Chapter 11! So, through a couple complaints, this will not be the last chapter, but it is towards the end. REVIEWSSSSS!
DokiDokiKyuuChan- lol rice is sticky and is hard to get off clothes, plus it hardens after a while, who can deny the awesome throwing objects? I was going to have Tei attack Rin, but then I was like nah…
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Kagaminechibi123- alright, alright, I'll keep dragging the story-.- lol love your way of motivation ;D
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Enjoy~ (Warning: This chapter includes intense fluffiness, and hugs. You have been warned.)
Dedication- to Russo, he was the definition of an idiot, yet he somehow manages to wing Every. Single. Damn, Test. With. Advanced. Marks… I don't understand this boy at all. Despite being a complete nut-head, he was good at sports, and can be seen with Shorty often. He is usually the main target for Lysa and Petal.
Disclaimer- I don't own Vocaloids
Mio-no fight today?
Takase- don't ruin this moment
Me- you guys are meanies
Rin POV
Ow, Ow, Ow, OW! My head was killing me, I couldn't breathe through my nose, my throat stung like hell, and I was freezing! Damn it Tei, this was your plan all along wasn't it? What day was it? I couldn't remember, I opened my eyes blurrily, the calendar on my wall seemed so far away, and my watery eye-sight was limited. I heard the door open and turned to my side. Lily came in with a steaming bowl of porridge.
"Morning Rin, how are you feeling?" she asked, her voice soft, it sent painful shivers up my spine. I was so used to the sadistic, and evil Lily, this side of her was hardly ever shown and I couldn't help but wonder if she was just acting.
"like shit" I croaked, my throat felt like it had a layer of thick gel, I coughed lightly, wincing at the sharp pain. Lily chuckled weakly,
"at least your sense of humor is recovering" she said playfully. I smiled dimly.
"Lily, what day is it?" I asked, struggling to sit up so that I could eat.
"Saturday" she told me, holding a spoon filled with the warm food. I ate it, my arms were too weak to feed me, so I relied on Lily, not that I actually cared.
"time flies when your sick" I mumbled, swallowing the porridge, it warmed my body, I sighed contently, but it came out ragged.
"yeah, it does-" the doorbell rang, and Lily set down the bowl in excitement, I raised my eyebrow, the only thing that didn't ache.
"who is it?" I coughed, but she left without another word, instead she left the door open. I looked at the porridge pitifully, I'm still hungry….. I heard a squeal from downstairs, it was loud and rang in my ears. Must be Rei or something, Lily almost never squeals. I snuggled deeper into my covers, my back facing the door. I had the blanket over my face, it got cold really fast… Wait, is that a hand on my shoulder? I forced my head to look up, and with some difficultly I turned around. The first thing I saw was concerned blue eyes, once they met my gaze, they immediately softened. I felt the hand shift to my forehead.
"Good morning, Rin" Len greeted softly, thank god my face was already red from my fever.
"g-g-good morning, Len" I managed to squeak.
"still sick?"
"a-a little" I was silently cursing myself for stuttering. Lily stepped in the room, a big smile plastered on her lips. She had a chair with her.
"Neru and I have to go somewhere for a bit, could you watch Rin for a moment?" Lily asked sweetly, crap, this was all part of her devious plan. Len stood still, Lily put the chair next to my bed.
"L-Lily-sempai, are you sure?" he asked nervously.
"could you also feed her? I don't want her to spill, I just cleaned the sheets" she ignored his question. I paled as much as I could. Len became stiff
"w-what?" I asked, my throat getting raspy.
"give her medicine after too, okay?" Lily pretended no to hear me. She left the room, closing the door behind us. I heard the front door slam as well, then Lily's car out of the driveway. They're kidding right? Me and Len, together, in the same room, for who knows how long, all alone. My brain stopped working right about there. I hardly noticed Len sit down awkwardly, I stared at the ceiling. We were silent, still processing the bits an pieces of information, when my stomach decided to make itself known. growl…that was incredibly embarrassing. I blushed a deeper red, I couldn't face Len. I turned away from him. Only to hear something I've never heard before, it was like a charm. Laughter. Len was chuckling, I slowly turned to him, he was laughing at this. It sounded so…..rich. I couldn't help but giggle weakly, it came out pitiful. None-the-less, I was happy, which quickly changed when Len grabbed the bowl of porridge, holding the spoon. He wasn't seriously going to feed me, was he?
Len POV
After I had finished laughing, I took the bowl of porridge. I took a spoonful of it, and raised it Rin.
"here" I offered, she turned a deadly shade of scarlet.
"y-y-you're feeding me?" she stammered, I couldn't help but blush lightly. Feeding Rin, what was I thinking coming over?
"you are hungry, and you can't eat yourself" I mumbled, she coughed feebly. I was worried for her, if she didn't eat, she wouldn't have the energy to get better. I was about to say something to get her to eat, when she opened her mouth and took the meal. I removed the spoon from her mouth. We both blushed deeply, the situation was really awkward. I took another spoonful and she swallowed. This was kind of…..intimate wasn't it? I took the thought away, I didn't need to blush harder. I continued feeding her, she complied, a dribble of the soggy rice (A/N: for all those wondering, porridge is just really just really, really wet rice. I don't know if you know this already, but just saying) slipped down her chin, I picked it up with the spoon. Flustered, we both continued this really, really embarrassing routine until the bowl was empty.
"I, uh, I'm going to put this away" I mumbled, she nodded weakly, and I left. I head downstairs, dropping the bowl in the sink. I was going to rinse it when I saw a note taped on the faucet.
To Len
Don't worry about cleaning the bowl, I'll do it later, instead go get the medicine on the kitchen table and give it to Rin. After that, you can leave.
~Lily
I walked out of the kitchen and into the dining room. The medicine bottle was dark, it was cherry. I took it and the small little cup that had measurements. I walked back upstairs to see Rin was looking at the ceiling again. She hadn't seen me yet, and I found myself staring at her. Despite her face's redness, and the small beads of sweat on her forehead, she looked beautiful. Her blue eyes were sparkling, not diminished by the dull sickness. The smile on her lips was faint yet it was genuine. She was so delicate and special to me, I didn't want to ever lose her.
"Rin?" I let myself known, I showed her the medicine bottle. Her face twisted in disgust.
"do I have to?" her voice gained a roughness, it sounded hoarse. I nodded, letting a smile just touch my lips. She looked into my blue eyes searchingly. I stared back. We broke the glance with flushed cheeks.
"Len?" Rin's voice was a quiet whisper. Her face turned away from mine.
"yeah?"
"thanks, for Tuesday, I mean" she mumbled, I sat down in the chair.
"it was nothing at all" I told her, touching her forehead, it burned intensely. I moved a stray strand of hair from her eyes. I opened the medicine bottle, and after reading the instructions, I gave her one dose. She took it bitterly.
"ewww" she gagged, I rubbed her throat gently, she was shocked. But I continued, trying very hard to keep a composed face.
"my mother would do this to me when I got sick" I explained, "it helped the medicine go down quicker"
"Len, why did you come over?" she asked, I could feel her throat vibrating, "Lily didn't make you, did she?"
"no, I came become I was worried about you" It was the truth, her eyes grew fuzzy. The medicine was taking effect.
"thank you Len, but I'm ok" she gave me a reassuring smile. "being a little sick never hurt anyone" I shrugged at this.
"I wanted to see you, I missed you" the last part was very quiet, my voice refusing to become louder than a whisper. Her eyes sparked in surprise, but didn't go much larger. She was tired.
"I-I missed you too" I froze, shocked at her response. Hope once again flew inside me. But embarrassment also followed. I could leave right? That's what Lily wrote.
"I-I have to go" I mumbled, and got up slowly, "get well soon" I turned to leave when I felt a feeble tug at my hand. Rin was watching me through her half-opened eyelids. Tears threatened at the corners of her eyes. It completely shattered my insides.
"p-please stay for a while" she begged, her voice cracking, I couldn't help it. I took her hand.
"alright" I agreed, and sat down again, she didn't let go of my hand.
"thank you" she whispered to me, and even when she fell asleep she kept grasping my fingers. I didn't have the heart to let go, so I sat there, watching over her, feeling strongly protective of her. I caressed her hand carefully. It was soft and was like glass. The fingers were long and seemed too delicate for gripping. I watched a strand of hair rise and fall at her breath. She was breathtaking, it was like watching an angel sleep, and to me, it was exactly that. I brought her hand to my lips, kissing it lightly.
"If only you loved me too"
Rin POV (Mio- er…Chibi just fainted from the fuzzies, so Takase and I will take over Takase- don't worry, she'll wake up soon…maybe)
"If only you loved me too" I felt slight pressure on my fingertips, I opened my eyes a crack, I found Len kissing my hand. Can this guy just try not to make me faint? However, pleasure rose in my chest, the word love made my heart go machine gun on me. I felt the warmth of his lips leave my fingers, but I was burning up. I did love him, I really did, but he thought I was asleep, what can I do? Jump up and say 'I love you too?' excuse me, but I'm not that bold. Instead I focused on calming my nerves. I heard fading footsteps, and my heart dropped, was he leaving? I heard the door creak into a half closed state, I wanted to call him, to beg for his company. But I stayed still, feigning sleep. I remained silent, even when he was gone. The medicine's effect made my eyelids heavy, I'll just go to sleep I guess, nothing else to stay awake for anyways. That's what I thought the second before I felt a cold, refreshing cloth on my forehead. I opened my eyes, Len was standing over me, siping the sweat on my forehead. He looked down.
"oh sorry, did I wake you?" he asked apologetically, I shook my head. His eyes widened, "you were still awake?" I shook my head again, meh, I'll lie a little.
"I woke up when I heard you leave the room" I used my voice, it felt better, but still it was sore. He nodded and continued washing my forehead, and then he began washing my….my neck. It was a nice feeling overall, but it was still…you know….weird.
"It's cold" I muttered suddenly, he smiled faintly and put the cloth away. Even if my blankets were tucked neatly, I was still shivering, damn flu. I turned my back to Len, curling up my body, I let go of my blush. I slowed my breath, hoping to conserve body heat. I felt something wrap around my waist. My face heated greatly, crap, don't tell me…ah too late. I felt Len carry me almost effortlessly onto his lap. The orange blanket was still around me, but it hang loosely. He cradled me, letting me put my head on his shoulder.
"Better?" he asked gently, his breath stirred in my ear.
"y-yeah" I was still shivering, but Len took me in his relaxed state. Slowly, his body heat seeped into my cold form, I relaxed instinctively, I let my tenseness drop, and rested my head lazily on his shoulder, ignoring the embarrassed feeling in my head.
"you didn't have to resort to this, you know" I closed my eyes sleepily, he patted my head gently, coaxing sleep into me. No, I couldn't sleep yet, something was nagging me. I had something to say first. I didn't open my eyes though, afraid of using all my remaining energy for the small task. I took a small breath, just before my consciousness slipped away I told him at last.
"I love you, Len"
Len POV (Takase- at this rate, she'll never wake up Mio- shhh! The readers are listening! Takase- ehehe, uh….just kidding? Mio- we were just playing *cough* )
What? Did she just? WWWWHHHHAAAATTTT! I looked down at Rin in utter shock. But she was asleep, the single sentence wiping her out. She had a dim smile on her lips, I just sat there, watching her sleep for what seemed like an eternity. I didn't dare move her, in fear that she would wake up. So I was stuck like that, in that position, until Rin woke up, or worse, Lily found me. I found myself just thinking of her words. 'I love you, Len' they echoed endlessly in my head. Wait, what am I thinking? She was sick when she said those, or was it like the phrase, drunk words are sober thoughts? I chose the second choice out of joy and pure hope. I hugged her closer to me, she let out a muffled whine, but wrapped her arms around my neck. Feeling the warm blush creep into my cheeks, I readjusted my hold on her so that she was more comfortable. I buried my face in her hair, closing my eyes, it smelled of oranges. I smiled, she really liked that fruit, didn't she? If she loved me back, then I my life would be forever content. I didn't need anything else as long as I can keep spending time like this with Rin. In the quietness and the steady, slow, breaths of Rin, I grew tired. I leaned back in the chair. I adjusted Rin one-last time, and closed my eyes, letting the black waves of sleep carry me away.
Lily POV (Takase- Chibz should wake up right about now… Mio- not, she stopped breathing half way through Len's part Takase- and you let her die? Mio- meh, she'll be fine)
I drove back onto the driveway, I left for three hours, was that enough? Neru in the back was shaking wildly, maybe I was too excited to get back.
"y-you should seriously slow down" she advised, I shrugged and got out of the car. The moment she stepped on safe land, she got out her phone. Typical. I unlocked the door and walked in. The house was silent, peaceful, but Len's car was still in the driveway, so he was probably in Rin's room. I crept upstairs quietly, not wanting to alert any of them. Neru followed me, muttering something about catching them in the moment. The door was partially closed, so Neru and I paused. We got ourselves readied, then I opened the door a little. We both held our girlish squeals, in front of us was the cutest sight ever. Rin was on Len's lap, her arms draped over his neck, Len had his arms around her waist, an orange blanket over them. They were both asleep, and looked so sweet. Neru took pictures, and I brought out my own phone, this so going to be my new wall paper.
"hey Lily?"
"yeah?"
"should we wake them?" Neru looked hesitant as she approached them.
"nah, they'll wake up soon"
"and if they sleep through the night?"
"don't worry" Neru thinks too much. I waved my hand loftily, at her. Taking one last snap at their adorable pose, Neru and I left them alone, giggling quietly. They were just too cute! Damn, I'm becoming soft, aren't I?
Takase- Chibi isn't awake yet so…..Mio what should we do?
Mio- I dunno….OH! Let's completely ruin her stories!
Me- I LIVVEEE!
Takase- you're a miracle worker, Mio
Mio- thanks
Me- you guys could stand all that fluffiness?
Both OCs- it isn't that hard
Me- *face-palm*
Haha, well that was chapter 11, which was amazingly long. Next chapter includes….an awkward moment. Yeah, deal with that detail 'kay? It won't be the last chapter, don't worry. Still, you must review, I must have reviews. I still take request for stories. Ahem R&R! The song I'm currently listening to is Shota Shota Burning Night :3
Mush Luvve
~asianchibi