A/N: Guess what everyone, guess what! IT'S HERE! IT'S FINALLY HERE! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Chapter 20

"…kun?"

Len stared off in a daze, his mind racing over and over again. It had been several weeks now since Len spoke to Shion-senpai. Not because Len was avoiding him; it was a bit hard to avoid someone who was actually avoiding you by not answering their phone or showing up to school first day back. It was Shion-senpai fault anyways. He was the idiot that blurted out what he did… and while Len admitted he felt warm and fuzzy inside, he was confused to why Shion-senpai was the one to run away. Maybe Len had given the impression that it had upset him, or Shion-senpai didn't mean to actually say that, but regardless… Shion-senpai wasn't here. Len wasn't getting the answers he wanted.

"Kagamine-kun!"

Len jumped, realising the teacher was staring at him. "I'm sorry, sir! I'm here!"

"Are you sure you are?"

There were snickers from the other students. "Yes, I am pretty sure I am here now," Len replied, embarrassed.

"Good, since you were listening to my lecture; I'd like to ask you what page I was asking to be read aloud."

Geh!

"Shit, Len. Detention on the first day back?!" Hibiki laughed as they walked from the school grounds together. "I thought I was the only one who got detention on the first day back."

"Sorry," Len mumbled, feeling embarrassed. "But why did you get detention."

Hibiki shrugged. "Apparantly I blew up the science room… again."

"But you never did the first time, why would it be again."

"Your guess is as good as mine," Hibiki grumped out. "I swear sensei has it out for me."

Len gave him a sympathetic smile. Poor Hibiki. "Anyways, do you have any idea where Shion-senpai is? He didn't turn up today."

"Yeah, that's kind of weird for Shion." Hibiki frowned, pulled out his phone and dialled a number. There was a couple minutes of silence then Hibiki hung up. "He's not answering his phone either. Now that is weird."

Len bit his lip. If Shion-senpai was avoiding him, why would he ignore calls from Hibiki? "…I think I did something to upset him."

"What do you mean?"

"He told me he loved me."

Hibiki stopped walking. He stood there stunned, as if he was in complete and utter shock. It took him a moment or two to sort himself out. "How is that your fault?"

"Well… I upset him because I wouldn't tell him what you and Aiko-san know. Then he blurted it out and ran away. So… it has to be my fault, right?"

"I don't think-"

"There you two are!" Aiko-san called, racing towards them. "You left without me!"

"Aiko! I thought you were hanging out with friends today?" Hibiki called back as she got closer. "If I'd known I would have waited."

"They had to cancel," Aiko said as she stopped beside Hibiki. "I guess it was my fault for not saying anything. Anyways, what are you two talking about?"

"Shion is dead."

"Hibiki!" Len cried out. "No, we can't reach senpai… and he didn't turn up today."

"Oh! He lost his phone," Aiko said with a smile. "The dimwit misplaced it. Also, he had the doctors today."

"He didn't tell us!" Hibiki cried out! "I thought he was dead for sure!"

"Baka-ekey!" Aiko whacked him over the head, who whined after the action. Then, she looked straight at Len, smiled and said. "Kaito wants to apologize for upsetting you. He would have done it sooner but since he misplaced his phone, he had no other means of contacting you. I suppose he didn't have the guts to tell you in person though."

Staring, Len felt confused. "I thought I'd upset him."

Aiko snorted. "No, he thought he'd upset you. Said you were probably grossed out by what he said and just couldn't face you. Though I have to admit, good on him for saying something."

"I didn't even know he liked me."

Aiko and Hibiki shared a look. "We kinda knew," Hibiki replied. "Sorry."

"Wait, he told you both?"

"No, we guessed it. Besides, Ryunnosuke said he'd mentioned it once when he was asking advice. Well, didn't directly say it, but guessed that was what he meant. Up until this point, it was mere speculation on our behalf. We weren't going to say anything to you in case we were dead wrong. Though," Aiko looked thoughtful. "I was about ninety-nine point nine percent sure he did like you."

"Then… this is just a big misunderstanding…"

"Looks like it," Hibiki laughed.

Len stood there, feeling a relieved. They were misunderstanding each other. Shion-senpai thought he'd upset Len… Len had thought he'd upset senpai. "Hibiki… can we wait til tomorrow to do maths? I have something I need to do."

"Yeah, see ya tomorrow, Len!"

Not waiting for Aiko-san's replied, Len raced away from them. He needed to clear this up before things made a turn for the worse.

Gus and Shin were the first to greet Len when the turned up at Shion-senpai's home. They'd grown to him since he'd visited regularly over summer. "Hey you two," Len laughed, kneeling down. He was smothered in doggy kisses, which he didn't mind.

"Kagamine-kun?" Kaito's mother was the one to step out the door. She looked ready to go out somewhere. "What brings you here?"

"Ah… is senpai in? I have homework for him." It was a lie, but a good enough excuse. "I noticed he wasn't in today and Aiko said he'd lost his phone."

"Yes, the dimwit lost it at the hospital the other week. He got it back earlier, but it was dead. I believe he was still charging it when he went and had a lie down."

"So… he's asleep?"

"Was when I last checked. You can go in, however. I'm sure he'll be fine with it," she smiled. "Gus, Shin, inside now."

The dogs obeyed, racing into the house. "Are you sure. I wouldn't want to intrude."

"Nonsense," she laughed.

Accepting her offer, he stepped inside. She closed the door, leaving Len alone in the house. Gus ran circles around him while Shin waited patiently at the stairs. Taking his shoes off, he stepped further into the house. It was clear Kaito's father wasn't home either… so it was just them two.

He felt his heart jump. Ruffling Gus's fur he moved towards the stairs. The dogs raced pass him and up the staircase before disappearing into the room by the top of the stairs. There was a yet that was clearly human. "Gus! Shin! Don't jump on me like that!"

Len laughed lightly and climbed up the stairs. Shin raced out and waited for Len as he took the final steps. Then, he was outside Shion-senpai's room.

"Good you two are mad. What's up, Gus?"

Taking a deep breath, Len knocked on the bedroom door.

"Mum?"

Taking another deep breath, Len spoke up. "No… it's Len."

There was a brief moment of silence before the door opened up. Shion-senpai stood there, shirtless with his hair all over the place. He appeared nervous, if not a little hesitant. Not that Len could blame him considering he was currently misunderstanding the whole situation. "…I didn't realise you were coming over," Shion-senpai said hesitantly, stepping back into the room, leaving the door open as indication that Len could enter. "I suppose I should turn on my phone."

"I suppose," Len replied. "I did try to call… but Aiko-san told me that you'd lost your phone. I'm glad you got it back."

"So am I. I feel kind of naked without," Shion-senpai admitted, turning his phone on that sat charging on his bedside table. He kept his back to Len, maybe in hopes that Len would disappear when he turned back around, or in order to hide what he was feeling. "Sorry about that."

"No, it's fine."

There was a moment of silence again. Then, Shion-senpai turned around, a little flushed. "Anyways, I wanted to ap-"

"No."

"Huh?"

"I don't want you to apologize," Len told him. "You have nothing to apologize for."

"I upset you."

"Believe it or not, these last three weeks I thought I'd upset you," Len smiled a little. "To be honest, I was surprised but…" he bit his lip, looking away timidly. "I'm glad you told me… I thought it was one-sided for a long time."

Shion-senpai stared, a little surprised at Len's comment. "Come again?"

"Idiot, I just admitted that I have feelings for you too." Len grumped out. "Besides, there are other things I need to tell you. There's a lot of things I need to clear up before we go too far."

"What do you mean?" Shion-senpai asked, sitting down on his bed. "What is there to explain?"

Len took a deep. "I've been too scared to tell you because I fear being rejected. I've avoided this conversation for a long time, and in result I've hurt your feelings and made you misunderstand. This is my fault… I've not communicated well with you."

"It's not your fault. I shouldn't have been so pushy. It just made me angry that there was this whole thing that I wasn't a part of that. That there was a secret that related to me that no one wanted to share. I guess it made me uncomfortable."

"That's…" Len stopped, watching Shion-senpai for a moment. "I was scared to tell you I was transsexual; and I didn't want to be rejected because I liked you so much and I didn't want you to think I was disgusting or a freak and that scared me a lot so I never said anything-"

"Whoa! Len, breath!"

Len stopped, took a deep breath he'd forgotten to take while talking. "I… didn't want you to hate me."

"You thought I would hate you if I found out you were transsexual?"

"Yes."

Shion-senpai stared at him with a confused look. "Why the hell would I hate you if I found out you were transsexual?"

"Because I was actually born a girl but…"

"And? That doesn't change who you are to me. You're still Kagamine Len as far as I am concerned."

"Well…"

Shion-senpai sighed, shaking his head. "To be honest, I'm kind of relieved that's all it is."

"What do you mean?"

Shion-senpai smiled weakly. "Recall when you first met Meiko. You said something that left me wondering whether that was what you were hiding."

"When I mentioned castration?"

"Yes."

Len felt surprised. "No… No; I'm so sorry Kaito! I shouldn't… no that was never the case. It was the only thing I could think of that felt right. It just… I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."

Laughing softly, Shion-senpai shock his head. "Like I said, I'm glad it wasn't the case. I swore I would have gone bloodthirsty if that was the case."

"My mother and I don't get along, yes; but she wouldn't be that low."

"Then… the reason your mother hates you is…"

"Because I'm transsexual," Len replied. "When Rin began showing signs of not wanting to be a boy, I knew I had to-"

"Wait… Rin's a boy."

"Yes, Rin was born a boy; that's why I took her and run. She didn't want cars and action figures, she wanted frilly pink dresses and to be a princess. Most children grow out of it… but I was scared for Rin's sake that if I'd left her with mum… well, you can guess why. A part of me hopes that in a few years Rin would decide she's a boy but until then, I'm supporting her. She wants to be a girl, therefore I respect that."

"Len…"

"Do you think that's fair of me?"

"I think that is," Shion-senpai smiled.

Len smiled back. "So… you're fine with the fact that I'm transsexual."

"Perfectly fine," Shion-senpai laughed. "Like I said, you're Len, regardless of whether you were born a girl or a boy. My feelings haven't changed. I still love you."

"I love you too," Len replied shyly.

Shion-senpai held his hands out. Anxiously, Len slipped his into Shion-senpai's, feeling all tingly as his warm hands held his. "This may sound out of the blue… but do you wanna stay here tonight. I'm on my own since mum and dad are going out for than anniversary. So…"

"We have school tomorrow."

"We could ditch."

"Kaito!"

Laughing, Shion-senpai stood up. "Come on, I'll make you dinner and we'll have a movie night. It'll be a blast."

"I'd have to let Gakupo know to take Rin for tonight."

"Then it's a date!"

AN: This chapter was going to be a long chapter... but then I was like "No, I'll make them wait to find out what happens that night" ;) I'm so cruel. This chapter went through so many changes on how Kaito was meant to find out Len was transsexual, but out of all the ways he was going to find out... this is by far my most favourite. Kinda anti-climatic but meh hahaha. Also, I found out something really interesting. Did you know that Kaito doesn't have a surname!

"KAITO is often mistakenly called "Kaito Shion" or "Shion Kaito", particularly by overseas fans. "Shion" was a fan term used to refer to him during the 2007-2009 period and due to its common sighting, was incorrectly used by fans as his surname even by the VOCALOID4 engine's release. Officially, the character is known just as "KAITO" and no surname is given to him." -Vocaloid Wikia

Whaaaaaa, Poor Kaito. He wasn't good enough to get a surname. Crypton, get on it and make him an offical surname... NAU! ...Please. Also! Kaito's birthday was the other day! He's now 9 years old! Our little baby's growing up!

Also, I'm working on a new KaiLen story! It's still in development, and won't be out for sometime, but I hope you all look forward to it when it does. I'll keep you posted on when I'm gonna release it!