A/N: :D I'm going to try to update more now, hehe. No promises though.

Rin POV

The next day was a blur.

In music, Len cursed himself for not remembering to finish the song. I, on the other hand, just stared at the ground, twiddling my thumbs. I heard my ex-best friends snickering at me from the back row. I turned back to look at them, just in time to see Meiko whisper something to Neru. She tried to hold back her laughter from behind her hands, but apparently, it was too much to take, and she burst out laughing.

"Neru, is there something you would like to share with the class?" Kiyoteru asked.

"No, ma'am," she replied, then burst out laughing.

"Excuse me? Detention after school today! No excuses!" He yelled. She rolled her eyes in response.

The rest of the day was uneventful. After the bell for the last class rang, I retired to my dorm. As I entered, I was surprised to see Len there. It seemed as if he was waiting for me.

"Rin... Can I talk to you?" He asked.

"Sure... There's nothing else I can do anyway..." I replied.

He took a deep breath. "I'm sorry about yesterday, it was my fault," he said, firmly.

"How was it your fault?" I asked.

"Of course it was! A few days ago, in the restaurant. I broke up with Neru, but she didn't want to let me go. We ended up breaking it off anyway, but with a cost... She said that she would blackmail you if I broke up with her. At that time, I didn't care, but... I saw what it did to you, and now..." He sighed.

It was a lot to take in. My eyes widened.

"Scream at me if you want, punch me, I can handle it!" He braced himself.

Instead of doing anything, I just sat there, frozen, unable to do anything.

He relaxed, and handed me a small... thing. I didn't even know what to call it. It was a ball of tinfoil with toothpicks stabbed into it. On each of the toothpicks, there were small pieces of paper with pictures of oranges drawn on them. On the actual tinfoil, he wrote in Sharpie, 'I'll be there if you need me.'

I felt tears coming on. I didn't know what to do, I guess the only thing I could do was trust him. He was the one that had gotten me into this mess, but he was the only one I could really depend on right now. I had to take a chance.

"Sorry, I'm not really all that artsy," he said, sheepishly.

"I-It... It's fine," I said softly. I kept staring at the thing and rotating it in my hands.

"So, um, about the song, we probably should finish it..." He said.

I took in a sharp breath. "You really think now is the time?" I asked.

"I just don't want to fail..." He trailed off.

"You consider your- Nevermind." I didn't really care about school right now, even though I knew I had to maintain my GPA.

"Fine! I'll go write it myself!" He shouted. "I'll write all the rest myself too!" He continued to work on the lyrics we had written.

I was about to leave the dorm to go get some fresh air, outside. The second I stepped out the door, I ran into a human. A female human. A female blonde human, backed up by a teal-haired girl with two long pigtails, a girl with long pink hair, a girl with shoulder-length green hair and sunglasses, and a brunette with neck-length hair. I was really excited to see them.

"Oh, Rin, we were just about to come visit you!" Neru said, in a faux happy voice.

"Were you now?" I asked meekly.

"Of course we were, we wanted to see our dear blonde friend!" Miku smirked.

I gulped. "O-oh, w-w-well, I-I was just on my way t-to do s-something, w-would later b-be alright to t-t-talk?" I stuttered.

"Not a chance," Gumi sneered.

The five of them pushed me against the wall. I gave a worried glance towards Len, still working on the song. He met my gaze, then shrugged. So much for 'being there for me'. I couldn't trust him after all. Tears were forming at the corners of my eyes. Not now. I couldn't show them how weak I was!

Suddenly, I heard a shout.

"Meiko!"

"Uh, oh..." She said.

"Let go of... whoever that is!"

"Fine! Girls, let's go."

Relieved, I collapsed to the ground. I looked at the mysterious person. My hero, my savior, was... Meito? How did he know that Meiko was here?

"Rin, are you alright?" He asked.

"I-I'm fine, how did you know I'd be here?" I stammered.

"I didn't, I was just coming back to our dorm, and I saw Meiko cornering someone who turned out to be you," he explained with a shrug.

"But that level of control over Meiko, do you know her besides being her music partner?" I asked him.

"Well, yeah, we're siblings," he stated.

"WHAT?! You didn't tell me you had a sister!" I exclaimed.

"Well, now you know. Also, you're blocking the door, could you please move?"

"Okay..." I scooted over to the left, still sitting.

I went back into the dorm, completely abandoning my plans to go outside.

The next few weeks were exactly like this. They bullied me every day. No matter where I tried to go, they were always there, waiting for me. It was almost as if they could predict my movements, read my mind, be able to tell where I would go.

Today, I brought that thing Len had given to me all those days ago along with me. It was the only thing I had left for support. Pathetic, right? I was Rin Kagami, bullied at school. No friends, just a ball of tinfoil for support. I held it tightly, while trying my best not to get poked by the toothpicks.

I was a laughing stalk. Everywhere, people pointed their fingers at me and snickered. I couldn't even be bothered to hold my head up anymore. It was because of this that the final string was cut.

One day, I was walking to class. While I was looking at the ground, I ran into... Neru. Lucky me.

"Hah, Rin, watch your step! Are those toothpicks hurting your eyesight?" She mocked.

I ignored her and continued to go my way.

She pursed her lips.

"Can't you hear me? Or do you have hearing damage? I don't see how you don't, those laughs are so loud, and they're right next to your ear!" Her voice dripped with sarcasm.

Still, I kept walking.

Then, I felt a foot on my back. I was pushed onto the ground, stomach on the bottom. Neru's heels crushed my back. My lungs were being compressed so that I had trouble breathing. We had attracted a fairly large crowd, yet no one bothered to help me. I felt a wetness on the side of my cheek. Yes, tears. They were so familiar now, I had been crying so often over the past few weeks.

"You're pathetic," she said.

I am, aren't I? I gave up all resistance, and let my body go limp. This was my future. Tormented by Neru. I had accepted it.

The bell for class rang. Everyone fled the scene, including Neru. I was released. Thank the lord of the bells.

I couldn't stay here anymore. I ran to the elevator. From there, I went into the lobby. I didn't even acknowledge the receptionist, who was probably confused as to why I wasn't in class. I ran outside, into the fresh air. I ran into the streets, taking random turns at random places. I didn't even know where I was going anymore, nor did I care. I just had to get away from there.

After about 5 minutes of running, I had a head-on collision with a boy.

"Oof!" I fell to the ground. "I'm so sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going! I hope you're not hurt!"

"Nah, it's okay, I'm used to this," he replied. "Here, let me help you up." He stuck out a hand to me. I took it.

"Thanks.." I stood up, then dusted myself off.

I studied this boy. He looked to be about no older than me, although he was a head taller than me. He had golden yellow hair, with a matching eye. The other, I couldn't see, because he had covered it up with a bandage. He must have caught me looking at him, because he laughed.

"My name's Oliver, what's yours?"

"Oh, um, I'm Rin!"

He stuck out a hand, and I took it.

"Where do you live ...Oliver?" I asked. I hope that didn't make me seem like a stalker.

"I live... In the alley!" He said proudly. He jerked a thumb at a dim alley that was cluttered with cardboard and rags.

"Seriously?!" I was shocked.

"No joke! Do you wanna see?" He asked.

"Um... Sure?" I followed him into the dark alley. To be honest, it was pretty impressive for an alley.

"Where do you live, Rin?" He asked.

"Oh, well... I used to live at Vocaloid High, but... I'm not all that sure I want to stay there," I mumbled.

"You're kidding! You don't want to stay THERE? Well, since you have nowhere to go, why don't you stay with me?" He smiled.

"You know what? I might just take you up on that offer!" I answered happily. Had I just made a friend?

"Welcome home, Rin!" He grinned.

Len POV

Where was Rin? She was never late to her classes, especially by this much! Ah, well, no time to think about that right now.

"Mr. Kagamine, could you please answer this question please?" My math teacher asked.

"No." I wasn't exactly well known for sugarcoating things.

"Well then," he seemed taken aback. I had no idea why.

"Ms. Kagami? Do you know the answer?"

No response. Why would he ask?!

"Absent, eh?" He marked something down on a sheet of paper. "Does anyone know of her being ill?"

"I bet she commit suicide," snickered one of the girls in the back. She said it just loud enough for every kid to hear, but soft enough so that the teacher couldn't.

I grit my teeth. Rin was stronger than that. Right? She could deal with it all. Right? Doubt was creeping into my thoughts.

"No? Mr. Kagamine, do you know anything?" He asked.

Before I could answer, someone shouted, "Why would the great King Len-sama know anything about a slutty peasant like her?"

"Excuse me, Lapis? Would you like to repeat that?" The teacher was appalled.

"Of course! I said, 'Why would the great King Len-sama know anything about a slutty peasant like her?'"

"Detention! Week's worth!" He shouted.

It was the end of the day, almost time for lights out. Rin still had not returned... Where could she be?!

I was beginning to worry about her.

Rin POV

"Mm... This stuff is delicious! Oliver, where did you get it?" I was happily munching on a delicious hotdog.

"The trash," he smiled.

I nearly spit the hotdog out on his face.

"The TRASH?!" I shrieked.

"Of course! How else would I get food? I'm not exactly rich, you know," he told me.

"True, I guess..." I agreed.

"Once you get used to it, it's really not that bad!" He smiled again. His smile, it was so pure, so innocent. It was heart-warming.

Come to think of it... He's not that far apart from me age-wise, right? I blushed at the thought, then slapped myself. Get a grip, Rin! He's just a really nice friend!

"I think we should be heading to sleep soon," he suggested.

I checked my watch. It read 9:58.

"Good idea, it's getting late," I replied. "So... where do we sleep again?"

"Here!" He dragged out two pieces of cardboard and two huge blankets. Not the most comfortable, but it'll do.

We laid down on the cardboard and covered ourselves with the blankets.

"See you tomorrow, Oliver," I whispered.

"See you tomorrow, Rin," he said back.

A/N: :OO SUCH FAST WRITING THAT IS SO WEIRD I NEVER WRITE THIS FAST I MADE AN ENTIRE CHAPTER IN ABOUT TWO HOURS BECAUSE I DIDN'T TAKE A BREAK. SEE KIDS, THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU DON'T PROCRASTINATE!

hehe idk what that was

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