It has been a VERY long time since I updated anything. I don't want to make up excuses. I actually finished chapter 6 and 7 a long time ago, but it got deleted by mistake and I had to rewrite it. You guys probably noticed (if you read chapter 5 and 6 before I had them deleted) that chapter 6 did not continue on the story from chapter 5. Well, I uploaded chapter 5 by mistake. Rin and Len were not supposed to admit that they know each other however, since it's already out there, I might as well use it. I have to apologize for the confusion though.

I edited chapter 5 and don't worry, chapter 6 is on the way. Also, if you do not know what a kouchiki is, it's basically like a kimono but with a lot more layers and is only worn by the nobles. In this story, I made Rin wear one of the layers on top of her head which if you watched Shounen Onmyouji, would be very familiar to you. Just like what Fujiwara wore hers.

Chapter 5

"Wha-what happened?" I rubbed my throbbing head and looked up to an old man who wore the finest kimono. "And who are you?"

The man laughed softly and said, "You fainted at the paddy field. I saw you as I was walking by and brought you back to your house but of course this woman kindly guided me here," he smiled at the familiar middle-aged woman. "My name is Ashiya Keita. You must be...?"

I sat up slowly and said, "Len."

"Oh. What about your family name?"

"I don't have a family, sir. I was abandoned as a baby," I said carefully as I watched the woman's eyes beaming at me.

"We found him in front of the house and took him in. Judging from the blood on his body, he was just given birth to," she said with a fake happy tone. "But of course, we were more than happy to welcome him."

Why was she lying? Why hasn't she mentioned anything about my sister? Then it occurred to me. She was trying to sell me off without Rin! When the old man turn to me and said "Do you want to come home with me?" it confirmed it.

"I..."

"A new and better life is what you need, Len. Don't pass on this opportunity for that," she looked at me with a concerned expression but I knew behind that face, she was threatening me.

"Excuse me, Fujisaka-san. You see, I need to go to the toilet. May I know where it is?" the old man said with embarrassment.

"Oh, of course. Yuko!" she yelled and the dark haired girl came rushing in. "Show Ashiya-san to the toilet."

The moment they stepped out of the room, the middle-aged women grabbed my arm tightly and said, "Do not ruin this. It's been hard enough selling these pests off and you've got an open invitation to live with him not as a slave even."

"What about Rin? I can't just leave her!" I jerked hand away.

"Yes you can and you will," she said harshly. "If you stay, I will make sure that lovely sister of yours lives a horrible life and face it, boy, what awaits for her is to be tainted but I would rather it be quicker however it is your choice."

I gripped my hand tightly. "If I do this, you will promise me that she will be treated with more care."

"Well, that would depend on whether or not you keep this a secret," she whispered as the door slid open. "Welcome back, Ashiya-san."

He smiled and sat down beside me. "So, my boy, what do you say?" the old man looked at me with a glowing expression. Obviously, he was a kind man and meant no harm.

My lips stretched to a thin line. "If I am welcomed."

"Rin," I whispered as I ran my fingers through my hair. Why? When I see that girl, why do I think of Rin?

"Um...excuse me, Kagamine-san," a girl with long and dark curly hair spoke. "The master...he just got back. He is in that room right now, if you would like to see him."

I cleared my throat and nodded. Then I watched the girl walk away down the corridor. I am here to work, not to distract myself with some girl, I reminded myself and walked back towards the room.

"Wha-what are you doing Hiragi-sama?" a gentle voice whimpered. "Please...not here...not now."

It was hard to really identify the owner of the voice but my suspicions were confirmed when the whimpering voice spoke again, "Wha-what if Kagamine-sama..."

"Were to walk in on us? Hahaha. Now that would certainly be interesting, would it not?"

As silently as I could, I peeked through the door and was shocked by what I saw. There was not a doubt in my mind that the girl that was sitting in there with her shoulder-length blond hair flowing down familiarly was Rin. Rin, the one and only person who could ever resemble close enough to me, my twin sister was sitting in that room with Hiragi-san gripping her wrist and leaning into her neck, breathing in her scent. I could not decide whether or not to be happy that Rin's alive and I could see her again or to be furious that I would be dumb enough to not have noticed the resemblance and the fact that Hiragi-san was harassing my sister.

Now, what was in my head was why? Why was Rin here in the Hiragi Manor and why did he lie about who she was? No...anything but that, I shook my head in disbelief. There was only one explanation to this; Hiragi, an officer working under the Ministry of Justice bought her as a sex slave. I clutched my hand into a tight fist in fury. How long could this have been going on? And all this time while I was preoccupied with work, Rin was left helpless against those...those wolves! I promised her I would find her but this was far too late.

"Very well then, you may go now."

The minute I saw her small figure walk out and slid the door shut, I covered her mouth with my hand and dragged her to a corner, somewhere further so no one could find us. Once I released her, she slapped my hand away and turned to face me but her anger changed into shock. I knew why. She did not have her Kouchiki with her so she could hide her hair and face from me again.

"Tell me," I gazed into her fearful eyes as I frustratingly pulled off my mask, "please tell me that you are here because Hiragi-san helped you." I pleaded for it to be true.

She bit down on her pale lips and looked down in shame. Her body started to tremble from the mentioning of his name. My blood boiled. I grabbed both of her hands, pulled up her sleeves, revealing purplish bruises around her wrists which was most likely have been caused by a tightened rope. I slowly placed her hands to her sides as I leaned close to her, taking a whiff of her gentle spring scent. Tears clouded my eyes. "This would not have happened if I had come looking for you earlier...I should not have even left you in that cursed house. What was I thinking?"

Her soft, trembling hands cupped the side of my face having me to gaze into those pure cerulean eyes. "Yes, I was angry and confused when you left me there but never blame yourself for how fate was written. There was a reason why we were separated and the result was having you to have a life and a successful one at that."

"But sister! How can I be successful in my position when my own twin has been suffering all these years as a slave?" I clutched her hand, "Tell me, am I successful now?"

"Stop it," her voice whispered as she gently wrapped her hands around me, "you gave me your promise to look for me if ever we separate and you did! Stop blaming yourself."

I pulled her away in frustration. "Then why, Rin? Why didn't you tell me it was you? Why did you hide yourself from me-" I shook her.

"Because I was ashamed!" she yelled. "I was ashamed to face you, a well-respected nobleman. You would be better off without my tainted self. I would have only brought you dishonour."

I muffled a sarcastic laugh in disbelief and ran my hand through my messy blonde hair. "Dishonour? Honestly, why would you care about something trivial like that?"

"Well pardon me for worrying about you," Rin said angrily. "As much as I would love to be open about this matter, we are not children anymore, Len! Honour, status, money...they matter. A generous heart alone cannot govern the land."

Silence...

Not a word would come out of my mouth to give a respond to that. It was the painstaking truth. I worked long and hard to work in the Imperial Court under the Ministry of Justice. It took 3 years to convince the officers that I was capable of such responsibilities. And it all started with my need to find Rin. Now that I have found her, my plans have grown hazy. What if my position was taken away from me? Then I would not be able to serve justice for Rin. What if she were to get locked up in the process? That is even worst!

Now I just feel anger, confused, restless and hopeless. What do I do now?

I felt Rin's hands wrapping around my waist but this time with care, not holding back. She rested her head on my chest lovingly, my heart racing from the touch. "Just let me hold you for now..." Her soft hand snaked up my chest as she said, "I missed listening to your heartbeat."

"It was never the same without you," I held her small petite figure closer to me, "Never was there a day that I would not think of you."

After years apart, I finally heard her bright cheerful laugh. "You never did change. Always so serious..." her cerulean eyes glittered as she smiled.

"W-wait. What exactly are you trying to do, Rin?"

"Stop moving, Len," she said stubbornly and pushed my body down onto the hard wooden floor. She ran her small, soft hand across my chest and lowered her head, resting her head on my chest. As I panicked and tried to sit up, she pulled my ear angrily but remaining her position. "I said stop moving, did I not? I'm trying to listen to your heartbeat."

I rubbed my reddened ear and whined, "and for what reason is that?"

She looked up and whispered with her soft voice, "It makes me feel closer to you."

My heart beat suddenly jolted. I certainly did not expect her to say that. I'm getting excited for simple sentence that should mean nothing special and my whole face is reddened from the embarrassment of hearing those words. This was definitely uncalled for.

"Hahaha...I can feel your heart thumping fast. I think I can even hear it without even leaning against your chest!" Rin said teasingly.

"Rin!"

Her laughter disappears gradually. To my surprise, she knelt up and sat on my stomach. She was not that heavy though, so I did not mind. "Hey, Len. Do you love me?" she asked seriously but I just kept quite. "L-e-n~ Do you love me? Say it," she bounced lightly.

"Of course I do, now stop bouncing on me, it hurts!" I sat up but Rin refused to get off. I ran my fingers through her soft, silky, blond hair and cupped her pouting face. "I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you..."I repeated over and over again until her face lit up bright red. "I will say it as many times as you want me too. I love you, I love you, I lo-" she covered my mouth.

"That would be more than enough," she covered her face with her other hand adorably, attempting to hide her embarrassment. I could not help but laughed at the sight of it. Her voice then spoke, "hey, Len..."

"What is it?" I leaned on my arms.

"I love you too," Rin faced me with hot tears running down her puffy cheeks but her eyes were glimmering in happiness. I reached out my hand and gently wiped off her tears.

"Baka. You didn't have to cry, silly," I smiled.

Yeah I know. It's really similar to the previous one that I deleted but I did edit it. Plus, reading this chapter again would help you when you read chapter 6. again, sorry QAQ. Thank you for your reviews by the way.

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