Because of her new found love, Rin hadn't read anything for almost two weeks. She had too many important things to do like arrive early to help in the library, stay late after school, and actually try on her homework. (Mr. Kaito told her she wouldn't be allowed to visit the library if she didn't bring her grades up.) Len continued ignoring Rin, to which Rin constantly pestered him about. She didn't like the treatment her best friend was giving her.
For the past few days, Rin began making Mr Kaito a special homemade lunch, but he'd usually refuse and she'd end up feeding it to Len. The male didn't mind much for the fact that it was free food, but he still was ignoring Rin. One day during a lunch when Rin decided to stay with Len and continue to pester him, she brought up Kaito again.
"Hey Len~ Do you think Kaito has someone he likes?" She stared off dreamily at the blue sky, reminding herself of him.
'Seriously..? Kaito again? Wait...' Len thought.
"When'd you start calling him Kaito. He's your teacher!" He said aloud, as he took a bite out of his banana.
"Hehe~ Yesterday. He hasn't said anything bad about it yet so its totally fine," She paused "Maybe he likes me! That's why he does it!~"
"You're delusional. He probably doesn't even realize you're calling him that. He seems a little... odd?"
"Kaito is not odd! You're just jealous that I don't spend time with you much anymore." She declared, as if 100% positive that was it.
"Yeah that's totally it Rin. Seriously. Mhmm." He replied, rolling his eyes and tossing his now banana peel into the box that held his food.
"Kaito is amazing... I can understand why you'd be jealous~"
"Rin, Shut up or I'll leave."
"But..!!~"
"I will." When Len said this, Rin frowned and remained silent.
"Hey..." Len glanced at Rin's school bag an noticed something wasn't there. "What happened to that book you were reading?"
Rin looked at her bag and realized that she hadn't read any of it in a while. "I've been busy." She replied short, knowing that if she went all mushy Len would in fact leave. "What about your book, Len?"
"You mean Kokoro? I finished it last week. It was odd, some parts were written in Japanese. But the main plot was pretty sad."
"That's what it was called?"
"Yeah."
"Wanna tell me about it?"
"I guess I could. Well this dude had someone he loved a lot... I'm not sure if she was his daughter or lover but the two had a very close bond. Eventually, his loved one became very sick and died. The dude turns out to be a scientist who decided that he wants to recreate his loved one and make her a robot. Actually I think before she died he somehow got her memories, because he tries to give the robot the memories but it doesn't really work. Over time, the scientist becomes all old and is still unable to bring the 'heart' of his loved one back. He tried numerous attempts, bringing her flowers that the two loved, giving her his loved one's favorite dress, anything that could give the robot the heart. But it all failed. The scientist then dies of old age, leaving the robot all by herself. For like a hundred years the robot is alone, she didn't do much, just walked around. One day she decided to look through the files that the scientist was working on. A miracle occurred when she was viewing some of the files and she somehow became human; with memories of things that happened before. While exploring the old laboratory with her new found feelings, the robot/girl found a small field of red flowers that she assumed the professor had planted. She decided she wanted to make crowns out of the flowers- something that she did often in her past life- one for her and one for the scientist. When she finished, she began looking for the man, only to find that all that was left were dust, bones, and very, very worn cloth. The minute she realized he had died, she began to cry. And sing. She sang her love, her gratitude, her feelings. She sang everything the to man that had created her. She gave him his crown then returned to the field to gather as many flowers as she could. When she returned, she sang again, showering flowers over him, still having tears cascade from her eyes."
"Then? Then?!" Rin questioned very hastily, feeling the tears fall off her cheeks.
"Just a minute. Something happens in her, like the miracle was beyond expectation. Something cause the robot girl to short. Mid way through her singing, she frozen then fell to the flowery covered ground. A smile was on her face as her eyes began to fade, only able to utter one last thing, 'Thank You.'"
"OH MY GOOOOOOOOOD. THAT WAS SO SAD!" The blond girl bawled. Len couldn't help but chuckle at his friend who had water gushing from her eyes.
"Told you. But it was really good. Definitely touching."
"That's just so... so.. SAD."
"But the girl was able to go with a smile."
"That makes it even sadder!"
DING DING DING, DONG DONG DONG DONG, DING went the bell to signify lunch was now over and everyone had to return to class. Len stood up then helped Rin up and left.
'I really need to get back to my reading...' She thought as she entered the choir class room and took her seat.
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After two more class, school ended. Rin ran as fast as she could to library that wasn't so dusty anymore. As soon as she entered the door, She shouted with glee, "Hiii Kaito!~"
"Rin, Shh! This is a library." He said from his desk. He looked as though he was very interested in something across from in the library.
"Sorry, I forgot!" She replied as she approached the desk with a light blush across her face. "So, need help?" The blond asked, sticking her head in the direction Kaito was looking at so he would be looking at her.
"Yes, please go file those books. And if you could, do you think you could pick me up an Ice Cream? I haven't been able to leave today." He answered, not paying attention to the noisy girl in front of him.
Rin, not being liked ignored, looked off in the direction her teacher was staring only to find a beautiful girl with very long, almost mint colored, hair in pigtails, browsing through the section about leeks. Why there would be a section like that, the world may never know. The female appeared to be a high school student, most likely from their sister school. Seeing the attention Kaito gave her made Rin furious though, and instead of helping him she grabbed her book bag that she had placed near his desk and ran out.
'Who ever that girl is... She's nothing more than an enemy now!' Rin shouted to herself in her head as she walked home.
Sorry for the delay in getting this updated. A lot of stuff has been going on and such. Plus after the move, I just got internet back up yesterday. Hurray for that! :D
No story part this chapter, but please review!
