Rin spaced out for moment as she stared out the window that night.

Today has been tiring. Perhaps its because she hadn't spend so much time with Mikuo today. She actually felt bad for not being around him enough but she can't let others find out about their relationship. In fear that Kaito might find out if word spreads.

She loves Kaito but she also loves Mikuo so she doesn't want to hurt either of them...but then her thoughts suddenly turn to Len...

Rin wasn't attracted to him...Well, not entirely. She'll admit that Len is a very attractive guy and has a nice and friendly personality. And the fact, girls were literally chasing after him was enough to say that he must be a really popular guy, which says a lot for Rin.

Rin couldn't help but wander why has she never seen that guy before. For someone being that popular, she would've noticed him more often, especially with a mob of girls like that chasing after him. Was he often not around in school? Or was it because he was good at hiding?

That was when she remembered that time when she first saw him. He wasn't wearing their school uniform at the time. Was he skipping school at that time? There must be a reason for it, right?

Rin shook her head. What the heck was she doing? She really shouldn't be thinking of another guy. She just met the guy a couple of hours ago, she shouldn't even mind him and what's more, she was already in a relationship with two guys...Why should place another one to the mix?

Besides even if she was still single, she saw no chance of her being in a relationship with that guy anyways. A guy like him with a girl like her would never work out. He's popular and seemed well groomed while she was a mess, trying to get two relationships to work. Of course the two of them getting together would end horribly...not that she was really looking for a relationship with him or anything.

Rin liked him but not in a way where she would consider it 'romantic'. What's more, she just met him. Nothing to worry about at all...

Rin let out a sigh before she turned around and flopped on her bed. She buried her face onto the pillow until her phone suddenly rang in the silence of her room.

Ring Ring Ring

Rin turned her head slightly, facing her phone that vibrated nosily on the bedside. She blinked and reached for her phone. She rolled onto her back and stared at the screen to see who was messaging her. It was Mikuo.

Rin cringed a bit. Damn, she forgot to message Mikuo after what happened. She quickly opened the message and read it.

From: Mikuo Hatsune

To: Rin Kagami

Hey Rin-chan. Did something happen? I haven't seen you since lunch so I was a bit worried. If I did something, I'm sorry but please tell me alright?

Rin frowned. It wasn't Mikuo's fault, it was hers. He had nothing to apologize for. She sighed heavily as she felt the frustration and stress building up in her head. She let out another sigh and stared at her phone once more. She didn't know whether to respond to Mikuo's message or not. Maybe its best if she talked to him face to face instead. For now...what was she going to do now?

Suddenly a certain face appeared into her mind. Rin paused in hesitation. She didn't know the guy much and besides that, she didn't really have a reason to text him in the first place but...what's the harm in texting him? Its not like she had any bad intention or something like that. With that in mind, she scrolled down her contacts to find his name.

From: Rin Kagami

To: Len Kagamine

Hi Kagamine-kun, its Rin. I just want to talk that's all so I hope I'm disturbing you or anything like that.

Rin's thumb hovered over the send button as she stared at her message. The more she stares at it, the more the message seems awkward to her. Rin groaned, wondering whether to send it or not.

After a short debate with herself, she decided to send the message. Rin flipped herself over and buried her face. It was such an awkward message that she couldn't believe she actually sent it. She grunted until her phone began to ring again.

Rin blinked and glanced back at her phone again.

From: Len Kagamine

To: Rin Kagami

Hey Kagami-chan, no you're not disturbing me at all so what do you wanna talk about?

Rin smiled a bit. Well, at least she got something to do now.

Len leaned back again his couch with his phone in his hand and a small smile on his face. He wasn't really doing anything much before Rin started messaging him.

He felt exhausted because he actually did a part time job which drained his energy. He was still impressed with himself that he was able to get home without collapsing from fatigue on the way. Maybe he should quit some of his part time jobs...

Len shook his head. No, he can't possible do that. He needed to work no matter what if he wanted to have money. Len sighed. If only he didn't live all alone like this...

"Hey Len! Is there any oranges left here?" A voice exclaimed from the kitchen. Len let out a groan as he turned his head to the side and glared over at his shoulder at the tall blond haired male, who leaned forward against the counter as he chewed on a piece of orange.

"No, I don't have anymore Rinto because you ate all of them." Len groaned as he looked at the large amount of orange peels on the counter beside Rinto.

Rinto snorted a laugh as he took one last bite on his orange. "Oranges are the best. In fact you should have a whole supply of them next time. You bought too little."

"That was 2 weeks worth of oranges!" Len exclaimed. Rinto brushed it off with a shrug as he toss the orange peel with the rest. "Still not enough." He said.

"Why are you even here anyways?" Len huffed. "Its pretty late. You should just go home."

Rinto pouted. "Ouch. Is that really a way to talk to your best friend." He sighed. "I just thought since you're here all alone with no one to pity you, I should grace you with my presence and keep you company for the night."

Len looked at Rinto with disturbed expression. "Sorry Rinto but I am only interested in women. Thank you very much." He said and Rinto spluttered. "I don't mean it that way, you idiot!" Rinto yelled, his cheeks turning slightly red. "When I said 'keep you company for the night', I mean sleep over in the other room! Ugh!"

Len laughed. "I'm just kidding. You don't have to overreact man." He said while Rinto grumbled and then huffed. "Anyways Len, besides staying over tonight, there's something I want to talk to you about." Rinto said as he walked over to him.

Len raised a brow as Rinto sat next to him on the couch. "Its about that job in the cafe I'm working in." This brought Len's attention. The cafe Miku had suggested was actually the place Rinto worked which made things much easier for Len since that would mean getting the job would be much quicker with Rinto's help.

"You're in luck since there is actually an opening for a waiter and with my help, you'll easily get the job. Its a good thing your girlfriend- umm, what's her name again?" Rinto mused. "Miku." Len replied and Rinto nodded. "Right Miku. if she hadn't approached me about the job, the chances of you getting the job would disappear."

"Yeah." Len nodded in agreement. "I'm pretty lucky..."

Rinto paused for a moment. "Hey..." He began. "How's...your other..." Rinto trailed off and Len knew exactly what he was trying to say. Rinto was the only one who knew about Len's relations. At first, Len was completely hesitant and frightened about tell Rinto but thankfully, Rinto was an understanding person and didn't really judge Len about the whole thing.

Heck, he even joked about Len being a 'charismatic player' and how proud he was of him.

But regardless about that, Rinto still held some concern over Len about it sine he knew Len was too softhearted to play with anyone's feelings or ignore the guilt he felt.

"Neru is fine. She still comes over once in a while to cook for me..." Len said as he leaned back against the couch. "She still tries giving me money so that I could pay the bills, even though I said no..."

There was silence between them. "Len, I know its none of my business but I think...you should just leave this place." Rinto reluctantly said. "The rent as well as the bills are just too much to handle and not to mention you need to buy food and other basic things. The only way you can get enough money to pay all that is if you work full time in an actual stable job which is probably years from now. Also haven't you've been missing school a lot because of that?"

Len didn't respond and Rinto frowned. "Look man, I know you're trying to be independent and all but this is a bit too much for you handle." He went on. "I told you already you can live me and my family if you want. My parents would welcome you with open arms and my sister likes you a lot so they wouldn't mind all."

Len remained quiet for a few minutes before he turned to Rinto and shook his head. "Sorry Rinto but...I can't." He muttered and Rinto frowned even deeper. Len smiled warily at him. "You know the reason why I can't leave this place. This place...just holds too much meaning for me."

Rinto looked at him with concern. "Still...my best friend go through all this...its kinda hard to watch, you know." He said and Len shrugged. "I'll manage. I've always manage to find ways to get through things. You should know that by now."

Rinto stared at him for a moment before he sighed. "Fine, its that's what you want." He muttered. "Just remember man, if there's anything you need just give me a call alright?"

Len grinned. "Yeah, I know that." Rinto smiled back and ruffled Len's hair, causing Len to yelp. "Hey! Watch the hair!" He exclaimed and Rinto laughed before he stood up. "Well, time to hit the hay." He said as he stretched and yawned. "I'm going to bed first. See ya in the morning."

Len nodded as Rinto went down the short hall and opened the guest room door and closing it behind him. Len let out a heavy sigh. He leaned back against the couch and tilted his head up, staring up at the ceiling. Now he felt even more mentally exhausted.

He honestly appreciated Rinto's concern and his offer but he just can't bring himself to leave this old apartment. Sure, he disliked being alone and the silence of the apartment but...the place had too much memories to just give up...regardless whether they were happy memories or not.

Len sighed once more but his phone came to life, vibrating lightly in his hand. Len lifted his head and looked down at his phone, realizing he was texting Rin a couple of minutes ago. He opened the message and read.

From: Rin Kagami

To: Len Kagamine

Btw if you there's anything you need, you can call me if you need someone to talk to okay?

Len didn't say anything. He stared at the message silently. It was odd at the timing of the message as well as its content but...Len couldn't help but smile in a bittersweet way. For now...it would be nice to forget about all this, just for now.

A/N: Hey guys its been a while! Its been a long time since I last updated this story so I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Yeah, I sort of changed the name from 'Three Way.' to Three Path since well, Three way seems a little...meh. Anyways its almost Christmas people! Hope you guys are enjoying yourselves because its going to be a fun Christmas!

Please review and tell me what you think about it, and maybe even favorite it if you like X9. Also please read my latest story (more like one shots): "Confession Alphabet"

Well, that's it for now. Bye guys!

-Yugao702