A/N: So originally I had a lot planned for this chapter, but I had 18 pages of chapter before I had even gotten to the party in the title! So I skipped a lot of Len flirting, taking Rei on the town, and a lovey dovey moment between them. Don't worry though! I'll use some of that material in future chapters or post it as a missing chapter on its own and call it…something. Oh well, get ready for some really cheesy, sappy stuff. BTW, Luka beasts in this chapter!
Chapter 7 Gemini
We were getting ready for a party Kaito announced out of the blue at breakfast this morning. I had already gone dress shopping with the girls and gotten my hair done in large curls like Shakira in "She Wolf". None of us really talked while doing our final preparations, but then again, there was nothing to say.
I put on the black heels that went well with the yellow, spaghetti-strapped dress with a black sash around my waist tied in a bow on my right side. The others finished getting ready, and we headed out the door toward the manor's ballroom.
"Miku, are you going to dance with Kaito?" Rin asked.
"Hopefully!" She answered. "What about you, Rei? Are you and Len going to be an item tonight?"
"No," I answered coldly.
"Hun, you should just admit you like Len. He makes it pretty evident he likes you though," Luka added.
"I'll tell Len how I feel about him when you admit it to Gakupo."
"Okay, you're on!" she exclaimed as we walked up to the ballroom door.
Len was waiting at the door for me. I saw Luka, Miku, and Rin smirk as they opened the door. I recognized the song playing, "Japanese Banquet Song" by Kaito. Ironic.
"Wow! Rei, you look amazing!" I took note of Len's outfit, a white shirt, yellow tie, black pants, and black shoes. We matched.
"Thanks!" I smiled.
We walked in. The tables were for four.
"Len, how about you and Rei sit with Gakupo and me?" Luka asked. She shot a glance at me when she got to "Gakupo".
"Want to, Rei?"
"Fine with me."
"We'd love to, Luka!" he said to her.
I was starting to realize Luka was serious. I hoped she wouldn't tell the purple samurai how she felt. I had no idea how I would tell how I felt. I felt conflicted. I liked him, but I didn't like him at the same time. How could I tell Len that? I felt so confused about him.
A song I knew well came on. Len grabbed my hand and dragged me to the dance floor where almost everyone was dancing to Rin's "Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder"! Megan, Makoto, Ginny, and Ryan were sitting down, talking. August was dancing like a maniac with Miku, Rin, and Gumi. Len was dancing and serenading me. He had me spinning and stepping side to side with our hands entwined. We smiled at each other, and I laughed.
Then, Len pulled me in close, and he leaned his forehead onto mine as the song ended. Our arms were at our sides, but he was still holding my hands. We looked at the DJ's, Yowane Haku and Akita Neru. They both looked great in their gray dresses.
"All right, all guys to middle of the floor. Girls, you're going to want to see this," Haku said as she turned on "Dancing Samurai".
Gakupo, Kaito, and Len were the only guys dancing. They did many different internet meme dances like "Danjo", "Hare Hare Yukai", and "Caramelldansen". Len kept his eyes on me as I stood circled around them with the other girls. He was making faces at me, only adding to my laughter. The song ended soon though.
"All right, girls, your turn!" Neru announced.
Rin, August, Megan, and Teto dragged Ginny and me to the dance floor as they started "Caramelldansen". Ginny and I did it only half-heartedly. We weren't happy about dancing.
"Boys, join in the fun!" Haku proclaimed.
Len was immediately beside me. He pointed out that Mr. Crypton and Mr. Yamaha were dancing more enthusiastically than me. I looked at them. They really were. I pointed it out to Ginny, and we were laughing more than we were dancing. I can say the same for everyone else too. Those two were hilarious! We were sad when it ended though.
"Reika, we have a surprise for you! It was Len's idea." Haku revealed.
"Oh no!" I mumbled.
They started playing a song as Len walked up to me. The song was "Discotheque Love"! I turned around and gave him a hug.
"Oh my gosh! Len, thank you!"
"How is it?"
"You did an amazing job!"
He pulled me into his clutches, dancing and singing to me. I was smiling and laughing the whole time as Len acted like an idiot or a flirt. It led into "Honey" where Rin and Miku saved me from more Len.
I danced in a group of friends. It felt like when I was at home with my friends at the local discotheque. We were having fun. Len and Kaito pulled Miku and me away from the others. I was dancing with Kaito. Until they switched, and I was dancing with Len again.
"Okay, will our older Vocaloids and our bosses come up? Younger generation, sit down!" Neru declared as she started "Fukkireta" by Kasane Teto! Len tapped my shoulder.
"I didn't think you would be dancing tonight, Rei."
"Well, consider people have dragging me around this whole time."
"Good point." We watched our bosses dance some more. We almost died.
"Alright guys, grab your girl as we get ready for our first slow dance of the night, 'Magnet'," DJ Haku announced.
"Rei, would you like to dance?"
Before I could answer, Len already had me around the waist and my arms around him. My back was to a pink-haired songstress dancing with a purple-haired samurai. Len was singing to me, but I wasn't listening to him. I was listening to Luka as she did something I hoped she wouldn't.
"Gakupo, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I…love you."
"I love you too, Luka."
It was official. I now had to tell Len the unknown feeling I had. I started to think about it, but Len interrupted me when he saw the worry on my face.
"What is it? What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, don't worry. It's nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Well, whatever it is, don't let it bother you tonight." He smiled sweetly
He started singing to me again. I smiled as he leaned his forehead to meet mine like he did with "Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder".
"I have to say, we have some cute couples in this joint," DJ Neru stated, staring at Len and me as she started "Mr. Music".
I headed to my table right beside the dance floor, but Vocaloid's favorite blonde boy stopped me.
"Come on, Rei. Have some fun," he commanded as he pulled me back toward the floor.
He interlaced his fingers with mine as he got me to dance with him again. He smiled at me, and a realization came over me. It made me smile just looking at him. I knew what I realized was true, and you can probably guess it. I'm going to say it anyway. I was in love…with Len. I looked at the boy I would have to tell my realization to thanks to Luka. I smiled.
Miku and Rin called me over as "World's End Dancehall" began. Luka joined us seconds later, and we danced as a big group of friends.
"So, Rei, Luka did it!" Miku stated.
"I know," I replied.
"You seem very calm about it," Luka said.
"So?"
"You have to tell my brother how you feel! Do you even know how you feel about him?" Rin asked.
"Yeah, I do."
"And how is that?" Miku smirked.
"You'll see."
"You have to tell him tonight at this party," Luka clarified.
"Don't worry. I'll tell him tonight."
"Don't flake out, Rei," Luka reminded me.
"I won't."
"Good." She beamed as the song ended.
"All singers to the floor!" One of the DJ's announced, kicking up "Po Pi Po".
Every singer was dancing. Len made faces at me as he danced, encouraging me to laugh at him. The song is really short though.
"Guys, grab that beautiful girl and dance to 'Cantarella'."
Len had me on the floor waltzing with him in a matter of seconds. As we danced, I noticed the others dancing together. Rin was dancing with Preston, Miku with Kaito, Luka with Gakupo, Akaito with a drunken Meiko, and Megan with Ginny and August. It was a sweet moment. Len started talking to me. We were just having a conversation, but we only heard the music and each other. We were able to stop when "Reverse Rainbow" started Rin came to get all the girls in one big group.
All the girls were partying. The boys did the same. We didn't talk. We just laughed. I turned my head toward the boys. Len was smiling at me. I smiled back, then Rin grabbed my hands, and we did a two person twirl! We laughed as Miku grabbed my hands and did the same.
Our groups faded together, and Len followed Rin's lead. We laughed, and then he twirled me around again. The song changed to "Joker".
"Hey, Rei."
"Yeah, Rin."
"Can you come get something to eat with me?"
"Oh, sure."
It was all ice cream. Someone tickled my side, and I jumped.
"Geez, Rei! Are you ticklish?" Len asked.
"Shut up!"
"Anything good?"
"Only ice cream." Rin answered, still laughing.
"It figures. It is Kaito hosting the party."
"Yeah, so Rei, are you going to get any ice cream?" Rin asked.
"Probably not. I'm not really in the mood for any."
"I'm going to get some," Len declared.
"Banana flavored?" Rin asked.
"Yeah." He smiled smugly.
"Matryoshka" came on and I counted with the vocals. "1, 2, 3, 4" The twins laughed.
"What?"
"Nothing, Rei," Rin answered.
Len suddenly put ice cream on my nose.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Rei. I'll get the ice cream off your nose if you want."
"No! You'd probably lick it off," I answered as I wiped it off with a napkin.
"Are you psychic?"
"No. I'm just awesome, and you're predictable."
"Am I really?"
"Yes."
He sighed and pouted.
"Romeo and Cinderella" began, and Len and Preston pulled Rin and me onto the floor to dance. Len was smiling. I started to wonder if his smile was because he was with me or if he was having fun…or a combination of both.
More and more songs played, but I still hadn't told Len that I loved him. I would have to tell him sooner or later. I was trying to avoid it, and Luka knew it. I was starting to get nervous.
Then, the last song of the night came on, "Cinderella ~Another Story~" by Rin and Len. Len grabbed my hand. He wanted the last dance.
"Hey, what's wrong? Something's been bothering you, Rei."
"I have to tell you something," I said. I was past the point of no return.
"What?"
"Len Kagamine, you won the game."
"What?"
"I…I love you, Len."
He pulled me in for a kiss.
"I love you too, Rei."
We danced until Kaito came on stage. He looked like he'd been beaten. Len and I looked at Meiko. She was really drunk. I noticed Kaito's outfit though, a light blue shirt, an even lighter blue sweater vest, a blue tie, dark blue pants, and black shoes. He looked different without his blue scarf, but he didn't look bad.
"Alright, everybody, let's congratulate Reika on her first two singles being recorded," he announced. Everyone started clapping.
"Alright, I'm gonna hand the mic to Mr. Crypton and Mr. Yamaha."
Kaito jumped off the stage. I ran and hugged him.
"Thank you, Kaito."
"You're welcome, Rei. I hope you had fun because we're doing this again when your one-year anniversary comes."
"Okay."
I turned around, and Len was gone. Luka signaled me to come and sit. Len came back in with a backpack and sat down. He scooted his chair closer to mine. Mr. Crypton had the mic.
"Everyone, Mr. Yamaha and I would like to announce that we have abolished the dating rule, and, Len, we take it you won the game."
"Yes sir," he replied. Our faces turned red.
We looked at each other. He was blushing a deep shade of red, but I guessed I was just as red. We laughed when we saw each other. We got an even deeper red when we saw everyone was watching us.
"Everyone, just relax for the rest of the week. I have a feeling some duos are going to be making some plans. We get back to work Monday. Dismissed," Mr. Yamaha announced.
Everyone got up to leave. The bosses pointed to Preston and me. They had something to say to us. Mr. Yamaha came up to us.
"Listen, Preston, we're glad for you and Rin just like for you and Len, Rei, but you two can't start slipping just because of that. You have to keep up your professionalism. Got it?"
"Yes, sir."
"Alright, you're dismissed."
Len picked up his backpack, grabbed my hand, and started running for the door. As we ran, I tried to get my heels off. I wasn't about to run in heels. We ran through the yard toward my house. Something came to my head. A new song was wanting to be written.
"Rei, you may want to get into some jeans."
"Why?"
"I'm taking you stargazing."
"Umm, okay."
"Don't worry I had been planning this since this morning."
An hour later, I was a shirt from my volunteer summer camp job, a pair of jeans, and my favorite yellow Converses. I was leaning on a tree beside Len. We were sitting on a blanket looking at the stars, and I humming an unwritten song.
"Rei, there is my favorite constellation!" He pointed toward Gemini. "The first time I went stargazing, my dad pointed out Gemini and told me and Rin that we'll always be close like the twins in the constellation."
I suddenly got the song. I grabbed my pencil and sheet music and wrote my first Rin/Len duet, "Gemini". Len giggled.
"What?" I asked as I wrote extremely fast.
"You can get an idea from anything, can't you?"
"Pretty much. Hey, can you rap?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Okay."
Len sat up and starting reading what I had. I hugged him.
"What was that for?"
"Helping me with the song."
"I don't really see how I helped."
"You told me about your dad and Gemini, and I got an idea from that."
"Oh. Glad I could help."
I flew through writing. I usually do though. After fifteen more minutes, I was finished. I had my quota filled. I leaned back on the tree with Len. He put his arm around me and we looked at the stars. This was probably the best day ever.
A/N: Aww, so now Rei and Len are a thing! I really didn't plan for that. It just kinda happened. Oh well! I like it. I've already started next chapter…or at least I have a few ideas for it. Tell me what you guys think.