no problem doing it?

Rin kept quiet, ignoring the dirt that her knees were pressing against. She watched as the teal haired senior ran around the place, Rin expected that.

But there was one thing that Rin would've never expected. Her eyes enlarged in size, body tensing up in terror.

Miku's frantic search had led her out onto the street. "Rin! Answer me, please!" Miku called, walking further into the intersection.

Speeding down the street was an incoming car. No! Rin stood up, body moving against her will. "WATCH OUT!" The blonde screamed, feet pounding against the wet pavement, throwing her body against the tealette, pushing Miku out of the way.

A flicker of hope shined in Miku's eyes, but it was quickly crushed with despair. The car's hood slammed into Rin's body, metal twisting her innards, and throwing her across the street. "RIN!"

Breathing heavily, Miku rushed over to her fallen friend. "Rin, Rin!" Miku called over and over, but never received an answer from her cold friend. The senior placed her hand on Rin's shoulder, shaking it lightly as if treading on unknown territory. "You've got to be kidding me..."

Fury bubbled in Miku's throat, hot and agonizingly painful. Rain pattered against her head, and she shielded the blonde from the oncoming water.

"Rin, answer me!" She whispered in the blonde's ear, earning a soft groan. Miku's lips immediately turned into a gentle smile, lifting her friend into her lap.

Red.

All she could see was red covering her best friend. She held in a gasp as water formed at the edge of her eyes. "Rin, can you hear me?"

The blonde's eyes cracked open, pink from crying. She croaked, "Miku?" The sharp pain in her head throbbed, stabbing deeper and deeper each time. All she could smell was the scent of iron mixed with tears.

"R—Rin? Thank goodne—" Miku's words were cut off by a groan from the friend in her lap.

"It hur—ts, M—m—iku," Rin softly cried out, eyes clenching shut in pain. "Mak—e it—t s—top." The blonde curled up, writhing in pain. Her hands press into the open wound, and she cringed. Ow, ow, ow, ow. Help me. Help me. Her mind shouted in agony.

Hot tears poured down Miku's cheeks, burning her skin, lighting it aflame. "It's okay, Rin. Everything will be alright. I k—know it," she stumbled on her words, wishing that everything was fine.

"Why a—re yo—u cr—ying, Miku?" Rin let out a quiet whimper. "Ar—re you h—hurti—ng, too?"

She's in a serious condition and she's still worrying about me.. What have I done? Miku thought, beginning to breathe in short breaths. The burning affection that she held in her heart was slowly eating her alive.

Miku's head hung low, staring guilty at Rin's fallen form. "You really need to start caring about yourself more, Rin," she stated bitterly, unable to stop the tears that escaped from her eyes.

It's because I love you that I can still move in this situation. Rin's vision became blurry, mixing everything into one. She shakily lifted her arm, raising her thumb to Miku's face. "A—m I allow—ed to? In that case—" her voiced cracked, slowly dying off. "Ne—ed I rem—i—nd you tha—t you ow—e me dinner?" She wiped the tears off of the senior's face, smearing red on her skin.

"Huh?" Miku's breath stopped and her heartbeat flooded her mind.

"Y—y—you," Rin stuttered unable to speak clearly. "—lo—s—t." The blonde began to violently cough, hacking up crimson liquid. The maroon substance splattered on Miku's uniform, and she realized that this was serious.

"Somebody, call an ambulance!" The tealette shouted cradling Rin against her body. She watched the blonde in despair, tears continuing to drop off her cheeks.

The blonde opened her eyes once more, all color fading, leaving a lifeless pale blue. Rin's vision was slowly turning into nothingness. "M—ik—ku.. Whe—where are y—ou?" Her voice was strained and faint, she was losing too much blood.

Miku's heart leapt in her chest, painfully crying out in agony. "I'm right here. Can't you see me?" She grabbed Rin's hand. Her throat constricted on contact. Rin's hand was deathly cold, unlike the hand that she had held early in the morning.

Rin gave a painful laugh, "I—i c—an't. Eve—r—ry thin—gs b—lack." The blonde weakly held onto Miku's hand. "I—I'm... S—car—ed."

"Everything'll be alright, Rin! I'm here by your side, I'm right here. Just keep holding my hand," Miku wept, sniffling and unable to keep her fake smile on any longer.

Rin shook as Miku's tears mixed in with the bloodstains on her clothes. She attempted to follow Miku's voice to wipe off the tears once more, but the full numbness took over. Her arms turned into lead, falling against the pavement with a dead thunk, head resting against a comforting warmth. Rin lay there unmoving, and Miku broke into loud sobs that racked her body.

I don't think I can live without you, Rin...


A/N: woAH cliff hanger! Anyways please forgive any of the grammar mistakes that i made! I hope you guys liked the second chapter! And don't forget to review! (It might even make me update faster! and I usually take a very long time to update)