Chapter 6: Phone Call
Piko gave me a strange look, and I would've strangled him for looking at me instead of being polite and looking at the girl he was talking to. "Alright, just so that I understand; you and Hatsune-san rescued Len from a group of thugs while you were heading home?" The bitch had the nerve to look amused as he chuckled softly. "Are you serious? What happened to you being all strong? C'mon, you were saved by a couple of girls!"
Hatsune gave the idiot a glare, making me feel slightly better. "Excuse me? I'll have you know that I can more than probably pin you to the floor right now with just my leg."
Of course, Piko just had to challenge her into it. "Ha! I'd like to see you- SHIT!"
What happened next doesn't need to be said, otherwise I'll start laughing harder. But anyway, Hatsune managed to give him one effortless kick to the stomach, sending him to the floor while her maybe-two-and-a-half-inch heels stabbed into his spine. And- Oh God, was that a whimper I just heard?! Aha!
"You didn't even put up a fight! Incredibly boring..."
... Is this the same girl I saw fangirling over someone's crush? Dang, the girl not only knows how to fight, she also knows how to be tough...
My eyes wandered off towards Rin self-consciously, and I felt a little...angry when I saw her help Piko up with an extension of a hand. Only I should be the one to touch such soft and delicate hands...!
God, what am I thinking?
I shook my head from such thoughts and concentrated on Rin when she yelled out my name. "Yeah?"
She smiled softly, and I could feel myself falling deeper in. If only she knew of what she did to me... "Be careful on your way home."
"Hey, don't worry!" Piko, who I had completely forgotten about until now, slung an arm over my shoulder and shook me as if we were the best of friends. Which we're not, so I gave him a good glare back. "I'll make sure he doesn't run into anymore trouble."
His words don't really reassure little Rin too much though, but she smiled anyway before her beautiful cerulean eyes brightened in some kind of realization. "Ah, I nearly forgot! I found this on your chest after your attacker ran off. Is it yours?"
So the bastard gave me a gift... I ran my eyes over the necklace again. It was a fairly simple thing; it only had a small, crescent moon attached to a thin chain. But the real question here was: why would he give this to me? Ah, whatever, who the hell understands that son of a bitch anyways? Of course, I refused to wear it around my neck and simply settled with stuffing it inside my pocket as I muttered a weak 'thanks' towards Rin.
"Dude, let's go get some food. I'm freaking starving."
I was ready to respond that I was sure he had gotten some kind of breakfast at Miki's (seeing as I had to wait 'till next morning for the idiot to pick me up), but Rin beat me to it. "I-If you'd like, I could make your breakfast..."
It is because of that statement that I found myself staring at the cute girl. She was looking down with her front teeth nibbling slightly on her bottom lip, and her feet were swinging back and forth in what I assumed was an attempt to distract her from her embarrassment. There was just NO way anyone could be this adorably cute...
... And there goes my inner fangirl. Fuck, I didn't even know I had one...!
I force myself to look away from the scene, mostly so everyone wouldn't see my surely blushing face. "That's alright, I guess. We don't have to waste money."
That was a lie; I totally don't spend money on anything seeing as A, I don't have such a thing, and B, stealing was always such a thrill. But such an innocent thing didn't need to know that, so I kept Piko's mouth shut from arguing with me as Rin left towards the kitchen.
For how long can I hide the fact that I'm a criminal? Long enough, hopefully.
"Len?"
I looked up with my mouth full of Rin's delicious tamagoyaki. "Yemph?"
She giggled but immediately looked down, causing me to smile a bit. "I, um... I was wondering-"
"RIIIIIIIIN-CHAAAAAAAAN! PHOOOOONEEE!"
The beautiful blonde in front of me rolled her eyes in amusement and excused herself, leaving me to not only wonder what it was she was going to say, but also to curse Miku silently in my head for interrupting her.
"M-Miku, please, I don't want to talk to him right now."
My eyebrows rose in curiosity. Who exactly was she talking to?
"C'mon Rin! He's ready to apologize and I seriously want you guys to make up and become at least friends!"
Don't tell me she's talking about...
"I-I'm just not ready!"
"What is there to be ready about?"
"Miku, please-!"
I immediately ripped the phone out of Rin's hands after I decided I've had enough of their argument. "Who's this?"
The voice on the other end was easily recognizable, and once I knew who it was, I grit my teeth to keep me from saying anything foul. "Excuse me? I don't know who you are, but can you please pass me back to Rin? I need to speak with her."
Ha! Bitch doesn't know who I am? Oh, this will be the most unforgettable phone call he'll ever receive. "I'm sorry you stupid bastard, but Rin is currently unavailable and will remain forever unavailable at this time."
He stayed silent for a bit, and I took it as an opportunity to keep talking as I popped my fingers over the phone. "THAT, my little friend, is the sound of your neck smashing against a railing if you ever dare to call her again."
"I only called to apologize-"
"Well, you know what?" I kept on arguing, and I could see Rin looking at me in a terrified way from the corner of my eye, but my angry mind refused to acknowledge it. "You can just apologize to my face."
Normally I'm not one to pick a fight with strangers. I wasn't that stupid. But him. He made me burn inside and want to punch something so fucking hard that it turns into something completely different. He makes me into a whole new, violent person; one that I hate showing in front of Rin, but what could I do? Nobody breaks my girl's heart and gets away with it.
Absolutely no one.
That said, I hung up the phone as soon as those seven words escaped my lips. I forced myself to calm down and take deep breaths, all the while ignoring Rin as I tried to ease my mind.
Strangely enough, she began rubbing my shoulders, causing my eyes to widen.
"Len," she calls, making the anger in me be replaced by my love towards her. "I appreciate that you care about me, but that was completely unnecessary."
I nod in fake agreement, unable to help but debate that protecting her from such...idiots was completely and utterly necessary.
We stayed there for quite a long time, and I enjoyed every second of it. Her fingers soothed me into my old self, and every time she rubbed her fingers against my shoulder or back, my entire skin tingled in an explosive way. Her touch was addicting, and I leaned into her hand whenever I could.
My thoughts always somehow drifted back to the earlier phone call though, and I couldn't help but feel the need to punch his face in over and over and over again until his face bled and-
"Len, please stop thinking about it... I'll be fine..."
Her soft voice broke me out of my violent trance, and that was when I realized my fists were clutched so tightly that I could see a bit of blood oozing through my fingers. The scene didn't make me flinch though as I took Rin's hands into my own, regardless of my bloody palms. "Rin, that bastard was the reason you were crying for five days straight and I will never, ever, forgive anyone who causes you sadness or pain."
My words make her eyes widen and a rosy blush take over her cheeks as she stutters for something to say. "E-EE-Etto, um..."
I leaned onto Rin's shoulder and closed my eyes. Her orange scent immediately relaxes me, and as I feel myself slowly drifiting to sleep, some final thoughts on the bastard I had just talked to surfaced to the top of my mental to-do list.
If that little shit thought he could get away with breaking Rin's heart, he had another thing coming to him.
A.N./ OMG, I fangirled over Len's protective-ness while I was writing this. cx
SO~ Not many updates have been coming from me lately and I seriously apologize. Major exams are coming up in a couple of says and I've been studying to make sure I don't fail because I seriously do NOT want to fail! xc I only have, like, half of the material I need memorized done. Oh God, and I'm taking my History and Science exams, too! Why are atoms so complicated?! Dx
MizuneMinamiki: I've read it and I can see why you're so obsessed with it, Mizu-chan! cx Cooro's an adorable little guy~ x3 Swinging people over shoulders is just such a sexy and adorable thing, don't you think? Ah, and now you know why the girls one! Miku's awesome. xD In my opinion, one is never too old to go trick-or-treating. It may have been a lot of months ago, but I dressed up as a witch for Halloween. The skirt for the outfit was uncomfortably short, so I had to wear leggings under it. Still received a lot of compliments, though. XDD
Kireina Yume: I'm so glad you liked the scene! My romance skills aren't very high since I've never really experienced a romance myself... Aha, now I feel awkward... n.n;
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