A.N./ It's been so long... I'M SO SORRY! It's just, I've been studying for (thankfully) the last end of the year exams. I'm pretty sure I did good, but that History test... Oh God, I probably failed it. Out of my whole report card, History is my lowest grade. I should have studied harder... Then I was listening/addicted to VY2's version of "Hirari, Hirari", and... It freaking brought me to tears... The emotion in his voice... He sounded as if he was going to cry any second... Here come the tears all over again...
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Adorable Reader: Yes, I'm making Piko and Len the best of buddies! :) Though, Len is going to be a bit too rude to him... And this is a RinxLen story, so, why not have Len stalk her a little, ne? ;)
MizuneMinamiki: You Piko fangirl, you! xD *facepalms* I read over that chapter so many times and I failed to notice that... =.=U I think the red eye was a nice touch, if I do say so myself... *strikes a pose* xD
Disclaimer: If I owned Vocaloid, the whole world would be screwed. (Especially those RinxLen haters...)
Wind and Window Flower
=Chapter 3: Shimura High=
I held my head down as I got into the world's strictest school; Shimura High. See how I said strictest? This school sucks ass... The only reason on why I even bother to show up is to see her angelic face everyday without having Piko call me a stalker...
How did I get enrolled? Let's just say that Piko's one hell of a technical genius. Speaking of which, I looked behind me to see if Piko was following me to class.
He wasn't.
I looked around for any signs of the white-haired idiot. When I turned a corner, I saw him all over a puddle of water and surrounded by a couple of students. There were a couple of books in front of him, all opened up and some of them either wet or with papers flying everywhere. And surprise, surprise, right in front of the books was none other than Kasane Miki.
I walked towards the idiot, trying to fight back the urge to laugh. Once students noticed my presence, they immediately fled. God, I hate this. Anyways, I made it towards a red-faced Piko. I crouched down towards his level, resisting the urge to laugh, "Dude, what happened?"
He looked up with me with a huge blush on his face, "I tried to help Kasane-san carry her books..." [1]
I looked towards Kasane, who for some odd reason didn't run away, and I released the laughter I've been keeping inside. The first time we met Kasane was on our first year here in Shimura. Ever since then, Piko's been head over heels in love with her. The part that amazed me the most about our meeting, however, was the fact that she approached us. No one's ever done that before... Though, I never questioned her about it.
Once my laughter died out, the bell rang. Shit... I grabbed Piko's shirt and pulled him up on his feet. He waved Miki goodbye as I dragged him down the halls.
"Late again, Len?"
I gave Mrs. Hiyama a death glare. God, I hate her. She always, and I mean always, says my name with so much hatred... It's unbelievable. She may not remember, but we've actually met before. The first time I met Rin... The thing that made Mrs. Hiyama bearable was the fact she brought such an angel into this sinful world. And for that, I thank her...
But I still hate her.
I walked towards my seat in the back, ignoring the glares from my so-called "classmates". I sat in the farthest corner in the room, isolated from anyone else. But, it was probably the best seat in this entire class. I get to sleep all I want without getting yelled at and don't have to listen to whatever Mrs. Devil has to say. Best of all, I get to see Rin. Her desk is on the other side near the window, and there are no seats blocking my view. (Mrs. Hiyama and her weird seating arrangements...) The morning light carefully creates a breathtaking glow around her...
I looked down towards my desk to see a pool of drool. I quickly cleaned it with my uniform's sleeve and did the same thing to my mouth. It's a good thing the shadows here hide me, that way no one would've been able to see that...
I turned my attention back towards Rin. She was like the world's most beautiful and pure flower. Ha, a window flower...
I'm just the cold winter wind, desperately trying to grab her attention.
After a few more classes, it was finally time for lunch. I walked towards the place I seat in everyday; behind the trash bins.
Piko was there; desperately trying to eat his lunch and ignore the disgusting smell at the same time. I sat beside him and grabbed a brown bag from my backpack.
"Sometimes I wonder why we even eat here..." Piko sighed and bit his sandwich.
I looked at him with slight amusement in my eyes, "Don't you remember? Everyone kept feeling awkward when we were around, so we just decided to move here."
Piko gave me a sad look, "Well, I regret that decision now."
I smiled a bit and went back to my sandwich. When I was about to take the last bite out of it, a shadow hovered over us. We both looked up to see Kasane with a slight blush on cheeks. She sat down besides Piko and asked, "You guys mind if I eat here with y'all?"
Piko blushed a red that could rival Kasane's hair, "W-We don't mind! We d-don't m-mind at all, r-right, L-Len?"
I forced my hand to not come up to my face, "No, we don't mind at all, Kasane. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I should get up and throw my trash away."
Kasane gave me a puzzled look, "But there's a trash bin right behind-"
I cut her off before she could finish, "You know, I really need the exercise. I'm starting to turn a bit fat, ne, Piko?"
Piko slowly nodded. I then took my leave, letting Piko do whatever it is he wants with red-head. Even if it means taking her virginity away...
Nah, Piko's too much of a chicken to do that type of thing. [2]
I chuckled as I threw away my lunch. I turned around, only to bump into somebody's face. We both came down with a loud thud. I rubbed my forehead as I tried to adjust my vision. When I finally did, I saw the person that bumped into me. Oh God...
I quickly rushed to her side and tried to help her up, "Hey, are you okay?"
Normally I wouldn't give a single damn about a person, but she was special. She gave me a small nod and looked at me with confused eyes, "Who are you?"
That sentence made my heart crack a little. I pointed a hand to myself and said, "I'm-"
"NEE-SAN!" [3]
We both turned towards a first year running towards us. She had long blonde hair tied into a side ponytail. She wore thick black glasses and was running over here while carrying a couple of books. She pushed me away from her and said, "Are you okay Rin-nee?"
Rin squinted her eyes and said, "Neru...?"
The nerdy-looking girl gave her a confused look. She then looked into her eyes and her mouth formed a small 'o', "You lost your contacts! Argh, now mother will have to get you new ones... I'll lead you back to the cafeteria, Rin-nee!"
Contacts? I looked into Rin's blue eyes. They were brighter than usual... Those contacts hide her beautiful vibrant blue eyes...
"What are you looking at, pervert?!"
I turned towards Neru and gave her a glare, "Nothing, just thinking to myself..."
She huffed and turned around while helping Rin walk. Man, I'm already starting to hate her.
Lunch has ended, along with a couple more classes. I was now in my last class of the day, waiting for Piko to show up. He soon did, grinning like an idiot.
He sat down in the desk to me, that smile never leaving his face. I finally just decided to ask him, "Okay, what's up with you?"
He turned to me and said in a girly voice, "Kasane-san said I could call her Miki-chan from now on!"
That's...
THAT'S IT?!
I face-palmed. It's at times like this where I wish Piko could be a less shota-ish.
After a bit, Mr. Hiyama finally walked in. And in case you were wondering, Mr. Hiyama is in fact married to Mrs. Hiyama. The class he teaches is English. Geez... Mr. Hiyama, get this through your thick little skull. We're. All. Freaking. JAPANESE.
Today, though, he looked awfully tired. He just sat down on his desk and said, "Review your vocabulary list, we're having a test on Friday."
I swear... I'm not going to do that. I took out a dictionary and just had it stand up on my desk opened, making it look as if I was actually reading it. Then I crossed my arms on the desk and put my head down.
I couldn't hear anything but the sounds of police men outside my home. I looked out the window, blue and red lights instantly blinding my eyes.
"Len, I want you to run."
I looked towards my mother, who was in the middle of a large amount of dead bodies. I've seen her do this so many times before... It almost felt normal...
How disgusting.
She looked at me with those purple eyes that were too far gone, "I want you to run away from here... From me..."
The banging at the door caused her to gasp. She picked me up from the floor and took me towards the back door. She opened it for me and pushed me outside. She hugged me tightly and whispered into my ear:
"Please don't make the same mistake."
Those wore the last words she told me before she kissed my forehead and closed the door. She left me outside, puzzled. What had she meant by that?
Then there were screams. Horrible screams... I looked towards the gate that kept me from the outside world.
It was opened.
I ran outside and looked around. I saw some people in white clothes putting mother into a weird jacket. She looked towards me, right in my eyes, and smiled. She got pushed into the police car, and it drove away.
Why would she leave me? I'm only five years old! I looked down the opposite way to see ordinary houses in a neighborhood. I walked down the path, ignoring the thunder that came out and the rain that poured on me.
At least no one could see my tears.
"LEN!"
I snapped my head up and looked around. Everyone was gone, with Mr. Hiyama hovering over me. His arms were crossed over his chest, and he looked really angry. He gave me a glare and said/screamed, "The final bell rang six minutes ago. Get. OUT."
I returned the glare he gave me and put on my backpack. I walked through the door, only to hear laughing next to me.
"He sounded so freaking pissed!"
I gave Piko a glare, "Why don't you just shut up, okay?!"
He put his hands up in surrender, "I don't get why you have to be so rude!"
We walked towards the end of the hall together. I turned towards Piko and tried to keep my anger down, "Why didn't you wake me up?!"
He gave me a smile and answered, "You looked really sleepy. Plus, you were also making sad faces the whole time. Not to mention you scream your head off at me whenever I interrupt your naps... Anyways, why were you making sad faces?"
I shrugged, "I do scream at you, don't I? And I was making faces in my sleep?"
Piko nodded, "Yeah. You looked sad and... Lost...?"
I shook my head, "It was just a memory, nothing to worry about."
"You mean about your mom?"
I stopped walking. I turned to him, my bangs covering my eyes, "I don't want to talk about it."
He nodded and we both continued walking,. After that, not a single word was said as we made our way back home.
A.N./ Guess what, guys? Without the author's notes, this chapter was almost 2,000 words long! xO I'm so proud of myself!
[1] - Isn't that just sweet? x3
[2] - I'm sorry for any Piko fans out there *coughMizunecough*, but... LEN THOUGHT IT!
[3] - For those who may not know, Onee-san means big sister. Just like Onii-san means big brother.
RANDOM QUESTION!
Who's your favorite J-Pop artist? (It can be any other genre, too, not just Pop.)
I've been listening to Yohio a lot lately. I just love his voice! And HUGE announcement, there's a new Vocaloid coming out! Kya! I've been fangirling over him so much! I listen to his demo everyday! x3 His name is YOHIOloid, in case y'all were wondering. Gosh, he's even cuter than Len-kun! (in my opinion)
Len: I'm losing my fangirls... :'(