Chapter 18: The Meeting
Hi everyone! ^^ I have two more exams sadly :'(
Rin: That sucks
Yes, yes it does for me. I won't be able to update much this week because of the exams and upcoming events of mine. I will be able to read reviews though so feel free to leave some! I was also pleased with some reviews due to Rin's stalker o.o I saw a few people get it right, but some were not quite close :/ tehe, I'm not saying who it is, that would ruin the story if everyone knew! Also, some people are wondering how old I am. How about we play hot and cold for this? I won't reveal how old I am, but who ever gets the closest wins the "Awesomeness" award x3 I will also answer the questions I can, so feel free to leave some!
Rin: If you want to know where she lives, she lives-
NO RIN! o.0 not those kind of questions...
~*Rin's P.O.V*~
It was now around five thirty and Mikuo would be arriving around six. I was scanning my closet for an outfit that was casual, but would make me look good and something I wouldn't have to worry about Rinto throwing a fit about. I finally decided on pretty pink button-up blouse and a black and white skirt that reached my finger tips, definitely something appropriate for a meeting/date. I had to admit, I had no idea where Mikuo wanted to take me and at the moment, I wasn't really all that concerned. I thought of how it had gotten intense last night with Mikuo, and saw my reflection blushing in the ceiling-to-floor mirror. I bit my lip, holding that secret smile, yet my eyes didn't meet my smile. Something was off about them…maybe the color? No, there was a blank look in my eyes, something that doesn't go with a secret smile. These eyes looked glassy and emotionless, but other than that; they were fine. I grabbed my bow and put it on, along with assembling my bobby pins in the correct position that kept them out of my eyes.
I looked at myself in the mirror, trying to figure out what Mikuo might like about me the most. Though I now had a nice figure with curves, longer hair, and pale porcelain skin, I just couldn't understand. Maybe it was because I saw myself the same way every day or maybe because I never really cared about my looks before. I shook my head, seeing my reflection do the same. I decided to go outside and wait on the porch swing for Mikuo to arrive. Once I had gotten to the front door, I noticed it was very quite in the house. To quite in my opinion. I looked around suspiciously and saw nothing out of place so I simply shrugged, pushed on the brass door handle lever, and walked outside.
"Mmm…" I said while taking a deep breath of fresh air, releasing any tension inside of my body and sat down on the wooden chair that hung from the porch. The wood creaked as I sat down and the chains that were supporting it were pulled tight. I swung slowly and silently, listening to the neighborhood children play and birds flying home, preparing for night that would soon come. The leaves were slightly tinted with the upcoming of fall, showing off their golden hues mixed with oranges and reds. I smiled slightly and closed my eyes peacefully, leaning my back against one arm rest and my feet dangling over the other, putting me in a comfortable position.
"Time just seems to be coming and going." I murmured to myself and heard a light chuckle. I opened my eye to see Jessica and Haruhi, two girls who lived a few blocks away from me. I smiled and sat up, patting the swing for both of them to sit with me, which they gladly did. Haruhi was tall for a fourteen year, something I envied about her because-, well I was rather small most of my life; I was just now the same height as Miku. Her waist long brunette hair contained some blonde highlights, though I thought it was pretty already without them. Her boobs were still bigger than mine, but not as big as Luka's. Her glowing red eyes made her look slightly angry, though they were a bright red when she was angry; trust me I would know.
Though Haruhi was shy at times, she was a good friend and reminded me of Miku, though instead of being a leek lover, she was a strawberry lover. We got along really well, having many things in common. We both played many guitars, but she preferred acoustic while I liked my electric guitar. We both loved music, but who doesn't? She had the same kind of technological addiction, similar to Neru's, but not as bad. Haruhi even had a nice voice, though she never liked singing alone. In fact that's how we meet; through music. We were paired up once as singing partners in school until she moved to Crypton Academics, a school for performing arts. Crypton had the Academic school and Crypton University, a college I had thought about going to once or twice, though not having my mind completely set on it at the moment.
Jessica, or Jessi as she preferred it, was a girl I had bumped into a skating rink a few years back. She had had shoulder length auburn hair with black highlights and pretty aquamarine eyes that sparkled in the sunlight. She was wearing a pair of normal jean shorts and a t-shirt that had a picture of headphones on it, along with a pair of converses on her feet. She had a tomboyish personality, but she was one of a kind. She loved music as well; mostly pop and rock. Her peppy smile was enough to brighten the day up and I liked to think of when we sat in the park at times and enjoyed each other's music. Haruhi and Jessi were my outside group of friends, being only a few blocks from my house and everything, we bonded even more over summer.
"What's with the fancy get-up, Rin-Rin?" Jessi asked me and smirked as she looked over my outfit. I smiled at her lazily and covered my eyes from the sun's glare.
"Ah, you know, getting prepared to have my boyfriend meet my "normal" family." I told her, making my fingers do quotation marks by the word normal. Haruhi giggled and Jessi laughed, sending me into giggles as well. This was something I liked the best; spending time with friends who weren't worried about my well being. I couldn't blame Luka, Miku, Gumi, or Teto for being worried though; it was something that very close friends did and I'm pretty sure that Haruhi and Jessi would worry if they knew about school as well.
"Well Rinny~! We have to meet this boy and if we approve then you can date him and if we don't he gets the boot, or for this matter the converse." Jessi said and lifted her black and red converse covered foot to my face to prove her point. I pushed it down with my index finger, causing Jessi to start wobbling and flailing her arms around, trying to regain balance, but failing and landing on her butt on the wooden planks of the porch. I laughed again and Haruhi rolled her eyes, but smiled.
"Ah, don't mind Jessi, she's crazy as usual." Haruhi joked and poked Jessi's shoulder. Jessi pouted and crossed her arms, looking like an emo five year old.
"Aren't we all crazy?" I pointed out smiling and they smiled back. Jessi pulled out a bag of gummy worms and we all shared, snacking on the delicious gooey worms. Of course being me, I ate all of the orange ones while Haruhi at the purple and blue, leaving Jessi to eat the reds. We ate in silence, enjoying the nice day, feeling comfortable in this contented silence. All of a sudden my vision blanked out and I heard a whisper in my ear.
"Guess who?" I heard Mikuo whisper in my ear and I instantly tried to reach up and peck his lips, demanding reassurance. He pecked me lightly and uncovered my eyes with his hands and came to stand in front of us now. I saw Jessi instantly gape at him and Haruhi's eyes widen, her lips slightly open. I wanted to tease them about it and I decided I would later, seeing now I wanted to get the worst part over with: meeting my family.
"Well...I better get this over with, so that we can run out the door incase we need to." I said and walked to the front door, feeling rather hesitant. I hadn't had a boy over since when I was younger. They only boy who has ever been inside of my house was Len. The sweet and innocent Len that I had known. That void in my chest was still torn open, even with Mikuo in my life, it still hurt to know my best friend was now my enemy and had been for almost three years now. I sighed and shook my head, which Mikuo took for apprehension, though it was the feeling of raw sadness. He squeezed my hand gently, showing his support for me and I hesitantly put my hand of the gleaming door handle, unsure what would be on the other side. Haruhi and Jessi walked down the porch, Jessi was winking and making goggle eyes at us.
"Oh please don't let it be Rinto in a monkey suit!" I whispered to myself and pressed down on the lever once more, opening it slowly and stepping in. It was rather dark in the front foyer and no light was shining in the house except for the living room, and even then it was still faint. Oh no please don't let Rinto scare us! I was feeling my hands getting clammy and hoped Mikuo didn't notice. We walked into the living room and saw that there was only on light bulb in the light above, showing a somewhat tall black chair.
"Shit..." I whispered to myself.
Rinto turned around in the spinning computer chair, holding poor Citrus, but instead of stopping once he faced us, he accidently kept spinning and had to stick his foot out and drag it on the floor like an anchor until he stopped. When he did stop, we could see that Citrus was hanging on for dear life onto Rinto's shoulder, probably terrified from the spinning. Rinto was wearing a rather tight tux, one from two years ago for a play at school, and was looking rather stiff. His hair was gelled back, looking shiny and stiff just like the tux. I face-palmed myself and shook my head, thinking "oh brother" in my head.
"I've been expecting you, Mikuo Hatsune." He said, trying to sound deep and mysterious, but rather sounding like one of those cheesy vampires that said "Good evening" in movies. I was about ready to die now and I could feel Mikuo trembling in laughter.
"Ah, you must be Rinto Kagamine. Rin's older brother, football star and academic achiever? I've heard a lot about you." Mikuo said and bravely stepped forward to shake Rinto's hand. I hadn't noticed Rinto was wearing white gloves, until he removed one and slapped Mikuo's cheek with it. Mikuo didn't even flinch to my surprise and to make things worse, Mom came out in a floor length red dress, showing a lot of cleavage, probably Rinto's idea for the setup. I face-palmed myself, until I was pretty sure I had left a palm print on my forehead and heaved an exasperated sigh. I sat down on the couch and motioned for Mikuo to do the same.
"Hello Mr. Hatsune, I'm Ms. Kagamine, but you may call me Lola." Mom smiled brightly at Mikuo and I somewhat relaxed, that is until she continued.
"Rinto is a very protective brother and has a test for you. If you pass, you get approved, if you don't..." She motioned to the black stiletto boots she was wearing, proving her point. Rinto slide a piece of papers and a pen across to us on the coffee table. I was ready to bolt out of the front door. Mikuo began to write on the paper answering the probably stupid questions Rinto had put on their. He handed me the paper to look at and I was rather angry at the questions, reading each one carefully.
Do you drink, smoke, or do drugs?
Is your name really Mikuo Hatsune?
How old are you?
Are you a virgin?
Do you plan to stay with Rin if you get her pregnant?
Do you plan to marry Rin?
Will you use protection if or when you decide to do "it"?
I nearly snatched the paper and ripped it, but Mikuo handed it back to Rinto. I immediately saw my chance and stood up, grabbing Mikuo's arm, and running towards the front door. I quickly opened it and ran out, dragging a half surprised Mikuo and a confused Rinto and Mom. Mikuo began to laugh and began to run beside me instead of me dragging him. He smiled at me and we continued to run until I couldn't see my house any more. We slowed to a walk and were breathing heavily. It was now well past after sunset and the stars and moon were out. Mikuo and I were holding hands, swinging them lightly as we walked the busy streets of Tokyo. Lights were shining all around us and signs with adds were everywhere. Many people were out tonight and walked past many neon signs, our silhouettes were outlined in the colors. We were laughing for no reason and many people, mostly girls, stared at us with envious eyes.
"Where are we going?" I asked Mikuo, deciding would be the best time to ask. He smiled and wagged a finger.
"Nah-ah. Not telling you." He teased me and poked my nose gently. I smiled and pecked his cheek, not knowing what might be following us without our notice.