Chapter 3: Mr. Popular
~*Rin's P.O.V*~
I know I stood there, staring at Len. He was walking up the cement steps with two girls latched onto his arms and a crowd of girls following him, giggling. He didn't seem to mind though; he was smiling and chatting with them. That smile…that was…my smile once, I thought sadly. I felt a poke on my shoulder and turned away, putting on a cheery grin for Mikuo, feeling I shouldn't think about it too much.
"So Mikuo how was your summer?" I asked him as Len past us. One of the girls that were latched onto Len bumped my arm.
"Oh I'm sorry!" I said, feeling slightly responsible since I didn't move out of the way. She didn't seem to notice; she was too caught up in whatever Len was saying. I sighed and turned back to Mikuo, who said his summer had been fine even though Miku had driven him crazy most of it.
"Why am I not surprised?" I laughed, causing him to chuckle. Mikuo and Miku were siblings, Mikuo being a year and a half older than Miku. I smiled, realizing Mikuo is as crazy as Miku, but is the mature one at school. Now when he's at home is a totally different story. People respected Mikuo, seeing him as the smart and gentle student, while I saw him as an awesome friend. I saw more to him than most people did, understanding his likes and dislikes, his abilities and disabilities, and his strengths and weaknesses. As we walked back to our group, I felt the back of Mikuo's hand brush the back of mine. It sent shivers up my arms. Mikuo didn't seem to notice though if he did he probably just ignored it. I saw Kaito poking Teto with a stick, while Miku and Gumi were laughing at a blushing Luka and a rather embarrassed Gakupo. I snorted, causing Mikuo to look at me, grinning.
"They are such baka's sometimes," He chuckled, watching Teto smack Kaito with a loaf of French bread. I laughed watching Teto chase Kaito, threatening to buy all the ice-cream shops in the world and never let him have another ice-cream ever. I laughed, feeling so lucky I don't live with these people...but that still doesn't help that I live with Rinto. Miki and Piko showed up, holding hands. I felt my jaw drop and I snapped it shut quickly. I ran up to Miki after Piko went to go talk to the guys. Miku, Teto, Luka, and Gumi were already there, surrounding her and asking her questions.
"Are you and Piko going out now?" Teto asked, looking at Miki with wide eyes. Miki nodded and blushed.
"How long have you two been dating?" Gumi asked next, grinning with one of those "I-knew-this-would-happen-sooner-or-later" faces.
"W-well...we started going out Saturday night..." Miki finally managed to get out. Miku put her hands on Miki's shoulders.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?!" Miku shouted, shaking Miki and drawing attention from everyone. I face-palmed, wondering how Miku could stand people just looking at her with an odd expression. I decided that she must not notice it, being crazy Miku.
"Don't kill her Miku! I must say, first you try to kill Rin and now you're trying to kill Miki!" Luka interjected, putting her hands on her hips.
"Ugh, Luka! You never let me have any fun.." Grumbled a slightly irritated Miku. All of a sudden, Miku went right back up to Miki and pointed at me.
"Look! Rin-chan finally got some boobs!" Miku told her. Miki giggled and I face-treed, really feeling aggravation towards Miku at the moment.
"Miku...I really hate you sometimes..." I groaned after hitting my head against the tree several times.
"I love you to Rinny!" She laughed. Ring! Ring! Ring! I was saved by the bell thank gosh and quickly headed towards the school building. I saw Aoki and Merli heading towards the school as well and Aoki waved at me.
"Hey Rin! Long time no see!" She smiled a friendly smile. I smiled back and walked next to her and Merli, creating small talk about summer and parents and annoying siblings. Merli then brought up an awkward subject: Len.
"Looks like Len is no longer the school shota, don't you think?" She asked me. I gulped and smiled weakly.
"Yea I guess...I mean he's certainly muscular now than he was a long time ago..." I said nervously. It wasn't a lie; Len had gotten more muscles, but not to much to be like a wrestler thank gosh, but enough to be classified as the athletic type. He was tanner and his eyes popped out more with that tan. Truth is Len was H.O.T hot. He was cute and everything, but the older he got, the more better looking he became and at this point, he could be a male model. Oh gosh I hope I'm not drooling! He was smart, athletic, and good-looking to the point it seemed impossible. Oh bleh what's wrong with me? Stupid brain...he doesn't care about us anymore remember? With that, my shoulders felt heavier, but I still stood up straight and continued to smile.
"So Rin...who's your boyfriend?" Aoki asked me out of the blue. I stood there flabbergasted.
"I-I d-don't have one!" I stuttered self-consciously. Merli eyed me, looking me up and down.
"I'm surprised Rin...you're really pretty you know." She told me, smiling gently. I was taken aback and quickly regaining my some-what coolness.
"Me? Pretty? Nah look at you two! You two are really pretty!" I smiled at them genuinely. Aoki smiled and so did Merli.
"Thanks, but Merli is right Rin, you are pretty as well." Aoki told me. I smiled as we chatted on, until we had to part ways, heading towards our classes. I looked at my schedule to see I had geometry right now and looked around for my classroom. I managed to find it and not wander into the wrong class room this time. I walked in and stood by the wall until the teacher came in to assign seats.
"Okay children or should I say young ladies and gentlemen? Anyways I will let you sit wherever you like as long as you don't cause problems. If you do cause problems then we will result back to middle school rules and I will have a seating chart. Understood?" He told us and others nodded, while I said, "Yes Sensei." He turned and smiled at me.
"Glad to know that one of my students has the manners and courage to answer me." He smiled kindly and went his desk, while many of us went in search of the seat we wanted. I already saw my ideal seat in the back row, next to the window. I hurried over there and immediately sat down and began to open my sketching pad.
"Hmm..." I pondered. I began to sketch a random Miku with a leek.
"Wow how creative." A voice said next to me.
"Kyaaa!" I squealed, throwing my arms in the air and sending my sketching pencil across the room.
"Darn it!" I grumbled, looking at the person who spoke. My blood ran cold and I think my heart skipped a beat. Sitting in the desk beside mine, was Len Kagamine. Oh crud, oh crud, oh crud! Act natural! I thought to myself sternly.
"I'm sorry did I spook you?" Len inquired, his eyebrows raised. Oh gosh that voice...it sounds heavenly! Oh snap out of it Rin! I mentally slapped myself.
"N-no I-it's fine...I-I just wasn't p-paying attention that's all..." I mumbled, looking down at the ground. Wow I feel so stupid right now. I think I heard Len chuckle, but then the girls that were following him earlier walked in and flocked towards his desk almost immediately, as if their life's depend on it. Well so much for getting to know my old best friend/Mr. Popular. I sighed and continued to make my chibi Miku and added a sad chibi Rin. I felt a hovering presence behind me, watching as I worked. I quickly turned around staring at a pair of amber eyes.
"Neru! Don't scare me like that!" I told her, playfully poking her shoulder. She rolled her eyes and smirked. She held her phone in front of my face, making me cross my eyes for a moment until I could focus on the tiny screen. It was from Gumi.
To: Neru A.
From: Carrot-Lover
Is it just me or is Yuuma hot? ;3
I giggled and Neru laughed. Thinking how silly Gumi is, I realized they would be a cute couple.
"We should hook them up," Neru said suddenly, tapping away on her phone, making clicking noises. Neru was a professional texter and if it was an Olympic event, I'm pretty sure Neru would win. I nodded in response to what she said and went back to my drawing, adding a rain cloud over already sad chibi Rin. I sighed, feeling that I did have an actual cloud over my head. I turned my attention to the teacher once he was up at the board.
"Okay people, I think that since it would be nice to get to know you, I would like you to come up to the board, write your name, and tell us something's about yourself and I don't care if you're shy, you still have to come up here." He said, ignoring the protests and groans.
"Okay Akaito how about you start?" Sensei said, smiling encouragingly at Akaito. I totally blanched out, thinking about lunch already. I dozed off for what seemed like seconds, was actually fifteen minutes.
"Kagamine Rin it's your turn," Sensei said, jolting me from my daydream. I heard my stomach growl loudly, earning some chuckles and giggles. I slowly walked up to the bored, looking at the ground. I didn't feel like looking at people today after my stomach just growled giving me already enough attention.
"Hi...I'm Rin...uh...that's all I have to say..." I mumbled. I felt a pat on my shoulder and looked up to see Sensei.
"It's okay Rin, don't be shy!" He smiled and I sighed. I spoke up this time and looked at the back of the room.
"My name is Kagamine Rin, but you can just call me Rin. I know most of you from last year and the year before last, so I don't really think any of you are strangers. I love oranges and music and music about oranges." I said, feeling my self blush self-consciously.
"Awww she's so cute!" I heard one girl say, I think SeeU was her name. I felt my jaw fall slightly, as I felt complemented and embarrassed.
"Hey Rin! Are you single?" A boy wish orange-brown hair. His name was...Hibiki Lui, yea Hibiki Lui.
"I, uh...yes?" I said, a little unsure.
"She won't be single for long," Akaito boasted, winking at me. Sensei saved my life by stepping in or so I thought.
"Okay, okay guys...you can harass Rin after class." He smiled and I quickly took my seat, face-desking my self over and over.
"Oh I'm sorry Len I didn't see you there, come on up." Sensei motioned for Len to come up. Immediately girls rushed to the front and squealed. The only girls left in the back were me, Neru, and SeeU, along with another one of my friends Miki. I looked over at Miki and Neru and rolled my eyes. Neru nodded and Miki giggled.
"I'm Kagamine Len," He started and was interrupted with squeals.
"Len you're so handsome! How could you not have a girlfriend?" A girl questioned him, her eyes shining with hope. Len shrugged and smiled.
"I guess I haven't met the right girl yet," He answered. I couldn't stand listening to this, feeling my chest heave with longing. I asked Sensei if I could use the restroom and he nodded, saying to hurry back. I walked down the halls quickly hoping to not be noticed. I ducked into the girls bathroom, seeing that it was empty. I sighed in relief and went to the sink to splash cool water in my face. I looked at myself in the mirror, seeing my cerulean blue eyes looking slightly dull. I shrugged and patted my wet hands against my face and then drying it with a paper towel. I honestly didn't want to go back to the classroom, but I wasn't about to skip. Not on my first day anyway. I sighed and walked out and headed back to class. I didn't look at anyone especially Len. I sat in my seat and the bell sounded just right when I sat down. Wow right when I sat down, I thought to myself. I gathered my books and headed towards my locker. I grabbed my books and heard a slam next to my locker. I looked up to see Lily next to my locker smiling.
"Hey Lily," I greeted her, shutting my locker after grabbing the things I would need for chemistry.
"Hey shorty," She laughed and walked with me towards the next hall. I grimaced, not liking be called that.
"Mean," I grumbled and she laughed again. I heard a vibrating noise before I felt it and brought my phone up to my face, hiding it behind my books and saw it was a text from Miku.
To: Rin K.
From: Hatsune Miku
Today isn't going so well for me, what about you?
I typed back, glancing up every so often to make sure I didn't run into anyone or anything.
To: Hatsune Miku
From: Rin K.
Same for me, at lunch want to go somewhere to eat? Heard there is a new Japanese grill about 3 blocks from the school.
I didn't have to wait long for an answer.
To: Rin K.
From: Hatsune Miku
Yay! Would love to! Should I tell the others or are you going to?
I thought for a minute and typed back.
To: Hatsune Miku
From: Rin K.
You tell the girls and I tell the guys.
I grinned at my cleverness because we had less guy friends than girl friends. My phone vibrated one last time.
To: Rin K.
From: Hatsune Miku
K.
I put my phone away and walked into class seeing Piko there. I explained to him about the whole food thing and he nodded saying he would tell the guys and said since Miki wasn't in this class, if we could be partners so he wouldn't be stuck with a weirdo. I agreed and sat next to him, feeling relieved that I didn't have to sit next to someone I wasn't really big friends with. Our teacher walked in and called row. This is going to be a long day.
Hai guys I'm up with my friend Shuna-chan (we are having a sleepover) and of course we are making manga/anime pictures to post on the internet later! :D if any of you are on deviant art you can look up my friend her user name is Shunna99 and check out her picture called dark Gumi! ^^ its beast and maybe I will post some of my pics later and maybe I will give my user name on a later chapter. I would love to thank the authors that gave me inspiration to draw some of the pics I made and who knows, maybe if you request me to draw a pic I will ^^ haha thx for reading! R&R, leave questions, or criticize me (as longs as its not rude). I will try to reply to all of them! ii naito! (good night in Japanese in case you didn't know)