Blue Bunny

by aNN0b3THal

Rin's at it again, her rage feared by all but her loving "Brother" Kaito. Len's at death's door when Rin tries to help him. Neru is fed up being infamous and being the one stuck taking care of Haku. Miku is tired of being popular and she's back to stalking Kaito, even as other's stalk her. And Haku? Well Haku is used to this torcher, and of course bleeding from the nose.

9. Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8

Neru looked into Len's eyes; she didn't know what to say. She knew that Rin had never done anyone any good, but she didn't know that she had done something that bad to Len. She felt something growing up inside of her, melting her from the inside out. A strange feeling she didn't recognize, and couldn't even try to place. Len had been going through all of this pain, and he only turned to Rin.

But why?

"Len?" Neru asked softly. "If she did things like that, why wouldn't you stay away from her? Why would you turn to her?"

Len looked up into Neru's eyes.

"She was the only one I could turn to in my life, and when anyone came into my life she turned me against them. She would hurt me if I so much as looked at anyone, let alone tried to talk to them," Len said with little emotion. "She made it so she was the only one I had, and would ever want. And she would do whatever she wanted to me, and I couldn't stop any of it. I can't exactly remember most of the things she did, but I can remember a few. They're not really things that are easy to forget. But I'm glad that I can't remember what she did this time."

Neru remained silent, unable to think of what to say to Len.

"Do you think that Rin did that to you?"

"Of course," Len said with a slight smile. "But I'm okay now, and Kaito helped me. And I don't have to be afraid of what Rin'll do to me if I talk to anyone else."

Neru didn't know how Len could smile at something as morbid as that. She finally realized what the swelling, burning feeling welling up inside her was. A deep loathing hatred, boiling larger by the second. Waiting for a chance to explode the second its target was even mentioned. Neru was ready for what she could do, all the pain and horrors she could cause. The nightmares she could create. All stored away for her next encounter with Rin.

She looked to Len in front of her, feeling more than her hatred for Rin. But she couldn't place a finger on what exactly it was.

"And thank you for helping me Neru," Len said softly looking down. "even though I never even acknowledged you."

Len suddenly was surrounded by Neru's arms, his face pressed against her chest. He smiled and hugged her back, his smile growing wider.