Chapter 24:

Rin: Hi everyone, sorry Nikoru-chi hasn't updated for a while…she got rather depressed after she saw a story that had only thirteen chapters and already had over a hundred reviews. She now claims to be a terrible writer, though she vows that after this story, she will make Questionable Existence the best story ever!

Len: Looks like the story is coming to a close soon; Nikoru mentioned that there were only a few chapters left, like two or three. Let's get onto those reviews, shall we Rin?

Rin: Sure, why not? In fact it seems that we have some new reviewers and we also had a lot of reviews in the last chapter!

Jessi-chan9867:

Rin: Tei is…well she's Tei xD truthfully, I'm rather glad that she doesn't have a male counterpart, I don't need a stalker! I'm afraid she's not in this chapter, but she will definitely be in the next chapter though so keep a look out for it!

Len: *shudders* Tei is scary…imagine having that girl stalk you 24/7! O_O it's quite terrible. I don't take long! I just have to keep a look out for the right moments! Nuu don't hurt Mikuo…though I would like to punch him in the face…besides you know you love my beeping phone xD…you would be surprised what they have in the app store…don't kill me yet, please! You love me! Nikoru loves me! Maybe…

Kagamine Hikari:

Rin: Aww, I'm sure Nikoru wants to hug you right now :'D you don't know how terrible she has felt for quite a while *points to Nikoru in her dark little corner* see she hasn't moved for a while…I believe the explicit scenes will end now, so don't worry…though there will be a few kissing scenes, Nikoru hopes you don't mind : /

Len: *runs around in circles* blah! Nikoru blushes when she writes dirty things, though she isn't too sure she could write a lemon…she has a bad time writing those kinds of things XD

IA-K1002:

Rin: Nikoru isn't revealing a word about who the culprit is, but stay tuned to see who it is! I'm sure Nikoru doesn't mind that you weren't the first to review, I'm sure she's just happy that you did review! Though she's not coming out of her corner to say anything right now as you can see *shows you the corner in which Nikoru lives now* I forgave Len…only because I love the banana-baka boy! X) My kindness is so awesome, yes? Mikuo…you shall have to read about it and Nikoru has a surprise for you, and she hopes you will like it! She believes she paired IA up with the perfect person, so read to find out who it is! She likes KaitoxIA songs as well :3 oh well, whenever you get writers block or are bored, the manga is there for you to read! :3 Nikoru doesn't mind if you use her idea as long as she can make a character :D oh don't hate on the carrot lovers, especially my carrot lover X3 I shall have her beat you with a carrot! Nikoru doesn't like MikuxLen, nor does she like NeruxLen. She would rather go with GumixRin, GumixLen, or RinxLen, and IAxLen, though Len looks short compared to IA tehe. She kinda supports GakupoxRin, KaitoxLen, KaitoxRin though. Something is wrong with that girl. She finally looked up yaoi after her friend told her to look it up…she's slightly scarred for a while from the uncensored pictures…

Len: …some of them had me and Kaito and Gakupo in there…the horror for me… *crawls into a hole*

Dreamer520:

Rin: Nikoru would hug you right now, but sadly this is only a computer screen xD. She could hug the computer and pretend it's you, yes? Hehe you review has sparked hope into the rather upset author right now!

Len: *salutes you* Thank you for your review! You have brought hope to our story! May your glory live on! XD

Sonya-Valentine:

Rin: Sadly, I cannot reveal the culprit, but I shall tell you this: it shall surprise you! Sugar highs are awesome XD you have an excuse to hit someone like Len :}

Len: Why are girls so evil to me? *crawls under the bed* I will be killed by all of you!

MizuneMinamiki:

Rin: Nikoru gets that a lot O_O she thought she was the only one…LEN ISN'T SWEET, HE'S WEIRD! That's why Tei came in the picture, because his weirdness attracts the "not quite there" girls

Len: Hey! *glares at Rin* I'm not weird! I will admit Tei isn't completely sane though O_O that girl scares me…

B.L:

Rin: Update complete my fine reviewer, anything else? I can put Len in a maid cosplay outfit if you want :}

Len: Wha?! Nuu *runs away flailing arms*

Rin and Len: Nikoru-chi hopes you like this chapter!

~*Rin's P.O.V*~

I couldn't sleep after Len left, but that wasn't what was troubling me; my relationship was starting to come off vague. I tried to process in my mind how I could fix this and who did I love and who did I want to be with from every aspect and I still came up blank. The dull sore throb in my thigh seemed to feel like a messed up heart-beat and if I wasn't careful, my own heart-beat would accelerate and set the heart-rate detector off. I heard the faint click of the hospital door open and watched as the petite figure who was clad in a doctors uniform walk in, her hair was a pale pink, almost the inside color of oyster shells. It bounced with every foot step she made as she came closer with her clipboard in hand.

Dr. IA was on her name tag, though I should know it by heart now since she came in here twice a day; once in the morning and once at night. It had now been my third day at the hospital as they had wanted me to stay and keep a look on my thigh and make sure I was ready to move around since I had lost a lot of blood. I wasn't allowed to have visitors yet, though it made me wonder how Len got in here last night. The more I pondered over it, the more my head hurt and I was suddenly feeling exhausted.

"Hello Rin-chan, how are you feeling as of right now?" She asked me, her voice professional and calm. This woman was a very high respected doctor, known for her gentleness and professionalism in the medic field.

"I'm fine, is there any news that I should know about?" I asked, as it was my normal response to her. She flipped the page on her notebook before answering.

"The police have caught all the red-haired men in the city so that they can do a line up and that you may pick out the guy who tried to rape you. I told them they needed to wait until tomorrow after I have let you walk around a bit as you need to get your blood flowing and that leg un-stiff. I'm going to walk you down the hall towards Mikuo's room so that you can exercise and visit him." She smiled kindly and the guilt churned in my stomach, but I simply nodded as there was nothing else I could do.

I could now remove my I.V and I stood slowly gently, and shifted my legs, trying not to put too much weight on my stitched leg. IA informed me to put as much as I could without hurting myself, but I was still rather cautious as I walked down the cold corridor. The smells of medicines mixed in with cleaning chemicals burned my nose, making my eyes water slightly. Mikuo's door was about six doors down from my room, though I had just passed the fourth. I passed an opening into another hallway, turning to look down it and to my surprise, Noah was there.

"Noah?" I asked uncertainly, seeing only the shaggy black hair of the boy dressed in scrubs. Noah turned around, looking rather surprised to see me, but smiled and waved before walking over.

"Hello Rin! How are you feeling?" Noah asked, though the caution in his eyes told me he didn't want to bring up the rape thing in case I was upset about it.

"I'm fine actually! Do you work here?" I inquired back, nodding to the scrubs he was wearing. He looked down and smiled, rubbing his head rather sheepishly.

"Ehe, well I volunteer actually! I'm learning a few medic courses in school and I thought I might as well get a bit more experience if I volunteered." He told me. IA appeared and reached on her tippy-toes to give Noah a kiss, one in which left me speechless and made Noah blush a bright red.

"…Rin, this is my girl-friend IA, though it seems that she is your doctor…" He told me, his voice rather dazed as he glanced down at IA, the affection quite evident in his gaze. I smiled and told IA that I would be in Mikuo's room whenever she wanted to check in on me. She nodded and I passed the last door before standing out in the middle of the hallway, unsure if I should knock or just go in, but more than that, I was unsure what to say to the guy known as my boy-friend.

I took a deep breath and knocked, pressing my ear against the wood to hear a response and pressed on the door handle when I received one. I opened the door to reveal Mikuo lying on a bed, his legs covered in a white blanket and he was dressed in a hospital gown as well. I took hesitant steps and saw him begin to scoot over, wincing slightly as he made room for me.

I sat down slowly, studying his face before running my fingers across his forehead to move the loose strands of hair that hung in his eyes. His eyes were bright and wide as he stared at me in admiration; bringing his hand up to cradle mine against his cheek.

"What happened?" I asked quietly, my voice barely a whisper as I sat next to him. He smiled sheepishly before letting go of my hand and pointing to his rib cage.

"Well I broke a few ribs, but it's nice and tapped up; no biggie. I will have to sit out a few games." He told me.

"When will you be able to leave?" I questioned, feeling worse than ever now. I had kissed a guy when my boyfriend was six doors down the hallway and had broken ribs; I was utterly horrible.

"They said I will be out of here by next week possibly; depending on how my ribs are." He told me, but the gentleness quickly left his face before I could give him a reply.

"Did that ass-hole Akaito really try to rape you? I'm going to beat his ass whenever he gets out of jail." He told me darkly, his eyes holding a dark rage to them. I only felt saddened as I explained that Len probably already beat him to it and that Len had saved me. All the while I explained, Mikuo searched my face, his gaze studious and unsure.

"Rin, did Len try something on you? You're awfully quiet and you seemed rather upset." He asked me quietly. Shit, I thought as he gave me a concerned stare. I decided to come out with the truth, knowing all too well that I didn't want to lie.

"Mikuo…Len visited my room last night. We talked for a while and…I forgave him." I said, though that wasn't the entire story. Mikuo looked at me and his face became saddened with understanding.

"Rin…you love Len don't you?" He asked me, his voice quite. I stopped breathing and looked down, trying to calm my beating heart. Memories flooded my mind, the bitter sweet memories of my childhood with Len giving me a giddy exhilarating feeling. I gulped and could only nod.

"The thing is…I love you to…I'm selfish, knowing I can't have both, but still hoping a miracle will pull through somehow." I told him and looked up, tears glistening my eyes and blinding my vision. He put his arms around me gently, being careful about his ribs, but holding me still.

"I love you too…I won't give up on you. I will compete for your heart, earning your love is my goal! Don't give up on me Rin!" Mikuo told me, his voice full of determination just like his eyes. I felt myself blush slightly and continued to talk to Mikuo until IA came to get me.

~*Time skip*~

IA was worried that I would tear the stitching on my thigh, so I was given crutches to walk on along with the fact that I still became dizzy at times. I fell a few times due to the fact these things were hard to maneuver and it took me a few times to get used to them and be able to use them without the possibility of killing myself.

Getting around the police station was rather harder than I expected with the clutter of file boxes, desks, cabinets, and TV monitors. I was brought to a one way window where red haired men were being lined up, some looking like thugs, others looking like business men, and then there's Akaito. He looked frustrated, his eyes boring right at the window, though he couldn't see me. I knew he knew it was me, as I was the only one he had raped; I hope.

"Okay Miss Kagamine if you will just point out the man with the number given to him, we will begin to question him." Police officer Chad told me. Chad is an odd name, I thought blankly as I watched the men hold up there numbers. Akaito held up his number, number two and scowled.

"Number two, that's him." I said rather darkly. Officer Chad clicked a button and began to speak into it.

"Number two please step forward. The rest of you are free to go." He said and Akaito stepped forward. I watched as they escorted Akaito into an investigating room and let me watch the interview. Haruhi's dad walked in and I smiled evilly, knowing that Akaito better watch it if he wanted to live. My awesome friend's dad was the sheriff. It's my lucky day for once. Now Jessi's dad wouldn't give Akaito the chance to live; he was a marine.

"You tried to rape Rin." It was more of a statement than a question as Haruhi's dad began the interview.

"I was set up." Akaito said bluntly.

"By who exactly?"

"I don't know the bitch."

"This isn't helping your situation."

"Never said it would."

"Can you describe this person?"

"She wears a hood and sunglasses over her face, so I never had a chance to look at her. She goes to our school though."

"So you've never seen this girl's face?"

"Precisely."

"…"

"…"

"…"

"…"

I watched as Haruhi's dad stood up quickly from his chair, picking it up and throwing it against the wall.

"You're going to rot in jail if you can't give me any proof of this little 'setup' thing you're trying to pull. Either give me a reason to believe you or I will watch you rot away!" He roared, frightening Akaito as he sat back down.

"You better start talking if you know what's good for you." He said, he voice void of any emotion now. Akaito began to spill, almost seeming to beg for mercy.

"This chick wants Len and I wanted Rin, so she stuck a little note in my locker to meet her after school to devise a plan. We meet up and began to discuss plan's on how to them so that they would belong to us. This chick started the whole setup after posting a photo-shopped picture of Rin on the school internet, calling her a whore." Akaito said, taking a deep breath. Haruhi's dad nodded, signaling for Akaito to go on.

"She started to get rather more physical plans, plotting for me to rape Rin and everything after the first football game…she stalked both Rin and Len, following them when they didn't notice. She followed Len and Rin onto the roof, watching, as I guess, as Len tied Rin to a pole. She was furious after it, that's when she got the rape idea, wanting me take every last drop of innocence from Rin. I thought maybe she was just joking, just saying things to vent some steam off…"

I felt myself stiffen, the cold shivers running up and down my spine and Haruhi's dad's face darkened.

"She then got this Luo chick into what she called 'the game', telling her that she would ruin Luo's family life if she didn't obey. Luo didn't do anything serious, only almost letting Rin fall off the cheerleader pyramid, but that failed. The girl that's in control of all this is called the 'Ring leader', she's after Rin. I remember her giving me a pill, something that made my hormones go crazy after the game, I couldn't even control myself." He said as desperation flashed in his eyes.

I felt sick, almost wanting to heave as a wave of nausea passed through me. I gripped onto the wooden frame of the one-way window, supporting myself with it. A few moments passed before I hoarsely asked if I could leave now, walking towards the exit as they nodded yes.

Rinto was waiting outside for me, carrying orange blossoms and daises, while mom quickly ran up and hugged me, crying into the crook of my neck.

"Oh my poor Rin! Are you okay sweetheart? Did they put his ass in a cage so he can die?" She asked, her hands flying to my face, her eyes boring straight into mine. I began to sob, telling her I had been scared during what happened, but once again, not telling her about the text messages.

Whoever was after me would not harm my family.

~*Gumi's P.O.V*~

It was linked, everything was linked. The rape, the photo, and the cyber bullying, all leading up into one, I was sure of it. Whoever hacked into the school mainframe had gotten all the information of Rin that the school had, using it as a weapon against Rin. It was obviously an unfair fight. As I dug more and more into it, the more doubt crossed my mind.

It had to be Galaco, but somehow I felt that she wasn't smart enough to plot a rape. I couldn't rule her out as a suspect though, so she remained on the list. Luka, Miku, Teto, SeeU, Miki, Neru, and I were all in my living room, voicing our thoughts and opinions about what was going on.

"Has it ever occurred to anyone that Galaco doesn't seem smart enough to plot a rape?" I asked, chewing on the end of my green pen as I glanced around at everyone. Notepads, pens, pencils, and papers were scattered around the room as we wrote down notes. I had even bought a somewhat large dry-erase board, covered in all the facts that we made in all of the colors that we picked. Miku choose a teal expo-marker, Neru went with yellow, Luka pink, Teto magenta, SeeU orange, Miki red, and I with a light green.

"Yeah it kinda seems that way, but nobody is what they seem." Miku said rather darkly. Miku was very upset; all of us were, about Rin's rape.

"True." I agreed.

"Is it possible Akaito did it all by himself?" SeeU asked as her eyes flashed with possibility. Luka shook her head.

"Rin said that when she was at the police station listening to Akaito's confession, she said someone had set him up to do it along with the fact that he was given a pill." She pointed out, but I put a dot by Akaito's name since he was in on the plot.

"Whoever is doing this is working pretty hard to make sure we don't find out who they are…this must have been planned for quite a while, don't you think?" Miku pointed out; tapping her pen against the notepad she was holding. I nodded and wrote that down onto the small notepad of my own. This was pretty thought out, as Rin had told us the girl had never revealed her face to him or Luo.

"I knew something was up with Luo…she seemed to butter up to Len…what about her?" Teto growled and once again Luka shook her head.

"According to Rin, Luo was just another toy for 'the game', which the girl is playing…Galaco seems to have many cards up her sleeve if it's her." Miki spoke up, saying something for the first time tonight.

"It's like Miku said, nobody is as they seem. I got information on Galaco if you want to hear it." Neru said, showing us her gold phone as she read aloud.

"Galaco has no last name that is known; in fact she almost has nothing except for health records, but I found something online in the newspaper from three years ago, about the time when Galaco moved to our school. It says a girl who would be about our age now escaped from the sudden murder of a younger girl. The police never found her, though they found her diary explaining why she murdered the girl; because she was the girlfriend of her crush. The picture looks like younger version of Galaco, except her name back then was Gina Mason." (A/N: It's not Galaco's name in reality, but Galaco really doesn't have a last name, though some VOCALOIDs don't ^^)

I looked at the picture of the girl and saw that she was right; a girl with slightly shorter hair than what Galaco had now and a pair of brown eyes stared at us from the picture. The nose shape and the eyes were exactly the same as Galaco's. I felt my eyes widen in shock and had my mind made up; it was Galaco.

"We need to make sure Rin is never alone; one of us must always be with her. We need to watch Galaco as well, like follow her after school and see what she does." I said, making notes and plans on the dry erase board.

Miku said she would walk with Rin in the mornings and I took the responsibility as to walk with Rin after school. Luka said she would watch Galaco and Teto said she would follow her after school. Miki and SeeU volunteered to be with Rin during school and Neru said she would find out as much information as she could.

We would do whatever was necessary to protect Rin.

~*Yuuma's P.O.V (for the first time ever ^^)*~

I was hanging out with the baka's I call my friends; Kaito, Gakupo, and Piko. Mikuo was still in the hospital and wouldn't be back until sometime next week. Mikuo and Piko were the only two semi-normal people in our group and according to Kaito; I was quite pervert, though I don't really have dirty thoughts.

I understood pervy jokes though so maybe I was a quite pervert…I don't understand this world anymore. Gakupo was moping around since Luka had declined a date with him, though she told him it was important, so of course I concluded it was about Rin. I frowned, my thoughts focused on Rin. Kaito had been very quiet lately since Rin's attempted rape; more specifically when he found out it was Akaito who had put Rin in the hospital, even though she said she wasn't mad about it.

I think Kaito felt especially bad since he and Rin once had a "thing". See, Rin and Kaito had crushes on each other a long time ago though Kaito and Rin never dated. It was kinda like a friends-with-benefits relationship, but Rin had told him she thought that they should just be friends. He probably felt pretty bad because he had become like a second older brother to Rin, though a rather pervy one who didn't set good examples to her.

I will admit though, Kaito was close to Rin even though Kaito was now after Miku. I grinned at the thought, but focused my thoughts again. Poor Kaito was taking the blame. For an idiot, Kaito could be very kind and caring, becoming serious when he needed to. I watched as Kaito handed something to Gakupo and murmured something.

I realized it was a photo, though I wasn't close enough to see what was in the photo as Gakupo had a major nosebleed and fell to the ground, his lips in a full blown smile. I picked up the photo and realized it was of Luka bending over right in front of the camera in only a bra and panties.

"What the- where the hell did you get this, Shion?" I turned, giving Kaito an incredulous stare. Kaito shrugged before giving a rather sad grin.

"I kinda spied on the girls the night of the football game with Gakupo and took pictures…I have some of Gumi if you want them…" He said, leaving the last part hanging like a question. I felt my face heat up slightly and shook my head, causing some of my pink locks to fall onto my face.

"Gumi is a friend of mine, I couldn't do that to her." I said slowly, putting more emphasis on the word "friend". It was true though; that Gumi and I were friends.

"You want to be more than friends though." Kaito said, voicing my inner thoughts. I had to give it to Kaito, even though he was a huge perv, he wasn't blind. I chewed on the inside of my cheek, squeezing lightly on the soft muscle tissue.

"It's not going to happen, Kaito. We will always just be friends." I said rather sadly, grabbing my headphones and placing them over my ears and turning the volume on high as Kaito's lips moved, trying to speak to me, though the music overpowered his voice. I listened to my rock music as I walked with my hands shoved into my pockets, staring at the back of Gakupo as we all walked.

One by one we all went our separate ways, Kaito going to an ice-cream shop, Piko going home, and Gakupo heading home as well to put the beloved picture of Luka with her shrine that he had in his room. I walked along the sidewalk, listening to music. My jacket and beanie made me look rough, according to my friends. My pink and black striped tie bounced against my chest as I walked. I think what made me look rough was my hair. Even though Luka's is pink, she didn't stand out as "bad rocker" like I did. Truthfully, my hair is naturally black, but pink goes great with green. I shook my head, trying to get that thought out of my head.

No, I dyed my hair because of my rebellious act towards my parents, not for Gumi, I quickly thought. My parents were divorced and I live alone now. My mom wants me to come live with her, but she moved to the U.S and I wasn't about to leave without saying goodbye to everyone. I agreed that if I couldn't find a reason to stay before the end of the school semester, I would go live with her. I haven't told Gumi yet, nor do I plan on it if I can find my reason.

I kicked a can of sweet red bean juice (A/N: they do have that in Japan…not sure if it's any good though…) and watched as it rolled a few feet away before stopping. The sun was setting, sitting halfway over the horizon as orange surrounded it before turning to a light pink that faded into the midnight purple-blue color. I half smiled, thinking of how time was going by way to fast.

My mind somehow drifted to Rin again. Rin and I weren't per say close, but we were friends. She would make me laugh when I was upset and joke around with me. In truth, Rin was how I met Gumi. I was new in elementary and Rin found me sitting alone in the bushes, calling Gumi over so she could see for herself the boy who sat alone. We had eaten lunch together before bringing me to their group of friends. I was glad they had found me…now that I look back on it.

I hope everything would work out and get back to normal already.

~*Kaito's P.O.V*~

I had lied when I had said I was going to the ice-cream shop, I just hadn't wanted anyone to worry about me. I felt so ashamed of Akaito, my own brother who Rin had trusted and then threw away her trust away just like that when he tried to rape her. I knew Rin's faith in life was slowly slipping from her body, seeing her hollow eyes and fake smile made me feel sick. I had pulled out my phone and was now calling Miku, not realizing I didn't know what to say when she picked up.

"Hello?" She questioned; her voice uncertain and I held my breath for a minute, trying to think of something to say.

"Hello? I'm about to hang up…" She spoke into the phone and I panicked.

"No don't, please!" I said desperately. Crud, I sound pathetic.

"Kaito, is that you?" Miku said, her voice filled with shock and…was that giddiness? I couldn't tell for sure.

"Yes…" I answered and she didn't speak for a minute, which caused me to worry that she had hung up.

"How did you get my number?" She finally muttered into the phone, the sound of shuffling papers sounded into the background.

"Well…I've peeked into Rin's phone and kinda got your number from it…" I said rather sheepishly, biting my bottom lip.

"Oh…why did you call me?" She asked quietly and I smiled a ghost smile.

"I needed someone to talk to…and you seemed like the perfect person…" I said rather shyly, feeling warmth come to my face. I tried to calm the fast beating of my heart as I awaited her reply, unsure if she was going to beat the non-there ice-cream outta me or what.

"Really?"

"Yes…"

"…"

"…"

"Do you want to meet up so we can talk or would you rather talk over the phone?" Miku asked me and I felt my lips pull up in a small smile.

"Meeting up sounds nice…there's a café about six blocks from Gumi's house if you want to meet there." I suggested, hoping that it was a nice plan.

"M'kay, I will be there soon." She replied and with that, she hung up. I put my phone away; my phone cover was covered in ice-cream cones. I began walking towards the café, a big grin lighting up my face and my mood suddenly lightened. As I approached, I saw Miku waiting outside, dressed in red ankle boots, gray leggings, a pink and black plaid mini-skirt, a black shirt that said "Rock", a grey jacket, and a black and white striped scarf. I had to admit, she looked really pretty.

She looked up at my approach, smiling shyly at me. Once again I felt the heat rush to my face as I walked up to her. I had never lost my cool in front of any girl; this was a first. I could see a light pink light up Miku's cheeks as well so I felt slightly better.

"Shall we?" I asked with a small smirk and opened the café door for Miku, holding it open for her like a gentleman would for his mistress, though Miku and I were not an item. We walked in and were greeted by the smells of coffee beans and mocha lattes. As soon as we walked two steps, a flash of blonde tackled the tealette, sending Miku to the ground.

A petite figure clad in a short white dress, white ankle boots, blue stockings, and a blue mini-jacket with a white fringe lay on top of Miku, seeming to be hugging her to death.

"Miku! Tell me news about Rin-chan!" The woman said, rubbing her cheek against Miku's. I felt quite awkward, unsure whether to pull this strange woman off the poor girl or to let Miku fend for herself…I went for the obvious choice; letting Miku decide what to do.

"Ann, she's fine, in fact she's at home now under house arrest by Lola." Miku told her, patting her back reassuringly. The woman, Ann as Miku called her, got up and I helped Miku off the ground. Miku dusted herself off and began to introduce us.

"Kaito, this is mine and Rin's boss, Ann, but we call her Sweet Ann. Sweet Ann, this is Kaito Shion a…friend of mine from school?" She said the friend part rather uncertainly. Sweet Ann glanced at me, he eyes calculating.

"Isn't he the pervy, no good ba-" Miku clamped her hand around Sweet Ann's mouth, cutting her off from what she was about to say. I raised a studious eyebrow, but grinned.

"A no good baka, was that what you were about to say?" I asked and Ann nodded, Miku's hand still covering her mouth. Suddenly, Miku shuddered and pulled her hand away from Ann's lips, wiping it on her skirt.

I looked at her questioningly, but she was glaring at Ann.

"Serves you right; you shouldn't have put your hand over my mouth, therefore I licked it." Ann said, smirking. I chuckled and Ann turned back to me.

"You said this is Kaito Shion…is he related to the bastard that raped Rin?" She asked, a cold glint obvious is her blue eyes. I spoke up before Miku could, knowing I wouldn't lie to this woman, even if I wanted to.

"Yes he is my brother…I know what he did is wrong and I have apologized for everything. I'm not even taking his side in court next month." I told her, though I could tell she was indifferent. Sadly, Akaito was going to court, but they wanted to produce the mastermind behind the scheme, so the police are out after her.

Rin was never questioned if she had a clue who it was, nor did they ask her if she was receiving any texts from this person, but I think she was glad of that. I didn't think Rin wanted to drag anyone into the situation in fear of someone getting hurt. Ann and Miku talked for a bit before Miku led me to a booth and sat down. I sat across from her as Ann came up and took our orders.

Miku ordered vegetable juice while I went a strawberry milk-shake. It was a rather awkward silence before I spoke up.

"I'm sorry about everything that has happened. I'm sorry if I make you uncomfortable. I'm sorry if you think I'm a no good baka." I blurted, instantly rather stupid. Miku looked up in surprise and gave me a gentle smile.

"It's okay; none of the rape was your fault. You don't make me uncomfortable, though making mad is another subject and you're not a no good baka…not all the time anyway." She said and I blushed once again and quickly face-tabled the table. Miku's eyes widen as she stared at me, revealing the pretty teal orbs of her eyes and Ann appeared with our drinks.

After taking a few sips of our drinks, Miku broke the silence.

"So what do you want to talk about?" She inquired, not beating around the bush.

I suddenly forgot what I wanted to talk about; in fact she made me so giddy I forgot my gloominess.

"Honestly, I don't remember now." I told her sheepishly and she laughed lightly.

"Well let's just hang out. I think Rin's attempted rape has everybody on edge." She told me and I nodded realizing she was right.

For a while, we just sat there and joked around, laughing and talking about random things; Miku talked about dancing leeks while I told her about Gakupo cosplaying as an eggplant. After finishing our drinks and leaving a tip, we proceeded to walk to the park.

"Let's play a game." I said suddenly, feeling up for a run. It was kinda windy today, stirring up the fall leaves and scattering them here and there. Miku raised her eyebrows and looked at me, a rather wary look crossing her features.

"What kind of game?" She asked me suspiciously, her eyes now rather narrowed.

"Butt-cheek tag." I responded smirking at the new game I invented. Miku gave me an incredulous look and surprised me when she smiled.

"How do you play?" She asked, her eyes filled with mischief.

"Simple; it's like tag only you slap or pinch the other persons butt. Then, once you get them, they are it." I said smirking slightly. She tapped her chin thoughtfully.

"Okay…I'm it." She said and gave me a rather evil grin. Shit, I thought as I began to run, jumping over benches and avoiding evil ducks that Rin and I had once battled as kids.

Miku was right on my tail, clearing all of the benches like it was no big deal. Wow it must be great to be a cheerleader, I thought, admiring her endurance and speed; that is until I stopped looking where I was going and ran into a tree.

The side of my head went smack against the side of the tree, shaking it slightly. My arms were out awkwardly, almost looking like I was trying to hug the damn thing. I peeled myself from the tree and tried to turn around and walk like nothing happened; like the cool Kaito would do, but a wave of dizziness crashed on me and I fell over, landing in a pile of dog crap.

"Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttt!" Rang throughout the park as I cursed, immediately taking off the soiled shirt I was wearing. Miku quickly came up to me, her eyes wide as she stared at my face.

"Kaito…what happened?" She gestured to my head and I felt up it, my fingers coming in contact of something warm, wet, and slightly sticking. I pulled my fingers back and looked down at them, seeing a red liquid like substance.

"I-s t-that b-b-blood?" She stuttered, her face going pale quickly. I guess she doesn't react well to blood and she began to stumble backward.

"O-okay…d-don't panic, Miku…it's only a-a l-little…" She tried reassuring herself, but ended up fainting, landing in a pile of leaves. She looked so…so rapable right now, with her legs slightly open and her arms out. I shook my head, clearing those thoughts as I scooped the very light Miku up and walked back to my apartment building. I'm so glad that my brothers and I had different apartments, though the apartments were right beside each other. How awkward would it be if you walked into an apartment full of your brothers (and sisters for that matter) shirtless and with an unconscious girl? That would be so awkward; they would mistake me for Akaito!

I was also glad my apartment wasn't too far from the park; roughly two blocks. After climbing into the elevator and pushing my floor number in, the steady rumble of the elevator sounded and a ding went off once we reached my floor. I stepped out, having to put Miku on my back as I pulled out my apartment keys, unlocked the front door, and brought the girl to the living room. I placed Miku on the couch and went to the bathroom to clean up the now dried blood off my face.

As I looked at the scratch on my head, I realized it was rather shallow; not that big of a deal, though blood ran down the side of my face. I cleaned it up, wincing as I sprayed on some disinfectant spray on it. I walked back in the living room to see Miku sitting up now, gazing around the room in confusion. I walked in, biting my lower lip.

Miku glanced up at me and her eyes widened as she stared at my chest. I looked down and realized I still hadn't put a shirt on. I quickly tried covering up with my hands.

"No don't look at me; I'm beautiful! Don't stare at my glorious man boobs!" I said quite dramatically. Miku's cheeks burned a bright red and she suddenly became angry.

"Shion, you baka what the hell? I can't believe you stole my innocence while I was unconscious!" She said, her voice getting higher as she grabbed random objects of mine and started throwing them at me. I dodged the book and TV remote, turning around to smirk in pride before getting hit in the face with a lamp. I quickly grabbed my face.

"Ah, crap Miku! Seriously a freaking lamp? Who throws a lamp at somebody's face?" I demanded, falling to the ground. Miku calmed down and rushed over.

"So…you didn't steal my virginity and record a video of it so that you can keep it forever and ever?" She asked and I gave her a dumbfounded look.

"What the-? Why would I do that?" I asked feeling rather screwed over right now. First I run into a tree, fall on dog crap and get it all over my favorite shirt, and then I get hit in the face with a freaking lamp. Story of my life.

"Well one you're a perv. Two, you're a perv. Three, oh yea…YOU'RE A PERV!" Miku said, counting her fingers and shoving them in my face.

"I am not! At least I don't freak out at the site of blood!" I retorted and she scowled.

"At least I don't run into trees!" She shot back and I felt myself start to boil.

"So? I show hospitality to a girl who is unconscious and guess how she thanks me…BY THROWING A LAMP AT MY FACE, ACCUSES ME OF STEALING HER VIRGINITY, AND THEN CALLS ME A PERV!" I said and Miku went silent for a minute.

"At least I do-" I crushed my lips against hers, cutting her off as I cradled her face. Instead of trying to claw my face off, she leaned in and kissed me back, wounding her fingers in my hair. I pulled back, the heat rising towards my face as the same happened with Miku.

"Hatsune, I think I love you. Even if you do call me a no good pervy baka." I murmured, smiling rather ruefully. Her blush deepened, but she smiled through it.

"I think I love you too, even though you complained when I threw a lamp in your face." She told me and I chuckled.

That my friend, is the story of my life.