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Hot Cocoa Len: You're gonna regret it. Believe me, I know.

Me: ARGH! SHUT UP SHOTA!

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There's A First Time For Everything

Chapter 6: First Forgiveness

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Rin span around like a whirlwind, dropping her fresh candyfloss in the process. Her eyes widened when she realised who the two voices belonged to and a look of worry flashed across her face. I didn't blame her. After what she told me about Hatsune-san and Shion-san, I wasn't extremely happy about them being there either. They were probably going to say something mean.

"I-I, um, well..." stuttered Rin, her voice trembling slightly.

"Not luring another one, are you?" said Shion-san as he narrowed his eyes and threw his scarf over his shoulder. He then looked at me and said, "Seriously, dude, I thought you were smarter than this. Why did you have to interfere with her and the Akumas? She got what she deserved, shacking up with their boyfriends."

"Well, I thought you were a decent person!" I snapped out of nowhere. I couldn't believe that. I rarely snap at people. But something about Shion-san's harsh words about Rin was making my blood boil. I wasn't just going to let him get away with it.

"Pardon?" said Shion-san and he laughed sarcastically, flipping that ridiculous scarf yet again. What was with the scarf? It wasn't cold enough to wear one. He was probably showing off with it.

'Actually, that is now his new name. Show off Scarf. Ha... why am I being so childish?'

"You heard," I said with a glare. "What did you say again?"

I thought back to my first day at Yuujou School.

"Oh, that Kagamine girl is always a victim of the Akuma gang. Never does what they say! They almost broke her arm once," explained Shion-san in a casual voice.

I stared at him in horror. "What do you mean? Doesn't anyone do anything?!" I exclaimed.

"Uh, no. She's too weird that one. A right old geek with no friends. No one bothers with her, no one ever has. Anyway, better her than me," he chuckled.

"Oh, yes! I remember. You didn't care one bit for Rin's bullying. No matter what, it's never right," I growled.

"Well, when it's her then yes, it's right! She deserves it!" Show off Scarf barked back.

I felt something tugging at my sleeve and looked to find Rin with a terrified expression on her face. "Len...please. Let's just go," she said in a tiny voice.

"Hell no!" I said back to her and she gasped, staggering backwards slightly. I honestly don't know what had come over me. I guess I was determined to help Rin. I'd tried to stand up for her before but Rin ended up dragging me out of the mess. This time, I was determined to stand up for her properly and succeed.

"Kaito, I think we should go..." said Hatsune-san in a voice quite similar to Rin's. She had been so quiet through the argument I'd almost forgotten she was there.

"No, not before I teach this dipstick a lesson!" Show off Scarf snapped at her and turned back to me. "Why the hell would you wanna stay with a slut like her?"

I heard Rin whimper. That was it. "Because Rin's a great person! She didn't do anything the Akumas said she did. She's funny, smart and a great friend! Sure, she's a little annoying at times but I'd never want to end my friendship with her. EVER!"

I heard Rin gasp and when I looked at her she was bright red. When I realised what had actually come out of my mouth, I was rather surprised myself. My heart was beating fast and my cheeks were growing warmer and warmer by the second. But what I said was true, all of it.

Show off Scarf looked shocked. He opened his mouth slightly, before closing it again. He continued to stare at me and then Rin. Finally he said, "I...I still don't believe you."

I growled loudly, causing Hatsune-san to look rather frightened. I stormed up to Show off Scarf and yanked the long piece of clothing down towards to me so his was right in front of mine. His face was red, going blue. I guessed it was from the heated argument and the fact I was probably crushing his windpipe. He was very tall, at least a head taller than me, but was I scared? Pfft, no... Ok, maybe a little but I was still going to get my point across to him.

"You have made Rin's school life hell the past two years. She hasn't had anyone because of you. If you were her friends, you wouldn't have left her," I hissed in his face. "You're just as bad as the Akumas."

Show off Scarf's narrowed eyes widened. "Just as bad..." he said quietly, "as the Akumas?"

"Yes," I said, letting go of his scarf and pushing him away from me. He stumbled backwards into Hatsune-san who grabbed his sleeve and held on tightly. Both of them stared at me with a thoughtful expressions on their faces before they looked at Rin.

"Every year..." said Rin, who had been silent since I snapped at her. Her eyes were shut and her brows were furrowed. "Remember how we used to exchange chocolate? Valentine's day was special for us. I'd get orange flavour, Miku would get a special homemade leek flavour and we'd get Kaito normal chocolate but always get him chocolate ice cream as an extra."

She opened her eyes. They were glazed with sadness. "I still...I still make you guys chocolate. It's just, after the way you treated me, I was too scared to give them to you."

I nodded my head at Rin to show Hatsune-san and Show off Scarf she was telling the truth.

"Rin?" squeaked Miku, her voice a bit horse.

"Miku?" Rin replied, her lips quivering.

Show off Scarf walked over to us. He flinched slightly when he walked past me. After all, I was glaring daggers at him. He stopped in front of Rin. I thought he was going to say something horrible but to everyone's surprise, he grabbed Rin's shoulders and pulled her into his chest. He hugged her tightly and soon enough, Rin's dainty hands wrapped around his back, hugging him too.

I heard a choked sob and looked back to Hatsune-san who now had tears streaming down her face. She ran over to us, her arms already stretched out and her long, teal tails flying behind her. She crashed into the two already embracing and hugged them both tightly.

It was a sweet sight, the three old friends embracing each other. Even after all they had done to Rin, the way they were hugging, the sniffs coming from Hatsune-san and the hurt expression on Show off Scarf's face was enough to make both Rin and I realise, they were truly sorry. I felt warm, and I couldn't help but smile a little.

I noticed a hand poke out from the bundle of friends. Rin had turned her head sideways, so that her cheek was squashed up against Show off Scarf's chest instead of her face. She seemed to be the only one not crying. In fact, she had a huge smile on her face. She waggled her hand about and it took me a moment before I realised what she wanted. She wanted me to join in.

I'm NOT a cuddly person. I was flustered enough when Rin hugged me alone but getting squashed by three people? No thank you. I shook my head at her, my eyes pleading but she just grinned, reached further, grabbed my shirt and pulled me in.

Everything was a blur. I was intoxicated by the smell of ice cream, leeks and Rin's familiar citrus scent. Not to mention I was being squeezed so hard I felt ready to pass out. Just as I thought I was going to faint, everyone started to draw back. I gasped for air and threw myself backwards. No more hugging for me, thanks.

Hatsune-san wiped her eyes and sniffed with a smile, "I'm sorry, Rin. Really."

"Yeah, Blondie. Can you forgive us?" sniggered Show off Scarf with a grin yet his eyes were warm.

'Heh...I guess I'm not the only one here nicknamed Blondie.'

"Well," said Rin with a roll of her shining eyes. "Alright."

Hatsune-san dove back onto Rin, crushing the poor girl while Show off Scarf just turned to me.

"Hey, thanks," he said uneasily. "Sorry for earlier..."

"Never mind, Show off Scarf," I sighed. My hands flew over my mouth when I realised I'd called him that stupid name.

He scoffed and raised an eyebrow. "What did you call me, shota?"

I narrowed my eyes and growled darkly, "More importantly, what did you call me?"

"Boys, boys!" said Hatsune-san, waving her her arms about. "No fighting, please. It's immature!"

"Yes mum," snickered Show off- Ah, I'll stop calling him that now. He's back to Shion-san. "Wait... because I like to look up your skirt... IS OUR RELATIONSHIP INCEST?!"

'Never mind. He shall now be known as Creepy Pervert.'

"Wait..." said Rin slowly. "Are you saying, you guys are dating?"

"Yup!" said Creepy Pervert and pulled Hatsune-san towards him. "Three months today. That's why we're here. It's our anniversery date!"

"I'm not sure whether to be happy or worried that Rin didn't comment about Kaito and my skirt..." said Hatsune-san, a slight blush on her cheeks. Didn't blame the girl.

Rin chuckled awkwardly and said, "Didn't want to make a big deal out of it. Um... CHANGE OF SUBJECT! Let's properly introduce you to Len!" Rin took a hold of my hand, grabbed Hatsune-san's and brought them together. "Len, Miku! Miku, Len," she said with a smile.

"Erm, nice to meet you, Hatsune-san," I said politely.

"Oh, no. None of that 'san' crap. Call me Miku! Can I call you Len?" she asked, her eyes twinkling.

"Um, I guess?" I bit my lip. It was happening all over again. People were asking me to call them by their first names! I felt almost flattered but still slightly unsure.

"That goes for me too!" said Creepy Pervert. He pushed his way in front of me, causing Miku's hand to get yanked away from mine. "You can call me Kaito!" he beamed and shook my hand so quickly I thought it was going to drop off. It was amazing, you'd swear he was a different person from when we were arguing. But no, I was still mentally referring to him as Creepy Pervert.

"Oh, cool!" Creepy Pervert exclaimed and gestured to my jacket. There was a Ryuu and the Dusk Dragon logo on the bottom corner. "I watch Ryuu too!"

'Ok, maybe he's upgraded from Creepy Pervert to Kaito but still he better look out.'

"Um, Kaito?" said Miku and she tugged on his blue hoodie. "It's getting late and my dad wants me home by six. You said we could go on the ferris wheel before we left."

"Oh, yeah!" said Kaito and smiled at Miku. "Sorry Rin, but I did promise. See you on Monday, yeah?"

"Y-Yeah," Rin replied with a warm smile.

"Bye!" called Miku as the two began to walk off hand in hand. Wow... What a strange encounter. They arrived hating us and left loving us. It was crazy.

"Come on," said Rin and she began to walk off. I quickly caught up with her. I smiled at her but she didn't even look at me.

Well, that was odd. I was expecting her to start babbling about what had just happened. Unless... Unless I'd upset her! Perhaps she hadn't wanted to forgive them! Maybe because I butted in without consulting her first I forced her to do something she hadn't wanted. 'Stupid, Len!'

By now we were walking through the park gates. No one was around except the security guards because it was too late for anyone to get in. I would've actually liked to see Meito again, so I could show him Rin had had a nice day. Or had she? After all, she was being so silent I was starting to feel uneasy. It was like back under the tree with the chocolates. She was quiet then and I didn't like it. I had to think of something to break the silence. 'Think, think, THINK!'

We'd been walking in silence for nearly ten minutes now. Being the awkward idiot I am, nothing would come to my lips. I just trailed behind Rin, not sure at all how to start any kind of conversation. We finally arrived outside Rin's house. I was expecting her to run inside but she came to a halt and faced me.

"Len," she said, a serious look on her face.

'Crap. This is the part where she's either going to yell at me or burst into tears. Neither sounds fun.'

Suddenly, I felt a lot of pressure on my body. Rin had sprung onto me, wrapping her arms around my back. That flustered feeling soon returned and I felt myself grow hot. What was the big deal whenever Rin hugged me? I wished I could lay my finger on it but I just didn't know why.

"Thank you...so much..." Rin said breathlessly. She pulled back slightly and looked into my eyes, a huge grin plastered on her face. "If it wasn't for you, Miku, Kaito and I would never have been friends again. I would never have had the courage to talk to them. Heck, I tried my best to avoid them at all costs! I didn't even realise they were dating!"

I noticed my arms had subconsciously found their way around Rin, returning the hug. "You're w-welcome," I coughed nervously. My fearless attitude from earlier on had completely disappeared.

Rin let go, smiled and bounced down her pathway calling, "Bye bye, Len! See you Monday!" But she quickly came to a stop. She looked back around at me with a look on her face as if she'd forgotten something. Her eyes lit up and you could almost see the lightbulb above her head when she'd remembered. She skipped back over to me.

"Hey," she whispered mischievously. "Don't worry." She reached over to me and did something that made me flush crimson. She pecked me on my left cheek. She drew back and giggled, "Even though I'm friends with Miku and Kaito again, you're still my best friend!" With that, she hopped off and disappeared into her house.

I brought my hand up to where she'd kissed me and swallowed. That was certainly unexpected. It was only a little kiss, yet my heart was racing as fast as a mouse's. It was only done in a friendly way, of course. Nothing more. Yet I couldn't help but feel there was some other meaning behind it.

Shaking my head, I started to walk home. It had been a long day and honestly, I couldn't wait to get into bed. I mentioned before how I loved sleeping, right? Well, I was definitely going to sleep well that night.

I felt a vibration in my pocket. It was probably my parents or Lily asking when I was going to be home. I pulled out my mobile and looked at the text. I groaned and rolled my eyes when I saw it.

From Rin

BTW wen U were arguing with Kaito U changed again, Mr Werewolf! :P

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I can't help but feel I rushed this chapter. Sorry if you think it's rushed! For some reason, I find it hard to write arguments. Just the first bit of the chapter took nearly an hour. (Well...I was kinda distracted with my deviantART but that's beside the point).

So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter and the fact I haven't left it on a cliff hanger! But then again, I haven't left any hints into what's gonna happen next. Oh, and if you think, 'Pfft, If my friends did that to me, there's no way in hell I'd forgive them!' Well, I'm sure we've all determined by now that Rin is an innocent sweetheart. And anyway, she still says Len's her best friend. And the kiss...hehe :3

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