Hello everyone! I'm terribly sorry for not updating sooner. Summer has me busy with various things to do, and I didn't have much time to write chapter five. But I made it, thankfully. I will try to update more often. Read on!

The next week was uncomfortable for Rin, Miku, and I. Rin proceed to avoid me as much as possible, like leaving the house early to go to work or staying shut up in her room. I had called Miku to settle the problem, assuring her that I would never cheat on her, and that Rin was just a temporary guest. She had quickly forgiven me and went back to her normal attitude, to my relief.

I found myself thinking more and more about Miku and I. I loved her, which was for sure. But I was starting to see things that I should've seen before; how she would almost glare at girls that seemed to take an interest to me when we were in public, how she would stick to me like glue when there was anyone with a camera around. It seemed that she was getting more and more distant, and that bothered me.

Eventually, I got tired of Rin avoiding me. I wanted to talk it out, and I found the opportunity when she had mumbled that she was going to her room to read a book. I waited about half an hour, and then went up to her room. I knocked on the door and asked, "Can I come in?" A quiet "Yes" answered me and I entered.

Rin was seated on the edge of her bed, a copy of Twilight in her hands. I raised an eyebrow, and she closed the book. She put it on the bedside table, not meeting my gaze. I sat down in a chair across from her, leaning back and putting my hands behind my head.

"I think you know why I'm here." I began. Rin didn't say anything, so I continued, "What happened at the Karaoke Bar wasn't something to be ashamed of. I don't think you're a bad singer. If anything, you're good at it." She looked up at me with accusing eyes.

"You don't get it. You are Len Kagamine, pop star singer that every guy wishes they were and every girl wants to date. You are crazy to think that I wouldn't be scared to sing in front of you. You, of all people." She threw each word at me like a dagger, and I felt a pang. I pulled my eyebrows together and quickly composed myself.

"Well, I'm sorry for being so naive. But if you're going to live in this house, then you're going to have to get used to the fact that you live with a singer." I said firmly. Rin's eyes widened and she seemed to shrink into herself. "You aren't going to kick me out, are you?" She said in a scared voice. I immediately felt guilty.

"No, I'm not going to kick you out." I quickly said reassuringly. "I don't have any reason to. You've been really helpful with the cooking and cleaning." She nodded, and seemed to calm herself. "So, are we okay now?" I asked. "I guess so." She replied. I got smiled and got up. I walked to the doorway when I felt a hand on my arm. I was reminded of the dream I had all those nights ago, with Miku in the wedding dress and the figure shrouded in black. With a sudden realization, I immediately knew that Rin was the figure shrouded in black.

"I'm really sorry about how I was acting. I'll try not to be that rude again." Rin said in a quiet voice. "I'm very lucky to have your hospitality, even though I'm virtually a stranger." I turned around, removing her hand from my arm.

"Don't be sorry." I said as happily as I could manage. "Besides, you're not a stranger anymore, really." I quickly smiled at her, then walked out and shut the door.

And so, time went by. Rin and I developed a normal in and out of the house routine, sometimes going out to take a walk. However, Miku frequently called, asking to tag along with whatever we were doing. Rin didn't seem to mind at all, but I was getting pretty annoyed. I saw Miku at work often enough, so I didn't really see why she had to spend time with me outside of business reasons.

Then I mentally slapped myself for even thinking something like that about my girlfriend, and went back to normal thinking.

Rin and I eventually became friends. It was sort of like having a sister around the house, even though I had been an only child. Rin often settled into waking me up in the strangest ways; her recent one being tying on bed sheets around her neck and running around my room screaming the bat man theme song. At first I found it annoying, but it got funnier and funnier to the point where I didn't care anymore.

Then she would change the routine to something annoying again. Like this morning.

I was sleeping peacefully, dreaming of a banana boat sailing on an ocean on ice cream, when suddenly I was shocked awake as I felt a pressing weight on my chest.

"Good morning!" Rin exclaimed, wearing a big grin. I groaned and put an arm over my face. "Ugh, Rin, please. Just give me ten more minutes of sleep." Rin shook her head. "Nuh – uh. Not a chance." I huffed. "Then could you at least get off of me before you do whatever you're going to do?" Rin stopped for a second, and then said, "Okay." I could feel her weight lift as she got off, and I sighed happily.

Suddenly a cold shudder ran through me as something very, very wet covered my face; or more, the upper half of my body. I sat bolt upright, glaring at the giggling streak of yellow that was booking it out the door. I threw off the dripping covers and ran after her, yelling, "You are so getting it!"

I chased Rin throughout the house; down the stairs, through the living room and then the kitchen, out to the backyard, and upstairs. I finally caught her, throwing her over my shoulder as if she were a rag doll and heading to the bathroom. I could feel her fists pounding on my back as she laughed, "I was just kidding! Now I'm getting all wet, Len! Seriously!" I didn't let go, however, no matter how much she struggled.

I got to the bathroom and turned the bath on, throwing in a bottle of bubbles, which was way more than usually called for. I dumped Rin in the bath, water flying everywhere. She screamed and splashed around, trying to get up, but slipping and falling. I grinned and turned tail to go back to my room, but I was pulled back into the bath by a pair of hands. My head went under and I came back up just as quickly, coughing and spluttering.

"Len needed a bath!" Rin said mischievously. She was about to pour more bubbles, except on my head, when I tackled her, sending the bottle flying. It landed on the knob, turning the water from warm to ice cold. We both shrieked, and started laughing. In the back of my mind, I wished that times like this could last forever.

But of course, it didn't. These happy times were about to turn into a horrible, horrible nightmare.