I AM IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING CHANGES TO THE STORY X.X CUZ I HATE THE WAY I USE TO WRITE XD I've improve so yea o.o be patient with me

AN: OMG Len was HARDDD to do I'm not a guy so I'm like HECK what goes through their heads O.O but later I just thought … well it's Len sooo … he's more sensitive than normal guys I guesss….? O.o haha at least that's how fans portray him :P ANYWAYZ~ :D enjoy~ ^.^ OH and uh yeah! i changed their age ORIGINALLY they were 13 but i couldn't STAND going against how they were really 14 so i changed it x3 ONTO DA STORY :D

Chapter Two-

(Len POV)

"Man, what a crappy birthday so far…" I let out a sigh and turned to my dog, Kanashimi, who was sound asleep.

Yup, today was my fourteenth birthday. It was boring though, as usual.

It used to be fun as a child, because I had someone to celebrate it with. I groaned and shoved the memory to the back of my head.

No one was home at this time, including my parents, but then again they never were home to begin with. They're always out of town doing something business related, they told me they'd be home during February, but only for a week. Not like it mattered. I was use to them being gone all the time anyway.

I walked over to the TV and turned it on, after about seven minutes of finding absolutely nothing I gave up in defeat. I ended up just settling for the news… What a shocker, nothing was on Monday night. Usually loads of stuff is on.

I heard a sound coming from outside of my window and went to check, being the nosy person I was. It was a fire truck with its sirens wailing. I was caught off guard to see that though, I rarely saw or even heard of fires during winter.

I turned away from the window and headed into the kitchen to grab a piece of cake that I had bought for myself to celebrate this occasion. I mean to me fourteen was a big deal! I mean, at thirteen it kind of was important, since you were an 'official' teenager, but you're still a newbie. At fourteen you know the ropes and in my book that's when you're a teenage rather than thirteen.

I walked back into the living room and sat down; an object on the coffee table caught my eye. It was a photo of me when I was younger and a girl. We looked very similar and were often mistaken for twins, we had the same color hair and the same eye color, or that's what other people said. They didn't have their facts straight. We were similar, but that's it.

Her eyes were always full of life and compassion, they seemed to sparkle when she would smile … and that smile of hers. She had the most breathtaking smile I'd ever seen. No one's could even compare to it. Even when I was so upset, when she would smile I couldn't help but smile back. Her short, light blonde hair was always wrapped in that trademark bow of hers. Whenever you saw that bow you knew who it was, no one could pull off that look. No one except her. Uh … not that I really cared at all or anything!

We shared everything including our birthdays. Our parents were close growing up and so were we. We were inseparable.

But that all changed two years ago, the last time we talked, she told me she was going to her friend, Teto's, house. Teto was her most recent friend that she had met at school. Teto was kind of like my replacement, when I couldn't be there for her. Before I knew it, we started hanging out less and less.

That didn't mean we weren't close though, she had just finally found another friend, she was never really good at making friends.

She was close friends with Teto, and I mean really close, but their friendship couldn't stand a chance with ours. She kept sharing her secrets with me, instead of her new best friend. But exactly two years ago it stopped. I don't know why though, I stopped getting the daily phone calls and when I tried to call her the parents would say she was busy or come up with some other lame excuse. She was never too busy to talk to me. A year later no one would pick up at all. I figured she was mad at me, I didn't recall anything I did to upset her though.

Time passed and before I noticed it had been 2 years since I'd talked to her. Now that I think about it, I haven't seen Teto around either.

I looked at the time which shone brightly, as if it was trying to wish me happy birthday itself since no one else had, the time read 10:56 pm. I carried my dishes to the sink, rinsed them off and put them in the dishwasher.

"…Rin … I wonder how she's doing …"

KNOCK …KNOCK…

My head flung up. Who could it possibly be this late…? I started raising my expectations higher than needed, MAYBE! MAYBE! My parents did decide to come home for my birthday! Of course I was use to being home alone a ton but it didn't mean that I liked it.

I started dashing for the door, but tried to keep my composure and skidded down to a walk. Once I reached the doo,r I gave myself a quick 5 second pep-talk. Okay, okay Len calm down I KNOW they haven't been here for your birthday for 6 years... To keep my expectations going high and dropping like a bomb from disappointment I started to fill my head with some put-downs. It probably isn't them. Come on. Why would they want to be here anyway when they have more important things to do?

Well… it worked, because after the last trail of thought that went through my head I suddenly wasn't as wired as I had been before. I reached for the door knob and casually opened the door.

I looked straight ahead and saw no one.

"Must have been a prank…"

"Meow~"

A cat …? Where?

I looked down and noticed a small girl standing there with her head descended, looking towards the ground.

In her arms was a small cat. She was so small … she almost looked like a doll, but she looked around my age. It looked like she hadn't eaten for at least a week. Maybe it's a homeless person? The girl was wearing a gray skin-tight tank top, with short black shorts, and was barefoot. Definitely not warm enough for winter, what could she possible be doing out here?

"Uh… hello…?" I said, trying to get her to acknowledge my presence.

The girl slowly raised her eyes and looked at me. She gasped and looked around the environment searching for answers, as if unaware of her surroundings; she looked like she was as confused as I. Her eyes were lifeless, no emotion dwelled inside them… but something dawned on me …

"... Ri- ... R-Rin… is that ... you?" it had to be her! I knew those eyes anywhere! They looked different though… she herself looked entirely different. What exactly happened to her? Her eyes widened and she nodded slowly.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN FOREVER IT'S MY RIN! I couldn't help, but grin widely. Rin didn't exchange a smile of her own, like she usually would have. Something was wrong …

And that's when she collapsed.

I panicked when I noticed her starting to fall, and quickly caught her before she hit the ground. She was still clutching tightly onto Yorokobi. I brought her inside and set her on the couch. I had to literally pry Yorokobi out of Rin's hands, before the horrified cat was released.

Rin was out cold and it was probably due to her diet from the way she looked. But … weren't her parents taking care of her? She looked so … distant and far away when she looked at me, it was not the Rin I knew … errrr know … uhhh use to know? I DON'T KNOW! But! What I DO know it that something happened to Rin during those two years it was most likely her parent's fault.

I never liked her parents. In fact. I couldn't STAND them, yeah, sure our parents were close and all, but I felt weird around them. They just seemed so fake to me. I took one last look at Rin … she was so skinny… and she looked so weak. I felt terrible and sick to the pit my stomach I promised myself I'd protect her years ago and then she comes back looking like this …

I headed to the kitchen to make something for Rin so it'd be ready before she woke up. I knew that since she hadn't eaten in awhile, so she was probably starving, but the smell of food probably made her queasy. So I made her some simple stew to start off with. I knew she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon, she was probably exhausted so I headed back to where she was laying.

It was now 12:32 am and I gazed at the sleeping Rin with fascination. It was quiet in the room besides the sounds of the TV and the occasional 'meow' and 'bark' by Yorokobi and Kanashimi, yea they were complete opposites a cat and a dog, and I mean just LOOK at their names (AN: if I remember correctly Yorokobi means 'Joy' and Kanashimi means 'Sorrow' but I don't really remember so o.o; I'll change their names later if I find out I was wrong x3), but they've been close friends since me and Rin brought them both to my house when we got them about three years ago. Yorokobi is a brown Maine Coon, tabby with a black stripe going from the top of her head to the end of her tail. And Kanashimi is a black Akita Inu with a patch of white fur around his left eye. (AN: LOL I just thought of this, Neru's name Akita Neru o.o hmmm weirddd o.o LEN U CREEPER X3)

I started getting tired, so I headed back to the kitchen and wrote a note for Rin. When I finished, I sat back down beside the couch. Rin was still asleep and I was beginning to doze off too …

Rin POV

I woke up, unfamiliar to my surroundings. My heart felt at peace here, but my mind sure didn't. I scanned the room searching for answers, not finding any, I decided to get up and explore the rest of the house. Couldn't hurt, right?

As I started to get up, I then noticed a boy asleep on the floor beside the couch … the same one from the photos …? It couldn't be … but then again he knew my name. How come he could know mine if I didn't even have the slightest clue to who he was? I noticed across the room Yorokobi asleep next to a … dog? Yorokobi must know this boy then … she wouldn't even be in the presence of a dog to save her life. She hated them…

I buried my face into my hands and began to shake. I struggled to remember, but my mind refused to listen to me. Nothing made sense, I can't remember a thing about this boy, yet he seems to know my name and he seemed … happy to see me …? I thought I felt my heart skip a beat … It must just be from hunger.

All the lights were on conveniently, and the TV was still on, the kid must have fallen asleep before he could turn them everything off. I carefully got up from the couch, avoiding the boy, and headed towards the kitchen that as in the next room. I opened the fridge and looked around searching for anything I could just pop in my mouth … I don't recall the last time I ate … I kept searching through the fridge. The kid didn't have anything instant, it was all this stuff that was meant to be cooked in the oven or stove. He didn't even have any turkey meat. What kind of place was this?

I closed the fridge in defeat, a large pot caught my eye and there was a note next to it…

"Rin, I'm glad you're finally here!

You have NO idea how long I've waited for you to visit me!

Well … maybe you do … wait NOPE! I KNOW you don't!

I can't wait until we can talk! Maybe we could do something tomorrow…

but then again you didn't look too well

… uhhhh…I guess we can just talk!

Well anyway here's some stew that I made for you.

You looked pretty hungry, so I cooked it while you were sleeping.

I made TONS so if you like it you can have some tomorrow as well~!

Just put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds, if that doesn't work just keep putting it in for another 10 sec until it's warm enough for you I guess…

uhhhh… OH and those clothes you wore looked pretty cold for this weather so if you want you can go upstairs in my room and wear something of mine I guess!

-Len"

…Len … huh? Odd kid … like heck I'd wear his clothes is he some kind of creep? I don't even know him … or maybe I do … I searched my head for answers and found none nope … I don't.

I followed the instruction for the stew it worked the second time. I sat down at the table and began to eat. It tasted … okay … well no it actually tasted really and I mean REALLY good, it was probably because I hadn't eaten anything lately… that's all.

I kept making trip after trip, from the table to the microwave to heat up more of the ki--Len's stew before I noticed it was all gone. I stated to head over to the kitchen sink, but something caught my attention in the other room.

On a coffee table was a photo. The exact same one that had been on my journal … so we did know each other … why couldn't I remember though! Why can only HE remember?

I headed over to the couch where he was and stared at him for a bit. He was practically knocked out. I then started looking around his house comparing all the things his had that mine well … didn't. Then is dawned on me … shower …

I could never take one at my home cause well, I was a kid, and how could I pay all the bills? So eventually the water and electricity was cut off and some other things too. I hurried upstairs while trying to be quiet as well and searched for a shower. Found it! I couldn't even describe how happy I was. The last time I was this happy was … well when I ate Len's stew. But before that I don't even though. Probably the last time me and Teto—

… I refused to allow my thoughts go any further and I hopped in the large shower. Maybe the fire made a turn for the better after all …

AN: Well uh yeah that's it ^^ yeah Rin kinda TOTALLY changed her emotions but it was HARD to write her depressed o_o plus … :P I'd be a bit more happy if I found a better home than hers sooo … uhhh I guess it's okay? O.o; PLUS Len is with Rin NOW! That makes the story WAYYYY BETTER :D MWHAHAHA~