A/N: My Birthday/blessing party was yesterday. I got so many nice presents! Even the pastor got me something! So now have $100 spending money (Miku cosplay, here I come!) and $50 dollars at Stienmart! Also, I realize that my friends have more artistic ability than me. xDDD


SPICE!

Chapter Seven: Slamming Doors

Len tried his best not to appear huffy. He trudged himself up the stairs, hand gripping the banner almost to the point of splintering the wood. He tried not to slam the door, although his frustration almost led him to slamming the door so hard, it would split in two and likely hit Rin in the eye.

It wasn't quite that hard, but still made the two on the couch flinch.

"He's mad." Kaito pointed out dejectedly.

Rin gave him a severe look, "Really? I couldn't tell." She nearly snapped, and she saw Kaito wince a little. She sighed softly, "I'm sorry… it's just… oh! Let the jerk be mad! He'll get over it and go back to his old patterns." She hugged Kaito, "He's just upset that he lost."

Kaito frowned. It wasn't because he hadn't realized this was a game for them, but because he hadn't really decided who he—Rin promptly interrupted his thoughts.

"Let's go on a date." She chirped, and stood and began walking off towards the hall mirror.

Kaito just stared at her, "I should really ta--" per the norm, he was cut off.

"Do you like this dress, or should I wear something else? My hair isn't all messed up, is it?" she frowned, fussing with her hair and outfit in front.

"You look great." He replied, albeit in a monotone voice.

Rin frown deepened, but a pink blush dusted her cheeks, "You think?" then, unable to contain it, she bust out in a grin and faced him, "Let's go then!"

"I just wanna talk to-" Kaito's arm was abruptly grabbed, but he pulled away from her, "I'm just going to talk to Len." He blurted, and Rin's look turned dejected.

"… Okay." Rin nearly whimpered, and Kaito could help but feel a little guilty.

"… I'll be down in a minute, then we can go on a date." Kaito added, and Rin's look brightened considerably.

Kaito headed up the stairs, and knocked on Len's door. There was no answer, and he knocked again.

And again.

And again.

"That's the bathroom. My room is the next one over." Kaito looked over and saw Len leaning out the door, and he flushed with embarrassment.

Len's look was nearly severe as he turned back into his room and motioning for Kaito to follow. Kaito did so sheepishly.

"What do you want?" Len voice was brusque and sharp, as was the look in his mysterious blue eyes.

"I… I wanted to ask about… th-the kiss-"

"It obviously doesn't matter anymore what it meant. Rin's probably antsy, so you can go."

Kaito stood there awkwardly, his mouth opening and closing like a suffocating fish. He didn't know how to reply, and cast his gaze downwards. He was contemplating several possible responses, when Len spoke again.

"Rin's waiting." He reiterated, "Go. She's a beast when she has to wait." It was a lame attempt at humor, his face not matching his tone and his tone not matching the words.

Kaito obeyed sadly, biting his lip as he closed the door behind him.

As he was walking down the stairs, he swore he heard a sniffle.

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Kaito tried so hard during the date not to think of Len. He really, honestly tried his hardest.

Was it his fault Rin looked like a slightly more feminine version of Len?

He tried to twist it around, and say Len was a more masculine version of Rin, but it really wasn't working. At all.

Rin had dragged him to the park, an ice cream shop, the mall, and everything she could think of to snap him out of his funk and realize his feelings for her. None of her brilliant plans were working, and it frustrated her greatly.

She finally snapped on their way back. Sleepiness and cramps with the prickly feeling of pissed-off was a lethal recipe, "What's your problem?" she growled, "I'm doing absolutely everything to please you, and none of it works!" She stomped her foot.

"Rin, I-"

"I'm sick of it! I'm going home!" Rin promptly turned on her heels and dashed off, leaving a very confused Kaito behind.

He sauntered back to his house and walked in. Miku was already fast asleep on the couch. He quiet sat in the chair near her and stared at the TV, which was quietly playing a late night game show.

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Rin ran in the house and slammed the door loudly, "Len, you jerk!" she shouted, but received no response other than a slammed Meiko sitting on the couch.

"Shurrup you… you… you cockleface!" Meiko laughed loudly and obnoxiously at her own joke to make up for the fact Rin was not as amused as she was.

She let out a frustrated cry and stormed up the steps, reaching for Len's door handle and twisting it unsuccessfully, then body slamming the door in hopes it would burst open then, "Jerk, jerk, jerk! I saw him first! Why do you always take what's mine? It isn't fair!"

There was no response from Len room, and if there had been, it would have been drowned out with Rin's sniffles, "It's only because you're a slut!"

The door was thrown open by Len, "At least I'm not a priss who tries to be more than she is!" The door was slammed shut again, and Rin shouted out her reply.

"At least I try! I don't want to be trash like you! At this rate, no one will ever, ever, ever love you, ever!"

"I don't care!" Len shouted back, his voice muffled by the door.

Rin huffed, "Yeah, that's obvious! I won't feel bad for you when you get AIDS and die!" she shrieked.

There was the loud thud of something having been thrown at the door, "Just because you didn't get what you wanted for once in your lifetime doesn't give you the right to be a royal bitch towards everyone else! Dad may have spoiled you, but the world certainly isn't going to!"

That struck a cord in Rin, and she began pounding on Len's door with a steady mantra of "I hate you, I hate you!"

"Feeling's mutual, now go away and menstruate somewhere else!"

Rin let out a frustrated cry and gave one last furious slam on the door, and dashed into her room, nearly throwing the door closed the speed and force of a major league baseball player.

"Ahhh… dunch-dun- dunchee jus' love brotherly, er, sister, err… homo- uhh… whaevur love?" Meiko slurred cheerfully from the couch as she proceeded to pass out, the empty bottle of beer falling with a sharp shink to join the seven others lying in a pile on the carpet.

A/N: I hope the AIDS thing didn't offend anyone. D: Hope you all enjoyed, and I'll update soon! Reviews would be lovely, and thank you to all that have! –hands out cake-