Rin
The following morning, Rin woke up feeling much better, partly from having had such a long sleep, but mostly from the knowledge that she had the day off today. Pushing her covers away, Rin got up and looked in her coat pocket for her phone. She wanted to reply to Mikuo's message before she forgot again.
Tapping out a reply, she had sent,
From: Rin Kagamine
To:Mikuo Hatsune
Hey, sorry about the late reply, you know what I'm like! I'm fine, are you doing anything today?
If he was free, then they could catch up or something.
Mikuo
Mikuo heard a buzzing sound in his dream, he couldn't tell where it was… But it sounded important. A tune then began to play alongside the buzzing, he recognised it, it was his phone ringtone!
He sat up, suddenly wide awake as he looked at the time. It was half past ten… He had somehow managed to sleep solidly throughout the night.
Remembering what had woken him up, Mikuo looked at his phone to see who had messaged him.
He smiled to himself; it was Rin getting back to him from his message yesterday, she wanted to know if he was doing anything, as far as he knew he wasn't.
From: Mikuo Hatsune
To:Rin Kagamine
Yes I should know better than to expect a reply within twelve hours after I message by now ;) No I'm not doing anything, wanna come to that French café place with me? I normally have breakfast in there.
And now he would wait for a reply. It seemed he spent his life waiting on people to get back to him, so he was surprised when a minute later he received another message.
From: Rin Kagamine
To: Mikuo Hatsune
Oooh fancy, yeah okay then… They'll still do oranges won't they? And hey, I resent that comment… I'm not that bad….. Right?... Right?!
Mikuo laughed, deciding to leave Rin wondering. A few minutes passed until….
From: Rin Kagamine
To: Mikuo Hatsune
YOU'RE MEANT TO AGREE WITH ME HATSUNE! D: D: D:
This was proving to be way too amusing, Mikuo couldn't stop laughing to the point that he had developed hiccups. "Ohhh nooooo" he complained to himself, he hated hiccups… They sounded funny and they hurt.
From: Rin Kagamine
To: Mikuo Hatsune
I hate you. ;) I'll be round in half an hour!
Mikuo, who was still having trouble with his hiccups while trying not to laugh took a look at his alarm clock. He had half an hour to get ready. Uhoh.
Len
Last night was fun, Len thought, as he woke up to silence. Now why could his housemates not have been this quiet all night? Len found that he repeatedly awoke to the sound of screaming, laughing or arguing.
"Hello?" Len called, as he walked down the stairs, the man who had been passed out in the corridor was gone and no one seemed to be in the living room. Not that Len cared, he'd rather everyone leave him alone for once.
"I'm going out" He called up the stairs anyways, just in case anyone was up there. He wanted some fresh air so decided to go for a walk.
"Huh.. It seems so quiet out here…" Len muttered to himself. Normally he would see people in the park, or at least someone walking on the pavement… Had everyone randomly gone on holiday? He found himself in town and there were no shoppers, no one on the buses, cars were parked in the car park but no one was around to own them. This was weird. He looked in a shop cautiously, just in case there was someone around and he was recognised.
"Hello sir can I help you?" The cashier smiled brightly at him, catching him off guard.
"Uhhmm.. I.. No you're okay, I was just having a look, the town is empty" Len wondered if he was coming across as insane... The girl didn't seem too bothered by his choice of words.
"Oh that's silly, the town is not empty, I mean, I'm here, you're here, all the shops are open and have workers in, are you sure I can't interest you in anything?" The girl maintained her cheerful tone as Len looked more and more confused.
"Oh, no… Thank you though I'm gonna just… Have a look down the street… Uhhmm.. Bye" Len tried to be polite as he exited the shop as quickly as he could. She was obviously one of those optimistic ones who refused to accept any negativity. He had to admire her in a way though, he'd lost his optimism years ago. With a sigh, he carried on walking slowly down the high street.
Anna
Anna woke up in a panic, she hadn't set her alarm the night before so had overslept for work. She could feel her reputation lower with every second she was not there. Looking at her phone briefly, Anna saw that she had received a message while she had been sleeping. It was from her boss telling her she had the day off today. Anna was confused. No one got random days off…
"There must be some mistake" Anna murmured, waiting for the detective to answer the phone.
"Hello Anna" A voice said.
"How do you know it is me?" Anna huffed, she didn't like the voice on the other end of the line one bit. It sounded like the woman who was on the front desk, what was she doing with someone else's phone?
"Caller ID Anna, anyway don't worry, you have the day off today, just… I don't know, chill out?"
"No! No this is unacceptable. I demand to spe- hello? Hello? Oh how rude" Anna pushed the hang up button harshly and threw the phone onto her bed. Now what was she meant to do for the whole day? She could go into town and see if Len turned up again… Yes… That was a good idea.
As soon as Anna got into town, she noticed that no one was around, she could even hear her footsteps echo. What was going on? The shops were open, and workers were there but other than them, Anna felt like she was the only one.
Finally deciding to enter a small French style café, Anna sat herself at the back in the corner so she could monitor anyone walking in, out or past the premises without being seen herself.
"Can I take your order ma'am?" A waitress arrived with a notepad and pen.
"Yes you can, but first, why is town suspiciously empty?" Anna eyed the waitress carefully, looking for clues.
"Oh you are funny, there are plenty of people around! What can I get you?" she laughed. She seemed sincere about her answer which confused Anna, "Coffee, decaf. Thank you." The waitress seemed unfazed by the coldness of the senior police woman and bounced back to the kitchen happily.
Anna stared out of the front window, almost daring someone, anyone to walk past to prove that there were normal people around. It was almost lunchtime, there had to be someone shopping.
What Anna was not hoping for, however was Rin and a man who looked her age with teal hair to enter the café she was currently in. She didn't know the man but she definitely knew Rin, she hid further into the corner. She didn't want to be seen. Still, this was proof that there were other people around other than her, even if it was the useless Kagamine girl.
Rin
"I said half an hour, not two hours" Rin jabbed Mikuo in the side with a finger. He jumped away from her and fell off the kerb. "Ahhhhh Riiin" He complained, wiping leaves and things off his jeans while Rin laughed, holding herself up by holding onto some railing.
"S-s-sorry, it's just, your limbs, well, they went flying and" Rin couldn't continue, the image kept coming back into her head and she fell into a giggle fit again.
"Well, I'm fine thank you for asking" Mikuo walked on ahead, seemingly in a mood.
"M-Miiikuo? Noooo, don't be mad! I'm sorry!" Rin cried, instantly feeling terrible about laughing at her friend after she had been the one to cause him to fall. She ran after him before seeing his smirk and realising what he had done. "Eurgh, I hate it when you do that"
"Yeah yeah I'll pay for your orange juice and whatever you want for breakfast, blah blah blah and I'll be forgiven by dinner time." Mikuo pulled Rin into a one armed hug. Rin laughed slightly at how true his words were as she rest her head on his shoulder. She had to stand on tip-toes to manage this but it was a habit she had gotten into at a young age and she saw no reason to stop it now.
"Okay that's enough Mikuo kindness for today" he grinned, pushing her back slightly, holding her arms as she balanced.
"Pfft, you're just worried that one of your popular pretty friends will come along and I'll destroy your reputation" Rin grinned back, thinking Mikuo would go along with the joke. She hadn't expected him to look so seriously down at her.
"Don't ever put yourself down like that again."
Rin blinked, she wasn't sure what had just happened, "I wasn't, I was just… Mikuo calm down, don't look so stressed, I was joking" Rin placed her hand on one of his arms that had been supporting her, attempting to make him lighten up. Why was he being like this? He shook his head quickly, as if he had been daydreaming and was just coming out of it.
"Oh, yeah… Sorry Rin I just can't stand the thought of you thinking about yourself that way. You're amazing, don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise, Rinny." he smiled and took her hand to lead the way down the road.
Rinny. That was Miku's name for her… Somehow Rin could imagine her best friend saying what Mikuo had just said to her, making her smile again. It was little things like this that made her day.
Mikuo
Mikuo let out a relieved smile as he saw Rin smiling again in the corner of his eye. He had thought he'd scared her when he had turned serious, he had then called her Rinny… His sister's name for the smaller woman. That was such a risky move but it had worked. Thankfully, their destination appeared around the corner, the silence was starting to get awkward.
"We're here! Do you want to check the menu for oranges before we enter?" He smirked, pointing at the menu listed outside the entrance.
"Of course" Rin took him seriously and scanned the menu quickly. "This place is Rin approved we can go in now" She led the way in and chose a table near the front and sat facing the window. Mikuo followed and sat opposite her as a waitress rushed over with menus. Rin handed hers back straightaway, this could only mean one thing.
"I see you have advertised fresh orange juice here, so that means you have actual oranges here right?" Rin began, Mikuo knew where this was going. She was going to custom order her food, order something from the menu then request certain things to be swapped for others… He had learnt not to take Rin anywhere new to eat since some places had found her too difficult and had banned her. He took a quick glance at the waitress who was still smiling cheerfully at her, she was nodding also… It looked like Rin was going to get her dream lunch, and he had already agreed to pay for it… Oops.
He turned his attention away from the pair and looked past Rin, there seemed to be another customer here in the corner, he kept seeing her peek from behind a pillar then dart back behind it. How strange. He decided to wave at her the next time she poked her head out. The woman froze as he waved and turned a bright shade of red before hiding again and staying hidden. Rin obviously hadn't noticed the woman so had waved back at him, thinking he'd waved at her.
"Oh, hello Rin"
"Hello Mikuo" another wave. Well it would be rude not to wave back, he waved once more.
"Why are we waving"
"Oh, no reason, because it's fun?"
"Right…"
They sat in silence waiting for their food to come, occasionally waving at each other for the randomness.
Anna
She had been spotted! She had to be much more careful. That man had actually waved at her. How immature. She sipped her coffee as she attempted to catch the conversation from across the room.
Rin
'It's been exactly two minutes since the last wave… Here I go… Ha! He thought I'd gotten bored and given up? Silly man. Wait, wait… There's a man outside… Mikuo's looking at me strangely but I don't care, I could be wrong but she have a feeling that Len Kagamine, that guy my stupid supervisor is hell bent on catching, is outside walking past… Oh no no no no where are you going? Please come back…' Rin's thoughts were racing round and round her head as she leaned out of her seat to look out of the window clearer. Mikuo, who had just watched her in interest now looked rather concerned and turned around to see what she was trying to see. It could just have been any man but from all that she had been told, Len had blonde hair the exact shade of hers, some of his was often kept in a high ponytail and the same blue eyes.
"Mikuo, we have to go" Rin hissed, noticing the waitresses looking over. Mikuo raised an eyebrow before speaking, "Go where? You spent far too much precious time ordering your food, you are going to sit there and eat it"
She sighed and slumped across the table, the blonde ponytail man had now left her line of sight. "Mikuo, I think I just saw Len Kagamine… Oh please can we follow him, I've never seen him properly before." Mikuo paled considerably and Rin wondered if he was still breathing. "Hey, you still alive there?" This didn't seem to help him.
"I-I-I don't know Rin, why?" 'Oh Mikuo' she thought… She was curious of course.
"Please" was her only reply before she stood. Mikuo sighed before throwing money down on the table for their food they would never eat.
"Thank you thank you thank you!" Rin squealed, hugging his arm. He smiled down at her and held the door open for her. Stepping outside, she could see a blonde man walking slowly away from them.
"Look Mikuo look!" She whispered, tugging his sleeve. He didn't look as excited as her though. "We don't even know if it's him Rin…"
"I know, but how many other chances do people get to potentially talk to Len Kagamine?" Rin didn't understand Mikuo's sudden lack of support. "Let's follow him!"
"Okay, but Rin… Aren't you forgetting something…"
"No?" Rin was confused, what could she have possibly forgotten?
"Your job…"
Oh. She had forgotten that.
"He's getting further away Rin, what do you want to do?"
"Let's go." She walked in the blonde man's direction, trying not to make a sound.
Mikuo
Secretly, Mikuo was hoping that the blonde man they were sneaking up on wasn't Len, he really didn't want to drag up the past with Rin here as Len would surely recognise him.
Anna
Anna had been dangerously close to falling asleep before she had heard that Rin mention Len's name, she had seen him? Where? Where were they going? They were getting up! Anna had to follow them. So that is what she was doing now, following them while they follow Len. She can almost see him at the end of the high street but she has to wait for the right timing.
Len
He hated this feeling that he was being watched, even when there were pretty much no people around, he still felt watched. Len had reached the end of the high street, which meant he had to think about a direction to take. He could always just turn around and walk back down the shops again… No, he wasn't that bored. He turned around to look the row of shops anyway and was met with two people standing not so far away from him. A woman with a massive bow on her head and a man with teal ha- wait, oh no… They had met before. It was the boy from the window three years ago. It was obvious from the way the other man had dropped his gaze to the floor. The girl however, she was staring at him as if he was some sort of ancient artefact. She stepped closer to him. He had to get out of here, now.
"No, wait!" a high almost musical voice cried, making him hesitate. He looked at her properly. She had the bluest eyes that would be easy to get lost in if you were stood close enough and stared into them for a while, they reminded him of his own. His had once been as bright as hers, but he had found that his dramatic life had made them dull and sometimes lifeless. Her hair was even the same colour as his… If Len hadn't been 100% sure that he was a single child then he would have thought he was meeting a long lost twin sister.
The man who now had held an arm out to the woman, restraining her from coming any closer looked more or less the same as he had when they had met before. Though he had gotten taller. Mikuo… That was his name… Who was the girl? Len looked back to the girl, wondering why she was stopping him from leaving.
The silence was getting too much for him as he looked back down at the floor and turned back around.
"Len, It must be you, I'm sorry, I've just heard about you and now you're here I can't quite get the right words to come out and now I'm rambling, sorry" The girl was going redder and redder with each word. Len managed to smile genuinely at her, which took her by surprise.
"I don't deserve a fan club miss, uhhmm, I'm sorry… I don't know your name" Len wanted to come across as polite but it wasn't going very well.
"Rin, her name is Rin." Mikuo finally spoke though he wouldn't look up at Len. Maybe this Rin is his girlfriend and he thinks I'm going to drag everything back up and make him look bad… He wouldn't do that to Mikuo. Ever.
"Get over yourself, I'm not your fan girl, I have just been curious to meet this criminal that everyone says bears such a great resemblance to me." Rin laughed, Mikuo loosened his grip and managed to finally look up at him, though Len wondered if the laughter sounded a bit forced…"It makes my life hell" she whispered as if no one was meant to hear. Mikuo seemed not to have heard but Len had. He looked at the other man, asking wordlessly for permission to come nearer. He simply nodded and released Rin completely.
"Rin, I-" Len stopped, he had seen someone else behind Mikuo and Rin. In any other circumstance he would have ran by now but this was different, he didn't want to.
Anna
It was him! That Rin had found him and they were just stood there talking. How pathetic. Anna was getting impatient, she wanted to get it over and done with. She stepped out of her hiding place and that is when Len saw her. She expected him to run straight away, but he didn't. He just stood staring at her. Hey he isn't so unattractive… Anna mentally slapped herself. Thoughts like that did not belong in her head. She walked towards the group, Rin saw her and had stepped in front of Len, holding her arms up at Anna.
"Anna, please, don't do anything today. Leave it for today" She had pleaded, Anna laughed back at her.
Len's POV
Why is Rin defending me, and how does she know the obsessed lady? Doesn't she know I can just run? Why don't I? I look to Mikuo who is looking at Rin, clearly worried about her.
"I always thought you would be useless, but look at that. You've finally done something right afterall." The woman I assumed to be Anna said. I stepped out from behind Rin, who had lowered her arms and looked defeated. Mikuo was giving this Anna a piece of his mind but I wasn't paying attention to him, I nudged Rin's arm, making her look up.
"Don't listen to her, she's lying" I smiled, hoping that it would make her smile too. She shook her head stubbornly. "You don't know me Len, I work with her, I'm meant to be part of the police but every day I do things wrong, I am laughed at, they all say I am useless, maybe they're right. I don't want to be useless anymore Len but whatever I do I'll be a disappointment" She had started sobbing and I did the only thing I could think of. I hugged her. Instantly her arms wrapped around me as she buried face deeper into my coat as she shook violently, trying to stop crying.
I had just wanted her to stop crying, I'd have done it for anyone I guess. I mean, Rin's pretty but I don't suddenly have these feelings for her, I've known her for what, five minutes? After this I doubt we'll meet again anyways, though I always wondered what it would be like to have a real friend….
"You made her cry" I heard Mikuo roar, I flinched before turning to explain myself, except he wasn't facing me, he was facing Anna. She really was crazy, Mikuo looked rather scary and I'd have made a quick getaway by now if I were her. I'm glad I'm not.
"Do you see what she is doing, she is letting a known criminal touch her, she is a disgrace" The woman spat. I narrowed my eyes at her
"Excuse me?" I gently unwrapped Rin's arms from me and guided her to Mikuo who looked like he wanted to cry with her.
"You heard" Anna said, getting bored.
"I've never hit a girl before but I would love to hit you right now" I growled, Mikuo looked over at me, I think I saw a hint of respect for me in his expression, I couldn't be sure though.
Before anything else could happen, a loud glass shattering sound could be heard. Weirdly, it seemed to be coming from the sky. Even weirder, was that the clouds seemed to be moving into shapes… Shapes that resembled letters that then formed words.
"M-M-Mikuo, w-what's happening" I heard Rin cry, looking up at the moving clouds in fright. His only reply was to hold onto her tighter. I couldn't help thinking that I needed a reassuring hug too but I felt it inappropriate and too awkward to ask.
Everyone had seemed to forget the previous argument in order to focus on the sky.
Eventually the clouds stopped moving and the words read,
Test subjects all together, objectives complete. Good luck.
What….
We all looked at each other, this couldn't be home. No wonder there wasn't anyone around…
Where were we?
And there we go! This was a super long one! :D zzzzzzzzzzz
I did warn you it wouldn't be realistic ;)
Well, it was realistic in my dream but that's about it… :D
