Chapter 8: Enter Meiko!

Rin's POV

We had two weeks of no classes for the preparations of the play. It is currently the second week of preparations.

"Rin-chan! Come here, faster!"

Oh, she's at it again. Who? Sakine Meiko-chan. She got the red swordswoman role in the play. She's that girl who told me the other day that I was stealing her role. Yeah, she is not Miss nice girl like you think. She's treating me like a slave!

"Sakine-san, what do you need from Rin? She's working on a lot of things already." Len interrupts.

Yeah, most of the time he saves me from Meiko, since he noticed it already.

"Ah, it's okay Lenny~ I'll do this, just rest okay?" Meiko said trying to sound sweet.

And yes, she does have a huge crush on Len. I mean, what's with the "Lenny" thing? Gross. But Len seems not to notice that Meiko is being too clingy. And now Meiko is lashing out all that anger at me, since she's ignored and I'm getting Len's attention.

"Thanks Len." I told him and smiled.

"Anything for you, princess." he said and smiled back.

"Princess? Kyaaaaaah!" Lenka said when she overheard. I blushed and covered her mouth because of two things. First, I was embarrassed. Second-

"Rin-chaaaaaaaaaan! Where's that prop I was asking you to make?" Meiko said furiously.

Yes, you probably know the second reason now. "She" heard Lenka.

"Here are the props! Sorry Meiko-san!" I said as I hurriedly gave the needed props.

"Stop slacking off! The play is near!" she angrily said.

"I'll do the other work for Rin. She hasn't polished her acting for today." Len told Meiko.

"Fine. For my Lenny." Meiko said and went back to her work. Len just sweatdropped.

I went to the rooftop to practice my lines.

Len's POV

"Len-kun! Come here for a bit!" Kaito-sensei called.

"Yes, sensei?" I asked when I reached him.

"Go and practice your lines with Rin. The two of you need to practice more; you're putting too much effort on the props."

"Got it. Thanks sensei!" I said and left to find Rin. Where could she be?

I went upstairs to the rooftop. But I stopped at the doors when I heard someone's voice.

"You are the prince and I am just a maid~ Destiny divided, these sorrowful twins~ In order to protect you, just for that~ I will become evil~"

"We were born under great expectation~ The church bell blessed our arrival~" I sang.

Rin was surprised to see me at the doorway. "Len! What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Sensei asked me to practice with you. I just got the urge to sing with you when I heard your voice."

She blushed when she realized I heard her sing. I've heard that voice before. I'm certain I heard it already. It sounded like the voice that lured me to singing in my childhood... I better ask...

"Hey Rin, I have a question..." I suddenly spoke.

"What is it Len?" she asked me with a confusing look.

"Where did you spend your childhood?"

Rin had a sad look on her face. "I spent it... alone, in a certain mansion. My parents hid me. They just provided everything for me, except time. But they were very kind to me whenever they visit, so I never thought of them as bad people."

"So... you never left the mansion?"

"There was that one time that I left... And I met someone there..."

Wait... So she was..?

"That was the-"

"Rin-chan! Lenny!"

Agh! I almost had the answer! Seriously, I don't know why she always wants my attention, or always let Rin do the work. I don't want Rin suffering in school. She's tired from the mafia.

"Lenny!" she screamed and suddenly hugged me. I was taken aback of what she did. I looked at Rin, but she looked away. Why?

"Lenny, I love you!" she said. Wait, whaaaaat? Oh no.

Before I had a chance to react, she kissed my cheek.

I was in a state of shock. Rin was there, I couldn't tell her expression because her bangs covered her face.

"I think I should leave...", Rin said and she ran out of the rooftop.

"Rin!" I tried to stop her but she was out of sight.