Chapter 13: Murderous Twitter, the Collapse of Reality

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM RIN!" Len's body trembled as he held the cocked gun aimed at Neru. His mind was a total blank, except for the focus to keep Rin safe.
Neru looked at him, stunned by his action and still held onto the clock. Rin blinked a few times to recover and saw Len with the gun. She was also shocked to see Len with that gun.

"Len-kun...she's in the way." Neru tried to reason with him, "She's a manipulator...She's a rebel rouser...She wants it all...And she's going to drag you down to hell..." Neru stepped towards him, "If you don't want to end your life, come with me..."

"Stop manipulating me..." Len's grip on the gun tightened. Rin took the opportunity to tackle Neru to the ground and punch her.

"You're a bitch!" Rin punched Neru in the face several times, "You have no right to talk to him! He's not your boyfriend!" She started to scratch Neru with her yellow nails. Neru had a creepy smile and kicked Rin into the wall!
Rin's body hit the wall and slid down in a conscious heap. Rin's raging strength had disappeared, and she was now vulnerable and unable to fend for herself.

"You love my boyfriend?" Neru picked Rin up by the shirt, dangling the girl off the ground by mere inches, "You LOVE my BOYFRIEND?" Neru laughed in her face. Len looked shocked and confused, loosening the grip on the gun.

"I don't have...to answer to you..." Rin panted. Her lungs were hurting and her back ached from the wall slam. The only reason for her consciousness was her strong will.

"A joke." Neru threw her to the ground and began kicking her hard in the stomach. Rin bit her lip, trying not to scream, but Neru was a hard kicker. Rin could taste blood in her mouth.

"STOP!" Len shot at the wall, missing Neru by a whole half a foot. Neru ignored him, mostly due to his poor shooting skill, and chucked the alarm clock down at Rin. Rin screamed as it hit her head. It fell to her side, covered in blood. Rin held the bloody spot on her head, coughing up blood.

"I SAID TO STOP!" Len tackled Neru to the wall, holding the gun at her head. Neru put her hands on Len's face, ignoring the dangerous situation she was in.

"Don't you miss me...?" She pressed her lips to his, catching Len off guard.

Yes, he did miss Neru. Her death made him plunge into a month long depression and resorted to calling off love to any girl. Sometimes, he would sing a song for her, pretending she was in the room listening to him and humming along. He would pretend she'd lay in bed beside him, talking about how they'd be happy together one day outside of the estate. But, those days ended. Now, he thought about someone else listening to his songs, lying in bed with him, and restoring his hope in love. The most important point was...
This girl wasn't Neru.

In the pool area, the others could not hear the commotion going on since it was Miki's birthday. She was turning 16, and made herself appear as an adult. Miki's android appearance and database made her able to appear as a child, teen, or an adult. Miki always joked about going to bars as an adult, despite Sonika's warnings that she could get into a horrible situation...
Luka had baked a cake and other goodies for the guests to enjoy. No one noticed Len or Neru were gone, well, almost everyone.

"Miki! Turn back to normal and stop showing off your curves..." Ring sniffled from the pool. Miki's adult form had many curves.

"Nah..." Miki sat on the pool side wearing a birthday hat. Ring looked annoyed and turned to SeeU, and began to splash her.

"...Where's Len?" Kaito asked Meiko. Meiko was in the smaller pool with Misaki.

"I don't know. Maybe getting a glass of water? Training his girly voice?" Meiko sarcastically said the last suggestion. Kaito snickered at the last one a bit.

"Probably and I doubt it." Kaito snickered still. Meiko was not only hot, beautiful, hot-tempered at times, and smart, but funny.

"I'm sure he'll be back..." Meiko was rather calm, but then again, she did have a bottle of sake today.

Len pulled away from Neru and the kiss, the gun still against her forehead. Neru seemed shocked by this, as given by the look on her face. Len re-cocked the gun, "You aren't my girlfriend..."
Neru was silent for a moment, as if shocked and stunned by his words. Then, she was enraged.

"NO! NO!" Neru pushed him down, a bullet whizzing into the ceiling and began to kick and punch the defenseless bleeding Rin. Rin was barely conscious by this point but couldn't make a real sound due to the blood in her mouth.

"I WANT YOU TO DIE! TO DIE! YOU BITCH! YOU BITCH!" Neru began to stomp on Rin's crumpled body, making the Vocaloid spit up blood. Len sat up, rubbing his head.

"YOU DIE!" Len cocked the gun and fired three times, eyes closed. He opened them slowly, as if expecting something horrible to happen.
He opened them all the way, and saw Neru, just standing there, bleeding from the wounds. Neru slowly fell backwards to the ground, silently and in a heap. A dead heap. Len stood in his spot for a moment, panting and shocked at what he had just done. Then, his focus went to Rin, and quickly used his shirt remains as bandages for her head.

"Rin...Rin...can you hear me...?" Len asked her quietly, holding her in his arms. Rin looked up at him.

"Y...ye...ah..." Rin slowly nodded. Her body was in pain, and she could still taste blood. She was sure her teeth were stained red. Despite it all, she felt safe, and warm against Len.

"Good..." Len smiled, relieved to know she was semi-okay, "Rin...it's going to be okay." He smiled directly at her, "I know where to get you pain relievers...okay? Can you walk?" Rin nodded.

Len stood up, and then helped Rin to her feet. He walked her down the stairs and to his bedroom. He laid her on the bed and stepped into the bathroom. He came out with a cup of water and two pills. Rin took the water with the pills, wanting the pain to go away as soon as possible.

"You'll feel better soon..." Len assured her, "You might need stitches for your head..."

"It's...okay..." Rin sipped a bit of her water, "...Thank-you for saving me Len...It must've been heard doing that..."

"...It was but..." Len held her hand, making Rin blush, "What matters is your safety...And you're okay, and that's all I care about Rin." Len kissed her forehead, making Rin blush more.

"...Len..." Rin smiled, touched by his actions and words. Len smiled back at her, "I didn't know you could be so sweet...and...Kind...and...And..." Rin sat up a bit, looking up at him.

"...And?" Len leaned towards her.

"...I..." Rin took the shot, pressing her lips against him, "love you..."

3, 2, 1 cue the "AWWWWW!" and LenXRin fangirling. Because I am doing so on the inside! Took me a while to write it due to headache and doctor appointments...It's short, but gets to the point. Plus, it was hard to write this...