BOUNDARIES

Chapter Four

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Rin POV

I sighed as the cool breeze brushed across my face. Around this time is when the students seem to be having so much fun, talking about the Natsu no Hanabi, Summer fireworks. I overhear them talking about it all the time, and I can hear the fireworks sometimes when the party isn't so loud. I long to stand with friends and watch wear pretty yukatas like everyone else, but my father would never allow it.

"Rin!"

Speak of the Devil…

I turned around to see one of the many maids bowing deeply, slightly out of breath from running. "Your father would like to talk to you about the celebration in two days."

I nodded and followed her into my father's study. He was always either reading or at work, sometimes he slept, but rarely. His job is supposedly very important to Japan but I don't agree. Murderers aren't important to anything.

"Sit," He said plainly not looking up from his book titled "War Tactics III" at all. I sat down as told and patiently waited for him to say something.

"Megurine has already picked out your yukata and your scheduled fitting is at 5PM, but I need to do something for me before that."

"Yes father?" I asked with slight sarcasm.

"We need a few things from the market," I immediately perked up at this. The times I could leave the mansion were rare and short lived, so I cherished all chances. Maybe I'll see that boy again… I blushed and quickly shook the thoughts from my mind. He never even told me his name, I shouldn't think about him so much.

"I trust you can do that." He added, eying me with suspicion. I glared back, knowing he was referring to how I'd snuck out of the mansion to visit Obaa-san last time. I nodded stiffly.

"Here," He tossed a small piece of paper at me and I frantically tried to catch it, ending up failing.

"I expect you back by four forty-five."

I didn't have enough time to reply as I was already at the door.

"Wryyyy~!"

I giggled childishly and twirled around in the grocery store, not caring if people were staring. Everyone knew who I was because of my father, so they couldn't do anything.

I skipped over to the canned goods section and grabbed some chicken broth then pirouetted to place the can in my cart. I kept giggling as if I were crazy to the next aisle.

I was about to leave after realizing I was in the wrong aisle when I saw a male a bit older than I reaching for a can of tuna. He was surprisingly short for his age, almost my height, but nearly everyone had trouble with that shelf so people usually didn't touch anything up there. I guess he's a foreigner.

I walked next to him and stepped on to the second shelf so I could reach the top shelf. I grabbed the can he was trying to get then hopped down.

"Here, it a little hard for us shorter people." I said in English guessing he was from the West because of his odd clothes. Actually, his clothes were a lot like that boy from before's… He might know him!

"Thank you." He smiled, taking the tuna.

"You look a lot like someone I know… Does the name Len sound familiar?" He asked, looking at me curiously.

I have an odd feeling I do know that person, but I've never heard the name before.

"Can you describe?" I asked, struggling for the English words. He nodded before looking away thoughtfully. Then I realized how odd he really did look. His hair was a darker shade of blonde than mine and his eyes were a darker blue but he had identical clips in his hair to mine.

"Well… he has like the same shade of blonde hair as yours and the same eye color, he wears his hair in this weird ponytail-thing and he's even shorter than me…"

"Oh, I do know him! We've met before but he never told me his name." I replied.

He laughed and held out his hand.

"I'm Rinto."

I stared at him with confusion for a second before he suddenly bowed saying "Ah, sorry, forgot". I giggled and bowed as well. He really is a foreigner.

"I'm Rin."

"Ooh, our names match!" He announced with a laugh. I ended up talking to him for the rest of the trip.

A/N: Ooh, is this a love triangle starting to form I see? Review and tell me if It should be a love triangle or not!