A/N: So I was going to post this chapter earlier, but things keep me busy. So I get to type it up after two weeks of being finished writing it. Call that sad. Oh well. Time for some Len/Rei not so sweet romance!
Interviews & Spice! Charades
"C'mon Rei!" Miku yelled as her and Rin dragged me down the hall to the stairs. "We have to watch Len's interview!"
They dragged me to a room with a huge TV. Every Vocaloid and songwriter was there in the room sitting on the floor or the couches.
"Everyone here?" Kaito asked as the three of us came through the doorway.
"Yes! Now turn it on, you ice cream addict!" Rin yelled.
"Ice cream is good…and I'm not an addict," Kaito pouted.
"Here, Rei, sit with us," Gumi offered, pointing to the seat between her and Meiko.
"Okay," I beamed.
"Kaito, do you even know what channel it is on?" Miku asked.
"No, but I'll find it."
"Mei, grab the remote from him," Gumi sighed.
"With pleasure," she cackled. Meiko started beating him as she got the remote.
"Meiko! We're here for Len and Rei, not for beating up Kaito," Luka stated.
"Oh yeah. Sorry, Kai," She smiled, putting her hand behind her head.
"There I got it!" Gumi beamed.
"Look, Rei, there he is!" Miku screamed.
He looked amazing on screen with his hair in its usual style, his grey jacket with a yellow sweater, a white collared shirt, and an orange tie that wasn't fully tightened. I smiled at the thought of seeing him later today.
~Len's POV~
"Hello, I'm Chihiro Takudome," The annoyingly high pitched, nasally voiced host began. "Today's guest is Vocaloid's own Kagamine Len!"
I waved as the hoard of fangirls screamed. Rei was watching at home with the others. I wished she were there with me, but I knew Chihiro would make her come on stage. She wasn't ready for that.
"So, Len, I heard you have a new songwriter. What are they like?" Chihiro asked.
"Rin and I are very happy to have our songwriter." I answered. "She is very talented and doesn't disappoint."
"Is she the one who wrote Vocaloid's latest singles, 'Honey' and 'Discotheque Love'?"
"She is."
"Well, they've both reached the top recently," she began. "They are amazing."
"Yes, she is really is quite a songwriter."
"Len, you've caused quite a controversy," she said pointing to the screen behind her. "Can you tell us who this pretty girl is?"
There it was. It was a different picture than what I thought. It was a picture of me kissing Rei on top of the Ferris wheel the day we went to the beach. Paparazzi cameras were getting a lot better. Then, a picture of Rei and me holding hands and smiling as we walked somewhere showed up on the screen. Her yellow sundress and loose bun with strands of curly hair in front of her ears just helping her gleaming smile show her natural beauty I get to see everyday.
~Rei's POV~
"Len, you've caused quite a controversy," she said as pictures from our day at the beach came onscreen. "Can you tell us who this pretty girl is?"
The pictures came up on screen with everyone else in the room teasing me and my face in a pillow on my knees. On the screen, Len's face went from nervous to petrified in a matter of seconds. Chihiro was staring him down. He regained his composure then sighed.
"Chihiro, she is my songwriter. She is also my girlfriend and the love of my life."
"Oh my god, he said it!" Miku and Rin yelled.
"Can you believe it?" Luka asked.
Kaito and Gakupo whooped like a bunch of boys and were pumping their fists.
"Meiko, Haku, Neru, can you believe it?" Gumi beamed. "Len announced his girlfriend to the world!"
"Look," Meiko smiled. "Rei is crying!"
"Oh, I am. I didn't notice," I laughed.
"They are tears of joy, right?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah, they are."
~Len's POV~
"Chihiro, she is my songwriter. She is also my girlfriend and the love of my life."
The audience gasped, awed, or stood up in disgust. Fangirls screamed with rage in their eyes, and Chihiro wasn't happy with that answer at all.
"So, does she love you?" she hissed.
"She does."
"How do you know that?"
"She wouldn't let me kiss her if she didn't."
"Well, how about I talk to her one day."
"Maybe one day."
"I hope that one day is soon." She got an idea, and you could see it on her face. "How about she calls us right now?"
"Ask my boss before you get her to do that."
She looked toward the backstage area Mr. Crypton was sitting in. The camera zoomed in on him as he shook his head "no".
"We'll be back after the break with the band, Porno Graffiti. Len, thank you for being with us."
"Thanks for having me," I smiled.
I went backstage to where Mr. Crypton was waiting for me. His face beamed with pride. We walked out to the limo and headed home.
~Rin's POV~
"Rei, Len's on his way home," I smiled. "Do you mind coming with me to my room."
"No," she smiled, "not at all."
When we reached my room, I pulled out two beanbag chairs, yellow and orange, in my pink, yellow, and green room.
"You know your party is Saturday."
"Yeah," she grinned, "I hear you have a good theme for it too."
"Thank you," I laughed. "I need your favorite colors and favorite cake flavors."
"Well, actually, yellow and orange are my favorite colors. I don't have a favorite cake flavor, but I don't like red velvet cake," she stated.
"The colors grew on you too?" I laughed.
"Yeah," she joined. "Rin, I want to thank you. I know you wanted to, but you didn't have to," she said hugging me.
"Rei, I invited your parents and the brother you told no one about, and I invited my parents too. I think our folks need to meet since Len just announced you to the world."
She wasn't really on speaking terms with her mom ever since her mom hinted that she didn't like Len. Later, that day her dad told me over the phone that she wasn't happy with Rei applying for her job with us either. Actually, he said her mom was never happy with anything Rei has done…ever. Rei talked to her dad that night though.
"I think it'll be fun to meet your parents and to get them to talk to mine," she smiled.
"Yeah, plus you're turning sixteen. Your parents need to be there, and mine want to meet you," I replied.
Rei and I talked for another half an hour as if we were sisters. I can see why Len likes her so much. She is so nice and is so easy to talk to. At first, I didn't like the thought of Len and Rei going out to be honest, but talking to her, I realized she really does care for my brother. He really is one lucky guy.
~Rei's POV~
Len is so lucky to have a sister like Rin. She is such a wonderful friend, and she really cares for her brother. I wish I had a sister like her.
We heard the front door downstairs shut. We ran out the door to the edge of the stairs and saw blond spiky hair that looked like a banana from the side. Len was back.
"Len, go find her," Mr. Crypton smiled.
I snuck down the stairs as he took off his shoes. I stopped on the last step. Len looked up saw me then ran. He wrapped his arms around me and spun me as he lifted me off the ground. He had a smile as his gaze was directed toward me. As my feet touched the ground, he kissed me. His hand held the back of my head.
"So, Len, you did it." We were heading back to my yellow and orange house.
"Yeah. So are you excited for Saturday?" he asked.
"Definitely. Rin invited our parents," I smiled.
"It's about time you met my parents," he laughed.
"It's about time out parent met," I said, laughing with him.
We walked in and took of our shoes. Len dimmed the lights as I plopped down on the couch. He took the seat beside me. He slipped his fingers under my chin and lifted my head toward his. His other arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me close with a seductive grin plastered to his face. He pulled my face closer to his.
"Len, what are you doing? What's going on?" I asked nervously.
"Just shut up and kiss me," He whispered as he pushed me onto my back.
"Len, what is wrong with you?" I yelled.
The hand held my face went to my wrist, and the one holding my waist followed it's lead.
"Len Kagamine, What are you doing?"
"You need practice for your first music video," he whispered in my ear.
"What music video?" My voice had gotten quieter with curiosity and with Len's quiet, seductive laughter.
"You remember 'Spice!'?" His smirk grew.
"But, there is already a music video for that song," I stated with curiosity.
"Then we'll make our own, but with no camera and a different ending."
"And what will that ending be?" I asked angrily.
"Well, it'll start with me kissing your neck,"-he then did as he said-"then I'll kiss you passionately." He did as he said for that too.
This wasn't the Len I was comfortable being around. The way he was acting was otherworldly, the way he laughed, the way he smiled, the way he kissed, all of it. It wasn't him. I didn't like it. It was actually a bit terrifying.
He got off me, and I as tried to bolt to the door, he grabbed my arm and pinned me to the wall. He started kissing me, lightly at first, but more forcefully as the seconds went by. As the seconds went by for me, I was concocting a plan. A few seconds more, and I would put it into action.
I pretended to back into the wall and kicked in the gut to push him off me. I apparently didn't kick him hard enough because he looked at me and alluringly laughed.
"It's going to take a lot more than that, Rei," he declared.
While we still had a bit of space between us, I ran down the hallway to try to get to my room with a lock on it's door. I ran through the door, locked it, and turned my back to the door only to see I was in Len's room.
"I have a key to that room, Rei. It's already in my hand," he said slyly.
I saw the window and ran to it. I grabbed the lock and pushed on it. It unlocked, and I crawled out with not even a second to spare. I started running toward the manor. He was still inside.
I ran through the manor's door, up the stairs, and up to Rin's room. She and Miku were in her doorway ready to meet me. I didn't even want to see the yellow door to Rin's left.
"Rei, are you okay?" Miku asked me.
"No, Len's gone insane!"
"How so?" Rin asked as he pulled me into her room.
"He's gone to the 'Spice!' side!"
"What?" The two asked.
"He's gone all crazy seducer on me."
"Did it work?" Miku asked.
"I climbed out a window. You tell me."
"It didn't," Rin said.
"Well, you want to know what's worse?" Miku asked me.
"What?" I asked, running up to the door.
"We're in on his plan," Rin smirked.
I opened the door to see Gakupo and Kaito standing there. There maniacal grins told me they were in on it too. I kicked Gakupo's shin and elbowed Kaito. Then, I made a mad dash to Ginny's room downstairs…or I tried to. Len had opened his door and grabbed my arm. He pulled me into his room.
"Len, let go of me!"
"Why should I?"
"You won't see the light of day if don't."
"Is that a threat?" he asked, pushing me onto his bed.
"No, it's a promise."
"It's so much easier to hold you down than when we're on your couch."
"You sick…"
Len had interrupted me with a kiss.
"Reika, how about we go a step further?"
"Not even in your dreams," I sneered.
"Yeah, I dream about other things."
"Like what?"
"Like you becoming a Kagamine."
"Really?" I asked shocked.
"I really love you, Rei," he grinned like my Len.
He sat up.
"Len, do you mind explaining what this amazingly real charade was about?"
"Had to get your suitcase ready."
"Why?"
"You and me are spending some time in your hometown."
"Getting ready for my birthday?"
"Yep!"
"Going to have it at the country club?"
"You got it!"
"You didn't fully hate acting that way?"
"Twenty-five percent of me kinda enjoyed it."
"You sick jerk," I laughed.
A thought struck me. "Wait! Where are we staying?"
"Your house," he answered coolly. "You're dad agreed, but your mom isn't too crazy about it."
"Figures," I huffed.
"Well, let's get to the car," he smiled. "We're not taking the limo today."
"The black Subaru with yellow interior?"
"How did you know about my car?"
"Saw it in the garage when got into the limo one day. I guessed it was yours with that color scheme."
"Okay," he laughed.
We went to the garage and climbed into Len's car. Our suitcases were in the backseat. It was already four o'clock. We would get there about seven since home was a three hour drive.
"Rei, do you want to know something weird?"
"What?"
"We lived in the same town and never met."
"Are you serious?" I asked shocked. "We both lived in that small town?"
"Yeah."
"How could we have not met?"
"I don't know."
"We must've gone to the same school if you didn't go out of town."
"I didn't."
"I'll have to pull out my yearbook from school."
I had an hour and a half nap. When Len woke me up, he told me that was the first time he saw me fall asleep before him and that I was very cute when I sleep. I told him that if I didn't love him, I would've killed him when explained the whole 'Spice!' routine to me. We ended up laughing about that.
My dad was waiting for us as we pulled into the driveway. Arisu, Chou, and Takara were right behind him going insane. The three girls tackled me right as I shut the car door, then they tackled Len because they had seen the interview.
"Reika, your boss called a few minutes ago," Dad said. "He said you quota is a saga of at least two songs."
"Okay," I sighed.
"He also said a song for Len and any female Vocaloid is in order," Dad grinned. "He said it has to be called 'Perfect Crime'."
"I already have an idea for that," I beamed.
"Len, his job for you is to take her on a date tonight."
"I already have an idea for that," he grinned.
Later that night, Len and I were out on a date. I was in my sky blue blazer, flowing white camisole, dark blue denim shorts, and black gladiator sandals. Len had a dressy black jacket, a yellow t-shirt under a white button down shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and dressy black shoes.
"So, what're we doing?" I asked.
"Heading to the park," he smiled.
"Why?"
"We're going to see the sunset from a secret part of the park I went to when I was little."
"Hopefully, it isn't another anime sunset," I joked.
"It might be," he smirked. "If it is, I'll make sure I'm the only one who makes you blush. It won't be like August ruining that for me yesterday." We had reached the park.
"That was funny," I laughed. "She really knows how to ruin a romantic moment."
"Yeah. Wait, did you say 'romantic'?" he smirked.
"Yes, I did."
The sun had set, and the moon was shining. "Looks like you won't have that anime sun…"
I had looked to Len as I was speaking and was unable to finish my thought. His blonde hair shone in the light, and cerulean eyes again looked like drops of the ocean water. The soft breeze blew his hair softly. I couldn't keep myself from looking at him as he stared at me.
"Rei, moonlight works in your favor." I felt my face redden.
He brought his hand to my cheek. "My beautiful Reika, daisuki."
"Daisuki, Len-kun."
