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At school the next day, Rin was reminded of something she had totally forgotten after the events of the past few days.

"Are we still on for studying together after school, Rin?" Miku asked during the lunch break. Inwardly, Rin froze, but she did her best to play it off casually.

"Oh...yeah, we're still cool," Rin said with a forced smile.

"Good, 'cause I invited Gumi too."

"Awesome." Rin snuck a glance back at Len, who was laughing with his friends at some joke one of them had told. She found a scrap piece of paper and hastily wrote a note to him on it, then folded it up and stood.

"I have to go to the bathroom," she lied, then headed towards Len. She dropped the paper in front of him as she passed and looked back once before she left the room to see him unfolding it.

Outside of the room, she leaned against the wall and waited for Len. Luckily for her, he was out within a minute.

"What's wrong?" he asked, worry coating his words. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, but we have a problem. Miku and Gumi are coming over after school and I totally forgot until just now, so you need to be out of the house."

"I can't do that."

"Why not?"

"Well, all the guys have something to do after school today, and I turned down every invitation I got to join one of them."

Rin groaned. "Why would you do that?"

"I wanted to spend more time with you, duh," he said, placing his hand on the wall beside her head. "I didn't expect you to blow me off, though."

Rin felt her cheeks growing red again because of how close he was to her, but she answered nonetheless. "Then you need to stay upstairs while they're there. Got it?"

"Why do I have to hide anyway?" he asked, leaning in closer until their foreheads were touching. "It's not like we need to keep it a secret."

"Yes, we do. First of all, everyone thinks we're cousins and if they knew we were together they would flip out."

"So what if we just pretended we were cousins and nothing more?"

"Because you and I both know you wouldn't be able to pull that off. Also...I kinda told Miku and Gumi that I was banned from talking to you." She hesitated on telling him the last part, since she knew how mad the rule made him, but she wasn't going to keep secrets from him.

Len stared at her for a moment, his eyes looking straight into hers. "All right, fine. I'll stay upstairs."

Rin felt a flood of relief wash over her. "Thanks, Len. Just make sure you get there before we do and–"

She was forced to stop talking when Len kissed her, his hands dropping from the wall to her waist as the kiss grew deeper until they had to end it for fear of suffocation. Len smirked.

"As much as I love the sound of your voice, you've got to stop talking and have a little faith in me sometimes. I'm not an idiot."

Rin smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Yes you are. Just not all the time."

It was around then that she realized they were still in school and that lunch was nearly over. They had to go back in at different times so they didn't look suspicious. Even so, Miku couldn't help but notice that her friend looked different.

"Jeez, Rin, what did you do in there?" she teased. "You look so much happier than when you left."

"Shut up, Miku," Rin replied, but it was true that she felt happier after just talking to Len. Then again, that kiss probably had something to do with it.


After school, Rin watched as Len dashed out of the classroom. She had given him a spare key earlier, and he was quick to follow her instructions.

Rin herself, however, waited for her friends before heading towards her house.

"So are we actually going to get any studying done?" Gumi asked. "Or are we just going to fool around?"

"Probably the second one," Miku shrugged. "But Rin, your house is so fun 'cause your parents are loaded and you've got everything!"

"I knew coming along was a good idea," Gumi said with a smile.

Inside the house, Miku insisted on making a beeline for the billiards table.

"Just one round," she promised.

One round of billiards, however, led to another three rounds of ping pong and four of foosball. Eventually, the three resigned to watching a movie and gossiping with a textbook open nearby.

For a while, they idly chatted, but then the conversation took an unexpected turn.

"So, Rin, you and Kagamine, huh?" Gumi asked. Rin stared at her.

"E-excuse me?"

"Oh come on," Miku said with a roll of her eyes. "Don't even try to hide it. I got worried when you were taking a bit too long in the 'bathroom' and was about to go look for you, but instead I see you and Len making out in the middle of the hallway."

Rin's face turned bright red, and she was at a loss for things to say. "I...um..."

"Didn't you say you we're forbidden from talking to him?" Gumi asked. "Does that mean it's okay for you guys to kiss?"

At that moment, Rin regained her composure.

"Look, my parents are never around, so there's no one to stop me from doing whatever I want with Len. I don't need you two lecturing me about him, because I know our relationship is wrong on so many levels, so kindly shut up about it."

"Who said we were lecturing you?" Gumi asked. "I totally approve!"

Rin blinked. "You...what?"

"Landing it with Len Kagamine is every girl at school's dream," Miku sighed. "To see that he'd dash out of the room like that just after reading a note from you must mean he really cares about you."

"You don't think it's weird that we're cousins?"

"Third cousins are practically unrelated," Gumi said with a dismissive wave of her hand. "Especially after they've been once-removed."

"Is there anything you don't know?" Rin muttered.

"Oh, I have one!" Gumi volunteered. "Are you still a virgin?"

"Gumi!" Rin gasped. "That's...why would you...?"

"Hey, it's an honest question," Miku countered. "I've heard he's a total playboy and amazing in bed. Is that true?"

"How should I know?!" Rin asked, even more flustered than before. "We haven't gone past kissing!"

"Well, after what I saw of that kiss it shouldn't be long before you find out," Miku said with a wink. "Anyway, Gumi and I should be going. Maybe you can invite Len over after we leave," she added, raising an eyebrow suggestively.

Rin sighed and showed her friends to the door, walking over to the sofa after they were gone.

"Len!" she called. "You can come down now!"

When he didn't respond, Rin spared a glance at the clock, only to find that it was much later than she had anticipated, nearly ten o'clock. Deducing that he must have fallen asleep, she went upstairs to check on him.

Sure enough, there he was, lying on the bed with an open book on his face. Rin giggled and walked over to him, taking the book and placing it on the nightstand before dragging the covers onto him. She kissed his forehead and shut off the lights, then went to change into her pajamas so she could join him.


Hooray for fluff! ...kinda.