CHAPTER 6
"Kaito is that you?" Len called out. The room was dark, and almost eerily silent.
Kaito smiled to Neru and gestured for her to wait in the doorway. He walked off into the darkness and left her to think to herself.
Kaito had said Len was great, but he sounded off. He sounded a bit distant, maybe even scared.
"Len you should really have the lights on," Kaito said as the lights flickered on.
Neru could see Len across the room. He gasped as he covered his eyes. His hair was disheveled, and was halfway under the blankets on his bed. He squinted his eyes against the light and yawned. He had been sleeping. He didn't sound scared or distant, just groggy. Neru smiled to herself, he really was okay.
"Ow, Kaito," Len murmured as he rubbed his eyes. "You should really give more of a warning before you do that." He threw his blankets aside and stretched. It wasn't until he got out of bed that Neru realized he was only in his boxers. She froze in the doorway and could feel her face growing hot.
Len stretched again and yawned. He too froze when he saw Neru standing in the doorway. His face turned so red that Kaito started to laugh.
"It's not like your naked Len," Kaito said trying to control his chuckling. "Relax you two." Kaito picked up a pair of folded short off of Len's dresser and threw them at him. Len caught them in his left hand and quickly put them on. Kaito saw that both of their faces remained red even after Len had put them on. "You guys are so cute together," Kaito chuckled again as he ruffled Len's hair. Len turned an even brighter shade of red.
"That's not funny, she's older than me Kaito," Len said as he looked down at his feet.
"Only two and a half years, Len," Kaito said as he walked to the door, still laughing. "And Neru," Kaito continued as he tried to ruffle Neru's hair, "In a few years that won't matter." Kaito smiled widely at Neru, an almost Cheshire grin, and left the room, closing the door behind him.
Neru turned even redder as she too focused her gaze on the ground. The room was silent for a moment, until Neru managed a glance up at Len. Len was looking at her, and when she glanced up he froze. Neru's face seemed to grow hotter but she knew it was impossible for her to be any more red. Len cracked a shy smile and Neru smiled back.
"Sorry about Kaito," Len said as he glanced to the floor again, briefly, but then lifted his gaze back up to Neru.
Neru could feel her face cooling down, and she dared to look strait at Len. But could he want to talk to her about?
"Oh I know," Neru said, "I know all about Kaito being Kaito." Neru smiled, with a soft chuckle.
Len started at Neru's reaction then he smiled a bit wider. A smile Neru hadn't seen him give anyone. Anyone but Rin.