A/N: Kerii-tan: Hello everyone! It's the last part to this story~ Sorry it's been a few weeks since
I've last updated this, but I'm working on 3 other things and well, this is done! Yay! (gonna do Fanmail next~)
I hope you enjoy~
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing!
Warning: None, really.
Fake Smiles and Fogged Glasses; part three,
Why he seemed worried about me, I don't know.
"R-Rin, are you okay? What are you doing?" Len asked, caution in his voice, sounding scared.
Rin looked at her brother with strain eyes, but it was even harder to make out his face because it was so dark in the room, except for the light that came in through the hallway.
She felt empty inside, as if nothing was alive, and there was no energy to make an effort for anything. But despite that, when she saw Len in the doorway, him just being there, she felt some hope flicker inside of her-something possibly suggesting that he still knew she was there and not okay.
Rin cleared her throat and looked down at her feet, her folded glasses neatly besides them.
"L-Len…" she tried to speak but it came out as a whisper.
At that moment, Len's soft footsteps approached closer to the huddled girl, and until she looked up slowly, she saw his taller figure right in front of her. And just as slowly, she raised her eyes up to his face, but only to see him frowning, and giving her a courageous, serious stare. Rin's eyes widened a bit when she noticed small tears at the corners of his eyes.
"Rin," his voice was steady and strong, but she could tell by the slight tremble when he spoke her name that he was scared, if not on the edge of breaking. "I…I know something is up." He bit his lip and continued. "I-I'm not sure what, but…is there anything I can do?"
No. Just stay happy.
Those words shot through Rin's mind like bullets.
"I…I've noticed that you aren't yourself much anymore, and…and well, it's worrying me, too." Len voice wavered and his lips quivered as he hugged his arms lightly. "I'm not okay with that, and I bet you aren't either. But you…but you acting this way is on my mind a lot and I'm…I'm getting…getting too worried about you and…" Len eyes widened as more tears fell out, shaking with overwhelming feelings. He opened his mouth to say more, but he only squeezed his eyes shut and hunched over farther, hugging his arms tighter.
"I just…! I just want to make sure you're okay and…!" Len wailed, still standing in front of his sister, his sister that he loves so much it hurts to see her in pain. Rin blinked at him, several times, and felt something tug at her heart, something weigh down on her stomach. Watching her brother cry this much made something inside of her twinge and tell her to do something. Rin couldn't find the words to say, but she felt the tears behind her eyes, the hot, salty tears close to escaping.
She didn't know what to do; hug him, tell him it was okay, say nothing at all, tell him that she loved him so much, that she-
…Wait, I love Len?
As Rin's heart skipped several beats from astonishment, Len wiped at his eyes and sniffled.
"Mm, well… I-I guess that's all I had to say… I d-don't think you're okay, but…" He turned around and faced the exit, still wiping his eyes. "I-if you need anything, Rin, I'll um, be here…for you…I guess…"
Len began to leave, but as quick as she could, Rin stood up and hugged Len from behind, wrapping her arms around him as tight as possible, making it so he couldn't wriggle from her bind.
"E-eh?" Len jumped in shock and twisted his head around, in attempt to look at his sister.
"Len, don't leave me!" Rin cried into his back, her feelings becoming released with every sob and wail she made, her cries getting caught in her throat. "Don't… Please don't forget about me…!"
"Eh, Rin?" Len turned around and placed his hands on her shoulders, looking at her worried even though she was facing the floor, sobbing. "R-Rin? What's the matter? I'm not going to leave you; I mean, I was, but just the room and-"
"No, Len, I love you too much!" She cried, not lifting her head to face her brother, her twin, her partner, her…everything, it seemed.
"I was happy for you at first, but then I became too selfish and I felt jealous of you and Mikuo; I felt lonely and sad and betrayed and, and, and…!" Rin shook her head viciously, holding her face as the tears fell through.
Len's heart ached to see his sister this way, to see her so upset about him and his choices. His breathing became uneven as his heartbeat picked up, pounding in his chest.
"Rin, oh no… Why didn't you…?"
"I'm so sorry that I…"
"No, Rin, don't be sorry, please…"
"I feel so stupid and…"
"No, you aren't stupid…!"
"I was only thinking of myself and…!"
"Rin!" Len urged and grabbed his sister's shoulders firmly, so suddenly, that her head immediately shot up, staring wide-eyed at him in the face.
"Rin, it is not your fault…!" Len's voice cracked as more tears surfaced. "It's not your fault at all! If anything, I was the one being selfish! You were being too selfless!"
Rin felt her heart pound as she stared in disbelief at her twin.
"You were the one who got me and Mikuo-kun together in the first place! You were there for me at all times, and you didn't look down upon me, or think any different of me because of how I am; you didn't at all! You… You accepted me!"
A small noise escaped Rin's throat.
"And then… Then I became too selfish and happy, forgetting about your happiness and…and now it's my turn…my turn to make it up to you."
She had no reply at all.
"I…I'm an odd boy; a weird kid, I know…" Len whispered, averting his eyes to the floor. "And I'm sure you'd want me to be with Mikuo-kun no matter what, but…"
No reply or comment...
"Right now, you're more important." he tied those words with a strong and honest look, something in his expression said that he meant every word, and he felt confident about them. "Right now, Rin, it's my job to make you happy."
Not one.
"So as your brother," Len took a deep and shaky breath, and carefully, placed his hand on her heart and her hand on his, gently.
"We can be together from now on, whenever you need me, our hearts always beating as one."
So she only placed her free, empty hand on his, both of them on her heart, and cried.
-FAKE SMILES AND FOGGED GLASSES: END-
A/N: Kerii-tan: And that's that! The end... So it's really sad but happy, huh? Rin and Len were both crying hard...
Sorry if this story seemed REALLY sappy and stuff. I dunno, my stories usually end up that way at some point. /shrug.
Hope you all don't mind! xD
Plus, have any of you noticed that in my major stories, Rin has cried every time? (Like, 4 or 5 of the ones I have up haha.)
Anyways, there you have it! I hope you enjoyed this lil' three-shot~
Please review and tell me what you thought about this one! Whether it be good or bad, haha.
