Chapter 3: To Save Ievan, the Team-Up of Dream Eater & Tokyo Teddy Bear
The girls quickly made their way back upstairs, passing Akikoloid as they went up the stairs to their rooms. Gumi was crying, and unable to walk, so Merli and Rin (who was using her strong will to stand) were helping her.
"M-Miss Gumi! What's wrong?" Akiko was worried. She had never seen Gumi so emotionally distraught.
"J-just severe allergies to the dust…" Merli lied and they went to Meiko's room. Akiko believed them, and began to dust the whole foyer.
Meiko was painting her nails a bright red when the 3 teenage girls came in. Meiko, who didn't care if her nails were ruined at this moment, was up and set Gumi on her bed, wanting to know what the hell caused Gumi's tears.
"What happened?" Meiko asked Merli. She knew Gumi was too upset to talk.
"We…showed Rin the truth." Merli bit her lip, fearing a scolding, "…and Soprano wanted a son…so Frankenstein suggested Ievan, and Soprano said yes." Meiko's eyes widened. She'd scold the girls later.
"…We need to tell Kaito." Meiko quickly said, "Quickly!"
"I'll go…" Rin volunteered. Meiko nodded. They needed to act quickly.
Rin slipped out of the room and to the boys' staircase. Luckily, Akiko had moved on to the dining room so no one would see her. She didn't know what room to go to, so she went to room 13. She opened it, only to see Len, "Oh. Wrong room."
"…What are you doing here?" He pulled her over and closed the door, "Are you insane?"
"No." Rin got out of his grip, "I'm looking for Kaito! It's an emergency!" Len put his hand over her mouth as he heard footsteps.
"…Mr. Mikuo, it's me, Luo." Another maid Rin guessed. Len whispered in her ear, "Don't speak…until she leaves…" After a few minutes, they heard footsteps. Len uncovered her mouth.
"These people are going to do something horrible to Mikuo! Make him their son or…or something!" Rin sounded desperate. Len's eyes widened, then he closed them, and reopened them.
"…C'mon." He grabbed her wrist, "We're going to save Mikuo."
"…What about Kaito?" Rin demanded, "I need to tell him." "…It'll be too late. We need to act now."
With that, the two blondes slipped out of the room and to the middle staircase. Len knew where he was going, and held onto Rin's wrist tightly. He wouldn't let go of her for anything. They went right from there, and down the long hallway. Finally, the reached a door at the dead end.
"…Don't open it." Len whispered to her. He lightly shoved her to a corner and messed with a vent. He took off the cover, examining the width. He nodded, "…Ladies first." He motioned. Rin, seeing no other way but to trust him, crawled in. It was a steep uphill, which was difficult to crawl, but she managed. Len followed behind her, crawling more deftly, "Go straight, until you reach a crossroads." For a whole minute they went straight until they reached the crossroads, "Now Left." Then, they went left, until they reached another vent. Len peered through the slits, "…There's Mikuo. There's still time!" He kicked the vent covering and jumped down. Rin followed too.
Mikuo was tied to a chair, cloth around his mouth, and was hooked up to a machine, which was still tuning. Len turned the machine off and took the cord out of Mikuo. Rin untied him quickly and took the gag out. He was dazed, but conscious, "ahhh….Room…is…spinning….Len…?"
"Yeah…It's me" Len helped him stand, "We need to run." "Can't…move…" Mikuo nearly fell, but Rin caught him. They heard footsteps. Len quickly grabbed Mikuo and they climbed into the vent. Then. Len remembered Rin, "Oh shit…Ri-!" Rin was already ripping open a big teddy bear and climbing into it. She sewed it up as the door opened.
"…He's gone…dammit!" She heard Prima say, "…Oh well…Another day."
"…Luo Tianyi!" The man called for a maid. She heard another pair of footsteps.
"Yes master?" The girl had a Chinese accent, "What do you need?"
"Take this teddy bear to Mayu's room." The man ordered, "That is all." He and his wife left. Rin felt the bear being lifted, and her as well.
"…Heavy…" Luo mumbled other words in Chinese as she carried the bear. After 5 minutes, Rin and the Bear were plopped onto the ground. Luo then said, "Mistress Mayu. Your parents got you a present."
Someone got off the bed, "Oh perfect! Thank-you Luo!" The maid left the room. Rin silently trembled, scared of being discovered.
Len sat on the staircase, feeling bad for forgetting Rin. Gumi approached him. He didn't notice, "Len-kun…Thank-you." He looked up. He softly smiled.
"A course. Ievan's everyone's friend." He winked at her, "And maybe more..?" Gumi blushed.
"…Where's Rin-chan?" Gumi's question made his metal heart sink.
"…She had to hide in a teddy bear…God I hope Y.P don't hurt her…" Len still felt guilty. Gumi could sense it. She sat next to him, silently comforting him.
"…Mikuo's in his room, Gumi." He wanted to be alone, so this was his excuse, "…How about you see him? He requested for you." He lied.
"He did?" Her face became red, and she left his company for Mikuo's. Len knew what he had to do: Save Rin from that Yandere Psycho.
Rin wanted to cry. She felt the girl get a hold of the bear, and rip the seams, revealing Rin, who was trembling. The girl smiled at her, "Who are you~? I'm Mayu."
"…R-Rin…" Rin managed to speak, "…I…I…" "Don't' worry." Mayu smiled, "I won't tell my parents. As long as you behave…" Rin didn't understand, but she nodded.
Mayu led her to the bed, and made her lay down. Rin loved the softness and fluffiness of all the blankets and pillows. She didn't want to get up. Mayu brought her a cup of tea, and gave it to her. Rin drank it. It tasted awfully strange, but she drank it, "What kind of tea is this?"
"…Chamomile with lavender and basil." Mayu smiled innocently, "Do you love it?" Rin nodded. She finished the last of it, and Mayu placed it on the dresser. Mayu laid beside Rin, offering to let Rin hold her stuff bunny rabbit, "Usano Mimi wants you to hold him…" Rin thought she was too hold to have stuffed toys but held the rabbit. The room was beginning to spin and becoming colorful. Rin had no idea what she had really drank.
"…Getting dizzy?" Mayu asked sweetly. Rin nodded. She couldn't speak. The room twisted and turned and popped with bright rainbow colors. Rin was wondering if Mayu slipped marijuana or some happy pills into her tea, "it's gonna okay…I'll take care of you…" Mayu set Rin's body closer to hers, stroking her face. Rin saw the flash of a knife and knew she was in a tight situation.
Len slipped up the stairs once again, this time on a different mission. He didn't reach the top when someone poked his back. He silently screamed and turned around: Lui. Len bopped him on the head, and glared, "Don't scare me!" Len asked the boy, "…What are you doing Lui?"
"Helping. You can't save Rin-chan alone." Lui whispered. Len felt annoyed.
"Who's says that?" "Kaito." Lui's response made Len want to tell Meiko about Kaito's photos of her…he'd blackmail the ice-cream lover another day. Right now, Rin needed him.
"…Just come with me!" Len grabbed him by the arm and quickly, silently walked, "…Why did they send you?"
"Yuma said no, Kaito said no, and Rinto said you can dig your own grave, Mikuo's flustered by Gumi-chan, Oliver's feeding his bird, & Kyo's not interested in your love life." Lui listed off all the boys. Len rolled his eyes, especially at Kyo's reason.
Love? Love? Len didn't love Rin. First off, he had only met her last night, albeit in a stalker-ish way, but not the point. Second, true love was a myth by school children, primarily Ring & Gumi (and perhaps Lui...). Lastly, the last time Len had loved another of his kind, it ended with a sour, bitter, dead taste. He would not let it repeat. Having normal friends was better, in his opinion.
"…Mayu's door." Len looked up from his heavy thinking: the black door with the pink Lolita sign. It gave him chills. He pressed his ear to the door, wanting to know what was going on. Lui joined him out of curiosity.
"Oh Rin…so you like yellow?" Mayu's voice. Len had no idea what they were talking about…so he kept eavesdropping. "Y-yes…why is the…room…all…?" Rin's voice. She sounded dazed, or she was on drugs.
"And lace..! Explains your top…teehee." Mayu giggled. Len and Lui shuddered. "Let me…mmf…go…"
Len got tired of this and silently opened the door. Lui followed in suit. They hid behind large stuffed animals, and nearly had nosebleeds. Mayu had removed Rin's top, exposing her lace, yellow, female, bra with adequate sized breasts.
She's…She's…a bisexual? Or just torturing her…? Oh God…Somehow, I want to see more. Len braced himself and his testosterone for more.
"…Len…stop…mmf..." Rin's eyes were wide, as if someone poured eye drops into them as she spoke that. Len nearly collapsed when she spoke. Some form of a pill with hallucination effects…How did she…? He saw the teacup. Tea. What's with girls and tea…? It's not that good! Len looked up: Damn, Mayu looked pissed.
"You bitch!" Mayu smacked her across the face, making the girl fall off the bed. Mayu jumped off the bed next and smacked her with Usano Mimi, "Len is mine! All the boys I want are mine! So Len is mine! Mine! MINE!" Mayu kept slamming the toy at Rin, creating small bruises on her face and arms. Rin made muffled noises, trying to block the toy from impact with her hands, "I know…" Mayu tossed her toy on the bed gently and grabbed something from the dresser: A knife. Rin, still dazed could only see so far away and couldn't tell what she held, "I'll make you quiet!"
She dashed at Rin, ready to cut her when Lui tackled her to the ground, hard! He covered her mouth as she screamed, cutting up his arms with the knife. Len pried the knife from Mayu's hand and knocked her out with a crowbar he found in her room.
"What NORMAL girl keeps one of these in her room?" Len put it back in her drawer, wondering what Soprano and Frankenstein did to this poor Vocaloid to make her this wacky, "Right, Rin!" He helped Rin to her feet. She couldn't really stand on her own. Lui set Mayu on her bed.
"…Let's go…"
Rin woke up the next morning sore and aching. She groggily sat up and noticed the bruises on her arms. …the hell? What happened after I blacked out..? All I remember is being with Mayu…the tea…then…nothing… Sonika came in with a tray of breakfast. Rin looked up at her, confused.
"How are you feeling Rin?" Sonika set the tray in Rin's lap, "Len said you took quite the beating."
"…Beating?" Rin had no idea what she meant, which Sonika realized.
"Rin, Mayu apparently got mad at you. She beat you up with a toy." Sonika explained, "…But you're alright. Just eat." And left Rin alone.
…Len…saved me? …Why?