Dreams
Chapter 4: His Voice
Her light blue eyes fixated upon him while her teeth was jittering as if she was trying to say something but she could not. Furthermore, her finger was pointing accusingly at him. Everyone in the room was staring back and forth at the both of them until Kaito decided to break the awkward silence.
"Why didn't I notice it earlier?" Kaito started laughing. "We have two Kagamines here and they look seriously alike!"
Meiko stood up and joined the laughter as well. She walked forward, took Len by his arm and led him to sit next to her.
She handed him a glass of plain water and said, "Len, long time no see! Please don't be affected by Rin's sudden outburst. She is just surprised that she has a long lost identical twin, that's all."
The blonde snapped out of her thoughts and began to blush furiously. She sat back down and began to fiddle with the hem of her skirt.
"I... I was not surprised," she blurted and narrowed her eyes at Len. "I was, in fact, shocked that he looks terribly like me and at the same time, bears the same detestable family name as me."
Although he had no idea what she meant by 'the same detestable family name', her words had somehow stabbed his heart. There was no way he looked like her, except for the colour of his hair and eyes. He had his own 'man pride'.
A young man sat next to Len and introduced himself, "Hi! My name is Gakupo Kamui. Call me Gakupo, if you want. How should I address you?"
"Since there are two Kagamines here, I think it would be better for you to address me as 'Len' if you don't mind," Len replied and shook hands with Gakupo.
"Hey, I'm Miku Hatsune," a young petite lady from the opposite of the room greeted him as she waved excitedly at him.
He shifted his gaze to the female blonde and tried to recall her name. He was sure that Meiko did mention it earlier. The blonde caught him staring at her and she immediately stuck her tongue out at him. He groaned softly to himself. It seemed like he had already made someone detest his guts within a few minutes of gathering. How great!
"She's Rin Kagamine, a first year University student majoring in Law studies," Meiko whispered into his ear, causing him to flinch.
"Wow! That's cool. She will be a lawyer in the future."
"Miku too. She's a second year student, majoring in Law studies as well," Meiko added. "Whereas Gakupo is a third year student, majoring in Electronics studies, just like Kaito."
Len nodded in amusement. He could not believe that he was surrounded with clever people who had promising futures, a lot of potential and future opportunities. He could never be like them even if it took him hundreds of years to earn enough money to allow him to study further.
"Are you going to ask me which course I'm taking?" He could feel Meiko's breath against his ear and he immediately shivered. "I'm majoring in Accountancy. Just like Rin, I'm a freshman."
"That's... fascinating." He could only laugh sheepishly.
How he wished that Meiko could stop inching closer to him. Either she was teasing him or flirting with him, she was definitely making him uneasy. When he gave Kaito a piteous look in the hope to save him, Kaito just shrugged and sat in between Rin and Miku. Upon seeing that, Len's mouth twitched and glared at him. What kind of friend was he?
"Len, what song would you like to sing?" Gakupo spoke as he waved the remote control in front of his face.
"Any song will do," Len forced a reply and gently pushed Meiko away from him because she was practically leaning on his aching arm.
Just then, Miku stood up and asked in a sweet voice, "What do you all like to drink? I will order them for you."
"Vodka!" Meiko shouted, making Len cringed irritability by her loud voice.
Gakupo raised his hand and answered, "I would like a glass of lime juice."
"Do they sell lime juice here?" Kaito rubbed his chin and thought hard. "I think I am ordering that too."
"A glass of lemon soda," Rin said and crossed her arms.
"What about the other Kagamine?" Miku turned her head to Len.
Len scratched his head and replied hesitantly, "I think... a glass of iced water... will do for me."
Then, he grinned stupidly when he realised that everyone in the room was staring blankly at him.
-:-:-:-
"Why didn't you sing earlier? Everyone was upset that you were trying to shun away from us," Kaito said to his friend sadly. "Did we offend you in any way?"
"Of course not. I was tired," Len replied instantly as he felt guilty for not joining them in most of the fun.
Well, he was an awkward guy.
Kaito shook his head and leaned against the wall next to Len. They were waiting outside of the store for the rest to finish singing their last song before heading home. Just then, Gakupo and Miku stepped out with a drunkard Meiko on their backs.
"I guess we will bring her back home ourselves," Miku said and pointed at the poor lady whose head was resting on her shoulder. "Goodnight, handsomes."
Gakupo just waved at the two of them, then he and Miku walked away while supporting Meiko. Rin walked out too and stared at the diminishing figures of her friends.
"Kagamine," Kaito called out, causing Len and Rin to turn and look at him. "I mean the female Kagamine."
"Yes?" Rin tilted her head to the side.
Kaito's cheeks reddened as he scratched the back of his head and said, "Would you... like me to... give you a lift tonight?"
Len tried to hold back his laughter for he knew that Kaito had a thing for this female blonde. Kaito should just be more direct and tell her his true feelings, if not, the same scenario would happen again.
"I'm sorry. Not tonight," Rin replied apologetically. "By the way, I can go home myself. Thanks a lot."
Len noticed how dejected Kaito looked as he nodded quietly and unlocked the chain of his bicycle. He really felt sorry for his dear friend.
"Then, I better get going too," Len spoke and waved to them. "Bye!"
Len walked over to his car which was parked quite far away from where the karaoke place was. He unlocked his vehicle and when he was about to board it, an arm suddenly appeared in front of him and he immediately halted. Turning his head around, he saw Rin spreading her arms wide open as she narrowed her eyes at him.
"Yes, what can I help you with?" he queried with a slight hint of annoyance in his voice.
He saw her eyebrows shot up in surprise and she replied harshly, "As usual."
"What?"
"As usual, take me back home."
Len gawked at her. What in the world was she talking about?
"You know what, Miss Kagamine?" He frowned at her. "You should have taken a ride from Kaito. He's nice enough to offer you a lift."
Rin crossed her arms and leaned against his car in a casual manner but her sharp piercing eyes never left his.
"Don't tell me that you've forgotten me?"
"What are you talking about?" Len nearly raised his voice at her. "Look here, Miss. I want to head home because I am very tired now."
"I was the one who smoked in your cab and tried to report against you," she stated monotonously. "I hope these do ring a bell."
Of course, he remembered that crazy woman whom he confiscated her cigarette! But it really surprised him that Rin was that lady. Sadly, he could not remember how she looked like because it was really dark.
He forced a smile and mused, "Oh, thanks for calling up my supervisor. He was extremely pleased with your comment."
"That is not it!" she shouted and immediately hit his car with her small fist. "I thought you could remember me! How did you know that I was the one who told you to keep the change?"
How Len wished that he had totally ignored this lady in the first place. She was really freaky and crazy. At first, she was acting cool and arrogant. Then, the next moment, she became angry and started shouting at him.
It was funny to see how Rin's face became dark and she bit her lips furiously. Did he say something wrong? Unfortunately, that was the truth.
"I... I could recognise you... even on the second day and in the karaoke room earlier," her voice softened.
"Well, that's because you knew my name."
"N... No!" She looked down and began playing with her fingers. "It... was... your... your voice..."
"What is it about my voice?" he questioned and looked at her in a bored manner.
There was silence. She just stood there and fiddled with her fingers while Len tapped his feet impatiently. It was quite dark and he wanted to see what type of funny facial expressions she was making right there and then.
Just then, Rin looked up and shouted angrily at him for no particular reason, "Your voice sounds so stupid that I want to puke whenever I hear you speak. That's all, selfish cab driver!"
Len could only smile 'sweetly' at her as he opened the side door to board his own vehicle without saying a word. That girl had gone overboard and gotten on his nerves quickly. Though she was the one who had probably gave good comments about him to his supervisors, he could not stand her irrational behaviour and sudden outburst of anger. Was she still angry that he had confiscated her cigarette the night before? Maybe she was.
Just when he was about to start his engine, Rin got into his vehicle and sat at the back seat. That startled him. He turned around and glared at her but she just sat there and returned him a glare.
"Same place, same venue," she blurted. "Thank you very much, Len Kagamine."
"I'm sorry, Rin Kagamine. There is no service tonight," Len said and smirked at her.
"Oh?" She smirked too and crossed her arms. "I will pay you tons of cash for tonight's trip. How's that? I wouldn't want my parents to catch me hanging out with my friends late by the way so I have to get home fast."
"Who do you think I am?" Len bellowed. "Do I look like I love money a lot? Oh, come on. I have integrity too. You can't tempt me with money."
She slammed her hands on the driver's seat and yelled, "Then, what do you want? I will do anything for you just to take me back home!"
There was another silence. Len groaned and shifted back to face the front. This woman was obviously wasting his precious time.
"Just keep quiet and I will take you back home," he spoke tiredly and started the engine.
He rolled his eyes and looked at the rear mirror to see her expression. It was very typical of her to return his gaze through this little mirror and suddenly turn around with a stressed expression on her face. The cutest thing was that she puffed up her cheeks as she looked out of the panel.
After a few minutes of peace, Rin took out her cigarette and waved it in the air, catching Len's attention from the road.
"Stop it," he growled.
She leaned forward as she rested her head on the front seat next to Len and said, "Can I smoke now? You're not on service tonight anyway."
"What do you think?"
"Hmm...yes?"
"No."
-:-:-:-
Upon arriving at the usual-alighting place, Rin hastily took out her cash without finding out how much the travelling fee might cost and handed it over to Len. However, like the night before, he pushed her hand away and rejected the money.
Rin frowned and asked, "Why aren't you accepting it? I did promise you, didn't I?"
"But I didn't accept it in the first place," Len replied and looked at her in the eye. "I just wanted to get you off my back, that's all."
She bit her lower lip and glared at him menacingly. He just smiled innocently at her and that aggravated her even more.
"Why you..."
"Furthermore," Len interrupted her. "Let this trip be a 'thank you' ride from me for... complimenting about my service to my supervisor."
Though he could not tell what colour her face was right at that moment due to the dim lights outside the vehicle, all he knew that the colour intensity of her face turned darker than before. She hesitantly put the cash back into her wallet and let out a soft grumbling sound.
Just then, something caught her attention. She leaned forward again and reached out for an old book which was sitting on the front seat next to Len. She was curious and wondered why she did not notice it earlier.
Before she could even touch that book, Len quickly took the book away and chucked it in between the driver seat and the door.
"What is it about?" Rin demanded in suspicion.
"Don't bother about it. It's nothing important," he muttered and looked away.
"Selfish!"
"Get out of my car now. I want to go home."
Rin smirked and said, "I know it is your diary. Don't lie to me. I know it is an old diary that hides your dirty secrets."
Len kept quiet as he stepped on the accelerator, startling Rin. She clutched onto her bag tightly and looked at the rear mirror.
He looked irritated. Well, she guessed she had stepped on his landmine.
"Hey, hey! I was just kid... kidding. You don't... don't have to get so... so worked up," she stammered and laughed sheepishly.
Finally, the vehicle came to a halt and the angry driver turned his head around to look at her. She shallowed hard.
"Just be quiet and leave."
It was this same husky voice which sounded so sexy to her ears that could make her faint right there and then. Even her father and her boy friends did not have this type of enchanting voice. As a gush of heat rushed up to her face, she immediately got out of the vehicle and slammed the door shut.
Len then heaved a sigh of relief and drove off, leaving the flustered girl next to the lamp post while clenching her little fists.
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