Rika: Ooh, finally we're at the party!

Akagi: You'd think just saying the pendant and the watch were for both Christmas and birthdays, but...

Sora: Apparently, Rika wants to make things so hard to understand.

Rika: I do not own VOCALOID, VOCALOID2, UTAUloid, or any 'loid. All characters belong to their respective owners. I only own the original idea for the story plot. Enjoy!

December 24

7:30 P.M.

Miku's House, Balcony

= Len's Point-of-View =

I give up. I haven't found Rin's birthday present, just her Christmas present.

I'd be mocked as 'the thrifty shota who doesn't want his wallet to lose weight' by Miku if I said that the pendant was for both events.

To tell you honestly, that 5,000¥ I spent was my allowance for this month… How about if I just give Rin a hug…? Yeah, like that would work.

Now almost everyone's here, from Miku and her brother Mikuo and their relatives, me and Rin and our relatives, Kaito and his many, many relatives, Gakupo and his sisters, Luka and her brother, Meiko and her siblings, Gumi and her cousin, and even our favorite teacher, Mr. Kiyoteru and his daughter Yuki.

There's also our neighbors Teto, Ruko, Ritsu, Mako and their relatives. Strange, I don't see Tei around... maybe she's coming later?

Wow, for one thing Miku's house sure is sturdy enough to hold every one of us and our crazy relatives under one roof and another thing is that why the hell is almost every relative of our friends are here!

"Oh, Lenny!" Miku Hatsune chirped. She's like my big sister, an air-headed but still lovable big sister.

"I heard that!" She shouted. "Oops, my bad." I replied, uninterested.

"Anyway," Miku whispered slyly, "did you get Rin her presents?" I gulped, holding the box that contained Rin's pendant behind my back. By the way, after I reached home, I wrote a card saying "Merry Christmas to my sweet Rin, from Len!'. Heh, that and I added a little bell-like ornament on top of the wrapped box.

"Uh… yeah…" "Hehe, good to know… You know why, Len? I'm letting you two exchange gifts first! You know, so everyone can see how much you two care about each other~!"

I gulped once more. Geez, I don't know what makes me more nervous: the fact I haven't found Rin's birthday present or the fact that Miku's gonna be making my night more disastrous.

"Yo, Len, Merry Christmas!" Miku's brother Mikuo shouted in my direction with a jolly tone, waving from the kitchen counter.

"Uh huh, yeah… Merry Christmas to you too!" I replied sheepishly.

"Wow Len, try being a bit more jolly, you know!" Gakupo said with his deep voice, slapping me painfully on the back. Miku giggled evilly.

"Ah, you say that, Gakupo; could it be that you're planning to win Luka's heart again this year?" She said.

Miku and I started laughing loudly. Gakupo blushed. "Y-Yeah, s-so, w-what about i-it? I'm gonna make sure she doesn't give me the 'Go Google It' punch line again this year!" He blurted.

"Pfft, yeah right! Good luck with that!" Miku said in between her laughs while clutching her stomach. I rolled my eyes, and then suddenly, an idea came into my head. I stopped laughing.

Confess… confess to Rin… that's it! "I GOT IT!" I yelled all of a sudden, of course earning stares from Gakupo and Miku that said 'What's gotten into this crazy person?'

Something, something has gotten into this crazy person, I tell you! Wait a minute; that came out wrong.

"Whoa, that's a serious look you got there, Len." Gakupo commented. Miku looked at me with the same confused look as Gakupo's.

"Yeah, hey shota-Len, what's up?" She asked.

I'm gonna save that 'shota' comment for later.

"I got it, Miku! I'm gonna confess tonight!" I exclaimed.

"Really, that's great, Len!" She replied. "But, um, what are you gonna confess about?" She followed up.

Wow. Even an idiot can see what I meant. See, Gakupo literally face-palmed.

"He's confessing to Rin, genius. Shota boy here's gonna confess his undying love for Rin tonight." He said.

Wow. It's even more embarrassing when the idiotic eggplant lover says it.

"Wow, nice!" was all Miku can say, what with her lower jaw wide open.

Hehe, how's that for a shota like me? Wait another minute; that came out wrong again.

"Hey guys!" An all-too familiar voice said. It was Rin. Look, even her older sister Lily is here.

"Yo." I said.

"Hey." Gakupo said.

"I love leeks!" Miku said.

"What?" Rin, Lily, and I said, staring at Miku like she's some weird creature.

"Uh, why the stare, guys? Leeks are cool! I worship them!" She replied, flailing her arms.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Mikuo butted in, approaching us.

"How is that even related to your conversation?" He continued.

"Wait," I said nervously, "You mean you were listening the whole time?"

He laughed and shook his head. "Nah, just the part where Rin and Lily came in. Anyway, guess what? I'm the party organizer this evening and I thought of two exciting main events all of us can play together."

Rin raised an eyebrow. "What are these main events, Mikuo? Don't tell me it involves scaring the others into wetting their pants or fruits coming to life again." She said with a glare. Lily nodded to back Rin up.

Miku crossed her arms. "Don't tell me that it's another pool party! Remember what happened last time?"

Mikuo rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. "Yeah… the memories keep coming back to haunt me…"

7:50 P.M.

Miku's House, Balcony

= Rin's Point-of-View =

Lily rolled her eyes. "That is the last time I ever trust Gakupo here with the catering."

I still haven't decided on actually carrying out Lily's suggestion. I mean, come on! It's my best friend we're talking about here!

If I kiss him, he'll think I was just teasing him! Our whole friendship is on the line here!

Anyway, I was already here at the party and just laughing alongside our friends, although my heart was beating so fast I only give myself a minute before it jumps out of my chest.

"Look," Mikuo said, "I gotta, uh, go... the main events start in ten minutes, 8:00 sharp, okay? Just wait for 'em!"

And with that closing message, he sped off. Everybody else scattered, Lily went off to see Neru, Gakupo went off to flirt with Luka (who's rejecting him, like always), and Miku went off with Mikuo, probably to help him with something related to the party.

And they left me with Len. Alone.

Great friends, huh? I know, right?

Wait after midnight. You'll smell blood near their houses.

Just kidding… maybe.

I held a wrapped box behind my back. It was that finely-wrapped watch Oliver gave me. He placed it in a red box before he wrapped the whole box with glossy yellow gift wrap that had 'Happy Birthday!' printed all over it.

After I went home I added my own touches to the gift; I'm not exactly what you'd call creative but I added a little ribbon around it and placed a card where I wrote 'Happy Birthday, Len! From your best friend, Rin'.

Well, since I have nothing else to give him, I might as well give him the kiss… ah, but it's kind of embarrassing to do that in front of everyone else, right?

Maybe I should distract them for a while. I'll pretend to give him a fake present, then I'll give him my real present after the party! Yes, that's it!

Author's Notes:

Rika: *sings* And I've just found, I'm addicted to you! *stops singing* Well, hope you enjoyed the chapter! Of course, like always, reviews and criticisms are highly appreciated!

Sora: Oh, as for the reason Rika is singing...

Akagi: Len's gonna confess, of course, in song form.

Rika: Hey! I wanted to say that, no fair! Anyway, it's true I'm confusing people, but all will be explained in due time!

Sora: Yeah, um... yeah. Watch out for the next chapter, The Giving of Presents.

Akagi: We thought 'Juvenile' might fit somewhere in this; the song keeps popping up every time Rika decides to write the next chapter, so...

Rika: Oh, by the way, I'm drawing a picture of the story with Rin and Len in their Juvenile outfits but wearing Santa caps. Maybe I'll make it my profile picture! Heheh. See ya!