When Kaito got up next morning, his head was hurting like hell. His mind was throwing him some sort of alarm signal, but he couldn't remember why. As he tried to get up, he noticed that Len was sleeping next to him, innocently snuggled up against the elder Vocaloid's chest. Kaito's face turn red as realization finally hit him. Oh god. Last night he... Had kissed Len? Truly it was more like Len had kissed him, but still. Kaito's mind went blank. That wasn't good. That wasn't good at all! He gave a quick glance to the sleeping-blond next to him, before getting up and making his way through the cans and to the kitchen. He needed ice cream. Now.
In the living room, the three other Vocaloids were sleeping peacefully. Meiko was lying on sofa, kicking Rin in her sleep. The blonde was stretched out on the table while Miku's face had somehow landed in the flower pot. Kaito sighed and headed to the fridge, where he pulled out a huge bowl of strawberry ice cream, hoping that he could cool up his mind before Len's awaken.
About an hour later, Len finally woke up and settled down on the kitchen table. He let his forehead drop on the table. "My head hurts so much" he whined. Slightly lifting his head up, he glanced at Kaito, who was apparently cooking something. "Nee... Am I gonna die, Nii-san?" he asked. Kaito laughed nervously, still not facing him. "No you're not, you just have a headache because of the alcohol" Len nodded "Well now I see why Meiko's always in a bad mood after drinking" Len's eyes widened "wait... Are those waffles?" Kaito nodded with a smile and placed a plate full of freshly-baked waffles in front of Len. "We have banana ice cream in the fridge, if you want" the blond shot a huge smile, and went to catch the ice cream. He started eating, happily enjoying every bite of his breakfast. "Hum... Len?", Kaito asked. The boy looked at him curiously "what?" he asked, his mouth full of waffle. The blue Vocaloid blushed a bit, looking away to hide it "Do you remember what happened last night?" He needed to know. He just didn't know how to react. "err..." Len said "I do remember Meiko's disgusting dinner... And Miku's stupid leek-dance. But I think that's all" he looked up to the elder boy and asked innocently "why? What happened?" Kaito shook his head "nothing" He looked away from the blond shota and added "don't eat to fast" before leaving the kitchen. Len somehow felt bad. Had he done something wrong? He really couldn't remember anything from the past night, but he didn't have the feeling of having done anything that would've made Kaito angry. Maybe he said something bad?
Rin entered the kitchen, and stared blankly at her brother with her usual morning-expression: disgruntled and uncoordinated. Her body had a little tendency to lean to the left. She shot an evil glare to the table and mumbled something about killing Meiko. She poured herself a huge glass of orange juice and sat down in front of Len. The blonde girl relaxed a little while drinking and sighed when it was all gone. She looked at her brother "hey Lenny, what's with the depressed look?" Len gave her a hint of a smile, and then stared at his now-empty plate. "Nothing much" he muttered "it's just because of last night" Rin stared at him; her eyes wide open and full of curiosity. "What happened?" she asked, almost begging for gossips "that's the point" Her twin sighed "I can't remember a thing" he shook his head. Rin gave him a supporting smile "I'm sure there's nothing much to remember" she laughed "I'd bet that Kaito was talking about ice creams all along" Len could help but chuckle "You're probably right" he said "I'm just thinking of it too much" Rin nodded, her anarchic blond hair happily whipping the air "Don't forget the recording planned for this morning!" Len smiled "of course not! I'll be ready for ten" Rin shot him a wide smile as her twin left the kitchen and climbed up the stairs.
When he was fully dressed and ready, Len ran downstairs to join his sister. Not looking where he was going, he suddenly hit someone, almost falling on the floor. Kaito caught him just in time to avoid him from falling, but immediately released him and started walking away. Without knowing, Len had grabbed the edge of his blue scarf. Surprised, the elder man faced the little blonde, who let go of the scarf and stared at his feet, blushing. "Hum..." he started hesitantly before looking directly to Kaito and smiling "Nii-San, you remember that we're going to the cinema this afternoon, right? You promised to take me see that awesome new movie everyone's talking about!" The blonde's smile slowly disappeared at the sight of Kaito's expression. "You forgot" he muttered. The blue Vocaloid gave him a sad look "I'm sorry, Len-kun. I was planning to take Miku to the amusement park this afternoon" Len looked at him desperately. "But it's been planned for weeks! And you promised me!" He knew he was acting like a four-years-old, but he couldn't help it. He felt just as if the blue man had punched him in the chest. Kaito gave him a comforting smile "Maybe another day?" he asked. Len sadly shook his head "Don't bother" he whispered before walking away. He was feeling stupid, and wanted to cry from frustration. Of course he would prefer going out with the cute Miku instead of hanging out with a kid. Who could blame him for that? Nobody. Maybe the others were right. Maybe he was the only one to be blind enough not to notice how the two of them made an oh-so-cute couple. They were meant to be together! "Lenny, are you alright?" the blonde nearly jumped from the fright. He blinked at his sister, and it's only when his vision became blurry that he realized he was crying. Stupid stupid stupid. He quickly whipped his eyes with the back of his hand, nodding "yeah yeah, sorry. I was just...sorry" Rin gave him an unhappy look, but turned away into the recording studio of the Vocaloid household. Rin took her place in front of a microphone, and Len did the same. "Are you going to be alright?" the girl asked, her white bow nearly falling in front of her eyes when she tilted her head. Len nodded, wishing that she could just drop the subject. "I'm fine" he said, his voice a little more harsh that he wanted it to be. Someone in the other room called them, signaling that the recording was beginning. The music started in the twin's headphones. They were recording their new song 'soundless voice' that they would sing next time they would perform. When Len's singing part came up, he opened his mouth and started "seijaku ga machi wo, tsutsumu yoru ni-" he froze, as Rin stared at him with wide eyes. This was bad. How could a Vocaloid possibly sing wrong? Len felt his chest hurt once more, as he whispered "I-I-I'm sorry... I don't feel like singing right now" and left.
He had spent the day curled up on the sofa, flipping through the TV channels, without really paying attention to any of them. He knew he would look pitiful, but didn't mind. He just didn't want to think of any of that right now.
"Len we have to talk" oh sweet fate !
The blonde boy glared at his sister as she sat next to him and stole the remote. She clicked the flat screen off, and stared at her brother. "Len, what is going on with you?" she nearly screamed. Len looked away "what are you talking about?" he asked. Rin's eyes narrowed "Don't play dumb" she huffed "you're the intelligent twin" the boy sighed "there's nothing Rin; leave me alone" the blonde threw her arms in the sky "SEE? That's what I'm talking about! First you start crying, then you sing horribly wrong, and now THAT!" Len shot her a dark glare "yeah, thanks for reminding me how much of a failure I am" he hissed. "Come on" Rin sighed "you know you can tell me anything" Len calmed down a bit and nodded slightly "It's just that... I don't know how to say it" "well, start by saying it in a human-understandable way" she laughed. Len chuckled. "Let me guess... Is it about Kaito-Nii?" the blonde asked. Len was about to say no, but slowly nodded "I think he hates me" the boy whispered. Rin looked up to the sky "of course not! Seriously, do you see that idiot hating someone?" Len laughed again. Rin smiled, knowing that it'd help her brother feeling better. "I don't like that" Len whispered "When Nii-San avoids me like that. It feels... Lonely" Rin took her twin's hand, and looked at him seriously "Len... Do you love Kaito-Nii-San?" the blonde jumped "what? Of course not! I mean, as a friend but not like-" he shut up when he saw Rin's angry glare "yeah..." he muttered "I think I do" he glanced at his sister, waiting -and fearing- for her reaction. She seemed to be on the edge of screaming "I knew it!" she giggled "IknewitIknewitIknewit!" Len stared at her in shock "you're not upset ?" he asked "of course not" Rin smiled "you're my little brother-" "we're twins" Len cut her off "shut up" she hissed before saying again "you're my little brother, and I'll love you no matter what" she shot him a wide smile "not to mention that I'm 50 bucks richer now. Thanks to you, of course" she laughed "you didn't do what I think you did, did you?" Len asked, half angry. "Oh, Lenny!" Rin fakely-sighed "When will you understand? OF COURSE I did!" She laughed, and Len smiled back. "You're an idiot" he said with a smile, before his expression crashed on the floor again "but he likes Miku" Somehow, saying those words felt for Len like pulling away his heart, smashing it into pieces and burning them right in front of his eyes. "It's okay" Rin answered "He's a blind-idiot, but he'll understand" Len laughed darkly "yeah, like he will!" Rin chuckled "maybe not" she laughed "but I'll be there to help you kicking his ass until he does" Len Smiled, and hugged his sister "thanks Rin" "you're welcome, banana-freak. Oh! Wait! That's gross now!" she laughed loudly, and Len did the same, knowing he could always count on his idiotic and sometime sick-minded sister.
The two twins spent a while watching television together. Len was eating banana ice cream while giggling in front of a stupid comedy-show he didn't really understand, and Rin was eating God-knows-how-many oranges, peeling them one after another, randomly poking her brother's cheek and laughing when he would whine from having his face all sticky.
After a while, the front door opened and they heard giggling coming from the entry. Len sighed, feeling his heart crush into pieces again. The blonde next to him gave him a worried look, mouthing 'you okay?' Len nodded and tried to smile, even though he knew it wasn't convincing. Rin's eyes went from her brother to the door, where Miku suddenly appeared, running into the room while holding a huge Teddy bear in her arms. Rin gave her a smile "did you have fun, Nee-San?" she asked. The diva shot a smile that would've lighted a whole town. "Yeah! Look at this" she hugged the stuffed animal "Kaito-kun won it for me" Kaito, who had followed the turquoise-haired girl into the room, gave her a smile and tousled her hair. That was it. Len gulped. He felt like he was going to be sick. He got up and walked past the blue Vocaloid without meeting his eyes. "Where're you going Lenny?" Rin asked, and her brother could hear the worry in her voice. The two others didn't notice. "Out" Len answered quickly before slamming the door shut behind him. Miku blinked "is he alright?" Rin slowly nodded "yeah..." she answered, pretty unsure herself. Kaito continue staring blankly at the now closed door.
Author's Note:
Kaito you DOG ! How dare you make little Shota-Len cry ? It's time for you to act like a man and take responsibility for what you did ! *hits him*
Anyway, I guess I haven't got anything interesting to say