It's been so long... sorry about that...

It's just that I'm now starting my GCSEs and I'm also taking Art which takes up an annoyingly large amount of my spare time. Hahaha~

Also, I just wanted to say that the way I write stories is that i come up with a vague plot with vague events and I come to make up the details as I go along, so some things may not fit perfectly, and I'm sorry about that too...!

But thank you for all the positive feedback and support I've been getting! It means a lot to me!

So here we go, another chapter. (Snails could upload these stories quicker than I can, but that's life.) Enjoy!

Vocaloid belongs to Yamaha, in case you don't get the jist of it by now ;)

The Schoolgirl and the Betrayal

Heavy footsteps drew nearer and nearer towards the bedroom, tapping coldly on the hard floor.

Rin's heart was beating frantically. Her sad blue eyes looked directly into Len's cool blue ones. She wanted to know what he was thinking. She wanted to know what he meant by not knowing how to love. She wanted to get out of this mess.

"Better behave yourself," commented the boy blandly. "I'd hate to have to hurt you. Especially that pretty face of yours." He winked.

Rin shook her head defiantly. She wasn't going to fall for any of his tricks ever again. Never.

"I'm not going!" she shouted.

Len shrugged, "Too late."

Just then, two men burst in through the door, dressed in black suits and dark shades. They ignored the boy's presence entirely, heading straight towards the girl. In one quick motion, they grabbed Rin roughly by the arms.

"Hey… hey…" Len grumbled, "Even you guys don't knock. People these days."

He hated being ignored. He tightened his grip on the gun he still held in his left hand.

"Are you gonna listen?" he growled. The two men began to make their way back out of the room, Rin struggling hopelessly in their iron-strong grasp. Len stepped in the way and slammed the door shut with a powerful kick.

"Let go of her," he said, his tone deadly quiet.

The men did not answer in words or in actions. Still being ignored.

"Tch." Len glared. He raised his left arm and fired into the ceiling out of frustration. This only earned him evil stares from the two men. One of them shook his head, almost imperceptibly. The other barked a single word, "Out."

Reluctantly, Len gave in. "Fine, fine. I get it." He opened the door and followed the two men and their captive outside and into a car. He sat in the front passenger's seat, as Rin was shoved into the back. The two men split up, one sitting in the back like a watchdog and one driving. Len frowned as he looked into the rear view mirror, seeing Rin's tears fall down her pale face.

Shaking his head, he ruffled his hair back into place to take his mind off whatever he was thinking about… What was he thinking about? He didn't understand. He felt… confused. His chest ached. It felt tight. He didn't understand these feelings. Grumbling to himself, Len stared out the window, watching the blurry scenery fly past.

...

It was not long before they arrived at the mysterious organisation's headquarters. The two men in black took Rin in their iron grasp again, dragging down various corridors. Len tagged along behind, although he knew perfectly well where they were going. For some reason, he felt a nagging thought in his mind as to why he shouldn't take the lead as always… a reason as to why he shouldn't turn up at all.

They came to a room with an eerie aura leaking out from below the heavy, black door. The door swung open ominously with a slight creak. Rin forced her eyes shut. Len walked in with a bored expression. If he was scared, he didn't show it.

There was a man standing in the middle of the cold room. The room itself was empty – barely furnished, apart from a leather sofa to one side and a well-lit glass case bragging an assortment of expensive antiques.

Turning around at the sound of the opening door, the man's eyes opened in what seemed to be shock. He had a shock of brown-grey hair and a neatly-trimmed beard. He wore a posh, black suit which must have cost so much, it would have burnt a hole in any normal person's pocket. He lowered his head, seeing another person besides the girl. His glasses balanced on the end of his nose, reflecting the light off the lenses so they looked perfectly white, as if to hide his expression.

With a bit of struggling, the blonde-haired girl was handed over to the dark-haired man. The black-haired men left the room. But what about the blond-haired boy? He stood there, glaring at the two people on the other side of the room.

Silence froze the air.

If looks could kill, Len's job would have been made much easier. His emotionless, blue eyes stared at the man, who held the girl so carefully, so softly, so… lovingly. Perhaps that was the right word. It's hard to use words you don't know the meaning of.

"Boy," began the man, his voice strict and powerful. "I said I specifically didn't want your help." He practically spat the sentence out.

Len shrugged, a smirk playing about his mouth. "Who else would have caught your daughter? Cats are good at catching mice."

"Hmph," grumbled the man. He turned to Rin, who had started crying again, hurrying her out of the room. He held her by the hand, leading the way. Before he disappeared, the man turned around for a final word, "Just make sure your master understands that." Slam. The door shut.

Len glowered at the floor, clenching his fists. He hated implications that he was a dog… even if he did call the boss "master". He wasn't a dog. He didn't like dogs, even the ones that guarded his house. Dogs were uncivilised barbarians, compared to the sleek and proud royalty of cats. He liked cats. And upon that contemplation, he thought about the matter no more.

He was about to leave the room, when suddenly, the door burst open and Rin stood in the doorway, her hard blue eyes set with determination of some sort.

"I know nothing about you," she said simply, with a hint of domination in her voice.

Len tilted his head slightly to the side and raised a questioning eyebrow.

"Well that was sudden," he commented.

"I know nothing about you," repeated the girl stubbornly.

"Well… you know I'm a skilled assassin, a waiter, a liar and a traitor," he said with a hint of matter-of-fact helpfulness in his voice, like someone giving directions to someone lost.

Rin frowned, "I don't even know your full name."

Len shrugged, "You don't need to," he paused, "And actually, neither do I."

Out of the shadows, Rin's father appeared again. He placed his hand on Rin's shoulder, saying to her, "Come on, my girl. Let's leave." He was ignored.

"Why were you a waiter anyway?" continued Rin with her questions.

With a shaky laugh, Len replied, "Well, the organisation gives me a house, but not enough money. I need to eat, right? Master Shion's a stingy one."

The girl blinked. "You're hiding something."

Len waited. His heart was beating quickly. Too quickly. It was never like this.

"Can I ask you something?" Rin said quietly. "Be honest."

There was a short pause. Even Rin's father was hushed for the time being.

"What… what do you think… of me?"

Len was taken aback by this. He had never been asked such a thing before, and wasn't quite sure on how to respond. But he made his mind up. For this girl… this girl was an exception and he would tell this girl the truth.

"Let's leave," insisted Rin's father. He was ignored once again.

With a heavy sigh, Len locked his hands behind his head casually, blue eyes deep in thought. For a moment, those cold blue eyes softened and were warm as he made eye contact with the girl.

"I think you're cute," he stated. "But I can't love you."

With that, the boy slipped past the static girl and he walked down the dark corridor.

"Wait!" Rin shouted persistently after him, her voice wavering again, being on the verge of tears. "So… so you never loved me? Not even for a moment?"

Hesitating in his path for a split second, Len made no action nor said a single word in response. He never looked back over his shoulder again to see Rin in tears, as he disappeared into the darkness beyond.

Well, not much to say down here... just hope you've enjoed the chapter! And please bear with me while I get cracking with the next one...