The two twins smiled at each other and Len bravely walked inside the building next to his sister, his hand in hers.
Kaito, who had been watching the whole thing happen, was dumbfounded. How was it that Rin was always able to make him smile, make him happy when he's sad and just be there? And most of the time Kaito would just stand around, unable to do anything just like right now. Kaito had always wanted to help anyone in the best way possible but he had never been able to match Rin, making Len smile at the worst of times and he had always envied her for that.
Kaito had always wanted to look out for Len, to protect him and be there if he was even put into a tough situation. But he had failed. He hated how he hadn't been able to save Len or even find him fast enough. He wished that time would just reverse and it had been him that had been the one to get hurt instead of him.
No, if he had have been hurt, Len would have worried. He never wanted to see Len sad or even worse; he hadn't wanted to see him cry, for him to be breaking down in his arms.
If only Kaito had gone with Len, like Len had wanted. Kaito had waved him off saying that he was busy. So Len had gone and just ended up getting hurt. Kaito knew that this was his fault for not knowing what could have happened to Len; and it did.
He cursed under him breath and walked up to the nearest tree and took all his anger out on it. He lashed out at it, punching, kicking, until his hands bled and he sighed deeply when looking at them. He leaned his back against the tree, eventually sliding down until he just sat there, staring blankly at the injuries he had inflicted on himself.
He decided right then and there that he would never let anything bad like that happen again, that he would protect all those dear to him especially those closest to his heart. And the one seeming to be getting closer and closer to his heart was none other than Len Kagamine. He didn't know when exactly he had begun to care so much for the boy, it just all seemed to crash on him at once.
The ice-cream lover had always loved Len like a little brother, treating him like he thought he should, always protecting from people he deemed suspicious, even if they had been doing nothing wrong. He couldn't help it. It had become a habit ever since Len had entered middle school.
He felt like Len had been slowly creeping into his heart, little by little but now it's almost as if he's forcing himself away, trying to hide. Kaito wanted to know why that was happening and how to stop it, if that was even possible at all. But seeing Len with his sister, smiling like that, laughing, having all the confidence in the world just made him want to crawl into a corner and not come out. If that would help him, he'd do it, just to keep that smile on his face forever.
Kaito stayed leaning against the tree, thinking about everything that had happened recently and re-thinking them over to make sure he chose the best decision. He had a pounding headache but he didn't care. All he cared about right now was Len's happiness.
Using the time left before school finished, Kaito took a small nap, but he was awaked by a stray cat climbing all over him. He sighed deeply and checked the time, discovering that school would be over in about 10 minutes. He stood and just leaned against the tree, time passing slowly around him.
The sound of the bell going finally pulled Kaito back into reality and looked towards the building, waiting for the twins to come out.
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, Kaito began to walk towards the building and inside but was stopped when a small boy bumped into him and he was… crying? The boy landed on the floor with a soft thud and Kaito looked down at them and immediately noticed the blonde hair. Dropping down to kneel beside them, Kaito slowly brought their face up and silently cursed himself. Seeing the boy cry just made Kaito feel like he was going to break down at any moment.
Len saw Kaito and it just made him cry even harder and he threw his arms around Kaito's shoulders, almost making them both topple over. Kaito just wrapped his arms around the boy's small, shaking frame, trying to soothe him and get him to stop crying.
Kaito continuing whispering things to Len, trying to make them sound as comforting as he could, not wanting to be the one to scare the boy even more.
Eventually Kaito decided to finally speak up, "Hey Len? Are you alright? What happened this time?" Kaito tried to get Len to look up at him and he finally did, eyes red and puffy from crying.
Len hesitated a little before saying anything, "W-well, when K-Kiyoteru-sensei asked why I-I wasn't here, I t-told him. He s-said t-that he b-believed me but not e-e-everyone else did," A few more tears slide down his cheeks, "And at l-lunch, s-some of the g-guys p-pulled me away f-from Rin and h-held her back. T-they took me to the b-back of the s-s-school and a-asked me questions, saying stuff,"
Kaito frowned, "What kind of questions Len? What did they say to you?" Kaito tried to pry Len's hands away from his face which he had probably done unconsciously.
"'Why did you ditch school?' 'Why did you lie to sensei?' 'You probably should talk. You don't know what we might do if you don't,' And w-when I-I started to c-cry, they laughed a-and one of them p-p-punched me in the s-stomach. T-they beat me u-up until I c-couldn't s-stand a-and left me there,"
Kaito felt like he was about to break down himself. After he had said that he would protect him and never let anything like that happen, this happened. Kaito hated himself. Now he wasn't sure if he still had Len's trust or not and if he would ever let him gain it back.
Kaito stood up and bent over, picking up Len. He heard a faint gasp but then small arms wrapped around him neck. Len was shaking and sobbing hysterically but leaned against Kaito's chest, feeling the warmth come from him.
"Who was it Len? And where's Rin? Does she know?" Kaito looked down and saw Len slowly lift up his head.
"I-it w-was H-Hotorai, B-Bob a-a-and F-Fred," He mumbled-stuttered.
Bastards. Kaito resisted the urge to yell out and followed the direction of where Rin was.
When they got there, they found that Rin's hands and feet had been tied up and she was tied to a pole. Len screamed and jumped out of Kaito's arms to his sister. She lifter her head and screamed as well, revealing one big bruise on her head.
"She's hurt! Help me Kaito-nii!" Len frantically tried to untie the knots in the rope but those people had obviously been very good at tying knots so it wasn't as easy as in the movies. Kaito ran over as well, using his teeth to try and break them.
Finally, they had freed Rin and she was in her brother's arms. Kaito looked away, feeling like he could break into a fit of tears in a matter of seconds. He accidently let one slide when he felt arms wrap around his waist from behind. He quickly wiped it away and craned his neck around to see who it was. Like he thought, it was Len who was crying again.
He looked over to Rin who was surprisingly not in tears but she looked very upset, like she had failed her brother. Kaito gently pried Len's arms off of his and took a few steps towards Rin and wrapped his arms around her, feeling her gasp but no tears fall.
Hesitantly, Rin reached her arms up, pulling them around Kaito. When he finally thought that she was calmed down, he let go and bent over to whisper in her ear, "Don't worry about it. But I'm sure that we feel the same. I told him I'd always protect him. And you're his brother. So I'm sure we are the same. I want to protect him because I love him. Don't you feel the same?" She nodded to him and grabbed his hand.
Kaito let a small smile slip. So that was it. Kaito loved Len. Though he was still unsure as to what kind of love that was, he was glad he had said it.
Kaito grabbed Len's hand as well and the three of them walked back to the car, hand-in-hand.
When they were in the car, Kaito checked his phone and saw that he had 14 missed calls, mostly from Luka. He sighed and called Luka. She sounded panicked when she picked up.
"Kaito! Where are you? What happened? Are you hurt?" She bombarded him with questions and he answered calmly.
"I'm fine Luka. Yes, the twins are okay too. Well, they have been hurt a little," He had to hold the phone away from his ear when he heard he scream, "It's nothing serious though. Yes, I'm sure. We'll be home soon. Alright, bye," He hung up and sped out of the parking lot, wanting to get home as soon as possible.
The door swung open, Luka, Gumi, Gakupo, Meiko and Miku sprinted out. The three in the car got out and were almost crushed to death by hugs and questions aimed at them.
Soon after, everyone was sitting in the lounge, talking about what happened and what they should do.
"We need to call the police!" Luka yelled.
"We should but don't you think the school would handle it better? I mean, they don't take bullying all that seriously until someone is severely hurt," Meiko argued, patting Len on the shoulder lightly.
"Len is hurt!" Rin screamed, hugging her brother close, "You guys don't know what he's going through," She whispered the last part and everyone shut up and stopped arguing.
"Rin…" Meiko murmured and she walked over to them, pulling them both into a hug, "Alright, we'll call the police. That'll make you feel better, right?" Meiko asked and the twins nodded.
Kaito was unsure of what to say at the moment. He just sat there, looking at his feet, catching small glances of everyone in the room.
Luka grabbed the phone and handed it to Kaito. He tilted his head to her, confused. She sighed, "You call. You were the one that found him, so you probably know the most,"
Kaito nodded and dialled the numbers, explaining everything when they picked up. They told him that they would catch the people who did it but they would just need a description of what they looked like. Kaito paled. He held the phone away from his ear and covered it. He spoke to Luka.
"He says that they need a description of what they look like," He told her. She sighed and threw her arms up in the air.
"That's just great. Perfect. Tell them he doesn't remember what they look like," Kaito nodded and told them, paling again at what they said and at the faint ringing he heard.
"They said that they can't help if we don't know who it is. When he remembers, call again," He slammed the phone down, covering his face in his hands.
"Well, for now we can't let Len go back to school or out anywhere else, alright?" Gakupo spoke up and everyone nodded in agreement, "If he does have to go out, make sure that someone if with his at all times," Again, all nodded.
"What about Rin?" Gumi asked and Rin hid her face from view.
"Don't worry about that," Meiko says, putting the phone down, "I've already called the school and all three of those idiots are suspended. If they do anything when they come back, they'll be expelled. It's alright," Meiko stated calmly.
"All right, then. Kaito, since you're the only one that never goes out, make sure that you always know where Len is. Monitor him at all times," Luka almost ordered Kaito and he nodded, reaching over to pat both of the twins on the back lightly.
"Don't worry guys, everything is going to be fine," Kaito reassured them and they both smiled slightly.
He repeated that in his head a few times and sighed. I hope.
Yay, I did it! I hate you writers block. Never come back. Well, it's finally finished. I think writing that one-shot really helped. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go onto my account and you'll see that I've written another story. It was supposed to be shorter but I got a little carried away. Please read it. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the next one will be up soon. I called it reality because I wanted to show that nothing is ever as easy as it seems and that sometimes reality can be a real pain in the neck. All right, see you.